"Don't you feel a bit of regret, or even sadness? You should know you've spewed coffee at Mia, because if one day I exchange places with her and she's still mad at it, she would definitely get back to you and she might even get frantic. Do you understand how terrible a frantic woman can get? Are you not afraid?" Charles raised his eyebrow, "She won't have that opportunity." ********************* Maria replaced her sister to marry Charles. She originally thought it would be a widow-like marriage, but Charles who had disappeared for two years suddenly came back. All she wanted was her father's well-being, but is tangled with Charles and her sister's life. What will she do when it's time for her to leave but she was already in love with Charles, who she believed loved her sister, the real Mia? What happened when she found out about her real identity?
Maria POV: should I call you Mia Miller or Maria Williams?
Standing in the airport, I was looking at the mobile app, sweating profusely in anxiety, "Oh no, why is the earliest flight to Mexico at 8 p.m.?"
I was not going to Mexico for a vacation or business trip, but to escape from my husband!
I, with a face similar to my sister Mia Miller. Two years ago, I married the young master of a super-wealthy family in California, Charles Smith.
Immediately after the wedding, Charles boarded a flight to Europe.
Two years of separation made me almost forget this person. I lived in a widow-style marriage pretending to be my sister.
But now, my husband who had been gone for two years was about to return!
Suddenly, a hand patted my shoulder. Irritated, I slapped it away, "Oh please, I don't know anything. Go ask someone else!"
That hand was patted on my shoulder again.
I was so anxious that I turned around abruptly. My mouth had just opened shut in shock.
The person who patted me is a man. He wore an expensive tailored suit with an air of nobility. His lean jawline was sharp and defined, framing a perfectly symmetrical face adorned with deep-set eyes that seemed to hold the secrets of the universe.
Even though I had not seen him for two years, I could still recognize him. He was my husband– Charles.
Oh my god!
Was it just a coincidence?
Almost at the moment my mouth closed, I reflexively asked, "How come you... arrive so early? Isn't it supposed to be 8 pm?"
Charles coldly stared at me, "It seems like you don't want me to come home?"
I forced a dry laugh, "How is it possible? I've been eagerly waiting for you to come back home every day. Look, I even specially came to the airport to pick you up when I heard you were coming back today."
After saying the last sentence, I averted my gaze nervously, looking everywhere but at him.
Charles looked deeply at me, he seemed to notice but held his words, and turned to walk out of the airport, this somehow relaxed me.
Caught in the act, I dared not to run away anymore.
I could only muster up the courage to follow behind him.
On the way, I couldn't make any movement, I held my breath. But as soon as we arrived home, I jumped out of the car immediately and rushed into the bedroom with my phone.
I repeatedly dialed a number, but the person refused to pick up.
Just as I was getting nervous, the bedroom door opened and Charles appeared at the doorway.
"Tomorrow Morning, let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and get our marriage certificate."
"W- what?" I was so shocked that I dropped my phone on the floor, staring at him incredulously like he had two horns on his head.
Marriage certificate?
Getting a marriage certificate with my brother-in-law means death!
I panicked.
Ignoring my panic, Charles unbuttoned his shirt and walked towards me, "Now, let's make up for our wedding night." He removed his shirt, unbuckled his belt, and removed his trousers, leaving his brief only.
"W- Wedding night...?" I was dumbfounded.
My breath stops, my eyes quickly scanning left and right, looking for anything that could save me from the situation. Instantly, I saw where my phone had fallen on the ground and took a step back.
Bending down, I picked up the phone. With an awkward smile, I said, "I dropped my phone."
Charles watched me, just watched me with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes. I could not look at him at all.
Pretending to have something important to do, I unlocked my phone and tried to contact my mother for help...
My phone was immediately snatched away from me by two slender fingers.
In a great panic, I looked up and found myself unexpectedly meeting a pair of deep-green cold eyes.
Charles stared at me, "Is the phone more attractive than me? Are you going to pay attention to me or your phone?"
Biting my lip lightly, I admitted that the man in front of me was very handsome, with undeniable raw magnetism. Two years and he didn't age at all, the same dark icy orbs with a sharp bridge to go with, but I could not...
As he suddenly turned his gaze to my phone, I panicked and was about to grab it back. But I saw that the screen was already off, so I quickly withdrew her hand.
Not seeing any messages, Charles raised an eyebrow and threw the phone onto the nearby sofa. Then, with a sweep of his large hand, he easily picked me up like I weighed nothing.
"Ah..."
