Adriana Pierce, a girl who just fainted from overwork. When she woke up, she suddenly came from another world. And it's not just that! She came from the world of the book that she read before she fainted! How did this happen to Adriana? What will she do? Let's see how she will cope up with her new life in the world of the book or so she thought.
As Christmas approaches, some of my colleagues have already begun their Christmas holidays with their loved ones. But for me, I don't particularly enjoy Christmas as it brings back memories of my past.
"Adriana Pierce!"
I was jolted back to reality when someone called my name. I looked around and was surprised to see Stacy approaching me with a scowl on her face. She was the one who called me.
Stacy is one of my colleagues who acts like she owns our workplace. She dresses like a wealthy lady, even in her job, she doesn't do her reports correctly. I always end up revising her reports and passing them to our department head. Unfortunately, her uncle happens to be the head of our department, so I have no choice.
"Here she goes..." I muttered under my breath as I looked at her.
"Next week is Christmas, yet you're still working nonstop, Ms. Pierce," one of my co-workers remarked.
I forced a smile at the comment.
"Anyway, I don't think you have plans this evening. I will give you my work instead so I can finish up. And," Stacy chuckled a little, "you can also help me out this Christmas season."
Even though I didn't want to do it, I don't want any trouble, so I agreed.
After they left, I finished Stacy's report before starting on mine. Fortunately, I knew all of Stacy's tasks because I always end up doing them for her. Every Friday, we have to submit a report to our department head for evaluation.
"Aren't you going home yet, Adriana?" one of my co-worker's, whom I wasn't very close to, asked.
I just nodded and spoke, "I still have to finish my report for tomorrow."
She smiled widely and sat on the chair next to my cubicle. "Well, I thought you might be bored this week," she said.
"We all know that you don't celebrate Christmas or take a Christmas vacation," she added.
It's a known fact in our workplace, and I'm okay with it because it's true.
"Do you like to read books, Adriana?" she asked, furrowing her brows.
"Not really," I replied, adding, "Why?"
"You might need this later on for a break," she said, handing me the book she had earlier.
It was an old hardcover book with just the right number of pages. I accepted it and examined the front cover carefully.
I suddenly felt strange because the book had no title.
"Why doesn't this book have a title?" I asked her, but I didn't notice that she had already left.
When I looked around, she was no longer in our office.
Some of our co-workers looked at me strangely because I suddenly stood up and seemed to be searching for something. I just smiled awkwardly and sat back down.
"Weird. She left so quickly," I sighed, "I don't even know what the title of this book is."
I shrugged and placed the book on the side of my computer before continuing my work.
While typing my report, I couldn't help but be curious about the book my co-worker gave me, whose name I didn't even know.
When I looked around, there were still some of us working overtime in the office, so I checked the time and saw that it was already 10 PM. I decided to read the book to pass the time.
I looked at the front cover and searched for the title, but there was none. When I turned the book and looked at the back cover, there was a synopsis written.
My eyebrows furrowed as I read the synopsis, and I was shocked to see my whole name mentioned in it!
I brought the back of the book closer to my face just to see if it was really my name.
Adriana Pierce!
I frowned as I stared at my name.
"I have a bad feeling about this book," I whispered softly.
I read the synopsis, but I felt my blood boil as I read about the female and male protagonists.
According to the synopsis, this book is just a typical story from the romantic novels I read. The male protagonist is arranged to be married to someone else since childhood, and there are people who oppose his relationship with the heroine.
"This better be a good book," I whispered weakly and started reading.
I hadn't even noticed that it was already 1 AM when I finished reading it.
My eyes widened as I hastily placed the book inside my tote bag.
First, I printed Stacy's report and then mine so I would be done for the day.
When I looked around, my co-workers were sleeping in their cubicles, and some were even sleeping on the long sofa near the floor-to-ceiling window.
After printing, I took a sip of water, feeling tired. I decided to rest in my cubicle for a while.
