Once Discarded, I Married His Dearest Daddy
Winning Back the WifeIndependentAge GapForbidden LoveProtectiveBetrayalGoodgirlContemporaryDark Romance
They say the past shows you the truth. Mine lied.
Two years of loving a man who couldn’t even say my name when it mattered. Two years of standing beside Marcus Voss while he climbed his way to the top—late nights, silent sacrifices, swallowing every doubt just so he could shine.
And the night he finally did? He destroyed me.
In front of five hundred people… and the entire world watching, he called another woman his future wife, it was not me…never me and then he served me the divorce papers on a cold platter.
That should’ve been the end of me but it wasn’t.
Because the man who found me that night… wasn’t a stranger.
He was Damien Voss.
Marcus’s father. Cold. Untouchable. I should have been afraid…Maybe I was. Now the world is watching again.
Only this time, I’m not the woman being humiliated on stage. I am the one standing beside the man who owns it. I am the woman who seeks revenge in the most painful way ever.
And when my ex-husband looks at me now—really looks—he finally sees what he threw away. Well, too late, loser. I’m not yours anymore.
I’m becoming something far more dangerous. And this time?
I won’t be the one who breaks.
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Chapter: Run All You WantDamien had made it back from Nice around dawn. He looked incredibly broad sitting at the head of the long marble table, his skin flushed and healthy from the sea air, completely oblivious to the thick, suffocating tension that had been building in his house all night.It was supposed to be a relaxed, late breakfast. Smoked salmon, fresh figs, pastries delivered from the bakery by the port.But Marcus couldn't even manage to hold his fork straight. His hands were stiff, his fingers cold against the silver. He sat opposite them, his eyes dark from a total lack of sleep, his mind still entirely trapped in the kitchen from the night before. He looked like a man who was unraveling at the seams, his shoulders hunched, his posture entirely defensive.And then there was Diane.She sat directly to Damien’s right, looking completely refreshed, as if she hadn't been standing in the dark kitchen hours ago wearing next to nothing. Today she wore a fine, knitted silk blouse in a soft cream color.
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Chapter: Sneak PeekThe villa was entirely too quiet when Damien was away for the regional port authority dinners. The staff had been dismissed to the lower quarters at eight, leaving the main house dark, save for the massive, integrated LED strips lining the baseboards of the kitchen. It was past ten. The marble island looked like a sheet of white ice under the low ambient light, reflecting the copper pans hanging from the ceiling.Diane stood by the professional-grade stove, a small pot of milk and honey warming over a low, blue flame. She didn't have her hair up. It fell down her back in loose, glossy waves, brushing against the bare skin of her shoulders.She’d chosen her outfit with cold, mathematical precision tonight. It was a skimpy, satin nightdress in a shade of pale taupe that almost matched her skin under the warm kitchen lights. The straps were thin as threads, dipping low at the back, the silk clinging to the curve of her waist before cutting off high on her thighs. It left nothing to th
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Chapter: Silk and SeaThey were three miles off the coast of Beaulieu, anchored in a secluded cove where the cliffs blocked out the rest of the world. The afternoon sun was different out here. It wasn't the harsh glare of the corporate tower; it was thick, golden, warming the teak decks until the wood smelled of rich oil and salt.Down in the master stateroom, the light came through the wide portholes in long, amber slats, dancing across the white silk sheets of the oversized berth.Damien lay back against the massive down pillows, his heavy chest bare, rising and falling in a slow, deep rhythm. Away from the boardroom, away from the documents that needed his signatures, the tension had completely drained from his face. He looked softer. The silver hair at his temples was damp from the sea breeze, his eyes following Diane as she moved across the room.She was the perfect portrait of devotion. She’d shed the sharp blazers and the high-collared silk blouses of her executive uniform. Now, she wore nothing
