Borrowed For A Year
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Last published Sat, Jul 11, 2026
A one-year marriage. Zero feelings. One dangerous secret.
When journalist Stella signs a contract marriage with billionaire CEO Julian Ashford, she expects nothing more than a business arrangement.
No love. No attachment. No heartbreak.
But rules are easy to write and much harder to survive.
Because Julian isn't just emotionally unavailable.
He's hiding a devastating reason for marrying her.
What begins as a calculated plan soon turns into something far more dangerous:
love.
And by the time Julian realizes Stella is no longer a pawn in his game of chess, it may already be too late.....
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