I leaned on my swivel chair and closed my eyes, thinking about the book I had just read.
It was annoying because my name was in it. My whole name, actually. But that's not all!
The problem was that the character in the book who had the same name as me was the villainess!
I shook my head as I felt dizzy.
I tried to open my eyes slightly, but all I felt was drowsiness.
Maybe I'm just tired.
I rested my head on my desk and closed my eyes as darkness enveloped me.
"Miss! Wake up!!" Strange.
I seemed to hear a woman's voice shouting and knocking outside my door. But shouting in the office is not allowed. What is she screaming about?
I was about to go back to sleep when I heard another knock on my door.
Wait... What? Door?
I frowned as I opened my eyes abruptly, sat up, and saw the unfamiliar surroundings.
What's this? I just fell asleep at my cubicle, but why am I here in a... bed?
My eyes widened as I looked around, confused.
Why am I here? Who brought me here?
I jumped in shock as there was a sudden knock on the door. I didn't know whether to open the door or not.
I stared at my hands, and my eyes widened as I saw that my skin was soft, white, and tender. But I'm not that fair-skinned. When I woke up, my skin changed?
What happened!?
I pinched both my cheeks and smiled as I felt them soft too, but I winced when I felt pain.
"Miss!!!" I sighed as I walked quickly and opened the door.
My eyes widened as a fist almost hit my face.
"Miss, I hope you would have opened the door earlier. I almost hit you with my fist," an old woman, dressed casually, said as she smiled awkwardly.
I just looked at her strangely, not knowing what to say.
"Uh... well, I mean. Your father is calling you," she said.
"Father?" I asked, puzzled.
Is he the mastermind behind why I'm here? This damn-
"Your father, Miss," she clarified, "Anyway, are you okay, Miss Adriana?"
I shook my head and closed the door, indicating that I would follow her.
I held my head. I was confused about what had happened. What happened to me!?
I felt like my head was spinning. I felt as if something had entered my mind. My eyes widened as I made a discovery.
I'm actually inside the book. The book that one of my colleagues gave me to read!
I was happy at first, but...
I became the villainess character in the book! That pitiful character is me! The character who has the same name as me!
***
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!"
When Corynn mustered up the courage to tell Elliot about her pregnancy, she unexpectedly found him gallantly helping another woman from his car. Her heart sank as three years of effort to secure his love crumbled before her eyes, compelling her to leave him behind. Three years later, life had taken Corynn down a new path with someone else, while Elliot was left grappling with regret. Seizing a moment of vulnerability, he pleaded, "Corynn, let's get married." Shaking her head with a faint smile, Corynn gently replied, "Sorry, I'm already engaged."
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!"
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."
Sandra Hill, the long-lost real heiress of the Hill family, was shunned by her own kin. Instead of embracing her, they bestowed their affection upon an impostor. They even arranged her to marry a vegetative man in place of her so-called “sister”. Sandra sneered, refusing to put up with this humiliation, cut off ties with the Hill family immediately and ran into the flash marriage with Wesley Cooper, her unconscious billionaire husband. With her incredible medical skills, she defied the odds and revived him. Little did she expect that her husband spoiled her with all his love... A medical genius, a computer prodigy, a national treasure in painting, and a racing legend... Her husband revealed her various identities, leaving the Hill family regretful. Her father came pleading, "It's Dad's fault. Please come back." Her mother wept, "Mom will protect you from now on. Please come back." Even her five brothers knelt before he, begging for forgiveness. Yet, Sandra's smile held a hint of mockery as she vowed, “Never!”
It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience, but Carrie made the mistake of falling in love with Kristopher. When the time came that she needed him the most, her husband was in the company of another woman. Enough was enough. Carrie chose to divorce Kristopher and move on with her life. Only when she left did Kristopher realize how important she was to him. In the face of his ex-wife’s countless admirers, Kristopher offered her 20 million dollars and proposed a new deal. “Let’s get married again.”