The Purchased Wife — Harlequin Comics
Issue: #1
Mere days before the ceremony, Nell finds out a cruel truth: her marriage is based on a contract. Her husband, a Greek business tycoon ten years her senior, purchased a virgin wife for fifty million dollars. One year later, Nell awakens in a hospital bed after a car crash only to find her husband, Xander Pascalis, there to greet her. After rejecting her on their first night together, the two have...
First appearances: Xander Pascalis, Nell
Creators: Natsue Ogoshi, Michelle Reid
Characters: Xander Pascalis, Nell