"Abandoned by her mother the night she was born, Layla was taken in and raised by her grandmother in the countryside. Her life was peaceful and uneventful until one day, right before she turned twenty, a group of men came to her home and told her about her true identity. It turned out that she was the daughter of the wealthy Reed family, and her parents suddenly wanted to take her back. She thought that they were going to make up for lost time, but to her horror, they only wanted her back for one reason: for her to marry a disabled man instead of Sandra, their other daughter. They even went so far as to use her vulnerable grandmother as a bargaining chip to force her. Clark was the heir of the powerful Smith family, but his family was on the brink of bankruptcy. As if that wasn't enough, thanks to a car accident, the grumpy man was now also wheelchair-bound. Desperate to get out of this plight, he married Layla. However, on their wedding night, Clack and Layla signed an agreement, agreeing to get divorced after two years. Would this marriage really last two years? Would Clark find out that his wife was not a rich pampered princess but a simple country girl? Between her persistent pursuer and her cold husband, who would Layla choose?"
Layla Reed pushed the door to the doctor's office and walked in. Then she immediately asked, "Doctor, how is my Grandma? Was the operation successful?"
As soon as the doctor saw her, he frowned and pulled a long face. Then he said sharply, "Are you referring to the patient in Ward Eight? What operation are you talking about? Your grandmother owes the hospital tens of thousands of dollars already. If you don't pay her hospital bills today, take her out of here immediately."
"What? How can that be? Alina told me that she had settled the hospital bills." Layla was shocked and angry at the same time.
Alina promised that she would pay Layla's grandmother's hospital bills. That was why Layla agreed to marry a stranger on behalf of Alina's beloved daughter. But before Layla got married, she wanted to see her grandmother first, so she snuck out and went to the hospital on her wedding day.
Only to find that Alina didn't fulfill her promise at all.
Layla tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart. She grabbed the doctor's arm and said, "Doctor, my grandmother is very ill, and the operation can't be delayed. She doesn't have too much time to wait. Please perform the operation first. I'll raise money right... Ouch!"
Before she could finish her words, she heard a loud bang behind her.
Then her hair was forcibly pulled back, and a familiar sharp voice sounded in her ears. "You bitch! How dare you run away on your wedding day!"
Layla's scalp was so painful that she was forced to raise her head. Then she saw the well-dressed Alina staring down at her.
She pushed Alina away with all her strength, and her eyes turned red with anger. "You lied to me! You didn't pay my grandmother's hospital bills. I won't marry that terrible man for Sandra!"
But Alina was not threatened at all. Instead, she sneered, "If you marry him obediently, I'll pay the hospital bills now and let your grandmother undergo an operation. But if you continue being stubborn, I will make sure she doesn't make it through today. Think about it carefully."
"Pay the hospital bills in front of me right now." Layla didn't believe Alina anymore. But her grandmother's life was at stake. The operation couldn't be delayed any longer.
Alina took out her credit card and paid the hospital bills at once.
Then she turned to the two servants behind her and ordered, "Hurry, help Miss Layla change into her wedding dress."
Layla didn't resist anymore. She could only grit her teeth.
The servants rushed over, hastily put on the wedding dress for her, and stuffed her into the bridal car.
Alina bent down outside the car window and warned Layla, "Remember who you are and what you're here for. If you dare to sabotage the relationship between the Smith family and the Reed family, I won't spare that old bat."
Layla clutched the hemline of her wedding dress so tightly that her knuckles turned white. She knew she had no way back.
She had no other choice but to marry Clark Smith, the heir of the Smith family.
Rumor had it that after he was crippled from a car accident, he became temperamental, cruel, and extremely hard to please.
The Reeds had promised to marry their daughter, Sandra Reed, to the son of the Smith family. However, Sandra was a spoiled young woman. She refused to marry Clark because he became a cripple. So Alina came up with the idea of using Layla as the substitute bride.
There was a screeching sound.
The car suddenly braked, interrupting Layla's thoughts.
