THE SPITEFUL BRIDE: Marry rival's son

THE SPITEFUL BRIDE: Marry rival's son

Author: Ray Nhedicta
"Let's get married," Mia declares, her voice trembling despite her defiant gaze into Stefan's guarded brown eyes. She needs this, even if he seems untouchable.
Stefan raises a skeptical brow. "And why would I do that?" His voice was low, like a warning, and it made her shiver even though she tried not to show it.
"We both have one thing in common," Mia continues, her gaze unwavering. "Shitty fathers. They want to take what's ours and give it to who they think deserves it." A pointed pause hangs in the air. "The only difference between us is that you're an illegitimate child, and I'm not."
Stefan studies her, the heiress in her designer armor, the fire in her eyes that matches the burn of his own rage. "That's your solution? A wedding band as a weapon?" He said ignoring the part where she just referred to him as an illegitimate child.
"The only weapon they won't see coming." She steps closer, close enough for him to catch the scent of her perfume, gunpowder and jasmine. "Our fathers stole our birthrights. The sole reason they betrayed us. We join forces, create our own empire that'll bring down theirs." 
A beat of silence. Then, Stefan's mouth curves into something sharp. "One condition," he murmurs, closing the distance. "No divorces. No surrenders. If we're doing this, it's for life"
"Deal" Mia said without missing a beat. Her father wants to destroy her life. She wouldn't give him the pleasure, she would destroy her life as she seems fit.
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Two shattered heirs. One deadly vow. A marriage built on revenge.
Mia Meyers was born to rule her father’s empire (so she thought), until he named his bastard son heir instead.  
Stefan Sterling knows the sting of betrayal too. His father discarded him like trash.  
Now the rivals' disgraced children have a poisonous proposal:  
Marry for vengeance.  
Crush their fathers' legacies.  
Never speak of divorce. Whoever cracks first loses everything.  
Can these two rivals, united by their vengeful hearts, pull off a marriage of convenience to reclaim what they believe is rightfully theirs? Or will their fathers' animosity, and their own complicated pasts tear their fragile alliance apart?
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C1 HER FATHER HAD A SON, AND HE HAD CHOSEN HIM OVER HER C2 FOR THE FUTURE OF MEYER'S INDUSTRIES C3 I WANT YOU TO MARRY JULIAN THORN C4 HER LIFE, HER RULEC5 A DEAL WITH THE ENEMY'S SON C6 ONCE YOU SIGN THERE'S NO GOING BACK C7 BECOMING MRS STERLING C8 SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM SEE HER BREAK C9 THIS ISN'T ABOUT FEELINGS OR ROMANCE C10 I DON'T TRUST MIA MEYER BUT I TRUST YOU C11 ENGAGED AND SET TO MARRY JULIAN THORN C12 IT HAS BEEN FINALIZED YOU'LL MARRY JULIAN THORN C13 STEFAN STERLING TRUSTS MIA MEYER C14 MAYBE YOUR FATHER WAS RIGHT ABOUT YOU C15 WHATEVER MIA WAS ABOUT TO FACE, SHE'D FACE IT TOO WITHOUT HESITATION.C16 TEASE