Divorce Me Once, Your Loss
“All he wanted was the woman he could never have - my sister. So he and his family treated me like nothing.
Now the tables have turned and revenge they say, is a drink best served cold.”
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One year ago, Brianna Page escaped the suffocating grip of her marriage to Nico Armani, a union that had reduced her to a mere shadow of her former self.
Treated like a nobody by her husband and maltreated by his family, Brianna's almost nonexistent spark had been all but extinguished, snuffed out and scattered like the autumn leaves in gusts of wind.
Now, she is a different woman altogether, a force to be reckoned with.
The timid, submissive bride is gone, replaced by a confident, powerful entrepreneur who's built a small empire of her own.
As the owner of a thriving company, Brianna has finally found her voice and her freedom.
Just as she is savoring her newfound independence, Nico shows up and drops a bombshell: their divorce couldn’t go through and they are required to live under the same roof for half of a year before it is official.
Now she is hell-bent on exacting revenge on her husband and his family for all the pain they’ve caused her.
She is determined, ready, and resolute in her revenge plan and it doesn’t matter now that Nico is willing to do whatever it takes to win her back, to prove his love and devotion.
She has moved on, and she's not about to let him dictate her life again.
The question is: can Nico convince Brianna to give him another chance, or has she truly closed the door on their tumultuous past?
One thing's for sure - Brianna's not going to let anyone, including her ex-husband, undermine her newfound happiness and success.
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Chapter: Ryan ArmaniBrianna“Can you handle it all?” Aliyah asks over the phone, her voice betraying her worry.“I don’t think I can,” I tell her candidly, “I’m afraid I might not be able to carry through with everything.”Although my vacation was cut short because I had to attend to ‘marital duties’ for an extra six months, Aliyah decided to extend hers and stay an extra week bathing in the bliss of Hawaii sun. I always wished I had Aliyah’s carefree easygoing life instead of my complicated own and this here is the height of my wishes.To stay there in Hawaii away from my past and the people that it brought with it.“You don’t have to,” she says, “you can opt out at anytime, Bri. Your mental health should always come first, you should always come first.”“Thing is . . .”I think of the emotional scars the Armani family inflicted on me, the tears, the therapy I had to go through to come out of it okay . . .“I wish it were that easy, Al. It’s not. They have to know. They have to pay.”They are not the on
Last Updated: 2025-07-23
Chapter: ResignationBriannaI slam the papers on the study table in front of Rosa Armani as in the study of my new home.Her dark eyes shoot up to mine, irritation flashing across her face.She regards me in that bigger-than-thou look, “And what are those?”I shrug indignantly, “Resignation papers.”Shock settles itself on her attractive features, “Resignation? I never said anything about resigning.”“Well,” my eyes trail from her to her daughter who is shooting daggers at me from behind Rosa. “it’s your choice, really. You either resign or I have no choice but to fire you. Now think what the press will make of that?”She springs up, her anger evident from the scowl of her face and the tightness of her fist. “The hotel firmly belongs to the Armanis. If you think I’m just going to let you get your greasy hands on –”“Too late, Rosa,” I shake my head ruefully, “just a little too late. The hotel is already greasy from my touch.”“What do you mean?” Rica asks. It is probably the first time Nico’s sister is s
Last Updated: 2025-07-21
Chapter: WarningNico“More beer?” Jake, my campaign manager and closest friend, asks.“Whisky,” I tell him, “I need it.”He smirks as he pours me a shot and slides the tumbler across the brass table in my home office.“You look like you need a shot or five,” he mutters, trying and failing to sound sympathetic.I sigh and grab the tumbler between two fingers and gulp it down.“Send it coming.”The last one week has been a rollercoaster of some sorts.For starters the campaign strategy my manager employed surreptitiously flopped to the ground as a new opponent I hadn’t even known existed one-upped me with a better strategy.Nobody ever one-upped me in my game. No one ever outsmarted me. It was more of shock as a result of the hit than anything that had my crew reeling and unable to immediately come up with a better campaign strategy.Never again. I know I should have seen it coming but I guess I never thought anybody would have it in their agenda to mess with me and go down in my bad books in the proce
