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The memories I have of this city are mostly bad. It would help to start afresh somewhere far and simple Still in thoughts when a text comes in from an unknown number, "Elodie, I wish you knew how deeply sorry I am for lying to you and covering my past all this while, I wish I could change what I've done, I wish I could change the person I've become, but I can't and if you can't accept me the way I am, then I can't live with myself any longer, I love you. Elodie, I really do, by the time you read this, I would be gone, gone to a better place, somewhere peaceful, somewhere my past won't come back to me. I am sorry Elodie, but I can't live any longer knowing that you won't be with me for the rest of my life, goodbye Elodie, I wish you find someone better than me.
ELODIE'S POV
"Good morning sir, what can we offer you today?", I said, it's another boring day at the café. I woke up this morning feeling like today was going to be a beautiful day, but planet earth decided to pour the hard truth on me. It's 10am in the morning and not one exciting thing has happened. I could easily have slept through the day, but I hear I am, speaking to grumpy old men and taking boring orders.
"Just get me a cup of joe", the man responded, still trying to get in terms with the fact that they actually call a cup of coffee a cup of joe. I just can't seem to understand how it connects. How do they relate a cup of coffee to a cup of joe?
"Okay sir, right on it", I said. I rushed over to arrange a proper cup of coffee for him when my phone began to ring. I paused to check who it was, and immediately got angry on seeing the display name. Jez, when will he give it a rest? Jack has been calling me since we broke up a month ago, right after I caught him in bed with another girl. That's the third time I've caught him this year. Jewez, what does it take to make this man faithful, because of how miserable I was? Then I take him back after the first two times, then he goes ahead to do it again. He can't be fooled again, no way I'll make that mistake again.
"Where's this stupid girl with my coffee", the man screamed. Oh my, the coffee. Oh no, I completely forgot to give him his cup of coffee, gosh, I. really getting slow. I might get penalized soon.
"Here you go sir, so sorry for the delay", I hurriedly said as I placed the coffee on the table. A few drops spilled on the table, hoping it didn't pour on him.
"Get out of here you clumpsy thing", the man yelled. I hurriedly left to the back.
"With the way you are going, you are going to lose this job soon", one of my co-workers said, at this rate, I won't mind losing this job, I'm honestly sick and tired of the people, the co-workers, the smell of the place and let's not even start to talk about the ugly uniform.
"Elodie!! Elodie!! Elodie!! Someone get me Elodie now!!", my boss screamed. I think I've finally gotten myself into serious trouble. I wonder what I'll say now to rescue myself from this one. This might be the end.
"Yes sir", I said this as I approached the door of his office, which was already wide open, probably in anticipation of my coming.
"Get in, shut the door after you", he said. He didn't even offer me a seat. I guess I've really fucked up this time around. I entered and did as he commanded, I dared not to speak a word to avoid making matters worse, but who am I kidding, this is the eighth time this week that I've been called to his office due to bad service, and this is just Wednesday! This is surely the end.
"Why are you so sloppy? You come late to work, your uniform on never looks proper, you never look tidy, you always forget to serve customers on time, and you have a habit of always being distracted!!", he yelled, it's funny that I actually got distracted halfway into his nags. Now that I think of it, am I really that bad? I mean, I have come late, but the latest I've been is just 45 minutes late, but, to put that in perspective, the earliest I've been so far is 5 minutes late and that was the first day, jeez, I guess I'm actually horrible.
"We have come to a point where we can't condone your excesses again", he said" Oh no, it's coming, I expected it, just say it at once.
"I believe at this point you should have realised that you aren't cut out for this job, maybe you'll be more fitted with a job that doesn't involve being early or looking good or acting responsible, maybe a circus job", he continued, wait, did he just call me a clown, wow, is that how far I've degenerated.
