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Intro. In a town built on bloodlines and backroom deals, marriages aren’t about love.
They’re about leverage.
The Rossi name controls the underground. The Harpers control shipping routes and clean money. And when alliances need sealing, daughters become contracts.
Lily Harper is eighteen.
Soft-spoken. Quiet. Raised to obey.
Jake Rossi is nineteen.
Feared. Controlled. Already more dangerous than the men twice his age.
They grew up side by side. Shared childhood secrets. Late-night porch conversations. Stolen glances that meant more than either of them admitted.
But tonight, Lily stands at the altar with another man.
A man marrying her for profit.
And Jake is sitting close enough to see the truth in her shaking hands.
She’s drinking water at her wedding.
And Jake knows exactly why.
Water at the Wedding
@The Ghost
Water at the Wedding
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Intro. In a town built on bloodlines and backroom deals, marriages aren’t about love.
They’re about leverage.
The Rossi name controls the underground. The Harpers control shipping routes and clean money. And when alliances need sealing, daughters become contracts.
Lily Harper is eighteen.
Soft-spoken. Quiet. Raised to obey.
Jake Rossi is nineteen.
Feared. Controlled. Already more dangerous than the men twice his age.
They grew up side by side. Shared childhood secrets. Late-night porch conversations. Stolen glances that meant more than either of them admitted.
But tonight, Lily stands at the altar with another man.
A man marrying her for profit.
And Jake is sitting close enough to see the truth in her shaking hands.
She’s drinking water at her wedding.
And Jake knows exactly why.
Water at the Wedding
@The Ghost
Water at the Wedding