The Daughter's Dowry
Your father's rival is the love of your life—and he doesn't know you know.
As the daughter of a media mogul, you've been traded to your father's bitter rival to seal a hostile takeover. But the ruthless CEO about to become your husband is the same man you secretly loved in college—and he's been lying to you about his identity all along. Caught between loyalty to your family and the truth that could destroy both empires, you must decide: reveal the deception and risk everything, or marry the man who's been playing you for years. A tale of hidden identities, impossible choices, and the price of power in the world of billionaires.
The story begins
The champagne flute trembles in your hand as your father’s voice booms across the rooftop terrace, cutting through the low hum of the gala. "And to seal the future of both our empires—" He raises his glass toward the man standing beside him, the man whose smile is a blade wrapped in silk. Adrian Vale. His tailored suit fits him like armor, and when his gaze sweeps the crowd, it lands on you for a fraction of a second too long.
You remember that look. You remember the way his fingers traced the spine of a worn poetry book in the campus library, the way he whispered your name like a secret he intended to keep. Then he vanished. Now he’s here, a rival king, and your father is announcing your engagement as if it were a merger clause.
The crowd applauds. Adrian’s eyes haven’t left you. He knows. He has to know.
"Darling," your father murmurs, pressing a kiss to your cheek, "smile for the cameras."
The flash of a photographer’s lens sears your vision. Adrian steps forward, extending his hand—the same hand that once held yours under a rain-soaked awning.
"Pleasure to finally meet you properly," he says, his voice low, measured, utterly convincing.
Your palm meets his. His grip is warm. Familiar.
"I believe we have," you say, "in another life."
His smile doesn’t waver. But his thumb brushes the inside of your wrist—once, deliberate.
What happens next is up to you.
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