A Love To Die For Novel by Willow Blackwood _ Novel





A Love To Die For Chapter 01

“Everyone knows you’re the burger girl at that late-night diner—his beloved crush who stayed by Elijah’s side through his three years of downfall. He treats you like you matter more than his own life.
“I could help you fake your death and disappear, but the risk is enormous. What’s in it for me?”
Elijah Tuckett’s archrival, Casper Keeton, took a slow sip of brandy, his eyes gleaming with mockery as he looked at Nathaly Bowden.
“What you’ve always wanted—30% of the Tuckett Group shares under my name.”
Nathaly’s voice was hoarse but steady, as if she were discussing some trivial supermarket discount.
“And one more thing. Before I leave, you’ll arrange another abortion for me.”
Her words froze him in place. His smirk vanished, replaced by stunned silence.
“You’re insane! Elijah’s been seen with that little songbird lately—his former fiancée, right? I heard her family went bankrupt, and she ended up working as a hostess.
“But in our circles, everyone has a pampered lover or two. She’s no threat to your position as Mrs. Tuckett. Why even care?”
Why even care?
Nathaly’s lashes trembled. Images of her mother, Brenda, bleeding out on the operating table, dying in agony just last night, flashed through her mind. Her heart twisted like it was being cut open.
“If you won’t do it, I’ll find someone who will.”
A chill swept over her. She stood to leave.
Casper scrambled, pulling out the stock transfer agreement.
“Eight billion dollars! It’ll hit your account in a few hours. I’ll stage an accident to help you disappear. As for the abortion…”
Nathaly signed her name with a quick, practiced stroke and walked out.
Her hand gripped the doorknob when Casper finally voiced the question gnawing at him.
“It’s your own child. How can you bear it?”
The words hit Nathaly like a sledgehammer, leaving her heart a bloody mess.
She froze, her face pale with pain, but in the end, said nothing. She pushed open the door and left.
The composure she’d forced herself to hold shattered as soon as the elevator doors closed.
Five years ago, the Tuckett family went bankrupt. Elijah’s parents died tragically.
Elijah himself was nearly killed by enemies and fled to the slums, where Nathaly, flipping burgers at the diner beside her mute mother Brenda, saved him.
Later, at the Tuckett Group’s relaunch party—
A socialite mocked Nathaly for her persistent greasy burger scent. Elijah cut off the woman’s words right there, all because Nathaly feared marriage, and he’d proposed 99 times, chipping away at her anxiety bit by bit.
Even Brenda was moved to tears, using sign language to urge her daughter to accept.
For two years after the wedding, Elijah spoiled Nathaly like a princess.
Even his buddies teased, “Good thing Nathy doesn’t like stars—otherwise Eli would be learning rocket science!”
Nathaly thought her happiness would last forever.
Until six months ago, when she stumbled upon Elijah kissing his ex-fiancée, Nicole Fridley, at the club.
When she confronted him, Elijah’s handsome features were hidden in shadow, his voice low and unhurried.
“Nathy, people like us need to mix things up once in a while.”
Nathaly couldn’t stop the tears.
“Let’s get divorced.”
Elijah just laughed, his lips curling into a possessive, wicked smile.
“Honey, not a chance. You’re mine—always.”
Nathaly tried to send him divorce papers three times.
The first time, Elijah locked her in the primary bedroom for five days and nights, going through ten bottles of lube.
The second time, the Tuckett Group pressured every lawyer in town until none dared take her case.
The third time, she drafted her own agreement, but crashed her car on the way to deliver it.
When she woke up, the doctor told her she was three weeks pregnant. She touched her belly and finally gave in.
Elijah returned to his old, loving self. Nicole vanished from his side.
“It’s just something trivial,” Elijah said coldly, feeding Nathaly peeled grapes.
But during Brenda’s heart surgery, Elijah pulled every doctor in the city away—for the sake of that “trivial thing”—and Brenda died on the table.
Nathaly broke. She staggered to find Elijah, only to overhear the truth outside his hospital room.
“Eli, it’s just cramps. You don’t have to go all out. Today’s your mother-in-law’s heart surgery—shouldn’t you be with Nathaly? She’s pregnant…”
Nicole’s voice faded, her eyes misty. “After all, Nathaly’s carrying my first baby, too.”
Nathaly’s mind exploded.

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