Julian's rules were clear: stay out of his business, don't ask about his shades, and never enter his room. But Amelia's curiosity and defiance ignited a spark that threatened to destroy them both. ******* Desperate to escape a blind date set up by her grandma, Amelia kisses a stranger in a bold move that backfires. Now, she's forced into a contract marriage with the enigmatic Julian, as he exposes her family's secrets. As they make their way through their arranged union, Amelia begins to unravel the mysteries surrounding Julian, the mystery behind Julian's constant use of sunglasses, his dark past, and she also learns he's not as cold-hearted as he seemed. Her rebellious actions thrust Julian into danger, making her realize her true feelings for him.
Amelia took a glance at her watch.
"He's late." She murmured, letting out a deep sigh of frustration. This was going to be the last time she would accept being on a blind date.
She looked around the high-class restaurant; every soul in there was coupled up, sharing gazes of affection and smiles, while she was seated dressed up for a man she knew nothing about and worst of all, there was no sight of him around.
She took another glance at her watch and decided to spare five more minutes, in hopes that he wouldn't show up, so she could gladly walk away.
After all, she never wanted to be here in the first place. She was just obliging to her sick grandmother's request. This was the fifteenth blind date her grandma was setting up for her.
"For grandma, for grandma, Amelia." She encouraged herself to be patient.
She remembered Grandma threatening to end her life and donate her whole inheritance to charity if she dared mess this date up.
Her precarious habit of turning down all suitable bachelors by either creating a scene or mocking them till they angrily left was now famously known.
After she had caught her ex cheating, Amelia promised herself she wouldn't bat an eye at any man again and wonders if truly a man is needed to be considered societally fit.
"You must be Amelia Cole." A deep, cold voice called out, drifting her away from her thoughts. She raised her head, hoping this time the sight she would meet would at least hold to her expectations.
Yet again, Grandma had disappointed her. She looked up at the slightly old-looking man standing above her. He was old-fashionedly dressed, the same way her late father would, in a plaid pant with a striped pink shirt and polka-dot tie.
"What the heck?" she blurted out subconsciously.
"Who the fuck is this man? And what in the world was he wearing?" "A man wearing pink to a date and, worst, a polka-dot tie" Her face twitched in disgust as she gave his outfit a solid glance.
"I'm sorry, I was caught up in traffic." The old man apologized, showcasing his awkwardly arranged dentition.
"You should have stayed in it," Amelia murmured while sipping from her wine glass. She couldn't care less about the man in front; what was Grandma thinking about bringing an old-looking man as her blind date?
"I'm Mr. Julian Robert." He said, stretching his hand forward for a shake.
"Such a nice name for an unbefitting man." Amelia thought, as she reluctantly obliged to shake him. She didn't want to seem so rude.
"You look beautiful, more than what I expected." The man uttered, his eyes scanning her body with lust.
Amelia was disgusted by his actions, She adjusted her short, lacy dress, which wasn't enough to cover her thighs. This was the worst choice of dress for this date. She had thought she would do something different by dressing up seductively like a slut just to keep her dates away from courting her, but it seems the man at her front was enjoying the little stunt.
"You look beautiful; your height is perfect; I don't think there's anything left to say; I will finalize the marriage proposal with your grandma." The old man said excitingly.
A cold shiver ran down Amelia's spine. This wasn't what she was expecting. He was meant to be disgusted. He was meant to feel disrespected, get angry and storm off! But not this, Why was he talking about finalizing a marriage?
"Excuse me, sir... J...John, Julan, or whatever your name is. I think you must be mistaken." "This date was a mistake, I cannot marry you." She stated clearly.
"What do you mean you can't marry me?" The old man twitched his brows in confusion.
"I have a boyfriend." Amelia lied.
The old man let out a soft chuckle, making Amelia frown in confusion. "Was she cracking a joke or something, Why was he laughing?" She thought curiously.
"You see! Your grandma already warned me about your mischievous behavior. She told me you would come up with an act like this." The old man smiled, staring brazenly at Amelia.
"Fuck Grandma!" Amelia let out, underneath her breath in anger.
This isn't working, she never wanted to get married, and worse, to such an old man.
She paused, thinking for a while for a clever response. She couldn't blow her cover.