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Chapter: The Fight From LondonIt was near midnight. Sophia sat in the dark, the screen of her burner phone throwing a sharp, blue glare across her face, lighting up the messy, tangled strands of her hair. She had a laptop open on the duvet next to her, the battery indicator blinking red.On the other side of the seas, Marcus was sitting on the edge of his unmade bed, a glass of cheap gin balancing on his knee. His room smelled of old takeout and damp laundry. The room was mostly dark, save for the orange streetlights spilling through the blinds.When his phone buzzed in his palm with an unlisted international number, his chest went tight. He almost didn't answer, but his thumb moved anyway."Sophia?" he whispered, his voice dry, cracking in the quiet room."Marcus, thank god," her voice came through the speaker, sounding thin, frantic, distorted by the bad connection. "Listen to me. I’ve been digging. I spent the last three days talking to a contact in the Nice registry office. We have her old bank statements fr
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Chapter: Just a TasteMarcus was waiting for the heavy industrial machine to finish binding the quarterly transit ledgers. The fluorescent light in the fourth-floor copy room had a rhythmic, irritating flicker. It was faint, just enough to make your eyes ache if you stood under the plastic casing for more than five minutes.The plastic rings were clicking into place with a dull, mechanical snap, over and over, while the air around the feeder smelled of hot toner and cheap paper dust. It was a miserable little room. Tucked away behind the emergency exit, far from the windows, a place where people only came to drop off broken cartridges or hide from the floor managers.He was leaning his forearm against the warm metal top of the scanner when he saw it.It was sitting right on the edge of the glass bed, half-hidden by a discarded stack of shipping receipts. A small square of cream-colored silk. It was too soft for this floor, too clean to belong to any of the clerks who spent their days getting black ink u
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Chapter: The New KingmakerThe glass walls of the primary boardroom were designed to reflect the harbor, but today, with the rain finally cleared, they just let in a cold, piercing glare that made the long mahogany table look like a sheet of dark ice.The air conditioning was humming too low. It was that expensive, scentless chill that always felt like it was trying to freeze the sweat right on your skin.Marcus sat at the very tip of the table, his spine pressed stiff against the leather chair He wasn't at the main cluster. He was a good twelve feet away from the microphones, pushed down into the shadow of the massive interactive projection screen. In front of him lay a stack of unpolished logistical ledgers, three different tablets displaying live freight data, and a plastic cup of lukewarm tap water that he hadn't touched.At the other end of the room, the power was clustered so thick you could almost feel it in the air.Damien sat in the high-backed leather chair at the head, his large shoulders hunched f
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To the two boys I like: Burn me the safe way
Fast-Paced PlotArrogantDominantCampusGoodgirlContemporaryThird-Person POVLove-TriangleTwisted
After a devastating car crash in England claims her father and two younger brothers, seventeen-year-old Elena Hart and her mother flee their shattered life for a coastal town in America, hoping distance will dull the pain. But grief doesn’t fade—it follows.
At elite Pacific Crest Academy, Elena collides with two opposites who both feel like lifelines and threats:
Liam—the golden boy with a gentle smile and steady hands—offers safety, quiet comfort, and the kind of kindness that makes her almost believe she can heal.
Then there’s Noah—Liam’s childhood best friend . Arrogant, bruised, and dangerously sexy, he fights in illegal underground cages, chasing pain like it’s the only thing that makes sense.
Torn between the boy who feels like home and the one who feels like chaos, Elena is drawn deeper into secrets, stolen kisses, and a dangerous pull she can’t ignore. One wrong choice could break her heart all over again or finally set her free.
Which boy will she choose when staying safe means losing the only thing that makes her feel alive?
