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Because my family was drowning in debt, they forced me to marry a wealthy old man I had never met. On our wedding night, I stood trembling as he locked the door. “Please… don’t hurt me,” I whispered. He smiled, gripped the wrinkled skin at his jaw, and peeled away a lifelike mask. A handsome young man stared back. “Relax,” he said coldly. “You were never my target. Your family was—and tonight, my revenge begins.”

Because my family was drowning in debt, they forced me to marry a wealthy old man I had never met. On our wedding night, I stood trembling as he locked the door. “Please… don’t hurt me,” I whispered. He smiled, gripped the wrinkled skin at his jaw, and peeled away a lifelike mask. A handsome young man stared back. “Relax,” he said coldly. “You were never my target. Your family was—and tonight, my revenge begins.”

by Geekrew Originals · Jun 28, 2026 · completed

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The first time I saw my husband, he was leaning on a silver cane while my mother whispered, “Smile, Evelyn. He is buying us out of ruin.” I was twenty-six, he appeared nearly eighty, and my family treated my wedding like the closing of a business deal. My father’s construction company had collapsed under hidden loans. My older brother, Marcus, had gambled…

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