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Natalia Russell, a young woman who was ready to marry the man of her dreams, Dave, but finds out that he is cheating on her with her sister, Abby. Devastated and heartbroken, Natalia decides to drown her sorrows at an elite nightclub, where she meets a mysterious and handsome stranger named Jeremy Nicholas. Natalia ends up having a one-night stand with Jeremy, only to later discover that he is a powerful and wealthy businessman. Trying to move on with her life, Natalia discovers that she is pregnant with Jeremy's child. Feeling trapped and suffocated in her relationship with Jeremy, Natalia tries to escape several times, but is always stopped by him. Finally, Jeremy kidnaps Natalia and takes her to his mansion, where she is forced to stay against her will. Will Natalia be able to escape Jeremy's control and build a life of her own, or will she be trapped forever in a relationship she did not choose? Can Jeremy and Natalia overcome the obstacles of their past and find happiness together, or will their love be doomed from the start?
Natalia point of view.
My chest constricts and I squeeze my eyes shut, tears of sadness already rolling down my cheeks.
"Natalia, let me explain."
"What is there to explain?" I whisper.
"I... I'm sorry," he says, his voice weak and pathetic.
"Save it." I step up to him, pointing at Abby behind me. "You have some nerve. I told you I wouldn't go down without a fight. I guess you're too stupid to listen."
"Natalia."
"Shut up." I cut him off. "You disgust me."
The girl in my bedroom stirs and she turns to me, her face flushed and her hair in disarray.
I suck in a shaky breath.
"Abby, get out of my bed."
"Natalia," she pleads, but I can't look at her. I can barely stand to see her.
She's my sister, for God's sake.
"I'll destroy you," I whisper, stepping closer to her, rage filling me at the sight of her naked body on my bed.
She sits up, pulling the sheets around her, her eyes wide with fear.
Dave pushes me away from her, shielding her with his body.
"Don't you touch her!"
"Oh, so now you're protecting her?" I laugh, but it's sad and hollow. "How long has this been going on?"
"Natalia," he murmurs, running a hand through his hair. "Let me explain."
He grabs my shoulders, shaking me, trying to get me to look at him, but I jerk away.
"You have ten seconds to get out of my apartment. If you're still here when I count to ten, I will destroy both of you."
"Natalia." Dave tries to plead with me.
I look at Abby, watching her cower into the bed. Tears are running down her face.
"You bitch," I hiss. "You disgusting fucking bitch."
"Don't be like that," she starts, but I cut her off.
"I hate you both," I say, turning away from them. "Get out of my house!"
"Fine." He curses, and I hear him get off the bed. "But this isn't the end of this." His words are sharp and hard as he grabs his shirt from the floor. "It's far from over."
I turn to him, tears in my eyes.
"I hope it is. I never want to see your face again." My words break.
"I don't believe that." He says, looking at me. "And I hope you don't either."
"I mean it." My voice breaks. "You're disgusting. I hate you."
"I know you don't mean it," he whispers. "Please, don't say that. We're still friends."
"No, we're not." I whisper. "Go. I want nothing more to do with you."
He steps up to me, but I step back.
"I hate you," I repeat, my voice shaking.
"I'm sorry," he murmurs. "I love you, Natalia. I do."
"Get out of here!" I scream at him, crying. "I hate you!"
"Okay." He steps away from me, his eyes darkening with anger. "But I love you. I really do."
"I hate you." I whisper. He picks up his shoes, opening my door, and leaving.
I listen for the sound of the front door closing, then fall to my knees on the floor, sobbing. Tears run down my face. I pull the ring from my finger and throw it across the room, my body shaking as I cry.
"Natalia?" I hear my sister's voice from behind me.
I turn around to her.
"Get out." I scream, launching to my feet. "Leave me alone!"
She walks to me and pulls me into a hug, tears running down her cheeks.
"I'm so sorry," she whispers, clutching me to her. "I'm sorry."
"Don't touch me!" I scream, pushing her away from me. "Get off! You whore!"
I'm crying so hard, I can barely breathe. My body is shaking.
She shakes her head and sobbing uncontrollably.
"Don't say that." She cries.
"GET OFF!" I scream. "GO! NOW!"
I throw a lamp at her, the sound of it crashing against the wall making my blood run cold.
She grabs her dress, running out of my bedroom and to the front door, slamming it behind her.
I walk to the front door and lock it, turning around to look at the destruction of my apartment.
I fall to my knees, crying for a long time. The pain of betrayal is too much for me to bear. I'm going to have to find a new roommate. I'm going to need a new man.
I'm going to have to forget Dave and Abby and move on. So I decided going to the nearest bar alone.
"Here is your drink, ma'am," the bartender says, placing a drink in front of me.
"Thank you." I take a sip of the vodka, closing my eyes against the burn.
"Do you want another?"
"No." I shake my head. "Not right now."
The bartender walks to the next person at the counter and I watch her as she makes a martini for the couple. I take another sip of my drink, and then sigh, running a hand through my hair. I rub my forehead.
I need to get drunk to forget about the events of the day. To forget what Dave did to me. I reach in my purse and pull out another hundred-dollar bill, waving it at the bartender.
"Another." I nod.
She smiles at me and nods, walking over to the vodka. She makes me another and I take a few sips. Then I realize that I'm the last person left in the bar.
