Love, Lies, and a Billionaire's Regret
I once saved Jonathan’s life, but he never knew it was me. Instead, he gave his heart to my younger sister, Seraphina. When tragedy struck, I became the villain in everyone's story especially in Jonathan's story.
Years later, a forced marriage filled with resentment and silence, binds us together. When my sister returns, healed and ready to reclaim Jonathan, I walk away only to discover something that will change the course of my fate.
I rebuild myself from nothing, rising into power. But the past begins to resurface, and the truth comes out about an unquestioned detail in our childhood memory, and the person I trusted the most was the reason my life was destroyed.
Now Jonathan wants forgiveness but this time, I'll only seek the truth even if it burns us all.
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Chapter: 147: The last stancePENELOPE The wedding came as a surprise, as it was never meant to be an event.We booked no venue months in advance. We debated no guest list for weeks. We ordered no flowers from somewhere that required notice.It happened on a Saturday, because that was the Saturday Adrian came back from Geneva, "It will happen today, if you want," he said.I said yes before he finished the sentence.Mrs. Park cried when I called her. She has watched as all this resolve and had watched it happen from too close to pretend she wasn't invested.She arrived within forty minutes, carrying Nora's best dress and wearing her own good coat. She has already done a lot, and nobody was going to tell her otherwise.I asked Jonathan to come, and he did. He didn't act surprised, he has finally learnt to let things slide.He wore the same dark coat he'd had on the night Seraphina collapsed at the hospital. He walked into the registry office and sat in the front row beside Mrs. Park.Seraphina sat beside him.They
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Chapter: 146: Before the EndPENELOPE Jonathan swam at the coast for the second time, where he had spent months standing at the water's edge, trying so hard to overcome his fear of water. I was there when he was showing me. Then he walked in, still in his usual tuxedo, and the water reached up to his knees. He stopped, and I could see how heavily he was panting. Then he took off his outfit, leaving nothing on but his shorts. I could see how shaky his legs were, and it made me wonder whether it was from the cold water or from fear. He went further this time; his waist went deep, and his legs were completely buried by the water. He stopped again and turned, and at this point, he was indecisive about whether he should submerge himself or not. Then he pushed forward, went under, came up, and started swimming. He swam for about twenty metres, then swam back, and walked out to stand on the pebbles. He was soaked through, and his clothes were clinging to his skin."I wish I could go back to when all thi
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Chapter: 145: It Almost Broke ItPENELOPE Six weeks after the gallery closed, Adrian's mother came to London to stay and not the casual visiting she does.She had sold the Hertfordshire property, the workshop, the garden that would have been extraordinary in summer.She arrived at my door on a Saturday morning with two suitcases and the look of a woman who had made a decision and was standing inside it now, daring anyone to question her.I had known she was coming. Adrian had told me. What I hadn't known was that she was bringing something with her...The table.It came in a van and two men carried it up the stairs. They set it down in my kitchen."He said you wanted it here." She lamented."I did. I wanted a table." i responded.She nodded. "It is made from good wood. It'll last.""So will I."She almost smiled but held it back which was unusual for her appearance.Adrian came up behind the men and stood in the doorway. He looked at his mother, then at the table. "It fits properly.""It does. Look at how beautiful t
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Chapter: 144: She didn't expect thatPENELOPE Three weeks later, the Hartwell situation resolved faster than Tessa had predicted because Jonathan walked into Hartwell Capital's offices on a Tuesday morning without an appointment and bought their entire position in my company outright as a hostile acquisition of their stake.He then transferred the shares to Nora, in trust, for when she was old enough to decide what to do with them.Tessa called while I was in the Clerkenwell office, staring at the documentation."He can do this?" I asked excitedly."He already did it," she said. "The shares aren't his to give you. They are Nora's. He is her father, he can put assets in trust for her without your approval."I set the document down and looked at the wall, at the print of Velour I had hung there...one of the smaller projections from the gallery show, framed simply."He protected your company's ownership structure," Tessa said. "No external party can make a claim through those shares until Nora decides.""Which is never. Sh
