*Based on a true story where love has its dark sides but burns hotter than ever* Abandoned by her mother and orphaned at a young age, Natalie held a deep-seated mistrust for the world especially when it came to men. Her strategy for survival was simple: work hard enough to scrape by each month and rely solely on yourself! Fate had other plans in store for her. Enter Alonso Valois, a charismatic billionaire who swept into her life and showed her just how right a man can be. Despite Natalie's attempts to keep him at arm's length, Alonso who had no intention of letting her slip away shocked her by proposing just two weeks after their first encounter! Was this the "happily ever after" Natalie had dreamt of? Far from it. Walking into the Valois mansion with Alonso's dad calling all the shots felt like walking into a lion's den for Natalie. Little did she know that while she was trying her best to fit in, her in-laws were scrambling to conceal the truth about what happened to the women in the Valois family. As the past comes haunting Alonso and demanding its price, will the unwanted bride be the one who saves the Valois ship from sinking? Or will she be the first one to jump off that sinking ship? *** Updates every Monday! +1 bonus chapter for 300 Power Stones +1 bonus chapter for 50 Golden Tickets +5 bonus chapters whenever the book receives a Magic Castle *Credit of the art goes to the owner*
"Let go!" She pushed with all her strength but Alonso Valois didn't budge an inch. "You're hurting me!"
When he finally released her, both of them were panting to catch their breath.
"...You will listen to me, Natalie. That's the least respect you can show your husband... the least..."
"Hah... Respect?"
She was deeply bewildered by his choice of words; the echo of the word 'respect' within her body was no less than a stab in her gut. It brought back memories of all her encounters with her father-in-law who had repeatedly disrespected her under the guise of teaching her what it meant to be a true Valois.
"...The audacity of you... of any of you people to still look down on others and talk about respect, no, to be able to demand it!"
"You people," his voice came out flat as if her generalization had wounded him.