She gave up everything to marry the man she loved. She turned her back on her family for him. She left the world she knew and threw away her inheritance for him. After three years of marriage, Lilith Durfort accepted the truth. Her husband was only using her as his step-sister's personal blood bank! She divorced him and returned to the life she had left behind. Returned to her family. But she was only allowed back into the Durfort family under two conditions: 1. She becomes heir (easy!) 2. She marries a man of her Grandfather’s choosing But who did her Grandfather chose? Alexander Harris, the most eligible bachelor in the country and her first love! The man who broke her heart and pushed her into the arms of her worthless ex-husband. Can Lilith survive being married to someone who crushed her heart and soul? Or is there a way for her to get out of this arranged marriage before Alexander ruins her again? WARNING: First POV Will have SMUT Lots of Back Story Lots of Side Couples and Ships
"Do we need to make a statement?" Riley asked as she leaned against the wall, looking up at one of the screens in my office.
Apparently, they had established codes when it came to calling for emergency meetings and situations, this was code orange.
"And tell them what?" Alexander asked. It was clear in his tone that he was losing patience with everyone, he even went as far as snapping at his cousin. "I am not telling them that the interaction they had was a trick of the cameras or that the woman in the photo means nothing to me!"
"We're not asking you to do that," Lex grumbled.
"I'm not denying my wife!" the anger in his tone made my heart clench. For a moment I couldn't help but hope there was at least some love between us, but I wasn't a fool.
I knew what kind of person Alexander was.
That's when it hit me, he might not need to deny me if we manipulated his words.
"I have an idea," I said, raising my head.