Once Upon A Time Ella

I merely brought up the wedding decorations, and my fiancé's first love ran out of the room in tears. Ian Murray slapped me so hard I fell to the ground. His face twisted in fury, teeth clenched with hatred. "Daphne, are you that desperate to get married? Afraid no one else will want you, so you're clinging to me, forcing me into it? Our wedding next week is postponed!" I held my face, but not even a ripple stirred in my heart. This made the eighth time he'd postponed it. I had been waiting for him since I was twenty-eight. Now, in my early thirties, I was still getting nowhere closer to being married. So this time, I quietly packed my things and chose to leave. Maybe this marriage didn't need to happen after all.

This is the story of a woman deceived and killed just to claim things that should have been rightfully hers. Let's meet the main character, Ellaine Santiago, and how she faced a situation she could never undo. She became an orphan at a young age due to her parents' death in a car accident, leading her to live with her Aunt Amanda, who raised her until she reached adulthood. It was there that she also met a man who captured her heart, Dave De Guzman. They deeply loved each other, eventually planning to get married. Little did she know that this would be the beginning of a life-changing event, as her cousin Josephine, Aunt Amanda's only child, returned home. Unbeknownst to Ellaine, Josephine's vacation plan had sinister intentions to steal and seduce her fiancé, Dave. Dave fell for Josephine's seduction, leading Josephine to plot Ellaine's murder to completely win Dave over. In an unexpected turn of events, Ellaine almost lost her life at Josephine's hands, falling into a waterfall and losing consciousness. Presumed dead, Ellaine was buried by her family, and Josephine successfully took Dave away from her. Upon her return, Ellaine was ready to hold her cousin and those who wronged her accountable for her near-death experience. But is she truly ready to confront the people who were once dear to her and fight for her love with Dave De Guzman? Let's follow the story of Ella Santiago in the novel titled "The Revenge of Ellaine" by Jenny Agsangre.

#Dark #Trauma #Steamy #Violence #LoveTriangle #SlowBurn Stella's world crumbles when her husband, Kellan Keller, tragically dies in a car crash, shattering their plans of starting a family. Left to pick up the pieces, Stella takes over Kellan's insurance company while keeping her own fashion business thriving. Hoping to help her heal, Stella’s parents whisk her away to Alaska. There, she stumbles upon an eerie book about wolves, Lycans, and a woman who mysteriously disappeared in the Alaskan wilderness. The intrigue deepens when her best friend, Julie, vanishes without a trace. But nothing prepares Stella for the shock of seeing a man who looks exactly like Kellan in a local grocery store. As she dives into the mystery, Stella uncovers secrets that challenge everything she believed about her life and Kellan's death. Her search for answers throws her into a dangerous web of truth, betrayal, and passion, leading to revelations that will change her world forever.

Arabella Cohen was your normal teenager who just joined school in a new town after her mother’s demise. Noah Rodreguez was a typical badboy senior who'd everyone want to stay clear off. The rumor about him killing his own best friend was enough for students to not befriend him. Noah was trouble and Arabella attracted trouble anyway. She wasn't supposed to bump into him on her first day or she wasn't even supposed to wash his shirt for him, but fate had other plans for them. Read to find out how sparks flew and if Noah was really a murderer?

Cerita ini menceritakan tentang kisah seorang gadis yang bernama Della, dia yang pindah sekolah kemudian mendapatkan dua sahabat yang sangat baik dan agamis. Selang sampai kelulusan Della mempelajari tentang agama - agama Islam lebih dalam. Saat baru saja dia lulus, ada seorang laki laki yang baik dan agamis juga datang kepadanya bertujuan untuk meminang. Dengan pertimbangan yang panjang, Della menerima lamaran tersebut. Saat mereka sudah berumah tangga pun selalu hidup damai, tak ada pertengkaran diantara mereka. Tapi, takdir memisahkan mereka berdua selamanya saat Della tengah mengandung.

