The Midnight Heir
By @john1208
Danica Morvath’s pride is as fragile and sharp as the centuries-old glass her family creates. To save the ancestral Morvath Atelier from being sold to developers, she strikes a desperate midnight deal with Julian Kestner, the city’s coldest industrial magnate. The terms slide across the marble table: live in his secluded penthouse, carry his heir, and leave the moment the child is born. But the sprawling fortress soon feels like a velvet trap. Forced into agonizing proximity, Julian’s icy demeanor violently shifts. Soon, he is ripping the steel shutters off a closed bakery at 3 AM just to satisfy her craving for cherry pastries, treating her diet and sleep as matters of national security. Danica tries to protect her heart from the bittersweet, unspoken tension between them, convinced she is nothing but a temporary incubator. But she completely misunderstood the rules of her own contract. Julian doesn't just want a child - he needs her. As an obsessed ex-boyfriend returns to stalk her, Julian's protective instincts reach terrifying heights. If her temporary contract was a lie, what is Julian's true endgame?
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