Last Updated: 2025-07-17
Chapter: Rosa Armani BriannaI’ve been to the Armani mansion not more than four times in my life and those were only because I had no choice whatsoever than to show up and pretend to be the ever so dutiful, ever so loving wife of Nico Armani.Keeping up the appearance of a happy couple was not necessarily a requirement in mine and Nico’s marriage but sometimes he needed me to convince the public he had a heart.My heels click as I make my way into the mansion, my hair billowing around me in the breezy summer wind even though I tamed it down with a hat.I can't believe I let Nico kiss me back at the helicopter. And I hate myself for reacting to him the way I did.But when those lips demanded more from me, the only thought that crossed my mind was giving into the desire that tugged at my whole body.Never again.It’s no use pretending that I haven’t always envisioned being kissed by Nico and I’m not gonna lie that it didn’t feel better than my imaginations conjured up but Nico Armani treated me like trash f
Last Updated: 2025-07-16
Chapter: Flight KissNico“We checked in Istanbul sir, the lead was wrong.”“Never mind,” I speak to the phone, “I found her. Abort the mission.”“You mean to call off the squad in Italy too?” the PI I hired asks through the phone.“Call it all off,” I order, before hanging up.Looking for Brianna for a whole year proved more difficult than I care to admit. It was as if she disappeared off the face of the earth and only resurfaced when I hired one of the best private investigators to dig her up and it turned out she was making a name for herself in the business industry.I can’t say I wasn’t surprised when I found out about her recent success because the Brianna I know was as timid as a rabbit in a predator’s gaze. I was always the predator, she the prey.But seeing her in person explained everything. She isn’t the Brianna I knew from a year ago. This version of her . . .Phew.My eyes involuntarily trail to where she sits cross-legged by the window, staring as the world floats around the helicopter.Bria
Last Updated: 2025-06-24
Chapter: ArmaniBrianna“What?!?”Daniel looks visibly stunned when he looks back at me, “You didn’t tell me you were married.”“I’m not!”Aliyah gives a low whistle from behind me.Nico leans in, his voice taking a low drawl when he says, “Your five seconds is up, champ.”Danny rises to his feet indignantly, his eyes trained on mine regardless of Nico’s scowl beside him. “Call me.”Nico’s scowl deepens as he makes his exit, then his eyes rounds up on mine. “Call me? What the hell was that?! You out flirting with every dude now?”I’m sure my features displays my confusion when I repeat his words. “What the hell was that?” I ask him, “your wife?”“Did I stutter?”“Did you forget something called a divorce? You know the thing that happened one year ago when you decided you wanted me gone from your life?”He leans down and his hand closes tight around my arm, “Did you forget your fucking manners when speaking to—”He cuts short, his eyes zeroing in on my body as he regards me like it is the first time h
Last Updated: 2025-06-24
Beneath The Mafia's Vow
“The Rossellinis are to the Mahonnas what the Montagues are to the Capulets, sworn enemies bound by years of feud that fuels hatred and bitter rivalry. In summary, the man standing beside me, the man who I just said my vows to, is my father’s archenemy.”
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When Marco Rossellini, a ruthless Mafia boss, feared and respected in the underground world kidnaps Vienna’s husband-to-be on her wedding day, and forces her to marry him as an act of revenge against her father, she is trapped under the painful existence of being married to a man as cold as ice.
As they navigate through the stormy waters of hate and the treacherous landscape of mafia politics, Vienna is torn between loyalty to her father and the growing feelings for the man who married her as an act of revenge.
But can she trust Marco, or will his vendetta against her family shatter her into a thousand broken pieces beyond repair?
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All his life, Marco has only wanted one thing - vengeance against the man who wronged his family.
What better way to get back at Daniello Mahonnas than taking away his most prized treasure, right underneath his nose in one calculated move?
