Chapter: A Fresh PerspectiveAlina's POV“AV?” Ty looked at me, almost as though he wasn't sure he had heard correctly, “Of course I know AV. They were our biggest competitors when we started out four years ago. Their collections were everywhere back then. But I have heard things have changed considerably. The brand has lost much of its former glory and is struggling to keep up with the competition.”I smiled faintly, “You have heard correctly.”He looked at me curiously as if he knew there was more to the story. So, I revealed, “I am the new CEO of AV.”“Interesting…” He said, “I never expected a Mafia heiress to have a career.”I smiled before saying, “We are not exactly in the best position right now. But I am working on reviving the brand, and I want you to be a part of it.”He leaned back in his chair, considering my offer, “Why should I join you?”“Because I will give you a salary good enough to get you off the streets, for starters.” I paused, watching his expression, “And more importantly, I will give you
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Chapter: The Man Behind AzureAlina's POVAn hour later...I was sitting in the living room, surrounded by old AV catalogues and photographs of our previous collections. I had been going through them for quite some time, trying to find inspiration for our upcoming summer collection, when I heard footsteps approaching.I looked up involuntarily at the door, without any expectations but what I saw made me frown.Two of Roman's men were walking into the hall with someone between them. The man's face was covered with a black cloth, his hands were tied behind his back, and he seemed to be struggling to understand what was happening.I immediately stood up, “What is going on?”Roman was sitting on the couch, casually scrolling through his phone. He barely looked up and said, “Found your guy.”I was shocked, “You found him already?”He shrugged, as if it was not even a real task for him.The two men dragged the stranger towards a chair and made him sit down. One of them removed the cloth covering his face, revealing the
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Chapter: The Initials of the Mysterious ManAlina's POVBy the time I returned to my office, I was exhausted.The meeting had lasted four hours, and I was beginning to regret scheduling it so early in the morning. Every department head had something to say, every proposal came with a dozen questions, and every time I thought we had reached a conclusion, someone would bring up another concern.I dropped my handbag on the couch and settled into my chair.Jenny followed me closely behind and seeing me so worked up, asked, “Alina, would you like some coffee?”I looked at her and asked, “Tell me honestly. How did you think the meeting went?”She hesitated for a moment before admitting, “I think we might have overwhelmed everyone. The goals are quite ambitious, Alina. The design team seemed worried about the timeline, and marketing wasn't sure how we would manage the media coverage. Even the sales department raised concerns about the targets.”“Hmm. I agree.” I said, my assistant was right with her observations.She bit down on her l
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Chapter: The Caring Boyfriend of the CEO GirlfriendAlina's POVI was halfway through reviewing the previous quarter's sales reports when Jenny walked into my office with a rather thick file in her hands.“Alina, I have got everything.”I looked up, surprised, “Everything?”“Everything about Swans Fashion Week. The registration process, eligibility criteria, previous participants, important dates, sponsorship details and even the contact information of the organising committee.”I blinked, “Jenny, I asked you to look into it this morning.”“I know.” She smiled, “I thought it would be better to get it done today itself.”I laughed, gesturing towards the chair opposite me, “Alright, impress me.”She sat down, opened the file and began explaining, “Swans Fashion Week is scheduled for December. Registrations begin in October, which gives us approximately eight months before the main event. However, there's a pretty extensive selection process, and the eligibility criteria are quite demanding.”I leaned forward, “Let's hear it.”“First, the
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Chapter: AV's CombackAlina's POVI was enjoying a rather peaceful morning when the doorbell rang. Roman was in the kitchen, speaking to Luca over the phone, while I sat on the couch with my laptop open.I heard the front door open and Luca's voice, “Good morning, sir.”“Where is my granddaughter?”My head shot up, “Grandpa?”I hurried towards the entrance and found him standing there with Carson a few steps behind him. I walked straight into his arms, and he held me briefly before pulling away to look at me.“Alina. How are you?”“What are you doing here? I thought you were away.”“I heard about the Carusso High Council. Apparently, quite a lot happened while I was gone.”He turned towards Roman, who had just walked out of the kitchen. “Mr Voss.” He greeted him coolly.My grandfather said, “I heard that you have taken over as the Godfather. Congratulations.”“Thank you, sir.”My grandfather nodded, but his expression remained stern, “I am not pleased with how my granddaughter was treated. She shouldn't ha
