She was an arrogant and spoiled lady, born with a silver spoon in her mouth. However, there was a secret behind her identity. He was a rising star in the business world. In just five years, the whole city was under his control. In order to achieve her goal, she provoked him and set him up. But when she tried to seduce him, she was frightened by his coldness. The moment she was about to run away, she was pulled into his arms. He landed an aggressive kiss on her lips.
"Murray He! How dare you betray me!"
Someone had sent Mary Gu an anonymous message about ten minutes ago.
"Up for a show? Go to Room 3208 of YJ Hotel."
Initially, Mary Gu thought the message was just some hoax. However, when she saw the photos attached, she began fuming.
It was a photo of her fiance, Murray He, with another woman.
In the photo, he was carrying the woman in his arms rather intimately.
In her wrath, Mary Gu wasted no time as she rushed to the hotel. Upon arrival, she noticed that the room wasn't even locked. She pressed her ear against the door, trying to make out the faint sounds.
"No! Let go of me! Mmph..."
Mary Gu could feel her heart pulsing in her ears.
Using her sky-high heels, she kicked the door open and barged in.
Seeing the two entangled with each other on the bed only aggravated her further.
Pak!
She raised her arm and slapped the woman across the face.
"Bitch! How dare you seduce my fiance!"
The woman widened her eyes in utter shock, her cheek reddened. "Who are you?"
"Who am I? You have the guts to have an affair with him and you don't know who I am?" A sneer tugged at the corners of Mary Gu's mouth. "Ask him then. Ask him who I am."
"Mr. Si, who is this woman?"
'Mr. Si? What is this woman talking about? That's Murray He!'
The room fell into silence.
The man slowly turned around as he met Mary Gu's gaze, his eyes dark and incomprehensible like an abyss.
Mary Gu's heart jolted. Who was this man? Where was Murray He?
The man seemed cool and collected. While the woman was barely clothed and hollow-eyed, the man wasn't-his shirt was perfectly well-pressed even. If nothing else, he didn't seem the least bit embarrassed in an obviously embarrassing situation.
Instead, he slightly narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Miss Gu, nice to meet you."
Mary Gu blushed immediately.
Then a realization hit her. "You know me?" she asked, vaguely bewildered.
"Aren't you here for the show? Weren't you supposed to catch someone cheating on you?" A knowing smile played at the man's mouth.
What was going on?
Mary Gu bit her lips. Damn it! She was tricked!
"Sorry, I must have been mistaken."
Smiling faintly, the man gazed at her, his eyes dimmed as if he was a greedy wolf circling in on its prey.
Mary Gu felt her chest tighten. She turned around in an attempt to leave when she felt a hand grip her wrist.
The man pulled her back.
He had moved so fast that she wasn't even able to respond.
Thump!
Mary Gu was thrown on the bed rather harshly. She then sunk into the soft bed.
"Ahh!"
The woman next to Oliver cried in horror.
Nervousness welled up in Mary Gu's chest. 'What is this man trying to do?
What a freak!'
The man stood up, his eyes burning.
"Fuck off!"
Baffled, Mary Gu attempted to get up only to be pressed back down by the man.
She gritted her teeth and hissed, "Let me go!"
"Mr. Si!" the other woman called out, her voice delicate.
At that moment, Mary Gu seemed to understand something. Was he asking the other woman to leave?
"Don't make me repeat myself!"
he roared.
The half-dressed woman clumsily collected her things as she scurried out, crying her eyes out.
Stunned, Mary thought to herself, 'What's going on? Is this what I think it is?'
"Let me go!" She struggled, trying to escape.
However, Oliver Si was too strong for her as he tightened his grip on her. "And if I don't?"
As he spoke, she could feel his hot breath on her face.
She continued to struggle but to no avail.
"Get off me!"
He ignored her pleas as he continued to draw nearer towards her. By then, their lips were just barely an inch apart.
She swiftly turned her face away, her heart pounding violently in her chest.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Claim for damages."
"What?" She quickly turned her head so much so that her lips lightly grazed his cheek.
His cheek felt abnormally cold.
Oliver Si screwed his eyes dangerously as he leaned against her neck. "Shouldn't you compensate me for letting my prey go?" he said slowly, emphasizing each word.
She let go of his prey?
"Bah! Shame on you!"
How dare he put the blame on her! Now he was asking compensation from her?
