𝟑𝟔𝟓 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒|𝐃.𝐄 𝐗 𝐌𝐓𝐒

Nicole Sanchez had always been the kind of girl everyone adored-sweet, smart, and always with a smile on her face. She had grown up in the middle-class neighborhood of New York, a family whose roots ran deep in the community, with her father maintaining that steady, respectable presence for generations. The people around her trusted and admired her, and she was the sort of person everyone wanted to be near.

But one cold night, as Nicole sat by the window, the serenity of her quiet life was shattered. Through the glass, she witnessed something that would haunt her for the rest of her life: a brutal murder. The victim, helpless and desperate, had no chance, and Nicole saw it all. The shock of it paralyzed her, her eyes wide as she processed the horror outside her home.

The murderer, Marco, was a man with a reputation for ruthlessness. He wasn't the type to let loose ends slip through his fingers. A witness was an immediate threat, and Marco knew he couldn't leave Nicole alive to tell anyone what she'd seen. But rather than silencing her, Marco hatched a plan-a twisted solution to his problem. He would marry her.

To Nicole, the offer was baffling. But Marco, in his mind, believed that by binding her to him in marriage, he could erase any chance of her ever turning him in. After all, a wife had a certain level of protection in his world. He could control the narrative, use her love, or at least her silence, to keep his dark secret hidden.

What would Nicole do when faced with Marco's ultimatum? Would she comply with his twisted logic and marry a man who could ruin her life, or would she find a way to fight back, even if it meant risking everything she held dear?