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Lauren was heart-broken when she found out that her 8 years boyfriend had been cheating on her. It was her wedding day and her dream wedding turns out to be her worst nightmare. Because of so much devastation, she went to a bar to get drunk and had a crazy encounter with a hot and handsome billionaire Calvin Davidson who happened to be her childhood friend. Calvin found out the reason of her devastation and offered to help her get her revenge. But with this sexy, hot and famous billionaire around, will Lauren succeed in taking her revenge? or something will they fall in love with each other. But what if Lauren finds out that everything was just because of a bet. Read the novel to find out more.
"You're like an angel today, honey. You look fabulous. No wonder Rick decided to marry you. I'm so happy for you." I smiled at what my mom said.
Yes, I'm getting married today. After being in a 8 years relationship with my boyfriend, we had now finally decided to get married. Eight years is way too long already. We have encountered many obstacles that we managed to surpass. We have spent so much time with each other so now we should take another step to seal our life with each other.
"Thank you, mom. I'm so blessed to have you as my parents. Thank you for supporting me all the way until now." I said. I felt teary eyed.
"My baby girl is now finally getting married. Time really fly so fast. It was as if yesterday you were just a baby sleeping in my arms, but now you're leaving us to have your own family to start." Dad said as tears started to fall in his eyes.
I tried so hard not to cry because it would ruin my makeup. Minutes from now my wedding will start and I'm done with everything including my hair and make up.
"Dad, stop crying. You'll ruin my makeup." I said as I tried to stop my tears from falling.
"I'm sorry, honey. I just can't stop myself. Who would have thought that you will be this beautiful today." He held my hand and pressed it gently. "You should always remember that no matter what happens, you will always be our baby girl. Even if you're gonna get married later and gonna have a life on your own."
I nodded to what he said. "Be a responsible and loving wife to your husband okay? Even though you know that we don't like him for you. But now that you're gonna marry him, we will try our best to consider him as a part of our family also." My mother said,
My parents really don't like Rick from the very start. Back when he was just courting me, my parents opposed having a relationship with him. They said that they don't trust him because they thought he'll just be a hindrance to my studies and he'll do no good for me.
But Rick still decided to pursue courting me and showed to my parents that what they thought of him is wrong and his intention towards me is pure and genuine. I was 18 years old back then while he was 19, that's why they were too overprotective of me.
But after a year of courting, I finally decided to be his girlfriend without my parents' approval. They were so mad at me for deciding such a thing without talking to them first. But I knew that they wouldn't let me so I didn't tell them. But after a month, they finally gave up but told me that they are still mad at me but couldn't do anything now since it already happened. After that, they just always tell me and remind me to not do anything else until we graduate.
Of course I knew what they meant by it. Well, I understand them if they had acted like that in the past. I was just an only child and the fact that I'm a girl.
"Of course, Mom, Dad. Don't worry about me. I'm not a baby anymore okay?" I said and they both nodded and looked at each other with sad eyes.
"Yeah, you're not a baby anymore but you are still our baby girl." Dad said and hugged me and I hugged him back.
After an emotional talk with my parents, they said that they'll be outside and called the organizer of our wedding to ask if everything is okay in the church.
I took my phone out of my bag and dialed Astrid's number, my best friend. I've been waiting for her for about an hour now but she still hasn't come here. Why did it took her too long to come?
After how many rings, she didn't answer and so I decided to call her once more hoping that she would pick it up this time, but again she didn't. "What's with this woman? Why isn't she picking up her phone?" I wondered.
I decided to just send her a message saying that she needs to hurry because she's my bride's maid.
Astrid and I have been best friends since highschool. Before I entered into a relationship with Rick, Astrid and I were inseparable. We're like glue stuck together. We considered ourselves not just best friends but also sisters.
After sending her a message, I took a deep breath. I'm so excited yet so nervous. I don't know what I should feel at the moment, it seems to be a mixed emotion. I think it's just normal for a soon to be married woman.
I then heard the bedroom door open and there I saw my cousin Viy. She's wearing a pink dress and she looks so lovely. I smiled at her as soon as her eyes laid on me.
"Hi, Viy. Have you seen Astrid outside?" I asked her but then she didn't answer me.
