Tricked into a wealthy man's bed as a means to settle a debt, Isabella was swept into a hasty marriage soon after. She knew she was nothing but an accident in Theodore's life, and she knew he already had someone else in his heart. Yet, despite everything, she couldn't stop herself from falling for him-her love was fragile, humble, and too timid to be voiced. She kept telling herself that everything would eventually be fine, but... After three years of lonely nights spent on an empty bed, Isabella discovered that the woman Theodore had always loved had returned. The divorce papers were signed. The feelings were supposed to be gone. But why... Why did Theodore keep reappearing in her life? When they were husband and wife, he was nowhere to be found. Now that it was over, she ran into him at every turn. The man seemed to have a thousand schemes to capture her attention. But every time she faced him, there was only one thing she wanted to say: "Ex-husband, we're divorced!"
Three years of marriage, neither warm nor cold, each person living their own life without interfering with the other. For a prearranged marriage like this, Isabella didn't hold many expectations. She thought that as long as she fulfilled her role as a wife, it would be enough. But she didn't expect that one day, her husband would say that he was disgusting to her... didn't want to have children with her.
That man, Theodore Wang, the golden man every woman dreamt of sharing a bed with-handsome, wealthy, powerful-flawless. Yet now, his words were as clear as day, spoken with deliberate clarity.
"With a woman I don't love, why would I have children?" Theodore's voice was soft, but it carried a cold indifference as if it didn't matter to him at all.
"It's been three years already. Let the past be the past. Having a child would be a good and necessary thing." replied the elderly man, his tone earnest and sincere. He was Dante Wang, Theodore's grandfather and the patriarch of the Wang family.
Isabella, standing outside the study, was about to knock but then momentarily froze. Her gentle expression turned pale.
The man's voice sounded again, this time tinged with impatience: "Grandfather, let me make this clear one more time. I will never have children with Isabella. Just abandon the idea."
"You insolent brat!" the old man snapped, followed by the sound of a teacup shattering on the floor and Theodore's footsteps exiting the room.
Startled, Isabella quickly retreated into the nearby bathroom. In her panic, her side brushed against something sharp.
Pain spread from her body to her heart, so intense it brought tears to her eyes.
A few days ago, she had received a message on her phone. It was from Rosemary Thomas, the woman her husband truly loved.
The accompanying text mocked her:
"Isabella, you've been married to Theodore for three years, and he still doesn't love you. Can you see how pathetic you are?"
"You have his body but not his heart. Only you could pull off doing something so humiliating and lacking in self-respect. If it were me, I'd have jumped off a building out of shame by now."
It was only after marrying Theodore that Isabella learned he already had someone in his heart.
On their wedding night, she saw the headlines about her husband and the then-popular star, Rosemary Thomas, entering and leaving a hotel together.
At the time, she had clung to the hope that they could still build a happy marriage. She resigned from her job, ready to settle into the role of a housewife.
How laughable it was that, three years later...
As Isabella tried to collect herself in the bathroom, the door was abruptly pushed open. She stumbled back several steps.
Through her tearful eyes, she saw the cold figure of her husband, Theodore, approaching. His face was icy, and his black suit only amplified his harshness. Without hesitation, he grabbed her chin.
"You trick my grandfather into pressuring me to have a child with you? Isabella, your tactics have gotten more brazen over the years, haven't they?"
Before Isabella could speak, his gaze turned even colder: "Three years ago, you climbed into my bed to become Mrs. Wang, and now you want to use a child to cling to the Wang family for life?"
Isabella's face turned pale as she bit down hard on her lip: "I didn't!"
"If you didn't, then why are you eavesdropping on my conversation with Grandfather?" Theodore sneered, his eyes full of mockery: "Now that you've overheard, you know my stance on this. So, Isabella, want to have a child with me? Someone as disgusting as you... doesn't deserve!"
His cruel words made Isabella clench her fists tightly, her nails digging deeply into her palms.
She had always known Theodore didn't love her, but hearing him describe her as "disgusting" and "unworthy" felt like a dagger to her heart.
For three years, she had worked tirelessly to live up to the title of Mrs. Wang, both in public and private.
She had hoped to melt Theodore's icy heart over time. But now, she realized his heart was a glacier-ancient and unyielding. No matter what she did, it would never thaw.
