"I will ask you for the last time Kai, do you love me?!" Isabella asked her eyes moist her heart hoping that he doesn't break it again. "Is this the right time for this?" He asked her rubbing his forehead. "Just answer!" She said closing her eyes tightly. "I don't love you, I never will, now get down from there, I have a meeting in five!" He said walking to his car but her cracked voice stopped him. "Stop it!, just stop with the ordering, I'm your wife not your slave!, how can you treat me like this? Was it my fault for loving you?, I've been with you for almost a year and you still think of me as nothing!, am I really nothing to you? Huh can you even pretend to love me? Even for a second!" She yelled the tears she tried to hold fell like an ocean. "So what do you want?!" He asked staring at her plainly. "At least tell me you love me, just those three words let me hear them or...." She said and paused looking back she saw the cliff behind her. "I'll jump off this cliff!" She said and Kairo walked to his car. "I'll see you at home!" He said and drove off without uttering another word. Bella stood there as tears stained her once clean cheeks, her face was already red. "What's the point?" She asked no one in particular she wiped her tears and smiled sadly before throwing herself off the cliff. ****** Kairo Luther, the banished mafia prince whose heart has only one beat and it was for vengeance only. Cold demeanor, eyes as cold as glaciers, incredibly dashing face, handsome in a cold way but his coldness cold make any girl drip for him. His expressions are always unreadable but one thing was sure and that was that he didn't believe in the word mercy but everything changed when he fell for her.... Isabella Monroe, the beautiful flower of the Monroe family her body an epitome of the word beauty, curves that could kill and moderately sized assets. Kindness was her nature but love, was her belief, she never knew what love was until she met Kairo, she wanted to be the only woman he would look at, the only one who could make him smile but she didn't know he was this cold. She thought she could change him but her life span wasn't that long, she had a terminal disease which she kept a secret at least before she died she wanted to feel what love was but will she be able to handle it? Will she be able to handle the cruel shades of Kairo or will she die because of her love for him? Will he get his revenge? What happens when her illness becomes too much to handle and she lands in the hospital in her last breath? Will she melt his cold heart?
The car pulled up in the driveway roughly, the driver stepped down and walked to the back door opening it with his head bowed.
"Sir, we've arrived!" The driver said calling Kairo's attention.
Kairo removed his ear buds and stepped down from the car slowly, his features glimmering in the morning light, the suit clung to his body showing his manly physique. He turned to the driver his face still frozen.
"Why did the old man call me again?," he asked and driver/assistant, Ethan answered.
"He didn't tell me, he just said he wanted to see you..!," he said and Kairo sighed already bored and walked to the door.
The door was opened by the maids from the inside as he walked in, all eyes from the living room turned to him. He walked a seat and sat down his legs crossed giving him this dark aura.
"Can we get this over with, I'm busy!," he said and the woman from the other side of the room hissed.
"No one begged you to come here?, if you're busy f**k out!, besides I don't know why Luther calls you, when you're not even a member of this family, just a fake! You'll never replace Luke! Never!!," she spat in one go.
Kairo ignored her and faced Luther. "If you're gonna let your b*tchy wife insult me then I may as well take my leave!" He said calmly, standing up.
Luther stood up as well walking to him sitting him down before he spoke.
"Linda calm down, look Kai, I have another thing for you to do for me!" He said walking to his seat before sitting down.
Kairo looking at him awaiting what he was gonna spill.
"I want you to get married..To my associates daughter..,"
Ethan shook his head, he knew his boss wouldn't accept the offer, just like the last time when they asked him to get married, he refused so it's not gonna be any different now.
Ethan was already opening the car door to leave when the next words of his boss shocked him.
"Is that all?, get it arranged!" He said standing up and walking out. "Let's go!" He said facing a shocked Kai.
"Don't you what to know about the girl, at least her name?" Luther asked.
Kairo glanced at Ethan and he understood the signal, he cleared his throat before he spoke.
"Name please!" He said clutching to his tablet.
"Isabella Monroe!" Luther said.
Ethan bowed shortly and walked out.
Linda grumbled, she clenched her fists so much her knuckles turned white she was technically boiling.
"Who is he to give orders?!, have you lost your touch Luther?" She asked facing Luther with an angry growl.
Luther smirked walking to her, he kissed his lips shortly, calming her down.
"It's okay sweetie, we have him where we want him..once he gets married, more money for us and I can buy you all the gems and jewellery you want...!" He said and she smiled.
"That's better!, you see why I love you!" She said and Luther smiled sweeping her off her feet and climbed the staircase making his way to their bedroom.
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"You accepted the deal?!...why!," Ethan asked confused as his eyes focused on the road.
"It's been a while since I had a good f**k and it'll be good for me!," Kairo said focused on his tablet.
"There are a lot of b*tchy sluts out there which wants to f**k you so why do you want to get married?"
"Don't know, just want to see how it goes..."
"But sir you know why he wants you to do that right, to get more money and possibly kill you!," Ethan said a bit worried.
