The Collector's Vow
You signed away your freedom to a billionaire you don't know—but he's the one who's been hunting you for years.
When your father's debts come due, a cold, calculating billionaire buys your contract from his creditors. You can't—so you accept a marriage you never wanted. But as the ink dries, you uncover the truth: the debt was a lie, and he engineered everything to trap you. Now you're bound to a man who knows your every secret, and the only way out is to unravel the obsession driving him—before it consumes you both.
The story begins
The pen felt like a foreign object in your hand—cold, heavy, impossibly final. Across the mahogany table, Julian Ashford watched you with the patience of a predator who had already won. His tailored suit was immaculate, his expression unreadable, but his eyes—those dark, relentless eyes—never left your face.
"Your father's debt," he said, his voice smooth as aged whiskey, "will be settled the moment you sign."
You glanced at your father. He sat hunched in the corner, unable to meet your gaze, his trembling fingers twisting the brim of his cap. A coward's posture. A gambler's shame.
The contract lay before you, its pages crisp and impersonal. Marriage. Twelve months. Full compliance. The words blurred as anger and despair warred in your chest.
The clock on the wall read 11:58 PM.
"Two minutes," Julian murmured, a ghost of a smile playing at his lips. "Time enough to walk away, if you truly wished."
But you both knew you wouldn't. You couldn't.
The pen pressed into the paper. Ink bloomed like a bruise.
As the second hand swept past midnight, Julian rose and extended his hand. When your fingers met his, he didn't shake—he held. Trapped.
"Welcome home, wife." He slid a folder across the table. "Your first gift."
Inside: a single sheet. Your father's debt—forgiven, per Julian Ashford, six months prior.
The debt had never been real.
What happens next is up to you.
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