THEM FIRST, THEN SET THE TUNEC17 SEBASTIAN STERLING AND MIA MEYER POSTED THE SAME THING, AT THE SAME TIME C18 SHE DOESN’T HAVE THE GUTS TO WALK AWAY, SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE’S RISKINGC19 LET ME INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO THE LOVE Of MY LIFE.C20 SHE'LL REGRET EVER CROSSING ME C21 PARTNERING WITH D ENTERPRISE C22 HEAVEN FORBID THE GREAT STEFAN STERLING OWNS A STOVE.C23 THIS WAS WAS BETRAYAL WRITTEN IN GOLD-LETTERED TITLES AND MARBLE CORRIDORS.C24 WHAT IF I MURDER YOU RIGHT HERE IN MY OFFICE C25 ISN'T THIS WHAT WIVES DOC26 WHY ARE YOUR CHEEKS THAT REDC27 STEFAN, THE EVER-UNBOTHERED, GAVE A QUIET DIRECTIVE TO MOSEC28 MOSE IS IN LOVE WITH ELENA C29 HE WANTED A REACTION? FINE. SHE’D GIVE HIM SOMETHING TO REACT TO, AND IT WOULD BURN.C30 I LOVE YOU MIA STERLING C31 THIS STORY WOULD NOT END WITH “HAPPILY EVER AFTER.”C32 HE CAME FOR ME... MY KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR.C33 HUSBAND… YOU REALLY ARE KEEPING TO THE VOWS YOU MADEC34 FOUR DAYS WAS ENOUGH, IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME.C35 OKAY… YOU DID NOTHINGC36 WHAT MIA AND I HAVE IS A CONTRACT, A BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT, NOTHING MOREC37 STEFAN’S MOTHER IS ALIVE?C38 DON’T LEAVE EACH OTHER. NO MATTER WHATC39 WAIT! DID THE ALMIGHTY STEFAN JUST APOLOGIZED INDIRECTLY TO HER?!C40 NOW, THIS… THIS IS THE ELENA I KNOWC41 THEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK.C42 NOW, I TEACH THEM HOW THE GAME IS BEING PLAYEDC43 I DON'T THINK I CAN CONTINUE WHATEVER IS GOING ON BETWEEN STEFAN AND IC44 BILLIONAIRE’S DAUGHTER CAUGHT WITH SECRET LOVER IN HOTEL SCANDAL—WEEKS BEFORE HER WEDDING!C45 ALL SHE COULD THINK ABOUT WAS MIA, ALONE, IN DANGER.C46 "ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING BACHELOR WAS JUST SEEN COMING OUT OF A HOTEL ROOM, BUT WITH WHO??????C47 SHE’S NO LONGER MIA MEYER. SHE’S MIA STERLING NOWC48 YOUR DAUGHTER JUST MARRIED STEFAN STERLING. AND SHE’S PREGNANTC49 BUT RIGHT NOW, NONE OF THEM MATTERED, ONLY MIA DID.C50 HOW DO YOU PLAN TO THANK ME, MRS. STERLING?C51 SHE WANTED HIM TO GET JEALOUS, BUT STEFAN STERLING NEVER GETS JEALOUS.C52 STEFAN WAS LOOKING AT HER.C53 WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL HIM YOU WERE MARRIED, WIFE?C54 JUST REMINDING YOU WHO YOU’RE MARRIED TOC55 I DON’T WANT THE MEDIA THINKING I’M FORCING YOU INTO THIS RELATIONSHIPC56 BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU PROVE YOUR POINT AND STILL END UP MISERABLE?C57 SAY ONE MORE THING AND I PROMISE I’LL PARK THIS CAR AND KISS THAT LIP GLOSS OFF YOUR LIPSC58 SHE WAS A STERLING NOW, AND SHE WOULD BE FOR LIFE.C59 I’LL NAME YOU HEIR OVER THE STERLING EMPIRE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS DIVORCE MIAC60 HE DIDN’T SAY A WORD, BUT THE WAY HE HELD HER HAND SAID IT ALL.C61 DAD, I WANT TO OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE YOU TO MY HUSBAND, STEFAN STERLINGC62 I CHOOSE STEFAN STERLING OVER YOUR EMPIREC63 YOU NEVER DESERVED THE