Clara Davidson, a maid in the Green mansion, has a run-in with her drunken master/boss; they spend a night together, and she ends up knocked up and pregnant with twins. She lives in hiding because this boss of hers is the head of a dangerous mafia. News of her pregnancy spreads like wildfire within the camp of her boss's enemies, and they take her hostage. Antonio Green, the most powerful young drug lord and mafia king, hears of this and takes it as a threat. He decides to teach his opponents a lesson-'Never mess with Antonio.' His advisers and right-hand men warn against this, as he'll be risking his whole empire just because of a poor wench. Will he heed advice? Or will this poor wench be the downfall of Antonio's undefeatable dynasty?
CLARA'S POV
NEW STAFF LIFE
"IF I'M EVER CAUGHT MEDDLING IN THE GREEN FAMILY AFFAIR OR FEEDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE GREEN FAMILY TO OUTSIDERS, I CONSENT TO DEATH BY HANGING-Signed Clara Davidson."
My hand trembled as I signed the non-disclosure agreement. This signature sealed my fate. I had now sold my soul to the Green family.
I had searched for a job for months. I had lost my very good job exactly seven months ago today. I searched everywhere for every kind of job, but either I had 'UNLUCKY' tattooed on my forehead or the universe just hated me.
"Let me show you to your quarters." A strict-looking old lady dressed in nun uniform said to me.
With her hand tucked in between the pleats of her gown, she led the way, and I followed.
"This is your room, and you'll be sharing it with a certain lass called Pat. She is on duty now and will be back soon." She informed me with a British accent.
I looked around the room. It was bigger and better than those shelter rooms I have shared for the past few months.
"Dinner will be served in the servant hall. Get comfortable; someone will come to get you. You'll be added to the servant roster soon."
I nodded.
She turned around to go.
"Thank you so much, Ma'am. Will I be part of the cleaning or cooking staff?" I asked.
She swiftly turned back around and stared at me with the coldest eyes.
"You are just a servant, Child. You better begin to behave like one. You'll do whatever you are asked. If you're asked to scrub the toilet, you will. Asked to wash the bottom of your masters? Cheerfully do so. Do you hear me?"
Fear gripped me. "Yes ... Yes, I hear you, ma'am."
"This is no Disneyland. You'll find out soon." She finally leaves me alone in the room.
I fell onto the bed tiredly.
***
"You must be Clara." A voice woke me up. I opened my eyes to see the palest and fairest face I've ever seen peering and grinning at me.
I jumped up.
"Whoa, whoa...easy." She raised her hand in surrender.
"Who are you?" I asked her.
"I'm your roommate. My name is Pat Peterson. Nice to meet you."
Her handshake was very firm. Too firm.
Before I could respond to anything she had said, she held my arm and dragged me out of the bed.
"Mm...you're pretty. We'll be good friends."
"W-what?" I'm stunned by her exceptional boldness.
Without taking her eyes off me, she continued perusing me from head to toe. "I'm only friends with pretty girls. Ugly ones don't make the cut."
Wow, she really has no mouth filters. She indeed was pretty, maybe the prettiest girl I had ever seen. So she probably had all the effrontery to speak about people's looks.
But where was the basic human feeling that told you never to call someone fat or ugly?
"Don't you think you're being a little too...?"
She cuts me off once more.
"Time for dinner; we're late, and the old and cranky Madam Choice will have our heads if we stay any longer."
Madam Choice? Was that the old nun that received me earlier on?
Pat whispered into my ear, "In case you're thinking, Yes, she's the retired escort who turned to religion."
I wasn't thinking. But Pat didn't care. She yapped on.
"Word has it that she worked for years at the Green Club, and once she turned a certain age, she took on the cloth. She was a stripper." She whispered too loudly this time that my ears hurt.
The servant hall was much grander than what I imagined a place reserved for servants should look like.
The old lady nodded at me as I walked in. I made a plate for myself and began eating. I studied the surroundings and found it really beautiful. Chatter from various ends of the table constituted one big hushed noise. Everyone seemed to have their cliques.
"This is the only time we can chat as loud as we wish," Pat explained.
I kept eating. I was enjoying the meal; it was a hell of a tasty one.
"Easy there, new girl, so that you don't choke on the food. You eat like a starving pigeon." Someone random said from across the table. Suddenly all eyes were on me, and everyone burst out laughing.
I shamefully wiped off the sauce that trickled down my face.
Madam Choice stood up and clinked her fork on her wine glass. "Quiet everyone!" she ordered, and the hall went silent.
This woman commanded a lot of respect. She held power.
