Nancy a young single mother with a rough past gets her life back on track but a one night party in a gay club gets her hooked to her worst night mare How would she survive this as it is threatening to bring all she had built to rubbles.
"Friday the most beautiful day of the week, I finally don't have to wake very early" Nora a little girl hollered bubbling with joy, her tiny voice bouncing off the freshly painted walls and crystal clear tiles giving a melodious sound.
"Tune it down Nora" Nancy the little girls Mom complained " Grandpa and grandma may be sleeping you know" Nancy scolded gently.
"Hmm.." Nancy took a deep breather before opening the thick oak door to an ancient, beautiful but modern looking mansion. One of the few ancient buildings that has escaped civilization.
A building that could pass as a museum and if preserved it would be a national heritage for the future generations.
This great antique like building nicknamed Clarence is the home to Nancy parents and was passed to them by their parents who was given the mansion by the generation of Stephens that birthed them and would she be given the mansion Nancy wondered as she finally got the courage to open the door.
Unlike other people Nancy was not feeling anything near happy to see her parents.
People who pushed her out of the house to save their face in the community and church.
At just seventeen Nancy eloped with her highschool lover who was killed just 3 months after she gave birth to her daughter since then she had to fend for herself and her daughter single handedly with no help from the family.
And with great resilience and tenacity she had created a name for herself in the copy writing world.
Seen as the black sheep since her teens Nancy wondered why her parents where calling her after many years, have they gotten wind of her latest achievements NO she doubted her parents are not bothered with the modern day professions and skills like copy writing, graphics designing and others.
"Mummy what's the problem" Nora noticed her mum's mood.
"Nothing sweetie, mummy just thinking" Nancy coax Nora squeezing her little palm as they walked down the long corridor leading to the main house.
"Mummy what's does grandma and grandpa look like now" Nora asked nervous to meet grandparents she hadn't meet aside from calls and face time"
"Ehm......." Nancy searched for words to describe her parents not wanting to pass the tension to her daughter " they are lovely" Nancy conjured am answer she herself doubted.
"Grand ma" Nora flew into the hands of the oldest woman she meet in a he rooms
"This girl" Nancy muttered under her breath as she shook her heads.
"Such a free spirit we got" Mr Stephen Nancy dad chipped seeing his granddaughter blend in like she has been there ever since.
"Good day mom and dad" Nancy greeted awkwardly not knowing if she should sit or stand
"You still have the guts to address me as Mum" Judith Stephens Nancy Mom spat with a venomous look that she quickly changed to a friendly one when she remembered her granddaughter was in the room.
"Nora go along with aunty Anna she would give you yummy cakes" Stephen said trying to push Nora away not wanting her to feel the bad energy
"Yay!! Cakes" Nora jumped taking the hands of the aunty Anna as they left the room.
Silence befell the room as Nancy was left with her parents.
"Ehm... Ehm.." Stephen cleared his windpipe to break the silence "sit" Stephen ordered pointing Nancy to a sit.
Judith Nancy mum glared daggers at Nancy looking like she would stand the next minute and hit Nancy hard in the face. "So if we hadn't called you, you won't come huh.."
"Relax" Stephen squeezed the hands of his wife as her heartbeat and breath was already rasp.
Nancy sat straight looking as the drama unfold many years had pass but still the same short fused woman. Nancy said in her head
"So when are you moving your things back here" Judith asked
"Huh..." Nancy gaped shocked to her wit by the question but she quickly replaced the shocked expression to a fierce one looking like a lioness defending her cubs. "I have said it over and over again I would never, I repeat NEVER come back to live here" Nancy roared like a wounded lion
Judith jumped to feet and walked to face Nancy in the quickest stride her legs can afford "you would come back here, and lest you forgot I am still your mother and can tell you what to do" Judith beat her chest asserting her motherly powers
"Mother my foot, you threw me out of this house and now I'm getting better, you come back to claim a child you chased away like flu" Nancy hammered back not cowering like she usually does years ago under her mothers wrath
"Hmmm... You can now talk back at me, wonderful" Judith clapped sarcastically "if you don't want to move in, I would use the power of the court to take Nora away, you are not fit to be called a mother" Judith threatened
Nancy expression change as her face paled due to her mothers last words "you won't dare, I'm doing well and I earn well enough to take of my daughter" Nancy stuttered her voice lacking the earlier venom
Judith smiled noticing her last statement had an effect on Nancy "you think so, how would you explain Nora injury in a park" Judith hit the soft spot again. "Such a careless mother" Judith added looking at Nancy with disdain
"That was a one off and an incident, anybody can have an incident" Nancy stammered lacking any venom.