FATHER SHE CALLS YOUC64 STEFAN WAS HERE NOW. HE CARED GENUINELYC65 SHE THOUGHT HE DIDN’T KNOWC66 TOUCH MY WOMAN AND DIE, BEHAVIORC67 ELENA AND MIA TALKS ABOUT THE BOYS C68 STEFAN HAD ZONED OUT. OVER A PICTURE.C69 I NEED TO TALK TO MY WIFEC70 THIS WAS WHAT HAPPINESS LOOKED LIKE.C71 HE WAS IN LOVE WITH MIA MEYERC72 MAYBE YOU MIGHT TOUCH ME WHILE I’M SLEEPINGC73 MIA AND DAVE KISSED A NIGHT TO HER WEDDING C74 NOW, SHE GENUINELY WANTS TO MARRY STEFANC75 HE LOVED MIA MEYER WITH EVERY FIBER OF HIS BONES.C76 THE WEDDING DAYC77 AND IN THAT KISS WAS EVERYTHING THEY COULDN’T SAYC78 WILL YOU MARRY ME?C79 IS IT TRUE YOU BOUGHT A PRIVATE JET FOR YOUR WIFE MIAC80 AND HERE SHE WAS THINKING HE DID IT FOR HERC81 SHE WASN’T FOOLISH. SHE KNEW WHY HE WAS DOING THISC82 SHE HAD NEVER MEANT FOR THAT MOMENT TO TURN SOURC83 I HOPE HE KNOWS THATC84 WAIT.... THAT’S YOUR HUSBAND?C85 WAS THAT WHAT LOVE LOOKED LIKEC86 GOD HELP HER WITH THIS HUSBAND OF HERSC87 THERE WAS SOMETHING HERE WORTH HOLDING ON TOC88 AND TO LOVE HIM LIKE THIS TOOC89 HE'D TELL MIA HOW HE TRULY FEELS TONIGHTC90 HER HANDS FOUND THE BUTTONS ON HIS SHIRTC91 I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT IT HURTSC92 WHAT-IN-THE-WORLD-IS-HAPPENINGC93 BUT SHE HADN’T SEEN. OR MAYBE… SHE DIDN’T WANT TO SEE.C94 LET ME TREAT YOU THE WAY A HUSBAND SHOULD TREAT HIS WIFEC95 BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, SAMUEL WILL REGRET NOT HANDING HIS EMPIRE IN YOUR CAREC96 SHE WASN’T JUST A PART OF THE ROOM. SHE WAS LEADING IT.C97 BECAUSE HE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING HE KNOWSC98 WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU AND MOSEC99 WE COULD CREATE A PROBLEM BETWEEN THEMC100 SOMETHING SHE NEVER EXPECTEDC101 HE WASN'T JUST A CHEAT, HE WAS A LIER.C102 PLACED ANOTHER KISS ON HER NECKC103 I NEED YOU STEFAN C104 SHE HAD DONE THESE TO HERSELFC105 THE SCARS SHE HIDC106 I’VE GOT ONE TOOC107 A REVENGE THAT WAS ALMOST READY.C108 THE FUTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORLDC109 THE REJECTED STONE, NOW????C110 TELL THEM I GOT IT FROM SAMUEL MEYERC111 SOMEONE SET THE MSS BUILDING ON FIREC112 DON’T YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW WE KNOW EACH OTHER?C113 YOU’RE HIS PAST. I’M HIS FUTUREC114 EVEN IF SHE ASKS FOR HIS LIFE, HE'LL GLADLY GIVE TO HERC115 ONLY YOUC116 MIA MEYER ALWAYS WINC117 SHE COULDN'T BREAK DOWNC118 SOMETHING WAS DEFINITELY WRONGC119 CONFESSED THAT SHE WAS SENT BY ANNABELLEC120 JEREMIAH IS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR FRAUDC121 HE KNELT BESIDE HER BEDC122 WATCH MOVIES. DO ANYTHING BUT WORKC123 SHE'S SAFE NOW. DO WHAT SHE WANTSC124 STEFAN SLOWLY RETURNED TO THE MAN SHE HAD MARRIEDC125 THEY HAD NO IDEA WHO THEY WERE FIGHTINGC126 HE MURDERED A SANTIAGOC127 IT'S OVER, ELENA. I'M SORRYC128 BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY WORKC129 FOCUS ONLY ON THE TARGET NOWC130 THE DOCTORS ARE WORKING ON HIMC131 WHY KEEP A BLACK CLOTHES FOR SOMEONE WHO'S ALIVEC132 THEN WE'LL HELP HIM REMEMBERC133 MY NAME IS