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Chapter 1 My best friend and my boyfriend never got along. They even had shouting matches that almost turned physical on multiple occasions. I used to believe those online relationship tips saying having strict boundaries between your bestie and your man was healthy, so I never suspected a thing. Until a weekend getaway, when I caught them making out passionately against a secluded hallway wall. Whitney wrapped her arms around Logan's neck, giggling between kisses. "Hailey, that idiot, reall

1 My best friend was drunk and asked me to pick her up. I never expected to see her pinned against the wall of the VIP lounge, locked in a heated kiss with my boyfriend. My friend leaned into his chest and whispered, "Do you really love Lyra Vance?" He chuckled, his voice dripping with disdain. "How could I? I only dated her to get your attention." I turned away, my heart feeling like it had been shredded. I pulled out my phone and sent him a breakup text. After that night, I vanished from

I was on my seventh blind date, all of which were set up by my stepmother. Levi sat across from me. We were barely making small talk, and the atmosphere was incredibly awkward. Halfway through the meal, Levi suddenly put down his fork and frowned. "Miss Lane, there is something I have to be blunt about," he said. I looked up at him. "Sure, go ahead." His gaze was complicated, almost resentful. "My father spent way too much time in freezing water catching lobsters for you. Now his rheumatis

I've been a thousand-year-old demon for a long time. I gave up my savage nature to live among humans, not wanting any trouble. My only hobby? Teasing mortal men for fun. The newest little wolf-dog I hooked up with was exactly my type. He was so charming that I actually let myself catch real feelings for once. During the day, I talked about everything under the sun with him. At night, we were at the race tracks or the clubs. In bed, we were so inseparable that I almost forgot who I really was.

Chapter 1 When Grant Sterling asked for a divorce for the hundredth time because of his little protégé, I didn't refuse. His hand trembled as he reached for his wedding ring. A cold sneer twisted his face. "What kind of game are you playing now?" "I'm warning you, Sienna. If you try to hurt her again, I won't be so forgiving." I calmly signed the divorce papers and looked him in the eye. "Relax. I've simply stopped caring about you." When I said those words and pushed the paper back, the

On my birthday, I was holding my positive pregnancy test, wanting to give Landry Hayes a surprise. Instead, I walked right into his passionate confession to his female assistant. Inside the private lounge, he was gently kissing Cynthia Rivers on the forehead. He was sliding a ring onto her finger―the same ring I thought was supposed to be my birthday gift. "Cynthia, just wait for me to squeeze one last fortune out of her. Then I'll come back and give you the most lavish wedding imaginable."

Holden Montgomery has been my man for seven years. He is the CEO of Montgomery Capital. A net worth of two billion dollars. In the Upper East Side of Manhattan, people lower their voices by an octave just to speak his name. He has a stepsister named Sutton. His father married her mother when she was twelve. Since then, he has paid for her private high school, Parsons, and even funded an art gallery for her in Chelsea. He told me he was just fulfilling his duties as an older brother. I b

The night before I was supposed to meet her parents, my girlfriend sent someone over with a pair of custom leather shoes. I looked down at my prosthetic leg and told her it was over. The male secretary she sent to deliver them dropped to his knees the moment she walked into the house. "It was my fault, Mindy. I got the size wrong. It's only natural for Zane to be angry with me..." he sobbed. My girlfriend didn't even hesitate. She hurled the heavy shoe at me with everything she had. "So wha

At the water company's board meeting, the intern made a suggestion. She wanted to connect the city's septic tanks directly to the main tap water lines. My boyfriend, Lucius Drake, agreed immediately. The other executives nodded their heads in excitement. In my past life, I fought against this with everything I had. The new water purification patent was never designed to handle raw sewage. If anything went wrong, the entire company would be held criminally liable. Lucius had looked at

On the day our major breakthrough was published, I discovered that the lead author had been changed to my junior colleague. When I confronted the professor, he claimed I was monopolizing too many research resources, which was bad for the institute's overall growth. He told me to take the high road, pass the limelight to the newcomer, and be a selfless candle lighting the way for others. I agreed. I immediately pulled my entire core team out, handing every single opportunity over to her and he

