CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIX

Lina's heart plummeted as she gazed at the man who was supposed to be her future husband. She stepped back in astonishment, attempting to distance herself from this stranger whom her father had chosen fit for her. Her expression showed shock and panic, with her eyes wide and mouth open.

And as Lina struggled for words, Xander, who had been silent the entire time, felt his heart shatter into a million pieces. His beloved Lina, the lady with whom he had recently begun a relationship, was now being pushed to marry someone else. How could this happen? How could everything deteriorate so quickly?

Xander's hands curled into fists as he battled to keep his wrath and irritation at bay. He knew he couldn't stop this, that Lina's fate had already been decided. The mayor and Mr James wielded considerable power in the city. But he couldn't stand by and watch her be coerced into a loveless marriage.

As he looked at Lina's tear-stained face, Xander knew that this could be the moment he had been d
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