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From Stand-In to Queen

From Stand-In to Queen

Everyone said I was lucky. After the Don, Lucas Vaughn, brought me back to his estate, I became the woman he treasured most. He would halt billion-dollar deals just to be home on time to put me to sleep. He even learned sign language in secret, just so he could communicate with me after my vocal cords were damaged. At first, I didn’t dare give him my heart. Whenever he looked at me, his focus would drift. He showered me with gifts, yet always disappeared on the days that mattered most. As the child in my womb grew, and as Lucas’s devotion intensified day by day, I let my guard down. I devoted myself completely to the role of wife and Donna. Until the night I gave birth. I hemorrhaged during a difficult labor, but Lucas never showed up. After surviving by sheer luck, I finally saw the trending news. Lucas attended a Thames-side gala arm-in-arm with rising movie star, Serena Vale. That was when I understood. To him, I had only ever been a substitute. He broke his rules for her again and again. He indulged her humiliations toward me and even shoved me toward armed attackers at the brink of life and death. Filled with hatred, I closed my eyes and sank into the deep sea, just as he wished. Later, he knelt, clutching the hem of my dress, begging, "Zoe, please give me one more chance. I’ll repay you with my life." His life was worth too little now. I no longer wanted it.
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La femme de mes rêves

La femme de mes rêves

La femme de mes rêves Raphaël Rizzo un jeune Milliardaire Italien de 27 ans tombait éperdument amoureux d'une femme qu'il ne voyait que dans ses rêves . Chaque nuit il rêvait d'une très belle femme qui lui déclarait sa flamme et qui lui disait de l'attendre et qu'un jour qu'ils se rencontreront, peut importait l'année et le moment. Bien qu'il était un Bad boy il n'avait jamais songé à se marié à une autre femme malgré la pression de sa famille dont il était le fils unique. Trois ans après Raphaël demeurait toujours célibataire, il s'accrochait à l'inconnue de son rêve et son seul souhait était de l'a retrouvé un jour ,il était un homme patient. Il se dressait face à sa famille tout en s'accrochant au fait qu'un jour il sera en face de la femme de ses rêves. Il avait fait des recherches sur elle mais en vain, mais ce n'était pas pour autant qu'il avait baissé les bras. Lors de son anniversaire pour ses 30 ans son souhait s'exauça. Mais comment vivre un amour à deux si son père et celui de la jeune femme étaient en perpétuelle guerre et se détestait ? Tout basculait dans sa vie quand les deux firent fasse à un dilemme qui était de choisir entre leur famille et leur amour ? Quel choix feront t'ils? supporterons t'il de se séparé alors qu'ils étaient liés??finiront t'ils ensemble ?
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Betrayed on Our Anniversary

Betrayed on Our Anniversary

People used to say Pierce Voss, my husband, also the boss of the largest mafia in Kingsburg, and I were the kind of couple others envied. He once lit fireworks across the entire coastline just to celebrate my birthday. He bought me a private island because I mentioned loving the ocean. He made the entire mafia respect me as the most esteemed woman in the world. He shut every woman out of his world so I would never feel insecure. I thought our love was unbreakable. After ninety-nine rounds of IVF, I finally got a positive result. I was so happy I couldn’t sleep the whole night, planning to surprise him at our tenth-anniversary party the next day. But instead, I cut into our wedding cake and found Lena Young’s pregnancy report hidden inside. She fell to her knees in front of everyone, sobbing. “Serena… I have cancer. I don’t have long. Please… let me stay with Pierce for whatever time I have left. Give my child a name.” The room erupted, with gasps, whispers, cruel amusement. And in an instant, the woman Pierce Voss had supposedly adored became the laughingstock of the entire Kingsburg city. The love I had been so proud of shattered like cheap glass. Clutching my own pregnancy report, I held back my tears and prepared to walk away with my baby, far from his world, far from the lies. But before I could escape, someone framed me for harming her. I was thrown into detention for three days. And in those three days, I lost my child. Pierce Voss lost me, and every last piece of love I ever had for him. No matter how desperately he begs later, there is no returning to who we used to be.
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The Substitute Heiress

