The Comeback of a Star
“You have no idea what you’re asking for, do you?” he said.
I felt a slight sting of offence. “And what was that supposed to mean?”
He took a step closer, his face dangerously close to mine. I could feel the air shift. His presence filled the room. His hand moved to my cheek, stroking it lightly.
“I have a good feeling this isn’t your thing because you look like a doe in a den of wolves.” His voice dropped to a quiet, low rumble, making my stomach flip with excitement.
Ayra had been the perfect wife—loyal, accomplished, and willing to sacrifice everything for the man she loved. But when he betrayed her with the one person she despised most, she didn't beg or cry. Instead, she slammed the divorce papers in his face and walked away.
A reckless one-night stand with this dangerously charming stranger seems like freedom until she discovers his true identity.
As Ayra fights to rebuild her life, a figure from her forgotten past reappears, threatening to change everything.
She’s not just leaving her old life behind, she’s determined to create a better one.
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Chapter: 83. Crisis Management IIRAVENI laid out the strategy. Some of them looked skeptical, but they all nodded anyway."It could work," Finn said slowly. "It's risky, but it's better than letting Travis's team control everything. Can we take it up a notch?"“Let’s say their engaged. It would make the secrecy make sense and the fear of backlash. Honestly, Travis would be put in a more shit position for pursuing an engaged woman.”That was crazy but crazy enough to work. Ayra would bite my head off but I have to say yes.“Works for her” I said calmly"We need statements from all parties," another publicist said. "Ayra, Liam, maybe even Director Phillips saying he supports her.""I'll handle Ayra and Liam. Someone else coordinate with Phillips's team." I was already typing notes on my phone. "We will release the news tomorrow morning. That gives us time to prepare for the backlash and coordinate responses.""What about the brands?" someone asked. "Opium is already gone, but the others…""We send them the statement
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Chapter: 82. Crisis Management RAVEN I'd been Ayra's manager for years, and I thought I'd seen it all. Drama with co-stars, difficult directors, tabloid rumors…all part of the job. But this? This was a whole new level of nightmare. I sat in the emergency PR meeting early, surrounded by Ayra's legal team, publicists, and brand representatives who all looked like they wanted to be anywhere else. My phone hadn't stopped buzzing for the past six hours. "The Opium Skin deal is dead," Fine from the legal team said flatly. "They sent the termination notice an hour ago. Citing 'moral character concerns' and 'brand misalignment.'" I felt my stomach drop even though I'd been expecting it. "What about Lilies?" "Still in emergency discussions with their board. They're not pulling out yet, but they're 'monitoring the situation closely.'" He made air quotes around the last part, his expression grim. "Translation: one more bad headline and they're gone too," I muttered. "Three other brands have requested statements," ano
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Chapter: 81. Scandal CreationAYRAI walked into the restaurant and immediately spotted her at the corner table.Isabella Marchetti. The blonde woman I'd seen with Liam that day when Raven and I were having lunch. Who had made my chest tight with jealousy before Liam had assured me she was just business.She looked up as I approached, and I caught something flicker across her face before she smiled. Was that nervousness? "Ayra." She stood to shake my hand. "It's good to finally meet you face to face.""Same." I sat down across from her, trying not to feel weird about this. She'd been working with Liam for months on my brand expansion, and this was the first time we were actually talking.The server came over and we both ordered water. "So," Isabella started once we were alone, pulling out her tablet, "Liam and I have been working on the expansion plan for months now. The Phoenix Line did better than anyone expected.""I still can't believe it sold out that fast." I smiled, remembering how Raven had screamed when