"Theodore, in these three years, have you ever... ever liked me, even a little?"
Her voice was faint, her body trembling as she mustered all her strength and courage to ask.
Her timid question made Theodore's heart flicker with an inexplicable feeling, but it quickly vanished.
His eyes filled with cold detachment: "What do you think?"
His mocking and dismissive words shattered the last bit of resolve in Isabella's heart. The pain left her almost numb.
Suddenly, she began to question herself. What had all her efforts over the past three years been for?
"I understand." Isabella said quietly. She turned and left the bathroom.
Her departing figure was cold, but there was an air of resolute determination. Theodore instinctively took a step forward but quickly stopped, his gaze darkening. Remembering all the tricks she had used against him, he closed his eyes coldly.
...
Isabella's mood plummeted, and she barely wanted to think about anything anymore when suddenly a message arrived.
It was from Rosemary.
Even more astonishing was the content of the message: "I am pregnant, give up on Theodore."
Outside, the evening continued, but Isabella no longer had the heart to stay. After touching up makeup and adjusting her mood, she informed Dante of her departure and had the driver take her home.
Sitting in the car, she felt lost. Was it time to give up?
Rosemary was pregnant, and Theodore would never allow his child to be born out of wedlock. Divorce was inevitable.
So, let it end here. It had started well but wouldn't end happily. This would at least provide closure to their marriage.
When she got home, she took a shower and went to bed.
Just as she drifted into a deep sleep, someone roughly bit her lips. The man's actions were both passionate and punitive.
The familiar scent told Isabella it was Theodore. Had he come back? Was Rosemary unavailable tonight?
Of course. The baby was still too young. Isabella abruptly pushed him off her and turned on the bedside lamp.
Isabella adjusted the dishevelled collar of her nightgown, then stepped barefoot off the bed. She glanced at Theodore, whose face was dark and brooding as he half-sat on the bed, and spoke naturally: "Theodore, let's divorce."
"Are you done causing trouble yet?" Theodore's cold, indifferent face was full of annoyance and impatience.
He had been away from home for a few days, and his body's desires needed an outlet. Isabella's unconscious responses in her sleep had ignited him like a loaded arrow, making him unbearably uncomfortable.
Her rejection now? He saw it as just another of her tactics.
Isabella took a deep breath, suppressing the sour ache in her heart, and repeated her words firmly: "I'm serious. Let's get a divorce."
Theodore's face darkened immediately.
He adjusted his position, leaning back against the headboard, squinting as he asked coldly: "Are you sure?"
Isabella pressed her lips together, saying nothing, letting her silence speak for her.
Theodore curled his lips into a mocking smile, a derisive edge to his tone: "Isabella, do I need to remind you that your father's and your lazy brother's company has been losing money for years? If not for the Wang family's support, they would've gone bankrupt long ago."
As the son-in-law of a middle-class family, Alexander Reynolds lived a life no different from that of a servant. His wife's family despised him and forbade his daughter from calling him "dad." They humiliated and demeaned him daily, with only his wife standing by his side, providing him with emotional support. When his daughter fell seriously ill, the Marshall family pressured him to divorce Eleanor Marshall, hurling insults and declaring him unworthy of his beautiful wife and precious daughter. Little did they know that Alexander was the heir to the powerful Reynolds family. If his mother hadn't taken him away years ago, he wouldn't have ended up in such an impoverished state. Alexander made up his mind. He would claim his inheritance. Once he accepted this power, no one would be able to stand in his way!
After her second resurrection, Savannah Lewis no longer naively clung to the male lead, a man who had caused her immense suffering. She constantly sought ways to avoid him, a man who had inflicted pain on her in two lifetimes. But no matter how she tried to escape, she couldn't evade the domineering male lead, who persistently sought her out, followed her, and never left her side. He authoritatively called her name: "Aunt..." Indeed, in this life, she had become the sugar baby of the male lead's uncle, and he had to address her as 'aunt'. "My good nephew," Savannah smirked inwardly, knowing that now the male lead could no longer torment her life. But why... is the male lead's uncle even more domineering than the male lead himself!!!!
