Desperate to save her ailing mother, Ella attends a masked party with a friend, lured by the promise of earning money. At the event, she experiences her first sexual encounter with a masked man, only to learn that her mother has passed away. Overwhelmed by grief and guilt, Ella contemplates ending her own life. In a twist of fate, Ella saves the life of a wealthy woman, Mrs. Anderson, who turns out to be the grandmother of a successful businessman. Grateful for Ella's heroism, Mrs. Anderson arranges for her grandson to marry Ella, initiating plans for the wedding. But Ella faces a daunting challenge: she is pregnant by an unknown man. As she navigates the complexities of this arranged marriage, she must grapple with the secrets of her past and the uncertainty of her future. Will she uncover the identity of the father and find her own path to happiness amidst the tangled web of relationships and expectations?
ELLA
I pressed my forehead against the cold glass looking into the ICU, trying to steady the trembling in my hands. Through the transparent barrier, my mother lay down surrounded by a bunch of machines, their rhythmic beeping the only sound in the room. Tubes and wires impaled parts of her fragile body, connecting her to the devices that seemed to mock me with their multiple beeping. I wanted her to wake up, tell me that everything would be alright and that I should focus on my life. Her chest rose and fell in time with the ventilator, but it was the only movement, the only sign that she was still here with me.
I watched a nurse walk up to me with a pained smile. Surely, she was aware of my suffering.
"You can get changed and go in to see your mother now." She smiled. I wanted to reciprocate the gesture but I didn't have it in me.
I got changed and walked into the room. Slowly and carefully, I sat by her bedside. I lifted one of her hands by the wrist and kissed it. Remembering how the last time that she was awake, we had finally decided to make bread that had carrots in it. I laughed at the memory.
"Mum, remember how you disagreed that carrots don't belong in bread dough? But you still agreed to make it," I sniffled. Holding back the tears.
"All because I wouldn't shut up about carrot cake and carrot bread being similar," My laughter was pained.
The steady beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound breaking my pained silence. Mum's face, once full of life, looked so pale and fragile. The oxygen mask covered her mouth, making her breathing shallow and labored. Had she always been breathing so hard since I came into the room?
I clenched her fists, trying to hold back more tears that threatened to spill. Something was wrong.
"Mum?"
What was going on?
The door to the room swung open, and a team of doctors rushed in. Soon, I was being ejected from the room by two elder nurses who had pitiable expressions on their faces.
"You need to leave the room miss, your mother will be alright." They reassured while sitting me down. They left almost immediately.
My tears finally came down like a waterfall. I stood up, placing my head on the glass window and watching as they tried to keep her alive. Still in this world with me.
I wanted to scream, to shatter the glass that separated us, as if that could break the spell that kept her imprisoned in that unmoving body. But I knew it was useless. I was as powerless as she was, standing here in the hallway with nothing to do but watch and wait as the doctors did their best.
The main doctor with Marud written on his name tag, approached me. He was a tall man with a stern expression. Looking at him made me fear the worst.
"Miss Fitzgerald? We need to act fast," he said, his voice calm but urgent.
"Act fast?" I was confused now. What did he mean? "Is my mum dying?"
"Your mother just had another heart attack. We're doing everything we can to stabilize her, but there's something else you need to know." He clenched his notepad.
My heart pounded in my chest, I could hear it with my breath catching in my throat.
"What is it?" I choked out, my voice barely a whisper.
"The tests we ran earlier revealed that your mother's kidneys are failing," the doctor continued. "She needs a transplant as soon as possible. Without it, her chances of survival are very slim. For now, she'll be placed on dialysis three times a week. Her heart condition will also be monitored to manage any incoming attacks"
The world felt like it was spinning around me. This couldn't be happening. Not now, not when we were just beginning to mend our fractured relationship after we lost Dad.
"There will be more of that?" My chest heaved.
"We hope not, but there are high chances of it. She needs that transplant soon, as it is the root cause."
"A kidney transplant? How much is it? How much time do we have?"
"We will put her on dialysis to buy some time," the doctor explained, "but dialysis is only a temporary solution. We need to start looking for a donor immediately. And there's another matter we would have to overcome."
I knew it and could sense the weight of what he was about to say. It was my main handicap at the moment.
"The cost," I murmured, my voice trembling. It was almost too hard to speak.
Doctor Marud nodded, a sympathetic look in his eyes.
"Yes. The surgery, the post-operative care, and the medications. It's all very expensive. You'll need to bring a significant amount of money."
