Aliya's Shoes
[#lovesosweet] [WARNING: Mature content 18+] [WPC #AUG2023Entry] « Is it not enough that I have been 'sold off' as a catalogue bride but also have to compete with a dead woman for favour? » Shelby looks like she has it all. The perfect family and all the perks that come with it. But she must go through a 'forced contract marriage' and also compete for the attention of the man she had been unwillingly tied to... Ian lost the love of his life so suddenly that his mind still refuses to accept that reality. He gave up everything and secluded himself until his mother found him a bride. His one task was to give the family an heir but how can Ian do this when the air he breathes all revolves around the one woman he can never have. However, he finds himself in a predicament and dilema when the new contracted bride is thrust into his life unwittingly... especially, when he finds out that she is more than meets the eye. Image: Image generated from starryai.com, cover completed by me. This is an original story of mine. Copyright Loctovia 2023 Update schedule: 5 chapters per week
Why should she care?
Like in the past, Shelby could say nothing to her mother. Her words stuck in her throat as her mother continued saying needless things unsuitable for anyone's ears, especially not from a mother to her daughter, no matter her age.
This was the Clara that Shelby remembered from childhood, the Clara that she did not like.
"I-"
She started, but then a startled gasp left her as her phone disappeared from her hands. She turned abruptly, only for her head to bump lightly into a broad chest.
"Y-"
He pressed the loudspeaker button, and Clara's angry comments came out loud and clear in the room.