Expectations Vs Reality Quotes

When Aria Collins’ father desperately needs an expensive experimental cancer treatment that she can’t afford, she becomes desperate and forms a contract with CEO Alexander Blackwood: She will be his wife for three years in exchange for him giving his medical care and his financial security. What it really is business -- separate bedrooms, public appearances and a marriage of convenience. As Aria moves from being a part of Alexander’s elite business venture to being part of him, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. When feelings neither of them bargained for to start to open up, they need to decide whether to live up to the contract’s terms or risk everything in search of something bigger than convenience. In this marriage of convenience, convenience was never meant to become love

Lalani Mitchell is a 17-year-old empathic witch/clairvoyant gamma she wolf who lives on the pack lands of the Blue Crescent Moon pack. Her father is the lead warrior for the packs Alpha and Luna. Her mother generally stays home to care for her and her 13-year-old twin sisters Olivia and Olive. Nobody knows about her powers besides she parents and her little sisters. She attends school but generally keeps to herself due to the emotions that an empath can pick up which automatically leads her to being bullied. Some call her a freak while others call her weird when in all reality nobody truly knows the truth but that all changes on her 18th birthday when she finally shifts and gets her wolf.

At just 16, Charlene's life takes a drastic turn when her parents abandon her, forcing her to live in the ghetto with her grandmother. Struggling with the chaos of her new reality—bullying, gang-infested schools, and the constant fear of danger—she can’t understand why her parents thought this would be safer. But there’s more to her exile than she realizes. Hidden within her is a power she must learn to control. As dark forces close in, she must keep her abilities secret, navigate the turmoil of her emotions, and uncover the truth about her parents' disappearance. With demons and angels threatening her world, Charlene is faced with an impossible fate: saving her people, protecting herself, and maybe—just maybe—finding true love in the process.

Damien, a confident man rumored to be arrogant had sought freedom against his father's objection like a deer in a desert. His father, the Alpha of the Dark hounds pack, had wanted more from him and for him. Suffocating Damien with expectations and rules leaves him no option but to be rebellious and seek a better purpose in life instead. He finds himself being attracted to a human girl but no matter how hard he tries to hide it, his father found out and threatened to make life a living hell for Ariel if he didn't accept the marriage with Mia. Ariel, a daring and sarcastic woman longs for a happy life after her dad ran away. She ends up getting attracted to her Boss. With the strange events happening ever since she got involved with Damien, she soon realized there is more to him than she knows. On her quest for answers, she discovers untold secrets about her existence. Later on, Damien discovers Ariel's true identity and also a prophecy that can destroy them. He realized there is more to Ariel than meets the eye. What could it be? Can the both of them fight to protect their love despite the many challenges facing them? Read to find out

Two best friend, one is billionaire and the other is just a mere middle class man, decided to let their children tied knot together even though they were so young to know about anything. After the marriage, they decided that they will let them live together when they reach their college level and let them be together ........ *********** Erika Day, she is 18years old, she is the daughter of the middle class man among the two best friend. She is kind hearted,innocent and sweet girl ,one of her weak point is that she trust people easily. She is mentally and physically abused by her own society people. She was always home school from the day she was in primary till high school life......she is not allowed to step out of her house because the people are always ready to attack her.... Richard Winkelman, he is 21 years old, he is the son of the billionaire. He is rude, cold hearted and do whatever he pleases never care for other feelings . He is a party boy and likes to hang around with his rich mates all night...... But when Erica and Richard meet will they be able to stay with each other and help each other out or will they be separated and their parents expectations towards them will all go in drain??....

Abandoned in the pouring rain, Aleira Tan was left to pick up the broken pieces of her life while carrying her unborn child. For five years, she endured heartbreak, judgment, and the struggles of single motherhood—until a mysterious man once held an umbrella over her head and vanished into the night. She never expected to see him again. Now desperate for a fresh start, Aleira applies for a job at Montenegro Group—one of the country’s most elite companies. But nothing prepares her for the shock of discovering that her new boss is none other than him—Brent Montenegro. The cold, powerful billionaire who pretends not to recognize her… but whose eyes betray a different story. Strict. Mysterious. Untouchable. Brent hires her without explanation, keeping his distance—but always watching. Their unspoken tension grows with every encounter, and soon, secrets from their past begin to surface. Behind Brent’s icy exterior lies a man fighting his own battles—and Aleira might just be the light he never knew he needed. But can a billionaire torn between family expectations and buried emotions fall for a struggling single mom? In a world full of secrets, status, and silent stares… Will love find a way to rewrite their fate?

