contract of destruction

prologue

Ace Harrington was looking out the window of his office at the mountain range that could be seen in the distance. His mind was full of thoughts about the future. As the sole heir to Harrington Global, he knew the burden of running the family business rested on his shoulders. But today he learned that there was one condition he hadn't anticipated. His late father, the company's founder, left a clause in his will that stated that Ace had to be married to inherit the company. Ace, who had always been a loner and enjoyed the life of a bachelor, suddenly found himself in a situation he couldn't ignore. He knew he had to find a wife, and quickly, before shareholders found out about the clause and began to doubt his ability to run the company. He looked at his reflection in the window. "It's time to find a wife," he thought, not realizing how much this decision would change his life