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Jilted Girlfriend? I Am The Tycoon's Wife
Cara Lewis sat quietly as her boyfriend of three years pushed a plate of dessert across the table, wearing a rehearsed mask of sorrow. He claimed he had to break up with her for her own good, blaming his lack of connections on Wall Street and insisting he couldn't give her the life she deserved. He acted like a martyr making a tragic sacrifice, waiting for her desperate tears and trembling denial. Instead, Cara calmly pulled out a stack of glossy photos and an elegant engagement invitation. She exposed his secret affair with the wealthy Hailie Lewis, completely dismantling his hypocritical social climb. Leaving the cheating narcissist pale and humiliated, Cara paid the bill and walked out, thinking the trash had finally been taken out. But her newly single evening took a chaotic turn when a teenage gaming partner called in a panic. He begged her to crash his elite prep school and pose as his aunt to save him from expulsion. Cara agreed, flawlessly playing the role of the secret new wife to his uncle, a notoriously ruthless Wall Street titan. She was thoroughly dominating the snobby school board when the office doors suddenly swung open. The real billionaire uncle, Beck Greer, walked into the room. Cara's heart dropped into her stomach as his glacial eyes locked onto her, knowing her social existence in New York was about to end. Caught in a terrifying, inescapable lie, Cara made an insane calculation. She stepped forward, firmly hooked her arm through the billionaire's, and smiled sweetly. "Honey, what took you so long? Julian and I were being bullied." She waited for the executioner's axe to fall, but the untouchable tycoon simply covered her hand with his and played along.Across the white tablecloth of Serafina, Bradyn Hubbard—Cara Lewis's boyfriend of three years—set his wine down and leaned forward. He pulled a thick, cream-colored envelope from his jacket and slid it across the table until it rested in front of her.
Cara looked down. The gold foil lettering was fresh from the press.
Engagement Gala
Groom: Bradyn Hubbard
Bride: Hailie Lewis
Venue: The Lewis Estate, Long Island. Next Saturday.
"Cara, let's be realistic," Bradyn said, his voice dropping into a conspiratorial whisper. "Hailie is my ticket to the top. Marrying her is the only shortcut for a guy like me to get a seat on the board. I don't love her—she's just the ladder I have to climb for my career."
Cara stared at the card, then lifted her cold amber eyes to meet his. "So you're proposing what, exactly?"
Bradyn gave a smug, self-satisfied smile.
"We break up publicly. But in private? Nothing has to change. You funded my MBA and paid my rent for three years—I haven't forgotten that. Stay quiet, be my little secret on the side, and once I secure the Lewis assets, I'll make sure you're taken care of in luxury."
Cara stared at his shameless face, her voice dropping into a dangerous, silky calm. "You sold yourself as a kept man to my stepsister, and you expect me to be your dirty little secret?"
"Don't make it sound so ugly, Cara," Bradyn scoffed, waving a dismissive hand. "That's how men get ahead in Manhattan. Be realistic, Cara. You're broke and you have no one. Who else is going to take care of you? Don't be stupid. Just take the deal."
Cara looked at him for one quiet second, her lips curving into a razor-sharp smile.
"In your wildest dreams, Bradyn."
Without a second's hesitation, Cara picked up her crystal tumbler and threw the cold bourbon and ice straight into his face.
The freezing liquor drenched his styled hair and soaked the collar of his designer shirt. Bradyn gasped, shooting up from the velvet booth in sheer shock, frantically wiping his stinging eyes.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" he snarled, glaring at her as neighboring tables turned to stare.
Cara set the empty glass down with a quiet, deliberate tap.
Without breaking eye contact, she reached into her Saint Laurent bag, pulled out a thick manila folder, and dropped it heavily onto his soaked lap.
"Open it, parasite," Cara said calmly.
Bradyn's hands shook as he ripped the folder open.
A thick stack of forensic-grade photographs spilled across the table. His breath caught in his throat—the photos showed him and Hailie completely naked, tangled in the satin sheets of a suite at the Baccarat Hotel.
Taped right behind the prints was a notarized invoice.
