Hired Wife
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Last published Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Warning: 18+ For mature readers. Mature language, Mature Content. Read at your own risk.
It's not easy having to start all over, but that's what Addison Foster is faced having to do after her ex-husband left her nearly broke, and with a ton of bills needing to be paid. She decides to look for a job and that's when she discovers a help wanted ad in the local newspaper.
That is also when her life takes a drastic turn. Someone will make her an offer of a lifetime.
She will literally have to decide between swallowing her pride, opening herself up to things she never thought she would do, or losing everything she worked hard to have.
Dominic Bradford isn't exactly hurting for money; he literally has money to burn. What he doesn't have is a wife and love. Some of his associates tend to look down on the fact he isn't married, he doesn't have children, and he starts to feel the pressure. He feels his only option is to hire what others expect him to have.
To him, it's just business, no strings attached. It's a perfect way to insure they both get what they want without having to worry about love.
At least that's what they try and convince themselves of.
Secrets always have a way of being brought to light.
When he discovers a certain secret, it will rock him to his core.
When someone appears to be guilty, it's someone else's cruel intentions.
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