Novel-novel oleh Jenny

I looked at him, confused, honestly not even sure what he was talking about, and his eyes… uh… there was raw desire burning there. Then he said it, so calmly it made the room tilt a little.“I have a proposition for you, Miss Bella.”My breath caught immediately, like the air between us suddenly got heavy, thick, charged with something dangerous I wasn’t ready for.“I want a legitimate heir,” he continued, his tone calm. “One that is mine, without question. For that, I’ll need a wife. Become that for me, and I’ll grant you whatever you desire in return. Revenge, protection, power. It’s all within my reach, and I can place it in your hands.”I just stared at him, stunned, my lips parting but no actual words coming out, not even a sound.His gaze didn’t move, didn’t blink.“We’ll stay married for three years. Nothing more. Once the contract ends, you’ll walk away with everything you ever wanted except me.”I stared at him again, still unsure how to respond to what he just said.“What?

I met his stare without flinching. “Oh no, I… what’s that?” I pointed sharply behind them, feigning alarm. “Is that smoke?”Both guards instinctively turned, their gazes flicking toward the direction I pointed.Then I ran inside immediately. My feet moved furiously as I dashed through the open space between them. They shouted behind me, but it was too late. I was already inside.The hall was glittering, full of glass and wealth and artifice. Laughter floated through the air like perfume. Champagne clinked in crystal flutes. But all I wanted to see was her.She was standing on the stage like a queen, basking in the fake glow of other people’s love.I didn’t wait.“You STOLE MY SONG!” I shouted.The room froze.Every head turned. I saw their expressions shift from confusion, to recognition, to disgust.“Isn’t that the person that killed Mr David?” someone whispered.“Didn’t she go to prison?” “No, she was released recently due to lack of evidence.”“But why is she here?”Anna turned t

I woke up to the steady beeping of a heart monitor.The moment I tried to move, a sharp, searing pain shot through my waist.I was in a hospital. The walls looked very depressing and the air smelled like blood.I tried to sit up despite how dizzy and weak I felt. A strange woman was there standing by the window, dressed in all black.She didn't look like a doctor nor was she a police officer."Wh-Who are you?" My voice was hoarse, barely above a whisper.She didn't answer me immediately.Instead, she tilted her head slightly, her brown eyes cold and unreadable."You have two options."There were no introductions. No pleasantries. Straight to the point."You'll help me do what I want, and I'll get you out. Or you can refuse and go back to jail."So many things had happened to me in just two days. Way too many.I swallowed hard. "Can I at least know the details of what you… want me to do?"She didn't blink. "When the time is right, you'll know."Her voice was cold and direct. "I'll gi

She didn't say anything. Her eyes, cold and calculating, swept over me, taking in my disheveled hair, my swollen eyes and the way my hands trembled."Mum, please," I sobbed. I got a text from Anna and I stormed off to the… Yes! "It was Anna! She… she sent me the texts! She made me go there! I wouldn’t have gone there if she didn’t instigate me to. She must have set me up!" My voice cracked. "You have to get me out of here!"A long silence stretched between us.Then, finally, my mother sighed. She stepped forward, reaching through the bars and for a second, I thought she was going to hold my hand.But instead, she placed a gentle hand on my cheek.And then she said the words that shattered me."Just stay here for now, Bella."My breath hitched. I pulled back slightly, my brows furrowing in confusion. "W-what?"She sighed again, her expression softening not with love, but with pity. "Anna has a bright future ahead of her," she said gently. "You know that."I froze.My heartbeat slowed,

I should have been used to this feeling by now.The feeling of being second best. The one who always had to sacrifice. The one who was expected to step aside.But nothing could have prepared me for this!I stared at my phone, my fingers trembling as I re-read the text. The video Anna had sent was ingrained deeply into my mind. She was in a red lacy, seductive lingerie, sprawled across a hotel bed. And on top of her, was my boyfriend. He was inside her thrusting in and out while she moaned out in pleasure. I couldn’t even watch it until the end. I felt so damn disgusted that my sister could do this to me with my… My Boyfriend.Then, just as quickly as she had sent it, the message disappeared.A new text popped up.Anna: Oops. That wasn’t meant for you, I’m sorry. Oops? I blinked, my vision blurring. My throat tightened as I tried to breathe past the burning rage swelling in my chest. My own sister and my boyfriend.The betrayal was so sharp and deep, that it physically hurt. It felt