CHASING HIS CONTRACT WIFE
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Chapter 10 TETHERED BY DUTY img
Chapter 11 TANGLED LOYALTIES img
Chapter 12 ECHOES OF THE PAST img
Chapter 13 THE WEB OF POWER AND DECEIT img
Chapter 14 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS img
Chapter 15 FRACTURED TIES img
Chapter 16 THE RETURN img
Chapter 17 STRINGS,SCHEMES AND SHIFTING GROUNDS img
Chapter 18 DECEPTION AND BETRAYAL img
Chapter 19 BENEATH THE SURFACE img
Chapter 20 TENSIONS AND TRUTHS img
Chapter 21 CROSSROADS OF SECRET AND LOYALTY img
Chapter 22 DRESSED FOR TENSION img
Chapter 23 THE STAIN OF ENVY img
Chapter 24 THE CHOICE IN CHAOS img
Chapter 25 BENEATH THE SURFACE img
Chapter 26 UNRAVELED img
Chapter 27 SECRETS IN THE SPOTLIGHT img
Chapter 28 SACRIFICIAL LAMB img
Chapter 29 TWISTED ROUTES img
Chapter 30 TRAPPED IN SILENCE img
Chapter 31 TANGLED LOYALTY img
Chapter 32 SECRETS NEVER DIE QUIETLY img
Chapter 33 UNHOLY TIES img
Chapter 34 FRACTURES BENEATH THE SURFACE img
Chapter 35 WHEN SILENCE HURTS img
Chapter 36 BETWEEN REGRET AND REDEMPTION img
Chapter 37 LINES IN THE SAND img
Chapter 38 WHERE LOVE FINDS IT'S VOICE img
Chapter 39 UNSEEN STRING img
Chapter 40 COLLATERAL LIES img
Chapter 41 VEINS OF DECEPTION img
Chapter 42 DANGEROUS AFFAIRS img
Chapter 43 THE SILENT PARTNER img
Chapter 44 UNDER HER CONTROL img
Chapter 45 BETRAYAL AND BOODLINE img
Chapter 46 THE POWER PLAY img
Chapter 47 BIDDING FOR POWER img
Chapter 48 INHERITANCE AND INTRUSION img
Chapter 49 A BATTLE FOR THE THRONE img
Chapter 50 THE UNVEILING img
Chapter 51 POWER, PROMISES AND PROPOSAL img
Chapter 52 THE SEARCH FOR CONTROL img
Chapter 53 MISDIRECTION img
Chapter 54 CHOOSING SIDES img
Chapter 55 UNSEEN FORCES img
Chapter 56 WHEN BLOOD ISN'T ENOUGH img
Chapter 57 THE COST OF BEING SECOND img
Chapter 58 TEMPERED FATE img
Chapter 59 TRUTH IN THE DRIVE img
Chapter 60 THE WEB THEY WOVE img
Chapter 61 CARDS ON THE TABLE img
Chapter 62 STITCHES OF TRUTH img
Chapter 63 THE BREAKING POINT img
Chapter 64 WHEN THE CURTAINS FALL img
Chapter 65 SHADOWS BEHIND THE BIDDING img
Chapter 66 THE PRICE OF CONTROL img
Chapter 67 THREAD BY THREAD img
Chapter 68 WHERE DOUBTS MEET DESIRE img
Chapter 69 THE BIRTHDAY BATTLE img
Chapter 70 A NIGHT OF SHADOWS img
Chapter 71 CRACKS BENEATH CONTROL img
Chapter 72 WHEN THE WALLS FALL img
Chapter 73 THE MORNING AFTER US img
Chapter 74 DINNER WITH THE RIVAL img
Chapter 75 JEALOUSY IS A TOOL img
Chapter 76 WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN img
Chapter 77 SHIFTING SANDS AND SILENT WARS img
Chapter 78 CHECKMATE img
Chapter 79 BEHIND THE APPLAUSE img
Chapter 80 TRUTHS IN THE SHADOWS img
Chapter 81 WAITING FOR TRUTH img
Chapter 82 WHEN LOVE TURNS COLD img
Chapter 83 SILENT SCHEMES img
Chapter 84 BETRAYAL WITHIN img
Chapter 85 THE FINAL GAMBIT img
Chapter 86 EDGE OF LOYALTY img
Chapter 87 WHEN THE PAST SPEAKS img
Chapter 88 ONE STEP TOO LATE img
Chapter 89 HENNA'S CONFESSION img
Chapter 90 IN HER OWN TRAP img
Chapter 91 THE MISTRESS' WAR img
Chapter 92 THE RECKONING img
Chapter 93 THE LAST BETRAYAL img
Chapter 94 SHATTERED ILLUSIONS img
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Chapter 7 LINES BETWEEN THE SHEET

I came out of the bathroom dressed in my two-piece nightwear as I was done washing up. I dried my hair with a white towel and approached the bed when Bran walked into the room.

"What are you still doing here?" I paused what I was doing and asked.

"If I recollect, we are still a married couple, so this is also my room. We shared this room on our wedding night, remember," Bran said and found his way into the bed.

I stood there, the towel still in my hands.

"Well, not anymore.....Us being married doesn't mean we have to share a room or a bed".

"Well, that wasn't included in the contract, we get to share a bed and a room," Bran said and adjusted the duvet on himself.

"Fine! You can have the bed and the room, I'll have the couch downstairs. I won't bend to the things you want," I said, grabbed a pillow and stormed downstairs.

Bran sat up on the bed almost immediately after I left the room, a sudden wave of remorse weighed down on his face.

I finally got downstairs and realized that it was a vintage kind of couch that was there, and which would not be convenient for me to sleep on, as it had a weird structure.

