Lila Storm
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Lila Storm's Books and Stories
The Wife You Thought Was Gone
Modern My perfect marriage shattered with an e-vite for my husband's son's first birthday-a son I never knew existed.
The true nightmare unfolded at my own birthday party when his mistress, Hayden, had their son run to my husband, Chase, and call him "Daddy" in front of all our friends.
In the ensuing chaos, Chase shoved me. I fell, hit my head, and miscarried the baby I had just discovered I was carrying. He left me bleeding on the floor to comfort his mistress and their child.
But Hayden wasn't done. To eliminate me for good, she had me kidnapped and thrown off a cliff into a canal, whispering that Chase wanted me gone permanently.
I survived. I faked my death and disappeared, channeling my pain into my work. Now, six months later, I'm accepting a prestigious award on international television.
I see Chase in the crowd, a broken man rushing toward me, begging for forgiveness.
This time, I'm the one who gets to walk away. When Love Dies And Memories Fade
Modern To save my grandmother, I married a man who hated me. He never knew I was the one who secretly saved his life with a bone marrow donation. And when my grandmother lay dying, he refused to pay for the surgery that would have saved her.
He called it another one of my "dramas," laughing as my last hope died.
But he didn't just kill my grandmother. He killed our child, too.
I was secretly pregnant, part of a billion-dollar surrogacy deal to get the money for her care. When I begged him, showing him the ultrasound, his reply was cold.
"Get rid of it."
With my grandmother dead and my heart destroyed, I finally gave up. He would always believe the lies of his mistress-my sister-who had stolen the credit for saving him.
So I terminated the pregnancy, signed the divorce papers, and paid a doctor to erase every memory of him. Now, he stands before me, a broken man begging for forgiveness, but I can only look into his tear-filled eyes and ask, "I'm sorry, who are you?" Discarded Mafia Bride: My Empire Rises
Mafia I woke from a five-year coma not to the faces of my family, but to my own death certificate.
It was signed by my parents and my fiancé, Dante Moretti, the most ruthless Don in our world. He had sworn on his father's grave to wait for me. Instead, he replaced me with Sienna—the very woman who put me in that hospital bed.
My own son, Luca, looked at me with cold, unfamiliar eyes.
"You're not my mother," he sneered, hiding behind the woman who wore my face.
My parents rushed to shield her, not me. "You must understand the bigger picture," my father said. "We did what was necessary for the Famiglia."
But the final betrayal came after Sienna pushed me off a bridge and needed a blood transfusion. My own parents signed the consent form to use my blood, and my fiancé gave the order. "Save her," he snarled.
The nurse told me they were ordered to "discard the blood bag after use." As if I were trash.
I walked out of that hospital, a ghost in my own life. I took the new identity my old professor offered and vanished. This time, I wouldn't be Elara Bianchi, the tragic fiancée. I would build an empire of my own. Seduce My Brother: A Vow Betrayed
Romance "I want you to seduce my brother."
Those words, colder than the champagne in Alexander Hayes' s hand, shattered my five-year-long silent devotion.
He was the man I secretly loved, the tech mogul who always dismissed our relationship, now demanding I break his disabled brother Daniel' s engagement to Chloe Miller.
My heart hammered as he slid a check across the table: a cool million dollars to destroy an innocent man, followed by a promise of marriage to me-the ultimate reward for being his loyal, convenient secret.
The familiar sting of his manipulative arrogance turned into a bitter laugh. Marriage? Now? After years of begging for commitment, I was just a prize for a performing dog.
The shock gave way to cold anger. All my sacrifices, the lonely nights, the lies-all for him. He expected me to gratefully accept, like always.
He wanted a performance? I' d give him one. But on my terms.
"It's not enough," I heard myself say, my voice steady.
His eyebrows shot up. He didn't expect that.
"Five million," I stated, walking closer. "And a signed marriage contract. Before I even meet him."
He stared, searching for weakness. He found none. The desperate, love-struck girl was gone.
He agreed. I took the deal, trading my love for a contract, realizing I was just an asset in his twisted game.