Marriage to the beautiful Vienna was supposed to be an act of revenge, a genius move that will bring the Mahonnas down on their knees, pleading for his mercy. But with every banter, with every smile she sends his way, every heated kiss and stolen passion, she chips away at his icy exterior, leaving him bare, vulnerable and worst – in love.
Will he be able to move past his vendetta and love her the way his heart wants or will those eyes staring back at him remind him more of his past than he ever wanted?
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Chapter: ShakenMarcoI wipe my hands on a napkin my driver provides for me as he starts the ignition.The Mahonnas girl is still shaken, eyes wide, skin as pale as a ghost, lips trembling. For someone who grew up in a mafia home she sure as hell isn’t taking this well.“You got something you want to say?” I grind out.“What did you do?” she whispers, looking straight ahead and avoiding my eyes.“Not that it’s any of your business,” I spit, “but I had someone to take care of. The whole reason I accepted that damn invitation in the first place.”She is silent and in the glow of the street lights blurring past us, I see the slight tremble of her body.Without thinking, I reach out to her and she jerks back, alarmed.“Don’t fucking touch me!”I smirk, loving the pleasure I’m getting at the sight of her being terrified of me. “There’s blood on your arm and as much as I always love to see a Mahonnas bleed, something tells me that’s someone else’s blood.”She glares at me in disgust before grabbing a silk
Last Updated: 2025-07-17
Chapter: Bloody HandsViennaI feel his hand on the small of my back.“Keep your head high. And don’t lose the smile.”I resist the urge to punch my new husband in the groin. “Don’t tell me what to do,” I whisper “I know how to keep up with appearance.”He shoots me a look but remains silent as we glide through the doors of the ballroom.The governor of Newark decided to throw a party for his daughter’s engagement and invited the Rossellinis so this makes it the first public outing I am making as a Rossellini.The thought makes me want to puke all over Marco’s expensive shiny tux.The only reason I agreed to come is because I’m hoping that the governor also invited the Mahonnas and Contis to the ball and I can finally get some heavily-needed answers.Marco withdraws his hand to shake a minister who pulls him into a spontaneous conversation and I use the opportunity to scan the large hall for any sign of my parents.I see them almost immediately, seated in the middle of an expensive looking table wi
Last Updated: 2025-07-16
Chapter: RulesViennaI hate my life.Or at least what has become of it.I stayed in my room for two days after my disastrous wedding, not leaving except for that one time I confronted Marco is his study.Wrong move by the way, that man is as dangerous at home as he is outside.The way his hands moved on my body reminded me so much of the things I can never have.The man I can never be with.I met some people the first day I came here – the domestic staff, some dangerous looking men dressed in dark suits, and a blonde lady I couldn’t place.My mother came to visit on the third day and she had some kind of flimsy excuse about why my dad couldn’t show his face.“He is humiliated,” she states.“Humiliated? He made a deal with the devil and shoved me headfirst into the crosshairs of a man whose best friend is a gun and he is the one who is humiliated? I am beyond humiliated, I am heartbroken, torn to pieces, disgraced and worse, I can't reach –” I break down and my mother pulls me into a hug. It is not
Last Updated: 2025-06-10
Chapter: Kill or PassMarco“Congratulations boss,” Rick says, settling himself on the wild cat-shaped couch in my home office.I decided to work from home today to avoid the storm of the media as a result of yesterday’s happenings and him being here, in my space is defeating that purpose.I take a puff of the vintage cigar between my thumb and forefinger and inhale deeply before sending him a glare. “For what?”“For getting married. Smooth move by the way. Danielo Mahonnas would never have given off his daughter to you otherwise.”“He knew what he had to lose.”Danielo Mahonnas has had the upper hand more times than I can count. Years ago, when he had me under his foot and crushed. Deep.Not this time.This time, it was either lose the most valuable thing in his life, or risk exposure.Not like his daughter is the most valuable thing in his life, no, even I know that he values his position at The Vices more than he values anything else in the world, but every man’s daughter is his prized possession, espec