The Substitute Heiress

He wanted a replacement. I was the original. For three years, I was Evie, a woman with no past, saved from a tragic accident by the devastatingly powerful Nathaniel Blackwood. He gave me a name, a home, and a purpose as his contract lover. I thought it was love. The night he proposed in a shower of gardenias, I believed my fairy tale had come true. Until she walked back into his life. Serena Sterling. His missing first love. The woman whose face is my mirror image. In a single moment, my world shatters. I discover I’m not his beloved, I’m her gilded substitute. Every detail of my life, from my perfume to my smile, was curated to match her. And now that the original has returned, the copy is discarded. Heartbroken and betrayed, I vanish from his penthouse with nothing but the clothes I wore when I woke up in the hospital three years ago. But my escape uncovers a truth more dangerous than his deception. I am not a nobody. I am Alessandra Vanderbilt, the missing heiress to a billion-dollar empire. The accident that stole my memory wasn’t random, it was an attempt on my life. And the woman who shares my face may have been the one who ordered the hit. Now, I have two battles to fight: reclaiming my legacy from the aunt who wants me gone, and resisting Nathaniel Blackwood, who has realized too late that the woman he threw away is the only one he truly craves. He’s using every resource from ruthless business deals, public grand gestures, and soul-baring groveling to win me back. But how do you trust a man who loved you only as a reflection of another?
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The Don's Hidden Heiress: Last Week Alive

The Don's Hidden Heiress: Last Week Alive

When I drink the amber-colored poisonous wine, I can hear the joyful melody of a toast song coming from the manor. The wedding between Emanuela Romano and my ex-fiance, Benedetto Martini, is being held there right now. The elderly butler, Vincenzo Romano, puts away the wine glass with a blank expression. The way he speaks is as somber as one sounds when they give a speech at a funeral. "You know the Don's will very well, Ms. Andreotti. Five years are officially up, yet neither Mr. Andreotti, Mr. Martini, nor Dr. Foscari is willing to pledge their loyalty to you via the blood vow. According to the rules, you must take your own life within seven days. "The Don had left the Ashwine to you as a means of protecting… what little pride you have." Scorching pain begins spreading from my throat. I just smile at Vincenzo in return. Pride? Does a bastard spawn of a loose Iernian woman deserve to retain pride of any sort in the cruel Andreotti family? I begin making my way toward the banquet hall, which is brightly lit. As I walk past the shimmering waters of the pond in the family garden, I can tell that the waters are insanely cold. Then again, nothing is as cold as my icy heart right now. After taking a deep breath, I fall face-first into the pond… only to feel an iron-clad grip wrenching me backward. As such, I collapse onto the lawn heavily. My older brother, Alessandro Andreotti, has bits of grass covering his expensive suit. Disgust is written all over his handsome face. "Eva!" he grits out through his teeth, his voice lowered. "Must you spoil the mood on Emanuela's big day?" He then scoots closer to me, his alcohol-tinged breath fanning over my face. "You want to die, huh? Go ahead and do that, but can you die somewhere further? Don't stain the Andreotti land!" Alessandro turns to walk in the direction of the radiant lights, leaving me on the lawn, completely covered in mud. I can feel the countdown of my lifespan burning my insides. Seven days… I only have seven days to live. Meanwhile, my very own brother wants me to die somewhere further away.
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Malam Terakhir di Singgasana

Malam Terakhir di Singgasana

Lyra Serena menebus kesalahan keluarganya dengan memasuki istana untuk menjadi dayang Kaisar. Kaisar menyaksikan perjuangannya untuk bertahan hidup di istana yang kejam, tidak pernah sedikit pun merasa kasihan padanya, bahkan membiarkan selirnya yang cemburuan meracuni gadis itu hingga bisu. Lyra bertahan dalam diam, perlahan-lahan dirinya mulai mati rasa dan keras hati menerima semua pelecehan dan penghinaan yang harus dialaminya setiap hari. Dia hanya berharap dapat meninggalkan istana dan terbang jauh ketika dia sudah cukup dewasa nanti, dan tidak pernah bertemu dengan sang Kaisar lagi dalam kehidupan ini. Namun, hanya tiga hari sebelum Lyra meninggalkan istana, Kaisar angkuh dan kejam itu tiba-tiba berubah, memaksanya dengan segala cara dan menolak untuk melepaskannya. "Kau milikku. Dunia ini juga milikku. Ke mana pun kau pergi, kau tak akan pernah bisa lepas dari genggamanku." *** Kaisar tidak punya hati. Dia bahkan membunuh ayah dan saudaranya, sikapnya angkuh dan kejam, dia tidak pernah menunjukkan kasih sayang pada selir mana pun di istana. Apalagi pada seorang dayang bisu yang hina. Selama lima tahun terakhir, dia tidak pernah menatap mata Lyra secara langsung, tetapi dia sudah terbiasa dengan keberadaannya yang sunyi dan tidak pernah membayangkan suatu hari Lyra akan meninggalkannya. Saat Lyra akan meninggalkan istana, dia baru menyadari hati wanita itu sudah jadi milik orang lain. Saat itu, dia merasa cemburu setengah mati, dan ingin mempertahankannya di istana dengan cara apa pun. Namun pada akhirnya, Kaisar menyadari meskipun dia mampu menguasai dunia di genggamannya, dia tidak akan bisa menggenggam hati wanita itu.
Zaman Kuno
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My CEO Best Friend is My Baby Daddy?!