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Chapter: 80. Strategic Planning IIOLIVIAI called an emergency meeting for that evening. My office, just family. Ryan, Lucy, and me.Ryan showed up looking harried, his tie loosened and his face red. "This better be important. I had to cancel dinner with Christopher—""How is Christopher?" I asked as he sat down."Drinking himself to death and driving Victoria insane." Ryan rubbed his face. "The marriage is a disaster. She moved back to her mother's place last week. And is using the last of her funds to get them a savvy lawyer. Ayra got them good."Lucy arrived then, looking nervous as always when summoned to my office. She sat in the corner chair, her phone already in her hand."So?" Ryan asked. "What's this about?""I met with Ayra today.""And?" Lucy looked up from her phone."She declined. Completely. She's not interested in helping us with the Art Division."Ryan swore. "So what's our backup plan?""That's what we need to figure out." I pulled out the audit report and spread it across the desk. "Liam's audit has
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Chapter: 79. Strategic Planning OLIVIA Three Months Later I stared at the audit report on my desk, my jaw clenched so tight it hurt. Three months since Christopher's wedding disaster. Three months of watching everything I'd carefully constructed fall apart piece by piece. Liam had won over the board. Completely. After cleaning up Christopher's embezzlement mess in the transportation division and recovering the missing funds. And actually making the division profitable for the first time in years, the board looked at him like he was some kind of savior. And now he was turning his attention to other divisions. Specifically, mine. The Art Division audit report sat in front of me, flagged with so many red marks it looked like it was bleeding. "Irregularities in authentication processes." "Unexplained gaps in provenance documentation." "Sales to offshore entities with unclear ownership structures." He knew. Or he was close enough to knowing that it was only a matter of time. After my years of carefully manag
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Chapter: 78. A Ripple Effect CHRISThe bartender poured and I drank it fast, needing the burn to distract me from the fact that everyone at my wedding was talking about my ex-wife."Chris, you need to slow down," Victoria appeared beside me, looking stressed. "People are noticing.""Let them notice.""You're supposed to be happy. We just got married.""Yeah. I'm thrilled." I grabbed another drink."Chris—""Just give me a minute, okay?" I walked away before she could argue.I found myself near the windows, watching Ayra across the room. She was at the bar now, laughing with Raven. Looking completely comfortable despite being at her ex-husband's wedding.People kept approaching her. Congratulating her. Asking about her jewelry line, her movie, her grandfather.At my fucking wedding.And then Liam, standing near the entrance, watching Ayra with that proprietary look on his face.My hands clenched into fists.He wasn't even invited. Had no right to be here. But there he was anyway, like he owned the place.I downed
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Selected By The Half-Blood Prince
Maeve Edgar's life plan was simple: survive until Selection Day, then disappear forever. As the pack's favorite scapegoat, she's spent years perfecting the art of being invisible. But when she gets kidnapped and dumped in front of the most dangerous prince in the kingdom, invisible stops being an option.
Prince Riven is everything the rumors say - cold, lethal, and absolutely not interested in playing nice. So why does he choose her for some mysterious academy that nobody's ever heard of? And why does being near him feel like remembering something she never knew she'd forgotten?
Turns out the Blood Moon Academy is where pack heirs compete in brutal trials to earn a place in the Royal Court. Now she's stuck fighting alongside the same spoiled brats who used to torment her, trying to prove she belongs somewhere she was never supposed to be.
The connection between them grows stronger with every moment they're in the same room. It's the kind of bond wolves used to have before the Great War - the kind everyone says is just a myth now.
But people are asking questions about her family, her past, her dreams of faces she's never seen. The wrong kind of people. And some of them seem very interested in making sure she doesn't get the answers she's looking for.
The Academy was supposed to be about earning her place in the world. Turns out it might be about remembering who she used to be.