"Sorry to say, you are sacked, goodbye and shut the door on your way out", he commanded, just like that I've lost my job, it's funny that I got this job on Monday and lost it on Wednesday, now I feel like Solomon Grandy, what next for my life. If you had told me five years ago that I'll finish school with a degree in philosophy and I'll end up working at a cheap café for a meager pay and then get sacked after three days of work, am I cursed? When I finally got into college, I felt on top of the world, not only was it a chance to further my education, but it was also a major break from the hassle and pains of my home, while in college, I kept my head low and fought to come out with a first class honour and I did, but as life would have it, I spent a while year at home and I almost lost my sanity, my dad got much worse that I could remember, he not only cheats on my mother but brings the women into the house and does it in our house, he also beats her at any point she tries to complain. I had to leave the house and it didn't help that for a month prior to me getting this job, I was depressed from my breakup with Jake, I loved Jake, I loved him with all I had, we started dating from college, he was with me through my excessive reading and through the tough times at home, he was practically the sweetest guy I've ever met till
it all began.
Savannah Hart never thought that an invitation to some private art show at the mysterious Blackwood Manor could turn her whole life around. But stepping into the seductive snare of Damien Blackwood, the dark, magnetic billionaire who knows the taste of control means spiraling into a whirlpool of dangerous desires and painful needs. And as Damien pulls her into his world filled with sensuality and secrets, Savannah must determine whether total surrender is freeing or will shatter her beyond repair.
After both of her parents' disappearances, Scarlet Marigold, daughter of an alpha, is forced to live as a servant in the house of her stepmother, who was speculated to have been the cause of her parents' death. As beautiful as she is, Scarlet is regarded as useless and worthless because she is a human, just like her mother. Thinking her life couldn't go any more astray than it had already gone, Scarlet is forced into the bed of a stranger and, that same day, is substituted for being the puppet bride of an Alpha known for his cruelty and heartlessness. What will happen when she finally decides to cut off those strings pulling at her from all angles and, worse, what will change when she finds out that the man who had forced her to his bed was the same cruel alpha she was already coming to love?
Ella Johnson had spent so long wishing that the moon goddess mated her to her best friend, Keith Kingston, who was the son of their alpha. But her best friend rejects her on the spot when this happens and sells her to the Kennedy brothers. Feeling like her life couldn't be more surprising, she soon finds out that all three of the brothers are her mates and each of them is ready to turn the earth upside down for her even though they bully her.
All she wants is to become an heir just to get back at those who taunts her. However, that's only possible if she brings home her husband. Unfortunately, she recently got divorced and that seems impossible. His mission is to eliminate her within 24 hours just so she wouldn't become the heiress. However, things goes awry when he accidentally become her substitute husband and he finds himself unraveling a dark past attached to this woman. Would he be able to eliminate her? Would she become the heiress she wishes to be when everyone wants her dead?
I gulped hard as his breath fanned my face. This was it but then why do I feel mousey. I've waited for this moment, to make him lose everything. It would be the last of him...but... He trapped me between the table, searching my eyes for an answer. His gaze affected me in so many ways. Sweat beads on my face as he tightened his arms around my waist. My heart felt like exploding as i quivered under his hold. We exchanged breath as how heads were pinned together. I could barely concentrate as I fluster my lashes. His hotness simmers through the linen gown I wore. "We shouldn't be doing this" I muttered barely recognizing my voice because it was felt like a weak moan. My wolf glares at him. Her mouth retracted as she barred her teeth. A warning that I shouldn't fall for that. He sighed softly and said; "I know Tricia, but I can't help myself from falling" I almost rolled another line, tried to push him back but he captured my lips, twirling my tongue to his taste. I went numb, not restraining him and the dagger in my hand fell. However, I shuddered in hold when I heard a little voice called; "Dad?" *** She's rejected by her mate on her wedding day and humiliates her. Pained, she runs away, only to return 5 years later as his stepmom. Now that she belongs to his household, it was time to take revenge. What happens when there a deadly secret behind his rejection? Would she gain her revenge on him when an unexpected spark reawakens between them?
