In a union forged in icy indifference, Eden Salvatore, a man impervious to human connection, found himself bound to the captivating Princess Adalina. A force of nature, wild and alluring, she was the epitome of every man's royal fantasy. Yet, Eden's apathy towards their arranged marriage only piqued her interest, bruising her ego and sparking a determination to pierce his armor. Unbeknownst to Adalina, the path to Eden's heart lay not in gentle persuasion, but through the unyielding barriers of his chest. And so, amidst the tumultuous union of a detached doctor and a modern princess, love unexpectedly weaves a fairy tale of unyielding passion and transformation.
" Shut up." I hissed under my breath.
I was beyond annoyed, the world
was frustrating. I was trying to
work but these people could not
shut the hell up or perhaps just
drop dead then disappeared into
the face of the earth, that would
have made my morning better.
We had been in this heart
transplant surgery for the last seven hours since last night, all
because this middle school geek
decided to be dumb and didn't
listen to me his doctor when I
clearly told him that he couldn't
Consume too much fat.
But, no he went ahead and did it
anyway.
So, here I was trying to save his
dumbass. I sighed at the sight of
the thumping heart, by the looks
of all these yellow around his
heart I was convinced that this
dude drank pure oil.
Fucking donkey.
" Hand me the needle. "I
muttered to one of the nurse
interns next to me. " Which needle, Dr. Salvatore?"
she asked looking at the opened
chest of my patient curiously.
She was one of those interns who
just never shut up and thought
it was funny to bombard the
surgeon endless questions during
a fucking surgery.
" Did you not learn anything in
school? Or did you leave your
brain at home today?"
She looked at me with wide eyes
before furiously shaking her
head.
" Hand me the one I can use to
sew the donor's heart in place and
another one for me to stitch your fucking mouth shut."I glared.
I heard her gulped as I gestured
the nurse to hand me the needle
before I continued my work
ignoring her existence. I hated
interns. I always did. They just
never shut up. I knew I was one
too back in the days but I never
asked stupid questions especially
not when there was a person
dying on the bed.
What's the next step, Dr.
Salvatore?" another intern asked.
While cussing them in my head,
I made a mental note to murder
whoever let these idiots inside
later. At this point my blood was boiling. I shut my eyes for a
second trying to calm myself
down before opening them again,
ignoring the question.
I attached the major blod vessels
to the donor heart carefully
and calmly pretending that no
annoying stupid people were
here, in the same room with me.
But that was only until they
started asking the same questions
again. The nurses looked between
me, the three stupidly curious
interns and the patient nervously,
as I handed them back the needle.
"I don't know. Why don't we all
watch him bleed to death and let
him die with this huge hole in his
chest. " I grumbled under my breath.
The nurses took in a sharp breath
while the interns looked at me
wildly.
" Now shut up before I make you
eat that heart. " I glared pointing
at the diseased heart.
Despite all that, the surgery was a
Success.
The donkey geek made it out
alive, thank to me. His parents
were sO escalated that when I
walked out of the room, they ran
toward me and embraced me
with a bone crashing hug.
I hated hugs. So, I just awkwardly stood there
and patted them on their backs
with an uncomfortable smile on
my face before they finally let me
go when the nurses and interns
wheeled their unconscious son
out of the room.
Bring me four cups of coffee
before I burn this whole building
down with you in it. " I muttered
to Thane, my assigned bodyguard
as I stormed into my office.
I swore people were getting
more and more annoying
these days. I was so done with
everyone's bullshit and it was
only Monday. Someone better
gave me a fucking trophy if I
made it through the week without
murdering anyone. Throwing my stethoscope off
my neck and getting out of the
blue clothes were one of the best
feeling ever, especially after a
long surgery. I put on my white
coat before sitting down on my
leather chair.
Letting out a heavy sigh, I spun
my chair around to admire the
beauty of London from the giant
glass wall behind my desk.
It felt like I was on top of the
world sitting here, on this chair,
in the chief executive officer's
office knowing I made it after all
these years.
