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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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Defying The Mate Bond
Cersei Monroe isn’t your normal, cool level headed werewolf. Instead, she is stubborn and mischievous. She was banished from her high school because she almost ripped out the principal’s heart. Her parents couldn’t handle her anymore and sent her to Adam’s high, a notorious school that accepted stud/0/21064/coverorgin.jpg?v=19b4aa89d48136459e245ec225e4f9de&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Half-Vampire Mate
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Rogue Luna: The mate bond
She is the daughter of the Alpha who went rogue ten years ago after the accidental death of her sister, shunned by her family who pack blamed her, her family looked at her in disgust. On her 18th birthday, she discovered that her fated mate is the Alpha of the most powerful pack who was feared by al/0/78698/coverorgin.jpg?v=21639a20486a639e1ca59c427d87fc8c&imageMogr2/format/webp)
FAKE MATE, REAL BOND
Blurb. Gina, an omega, was born with the cruelest fate, a mate bond with Alpha Brandon, the future leader of her pack. But instead of claiming her, Brandon hides their bond to maintain his status and parades another she wolf as his chosen mate. To him, Gina is a secret someone to use and discard. B/0/51778/coverorgin.jpg?v=17f9d2b414e59969ca682bb21a5bfff6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
My Half Brother, My Mate
She had dreamt of meeting him, every day of her life she craved to meet her big brother, but she never knew meeting him would be a disaster. ''Mate !'' his wolf howled loudly in his head and just when he was about to make a move forward, his father placed his hands on the shoulders of the little gir/1/114896/coverorgin.jpg?v=92031f128adfa88338ea1552525759ba&imageMogr2/format/webp)
FROZEN BONDS: THE HALF-BLOOD'S MATE
She was sold as a broodmare. He was a warrior with no memory. Together, they'll burn down the world. Lyra has been called many things: half-blood, mongrel, dirty blood. Rejected by every pack she's approached, she's given one final chance-as a bride to Ronan, the cruel Alpha of Red River Pack. But/0/18383/coverorgin.jpg?v=63b0e0d5a9c41c3e71cd3f12f92f1308&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Half Hope, Half Love
Hazel Scarlet could do much better in life than to gawk and fawn over her handsome, dashing and charming company's CEO, her only confidante and anchor in life — Health Evercrest; yet the best she decided to go for was to settle to be his friend. And the worse she decided to go for was to help him/0/4786/coverorgin.jpg?v=2b440f3535b65560d3fb1feb36597b91&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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HALF SISTERS
Born to the same father but different mothers; the story of two sisters. Miriam Parker and Gina Mills, enemies for unknown reasons. Fueled with the added unexpected love triangle which stormed their world with the appearance of Hades Edwards; a plot to kill Gina soon became the only devious solution/0/24556/coverorgin.jpg?v=8c00ae2b5fc5d57f6c2a0e2e23c447cb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Half Blood Luna
Ella is a 17 year old servant, who has been abused by the alpha and beta of her pack for quite sometimes. After they are killed, a new alpha takes over the pack and Ella tries to run away and start a new life for herself. However, fate does not allow her to escape into the human world, when she gets/1/114649/coverorgin.jpg?v=647a93c213ae4fdf317a41e3e846e1e4&imageMogr2/format/webp)
THE HALF BLOOD'S CURSE
Locked in a basement. Called a monster. Sold to a council of wolves. Elif Demir has never known kindness. Until him. Niklas Vollbrecht is a pureblood alpha who should hate everything she is. But when the Council forces them into a deadly competition, the bond between them becomes impossible to igno/1/103331/coverorgin.jpg?v=02cd385be3cef4ac31fe38b3f451b7a8&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Alpha's Barren Luna: Erasing The Mate Bond
I was the Weaver, the only wolf capable of knitting the spiritual wards that protected our billion-dollar empire. But to my husband, the Alpha, I was just a piece of malfunctioning tech. Ten years ago, I crushed my spine and destroyed my womb pulling him from a burning car. Now, because I couldn't/0/46454/coverorgin.jpg?v=78c6d96c0b3a7700b72ad1af95d80bb2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Half Breed Luna
Lizzy had no idea who her parents were or why they decided to abandon her and her elder sister, Joan when she was just a baby. She believed she was useless as she could not unlock her powers and her despair increased as she was finding it hard to connect with it but when she finds out that her mat/1/114869/coverorgin.jpg?v=3877f77d22f532ab6de46f81c9f70a96&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Beast's Other Half
The city walls are all Taylor has ever known, and yet her heart yearns for the wild lurking outside. Leaving the city is strictly forbidden, but Taylor's lust for the forest will not be tamed. Not until she has touched and seen the lush trees up close. Before her life as a wife and mother begins Tay/0/4787/coverorgin.jpg?v=08f796768af362c767e0a02906f429b2&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Half-Hearted
The Half-Hearted was written in the year 1900 by John Buchan. This book is one of the most popular novels of John Buchan, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally./0/20105/coverorgin.jpg?v=639824bc6d5c0b68451b4eb4cebb79e3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Beguiled Bond
As the first female battle commander of the military from the Waevalon Kingdom, Rachelle Simon believes that she does not need a mate in her life until she knows who she really was or where she actually came from before she arrived at the Dark Soul pack. She is living in peace until an annoying mys/0/74655/coverorgin.jpg?v=66b37eb8b1c7502e6e58caeab2c07925&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Alpha's Bond
Killian King is cold, distant, dominant, and possessive of what's his. He is the undisputed top dog at school, the one everyone fears and admires, known as the bad boy. His piercing gaze and unwavering attitude guarantee him a place at the top among his peers. But everything changes the day Finnick/0/46604/coverorgin.jpg?v=f8f90c1e3cdb6f4003896ac0db35b752&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Breaching The Bond
Synopsis "Kelly,you are hurting me!"Karen yelled but only a tiny voice could be heard. Kelly glared at her. "I will make sure you regret every second you live as my sister until I suck out every powers you have!..I won't stop until I get what I want".She flashed her evil smile and began to walk/1/104224/coverorgin.jpg?v=577f3c30b5c194d3127a7068a5bf8a09&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Bond By The Silverblood
🌹 A While Apart but Close by Hearts By Mizh Jenny Cathrina and Edward were never meant to be apart... But life pulled them away, leaving only letters, memories, and the bond of their hearts. Distance tested their love, time challenged their patience... Can a love that survived miles survive des/0/53910/coverorgin.jpg?v=a00b6140d9e54e7c1c70f95a444f8149&imageMogr2/format/webp)