My CEO Best Friend is My Baby Daddy?!

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Hindi akalain ni Serena na ang simpleng pagtanggi niya na sapilitang maikasal sa kuya ng kanyang best friend ang magiging daan pala para maungkat ang isang rebelasyon tungkol sa pagkatao niya. Iyon din ang naging simula ng isang napakalaking pagbabago sa buhay niya. Mula sa pagiging tagapagmana ng mga Choi ay natagpuan niya na lang ang sarili niya na nasa isang napakahirap na kalagayan. Mula sa naglalakihan at mga bonggang runway platform na nilalakaran niya suot ang iba't-ibang designer items ay naroon siya ngayon sa isang maliit na entabladong nasa gitna ng madilim na club— sumasayaw ng malaswang sayaw habang suot ang maliliit na piraso ng tela na kaunti na lang ay maglalantad na sa kaluluwa niya. Mula sa tingin ng paghanga at sigaw ng admirasyon mula sa mga umiidolo sa kanya ay nauwi siya sa pagsalo ng mga malalagkit na tingin at mahahalay na salita mula sa mga lalaking hindi niya kilala na pawang mga hayok sa laman. Ang magandang katawan na dati niyang iniingat-ingatan, ngayon ay naging parausan na lang ng kung sino man ang may kakayahang magluwal ng pinakamalaking halaga para sa isang gabing impiyerno sa loob ng VIP room ng club. Paanong ang simpleng paghahangad ng kabutihan niya para sa sarili ay naging sanhi ng pagbaliktad ng mundo niya at pagkawala sa kanya ng mga taong mahalaga sa buhay niya? Ngunit sa kabila ng hirap at walang katiyakan ay pinili niya pa ring mabuhay. Kahit alang-alang na lang sa isisilang niyang anak sa lalaking nakasama niya sa isang gabing impiyerno na iyon. Sa lalaking hindi niya man lang nakikilala...
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Loveless Marriage: The Broken Wife Strikes Back

Loveless Marriage: The Broken Wife Strikes Back

Handa ka bang talikuran ang isang pagsasamang nabuo lamang mula sa isang kasinungalingan? "Naiintindihan ko kung bakit kinamumuhian mo ako, Diane. Huli na rin nang malaman ko ang ginawang panloloko sa'yo ni Caleb pero maniwala ka man o hindi, nagawa niya lamang ang lahat ng iyon para sa akin, para sa kapakanan naming dalawa ng anak kong si Theo. Kaya hanggang maari, huwag mo sana siyang sisisihin." "Malinaw sa akin ang lahat nang ikinasal kaming dalawa ni Caleb, Serena. Alam kong may limitasyon ang pagsasama naming dalawa at kung si Theo ang pag-uusapan, malinaw sa akin ang karapatan mo bilang biological mother." Ngumiti ito— isang ngiting hindi niya maintindihan kung ano ang ibig sabihin. "Hindi na ako magpapaligoy-ligoy pa, Diane." Inilatag nito sa mesa ang isang dokumento at sinadyang itulak ng kamay papalapit sa kaniya. "Handa na akong bawiin ang mag-ama ko. Heto ang application for annulment ninyong dalawa ni Caleb..." Pinakinggan niya ang mga sinasabi nito mula umpisa hanggang dulo. "Ibig sabihin, handang ibigay sa'yo ni Caleb ang mansyon at ang rest house sa Tagaytay. Maliban doon, handa siyang bayaran ka ng limampung milyon bilang kabayaran sa limang taong pagsasama ninyong dalawa." Muling nagtama ang mga mata nilang dalawa, doon nasilayan niya kung paano naging nakakalason ang maamong ngiti ni Serena kanina. "If you think everything's okay. Pwede ka nang pumirma." Nanatiling blanko ang ekspresyon niya sa kinatatayuan. Hindi nito alam kung matutuwa ba siya o masisilaw sa mga ari-arian at milyones na alok ng dalawa. Dahil kung tutuusin, isa lang naman ang gusto niya...gusto nitong makalaya mula sa mala-impyernong buhay kasama si Caleb.
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Ich ging mit nichts als mir selbst