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Chapter: Unfinished BusinessAlina's POVRoman's fingers continued tracing slow circles against my thigh. He had that familiar look in his eyes, the one that usually meant he was about to do something incredibly unreasonable.“Can we at least wait until we get home?” I asked, glancing towards the partition separating us from the driver.Roman touched my shoulder, not even paying heed to my concern, “No. I need you right here, right now.”“Roman, we are in a car!”“That is not doing anything to stop me from wanting you.”Before I could argue, he leaned closer, his hand settling against my waist. His lips brushed my collarbone, making me instinctively draw in a breath. He slowly moved towards my neck, leaving a trail of kisses against my skin.I caught his hair between my fingers. This was insane. Absolutely insane.We had just left a meeting where he had become the Godfather of an entire criminal empire, and here he was, behaving as though the only important thing in his world was me.“Look at me, Colombina.”I op
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Chapter: EpilogueEmma's POVThe sterile, crisp scent of antiseptic was the first thing that drifted into my consciousness, replacing the suffocating smell of smoke and burning metal. Slowly, painfully, I forced my heavy eyelids open. The harsh glare of fluorescent lights made my vision blur, but as the room came into focus, the first thing I saw was a pair of dark, familiar eyes watching me with raw intensity.Draven was sitting in a chair right beside my hospital bed. He looked exhausted, with dark circles bruising the skin under his eyes and faint, healing scars tracing his jawline. The moment he realized I was awake, a look of profound, overwhelming relief washed over his face."Emma," he breathed, his voice rough and cracked with emotion. He instantly grabbed my hand, squeezing it gently."D-Draven..." I croaked, my throat feeling like sandpaper. "What... what happened? Where...""Shh, don't force yourself," he murmured softly, brushing a stray lock of hair away from my forehead. His touch was gen
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Chapter: The final blowEmma's POVThe silver surface of a shattered metal container lay on the floor right in front of me, reflecting the roaring flames. I looked down, and my breath caught in my newly formed throat. Staring back at me weren't my human eyes. They were a brilliant, glowing silver. Thick, snow-white fur coated my powerful new form, radiating an ethereal, ancient light that seemed to push the dark smoke away actively.The white wolf.The same magnificent creature that had haunted my dreams for years, the one I thought was just a figment of my imagination or a guardian spirit, was looking right back at me. It wasn't a stranger. It wasn't a dream. It was me. I had a wolf. I had always had a wolf.Xavier stumbled backward, his ash-gray wolf form tensing as his paws scrambled against the debris. A low, disbelieving whine escaped his throat before his bones cracked, and he hastily shifted back into his human form. He stood there naked amidst the fire, his eyes wide, staring at me as if he were l
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Chapter: The FightEmma's POVThe deafening roar of a gunshot sliced through the air, but before the bullet could even leave the chamber, the world erupted into a blur of raw, primal fury.Draven didn’t just break his chains but rather shattered them. The sheer volume of his alpha power exploded outward as his body expanded, skin tearing away to reveal coarse, midnight-black fur. In a fraction of a second, a massive, terrifying wolf burst from the constraints of the metal chair, the steel links snapping like brittle twigs. With a ferocious snarl that shook the dust from the rafters, Draven launched himself across the space, tackling Xavier to the ground just as the gun went off, forcing the bullet to stray wildly into the ceiling.Xavier didn’t hesitate either. As he hit the concrete, his own bones cracked and shifted, his body morphing into a large, ash-gray wolf. He snarled, snapping his jaws shut around Draven’s shoulder, and the two apex predators crashed into a stack of metal containers, initiating
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Chapter: I only need you, EmmaEmma's POVXavier's smile only widened, completely unbothered by my horror. "Surprise."Something deep inside me snapped at the sheer casualness of his betrayal. All the fear and helplessness I had felt over the last hour morphed into a boiling, uncontrollable rage. "You psychopath!" I screamed, my voice echoing off the high walls. The entire warehouse went dead silent. "I thought you were my friend! I trusted you!"Xavier actually looked offended by my outburst, his eyebrows knitting together in a hurt expression. "Psychopath?" he repeated, taking a step toward me. "Emma, everything I have done, I did it for you.""For me?" I laughed hysterically, the sound bordering on unhinged as tears pricked the corners of my eyes. "You kidnapped children, Xavier! You took my babies!""I kidnapped obstacles," he corrected smoothly. The cold, logical way he dismissed my children's lives made my stomach turn violently.Across the room, Draven visibly strained against his heavy chains, the metal lin
