Walking Synonym

The night before our wedding, my fiancée let her so-called "best friend" butcher the gown my late mother had sewn, chopping it into a revealing mini dress. I rushed over with the ruined dress in my arms, ready to demand answers: only to catch their voices through the door: "Imagine him expecting me to wear something a dead woman stitched. What a curse!" Through the narrow gap, I saw my distant, frigid fiancée flushed with color, straddling his lap. "What we did at the bridal shop wasn't enough," she murmured. "Tomorrow, walking down the aisle in this tiny dress you made me, it'll be even more exhilarating." Their lips met. My hand froze against the door, and inside, something broke with a soundless crack. If she longed for thrills, I would grant her some.

I married a man I couldn't touch then slept with a man I couldn't trust. After walking in on my husband balls-deep in my cousin and getting her pregnant. I didn’t just sign the divorce papers. I lit them on fire. Frigid, they called me. Uptight. Ice queen. So I moved out. Looked for a roommate. Someone quiet. Preferably female. Her name was Kylie. Except... Kylie turned out to be Kyle—a smug, tattooed stranger with a dirty-mouth and secrets carved into his smirk. He’s cocky, cruel, and way too hot for a man who eats peanut butter from the jar and calls it dinner. One drunken night, I let him in. All the way in. And I swore it meant nothing. Until I found my uncle lying in a pool of blood— And Kyle was holding the gun.

Adapting to her current life and wanting to change for good. Angela Wilson, found herself stuck in between what's right and what's wrong and until the day she met the mysterious man who had ruthlessly entered her world as if it belongs to him and she found no way out of his grasp. ___ "You are not going anywhere Angela" My body stops moving as his deep and husky voice sounds so clear in my ears. My mind was in thought, how did he enter my apartment? how did he know where I live? but no words left my mouth. My breath hitched when his shoes tapping on the floor, alerting me that he was walking in my direction. Fists clenching when his presence felt so close to me. "You can't avoid me, My Angel"

Heiress Juliette Lux is finally getting married, in her dream dress. But the guests aren't her friends; the person walking her down the aisle isn't her father; and the man waiting at the altar, her soon-to-be husband, is someone she has never met until yesterday---Ralph Virtus, the son of her family's mortal enemy, the Mafia King, also notoriously known to many as The Devil. And he has stolen her entire family fortune. Say all he wants, but her father will never sell his multi-billion dollar business empire, the family's legacy. He certainly won't force his precious daughter to marry the enemy and have his heir. The contract is a farce. And Juliette will seek the truth and take back what's hers. But can she reclaim her stolen heart from the devillishly witty Mafia King ...

"I am pregnant," I say looking into his years intensely but his face is emotionless. "What?" He asked stunned, he paces around for a few minutes" I can't take care of a child right now" he snaps holding the table tightly. "We have to because I have nowhere to go," I say pleading for acknowledgment and understanding. "What do you mean?" He questioned eyeing me suspiciously. " my parents disowned me," I say looking down in shame. "I will take you in but don't expect me to care for you and your baby because all this means nothing to me" he glanced at me before walking out of his office. Tears run down my cheeks, feeling of embarrassment, and lost claws in my heart. I lost everything, my family, my self-esteem, I feel lost and worthless. Most of all I lost love.

“Sign it, your work is done here,” Diego flung a divorce paper at his wife’s face, Camilla eyes filled with tears. “What…” lost of words, she couldn’t believe 4years of marriage is going to waste just like that. “Just sign the damn papers!” He yelled and out of fear, Camille took the paper and sign on them. Diego took the paper with a scoff and was walking out when he stopped and looked at her, “That thing you called pregnancy that’s in you, get rid of it and leave my house,” With that he walked out. Camille packed her bags ready to leave when three luxurious cars stopped at her front, “What’s happening?” Two huge men came out of one, “We are asked to come get you by your father Leonard Guevara,” Wait, Camille blinked at the name they just called. Guevara? The multi-billionaire?! Why is he suddenly my father???

I thought I had finally escaped. Walking away from my toxic marriage should have been the end of my suffering. Instead, it was only the beginning. Betrayed by my husband, deceived by my best friend, and used by my own mother—I was nothing more than a pawn in their game. But when the truth about my family’s legacy came to light, I seized the chance to take back control. With Justin, a man whose intentions I still can’t fully trust, I begin rebuilding my life. But just when I think I’m free, the threats start. Bloodstained baby clothes. Anonymous messages. A shadow that refuses to let me go. And when we finally uncover the person behind it all, the truth is far more horrifying than I ever imagined. Because some betrayals cut deeper than others. And some ghosts refuse to stay buried.

An unexpected arrival brought our worlds together... From the moment I saw Cora walking the halls of our high school, I was drawn to her. From graduation to college, and life beyond, our story wasn’t without its ups and downs. But we had finally settled into happily wedded bliss... Until a certified letter turned our world upside down.   When I fell for James I was swept up in his plans and aspirations, even choosing the same college to be with him. Until the fear of resentment if I gave up my dreams prompted me to end things and follow my career to Paris. Never had I been happier than when James showed up years later.  Little did either of us know, our time apart had created a secret that could destroy our entire future.    Now, life's unexpected arrivals threatened to tear our world apart. Unexpected Arrivals is created by Stephie Walls, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

“Come back here, Olivia”, Christian roared behind her, while Olivia kept walking forward. This angered him so much, he rushed to her and pulled her back. “You’re hurting me, Christian!”, Olivia grimaced as she struggled to pull herself back from him. “I’m your wife, not your housemaid, Mr. Mason”. Framed and discarded by her former employers, Olivia is trying to start set up a new beginning. She soon finds herself in a fort of power and ambition after she gets hired to be the live-in nanny and personal maid of four-year-old Eunice Mason. Her path crosses with that of Christian Mason, Eunice’s mysterious guardian, a man heavily guarded in the heart. As they forge a strangely strong, and almost impossible alliance to protect Eunice, they uncover a hidden world of corporate greed and family secrets. Amidst the commotion, a forbidden attraction ignites between them, a spark that could consume them both. Can love conquer the darkness that threatens to destroy their fragile world?

MONTGOMERY LEGACY #1 Trapped in a deal she never made... and a love she never expected. Will she risk being completely claimed? -- Eliana only wanted to make some quick cash to buy her aunt a birthday gift. So when her best friend Mica, falls sick and begs her to take her place at a mysterious meet-up, she reluctantly agrees. After all, how hard could it be to play the role of a date? Simple, right? Wrong. Instead of a harmless gig, she finds herself face-to-face with Xaverion Alaric Montgomery, a ruthless, dangerously alluring man, and expecting a fiancée, not a stand-in. Turns out, Mica wasn't just meeting him for fun, she was supposed to be his contract wife. And now, thanks to one reckless lie, Eliana is tangled in an arrangement she never signed up for. Walking away should be easy. But when Xaverion makes her an offer she can't refuse, will she fight to escape or risk being completely claimed?