Victoria: A Novel

Adrianna Do you ever wish you were strong enough? I wish I wasn’t weak willed. That I actually could stand up to my family so I didn't have to betray the one person who truly loved me. The only man I ever loved. Now he's back for revenge, vowing to pull my entire family down. He doesn’t look at me the way he once did. His eyes are filled with hatred and disdain. Lance I want to hold Adrianna’s head under water. I want to kiss her till we both forget everything. I find it difficult to decide which I want more. More than anything, I want to bring her down. I want to see her suffer everything I suffered because of her. To watch her lying mouth beg for forgiveness. To see her beautiful, deceptive eyes glaze over with tears. I won't stop till I burn the Houston family legacy to the ground.

Victoria is the daughter of an Alpha but not the Luna. She was the product of an affair. Her grandfather hating her and all she stands for. He sends her away to a private school. This was no ordinary private school it was a school for child assassins. Her wolf being wild and unmanageable makes her feared by her pack. The pack oracle tells her at five years old she needs to find her brother Axel he is the key to taming her wolf. As Victoria grows up she holds on to the day she will find Axel and tame her inner beast. For now she will keep Zarina locked away with magic and wolfsbane.

She gave him everything: her love, her loyalty, even her life savings to build his empire. On their third wedding anniversary, Victoria Hale believed her cold and distant husband would finally see her worth. Instead, he shattered her heart. With one cruel slap and a set of divorce papers, he told her the truth: he had only married her for money, and he was leaving her for her stepsister, the woman he had loved all along. Broken, mocked, and left with nothing, Victoria almost gave up. But when a powerful investor—her ex-husband’s biggest rival—offered her a chance to rise again, she took it. Two years later, the woman everyone once called weak returned as the CEO of one of the fastest-growing fashion empires worth billions. She was stunning, confident, and untouchable, no longer the naive wife who once begged for love. So when Trent Rhodes came crawling back—jealous, desperate, and ruined—Victoria looked him straight in the eyes and said, “I’m sorry, do I know you?”

Bercerita tentang seorang gadis miskin bernama Kania Putri Salshabilla harus merantau ke Jakarta dan bekerja menjadi seorang pembantu di salah satu rumah mewah milik pembisnis sukses, Rudi Bianvaro agar kebutuhan sehari-harinya terpenuhi. Di sana Kania disambut dengan baik oleh istri Tn. Rudi yakni Indira Larasanti. Sampai-sampai beliau menyuruh Kania tidur di kamar atas bersebelahan dengan kamar putra mereka. Awalnya Kania menolak karena tidak enak dengan perlakuan Ny. Indira yang dirasa terlalu berlebihan. Tapi setelah Ny. Indira bujuk, akhirnya Kania mau untuk menempati kamar atas. Dan dari sinilah cerita itu dimulai ketika Kania mengenal seorang Riyan Marvel Alvaro, Putra majikannya yang terkenal badboy hingga dijuluki si trouble maker di sekolah SMA Bimasakti.

Amira Ameena kembali dihadapkan pada situasi rumit yang selalu dihindarinya. Mamanya selalu bertindak di luar akal jika itu menyangkut tentang dirinya dan pernikahan. Beruntungnya kali ini dipertemukan dengan teman masa SMAnya yang mana telah terjadi perjodohan sejak mereka masih balita. Justin Brotolaras tidak menyangka akan melihat Amira Ameena setelah sekian tahun berlalu. Teman SMAnya itu perempuan yang sejak dulu selalu menghindari Justin entah karena apa. Sekarang, Justin harus memilih untuk bersama dengan Amira atau mamanya akan terus menerornya seumur hidupnya. Sebenarnya, Justin menyimpan rasa kepada Amira entah sejak kapan. Dan itu baru Justin rasakan setelah Amira menghindarinya.

In our pack, every wolf has one chance in their lifetime to use an enhancement elixir to strengthen their wolf abilities, but this elixir is only effective when brewed by oneself. In my previous life, although I was a normal Omega, I worked day and night brewing my wolf enhancement elixir to become the Gamma of our pack. But on the day of the selection, after I shifted into my wolf form, I completely lost control. My wolf immediately prostrated itself at the feet of Victoria, the current Beta's granddaughter. Amid the cheers of the entire pack, Victoria became the new Gamma. Meanwhile, I was beaten and ridiculed. Everyone claimed I had stolen Victoria's enhancement elixir, which was why I couldn't control my wolf. They cut off both my hands and threw me into a silver mine. I died in excruciating pain in that silver pit, my very bones corroded by the silver. Until my dying breath, I couldn't understand—how could the elixir I brewed myself make my wolf submit to Victoria? When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to one week before the Gamma selection of the pack. This time, I gave up my right to compete and entered the forest alone to train for battle. Beta Richard stood at the empty doorway of my house, questioning me through our mind-link about why I was leaving the pack at such a crucial time. Meanwhile, I was removing my protective amulet, shifting into my wolf form alone to fight in the territory of the Rogue wolves.