Taking over Salvatore Medicare
had always been my biggest goal. I worked my ass out of
since elementary school for this
position. I had always wanted to
be a doctor, a surgeon to be exact,
the ownership of the hospital
only came after with a price I had
to pay.
I had always been good at saving
people's life. Ironic how I also
killed. Being a doctor when you
were the son ofa mafia king
seemed like the worst idea in the
world but I made it work.
I balanced my lifestyles or at least
I was trying my best to do so.
Steven Salvatore however had
another opinion. My grandfather
thought I couldn't handle all the
kills and all the savings at the same time and so he made my life
a literal living hell by practically
forcing me into a wedding before
he finally handed me our family's
hospital.
Because according to him,
wedding and settling down was
the only solution to everything
liked what he did to tame my
father.
Father found love. Of course he
did, when his wife was none
other than Alana Salvatore, it
must have been hard to not fall in
love. My mother was an amazing
woman and everything a man
could ever wanted in a wife.
Not to mention, they were after
all childhood's friend even if they didn't know it until later in the
marriage.
Then there was me getting
married to god knew who.
Pathetic and annoying.
Although I only had myself to
blame because not knowing who
my fiancée was, was entirely my
fault. Grandfather had tried to tell
all about her when I got up
and left the room after I signed
his contract.
The same contract that was made
because my own grandfather,
my flesh and blood didn't trust
me enough that he went above
and beyond to gather a contract
stating that I must be at my own
wedding or I could kiss my rights to the hospital goodbye.
The ringing of my phone snapped
me out of my thought. I picked
it up from the table, my twin
brother's name was running
across the screen. I groaned,
debating to decline the call but
knowing Elliot he wouldn't stop
until I picked up.
What do you want?" I asked
answering the phone.
Get ready. We're throwing you a
bachelor party tonight at 9. " my
twin brother, Eliot said.
" No. "I grunted in annoyance.
" Great. See you soon, brother. "
he said before hanging up. I put my phone down on my desk
with a heavy sigh when Thane
finally came back with four cups
of coffee in his hands.
He was twenty three years old
when father assigned him to be
my guards, protecting me twenty
four seven and doing my dirty
jobs if he had to because I tried to
not kill people by myself as much
as I could. He was basically my
personal killing machine. Poor
bloke.
" Your coffee, sir. " he said putting
all the cups down.
Thank you, Thane. Go have
lunch. "I nodded my head and as
soon as my statement finished he
was out of the room. I still didn't get why he was scared
of me.
I wasn't scary like my twO
brothers or my father. I was
basically the most unlikely to kill
people with my bare hands. I just
used my words.
Eight hit the clock when Thane
drove me to the estate. I raced up
the stairs and into my room. After
taking a quick shower, I grumpily
started to get ready for the party.
I put on a plain black t-shirt
showing off my inked arms, I
tucked the shirt into a pair of
black trouser before spraying my
signature cologne on my body.
Thane handed me my jacket as he opened the car's door for me and
we left the house.
The red and blue lights was
hurting my eyesight while loud
Crappy music blasted across the
place. I squinted my eyes trying to
spot my brothers in the crowds.
Alcohol and sweats lingered
in the air as bodies were being
pressed together creating a giant
mess of lumpy limps.
I brushed past at least seven
couples dry humping in the
middle of a public place before I
got to the booth, where Elliot and
Nicholas were sitting at.
Why are we having this party
ain? "I asked looking around
the strip club that my brothers forced me to come.
This was torture and my absolute
hell.
Party included lots of people. And,
when there were people, talking
was needed. I already regretted
coming here.
Hell. I didn't even know all these
people.
I always hated parties and people.
Ijust didn't see the point of
interacting with someone when
I could just talk to myself, in my
head. The only judgement and
opinionI needed were my own
and no one else's.
" Eden, come on loosen up man. It's your bachelor's party. " Elliot,
my twin brother chuckled pulling
me further into the booth.
Nicholas, my big brother, the
Don and now head of the family
smirked, sliding a glass of scotch
on the rock across the glass table.