Caroline MartinezCaroline is CEO of ‘Martinez's Textile Company’ who lost her parents a few years back in a car accident. She is a 24-year-old strong-headed woman living her life working for the company with no expectations from life. She keeps most people at distance knowing everyone will leave eventually and no one is going to be there with you forever.Samael Wright is a 25-year-old man who has recently moved to Fairfield, California, and looking for a job. He is a soft-hearted person with some strong believes and always aims to take care of his sister. He has the responsibility of his sister who is 10-years-old. Samael has an ugly past which still haunts him and believes that he is unworthy of love. What happens when these two, bump into each other’s life who has different yet somewhat similar personalities? A massive secret about Caroline’s parent’s accident is revealed, will she be able to handle it?Samael’s past comes haunting him, will he be able to handle it again?In all this drama, how will Caroline and Samael who hates each other first will become each other’s happiness?Some secrets are revealed, some relations are made and some are broken in this journey. Join Caroline and Samael in their adventurous story, which has a rollercoaster of emotions!

When Love Crosses the Line is a contemporary romance novel (complete at 300 chapters) that explores the emotional complexities of love, culture, and self-determination in the British-Nigerian diaspora. Amara Collins, a bright, ambitious young woman raised in the vibrant but tradition-bound Nigerian community of South London, has always walked the line between cultural duty and personal dreams. When she begins university at Kensington Metropolitan, she meets Darren Okafor—handsome, intelligent, and from a family her parents proudly approve of. For a while, everything aligns: faith, tribe, expectations, and a future they can all agree on. But her world shifts when she's posted to Manchester for her youth service year and meets Liam Adeyemi, a gifted artist with a quiet intensity and a radically different outlook on life. He’s not from her tribe, not what her family expected—but he makes her feel truly seen. With Liam, she finds not just love, but freedom, creativity, and a path she never dared to imagine for herself. As pressure mounts from her family to return to the path they’ve chosen for her, Amara must decide: will she sacrifice her heart to please her family or cross the cultural lines drawn around her and fight for a love that could cost her everything?

Celestine “Celine” Navarro has it all—wealth, influence, and a last name tied to a billion-peso coffee empire. But as the heiress of Navarro Coffee, her life feels like a gilded cage of boardrooms, family expectations, and insincere suitors. Longing for freedom, she disguises herself as an ordinary barista in one of her own cafés, determined to live a life where no one knows her name. That’s when she meets Liam Reyes, a talented but debt-stricken architect whose quiet intensity hides a storm of guilt and desperation. To him, Celine is just the clumsy new barista who can barely tame an espresso machine—but her wit and warmth begin to chip away at his walls. For the first time, Celine feels truly seen, not as an heiress but as a woman. But Liam carries a dangerous secret. Crushed under debts and blackmailed by Navarro Coffee’s fiercest rivals, he is forced into sabotage—stealing files and betraying the very company Celine is destined to inherit. What starts as banter over coffee turns into a fragile romance built on lies, one that teeters on collapse the moment truths spill over. When betrayal is uncovered and loyalties tested, Celine and Liam must face an impossible choice: protect the empire and the people they love, or risk everything for a love that was never meant to survive. A story of hidden identities, sabotage, and a love as intoxicating—and as dangerous—as the richest brew.

Sofia lived a life defined by "shoulds" and "must-nots," bound by the strict doctrines of her religious family. Every choice, every breath, measured against expectations that left her soul aching for release she didn't dare name. Her world was a gilded cage, safe but stifling. Then she met him. Luca De Rossi. A name whispered on the streets, a man carved from danger, power, and forbidden allure. He belonged to a world her family preached against, a world of illicit deals, ruthless loyalty, and raw, unapologetic desire. She should have run. She wanted to run. But his eyes held a challenge, his proximity ignited a fire she never knew existed. Drawn into his orbit by an invisible, irresistible force, Sofia finds herself teetering on the edge of everything forbidden. The rules that once defined her crumble under the passion she never thought possible. Now, caught between sacred duty and carnal obsession, she must choose. Cling to the life that suffocates her or surrender to the darkness that promises both ruin and exquisite, dangerous ecstasy. One path leads to salvation she no longer believes in. The other, to a hell that feels like heaven. She's a good girl in a bad man's world. And once she's in, there's no turning back.