Julian Santos Caraval

After my stepsister, Jennifer Nichols, died in a tragic accident, Julian Asher hated me for ten whole years. He was the youngest star attorney in Vaxton Bay. He was always calm and composed, yet he never once hid his disgust toward me. I gave up everything for him: my education, my family, my friends, even the inheritance I was meant to receive. I stayed by his side through the grueling bar exam and the brutal early days of his career. But all he ever said was, "Miley, if you really want to please me, go ahead and die." The only woman he ever loved in this lifetime was my stepsister. And I realized that far too late. It wasn't until a fire broke out unexpectedly in the courthouse archives and I was trapped upstairs that something changed. Julian ran in to save me. The blaze devoured everything in its path. In the end, he shoved me out of the rubble. The collapsing steel beams crashed down on him. Blood spilled everywhere. Outside the operating room, I fell to my knees, begging the heavens to let him live. Before he died, he left me one final message with the doctor. "Miley, I hope we never meet again in the next life." At his funeral, his mother slapped me hard across the face—again and again. "You're a cursed wretch. Killing Jennifer wasn't enough for you; now you've killed my son too. I never should've agreed to let Julian marry you." His father dragged me to my knees by my hair, forcing me to kneel. "This is all my fault. I was too soft-hearted. Julian saved you three times, and all you ever brought him was misery!" Everyone believed I was the reason Julian died. And deep down, I believed it too. In the end, I slit my wrists and took my own life—only to awaken back in university, at the very moment we was supposed to get engaged. This time, I made a choice. I would not chase after him again. I would step aside and let him be with the one he loved most—my stepsister, Jennifer.

I didn't just buy your debt, Elara. I built it. I sculpted your ruin so that when you finally fell, mine would be the only hands there to catch you." After her mother’s sudden, tragic death, art student Elara Vance inherited a legacy of shadows and a $50 million debt she couldn't hope to pay. She thought her billionaire stepfather, Julian Vane, was her only sanctuary, the man who stepped in to save her father’s legendary art gallery from the auction block. She was wrong. Julian isn't a savior; he’s an architect. Behind the cold, grey eyes and the custom-tailored suits lies a man who spent three years systematically destroying Elara’s life from the inside out. He bankrupted her mother, sabotaged her future, and waited for the exact moment the trap would snap shut. Now, Elara is a prisoner in a gilded cage of obsidian marble and glass. To keep her father’s soul from being incinerated, she must follow Julian’s rules.

« Je suis désolé, j'ai fait une erreur, mais je suis prêt à la réparer. Je veux que tu reviennes, Evie », supplia Julian. « C'est trop tard », répondis-je. ——————————. Evelyn a enduré des années de négligence, de moqueries et un diagnostic terminal avec seulement 5 % de chances de survie, tout cela par amour pour son mari Julian. Lorsqu'il l'a trompée ouvertement et a traité son ex-femme comme une reine, elle a finalement quitté le domicile conjugal, signé les papiers du divorce et risqué une opération de la dernière chance. Elle survit, pour découvrir ensuite que son grand-père maternel, l'homme le plus riche d'Allemagne, souhaite se racheter. Evelyn endosse alors le rôle de Sophia Müller, unique héritière du plus grand conglomérat allemand, et après un an en Allemagne, elle retourne aux États-Unis pour se venger de son ex-mari Julian Carvers et récupérer tout ce qu'elle lui a donné. Déguisée en secrétaire de Sophia, elle observe Julian et sa nouvelle amante, Vivienne, la mépriser, ignorant qu'elle est l'investisseuse clé dont ils ont besoin. C'est alors qu'entre en scène le docteur Xander, le chirurgien le plus brillant de la ville, qui fait irruption dans la vie d'Evelyn. Il la défend contre son ex-mari et Vivienne, ce qui déplaît fortement à Julian, car Xander prétend être son petit ami. Julian réalise ce qu'il a perdu et veut reconquérir Evelyn, mais le docteur Xander est dans le tableau et Evelyn est déterminée à se venger. Elle fera tout pour faire souffrir Julian autant qu'il l'a fait, tout en réprimant les sentiments qu'elle éprouve pour le docteur Xander, car elle ne croit plus en l'amour.

In a new generation human world, where humans are categorized into three groups; Omega [Both men and women that are weak and can give birth] Beta [Both men and woman that are strong but not very strong] and Alpha [Men that are very strong] Julian Everly, a young actor, discovered he was born an Omega with the responsibility of marrying a man and giving birth to his children. After an arranged marriage with Xavier Creed, he discovered how stressful a married life could be, but unfortunately, he was already trapped as his heart began beating for Xavier. Overwhelmed by fear, Julian either had to accept his feelings and chase Xavier or hide his feelings and continue a marriage with no love.

THIS STORY CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEX SCENES. READER DISCRETION ADVISED. I Was Never Yours is an emotional romance story about love, power, and emotional survival in a world where affection can feel like control. Amara once believed in love with her whole heart. She believed in promises made under soft lights, in quiet conversations that felt like forever, and in a future she thought was guaranteed by a man who made her feel deeply chosen, until he didn’t. Julian is a man shaped by control, success, and emotional distance. To him, vulnerability is weakness, and love is something he can manage rather than surrender to. Years ago, Amara and Julian shared something intense but undefined, a relationship built on emotional closeness without public labels or clear promises. It was passionate, quiet, and dangerously addictive in its secrecy. Then Julian walked away without explanation. Not with betrayal. Not with arguments. Just silence. Years later, fate forces them back into each other’s world when Amara becomes an employee in his powerful company. But time has changed everything. The girl who once waited quietly is gone. In her place stands a woman who understands emotional survival, boundaries, and self-worth. Now the power has shifted. Julian wants her back, not just as a lover, but as someone he can emotionally possess again. He begins careful, strategic moves to stay close to her, protect her, and slowly pull her back into his emotional orbit. But Amara has learned something dangerous from heartbreak. She can love him… but she refuses to belong to him. As emotions resurface, both must confront healing, obsession, pride, and the question of whether love is about holding on or choosing each other again every day.

