Sally Donne - the sole heir of the Donne family. It is a strong and prestigious bloodline. This is not as shocking as Sally's partner - an Alpha. Sally's parents died early. At the age of 16, her life fell apart, and everything changed in a negative direction. Under the care of her grandparents, Sally becomes a strong girl, not afraid of death, who stands up for justice and fights for her interests. With that in mind, Sally did not give up or care what would happen to her, continuing to fight for her life. Things gradually get worse when the hand of fate intervenes, pushing her down a dark path, especially since she is the heir to the Donne throne and the mate of an Alpha. Everything was arranged perfectly.
Sally's POV
"Sally, why are you always so stubborn?" My grandfather's voice shouted, waking me up from my sleep. Sitting upright on my bed, I gasped, taking in some air to fill my lungs again. It was just a dream - no, more like my typical nightmare.
Suddenly I realized that my nightgown was soaked with sweat. My hair stuck to my face and neck, and obviously, I was sweating.
I'm a hundred percent sure that the air conditioner was working fine yesterday, I think. But for some reason, this morning, I felt like I was sleeping in a human-sized oven because it was so hot. Although deep inside me, I had a thought that Grandpa intentionally cut off the air cooling system just to torture me or maybe it was broken.
Right now, that's the least of my problems to worry about. I got out of bed, took a cold shower, and got ready for school. My class was going to start at 9 a.m. but the clock on my bedroom wall showed it was only 6:30 a.m. Rolling my eyes, I headed towards the bathroom because I needed to get out of there.
I decided to skip breakfast, again. Just because I don't want to eat with my grandfather and his dark brooding aura lingers over my personal space, especially early in the morning. And everyone knows how badly it will end.
On my way to school, I stopped by a convenience store and bought myself an ice cream, I had been craving it since yesterday.
The middle-aged woman who owned the shop gave me a strange look when she got me the ice cream. Handing her the money, I gave the woman a small smile as I grabbed my ice cream and exited the checkout counter to continue my usual route to school. It's not every day that I laugh or eat ice cream in the morning, but today I needed something cold to calm down.
As I mentioned, what happened early this morning was just another nightmare of mine. It's a recurring vision that I'm still uncomfortable revealing and it makes me hate going to sleep - sometimes, when it gets out of control, I have to force myself to stay awake and no matter how hard I try No matter how hard I try, eventually, I will fall asleep.
I sighed in relief when my school was in sight. My legs increased speed. Taking my phone out of the back pocket of my jeans, I looked at the time, it was 7:45 a.m.
"What am I going to do?" There was an hour and fifteen minutes left until class started. I glanced around the strangely foggy-looking campus while deciding whether I should stay and wait in class or go somewhere else like my secret gazebo.
No one knew about the gazebo's location except my best friend, Athena, and me. I found it during my freshman year and a lot has happened since then.
I passed by the Information Technology department and headed towards the forest behind the school that covered half of the campus. The gazebo is just a few steps from the forest entrance.
Finally arriving at my destination, I sat inside the gazebo. I didn't forget to take out the black leather-covered A4 sketchbook that Athena gave me as a gift on my 20th birthday. Drawing is my passion. I sketch everything except people because I'm simply terrible at drawing people no matter how hard I try.
Lately, I've been obsessed with all kinds of glorious animals like rare breeds of white tigers. However, they are not the type I am talking about, what piqued my interest were the wolves. They are the things that fill my mind and my sketchbook - half the book is filled with sketches and doodles of them.
I don't know why, but maybe because I've read too many novels involving werewolves, vampires, witches, and all those supernatural creatures - I blame Athena because she forced me must read all of them, although I have to admit that half of the books she recommends are very good.
But back to what I was saying, otherworldly creatures are fascinating. Despite their greatness, I will not comment on their existence because they are just stories based on imagination.
After sketching for a few minutes, I felt waves of exhaustion wash over me. I think I have a problem with sleeping in my own house because as soon as I put my head on the bag, I fell asleep, just like that.
I'm not sure how long I slept because the only thing I felt next was someone shaking my left shoulder, waking me up, I could tell very harshly. I could have sworn that person shook me so hard it seemed to dislocate my shoulder.
"What?" I sat up, looked around, panicked.
The person who woke me up was heard snorting. Turning my head to look towards the sound, I saw her standing behind me as she spoke. "Wake up, otherwise you'll be late for class."
Athena! I groaned in frustration.
Without wasting another breath, I packed my sketchbook, pencils, and bag into my backpack, and we hurried to our first class of the day, Art History.
I heard Athena panting as she ran. I forgot that she is a slow runner. However, we entered the classroom just a few seconds before the professor arrived. I was about to sit in my usual seat, but apparently, someone else had taken that spot.
I didn't want to argue with anyone early in the morning over a seat, so I sat behind my old seat. I couldn't help but glare at that person. He has stylish, fringed, champagne-colored hair. He was facing out the window, so I couldn't see his face earlier when I walked up. I ignored him and paid attention to the rest of the class.
I quickly made a mental note, that next time I'd go to class before anyone else, so I wouldn't have to deal with this type of situation. I know that we're allowed to sit anywhere, but I like that seat and I've been sitting there since I started my freshman year.
Aleara Davis's peaceful life was destroyed when she had to replace Amanda Davis - her half-sister - to marry the ruthless mafia boss - Jayden Morgerston. From a good girl, Aleara suddenly had to become a bad girl in Jayden's eyes to have money to treat her mother's illness. But Jayden's hatred for the Davis family was something Aleara could not repay. She had to endure living under someone else's identity. Facing revenge that she should not have endured, trying to live just for a promise. But in the end, what Aleara got was a body full of wounds both physically and mentally. Unveiling the truth about Jayden and Amanda's hatred, exposing the hidden things about their origins, Aleara gradually transformed and changed... Jayden won in this marriage chess game but did not feel happy. "Jayden, I hope that in the future, if you think back to this moment today, you won't feel regret. Because even if you do regret it. I will never forgive you."