Jonathan Wang was a young man from distant lands who ventured to the city of San Francisco to forge his own destiny. After years of ceaseless toil and dedication, he successfully established a business empire valued in the multi-millions of dollars. Following his triumphant rise, he united in matrimony with one Orla William. Before long, however, his brother-in-law, Harding William, conspired to enact a most unsavory plot involving Adela Kyle - the youngest heiress of a wealthy family. Yet, rather than act upon his own malevolent intentions, he administered an aphrodisiac, leading Jonathan to share the bed with Adela unwittingly. Consequently, Jonathan was wrongfully sentenced to over six and a half years of incarceration on charges of rape. Upon his release, he discovered a truth that cut him to the quick: his child had been sold to the Thomas family by Orla, his wife, who harbored intentions of betrothing another man. This time, emerging from the cold confines of the prison, Jonathan returned with an unshakeable resolve to reclaim what was his and bring the William family to heel, along with the Thomas family, and indeed any house that dared oppose him. For he was now the reigning lord of Top-Sky House: the most formidable alliance in all spheres of commerce, military, and healthcare. He stood unchallenged at the helm, a titan fearing no one!
Anthea Nicholas was known as an audacious woman who stole her elder sister's husband, Raymond Dennis. His resentment toward her was not too profound, for he was a seasoned player. But his pride was trodden underfoot when he discovered that she had not virgin pure before their marriage. He loathed her, and he demeaned her. Every day, Raymond would submit a divorce request, while Anthea, inextricably tied to the family business, couldn’t decide to divorce. Choosing the right person to marry is correct, but marrying someone who doesn't love you is a mistake. This marriage deeply hurt Anthea, and she decided to step back. "Recognize your mistake and correct it. Let's get a divorce!" Anthea said to Raymond, a husband who had never loved her. After all, they were only hurting each other. By setting him free, she was also liberating herself! But after the divorce, she found out she was carrying his child… A broken marriage, the return of an old love, everything was in the past…
Benjamin Arnold was a recently discharged soldier with no job or stable life. However, one day, a man named Bahjat Taylor appeared and insisted that Benjamin marry his daughter, Isabella. Without money and his sister gravely ill, requiring costly medical treatment and surgery, Benjamin had no choice but to agree to a marriage of convenience with Isabella. Unbeknownst to Benjamin, Bahjat's motivation for arranging the marriage was discovering a yin-yang koi fish tattoo on Benjamin's left chest. This tattoo contained immense supernatural powers capable of transforming the universe and even granting immortality. Therefore, Bahjat arranged the marriage for his daughter to manipulate Benjamin easily. As for Benjamin, after becoming a son-in-law to the Taylor family, he was constantly belittled and humiliated by his mother-in-law and sister-in-law. His wife would always yell at him, act irrationally, and even openly date other men in front of him. Benjamin's life continued to spiral with one misfortune after another. His father passed away, his sister's illness worsened, and more mysteries unfolded, revealing the truth behind his identity. Would Benjamin be able to rise from these depths of despair? Where would the tattoo on his chest lead him? Benjamin Arnold, the hidden heir of the dragon lineage, is emerging from the void and awakening his true power!
Since the first time met Wolfgang, Emily had fallen in love with him. He treated her well and was handsome and gentle, making her infatuated with him. However, he was both intimate and distant, sometimes being very friendly towards her but other times being cold and distant. But Emily wouldn't give up, she loved him and was determined to flirt with him until she won him over. Then one day, on a full moon... she saw him transform into a... werewolf! Her destined love, Wolfgang, was a werewolf! What was Emily to do?
Jane Roberts has been married to the love of her life for two years and just when she thinks they're going to start a family, he divorces her and kicks her to the curb. Hurt and broken, Jane discovers that Marcus had actually been cheating on her with her cousin, Abigail and she had only been his means to an end. Enraged, Jane is determined to get her revenge, but without money and connections, Marcus will never be taken down. Just as she is about to give up all hope, Caleb Lockwood reaches out to her and agrees to help her but she has to get married to him first and their marriage needs to be kept a secret. Jane agrees to it, but will she and Caleb be able to dispute the pools of sparks and passion that threatens to consume their printed marriage? And what will happen when Marcus discovers their marriage and will stop at nothing to destroy their union and win his love back?
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
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 never gave a damn about rules and laws, as he only liked 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 lan begged her not to leave him?
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
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!"