His Perfect Illusion
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Last published Sun, Dec 28, 2025
Amara Collins is a waitress barely keeping her head above water. With no family left and bills stacking higher than her tips, her life is a cycle of survival-until a mysterious stranger takes a seat in booth seven. He's quiet, hidden behind shades and a hoodie, but his presence commands the room. And when he starts leaving her tips big enough to raise suspicion, Amara realizes there's something dangerous about the man who keeps coming back.
Nikolai Grant isn't just another customer. He's a billionaire CEO with a reputation as cold as the steel in his empire. Bound by the iron will of his late father, Nikolai must marry-and stay married for five years-if he wants to inherit the fortune and company left behind. Love means nothing to him. Image is everything.
When he offers Amara a contract marriage with rules, payouts, and a future she can't ignore, she's torn between her pride and her desperation. Nikolai doesn't want her affection, only her presence. A wife the public can believe in. But behind closed doors, he's distant, ruthless, unreadable... and far too intoxicating to ignore.
For Amara, five years could change everything. But what happens when pretending becomes something dangerously real?
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