Daisy is the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Hubert. His company went bankrupt, so he asked for help from Drkov's house. They agreed to help Mr. Hubert but with one condition. One of his two daughters must marry their nephew - Atlas Drkov. Atlas Drkov is a billionaire but he is disabled and uses a wheelchair. Yaretzi - daughter of Mr. Hubert's official wife - does not accept marrying a disabled man. She and her parents made a plan. They kidnapped Daisy's mother, threatened her, and forced her to marry Atlas. To save her mother, she accepted. However, after getting married, she fell in love with this man, and so did he. Difficulties start from here.
In everyone's eyes, Bertha and Derek had the wrong marriage. Married for three years, Bertha thought she would melt Derek's icy heart but she was wrong. Derek's heart only goes out to Laura - his ex-girlfriend. Derek treats Bertha poorly. One day, she saw her husband having an affair with Laura. Unable to continue anymore, she decided to divorce Derek. She will not waste her youth on a heartless man, someone who has trampled on her heart many times. After the divorce, Bertha returned to her parents' home, becoming the heir to the fortune left by her parents. No one knows her true identity. A life like a queen awaits her. As for Derek, he thought that after the divorce Bertha's life would be miserable until one day, he found Bertha and said. “I want to remarry with you. What are conditions?" Hearing Derek's words, Bertha just smirked, looking at him with disdain.
Abandoned by her mother, Vivian worked alone to raise her younger brother. Determined to change her life, Vivian becomes a cunning schemer when targeting Jaime Miro, heir to a fortune worth millions of dollars and a large company. When Jaime falls in love with Vivian and marries her, her life becomes tense when she discovers that the mother who abandoned her before is now Jaime's stepmother, and is about to become her mother-in-law. Vivian takes advantage of her marriage to get her way, but when Jaime discovers she only married him for money, the peace in the house is destroyed, and she is thrown out. That night, a fire broke out at Vivian's apartment complex. Jaime thinks she's dead, but two years later she reappears, will he get revenge?
Cindy comes from a wealthy family. Her father is the chairman of the Farrah jewelry group. Mike is a famous singer but comes from an ordinary family. They meet by chance and fall in love. But after a while, Cindy said goodbye because she no longer loved him. Mike is heartbroken and hates her. Cindy's father's company went bankrupt, she lost everything. Four years later, she applied for a job at the Skymond company. Skymond's CEO is again Mike - something she never thought of. Why did he hire her? Is it because he wants to get back with her or get revenge for the year she abandoned him?
Ella's father was in a car accident and needed a large sum of money for surgery. David Anthony - a young billionaire helped her pay for surgery on the condition that she become his wife within 3 years. It all started when Maria - David's childhood friend - returned from studying abroad. Her wish is to be David's wife. Hearing that David was married, she almost went crazy, trying to harm Ella. Besides, Raymond - who works in the same company as David - fell in love with Ella from the first meeting. Raymond openly pursues Ella even though she knows she is married. Raymond and Maria team up, separating David and Ella. How will their troubled love story unfold? Will they be happy?
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"
Leanna's life had been full of hardships until her Uncle Nate, who wasn't related to her, offered her a home. She fell deeply in love with Nate, but as he was about to get married, he ruthlessly sent her abroad. In response, Leanna immersed herself in the study of andrology. When she came back, she was renowned for her work on solving problems like impotence, premature ejaculation, and infertility. One day, Nate trapped her in her bedroom. "Seeing various men every day, huh? Why don't you check me out and see if I have any problems?" Leanna laughed slyly and quickly unbuckled his belt. "Is that why you're engaged but not married? Having trouble in the bedroom?" "Wanna try it out for yourself?" "No thanks. I’m not interested in experimenting with you."
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
Due to the plight of her family, Phoebe had no choice but to embark on the path of selling herself. In an accident, she had a tangled night with Alexander. Everything began to derail, and even if she fled to the ends of the earth, she would still be found by him and entangled... *** Phoebe screamed in frustration, "What do you want from me?" What was this supposed to be? He raised an eyebrow wickedly. "What do I want? You'll find out soon enough." With that, he hoisted her up and carried her back into the office. The door slammed shut with a kick, and he cleared the desk with a sweep of his arm before laying her down on it, his body pinning hers in place, completely trapping her in his grasp. Every cell in his body was telling him he wanted her. He wanted to claim her again. This time, there would be no escape for her-he wouldn't let her slip away. Never again. If he had suffered for five years, then this woman wouldn't get off easily either!
Everyone thought Lorenzo truly loved Gracie, until the day of their daughter’s heart surgery. To Gracie’s utter shock, Lorenzo gave the precious organ needed by their child to another woman. Devastated, Gracie opted for a divorce. Fueled by her need for revenge, Gracie joined hands with Lorenzo’s uncle, Waylon, and orchestrated Lorenzo’s downfall. In the end, Lorenzo was left with nothing and consumed by remorse. He pleaded for a reconciliation. Gracie thought she was free to move on with her life, but Waylon held her back in a death grip. “Did you think you can just walk out on me?”
In her previous life, Kimberly endured the betrayal of her husband, the cruel machinations of an evil woman, and the endless tyranny of her in-laws. It culminated in the bankruptcy of her family, and ultimately, her death. After being reborn, she resolved to seek retribution against those who had wronged her, and ensure her family's prosperity. To her shock, the most unattainable man from her past suddenly set his sights on her. "You may have overlooked me before, but I shall capture your heart this time around."