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"Adam...Can we at least talk about this?" my hand snaked up to catch his arm. "Can you stop being a fucking child? Grow the fuck up and stop being such a clingy fucking bitch." He snapped, pushing me away again and brushing his arm. Getting pregnant outside wedlock was never part of the plans for Julie Paxton, but her Not-so-secret affair with arrogant billionaire, Adam Jones, steered a turn in her life. His rejection of her and the pregnancy sends her as far away from him as possible but six years later, he is back and begging to be back into her life. Will she fight him?
JULIE
"I was not expecting you" I smiled as Adam walked into my apartment.
I closed the door behind him and walked straight into his arms, inhaling his masculine scent and loving the steady thrumming of his heartbeat close to my ears.
His eyes were vacant as I stared up at him, like his mind was very far away and I wondered what the problem was.
"We have to end whatever this is" He muttered in a low voice.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, while he pushed me away.
"We cannot continue whatever this is" He repeated, running a hand through his hair.
I said nothing, waiting for him to tell me he was joking and he loved me... like he always said.
"But I thought..."
"You thought what?" He quipped. "Thinking is not exactly your forte, Julie... you should stick to sucking cocks; now that is something you are very good at" He smirked.
"Stop saying that" I squeaked, wondering where all these was coming from.
"You did not think that I would choose you over the numerous celebrity women flocking me daily in public? That I will jeopardize my business and career because of you?" He stopped me, his words slapping me into crude reality.
"Come on, Julie... we have had our fun and honestly, you were the best distraction. As much as I want this to continue, you are becoming too clingy and I cannot have that" He smiled, reaching for my cheek and caressing it softly.
"This is the end of whatever this is" He muttered with a tone of finality.
"You cannot do this to me" I muttered more to myself than him, my mind buzzing with crazy thoughts.
It is a joke... a prank. He is probably teasing and hoping to see my reaction, my scattered thoughts concocted.
I so desperately wanted it to be a bad dream and something I would soon wake up from but when I pinched myself slowly, it fucking hurt.
It was no bad dream, I told myself. This was happening.
"I do not want this to be messy but I will have you know that you are just my assistant and if you think the public is going to give a fuck about you should this news be made known to everyone then you are solely mistaken. I am the golden boy here... the billionaire and you are the gold-digging assistant who fucked her boss so she can climb up the social ladder"
I gasped, the tears streaming down my cheeks as I stared at the man in front of me. I did not recognize him and he wasn't the loving man who treated me so gently... he was a fucking bastard.
"Adam..." I began
"I had you sign a non-disclosure so the court will definitely rule in my favour but there is no need to let it get that far and ruin what is left of your name because I will ruin it" He threatened, his eyes steady upon my face like he wanted me to know he wasn't joking about anything he was saying.
"I will not be firing you, even though I know that is what should be done in this case. Cut the dead weight which is you once and for all" He told me while I wondered whether he wanted me to sink to my knees in gratitude.
"Why?" I muttered. "Is it something I did? I am sure we can work whatever it is out if you will just talk to me"
He paused, blinking before he began laughing hard... the surprise in his eyes mocking my words
"Fuck... this has to be a joke, right? This is not up for discussion, Julie. Where the hell do you think you are, in a fucking movie? I will never be caught dead with a girl like you, Julie. I thought you would have figured that out already but it seems I have to spell it out for you...I have a reputation to protect and a company to build and you will never fit into it the way you are" He barked.
"I have no plans to ruin your reputation, I just want you... us"
"Save it" He interrupted, his eyes hard with disgust at my stupid pleas.
"I will let you keep the house" He waved his arms around my small apartment and one he had rented for me. One he always visited so we could make love and tell each other things about our day later even though we work in the same office.
"But after the rent is expired then you can either move out or begin paying for it, I do not care" He shrugged.
"I cannot believe this" I scoffed, trying desperately to stop the tears. "You promised me a lifetime of love... how can you do this?"
"You should know better than to listen to the promises of a man in the throes of passion, Julie." He smirked like I was some pest he wanted to be rid of.
"I am only letting you stay at the office because I will like us to continue working together professionally. You are a good assistant and nothing should come between that. We can also have sex anytime you want to, I am not cancelling that out totally" He cast me a sly grin. "But you should know that it will lead nowhere"
He brushed past me, heading towards the door.
"Adam...Can we at least talk about this?" my hand snaked up to catch his arm.
I recoiled when he spurned around, taking a step back against the rage in his eyes.
"Can you stop being a fucking child? Grow the fuck up and stop being such a clingy fucking bitch." He snapped, pushing me away again and brushing his arm
"I will not let you do this to me" I blurted.
