{ Fragment } " W-Wait a minute, what? Married? Can not we just have a date? Summer asked Axel. " No! What I need right now is marriage," Axel replied firmly. " Are you crazy?" Summer said very shock. " Whatever do you think, but not much time for me. You want or not?" Axel said with a cold stare. ====== In a tale brimming with intrigue and emotions, Axel, a successful yet headstrong young man, becomes ensnared in an unforeseen contractual marriage with Summer, a woman of mystery and beauty who transforms his life. Initially pursuing a business arrangement, Axel soon realizes that this union transcends mere transaction. Summer, with her intelligence and charm, injects a newfound vibrancy into Axel's orderly life. Yet, behind her delightful smile, Summer harbors dark secrets that jeopardize their agreement's foundation. Axel's internal struggle to navigate ambition and the enigma surrounding Summer leads to unforeseen tension. As Axel grapples with his deepening emotions, Summer faces a dilemma - whether to shield her past secrets or open her heart to true love. Throughout this journey, both must confront challenges, grasp the essence of commitment, and discover that love can arise unexpectedly. Will Axel and Summer transform their contractual marriage into an enduring love story, or will concealed secrets shatter everything?
For me, summer is quite a pleasant season, where I do not need to carry an umbrella wherever I go, and I can use a hat to protect my head from the hot sun. Even though it was scorching hot, it does not matter because I was looking for a room has air conditioning. It was a cafe, library, or of course, my room. Following my name, namely Summer, I like summer. If someone is new to me and knows my name. They will feel that my name is very unique. There are so many endless questions they ask me, whether I am from abroad or maybe my parents are obsessed with my name.
My brother has a name like a name in general. Not like my name. Yes, my only older brother is named Hakim. He is very protective of me. So that has one of the reasons why I have not dated yet.
From starting elementary school until I am working, many people are surprised by my name. I am still getting the same question as before. But this time, it was already familiar to my ears, and I did not need to explain my name at length anymore. And I have an answer to that. I repeat every time someone asks again about my name. Think all you want about the meaning of my name. That is my answer roughly. I am currently 30 years old. For me, it was still a fairly young age to get married. But not with my parents. They always urged me to get married, especially to my mother. She is so obsessed with marriage because, She has afraid her daughter not find a mate. Even though I have an older brother who is now 40 years old, not married and he was abroad. So he survived my mother has terror about marriage.
The most annoying thing right now is my mom always arranges blind dates without my knowledge. She has always trapped me in situations that make me unable to refuse what she has planned before. If I had known, I would have turned him down head-on. Having a lover is not on my main list of life at the moment. I am pursuing a thriving career, and I am enjoying my single life as well. It was not that. I do not want to date, or I do not have a dating passion. It was just that I do enjoy my solitude at the moment. For me, marriage is quite important. It was just that. I do not want to rush into it. However, my mother kept acting up. She always said that she would set me up with the child of her social gathering friend.
That is always present in our conversations. One day, my mother and I were arguing about the match she would do for me. Out of annoyance, words came out of my mouth that I should never have said, I already have a boyfriend, mom! Stop matchmaking me! I said while looking annoyed at my mother. I saw my mother getting silent while looking at me. I think, this time, she will stop pressing me to do an arranged marriage. But it seems my words became a blunder for myself. I thought my mother would be quiet and calm, but she was not. My mother immediately smiled when to find out what kind of person I currently dating. And I realized. It looks like I am only making my situation worse now. My mother indeed not talk much about matchmaking with me anymore, but she asked me to introduce my boyfriend to her soon.
In my heart, I said, how do I want to introduce him, even though I do not have a boyfriend? I muttered.
Day after day, my mother kept on raving about why I had not introduced my boyfriend to her yet. Eventually, my mother started to suspect me. We started arguing again after a few days we did not argue about matchmaking or marriage. I even made up a story again that my boyfriend has an Important position in a company, and it was hard to find the right time. My mother was increasingly suspicious of me and started looking at me with eyes full of suspicion made me stutter a little and feel awkward.
In The end, my mother told me that if I did not bring my boyfriend this weekend, I had to fulfill her wish to accept the arranged marriage she has previously planned. At that time, I was so speechless. The weekend is only four days away. Where can I find a boyfriend in such a short time? I thought. The next day I asked my best friend named Emil.
I told her what I just experienced. Emil suggested me for looking someone through a dating application is currently being used by many people. I did not like Emil has suggestion, but I had no other choice, so I did as she said. I started downloading the application and trying to understand how to use the application.
While I am using the dating app, I think it looks like I am going to do a drama. Even if necessary, I will pay him to pretend to be my lover in front of my mother so that my mother will stop setting me up with other people. While I browsing the app, I also got a message with the account name . he sent a short message via the chat column in the application with the words "Hi". I replied briefly by saying. "Yes". Finally, we started replying to messages even though it was short. I tried to open a conversation that was quite long, but in fact, the man just kept replying to me briefly.
