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The Scars She Hid From The World
The heavy iron gates of the Wilderness Correction Camp groaned as they released me after three years of state-sponsored hell. I stood on the dirt road, clutching a plastic bag that held my entire life, waiting for the family that claimed they sent me there for "rehab." My brother, Brady, picked me up in a luxury SUV only to throw me out onto a deserted highway in the middle of a brewing storm. He told me I was a "public relations nightmare" and that the rain might finally wash the "stink" of the camp off me. He drove away, leaving me to limp miles through the mud on a snapped ankle. When I finally dragged myself to our family estate, my mother didn't offer a hug; she gasped in horror because my muddy clothes were ruining her Italian marble. They didn't give me my old room back. Instead, they banished me to a moldy gardener’s shack and hired a "babysitter" to make sure I didn't embarrass them further. My sister, Kaleigh, stood there in white cashmere, pretending to cry while clinging to her fiancé, Ambrose—the man who had once been mine. They all treated me like a volatile junkie, refusing to acknowledge that Kaleigh was the one who planted the drugs in my bag three years ago. They wanted to believe I was broken so they wouldn't have to feel guilty about the "wellness retreat" that was actually a torture chamber. I sat in the dark of that shed, feeling the cooling gel on the cigarette burns that covered my arms, and realized they had made a fatal mistake. They thought they had erased me, but I had returned with a roadmap of scars and a hidden satellite phone. At dinner, I didn't beg for their love. I simply rolled up my sleeves and showed them the price of their silence. As the wine spilled and the lies crumbled, I sent a single text to the only person I trusted: "I'm in. Let them simmer." The hunt was finally on."Table 32," the waiter said, handing me a steaming bowl of wings and chicken noodle soup. I hurriedly served it to the owner of the order, then rushed to serve another.
"Ashley!" Leon, one of my coworkers, called out. I turned to him, slightly irritated. "What's up? Why are you calling me?"
"We have a problem," Leon said, his tone laced with nervousness. "What happened? Did Nora slap another customer?" I asked, already knowing the answer. Nora, our blonde and fiery coworker, had a reputation for standing up for herself.
"No, it's worse," Leon said, his eyes wide. "What did she do?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.
"She spilled a drink on someone," Leon replied. I raised an eyebrow. "So what? She can apologize."
Leon shook his head. "You don't get it, Ash. She spilled the drink on Ryder Blackwood."
Time seemed to stand still. "What did you just say?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.
"Ryder Blackwood," Leon repeated. I felt a shiver run down my spine. Ryder Blackwood was a legend in LA and Europe – a billionaire playboy with a reputation for getting what he wanted.
"He's going to kill us," I said, already imagining the worst.
I heard a crash from the VIP room, where Ryan might be. My heart skipped a beat. "We should check it out," I said, trying to sound calmer than I felt. Leon's eyes widened. "Are you crazy? No way am I going through there."
I stared at Liam. "Why did you tell me if you knew you weren't going to help her?" I asked, my voice laced with frustration. "Well, I just wanted to inform you," he said. I raised an eyebrow. "We're going to help her," I said firmly.
I groaned in annoyance and dragged Liam along. "Fine, but if anything happens to me, it's on her." I rolled my eyes. "Let's just go."
As we entered the VIP section, a loud female voice assaulted us. "Who do you think you are? Do you know how much this dress costs?" The lady yelled at Nora, who stood with her head bowed. Our manager, Mr. Gibson, tried to calm the situation. "Look, ma'am, we'll pay for the damage. We're sorry."
The lady's red short hair seemed to bristle with indignation. "What insolence. Even if you sold this restaurant, you couldn't afford to pay for this dress."
