
A LITTLE TOO LATE, OR IS IT?
She loved him first
He broke her first
Lia Hallman's first mistake was thinking she and Kingston High's golden boy, Elian Dunst could have a future together.
But after a one night stand turns sour, everything changes for her. She loses her parents, her home and her life turns upside down.
Unable to depend even on the young boy that was once her sworn protector, she leaves. Elian comes for her, but she's already gone.
Months later, with a pregnancy and a difficult life, a near accident puts Lia in the way of devilishly handsome billionaire, Judas-Caine Brex. A man with a broken soul and a dangerously haunted past.
He needs a fake girlfriend
She needs a financier.
The rules are set for them - no feelings, no sex, no romance.
The job was simple, nag me, prove that love doesn't exist - she agreed.
However, neither of them expected to break the rules built to protect each other's belief.
But life has more tricks in hand - when her first love reappears, seeking a second chance, and bringing with him debris from her past.
"I take the blame it was all my fault. Let's make it right for us and our son."
Lia's walls crumble. Between two men, two destinies and one devastating truth about the tragedy that changed her life...Lia must choose.
Her once naive protector, or the man who would burn the whole world to save her.
Is it too late to rebuild her dreams with the man she once loved with her entirety? Or start a new life with a man she can't tell loves her with his entirety?
A little too late, or is it?
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Chapter: CHAPTER TWENTY - LADY IN REDLIA'S POV"Wowww! She looks amazing!" Two young ladies squealed beside me, taking a photo of the young woman who had just walked in."I can't believe she is actually here!!" The other one squealed in response to her friend's squealing.It was as if I was frozen in time. Everything about the woman called to me and the hairs on my skin stood. She was beautiful, in a very surreal kind of way.From her luscious cherry bomb lip gloss that matched her hair, to her piercing green eyes and her red dress accentuated her curves in the boldest of ways.Suddenly, I felt like a maid in the clothes I was wearing, but why her looks bothered me was what I did not really know. I barely knew her, and she probably had nothing to do with me.But I couldn't help but worry that she was going to be a problem for me to an extent. I tried to shake off the feeling and moved towards the buffet table at the other end of the hall, and then I heard some girls gossiping. "Did you see her?" One of them asked as I l
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Chapter: CHAPTER NINETEEN - THE REPLACEMENTLIA'S POVThe cameras flashed at us from all directions."Look over here!""Mr. Brex! Smile for the camera!" I never knew it was mandatory for personalities to take pictures at an event, but the attention was giving me a blurry vision.Wow, i gasped, at the numerous number of wealthy people that existed in just the upper East side alone. A sad, dreadful weight settled in my belly, and i felt myself shrink."The first rule of surviving elite company, look confident and don't try to suck up to anyone, or else you will be mistaken as the help." Judas-Caine whispered into my ear as soon as we entered the ball room.Wow, had I been doing it wrong my whole life? In the past, I had practically tried my best to be liked by Elian's parents. The Dunst had faked their affections for me until they couldn't do it anymore - and of course, I had been mistaken for the help, because I was the help.In this setting, I could not see myself any better. Had I not always been the help?Judas-Caine's hand
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - LUST? OR ANXIETY?JUDAS-CAINE'S POVI stared from the top floor's window down at the vast and endless array of trees in the distance.The pool sat neat and covered at the back of the mansion. It had been long i had any use for it.A cigar in hand, i puffed a cloud of smoke which shaded the glass before disappearing.I savoured the taste, the liquid feeling it gave me. I felt my nerves relax and my senses quieten."Should i turn the car around?" Antonio asked from behind me.I tapped the glass with my forefinger, one...two... as if testing its durability, but really just buying myself enough time to be prepared."In ten minutes," i said and he left.I walked to my bedroom, picked up my jacket, doused out the cigarette and threw on my favorite scent.And a bubble gum found its way into my mouth. "I am not an addict", i recited quietly.Lia's room was on the other end of the vast top floor and so, i went towards it.As soon as she opened the door, my eyes became glassy, heat rose up my groin in a very dan
