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I bit my bottom lip as I moved my gaze to Lorenzo, trying hard to keep my emotions in check. It was hard! The man I loved once was nothing like I knew him. He left me once, cheated on me and suddenly came back, destroying my world. "So?" His voice echoed in the empty room. "I'll come with you." My voice was a mere whisper. A smirk formed on his lips as he heard me. Fixing his eyes on Lily, he scoffed, "I didn't hear it. Louder." "I will come with you." My voice shattered as I spoke. Closing our distance, he whispered, "I always get what I want, sweetheart. So never defy me ever again. Your every action will bear a consequence." "Pease, don't harm them." I pleaded. He frowned for a moment. "I never break my words, Cora, unless you are going back on yours." His tone was laced with seriousness whereas his eyes wore a stern expression. You never break your words! Then what was that three years ago, Lorenzo? Why did you play with me? You had a girlfriend, and I was just another plaything. You left without a word. I smiled inwardly.
||Lorenzo||
The room was decorated just to my taste. Dimly lit aromatic candles and dark curtains. They were representing what I was. I smirked as I pulled her by her hair. With a seductive moan, she responded. She stood up, reading my intention, and sat on my lap, wrapping her legs around my waist. I clenched her face, taking a good look. Not bad for a wh*ore. She bit her lower lips temptingly, and then she did exactly what I wanted. She licked my abs, placing sloppy kisses on my shoulder, on my chest. I ran my hand over her naked torso, squeezing her perfectly shaped curves. She moaned again, moving her naked hip against my hardness.
Her eyes looked at my lips temptingly. She knew it was beyond her reach. I had my reasons. I was aroused enough, and hence I pushed her away, giving her another signal. She understood my intention again. So docile. Just what I liked.
She knelt in front of me. With a flirtatious smile, she licked my manhood. I groaned as she took my hardness in her mouth. Slowly, she moved her head, making it pleasurable. I let go of her curve and held her hair again, forcing her to move faster. She gaged at my length. Not her fault. Everyone does. It gave me another satisfaction. The satisfaction of being what I was.
The blood rush made my member even harder as the warmth of her saliva covered it. I was ready to take her; I was ready to release my frustration. Throwing her on the bed, I parted her legs and pressed my length inside her. She moaned loudly. This was a loud one. Not that I didn't like it. Only that it wasn't her! Her delicate face flashed in my mind again, and with that, I could fill her lips on mine. Her scent, her softness, her mischievous gaze. I could feel every f*cking thing, and I hated it.
I concentrated on what I was doing. Soon I reach the climax. Emptying myself inside her, I parted. It was over.
"Get out," I ordered her to leave as soon as I was done. I didn't care who she was. It was her job to satisfy me unless she wanted to lose her life. She probably had enjoyed it more than I did.
Picking up the clothes from the floor, she left quickly. She knew exactly who I was. Ignoring her existence, I rubbed my face, hitting the shower. Her face flashed in my mind again. D*mn. I was doing everything to forget her. Hell, I would do anything to forget her! I had shared only one damn kiss with that girl three years back! Still, it popped up in my head during every intimate moment. I hated how much effect she still had on me. I hated her! I hated myself. But people were still out there looking for my weakness. And if they found out anything about her, she would not last to see the next sunrise. Things were better that way. I pushed her away from my head.
After the much-needed shower, my veins calmed down. Wrapping the towel around my waist, I came out of the bathroom only to find Antonio sitting lazily on my bed.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked with irritation. He was a family and very dear to mom, unfortunately. Not to mention my right-hand man in all dirty works.
"Just came by to drop this off!" He replied, showing me an envelope, "I see you were having quite a fun, bro," his eyes scanned the room. The evidence of my earlier performance was still there.
"What's that?" I ignored his mockery and took that envelope. The seal was telling it all. It was from Rodriguez. An invitation.
"Not going there," I threw it on the floor and made my way to the closet.
"What? But why?" Like whiny babies, he followed me to my closet.
"Because I said so," I brushed him off again.
"Don't tell me it's about that girl!" impatiently, he spoke. Well, he guessed it right. It's about Rodriguez, and their pretty precious Cora would be there. Honestly, I had no clue how to face her. Even if I could, I shouldn't. I kept silent. That was enough for him to realise the fact. A shadow of seriousness covered his face. It was sporadic to see him like this.
"Cora Fletcher. A regular university graduate. Work in a fashion boutique. One little kiss and our beloved king is out of his line," he scoffed.
"Anything else? Or leave," I gave him the cold shoulder.
"You are Lorenzo Bernardi. The business tycoon who swallows other's properties in a blink, the cold-blooded murderer who can shake the whole underworld. You are the f*cking mafia king. How long are you going to ignore it?" He yelled, just as expected.
"It's nothing like that," I replied calmly.
"Is it?" He frowned.
"Yes. Now just leave," I yelled again. It was a sore topic for me. The only thing I couldn't handle properly.
"In that case, I have found him, Lorenzo. The last man who knew about Cora." He smirked. What! How did he know about that?
"How do you know?" I asked in disbelieve. That was impossible. I never mentioned it to anyone.
"When you stay in this kind of business, you learn a thing or two. I know why you are hunting the dragon group," he replied.
"Listen, Lorenzo. It has been three d*mn years. One-night stands and workaholism aren't helping here. We are done doing it your way now. You are going there and sleep with that girl and get over her unless you have any feelings for her. Just fly your ass there, face it head-on, and get over with that. Emotions have no place in our world, Lorenzo. Do you understand?" He hollered again before leaving the room.
I sighed. Maybe he was right! Was it just her carves I was craving for? Or was it something more? Whom was I kidding? But he had a point. I had to face the problem head-on.
Betrayed. Abandoned. Left to die. Lilac had given everything to Alpha King Kael-her love, her loyalty, her very soul-only to be cast aside when his fated mate arrived. The fragile Omega not only stole Kael's heart but destroyed everything Lilac had built, leaving her broken and watching her family perish. As Lilac took her final breath, the last thing she saw was Kael holding the woman who had ruined her. But death was not the end. When Lilac's eyes opened, she was back, six years in the past, standing in the ceremony where she was first chosen as Kael's mate. The goddess had granted her a second chance. But this time, she would not be the same naive woman who loved blindly. This time, she would fight. She would take back what was hers. Yet, with every choice she makes, the future begins to shift. Kael's half brother Alaric showed up in the picture. Fate is no longer predictable, and the kingdom's destiny is no longer set in stone. As Lilac walks a new path, one question haunts her: Is she rewriting her salvation... or her doom?
June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!
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?"
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"
Allison fell in love with Ethan Iversen, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack. She always wanted him to notice her. Meanwhile, Ethan was an arrogant Alpha who thought a weak Omega could not be his companion. Ethan's cousin, Ryan Iversen, who came back from abroad and was the actual heir of the pack, never tried to get the position nor did he show any interest in it. He was a popular playboy Alpha but when he came back to the pack, one thing captured his eyes and that was Allison.