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Chapter: 143: The DeclarationPENELOPE Tessa called later on. "It's weak," she said. "The clause is standard, but their application of it is a stretch. Seraphina's introduction was informal, never documented as a formal referral, and Hartwell has no direct contractual relationship with your company. We'll fight for this. But it takes three months minimum." "I don't have three months," I said. "Why not?" "Because I'm ending this today." I stayed. "Ending what?" "All of it." I hung up, got dressed, left Nora at Mrs Park's care and drove to Seraphina's building. She answered the door in pyjamas and looked at my face before stepping back to let me in. Her flat was half-packed with boxes everywhere, the walls already stripped. She was moving out even though she has already sold the house. " About Hartwell Capital," I started. She looked at me, and something moved through her face that wasn't quite guilt. It was more like watching a buried thing surface exactly where she had buried it. Then she said. "I introd
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Chapter: 142: The Woman With the CameraPENELOPE I went downstairs. The woman was still there when I came out. She saw me coming and didn't run, which told me she was professional and was willing to confront me. "Who hired you?" I asked"Ms. Westfield. I can explain...""Who hired you?" I asked again.She lowered the camera down. "I'm not able to...""You've been standing outside my building," I said, "photographing my window. My daughter is upstairs. Tell me who hired you, or I'll call the police right now and you can explain the camera to them."She looked at me, deciding if she would reveal too much or not. "Hartwell Capital."I stared at her. "The investment firm?""Yes." she responded."They withdrew their claim against my company months ago." I muttered "They withdrew the legal claim," she said. "They retained a separate interest in the situation.""What interest?"She reached into her bag, pulled out an envelope, and handed it to me. I opened it. Inside was a printed document. I read the first paragraph, then the
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Luna's Rejection: Draven's Dirty Secret
WARNING!!! SMUT OVERLOAD
I was Draven's everything...his secret human weakness, the one he fucked raw every night like he couldn't breathe without me.
Draven, the Alpha of the most ruthless werewolf pack in the city saved me, claimed me, and made me believe I was more than just a breeder.
Then he walked into the pack house holding her... his fated mate...announcing she would be his Luna.
My blood turned to ice as the man who once growled "you're mine" against my throat now looked at me like I was nothing.
But the Moon Goddess had other plans...
I wasn't just bonded to one mate, I was bonded to three. And this made him Jealous as he tried everything he could to make me only his to claim.
I was the rare one. The one fate itself had claimed.
Now I'm caught between duty and desire, between three powerful Alphas who can't agree on who I belong to, and between the darkness awakening in the supernatural world that wants me dead...or worse, controlled.
My heart shattered and my body still aches for his touch. I have one choice left: run into a world that hunts me...or stay and make them all regret underestimating a human girl who became far more powerful.
Because this human isn't going down without a fight...or without dragging them back into my bed one last time.
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Chapter: Chapter 68: Buttercup's Awakening PowerBUTTERCUP "Kai is bleeding out and Lila is still down!" I shouted as I ran into the courtyard, my lungs burning from the sprint across the compound. The shared pain through the trinity bond hit me like a second heartbeat made of knives, each pulse a fresh reminder of how close we stood to losing everything. "I am done watching! Do you hear me? Done!"Draven, still in his wolf form, was covered in blood. Then he turned toward me. his eyes was flashing with a warning. "Buttercup, get back inside." He ordered. "He already proved he can hurt us through one body. Do you want to give him three?"Kai was on the ground with his hand pressed to the deep wound in his side. His voice came out tight, strained around the pain he refused to let win. "She's right to be angry." He coughed, blood flecking his lips. "Just don't burn yourself doing it, Buttercup. I mean it."Asher stood over them both, his brow furrowed in concentration, sweat cutting tracks through the grime on his face. "The bond is
