[Mature Content || Dark Romance || Drama.]
What would you do if your loving husband returned home with a second family he had secretly kept for years?

That is exactly what happens to Claudia Hoffman. She once believes her life with Miles and their daughter, Aurora, is a romance straight out of a novel. Until the night he walks through the door with Clarissa, abusive her half-sister, and the child they share.
They push Claudia aside, dismissing her outrage as madness. Then comes the ultimate betrayal: they frame her for attempted murder of her own daughter.

Desperate to clear her name and protect her comatose daughter, Claudia is forced to seek help from the psychiatrist assigned to her case—her devil of an ex, Ray Gatlin, the man she left on bitter terms.

Ray is cold, calculating, and dangerously powerful, a certified sociopath with immense wealth, influence, and a decade-old grudge against the woman who once humiliated him.
He agrees to help her, but only if she signs a “pet contract” that binds her to him, granting the devil complete control, even over her own body.

With no other choice, Claudia signs that insane contract
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Now trapped in a dangerous bargain with the man she once loved, she must navigate a twisted game of revenge, obsession, and lingering desire. But as old emotions resurface and buried truths unravel, she discovers something far more terrifying:

Ray may have had a hand in her downfall.

Can she thaw the heart of a devil and prove her innocence, Or will she lose herself to the contract she signs?
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[Song Recommendation: Arctic Monkeys - 505.]


"So I don't care about that pet contract anymore. I will stay right here and protect my daughter!" Claudia yelled to the point that her chest rose up and down.


My heart was aching terribly right now. Was it because of rage after Claudia shouted at me and called me incompetent? Or was it because I got angry at myself for actually being incompetent?


I wasn't sure either, but I had to stop Claudia right now because she was still injured and obviously delirious. She had to rest, or else she'd do something stupid again and get herself hurt in the process.


"Don't be foolish, Claudia. Without my help, you would've been locked up in jail right now. Besides, you look delirious right now. If the officer sees you like this, he'll think that you've truly gone mad," I said, pointing out all the reasons for her to stay and rest while I cleaned up the problem. "You should just rest and let me hand—"


Chapter 77 - Chapter 77: Accumulating Regret (I)