Before she could react, she saw the driver get out of the driver's seat. Then he opened the back seat door and pulled her out. "Go walk the rest of the road by yourself."
After saying this, the driver threw her small and shabby suitcase on the ground.
Layla looked around and found that they were on a hillside. She said anxiously, "But we haven't gotten there yet. You..."
But the driver didn't wait for her to finish her words. He got in the car, stepped on the accelerator, and sped away.
Layla was an unloved member of the Reed family. Of course, the driver wouldn't feel sorry for her. After all, his master was Sandra. He only took orders from Sandra.
Layla was left on a deserted hillside with no one else around. As the cold and humid wind blew, she couldn't help shivering.
The sky was dark and gloomy.
Then there came a flash of lightning and the roar of thunder.
Layla looked up at the dark sky with a frown. It seemed that a storm was coming.
She couldn't delay any longer. Otherwise, she would be in danger. So she lifted the hemline of her wedding dress with one hand, pulled her suitcase with the other, and plodded in the hilly road.
The high heels she was wearing were a big obstacle. After taking just a few steps, the heel of one shoe was stuck in the crack in the road. She couldn't pull it out no matter how hard she tried.
Worse was, the rain was coming down in buckets.
Layla had no choice. She took off her high heels and walked barefoot on the mountain road strewn with small and sharp gravel.
When she reached the top of the hill, a luxurious manor standing in the rain and mist appeared in her eyes. It covered an area of thousands of acres with independent gardens and mini forests. Villas scattered in different directions, looking magnificent and grand.
"I'm finally here," she murmured.
Layla was totally exhausted, and she was soaking wet. Since she walked barefoot, the sharp stones cut her tender soles. Her feet were bleeding, but she couldn't care less at the moment.
She lifted the hemline of her dress and rang the doorbell.
No one opened the door.
She rang it again.
Still, there was no answer from the inside.
Layla squatted on the front steps, almost freezing to death. When she felt like she was about to collapse, she finally heard some noise coming from inside the house.
Before she could stand up, the luxurious door opened.
And the first thing that caught Layla's eyes was a wheelchair. She looked up and saw a supremely handsome face.
The man had an angular face and a high nose bridge. Although his thin lips were pursed tightly, they still looked sexy and charming.
But unfortunately, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were cold. Even from a distance, Layla could feel the coldness he emanated.
She thought that he must be Clark Smith.
Somehow she was a little nervous. She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Hello! My name is Sandra Reed. I'm here to marry you."
Clark looked at her up and down several times. When he saw there was nothing on her neck, his eyes narrowed dangerously. Then he said in a low voice, "You are not Sandra Reed."
"Abandoned by her mother the night she was born, Layla was taken in and raised by her grandmother in the countryside. Her life was peaceful and uneventful until one day, right before she turned twenty, a group of men came to her home and told her about her true identity. It turned out that she was the daughter of the wealthy Reed family, and her parents suddenly wanted to take her back. She thought that they were going to make up for lost time, but to her horror, they only wanted her back for one reason: for her to marry a disabled man instead of Sandra, their other daughter. They even went so far as to use her vulnerable grandmother as a bargaining chip to force her. Clark was the heir of the powerful Smith family, but his family was on the brink of bankruptcy. As if that wasn't enough, thanks to a car accident, the grumpy man was now also wheelchair-bound. Desperate to get out of this plight, he married Layla. However, on their wedding night, Clack and Layla signed an agreement, agreeing to get divorced after two years. Would this marriage really last two years? Would Clark find out that his wife was not a rich pampered princess but a simple country girl? Between her persistent pursuer and her cold husband, who would Layla choose?"
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
Betrayed by her mate and sister on the eve of her wedding, Makenna was handed to the ruthless Lycan Princes as a lover, her indifferent father ignoring her plight. Determined to escape and seek revenge, she captured the interest of the three Lycan princes, who desired her exclusively amid many admirers. This complicated her plans, trapping her and making her a rival to the future Lycan queen. Entwined in jealousy and vindictiveness, could Makenna achieve her vengeance in the intricate dance with the three princes?
Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."