The Vow Of Forever

the wall clock. Her father, Edward Morgan, had brought the family together for a special dinner to discuss the rising tensions surrounding their business. Ivy

ed at last, ending th

was coming. Her father had a way of making every situation feel like a watershed point in the h

ure of the company." His voice was steady, but Ivy could hear

ted her like a

sked, just ab

d of Steele Industries. The marriage will settle the ongoing c

rally, she had heard of him. A vicious businessman who showed no mercy to anyone who stood in hi

sharp now, though her hands were trembling slig

solution, Ivy? The Morgan company is crumbli

and manipulations. But this-this was too much. Gabriel Steele wasn't just another businessman. He was the

is insane. I

ave left. If you refuse, the company will fall. And don't forget-your mo

d died many years before, yet her absence was still felt strongly. Ivy had always felt that she had to live u

louder. Her father's comments crushed her. Marrying Gabriel Steele was a nig

, her voice a little louder even now, b

ost influential men in the country. Your commitment to the family w

to Gabriel Steele-of becoming his wife-was alm

she eventually stated, h

t. "There's no time, Ivy. The deal is already in motion. Yo

rst time in her life, she wondered whether there was any escape. But she knew there wasn't. The Morgans had been at odds

uested she wear her finest, so Ivy grudgingly picked a deep green dress that she knew would draw Gabriel's

om was huge, with neat and tidy contemporary furnishings that reflected the occupant's wealth a

ive jaw. His attire was outstanding, and his presence could be noticed from across the r

e the anxious twitch in her stomach. She extended

e cold, calculating, but there was something else there-somethi

take her hand. Instead, he studied her with a look that made

s tone surprisingly polite,

etween them was oppressive, laden with the weig

n forces. Your father and mine seem to think that this marriage will end th

d clearly, without trying to downplay her points of view. "I don't wan

yes. "You have no choice, right? Your father has already made arran

nce of this man-this stranger who was already de

because of some business deal?" Ivy shot

this is a choice, Ivy? This is survival. You wish t

She hated that he was right, that the future of the Morgan name d

it?" she said, her voice quivering

Then you'll lose everything

air like a death sen

e business that had been built over generations. But she also felt something else, something darker, more dangerous

nt with his gaze fixed on her with

y, breaking the silence. "We si

ow the conve

se that something was really wrong. The arrangement

ext message from her father: "Don't forget-this is the only w

didn't sit right. She needed to know more. But she also had to face Gabriel Steele aga