The game had changed. I was no longer his puppet. This was about survival. And maybe, just maybe, revenge. My Wedding, Her Ex
Romance My wedding day was set, my music career soaring, and I was about to marry the woman I loved more than anything.
Then, a data alert exposed thousands of international calls on my fiancée Chloe' s phone, followed by a hushed conversation in my driveway.
"Daniel, I told you, I\'m handling it," she whispered, her voice laced with a tenderness I thought was reserved for me. "He doesn\'t suspect a thing. Yes, the wedding will be on the same day. Our wedding."
My world shattered. She was planning to marry her ex, Daniel-the same day, same venue, same guests. The betrayal was a physical blow, leaving me gasping on the floor, my heart threatening to give out.
The thought of being the city' s laughingstock, the pathetic musician left at the altar, twisted something inside me. The humiliation burned hotter than any rage.
No. I wouldn't let that happen. A cold, hard resolve settled over me. She wanted a wedding on that day? Fine. There would be a wedding. My wedding. And I knew just the forgotten family pact to make it happen. Broken Bonds, New Bloom
Romance The judge' s voice was a low drone, stamping out the last echoes of a life I barely recognized. "Divorce granted." My husband, Daniel, wasn' t there, called away by "duty"-a last-minute training, his lawyer smoothly explained.
It was always duty, always Olivia, his "fragile" niece, who overshadowed everything. My last day at the fire station, a small comfort, was shattered when Daniel appeared, asking me to drop the papers. He even tried a surprise birthday gift, only to abandon me when Olivia had another "panic attack."
I filed for divorce, expediting my transfer to a small town. But before I could leave, Daniel burst in with Olivia, whose innocent eyes hid a smirk. They' d invaded my last sanctuary. Then, I overheard Olivia, the so-called fragile niece, passionately kissing Daniel while begging him to choose her and "let me go."
My world crumbled. This wasn't a family; it was a sick, twisted drama. I was the villain, destroying their codependent world. And then Olivia, in a dramatic display, ran headfirst into a wall, collapsing in a pool of blood. Daniel scooped her up, his eyes accusing me. My fault. Always my fault.
I didn' t understand. How could I be blamed for her manipulative antics? How could he be so blind? This wasn't just about an affair; it was a decade of emotional suffocation. I was drowning, and he was too focused on her tears to notice. I picked up the divorce papers, the ones he hadn't received because Olivia had intercepted them. The true nature of their warped bond finally became horrifyingly clear. I drove away, toward a new city, a new life, finally ready to let go of the man who had loved duty more than me-or so I thought. Chloe's Comeback: Reclaiming Her Throne
Billionaires After four years building the European empire of Vanderbilt Press, I thought my return to New York would be a triumphant homecoming. My Wharton MBA and proven track record had earned me my rightful place at the top of the family business. Leo, my brother, met me at JFK, his wide smile promising celebration. He even bought me a priceless painting at an exclusive gallery.
But as I reveled in my return, the gallery doors burst open, and Ashley, my once-foster sister, stormed in. Her eyes, filled with venomous rage, glared at me. A sharp smack across my face echoed through the silent space, followed by her shrill accusations, calling me a gold-digging groupie and claiming the painting for herself. This was just the beginning.
At our Upper East Side townhouse, Ashley was already playing the victim, sobbing on the settee as our mother, Eleanor, comforted her. Ashley spun a web of lies, accusing me of seducing Leo, mocking her, and even stealing her vintage watch – a watch that was, in fact, my graduation gift from our father. My own mother, initially swayed by Ashley's tears, seemed to forget I was her daughter.
How could someone I had known for so long twist reality with such ease? Why would my family, rich and powerful, fall for such transparent manipulation? I stood there, face stinging, watching Ashley weep her fabricated story, my rightful home suddenly feeling like enemy territory.
But they had no idea who they were dealing with. I had come home not just to reclaim my past, but to secure my future. And to do that, I would have to expose every single one of Ashley's lies. The Tradwife's Calculated Comeback
Modern Gentle morning light streamed through my bedroom window, and my phone buzzed.
It showcased a viral video of me, packing a perfect lunch for my husband, Mark.
