Chapter: Author's NoteHello readers, it's Ena here! If you’ve made it this far, thank you for trusting me with your time, your heart, and a little corner of your imagination, even as Abigail's story snowballed into a big, breathless ride with twists at very corner. Every book only really comes alive when someone chooses to read it, and I’m endlessly grateful that you chose this one.I hope this story gave you moments of escape, comfort, and maybe even a little hope. There are more stories waiting to be told, and I can’t wait to share the next one with you very soon. Until next time 💛All my love, Ena Starr.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-30
Chapter: EpilogueAbigailI devoured the article like it might vanish if I blinked, my thumb scrolling faster than my mind could fully keep up. Casillas’ name leapt out at me in bold, black letters, followed by words that felt almost unreal in their finality: life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. I read the sentence twice, then a third time, letting it settle into my bones.A slow smile curved my lips. It wasn’t joy exactly. Joy felt too clean a word for what this was, but it was a sharp and deep satisfaction, a closing of a door that had haunted me for far too long. I leaned back into the seat, exhaling softly through my nose as I kept reading. The article detailed the courtroom scene, the judge’s remarks, and the visible reactions of the public. Casillas’ crimes were laid bare in unflinching language: trafficking, exploitation, abuse. Children. Always children.Part of me, a darker, more vindictive part, had hoped for a death sentence. I didn’t pretend otherwise. But as I read on, a di
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-30
Chapter: Chapter 287 (2)Casillas turned his head sharply. “Watch your mouth,” he growled. “You’re forgetting who you’re talking to.”Germaine didn’t look at him. His gaze remained fixed on the darkened road ahead. “No,” he said quietly. “You’re forgetting.”Casillas’ jaw clenched. “What is all this?” he demanded. “This circus…this show of force.”Germaine exhaled slowly through his nose. “Early this morning,” he said, “an exposé on you dropped, a big one. Every major outlet picked it up within the hour.”Casillas scoffed, though the sound rang hollow even to his own ears. “An exposé?” he repeated. “That’s it? You tore apart my house because of a story?”Germaine turned then, finally looking at him. His expression was grim, stripped of the easy familiarity Casillas had always relied on. “It wasn’t unsubstantiated,” he said. “It was airtight.”Casillas’ pulse quickened. “A story can say anything,” he insisted. “People make claims all the time.”Germaine shook his head. “This one came with receipts. There were
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Chapter: Chapter 287 (1)Casillas was dragged out of sleep by rough hands clutching at his shoulders. He groaned, swatting blindly, irritation filling him before awareness followed. “Get off me,” he snapped thickly, his voice slurred with sleep. “Nellie, for God’s sake, let me sleep.”The hands did not retreat, but tightened. “You’re under arrest,” a man’s voice said, calm and unmistakably male. That wasn’t Nellie.Casillas’ eyes flew open. For half a second, his mind refused to assemble what it was seeing. The room was too bright, flooded with harsh white light. Shapes moved everywhere, shapes in dark uniforms with unfamiliar faces. Nellie was no longer beside him; she was standing near the far wall in a silk robe, crying openly as a police officer spoke to her in a low voice. His drawers were pulled open. His wardrobe stood gaping, clothes spilling out as officers rifled through it with methodical efficiency. “What the hell is this?” Casillas roared, pushing himself upright. “What are you doing in my house
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-30
Chapter: Chapter 286AbigailI had been sitting in the garden for what felt like an eternity, a book open in my hands and utterly useless. The sun filtered through the leaves overhead, dappling the page with light and shadow, but the words might as well have been written in another language. I had been staring at the same paragraph for at least ten minutes, my eyes dutifully tracking the lines while my mind wandered far, far away.Every thought circled back to the same thing: Alexander, and what he might have found.My fingers tightened slightly on the edge of the book as my thoughts replayed the morning over and over again. Once I left Daniella’s room, I had gone searching for my phone to call Alexander, my pulse racing. I could still hear that unmistakable edge of restrained excitement in his voice in my head when I told him everything about Casillas, the foundation and the girls.“Leave it to me,” he’d said. “This might be exactly what we’ve been waiting for.”He had promised to get back to me with goo
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-30
