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BLURB: Ever walked in on your fiancee going at it with his supposed 'cousin a few days before your wedding?' Well, join the club! Diane Rodriguez finds you so relatable! Diane's life almost crumbles when she discovers that she had been two-timed and lied to by her fiancee and his ex, whom he had told her was his Cousin. Diane escapes from Arizona with a marriage to cancel and a Career life to begin. Ready to take on her family's big business, Diane plans to return after a year and join the family's rival business to train. A mistake! Diane, on her grand return from the States after a bad breakup, is set up and heavily drugged. She struggles to get away from the situation, but what if there is also another person in a similar situation? At the wrong place, at the wrong, is it? Ready to put it all behind her and return with a clean slate to revive her career, Diane resumes her new job and receives the shock of her entire life. She had a one-night stand with her boss! She must navigate the company while dragging their past under the carpet; a cherry on the ice is that he doesn't remember this night... Or does he? Diane is a heartbroken princess in disguise, and Xander is the prince charming to sweep her off her feet and mend her broken heart. Only Prince Charming is more dangerous than Charming, and he doesn't just want to heal her heart; he wants to claim it!
Have you ever been crushed? Diane felt like a truck had run over her body. Maybe that was why she couldn't move. She was standing by the door of a room she had been quite familiar with for the past five years, and shock had paralysed her at the scene she met.
The man she would walk down the aisle with was intertwined with a female who was not going at it passionately.
It was like time had frozen, and her head was swelling from discombobulation. Her eyes hurt from the sight, and tears like needles were piercing her eyes; her ears twitched at their moans as it felt like a screech to her ears, her tongue tasted bile like something terrible was threatening to roll from her throat, her skin numbed that she could only feel her blood run cold.
Their moans were so brutal and animalistic that she couldn't recognise the voice of the growl as Austin's, but she could swear that the timid and meek moan belonged to someone she had met before. She couldn't place it.
Austin had been a very conservative man. At least that was the font he put up, and Diane found it rather attractive than boring. He was an organised and disciplined person with a relatively stable personality, and stability was precisely what Diane needed. She put up with his trashy family of a nagging mother and a rude and utterly disrespectful sister, with all their tantrums because she was so in love with the man that she grovelled for his family.
Diane's lips quivered, and hot tears ran beautifully down her face, so hot that her eyes and throat hurt so bad. A powerful urge to go to the kitchen, pick the sharpest knife and brandish it on the fine back of this man she loved with her soul suddenly kicked in, but she was a coward, a stupid full-time one at that.
A painful sigh escaped her lips as she staggered back; their voices were too piercing, and her nose couldn't take the stench of their deed.
"I'm about to, ahh ahh, kyaaaaaaaa!" The girl under Austin shook, and he immediately pulled out while kissing her neck and her jade-like jawline. He always felt so relieved with Chloe, and he liked how adorable she was and how she leaned on him dependently.
"You beast!" Chloe slapped Austin softly on his shoulder as her entire face had a cute red shade, his shy little thing.
Austin laughed deeply. Who didn't like being praised for his masculine efficiency?
A crashing sound drew him out of his ecstatic thoughts, and he felt Chloe stiffen in his embrace.
"What's that?" He turned to the direction of the sound, and his body ran chill. His Fiancee was right there at the door looking defeated and shocked. Her bag had slipped off her hand and crashed neatly on the floor, and a soft sob escaped her barely parted lips like she was trying to gasp for air.
His body trembled in guilt, and he immediately detached himself from Chloe like she was a hot potato and shook his head, "I can explain, Annie, it's not what it seems like."
Diane looked at the man, who looked different from everything she had known about him. He was now standing by the bed in his naked glory. Funny enough, she could count how many times in five years she had seen him bare-chested. She always thought she'd be flustered and timid the first time she saw him naked, but disgust shrouded her eyes.
"Chloe-" Her voice hitched in utter surprise as her eyes flicked to the bed.
His Cousin?
His Cousin, for crying out loud!
Her head spun so fast and hard that she leaned on the door panel. It did not make sense at all.
"No, no, it was the devil-" Austin began making giant steps towards her.
"Don't!" She gritted her teeth and wiped the tears that blinded her eyes, but more poured out. She went as far as having an affair with his cousin. That was incest, in a way. Disgust like a huge bile piled up in her throat as disbelief marred her face. Her heart was already drenched in pain, and her mind was determined to understand the situation.
Chloe was Austin's cousin whom he had introduced her to on one of their outings. She was his closest cousin and was like a little sister to him. Diane also liked this cousin of his, and they had bonded, and unlike his sister and mother, this cousin treated her rather well. They even became friends, hanging out and sharing secrets while this cousin was secretly warming his bed.
"Oh please, tell her already; she was bound to know anyway!" Chloe rolled her eyes and pulled the covers protectively around her chest.
Diane had never heard that tone from Chloe before. It was snappy and didn't resonate with Chloe's personality, which was gentle, patient and sweet. It was an eye-opener.
"What is she talking about?" Diane didn't know whether she was afraid of looking at Chloe or couldn't face this girl she almost took as her sister. It was easier to face Austin, who probably wasn't aware of his nakedness.
"Babe..."
"Don't call me that!" Diane's voice had an edge despite the shakiness it came with.
