Married to the Man Who Can’t Wake Up
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For years, Anna was the forgotten illegitimate daughter, ignored by her wealthy father. That changes when her stepmother orders her to marry Guy Livingston in place of her perfect half-sister. Guy has been comatose since a brutal car accident six months ago—or so everyone believes. To protect her adoptive grandfather’s preservation project, Anna signs the contract and enters the terrifying Livingston Estate. Using his medical skills, she discovers Guy is faking his coma. But before she can expose him, the butler drugs her water. When her half-sister and cousin arrive to humiliate her, Anna tames the estate’s guard dogs and breaks the cousin’s arm. She calmly orders the matriarch to remove the trash.
Married to the Man Who Can’t Wake Up Summary
For years, Anna was the forgotten illegitimate daughter, ignored by her wealthy father. That changes when her stepmother orders her to marry Guy Livingston in place of her perfect half-sister. Guy has been comatose since a brutal car accident six months ago—or so everyone believes. To protect her adoptive grandfather’s preservation project, Anna signs the contract and enters the terrifying Livingston Estate. Using his medical skills, she discovers Guy is faking his coma. But before she can expose him, the butler drugs her water. When her half-sister and cousin arrive to humiliate her, Anna tames the estate’s guard dogs and breaks the cousin’s arm. She calmly orders the matriarch to remove the trash.
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Married to the Man Who Can’t Wake Up Chapter 1
“You’ll marry him in Kerry’s place.”
The words dropped into the study’s thick silence. Smooth. Cold. Brenda Hale didn’t even look up from her coffee cup. Anna Curtis stood in the middle of the huge room. The smell of expensive cigars and old leather stuck in her throat.
Her stepmother finally glanced at her, a tiny smile playing on her lips. “Kerry Hale. The darling of New York society. Why would she need me, the illegitimate daughter from Appalachia, to be her stand-in?”
Brenda’s smile widened. “Because her fiancé, Guy Livingston, had a car accident six months ago. He’s a vegetable, Anna. Kerry can’t marry a living corpse. It would be a disaster for her image.”
Anna’s stomach turned. A sacrifice. They were trading her like a pawn to lock down the Livingston empire. It was always about the family. The business. The name. None of which had ever really included her.
Her father, Richard Hale, stood by the window with his back to her. He didn’t say a word.
“I refuse.”
Brenda placed her cup down with a soft click. She slid a thick file across the desk. “I thought you might say that.”
Anna looked at the cover page. A mining proposal. One that would destroy the economic heart of Havenwood—the small mountain town where she grew up. The investor blocking the local preservation trust was a subsidiary of Hale Industries.
Her lungs emptied. Her grandfather, Alistair Curtis, had poured the last twenty years of his life into that preservation project. It was everything to him.
“Your grandfather is getting on in years,” Brenda said, her voice smooth as poison. “The stress of seeing his life’s work destroyed, the town’s economy collapsing… I’m not sure his heart could take it.”
Anna’s hands curled into fists at her sides. Her nails dug into her palms. The pain kept her grounded.
She closed her eyes for a second. She saw her grandfather’s kind face. Smelled his workshop. Felt the quiet peace of the mountains.
When she opened her eyes, her face was blank.
“I want your guarantee,” she said, her voice flat. “The moment I’m married, you withdraw all opposition to the Havenwood project. In writing.”
Brenda’s smile was triumphant. “Of course, dear. We’re family, after all.”
Anna picked up the pen. Its weight felt wrong in her hand. She signed her name—Anna Curtis—on the consent form. A contract selling her life.
The ink dried. A wave of dizziness washed over her. It felt like someone had pulled out her spine.
Brenda was already on the phone. “She’s agreed. Have a car ready. The bride is on her way to the Livingston Estate in thirty minutes.”
Anna didn’t look at her father or her stepmother again. She turned, back straight, and walked out.
She didn’t let them see the single tear that escaped and traced a cold path down her cheek.
Her life in Havenwood was over. She was walking into a cage. But as she stepped into the hallway, her grandfather’s voice echoed in her mind. Every problem, Anna, is just a test of what you already know.
Something hard and sharp flickered in her eyes. She wasn’t prey. Not anymore.
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Married to the Man Who Can’t Wake Up of Contents
Chapter 1 Ch. 1Chapter 2 Ch. 2Chapter 3 Ch. 3
Chapter 4 Ch. 4
Chapter 5 Ch. 5
Chapter 6 Ch. 6
Chapter 7 Ch. 7
Chapter 8 Ch. 8
Chapter 9 Ch. 9
Chapter 10 Ch. 10
Chapter 11 Ch. 11
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