"Sorry." She says, "But it's closing time."
"Oh." I blink at her. "It is?"
"Yeah," she nods. "Come back tomorrow."
I nod, standing up. The wine makes me slightly dizzy.
Serena has always believed that her mate exists somewhere, and she longs to find him. When the Moon Goddess pairs her with the Alpha of her pack, a ruthless and selfless werewolf named Ezra, Serena is shocked. Ezra, who prefers the company of his ex-fiancée, Marissa, is initially uninterested in Serena, but when she arrives at his pack, he is forced to face his destiny. But Ezra's wolf yearns for Serena, and his mating bond with her grows stronger every day. He can't deny his attraction. As the full moon approaches, Serena learns the devastating truth that Ezra plans to reject her as his mate, leaving her to struggle with feelings of rejection and worthlessness. Heartbroken, Serena must decide whether to stay and face her heartache head-on, or return home and leave the pain behind. But Ezra realizes his mistake, he needs Serena, and he tries to win her back. His struggle with his own feelings and the pull of their mate bond lead him to confront Serena and confess his love for her. Worst of all, he can't deny that he's become truly obsessed with her.
Cameron Braxton has it all, wealth, success, and a reputation for ruthlessness in business. But there's one thing he doesn't have, a wife. It is his mother's dying wish that he marry. And Rebecca Kinsley, a young woman with a troubled past. She was abandoned by her parents and forced into foster care. Cameron sees something in her that he can't ignore, something that makes him want to possess her. He offers her a deal, if she marries him, he'll give her the life she's always dreamed of. Rebecca agrees to Cameron's terms, hoping to escape her miserable life. But she soon realizes she's trapped in a loveless marriage to a man who seems incapable of feeling. She tries to make the best of it, but Cameron's coldness is suffocating. Devastated, she flees her mansion and begins to build a new life without him. Years later, Cameron realizes his mistake. He wants Rebecca back, but she refuses. She's moved on and now lives with a new man, her biological father. Cameron knows he must win her back, but how can he prove his love when he's been denied it for so long?
Winona is on vacation with her boyfriend, ready to accept a proposal, but he betrays her by proposing to her best friend. Heartbroken, she finds herself at the altar with a complete stranger. But to her surprise, the stranger was none other than the new CEO of her workplace. Now she must figure out if his presence at work and in her life is a coincidence or a master plan. Is their love real? Or just plain deception?
Seraphina's life was turned upside down when her pack was attacked. She was just 18, a naive Omega who only wanted to be loved and cherished by her mate. But she didn't get that chance. Her parents were slaughtered before her eyes, and then she was captured by the attacking pack's Alpha, Lucian. One day she learned that Lucian had a twin brother, Orion. He was his identical twin, but unlike Lucian, Orion seemed to sympathize with her. She could see it in the way he looked at her. There was a conflict in him. But Seraphina didn't know if Orion could save her. If he could, she would fall in love with him. She would give herself completely to him. But Lucian became more and more possessive of her. He had a secret he had kept from her for far too long. The truth would set her free, but it would also put a target on her back. The men would stop at nothing to claim her.
Nate Nicholson, the handsome and dashing CEO of Nicholson company, is feeling very empty and heartbroken until he meets Brianne Vaughn, the new janitor at his company, he feels very much in love with her because Brianne is very similar to his late fiancée, Elora, it has been a long time since Elora died, but he is still in love with her and Brianne really reminds him of Elora in an entirely different form. Nate decides to marry Brianne and is willing to do anything for her, until his mother, Winona, finds out about their relationship and tries to ruin their relationship because she has set Nate up with Elaine West, a wealthy heiress to marry her son. But Nate still tries to maintain his love for Brianne despite the many obstacles in their relationship. Because Nate is truly obsessed with Brianne.
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?
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.
Natalie used to think she could melt Connor’s icy heart, but she was sorely mistaken. When at last she decided to leave, she discovered that she was pregnant. Even so, she chose to quietly leave his world, prompting Connor to mobilize all of his resources and expand his business to a global scale—all in a bid to find her. But there was no trace of Natalie. Connor slowly spiraled into madness, turning the city upside down and leaving chaos in his wake. Natalie finally surfaced years later, with wealth and power of her own, only to find herself entangled with Connor once again.
On their wedding night, Rogelio wrapped his fingers around Marian's neck and spat at her, "Congratulations! From now on, you live in hell!" The reason for his wrath was that he believed she was responsible for the death of his elder brother. So, he married her but refused to touch her, determined to make her suffer for the rest of her pitiful life! However, due to an unforeseen accident, Marian was forced to sleep with Rogelio in order to save him, and she ended up getting pregnant. Concealing her pregnancy, Marian lived cautiously under Rogelio's watchful eyes. He hated her and relentlessly humiliated her, yet he would never allow anyone else to lay a finger on her— "Mr. Bailey, your wife got into a fight with someone!" Rogelio secretly took action, eliminating that person completely. "Sir, your wife claimed that all of your family's wealth belongs to her!" Rogelio quietly transferred all the shares to her. Unaware of all this, Marian only wanted to escape, but Rogelio pulled her into his warm embrace, whispering, "Mrs. Bailey, where do you intend to go with our unborn child?"
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."
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.