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Chapter: It was You?Emma's POVBefore anyone could respond to Draven's final, devastating words through the link, another voice suddenly cut through the psychic connection, shattering the fragile silence."Alpha, I must say, I am touched."The entire forest seemed to go still around me, the rustling of the leaves dying down into an eerie, suffocating quiet. This voice was entirely different from before; it was no longer distorted by anger or filtered through a distance. It was confident, deeply amused, and terrifyingly close."You care so much about your family that you are willing to die for them," the man chuckled, the sound vibrating directly against the walls of my skull. "Unfortunately for you, I care about Emma just as much. And I will prove to her I am not a coward.”I heard the phone being hung up. I could not believe that Draven had succeeded in luring the man here. I hid behind the tree, slipping into the long wait of his arrival.Fifteen minutes later…Three black cars pulled up in front of th
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Chapter: SacrificeEmma's POVBranches scratched against my arms as I ran deeper into the forest, trying my best to follow the direction Trace and the Alpha had disappeared into earlier. My breathing had already become uneven from running for so long, but every time I thought about stopping, the image of Draven leaving with that tense expression on his face forced me to keep moving again.Even though he tried his best to stay calm, I could tell something was wrong.I pushed another branch away and slowed down eventually, realizing the forest around me had gone strangely quiet. That was when I saw it, a massive factory hidden between the trees. I immediately stopped moving and slowed down on my feet. Is this the old factory that Ashel mentioned?The place looked abandoned from afar, with rusted metal walls, broken windows, and old gates covered in dirt, but the armed guards patrolling around outside made it obvious that the building was very much active.My heartbeat quickened instantly. What the hell wa
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Chapter: FINAL CHAPTERTo my dearest readers,Since I am in college and is living in a hostel it is getting really difficult for me to write. There is no proper electricity, no laptop or computer to write or proper internet to upload the chapter (even now I am uploading it using paid internet who's hourly rate is no less than any gold.)Since I don't want to hang the readers I am going to summarize the rest of the novel in this one chapter. If I am able to in future I will write the expanded form. Please forgive me for this, I… really am helpless right now.________________________________Previous-Ryan and Catherine go on a date and after a day of hustle he takes her to her father's office where they first met. He, to surpris
Last Updated: 2021-09-20
Chapter: THE DATEStanding on the first floor by the stairs was her small frail figure dressed in knee length denim skirt and a white off shoulder top. She completed her look with white sneakers and a French hat sitting above her beautiful wavey hairs. She chose pearl earrings and a simple necklace to compliment her beauty!She wasn't white like him but rather had an olive tone; in that outfit she looked young and chaste- like a flower yet to be seen or touched by mankind. She never dresses up like this, maybe she put efforts on her look keeping in mind that they were going on an official date. Ryan's heart skipped a few beats when she tucked her locks behind her ears and smiled at him shyly.She walked down the stairs and stood in front of him; Ryan, though never lost his cool, was getting his hands soaked in swear as she inches closer. He stood up and observed her charm, how can someone not fall in love with her- she was literally an angel in disguise. "Happy Valentine's day, gorgeous
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Chapter: WILL YOU GO OUT WITH MERyan kept mum for a while; his temper which was already in tempest hit its limit when she wasn't getting his actions and wasn't reacting in the way he wanted her to act. Afraid that he would embarrass himself more he decided t give up on it for now. "Nevermind!" He spat and turned away without even waiting for her to react."I- Ok." Catherine, who was well aware of how his mood worked, decided to let it go. He had never yelled out at her, not in the past long years was once when he talked to her with the slightest irritation in his tone but she had seen how scary he could get when he was not in the right mind.The two were about to reach school, while she was playing with the bouquet he gave her Ryan was deep in thoughts. Everything he heard from Jack, the times when he warned her admirers to stay away and random compliments he heard about her were echoing as a cacophony in his ears.When the car finally stopped he stepped out of the car absent-minded; he looked
