Iris felt someone leap on her as soon as Sean left her and drove away. She was scared shitkess until she saw who it was. 'Adrian what do you think you are going?' she asked. 'Getting my wife back, is what', he said, looking at her with no trace of a smile on his face. Iris looked at him, incredulous. 'You are drunk!' she said. 'No, Iris', he said. 'I am not drunk. I am insane! I am in sane in love with you. Insane with jealousy whenever I see you with that man. Insane, even in my need of you', he said,his voice husky as he touched her cheek tenderly, with trembling hands. 'Or can't you feel it?' he asked as he pressed his throbbing need against her thighs.... **** Iris was sure her marriage to Adrian was going to be paradise on earth given the way they started. But her half sister came into the picture of coupled with family grudges and a feud that has lasted a lifetime between their families. Love was suppose to conquer all, wasn't it but it was not that way for her as she suffered negligence, harrasement and ....the death of her unborn pups. She is set to start life afresh and has decided to move on but Adrian is back, begging her back... Can she forget all that he put her through? The humiliation, the sexual assaults? Is she going to find the love she hopes for in her next marriage?
Third Person POV
Iris, what is the problem?' Millicent asked, when she saw tears in her daughter's eyes.. She just came to check on her daughter after having a steamy mating session with the wolf king Sylvester.
'It's nothing mum!' she replied. 'It is finally over. I am free now!' she said, the tears starting up again. She had just had a lengthy discussion with her ex husband Adrian. After months of refusing to see nor speak with him.
'Oh, my baby, come here!' Millicent said, hugging her. 'You will be alright!'
Iris nodded, smiling through her tears.
'This was what you wanted, right? Or do you regret rejecting Adrian, would you rather go back to him?'
'Yes, this final break with him is what I want and hell, no! There's no going back to him for me', she replied hastily. 'I am just sad for what might have been, the pups I would have had'.
'You will be a mother as soon as you settle down with someone, I do not doubt it!' Luna Millicent consoled her. 'The Goddess will definitely compensate you for your loss!'
Iris nodded, wanting to believe her mother - that all was going to be alright. But was it? Fate had played a cruel trick on her, dangled the joy of motherhood' before her only to snatch it back. How was she sure she was ever going to be a mother?
'Since the saga of Adrian is over, do you have anyone else in mind yet?' Millicent asked.
'Mum!' she exclaimed in shock. 'It's too early yet. It is barely six months since Adrian and I broke up. Is it that easy to fall in love?'
'I thought that you might have developed feelings for his younger brother, Andrew, the new Alpha of the Moonlight pack!' Millicent teased.
Iris recalled, the last time Andrew had come visiting.
'You look stronger now, I'm glad!' he said.
'I can never thank you enough for all you did for me while I was in that hellhole of a marriage', Iris said, smiling gratefully at Andrew.
'I ask for pardon for myself and all the members of my family, for all we have put you through', he said,his face and voice very sorrowful. 'I feel ashamed to come from a family that has caused a kind and gentle soul like you, so much pain!'
'Do not say that Andrew. You didn't do wrong being born into your family', Iris said, taking his hands and looking into his eyes. Nothing that happened between our families, in the past and now is your fault nor mine. It is just the way some of our family members chose to respond to it that is to blame'.
'Iris', there is something I have been meaning to ask you', Andrew said hesitantly.
'What is it?' she asked. 'You know you can ask me anything. You're my friend afterall!'
'That's the problem, Iris', he said earnestly to Iris' surprise. 'I do not want to be just a friend to you. I want us to be something more', he implored. 'You know how I feel about you. I tried to deny it because you chose my brother and later got married to him. But there's no reason for me to keep my feelings under wraps now. You are free and I still love you dearly. Will you consider being my Luna?'
'Oh, Andrew', Iris started, not knowing what to say so as not to hurt his feelings.
'I know it is yet too early', he said. 'With everything that has happened, you need time to get over your hurt, loss and all. I can help you get over all that very easily. But you don't have to give me an answer just yet, I am willing to wait. I have been waiting for so long, since I met you actually. I can wait a little longer if that's what it takes for us to take the toxic relationship we started in the past, much further', he smiled and she smiled back.. 'Just wanted you to bear it in mind because I know that other suitors will soon come knocking at your door. Give me the first consideration, please?'
She nodded, and smiled a little. She was not ready for any relationship right now and though Andrew was a great friend, she could not raise his hopes. Her heart was in shreds and she was confused right now, hurting, still mourning the loss of her pups. She could not give her broken self to a fine and promising young Alpha male like him. It wouldn't be fair. She also wanted to relish her freedom and cherish her time with her parents and siblings. She didn't think she would be ready to commit to anyone anytime soon. But Andrew was a young man and once he got tired of waiting, if he waited that long, with the girls already flocking round him, he would definitely choose a mate or find his true mate, Iris though smiling. She truely wished him happiness.
'Iris?' Millicent called. 'Iris!'
'Yes mum?' she answered.
'You seem to have gone to a far away land', she teased. 'and this smile on your face, is it for Andrew? You do like him, don't you?'
'Mum, will you stop?' she implored exasperatedly. 'I need time to heal before you and any other person start with your match making!'
'It is sad about your sister Roxy!' Millicent observed.
'Yes', Iris agreed.
Her father had forgiven Roxy once she gained consciousness. Her only punishment was to live with them and never act wickedly anymore.
'I am grateful to you, Alpha King.. father.. but I couldn't possibly live with you all now. I'd rather stay on here till I recover fully, if Iris does not mind it, of course!' she said turning down the offer, remorsefully.
'I have no objections whatsoever', Iris said. 'You are welcome to the pack and everyone and infact everything in it!'
'I shall not stay on here forever. Once I am well enough, I shall leave this place and try to find my kind - from my mother's side of course', she said.