Columbia MBA Tuition & Fees: $186, 000.00
Tribeca Penthouse Lease Subsidies: $94, 000.00
Bespoke Wardrobe & Networking Tabs: $62, 000.00
TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT DUE: $342, 000.00
Bradyn's face turned an ashen, sickly gray. "You... you tracked me?"
"Three hundred and forty-two grand," Cara said, tapping the total with a manicured nail. "Wire it back to my account by Monday morning. If you don't, these photos go directly to Hailie's father and the Lewis board."
The shock on Bradyn's face instantly curdled into ugly fury. He slammed both hands on the table, leaning in with a desperate hiss. "You crazy bitch! You gave me that money willingly—that was trust money! You can't sue me for gifts!"
"I invested in a partner, Bradyn, not a freeloader," Cara said coldly. "You lived off my money for three years just to become my stepsister's leashed lapdog. Pay back every cent by Monday, or wear the collar in public."
"You fucking bitch—" Bradyn lunged forward, grabbing for her wrist.
Cara smoothly stepped back, out of his reach. She stood tall, smoothing the front of her tailored coat, looking down at him with absolute disgust.
Slowly, deliberately, she raised her hand and flipped him a clean, effortless middle finger.
"Congratulations on the engagement, Bradyn," Cara said softly. "You and Hailie deserve each other."
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Dealing with Her Dark Past
Blurb Fallon Hampson Is a young and hardworking lady who happens to work her butt off to grow her company, Fallin's empire. She was a lady whose force could not be reckoned with, feared by most business people in the business world. She was a lady with a dark past and had done numerous bad things/0/33637/coverorgin.jpg?v=20221108151434&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her bloody past
Don'ton't hurt me please, I will do whatever you asked me but, chaining me won't solve anything. "You're my Damon spat angrily as he yanked her closer to himself. Liliana thought she has escaped from her abusive parents, and she has eventually have the freedom she deserves but what happened when she/0/75269/coverorgin.jpg?v=be4d95a184dc63ea73fa40fbca358b5a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Two Brothers On Her; A dark Secret of the past
Selene was against her mother's marriage to another man and refused to attend their wedding. However, her decision turns into regret when the couple dies on their wedding day, leaving Selene as an orphan completely. Being only 19 and with no way of sustaining herself, she moves in with her uncle,/0/22101/coverorgin.jpg?v=ab8ddcbcab3898c57032133bff71ee35&imageMogr2/format/webp)
HER SHADOWED PAST
Jacklyn Chisholm is successful young woman who works for the New York Police Department as a forensic photographer. When Jacky found out about the possibility of the people she calls her parents not being her parents, She, who'd spent her whole life investigating other people was forced to start an/0/93906/coverorgin.jpg?v=eae62a10c393e779003713329685befb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
When Love Collides With Dark Past
For two years, I was in love with a man I only knew as C.L. Our anonymous online relationship was my safe haven from a world that terrified me, built on one simple rule: we would never meet. That rule shattered with a single text. He was a bestselling author, and his publisher was forcing him on a/0/84118/coverorgin.jpg?v=55815989d38c2492d85a66d6af5de218&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Ghost Of Her Past
The last thing I remembered was a crushing weight in my chest, and the impossibly cruel words about my son not being mine. Then, everything went black. I thought I was dead, a broken man on my own lawn, betrayed by the wife I' d mourned for a decade. But I opened my eyes to the scent of lilies an/0/39415/coverorgin.jpg?v=1439b847d0208d58efa753dab41fc36d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her Dark Knight
Hyena, a college degree student feels a strange attraction towards her classmate, Darren, a cold, handsome and mysterious boy. Darren feels the same attraction towards her but he holds himself back due to his dark secret, however destiny has started to take turn and they have started to come close t/0/44221/coverorgin.jpg?v=a13f2ef9797050bcfad769c87477272d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her DARK World