Ich ging mit nichts als mir selbst

In der Nacht unseres neunten Hochzeitstags brachte mir mein Ehemann – Damian Grant, der Mann, der am Tag die Mafia beherrschte und einst bei Nacht mein Herz regierte – keine Rosen. Er schenkte den Strauß, der mir hätte gehören sollen, Serena Lane, seiner persönlichen Assistentin. Unter dem Kronleuchter, bei dem wir einst an unserem Hochzeitsabend getanzt hatten, wandte er sich mir zu – mit demselben kalten Charme, mit dem er mir früher süße Nichtigkeiten ins Ohr geflüstert hatte: „Sie ist schwanger.“ Endlich ergab alles Sinn. „Sie ist wählerisch beim Essen. Von heute an wirst du ihr drei Mahlzeiten am Tag kochen. Und keine Wiederholungen. Außerdem ist sie sensibel und hasst es, allein zu schlafen. Du wirst also deine Sachen ins Gästezimmer bringen.“ Der Raum verstummte. Ich erhob nicht die Stimme, vergoss keine einzige Träne. Ich nahm einfach meinen bereits gepackten Koffer und ging zur Tür. Der Butler versuchte, mich aufzuhalten, doch Damian blinzelte nicht einmal. „Sie kommt zurück.“ Er schwenkte träge den Wein in seinem Glas. „Sie kommt innerhalb von drei Tagen weinend und flehend zurück.“ Ein Gelächter brach unter unseren Gästen aus. Sie schlossen direkt vor meinen Augen eine Wette über eine Million Dollar ab. Sie wetteten darauf, ob ich noch vor Ablauf der Nacht zurückkommen und Damian anflehen würde, mich wieder hereinzulassen – wie ein erbärmlicher Straßenköter mit eingeklemmtem Schwanz. Doch sie wussten nicht, dass ich bereits das Familienerbstück meines leiblichen Vaters erhalten hatte. Ich hatte meinen Flug gebucht, weit weg von allen, die ich je gekannt hatte. Dieses Mal war ich wirklich gegangen.
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Alpha Ties Restored, Beta Ex Pleads for Mercy

Alpha Ties Restored, Beta Ex Pleads for Mercy

My mate, Jasper Morrison, says coldly, "Elena, I'm breaking our mate bond." We stand on the open ground at the edge of the Silvermoon pack's territory. The full moon hangs high overhead, and this should be the sweetest moment for fated mates. We've loved each other for ten years. And now, he's about to break the bond Moon Goddess has given us. "Why?" I ask in a shaky voice. "You're an orphaned wolf," he says, turning his face away. "You don't have the bloodline to match me. The pack Elders have already approved this." A tearing pain rips through my chest. Having the mate bond stripped from me feels like my soul is being torn apart. I collapse to my knees, gasping for air. "Serena's father is one of the strongest Alphas in the North," Jasper says, looking down at me without a trace of guilt. "She'll help me rise as the strongest Beta in the Silvermoon pack's history." "You said…" I clench my teeth, fighting the pain. "You said you'd spend your life with me." "I was young and foolish," Jasper replies, already turning away. "The bonding ceremony is in three days. I suggest you don't cause trouble." Moonlight glints off his retreating form. I watch him walk away, my fingers clutching the moonstone bracelet my mother left me. It's my only keepsake. A message from an unknown number appears. "Elena, this is Damon, your older brother. I've been looking for you for 20 years." "I've attached a black card with unlimited credit. The resources of the entire Blackwood pack are at your disposal. No matter what you're facing, I've got you." I stare at the screen. The Blackwood pack? The top wolf pack in North Anthica? Another message soon pops up. "I'll come get you in three days. Wait for me." My finger hovers over the delete button. It has to be a scam. I'm just an orphaned wolf. How could I possibly have a brother from the Blackwood pack? Just then, a voice message from Jasper arrives. "Elena, for old times' sake, I'll arrange a place for you in one of the pack's spare houses when the ceremony ends. You can stay as part of the pack. I'll take care of you." He wants me to watch him bond with another she-wolf and thank him for keeping me in the pack. I delete Jasper's contact, then rename the unknown number in my phone to "Damon". My fingers tremble as I type a single word. "Okay."
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