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Chapter: The Master ScheduleThe glowing screen of Elena's phone was the only light in her dark bedroom at two in the morning. Her thumb hovered over a fresh calendar app she’d downloaded under a completely blank folder icon. It felt clinical. Too organized for something so messy, but her brain was short-circuiting trying to keep the days straight.She tapped a square. Blue for Liam. Mondays and Wednesdays. It made sense because those were his heavy practice days anyway, and he was usually tired enough to just want to sit on the porch or study. Then she selected a dark, sharp purple. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Noah. Weekends? Weekends were left a blank, terrifying grey. A cautious wildcard she’d have to figure out on the fly, depending on who asked first or who looked like they needed her more. It felt dirty looking at it layout like a work roster, but the panic in her chest wouldn't let her sleep until it was done."It’s literally the only way I survive this week," Elena muttered the next morning, shoving her sh
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Chapter: Soap Opera SolutionThe house didn't feel quiet again until nearly seven, when Claire finally let Noah escape the living room. Elena stood at her bedroom window, her forehead pressed against the cool glass, watching the sharp red tail-lights of his bike disappear down the dark street. Ten minutes later, Jojo and Dusty were slipping through the back door, sneaking up the carpeted stairs like they had before.They sat in a tight circle on her mattress, the bedroom door shut completely and locked for good measure. Elena sat cross-legged in the center, her dark hair falling loose around her shoulders, her hands twisting the frayed edge of her duvet into tight knots."I'm losing my mind," Elena said, her voice dropping into a tense whisper that barely carried across the room. "Like, actually losing it. I sit with Noah in his apartment, and it's everything. It's crazy and intense and I feel completely safe, like the rest of the world just stops existing. But then I see Liam in the hallway at school, and I l
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Chapter: TightropeThe roar of the motorcycle engine died the second Noah cut the ignition in the driveway. Elena slid off the leather seat, her legs feeling a little heavy, her skin still humming from the heat of his apartment. She turned around to face him as he kicked the stand down. He looked up at her, his jaw relaxed, looking completely different from the intense guy who had been holding her against the mattress an hour ago.She leaned down, her fingers catching the collar of his faded jacket, pulling him into a slow, lingering kiss right there on the gravel. She didn't care if the neighbors were looking through their perfect white curtains.Then the heavy wooden front door of the house clicked open.They broke apart instantly. Elena’s heart did a violent jump into her throat as she scrambled backward, her sneakers crunching loudly on the stones. Claire was standing on the threshold, a silk scarf tied neatly around her neck, her eyes wide as she took in the scene. Elena braced herself for the
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Chapter: Double EdgesA low, thick growl scraped right out of Noah’s chest the second the apartment door clicked shut behind them. He didn't even let her drop her bag. He just caught her by the waist and pulled her straight toward the mattress in the corner of the room, their mouths crashing together before they even hit the sheets. It was wild, thick with an urgency that felt like they’d been separated for years instead of just a few hours in a crowded hallway. Their tongues slid together in a deep, bruising rhythm that made Elena’s head spin completely out of focus, her hands instantly flying up to cup his face, her fingers digging into his jawline just to hold him still against the absolute fire of it.She shifted, her skirt gathering around her hips as she swung her leg over him, sitting astride his lap. Her dark hair fell forward, a heavy curtain on both sides of their faces, blocking out the rest of the dim room until there was nothing but his breathing and the smell of his skin. Noah’s hands we
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Chapter: Alibis and Locker Rows"Tell us everything. Literally every single detail, El, do not skip a single second."Jojo was practically vibrating against the row of chipped metal lockers, her fingers gripping the strap of her tote bag so hard her knuckles were white. The locker room was a chaotic mess of slamming doors, the sharp tang of body spray, and the distant echo of a coach’s whistle from the gymnasium down the hall.Elena shoved her heavy biology textbook into her locker, the thick plastic spine hitting the metal back with a loud clatter. A slow, helpless smile broke across her face before she could even try to hide it. She looked at Jojo, then over at Dusty, who was leaning against the adjacent bench with his arms crossed, his eyes wide and completely locked onto her."Okay, so," Elena started, dropping her voice to a low murmur as a couple of freshman girls walked past them toward the showers. She leaned into the narrow space of her locker, pretending to look for something in her bag. "Yesterday at lu
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Chapter: His Touch Under the DeskThe call with Liam had been surprisingly easy. Too easy. She’d sat on the edge of her mattress last night, her throat tight, spinning a chaotic story about forgetting an essential textbook at the library and panicking because of her grades.Liam just swallowed it. He always did. “It’s fine, El, I get it. Just text me next time so I don’t think you crashed your mom’s car,” he’d said, his voice so painfully forgiving it made her stomach turn. He was trying so hard to be the perfect boyfriend, completely oblivious to the fact that the girl he was protecting didn't really exist anymore.By the next morning, the guilt was still a dull thud in her temples, but it faded the second she walked into third-period AP Biology.The room was hot, smelling of formaldehyde and floor wax. Mr. Harrison was already drawing a massive, clumsy diagram of a cellular membrane on the whiteboard, the green marker squeaking with every stroke. Elena sat near the back, her fingers mindlessly tapping against her
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