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Outbidding A Rival

Author: Nessa Ty
last update publish date: 2026-04-29 22:54:52

SHAWN

What?

What was happening?

What is happening to me? I mused, clutching my chest, feeling the tremendous pain nestling there, puncturing my heart with every thud of my pulse.

It was stealing my breath, my words, as Killian leaned in and kissed Elara for the second time—a deep, possessive claim that made the room spin, even as their parents approached the VIP table, the only one of its kind in the entire gala.

I had thought this event was where the elite could be equal, even if just for
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  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Delete that post!

    MIRANDAI stared at my father in shock.Grovel? Beg?No. No. Not my father. Not the great Senator Mark Davis.Not the man people bowed to the moment he entered a room. Not the man whose name alone made ministers straighten their backs.He couldn't possibly mean—But then I looked into his face again. And something in me cracked.My father looked at me with bitter hatred, as though I were not his daughter at all but a problem he had been forced to endure.“You better kneel before Elara and beg for forgiveness,” he said coldly, every word cutting deeper than the last. “And if I lose this election because of you?”His voice shifted—lower now. Terrifyingly calm.“I swear to God, Miranda, I will spend the rest of my life reminding you exactly who destroyed this family.”The silence that followed was suffocating.And suddenly, for the first time since this nightmare began, my rage weakened.Because standing before me was no longer the powerful father I had always known.He wasn't invincible

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Blind

    MIRANDAA shattered glass perfume bottle exploded against the wall, raining sharp shards and expensive floral liquid down onto my marble floor.I screamed—a raw, ugly screech that tore through my throat—as I violently swept my arm across the vanity table, sending makeup palettes, luxury jewelry boxes, and designer mirrors crashing into a chaotic heap. Powders burst everywhere. Lipsticks rolled across the floor. A crystal jewelry organizer shattered beneath my bare feet, but I didn't even feel the sting.I was ugly crying, my face entirely twisted with a monstrous, suffocating rage. Thick black mascara and heavy foundation ran in dark, messy streaks down my cheeks as I violently kicked an upholstered ottoman.“I will burn them to the ground!” I shrieked into the empty room, threatening fire and brimstone on Elara, on Killian, and on their arrogant families.“I will make every single one of them pay for this!”My voice cracked so badly that the last words came out broken and hoarse.Su

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Restless

    KILLIANI was so fucking restless.Sitting rigidly in the spacious leather backseat of the luxury sedan with my parents, I subtly shifted my weight, my muscles locking up as I carefully placed my hands directly over my crotch to hide the painfully visible growth straining against the fabric of my tailored trousers. I tightly held back a heavy, frustrated sigh when the low, distinct sound of my mother snickering softly with my father cut through the quiet interior of the vehicle.I silently cussed myself a thousand times over for not taking my own personal sports car for a drive tonight. But after leaving Elara’s residential wing, I had been so completely, deeply trapped inside my own head that I hadn't even thought to protest when my mother had playfully grabbed my arm like I was a blushing bride and walked me directly into the family car.My mind now was entirely, violently consumed by the image of Elara. More specifically, the raw, undeniable yearning I had seen pooling in her beau

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Kiss me, Killian

    ELARAThe air outside the Grand Pavilion was beautifully quiet. The night itself felt almost magical.Above us, the sky stretched like a vast velvet canvas, sprinkled with thousands of crisp stars. A cool evening breeze drifted across the estate grounds, rustling the heavy leaves of the oak trees and carrying away the last faint notes of the orchestra still playing somewhere behind us.Because Killian had deliberately guided us through a more private service exit, we were entirely alone.And for the first time all evening… We belonged only to each other.We walked side by side down the neatly paved stone path, the distant sounds of laughter and celebration fading further and further into the background.Peace settled over me.Not the exhausted peace after a long workday, or the relief that came after surviving another board meeting.No. This was different. It was a deep, quiet contentment.And I loved it. I loved simply being beside him.My thoughts spun wildly as his steady hand rema

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Feeling bold

    ELARASo possessive, I thought, a helpless, fluttery sensation blooming deep in my chest at the sheer weight of Killian’s grip.And even though my rational side usually demanded independence, hated any form of control now, I couldn't deny that I loved the raw, protective authority radiating from him at the moment.I offered a somewhat sheepish, blushing smile to Seb as I quickly made the formal introductions.“Killian, this is Sebastian. He’s an old dear friend from my university days. Seb, this is Killian Voken—my fiancé.”As usual, Seb remained the consummate gentleman. Maintaining his easy, charming smile, he politely extended his hand toward Killian.“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Voken. Congratulations on the engagement. You’re marrying an incredibly remarkable woman.”Killian reached out and firmly shook Seb’s hand, his expression yet a mask of cold stone. He didn't offer a polite smile, nor did he exchange any standard high-society pleasantries.He merely offered a sharp, si

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Desire

    ELARAWhen on earth are all these people finally going to leave?I wondered silently, biting my lower lip as I watched Killian greet and laugh with the massive crowd of high-society figures converging tightly around him.He was flanked by his parents, my brothers, and my father, who were all completely surrounded by the city's elite, but my eyes were stubbornly, exclusively locked on Killian alone.No matter how many people stood around him, no matter how many conversations demanded his attention, my eyes always found him.And his somehow always found me right back.When would I finally have some alone time with him?Didn't any of these people think that a newly engaged couple would actually want that?That we deserved a moment of privacy after a surprise of this scale?I nervously toyed with the heavy, exquisite ring resting on my finger, deeply liking the cool, solid feel of it there, even as I forced a perfunctory smile onto my face for the endless stream of guests meeting me to of

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Lethal Anger

    KILLIAN“Won’t you go in and see her, my dear boy?”My mother’s soft hand lifted up and gently palmed my left cheek, caressing the skin as she looked up at me through heavily red-rimmed eyes. She had been crying. The realization made the raw, lethal anger ignite all over again in my chest, my han

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   Battery

    ELARAWhat is this fool doing? I cried fearfully in my mind as Shawn’s fingers clamped down like iron vices around my forearms, dragging my body flush against his chest.“What the hell are you doing, Shawn! Let go of me!” I commanded out loud, my survival instinct kicked in. I began shoving my hand

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   One Chance III

    ELARAShawn stepped forward, his eyes suddenly soft with unshed tears, his hands outstretched toward me like a desperate beggar pleading for a scrap of mercy.“I am so sorry, Elara…”With a heavy thud, he fell directly to his knees before my desk. “I am so incredibly sorry, Elara. I promise you, I

  • Too Late To Want Me Back, Ex-Husband!   One Chance II

    ELARAWhat in the glowering hell is this?!I gasped violently, my hand flying directly to my chest as a sudden, shifting presence made itself known at the periphery of my right eye. When I swiveled my chair around and saw Shawn standing right there, a nervous, twitching smile plastered on his lips,

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