Chapter: Chapter 285AbigailDaniella didn’t come down for breakfast. It was such a small thing, really, the kind of absence that could easily be explained away by oversleeping or a lack of appetite. But I noticed it immediately. Recently, she only appeared after Alexander had left the house, slipping into the dining room or kitchen for something quick once she was sure he was gone. She had been meticulous about it. Today, there was nothing.I stirred my tea slowly, watching the steam curl upward, unease settling in my chest. It wasn’t concern exactly, more like a tug of curiosity edged with caution. Alexander had told me about their conversation in the garden the night before, about informing her of his decision to send her abroad. Exile was a harsh word for it, but it wasn’t inaccurate either. Daniella had not taken it well. Plus, we didn’t really know her. She had initially presented herself as one thing - soft-spoken and grateful - but then her actions told a different story. People like that were of
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-30
Chapter: FORTY-EIGHT: An Intervention (2)There was a pause. “But I’m not,” he said finally. “I have Aaron. I have Winnie. I can’t just abandon them.” He shook his head slightly, as though the very idea was absurd. “I won’t.”A beat passed before he added, more firmly now, “And don’t even think about suggesting I leave them with you.”“They’re my responsibility,” Dominic continued, his tone firm, brooking no argument. “And you’ve already done more than enough for this me and the kids.”For a moment, silence stretched between them again, until Marcus spoke. “I have something to say,” he said, his voice measured, careful. “And you’re probably not going to like it.”Dominic closed his eyes briefly, exhaling through his nose before giving a small, almost imperceptible nod. He didn’t turn around. “Go on.”Marcus took a step closer. “What you saw in Lila,” he began slowly, choosing his words with deliberate care, “what you thought was determination…might have been fear.”Dominic’s brow furrowed slightly, though he said nothing.“Th
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-14
Chapter: FORTY-EIGHT: An Intervention (1)The steady rhythm of Dominic’s knife against the chopping board filled the kitchen, each downward motion enough to keep his hands busy but not so fast that it required much thought. The carrots were already half-diced, their bright orange pieces gathering in a neat pile beneath his blade. Behind him, the cheerful noise of Winnie and Aaron’s cartoon drifted in from the living room, with the occasional burst of laughter coming from the children themselves.It should have felt normal, even comforting. Instead, it only made the quiet in his chest more apparent. The front door opened with a familiar click, followed by the soft thud of it closing again. Dominic’s grip on the knife tightened. A second later, the quiet was shattered.“Unkee Marcus!” That came from Winnie. The delighted shrieks of his children rang through the house, full of excitement. Dominic could practically hear the thud of small feet rushing across the floor, the scuffle of bodies colliding as they threw themselves at th
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-13
Chapter: FORTY- SEVEN: Returning the Favor (3)She shrugged. It was a small motion but it carried a resignation she couldn’t quite mask. “The money from the Winters contract will keep things running for now,” she said, her voice measured. Her lips pressed together faintly before she added, almost as an afterthought, “I just don’t know how long that’s going to last.”Annabelle huffed softly, a faint, self-deprecating sound as she leaned back slightly against the headboard. “Maybe I should start updating my résumé,” she added, attempting a joke, though it came out flatter than she intended.Lila didn’t laugh. Her expression shifted into something more contemplative. Her fingers lifted, tapping lightly against the rim of her cup in a slow, rhythmic motion as she considered Annabelle’s words.“It’s not fair,” Lila said after a moment. “Your father and James make this mess, and somehow it’s you sitting here worrying about how to fix it.”Annabelle’s lips curved into a faint smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes. “Life’s not fair,” she re
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-12
Chapter: FORTY-SEVEN: Returning the Favor (2)The thought made her stomach twist. She drew in a slow breath. There would never be a perfect moment, only now, before doubt crept in and rooted her to the spot. Before she lost her nerve.Annabelle cleared her throat and Lila’s gaze lifted immediately, her brows knitting together slightly as she studied Annabelle’s expression. “What is it?”Annabelle hesitated for only a fraction of a second, then squared her shoulders despite the lingering discomfort in her body.“I need to talk to you about something,” she said, her voice more controlled now.Lila lowered her cup slowly. “Alright…”Annabelle held her gaze, refusing to look away even as a knot tightened in her chest. “I had a one-night stand with Andre.”The words landed between them and for a moment, there was no reaction. Then Lila’s eyes widened, shock blooming across her face so vividly it was almost jarring. Her lips parted, forming a near-perfect ‘o’ as she stared at Annabelle, clearly caught off guard.Annabelle’s heart thudd
