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Last published Tue, Feb 24, 2026
This story was originally drafted under a pen name while I explored a new romance series. I've decided to publish it under my real name, Natasha Derouchie (natderouchie), where it belongs alongside my other work.
The teaser and future updates will now live on my Natasha profile. Thank you for reading and supporting this journey.
He needed a wife.
She needed security.
Julian North doesn't do love, he does contracts. When pressure from his powerful family forces his hand, he offers Lucy Bennett a solution that makes perfect sense to him: a marriage built on rules, not feelings.
No promises.
No expectations.
No heartbreak.
Lucy knows exactly what she's agreeing to. An arrangement with a man who gives her everything-except the one thing she wants most.
His heart.
As lines blur and pretending starts to feel real, Julian reminds her that this was never meant to be more than a deal.
Lucy doesn't argue.
She doesn't beg.
She walks away.
And Julian is forced to face the one risk he never planned for-losing the woman who changed everything.
The Contract Wife is a standalone billionaire romance featuring a marriage of convenience, a guarded hero, a heroine who knows her worth, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
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