83 parts Complete MatureKiara Steele, a twenty-four-year-old girl, never dreamed her wedding would be sealed with silence instead of love. At twenty-four, she finds herself married to Samuel Stone, an aloof billionaire CEO, eighteen years her senior, a widower with no children, only to save her father's collapsing company. Their union is nothing more than a contract: no touch, no feelings, no expectations.
But living under the same roof with a man carved from ice proves far more complicated than Kiara imagined. Samuel keeps his distance, haunted by the loss of his late wife, while Kiara struggles against the loneliness of a loveless home. For six months, they live as strangers bound by vows neither of them wanted.
Until one unexpected night breaks every rule.
In a story of sacrifice, secrets, and the forbidden emotions, Kiara and Samuel must decide: Will their marriage remain platonic or will fate turn it into something dangerously real?
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Before you begin The Ascent Between, I would like to share a short disclaimer. I have made this story up out of my own imagination. The similarity to real people, real events, and other writings of literature must be coincidental. Chances are that you try to notice a connection between them, but I would like to assure you that it is accidental. The plot, characters, and scenes are my original works.
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