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-11
Chapter: FORTY-SEVEN: Returning the Favor (1)Annabelle stirred with a low groan, her brow furrowing as consciousness dragged her back to the surface. The first thing that reached her was the warm and unmistakable scent of ginger tea. It curled through the air in soft waves, soothing and intrusive all at once. She winced, her eyes fluttering open as the light filtering through the curtains stabbed at her senses.“God,” she muttered under her breath, her voice rough, her throat dry.She pushed herself upright, immediately regretting the decision as her head throbbed in protest. The world tilted slightly, and she squeezed her eyes shut again, pressing her fingers to her temples as if she could physically hold her skull together. Her body felt stiff, her neck protesting as she rolled it slightly. She had fallen asleep in a position that could only be described as unfortunate—half-curled, half-collapsed.When she finally forced her eyes open again, she took in her surroundings more carefully. The arrangement of furniture was unfamili
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-10
Chapter: FORTY-SIX: On the Edge (2)As soon as the passenger door shut, Annabelle peeled away from the curb, her composure thinning with every passing block. She didn’t stop to think, or breathe, or collect herself. Rage simmered beneath her skin, pressing against her ribs, making it hard to breathe. She had never felt quite like this before. Not even during the company’s worst scandals, or during those humiliating public affairs that her father had brushed under the rug with money and connections. This was different.This was personal. Her father had been lying to her. To all of them. If what Andre said was true, then everything she thought she knew about the company’s stability, about their legacy, was a façade.Her hands gripped the wheel so tightly her knuckles ached, and still she couldn’t loosen her hold. Her spine was rigid. It was as her body had locke
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-05-08
Chapter: Author's NoteHello everyone, Ena here! Phew, this has been quite a journey. I can hardly believe that we've reached the end of this story together. What started as a simple idea has grown into something so much more, and that’s all thanks to you readers and your support. Thank you for sticking with me and I'm grateful to every single one of you. Though we’re closing this chapter, I hope this isn’t goodbye. I have more stories to tell, and I’d love to share them with you. I'll be back soon with an even better book. Until next time 💛 All my love, Ena Starr.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-26
Chapter: Chapter 130: The End (3)Two Weeks Later The evening had settled into a comfortable warmth as Flora parked her car in the driveway of Damien’s estate. The sky was a gentle gradient of fading sunset hues, a perfect close to what had been a long but fulfilling day with Eva. They had been going over the offers from several publishing houses and TV studios, that wanted to monetize Flora's experience with Alice and Janice. It had been exhausting, but there was a sense of peace that came with knowing everything with Alice was truly over. Justice had been served, and Flora was finally free. With a content sigh, she gathered her things, pushing open the front door. The house was unusually quiet, save for the faint rustle of the breeze outside and the distant clinking of glass from the kitchen. A cozy warmth greeted her, the familiar scent of home wrapping her in comfort as she stepped inside. "Hello?" she called out softly, slipping off her shoes and setting
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-26
Chapter: Chapter 130: The End (2)Flora’s breath caught in her throat, but she held her composure, her hands clenched so tightly her knuckles turned white. She cast a glance across the courtroom and met Alice’s eyes. There was no fire in them, no anger or hatred. Only resignation. This was her fate, sealed and unchangeable. Alice would spend the rest of her life in jail. There would be no escape, no return to the life she once knew. She would die there, alone. The judge then turned her attention to Janice, who sat trembling in her seat. “As for Janice Holden,” the judge said, her tone unwavering, “for the charge of conspiracy to commit murder, and for the misuse of her professional authority as a nurse, resulting in the death of Vera Wicks, this court finds the defendant guilty.” Janice sobbed openly as the judge delivered her sentence: twenty-five years to life, with the possibility of parole only after serving the minimum term. But even with parole, Janice would never fully escape her crimes.
