A marriage based on lies, in order for him to protect the one he loves. But who will protect her if she is not the one he loves? What could go wrong? When in this marriage, one tries to forget while the other tries to find a piece of love. *** -Jay Rose "You were never mine to lose, but i lost you all the same." -Katarina (Ginger) "I almost wish we never meet." -Miles Salvador "The most beautiful part is,I wasn't even looking when I found you." -Hanna Martini "I just happened to be the villain, but not in my story." -Unknown "Смерть - последний барьер, разделяющий нас." *** This is a sequel to "In The Name Of Family", but it can be read as a stand alone, since just the main male character and his family were in the first book.

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

-Adelina Diaz is a 17 year old girl who's a senior in high school. She's kind, caring, passionate, everything that a women should be. That's just a persona. Home life is... tragic. With a drunk parent, she gets beaten over the littlest things. I'm the end, she feels that she's worth nothing. All she's ever wanted was a person who loves her for her. But that will never happen... right? -Zane Anderson is a 18 year old who is a senior in high school. He's ruthless, I'll-mannered, rude and the high school bad boy. He always has a glare on his face. Even the teachers are scared of him. With tattoos, he looks dangerous. But perhaps he's just a boy with trauma who's protecting his heart by displaying rudeness as his nature. Perhaps all he's ever wanted was someone who loves him for him. But that will never happen... right?