"The old man can't kill me, he's a pu$$y, and he can't try that, I have a plan so shut the f**k up and drive!" Kairo said a bit annoyed his eyes on his tablet as he looked at Isabella's photo.
"Not bad Isabella..." He muttered with a smirk.
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MONROE VILLA_12PM.
"Yes that's great, we'll make preparations, she'll be so excited!," Mr Monroe's rich voice said as he talked to someone on the phone.
He ended the call and faced his eager wife, Helena.
"Tell me George, did they agree?," she asked eager to hear his answer.
"They accepted, and they also want us to make preparations for the wedding, it's this Saturday!" He said happily.
"Oh that's great at least Isabella will get to be happy, I hope the man loves her like she has already prepared to love him!" She said and George smiled at her.
"Yeah me too, I can't wait to go tell her the great news!" George said standing up, Helena stood up as well, following him.
Isabella could be seen in her room, she was making sketches for her fashion design blog, she had an outfit in mind and she couldn't wait to create it, so she decided to make some sketches, to get the basic idea of the dress.
She wore her head phone as she listened to some music, it was what made her work better.
A knock on her door interrupted her and she removed the headphones hanging it on her neck, before walking to the door and opening it.
"Oh dad, what's up?!" She asked before seeing Helena.
"They've replied and he wants to marry you, it'll be a win, win for both of us!," he said and her face fell a bit, George noticed and held her cheek.
"Hey, I know you didn't want to marry any rich guy, you wanted someone simple, but I couldn't find any up to my standards... you are my perfect girl and I need the perfect man for you, so that's why i choose Luke (Kairo) Campbell. He's a decent man who love, work and will make you happy!" He said and she smiled a bit.
"The wedding is also on Saturday... preparations starts tomorrow, gets some rest okay cuz it's gonna be a bumpy week!" He said and stood up, he expected Helena to follow him but she gave him a "I want to talk to her" kind of look and he understood.
He walked away and Helena turned to Isabella.
"I know you're scared of marriage, I mean it's all happening so fast but I know you're brave, and you'll face everything that marriage throws at you. I'm sure Luke is going to treat you well, I've heard good things about him."
"Thanks Helena.!"
"I hope I've been a good mum right now, I'm still getting a hang of this mum thing!" She joked and Isabella smiled.
"You're doing great, My mum would be proud!" She said and Helena kissed her forehead before walking out.
Isabella got to her chair and went to Google, searching about Luke and the pictures she saw made her blush.
"Hot.." She said and chuckled.
She was about to put her phone down when her best friend called, she immediately answered.
"Swan what's up? Aren't you probably shopping?" She asked.
Swan has been her best friend since childhood and they know almost everything about each other.
Swan is the kind of girl that's kind to whoever she close with and quite rude to others, she spends money on whatever she wants and was given the tongue of a serpent.
"How can I shop when my best friend is gonna be off the market soon!" She almost yelled from the other side of the phone.
"It's okay we'll still be friends!,"
"Urgh!!, I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about the guy you're going to marry, is he nice?, does he hurt women? Or is he a playboy?" Swan asked bitting her lip.
"I don't know but I'll be fine okay don't worry," Isabella said and Swan calmed a bit.
"Can we at least go shopping one last time before you get married?!" Swan said and Isabella laughed.
"What?, why are you laughing!?"
"I'm getting married Swan, it's not the end of the world!" She said and Swan laughed as well.
"But still I need new wardrobe!"
"Fine we'll go, I hope you're still giving your clothes to the orphanage?" She asked.
"Yes I am.. mum!" Swan said rolling her eyes.
"Good girl I'll be there in 5!," Isabella said and she ended the call, before picking up her jacket and walking out of her room.
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"Babe!!!" Swan screamed as soon as she saw Isabella. She was waiting in front of her house.
She ran and embraced Isabella warmly.
"Stop overreacting and let's go!" Isabella said and Swan hissed, walking to her car, Isabella followed going to the other door opening it and sitting down.
"Carl, take us to the mall!" Swan said.
"You're gonna have to beg for it queen bee!" Carl said from the driver's seat.
"Oh please you guys shouldn't start again!" Isabella groaned from the back seat.
"You are my driver and I order you to drive this f**king car!" She said angrily and Carl scoffed playing a game with his phone.
"Can't you hear me!" She said snatching his phone.
"Just say please Swan it's not hard!" Isabella said obviously tried of their bickering.
"I am not pleading for my driver to do his job!"
"If you don't do it then I'll step down from this car right now and let you drive it!" Carl said and she sighed tiredly.
"Fine, please..!" She said mumbling the last part.
"I didn't hear you!," he said and she rolled her eyes.
"Please!!" She yelled this time.
"Good!" He said starting the car.
"This isn't over!" She said and faced Isabella.
"Don't mind him..!" She said and Isabella smiled awkwardly.
Carl started driving but suddenly stopped.
"Why did you stop?" Swan asked.
"There's a car in front of us, he parked in the middle of the road..!" He said and Isabella looked out seeing the car.
