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In a world dominated by powerful and ambitious men, Mira found herself in a web of a forced marriage to a man who swore to kill her on their wedding night. To protect the image of her mother and step father, she endured all his abuses. When she lost her pregnancy, she decided to flee for her life with the help of Harrison. Years later, she came back to Free city with one motive 'Revenge'. Can she keep up with her new identity as Kaira and her ex husband secretary? Or will she lose control of her game when she captures the heart of her ex husband Gerald and his half brother Harrison?.
The cold breeze I felt as soon as I stepped out of the plane reminded me of the rainy night I escaped from Free city two years ago. It was the most unforgettable night of my life. After a few steps, I felt very uncomfortable in my stomach. It was exactly how I felt when I fled this city. It was the feeling of doubt and fear for a change.
The cold weather gave me goosebumps as I battled with my heavy luggages. It wasn't just the luggages that felt heavy, my heart was heavy and filled with revenge. I pushed through with my burdens and luggages from the plane area to the terminal area where I bumped into something hard. 'Oh my goodness' I hissed as I tried to pile up my scattered bags back up on the carrier.
"I am so sorry ma'am, I wasn't looking". Everything in the city remained the same. Nothing had changed. The busy terminals, the cold weather and a familiar voice that is always following me around. I needed no second guesses, I could recognize this voice anytime, anywhere and any day. He helped me with my luggage and attempted to take the carrier from me when our hands touched.
That touch! It was the softest touch I have ever felt. He paused as soon as our hands met and looked at me with all curiosity. I looked at him weirdly but it didn't stop him. He looked at me with all the care and attention in the world and touched me again. "Hello!! What's going on?" I pushed him away slightly.
He shook his head and quickly looked away. "I am sorry ma'am, you just look so much like somebody I know" he apologized and helped me with the carrier. He added his luggage to the carrier and pushed it towards the exit. I walked behind him slowly as I tried to fight all urges to hug him. He looked the same apart from his hairstyle that he had changed.
His new hairstyle made him more attractive, unlike his hairstyle two years ago that gave him the features of a nerd. His glasses were fashion glasses now, two years ago he had medicated glasses. He hasn't changed his perfumes in two years, his smell was the same, with just one sniff, my brain recognized him. He was my savior, my advocate, my very own Harrison and my brother in law.
He stopped a taxi and waited for me to walk closer before he asked me; 'Where are you heading?". I was almost led to tears by his act of kindness. All my life, he has been the only man that has genuinely cared and looked out for me. This was his nature, a soft gentle man. "Queens hostel" I replied. He nodded and helped the taxi driver with my luggage. He opened the door and waited till I was sitting in the car.
"I am really sorry ma'am. I mean for bumping and for behaving like a psycho. It is just that you look so much like my ..." he hissed. "You look so much like a woman I know. Same height, same smell and touch. I am sorry if I scared you" he apologized sincerely. It was so hard to not cry and hug him but I held myself. I nodded and gave him a soft smile. I knew it was needed and necessary.
Harrison has a problem with hiding his feelings. He is always like an open book, easy to read and accessible to others. Revealing myself to him out of pity would only jupatize my chances and set me up for failure. I looked at him and we exchanged glances for a few seconds before he looked away. In those few seconds, I could see hesitation and confusion in his eyes.
He paid the taxi driver and stood as watched the car zoom off. I kept looking at him till he was out of sight. I closed my eyes and exhaled. It was just day one in Free city and I was about to be rattled off. Forty minutes later, I was standing in front of Queens hostel with my bags. The hostel staff helped me with them and waited at the reception with me till I got a room.
As I collected the room access card from the receptionist, I saw a familiar figure. '308'. It was the same hotel and room number Harrison and I spent the night two years ago when I first escaped from doomsday. Memories flooded my mind as soon as I entered the room. From the interior designs and blue sheets that looked like they haven't been changed in two years but neat. They created a flush of heat waves in my chest.
I tipped the hotel staff that helped with my bags. He bowed slightly and shut the door behind him as he walked out. I fell on the bed with my back and closed my eyes. It was a long flight of eight hours and my legs were aching and my stomach still had the uneasiness of doubt. I freshened up wrapped myself in a towel as I searched one of my boxes for pajamas. After three minutes of unboxing, I got one.
I stared at Free City from the window with a cup of hot ginger tea and a black pajamas. It felt so unreal but it was. I was in the same city I was threatened with death and abandoned. I chuckled at the accident scene I had just witnessed from the window. 'Serves whosoever right!' I hissed. I closed the curtains and sat on the sofa in front of a round table and dropped my tea.