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - TOTAL STRANGERLIA'S POV"This dress looks beautiful on you!" Carly exclaimed as i stared at myself in the mirror for the one hundredth time.As anticipated, i moved into Mr. Brex's house as he had suggested, and Carly had come to help me settle in, and also to prepare for the Majors Ball.The dress i wore was a gold Oscar De La Renta feather embellished maxi-dress.It fit so perfectly, highlighting my curves in all the right places. My now thick thighs were boldly exposed through the slit that ran down my left leg."It feels surreal." I said. Tonight was the Majors ball, the night Judas-Caine intended on breaking our relationship to the outside world.There was no telling it would go unopposed, or we would not become a general laughing stock."Are you sure tonight would go well?" I asked Carly again."I mean, i really have an issue facing a room full of elites." "Oh not at all, I'm pretty sure it might not but hey, that's not the problem. The case here is that tonight is not about you, it is about
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Chapter: LOVE MY SONLIA'S POV "Nag my son, make he fall in love with you. Teach him that love can change everything.""What?"At first i thought, this is crazy. She was asking me not to leave, but to stay and make a total stranger fall in love with me.And then what?"I'm sorry, mrs Athena, but I'm not sure i can do that. I don't even know Mr. Brex like that, and...""You accepted to fake date him to fool me. I'm not going to blackmail you, even though it is a move very well within my cards.""However, I'm imploring you to. He is a good man after all, he just needs a little patience, and a strong willed person."She looked at me as if i embodied literally everything she had just described. But how could i tell her i did not? I may have been stubborn and a little ambitious but i was definitely not strong.Had i been so strong willed and intelligent, my parents would not have died, and little Reign would not have come into this world unprepared. "I'm sorry, Mrs Athena, but i am not the perfect person y
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Chapter: I'm ReadyJUDAS-CAINE'S POV "Boss, the publicist from Fenn Rogers is here, she would like to speak to you privately." Antonio whispered into my ear.I let out a deep sigh, i had been looking for the right kind of publicity to give our company for the last week ."Let's go." I replied and got up.The mansion grounds were vast and covered at least a hundred acres of land.We also had a golf course at the back of the house, and that was where i met with the publicist.She was already seated under the pergola, having a glass of juice."Hi, Mr. Brex, my name is Lucy Harley." She said. We shook hands.She was young, beautiful and obviously had her career ahead of her."I hear you're the best there is in House of Fenn." I said after we were both seated."You heard correct, Mr. Brex, i cover publicity for hundreds of businesses in Manhattan, small and big." She replied"Hundreds, i never knew there were that large number of businesses running in Manhattan under one person." I replied, almost wanting t
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ORIGINAL SIN
Sinora learned early that survival meant obedience.
For several years, she endured humiliation, violence, and betrayal at the hands of her foster family and the Belmont family—the elite dynasty that owned her loyalty, her love, and her silence. She was a fiancée in name, a servant in truth, and a woman erased for the comfort of others.
When their cruelty leaves her fighting for her life, Sinora wakes with a vow — she would Live this time.
Sold into marriage to Cassian Blackwood, the cold and infamous heir of a criminal empire, Sinora expects another cage, but prepares to fight back.
However, what she finds instead is a man as ruthless as he is unreadable, in a world where power is taken, not given, and loyalty is a valuable currency. His family, surprisingly accepts her like family.
Cassian expects a broken, obedient wife. Instead, he gets a woman who has been to hell, and whose life is about to change on a totally different level.
When the dying patriarch of the Belmont family leaves Sinora a shocking share of their empire, the Belmonts turn on her and the Blackwood family, reeling in enemies from all around, and a decades-old crime begins to surface.
A dead man’s switch unleashes secrets that ignite wars between elite families and criminal syndicates. Assassinations, betrayals, and hidden bloodlines threaten to destroy everything. They chase after Sin as if she holds the key to their very destruction.
Pulled between her abusive ex fiancé and the dangerous husband who awakens something dark and intoxicating in her, Sinora must decide who she will become in a world that only respects monsters.
Because her birth was a crime, and her existence is a threat, Sinora must do everything to find the truth and survive.
