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Contemporary
CEO
Independent
Betrayal
Love after Marriage
Substitute Bride
Layla Monroe has always been the overlooked daughter in a family that treasures beauty over loyalty. Betrayed by her boyfriend and overshadowed by her stepsister, Celeste, Layla has learned to survive without the support of those who should love her most. But when her family’s business teeters on the brink of ruin, they demand a sacrifice: a loveless marriage to Damian Blackwood, a man with secrets as deep as his grudges. Reluctantly, Layla agrees, believing Damian to be a penniless partner in her family’s plot. But her husband is hiding an empire—and a vendetta. What begins as a calculated alliance shift into something more as Layla uncovers Damian’s plans for revenge against her family and his unexpected role in her future. When old enemies and past lovers return, threatening to destroy everything she’s fought for, Layla must choose: protect the family that betrayed her or forge her path with the man who could be her undoing—or her redemption. In a world of lies and betrayal, can Layla find the strength to reclaim her worth and take control of her destiny?
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A Love Forged In Ruins The girl I didn't reach
Layla's pov The storm inside our home had nothing to do with the weather.No thunder cracked through the sky. No rain battered the windows. But the air felt charged. The silence was electric—just before lightning strikes.Damian slammed the folded newspaper onto the kitchen counter so hard the ceramic fruit bowl rattled. The headline on the front page stared back at me in bold, brutal print:“More Lies Uncovered? Amara’s Legacy Under Siege.”“Enough is enough,” he growled, his voice sharp with fury. “We need to go after them. Legally. Sue for defamation. Find whoever leaked those documents and make them pay.”I sat across from him in silence, my hands wrapped around a coffee mug I hadn’t touched in an hour. The coffee had gone cold. Bitter. Like guilt left out too long.“That won’t fix anything,” I murmured, not looking up.Damian’s eyes narrowed. “It’ll clear your name. It’ll send a message.”I finally met his gaze, weary and unmoving. “It’ll make me look like a spoiled CEO—crying i
Last Updated : 2025-07-11A Love Forged In Ruins Pretty. Polished. Powerful
Layla's pov The air felt thicker with each passing day. Heavy. Toxic. It clung to my skin and coiled around my ribs like wire. Every breath I took carried the weight of a thousand eyes—judging, questioning, waiting for me to crumble.The storm hadn’t passed. It had only sharpened.And it started with another leak.It was just past midnight. Damian had gone to bed hours ago, but I sat curled up on the living room couch, buried beneath application files, trying to retrace every step, every decision. My laptop buzzed beside me with spreadsheet after spreadsheet of our applicant notes. I had read them all, over and over. Trying to prove to myself that we had done the right thing.Then my phone lit up.I almost didn’t check. But habit won."Exclusive: Leaked Ranking Docs Reveal Amara’s Pretty Preference?"I blinked at the headline, ice pooling in my chest.I clicked. I read.And I died a little.The article was scathing. Precise. Devastating. Screenshots of our internal notes—selectively
Last Updated : 2025-07-11A Love Forged In Ruins Damage control
Layla's pov The days that followed the gala felt like a slow-motion collapse.What was supposed to be the shining start of The Amara Initiative had turned into a battlefield strewn with accusations, headlines, and a creeping sense of betrayal. My phone buzzed non-stop—texts, emails, social media alerts. Each one felt like a dagger, landing in the softest parts of me.The screen lit up with screaming headlines:"Mentorship Mirage: Allegations Mount Against The Amara Initiative.""Layla Blackwood Accused of Tokenism and Favoritism.""From Fashion Icon to Fraud?"I sat on the edge of our bed, knees drawn to my chest, scrolling endlessly until my eyes burned and the words blurred. My phone, once a tool of empowerment and celebration, now felt like an executioner delivering blow after blow.Damian stepped into the room, two mugs of coffee in his hands. He hesitated when he saw me—curled, quiet, not dressed. I was still wearing the same oversized tee from the night before. I hadn't brushed
Last Updated : 2025-07-10A Love Forged In Ruins #AmaraExposed
Layla's pov The ballroom glowed beneath cascading chandeliers, their golden light dancing across mirrored walls and soft velvet drapes in hues of deep plum and champagne. Laughter mingled with the clinking of crystal glasses. A live quartet played a slow, elegant melody, one that soothed the buzz of nerves crackling just beneath my skin.I stood beside Damian, our hands barely brushing—a calculated pose we’d rehearsed a hundred times. The photographer, crouched before us, barked gentle directions.“Closer. Smile, but not too much. Look natural.”Click. Flash. Click.“You did it, Layla,” Damian whispered against my ear, his voice like velvet and steel.I turned, my lashes fluttering. "No. We did it."His smile deepened, a rare softness crossing his features. “Damn right we did.”The Amara Initiative had started as a stubborn dream, scrawled in notebooks and whispered late at night. Now it stood tall in this gilded ballroom—alive, breathing in every guest who floated by in designer gow
Last Updated : 2025-07-10A Love Forged In Ruins House Of Amara
Layla’s POVThey say healing isn’t a straight line.They were right.Some days I woke up feeling light, like I could breathe again, like the weight of betrayal and anger had finally lifted. Other days, it came back—quiet and heavy, settling in my chest like fog.But every morning when I opened my eyes and saw Damian beside me, I reminded myself: we survived. That had to mean something.Today, though, we were rebuilding—not just our lives, but us. The version of ourselves that had been chipped away by pain and pride.We sat across from each other at the long table in his office, stacks of paper between us. But it wasn’t about legal documents or contracts anymore. This time, we were building something together—a new business venture, something honest and clean.And personal.“I was thinking we could name it after your grandmother,” Damian said, flipping through design proposals. “Didn’t you say she taught you how to sew?”My chest warmed. “You remember that?”He looked up. “I remember e
Last Updated : 2025-07-07A Love Forged In Ruins Love Without Fears
Layla’s POVI used to think revenge would make me feel powerful. That if I exposed every lie, every betrayal, I’d somehow feel whole again.But now that the dust had settled, all I felt was… tired.Not just physically tired, but tired in the deepest part of me. The kind of tired that no sleep could fix. The kind that only comes from carrying pain for too long.I sat alone in the garden behind Damian’s penthouse. It was quiet there—no sirens, no city noise, just the soft rustle of leaves and the distant hum of traffic far below. The sky was a fading blue, melting into the soft oranges of sunset.I held a journal in my hands—blank pages that had once terrified me. I used to fill them with rage, heartbreak, confusion. But now, I wasn’t sure what to write.The truth?I was finally starting to see that revenge had never really been the answer.It had given me justice, yes. It had stopped the people who hurt me, exposed their schemes and lies. But it hadn’t given me peace. Not until now.I
Last Updated : 2025-07-07
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