She was trying to be a calm person, not an angry woman. She was rational; she could swear it, but she was on the brink of losing it. Diane could feel it.
"Fine, but this... It's the devil-" He was a fidgeting mess, biting on his words and stuttering.
In her memory, Austin was the Perfect man. He was always confident, had airs of an aristocrat, and carried himself with arrogant poise and in a conventional manner, but today? That image tumbled and crashed mercilessly.
"Oh please, leave the devil out of this. The devil made you f*ck the hell out of me for three years? You've got to be kidding me!" Chloe snapped at Austin, her eyes sharper than razors, and that was when Diane finally looked at Chloe.
Three years? Wow!
Diane heard a burst of maniacal laughter, and she knew it was her. She laughed so hard that tears poured out more, each hotter than the previous one.
Three whole years!
"So you've been sleeping with your Cousin for three years?" No matter how committed Diane wanted to sound, her voice came out as a messy quiver.
Austin shook his head like a dying chicken and opened his mouth to speak, but then Chloe beat him.
"Oh my goodness, could you be any denser?" Chloe scoffed at Diane. She got up from the bed gracefully, with the duvet covering her nakedness. "We aren't cousins", She drawled.
Another big hit.
Diane looked more pale, like lightning had struck her, and she could only watch as Austin looked pleadingly at Chloe.
"What!" Chloe shrugged her shoulders. "She will know either way or how do you plan to explain about this childhood sweetheart and ex turned non-existent cousin to your family on your glamorous wedding day? She was bound to find out unless your family would cover for me. Will they?"
Chloe chuckled and looked at her fingers like they were fascinating things and then back at Diane from the hood of her long fan of lashes, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."
She didn't look any but remorseful, "But let me tell you a story." She sat on the bed, her left hand holding the duvet to her chest, and leisurely continued, "When I came back to Arizona, I met him again after we broke up a few years ago. He was, well, way better than he was when I last saw him, all successful and shit like that, so emotions were high, and hormones were definitely higher, so we hooked up."
Austin's face was as a white sheet as he leaned on the wall in defeat.
"He never told me he was now seeing someone else or that Austin was playing the Celebrate card because for the longest time I've known him, he f*cks like a nymphomaniac. Till you saw us hanging out one time and he introduced me as his cousin, I was as shocked and pissed as you are right now, but I loved him, and I still do, so I went with the flow while he two-timed both of us. I didn't have any problem with that. If anything, it fueled my adventurous kink, and clearly, he was good to me on and off the sheets, and he loved me, unlike you, who he was with only for the connection."
"Shut up", Austin growled this time, finally leaning off the wall and glaring furiously at Chloe.
Diane just chuckled self-depreciatingly. She had received so much information that she was surprised she hadn't fainted from disbelief.
She slowly took off the diamond engagement ring Austin had given her. She had previously thought it unique, but now, it felt so heavy and suffocating on her finger. She let the ring fall to the floor with a small 'tiling!' and watched it roll to his bare feet and then slowly stumbled out of the house like a spiritless body.
He didn't stop her, and she had mixed feelings about it; maybe if he did, she would have forgiven him. Perhaps if he did, she would have cried and believed whatever lies he told her. Possibly, she would have screamed at Chloe for being a potential home wrecker maybe...
Just maybe.
Blurb Aria is being rejected by her mate for being too independent as compared to her close friend Elara who is soft and sweet. This is the biggest betrayal that sends Aria back into her shell. A year later, she makes a debut back into the pack society only to bump into a tall masked stranger who calls her 'mate.'. Aria's comeback will shake not just the pack but the entire continent at large. Her Ex-mate would grovel at her feet, begging to be taken back; alas, it'll be too late as a certain Alpha-king is hell-bent on wooing this cold and aloof lady into being his Luna. A Mere knight like her previous mate, his subordinate did not stand a chance.
BLURB: Kael Darko had been the indomitable Mafia King and business tycoon and Jen Stewart was just a lady working in a coffee shop and trying to make ends meet. When these persons cross parts, not just bullets fly, even sparks erupt and emotions rage in a storm. "No one can leave a scar on you...except my kisses." Kael Darko swears to Jen. He has never been one to care about the frivolities of women but not until he comes across this lovable and adorable coffee girl at his club about to be defiled by filthy men. Kahadhas never felt this need to conquer, possess and protect anyone till he came across Jen who made him feel this way and even more. Kael would do everything and anything to keep her by his side, first for the sake of lust and power but sooner than later, he would turn the entire underworld if as much as a strand of hair on her body was missing. As ruthless as he may be, Jen knew it like her name that she could tame him because he was their devil but he was her protector.
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!"
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
The dream of everyone with regards to marriage is to be able to find that special someone and settle down with them. Even arranged marriages grant you an opportunity to meet your partner briefly before the wedding. How will you feel about waking up in the morning with someone sleeping next to you who is not just anyone but your legally married partner yet with no memory of how that had happened in just a few hours of going out the previous day? This is the story of Jason Haward and Julia Harrison, two strangers trapped in a marriage they never planned. The quest to find out why led to the unfolding of a mystery which made them realize they are both living a lie. To find out more, read this amazing story of love, betrayal, revenge and murder.
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"