"They're inside! I saw them with my own two eyes! They're in there!"
There seemed to be a commotion outside.
Bang!
In the next second, the door flew open.
Mary Gu turned her head, blinded by all the flashing lights.
A group of reports had swarmed in. Their cameras were clicking nonstop.
"Miss Gu, what are you doing here?"
"Miss Gu, aren't you going to get married tomorrow? Why are you still fooling around with another man?"
"Miss Gu, don't you feel guilty for what you're doing behind your fiance's back?"
The questions came in like a barrage.
Mary Gu's mind went blank. In a hoarse voice, she shouted, "Go away! Stop asking me questions! Go away!"
In her despair, she felt as if she was a trapped beast.
However, the reporters were persistent. After all, such huge news was rare to come by.
Mary Gu, a member of the rich Gu family, was having an affair in a hotel. Just hearing the headline alone was enough to attract anyone's attention.
No one in their right mind would willingly let go of such a shocking headline.
Eventually, they finally noticed Oliver Si, who had been suspiciously silent the entire time. They turned their cameras towards him.
With his back to the reporters, his face couldn't be seen clearly. All they could see was his broad back.
"Sir, what's your relationship with Miss Gu?"
"Are you aware that Miss Gu is set to be married tomorrow?"
"You..."
"Fuck off!" His deep and hoarse voice was frightening.
The moment Oliver Si turned around, the reporters seemed to collectively hold their breaths.
"Mr. Si..."
A reporter trembled in fear and even dropped his camera on the floor.
Bang!
The loud sound roared in Mary Gu's ears.
Suddenly, something hit her-someone had obviously sent her that text message on purpose. Oliver and that woman earlier... The flock of reporters...
This was all planned!
But who on earth was behind all this?
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Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
The kiss grew more passionate as he felt her warm supple body pressing against his chest. He couldn't believe how soft she was. He was gentler this time, making love to her with a slow, languorous pace, pausing now and then to check the expression on her face. Kira was. transported. She no longer felt the fabric of the sheets underneath her. One moment, she was floating in the air, cuddled by cotton candy clouds. The next, she'd become one with a dinghy, bobbing up and down with the undulating waves. His scent enveloped her. He was on top of her, using his arms to support his weight and avoid crushing her. She snuggled up closer to him, safe and snug, cocooned in his warmth. Kira had always marvelled at Austyn's stamina, but he outdid himself tonight. In the midst of overwhelming rapture, Kira still had the presence of mind to broach the subject she'd been meaning to bring up. 'My dad's medical bills.' Austyn paused. He frowned as he looked into those beseeching eyes. 'It'll be taken care of by the end of business day tomorrow,' he said with a bit of an edge in his voice. Kira breathed out. ****** She is a 21-year-old college student who dreams of becoming a journalist. He is the heir of the McCarthy family and president of a business empire. She is bright-eyed and vivacious, a glass-half-full kind of gal. When life throws her a curveball, she knocks it out of the park. He is the archetypal alpha male, aggressive and domineering. Endowed with both brains and brawn, he steamrolls over his enemies and rules his company with an iron fist. The two would never have crossed paths if not for a cruel twist of fate. Kira's world was turned upside down when her father was hospitalised after a car accident. The medical bills were astronomical. Austyn McCarthy offered her a way out. The price: becoming his contract wife. At night, he consummated their marriage but called out another woman's name. Who was she? Why did Austyn marry Kira if he was in love with someone else? Kira was his lawful wife, but she had no right to ask these questions. Then one day, the woman showed up in front of her.
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COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
"You're mine, little puppy," Kylan growled against my neck. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his lips brushed my skin. My mind screamed at me to push him away-the Lycan Prince who had humiliated me again and again, but my body betrayed me, leaning into him before I could stop myself. He pressed his lips against mine, and his kiss grew more aggressive, more possessive as I felt my legs weaken. What was I doing? In a split-second, I pulled away and slapped him hard across the face. Kylan's eyes darkened, but the smirk on his lips exposed his amusement. "You and I both know we can't fight this, Violet," he said, gripping my wrist. "You're my mate." "And yet you don't want me," I replied. "You told me you were ashamed of me, that l'd never be your queen, that you'd never love me. So please, accept my rejection and let me go." "Never," he whispered, his grip tightening as he pulled me closer. "Soon enough, you'll be begging for me. and when you do-I'll use you as I see fit and then I'll reject you."