The day the Royal Academy's screening results came out, the twin Alpha heirs — Julian and Damien — stood in front of me. Each of them was holding an application form. "Ivy. Have you decided whose name you're putting on that form?" In my previous life, I chose Julian for love. I gave up my direct admission to the Royal Academy and stayed behind in the pack with him and Celeste — his childhood-friend Omega who'd failed the screening — to help them train for another year. I thought that was what it meant to go through hardship together. That was love. But the pack laughed at Celeste — an Omega who thought she could get into the combat track at the Royal Academy. She couldn't stand the gossip, ran off alone, and was killed by rogue wolves. Julian threw me into the silver pit — the pit our pack used to execute traitors. Silver burns a wolf's flesh like acid. "If you hadn't been so desperate to cling to me, I could've focused on protecting Celeste. She wouldn't be dead!" "Ivy Hale — all of this is your fault. You ruined us." He poured silver down my throat. I died thrashing in agony. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the screening results were announced. This time, I slipped my arm through Damien's and gave the brightest smile I had. "Let's apply to the Royal Academy together." Julian let out a quiet, relieved breath and turned to go find his Omega. He didn't see the way Damien's hand tightened around mine — or the obsession and ambition he couldn't quite hide behind his eyes.

Aria Brooks thought she was living the dream—married to a successful businessman and finally escaping her tragic past. But her world comes crashing down when Ethan serves her divorce papers at their anniversary party, humiliating her before their friends and family. Thrown out into the rain, she’s rescued by none other than Julian Huxley—her ex-husband’s billionaire rival. Julian offers Aria a shocking proposal: a contract marriage. In exchange for acting as a mother to his daughter and accompanying him on his public endeavors, he will cover her mother’s medical bills and provide financial security. Hesitant but desperate, Aria agrees. But as she navigates the dangerous waters of their agreement, she begins to uncover secrets that threaten her newfound stability—and her heart.

Sloane "The Black Rose" Volkov is the most efficient cleaner for the New York Syndicate—until she is ordered to eliminate Julian Vane, a high-level fixer who knows too much. But Julian isn't a stranger; he’s the man who saved her life ten years ago before disappearing. When the hit goes wrong, they are forced into a lethal "fake marriage" to stay alive, hiding in plain sight within the very lion’s den that wants them dead. As the line between their ruse and their reality blurs, Sloane must decide if her loyalty belongs to the family that raised her or the man who is teaching her how to feel again. In a world of silver bullets and silk sheets, the only thing more dangerous than their enemies is their desire.

Arianna Thompson's life was once a fairy tale with her college sweetheart, Julian Saint Clair. But a devastating rumor tore them apart after graduation. Heartbroken, Arianna escaped into a loveless marriage with Ryan, only to find herself trapped in a toxic relationship with two beautiful children, Emily and Jackson. Seven years later, Arianna summons the courage to divorce Ryan and start anew as a single mother. Four years of healing and independence pass before she meets Zander Wells – a kind, responsible, and loving man who reawakens her heart. Just as Arianna considers a future with Zander, her past with Julian threatens to collide with her present. Will she choose a second chance with her first love or forge a new path with the man who healed her heart?

Sophia Winter hatte einst mit ihrer Mutter eine Wette abgeschlossen – falls Julian Hartmann jemals in sie verliebt würde, sollte ihre Mutter zurücktreten und sie zusammen sein lassen. Als sie erfuhr, dass Julian sanfte und widerstandsfähige Mädchen bevorzugte, gab sie sich daher als mittellose Studentin aus, um ihm nahe zu sein. Aber am Ende zerstörte Julian ihre Illusionen: Er hielt seine erste Liebe in den Armen und blickte Sophia mit Verachtung an. „Eine geldgierige Niemandin wie du? Wie könntest du jemals mit meiner Clara mithalten?“ Gedemütigt und mit gebrochenem Herzen ging Sophia fort, kehrte nach Hause zurück und trat ihr rechtmäßiges Erbe als Milliarden-Erbin an. Jahre später kam sie zurück – in einem maßgeschneiderten Designer-Kleid im Wert von Millionen, das Eleganz und Stärke ausstrahlte. Neben ihr stand ein Mann, von dem gemunkelt wurde, dass er unantastbar, gefürchtet und verehrt sei. Als sie Julian erneut begegnete, hatten sich die Rollen vertauscht. Dieses Mal war es Julian, der voller Reue zurückblieb. Er wandte sich über soziale Medien mit einer öffentlichen Geständnis an sie: „Früher dachte ich, ich liebe starke, einzigartige Frauen. Doch Sophia, die Begegnung mit dir hat mich gelehrt, dass Liebe keine Regeln kennt. Du bist meine Ausnahme.“ Genau in dieser Nacht brach der rätselhafte Adrian Berg sein Schweigen und veröffentlichte ein lang gehütetes Foto. Darin lächelte ein Mädchen strahlend, ungezähmt und voller Leben. Entschlossen nahm er Sophias Hand und verkündete für alle sichtbar: „Sophia, es gibt keine Ausnahmen. Du warst schon immer die Einzige. Und ich habe mein ganzes Leben auf diesen Moment gewartet.“