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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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Love Prevails
A story about a young woman, Camilla Jones, who struggles to overcome a disasterous marriage of bretrayal, heartache, pain, tears, sorrow, physical, emotional, and mental abuse. Does she find love in the arms of another man? Will her heart be mended, or is she doomed to remain married to the man/0/28063/coverorgin.jpg?v=f120dfe54210898ae870c1fca3bda3dd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
THE CURSE
Your mum gets pregnant with you and has to run away from her people to save you, which is her unborn child. She goes through a lot, trying to hide and find a secure place until your birth but she is too weak and her legs can't carry her to her destination. She gives birth to you in the jungle, after/0/19891/coverorgin.jpg?v=a50e8b9b3ae7f0c8c69c5ba3063a8100&imageMogr2/format/webp)
CURSE
Dina is an ordinary student who got a chance to become a ramp model in a modeling agency. She got in and accepted as a trainee. The trainer and the agency owner sees her as a potential to become the top model in the country. During the practice for one major event, she accidentally saw a murder in/0/55974/coverorgin.jpg?v=5e3b0041bb7547349de3ff8d3b8b2968&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Unveiling the Alpha's Curse: Alexander's Curse
Anna, don't ever believe that you will get anything from me other than hate. I don't require a partner. I don't need this weak, pitiful tie to survive," he shouted, snatching a handful of my hair and hurling me roughly into the bed. In front of his threatening eyes, I was naked and defenseless. "Ale/0/86071/coverorgin.jpg?v=d06f7e224605fe96b9d8dea7e7a73f76&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Wedding Night Curse
On the night of her arranged wedding, Alika Morgan never imagined she'd be standing in a candlelit mansion-married to a man she barely knows, Ethan Blackwell, heir to a cursed legacy. The Blackwell family mansion is beautiful, ancient... and haunted by secrets no one dares to speak of. But when the/0/18116/coverorgin.jpg?v=b60e6df2d943a01c4f6c4629383f4edc&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Curse of Kalaan
Egypt - November 7th, 1828 For Kalaan Phoebus, the count of Croz, a surprise encounter with Jean-François Champollion on the outskirts of the ancient Egyptian city of Tell el-Amarna was providence knocking at his door. Champollion, an eminent scholar, was the only person capable of deciphering the h/0/39496/coverorgin.jpg?v=52dbc9a85fc3e2605bc98ab4b580c545&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Blind curse
In a world where humans, vampires, werewolves, witches, and goblins once lived in harmony, an ambitious goblin named Omhigan sought power and created a devastating weapon that destroyed all nations, including his own. The survivors banded together to defeat Omhigan, but centuries later, the vampires/0/51784/coverorgin.jpg?v=d0ccda679d38ae2687887f6a7a90cca3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Breaking the Guardians Curse
In the kingdom of Havila, a king has broken the law by killing all supernatural beings. This has angered the guardians protecting the kingdom, and they have laid a curse that can only be broken by the last surviving supernatural being. Prince Edward must journey to another world to find Phoebe, the/0/82662/coverorgin.jpg?v=d942b473c4b7c03b8b42ce2ec792c1af&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Ivy League Curse
I was a scholarship kid, grinding daily for a shot at the Ivy Leagues, my entire future resting on those SAT scores. My best friend, Ethan, had just given me this vintage 'good luck' watch, and my other best friend, Chloe, was like family-always in my corner. Then the practice SAT results droppe/0/89588/coverorgin.jpg?v=42117708a5752ff5ec7211aa4d62bedb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Lycan King Curse
"Our marriage was only a deal between me and my father. I don't love you. The woman I love is pregnant and in critical condition... This marriage is cancelled!" Those words shattered Quinn on what should've been the happiest day of her life. Betrayed by her fiancé and best friend in one brutal momen/0/85365/coverorgin.jpg?v=2c60b5c786fedfa459ecd795c41764f6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
When Revenge Kills, Love Prevails
My crystal glass felt cold, a stark contrast to the stifling ballroom where hundreds of people laughed around me. Then I saw her, Scarlett Hayes, the city' s richest heiress, moving directly towards me, her cruel smile widening. She publicly humiliated me, reminding everyone how her family funded/0/90090/coverorgin.jpg?v=c469d7210b163432d9501ab6878af653&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Kieran's Curse
In the quaint town of New Raven, journalist Eliana Scott investigates the mysterious disappearance of a local girl, only to uncover a haunting legacy. Drawn to the enigmatic Vance Kieran, heir to the shadowy Kieran estate, she discovers the dark family secret: a curse that transforms them into monst/0/26143/coverorgin.jpg?v=105ff2e5dc61165866dce759b41fc2b6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Mafia's Curse
Most Villains turn a new leaf when they fall in love. Why? Because love is meant to be salvation for all but for Col, a ruthless mafia. A person considered selfish by the superiors He, whose existence depends on two wishes and a curse. He whose redemption isn't what his victims seek rather, they se/0/45225/coverorgin.jpg?v=192679156f94033eee9a633d60705058&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The white wolf's Curse
BLURB Selena White is a young woman who has always felt different from the other wolves in her pack. She is the only white wolf, and she is often bullied and ostracized because of it. But Selena has a secret: she is not just a white wolf, she is also a powerful shapeshifter. One day, Selena's pack/0/94812/coverorgin.jpg?v=2a61b84fb8330f2cc3d372e9826b09bd&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Kissed By The Curse
She was born under a blood moon. Cursed. Despised. Forgotten.For twenty years, Quinn Blackwood lived as the pack's shadow-an omega meant to serve, suffer, and disappear. But fate had other plans. When the Alpha King, Jasper Hale, discovers she's his fated mate, her world splits wide open. The bond i/0/31473/coverorgin.jpg?v=5d7e599a85f5dbfd222533383d6aeb85&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Curse Of Alpha
Legend says that a human girl will be a sacrifice to the king of the wolves, and he is a ruthless king. They say that her body will have great energy. Some say that she will be a victim of him getting twice his strength. Some say it will be his weak point. Some say she is a witch, but she thinks she/0/39619/coverorgin.jpg?v=9e42969bf76624227109e2b06b68a7e6&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Curse of Apollo
Apollo was an artist who has had several muses in his life, so many that he may not even know how to count on his fingers and not even remember more of all that were due to his supposed "curse"; but maybe, just maybe... love would reach him for the first time, near those beautiful eyes of Amazonita/0/43942/coverorgin.jpg?v=a809ce994815f5ec8f5afaffb304b4a7&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Alpha's Mate Curse
His blue eyes had More darkness in them than any eyes she has ever seen.. The first time she'd seen him, he regarded her with a cunning smile.. She couldn't run away from him even if she wanted to.. She's Shy. She's quiet.. She's kind.. She went unheeded. *** He was merciless. He was the Storm.. He/1/110827/coverorgin.jpg?v=abfb08fd67cfd1d815ea9d3984447720&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Curse of Bones
This is a terrifying memory I'd rather never speak of again. We were just high school students when the town accidentally unearthed a mass grave. That night, Keegan Wilkerson, the most popular senior, showed up at a party with a trophy: a finger bone he had stolen from the site. He passed the bon/0/83016/coverorgin.jpg?v=a56ebdaf119074847093faa506fccc27&imageMogr2/format/webp)
