Ugly Duck

My heart shattered when I learned my daughter was pimping herself out. I couldn't imagine the young woman I thought of as a precious princess lying beneath an ugly, middle-aged man. It was such a horrific scene…

23 years old Carmen Garcia is made to marry the heartless Billionaire and her high school Rival, Sean Whitney. The Grieving widower takes no interest in her and is set to make her life a living hell. She discovers secrets about his late wife and the ugly truths his family tried to hide from the public. She uses the information to threaten him into doing whatever she wants, putting her in control. Her newly gained power over him gives her the courage to seduce him and use him to satisfy her sexual needs. Sean's 6-year-old daughter, Evie, a child he hadn't known about, shows up. Carmen soon finds out about her inability to conceive a child and tries all she can to hide it from Whitney. She falls in love with Sean. The news of her infertility and Sean's late wife gets to the media and the family is torn apart. Sean who was already head over heels in love with her fights to keep her despite his family's disapproval. What happens when Carmen gets kidnapped and the ransom for her release is for Sean to give up Evie? Does Sean give up on his child to save his lover?

Two days before her wedding, my elder sister, Sophia, vanished into thin air, leaving behind a cryptic note. She was supposed to marry the most influential man in the country, Mr. Vaughn Slade - a man rumored to be old, ugly, and disfigured. The whispers were that no woman wanted to marry him, and now my parents were demanding that I replace Sophia as his bride. I was horrified. Not only was I already in a loving relationship with my boyfriend, Julian, but I also knew that Vaughn Slade had specifically chosen Sophia. Desperate for help, I turned to Julian, who happened to be Vaughn Slade's nephew. But what I found was shocking - Julian in bed with my cousin, Rachel. My world was shattered.

Rich privilege is real. I just got dumped after two months of dating. The reason is I'm not rich. My ex said, "Grace gives me everything I want. You're just an ordinary girl." Instead of crying ugly, I'll shine to the highest level until their necks hurt from looking down. However, my path up the level ladder wasn't as smooth as a child's romance. I must work hard under a boss who drives me crazy every day. He's too crazy. Even the blind date was my decision, he was the one who decided to be my partner.

Scarred and discarded, Ava was betrayed by the people she loved most–her mother, her sister, and her fated mate. In her death, she begged the Moon Goddess for vengeance, and she was granted a rebirth. Reborn as a Princess in another pack, she is now tied to a dark fate, she is still scared, ugly, and worse, bound to a powerful demon Alpha king with his own tragic past and a haunting secret: he had loved her once before... and killed her. Will Ava's thirst for vengeance consume her? Or will she find peace in the arms of the very man fate cursed to fall for her again?

I was the Alpha's fated mate but my rejection was worse than one thousand needles pierced to my skin. "I, Weston Bruce Furrow, Alpha of the shadow Moon park reject you, Zara Liam Adolf of the Night Moon park. A pathetic runt weakling like you is no match for me." I could feel my heart breaking, Tuna was howling inside me, and I could feel her pain. "I, Zara Liam Adolf of the Night moon pack, accept your rejection" ________ Ugly, good for nothing, useless and disgusting are the kind of words that Zara hears on daily basis and yet she has grown accustomed to them that she doesn't even flinch anymore. Being the Alpha's daughter doesn't protect her from the harsh bullying of the pack, not when her own father is her worst tormentor. Years later, the man she hated the most is back, and she isn’t sure why the man who had rejected and humiliated her is back. She is being forced to negotiate with him. Zara want to forget how he rejected and humiliated her but her pack needs protection and that means putting the pack above her feelings since he is the Alpha who could offer them such protection. They say that whatever you deny s he was hurting her with his ice cold tongue and his cruel raw touch.

Ariana has a disfigured face, During five years of marriage, Ariana was only considered a servant by her husband.never received love, affection and recognition from her husband's family. Her ugly face was considered embarrassing to be recognized as the wife of a billionaire.

“I won’t be one of your choices, Logan.” A hand around her neck and the other holding her chin up, he declares, “You were never an option, little mouse. It was you from the start.” ----- Hanna Going back home is like visiting a museum of shame. Worse, beyond that ugly feeling are harsh reality checks—parents don’t live forever, Evergreen is in danger, and the man who broke my heart five years ago is offering the position of Luna, co-guardian of the pack, in a silver platter. He’s desperate to tear my walls down even if it means breaking us in the process so he can rebuild us from the dust. But we can’t afford destruction when death tolls are on the rise and the dead starts walking. -- Logan When I learned that she left, I expected a swift return. But her shadow never once graced Evergreen’s borders, until now—when it’s the most dangerous. Her presence is the warmest comfort wrapped in a wall of thorns. I bleed for her with every push and pull, battering it down so I can meet the girl who fell for me at sixteen and start over. But something lurks in the shadows seeking to destroy our lands before we can even begin. As whispers of a curse dance in the hopeless silence, I find salvation in the unlikeliest of places—a journal from my ancestor, and a woman who’s been guarding secrets.

Drunk and heartbroken, Juliette spends a night with a stranger, wanting nothing more than to forget about it. Four years later, while trying to get her business off the ground and take care of her ailing grandmother, Juliette faces a severe financial crisis. When yet another client refuses to continue with her company’s services and her grandmother falls gravely ill, she has no choice but to give in to her uncle’s demands. The only condition? She must marry the youngest son of the Garret family, a man rumored to be hideously ugly and impotent after a terrible accident years ago. For the sake of her business and her grandmother, Juliette agrees to marry James Garret, the so-called ugly and impotent billionaire. But after the wedding, she discovers the truth. His family has imposed a condition: unless he gets Juliette pregnant within the year, he will be cut out of the family will and stripped of his billionaire status. When Juliette meets James for the first time, she is shocked to find that he is neither ugly as the rumors claimed him to be nor impotent. Why else would he, on their wedding night, lean in close and whisper in her ear? “Let’s make some babies, sweet thing.”

He pulled me closer, trailing butterfly kisses on my neck. My heart leapt to my throat as he whispered huskily. “Let’s tie up your ex and have sex in front of him. This will be your ultimate revenge, princess!” … Omega Harley was a perfect housewife, deeply in love with her husband, Alpha Xander Ledger. But when she found out about his affair with her best friend, Ella, all bets were off. Fueled by betrayal, she confronted those backstabbers with video proof and demanded divorce, burning it all down. After an ugly clash, Harley sought escape in the shadows of the moon bar, where one reckless kiss with a handsome stranger turned her world upside down. She never expected him to be Xander’s uncle, Alpha Carlos Ledger. However, Carlos wasn’t just an Alpha, he was the Alpha. Dangerous, dominant, and determined to claim the omega he desired. But why did he want Harley? Was Carlos her savior, or something more intoxicating? As Harley tried to resist the fatal pull of a forbidden bond, the main question was: Could she surrender before the Alpha, who should be off limits? Or the fire he ignited in her heart would consume her?