I picked my diary on the table and flipped through the pages till I got to today's date. I picked my pen and started writing.
"Dear diary, today I left Bombay city for Free city. For two years, I have dreamed of just one thing, 'Revenge'. Today I made the first step to the journey of a thousand miles. It was a boring flight and a tempting arrival. On my first day, I bumped into the most unexpected person. The only man I had wished to be heated to, Harrison.
It was almost as though he could see through my soul despite how unrecognizable I had become. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for me".
I dropped the pen and flipped my diary to the last page and read out the names of everyone that made my life a living hell. I had written the list a year and eight months ago. It was written in the order I wanted revenge.
Gerald
Mr Fernando
Rubby
Mom.
I ran my fingers through the list and my heart dropped as the pictures of how my body was covered in bruises flashed through my mind. "It is time", I concluded.
Irene has lived all her life learning and training to take over her father's company. But her life takes a drastic turn after her father's surgery. Dave willed his company to Cole, his illegitimate son who drove the company to bankruptcy in weeks. Irene is faced with redeeming the company's image and playing mom for Chole, the five years old daughter of the prince of Cabin city. Will she be able to finally get rid of her pestering father's mistress and brother, who is hell bent on reclaiming the company and kicking her out of the family? Will her life remain the same as the wife of Damien,the mean prince of Cabin city and step mother to Chole? Can her sweet nature be enough for her to win on every side or will she make it through this heavy storm that changed her life in a day?
Helma found herself torn between debt and betrayal as her life takes an unexpected turn on her 23rd birthday. She watched her boyfriend walk out of her life selling off their future home. Fustrated and heartbroken,she seeks a new job to pay up her debts. But when she discovers her one night stand is her future boss, who offers her a deal to earn twice her salary which includes moving in to his mansion and enduring his younger sister's torment and constant troubles which might cost her job and opportunity to a better life. But will she accept the opportunity to repay her debt and a build a new life for herself realizing that a job offer from a one night stand might mean more drama.
Five years ago, Alessia La Rosa's life took a drastic turn when, suffering from memory loss, she wed to Dominic Carter under her grandfather's mysterious arrangement. But their marriage was a facade, bringing her only humiliation and heartache as Dominic showed no love, and she couldn't conceive. Upon discovering Dominic's infidelity, Alessia sought liberation through divorce. Yet, fate had more in store for her. Five years later, spurred by an anonymous email hinting at her lost child's whereabouts, she returns to the city with her twin babies in tow, determined to uncover the truth. As she navigates the tangled web of her past, a surprising twist awaits. Dominic, upon meeting her again, finds himself drawn to the woman she has become, unaware of her true identity as his former wife. Little does he know, the woman he's falling for is not only his ex-wife but also a powerful Doctor and Master Hacker.
The day Lilah found out that she was pregnant, she caught her fiancé cheating on her. Her remorseless fiancé and his mistress almost killed her. Lilah fled for her dear life. When she returned to her hometown five years later, she happened to save a little boy's life. The boy's father turned out to be the world's richest man. Everything changed for Lilah from that moment. The man didn't let her experience any inconvenience. When her ex-fiancé bullied her, he crushed the scumbag's family and also rented out an entire island just to give Lilah a break from all the drama. He also taught Lilah's hateful father a lesson. He crushed all her enemies before she even asked. When Lilah's vile sister threw herself at him, he showed her a marriage certificate and said, "I'm happily married and my wife is much more beautiful than you are!" Lilah was shocked. "When did we ever get married? Last I checked, I was still single." With a wicked smile, he said, "Honey, we've been married for five years. Isn't it about time we had another child together?" Lilah's jaw dropped to the floor. What the hell was he talking about?
Allison fell in love with Ethan Iversen, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack. She always wanted him to notice her. Meanwhile, Ethan was an arrogant Alpha who thought a weak Omega could not be his companion. Ethan's cousin, Ryan Iversen, who came back from abroad and was the actual heir of the pack, never tried to get the position nor did he show any interest in it. He was a popular playboy Alpha but when he came back to the pack, one thing captured his eyes and that was Allison.
Anabel found out she was pregnant and dialed her husband's number to share the good news to him. They have been married for two years without a child. Desmond's mother had been accusing her of being barren and unproductive. When the call was picked, she was flabbergasted and broken. She was hearing a loud moan of feminine voice. "Ohh! Yeah! Don't stop fucking me! Fuck me harder baby!" accompanied with sound of skins slapping against the other. She went home to confront her husband and end up receiving a divorce paper. Desmond divorced him for a lady his mother was rooting. Few months later when he found out that his ex-wife is a billionaire heiress and she is pregnant with twins, he went crazy!
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.