I'm about to marry the person I've loved for eight years, my white moonlight. But his first love has returned, and there's a spark between them. I witness everything but pretend not to see because I'm so afraid he will call off the wedding. I've been on this path for nine years, and there's just fifteen days left until he's mine! But I was still too naive...
I stood at the foyer of my fiancé's home, listening to him entangled with another woman in the bedroom.
At the entrance, a pair of white high heels had been placed neatly, and a few pieces of clothing were scattered messily on the living room sofa.
I had no idea what kind of intense intimacy had occurred here before I arrived.
It seemed both parties were so engrossed that they didn't even notice the sound of me pressing the password to open the door.
I stood there, took a deep breath, and quietly stepped back over the threshold, gently closing the door, terrified they would discover my presence.
I feared my fiancé might simply cancel our engagement party. I always wanted to walk hand in hand with him down the wedding aisle and I had waited for nine years. With only fifteen days to go, I didn't want anything to go wrong.
Perhaps it was karma, but Brent Chapman suddenly came down with a high fever, and I took a week off work to stay by his side and care for him. I dragged him to the hospital for a check-up, got him some medication, and returned to Brent's home. After helping him lie down in bed, I went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, only to find Brent already asleep.
Brent looked so handsome. Watching him sleep, I almost believed he was still that chaste boy from eight years ago.
Maybe what happened yesterday was just a spur-of-the-moment whim on his part? As long as he didn't fall for someone else, he was still mine.
When we first met in our freshman year of high school, I was deeply attracted to his face, and since then, no one else could catch my eye. But back then, Brent was nicknamed the "Ice Prince" by our classmates, always keeping cold expression. I never managed to get close to him.
Because of Brent, I looked forward to going to school every day, but that expectation abruptly ended the first day of my second year of high school. On that day, I sat in the classroom and looked around for Brent, but there was no one to be seen.
"Stop looking, Brent went abroad for high school," Rocco Smith, who sat behind me and was Brent's best friend in class, informed me.
"Who was looking for him?" I tried to act indifferent, but my heart felt like it had been pierced, painful and powerless.
Later, I secretly cried in the bathroom for a long time, something only I knew.
Afterward, Rocco would occasionally tell me about Brent's life in Goshoajan, mentioning he had met a girl who was stunningly beautiful, and they were inseparable, like a passionate whirlwind romance.
I thought our fate would stop here, but I didn't expect that after so many years, my boss, Emily Wells, unexpectedly wanted to introduce me to a handsome and wealthy overseas returnee as a boyfriend. He was her cousin, and I heard he was quite the catch.
I was reluctant at first, mainly because my focus was entirely on my career, and also because I had already met the boy I liked most, even if he wasn't mine.
However, I couldn't resist Emily's persistent invitations, so I went.
As I followed the waiter into the restaurant, I saw the boy who had lived in my heart for eight years.
He was still as clean and handsome as ever, and my heart suddenly raced with excitement.
"Sarah Miller?" After I introduced myself, he repeated my name, "Sounds like the name of a high school classmate of mine."
As he spoke, I quickly grabbed the glass of red wine on the table and took two big gulps.
If I didn't muster the courage to confess now, then when?
He snapped back to reality and was about to introduce himself, but, my love, I already knew everything about him, no need for him to say more!
"Brent, I'm your high school classmate, and I've liked you for eight years!"
I didn't remember what happened after that. I woke up at home, momentarily thinking that seeing Brent last night was just a dream.
But when I saw Emily's unread messages on my phone, I realized Brent had called her to take me home while I was completely drunk. I was quite embarrassed about being uncharacteristically bold last night, but then I noticed a new message in my contacts.
It was from Brent!
And so, our story began.
After three loveless years, Neil's betrayal deeply wounded Katelyn. She wasted no time in getting rid of that scoundrel! After the divorce, she devoted herself to career pursuits. Rising to prominence as a top designer, skilled doctor, and brilliant hacker, she became a revered icon. Neil, realizing his grave mistake, tried in vain to win her back, only to witness her magnificent wedding to another. As their vows were broadcast on the world's largest billboard, Vincent slid a ring onto Katelyn's finger and declared, "Katelyn is now my wife, a priceless treasure. Let all who covet her beware!"
"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?"
Rumors claimed that Fernanda, newly back with her family, was nothing more than a violent country bumpkin. Fernanda just flashed a casual, dismissive grin in response. Another rumor suggested that the usually rational Cristian had lost all sense, madly in love with Fernanda. This frustrated her. She could tolerate gossip about herself, but slander against her beloved crossed the line! Gradually, as Fernanda's multiple identities as a celebrated designer, a savvy gamer, an acclaimed painter, and a successful business magnate came to light, everyone realized they were the ones who had been fooled.
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
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!"
She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"