She married him because she loved him. He married her because he had no choice.
I had loved him for years. Quietly. Desperately. Never hoping he would love me back.
So when Chase Dekker, a hardened military officer with cold eyes, asked me to marry him, I believed in miracles. I thought I had finally found my quiet harbor, and that his coldness was nothing more than armor I could break through with my love.
But I didn’t know the truth.
Chase Dekker had no choice. Either he married the daughter of a powerful official, or his career was over. He would be sent to a remote military outpost with no chance of return. He never wanted this marriage. I was never his type. I was simply the price of his freedom, a price he was forced to pay every day when he came back to the home we shared.
This marriage began as a lie, disguised as love.
And neither of us was prepared for the reality that our fragile feelings would never be able to bloom.
Tropes you’ll love: ✔ Marriage of Convenience ✔ Age Gap Romance ✔ Military Hero ✔ Rich Girl / Protective Hero �� Fast Burn Romance ✔ Forced Proximity ✔ Steamy Romance ✔ Forbidden Love
Genre: Romance
I had loved him for years. Quietly. Desperately. Never hoping he would love me back.
So when Chase Dekker, a hardened military officer with cold eyes, asked me to marry him, I believed in miracles. I thought I had finally found my quiet harbor, and that his coldness was nothing more than armor I could break through with my love.
But I didn’t know the truth.
Chase Dekker had no choice. Either he married the daughter of a powerful official, or his career was over. He would be sent to a remote military outpost with no chance of return. He never wanted this marriage. I was never his type. I was simply the price of his freedom, a price he was forced to pay every day when he came back to the home we shared.
This marriage began as a lie, disguised as love.
And neither of us was prepared for the reality that our fragile feelings would never be able to bloom.
Tropes you’ll love: ✔ Marriage of Convenience ✔ Age Gap Romance ✔ Military Hero ✔ Rich Girl / Protective Hero �� Fast Burn Romance ✔ Forced Proximity ✔ Steamy Romance ✔ Forbidden Love
Genre: Romance
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