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Chapter: HOW TO IMPRESS A GIRLJack adjusted his position and turned towards his friend to explain, "Ryan, the whole school knows you like her but does she know about it?" Ryan fell silent processing his words while the latter continued, "This all flirting and asking out is happening because no matter who likes her she is still single at the end of the day!""She isn't your woman, she is your crush! None of this will stop, no amount of beating will hold people back from eyeing her because... She isn't officially dating anyone. You get that?"Ryan processed his thoughts and nodded, Jack's words made sense to him but he didn't know what he was implying. He asked, "So... What should I do?"Jack's eyes curled up as he said, "You need to make her yours officially!""Official?" Ryan raised an eyebrow, "She is still a kid, this is not the right time." Ryan turned down Jack's idea. She was only 12 and in his opinion not prepared for dating and commitments. He wanted to wait till she was 18 and
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Chapter: THE FINAL FINAL WARNINGTime flew past and the two weren't kids anymore, one was seventeen while the other was twelve already. Many things changed, the way they looked and the way they were addressed in society but what didn't change was the way they treated each other.Six years later in the same school premises, a guy went crashing against the wall while his classmate stood dumbstruck, too afraid to do or say anything. The boy who was sent crashing went numb with pain as he shot a fearful glance at the one who did this to him... Ryan, in the school uniform but without his jacket stood there correcting a black band in his hands. Even though his face was calm and collected one could easily see the anger dancing on his face, he grabbed the latter's collar and pulled him up in the air. With his handsome face just a few inches away from his Ryan spoke out, "You must have some guts to flirt with the woman I love."The students who were witnessing the fight heard what Ryan just said and started to
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Chapter: THE CAMPUS PRINCESSSince the time Catherine was taken to her class and Ryan to his own the boy kept on wondering if she was doing ok there. He was so worried that he couldn't even concentrate in class, if not for his homeschool lessons which were too advanced the the one he was learning in class he could have been punished for not answering the questions the teacher threw at him.When a short break was given to them Ryan dashed across the corridors to her class to make sure she was okay. When he entered in he found he missing from her seat, he looked tensed at Jack and asked where she was. The two boys went inside the class to find Catherine standing at a corner hugging a single notebook."Ryan!" Her saddened face brightened up as soon as she saw those two similar faces. She ran and hugged his legs. Ryan knealt down to match her height and asked, "What is it, why are you here alone? And where are your stuffs."Her grip on the book tightened as she confessed slowly, "They took away
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Chapter: The EndKiara struggled but with her hands and legs strapped on, there was nothing much she could do. Anne Maria was just about to insert the injection when one of her henchmen stopped her. He showed her the copy of the medical reports and whispered something into her ears. Whatever he said, made her extremely happy. She said, "You are pregnant? Congratulations." "Don't even think about doing anything to my child." Kiara warned her in a stern tone. Anne Maria raised her hand as if she was surrendering and said, "Hey, I am a mother as well. I know how important kids are. I am not gonna hurt your baby. In fact, I am gonna spare your life." Kiara felt a tinge of relief inside her heart when she heard her words but what she said next completely robbed her of it. She said, "Why kill you when we can have it the most direct way? You stole my son from me… Now I am gonna steal your baby from you!" "What? No! NO! Stop. Don't do this." Kiara begged and pleaded but her pleas were left unheard. Anne M
