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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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CROWN OF THE OMEGA
Born the lowest rank in a kingdom where Alphas rule and Omegas obey, Lyra Dane is sent as a "gift" to the royal brothers of the Ironfang Pack-a peace offering to seal a bloody treaty. Everyone expects her to be a docile concubine, a plaything passed from one brother to the next. But Lyra carries a/0/77621/coverorgin.jpg?v=c4193232d6ce9033b7df2984a2483bbd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Thorns of the crown
Thorns of the Crown is a high-stakes fantasy novel set in a kingdom torn apart by betrayal, power struggles, and forbidden love. The story follows Alaric, the prince of a kingdom built on lies and bloodshed, and Seraphine, the fierce daughter of a family once betrayed by the crown. When Alaric un/1/109708/coverorgin.jpg?v=27259d9f68b5e7f51a5c9077b8b9edd3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
CROWN OF THE FORGOTTEN FLAMES
In a kingdom where fire and frost clash, An immortal king awakens from centuries of slumber..... And a forgotten princess discover powers she never imagined. Together they must unite their realms, confront an ancient force and navigate a bond that ignites with desire, danger and magic But will th/0/51509/coverorgin.jpg?v=52e4aade234ccf90ce9123085eea3163&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crown Of The Betrayed Heiress
Emelia was the rightful heiress to the Hewitt family, but her real parents and four brothers, together with an impostor claiming her place, had almost ended her life. After that experience, she stopped pretending to be obedient and started being her true self. She stood up to anyone who tried to m/0/40185/coverorgin.jpg?v=db957323f867ba11fede062d204b14ee&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Quest of Sapphire Crown
Prince Aric makes his long-awaited return to the realm at the start of the narrative. He is surprised to learn that Lady Danika, his betrothed, is growing increasingly antagonistic toward him and that his mother, Queen Eira, is critically ill. Aric quickly discovers Lady Danika's scheme to depose Qu/0/67921/coverorgin.jpg?v=708a5c0cced82bc5a043789ecffabf45&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Heiress Crown of Deception
Celeste Ashcroft never expected to inherit the Ashcroft Dynasty-a sprawling global empire of luxury and power-until her father, the legendary magnate Harrison Ashcroft, is found murdered under mysterious circumstances. As she steps into the cutthroat corporate world, Celeste uncovers shocking truths/0/1680/coverorgin.jpg?v=20171122142901&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Fate of a Crown
Leaning back in my chair, I smoked my morning cigar and watched Uncle Nelson open his mail. He had an old-fashioned way of doing this: holding the envelope in his left hand, clipping its right edge with his desk shears, and then removing the inclosure and carefully reading it before he returned it t/0/82245/coverorgin.jpg?v=248517c4fc087eeb68f0ddbc10bfb679&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Crown of Ashes
When the King and Queen of Virelia are murdered in a brutal betrayal, eight-year-old Princess Seraphina is left orphaned-and marked by destiny. The once-thriving Lycan kingdom descends into mourning, held together only by the cold steel of her new guardian: King Darius Kael. Her uncle. Her protector/0/94343/coverorgin.jpg?v=cc2e9d6ed36b49d82d66aff2bbda6d80&imageMogr2/format/webp)
A Crown of Strength
Everyone said Xander Fuller loved me deeply. If it had been a day earlier, I would have believed it too. But then I saw him through the hospital window, holding a sobbing woman tightly in his arms. "Don't overthink it! She's just your stand-in. If I didn't play the part, what if my enemies wen/0/80879/coverorgin.jpg?v=3df558bc0eadeed22c8a183980b188ca&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Her Crown of Thorns
Zara, a twenty-year-old struggling to make ends meet with two demanding jobs in the city's underbelly, finds solace in a secret sketchbook filled with bold fashion designs. Despite her meager circumstances, her imagination runs wild with dreams of luxury and creativity. That is, until she meets Etha/0/93439/coverorgin.jpg?v=8c12b164438172dae202c615c1e712c8&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crown of Wrath
Amelia Hopewell was found by her biological father and brought home. That same day, she discovered a bodyguard, Edmund Nash, barely clinging to life after being tormented by the false heiress. She used half her blood to save him. Later, when Amelia's father fell gravely ill, all the family's asse/1/127118/coverorgin.jpg?v=0fb7b657ca04c810554126d15bfa8192&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crown Of Moonfire
Sera is nothing. An omega. The lowest rank a wolf can hold. She scrubs floors. She eats last. She is mocked, blamed and forgotten. When the cold Alpha of Ashborne pack meets her at the mate ceremony his wolf screams mine.. He looks at her dirty rags and thin bones and rejects her in front of the ent/0/9574/coverorgin.jpg?v=89a700332f5b15d6d5660f3f89cb23e9&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables
The Silver Crown: Another Book of Fables by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards/1/129716/coverorgin.jpg?v=d81e3c9cf8b0d53a9220b0b265b9c863&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Old Lady of the Apex Crown
I was the financial backbone of the Rust Hounds MC, keeping my patched-member husband, French, and his scrap-metal club afloat with my private wealth. But I returned to the clubhouse one afternoon only to find him half-naked on the sofa with my half-sister, Hettie. Instead of apologizing, he sneer/0/78507/coverorgin.jpg?v=ebc5188c15a9ed9e112cefb2c39fa29a&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Crown of Blood: The Don's Reckoning
In the glittering shadows of New York's underworld, Don Tino Knightly rules with brutal precision and a code of honor etched in blood. Feared by enemies, revered by allies, he is a man who built an empire from the ashes of his family's betrayal. But when Sandy Rhune, a brilliant investigative journa/0/46021/coverorgin.jpg?v=45b8bf957ec8e2dcbb3756a41656f1d4&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Whispers of Fate: love,loss & the crown.
In a treacherous medieval quest, Elena's mission to escort her sister's betrothed to Wessex becomes a dangerous dance of desire when she's drawn to the prince. As her sister plots for power, Elena's loyalty and heart hang in the balance./1/129211/coverorgin.jpg?v=9d1a6783e270724a626c46c2cc9f9581&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Old Lady of the Iron Crown
I was sweating on a stained cot in a rundown clinic, enduring agonizing labor to deliver my twins. My boyfriend, Viper, the President of the Raven MC, was right next door. But he wasn't there to support me. He was buying the whole clubhouse a round of drinks to celebrate his new girlfriend's birthd/1/132248/coverorgin.jpg?v=e2592aa6fb02934dcf372bb6ed405a05&imageMogr2/format/webp)
THE CROWN OF ASH AND MOONLIGHT
BLURB: On the night Hollowmere burns, Ysolde Varrane, the proud daughter of the fallen Alpha, is claimed as the spoils of war by Rhydian Voss, the Alpha King of the Blackthorn. By the old law she is his slave, locked in his tower and bound to obey, with her people's lives as the leash. Rhydian wants/1/101023/coverorgin.jpg?v=1cf376bd5c65d1a7f78ad1de6023347b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