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Chapter: Chapter 67: The Breaking PointDRAVEN "Stay on my right," I snarled, shifting fully into wolf form. My bones reshaping into a wolf bone, fur bursting through my skin. "Asher, take the high ground and cut their links."Kai's golden wolf slammed into the first controlled pair that broke through the courtyard. "They're trying to split us!" he snarled through the bond. "I won't let them touch her."Asher's voice cut through the bond more than the air, firm despite the chaos. "Their coordination is forced. Break two links and the rest will stagger. Trust me, or else we'll all die finding out I'm wrong."I tore into the next attacker with pure force. My bones cracked under my jaws. Blood filled my mouth, with a taste of copper mingling on my tongue. Through the bond I felt Kai's sharper, faster strikes and Asher's precise bursts of disrupting magic, each sensation distinct yet violently woven into my own.It was powerful. It was also unbearable, like trying to breathe through someone else's lungs while running for your
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Chapter: Chapter 66: The Mansion Under SiegeLILA "They're near the other wall!" I shouted as the first wave of dark magic slammed into my outer wards. The stones under my hands vibrated hard, sending tremors up through my bones. "Draven, take the line. Kai, keep them off my left. Asher, cut whatever links you can. I need more time!"The mansion shook, And Somewhere in the pack, the pack members yelled ordersButtercup ran up beside me on the upper balcony, her boots skidding on the marble floor. "Lila, the other corridor is already breached! People are moving to the inner hall!""Then keep them moving," I snapped through my teeth, not daring to look away from the shimmering light before me. "If I drop concentration these wards will fall and the whole place opens!"Kai's voice came up from the stairs. "There are at least eight wolf pairs! They're hitting in groups, not random!"Draven's roar carried from the courtyard. "Hold the gate! No one should reach the main doors!"I poured more power into the lattice, feeling it drink fr
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Chapter: Chapter 65: The Hostage NegotiationKAI"I'll take the meet," I said, strapping a short blade under my jacket. "Silas wants to talk through a middle point. I know how these games work. You three stay here and keep the wards tight."Draven's jaw locked so hard I heard his teeth grind, and for a moment I thought he might actually put his fist through the wall. "I should go. I'm the Alpha.""You're also the one Silas wants rattled," I told him, holding his gaze. "You go, and he doesn't even need a plan, he just watches you unravel. I spent years as a rogue. I know how to walk into a trap and still walk out. Let me do this.""That's not a comfort, Kai. That's a disaster waiting to happen."Buttercup grabbed my arm before I could answer, her grip fierce enough to bruise. "Derek is only there because I promised him safety. That promise is mine to keep, not yours to gamble with. If there's a way to get him back without handing me over, take it. But don't you dare trade yourself either. I swear Kai, if you don't come back...""
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Chapter: Chapter 64: The Safe house is Under AttackBUTTERCUP ***LATER AT NIGHT "They're hitting the western wards!" Lila shouted as the first impact shook the ground. I ran toward the outer line with Draven and Kai close behind, my heart hammering against my ribs. The air smelled like smoke and fear. Shadows that did not belong to any tree stretched across the new buildings, reaching like fingers toward the people we had promised to protect."Get the residents to the inner circle!" I yelled, my voice laced with urgency. "No one should stay in the open!"Rose appeared at my side, her hands already glowing faintly with the healing magic she had only recently learned to control. "I'll help move the ones who freeze. Marcus is already pulling people from the cottages."A blast of dark energy slammed into one of Lila's ward stones. The barrier flared bright, then cracked, it made the sound like a gunshot across the compound. Two of Silas's pairs pushed through the gap, their movements were precise. These had once been people. Someone's
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Chapter: Chapter 63: Healing Through TherapyDRAVEN "I do not like this." I sat across from the healer in the other side room. "Alphas do not sit and talk about feelings while an enemy prepares to attack." Elowen, the healer Mira had brought in, watched me without flinching. She was older, calm, with eyes that had seen too many broken wolves pass through rooms like this one. "Alphas who refuse to look at their own damage get people killed," she said. "You already locked your mate behind barriers. We'll start from there." Buttercup stayed near the door at first, her arms crossed loosely, as though she wasn't sure whether she belonged inside the conversation or outside it. "I'll wait outside if you need the space," she said. "But I'm not leaving the hall." "Stay." The word came out rougher than I meant, with a need I hadn't planned to reveal. "That's the first honest thing you've said since you sat down," Elowen said, unbothered by the rawness in my voice. "Tell me what the barriers felt like when you put them up." I s
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