MasukSophie Hale, a quiet scholarship student, and Adrian Cole, the campus sports king, wake up married after a night they cannot remember. Determined to erase the mistake, they agree to keep it secret, but mysterious messages begin to surface, forcing them back together and pulling them into a hidden game. As tension builds, emotions shift, and truths unravel; including a deadly connection between their families,what began as a mistake turns into a dangerous conflict of power, betrayal, and love.
Lihat lebih banyakmuscular arm.
My entire body froze as I slowly turned my head and nearly died on the spot.
The most famous boy in school;the untouchable football king,was sleeping right beside me.
Adrian Cole.
And he was shirtless, that was because I was wearing it.
My brain short-circuited instantly, but then I looked down at myself and things got worse. Panic rushed through me, and I quickly grabbed the duvet, lifting it just enough to peek underneath.
Oh my God...
I was in my panties.
“Oh my God!”
I shot out of bed so fast the duvet tangled around my legs. I stumbled and immediately slipped. My arms flew out as I crashed into a table, hugging it for balance while papers scattered everywhere. I grabbed the curtain to stop myself from falling, but that only made things worse. The entire curtain came down with me, and sunlight flooded the room like it came to expose my sins personally.
Behind me, the bed creaked, and a deep groan followed.
“Will you keep it down?” a sleepy voice muttered. “I’m trying to sleep.”
I froze where I was on the floor, my heart hammering, as something on the ground caught my eye. A thick sheet of paper lay among the scattered mess. It looked official, so I grabbed it quickly, my fingers already trembling.
My stomach dropped the moment I saw the title; Marriage Registration Certificate.
My eyes widened as I read the two names printed beneath it; Sophie Hal and Adrian Cole.
“No…”
The word came out as a whisper.
“No… no… no…”
My gaze slowly moved from the paper to the silver band on my finger, and then slowly to Adrian as he sat up, messy hair falling over his forehead, his sleepy eyes focusing on me.
“We… we’re married?” I whispered. The words felt like dirt.
“What?”
That snapped him fully awake.
He got off the bed immediately and walked toward me, grabbing the paper in my hands—but then my eyes dropped lower, and another scream burst out of me.
“Oh my God! Put on clothes!”
I scrambled backward like a frightened animal, tripping over the curtain as I dragged it with me.
“Nope! Nope! This is illegal. This is everything wrong with society!”
I ran out, desperate to get away from that gruesome sight, sighted the bathroom door, opened it, and ran into it. The door slammed behind me as I locked it like my life depended on it.
My heart felt like it was trying to escape my chest as I stared at my reflection. My hair was a disaster, his jersey hung loosely over me, and the ring on my finger looked very real.
“What the hell is happening? This is my worst nightmare turned into reality,” I whispered.
Then lower:
“What did you do, Sophie…”
Outside the door, a loud knock echoed.
“Bloody freshman!” he barked. “Get back out here and explain yourself! What the hell did you do?”
I blinked hard, anger finally pushing past the panic.
“Me? I should be asking you that! You hilljock monkey!”
After a moment, I yelled, “Stop hitting the door! I’ll come out—just stop!”
The noise stopped.
I opened the door slowly and stepped out, scanning the messy floor again.
“Where are they…” I muttered under my breath.
“What are you looking for?” he asked, watching me now.
“My glasses, half-brained ego head.”
“What did you say?” he stepped toward me.
“Nothing, sir,” I said quickly, spotting them beside the table. I grabbed them and slipped them on, relief flooding me when the world became clear again—unfortunately including him.
I stretched my hand toward him.
“The papers… or do you want to stay my husband until death do us apart?”
“You wish, you obsessed freak,” he scoffed, handing them over.
I snorted.
“Obsessed? With you? I’d rather lick the boys’ locker room floors with my tongue.”
Something flickered in his eyes, as though he was intrigued by my choice of words—and that was worse.
He took slow steps toward me, his eyes never leaving me, until my back was against the wall. Then he stopped, his face far too close, his presence suddenly too steady for someone in this situation.
His gaze dipped briefly, then returned to mine slowly.
“Well…” he said quietly, “I know something else you could use your tongue for.”
“Eww! Get the hell away from me!”
I shoved him away and rushed across the room, grabbing a pillow to shield myself. My face burned as I caught him staring for half a second too long.
“How can you be so relaxed about this?” I asked, staring at him as he jumped on the bed like none of this bothered him.
“Because this is obviously some sick joke,” he said lazily. “That paper can’t possibly be valid. You can and will never be my wife. I have standards.”
I ignored him and looked down at the document again, this time properly. My eyes moved slowly until they landed on the official seal at the bottom… and something else.
It was a third different signature,different from mine and this dimwit.
Witness: L. Moretti.
My mind was racing as though I could somehow replay the events of last night. Oh, I wish.
“I won’t be too sure about that, hotshot,” I said, waving the papers at him.
The bed creaked as he got up again and snatched the paper from my hands, his eyes scanning it quickly.
I watched it happen—the exact moment his expression shifted from annoyance to disbelief.
