What happens when two are summoned together by a long remembered deal between two enemies to force their alliance in the industry business. Heartbroken, angry and confused Ivory says yes to the first thing she hears as she barges throgh the door. Perhaps she should have stopped and listened, but then again they had no choice. Married away to the handsome but cold Darius Quartz Ivory hopes for a somewhat happy life but finds herself in boredom and the same ritual she had been doing for the past 6 months, that's till her husband finally returns from his training. And soon after returns the one man she never hoped to see again. First come marriage but then comes love? I think not. Married at a young age of 20 they both are lost and unsure of what to expect. But only moments after their marriage Darius is summoned of to finish his work abroad for 6 months. When he returns things are no different. Neither talk and neither know how to accept their new relation. That is of

Chapter 1—01

Six Months Ago

"What are you talking about?" I whispered as I hurried down Collins Street. It was lunch time, and everyone on the street were either business men or tourists and trying not to bump into anyone was quite a workout. The last thing you wanted to do was bump into one, I was sure the malicious glare they would give me would haunt me to my grave.

"I swear it was him Iv, just check it out," Rose said in a rushed voice grabbing my arm, trying to make me slow down, as she followed behind me. I scoffed rolling my eyes, where did she even hear this rumor, the rumor mill? This wasn't high school to still believe rumors like I once did. And James would never do something like this, we've been together for nearly four years and now, out of the blue, she tells me he's been cheating on me for the whole time? I highly doubt that.

I am sure I can tell if my boyfriend has been cheating on me for four god damn years.

James wasn't like that, he would never do this.

"Rosemarie,