I dropped my pillow on the couch and went back upstairs. I opened the door to the room and found Bran supposedly pretending to be asleep cause I knew he wouldn't have gone into a deep sleep that soon.

I walked to the wardrobe and grabbed the extra duvet that was neatly folded inside, and only when I heard Bran's words did I realize.

"You never forgot," Bran said in a soft voice.

"What?" I asked as I held the duvet close to my chest.

"How did you know there would be an extra duvet in there if you did forget?" Bran asked.

I looked at the duvet close to my chest, still confused about what he said, but then remembered shortly after that Bran once told me years back, while we were having a random conversation, that he always keeps an extra duvet in the wardrobe.

"I can't believe I just grabbed the duvet subconsciously because I knew it was going to be there."

"I know because it's the Garner's residence, this room wouldn't have just one duvet," I said and hurried out of the room.

At last, I found my way back to the living room. I spread the duvet right on the floor, set up my pillow right on it, and lay down to sleep. A lot of thoughts flew through my mind, and I knew that I needed to come up with a plan to end this facade and get back my family's company.

A sudden vibration from my phone caught my attention as I adjusted and picked up my phone. It was a call from my dad.

"Dad, shouldn't you be asleep? It's late".

"I was about to do that, but I had to let you know that I would like to see you and talk," he said over the phone.

"You want us to talk?" I asked as I combed through my hair with my fingers.

"Yes, Sophia, will tomorrow be okay with you?" he asked.

I cleared my throat.

"Well, I will have to check back with Bran and see if we have any scheduled activity together".

"That con man!" he said.

"I will let you know if I will be free tomorrow".

"Okay, my dear, thank you so much".

"It's fine, Dad....goodnight".

"Goodnight, my dear," he said and hung up.

I placed my phone right beside me, cleared my head of all thoughts that would keep me awake and went to sleep.

BRAN'S POV

It was in the middle of the night, and I, for no reason, could not sleep, so I got out of bed and came downstairs for a cup of water. I was about to get into the kitchen to get water when I saw Sophia lying on the duvet, on the floor.

I had assumed that she would sleep on the couch and would cover herself with the duvet she took, but it turned out to be the other way around.

I approached where she lay down and saw her all curved up, and at some point, she twisted and turned because of discomfort.

I knew that she was not comfortable on the floor and she would not be on the couch either, so I carried her from the floor and back into our room and onto the bed.

Sophia immediately adjusted into a comfortable position and slept deeply the moment she was laid on the comfy bed.

SOPHIA'S POV

The sun's rays sliced through the curtains like a hot knife would slice butter and hit my eyes. I squinted my eyes to reduce the reflection of the sun's rays, and this caused me to wake.

I sat up on the bed, stretched and realized that where I was was not the living room but instead the bedroom.

"How did I get back in here? Did I waltz back into this room by myself??"

I looked around and Bran was nowhere to be found in the room. I quickly got out of bed and headed downstairs to figure out how and why I woke up in the bedroom.

I was about to pull the bedroom door handle when the door suddenly opened from the other side, and Bran rushed inside. He quickly grabbed me by my wrist and pulled me into the bed as he quickly used the duvet to cover himself and me up.

The next thing I did was land a slap on Bran's cheeks.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! " I asked out of annoyance and pulled away my hand. I was about to get out of bed when he suddenly said, his cheek still slightly pink from the slap.

"My uncle is almost here, and the last thing we want is for him to find out that we aren't on good terms as a couple," Bran said.

I suddenly felt guilty about the slap I gave him, as I had thought he wanted to have his way with me against my will.

"And how is that my problem? Last time I checked, you wanted a wife, and I am here right in front of you," I said as I tried to hide the fact that I was sorry about the slap.

"Well that alone won't work on my uncle.....you of all people should know that my uncle and I aren't on the same team".

"Why should I know such? Whatever issue you have with your uncle is likely your business and not mine..... You don't get to decide who I get to work with".

"This will also affect your family, there is always a connection".

These words suddenly resonated with me.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"There must not be loopholes if you still want your family's company.....there was an agreement, so hold your end of the bargain," Bran said and got under the duvet.

I sat by the side of the bed and pondered what to do. Immediately, I heard a knock on the door, I quickly got into bed and under the duvet.

Bran suddenly pulled me closer to him and made me rest my head on his shoulder, with his arm around my neck.

"Pretend to be asleep," he said into my ears.

"Good morning, lovebirds," Tom said as he opened the door and saw us still in bed.

"Good morning, Uncle Tom, didn't know you would stop by so early".

"I just wanted to see the newlyweds," Tom said with a pretentious smile.

"She's still quite asleep, so maybe some other time".

"Good morning, Uncle Tom," I suddenly raised my head from his shoulder and muttered. Bran looked at me immediately, quite disturbed that I didn't pretend to sleep and instead spoke up.

"Sophia, you're awake. Why don't you both come downstairs?" Tom asked and exited the room.

I quickly got away from Bran and got out of bed as Bran came after me and pulled me back by my arm.

"What the hell did you do that for?" Bran asked eagerly.

I tried and successfully broke my hand away from his grip.

"You don't get to tell me what to do Bran, I am old enough to make my choices.....I am not the same 19-year-old Sophia you strung along with your deceptions".

"There are things you still don't understand, and being this way with me would end up putting both of us in peril," Bran said, convincingly.

"That is where you are getting one thing wrong, Bran, I am only here to get back my family's company and not be tangled in your family drama".

"Then play your freaking role well and do what I say if that is really what you are after Sophia!" Bran said with determination.

"The better you play your part, the faster all of this ends well for you," he said, picked up his robe and put it on as he exited the bedroom.

I stood there, fueled with mixed emotions throughout every part of my body.

I needed to devise and sketch up a plan for myself, entirely different from Bran's.

            
            

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