Inarrowed my eyes at the golden
liquor before bringing the glass to
my lips, chuckingit down.
The alcohol slid down my tongue
liked silky liquid, burning my
throat with wild fire. I slammed
the empty glass back on the table
and he slid another one toward
me.
"I'm going to need a much
stronger liquor ifI want to
survive this party. Make the next one neat. " I said, chucking down
the drinks.
Nicholas kept the drinks coming
as the night slowly faded before
my sight. My thoughts was
becoming blurrier as seconds past
while my body swayed alongside
the nowW Somewhat bearable
music. I was fucking tipsy but not
as wasted as I aimed to be.
Another round of shots vodka
was served by Elliot's hired
strippers for the night. Nicholas
took a shot and scooted to the
back of the booth, with a smirk
on his face as he watched me in
amusement. He was lucky he
didn't spare a single glance at the
girls or I would have snitched on
him so hard that my sister in law would make sure he died a
painful death.
A blonde in red lingeries slipped
onto Elliot's laps, and started
grinding on him. I watched her in
pure horror but my twin brother
didn't seem like he could careless,
his amazed eyes were also on
me. I cocked an eyebrow at my
brothers silently asking them
what the hell was happening
when I felt a hand brushed on my
neck.
I snapped my head to the side
so fast, I could hear my bone
cracking over the blasting music.
She stood in a set of pink lingerie,
platinum blonde hair and wild
blue eyes. She had this weird
smirk on her face. I tried to look past her on display breasts to
her nanme tag. She was Barbie or
maybe that was her stripper's
name, if that was evena thing.
She brought one of her leg up and
put it over my shoulder before
leaning in, pulling my chin up
with her forefinger. I stared at her
pink knee-high boots in horror as
I slowly lifted it off. I gently put
her feet back on the ground, eyes
never left her shocked face or
trailed my gaze below her chin.
I took mny jacket off and put it
over her shoulders, covering
her body away from all sights. It
wasn't my intention to offend her
or her job. I respected her and
admired the confidence she had
in herself that she could show her beautiful body off to the world
without a slight hint of insecurity.
It was me, whO was the
problemn in this situation. I was
uncomfortable and really didn't
want half naked girls dancing
for me or on me. I hated being
touched.
Please take the rest of the night
off." I said. She stared at me in
shocks for a couple of seconds
before hurried out of our booth.
" Now I know why you're
mother's favorite child. " Nico
chuckled, sipping on his drinks as
Elliot waved off the stripper on
his laps.
No wonder why you're still a virgin. I admire you so much,
little brother." Eliot beamed,
raising his own glass for a toast.
"I never lost my virginity because
I don't lose, motherfucker." I
grunted, taking another shot.
And, this time the alcohol was
fully kicking in.
Rounds after rounds of shots,
glasses of scotch whiskey never
stopped coming. The night was
rather long, my mouth getting
drier with each drinks and throat
burning.
But, it was a good way to bitterly
say goodbye to my bachelorhood,
drinking my sorrows away.
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
When they met again, Jason cast aside his paranoia and pride, warmly embracing Chelsey. "Please, come back to me?" For three years, she had been his secretary by day and his companion by night. Chelsey had always complied with his requests, like an obedient pet. However, when Jason declared his plans to marry another, she chose to stop loving him and to let go. But life took unexpected turns. His unyielding pursuit, her pregnancy, and her mother's greed gradually pushed her to the brink. Eventually, she endured tremendous suffering. Five years later, when she returned, she was no longer the woman she once was. Yet he had spiraled into five years of chaos.
“You need a bride, I need a groom. Why don’t we get married?” Both abandoned at the altar, Elyse decided to tie the knot with the disabled stranger from the venue next door. Pitying his state, she vowed to spoil him once they were married. Little did she know that he was actually a powerful tycoon. Jayden thought Elyse only married him for his money, and planned to divorce her when she was no longer of use to him. But after becoming her husband, he was faced with a new dilemma. “She keeps asking for a divorce, but I don’t want that! What should I do?”
"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."
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