Jayson Morreti desperately needs help and he chose Elsa because she's going into the cake shop where he's now. He slips an engagement ring onto her ring finger secretly and tells the beautiful woman in front of her that he's engaged. Elsa plays along with him and when she has to take out the ring, it's stuck. She can't take it off, and so is Jayson. So he asks her to be her fiancee since she's wearing the ring. She hates the idea especially when he's an asshole. He threatened her and she has no other choice.
"Elsa, 2 Americano for table 3 and 1 Hazelnut Latte for table 2." Kevin said and I gave him a nod before putting it into the system.
I love working at a cafe especially in Beverly Hills. I work a couple of part time jobs to help pay for my college and being a barista is my favorite. I worked at freelance logo designer too.
"Elsa, 1 Matcha Latte and 1 Mango Frap for table 4." Kevin said as he grabbed a bottle of water from the cabinet.
"Roger that." My shift will finish soon and after this I need to get a birthday cake because it's Jennifer's birthday. After that I have 2 classes for today and then I have to go home.
Sometimes I wish I have a fairy godmother who can give me one wish. I just wish something that can change my life because living like this is pretty tiring.
I'm alone living in LA when my family is living in Dallas. I lived here alone in a small apartment.
Just a year left, Elsa. After that you will get a good job and make good money. You can do this, Elsa!
"Elsa, 1 Cheesecake and a Caramel Latte, please." Kevin said and orders kept coming in. Even though it's tiring, it's all worth it especially when a customer compliment your coffee.
I turned to the clock after gesturing Kevin to deliver the order and my shift is done. I gestured Kevin to take over and walked to my locker. I took my bag and changed my clothes.
It's so humid today but it looked like it's going to rain. I put my black croptop on and my highwaisted jeans.
"Kev! I'm done for the day.." I said and waved to him.
"Bye, E. See you at uni later!" He waved back.
I like Kevin, he's a nice guy. He's younger than me by 2 years and he's an architect too. He just got in and he's one of the top students in his class. Not to mention that he's cute.
I walked out from the cafe and walked along the side walk. I took a really deep breath and closed my eyes for a few seconds feeling the breeze. I took my phone out from my bag to find any notification.
A couple of guys texted me but I ignored them. I'm not interested in dating now because it takes a lot of time and I'm scared that I won't be able to focus on my study.
On Valentines day, I got a lot of presents like chocolates, letters and a teddy bear. I mean I can say I'm attractive but not exactly beautiful. People said that I approachable and that's why some guys got attach to me pretty quickly.
As for my love life, I've never been in a relationship. I never got into that stage yet but I did go to a lot of dates with some men but never met a guy that I really want to date for real. Once, there's a cute guy when I just got into college, he's a year older. We both liked each other but before we got into the relationship, I caught him making out with someone else.
I just left him without say anything.
Cake, I need to buy a cake for Jennifer. I entered the cake shop when suddenly someone grabbed my hand. He slid a ring to my finger and held my hand.
"Sadie, you need to stop. I already have a fiancee. I've told you a thousand times already! This is my fiancee, so I need you to get away from me before I sue you." The man held my hand tightly and I turned to see a beautiful blonde girl. I bet ten dollars she's a model and she looked at me completely hurt.
"I just wanted to buy a cake for your mom." She said as tears falling out from her eyes.
"What for? To make her like you?" Rude and mean.
"Are you really his fiancee? You look like a whore to me." The blondie said and I looked at her disbelief. The guy put his arm around my shoulder and I glared at her hard.
"I am, look!" I showed her the ring when he put earlier without her knowing. The blonde girl gasped and I raised my eyebrows.
"Don't go near him ever again, don't try to be a homewrecker. You're so pathetic!" I hissed glaring at her and he slipped his arm around my waist. She glared at him and she raised her arm resdy to slap me. I closed my eyes but the guy stopped her.
"Don't even think about laying your hands on her, you will regret it." He said in a cold tone.