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-26
Chapter: Chapter 130: The End (1)The next few days blurred together, filled with a whirlwind of action and emotion as Flora set the final stage for justice. Filing the formal report against Alice was both cathartic and devastating, but it was something Flora knew she had to do. This was the final step in a journey that had begun when her life was torn apart by betrayal, and now, she was finally fighting back. Alice was arrested almost immediately after Flora's report, and to everyone's surprise, she didn’t resist. For the first time in their long and painful history, she didn’t fight back. There were no screaming matches, no attempts to manipulate or twist the situation in her favor, no venomous remarks hurled in Flora’s direction. Instead, Alice turned herself over with an unsettling calm, submitting a written confession detailing her involvement in both the death of Flora’s mother and the accident that had left her father a prisoner in his own mind. Flora knew Alice’s cooperation wasn’t born
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-26
Chapter: Chapter 129: The Coward's Way Out (3)A chill ran down her spine, and she stammered out the first question that came to mind. “Olivia…are you—”Before she could finish, Olivia let out a bitter laugh, the sound filled with a weight of sorrow and exhaustion. It wasn’t a happy laugh, but one of disbelief at her own situation.“Yes, I’m pregnant,” Olivia confirmed softly, cutting off Flora’s stumbling attempt to find the right words. She rubbed her palm lightly over her stomach as if to comfort herself more than anything else. “And before you ask, it’s Cyprus’s.”Flora’s breath caught in her throat. Cyprus. Of course it was his. Her mind flew to that one disastrous night that Olivia had had with the arrogant vice president of Defendwise Ventures.“Olivia…” Flora whispered, her voice thick with disbelief. “What are you going to do?”The question hung in the air like a fragile thread, and for a moment, Olivia seemed lost, her gaze fixed on some distant point beyond the supermarket, beyond the immediate rea
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-25
Chapter: Chapter 129: The Coward's Way Out (2)Olivia’s face was puffy, her eyes rimmed red and swollen from crying. She looked utterly devastated, her usual composed demeanor shattered. Her bottom lip quivered as she attempted a smile, but it was weak, trembling at the edges. "Flora," Olivia whispered, her voice cracking. Flora stepped forward, unsure whether to close the distance between them or keep some space. She could see the exhaustion written across Olivia’s features, the turmoil swirling behind her eyes. For a moment, neither of them spoke, the weight of what had brought them here pressing down on both of them. Olivia broke the silence first, her voice barely above a whisper. “I—I didn’t know.” She choked on the words, shaking her head as fresh tears welled in her eyes. “I didn’t know what my mother was capable of. I swear to you, Flora, I didn’t know any of it.” Flora stood still, absorbing Olivia’s words. She wanted to believe her. Desperately. But the betrayal of the past day,
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-25
Second Chance For The Broken Luna
Krista thought marrying Jacob Hollows, the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack, would fulfill her dreams of love. But her marriage was a bitter pretense, filled with loneliness and rejection as Jacob’s heart remained bound to his first love, Laurel, who vanished on a scouting mission years ago. Despite being a perfect Luna and giving everything for the pack, Krista's sacrifices went unnoticed, her heart breaking a little more each day. When Laurel, who everyone thought was dead, returns unexpectedly, Jacob takes the chance to finally be with the woman he thought he always wanted. He cruelly breaks his mate bond with Krista, throwing her aside without a second thought. Devastated and betrayed, Krista flees, taking with her the secret she swore she’d protect at all costs - she is pregnant with Jacob's heir. By the time Jacob realises Krista is his true mate, she is long gone. He spends the next two years looking for her, but when he finally finds her, Krista is no longer the submissive, heartbroken Luna Jacob once knew. She’s stronger, wiser, and fiercely protective of the son she raised alone. The son Jacob never knew existed. Krista was his true mate all along, the one he should have cherished, and Jacob is determined to win her back. But is Krista willing to take him back? Has she moved on after so many years apart? And what is Laurel planning in the shadows while Jacobs chases his true Luna?
