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Married For The Show
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-07-11
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Raina Gonzalez thought she'd found her savior in Castor Rowland, a charismatic politician who swept her off her feet and rescued her family from financial ruin. Their whirlwind romance ended in a fairy-tale wedding that made headlines. But behind the mansion's gleaming doors and beneath his polished smile, Raina discovers the man she married is a monster in a tailored suit. Her wedding vows weren't promises of love. They were chains binding her to a life of lies. Forced to play the perfect political wife while her husband builds his empire on corruption and destruction of lives, Raina feels hope slipping away. Until she meets Sylvester Brian, Castor's mysterious rival who lost someone he loved to men like her husband. Together, they forge a dangerous alliance to expose Castor's criminal network. But somewhere between stolen moments and whispered secrets, their partnership ignites into something neither expected: a forbidden love that could destroy them both. Just when Raina thinks she's found an ally she can trust, Sylvester's carefully constructed lies begin to unravel. The man she's fallen for has been using her all along, and she's caught between two devils: the one she married and the one who captured her heart. With election day approaching and innocent people's lives hanging in the balance, Raina must make an impossible choice: stay silent and complicit, or risk everything. Her family, her safety, her heart... Because sometimes, the only way out of a cage is to burn it down.
Lihat lebih banyakBab 1
001. Shattered Dream
Third pov
Children were playing in the backyard of the orphanage . They were all energetic except Athena. She was sitting further from them , looking down at the necklace around her neck . It was the only thing she inherited from the person who deserted her on the orphanage doorstep when she was only three weeks old .She kept wondering why she was never loved. First it was her biological parents since they abandoned her. Then her adoptive families that had been returning her back to the orphanage. In her all eleven years of existence,she was always abandoned.
She wondered if she was cursed or had bad aroma . Even in the orphanage , no one wanted to play with her . They would claim that she was too rough , that she was like a ticking boom .
"EVERYONE LISTEN UP ...ALL ELEVEN YEAR OLDS GIRLS GO TO THE HEAD MISTRESSES 'S OFFICE..THERE IS A COUPLE THAT NEEDS A DAUGHTER " sister Ester informed
Four girls squealed and ran inside . Athena was also eleven but she didn't bother getting up from the grass . She couldn't bare another rejection.
Since Ester didn't notice athena,she went back to the office . She opened the door for the girls that were waiting for her outside the office . They all got very jubilant ..but that feeling popped when they laid their eyes on the adoptive couple.The man wasn't wearing any shirt, showing his inked skin. Every inch was inked with scary tattoos. Then the lady who also was in tattoos. She looked less scary compared to her partner but still scary
"Hello everyone " the lady greeted getting up from her seat.
In a flash, the girls ran out the door like they were running for their lives Their actions hurt the lady so much she couldn't hide her tears ."Mark..how am supposed to be a mother if children can't even stay in the same room as us huh??"she cried as he hugged her to console her.
"Maybe this was a bad idea my love.. we have went to all the orphanages in the city ..." He smoothly rubbed her back
"But I want to be a mother..I can't even have my own .." she sobbed even harder
"Um ....there might be another girl that you may want ...she might fit your..... family perfectly" Ester said clearing her throat
"No..no..no.. Athena is way too troublesome..we were almost sued because of that girl..so no..." Rebecca ,the head mistress said shaking her head
"But ..this could be her only chance of getting her a family that she would fit in right"Ester convinced
"No ..Ester.."
"Who is athena ?? If she one of the orphans ,I want to see her" the lady said pulling back from her partner to look at the head mistress
" Ma'am..that girl is way too troublesome. She had been returned a couple of times . She will only cause you trouble ..." She explained
"I will take a risk ...bring her in "
"Babe..??" Mark tried to change her mind
" I want a baby mark, this might be my only chance ..and maybe they just didn't know how to treat her .." she argued
Rebecca sighed and removed her glasses .
"You won't come back and insult us right??""Positive..I won't even bring her back "
Rebecca let out another long sigh and told Ester to go and get athena.Ester left."Are you sure about this Rosie..??" Mark asked
"I am dead serious .."
"I will support you babe.." he kissed her Hair
They sat in a comfortable silence.
The door opened , a little girl entered followed by Ester."Sorry I took so long , she didn't want to come .." she reported
"Athena , this is Mr and Mrs Branson, they are here to adopt you . " Rebecca said
"Good morning Mr and Mrs Branson..I am athena " she introduced
"I am Rosie and this is Mark ..." She was excited since she didn't run away like the other girls or cry.
Mark was shocked at Athena's expression. She looked calm
Rebecca gave them the Papers to sign . They signed
"Athena... please behave" Rebecca pleaded
" I always do head mistress.."
Ester scoffed at Athena's response.
Mark scooped athena in his arms as they went out the door ..she giggled
"You just made my Rosie happy.." he said "I can walk ... put me down." She giggled"Okay then your majesty...here you go " putting her down .
They left the orphanage with a very excited Rosie ..she didn't even take the front seat talking to her .The car stopped at a fancy but not big house .
" Welcome home sweetie...you are going to love it here ,it very peaceful" Rosie said RFThey got out of the car , athena just marveled at the house.
"You live here ? ""Yes honey...this is your new home " Rosie informed
They went inside the house . It was even beautiful that outside . They showed her around , from the kitchen , living room, the backyard ,the Flim room ,game room, the guest rooms , their bedroom and lastly her bedroom.
"And here is your bedroom ..." They open the door . It was all pink ,it was like a princess's bedroom.They were expecting a squeal but she just twisted her face in disgust." You don't like it ?? But its all pink ..I decorated it myself " Rosie panicked because she wanted everything to be perfect
"The room is well decorated and beautiful but the colour is what I hate ...I love red and hate pink " she clarified
"Phew...I almost had a heart attack, " she sighed out
" We will decorate it tomorrow..the three of us ...what do you say kiddo?" Mark asked
"Okay.."