I asked him to meet me at a coffee shop near my workplace. The man agreed to meet. I only sent the meeting location and time. The rest I intend to discuss when we meet. That afternoon I arrived first at the coffee shop because it was close to my workplace, so it did not take much time to get there. I see, it looks like the man I was about to meet does not seem to have come yet because, in The tavern, no men are sitting alone.
I also looked for a place first and ordered a cup of coffee, to accompany me while to wait. A few minutes passed, and the man did not come. I started to feel bored, I tried to contact the man again through the application, but there was no reply. I decided to try waiting again. Finally passed, and I was getting annoyed and felt very angry. I think it looks like I have been played. I decided to leave until I started cursing myself.
When I was about to leave, suddenly, someone grabbed my hand from behind, so I turned around and was shocked. I was even speechless and just stared at someone who was right in front of me.
"Are you Summer?" He asked me at that time.
There are internal power struggles within the Burg family. Theodor, the first grandson in the family, is trusted to be the CEO and heir of his grandfather, who owns the Burg Corporation. However, Uncle Theodor, The youngest son of the owner, does not accept this and tries to take the heirship rights for himself. The family problems seem to be never-ending, and some people seek to benefit from them. One such person is Jhony Knight, the owner of Knight Corporation, who sees an opportunity to overthrow Burg Corporation in the international market and make his company number one in the world. Theodor, who has never been in love, falls for a woman named Frisilia. She is beautiful and cheerful and makes him finally recognize what love is. However, Theodor's happiness is short-lived as he finds out that Jason Knight, the only son of Jhony Knight, is trying to steal Frisilia away from him. Theodor faces many challenges and problems, and it is uncertain whether he will lose his heir rights as the owner of Burg Corporation. Will all the problems within the family be resolved? Will Theodor be able to keep his heir rights and protect the Burg Corporation from Jhony Knight's plans? These are the questions that remain unanswered.
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."
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?
"I, Erika Blackwood, stand before you, Alexander Robertson, with a heavy heart. I hereby reject you as my mate. The bond we once shared has grown fragile, and my soul yearns for a different path. May you find solace in the love of another, and may we both find the happiness we seek." Alexander didn't say a word and looked at me. But he refused to accept. *********** Erika Blackwood is the next Alpha in line of the Ironclaw Pack. She hides her identity and gets mated to the Alpha of the Moonforest Pack, Alexander Robertson. Three years passed, but Alexander is still unwilling to let go of his childhood sweetheart. Erika is mistreated and eventually framed by the same childhood sweetheart. Now she leaves with that humiliation, and goes back to her pack, swearing vengeance on those who hurt her. They all waited for her to return and beg, but what happens when they realize that the famous Ironclaw Pack that was going to help in the rogue war, was ruled by a woman named, Erika Blackwood. Now her Ex mates want her back. Other Alphas want this woman.. But will she accept any of them? Or will she stay independent forever?...
Bailey seems to be never destined to fit in, a little geeky, but under it all, a hidden beauty that so many seem to miss, but still not what her pack Alpha is looking for in a fated mate... so he is determined to reject her and make her life hell. Bailey, knowing her life will likely never be the same focuses on what she can control, her future, and heads off to study; becoming a teacher. Asher is the Beta of Autumn Valley Pack, a neighbouring pack. A broken man having suffered the loss of his mate after a rogue attack, Asher is slowly crumbling. Falling to pieces. A shadow of his former self, and not a man that anyone wants to be around anymore... Until, Autumn Valley Pack require a new teacher, and Bailey finds herself there and pushed together with the Beta. Is there a connection building or is that in their imaginations? And what will happen when Bailey's mate comes back to claim what is his?
"Never let anyone treat you like shit!" I learned that the hard way. For three years, I lived with my in-laws. They didn't treat me as their son-in-law but as a slave. I put up with everything because of my wife, Yolanda Lambert. She was the light of my life. Unfortunately, my whole world came crashing down the day I caught my wife cheating on me. I have never been so heartbroken. To have my revenge, I revealed my true identity. I was none other than Liam Hoffman—the heir of a family with trillions of dollars in assets! The Lamberts were utterly shocked after the big reveal. They realized what fools they had been for treating me like trash. My wife even knelt down and begged for my forgiveness. What do you think I did? Did I take her back or made her suffer? Find out!
Kara Martin was known as Miss Perfect. She was a beauty with good personality and successful career. Unfortunately, her life changed at one night. She was accused of adultery, losing her job, and abandoned by her fiance. The arrogant man who slept with her did not want to take responsibility. He even threatened to kill her if they met again. What's worse, Kara was pregnant with twins and she chose to give birth to them. Four and a half years later, Kara returned to work at a large company. As the secretary, she would frequently face their notorious CEO. Kara thought it wouldn't be a problem, but as it turned out ... the CEO was the father of the twins!