"Argh!" She hissed and stomped her feet like a child. She walked out from the shop and I turned to see her leave. I sighed and I pushed the guy away. I turned to him and my eyes widen.
It's Jayson Moretti.
"Jayson?" I looked at him disbelief.
Jayson Moretti is my senior in highschool. He's known as the badboy of the school. Girls loved him because of his coldness. Now, he's standing right in front of me with a black Armani suit. Not to mention that he's so much muscular than before.
"Give me back the ring." He said coldly. Not a thank you? I just helped him and he's acting like an asshole already? I looked at him coldly and scoffed. I pulled the ring but it's stuck.
I looked down to my ring finger and tried to pull it again but it's stuck. I pulled it hard until my finger turned red.
"It's stuck." I said and he looked at the ring.
"What?"
"It's stuck, Jayson." I looked at him annoyed. He grabbed my hand and tried to pull the ring but it's stuck. I could see my finger turning blue when he pulled as hard as he can.
"How can it be-"
"You're the one who put it on me and drag me to your own life drama. Don't even think about blaming me!" I said looking at him ready to murder the man.
"I- but-" He was confused.
"Give me your address, I'll put this thing out and send it." I said as I tried to pull the ring again. He gave me his business card. I grabbed it and tried to pull the ring again.
"Call me again later for the address." He said and with that he walked out. I let out a long sigh as I watched him leave. He's going to be trouble, I can feel it.
Kai Moretti A young billionaire from New York who invented softwares for tech companies. Certified playboy and famous for his ways of luring women with their sweet words. He knew he will never settle down because he doesn't want to fulfill his family's wish. Deandra Serano Leading a couple of companies that Serano has and being a part of ILLICIT makes her the perfect woman for a man to bring home. If you dare to mess with her, you should start digging your own grave. She's dangerous and knows how to play mindgames.
Silas Quinton Famous chef that lives in Dubai living his dream by owning 25 luxury restaurants all over the world. He loves his job so much and he swore he'll live in Dubai for the rest of his life. He went back to New York to attend his father's birthday and have an encounter with fate that he never expected in his life. Evangeline Mayford She has the second lead curse. Wherever she goes, she'll always be the second lead. She never get her happy ending. She owns the Mayford jewelry and fashion company which makes her so rich. She was taught to be selfish most of the time by her parents and that's what made her the villain in people's eyes.
Dalton Serano He's trying to be the perfect son and wants to make his father proud in every aspect. He graduated from Harvard and then continued his master degree in Stanford. He wants to live his father's expectation at all times. Ellie Lexington Sweet and hardworking woman. She came from a wealthy family but after she got rejected by her first love, she wanted to proof him wrong. She works so hard to get where she's at now. After 7 years, she gets to face with the devil himself again.
Darren Conte is rich, famous, spoiled and an asshole. He's your typical popular guy and not to mention that he's a playboy too. One day, he met a girl that made his life miserable. She crashed her motorcycle to his brand new car, she then managed to slap him in front of a lot of people and not to mention he's going to be her mentor. He hates her but can't help to think about her multiple times a day.
Ares Anderson needs a fake girlfriend for 6 months and his one and only choice is Athena Matthew. She has a clean background and he knows that she's the type of girl that his family will like. He offered to give her a restaurant and money in exchange for her time and act in front of his family. At first, he kept reminding her that everything is fake but slowly he's the one who can't keep his hands to himself. He's eating his own words but he doesn't want to admit it. Will he still let Athena go or keep her?
Christian Russo is the new boy at school. On his first day, he already got a lot of admirers and one of them is Hailey. Christian always tries his best to get rid of her but she's blindly in love to even care. He treated her badly one day and her knight in shining armor came to rescue her. He hates him and he made her stop liking him but why when she agrees to move on, he's the one who can't seem to accept that she's hanging out with other guys. He hates her but she loves him. He begged for her to stop, and then he starts to regretting the second she moves on.
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.
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."
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"
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?
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?