The Orchid Clause
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Last published Fri, Aug 14, 2026
Six months. One marriage. A billion-dollar empire.
To save her mother's conservatory, Elara Vale must marry Cassian Thorne, the cold, composed CEO who controls her family's future.
No love. No shared bed. No questions.
Elara believes his grandfather chose her. The truth is far more dangerous.
Cassian chose her himself.
And the deadliest thing in Elara's world may not be the poisonous plants she protects, but the husband she is beginning to desire.
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