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Hot CEO of Sterlings Ltd, Rand Smith had walked into Rainbows to have dinner with his fiancee when he first meets clumsy Lilac who accidentally spills his wine on him. Surprisingly enough, the renowned CEO, popularly regarded to be arrogant and grumpy seems to be okay with the mistake and to everyone's total bemusement, proposes an expensive offer for her to be his three years old son's nanny after embarrassing Raynell, his fiancee_as she would call it. Lilac is overexcited at the price offer of her new job and sees it as a way to finally get away from her abusive step mother and sisters. But for a reason, she hesitates and stops to think of why the famous Rand Smith would risk his reputation for her and ask her to be his son's live-in nanny while giving her the most intimidating look she could afford from him.
Lilac.
"Lilac, why don't you attend to the new comers?" Dina says, stopping herself by the counter and my eyes wander straight to the entrance. Finely ironed black and white tuxedo. Gorgeous and flowing black gown. Expensive shoes and bodyguards. Classy and gorgeous couples. Just the type of customers I hate attending to the most.
"I don't think that'll work, Dina," I said, rolling my eyes back to her overweight self, "I'm not the one on duty today, remember?" I say, flopping myself into the stool back.
" C'mon, Lila. You know I have a date with Ryan and the manager will get pissed if he finds out any fault from us." She urges and I roll my eyes. Wrong choice of word there!
" Not us, Dina. You should learn to correct yourself and besides, you'll just have to attend to them and go out. They look like the last couple to be coming to this floor but if there are more customers, then I'll stand in for you." But there's no way I'm going to attend to those customers sitting on the second table. They surely look like they'll flip out at any slight touch from any person with a lower class as them. I watch the both of them remove their glasses and drop it on the glass made table. Beautiful. Actually, working as a waitress in Rainbows has made me grow used to seeing beauties like this but they all end up having the ugly character, especially the females. And these two don't look any different. The same proud, rich children of a jerk that keeps coming to show off their dirty attitude every day.
"Ok. Let's do it this way," Dina says, drawing back my attention to her, "I'll stand in for you tomorrow and give a reasonable excuse to Linda to let you leave the house for the weekend and stay with us. How about that? You'll also get to talk to Daniel since he'll be home." What a nice bribe, huh! A smile pops on my lips at the mention of talking to her brother and staying away from home for the weekend. I surely don't want to do any other thing than get away from Linda and the two bitches she calls her daughters. And to see Daniel too, Dina's hot elder brother. Skip talking to him 'cause that literally never works everytime I try, I end up spitting rubbish and turning to a red rock.
" Will you do it?" She asks, wearing a knowing smile as if already knowing I wouldn't dare to say no. But I rather beat her to giving her an easy reply, "Only if you'll make sure I stay at your place for the weekend." She nods and impatiently glances at her wrist watch. When she reads the time, she looks up and pulls me in a small hug over the counter, whispering into my ear, "I have to go now. Make sure Mr manager doesn't notice my absence. I love you!" I watch her run out of the room without even waiting for my reply and sigh. Now to get to attending to some pretty rich man's spoilt children. I turn to glance at them only to see the female glaring at me impatiently and that look only tells me how much a soup I'll be in if I don't rush there sooner. I didn't plan to do this today. The plan was just to accompany Dina for the day while I lied to Linda that the manager asked me to stand in for her sick self. Lie turns reality. I'm standing for her right now and if she isn't sickly in love with the guy called Ryan.
"What would you like to have first?" I ask, managing to sound and look nice and businesslike despite my outfit.
"Seriously? I'll like to see the manager." And that drops the bomb. My head jerks up at her request.
"Ma," I begin, racking my head to think of something soothing and apologetic to say. Fuck Dina for putting me in such precious situation. "Get me your manager, bitch! Don't let me repeat that!" She yells, making me flinch. What the hell did I do to warrant such harsh tone?! And damn, she looks like barbie.
"Ma, I'm sorry. I actually..."
"Now, don't freaking apologize. You actually saw us walk in and you purposely did let us sit here idly for almost an hour. You bitch, does that sounds ideal. I'm sure Mr Rainbows knows nothing about this." While I thought she's far more intelligent and angelic, she's the damn bitch exaggerating the whole thing and making it look so freaking true. Almost a fucking hour?! Now, that's not ideal. And there's no way I'm calling the manager here.
"Ma,"
"You..."
"Bring me the red wine and a glass of mango margarita for her. We won't have much," her husband cuts the both of us off and turns to give his wife a warning glare which she adheres to its meaning by sitting her butts down. He then turns to me and gives me a small smile, " Thank you," he adds as though to ask me to go already. I nod, returning the kind, apologetical smile before turning around to get their order.
When the chef passes me what I asked for, I thank him and walk out immediately. I head straight for their table ignoring the wave from the first table. Would probably attend to them when through with this.
"Your order," I announce, tenderly taking her glass of mango margarita but the stem else she complains of bad hygiene and manner. I drop the glass before her and his own bottle of red wine with a glass. I tear off the bottle's tab right in their presence and pour some into the wine glass. But just as I drop the bottle of remaining wine, about to drop the wine glass, his blonde fiancee suddenly tugs at my arm painfully, making me jump back in fear and letting the filled glass fall out of my other hand in the process. She releases me immediately at the sound of the breaking glass and splashing drink. Her green eyes widen as she clasps her ears and lets out a deafening scream. Sorry barbie but if you had been a bit merciful.
"OMG, what is going on here?! Mr Smith, your suit has been stained! Lilac, what have you done this time around?!" Oh, God! Betting I'm saying bye to my work this time around.