“How on earth…”
He ran a hand through his hair, then exhaled once and forced a tight smile.
“Well, wifey… I’m sorry about this.”
He held up the paper slightly.
“But we’re getting a divorce.”
Relief hit instantly.
“Good.”
“Great.”
For one second, we actually agreed.
Then he froze mid-motion, eyes narrowing at the bottom of the document.
“…What the hell?”
My stomach twisted.
“What now?”
He turned the paper toward me and pointed.
Divorce not permitted within the first six months after registration.
Silence filled the room instantly, as though it was a third party.
Then he groaned loudly and dragged a hand down his face.
“Congratulations, freshman.”
His gaze dropped briefly to the rings on our fingers before lifting back to mine, sharper now.
“Your wish finally came true,” Adrian said, his voice low, more controlled. “You get me as your husband for the next six months.”
I stared at him in disgust, and for the first time since I woke up…
This didn’t feel funny anymore.
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURSophie's POVThe office door clicked shut behind me, but it did nothing to muffle the chaos raging inside my head. Every step down the hallway felt heavier than the last, my heart refusing to settle as Adrian's voice chased me through every corridor."I like you... far more than I ever planned to."I clenched my jaw and kept walking. No. I wasn't doing this to myself again. I wasn't going to let one confession erase everything else. Not the distance he'd put between us, not the divorce papers he had sent, not the way he'd left me questioning my own worth until I'd convinced myself I was nothing more than a responsibility he'd grown tired of carrying.
Chapter Forty-ThreeSophie's pov He stood there, chest rising and falling, eyes locked on mine like he was daring me to look away.“If I hadn’t walked into that room,” he asked, voice low but edged with possession, “what was your reply going to be?”I stared at him, stunned into silence for a second. The audacity of the question after everything we’d been through left me speechless. ‘He drags me out like I’m his, and now he wants to interrogate me?’“That doesn’t concern you,” I finally said, my tone sharp. “Nothing about my life concerns you anymore, Adrian.”“Yes, it does.” He stepped closer, frustration and fear mixing in his eyes. “Are you that blind? Or are you really that stupid?”“Don’t you dare insult me!” I snapped, anger flaring hot. “What’s your deal if I say yes to him? He is handsome, soft-spoken, wonderful… in fact, a perfect match for me. Someone who actually shows up without playing twisted games.”Adrian’s jaw clenched hard, jealousy flashing across his face. “Oh re
CHAPTER FORTY-TWOSOPHIE'S POVDaniel's question lingered in the air, wrapping itself around every pair of eyes fixed on us. The hallway had become unnaturally quiet, as though hundreds of students had collectively forgotten how to breathe while they waited for my answer. Daniel remained on one knee with the bouquet cradled carefully in his hands, his nervous smile wavering ever so slightly beneath the weight of my silence, and all I could do was stare back at him, my thoughts tangling over one another until I couldn't separate one from the next. This wasn't how today was supposed to go. None of this was supposed to happen in front of an audience, and certainly not with the entire school watching my every expression as if my answer belonged to them too.A sudden ripple swept through the crowd before I had the chance to speak. Whispers broke out from somewhere behind the students, followed by people instinctively stepping aside until a narrow path appeared through the middle of the h
CHAPTER FORTY-ONEADRIAN'S POVIf anyone asked me what today's lecture had been about, I wouldn't have been able to answer even if my life depended on it. The professor had spent the better part of an hour filling the whiteboard with formulas and explanations while the rest of the class scribbled away diligently, but every word that left his mouth seemed to dissolve before it reached me because my mind had stubbornly latched onto something far more frustrating than chemistry. The entire school knew; they knew Sophie and I had broken up, or at least that was the story making its rounds through every hallway and classroom, and as much as I tried to convince myself it shouldn't matter, the irritation refused to loosen its grip. I had always known this fake relationship would end one day. Hell, I was the one who had agreed to call off the plan after everything that happened with Daniel. So why did it feel like someone else had made that decision for me? Why did it feel like I had been
CHAPTER SEVENSOPHIE’S POVAdrian pulls away first, wearing that wicked smirk like he has not just taken my mouth, my peace, and whatever little dignity I had left in front of the whole school. My lips still burn, and I hate that I notice it before I notice the noise around us.Daniel says my name,
CHAPTER SIXSOPHIE”S POVI am almost in Daniel's car when Saya decides to start trouble from the other side of the screen, smiling like she has already packed herself into my life for the summer. She keeps talking about coming over, but the moment she says she wants to meet my boyfriend, I almost l
Chapter fiveTHREE MONTHS LATERADRIANs POVIt's been three months of partying, spontaneous matches, practice, literally doing everything possible to bury the dreadful memories of spring falls, because it wasn't worth holding onto, whatever happened there stayed there, that was the agreement, and t
CHAPTER FOURSophie’s POV“We have a problem.” The way Adrian said it gave me chills; he had never sounded so irritated about anything, except anything concerning me, for reasons still unknown to me.“Then explain.”He didn’t. He just walked past me like I wasn’t even there.“Oh no, you don't hill


















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