She was supposed to become a bargaining chip. But she became his fate.
“Your husband died today.”
“Fictitious husband,” I correct the lawyer. “We didn’t have a relationship—he forced a contract on me.”
“Don’t mention it, Tatyana. He left you his sole heir.”
“But I don’t need his money…”
“Don’t worry. His partner will gladly take it for himself. Alexander the Devil is a cruel and dangerous man. Better convince him that you are an inconsolable widow,” the lawyer thinks. “And even better—make him look at you.”
“Look at me? How can a widow carry on a romance?”
“Make it up. You’re his type—it might be your only chance at salvation.”
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A single-volume novel.