JAMESC134 FOREVER IN LOVE WITH A GHOST C135 SHE SHOULD LET GO OF WHATEVER HOPE SHE'S HAVINGC136 LOVING SOMEONE WHO COULDN'T EVEN STAND TO LOOK AT HERC137 PLEASE LET THIS BE OUR SECOND CHANCEC138 I'M SAYING YOU NEED TO LET GOC139 ELENA, MIA IS YOUR BEST FRIENDC140 MIA, IS THAT YOUR DAD IS THE REASONC141 HE WOULD MAKE HER REGRET IT.C142 SHE WAS GOING TO BE A MOTHERC143 WHERE'S ELENA?"C144 DO YOU WANT TO KILL YOURSELF WITH GUILT?C145 GOING AFTER MIA WOULD HAVE MEANT WARC146 WHAT DO YOU REALLY FEEL FOR ETHANC147 HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT I NEED TO DO FIRSTC148 ETHAN MUST HAVE SEEN THEM HUGGINGC149 THAT'S WHAT MOSE WOULD HAVE WANTEDC150 ELENA WOULD NEVER LOVE HIMC151 LET ME MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, THAT'S MY JOB C152 WHOEVER ELENA DECIDES TO DATE DOESN'T CONCERN HIMC153 IT'S JUST HOW I GENUINELY FEEL ABOUT YOUC154 WILL YOU MARRY ME, ETHAN MEYER?C155 WILL YOU DO ME THE HONORC156 WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?C157 YOU WILL NOT SPEAK TO MY FIANCÉE THAT WAYC158 GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE, RIGHT NOWC159 THEY DESERVE TO HEAR IT FROM US, AND SOONC160 YOU ARE UNDER ARREST FOR THE MURDER OF MRS. CASSANDRA MEYERC161 THE STRESS OF THIS SITUATION COULDN'T BE GOODC162 MAYBE THEY WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE TOGETHER AFTER ALLC163 I THINK YOU SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON SAMUELC164 MAYBE HE HAD RECEIVED A TIP ABOUT THE MURDERC165 THIS WASN'T HIS FIRST TIME KILLING SOMEONE PERSONALLYC166 HE WOULD MAKE SURE HIS DAD PAID FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE TO THEIR FAMILYC167 MIA HAD BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH PAIN AND HUMILIATIONC168 MAKE SURE YOU ELIMINATE HER BEFORE THE WEDDINGC169 WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE WERE HIS PARENTS?C170 AM TRYING TO TALK TO MY WIFEC171 EVERY ALARM BELL IN HIS HEAD WAS RINGINGC172 IS SAMUEL MEYER NOT MAN ENOUGH?C173 HER BROTHER WAS KEEPING EXPLOSIVE SECRETS FROM HERC174 SOMEONE HAS TAKEN HIS MOTHER C175 YET HERE SHE WAS, SHOUTING AT HIM WITH PERFECT CLARITY LIKE SHE WAS NEVER SICKC176 THAT A PLACE FOR MENTALLY ILL PATIENT AND YOU'RE NOT ONEC177 THERE WAS NO WAY HER MOM WAS ALIVEC178 THEY WERE PROTECTING HER FROM HER OWN TRUTHC179 HER DOCUMENTS... OR HER MOTHER'S LIFE.C180 WHAT KIND OF FATHER WANTS HIS OWN CHILD DEAD?C181 IF HE COULD KILL HIS WIFE, WHY WOULDN'T HE KILL YOU?C182 HOW DO YOU SEE MY WIFE? SHE'S GOOD RIGHT?C183 JUST LIKE HE'D KILLED HER MOTHER.C184 I'M PROUD OF YOU. AM WAITING OUTSIDE.C185 I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT THE MAN WHO MURDERED MY MOTHERC186 SHE WAS PLANNING TO KILL ELENAC187 HER NIGHTMARE WAS FINALLY OVERC188 ON THE DAY OF THEIR WEDDING, SAMUEL WASN'T THE GROOMC189 HE'D PLANNED IT, YOU SEE. PLANNED ALL OF IT.C190 SHE COULD FEEL HIS HEART RACING BENEATH HER PALMC191 THE WEIGHT OF A STORY SHE’D KEPT FOR TOO LONG.C192 STEFAN AND MIA DANCED WITH BABY HOPE BETWEEN THEMC193 THE END