I Owe the Tyrant Four Little Heirs novel Chapter 1

Waking up, Niamh Lynn felt like she’d been hit by a truck.

She rubbed her throbbing temples and was stunned to see a strange man lying beside her.

He was shirtless, his skin a deep bronze, his features sharp and defined. Even in sleep, a slight frown creased his brow, hinting at a cold, commanding nature.

But it wasn't Cormac Hume.

Who was he?

Fragments of a passionate night began to flicker through her mind, and her clear eyes instantly clouded with panic.

Last night was her engagement party with Cormac. She’d booked a room at the hotel, planning to give him the virginity she’d saved for nineteen years after the celebration ended.

Instead, this stranger had stolen it.

She remembered feeling drunk not long after the party started. Her sister, Rhoslyn Lynn, had been the one to help her back to her room…

Her grip tightened on the sheets. So Rhoslyn had set her up.

Growing up, Rhoslyn had always seen her as a thorn in her side, competing with her for everything. Cormac was no exception; they had both fallen for him. When Cormac chose Niamh, Rhoslyn had never forgiven her.

She had to get out of there before he woke up. If anyone found out, her engagement to Cormac would be over.

Niamh quickly gathered her dress from the floor, slipped it on as quietly as she could, and fled the room.

Half an hour later, she arrived back at the Hume family estate. In the living room, Cormac’s mother, Linnea, and her own adoptive mother, Ffion, were waiting. Rhoslyn and Cormac were there too.

The moment Niamh stepped through the door, Linnea shot up from the sofa, grabbed a cup from the table, and hurled it at her. “You shameless girl, Niamh! You’ve brought nothing but disgrace to the Hume family!”

“Spending your engagement night in a hotel with another man!” she shrieked. “How is Cormac supposed to show his face in public now?”

A dull pain flared on Niamh’s forehead as a warm trickle of blood ran down her skin. Her face went pale, a chilling cold seeping into her bones.

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