1. The final jolt of electricity ripped through my nerves. Through the reinforced glass of Ravencrest Asylum, Liam Blackwood watched me, his icy blue wolf eyes showing no emotion. My husband, the groom, was watching me being “disposed of” like trash. "Your 'gift'?" The speaker warped his voice, but it couldn't hide his contempt. "It was all a lie to marry into the Blackwood family. Sophia is my fated mate. You, Elena, are just a mistake that needs to be erased." Beside him, a blonde woman c

My fiancé, Reid, once promised me a life for two, a forever bond. But for the sake of his rank, he married the high-ranking she-wolf, Seraphina. I didn't cry. Instead, I accepted the mating proposal from Cillian, the Alpha's son of the Silver Ridge Pack, who had chased me for years. For five years, Cillian treated me like the rarest gem. He spoiled me, protected me, and never once thought of taking a second mate. I became the most envied woman in the entire territory. Just as I was drowning

1. This was the 100th engagement party, and Sebastian Brooks left me without a second thought. Over our seven years together, he had sabotaged the previous 99 ceremonies. He always claimed that because his childhood best friend wasn't married yet, he couldn't betray their pact. I gripped the ring in my hand, unable to stay silent for the first time in nearly a decade. "If Josie Miller stays single her whole life, are you going to stay by her side forever?" I asked, my voice trembling. "What

On the day of my arranged marriage, Gideon, my stepbrother who ruled the Northern Territories, led a massive army to intercept my carriage. He claimed he couldn't bear to see me suffer in the harsh borderlands. He said he was risking everything to take me away. But as soon as I stepped out of the bridal carriage, his sword was at my throat. He used me as a pawn to force my father, King Alaric, to abdicate the throne. He laughed with arrogant triumph. "Since you've been obsessed with me for ye

My husband, Adrian Pierce, was a titan in the medical research world. During a high-stakes clinical trial, he claimed his medication was swapped. He ended up tangled with a lab intern on the exam table for a night of fueled passion. When he finally snapped out of it, he rushed home and locked himself in the bathroom. He stayed in the tub, refusing to eat or drink until I got back from work. "Tanya, my meds were switched during the trial. I failed you, and I made a terrible mistake. But I paid

1. On our wedding anniversary, my husband Grant promised he’d bring home my favorite sunflowers. I was genuinely excited. But when he finally showed up, he pulled a Starbucks gift card out of a 7-Eleven bag. "Sorry, babe. Cash flow is a little tight at the company right now. This will have to do, okay?" I glanced at the card. The balance was ten dollars. A fire ignited in my chest, but I forced a smile, pretending to be grateful. I knew things were tough. The next day, I saw a picture on h

I died on the very day my brother held his engagement party with my sister-in-law. That woman, Selene Vance, was the daughter of my father's late benefactor―an orphan our parents had adopted. They treated their adopted daughter with such devotion, showering her with more love than they ever gave me, their own flesh and blood. And it was her. She hired someone to end my life. At that exact moment, she and my older brother, Caleb, were blissfully holding their engagement ceremony at a luxury h

1. After I lost the baby, my husband hypnotized me. He wiped my memory to give his patient, a woman with depression, better treatment. For the next three months, he and our son, Leo, took this woman on a vacation to their ski chalet in Aspen. When they were done playing house, they finally gave me my memories back. I was once again the perfect wife and mother. Except, I stopped managing their lives. I stopped asking where they were. They thought I was just sulking and didn't care. Until

1 My sister Bridget pulled a knife during an armed mugging, and we ended up in a desperate struggle. My mother, a reserve deputy, arrived at the scene and immediately fired her gun, shooting straight through my lung. I collapsed into a puddle of blood, desperately begging her to save my life. Instead, she wrapped Bridget in a tight hug and screamed at me with tears in her eyes. "You actually pulled a blade on your own sister just to steal my attention? How did I raise such a heartless monste

1 In this life, I've made sure our paths never cross. When Lucas Reed gives a lecture in Boston, I'm at the Gulf Coast doing marine research. When he's doing charity work in the rural South, I'm in a high-security lab writing defense reports. We are strangers now, destined to never meet again. The agonizing lessons of my past life are still burned into my memory. I won't destroy my future for the sake of love ever again. In my previous life, as I lay dying, Lucas held my hands with a look