It was the innocent start of my seemingly idyllic life.
Then, a new notification appeared: a tag from notorious online personality Jessica "Jessi" Vance.
Her words were a direct hit: "Amelia Reed: The Tradwife Betraying Her Gender."
I remembered the first, painful time this happened: her online mob, doxxing, death threats, and a staged overdose that obliterated my reputation.
It cost Mark his job, our home, and culminated in a car crash that should have killed me.
Burning rubber and crushing metal were my last memories, but I woke up.
My stomach was flat, the baby gone. The date on my phone was exactly one year ago.
In that first tragic life, I' d cried, defending myself against overwhelming injustice.
This time, no tears came. Only a cold, unwavering resolve.
Behind my innocent public facade, a fierce hunger for vengeance burned.
I was back, armed with memories of my ruin and their weaknesses.
They thought I was just a gentle homemaker, easily crushed.
They had no idea they had resurrected a woman who would meticulously orchestrate their complete ruin.
My revenge would be a masterpiece. A Family's Fierce Protection
Billionaires I' m Sarah Miller, a Grammy-winning music producer who prefers the quiet of a studio.
But tonight, I was enduring a club after-party for my stepson Alex, a talented musician I cherished like my own.
I also harbored a secret: I was twelve weeks pregnant with our miracle IVF baby, cherished by my husband, the tech billionaire Michael Thorne.
Suddenly, Alex' s pop-star girlfriend, Jessi Vance, descended, eyes blazing for the cameras.
"She's trying to get close to Alex!" she shrieked, pulling him in a staged outburst.
"An older woman, trying to steal my boyfriend!" she screamed, shoving me hard.
The online world exploded, branding me a cougar, a predator.
Days later, Jessi tracked me to my studio sanctuary, her fake tears gone, replaced by pure rage.
"You think you can ruin my life and get away with it?" she screamed, lunging.
She pushed me violently, sending me stumbling backward into a console.
A searing pain shot through my abdomen.
I crumpled, gasping, clutching myself. Not now. Please, not now.
"I' m pregnant," I whispered, barely audible, as the precious life Michael and I had fought for, year after agonizing year, was slipping away.
How could this manipulative child' s public stunt and physical assault cost me everything?
Just when despair threatened to overwhelm me, the studio doors burst open.
Michael Thorne, my husband, strode in, his gaze ice-cold.
"This woman," he declared, his voice cutting through the silence, "is my wife."
The narrative didn't just flip; it shattered. The Hidden Heiress's Bitter Return
Romance My life felt perfect.
Pregnant and soon to marry Ethan, I was happy keeping my family's multi-million dollar organic farming empire a secret.
Simplicity was bliss.
Then came the call.
Ethan, my husband-to-be, his voice tight, confessed: his "fragile" college friend, Olivia, had caused a scandalous mess at Desert Bloom festival.
To shield her reputation, he'd told everyone… it was me.
The world tilted.
Overnight, I became the subject of vicious gossip, painted as a wild, shameless liability.
Ethan brought Olivia, the real culprit, into our home, fussing over her "trauma" while I was humiliated in my own sanctuary.
His mother, Eleanor, sealed my fate, sneering, "That child you're carrying… it's a disgrace. Get an abortion and divorce Ethan."
My husband stood silent, then validated every word for his mother, implying he' d "accept" this shameful burden.
My heart turned to ice.
He didn' t just betray me; he betrayed our unborn child, labeling our baby a disgrace before its first breath.
How could the man I loved, the father of my child, throw me to the wolves for a woman he claimed to have "saved"?
This simple life, shattered beyond recognition, revealed a chilling truth: I was nothing but collateral damage.
Desperation hardened into resolve.
"I want a divorce," I told him, "And I'm not keeping the baby."
He panicked, but I played along, feigning forgiveness, needing him to take Olivia away and create my escape.
The moment their car pulled out, I called my brother.
The simple farm girl was done.
It was time to reclaim my empire. His Public Downfall, Her Private Triumph
Billionaires My husband, Ethan, stood in our modern Austin living room, the city' s vibrant skyline gleaming behind him, a dazzling backdrop to the tech empire we had painstakingly co-founded.