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Chapter: 37. The Dungeon Trial IICADEN'S POVThe darkness in my cell felt like it was breathing, pressing against me from all sides. At first, I tried to stay calm. Tried to tell myself this was just some stupid test I had to get past to prove myself. I hated the fact that I didn't make it to Crown on my own. It felt pathetic being chosen. Even though I didn't want to be here, it was better to make the most of it.A slave couldn't be better than I was. Never.But after what felt like hours, nothing was happening and I felt alone with myself. Then the visions started.I was a child again, sitting in my parents' bedroom three days after the funeral. The house still smelled like the flowers people had brought, but they were wilted now. I looked through their things and I couldn't believe that they were gone. My parents who treated everyone kindly were dead, betrayed by their trusted warrior."They're gone," I whispered to the empty room. "They're really gone."I was still pouring out tears without restraint when Uncle B
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Chapter: 36. The Dungeon Trial I MAEVE'S POVWe'd barely had time to catch our breath from the obstacle course when they herded us all back into the main hall. My hands were still tingling from the burns, but they were mostly healed now."Think they're going to give us a break?" Dalia asked hopefully."Doubt it," Kaida muttered, looking around at the other candidates. Everyone looked tired and beaten up. They were more than a little nervous about what was coming next.The horn sounded and everyone turned to find Prince Harrion stepping up to the announcement platform with his poised confidence. Looking at him now, I mentally noted how different he was from when he was trying to talk to me. He looked more cold and a bit rigid.Prince Riven came up with Viela and they stood on opposing sides of him. His expression was carefully blank like it usually was, but there was something in his posture that suggested he wasn't happy about something.Prince Harrion's voice broke my train of thought. "Congratulations on surviving
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Chapter: 35. Obstacle of Death IIMAEVE'S POV Their screams filled the space as I watched them limp to the finish line.I watched Darius gain on Vex, who had been aggressively pulling his weight, but then he got to the place where he had to stop and calculate the timing of the geysers and almost lost his balance to fall over into the spikes. Darius moved past him, and so did Caden and Maverick, showing they had already studied the timing.At the end, the best times were Darius, Caden, and Vex, and Maverick.I didn't have time to hear the rest as nerves bubbled in my stomach. I was next."We got this, Nyla. Don't try to be fast, be careful too," I squeezed her arms as we were called. Kaida gave me a thumbs up as I sent her a smirk.As we stood ready, I felt a familiar gaze on me and looked to see Prince Riven was here. His face was unreadable, but he was stiffer than usual.I tore my gaze away and got prepared. "Lyra, let's get this," I saw her mentally get ready.As the whistle blew, I made a dash for it. Gretchen wa
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Chapter: 34. Obstacle of Death IMAEVE'S POVIt's been three days, and today is the day of the Academy trials. The past few days have been a mix of funny and tense, with Dalia and Kaida telling me about their little prank on Caden. Caden sent glaring threats but said nothing to any of us. No accusations of any sort, which was so unlike him.We all didn't know how the placements would work, but we tried to get the best out of it, especially Nyla. We enjoyed every privilege Crown had to offer. Kaida seemed unbothered about the trials, but Dalia was panicking. Nyla and I agreed to brace ourselves for whatever was coming.I told her no matter what happens, nothing would change between us and she should be selfish with her decisions. I wouldn't take offense. We agreed if the games called for cooperation, we would work together, but out there it's every wolf for themselves.I hadn't seen Riven, but I knew it was too soon for him to need another feeding session. Still, I was secretly hoping he'd at least come to wish me luc
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Chapter: 33. Old Friends, New GamesKAIDA'S POV I was just settling down when the knock on my door came in, I opened it to find Dalia rushing in like it wad her room not mine. But I couldn't help but notice how red her eyes were. "Let me guess," I said, "coming closer, “Caden problems." She flopped dramatically onto my bed, "I'm over him," she declared like she was trying so hard to convince herself as much as she was trying to convince me. I raised an eyebrow. "Okay…So why do you look like you've been crying into your pillow for the past hour?" "Because I'm angry," she said, sitting up straighter. "I'm angry that I wasted so much time on someone who never gave a damn about me. And I want to get back at him." Now that was interesting. Finally, Dalia was speaking my language. "What did you have in mind?" I asked, settling into the chair across from her. Her smile turned wicked in a way that reminded me she was related to Maeve. "Something that would cause him discomfort but not get us in too much trouble if we're
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Chapter: 32. Hidden Agendas MAEVE'S POVI swore under my breath, cursing that idiot Vex. Because of his need to start drama, I couldn't even enjoy my first proper rich breakfast full of fluffy pastries, fresh fruit, meat that wasn't dried or salted into leather. Instead, we were all picking at our food with nervous fingers while the clock ticked down.The officials had given us exactly fifteen minutes to meet them at the central training arena before sweeping out like harbingers of doom. Most of us could barely eat as we were too busy anticipating whatever they had planned.When the alarm sounded, we rushed down corridors and then into the arena that was significantly bigger than our private training space back in Crown dorms. The central arena was massive, built to accommodate a larger number, and it felt a tad bit intimidating.Harrion and Riven stood at the center, as Harrion started to address us."For too long, you've relied on your wolves for strength," Harrion began, his voice, loud and clear across the e
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