Last Updated: 2025-06-10
Chapter: DeceitVienna They say a girl’s wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of her life. The day all her dreams come true, the day she glows and shines like the world is at her feet. Well apparently that didn’t apply to me because my wedding day was the worst day of my life. I glowed and shone, but inside, I was a bag of rotten broccolis, curled and soaked with the dirty wave of despair. *** *A day ago* My wedding to Rafael Conti had been scheduled three weeks after he asked me to be his wife. I was ridden with the joy that comes with getting married to the person you love. When you’re twenty-three and getting married, it may seem like the best thing happening to you. Everyone was excited, including my father – Danielo Mahonnas – which was an unnatural thing, considering how strict and hardened the man is. But Rafael is a Conti, the son to my father’s second-in-command and in the Mafia society my family belonged to – The Vices – it is always smiled upon when there is a marriage b
Last Updated: 2025-06-10
Ex-Periment: Fake-Dating My Sister's Ex
Plot Summary:
‘…well, for starters, I think he shouldn’t be here, in my apartment, making me all uncomfortable and squirmy. And I also think he shouldn’t be talking about Ciara’s wedding. Isn’t there some kind of unwritten rule where you should never talk about your ex’s marriage?...’
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When Ryan Shelby, the hot talk of NYC appears on Tiara James-Lemptons’ doorstep, there is only one thought in her mind. Flight.
He is hot, he is dark, he is single – finally –, but he is danger. Like the flame that draws the moth, he burns, and when he makes an offer for her to be his fake girlfriend, like the moth to the flame, she finds it hard to resist.
She isn’t the only one doing the resisting, however. Ryan is drawn to Tiara, to the girl that has always been on the side. The girl that has somehow morphed from that lanky college girl to the curvy but slender 23-year old, staring back at him with wide eyes and a luscious mouth.
He had always had a thing for her, right from college, it was what brought the fight to his relationship with Ciara almost regularly. But up till now, he has always kept his feelings – and dick – in check. Does he want revenge on Ciara Lemptons? Or does he just want to find a way to deal with his growing feelings for Tiara?
And how on earth could he prove to her that he isn’t some two-faced jerk that could play both sisters?
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Chapter: EpilogueTiara“You may say your vows,” the priest’s voice bounces across the garden, loud and clear for all to hear.I have never been so happy in my life.As I look across to the groom, watching his face light up, my heart swells with pride, joy and love.My father recites his vows just the way we practiced, without all the nervous glances and anxiety sputters he sported during the rehearsal. His voice is loud, sure and as bold as a voice can get.He is staring deeply into my mother’s eyes as he says the words, and I have to stop myself in time before a tear escapes my lids and ruins my makeup.Across from me, directly behind my father, Ryan gives me an obnoxious wink that somehow threatens my ability to keep a straight face and still sends shivers down my spine.“I totally saw that,” Melody whispers from behind me and for the first time I regret my decision of letting my mom choose Melody to be something like an assistant maid of honor.It’s almost a whole year after I woke up from coma in t
Last Updated: 2025-05-08
Chapter: LoveTiaraHe tugs at my hand, “Listen to me, Tiara,” he manages to sound firm, “what happened wasn’t your fault. If you’re looking for someone to put the blame on, put it on me. It was all me. I told Ciara about the child I was stupid enough to do that”I shake my head, “She was bound to know eventually. Which means this was bound to happen.”“I brought you into this, I orchestrated the whole thing with Ciara. Blame me, Tiara, don’t for one second think it was your fault.”“No,” I whisper against his neck, “no, Ryan. Everything was worth it because of you.”He kisses my hand, “when I found you there, lying at the bottom of that hill,” his voices catches and the tear in his eyes drops, “I thought I was too late, it was over, I thought I lost you… I thought…”I raise my head and caress his cheeks softly with the tip of my fingers. He holds my hand to his face, his voice cracking, “The doctors said you might never wake up. I was so fucking scared, Tee. I was … I couldn’t bring myself to leav
