Novels by Allura.Shaletta

"Reyna—""You think you can take him from me? After everything I’ve done? I won’t let you, bitch!"Reyna kept getting closer, forcing Arthur—who had only just realized her presence—to instinctively shield Athena behind him. His eyes widened, just as shocked as Athena. He never imagined that someone he had always treated like a sister would do something so dangerous to the woman he loved."You’re not a killer, Reyna. Put the gun down!" he said, trying to bring her back to her senses, even though he was still torn between belief and disbelief."I won’t let her take you away from me again!" Reyna just gave a faint smile before her gaze turned sharp again. "I can’t lose you! Not after everything I’ve done for you!""Reyna—""Stay out of this!" she screamed. Her face was twisted in hatred and desperation. "You kept ignoring me while I kept falling more in love with you, Arthur! And now she’s pregnant, you’re just going to go back to her like nothing ever happened?!""Reyna, please..." Arth

"Wh–what?"Athena froze. Reyna’s words rang through the hallway like a bullet to the chest. Her breath caught. Her legs trembled. Her heart? Of course, shattered.Athena stared at Arthur, hoping—no, praying—that he’d deny it. That he’d scream it was a lie. But all she saw was confusion. Horror and silence."You... you really did this?" she whispered, barely able to form the words. "How could you—""I didn’t know what happened, dear. I swear! I don’t remember anything. She just..." Arthur stepped forward, reaching for her, but she pulled away.Athena’s tears, the ones she had tried so desperately to hold back, finally poured down her cheeks in torrents. Her body trembled with grief. Reyna, witnessing her pain, sneered with cruelty. Folding her arms across her chest, she stepped closer, her gaze sharp and arrogant."Believe it or not, but your perfect Arthur and I are closer than you think!""Reyna, stop it!""What? I’m just telling her the truth," she replied without a hint of guilt. "

"Hey!"Feeling the gentle caress on his strong jawline, Arthur tried to open his eyes. Still overwhelmed by sleepiness, he reached for the slender waist of the woman who seemed to be resting against his chest—only for his eyes to suddenly narrow sharply as he realized who was actually with him."What the hell is this?!"His heart stopped in an instant. Arthur woke with a pounding head and a mouth dry as ash. He blinked blearily, only to see Reyna lying beside him beneath the sheets, smiling like a cat that had just devoured the canary."You were amazing last night," she said casually, brushing her fingers through her hair. "I didn’t think you had it in you. I like it!"Shaking his head, Arthur then changed his position. With no clothes clinging to his body and the body of the woman beside him, he had expected it. But he quickly tried to deny it. "I don't understand. What are you talking about? How did you get here? And where are we now?!""You don’t remember?" Reyna asked with a tilt

Hearing those words, Arthur shook his head as if denying a truth too painful to accept. He took a step forward, reaching out to grab the wrist of the woman standing before him, but Athena had already stepped back, her eyes silently pleading with him—don’t."We’re over, Arthur. I’m sorry I never got to say goodbye back then. I just… I couldn’t bear to see you hurting and—""And falling apart!" Arthur cut her off sharply, running a hand over his face, overwhelmed. "Goodbye or not, I still felt it! Every inch of it! Don’t you see that?""I’m sorry. I just…""Why?" His voice cracked, raw with pain, as she struggled to find her words. "Why him? Why choose him over me? Hasn’t he done enough? Hasn’t he already broken you, made your life hell, and—""Enough! Please!"Arthur shook his head again, this time more desperately. His eyes locked onto the woman in front of him, her body trembling as she sobbed—just like him, if not even more heartbreakingly.How did it come to this? What made her giv

Throughout the ride, Arthur couldn’t shake his assistant’s words from his mind. Every part of them rang true. No matter how much time passed, Leon, Crystal, and Caroline would never let him or Athena live their lives in peace. They would never be satisfied, not even now when he and the woman he loved were already suffering under the weight of their cruelty.If they truly had joined forces to weave this trap around him, especially with Reyna relentlessly working to tear him away from Athena, he genuinely didn’t know what else he could do. If Athena were still by his side, none of this would feel so overwhelming. He wouldn’t be lost like this, drifting without direction, weak and broken, like a man abandoned for days in a barren, merciless desert."Sir... it seems your persistence has finally paid off."His assistant’s voice pulled him back from the chaos in his mind. Arthur snapped his gaze forward, eyes narrowing slightly at the sight of a woman stepping out of a taxi. Her face was h

"Mr. James! Did you just meet with Mrs. Athena inside? Has she returned? What’s your response to the rumors claiming that Mrs. Athena intentionally dropped her charges against Mr. Leon to reunite with her ex-husband?""Yes, Mr. James! As the person closest to her these past few months, surely you have something to say. Is the news true? Please, Mr. James, we've been struggling to reach her!""Yes, is your visit today connected to all this? Are you planning to cut ties and cancel your company's collaborations with hers out of disappointment? Rumor has it you only pursued the partnership to get close to her. Do you now feel betrayed, Mr. James? Played for a fool?"The flood of questions rained down without pause, each word sharpened by the blinding flash of camera lights. Stepping out of the Athena family’s corporate building, Arthur James hadn't anticipated the swarm of reporters that awaited him, hungry for a headline.Who had tipped them off? And how had the rumors spiraled so viciou

