Fake Love ✦ Ultimate & Free

Elias was an architect of illusions. He didn’t build houses; he built "happily ever afters" for people who needed a temporary escape from reality. His business, The Alibi Agency , provided fake dates for high school reunions, pretend fiancés for overbearing family weddings, and scripted romances for social media influencers needing a "scandalous" breakup.

"My grandfather is fading," Clara told him in his dimly lit office. "He’s a romantic, the kind of man who believes everyone has one soulmate. He thinks I’m alone because I’m broken. I need him to believe I had a legendary love—one that ended tragically so he knows I can love, but that I’m just... honoring a ghost." Fake Love

"The contract ends tomorrow," he said, his voice barely audible. "I know," Clara replied. Elias was an architect of illusions

She leaned in, and for a moment, the script was gone. No rehearsed lines, no coffee-stained letters. Just two people in a parked car, terrified of the truth. When she kissed him, it wasn't for her grandfather or the agency. "My grandfather is fading," Clara told him in