" Please." she croaked out, the pain slowly paralyzing her body. " No! I can't marry you anymore, Sage. You're broken, used, and tainted. How am I supposed to marry you now knowing so many men used you like a fucking public property?" Enrique snapped, glaring at his fiance who was on the hospital bed. " She was raped, Enrique. How can you say this?" Sabrina growled, not believing what he just said. " Not my fault but I can't marry her now. I can't even look at her after knowing how dirty she is. I'm sorry Sage but our story has to come to an end here." Enrique looked at his childhood love, on the bed helplessly drowning in her own tears as he walked out of the room. --- Love wars all fights but unfortunately, Enrique's love couldn't. He walked out on the very first step leaving Sage to deal with herself. Two years later, he is back in the same town only to marry Sage's sister. Will he regret his decision or will it be too late? Read to find it all out.
-SAGE-
My heart was crashing against my ribcage, fear was clawing my throat as I slid down from my seat. It wasn't even a minute after Amicus Walker, my lawyer frowned down at me.
"Ms. Martinez, what are you doing?"
" Uhh... I was just... looking for cracks in the building's foundation." I whisper as he lets out a sigh.
" Please get up." He pulls me up on the chair.
" Ms. Martinez, please pull yourself together. This is the final moment." He says patting my back.
His words did no help. This is the final moment that didn't give me any courage instead added more to my growing anxiety.
The clicks of metal cuffs sent goosebumps across my skin, my eyes stilted on my lap avoiding any chances of meeting the sight of them. With shaky hands, I tucked a few strands of hair behind my ear for the hundredth time. I just wanted to go home.
My lungs constricted the moment my senses picked the sound of the door swooshing open. Swallowing the lump forming in my throat, I bit my lips trying to gulp in the air just like Sabrina had taught me.
It didn't work. Nothing did.
The sound of footsteps shuffling already had me in tears, I dug my nails into my palm as the room grew quiet. My eyes pricked with tears as I forced them to focus down on my lap. This is the final moment, Sage!
" I need you to calm down, Ms. Martinez. You're ripping off the material of your dress," Amicus mutters tapping his fingers on the wooden table. If only it was that easy to be done as it was said, if only . . .
I gulped loudly. Once. Twice. Thrice.
" I can't do this," I whisper, breathing erratically.
"Ms. Martinez-"
I slid down from my seat, hiding under the table from their evil gazes. My breath came in short pants as I rocked myself back and forth.
Amicus crawled under the table beside me, his face held a pang of sadness and frustration.
" Please. Please, just let me go. I don't want this. They're going to hurt me . . . Again." I cry pulling my hair.
" You have to be strong, Ms. Martinez. Don't you want justice ?" He mumbles gently.
" I wanna go home. I wanna go home." I chant but he shakes his head, pulling me up from the floor.
" You have to be brave, if not for yourself then for the little Sage they have killed. I promise you, this is the last time you're sitting here. It's the final hearing and if you lose courage now, you'll never be able to forgive yourself for this." Amicus growls.
" I can't," I whisper feeling the weak side of me taking over.
" You can. You can, Ms. Martinez." He nods holding my shaky hand into his.
" All rise."
Amicus gripped my arm, pulling me out of my seat as the judge entered the room. There was a chorus of people shuffling around to greet the judge.
I gripped Amicus' hand tightly, supporting my jello legs. He kept stroking my knuckles with his thumb, it wasn't soothing but I liked it there.
" Be seated."
I threw myself in my seat, it felt as if my head was burning down, the mental walls I had built were crumbling with each passing second.
" This is it." Amicus whispers.
As he stands, I watch with blurry eyes, walking up to the center of the room and handing a file to the man seating near the judge.
" The court has taken its time to decide and based on the evidence given plus the testimony of the witnesses, we have concluded that both the defendants have been proven guilty." the judge spoke as goosebumps broke across my skin.
The sweat beads felt heavy against my skin as I bit my lips trying to hold my anxiety in place.
" It is proven that Ian and Sean Romano are guilty on the account of abduction, sexual assault, human trafficking, and accessory to murder. Based on all discussions so far, this court declares seven years of imprisonment for Sean and Ian Romano." the judge spoke.
The bang of gavel echoed through the room sealing his words.
" No, please. Don't do this to me," Ian screamed falling on his knees.
I watched him with blurry eyes, no emotion, no sympathy, I couldn't feel anything towards the boy crying for his life.
Sean stood beside a wailing Ian, his eyes didn't hold any grief for the dark, hideous future he had dug for himself instead they held rage and an unsaid promise to me.