But his voice was eerily flat, devoid of emotion, as if closing a routine business deal: "I' m in love with Tiffany Hayes. I want a divorce."
He offered Innovatech Solutions-the company built from our garage, my strategies disguised by his charming façade-as my 'clean slate,' a magnanimous gesture for his freedom.
He paced, warming to his speech, detailing how I' d get all of it: the house, the accounts, everything, convinced he was making a painful, king's ransom sacrifice for his new love.
Tiffany, the young and 'vibrant' marketing recruit, soon flooded social media with a carefully curated narrative, subtly branding me as the cold, past version of him he had bravely outgrown.
He fully expected tears, arguments, a desperate scene, yet my calm, quiet 'Okay' only caused a flicker of confusion in his eyes, starkly highlighting how profoundly he' d always underestimated me.
He genuinely believed I' d be lost without him, the charismatic 'face' of Innovatech, utterly blind to the strategic, brilliant mind that had actually propelled it to success.
And terrifyingly, he had absolutely no inkling of the small, secret flutter in my belly, a new life, a profound truth, that gave me a quiet, unsettling well of strength.
My understated 'Okay' wasn't capitulation; it was an irrevocable turning point, the methodical opening move in a protracted game of cosmic chess he was destined to tragically lose. The Hummingbird's Broken Song
Modern I gave up everything for him.
My spot at the world' s most prestigious art conservation guild, five grueling years working three dead-end jobs – all to pay off the $50,000 "debt" from my boyfriend Liam' s "failed startup."
Tonight, I held the final cash payment, ready for our new beginning.
But when I arrived at the exclusive VIP lounge to meet his "loan shark," my world imploded.
Liam wasn' t the struggling entrepreneur I knew.
He was in a tailored suit, laughing with a socialite, Chloe. And his "loan shark"?
Just an employee bowing to him.
Then I heard his voice, cold and smooth: "Another fifty K from the little workhorse. She actually did it."
My sweat, my exhaustion, my sacrificed dreams-all a cruel joke.
They had used me. And then, the sickening climax: his plan for "phase two," a fake $100,000 "debt" to "keep her busy, keep her grateful."
The delicate touch of my hands, capable of restoring centuries-old masterpieces, now calloused and trembling with a rage so profound it stole my breath.
How could the man I loved orchestrate such a monstrous deception?
How could he watch me suffer for years and feel nothing but contempt? My entire life felt like a meticulously constructed lie.
But from the ashes of betrayal, a new fire ignited.
That $50,000 wasn't for him. It was mine.
A desperate call to my old mentor offered a lifeline: a job across the ocean.
I wouldn't cower.
I was taking my life back, reclaiming my destiny, and I would face him one last time before soaring free. When Huge Fortune Calls
Romance I believed in honest work, just like my dad, pouring every calloused dime from double shifts at the auto shop into our "house fund."
Jessie, my Jessie, deserved a life better than South Philly, a little house with a picket fence was our shared dream.
Every delivery gig after my shift, every tired mile, was for her, for us.
But when my dad had a sudden accident, needing emergency surgery I couldn't afford, Jessie vanished.
When I finally found her, she casually admitted she' d given over $15,000 of our savings to her deadbeat brother, Kyle, for yet another "startup."
The woman I loved, for whom I sacrificed everything, chose her brother' s pipe dreams over my father' s life, forcing me to beg a friend for help.
Then came her veiled demands for more cash, her pleas to mortgage my parents' house, and finally, her venomous outburst, calling me a "grease monkey" holding her back.
After our furious breakup, she feigned illness, only to vanish again, leaving me with a forged $100,000 loan in my name, a debt orchestrated by her and a crypto fraudster named Chad.
When I confronted them, I was brutally beaten and left for dead.
Days later, loan sharks arrived at my door, flashing live footage of thugs threatening my recovering father, who collapsed in fear.
I was on my knees, broken, devastated, about to sign away my life to pay for her betrayal, wondering how the woman I loved could so thoroughly destroy everything I held dear.
