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After a humiliating betrayal leaves her life in ruins, gentle and self-effacing Amara Blake crosses paths with the enigmatic billionaire, Damian St. Clair, during a chance encounter at a lavish charity gala. A single night of unbridled passion leads to a cascade of complications when Damian cold, commanding, and utterly unattainable enters her life for good. Struggling to reclaim her shattered confidence, Amara must navigate the complexities of Damian's world while rediscovering her own strength. But beneath his marble exterior lies a man burdened by secrets. Can their fragile connection survive the storm brewing on the horizon, or will it crumble under the weight of their scars?
Amara Blake gazed at her phone's broken screen, taunted by the text message that lingered there. Every time she reread it, the same searing ache continued to pierce her chest. "I'm sorry, Amara, but I've met someone else."
Each letter was a harsh reminder of her small-town hopes being dashed in the icy, inhospitable center of the metropolis, and the words felt like a slap. With her hands shaking a little, she set the phone down on the table and exhaled deeply before swiping the screen away. She felt completely alone, even though the coffee shop around her was bustling with life.
"Are you okay, Amara?"
She was startled out of her reverie by the voice. When she looked up, she saw her friend Leah standing there with a worried expression on her face. Even Leah, who had supported her through thick and thin, was unable to completely comprehend what it was like to be so far away from home and to suffer the betrayal of someone she believed she could trust.
Amara lied and forced a smile that stopped short of her eyes. "I'm fine," she said.
Leah arched an eyebrow in a doubtful tone. "You don't appear well. You've spent the last hour gazing at that phone. What took place?
Amara's fingers clenched around her cup's rim. She detested the fact that she was still impacted by it and that she was allowing it to influence her. In actuality, though, she had no idea how to make it stop hurting. What caused her to be so innocent? She had put her trust in him. He had given her all of his promises. And he was gone now.
Amara shook her head and whispered, "It's... nothing." "I simply..." Her emotions were about to overflow, and her words drifted off. The truth was there, buried deep within her, but she didn't want to acknowledge how crushed she felt or cry in front of Leah.
Leah rejected it. Her eyes narrowed in worry as she slid into the chair across from Amara. "Amara, hurry up. You cannot continue to avoid it. Since you moved here, you have been suppressing all of this. I see it. It cannot simply be dismissed.
Amara took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a time. She wanted to share everything with Leah, including the heartache and betrayal, how she had centered her entire life on him, and how everything had fallen apart in a single, ruthless text message. She wasn't prepared, though. Not quite yet.
Amara finally muttered, "I don't know if I can do this anymore, Leah," in a tight voice. "I wanted to start over, so I came here. I considered... You know, I imagined it would be different. However, it seems like everything is collapsing.
Leah's face softened, and she squeezed Amara's hand across the table. "You're more resilient than this. Even though it seems unachievable at the moment, you will overcome it. It's only a portion of your tale, not the entirety of it-this city, this job, everything.
Amara gave an absent nod, but the words didn't make her feel better. Far from the little hamlet where everyone knew her business, she had dreamed of succeeding in the metropolis and creating something for herself. All those dreams seemed meaningless today, though. In pursuit of a success that seemed so far away, her life had devolved into a string of meaningless days full of meetings and interminable hours at a job she didn't love. She had given so much of herself to this man, and now he was gone.
Amara said in a voice that was almost audible above a whisper, "I don't know where I'm supposed to go from here." "Leah, I believed he was the one. I believed that my story would finally finish happily. But now, without him, I'm not even sure who I am. What should I do at this point?
Leah's eyes became empathetic. "You figure things out. Amara, you've always been able to do that. Even if you aren't able to perceive it at the moment, you are incredibly strong.
Amara remained silent. At that moment, she was unable to recognize any strength within herself. She could only perceive the sensation of loss and emptiness that had seized every aspect of her life.
Leah reclined in her chair and gave her companion a close examination. "Look, I'm aware of your pain. However, don't let him be the cause of your failure. You have progressed this far. Don't allow the mistakes of one person to define who you are.
She was surprised by how sharply the words sliced through her. She pushed back the tears that pricked the corners of her eyes as she met Leah's stare, refusing to let them fall.
Amara's voice was full of passion as she continued, "I don't know if I can keep pretending." "Acting as though I can manage everything and that everything is alright." I believed I was capable of strength. I believed I could succeed. However, Leah, I don't think I'm suited for this.
Leah leaned forward and spoke in a forceful tone. "Amara, you don't have to act fake around me. However, you can succeed. You've handled worse, I've seen. All you have to do is keep your identity in mind.
Amara took a deep breath. Really, who was she? The girl who just had a suitcase full of hopes when she arrived in the city? Or the shattered woman who can't even glance at her phone without losing it while she's seated in a coffee shop? She no longer recognized herself.
She ran a hand through her hair and let out a loud sigh. "I'm not sure what to do. Everything I've fought so hard to achieve seems to be slipping away.
After examining her for a while, Leah resumed her conversation. "Are you aware of my thoughts? You should, in my opinion, give up on the notion of perfection. It's not necessary for everything to work out at once. That isn't how life is. Take each day as it comes. You remain who you are. And that's sufficient.
Amara inhaled deeply as she attempted to process what Leah had said. Perhaps she was correct. Perhaps she had been so preoccupied with finding a fast fix for everything that she had lost sight of what was most important: herself.
Leah gave her a grin and squeezed her hand once more. And I'm always available if everything else fails. You don't have to work alone on this.
Amara returned the smile, but it was a bittersweet one. "Thank you, Leah. Without you, I don't know what I would do.
Leah gave a wink. "It is likely that you would still be sitting here, gazing at that phone."
For the first time in days, Amara felt a little lighter and laughed quietly. However, she found it difficult to let go of the burden of her own feelings. There was still plenty for her to learn.
When her phone buzzed once more, she briefly thought about ignoring it. However, she picked it up out of curiosity and saw another message from her ex. It was brief and contrite: "I apologize. I hope our friendship endures.
With her hand hovering over the response button, she had the familiar sting in her chest. However, she put the phone down again and turned it off entirely. He didn't have to give her closure. She needed to give herself closure.
Amara got to her feet and picked up her luggage, saying, "I think I'm done with the city for today." "I need time to reflect."
Leah stood beside her and nodded. "Let's leave this place. You can walk with me.
For the first time in a long time, Amara felt as if she might be able to move on as they left the coffee shop together. Perhaps she had not yet been defeated by the metropolis.
All she had to do was find her path.
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Sandra Saunters has never known love, only cruelty. Branded a bastard, she endures years of scorn from her indifferent father, venomous stepmother, and heartless half-siblings. The only solace she has is in the arms of her childhood sweetheart Armin Jacobs, until the night she finds him tangled in bed with her stepsister, shattering the last piece of her fragile world. Determined to rewrite her fate, Sandra escapes to a new city, vowing to bury her past. Years later, she returns not as the broken girl they discarded, but as a powerful, ambitious woman with a thirst for vengeance. Desmond Willis an enigmatic, silver-haired billionaire with a reputation as a ruthless heartbreaker. He doesn't believe in love, only in control. When he proposes a one-year contract marriage, Sandra sees the perfect opportunity to further her ambitions and exact revenge on the family that wronged her. But the game changes when passion ignites and unexpected emotions blur the lines. As Sandra finds herself torn between her growing love for Desmond and the reappearance of Armin who refuses to let her go, she must navigate a world of power, deceit, and betrayal. Yet, the greatest danger lies closer than she ever imagined. When the truth about her true enemies is revealed, Sandra must decide whether to let the past define her, or claim the future she was always meant to have.
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"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
"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?"
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!
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.