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Love in a billionaire's world
Love in the Billionaire's World Ashley Jenkins, a 22-year-old waitress, and Ryder Blackwood, a 28-year-old billionaire, come from different worlds. Despite their social divide, they form a deep connection. As Ryder introduces Ashley to his luxurious lifestyle, she brings out his compassionate s/0/16530/coverorgin.jpg?v=1be9bd2dca975245f6109998cdf6ae9a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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You Live In My Memories
All Summer wanted was to be swept off her feet and to fall in love. Little did she know the universe would give her Rucker Laclan. The feels would be incredible for both of them, until the day of his fight. When everything that they knew would be torn apart. But what would Summer give up to hel/0/6359/coverorgin.jpg?v=3203eaf7e990cc9d9c5904b6daded755&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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A Paradise in My World : Series #1
A story of an extraordinary girl from the Island of Siargao. All about her life experiences, her feelings, and her sacrifices. She focuses on her family, but one day her priorities were changed. She experienced more of a life that she felt like living on with it and not just barely surviving. Would/0/567/coverorgin.jpg?v=20171121192823&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Little Journey in the World
The title naturally suggested for this story was "A Dead Soul," but it was discarded because of the similarity to that of the famous novel by Nikolai Gogol--"Dead Souls"--though the motive has nothing in common with that used by the Russian novelist. Gogol exposed an extensive fr/0/56278/coverorgin.jpg?v=a2df334f8ce8a0d47389b9205a7c70fd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
ENTANGLED IN YOUR WORLD
Following the unfortunate death of her grandfather who was her only family. Abigail Elder was unexpectedly thrown into an unknown world where she comes across Grayson blackwood whom was supposedly the person who is to take care of her. She had no idea how that is especially since she grew up with pr/0/11876/coverorgin.jpg?v=6e21cf3464f04257fe4ffe0078885ea6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Little Journey in the World
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not/0/18468/coverorgin.jpg?v=84529b4984e13c74b4ba1454b01941f5&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown
Zachary Zi traveled through time and space with the help of his Treasure-hunting Compass, which led him to the Olden World where he took over the body of a young man with the same name. The old Zachary’s clan was slaughtered three years ago and his fiancee had gone missing ever since. Although he ma/0/7662/coverorgin.jpg?v=050cf68436ce711dba2ca3071a00156e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
In Pastures New
Dodo Collections brings you another classic from George Ade 'In Pastures New.''In Pastures New' is a humorous account of travels, chiefly in London and Egypt. Many of the letters appearing in this volume were printed in a syndicate of newspapers in the early months of 1906. With these letters have b/0/81654/coverorgin.jpg?v=27ef56c18e1e1f2e220a39684369475f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A New Chapter, A New Win
Jake, the celebrated captain of Phoenix Rising, had just led his team to an epic Grand Finals victory. His wife and team owner, Alexis, beaming on stage, announced a $200,000 performance bonus for his triumph. He thought things were finally looking up, perhaps even for their marriage. But the pro/0/86819/coverorgin.jpg?v=8359b1bd5540e7b394e547602c71f5a6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A New Chapter, A New Wife
I flew back from London, eager to surprise Sarah, my childhood sweetheart and the woman I was set to marry. I drove straight to her house, imagining her joyful expression. But then I saw her through the window, cradling a baby, with my best friend, Mark Stevens, his arm possessively around her. My/0/52136/coverorgin.jpg?v=d64b702ae7023194e0ef0590bffff7aa&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Internet Cafe in a Xianxia World
Qin Feng casually gave a response, and then he was sent into a new world. The god of destiny made fool of him. He was only given an Internet cafe and a system. In order to survive, he had no choice but to continue running his Internet cafe, offering services at high prices. Among people's mocking an/0/54015/coverorgin.jpg?v=169e71980f403a7b77a9d67e17c0696d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Husband In Another World
Telling the story of three women, one of whom is named Indri, when they get lost in a forest, they are eventually found by soldiers. That was the first time Indri met Bima who was the commander of the soldiers who found them. Love blossomed but was hindered by the harsh reality, Bima turned out to b/1/107274/coverorgin.jpg?v=6be948e278db7e6cc972cdf7968df6d1&imageMogr2/format/webp)
In His World
When Elena's parents die, leaving her drowning in debt, a contract marriage to billionaire Adrian Blackwell seems like salvation. But Adrian's world holds dark secrets. His first wife, Sophia, looked exactly like Elena. So did his father's first love, Grace. But both women died under mysterious circ/0/14800/coverorgin.jpg?v=53a3f31d552ba3af8172fc4740f4fcd3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Adventures in New Guinea
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part/0/11639/coverorgin.jpg?v=6a8adc37a4d8b6c3313ddd3ac4c78e4e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Little Girl in Old New York
Amanda Minnie Douglas was an American writer of adult and juvenile fiction. She was probably best remembered by young readers of her day for the Little Girl and Helen Grant series published over the decades flanking the turn of the twentieth century./0/18978/coverorgin.jpg?v=b348129b5fe7f16b801be4952ade9dc8&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Reborn: Angel in a New Dress
The last thing she had ever expected was that the soul swap would happen to her. Her new body was the well-known CEO’s wife, a girl born with a silver spoon in mouth. She thought she could take this chance to enjoy life, but what she got was only her husband’s indifference. When the woman he loved c/0/22527/coverorgin.jpg?v=f4c16d6106771056beb433eabd19b963&imageMogr2/format/webp)