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Chapter: Kidnapping KiaraKiara's mind went blank, she picked up the document and went through the list all over again lest she made any mistake. Sadly, she did not, and all the companies and individuals were indeed associated with Vuron Corps.Her face went pale as that of a ghost, why did Icarus do that?Her father had a heart failure and was close to dying because of this!She fell back on the bed, not knowing what to do. There was only one thing circulating around her head…Why did Icarus cause the company to go bankrupt only to come back and help them revive it using his own money?She could not torture herself with these questions anymore. She picked up her phone and video-called Icarus.The man was going through a series of proposals in his office when his phone rang. He checked his phone screen to see that it was Kiara video-calling him. He dismissed all his staff, corrected his tie, and attended the video call."Hey… What happened to you?" His casual time turned into worry when he saw her reddened eye
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Chapter: Files in his studyThe doctor gave Kiara a bunch of pills which kept her morning sickness at bay. With a piece of new news up her sleeve and the excitement of it, Kiara was experiencing a whole different glow. Even Phantom was stunned to see her like this.After a lot of push and pull, came the final day of the event. The stage was set up and the runway was rolled out. A lot of paparazzi were already seated on the front row to get the best shot of the event.Kiara was worried that all these foods that she had been eating behind Phantom's back would have caused her to put on some weight but it was not the case, she was in the right size and the dresses fit her perfectly. The girl was surprised as to how it had happened but she did not dwell on it much.Phantom was extremely pleased with how Kiara was looking, he clapped his hands a few times before showering her with praises."Put on her makeup, she is going to bring my vision to life." Phantom exclaimed, making the make-up artists drag Kiara away.Just
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Chapter: Pregnant She was about to ask him the question when the doorbell rang. Kiara furrowed, "Who could it be this late at night?'"Must be your gift?" The man uttered."My gift?" The girl immediately opened the door to see a delivery man standing at her door. He asked, "Miss Smith?"The girl nodded in reply.The man immediately fished out a big box and handed it to her, "Happy Birthday, Miss Smith.""Thank you so much." Kiara squinted her eyes shyly. She took the box and came inside, sitting inside was a beautiful chocolate cake. She said, "You ordered this for me?""Yes, do you like it?""I love it!" Her eyes gleamed before the shine slowly started to vanish, "But I can't have this?""Why?" Icarus asked and that was when he was told what was going on with Kiara for the past few days. His mood started to get worse and the aura around him became colder as she proceeded with the story. By the time she reached the end, the Alpha was fuming."How dare he starve my wife? Does he have a death wish?" Ica
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Chapter: Surprising her in her birthday Three months later…"Kiara, you can't eat that!" The head designer, Phantom Gray, yelled across the room. The girl who was about to devour the lemon cupcake stopped and poured.She said, "Come on, chief! It's just one cupcake, you have starved me for three days already.""No! We can't take any chances." The man took the food from her hand and handed her a raw carrot, "If you are hungry, eat this. The event is in three days, you have to fit into those dresses."Kiara nodded sadly and after Phantom walked away, Sophia came in. She asked, "Are you okay?"The girl made a grumpy face and took a bite of the carrot, she said, "This was not what I expected."Sophia laughed, "You were the one who wanted to experience the runway and you are sick of it already?"Icarus has announced that Kiara was on a hiatus after the episode with Kevin. Even though she enjoyed the rest, she was starting to get bored sitting idle at home. She painstakingly convinced Icarus to let her go back to shooting. The ma
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Chapter: Marking her"Say something." Icarus spoke up when he did not receive any response from the girl. Her silence was making him nervous.The girl said, "I can't believe this. Icarus, promise me that you are not messing with me.""I promise you that I am not lying." The man said in a solemn tone, "I have been in love with you since I learnt the meaning of love.'"Then… then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Regret reflected in his tone as he said, "I always felt like you were my mate but I wanted to wait till my eighteenth birthday to be sure. But deep down, maybe I was just making up excuses. I was not brave enough to confess it to you, I feared that you might even stop being friends with me. I was scared of losing you."Kiara felt her heart skip a beat when she heard his sincere words.No wonder he never told her who he was in love with!No wonder he was upset when she told him that she was in love with Darren!No wonder he wanted to protect her…She was his mate.Kiara knew that mates mattered a lo
Last Updated: 2023-12-28
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