After being left at the alter by the love of her life, Briella's life starts falling apart. With the betrayal of her ex-fiancé and her ex best friend, she falls into a deep depression, but still keeps a smile on her face. Billionaire Alexander Romero is the heir to his father's company. One rule states that the person next in line to the company must have one thing before they could inherit it. A wife. But when an innocent little girl catches his attention, he finds himself feeling possessive and obsessed with her. An obsession that lead him to trapping her in a contract. She was the light in his dark world. ---- Chapters with * have been edited Highest Ranks: #1 in Betrayal of 106K stories - 9/2/22 #1 in Wattpad of 94.7K stories - 2/17/23 #1 in Book of 89.7K stories - 2/17/23 #1 in Manipulation of 7.6k stories - 10/30/22 #2 in Husband of 13.4K stories - 6/10/23 #3 in Betrayal of 106K stories - 9/3/22 #3 in Manipulation of 7.6k stories - 11/9/22

MATURE AND EXPLICIT CONTENT. Viewer Discretion is advised. *The people inside of this work are FACE-CLAIMS. This has no correlation to any IRL individual.* *This is messy plot. Made when I was a teen. Beware.* The story of a young woman who finds her style, self worth, and strength through the power of friendship, and true love. With a punk twist. In 2010, living in suburban CHICAGO IL, Alice Mariposa Anderson, 19, wishes for a teenage dream of sex, drugs, romance and fame. A Punk Rock life is a fantasy that corrupts her daydreams every waking hour, and her love of music only fuels it--but it's a life that'll only come true if she abandons the strict religious rules of her parents Christian household, and takes a chance on her new punkstar neighbors across the street. ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ Harlow Silver is a 21 y/o drummer for an underground scene/punk band named Bloody Valentine, moving from a loud, trashy New York City apartment to a quiet house in Chicago to escape his grim, horrific past. While also seeking out answers only Chicago could give him. But when he moves in across the street from a prudent, annoying, religious girl looking to bust out from her protective shell, he's forced to face his fears and break through the mental barriers that bind him to his trauma. And maybe, just maybe, love again. ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ Enemies to Lovers. Slow burn. A.U.