"I'll talk to the driver..." Isabella said and Carl stopped her.
"Don't worry, I'll do it!" Carl said and stepped down from the car, he walked ahead and smiled at the driver.
"Hello sir, can you move your car out of the way, my boss has somewhere to be...," Carl said trying to sound as nice as possible.
"I'm sorry sir I cannot do that, my boss said I should park the car for him to make a call!" Ethan said.
"A f**kin call in the middle of he road, does he own the streets or something!"
The window rolled down revealed Kairo, Carl tried to speak but was tongue-tied.
"If you don't want to loose your pathetic life then go back to your shitty car and wait until I'm done do you understand!" He said in this commanding tone.
Carl didn't even know when he started walking back to the car.
"What happened?, why are you so pale?" Swan asked and Carl stuttered before he spoke.
"He did want to leave!" He said and Swan scoffed.
"You can't even do anything right!, open the car let me get down!" She said and he opened the car, She stepped down, Isabella followed.
"Excuse me, Mr!!!, Will you get your f**king car out of the way so I can get to somewhere important!" She said and Isabella stood behind her with shock just staring at the handsome man in the car.
Kairo glanced at her and continued his phone call, Swan immediately boiled over and smacked his phone out of his hands.
"Ma'am!" Ethan said from the front seat and was shushed by Kairo.
He opened the door and stepped down from his car and he picked his phone from the car seat.
"You're Swan Scott right?" He asked and she gulped before answering.
"What about it, or are you a fan?" She asked but he didn't reply her his eyes instantly lost in the beauty behind Swan.
Isabella, his eyes traced all around her, looking at all her curves until his eyes landed on her b00bs and he wondered how they would feel in his palms.
"You come with me!" He said and Isabella pointed at herself. "Me?" She asked.
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.
"Listen, Gadreel รdegaar," she looked at him, not hesitating this time. "It's my anniversary present for you. Let's divorce." *** Ivory Remington had sacrificed five years to look after her husband Gadreel who was in a vegetative state after an accident and a few months ago, he finally awakened like a miracle. She thought it was the start of their happy life but Gadreel still had no heart for her. On their anniversary and her birthday, she received a cheating video of her dear husband and her stepsister. Heartbroken, Ivory chose to quit this stupid game. She decided to set him free but the reason she left on the divorce agreement pierced Gadreel's noble pride. *** "Impotent? Are you serious?" He gripped her wrist and a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes. "I'm a woman, Gadreel. I'm tired of being in a sexless marriage. Let's end it once and for all." "Sexless, huh?" he chuckled lowly and without warning grabbed her chin in between his hands, pulling her face closer. "Turns out my wife was so eager to get a man between her legs? "
Trigger warning!!! Intended for mature readers who enjoy morally complex, slow-burn, poseesive, forbidden, dark romance that pushes boundaries. ***EXCERPT*** Blood everywhere. Trembling hands. "No!" My eyes blurred. His lifeless eyes stared back at me, his blood pooling at my feet. The man I loved-dead. Killed by the one person I could never escape - my stepbrother. *** Kasmine's life was never hers to begin with. Kester, her stepbrother, controlled and monitored her every move. At first, it was all sweet and brotherly until it began to turn into an obsession. Kester was the Alpha, and his word was law. No close friends. No boyfriends. No freedom. The only consolation Kasmine had was her twenty-first birthday, which was supposed to change everything. She dreamt of finding her mate, escaping the sickening control of Kester, and finally claiming her own life. But fate had other plans for her. On the night of her birthday, not only was she disappointed that she wasn't mated to the love of her life, but she found out that her mate was none other than him - Her tormentor. Her stepbrother. She'd rather die than be mated to a man whom she had known as her big brother all her life. A man who would do just anything to make sure she was his. But when love turns to obsession, and obsession turns to blood, how far can one girl run before she realizes there is nowhere else to run to?
He told her to call him Daddy. Not because he earned it, but because he fucking owned her. The moment she signed that contract, she stopped being a woman with dignity and became his filthy little plaything. His holes to use. His mess to ruin. He didn't just fuck her, he rewired her. Stripped her clean of boundaries and filled her with sin. Every punishment made her scream. Every game dragged her deeper into his twisted world. And the way he praised her... Good girl. She should've run the first time he said it. But Daddy doesn't let his toys leave. He breaks them until they beg to stay. ** Mia's life changed the night she let a stranger ruin her. One night. She never expected to see him again. Until she walked into her new job... and her boss turned around. Ace.Her one-night sin in a thousand-dollar suit. Only this time, he wasn't asking her to be his assistant. She was to be his wife.
Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
Her fiance and her best friend worked together and set her up. She lost everything and died in the street. However, she was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her husband was trying to strangle her. Luckily, she survived that. She signed the divorce agreement without hesitation and was ready for her miserable life. To her surprise, her mother in this life left her a great deal of money. She turned the tables and avenged herself. Everything went well in her career and love when her ex-husband came to her.