They went back to the living room to get to know each other .
" So baby..tell us about your likes and dislikes. " Rosie said" Food , everything is okay . I just don't like lying and abuse " she answered
" Were you abused at the orphanage ??"
" Physical no....but emotionally , every chance they got."
" Nice necklace, it looks familiar but I can't remember where I have seen it " mark said
" Oh yeah , it is the only thing I inherited from the one that abandoned me " she looked at it
" Do you still remember your parents??"
" I wish ...head mistress said that I was left when I was just three three weeks old ...the orphanage is the only real home I know since other families never kept me for a longer time" she explained
"That will never happen with us ..you will me my baby girl ..."Rosie hugged her
"Group hug "
They made a group hug , sandwiching athena"Now ,let's go and great our own memories . Who wants to make homemade pizza with me ?"
Mark smiled at them"Me "
"Me"They ran to the kitchen.
Athena knew that she was going to love it there. She could feel that they love her and they were good people.Bab terbaru
Married For The Show 075. The Night She Came Apart
SYLVESTERI held her against my chest and kissed her.Then before I made a decision about it, I was backing her against the kitchen wall. My body pressed against her, my hands framing her face. Her back was against the plaster, her mouth open and hungry under mine. She tasted like the brandy she'd barely touched. She made a sound when I pressed into her, small and broken, and it went straight through me.I told myself to slow down. I'd waited weeks for this. I wasn't going to rush it now that I finally had her.I took her from the wall, walking her backward, out of the kitchen, into the living room, toward the couch without breaking the kiss. The backs of her knees hit the cushion and she sat, and I came down over her, one knee on the couch, my hand still in her hair. She pulled me closer by the shirt. Her breathing was already ragged.I made myself stop.I pulled back just enough to see her face. Her lips were swollen. Her eyes were dark and half open. I kept my hands on either side
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-07-11Married For The Show 074. I stopped Pretending
RAINAIt had been three long days since Sylvester had me pinned against his wall with his fingers buried inside me.Three days, and I hadn't stopped feeling it.So when I found myself in the car that evening, driving the back roads toward his place with a folder on the passenger seat, I already knew I was lying to myself about why.The folder was the lie. Maria had pulled a few new names off the staff roster that week, and I'd tucked them into my bag before leaving, as if paper could make this respectable. As if it gave me the right to come to his house even though I had no business being here. He hadn't asked me to come. He hadn't texted or called. I just showed up.I parked two blocks away out of habit, walked to his door, knocked.He opened it in a grey henley with the sleeves pushed up. He looked at me a beat too long. He knew I hadn't been summoned. He knew exactly why I was standing on his doorstep at nine at night.He stepped back to let me in.The apartment smelled the way it
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-07-11Married For The Show 073. Suspicious Queit
CASTORThe numbers were down again.Felix had them pulled up on his tablet, sliding it across my desk like he was doing me a favor by showing me. Three points. We'd dropped three points in ten days. Every line on the graph pointed the wrong way."It's the debate coverage," Felix said. "Brian came off well. People liked him. The independents are moving." "People liked him." I repeated, leaning back in my chair. "People like a man with no money, no family name, and a dead sister he trots out at every fundraiser. That's who people like now?"Felix shrugged."We should be digging up dirt on him. Trying everything we can to ruin the public's opinion of him.""There's nothing on him," Felix leaned forward. "And that's the problem. The man grew up in the worst part of this city. No father worth naming, a mother working two jobs. He clawed his way through law school on scholarships and made himself into one of the sharpest attorneys in the state before he ever ran for anything. People love
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-07-11Married For The Show 072. Voice Note
RAINAI made it home a little after ten.The drive back was a blur. Like a haze had settled over me.I remember holding unto the wheel like a lifeline. I remember my thighs still slick under my skirt, my body still thrumming from what he'd done to me against that wall. I could still remember pressing my legs together at a red light and feeling the ache flare all over again.Now I was home. How I got home, I couldn't tell.I let myself in through the kitchen door. The house was dark. I went down the corridor to the south wing on legs that still weren't steady, closed my door, locked it.I undressed in the dark. My skin was too warm. My underwear was soaked through, totally ruined. I slipped out of it and pulled on my nightgown, got into bed, and lay there with my heart still going too fast, replaying the feel of his fingers inside me, the sound he'd made in his throat when he felt how wet I was.I told myself to sleep.I was almost there when the burner phone buzzed.I knew it was him
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2026-07-10Married For The Show 030. The Mansion
RAINAThe next day the hotel checkout was simple.The week has finally come to an end, so did my Honeymoon.I left the suite at ten in the morning, the same way I'd done everything that week. Alone. The bellhop carried my suitcases down to the lobby. The front desk thanked me for staying with them.
Married For The Show 007. Caught
RAINAMy fingers wouldn't stop shaking.I stared at Castor's texts on my screen and felt the blood drain completely from my face. The words blurred in front of my eyes. My brain refused to process them fast enough.Tell me the truth. Where the fuck are you? Don't make me come after you!!!The offic
Married For The Show 006. Sylvester Brian
RAINAI barely slept that night.Every time I closed my eyes, I imagined what would happen tomorrow. What Sylvester would say. What he would tell me to do.Could I even do it?That last thought scared me more than anything.By morning, I was exhausted and jittery with nerves.Castor left for his o
Married For The Show 005. Breaking Point
RAINAWhen morning finally came, the house was quiet.I woke up in severe pain.My face was swollen. When I touched my cheek, it felt hot and puffy. My lip was crusted with dried blood. My wrists ached from where the guards had grabbed me.But the worst pain was inside my chest. A hollow, burning f
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