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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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The Shrewd King
***This story has a lot of steamy scenes that are not suitable for minors.*** A hundred years after the war where werewolves lost against humans, Kaiya finds herself imprisoned in an island park where they are hunted on a weekly basis for human entertainment. However, when the ownership of the isla/1/117395/coverorgin.jpg?v=ae75994bb6a26db1f19a57a109a94e31&imageMogr2/format/webp)
Bend The King
Nico Caruso has always wanted more-more than poverty, more than obscurity, more than the scraps life gave him. When the most feared don in Buenos Aires offers him a job, Nico knows it's his chance to rise. Cassian DeSantis doesn't trust easily. His empire is built on silence, blood, and control-and/0/39865/coverorgin.jpg?v=51d2445cb49658b39cbeabc938936b81&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The King Of Filifia
Elvy Ashton was a smart, obidient and know-her-limitation woman. A kind of woman that Prince Dwight Luhence Emmerson, the next king of Filifia, wants. He wanted her badly that he almost forget his responsibilities in his country. Dwight need to marry the lost princess of Ihmapuleya and having an aff/0/36050/coverorgin.jpg?v=759869130b98b262c04c056e1e8aa0c3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Lycan's King Obsession
Caden Pierce, the well known powerful lycan king had always been hunted by a fragment of his past. Of an image of a little girl, a little girl who had been his only friend and companion during one of the darkest times of his childhood. His existence had never really made sense to him without her. H/0/20076/coverorgin.jpg?v=7ce059f12a6d26250e5a65a264172a49&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Hybrid King
"Don't get me wrong" the hybrid king said looking at the human king, his eyes blue eyes piercing the human king's green ones, it was like he was begging for the king to object, but he knew that he couldn't it was his people's life on the line "but this is just a mere game of thrones" "The child is n/0/20348/coverorgin.jpg?v=c36bad8c16e76d0daead683f29d069b1&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The King And I
Dawn never wanted to cross paths with the crazy King of Euphoris whom everyone loathed and avoided. He was unpredictable and inconsiderate. Nothing good came out of his rule. But her worst fears came to pass when she's forced to go to the castle against her wishes. The King was expecting a new br/0/32121/coverorgin.jpg?v=5d0a642d758af75b2f5f38cb9fcc6127&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Werewolf King
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The Great Black King
She has fallen in love with a character from a book she has read a thousand times and after an incident, has awakened in her arms, but who knew that one's opinion could change so much upon seeing the actions of such a being up close. Even though she no longer sees him romantically, she wants to sav/0/52144/coverorgin.jpg?v=44f5327293fafdbb480f0c40c690ff2b&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The King of Slaughter
In the world of killing, the Law of the Gungle is the only law. And the only way not to be eaten by others is to keep getting stronger. Su Qin, an abandoned son of a rich family, has now become the most terrifying slaughter, and the whole world is now his hunting ground./0/13778/coverorgin.jpg?v=20210813184310&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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Claiming the Dragon King
The story follows the life of a young woman named Larkin, who is a powerful mage and a member of the Order of the Magica. Larkin has a troubled past and has been living in hiding, but when she receives a message from a dragon king named Magnus, she knows she must go to him. Magnus is the ruler of t/0/47435/coverorgin.jpg?v=67709c51b9f26ef305a3ba5c6d87bb6d&imageMogr2/format/webp)
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The King of Hell
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The Lycan's King Breeder
"What if I can't give you an heir?" I asked, my voice trembling. Maximus's eyes darkened even further. "Then you will be of no use to me," he said, his tone dismissive. I could feel the tears starting to prick at the corners of my eyes. I had always known that my life would be hard, but never ha/0/53806/coverorgin.jpg?v=65d19d6cc8fd19ff0990ac7a6a74b941&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The dangerous mafia king
WARNING⚠️ This story contains theme or situation that some readers may find disturbing, including s*xual scene, violence, strong language, controlling behavior, kidnapping, and murder.⛔🔞 ______________ You're no stranger to dangerous men, but when the infamous, sinfully hot Blake Miller stumbles/1/124461/coverorgin.jpg?v=9688c565595e2f8d064a82f5d179d8cb&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Pucking Ice king
He's the NHL's most violent beast. And to save his multi-million dollar career, I have to let him lock the cage. I used to manage billionaires, tech tycoons, and corporate sociopaths. But after a toxic ex destroyed my life and left me in crippling debt, I traded my high-powered PR career for the/0/98683/coverorgin.jpg?v=20260421041324&imageMogr2/format/webp)
The Dragon King
Since the day her mother ran off with a wealthy man, Katherine Welles has been the glue holding together a broken home. Juggling a demanding job and caring for her alcoholic father, she's built a life of structure, silence, and survival. Romance? Never had the time-or the trust. Now in her late twen/0/27538/coverorgin.jpg?v=53e771c1607db3dc08ea8db47eca60a3&imageMogr2/format/webp)