"We have someone new in our midst today, and I'll like it if we all help her in getting settled in."
"Oh, she's settling in well with all that food in front of her," someone muttered, and there was a quick outburst of laughter.
I looked down at my plate. The meal wasn't that much.
"I said quiet!" Madam Choice glared at the lady who made that comment. "You are too clean the servant quarters this night," she ordered.
The lady tried to plead, "Madam Choice, I apologise-I-I"
"No more words from you!" Madam Choice shut her up. "Does anyone else want to join her, or should I continue speaking?"
"Continue speaking, Madam Choice," everyone echoed. Well, everyone but me.
"We all came here lost once upon a time; I expect us to treat new intakes with kindness, seeing as we were once in their shoes and as clueless as they currently are." She looked around as she gave her speech. "This Clara Davidson, she just arrived today, yes. But she's our sister nonetheless. I expect nothing short of fair treatment from all of us for her. Am I clear?"
"Very clear, Madam Choice." Everyone chorused.
Just as Madam Choice sat back down, three men with rifles by their side burst into the hall and whispered something to Madam Choice. She stood up immediately.
"There's been an affair, some soldiers need to be tended to, and the mansion needs to be wiped clean." She said and dished out tasks to everyone. I was the only one without a task.
She squinted her eyes at me.
"You'll tend to the boss," she announced.
Everyone gasped. I gasped louder.
Ixora Benedict, a very shy young lady who was well endowed, considered fat by females but sexually objectified by males. She was full of love, loved to show affection openly and dreamed of having a family someday. She had been in a few relationships but none was genuine. They couldn’t see past her feminine features which were very accentuated and only wanted her for one thing which was Sex. She graduated from college two years back and has worked with an event planning company, Jolly Events, New York, from her last year in college till now but she gets fired because her boss finds out that she engaged in a one night stand with a guest at the wedding in which she had worked as an usher… After she’s fired, she gets a new job as the secretary to the CEO of a big corporation. To her surprise it’s the guy with whom she had the Steaming one night stand, He’s the CEO of SMITH INCORPORATED, Jason Smith. He doesn’t recognize her and is initially unkind to her but later on becomes nice to her. Ixora can not help but fantasize about him, little did she know that he had ulterior moves. She catches him speaking ill about her to his friend and sexually objectifying her just as other men had done in the past. She’s mortified and decides to harden her heart. She embarks on a journey to build herself to the point that she no longer needs any form of male validation. The world’s number one billionaire, same person who took her for granted earlier, now wants her for himself… Would she be able to give love another chance in her life? Or will she forever have disdain for love?
Janice, the long-forgotten legitimate heiress, made her way back to her family, pouring her heart into winning their hearts. Yet, she had to relinquish her very identity, her academic credentials, and her creative works to her foster sister. In return for her sacrifices, she found no warmth, only deeper neglect. Resolute, Janice vowed to cut off all emotional bonds. Transformed, she now stood as a master of martial arts, adept in eight languages, an esteemed medical expert, and a celebrated designer. With newfound resolve, she declared, "From this day forward, no one in this family shall cross me."
The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?
After three secretive years of marriage, Eliana never met her enigmatic husband until she was served with divorce papers and learned of his extravagant pursuit of another. She snapped back to reality and secured a divorce. Thereafter, Eliana unveiled her various personas: an esteemed doctor, legendary secret agent, master hacker, celebrated designer, adept race car driver, and distinguished scientist. As her diverse talents became known, her ex-husband was consumed by remorse. Desperately, he pleaded, "Eliana, give me another chance! All my properties, even my life, are yours."
She thought he was the villain. He was only trying to save his soul. Rena lives in a world of sunshine, sweets, and simple dreams. Until one reckless decision drops her into a dark realm of secrets, curses and werewolves. Kidnapped, heartbroken. She doesn't know who to trust anymore especially not Logan, the arrogant, cruel Alpha who's keeping her as a hostage. Until she discovers his dark secret. He's been hearing her thoughts all along. Now the walls between them are crumbling. And when feelings grow where hatred once lived, a curse demands that blood becomes a love that demands sacrifice. But how can she give her heart to the one who might need it to die?
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
Charlee was left at the altar and became a laughingstock. She tried to keep her head high, but ultimately lost it when she received a sex tape of her fiance and her half-sister. Devastated, she ended up spending a wild night with a hot stranger. It was supposed to be one-time thing, but he kept popping up, helping her with projects and revenge, all while flirting with her constantly. Charlee soon realized that it was nice having him around, until her ex suddenly appeared at her door, begging for another chance. Her tycoon lover asked, “Who will you choose? Think carefully before you answer.”