Angelita Romano never expected to be a replacement bride, but when her sister’s forbidden love affair destroys a carefully arranged engagement, she is forced to marry Zavarelli De Luca—a ruthless billionaire who sees love as nothing more than an inconvenience. Cold, distant, and unbelievably controlled, Zavarelli needs a wife for appearances, not affection. 

Angelita, who has always dreamed of marrying for love, is thrown into a loveless marriage where she is nothing more than a tool for business. But as their lives intertwine, simmering tension builds, igniting a dangerous attraction neither of them can resist. When passion turns into something deeper, Angelita realizes she’s falling for a man who refuses to love. Determined to protect her heart, she pulls away, forcing Zavarelli to confront the one thing he has spent his life avoiding—his feelings for her. But after everything, will it be too late for him to prove that she is more than just a deal? That she is his everything?

My wedding was hell. A shit show. Though, if we're being honest, I never really expected to marry. Much more, have a wedding. If not for familial pressure, I'd be rotting away alone.


I remember the look on my little wife's face when I saw her walking down the aisle with her father. She didn't particularly look sad, nor happy. There was just a little smile on her face that made her look beautiful. And then there was the kiss.


I wasn't supposed to kiss her. I was going to tell the priest that it wasn't necessary—not that we were marrying for love anyway—but then I looked into those big blue eyes and down at those red glossy lips, and all thoughts fled away.


I sighed, closing my eyes and chasing all thoughts of the little girl from my mind. She wasn't little—age-wise—but she was petite, and her perfect little body could fit in my arms.


Fuck... There goes me chasing all thoughts of her.


Chapter 8 - Chapter 8