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I wish they could see me... really see me. The woman behind the fame, the one who's just... exhausted.Elena Merchant, they all think they own a piece of me, the fans, the media, my family. But no one asks me what I want, what I need. They don't see the walls closing in, the pressure suffocating me every day. My family-they're so proud of the empire they've built, but they want me to be part of their perfect picture. "Marry him," they say. The man they've chosen for me, someone I barely know, someone I don't love. Why? Because it's the right move for the "brand." They don't care about my heart. They never did, and they never will. And then there's Zayn... Zayn Raichand, my bodyguard, my shield. People see us together, and they think it's just a job-nothing more. But what they don't know is that this contract marriage, this farce. Yes, I fake married my bodyguard to disobey my family. They don't own me, It's my only way to regain control. No one else sees how much I'm suffocating. No one knows the weight of this secret I carry. There's a stalker. He's been watching me for three years. Three years, and not a soul knows. Not even Zayn. How could I tell him? He'd rage out, and I can't have that. I can't let him get pulled into this mess. The only thing keeping me from losing it completely is the one thing no one expects-the contract, the fake marriage. It's a lie, yes, but it's the only truth I can hold onto. A way out. A way to escape this madness. Zayn doesn't know. No one does. But this is my fight now. And I won't let anyone take it from me. - THE VIRTUOUS INCLINATION
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