There's worry in her eyes which made me confused. "Hey, what's wrong? Something happened to you?" I asked her.
She shook her head and forced a smile. "No, it's nothing." She said,
"No, you can tell me." I answered.
I can see in her face that she's having two thoughts whether she'll tell me or not. She heaved out a deep sigh before looking at me. "Well, it's nothing big actually. It's just that I heard that something's going on with the church. I don't know exactly." She said,
My chest suddenly beats fast to what I heard. It felt weird hearing it because it makes me nervous and overthink.
"What is it?" I asked while holding out my breath.
"I don't know either. I just heard from Aunt Cecil when she was talking on the phone that there's a commotion in the church." She said, "But don't worry. I don't think it's a big problem though. I even heard Uncle Bun that they'll take care of it, " she explained.
I nodded to what she said but I'm still uneasy about it. What was the commotion about? Did something happen there?
Then my parents came in. The look on their eyes doesn't have a hint of worry so maybe the problem was already resolved. "We should go now. The wedding will start in 10 minutes." Mom said and assisted me with my dress.
"I'm gonna go now. I'll just head out first to the church. See you all there." Viy said before going outside first.
"I heard something come up in the church, what was it mom? Did something happen?" I asked.
I saw Mom and Dad look at each other before they look at me and shook their heads in chorus. "Of course no. There's nothing wrong." Mom answered. I can sense that the way she answered was a little bit defensive but I didn't mind it.
"How about Astrid mom? Have you seen her? I've been trying to call her since earlier but she won't answer."
"Maybe she's already in the church." She answered.
My parents assisted me until I sat inside the wedding car. Good thing is that the church is five minutes away from our house.
When we had finally reached the church, I got out of the car as my parents helped me. As soon as I stood in front of the church, I saw that the church door was already open and there I saw people coming in and out. It made me confused about what's happening.
"Mom, Dad?" I called my parents and they looked at me with sadness in their eyes. I suddenly felt that something's wrong.
I saw Rick's parents approaching us. They seemed to be tense. "Lauren, where's Rick? Did something happen between you two?" They asked.
"What? What do you mean where's Rick? Isn't he supposed to be inside now?" I asked. My heart was pounding fast.
"What? Rick isn't here and we've been calling him for almost two hours now!" Aunt Lucy- Rick's mother said. I was not able to answer her because I can't think straight.
"There must be a misunderstanding." I answered. I turned to face my mom. "Mom, can you give me my phone? I need to call Rick." My hands were trembling and my voice was already shaking.
Too many things were running out inside my mind. It's not like what I'm thinking is right? Rick wouldn't do it. Rick wouldn't leave me, not on our wedding day. He wouldn't do such a thing.
When mom handed me the phone, I took it and dialed Rick's phone number while my hands were shaking. I waited for him to answer the call but he didn't. That's when my tears started to fall one by one.
This isn't happening. Rick maybe had an important reason for him to not be here yet.
I tried calling him once more and that's when I felt relieved when he answered the call. "Rick, love. Where are you? People were asking why you're not here? Did something bad happen?" I asked worriedly.
He didn't answer back. "Love? Are you there?"
"I'm sorry." The two words he answered which made my world shattered into pieces.
"W-what?" My voice is shaking.
"It's not you, it's me. I don't wanna hurt you anymore. I don't want to hide what I'm feeling. I've tried so hard to stop it but I can't. I just can't." His voice sounded hurt and like pleading.
I closed my eyes as tears continued to fall. No, this isn't true.
I laughed nervously. "Come on, Love. Don't be like this. This isn't funny."
"Let's break this wedding. I can't marry you." He said and suddenly the call ended.
After the call ended, the phone on my hand slipped down and fell on the floor. My legs were shaking and after a minute I also fell on the ground.
I couldn't think properly. My mind was vague enough to think what was going on. I just cry and shout at the same time. People around us and inside the church were confused about what was happening.
It seems like everything was just some kind of a joke. I tried to stand up but the more I tried, the more I felt pain. The next thing I know is that I fell on the ground.
