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When Gianna Emerson best friend gets dumped by her boyfriend; Gianna is determined to make him go through the same pain and hurt he made her best friend go through. Get close to him, make him fall in love with her and then mercilessly dump him. It was the most perfect and flawless plan except that it didn't involve Gianna falling helplessly in love with him. What's more, her Favourite rule of friend is "though shall not fall in love with your friend's ex"
In the present day an era it was particularly hard to find a person or people one could actually call a friend. With the generation wannabe cold blooded hormonal teenagers wanting true honest relationships but never wanting to put the efforts into being an actual friend themselves. It was almost laughable.
That was the thing with the human mind and its greed; never giving anything but wanting the whole world in return. But they were rarest occasions where things that could only ever be seen once in a gorgeous sapphire blue moon, were real people wanting to put in that work an effort into being a friend and loving you for everything that you are or seemed to be and wanting to grow old with you.
It was an unexplainable thing to have such a person; its rarity was well known by Gianna Emerson after all she'd had her own far share of brittle relationships right from a tender age and going further friends that never stuck by you. It was more accurate to say she had never really had real friends in her past.
But, come spring two years ago she had met Becky Waters and for the first time she could actually call someone her best friend. It was light the light at the end of a dark dreary tunnel or rain after years of famine; a miracle she had never hoped would be hers.
Now, what would do you on receiving an SOS call from your only ever best friend, your other half, the person you're supposed to grow old and die with matching be-jeweled grave stones; worse case she's balling her eyes out over the phone. The answer was simple for Gianna: you grab a shovel and a body bag and cycle all the way to your best friend's house by 9pm, you also needed to well versed in the art of burying a human corpse prior of course, luckily she had read up on that months ago.
It was important to understand the assignment. She had somehow successfully secured the shovel to her bike and the body bag had been folded perfectly and tied tightly to her seat before she took off in the night. The street lights illuminated the dark streets making every cranny visible and after taking a turn down a familiar path, she pulled up at her house, parking her bike by the fence.
She quietly jumped over it, with much skill. She had been jumping fences for two years now, it would have been weird if she hadn't have gotten used to it at some point. Soon she was climbing up to her window obviously avoiding the front door. The large glass windows were already open so it was much more easy to climb in; pulling herself with the upper body strength she had developed with consistent visits to the gym and morning press ups in her room before going to school.
She was immediately greeted by the bright pastel pink walls with tiny lights hanging over each corner of the room; pictures holding various fond memories were plastered on the wall, the one adjacent to it holding a life sized picture of Harry styles wearing a rainbow colored suit; more girly aesthetics on another wall and just above her large princess bed was her name 'Becky' designed with lights.
On many occasions she had observed that the room itself resembled the owner, and secretly she had envied it, wishing she could have something like that for herself too; not the pink though, but being able to make the room hers. She shook the thoughts out of her mind; forget the room, she was there for a reason.
Atop the large princess bed was a lump beneath the thick duvet. She moved closer to it hearing soft sobs that immediately broke her heart and reinforced the rage with in her.
"Bee?" She called softly, sitting at the edge of the bed that had immediately sunken in. Her bed had always been extremely soft, she had wondered how she had never gotten joint pains from sleeping on it. It sucked you in forcing you to lay in a very uncomfortable position all through the night.
She had preferred harder bed herself, loving the stability it gave. The lump suddenly moved swiftly. She pulled the covers and was jumping onto Gianna with enough force causing them to topple over and land on the carpet floors beneath them.
Becky sobbed out, louder now that her friend was here, holding her in a bear tight grip despite her slender arms. Gianna, initially startled, patted gently on her bouncy strawberry blonde hair.
"It's okay Bee, I'm here."
"Gianna..."
"Yeah?"
Becky sniffled rubbing her tears on her black shirt then looked up to her. Her baby blue orbs glistened despite the tears, the rim of her eyes was puffy and red from crying. The whole site tugged on Gianna's heart tighter.
"What happened? Who do I need to bury? I got a shovel and a body bag ready for them."
"Be serious Gianna, I'm not in the mood for joking." She pouted her lips, slowing pulling away from the hug to rub on her puffy eyes.
"Do I look like I'm joking? If you want to see the shovel just look outside your window, I'm dead serious."
"I may not know what you want or what you like or whatnot but you have shown me that you want out of this marriage and that's one thing that I know I'm going to help you with it" Callum replied and Athaliah smiled mirthlessly. "That is what you want. That's what you've always wanted. You are the one who went to work on our wedding night without saying a word to me. You are the one who leaves the house before I wake up and come back when I'm asleep. You are the one who treats me like a plague, someone you can't stand for a long time, and you've done that for two years Callum and now you dare to stand in front of me and tell me I showed you I wanted out of this marriage" Athaliah said shaking her head. "How dare you?" she shot at him. **************************** Bound by a marriage forged in the crucible of misunderstanding, Athaliah and Callum found themselves tethered to a union neither of them wanted. Athaliah' compelled by familial duty and Callum, driven by his grandfather's desire. The union was doomed to crumble and fail. Within a mere two years, after his grandfather's death, the ties that bond them together snapped, and with two signatures, their paths were set separate and different from each other. Fate, that fickle mistress, intervened years later, bringing them back to each other's orbit igniting the spark and electric connection anew and the both of them dared to grasp at the second chance fate had offered. But then again, history began to repeat itself, patterns began to replay, and Athaliah and Callum are faced with their shared past, forced to confront the ghosts of their past. With new revelations and unfolding layers of complexity, the fabric of their relationship was stretching thin, and Athaliah's perception is shattered after unearthing a scared truth.