Fear had replaced the courage she had earlier walked in with.
"An accident caused by your carelessness" Judith added not giving up
"Weren't you too careless and wicked, you pushed me out when I was still a teenager" Nancy used her trump card her mother had also been careless in the past
"Kpa...." Nancy face shook under the force of her mum's palm that hit across her face
"Enough" Stephen finally intervened tired of the ladies face off, he stood to pull his wife away.
The shock from the slap rooted Nancy to the spot as she lost her ability to move and talk for a minute before she glared daggers at her mom and then walked off.
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?
"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."
The whispers said that out of bitter jealousy, Hadley shoved Eric's beloved down the stairs, robbing the unborn child of life. To avenge, Eric forced Hadley abroad and completely cut her off. Years later, she reemerged, and they felt like strangers. When they met again, she was the nightclub's star, with men ready to pay fortunes just to glimpse her elusive performance. Unable to contain himself, Eric blocked her path, asking, "Is this truly how you earn a living now? Why not come back to me?" Hadley's lips curved faintly. "If you’re eager to see me, you’d better join the queue, darling."
"You're a creepy bastard." His eyes smolder me and his answering grin is nothing short of beautiful. Deadly. "Yet you hunger for me. Tell me, this appetite of yours, does it always tend toward 'creepy bastards'?" **** Widower and ex-boss to the Mafia, Zefiro Della Rocca, has an unhealthy fixation on the woman nextdoor. It began as a coincidence, growing into mere curiosity, and soon, it was an itch he couldn't ignore, like a quick fix of crack for an addict. He didn't know her name, but he knew every inch of her skin, how it flushed when she climaxed, her favourite novel and that every night she contemplated suicide. He didn't want to care, despising his rapt fascination of the woman. She was in love with her abusive husband. She was married, bound by a contract to the Bratva's hitman. She was off-limits. But when Zefiro wanted something, it was with an intensity that bordered on madness. He obsessed, possessed, owned. There'd be bloodshed if he touched her, but the sight of blood always did fascinate him. * When Susanna flees from her husband, she stumbles right into the arms of her devilishly handsome neighbour with a brooding glare. He couldn't stand her, but she needed him, if she was ever going to escape her husband who now wanted her dead. Better the devil you know than the angel you don't. She should have recalled that before hopping into Zefiro's car and letting him whisk her away to Italy. Maybe then, she wouldn't have started an affair with him. He was the only man who touched her right, and the crazy man took no small pains in ensuring he would be the last.
"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."
In order to fulfill her grandfather's last wish, Stella entered into a hasty marriage with an ordinary man she had never met before. However, even after becoming husband and wife on paper, they each led separate lives, barely crossing paths. A year later, Stella returned to Seamarsh City, hoping to finally meet her mysterious husband. To her astonishment, he sent her a text message, unexpectedly pleading for a divorce without ever having met her in person. Gritting her teeth, Stella replied, "So be it. Let’s get a divorce!" Following that, Stella made a bold move and joined the Prosperity Group, where she became a public relations officer that worked directly for the company’s CEO, Matthew. The handsome and enigmatic CEO was already bound in matrimony, and was known to be unwaveringly devoted to his wife in private. Unbeknownst to Stella, her mysterious husband was actually her boss, in his alternate identity! Determined to focus on her career, Stella deliberately kept her distance from the CEO, although she couldn't help but notice his deliberate attempts to get close to her. As time went on, her elusive husband had a change of heart. He suddenly refused to proceed with the divorce. When would his alternate identity be uncovered? Amidst a tumultuous blend of deception and profound love, what destiny awaited them?