For how long can you be able to keep a promise? In a moment, days, weeks, months, or lifetime? What if you can no longer remember those promises that you were making? But what if fulfilling those forgotten promises is already impossible, would you mind attempting to risk it once more? Cayne, a sexy playboy, and hot billionaire, secretive and mysterious guy. Inwardly thoughtful yet quite distant and reserved looked for a woman who can pretend as her wife because his mother wanted him to marry a woman he doesn't love. On the other flip side is the complete opposite. Raszhiel Kein, a highly extroverted girl from a middle-class and broken family, however, possessed an optimistic personality. Struggling to find a stable job, someone offered her a job but didn't know it was to become a billionaire's contract wife. The two of them met between the strings of hope and promises. But the question is, Will these two unravel the tangled strings of their promises, or will they both end up severely wrapped in stitches?
My name is Katia, and I am just trying to survive until my fated mate arrives. Which may be easier said than done. Rejectection is the last straw. Whispering my acceptance of his rejection. I run through the pack house, out across the manicured lawn into the forest. "I'm sorry, my sweet girl," I say to my wolf. I'm sorry you have been stuck with me and have had to suffer everything I have. She whispers," it's not your fault, Katia. We came to a cliff with a waterfall. The hurt keeps pounding at me. I need it to stop. My sweet girl, and I just want peace, I keep running and leap off the cliff. Spreading my arms wide, with tears streaming down my face, I fall, not making a sound, waiting for sweet oblivion where we feel nothing ever again. "I love you, my sweet girl! Until we meet again, "My wolf replied just before we hit the water, "I love you too, Katia. I have never regretted a moment with you." The Snow Moon pack is having their last barbecue of the summer next to the waterfall on their land. The adults are laughing and joking while watching the pups play. The alpha, beta, and gamma are swimming with some of the older children and playing a game of Marco Polo. Someone yells, "Oh my goddess, someone just jumped over the waterfall!" Everyone is frozen as they watch what looks to be a child falling arms spread wide, no one makes a sound. The small body hits the water like a plane crashing into the side of a mountain. The alpha, beta, and gamma, spring into action, swimming towards the area the person went under. The alpha is screaming his wolf is going crazy repeating, "Find her. Find her...find her!" They dive and the beta surfaces with a small person in his arms. Alpha takes the girl from his beta, laying her on the ground. The men are shocked by what they see. She is covered in scars and injuries. Her body is twisted and broken. The Beta asks, "Who could have done this to someone so defenseless?" Alpha drops to his knees, repeating, "MATE...MATE...MATE!"
Bailey seems to be never destined to fit in, a little geeky, but under it all, a hidden beauty that so many seem to miss, but still not what her pack Alpha is looking for in a fated mate... so he is determined to reject her and make her life hell. Bailey, knowing her life will likely never be the same focuses on what she can control, her future, and heads off to study; becoming a teacher. Asher is the Beta of Autumn Valley Pack, a neighbouring pack. A broken man having suffered the loss of his mate after a rogue attack, Asher is slowly crumbling. Falling to pieces. A shadow of his former self, and not a man that anyone wants to be around anymore... Until, Autumn Valley Pack require a new teacher, and Bailey finds herself there and pushed together with the Beta. Is there a connection building or is that in their imaginations? And what will happen when Bailey's mate comes back to claim what is his?
The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?
After three years of loveless marriage, Kira was slapped with divorce papers. She has shown him her unrequited love throughout her entire marriage with him, but he decided to turn blind eyes all because of his lover. Distraught and heartbroken, Kira choose to sign the divorce papers with bitter heart. But then and there, she promised herself that when she's back, he will come crawling to her, but she will make him pay for hurting her. Join Kira as she transform to a wealthy heiress and soared as the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar empire, a remarkable healer and make her ex-husband pay!
WARNING: This Book Contains Explicit scenes And Adult Languages 🔞 Do you like reading steamy, naughty, dirty, and filthy romances?? If your answer is yes, get ready for the ultimate erotic excitement that will get your blood pumping and your ovaries twitching. This novel is a collection of short erotic stories. It contains all manner of sexual explicit including friends with benefits StepSister And Brother, Stepdaddy, Office, Stepmother, Lesbian, Teacher and student, Doctor and patient, domination Etc. If you are under 18yrs, this book is not for you.
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