I burst out, my heart in panic. I grabbed Charles' clothes on his shoulders with both hands, but immediately my back sank and I was pressed onto the bed.
Looking at the man's approaching handsome face, I felt that I was ready to die. I had to protect my innocence!
"Char- Charles..."
The man's deep voice carries a hint of anger. "Call me darling!"
Terrified, I looked at him, tears almost bursting out. Although he was handsome, he was extremely terrifying when angry.
"D- Darling."
Biting my lip, I looked at him pitiably, "My Aunt Flo is visiting me. Today, oh no, this whole week is impossible." I said, holding my breath. I prayed silently that he would believe my lie.
"Aunt Flo?"
Charles' gaze went down as if trying to find more.
I quickly covered myself, feeling as nervous as a frightened deer. "Um, it's true. Well, now that you are back, we have plenty of time in the future. We don't need to rush it tonight, right?"
Charles glanced at me with disappointment, then rolled over and lay beside me.
Soon, steady breathing came from beside me.
I gave a long sigh of relief...
I could only delay it for a week. In a week, I should be able to switch places with Mia.
I don't know when I fell asleep in fright until late at night.
In my dream, I suddenly felt cold, stern eyes staring at me. No matter how I tried to run or escape, the eyes kept coldly watching me. It felt so real.
"Ahhhh!" With a cry, I woke up from my dream and sat up on the bed.
The bedroom was lit. I stared blankly for a moment before suddenly realizing that the pair of eyes from my dream hadn't disappeared. In fear, I looked up only to find that the man who should have been sleeping beside me was sitting on the opposite sofa.
His eyes were icy, his handsome face looked cold as frost.
My phone spun in his slender fingers.
Charles curled his lips and sneered, "Mia Miller or should I call you Maria Williams?"
My face instantly turned ashen!
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Jane William is finally free of her bullied high school life and living on her own while she attends college. Finally free of her prison, she thinks her troubles are over, until her high school bully shows up and crashes her chances of enjoying her college years. Alex Davis realizes as soon as he steps foot into his first college class that his mate is in the room. However, it blindsides him when he sees Jane, the one girl he loathed in high school, sitting there with a rebellious snarl on her face. Not only did he hate her growing up, but she's also human and doesn't know anything about supernaturals. Knowing he has no choice but to pursue his mate, he finds it harder than ever to break down that wall he built when he bullied her years before. When lycans begin to terrorize the neighboring packs and the college campus, Alex finds himself doing whatever it takes to protect his mate. However, Jane hates the sight of him, and even if she feels an invisible pull, she pushes him away until she breaks. She never realized that Alex held so many secrets, and when they come to light, her entire existence flips upside down, and she's bombarded with a truth she never knew was real.
All Alice wanted was to graduate from college of education and become a teacher. But life has another plan for her. To her, Vampires and Werewolves are just myths, they don’t exist. Drake, a human that his father turned to Vampire, will do anything and everything to protect his mate. Alice and Drake parts crossed as neighbors, and the sharp mouthed Alice offended the Vampire princess despite Drake’s warning. Now the princess wants her dead. Will Drake allow the Royals to kill his mate? Why did Drake have to ask for the werewolves' help? How did he even get them to agree when they are enemies?
After a devastating divorce with the man she had been married to for over three years, Rachel thought her life was over. Her family disowned her, they wanted nothing to do with her anymore and she couldn't blame them. She had just divorced David Hart, one of the top successful bachelors in the country and heir to the Hart industries. But they would never understand that she didn't divorce him, he divorced her after she caught him cheating on her with her god-damned best friend! Rachel was just about to end everything by jumping off a bridge when she was saved by the most unexpected person. The boy she once bullied severally in highschool because he always wore ugly glass and was from a poor background, how come that glass make him so hot now? Why was he helping her get revenge on ex-husband who is trying to make her life even more miserable? And most important how did he get so handsome? What exactly does he want from her? ... No, you must want something, anything. If you can really help me get revenge on David and Lana, I can't just let you do it for free". Ethan went quiet for a while. I held my breath waiting for what his request might be. If it was something money could buy, I'll try my best to get it for him even though I was somehow broke right now. "You're right I do want something". He said after thinking for few minutes "What?" I asked slowly. " Until you get your revenge on David, Lana and every other person you want, you will live here". Live here as in...? " Wha... What are you saying? ". I stammered hoping he wasn't saying what I thought he was saying. I tried to step back but I missed a step and almost fell on the bed but Ethan caught me holding me in his muscular arms. Ethan moved his face closer to mine be was so close, our nose almost touched. " I want you to be with me! ".
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