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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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Mated but Impaired
"Why cling to the thing which has been choking me!" Kaida broke when she looked at Alpha Kairos as her heart was filled with pain not dared to be uttered. "Is it really over between us?" One year earlier, she was posted to the Moonlight Shadows pack, hoping to find solace and bond with the mysteri/0/67244/coverorgin.jpg?v=816e3b5ce2d34c58c506f9eb73529c23&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Blind but mated to the Alpha
She never intended to collide with the most dangerous bad boy at her school. Already trying to stay under the radar from those ruthless werewolves, she felt different from them. Born into the most powerful pack and carrying a royal bloodline, she knew she didn't belong. She couldn't shift like they/0/41476/coverorgin.jpg?v=30809b1da0d449312802c0b9c3b8d322&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Mateless Alpha
I'm Rachel a lone wolf without a scent,agility and speed. I had non as a wolf,and as a daughter of a rich alpha was a disgrace to the pack and my family's legacy. On my 18th birthday it was the blood moon,one that appears once in every century,I was suppose to wolf out and become one with my inn/0/46944/coverorgin.jpg?v=a179829bf30cae42d2fa947f3a0b000a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
MATED TO ONE BUT TRULY FATED TO ANOTHER
Christabel Grace , her life changes for the worst after the brutal death of her mother with her being blamed for it. Now she lives her life as the runt of the pack hoping and praying for a mate that would take her away from everything On her 18th birthday , she finds out her mate is one of her tor/0/26340/coverorgin.jpg?v=e1158abfbcc6ecccb4dba10e4772d5e2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Rejected But Pregnant
Harry is a 17 year old girl who has gone through so many things in her life. Always wearing her protective hood; she manages to remain invisible- that's until the school's five Badboys decide to go to the underground boxing area and see her hooded figure fighting. But Harry didn't want them invol/0/41727/coverorgin.jpg?v=dc670adf443a1c7e41a62912b8d8a48f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Enemies But Lovers
The Templeton's and those from the Silver family have always been at odds with each other. This hatred passed down to their descendants. Emma and Brandon have always hated each other. They wanted nothing to do with each other but a drunken night leads to an entanglement in the sheets and they came t/0/54159/coverorgin.jpg?v=a6a9d6ca1ad31c534253330d5ebc2919&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Deserted But she's mine
A war between the humans, the angels, and the demons is something no one thinks would ever happen. The reality falls upon humans in a very harsh way bringing along war and threats to the human race. They stared with wobbling legs, atrophic hands, and sweat sprinkling down their face as they looked a/1/118800/coverorgin.jpg?v=27bb6f15e08c491618f134c7e45f1941&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Divorced But All-Powerful
Clara Turner hid her true identity and entered a contract marriage with Marcus Sullivan because circumstances left her no other choice. Bound by a three-year agreement, she poured her heart into the relationship, hoping her devotion and sincerity would one day win him over. Instead, when the cont/0/64020/coverorgin.jpg?v=20241226091958&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mine, But Not
Abigail and Dominic Walter are polar opposites, each deeply ensconced in personal goals, making them seem like two people who could never tolerate one another. Dominic is a beta of his pack, a werewolf who tries to balance his duties with the love of hockey. He's carefree, wanting only to live his l/0/61190/coverorgin.jpg?v=e97ec097127f2deb7d4259c26947d4eb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Married But Strangers
Rebecca has nothing left in her life, no one to help her with her mother's declining health. She decides to meet her step father for help and he offers to help her but then she was going to have to marry Killian Edwards, the son of his business partner who was rumoured to be the poorest man in the c/0/72348/coverorgin.jpg?v=915e3f041f0cce8fd372f647cc5eb375&imageMogr2/format/webp)
No One But Isabella
In a world where loyalty is a weapon and love a battlefield, Isabella Moretti is caught between two ruthless men. Raised in the gilded cage of her father's empire, she knows her duty: to obey, to marry for power, and to stay untouched by the dark dealings of the cartel. But everything changes when A/0/14512/coverorgin.jpg?v=20210813184805&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Rejected but Unbroken
Chole never thought she wanted a mate, that was until she was rejected by her fated one.When he rejects her for the girl who has spent most of their teen years bullying her. Chloe thinks her life is over.After pulling herself together, she's blessed with a second chance.Stumbling onto a secret that/0/86946/coverorgin.jpg?v=6145c03f291e0a20b557efaae343a397&imageMogr2/format/webp)
REJECTED BUT CHOSEN
As a young woman who enjoys drawing, I am beginning a significant career at a prestigious corporation. My employer, Ethan, pushes me away and is icy, yet his emerald eyes make my heart skip a beat. I sense that we are destined to be together, yet he denies it. I leave the city, hurt, and discover/0/58090/coverorgin.jpg?v=e6f6e1b648ddab24629dc99b9158017b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Rejected But Wanted
Aurora is an omega who wanted nothing but a peaceful life. She lived all her life suffering in the hands of the people she is supposed to call family. But she had hope of being free and that's when she will clock 18 years,the day she would find her mate. The day she has been waiting for finally appr/0/19777/coverorgin.jpg?v=20211013180305&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mates But Enemies
Having thought the were different in nature and everything, they meet in the forest with one being chased by the unknown. She ends up hurting him when she thought he was an enemy. This results in a kind of hatred making them enemies but fate had their story already written. Can they withstand this p/0/20529/coverorgin.jpg?v=b1b71bfeaa48ad04bf8a355e0bd2caa6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Wrongfully Mated
Danica Grazel is a female Alpha in the mafia businesses trying to make it in the human world but her business choices and crime life is a threat to the werewolf world who are at the brink of being exposed. After years of trying to take her out by the werewolf packs, her sister who happens to be a di/0/59910/coverorgin.jpg?v=20240829161729&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Fake but Passionate Love
Ryan was a handsome guy in high school. He was very popular in his school. Lala, who was Ryan's high school friend, was fascinated and declare love to Ryan. But when college as time went on, Ryan's face developed acne until his face was not as handsome as before. Making Lala change her attitude tow/0/63398/coverorgin.jpg?v=88fc7e8d0ebd60c45db93d02e714c99c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
You can run but...
He chuckled at her desperate attempt to make the lie believable. "Pretty little liar, your face betrays a lot, sadly" he placed his hand on her cheeks, his face dark "you can't run from me, Maya; no matter how hard you try to, I'll always find you. Even in the deepest part of hell, And when I find y/1/104066/coverorgin.jpg?v=20260112110837&imageMogr2/format/webp)
