Novel & Cerita I Quit Being The Male Lead's Rival

For a second, he almost seemed sorry—not for what he’d done, but for having been caught. "That's... it's not what you think." "Not what I think?" I laughed, the sound hollow and broken. "I saw you inside her, Alex. Inside. My. Sister." He exhaled sharply. "She and I... Vivian and I have known each other. Before you. Before any of this." My stomach twisted. “What?” "When our fathers first talked about merging the families through marriage..." He paused, jaw tightening. "I thought it was going to be her. She was the one I wanted. But they chose you instead. Business is business. I couldn’t go against my father. You know how this world works.”

And now he’s getting played by these scammers. [Serves him right! Who told him to always rank first in the grade? Because of him, our handsome and proud male lead could only be second place every year. His family is just looking out for him!] [Exactly! He’s just a cannon-fodder supporting character. How dare he steal the spotlight from our male lead? If he’s getting revenge now, that’s just karma!] The comments streamed past in dense waves. I lowered my head and looked at the paternity test report that had just been taken away from me. My fingernails dug deep into my palm.

I'd been with Vincent Maro for seven years. No title. No public acknowledgment. Everyone in the Chicago mob knew the Maro family had a woman named Elena who could handle anything, carry anything. Nobody could say exactly what I was — not a wife, not a mistress, not a consigliere, not a hitter. Vincent's definition was simpler than all of that: I fixed things for him. In seven years I'd fixed his political rivals, fixed the manslaughter case his brother caught at a casino, fixed every woman who thought she could go to the press.

He looked up, his gaze intense. "I would never sacrifice you, Ava," he said, his voice dropping an octave. "In this game... you are not the pawn. You are the Luna Queen. And the Alpha King?" He knocked over his own King piece with a flick of his finger. "The Alpha King dies before he lets the Luna Queen be taken." The air between us charged with electricity. It was heavy, magnetic. I found myself leaning in, my breath hitching. Kiss him, Nyx urged in my head. He's perfect.

I felt my ego being tossed to the side and squashed like some fruit. Did they really toss me aside? I unconsciously stepped out of the way and my father made his way towards them instead. “This is your second attack, Collins.” He spoke, his voice oozing power which I hated so much, “When are you going to quit?” “Quit, Dominic? Not until I get what I came for.” The rivalry leader spoke. I turned to Scarlett who kept staring at my father like a wife who watched her husband embark on a risky confrontation. Again, this would have been a perfect opportunity to break into the records room, but Scarlett seemed to have other ways on how she planned to get me what I needed.

Other women usually fawn over me, desperate just to get close. She even left her ID with me, and it turned out she was the one we met with last time—together with Marco, my mysterious rival in everything, even in love… with Natalie. And it seems like, for the second time, another rivalry is about to unfold. When it comes to her work? I was impressed with her performance—how she explained their proposal to us—while Marco, on the other hand, did nothing but silently clench his jaw as he listened to her.

“I think this secretary will fall for our trap and become a traitor within Radiant Treasures.” Mr. Harrington, the CEO of Glimmering Vision, a less popular jewelry company in the city, harbored a deep-seated hatred for the CEO of Radiant Treasures. Their rivalry dated back to their university days when Mr. Sterling had stolen Harrington’s girlfriend, who later became his wife. The bitterness of that betrayal had never faded, and now their competition had shifted from personal to professional. “It’s a small world, isn’t it?” Mr. Harrington mused. “We were once rivals for a woman’s affection, and now we’re rivals in business.”

truth is I'm very nervous" what if I'm your mate Adam says playfully wiggling his eyebrows at me. we arrive at the training grounds with a minute to spare but every one else is already there, some are stretching others are standing in groups Sarah and I see our best friends Devon Bailey and Leah, and we decide to join them in limbering up. about five minutes after we start stretching and getting warmed up beta Harvey is ready to start. he starts by running us five laps in human form. then he has us spar in both human and wolf form I pin Sarah's brother Adam a few times, he is the future beta, him and Sarah being beta Harveys children. you can tell even tho Adam is trying to be cool about it

“If he marries her, he’s definitely inheriting everything. I need a stronger political marriage, but there’s no one left.” Daniel hummed on the other end, clearly thinking. “What about Brandon?” I stopped pacing. “Brandon?” I repeated, like the name itself was poisonous. Brandon Kingsley was the last person I’d ever consider for anything, let alone marriage. The thought alone made my stomach twist. We were rivals. He was the guy who stole the fraternity president position from me. The guy who always outshined me, no matter how hard I worked. But worse than that— He was a man and it's well known that he was gay

It was from the royals. The Queen herself gave a small nod, approval gleaming in her eyes. The other Alphas exchanged glances, murmuring amongst themselves. The crowd had clearly taken my words seriously. Dimitri’s hands clenched at his sides, his jaw tightening. He had expected to humiliate me. Instead, I had taken his challenge and turned it into a moment of triumph. I met his gaze. For the first time, he looked at me not as his son, but as his rival.