"Don't you get it! Are you dumb or something? I said I have a boyfriend. Just that I haven't introduced him to Grandma yet." Amelia said out loud, putting on a fake angry tone.
"Prove it." The old man resorted.
Silence stretched between them. It was getting uncomfortable, and Amelia needed to think of a good escape plan.
Just then, a young man in shades walked in. To the man's surprise, Amelia rushed over to him, implanting a deep kiss on his lips.
Aria, a mute Luna, is rejected by her mate Alpha Kyle due to her inability to speak and shift. Heartbroken and deemed a curse by her family, she flees and is captured by the enemy pack, Alpha Orion. But fate intervenes, revealing Aria as Orion's true mate, possessing secret powers. As they face dangerous challenges together, their bond grows strong. When Orion is kidnapped, Aria must find her voice to save him. Will she overcome the perils around her and rescue her mate, or face the dire consequences of her silence?
He has all the traits that you wished for your dream man to have. Power, money, perfection, handsomeness and a body like a Greek God. But he's inlove. He's inlove with her. For him, she was the completion of his dream, a perfect wife and a mother to be with his children. He would give her everything including his own life. He would sacrifice his world for her. But she left him. She betrayed him. She broke his heart into pieces. And he turned into a cold, heartless, rude and an arrogant billionaire, who would do everything to show her that she's no longer important into his life. Even though the truth is the opposite of what he is doing. His heart still aching for her. And that's when he met me. I applied as his Personal Assistant to fulfill my bucket list of dreams. To explore my life and experience everything. He offered me a deal. He asked me to marry him just to show his ex that he already moved on. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "She's pregnant." He blurted out and i almost stumbled on where i am standing. I just gripped the backrest of the couch to support my weight. The pain creeping in my heart is unbearable but i managed to stay calm. "Wow! Congratulations!" I said faking my excitement as i remembered him saying... -cheating would not be the reason to break our marriage- of course i couldn't accuse him of this as 'cheating' because she was the real reason why we are pretending as a couple. He still love her. He's still inlove with her. And that's when i made the biggest decision in my life. Taking all my strength and a piece of my heart that still hanging on a thin rope... I left him. Taking also my biggest secret in me... that i've already fallen inlove with him. And somehow i learned a lesson; 'Loving someone who doesn't love you back isn't as hard as loving someone who still inlove with his ex and who only uses you to get her back again into his life..'
Andrea Deciding that I was going to skip a day at work so I could have first time sex with my boyfriend seemed like the most absurd decision I could ever make. Or at least that was what I'd thought. Until I'd walked in on my said boyfriend cheating on me with some redhead and decided to get my revenge by losing my virginity to his wealthy billionaire father instead. Crazy, right? Trust me, I know. Like that's not enough, things take a drastic turn for the worst after I realized I was in love with him and pregnant with his child. Before I could get the chance to come clean about every including my feelings formhim and the pregnancy, he finds out about my trickery. Alejandro's not one to condone being lied to and deceived so he immediately tells me he doesn't want to see me again. So what do I do? I pack up and leave the country. But it seems like the universe isn't done with us just yet. . . Alejandro I should have known better than to get involved with someone way younger than me. It was something I've never done before. But like the saying goes, there's a first time for everything. The first time I met Andrea I was captivated by her beauty. More than that there was this innocence in her that called out to me like a moth to a flame. I ignored all the warnings in my head and went after what I wanted. And what I wanted was her. Unfortunately what she wanted was revenge against my son. I told myself that it had to be some kind of mistake. There was no way she had been playing with my feelings and planning some silly revenge this whole time. But she had. It had taken a surprise visit from my son for me to find out her true intentions. Even then it had been hard to believe it. But I couldn't deny that she'd fooled me real good alright. So naturally I cut ties with her. And that's supposed to be the end, right? Wrong. Turns out that our story was never destined to end just there. . .
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!"
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."
As a simple assistant, messaging the CEO in the dead of night to request shares of adult films was a bold move. Bethany, unsurprisingly, didn't receive any films. However, the CEO responded that, while he had no films to share, he could offer a live demonstration. After a night filled with passion, Bethany was certain she'd lose her job. But instead, her boss proposed, "Marry me. Please consider it." "Mr. Bates, you're kidding me, right?"
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?