"Le--Leave Me, Christian" I stuttered, as his closeness was driving me crazy. I was screaming in my mind to push him away, I belonged to someone else but... my heart was ditching at that moment, telling me to melt in his arms again and drown in the pleasure pool. He seemed to be the firm rock in my solitude providing me light in my mafia dark world. Ivanna being the simple girl was a love-struck fool until she was dumped by the man, whom she loved dearly. Her life then reversed a whole 180 degrees when a stranger entered simultaneously with her ex's entry, who wanted forgiveness and to get back with her. Ivanna was left with two choices: one who had been a complete stranger to her but brought immense happiness and light while the other with whom she had a complicated past. Who will she choose? .
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"Congratulations once again" My best friend, Sia, congratulated me on the award of the CEO of the Year that I received today. I smiled and hugged her, before hopping off the car. After bidding her goodbye I look at my cup. Another success but I had no one to celebrate it.
"I wish you were here, Stefan. I would have shown you what I'm capable of" I thought and turned to go towards my home while searching for my mobile in my purse. After struggling for a while, I finally found it and looked towards the door, only to find my ex standing there.
"Stefan" I halted my steps which were going towards him. He was standing at the door of my house with a big smile on his face, waiting for me.
"No... You're not here... It's my imagination" I shook my head, trying to get into reality. It's not the first time that I've imagined him. There is not a day when I don't think about him. Many times, I woke up after seeing him in my dreams. Many times, I imagine him like this in front of me and I'm sure this is also one of those fantasies where I dream of him waiting for me at the door to wish me for taking a step to achieve my dreams.
"He is not here, Ivanna" I muttered to myself and closed my eyes, knowing he will go when I open my eyes. Tears welled up in my eyes but I didn't let them fall... I know he is just my imagination and I hate it... I hate that I still love him despite what he did to me.
I took a deep breath and opened my eyes and it grew wider seeing him standing close to me. My heartbeat rose with the thought of him present in reality.
"Ivanna" I felt like my whole world stopped when he called me, giving me proof that he is not a dream. Tears fell from my eyes which I was holding. He was about to wipe my tears but I moved back.
"St---Stefan" He nodded his head. Even he had tears in his eyes with a smile. My heart was screaming at me to hug him but my brain was reminding me of the damage he did to me.
"Wh--What are yo--you doing here?" I cursed myself for stuttering in front of him... He hates when I stutter but it's not in my hand. I stutter whenever I feel nervous or upset.
"I'm here for you" My heart skipped a beat upon hearing him.
"You're three years late, Stefan" I muttered without thinking much. I wiped my tears and crossed him. I don't want to stay near him because I know if I did then I would end up broken down in front of him. I insert the password to open my door.
"I'm sorry" My hands stopped and again unwanted tears fell from my eyes.
"I'm sorry for everything, Shine" I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm myself, and pressed the enter button to open the door.
"I know there is no forgiveness for what I did but I love you, Ivanna" His words were enough to melt the ice around my heart but I controlled my emotion and listened to my mind which was telling me to push him away.
"But I don't love you" I muttered and wiped my tears before turning towards him.
"I told you, Stefan. You're three years late. I don't want your sorry and neither do I need your love anymore" I entered and closed the door at his face before he would have said something. I sat on the floor, broke into tears. I always imagine him but I never thought that it would break me again to see him in front of my eyes. It felt like all my wounds were freshened up after seeing him in front of me.
"You broke me, Stefan... You broke me"
"I'm sorry, Ivanna. Please at least give me a chance to explain myself. Please. I know you still love me like I do. Please open the door. Please" I heard him yelling from outside the door. I called my security guard to ask Stefan to get out of my place.
After a minute, I heard him fighting with the security guard to let him stay. Many times he even called me but neither I listened to him nor the security guard.
"Fine... I'm leaving right now but I will be back, Ivanna. I will be back to win your heart again." he yelled. Everything went silent after a few minutes, telling me that he was gone. I don't know till when I was crying, sitting on the floor thinking about him and his apology. I always wanted to hear sorry from him for what he did to me but still, it didn't heal the wounds he gave me. I wiped my tears and stood up from the ground. My eyes went to the clock. It was two at night. I sighed and went towards the kitchen to have a vodka to calm the battle of my heart and mind but to my dismay, my fridge was empty. For the first time, I realised why my mom called me careless.
"I badly needed to drink something before I went insane thinking about Stefan," I muttered to myself before picking up the car key from the table. I went outside to purchase a beer.
I started the car and drove towards the shop from where I always purchased bottles of beer and vodka. Somewhere I know, I drink to forget him. I drink to get over the pain he gave me.
"The girl who used to stay inebriated in his love, now needs a bottle of beer to get out of the intoxication of his love." I laughed and a tear rolled from my eyes.
"You ruined me Stefan" I screamed as more tears were falling from my eyes making my vision blur. I wiped my tears to see clearly, only to see a person walking in the middle of the road. I tried to apply the brake but damage was done. My car slightly hit him, making him fall to the ground.
"Spiderman" I squeezed my eyebrow hearing something like this instead of a scream of pain. I hopped down from the car to check on the man who is the eighth wonder of the world. I mean seriously who yelled Spiderman when they got hit?