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTCassian took a sip from his glass of bourbon and placed it on the side stool."What cameras?" He asked, cocking his brows at her.Sinora looked at him as if he thought she were a fool and then she kicked off her heels and started to search the living room.Cassian checked his watch casually and then reclined against the chair, picking up his glass again, he took a sip from it.When she eventually wore herself out, Sinora sank onto one of the chairs, the tail of her dress thrown carelessly on the floor."Finished?" Cassian asked, curving one leg over the other, observing her with his signature unbothered look."I would never really escape, would I?" She muttered to herself."What are you talking about?" Cassian asked, still regarding her."You can't possibly be the Dark king." She replied candidly.Cassian nodded, looking around the luxurious house as though he, himself, had just happened to appear there, and all of it did not actually belong to him."You're right, I'm the poor brother
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVENYou?" Her voice was just above a whisper.He looked down at her, expressionless. "The vows," the priest handed each of them a piece of paper. Sinora looked at the paper in her hand, her eyes caught the words, "I promise to love and serve you forever. " she scoffed and used the paper to fan herself.What sort of joke was this? She looked around the empty church hall, before catching the Dark King's eyes again, but he wasn't looking at her. His eyes were fixated on the paper in his hands.A mixture of horror and nonchalance graced his face. If it was even possible for a human being to look both scared and carefree.Sinora frowned, perhaps she was still trapped in a coma.She could just reject him, she thought to herself, or was this all real? She was right here in a wedding dress. Just then, the best man swept back his suit jacket with a yawn and revealed a gun tucked in at his belt. She swallowed emphatically and averted her eyes quickly."Say the vows." The priest repeated, holdin
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXShe helped Sinora place a pilow behind her back so she could sit up properly.Sinora didn't think much of it because she knew her foster mother didn't do anything out of the goodness of her heart, and her near death experience was not going to change that."What are you doing here?" Sinora asked, cutting to the chase.Mrs Anderson did not bother to beat around the bush. She straightened up and looked Sinora straight in the eyes."Charles called off the engagement, and he and Madeley are now engaged." She paused expecting a reaction from Sinora. When Sinora did not respond or react, she continued, stiffling her surprise. "Following that, the kids have decided to stay with Madeley. They love her and want her to be their new mother."Sinora swallowed the hurt that expanded in her chest. Tears threatened to fall, but she held it back behind glassy eyes. Mrs Anderson watched Sinora closely, wondering when she would eventually break down."Charles, however, said he might consider letting
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIVESinora fell into the pool with such a heavy splash that it took a while before she remembered she knew how to swim. The shock had sent waves to her brain that made her spend a little while spluttering before swimming back to the surface.When she finally got herself together, she looked up to find Madeley staring down at her with a smile on her face. "Having trouble, sis?" Madeley tilted her head sideways with a sinister smile."Madeley, what sort of twisted game is this? Why did you push me into the pool? What is wrong with you?!" Sinora yelled at her."Twisted game? Oh Sin, I haven't even started playing. Mr. Lucien is dead now, nobody is coming to save you anymore, Sin." She grinned happily."Did anyone ever tell you, you look so fetch when you're wet and dripping with water like a maid?" Sin gritted her teeth, her eyes were red with anger. "You are sick in the head, Madeley! Sick!"She yelled and started to swim towards the edge of the pool, but as soon as she got out, Madeley
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOUR"Nothing, I just asked why she didn't call me to let me know the kids were leaving school early."Charles felt his anger burn, he was sick of her interfering in his relationship with Madeley."How is that your problem, Sin? They are my kids as well, wasn't I with them? You have no right to question her.""What? No" Sinora blurted out angrily. Charles' eyes widened with surprise."Pardon?" He frowned, uncertain he had heard her correctly. Sinora fiddled with her apron, as she trembled with fear."I said no. I have every right to ask questions. Those are my children, I gave birth to them.""But they don't recognise you as their mother." Charles said it so calmly, unflinching even, that it made her blood instantly run cold.It suddenly dawned on her that he knew quite well what was happening, and he had done it for that very purpose. She should have known, after the incident some years back when one of his ex girlfriends had shown up trying to ruin his reputation by claiming he had gott
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Chapter: CHAPTER THREEMrs Belmont ignored him."It's lunch time, Sinora. Yet, I don't see you in the kitchen.""I apologise for that Mrs Celeste, I will be going now." Sinora replied and hurried to the kitchen.She had not gone ten minutes before the back door opened and Adrien, Charles' handsome younger brother by a year walked in, dressed in his trainers, he had just come back from a run.His shoes tracked in dirt with him, and early that day, Sinora had cleaned and mopped the whole house. "Could you please keep your shoes out? They are dirty. The in house shoes are just by the door." Sinora said to him in a polite tone. They were about the same age, so, she never really bothered with formalities, but she never disrespected him either.He looked at her, pulled out his ear plugs, eyed the house shoes in the corner and ignored her. He trailed the dirt all the way to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of milk, opened it and spilled the contents on the floor and then used his muddied shoes to mix it i
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