'Feel free to come stay with us if they do not accept you in your mother's coven. You are family afterall but ensure you act kindly from henceforth or I shall not be so understanding next time!'
'You have nothing to fear, father', she said. 'Thank you, mother for everything. And Iris, it is insufficient but I'm sorry for everything I have caused you!'
Iris shut her eyes. She didn't want to think of all the losses she had incurred. Of course a mere apology could never suffice but neither would over stretching the issue bring back her pups who had been murdered in cold blood. Innocent children whose lives were taken even before they were fully formed. It was so painful and she wasn't going to act like it wasn't, so she just raised her hands to stall other words of apology from her half sister and walked away, into her room.
Alexa had a drugged one night stand with a stranger and became pregnant but had to flee to avert the shame her circumstance would bring her family. She comes back later seeking answers due to an incident that caused her amnesia. What happens when she finds out that the woman she had known as mother all her life is actually her father's first wife and she was an illegitimate daughter. Her mother, she is told abandoned her immediately she was born. What happens when quest for answers, uncovers alot of undesirable consequences? She finds she is no ordinary wolf but a tribrid and is faced with a trilemma: mated to a Lyncan King, a Vampire Lord and a Wizard Prince, which should she choose as she searches for the father of her pups? And if she finds out that she did not have twins as she thought but triplets , what happens when she remembers her beloved half sister was the one who stole her first son?
He pulled himself upright and looked deep into her eyes. Millicent felt Bereft. Why had he stopped? She asked herself. 'Do you want me?' he asked. 'Can you not smell it?' she asked. 'I want to hear you say it!' he ordered, and she could feel his body tense with his restraint. 'I want you, Christopher, I want you souch it hurts', she said, taking his hands and placing it at the entrance of her core. He felt her wetness and growled in anguish. He fell upon her, all semblance of self control lost.... ****** Millicent was rejected by her mate as soon as she came of age and got her wolf. The Alpha didn't want a weak omega slave for his Luna. Millicent accepted his rejection and was exiled. 'Can you ever forgive me?' Alpha Sylvester pleaded. This was coming two years later when he found her. He had been looking for her these two years to no avail. 'You rejected me and I accepted your rejection. What more do you want from me?' 'I want you back'. 'You no longer have any right over me'. 'Oh, but I do. You are my mate after all and therefore mine forever!' But how was it possible when she was mated to the twin Alphas?
'But for you, I would have had a wife. You came and ruined it all, did you consider the lives you were ruining?' Jake asked. 'I did not think...' she started. 'Of course you were not thinking, you were just acting impulsively and now I have to bear the brunt but not alone. Oh, no. Not alone. You owe me and I mean to collect, Catherine Wells!' Cathy was not sorry for what she had done. He needed to have a taste of his own medicine. Whatever was good for the goose is also good for the gander!
Violet could not believe that a sister could be as heartless as her identical twin. She never knew Viola was jealous of the love she shared with Damien until she lost him to her. 'I can't let you have him, Viola', Violet said. 'He is mine and you know it!' 'Let me see you stop me', Viola replied. 'He dies not love you. He lives only me', Viola said with confidence. 'Sorry, be ause I am carrying his child', Viola taunted her. 'My passion got me pregnant with his child, what did your love get you?' she asked smiling smugly. 'He shall marry me, at least to give his name to his child and then where will you be?'
Gift had a secret Obsession. She knew because all her beautiful sisters had it too but she felt she could fight it. When she met handsome and popular Felix, she threw all cautions to the air but her obsession kicked in and ruined that lovely relationship. Now, she feeds her obsession and enjoy doing it, little caring that it could lead to tragic consequences....
Mirabel had suffered so much In her life. From being sexually abused continuously by her step father while her mother pretended not to be aware to being abused by her employer and then gang raped led by someone she thought was her friend and she could trust. 'I love you Mira. You are different from the rest', Joel whispered. 'I never thought that I could say this to any woman but there, you have really caught me in your web'. Mirabel could also not believe that she could feel this delirious with desire. She had thought her past experiences with sexual abuse had made her frigid. She knew she has trust issues now. But could she afford to trust Joel and risk her heart being broken? Or maybe she should just have a good time and leave him once she was done with him and move on to the next man....
Desperate to handle her grandmother's towering medical bills, Gianna agreed to a contract marriage with Tristan, the enigmatic man she'd once shared a one-night stand with. She assumed they'd fulfill each other's needs and dissolve the arrangement once the terms expired. Unbeknownst to Gianna, this marriage was a dream Tristan had clung to for ten relentless years. Certain she was just filling someone else's role, Gianna prepared to leave when that other woman returned. But Tristan, his eyes burning with unspoken emotion, seized her trembling hand and declared, "You’re mine. Now and always."
After three years of loveless marriage, Kira was slapped with divorce papers. She has shown him her unrequited love throughout her entire marriage with him, but he decided to turn blind eyes all because of his lover. Distraught and heartbroken, Kira choose to sign the divorce papers with bitter heart. But then and there, she promised herself that when she's back, he will come crawling to her, but she will make him pay for hurting her. Join Kira as she transform to a wealthy heiress and soared as the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar empire, a remarkable healer and make her ex-husband pay!
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
After being kicked out of her home, Harlee learned she wasn't the biological daughter of her family. Rumors had it that her impoverished biological family favored sons and planned to profit from her return. Unexpectedly, her real father was a zillionaire, catapulting her into immense wealth and making her the most cherished member of the family. While they anticipated her disgrace, Harlee secretly held design patents worth billions. Celebrated for her brilliance, she was invited to mentor in a national astronomy group, drew interest from wealthy suitors, and caught the eye of a mysterious figure, ascending to legendary status.
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.”
"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?"