Everyone has a past right? Hell yeah!. What makes you a conqueror is being able to defeat your pasts and not letting your pasts get in your future.
Seated behind a huge mahogany chair in a well furnished office was Almighty Andre Neil Demarco, a popular Italian gang leader and mobster, tagged to be a cold,ruthless and heartless.
Who isn't scared of him? Just his presence alone, makes one.
He was typing silently on his laptop,with not a single thing to worry about. But is that true? That he has nothing to worry about?.
Definitely no. He has a lot on his mind. He just lost his wife and unborn child. No wife, no family members. Just him and him alone in his lonely world.
A knock came at the door. Without taking his eyes off the laptop, he answered.
"Who's there?"
"Excuse me Mr Andre"
It was his secretary,Ana.
"Come in" Andre said,still typing effortlessly on his laptop.
Ana opened the door quietly and got in.
"Sir, you're scheduled for a meeting with the Chinese investors in two hours. Also, Mr Drew is
here to see you. Should I reschedule the meeting with the Mr Drew?" Ana asked.
"Leave it. I'll be there in ten minutes".
"OK sir; what drink should I get you? As usual?"
"Yes as usual" Andre nodded as he got up from his seat and headed for the conference room. He loved every of hismeetings to be done in the conference room. Nobody can
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Drew sat in the conference room, patiently waiting for his boss to show up. He
About five minutes later, the door opened and Andre entered the room, in his usual unrushed strides of his. Drew stood up to shake hands with him, but Andre being the rude,snubbed him.
He didn't receive the handshake.
Drew his his embarrassment by putting his hands in his pockets.
"Good morning boss" Drew greeted.
"What's the new development?" Andre asked going straight to the point.
"The Russians didn't send any coke to our branch"
"And what have you and your men done about it?"
"We've done every possible thing, but they still didn't send it. Last week, they requested for their money. We sent it, but they still didn't send it" Drew responded, hoping he sounded convincing enough.
The next thing he heard wasn't what he was expecting.
Andre scoffed "You must be out of your mind; how could you be dumb enough to send any dosh when you haven't received the coke?"
"Am sorry boss. I've sent my men there, but they were beaten badly by Ali" Drew said.
"Please boss. We really need your help" Drew continued.
Andre exhaled "You may leave. I'll see what I can do. How's your branch doing?"
Drew sighed. He released the breath he didn't even know he was holding. That was just what he wanted. For his boss to intervene.
He thanked his boss and left the conference room.
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"Honestly babe, I can't really believe that you're back" Samantha told her best friend, Nivea.
Nivea rolled her eyes. "You've said that for like a million times now"
"And I'll say it again and again and again. I miss you like hell".
Samantha jumped on her friend's body and hugged her tightly "I miss you baby".
Nivea struggled to release her friend's grip on her. "Am choking".
She coughed. "Let go of me bitch"
"Oh! Am sorry" Samantha chuckled.
"Shut your pie hole. You wanna kill me or what?" Nivea asked as she took a sip of her water.
"Too bad you're not dying now. In case you do, I'll gladly get you a coffin"
Nivea shook her head.
"To be honest girl,you've grown so fat and tall. We both know that you weren't as tall and fat before you left for the Netherlands. If I may ask, whats the secret?"
Nivea already knows where her friend was aiming at.
"Well, I know already" Samantha smirked
"Whatever" Nivea rolled her eyes.
"By the way, how's the Molly and Dolly, the twins?" Samantha asked, changing the topic.
"How's Steve? Is he back from the United States?"
Samantha's eyes brightened at the mention of Steve. He was herboyfriend. Someone she loves dearly.
"Yeah. He came back yesterday" Samantha replied.
"OK I was sa..........."
The door bursts open, cutting Nivea off. They turned to see who it was. Michael, Nivea's cousin, entered the room.
He yelled as soon as his eyes landed on Nivea.
"Oh my goodness! Nivy, you're actually back?"
Nivea went into his outstretched arm and hugged him.
"Yeah. Am actually back"
She chuckled when he swayed her round.
"I just can't believe it" Michael said as he put her down.
"Just look at you. You've grown tall. I guess your aunt fed you properly,right?"
Nivea rolled her eyes "how many times will I continue to hear that statement?"
"Am only trying to say your aunt took proper care of you".
"Mister, she's your mother. Why do you keep on calling her my aunt?"
"Isn't she your aunt?" Michael arched his brows.
"Yeah. She's my aunt, but you should address her as mo........."
"Let's go paint the city red girls" Michael cut her off.
Nivea exhaled. Whenever she tries to make her cousin understand that her aunt is his mother, he'll always change the topic. He's always changing the topic.
She wouldn't blame him though. His beloved parents disowned him because he chose the lifestyle of a gay. She didn't know what was wrong with him being gay. Everyone has his own life and they should be allowed to live it.
"By the way, how's the old tiger?" Michael asked as he plopped himself on the couch.
"Has he disowned any of his cubs again?"
Nivea shook her head. She knew he was referring to his father. Whatever his parents did must have hurt him badly.
"No he hasn't" Samantha chuckled.
"At least, I haven't heard any news that he disowned any of his cubs".
Michael smiled "Thats by the way, lets go rock the city".
"We don't have any money" Samantha said.
"Don't worry baby, bills on me" Michael winked at her.
"Am not going. Count me out" Nivea said as she sat on the bed.
"You've never been in the mood. Sorry to burst your bubbles, you're coming whether you like it or not" Samantha told her.
#####To be continued######
When his wife wasn't able to birth children due to some medical issues, billionaire Gianluca Di Vaio was forced to hire a surrogate mother.
Melanie married Ashton out of gratitude, but she quickly found herself entangled in a web of relentless challenges. Despite these struggles, she stayed true to her commitment to the marriage. In the hospital room, Ashton indifferently attempted to draw her blood, disregarding her discomfort. This callous act was a harsh revelation for Melanie, awakening her to the grim reality of their relationship. Resolved to prioritize her own welfare, she decided to sever ties. With newfound resolve, Melanie filed for divorce. In the process, she unveiled her concealed identities, leaving everyone in shock. Throughout these turbulent times, Melanie realized that Derek, Ashton’s uncle, had been discreetly protecting her all along.
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?
Desperate to handle her grandmother's towering medical bills, Gianna agreed to a contract marriage with Tristan, the enigmatic man she'd once shared a one-night stand with. She assumed they'd fulfill each other's needs and dissolve the arrangement once the terms expired. Unbeknownst to Gianna, this marriage was a dream Tristan had clung to for ten relentless years. Certain she was just filling someone else's role, Gianna prepared to leave when that other woman returned. But Tristan, his eyes burning with unspoken emotion, seized her trembling hand and declared, "You’re mine. Now and always."
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?
June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!
Veronica is an eighteen-year-old omega who falls into an emotional breakdown when her Mate, who was soon to be the Alpha of the Sun crest pack, turns against her, hurls hurtful words at her, and rejects her on the night of the full moon festival because he and everyone in the pack, including her, thinks she is an omega. As if the pain of rejection, helplessness, and worthlessness wasn't enough, she lost her best and only friend to the cold hands of death when rogue wolves attacked their pack. Right in the presence of her mate, she was tagged as someone who always attracted problems and calamities anywhere she went and he turned a blind eye and watched as she was banished from the pack. With hatred for her life, she runs deep into the woods that were off-limits and jumps off to end her life, but in a turn of events, something else happens. What would her mate do when he finds out that Veronica is not who he thinks she is? Will she be able to forgive him? What fate lies ahead for them?