Hotel Raising

“Look it over,” he said. “Take a few days. Or don’t. But if you do say yes…” He paused, eyes gleaming like he already knows my answer. “Then what?” I asked. “Then welcome to hell, Mrs. Montgomery.” Kaelia Bennett, a quick-witted guest service representative at the Montgomery Grand, agrees to pose as her influencer best friend Lilyanna Russo on a blind date with the State’s most eligible bachelor to sabotage it, only to face her billionaire hotel magnate boss, Freddy Montgomery. He proposes a fake engagement to disrupt a merger. As Kaelia struggles to balance her double life, forbidden sparks, and a cascade of secrets - her hidden Montgomery lineage, a vengeful ex, corporate fraud, and a mob-linked arson, will she save the hotel empire and her heart or will she be swallowed by it all?

SYNOPSIS Liliana’s world shatters when she catches her fiancé and her best friend betraying her on the very night of her engagement party. Reeling from heartbreak, she flees—guided out of the chaos by a quiet hotel employee who shields her from prying eyes. One impulsive, liquor-soaked night later, Liliana wakes to an even greater shock: she is now the wife of that stranger. As she struggles to piece together what happened, Liliana learns the truth. Her new husband is no humble hotel staffer but Asher Windermere, the all-powerful CEO of her own company and one of the richest men on the planet. Thrown into an unexpected marriage, Liliana must navigate the secrets, scandals, and emotions that come with being the billionaire’s bride. Will this sudden union mend her broken heart, or will the tangled drama of their story drain it once again?

Attending the ten-year high school reunion for the cheerleading squad and football team, I arrived in an old domestic Ford, while the parking lot was filled with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Maybachs, and even a gold Bugatti. It was as if I were the only relic from another era. The moment I stepped out of my car, a former classmate, whose name I could no longer remember, looked at me with a sneer. “Well, if it isn’t the coach’s pet. How is it that after all these years, you’re still driving this beat-up old Ford?” “This thing looks like it belongs in a scrapyard from the last century!” During dinner, everyone gathered around the Bugatti owner, raising their glasses in celebration, while I was left ignored at the side. Only the cheerleading assistant sat next to me, raising a glass in my direction with a comforting smile. “Don’t let it get to you. Your car may be old, but I believe you’ll be driving a luxury car one day.” I let a small smirk curl at the corner of my lips and lowered my voice. “This car may look unimpressive, but it’s been fully upgraded with a carbon fiber body. It’s already worth over half a million dollars. Too bad, none of you even recognized its true value.”

Eu viajei com a minha sogra. A gente fez o check-in no Hotel Solenne, na Cidade de Rivera, e resolveu ir direto para a piscina. Então, apareceu uma mulher, toda montada em grife e arrogância, apertando o nariz como se a gente fedesse. — Este é um hotel de luxo. Como foi que pessoas como vocês entraram aqui? Entraram escondidas só para usar a piscina? Aff, depois disso eu vou até precisar fazer um exame. Que mulher insuportável. — Esta é a piscina de um hotel. — Eu rebati na mesma hora. — Os hóspedes nadam. Se isso te incomoda tanto, então vai construir uma só para você. O rosto dela se retorceu de raiva. — Com licença? Você faz ideia de quem eu sou? Meu marido é o dono desse lugar. Nós sempre ficamos na suíte principal. Então sumam daqui. Vocês têm cheiro de pobreza. Estão contaminando a água. Georgina e eu trocamos olhares gélidos. Afinal, aquele era o hotel do filho dela, que ainda era o meu marido. "Desde quando ele tinha uma segunda esposa?"

Outside the police tape surrounding a fancy hotel, a police officer can be seen blocking my way. "There seems to be a bomb hidden in the hotel! Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to get any closer!" I'm just about to dig out my work badge when the intern next to me, Christine Wyatt, covers her mouth in a pretentiously shocked manner. "Officer, there's a detonator and a timer in his bag! Those things look so scary!" The entire scene goes eerily silent. Almost immediately, I see a few guns getting aimed at my forehead. Anxiety begins overwhelming me. "I'm a bomb disposal expert from the Headquarters Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit! My bag contains all the tools necessary to dispose of a bomb!" "Throw your bag over to me and keep your hands where I can see them!" Captain Scott Hunter roars at me. My bag is opened afterward. Things like an insulated cutter, a bomb suppression blanket, and a liquid nitrogen cooling tank are scattered across the ground. Before I can explain myself, Christine suddenly points at me while screaming, "Why are you still playing dumb? You just told me that you wanted to set off an explosion in that hotel! "What, now that the police are here, you dare not admit what you just said, huh? You're a terrorist through and through!" Scott reacts quickly by pinning me on the hood of the police cruiser with my hands folded behind my back. "We're taking you back for a thorough interrogation!" My heart almost stops at those words. The bomb that's packed with enough firepower to take out half a street has already gone on a countdown in the hotel lobby. But I, the only bomb disposal expert who can get rid of the bomb, have handcuffs put on me because of Christine's nonsensical accusations. Right now, there are only 29 minutes left before the bomb goes off.

Betrayed by her husband with her own sister, plus-size heiress Elara Sterling loses everything except her dignity. One drunken night with a mysterious stranger leaves her pregnant with twins and face-to-face with her new boss: Kael Blackwood, billionaire CEO and Alpha king. He's her fated mate. She's the lost Alpha queen his pack desperately seeks. But with another man raising her children and revenge burning in her heart, submission is not on Elara's agenda. Faith demands they unite, pride demands they fight.

This will also be posted on Royal Road.A rundown hotel in the middle of Brazil, minimal staff, dim lighting, near no one, and nowhere. What brought these two here? A tall man clad in purple and a small clean-cut fellow with an unsettling grin. What could've led them there?

She’s been surviving life on her own since sixteen, raising a son while juggling a high-pressure job. He’s a ruthless CEO, haunted by a past that left him unable to trust. One chance encounter, an innocent misunderstanding at her son’s school ignites a chain of events neither of them can control. What begins as a confrontation turns into a collision of wills, hearts, and secrets. He reports her. She fights to protect her son. And somewhere between anger, desire, the weight of betrayal, and a determined villain they discover that some connections are impossible to ignore.

Rosalie once loved Jacqueline, back when he was a dangerously handsome playboy. But he broke her heart, took her innocence, and left her pregnant with his triplets while he found his fated mate. Years later, Rosa has moved on, blending into the human world and focusing on raising her boys. But when Jacqueline reappears in her life, he's no longer the carefree man she once knew. He’s now an Alpha—darker, more powerful, and unpredictable. Her heart still aches for him, but loving an Alpha comes with dangerous consequences.

My mother-in-law and I were traveling together. We'd just checked into the Solenne Hotel in Rivera City and decided to hit the pool. Then this woman—dressed like money and attitude—pinched her nose like we stank. "This is a luxury hotel. How did you people even get in? Sneak in just for the pool? Ugh, I need a test after this." Buzzkill. I snapped, "It's a hotel pool. Guests swim. If that's a problem, go build your own." Her face twisted. "Excuse me? Do you even know who I am? My husband owns this place. We always stay in the top suite. So get out. You reek of broke. You're contaminating the water." Georgina and I traded a look. Ice cold. This was her son's hotel. My husband's. Since when did he come with a second wife?