Bab 9

Four babies. A billion lies. One mess. Ares Langford is reckless, spoiled, and dangerously close to losing his billionaire inheritance. One more mistake and his father swears to cut him off for good. So when a cop pulls him over for speeding, Ares panics and lies. His girlfriend is giving birth, he claims. The officer insists on escorting him to the hospital. Desperate, Ares bribes a random nurse and finds a stranger who just gave birth to quadruplets. Tessa Monroe is exhausted, broke, and alone with four newborns she never planned to raise by herself. When a cocky rich guy begs her to play pretend for a million dollars, she agrees. But one lie spirals into a full blown scandal when Ares’ mother storms into the hospital, declares Tessa family, and whisks them all into the billionaire’s world. Now Ares is stuck playing baby daddy to four kids who aren’t his, pretending to love a woman he barely knows, and fending off his father’s wrath all while the world watches. What starts as a lie turns into the biggest twist of their lives. Will love bloom in the chaos or will the truth destroy everything?

It’s not the proposal Cinderella received, but this prince’s proposition will change my life forever… Mysterious and darkly handsome Nick Angelini, of royal descent, requests a secluded patio table at the rundown crab shack I’m desperate to buy and remodel—and he orders champagne for two. This is where he makes one incredibly stunning proposition. To me. Somehow, he knows my name, Bailey Storm. Somehow, he knows I want this property. Somehow… He knows all the right words to murmur about making my dreams come true and just the right way to sweep strands of hair from my face that sends a shiver down my spine. With hot and decadent evenings suddenly looming on the horizon, I’m considering giving him a royal heir in exchange for a restaurant. Seriously.

Tini, seorang Baby Sitter yang ternyata adik dari mantan suaminya Mila. Tini hanyalah nama samarannya saja. Siapakah Tini sebenarnya? Motif terselubung apa dalam misinya yang menjadi seorang pengasuh anak dari mantan kakaknya sendiri?

You thought your werewolf boyfriend accepted you—his human mate. But he secretly got engaged to Alpha Thorne’s stepsister. Heartbroken, you drown your pain in a bar. “Just one night. I’ll make you forget that cheater.” So you spend a wild night with a handsome stranger— Only to discover the hottie’s Alpha Thorne himself, your ex’s brother-in-law!

Natanggap sa kanyang trabaho bilang caretaker si Ligaya. Malaki ang sahod na offer kaya naging interesado siya; stay-in at may isang day off sa isang linggo, ang gagawin lang niya ay alagaan ang baldadong anak ng isang businesswoman. Pero laking gulat ni Ligaya nang ipakilala sa kanya ang kanyang pasyente, si Dmitri iyon, ang tatay ng kanyang anak na matagal na niyang hinahanap. Ipagtapat kaya ni Ligaya sa binata ang tungkol sa anak nila o ililihim na lamang niya ang totoo dahil hindi naman siya natatandaan ng lalaki?

"Tiga anak kembar itu anakku, kan?" Rasa sakit hati karena mengetahui kekasihnya berselingkuh, Shela Morine melampiaskan kekesalannya dengan mabuk hingga tanpa sengaja ia menghabiskan malam bersama pria asing. Kenyataan rumit menghampiri begitu Shela tahu kalau laki-laki yang tidur dengannya malam itu adalah Sebastian Morgan, seorang CEO ternama yang tak lain adik tiri dari Papa barunya. Akibat kesalahan satu malam itu Shela hamil dan melahirkan tiga bayi kembar istimewa yang ia rawat seorang diri. Lima tahun kemudian, semesta kembali mempertemukan Sebastian dan Shela, juga tiga anak kembarnya yang telah tumbuh menggemaskan. Tiga anak yang membawa keterkejutan besar dalam kehidupan seorang Sebastian Morgan.

Desa sedang tidak baik-baik saja. Merebak gosip ngeri, katanya ada pelaku pesugihan. Uang warga sering hilang, hampir setiap malam digondol babi. Babi ngepet kembali menjadi momok ngeri, di mana cerita yang sudah ada sejak zaman dulu itu menghantui. Warga bersepakat akan menuntaskan semua kasus gila itu, dan mencari siapa dalang di balik pesugihan babi ini. Akankah warga berhasil? Atau satu demi satu memilih menyingkir dan membiarkan babi ngepet itu menguasai desa?

"Mom, please stop searching for a lover. I don't want Fathe r's condition to deteriorate further due to your behavior. Ot herwise, I will destroy any relationship you have with any m an!" Chelsea admonished, giving a warning. She had lost c ount of how many warnings she had given, given the nume rous men her mother had approached for money, despite h er father's serious illness. "It's up to you, do whatever you want. I don't care anymore because I can't bear to live in poverty," the mother replied c almly, indifferent to Chelsea's feelings. "Fine, if that's what you want. I swear I will marry one of yo ur most meaningful lovers!" Chelsea promised her mother when the pain had taken over her.

At dinner, my wife's little brother Darren shot me a nasty look. "Other guys hook their wife's brother up with houses and cars. Mine won't shut up about covering a lousy twenty grand. "Wade Watson, transfer your house to me today, or I swear, I'll make my sister divorce you." My hand stalled mid-serve as I placed food on my pregnant wife's plate. That house was all my parents left me. Best school district in the city. Worth over three hundred grand. I looked at Vanessa, waiting for her to back me up. For the baby. She slammed an abortion appointment slip onto the table. "It's because I married a useless guy like you that my brother still isn't married. Wade, you get one choice—the baby or the house."

I am born with a body that draws men in, but the moment I marry, I develop a terrifying allergy to them. Every time my husband and I try to be intimate, my skin erupts in violent rashes, and I nearly suffocate. Still, I want a child so badly that one night I climb into his bed in secret, willing to gamble with my life. Strangely, nothing happens—no hives, no swelling, no shortness of breath. My husband even takes me to a clinic, where the baby is confirmed healthy. For the first time, I believe life can return to normal. Eight months in, we share a bed again. The allergic reaction hits instantly, worse than ever, and I'm rushed to the hospital. When the procedure ends, he is nowhere to be seen. I step into the hallway and hear him talking with his friends. "Did you see her face? Swollen like that. Ridiculous." Leonard Carter swings a vial of the custom serum he has been giving me and snorts. "I engineered this formula myself. It makes her break out the second a man touches her. It keeps her off me. "She wanted a baby so badly. Fine. She's carrying mine and Hannah's. That should make her feel accomplished. "When she gives birth, I'll let her spend the rest of her life calling herself Mrs. Carter." Blood drains from my face. The child I've been cherishing isn't even mine.