"Don’t push her too hard. She needs—""She doesn’t need anything here, including you! I’m her father! She never needed a man who drove her away and destroyed her life!"Hearing the commotion again, Serena’s head throbbed even harder. The words drove her away and destroyed her life echoed instantly, blending with the piercing ringing that felt deafening in her ears.Slowly, she stepped back, trying to avoid the hand reaching out to pull her. She tried to escape the situation, especially as fleeting images like this suddenly appeared in her mind.No... she had never been in a situation like this before, right?Serena tried to brush the thought aside. She closed her eyes for a moment, attempting to calm herself, before finally forcing herself to look at the older man who claimed to be her father."Come home with me, Serena," Martin said, trying to approach his daughter again. "You’re no longer his wife. I don’t want you to be used by him again. Your memory isn’t fully restored, and that

William’s hands clenched tightly at those words. His eyes narrowed sharply. His breath hitched for a moment before his attention was drawn away by the sound of a bedroom door opening."Will? Are you done making the pancakes? Want me to help?"Roland, who had also heard the voice, fell silent for a moment before letting out a chuckle. "So you’re with that woman? Are you living together again?""Don’t ever interfere in my life or the company again!" William hissed under his breath, unwilling to let Serena hear him. "Velmond Corporation is no longer yours! Grandfather gave it directly to me!""Too bad the old man has long since passed," Roland shot back, unrelenting. "He made the biggest mistake of his life. Velmond Corporation doesn’t belong in your hands, someone so weak, so easily manipulated by love!""You—""Meet me tonight," Roland cut him off firmly. "Your problem with me will be over if you’re willing to help me destroy that woman’s family!"Hearing the call abruptly end, William

"Welcome to our home! Do you like the new changes? I made some adjustments back then because I was getting bored."Looking at the decorations in front of her, Serena took another step forward. She slowly released William’s hand. There was still something unfamiliar and strange about how attentive the man was toward her. Her gaze swept across a painting of a horse that looked incredibly majestic. After that, she looked at several antique wooden ornaments, which made her turn back to the man she still remembered as her husband."Where’s your mother? It’s not like her to put that ornament there."Hearing the question, William fell silent. A tight, painful feeling filled his chest. It turned out Serena didn’t remember that his mother had passed away. His mouth opened as if to say something, but the words seemed to get stuck, held back by something he couldn’t bring himself to express."My mother...""You should place that ornament here," Serena said, correcting the position of the decorat

Serena let out another small laugh, and once again it sounded painfully heartbreaking. William couldn’t bear to look at her any longer. It turned out the woman only remembered the darkest fragments of their past. He could only lower his head. Slowly, his gaze fell to the hand that no longer allowed itself to be held so easily. His heart ached terribly.Was this truly God’s reprimand for him?William shut his eyes tightly, trying to hold back the single tear of regret that felt suffocating in his chest. He rubbed his face for a moment, trying to face the situation. Perhaps this was God’s way of giving him a chance to atone for all his mistakes in the past, mistakes where he had wasted the sincere love of his wife."Will?" Serena called again softly.Her innocent gaze once again made William lower his head. All the mistakes he had made in the past seemed to swirl endlessly in his mind. The weight of his regret was almost unbearable."I’m really fine," the woman said with a gentle smile,

"What? Temporary amnesia?"William stared at the doctor in disbelief. He was now in Serena’s hospital room. About ten minutes earlier he had sent the triplets home because he didn’t want them exposed to illness by staying too long in the hospital.His gaze slowly shifted toward the woman he loved, who was still lying weakly on the bed. His body froze. His strength seemed to drain away. His hands even trembled slightly as he tried to move his wheelchair closer to her."Th–that’s impossible," he whispered, his breath catching. "What happened to her? Why... why is she like this? Wasn’t she... actually fine?""According to the rescue team, Miss Serena’s head struck a large rock while she was waiting for you to be evacuated first, sir," the doctor explained. "She lost consciousness immediately at the scene and only woke up last night before eventually losing consciousness again until now.""Last night?" William asked, completely unaware of Serena’s condition because Martin hadn’t told him

"If the triplets ask about their mother, tell them she’s undergoing a medical examination."Without responding to William’s question, Martin turned and walked away. William grew more suspicious at the sight. He felt that Serena’s biological father was hiding something from him. But he couldn’t press further, especially when he heard the sound of the triplets’ footsteps entering the room."Daddy!" Caelric greeted cheerfully. His right hand held Caelia’s, while his left held Caelen’s."Hi, kids," William replied, forcing a smile. "How are you? I’m sorry for making you worry."Shaking her head briefly, Caelia stepped slightly ahead of her two brothers. She paused for a moment, then blinked slowly. "Are you really our daddy?""Come here, sweetheart." William smiled again before adjusting himself to sit up properly. "Daddy has missed you so much.""So you really are our daddy?" Caelen finally spoke, prompting William to nod gently."I’m sorry for only admitting it now. You might not unders