Arabella atau yang biasanya dipanggil Bella adalah seorang gadis SMA yang tidak tertarik untuk berpacaran. Akibat sakit hati yang pernah ia rasakan, ia berjanji untuk tidak akan pernah jatuh cinta pada laki-laki manapun. Saat berusaha untuk tetap teguh pada pendiriannya, seorang laki-laki malah dengan berani mendekatinya. Meskipun sudah ditolak, laki-laki tersebut tidak lelah untuk mendekatinya. Akankah Bella luluh dengan ketulusan laki-laki tersebut?

Arabella seorang gadis SMA yang mendapat perlakuan tidak pantas dari orang-orang yang ada di sekitarnya. Sempat ingin bunuh diri karena tak tahan dengan siksaan yang didapatkan, namun keinginannya itu runtuh begitu saja karena teringat mendiang sang bunda. Sempat dilecehkan oleh kakak sahabatnya sendiri hingga ia diusir dari rumah oleh kedua orang tuanya. Setelah cukup banyak siksaan yang ia dapatkan, akhirnya ia bisa merasakan bagaimana hangatnya kekeluargaan yang sebenarnya.

"Kilala mo ba kung sino ako Carmella?" Tanong nito at binaggit nanaman nito ang pangalan nya."O.. opo... Kayo po ang anak ng may-ari ng Del Castillo Resort" sagot nya. Ngumisi ito at humakbang sa kinatatayuan nya, wala sa loob na napa atras sya at nagpatuloy ito sa paglapit at pag atras naman ang sa kanya hanggang sa madikit sya sa kahoy na dingding. "Kilala mo ko alam ko" sabi nito at hiniharang ang dalawang kamay nito sa tabi ng mga balikat nya, tila sya nasukol nito habang nakatingin sa mga mata nya."Bakit oh?" Tanong nya at sinulyapan ang mga nakaharang nitong kamay sa kanya at lumapit pa ito ng isang hakbang at nasasamyo nya ang mainit na hininga nito na tila humahaplos sa mukha nya. Napalunok sya ng ilang beses dahil kahibla lang ang layo ng mga labi nito sa mga labi nya."Anong ginagawa ng isang Carmella Perez sa loob ng solar ko? Alam mo ba ang pinasok mo? Teretoryo ng kaaway" sabi nito na nagpagulat sa kanya at nanlalaking mga mata napatitig sya rito, kitang-kita nya ang pagbalasik ng mga mata nito habang nakatingin sa kanya, nakikita nya ang galit at pagkasuklam na nakita nya noon rito limang taon na ang nakakalipas.

I dated my lawyer boyfriend for five years. He canceled our wedding. Fifty-two times. First time? His intern messed up some paperwork. He ditched me at the beach to fix it. I waited all day. Alone. Second time, we were mid-ceremony when he bolted. Heard that intern was getting heat from another lawyer and left me to face the guests and their stares. After that, every time we tried again, there was always some "emergency" with her. Always. I finally hit my limit. I was done. Packed up and broke it off. But the day I left Ainsley? He totally lost it trying to find me.

I've planned seven wedding ceremonies in total, and not once has my fiance, Zachary Gardner, ever shown up for it. The first time, his adopted younger sister, Louise Foster, bursts into tears because she lost her passport at the airport. It was the dead of winter, but he dumped me by the side of the road and left me. The second time, Louise's dog sprained its ankle. Zachary stuffed the ring back into its box and rushed to the animal hospital to accompany her. Every time I argue with him about it, he declares nonchalantly, "We can get married anytime, but I can't let Louise be upset." Everyone around us agrees with him, saying that we're all family anyway, so I shouldn't be so petty. None of them has seen Zachary and Louise kissing fiercely on the dance floor. Today is the seventh wedding ceremony. Once again, he turns to leave after getting a call. I grab the corner of his shirt and say in a choked voice, "If you leave this time, Zachary, I won't marry you anymore." He stops in his tracks and peels off my fingers. "Wait for me," he says before rushing off. What he doesn't know is that this time, I won't be waiting for him any longer.