When Keeva James offers herself as collateral payment to save her family from Billionaire CEO Blake Prescott, she realizes that he wants a contracted marriage with her. As she navigates her new life, her past begins to resurface bringing both old and new monsters and Blake's unwanted engagement wanting to ruin them. Can they fight through these dark secrets and find love?
"It's crazy how one phone call can change your life." I whispered to no one in particular as I stared at the brown pages of my current read.
"Keeva, Keeva." I've been calling you for the past 10 minutes. Close that book and come down for dinner," my mom said barging into my room. I was startled and didn't realize she had been calling or that she was standing at my doorway.
I was too engrossed to notice. I quickly cleaned up and rushed downstairs before she got really annoyed. My mouth began to water as I got close to the dining room. I always look forward to Tuesday dinner when my mom gets to cook her delicious beef stroganoff with rice.
I got to the dining table and realize that everyone had been waiting for me. "Finally she's here," my little sister, Gabby exclaimed. "I apologize for my tardiness. I was deep into the novel I was reading."
I joined my mom in dishing out the food and we all broke out into different conversations. Gabby began to share her story of how she pranked her classmate by putting a fake spider in his bag. She spoke so animatedly that we couldn't help but laugh.
"Keeva, how was your day?" My dad asked. "Nothing as funny as a fake spider, just the usual customers coming in for their regular coffee dose and of course the occasional rude customers who can't seem to make up their mind and hold the long line of customers down.
Nothing strange." Gabby faked a yawn as mom flicked her hair. "Hey, why'd you do that?" We laughed at her as she pouted and mumbled something incoherently.
All of a sudden, dad received a phone call that made him tense, then he excused himself. We couldn't hear the conversation but I knew something was wrong. His face, now white like he had just seen a ghost.
When he returned to the table, mom broke the silence. "Is everything alright, love?" He played it off with a laugh. "Yeah, it was just a work issue. Nothing to worry about." Mom and I exchanged glances and decided to stay quiet.
The atmosphere had become quite tense. One would think that the silence could not get worse, but it did, as everyone leaned into their own thoughts. Even Gabby sensed the tension and refused to utter a word.
As I cleared the table, I looked into my dad's eyes and saw fear. He looked at me worriedly and went to his room.
Taking slow steps away from the kitchen, I walked to my room. I kept on wondering what could have made my dad so worried and afraid. I couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen.
I picked up my novel, but my I kept spacing out, so I decided to listen to my favorite playlist to get my mind off what had happened.
I kept on pondering what conversation my dad must have had. Little did I know that the phone call would cause a drastic change in my life.
Love can be unpredictable sometimes. It can come when it's least expected. Sophia was a secretary under her boss but she was always overlooked and underrated. Her colleagues framed her for stealing which brought her to the spotlight and captured the attention of the boss. She proved herself innocent and this made the boss move closer to her as they became intimate. Her apathetic boss who is a billionaire, George Robert, fell in love with Sophia, as his wish was to find a long lasting relationship. It was not easy to convince Sophia, because he had once accused her of theft, meanwhile it was a set-up. Luckily for George Roberts, one particular night an incident occurred which made them have sex without protection. Being in love with George was going smoothly, even though at first it wasn't easy to keep an office relationship. Things were going as expected,until Sophia's ex came haunting her with the past, reminding her with evidence that she was a prostitute who had aborted several pregnancies. What will happen if George finds out? How would George react? knowing that he is from a prestigious billionaire background and he now has a fiancee who was a prostitute, which can dent his family image. Will George continue the relationship? Or will that cause the end of their love story?
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.”
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Joshua's mistress drugged Alicia, and she ended up in a stranger's bed. In one night, Alicia lost her innocence, while Joshua's mistress carried his child in her womb. Heartbroken and humiliated, Alicia demanded a divorce, but Joshua saw it as yet another tantrum. When they finally parted ways, she went on to become a renowned artist, sought out and admired by everyone. Consumed by regret, Joshua darkened her doorstep in hopes of reconciliation, only to find her in the arms of a powerful tycoon. "Say hello to your sister-in-law."
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
After three loveless years, Neil's betrayal deeply wounded Katelyn. She wasted no time in getting rid of that scoundrel! After the divorce, she devoted herself to career pursuits. Rising to prominence as a top designer, skilled doctor, and brilliant hacker, she became a revered icon. Neil, realizing his grave mistake, tried in vain to win her back, only to witness her magnificent wedding to another. As their vows were broadcast on the world's largest billboard, Vincent slid a ring onto Katelyn's finger and declared, "Katelyn is now my wife, a priceless treasure. Let all who covet her beware!"
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.