Married to Money
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Last published Sun, Jul 13, 2025
She was broke, desperate, and invisible.
He was a billionaire who solved problems with contracts.
When Zara signs away her freedom in exchange for a million-dollar marriage, she thinks she's saving her family. But her new husband, Ryker Cross, is colder than his penthouse view.
New York City becomes a pressure cooker of secrets, desire, and control.
Zara starts to unravel the man beneath the suit - and discovers a past darker than she imagined.
But what happens when the girl who was never supposed to matter... becomes the only thing he can't lose?
💔 Was she just a line in his ledger - or the only thing real in his entire empire?
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