[R18+, mature and sensitive content. A heart-wrenching tale of BEAUTY & the BEAST] In this World of Cruelty, I did something that kept me sane. I went against my family just to protect my sanity. I was a fighter. I was a survivor. But not anymore because this cruel world made me rotten. Now, I'm/0/23575/coverorgin.jpg?v=fb625ee1666e503516bb9f76d8001cfb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her Dark Soul
“They say once you go dark, you don't go back. That remains true for me.” “I'm Lady Isra, the most ferocious villain in the land or so I hear. The people say a lot about me. They say I am heartless, cold and wicked. But they don't know what made me this way. I lost love becoming trapped in the t/0/89437/coverorgin.jpg?v=4dbc144e1ffb9c49d8b7e07f6e16f8ca&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her Miscarriages, Their Dark Secret
For three years, I endured four miscarriages, each a crushing reminder of my failure, while my husband, Axel, played the part of the grieving spouse, whispering comforting words and promising a different outcome next time. This time, it was different. Axel's concern morphed into control, isolating/1/101594/coverorgin.jpg?v=c1743c0940bfe706708c81dc8e1a1125&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Empress Who Buries Her Past
I sacrificed my womb and my youth to build Alec' s architectural empire from the shadows. He repaid me by bringing his mistress, Billie, to frame me for plagiarism and destroy my reputation. When my father suffered a massive heart attack, Billie used her influence to block his life-saving surgery./0/54788/coverorgin.jpg?v=20260526063047&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Dark Angel and her mafia king
Readers discretion is advised, the use of deadly weapons, slurs, violent languages, sexual assault and explicit sex is included in this novel. "I will not hesitate to bend you over my lap right here and give a raw spanking, so be a good girl and let's get the mission over with, sí?" He questioned/1/110518/coverorgin.jpg?v=b16063e9c98ab50851b676d84003d887&imageMogr2/format/webp)
ALPHA'S DARK PAYMENT. HE REJECTED HER. HIS WOLF CHOSE HER.
"Say it." Elara's throat tightened. "I belong to you," she whispered. Alpha Kane Blackthorn's gaze remained cold. "Do you understand what that means?" After her father, Beta Draven, is exposed as a traitor responsible for unimaginable crimes, Elara loses everything overnight. Her name. Her free/1/114469/coverorgin.jpg?v=c9753e545e358dbbff5d1652e26cdbd2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
His Dark Embrace, Her Redeeming Love
My chest tightened with anticipation, five years of shared struggle culminating in this moment at the Manhattan penthouse banquet. But Chace, my partner, didn't look at me; he turned to Karyn, sliding his family's heirloom emerald ring onto her finger. Then, his voice echoed through the hall, dismis/1/113425/coverorgin.jpg?v=5c23713511357255d985b3ed8f38a35e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Unwanted Genius Escapes Her Dark Fate
Seraphina was the greatest mage of her generation. Then she saw her future: betrayed, broken, and left for dead. She woke up with a new plan: do absolutely nothing. Trip on flat floors. Cry magical floods. Tell professors her only goal is "three meals and eight hours of sleep." Let Elara steal her g/1/111182/coverorgin.jpg?v=73d89e221a21d4259940fe3d30b29dcc&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her Vicious Art, His Dark Obsession
For ten years, my family kept me locked away, forcing me to play the part of a broken, mentally unstable girl. They controlled me with sedatives and treated me like a ghost in my own home, a prisoner in a gilded cage. But I had a secret. I was a world-famous anonymous artist with a hidden fortune,/0/59046/coverorgin.jpg?v=9676429b5aaa8cb0c7204572cf34375d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Painful Past
Aruna Prasetyo, an ambitious marketing manager, never imagined his life would change drastically overnight. Her parents revealed that they had matched her with Alvino Widjaja, the charismatic young CEO of the company where she worked. Initially skeptical and feeling pressured, Aruna agreed to try to/0/18239/coverorgin.jpg?v=660ad1b7f791c0290fcfd7e2d88c8086&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Rising from the Ashes of Her Past (A Lunas Tale)
Arina De Luca is the daughter of Shadow Borne Pack Alpha. Her life was perfect until the Alpha's sudden death, when she suddenly found herself treated like a slave. A seemingly unstoppable situation forces Arina to flee just as she is approaching her eighteenth birthday. For years, Lycan king Alex/0/29324/coverorgin.jpg?v=a2ad0277df4e5d1143592a0f1c22e996&imageMogr2/format/webp)