He pinned me with one hateful glare and then smiled
"I would like to see you try and stop me, Julie... you are nothing and the sooner you know that, the better"
It's true what they say about marriage: one partner's always happier than the other. ~~~ Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage. His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage. The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie's long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back. Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game. Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her "boyfriend" to turn the tables on Ryan. Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.
A man like Travis Sinclair wants nothing more than a woman who matches his sexual prowess and is used to getting everything he wants. A cold-hearted billionaire ,he lives by one rule - no love, no commitment. Ayanna Davies isn't looking for a relationship. She's focused on her work and the financial security it brings. As a high end escort, her client is full of filthy rich men who are willing to pay handsomely for her services. But when Travis Sinclair becomes one of her clients, she begins twice about mixing work with pleasure. Not knowing that he is an old acquaintance whom she despises.
"Lucien, let's get a divorce," I said in a peremptory tone that was long overdue, the most decisive farewell to this absurd marriage. We had been married for exactly three years-three years that, for me, were filled with nothing but endless loneliness and torment. For three years, the husband who should have stood by my side through every storm, Lucien Sullivan, had completely disappeared from my life as if he had never existed. He vanished without a trace, leaving me alone to endure this empty, desolate marriage. Today, I finally received his message: "I'm back. Come pick me up at the airport." When I read his words, my heart leapt with joy, and I raced to the airport, thinking that he finally understood my love and was coming back to me. But his cruelty was far worse than I could have ever imagined-he was accompanied by a pregnant woman, and that woman was Carla, my closest and most trusted friend. In that moment, all of my previous excitement, all my hope, and all of our shared laughter and tears turned into the sharpest of daggers, stabbing into my heart and leaving me gasping for air. Now, all I want is to escape from this place that has left me so broken-to lick my wounds in solitude. Even if these wounds will remain with me for the rest of my life, I refuse to have anything to do with him ever again. He should know that it was his own hand that trampled our love underfoot, that his coldness and betrayal created this irreparable situation. But when he heard those words, he desperately clung to this broken, crumbling marriage, unwilling to let it end-almost as though doing so could rewind time and return everything to how it used to be. "Aurora, come back. I regret everything!" Regret? Those simple words stirred no emotion in me-only endless sadness and fury. My heart let out a frantic, desperate scream: It's too late for any of this!
Alyssa never expected her life to get this bad. A sudden rogue attack wiped off her pack, turning her into a mute and wolfless orphan. She once believed that being mated with her crush Ezekiel was compensation for her miserable life. However, it just made her life worse. What could be more suffering than your fated mate unwanting you and even your child? Ezekiel already picked himself a perfect Luna but fate gave her a mute mate. And owing to his father's last words, he had to marry Alyssa to get his rightful Alpha position. He married her yet kept their relationship unpublized. He hated her but wasn't ready to let her go. Everyone believed Alyssa would bear and wait like she always did until Ezekiel finally could make a decision. He's her husband, her mate, and her Alpha, and taking in everything he wanted without complaining was her duty. No one expected she would be the one who asked for a divorce and even dared to run away carrying his heir. Ezekiel swore to make this little omega pay but why did his heart break when she returned smiling at some other guy?
"Mr. Evans, please maintain some dignity. Don't forget I'm your brother's wife!" Having caught her husband and best friend together in the bed, Elena wanted nothing more than to exact revenge on the people she once called family. She refused to be a pitiful divorcee and vowed to make everyone who had once looked down on her beg for forgiveness. And to start with her newfound freedom, Elena indulges in a one-night stand with a stranger. However, what was meant to be a fleeting escape turns into a nightmare when she learns that the stranger is none other than her husband's older brother! Would Elena be free from the shackles of her marriage? Or would the mysterious stranger make her life a living hell since he seemed to have a personal vendetta against his family? [The story is 18+ and involves mature content.]
"Love is blind!" Lucinda abandoned her beautiful and comfortable life because of a man. She married him and slaved off for him for three long years. One day, the scales finally fell off her eyes. She realized that all her efforts were in vain. Her husband, Nathaniel still treated her like shit. All he cared about was his lover. "Enough is enough! I quit wasting my years with an ungrateful man!" Lucinda's heart was shattered into many pieces, but she summoned up the courage to ask for a divorce. The news caused a stir online! A filthy rich young woman recently got divorced? She was a good catch! Countless CEOs and handsome young men immediately swarmed to her like bees to honey! Nathaniel couldn't take it anymore. He held a press conference and begged with teary eyes, "I love you, Lucinda. I can't live without you. Please come back to me." Would Lucinda give him a second chance? Read to find out!