But just as my trembling hand reached for the pen, my apartment door exploded open, and in walked a team of men in sharp suits, followed by a distinguished man with silver hair and steel-blue eyes, who looked at me and said, "Ethan Riley? I believe I am your grandfather."
My billionaire grandfather.
My story wasn't ending; it was just beginning. You might like
Beneath His Ugly Wife's Mask: Her Revenge Was Her Brilliance
Lukas Difabio Elliana, the unfavored "ugly duckling" of her family, was humiliated by her stepsister, Paige, who everyone admired. Paige, engaged to the CEO Cole, was the perfect woman-until Cole married Elliana on the day of the wedding. Shocked, everyone wondered why he chose the "ugly" woman.
As they waited for her to be cast aside, Elliana stunned everyone by revealing her true identity: a miracle healer, financial mogul, appraisal prodigy, and AI genius.
When her mistreatment became known, Cole revealed Elliana's stunning, makeup-free photo, sending shockwaves through the media. "My wife doesn't need anyone's approval." Marrying Her Was Easy, Losing Her Was Hell
Michael Tretter "Stella once savored Marc's devotion, yet his covert cruelty cut deep. She torched their wedding portrait at his feet while he sent flirty messages to his mistress.
With her chest tight and eyes blazing, Stella delivered a sharp slap.
Then she deleted her identity, signed onto a classified research mission, vanished without a trace, and left him a hidden bombshell.
On launch day she vanished; that same dawn Marc's empire crumbled. All he unearthed was her death certificate, and he shattered.
When they met again, a gala spotlighted Stella beside a tycoon. Marc begged. With a smirk, she said, ""Out of your league, darling." The Humble Ex-wife Is Now A Brilliant Tycoon
Flory Corkery For three quiet, patient years, Christina kept house, only to be coldly discarded by the man she once trusted.
Instead, he paraded a new lover, making her the punchline of every town joke.
Liberated, she honed her long-ignored gifts, astonishing the town with triumph after gleaming triumph.
Upon discovering she'd been a treasure all along, her ex-husband's regret drove him to pursue her. "Honey, let's get back together!"
With a cold smirk, Christina spat, "Fuck off."
A silken-suited mogul slipped an arm around her waist. "She's married to me now. Guards, get him the hell out of here!" The Queen Returns: Pampered By Her Three Powerhouse Brothers
Kleon Samorodnitsky After five years of playing the perfect daughter, Rylie was exposed as a stand-in. Her fiancé bolted, friends scattered, and her adoptive brothers shoved her out, telling her to grovel back to her real family. Done with humiliation, she swore to claw back what was hers. Shock followed: her birth family ruled the town's wealth. Overnight, she became their precious girl. The boardroom brother canceled meetings, the genius brother ditched his lab, the musician brother postponed a tour. As those who spurned her begged forgiveness, Admiral Brad Morgan calmly declared, "She's already taken." Traded Husbands, Tangled Hearts: Can Destiny Be Changed?
Mia Caldwell In their previous lives, Gracie married Theo. Outwardly, they were the perfect academic couple, but privately, she became nothing more than a stepping stone for his ambition, and met a tragic end.
Her younger sister Ellie wed Brayden, only to be abandoned for his true love, left alone and disgraced.
This time, both sisters were reborn. Ellie rushed to marry Theo, chasing the success Gracie once had-unaware she was repeating the same heartbreak.
Gracie instead entered a contract marriage with Brayden. But when danger struck, he defended her fiercely.
Could fate finally rewrite their tragic endings? Too Late, Mr. Billionaire: You Can't Afford Me Now
Theodora Birnir The whispers said that out of bitter jealousy, Hadley shoved Eric's beloved down the stairs, robbing the unborn child of life.
To avenge, Eric forced Hadley abroad and completely cut her off. Years later, she reemerged, and they felt like strangers.
When they met again, she was the nightclub's star, with men ready to pay fortunes just to glimpse her elusive performance.
Unable to contain himself, Eric blocked her path, asking, "Is this truly how you earn a living now? Why not come back to me?"
Hadley's lips curved faintly. "If you’re eager to see me, you’d better join the queue, darling." 
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