My mind was racing. How could I come up with that kind of money? I had some savings, but it was nothing near what a transplant would cost.
"How much are we talking about?" I asked, dreading the answer.
"The money might be higher than fifty to hundred thousand dollars," the doctor replied. "That's depending on complications and the duration of her stay in the ICU."
I felt the ground tip and my knees gave in. Doctor Marud helped me to the chair. I could barely keep mum alive with the little money I had, and now I have to somehow find a way to pay for a life-saving transplant?
"I don't have that kind of money," I cried. "What am I supposed to do?"
"The dialysis would help but somehow, you'd have to find a way to pay the fees to commence with the surgery. That's the only way for Mrs. Fitzgerald to survive."
The doctor said there was still hope, but his voice was tinged with the kind of detachment that only comes from delivering bad news too many times. I didn't believe him. How could I, when every passing second seemed to take my mum further away from me?
I nodded numbly, my mind clouded with the thought of loans, selling what little we had at home, and calling a few friends for help. There were no extended relatives that would render financial aid.
''I'll figure something out," I forced a smile, more for myself as encouragement than for the doctor. A single thought kept running through my mind.
'How am I going to do this alone?'
"I'm going to tell you what I have in mind," he murmured. "First you're going to strip down until you're completely naked," he whispered against her ear. "Then I'm going to tie you up so you're completely powerless and subject to my every whim." "Mmm, sounds good so far," she murmured. "Then I'm going to insert a plug to prepare you for me. After that I'm going to spank that sweet ass of yours until it's rosy with my marks." She shivered uncontrollably, her mind exploding with the images he evoked. She let out a small whimper as he sucked the lobe of her ear into his mouth. God, she could cum with just his words. She was already aching with need. Her nipples tingled and hardened to painful points. Her clit pulsed and twitched between her legs until she clamped her thighs together to alleviate the burn. "And then I'm going to f**k your mouth. But I won't cum. Not yet. When I'm close, I'll flog you again until your ass is burning and you're on fire with the need for relief. And then I'm going to f**k that ass. I'm going to take you hard and rough, to the very limits of what you can withstand. I won't be gentle. Not tonight. I'm going to take you as roughly as you can stand. And then I'm going to cum all over your ass. Are you ready to be completely and utterly dominated?"
"Sign the divorce papers and get out!" Leanna got married to pay a debt, but she was betrayed by her husband and shunned by her in-laws. Seeing that her efforts were in vain, she agreed to divorce and claimed her half of the properties. With her purse plump from the settlement, Leanna enjoyed her newfound freedom. The constant harassment from her ex's mistress never fazed her. She took back her identities as top hacker, champion racer, medical professor, and renowned jewelry designer. Then someone discovered her secret. Matthew smiled. "Will you have me as your next husband?"
"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?
After a painful breakup with her boyfriend of two years who coldly told her to her face that he couldn't keep dating her because she was too uptight--In a moment of anger and defiance, Anna decided to throw caution to the wind for one reckless night. She headed to the wildest club in Texas, determined to lose herself in the chaos. But fate had other plans. To her shock, she ran into her ex-boyfriend at the club. Desperate to save face, she made a split-second decision and approached a stranger, pretending he was her new boyfriend. What she never anticipated was the magnetic pull she would feel towards him or the fact that she'd end up going home with this mystery man. Soon enough, the real surprise hit her--this stranger wasn't just anyone; he was her new boss. What begins as a night of rebellion spirals into a whirlwind of forbidden attraction, societal pressure and hidden affairs. And now there are so many things at stake. Find out how this story unfolds.
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.
Life was a bed of roses for Debra, the daughter of Alpha. That was until she had a one-night stand with Caleb. She was sure he was her mate as determined by Moon Goddess. But this hateful man refused to accept her. Weeks passed before Debra discovered that she was pregnant. Her pregnancy brought shame to her and everyone she loved. Not only was she driven out, but her father was also hunted down by usurpers. Fortunately, she survived with the help of the mysterious Thorn Edge Pack. Five years passed and Debra didn't hear anything from Caleb. One day, their paths crossed again. They were both on the same mission—carrying out secret investigations in the dangerous Roz Town for the safety and posterity of their respective packs. Caleb was still cold toward her. But as time went on, he fell head over heels in love with her. He tried to make up for abandoning her, but Debra wasn't having any of it. She was hell-bent on hiding her daughter from him and also making a clean break. What did the future hold for the two as they journeyed in Roz Town? What kind of secrets would they find? Would Caleb win Debra's heart and get to know his lovely daughter? Find out!