Leon Aragon, kilala bilang isang cold tycoon, anak ng leader ng isang sindikato at nakatakdang humalili sa posisyon ng kanyang ama. Cacai Alcantara, isang probinsiyanang lumuwas ng Maynila para makasama si Benito, ang kanyang amang kailan lang niya nakilala. Si Benito ay isang negosyanteng malaki ang pagkaka-utang sa organisasyong kinabibilangan ni Leon. Victoria, half-sister ni Cacai at ang babaeng nais pakasalan ni Leon kapalit ng mga utang ni Benito. Ngunit nang malaman ni Victoria na ipapakasal siya sa lalaking hindi niya kilala, tumakas siya bago pa man makaharap si Leon. Sa mismong araw na kukunin na sana si Victoria para sa kasunduan, si Cacai ang nadampot ng mga tauhan ni Leon. Pagdating nila sa mansyon ng lalaki, saka lang nila nalaman na maling babae pala ang kanilang nadala. Habang hindi pa nagpapakita si Victoria, walang nagawa si Cacai kundi ang mananatili sa poder ni Leon bilang bihag nito. Sa paglipas ng mga araw, magkakaroon ang dalawa ng pagkakataong makilala ang isa't isa. Pero ano nga kaya ang pwedeng mangyari kung magsama sa iisang bubong ang dalawang taong magka-ibang magka-iba ang mundo? Isang bihag na naghananap ng kalayaan... ...at isang lalaking sanay sa kapangyarihan. Charot!

Si Ally ay galing sa pamilya na hindi naman mahirap at hindi naman mayaman, kumbaga nasa average level lang ang kanilang pamumuhay,nagsusumikap sa buhay. Tatlo silang magkakapatid na puro babae, siya ang panggitna, that's why she has a strong persanality. Palaban, madiskarte, at independent. On the other hand,Copper is a MultiBillionaire widower, he owns multiple classes of Business, from aviation to mining company. In spite of being a billionaire he is a lonely, somewhat cold-hearted man. May anak siyang babae sa namayapa nyang maybahay. A very kind and smart little girl named Kasha. Magkatagpo kaya ang landas nilang tatlo? O may magaganap bang pag-iibigan sa pagitan ni Copper at Ally? Do they bring joy to Kasha? Love is everywhere and they'll wait until love will find each other.

“Seratus juta. Aku mau seratus juta!” Begitulah permintaan ibunya yang menandai titik kehancuran hidup Syaqilla. Dia tak pernah menyangka, sang ibu ternyata sangat membencinya hingga tega menjualnya kepada rentenir Tua Bangka yang sudah bau tanah. Namun, di balik kebencian (nama ibu) pada anaknya, tersembunyi rahasia kelam dari masa lalu. Rahasia kelam apakah yang telah disembunyikan oleh ibunya selama ini? Hingga membuat wanita itu terlihat sangat membenci Syaqilla? Lalu, akankah Syaqilla pasrah menerima nasib, atau justru bangkit melawan untuk merebut kembali kendali atas hidupnya? Yuk, ikuti kisah selanjutnya hanya ada di sini!

Tahimik ang mansyon. Tahimik… maliban sa mahinang iyak ni Princess sa bisig ko—isang buwang gulang, walang alam, walang kasalanan. Pero siya ang unang nasaktan sa lahat ng ‘to. Siya ang naiipit sa pagitan ng dalawang taong hindi na alam kung paano magmahal nang sabay. Nakaluhod ako sa harap ni Elise. Mahigpit ang hawak ko sa laylayan ng bestida niya, parang batang takot na maiwan sa dilim. Nanginginig ang labi ko, pinipigilan ang mga luhang ayaw na sanang lumabas—pero hindi ko na kayang kontrolin. “Please, Elise…” garalgal kong pakiusap. “’Wag mo kaming iwan. Hindi ko alam kung paano palalakihin si Princess nang wala ka. Hindi ko alam kung paano mamuhay kung wala kayo…” Pero wala. Wala siyang emosyon. Wala siyang luha. Matigas ang titig niya, parang ako pa ang mali. Bitbit niya ang maleta niya—hindi lang punô ng damit, kundi punô ng lahat ng alaala namin. Lahat ng pangarap. Lahat ng ‘akala ko tayo.’ “Hindi ko ‘to pinlano, Levi,” mahina niyang sagot. “Pero kailangan kong piliin ang sarili ko. Pagod na akong umasa. Pagod na akong maging pangalawa sa trabaho mo, sa mundo mo. Hindi ko kayang maging ina habang ako mismo’y hindi buo.” Gumuho ako. Literal. Napayuko ako habang yakap ko si Princess, habang nararamdaman ko ang init ng iyak niya sa dibdib ko. Halik ako nang halik sa noo niya, para bang kaya kong takpan ng pagmamahal ang kawalan ng ina niya. “Anak mo ‘to, Elise. Anak natin…” pabulong kong daing. “Kung hindi mo na ako kayang mahalin… kahit siya na lang. Kahit siya. ‘Wag mong iwan ang anak mo…” Pero wala. Ni hindi siya lumapit. Ni hindi siya tumingin. Tumalikod siya, dala ang katahimikang mas malakas pa sa kahit anong sigaw ng pagtanggi. "Ayoko na" mahina niyang sabi at hinila ang maleta palabas ng mansion.