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Chapter: 7: Alpha Says (2)KristaI forced myself to listen, trying to hide the bitterness bubbling inside me. Laurel’s warnings were probably well-intentioned, but it felt like she was undercutting me, feeding the pack’s fears without a thought for who needed to hear it or didn’t. I bit down on the urge to sigh. Laurel’s fear-mongering would affect even the youngest among us, the ones who should be kept far away from tales of rogue wolves lurking in the shadows.Thankfully, Serah moved on, filling the room with stories of the smaller dramas and petty feuds that made up the fabric of pack life. I nodded, listening to the familiar antics, and a flicker of peace filled my chest—until I noticed Jacob entering the room. The air shifted, my heart beating quicker as he looked at us both, his gaze lingering on where my hand lay resting in Serah’s hair. A strange look crossed his face, but he said nothing.Serah immediately straightened, greeting Jacob with a formal incline of her head before scuttling out of the room,
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-14
Chapter: 7: Alpha Says (1)KristaAfter our conversation that day in the study, Jacob’s absence – both physically and emotionally – felt more obvious than ever. He’d been pulling away from me for days, but this was different. There was a finality in his silence, a sense that he’d already made up his mind, and every part of me screamed that I needed to stop him, but I didn’t know how. My body betrayed me at every turn—my strength slipping away day by day, as if it had decided I was better off lying down than standing up to what was coming.Even the simple things became exhausting. I could barely walk from my room to the dining hall without feeling lightheaded, my muscles weak and unwilling to cooperate. Playing with Greta’s children left me breathless, head pounding, nausea following me around like a shadow. I was always tired, always aching, and it felt like some cruel twist of fate that I was falling apart just as my whole world was on the verge of doing the same. My symptoms should have been the least of my w
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-14
Chapter: 6: Hard Questions (2)KristaI watched as he closed his eyes, rubbing his temples as if he were trying to stave off an oncoming headache. When he opened them, his gaze was soft, but there was a distance in it that only sharpened the pain in my chest.“Krista, she’s been through things you can’t imagine,” he said quietly, his tone pleading for my understanding, though I felt my own slipping. “She needs me. Our pack needs me to be strong for her.”“And I don’t need you?” I shot back, the words spilling out in a rush before I could temper them. I knew it was too much, that it was selfish of me to demand his attention while Laurel was healing. But I was tired. Tired of being the quiet, understanding Luna, tired of always giving more than I received, and exhausted from waiting for even a sliver of his heart.Jacob’s jaw clenched, and I saw the flicker of impatience in his eyes. “Krista, this isn’t the time for this.”“Of course it’s not,” I whispered, the hurt seeping into my words. “Because it never is, is it?
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-13
Chapter: 6: Hard Questions (1)KristaAs the days slipped by, Laurel’s recovery had become more than a quiet, hopeful thing; it was a presence, pulsing in every corner of the pack. And with each new morning, I’d watch Jacob drift farther from me, pulled by the gravity of her pain. Every quiet evening he spent in the infirmary, his hand brushing her shoulder, a soft word here, a murmur there—all of it left an ache inside me, one that ate away at any calm I’d managed to cling to.My reflection stared back at me in the glass of the study window, the hollow look in my eyes the only indication of how tired I felt, of how weary my heart had become. It was almost too easy to imagine Jacob in the infirmary right now, his hand resting gently on Laurel’s shoulder, his words soft and comforting. She’d suffered, she’d endured the worst of it—and yes, a part of me felt for her. But another part of me twisted, resentful and hurt, because as terrible as her ordeal had been, I felt my own agony buried beneath it, unseen.When I he
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-13
Chapter: 5: Floating Rumors (2)KristaI tried to remind myself that I was Luna, that Jacob and I had built something together. But the doubts clawed at the edges of my mind.The pack’s opinion mattered more than I wanted to admit. And now, with Jacob running to Laurel’s side, with everyone seeing how quickly he’d abandoned me at breakfast… they would be wondering. Whispering. I could feel it in the air, in the cautious glances and the pitying smiles some gave me.Later, as I was passing near the training grounds, the sound of Laurel’s name reached my ears again as I passed two young wolves near the training grounds. I instinctively slowed my pace, listening to the words drifting over.“Did you see the way Alpha ran to her this morning?” one of them murmured, glancing around as though afraid to be overheard.“I did! It was… I don’t know, I’ve never seen him look at Luna Krista like that. Do you think he’ll… I mean, maybe he’ll bring her back as Luna?” the other responded, her tone hushed but filled with awe. “After
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-04-12
Chapter: 5: Floating Rumors (1)KristaThe bed felt cold last night, and not just because I slept alone. I’ve spent more than a few nights without Jacob beside me, whether because of a late meeting or a patrol run, but somehow last night the loneliness seeped deeper. My thoughts kept returning to his face as he’d cradled Laurel, the way his eyes had softened with something I’d never quite felt directed toward me. The memory left an ache that refused to settle, circling in my stomach like a storm long after I managed to drift to sleep.I didn’t want to lie beside Jacob while I knew he’d be thinking about her, his thoughts lingering on the ghost of the woman who had been with him long before me. So I slept in the spare room, curled up on an uncomfortable, barely-used mattress, my heart twisting every time I thought of the way Jacob had held her—Laurel, the one he never stopped loving. And as I drifted into a restless sleep, I tried to tell myself that the queasiness in my stomach was only from the tension of the night
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