Samantha McCartney is turned into the laughing stock of her family when her childhood crush and soon-to-be husband a wedding ring on her younger sister's instead of her on their wedding day. Devastated and heartbroken, Samantha gets drunk and ends up having a one-night stand with someone she had only seen on TV and more; happened to be the estranged stepbrother of her childhood crush.
"What if I don't fall in love with you?" she asked apprehensively. Instead, his lips curved into a small smile that messed with her chest. "You will" he replied confidently and she knew at that moment that she already had. --------------------------------------------- A loveless marriage. Her parents' mysterious death. Dangerous secrets. Zaria Williams would do anything to find out who caused her parents' death and why. Taking over their company and ending her loveless marriage after disappearing for one year was the first step. With her two brothers as the last of her family, Zaria is further pulled into a web of dangerous secrets and dangerous territories even without having any idea of it. And there was only one reason, he protected her without question, without a word, without she even having an idea of it.
THE MONTELLE FAMILY SERIES (BOOK ONE) “Julian?” the latter called out in shock and surprise as Julian sucked in a breadth and turned to face the latter maintaining his flat expression. “When did you come back?” the latter asked again. The question instantly made a plethora of memories wash over Julian. He discovered he could remember everything that happened that day clearly as if it had happened the previous day. He remembered every word and everything that had happened and they seemed to suck the air of his lungs and as his legs almost turned to powder. His trust was broken and his so called loved ones betrayed him. Not even one of them remained; they had all taken his side and left him stranded and all alone. With his father's threat of giving his company to charity if he didn’t come home; Julian Montelle is forced to abandon the life he had built for himself in Hong Kong. Coming back to the place that held the worst and horrid memories for him wasn’t an option but for some unknown reason. Julian found himself getting on a plane and getting back to take back his rightful heritage and property. This time around, he came back to take revenge on everyone who had something to do with what happened back then and who had abandoned him. And as well this time around, he wasn't alone and had someone who stood beside him without any questions.
Since when they were little, Gabriella Armani had developed a huge crush on her elder brother’s best friend but the latter had never given her attention or even treated her like her a girl, he had always treated her like a younger sister; much to Gabriella’s annoyance. After severally promising to marry him when she grew up, she left the country or her studies. Never in his life did Kiley imagine that a point in his life, he would start to see Gabriella Armani as woman and not as the younger sister who followed him everywhere.
Despite being an easy target for bullies; Tessa O’Bailey never got bullied. The bullies weren’t scared of her but they never touched her either. And Tessa had no idea why but she was glad, at least she could now do whatever she wanted but when she somehow got into detention with the school’s bad boy, it didn’t take long for her to realize why.
"Is it considered betrayal to develop feelings for your best friend's boyfriend? What about when fate intervenes, and he turns out to be your destined mate? You might think it's luck and thank the moon goddess for such a twist of fate. That's what I believed until the love of my life uttered those dreaded words: 'I want a divorce!' As I stared at the pregnancy test in my hands, I realized it was better to keep my secret to myself. My name is Violet, and this is my story."
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."
"I want a divorce!" Ryan demanded, despite the fact that he had cheated on her with his ex. ~ Serena is no longer the quiet, romantic lady Ryan Winters married and divorced five years ago. Now the CEO of Rocky's Designs, she is bright, unwavering, and unapologetic about her independence-a far cry from the woman Ryan remembers. When fate brings them back into one another's lives, Ryan is forced to confront the truth about their past, their newfound hot chemistry, and a surprising revelation; Serena has a daughter who may be his. But Ryan's girlfriend, Kate, isn't prepared to lose him again. She will do whatever it takes to keep Ryan in her grasp-even if it means destroying Serena's life and the corporate empire she has built. What happens when Serena's now peaceful life is being disrupted? Will Serena lose once again or will she seize this billionaire's heart?
I'm a Luna. After three years of marriage to Alpha Nathaniel Blackwood, I'm finally pregnant with his pup. But he's unclaimed me for his first love. I'm leaving the pack with this secret, praying he never finds out. Nathaniel Blackwood is a handsome, powerful Alpha. In a world where humans and werewolves coexist, he has it all: a billion-dollar empire, untold power, a massive pack, and, most importantly, the perfect Luna. But the return of his first love shattered our marriage. When he finds out the secret I've been hiding, will he regret rejecting me? Will I ever be able to forgive him? Dive into this gripping serialized novel to find out more-Enjoy the ride!
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Five years ago, Alessia La Rosa's life took a drastic turn when, suffering from memory loss, she wed to Dominic Carter under her grandfather's mysterious arrangement. But their marriage was a facade, bringing her only humiliation and heartache as Dominic showed no love, and she couldn't conceive. Upon discovering Dominic's infidelity, Alessia sought liberation through divorce. Yet, fate had more in store for her. Five years later, spurred by an anonymous email hinting at her lost child's whereabouts, she returns to the city with her twin babies in tow, determined to uncover the truth. As she navigates the tangled web of her past, a surprising twist awaits. Dominic, upon meeting her again, finds himself drawn to the woman she has become, unaware of her true identity as his former wife. Little does he know, the woman he's falling for is not only his ex-wife but also a powerful Doctor and Master Hacker.