The Duke and the Deal
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  • Reads 87,149
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  • Parts 17
  • Time 2h 53m
__lizamatthews
Ongoing, First published Nov 25, 2016
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"She was a rare beauty that he couldn't resist."
    
    "He was a handsome devil that she couldn't avoid."
    
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When devilishly handsome but arrogant Amos Knight - the new Duke of Westland - is in a deep crisis, marriage is his only viable solution. But who will make the perfect candidate? 

An uninterested maiden who doesn't want anything to do with wealth, nobility and power especially with the arrogant Duke, Ella finds herself in a deal that cannot be rejected. 

A deal that poses her as his wife.
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"where are you going?" I asked him "she needs me I have to go, I'll be back soon" "it's our marriage day Mason. We are about to take our vows and you are saying you need to go." I said everyone is whispering but I ignored them "try to understand she needs me, I promise I'll be back in half an hour," he said while moving out of the house "if you step out of this house, we'll be done forever" he stopped for a second and turned towards me "babe try to understand, she needs me. I can't leave her, I'll be back I promise, I love you. bye" with this he left the house he can leave his bride on the aisle, but not his friend I heard people whispering, how it's my mistake that he left me, how I'm the unfortunate one. he left me in the middle of our marriage, made me an abandoned bride. But! I went to him and stand infront of him, he looked at confused "Will you marry me?" He froze "Ma'am what......" "Will you marry me or not?" I can't let Mason ruin me after it took me years to be here ****************** Isabella Knight, a well-known billionaire on her own, has no support from her family. She likes to wear a mask of emotionless, rude, and arrogant women to protect herself from the cruel world. Everyone is scared of her. Aaron Miller, comes from a middle-class family, with no family except for his younger brother. He is working hard to get a job so he can make the ends meet. what happened when Isabella Is going to get married to her friend and at the time of vows he leaves her for another girl. what will she do? Will her knight in shining armor will come to help her or she needs to find him too. we have to find it I guess.

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