Ellie believed that she had everything: a devoted partner in Daniel, a residence, and a bright outlook on life. However, her world comes crashing down after she suffers a great betrayal. As the situation develops, Ellie becomes the stereotypical innocent victim of circumstance in a serious and unexpected turn of events. Eloquent as she may be, Daniel's poisonous words alter the course of her existence, and the courthouse becomes a cage for all her dreams and ambitions where, showering in silence, she is robbed of all her tomorrows. With Daniel in control of the powers that be and her best friend Emily abandoning her, Ellie is thrown into prison, which she perceives as a death sentence. Yet, on her way to the rehabilitation center, a different side of her that she had never known emerges. Daniel may have quite a few things, but he did not anticipate one, which is Ellie's spirit. While Elaine, all this while, has been a puppet conniving spirit for quite some time, the twist comes as she gets sick and tired of the isolation and decides to fight for her life and all that makes her, her. This compelling story of betrayal, strength, and endurance will keep you on the edge of your seat right to the last word. Does Ellie have it in her to rise from the extreme destruction that Daniel has caused to her? Or is that the end for Ellie as Daniel's sadistic tendencies take full charge and crush her completely?
Elena, once a pampered heiress, suddenly lost everything when the real daughter framed her, her fiancé ridiculed her, and her adoptive parents threw her out. They all wanted to see her fall. But Elena unveiled her true identity: the heiress of a massive fortune, famed hacker, top jewelry designer, secret author, and gifted doctor. Horrified by her glorious comeback, her adoptive parents demanded half her newfound wealth. Elena exposed their cruelty and refused. Her ex pleaded for a second chance, but she scoffed, “Do you think you deserve it?” Then a powerful magnate gently proposed, “Marry me?”
For the whole 17 years of her existence, Alana did not know the word freedom and happiness having been confined in the basement of her family's house accused of killing her own mother. She's beaten, cursed at, and barely survived from crumbs of food thrown at her. She thought this is her final destiny and has accepted the bitter fate of her life not until the night of her 18th birthday, a mysterious alpha appeared at her door telling her that she is the long-lost daughter of the alpha king and claiming her as his mate he's been looking for several years now.
Chandler Su who had cheated by her boyfriend then got drunk at a bar. To take revenge, she grabbed a man randomly and took him to the room. After a crazy night, Chandler found the strange man was a super handsome guy the next morning. Shy and shocked Chandler run away after leaving 150 RMB and scorning the man of his poor bed skills. However, she never thought the story would become so dramatic as the next day, she found out that the new coming president of her company was exactly the man she slept the last night! Worse than that, this new boss seemed very narrow-minded as he asked Chandler to come to his office on the first day.
She was hurt. She was bullied and made fun of. And the only hope that kept her going was finding her mate. She has always been weak. Weak to the world. Why? Because she was a lantern. She didn't have a wolf. That's what everyone thought about her. When she found her mate, he wanted her to be his slut and not a wife. She might be an omega, but it doesn't mean she will take disloyalty and betrayal lightly. So she did something that no one in history ever did. She rejected an Alpha. "I, Alexis Clark, reject Brandon Sterling, the alpha of Black mist pack, and consider myself a free soul until I decide so."; Were her last words before she left that torturous place and became a rogue. A rogue that everyone was fearing and finding. Why? Because she was the rogue that has become one of the biggest problems of almost all the packs in the country. She was Alexis Clark. A rogue that rejected an Alpha, stealth food, kill other rogues, and more than that was living with humans and studying with them. What will happen when her case is given to the world's most dangerous alpha, Sebastian Sinclair, who has taken it upon himself to punish this rogue. The one who hated rogues and omega to a level that was beyond understanding. Why? Because his mate was an omega, who betrayed him with a rogue before dying. How will Alexis tackle this alpha, in whose College she was studying and living under hiding for almost a year? What will Sebastian do when he finds out the new girl he had been talking to is none other than the rogue omega that he had decided to kill? "To love you with all my might was my only wish, but you were the only one who gave me endless suffering. So today, I promise myself to not fall for anyone."; A simple saying that both Alexis and Sebastian had vowed upon. Will they be able to find their love amidst all these problems?
After hiding her true identity throughout her three-year marriage to Colton, Allison had committed wholeheartedly, only to find herself neglected and pushed toward divorce. Disheartened, she set out to rediscover her true self-a talented perfumer, the mastermind of a famous intelligence agency, and the heir to a secret hacker network. Realizing his mistakes, Colton expressed his regret. "I know I messed up. Please, give me another chance." Yet, Kellan, a once-disabled tycoon, stood up from his wheelchair, took Allison's hand, and scoffed dismissively, "You think she'll take you back? Dream on."
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."