"What we call love is just..." I falter, biting my bottom lip and gazing at everywhere but those silver eyes that have succeeded in engraving themselves in my thoughts. "Our impure ocean of bloody lust and dirty desires?" He finishes for me, getting rid of the last inch between our faces so that his warm breathe fans my neck. They bring a sense of warmness around me, calming down my panicky soul and sending chills down my spine. His hand continues their dirty assault while I become so vulnerable as to give in to the pleasure. "I've never seen you as uncertain as this, Cain. "He places more emphasis on my name and that causes a moan to escape from me. He's right_ we're too damned and lost in it than to give it a quit. It's as though we're drowned in it and can't be saved. He should be nothing but my enemy, why did the lines suddenly change? It was fifteen years ago when the late alpha introduced them to each other and with no definite relationship. They weren't brothers. Neither friends, nor enemies. Everyone simply called him Jude, including the late alpha but one thing everyone wasn't willing to do was to accept him and that one thing late alpha over-did. For most of his childhood, alpha Cain watched the new mysterious boy take his place as the late alpha favourite child, almost behind the curtain. Ten years later, it almost happened that his fear got destroyed and he inherited leadership of a broken, savaged, hidden pack. Not until his rival appears on scene as his saviour, this time, aiming to win his own very heart.
Beryl McGraw haven't had her first boyfriend in her whole twenty five years and the last party she went to was her ex crush's. She wasn't that typical girly girl. Not the type of girl that loved to dress or live classily. However, she could have that part of her be blamed for her poor romantic life. Influenced by her sister, Beryl agrees to go to a party to celebrate her new job where she ends up meeting a drunk hottie who tries to pay her for sex. She resumes work the next day only to find out the same man she had slapped last night was her boss, the renowned hot CEO of Rainbows. And it was even more hard to see being the sweet, nice and romantic one with her. Locked gaze triggered nervousness. Every touch caused goosebumps. Every smile caused flusters. Every compliments caused flushes. She never meant to fall in love with. Never thought she'd start liking him so soon. And she never believed she could catch his attention. But of all, she never expected him to pull out a ring and ask her to be his wife on her 26th birthday. And just when everything seemed to be going better between the both of them, when they were both beginning to accept their feelings for each other, when the touches and kisses became the most longed for, Kelvin ex comes demanding for his love again and Beryl's ex crush won't stop tormenting her. Follow the couples on their ride as they struggle for their relationship and love in the mud. Will their love and affections grow stronger or fall apart?
After years of trying to work things out with ' His Baby's Mama ', Harry finally finds a trap to win her again. It's a contract and she's unable to say no. Gianna has to save her career and there's only one way she can do it : agree to fall into her ex's trap. Sex with an ex; what's it called? Maybe, fornication. But when you still love your ex and you're tricked into falling even more in love with him or her and you want them back, what's that? Even as Harry tries to bring them back together, another stronger opponent plans to make them apart. Will Gianna fall into Harry's trap or into the enemy like soulmate's trap? This is for her to decide. Even if she falls into her lover's trap, will they end up together after the whole thing has been ended?
"Well," I begin and stop, a smirk playing on my lips as I stride to him, slowly, swaying my hips in the oversized gown. I'm going to teach him a bitter lesson that'll leave him shivering for days, with my words. I hate the fact that I'm being mated to a human, but killing my wolf would only bring disarray to my reputation. I stop when I reach him and I lay my hands on his perfect, naked abs. Perfect? Even more than perfect, hot! "You don't know me, darling."I say, looking up and trying to intimidate him with my stare while I turn my fingers to claws. Just a bruise won't hurt, will it? "Not human. Werewolf. Alpha of Crystal Promise pack. Deluna Hansen. 23, and powerful." He says and even before I can pierce my nails into his skin, he captures them in a hand. Wait... How does he knows all that?! He's human, I can't be wrong. "And," he stops and wraps his other arm around me, with his forehead leaning down against mine, he whispers, "You're my mate. Mine." The alpha spirit in me is weak and the part of my wolf that wants to kiss my mate badly starts to take over. I want to push him away and tell him I would never be mated to a weak human but due to his closeness, I'm too unstable to even control myself. "Mine alone." He says and brings his face even more closer, letting his nose brush against mine.
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
She thought he was the villain. He was only trying to save his soul. Rena lives in a world of sunshine, sweets, and simple dreams. Until one reckless decision drops her into a dark realm of secrets, curses and werewolves. Kidnapped, heartbroken. She doesn't know who to trust anymore especially not Logan, the arrogant, cruel Alpha who's keeping her as a hostage. Until she discovers his dark secret. He's been hearing her thoughts all along. Now the walls between them are crumbling. And when feelings grow where hatred once lived, a curse demands that blood becomes a love that demands sacrifice. But how can she give her heart to the one who might need it to die?
Three years ago, the Moore family opposed Charles Moore's choice to marry his beloved woman and selected Scarlett Riley as his bride. Charles didn't love her. In fact, he hated her. Not long after they got married, Scarlett received an offer from her dream university and jumped on it. Three years later, Charles's beloved woman fell terribly ill. In order to fulfill her last wish, he called Scarlett back and presented her with a divorce agreement. Scarlett was deeply hurt by Charles's abrupt decision, but she chose to let him go and agreed to sign the divorce papers. However, Charles seemed to delay the process deliberately, leaving Scarlett confused and frustrated. Now, Scarlett was trapped between the consequences of Charles's indecision. Would she be able to break free from him? Would Charles eventually come to his senses and face his true feelings?
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."
Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their hearts. Yet, she had to relinquish her very identity, her academic credentials, and her creative works to her foster sister. In return for her sacrifices, she found no warmth, only deeper neglect. Resolute, Janice vowed to cut off all emotional bonds. Transformed, she now stood as a master of martial arts, adept in eight languages, an esteemed medical expert, and a celebrated designer. With newfound resolve, she declared, "From this day forward, no one in this family shall cross me."
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?