Romans & histoires Unfortunately Yours: A Novel

Iris's POV So, in 3 days I will be Mrs Harrison. I have been having sleepless nights because of the thought of being someone's wife. The nerves were eating me up, and I couldn't eat or sleep properly. I was anxious, and I kept asking myself if this was a sacrifice that I was willing to make. My life was going to change, and I wasn't sure that I was prepared for that kind of change. It's an arranged marriage, and I am sure as hell that between us, there are no feelings. I mean, sure, I found Julian very attractive and my heart skipped a beat, but that's about it. I don't know much about marriage, but I know that a lot more than attraction goes into it. We only met once and that was not enough

Hi Readers! Thank you so much for reading An Unwanted Fate! I hope you are enjoying it so far! I want to apologize for all the comments I haven't responded to yet. I am having technical difficulties! I just realized I haven't been receiving them to my inbox and do not have the capability to respond to them in the chapters. I am working to resolve the issue but please know I do see them and appreciate them. I will continue to update at least two chapters daily until the book is complete which I anticipate will be around mid-march. It will also inluce a few bonus chapters to wrap up the stories of some of the ancillary characters.

Soceity was men and women who never learned to mind their own business and stuck their mouth in the affairs of others and turned molehills into high ice peaked mountains. I worried about my reputation and what people would say about me, what they would do if another scandalous untrue news came out of me being salacious came out. It would ruin Ma and Kawu, so I took a decision and tried to find a husband. I told everyone I knew what my specifications were and Yaana sent me my spec. Hard to believe but true. Hard to believe but truer than the fact that I'm a Bakura and I've never known nor noticed, truer than the fact that I'm not even a Sheriff.

he said icily. Mr. Khanna and his daughter kept begging for forgiveness, but the guards dragged them away. After everything was done, Daniel left immediately for home. Once he was gone, the assistant exhaled deeply and muttered to himself, “Damn… today I survived. Otherwise, I know exactly what would’ve happened to me.” End of Chapter After that morning, one thought became firm in Rose’s heart— “I will change the story of this house… and stay away from Daniel Blackwood.” But would she really be able to stay away?

“You’re leaving.” “Yes.” “For him?” he asked, bitterness creeping in. Rihanna shook her head. “For me.” Dennis ran a hand through his hair, pacing. “So Andy just steps in where I failed?” “No,” she said. “Andy exists because you kept choosing not to.” “That’s not the same thing.” “It is when you disappear,” she replied. “It is when I find out from strangers that I don’t exist in your story.” Dennis stopped pacing. “I said I’d come to London.”

Author's Note Dear Reader, Welcome to Beautifully Unfaithful. This is a story about betrayal, but perhaps not in the way you expect. It is about a woman who spent years carrying everyone else's expectations while quietly starving inside. It is about grief that was never healed, love that became a weapon, and the devastating loneliness that can exist inside a marriage long before anyone walks away from it. Laurel Cruz Leonard is not a perfect heroine. She makes choices that many will question. Some will judge her. Others may understand her far too well.

Chapter 2: The Canvas The drop cloth beneath Julianna was already ruined—smudged with charcoal streaks from the earlier sketches, streaked with her own arousal where it had soaked through during the first chapter of their encounter but Alexander didn’t care. The fabric had become part of the work now, a living record of what was unfolding between them.