Last Updated: 2025-05-08
Chapter: BeepTiaraBeep. Beep. Beep.The sounds are faint, distorted, like somehow, my head is dunked underwater and I am listening to the dim sounds from above.I listen as the time slips by because really I do not have a choice, it is all I can do anyway. My limbs are stiff, my whole body feels numb and my ears seem to be the only thing that is working.At first, I can’t make out the words, it is more like a blur, a light buzz in my state. But as time goes on the words drifts to me, clear as a dream.Hence, I listen to the occasional tearful, “Is she going to be okay?”And the hundreds of masculine, “I’m not leaving her side, you’re gonna have to fucking drag me out and put me on a fucking wheelchair.”And the usual, “If you think I’m gonna let the stupid authorities handle this you must be joking.”And the sporadic, “You’ve got to get up, Tiara. The sunset is wasting every single day.”It takes me a while to figure out the voices and at first it comes as a kind of disturb to my otherwise peacef
Last Updated: 2025-05-02
Chapter: Jackson's GuiltTiaraHis eyes bore into Ciara’s as he steps further inside.“Jackson?” I call.“You fucking tricked me!” he spits out, his eyes on Ciara.Why isn’t he looking at me?!Ciara blinks at him. Then at me. Mirroring the same confused expression on my face.“What are you doing here?”“What the fuck do you mean?”“I mean, you’re supposed to be one state away, back in New York.”“Well, change of plans. They are on their way to Connecticut.”Wait . . . what?!“What?” Ciara voices my thought.Jackson looks exasperated when he says, “Your father. He told them about his properties in Connecticut. You didn’t foresee him ruining our plans when you made this hell of a plan?”Our plan?“What are you talking abou – Jackson?” Confusion is eating away at me and his ignoring me isn’t doing anything to help my state, “What do you mean our plan?”As expected, he ignores me again. “You said YOU WERE FUCKING PREGNANT!” he barks instead, spit flying everywhere.“A slip,” Ciara shrugs, “so what?”“Yeah?” the l
Last Updated: 2025-04-29
Chapter: CollateralTiara“What happened to you?” I ask her.Ciara has gone unnaturally silent in the few minutes after she whacked me across the face and I don’t want her to entertain anymore riling thoughts in her head.“Talk to me, Ciara,” I almost cannot recognize my own voice. Blood is spilling from my lips and from a cut in my forehead. My eyes are dazed but I don’t have the time anymore to register my pain and put all these in thoughts.I watch as her lips shift into an unamused smile, “You stole from me, Tee. You’ve been doing it for a long time now you are quite good at it.”“But we can fix—” she snorts, “listen to me, Ciara. Let’s fix this. We can turn this all around. Untie me, let’s go home. We’ll talk about this around a hot cup of coffee and we will forget that this ever happened.”She makes a short barking sound that is between a laugh and a short ‘ha’ sound. “You’d want that don’t you? You’d want all that and more.”“What are you talking about? We can talk about this. And Ryan? He can—”A
Last Updated: 2025-04-29
Chapter: The SearchRyanMy hand pushes the door to a bedroom open.Empty.Then a bathroom, a guest bedroom, the closet.I hear Melody doing the same all around the house, coming up with the same results as me – nothing.This is the third house we have been to within the span of time I called Grace and now, and we still haven’t found a single thing. Not a single thing to boast of.Grace was panicked when I made the call, frantically begging me to do something, anything, to bring her daughters back. ‘Daughters’ as in plural.I didn’t stop to think about what she meant.The physical manhandling of the cop in New Jersey might get me to jail eventually but for now it seems to be doing more wonders than naught and it didn’t take up to an hour before the sirens filled the air and a search warrant was issued.Tiara James-Lemptons is missing.If the cops are not going to take this serious then they’ll have to deal with the media on their necks 24/7 for the next month. That got their asses moving.I also informed
Last Updated: 2025-04-26
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