Contract Marriage with My Secret Partner in Crime Novel

Zephany Draven appears harmless—a timid celebrity journalist who fumbles her stories and cowers under pressure. Yet when darkness falls, she transforms into Eclipse, a hardened operative for a covert agency. Ruthless, commanding, and devastatingly effective, she's nothing like her public persona.

Kendrick Montclair embodies gentleness. An artist devoted to family, he radiates warmth and optimism even through hardship, making him an easy mark for exploitation. No one suspects the truth: by night, he is Obscura, a lethal and silent operative working shadows without mercy.

For years, they've been partners in a shadowy organization dedicated to uncovering truths governments have erased from existence. The irony cuts deep—they work seamlessly as a team without ever knowing each other's real face.

Their shared mission demands it: reach the highest security clearance to unlock classified secrets. Success feels within reach until everything crumbles. Their operation fails catastrophically.

Then a stranger emerges with a proposition that changes everything. He offers access to the intelligence they need, but the price is steep: a binding contract marriage.

Desperate and out of options, they sign away their freedom.

Neither anticipates what fate has arranged.

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Glass walls surround Zephany and Kendrick as they await their meal. Without warning, a vehicle smashes through the barrier. Kendrick instinctively shields Zephany, pulling her from danger's path. Both sustain minor lacerations from splintered glass.

"Are you hurt?" Each examines the other with concern.

The wounds vanish before them, skin sealing without trace.

Realization crashes down simultaneously. Their thoughts align in horrifying clarity: "The only person I know with this power is..."

"She's that unbearable, temperamental woman!"

"He's that infuriating, detached man!"

"Did I really marry my secret partner in crime?"

The revelation leaves them both reeling.