"What the fuck I did" I growled at myself, finding him laying on his stomach on the ground. I sat on the ground and turned him towards me. His eyes were closed and there was a slight injury on his head.
"Don't tell me, I killed someone in pain of losing my love" I muttered in panic and then I heard his voice.
"You did." I took a relieved breath when he opened his eyes and I heard his voice.
"You killed me," he muttered. By seeing him, I can bet he is drunk.
"What? You're alive Mr," I growled. At first, he came in front of my car and now he is accusing me of killing him.
"No... You killed me. I know I'm in heaven"
"You're alive" I rolled my eyes.
"Wait... Let me check" he mumbled and pinched himself then hissed. I sighed seeing the antique piece in front of my eyes.
"Wow... you're right. I'm alive" He laughed like he won the lottery.
"Listen, I'm not in a good mood, nor do I have strength to handle an idiot like you. Since you're fine...I'm going" I was about to stand when he held my hand and then kissed my left cheek, pulling me closer to him and his one kiss was enough to calm the battle of my heart and mind and to raise the strange feeling.
"How could you come close to me? Did you forget that you belong to someone else?" I yelled. He frowned his eyebrow like he didn't get what I mean but then he smirked. "you're asking me how I came close to you? Did you forget 3 months ago you begged in front of me to fuck you" He uttered. I was startled at his words and then closed my eyes to digest what he said. "Did he use that word or did I miss hearing him?" I asked myself not believing that my Aaron could use such kind of words for me. I opened my eyes and looked at him with teary eyes. "What? why are you looking at me like this? Did I say something wrong? Didn't you're the one who asked me to fuck you" He scoffed. "No" I yelled... "I didn't ask you to fuck me... I'm not a whore. I asked you to make love to me that's too because I was on hear" I yelled, tears rolled from my eyes. "Love" He starts laughing like a maniac.
She had many cuts on her face. Blood was oozing out of her lips and below her eyes, there was blue showing the swollen. Her kidnapper Andrew must have hit near her eye. she was whimpering in pain... I immediately cupped her face "Heyy. I have come... now nothing will happen to you... don't worry, I will not let anything happen to you" I mumbled and cover her with my coat and was about to pick her up in my arms that's when max came to me "don't forget what Ella told you" he put his hand on my shoulder. "Get the car ready," I muttered, ignoring him. "You are saving her life today and one day this girl will ruin you" Max again reminded me of Ella's warning. "I don't know what will happen in my future but I can't leave a girl in this condition" I heard him say. "but" "If she's my destroyer then I'm ready to get destroyed" I replied and picked her up in my arms. she squirmed in my arms and hid her face in my chest. "Mate" I heard my wolf Dominic growling in my mind. my eyes widened. Richard's wife is my mate? the person whom I killed, his wife is my mate.
"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?
She thought she was the love of his life, and he became the love of her life that fateful day she had seen him at the pack's party. Selene Grace was only a replica of Alpha Leo's real mate, and when he spotted her, Leo immediately claimed her as his Luna in order to suppress the rumors of him being mateless. Being unable to conceive turns Selene's marriage into a nightmare, and as if that wasn't enough, Alpha Leo finally reunites with his long time lover and mate, rejecting a pregnant Selene as a result. 5 years later, Selene, a now successful doctor, receives an invitation to the moon shadow pack in order to rid the pack of a deadly disease which has struck it. Will Selene return back to the pack which had caused her so much pain, and what would she do when she realizes that she is mated to the Alpha who had betrayed her in the past?
Allison fell in love with Ethan Iversen, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack. She always wanted him to notice her. Meanwhile, Ethan was an arrogant Alpha who thought a weak Omega could not be his companion. Ethan's cousin, Ryan Iversen, who came back from abroad and was the actual heir of the pack, never tried to get the position nor did he show any interest in it. He was a popular playboy Alpha but when he came back to the pack, one thing captured his eyes and that was Allison.
On her wedding day, Khloe’s sister connived with her groom, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. She was sentenced to three years in prison, where she endured much suffering. When Khloe was finally released, her evil sister used their mother to coerce Khloe into an indecent liaison with an elderly man. As fate would have it, Khloe crossed paths with Henrik, the dashing yet ruthless mobster who sought to alter the course of her life. Despite Henrik’s cold exterior, he cherished Khloe like no other. He helped her take retribution from her tormentors and kept her from being bullied again.
"I ran. Ran as fast as my legs could go. Away. Away from him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hailey Pritchett loved her job as the secretary of Henry Caldwell, the CEO of the Caldwell Industries. She was a woman who liked safety, and stayed far away from danger. However, the company is bought by a ruthless businessman who is known as the Sniper. Theodore Benson is a ruthless billionaire, and is known as the Sniper in the business world. Because he kills his opponents without letting them know. He bows down to no one, and when he wants something, he does everything - whether legal or not - to possess it. When Hailey and Theodore aka the Sniper, come face to face, Hailey knows that Theodore is dangerous. So Hailey does what she does best in the face of danger. She runs. But will Theodore let her get away? Theodore wants Hailey Pritchett, and won't stop until he has her - in every possible way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~