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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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Mysterious Mates
A bond mysteriously formed. Or was it tampered with? After a promise of a new mate to Connor, he suddenly felt like he was sharing the bond of the pack with someone but he did not pay attention to it as he did not want to have high hopes after the pain he went through for losing his mate, Anna. But/0/19889/coverorgin.jpg?v=05cce7d35e37f790808b03169e281470&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Unwritten Mates
"Rate that one," Ethan whispered, sidling up to me as I tried to swallow my frustration. He gestured toward another girl walking by with her father-a tall man with a belly that strained his too-small suit jacket. "Girl's a solid six," Ethan murmured, barely holding back his grin. "Dad? Three. No,/0/29926/coverorgin.jpg?v=a2060d8332ea391890e7d0c1a3386633&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Cheating Mates
Carla was chosen by the Alpha King to be his Luna. However, in order for her to remain the Queen for all time, she must become pregnant within the next twelve months and provide the Alpha King with a legitimate heir. In the event that she is unsuccessful, the Alpha King will deliver her to the slave/0/27539/coverorgin.jpg?v=20220610100239&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Twisted Mates
Freya Parrish was orphaned at age three by her family's rival pack, which forcefully took power from the Blue Moon Pack, murdering everyone except 'lucky Freya.' After the death of everyone in her pack, Freya was supposed to be the ruling Omega being the only survivor, but she suffered from amnesia,/0/42529/coverorgin.jpg?v=3c4ed8f00464ce1bc99d6a03bba33f9f&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Seven Mates.
Rudina is from a prestigious family, her parents are Alphas of the clan who values their reputation more than their children. Rudina was downgraded, bullied, maltreated and mistaken for an Omega all her life because of her powers. Her parents were fed up and threw her out of the house, her/0/41458/coverorgin.jpg?v=f87b665767dcdbcd1b37ad29a8c4b49b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
True Mates
" Layla!" Ace growled as he barged into her room. what was he looking for in her house? Her room? "How dare you call my name like that!" She fired back at him. They had an open argument earlier in school today and she won. Could it be he came to deal with her? "You don't know how you look like w/0/65747/coverorgin.jpg?v=4644e80d466980acdefb3c2ab04f8079&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Unexpected Mates
Andrew pushed Olivia to the ground and kissed her passionately, his voice husky and sensual with desire. "Honey, don't move, I will just rub against you, I won't go in." Olivia was furious and punched him in the head and slapped him across his face, "Asshole, don't touch me!" The power difference be/0/52879/coverorgin.jpg?v=20240314104514&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mysterious CEO
One of the city's biggest businessmen, Henry Bueno, collects enemies wherever he goes and is used to having women throw themselves into his arms. At thirty-five, he has a rule not to engage with or hire single mothers as his secretaries, as he believes they are trouble magnets and never put work fir/0/21567/coverorgin.jpg?v=090817230e4dafaa89642aa8d3f590e7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mysterious Disappearances
The bread knife stuck in Jon doe's chest had an unusual pattern, I grabbed a camera from the nearest person and clicked a few pictures of the design “Email them to me.” I said as I was handing the camera back to them. It looked ancient and rare, not the usual bread knives you'd find at our local sto/0/26253/coverorgin.jpg?v=3f1c20ca5d107055fa543141b8147a61&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Mysterious Husband
She had to marry an unknown man because her father wanted nothing more than to lift his burdens. Her father's first wife's daughters were married off to very prestigious men but in her case, it was different though she never cared for that. she never wanted privilege or wealth. All she wanted was a/0/28042/coverorgin.jpg?v=f64030d947de1fa798bf156c495775db&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Destined Mates
Over the years, the pack made than enough progress. Callisto had grown into a beautiful lady, taken over the fashion house. Callisto wants to be independent. Aaron was was not there anymore to help her out. They had both sorted their relationship and decided it is best for them to stay as friend/0/89646/coverorgin.jpg?v=79b323e6e54dc61e583118fcbc208b7d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Three Mates, One Omega
Three Mates, One Omega. Synopsis. Lena Gray was born an omega-weak, unwanted, and easy to break. She was nothing more than a shadow. After her parents died in a "mysterious accident," whispers blamed her. She was just a child, but no one cared. She was taken in by a couple who promised to rai/0/51675/coverorgin.jpg?v=51e415c141614740771efc548c7dd68c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Neglected By My Mates
I was thinking about the celebration of tomorrow, the alpha coronation and it’s also the day I would get to meet my wolf and mate but I was feeling nervous about it. A lot of questions was running through my mind , what if my mate doesn’t like me? What if he reject me? I was getting frustrated alrea/0/74812/coverorgin.jpg?v=072583e26fa7622cabd1e353ae6b9c47&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Bullies My Mates
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/0/29589/coverorgin.jpg?v=da7cba4d4954aebbf439c6992857d483&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Twisted Desire (Fated Mates)
Kai Bardawulf is a twenty year old, a young handsome man, who comes from among the wealthiest family and suffered at the hands of his biological parents because he was an Omega and not an Alpha, when he was an heir to the pack. Even the Storm pack hated him for it and never accepted him. They mis/0/25484/coverorgin.jpg?v=0950239e1c149963b785038053056b9e&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Spells and Mates
When the Golden boy rejects Hermione for the Queen Bee; her cousin, the whole realm becomes set to experience a new emergence. "You!" I yell, pushing his shoulder. A small smile played on his lips, as he drinks in the sight of my drenched hair and dress. "Eyes here! You don't..." His lips suddenl/0/23404/coverorgin.jpg?v=81b3e7ad685c6e856e74bc15a58040cb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Rebellious mates
"Lower your eyes mate" He said with a hint of warning in his tone. She didn't flinch under his cold fingers coiled around her neck, instead with a smirk on her bruised lips,she looks back at him. Daring to defy him. "Submit!" He growled at her this time, frustrated with her ability to infuriate hi/0/24410/coverorgin.jpg?v=c08e44c9fd13a5ca75d5437642e15178&imageMogr2/format/webp)