" Finally, it's over." Amicus sighs turning towards me.
" Well done, kiddo." he smiles patting my back.
Is it? Is it over or has it just begun?
" Strip." his cold voice echoed in the room. " Wha. . .aathh ?" my voice came out shaky. " Strip now babe," he asks in an innocent voice tempting me to empty all the bullets in his skull. " No." I mutter as he raises his eyebrows in amusement. " If you don't strip right now, I will tie you on my bed and eat you out until the whole fucking town hears you scream. Then I will fuck you until you forget your name," he whispers as if challenging me. I didnt want to undress my dignity in front of a criminal but being an officer on duty , nothing comes more important than my duty , not even me so . . . I stripped in front of a criminal . --- The Lovestory Of A Cop And Criminal. Almost everyone has heard the lovestory of people who have poles apart but it barely happens that people fall in love with worlds apart. He is a mafia leader , a certified bastard with animalistic cruel acts , he lives in the world of crime and survives on the blood of innocents. She is a badass cop. Not a total good girl but a dutiful officer but she has a secret revenge to complete against the certified bastard. What happens when they fall in love ? But how will they fall in love when they are so different ? And if they do , their story will be a unique one . Why ? She's too clean for his dark world and he's too dirty for her bright world. This is their FATAL LOVE.... [ IS A REALLY DARK STORY . CONTAINS R*PE , VIOLENCE AND TORTUROUS EMOTIONAL TRIGGERING SCENES. STRICTLY 1*+ ]
Joelle thought she could change Adrian's heart after three years of marriage, but she realized too late that it already belonged to another woman. "Give me a baby, and I'll set you free." The day Joelle went into labor, Adrian was traveling with his mistress on his private jet. "I don't care whom you love. My debt is paid. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Not long after Joelle left, Adrian found himself begging on his knees. "Please come back to me."
"Is it considered betrayal to develop feelings for your best friend's boyfriend? What about when fate intervenes, and he turns out to be your destined mate? You might think it's luck and thank the moon goddess for such a twist of fate. That's what I believed until the love of my life uttered those dreaded words: 'I want a divorce!' As I stared at the pregnancy test in my hands, I realized it was better to keep my secret to myself. My name is Violet, and this is my story."
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
WARNING! This book is not suitable for young readers or sensitive minds. Some parts contain graphic sex scenes, adult language, and situations intended for mature readers only! BLURB She saved herself for the man she thought would be her forever. She believed in love, in promises, in happily ever after. Until she caught her fiancé tangled in another woman's arms. Betrayal burned through her veins, leaving behind only one desire. REVENGE. And what better way to break him than to seduce the one man who could shatter his pride-his powerful, dangerously handsome billionaire uncle? He's older, untouchable, and completely off-limits. But she's willing to play dirty, willing to risk everything, just to watch her ex suffer. But what happens when the game turns on her? Because the moment she steps into his world, she realizes he's not just a pawn in her twisted little plan. He's a man who dominates, consumes, and makes her feel things she's never felt before. And the worst part? She might not want to escape.
She was hurt. She was bullied and made fun of. And the only hope that kept her going was finding her mate. She has always been weak. Weak to the world. Why? Because she was a lantern. She didn't have a wolf. That's what everyone thought about her. When she found her mate, he wanted her to be his slut and not a wife. She might be an omega, but it doesn't mean she will take disloyalty and betrayal lightly. So she did something that no one in history ever did. She rejected an Alpha. "I, Alexis Clark, reject Brandon Sterling, the alpha of Black mist pack, and consider myself a free soul until I decide so."; Were her last words before she left that torturous place and became a rogue. A rogue that everyone was fearing and finding. Why? Because she was the rogue that has become one of the biggest problems of almost all the packs in the country. She was Alexis Clark. A rogue that rejected an Alpha, stealth food, kill other rogues, and more than that was living with humans and studying with them. What will happen when her case is given to the world's most dangerous alpha, Sebastian Sinclair, who has taken it upon himself to punish this rogue. The one who hated rogues and omega to a level that was beyond understanding. Why? Because his mate was an omega, who betrayed him with a rogue before dying. How will Alexis tackle this alpha, in whose College she was studying and living under hiding for almost a year? What will Sebastian do when he finds out the new girl he had been talking to is none other than the rogue omega that he had decided to kill? "To love you with all my might was my only wish, but you were the only one who gave me endless suffering. So today, I promise myself to not fall for anyone."; A simple saying that both Alexis and Sebastian had vowed upon. Will they be able to find their love amidst all these problems?
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.