Chapter: Chapter 5: Echoes From The PastZARA'S POVONE YEAR LATERThe first thing I feel is a tiny hand shaking me, followed by a persistent voice.“Mommy, wake up!” Selene’s sweet but insistent tone pulls me from sleep.Before I can respond, another voice joins in- this one more commanding, like his father. “Mommy, it is morning. You said we can’t be late for school.” Silas, always the serious one, tugs at the blanket.I groan, pulling the covers over my head. “Just five more minutes, please.”“Nope!” Selene giggles, and I feel a pair of small hands pulling at the blanket. “The sun is awake, so you have to be, too!”Reluctantly, I open my eyes, to meet with two identical sets of bright, curious faces. Silas and Selene, my children, stand beside the bed, their messy curls framing their angelic features. Angelic now, but I know this peace won’t last long.“All right, all right,” I say, sitting up. “I am up. Happy now?”Selene squeals in triumph, throwing her arms around me while Silas just smirks, crossing his arms like h
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Chapter: Chapter 4: The Cost Of LiesRYLAND’S POV5 YEARS LATER “LIARS!” I roar as I throw my chair across the room, watching as it crashes against the door and splinters to the ground.The room is a wreck. My office looks like a battlefield. Thee are papers scatteredall.jcer the place as my rable lies overturned, and the broken remains of a glass decanter glint accusingly in the faint light.It palws in comparison to how I feel .“FUCKING LIARS!” I roast again as I begin panting, out of breath.My wolf is pacing in my head, snarling at me, blaming me for the mistake I made.A bloody mistakeI shouldn't have trusted them.I should have investigated in my own.All this time…The lies.The deception.My wolf growls again, and this time, I let him. His anger mirrors mine perfectly. My chest is heaving, my nails are extended, claws threatening to tear through my own skin. I need to break something- someone.Kill someone I lean heavily against the desk, the memory of Zara’s face as I rejected her searing into my mind
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Chapter: Chapter 3: Shattered HeartsZARA'S POV"I, Ryland Cross, reject you, Zara Hale, as my mate.”"I, Ryland Cross, reject you, Zara Hale, as my mate.”Over and over again, his words replay in my head, each syllable is a dagger digging deeper into me."I, Ryland Cross, reject you, Zara Hale, as my mate."“Oh, goddess,” I gasp as I grip my tummy, trying to catch my breath that has escaped me.The world feels like it's crumbling beneath my feet. I can’t move. I can’t breathe. My hands are trembling as I try to hold myself, the weight of his words pressing down on my chest until I think it might cave in.Everything around me is a blur. There are the murmurs, the gasps, the way people shift uncomfortably in the crowd- it all feels distant, like I am watching it from behind a thick pane of glass. And my wolf… who has been silent for so long, finally stirs, but it is not the comforting presence I need. She lets out a howl, low and mournful, a sound full of the same grief that is similar to what I feel.I can't thin
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Chapter: Chapter 2: The Gathering StormZARA'S POVA dream.That is what these past weeks have felt like.A beautiful, wonderful dreamIt feels like I have stepped into someone else’s life. But it's mineMy life. A life I never thought could ever be possible For one, I am no longer invisible. People see me now. Wolves who used to walk past me without a second glance now greet me with bows and murmured respect. My days of scrubbing floors and dodging sharp words from the pack are over. I wear silks and soft fabrics now, clothes fit for a Luna, ao much so that my own reflection in the mirror startles me sometimes, as if the woman staring back isn’t me.Ryland has been amazingWonderful, caring, and the sex… oh, boy… that is just beyond words.We have been making love every since that first night and he has shown me just how much he cherishes me.From his lips, to his hands to … well … let me just say it has been perfect.It feels like a dream. A perfect, fleeting dream.But beneath all the luxury, I can't help but feel t
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Chapter: Chapter 1: The Alpha's Choice ZARA’S POV This can't be happening.It just can't.Those are the words that keep echoing in my head as I stand in the middle of the dinning area, my hands twisting at the rag I was using to clean.Why is this happening to me?My heart pounds in my chest, so loud I am sure everyone can hear it. The room is suffocating, the air thick with tension, as Ryland, the Alpha steps forward. His presence is impossible to ignoreHe is a literal force of nature that commands attention without effort and I can't even move as his footsteps echo against the marble floor of the pack’s ceremonial hall, each step drawing him closer to me.I am going to die.I can’t stop shaking even as my hands tremble, and clenches into tight fists at my sides while I struggle to hold myself together.“Why is he walking toward her?”“Isn’t she just an Omega?”“Maybe he knows her … asked her to do something?”“A slave? What could she possibly help him with? She is nothing.”They are not wrong… and I know better than
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BILLIONAIRE HIDDEN HEIR
Stella Rivers thought she had left her painful past behind—until she crossed paths with Jack Norman, her ruthless billionaire boss. Bound by a mutual agreement, their contract marriage is meant to be nothing more than a calculated move. But as passion ignites and old wounds resurface, their carefully constructed facade begins to crack.
Jack, haunted by his own demons, finds himself drawn to Stella in ways he can’t explain. Stella, desperate to leave a legacy amidst the ticking clock of her secret illness, discovers a startling connection to the one person she swore to keep her distance from.
But in a world of power and deceit, no secret stays buried forever. When shocking truths emerge, loyalties are tested, and dangerous enemies close in, Stella and Jack must confront their darkest fears to protect what matters most.
Caught in a web of lies, love becomes the ultimate risk. Will they unravel the truth before it’s too late? Or will their pasts destroy their future?
Love, Lies, and Legacy is a gripping tale of betrayal, redemption, and a love strong enough to defy all odds.
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Chapter: Chapter 4: Shadows From The PastJack’s POVI waited at the bottom of the staircase, my phone in hand, pretending to check emails. I could hear the soft click of Stella’s heels as she descended the steps, each sound like a quiet drumbeat in my ears. I told myself I wouldn’t look up. I wouldn’t care. She was just a woman. A woman I had married for convenience.Then I looked.My breath caught in my chest as I raised my head and saw her.Stella stood there, the red silk dress hugging every curve, the slit at the side revealing just enough to make me shift uncomfortably. Her blonde hair fell in soft waves over her shoulders, and the way the dress shimmered under the lights made her look like something out of a dream.My heart gave a jolt—just a quick, traitorous beat—but I quickly masked it with indifference. I cleared my throat and looked away, focusing back on my phone even though my mind was no longer on work.“Let’s go. We’re late,” I muttered.I didn’t wait to see if she followed. I didn’t trust myself to look at he
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Chapter: Chapter 3: Fine Line Between Pain and LoveStella’s POVMorning light crept through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold. I blinked the sleep from my eyes, taking a moment to gather my bearings. The memory of last night—the text message, the suspicions, the storm of questions—still lingered like a shadow. But as I sat up and ran a hand through my hair, my thoughts went to Lily.Quietly, I padded down the hall to her room, pushing the door open just a crack. My steps faltered when I saw the scene before me.Jack was there.He was lying beside Lily, sound asleep, one arm protectively curled near her. His face, usually hard and sharp like chiseled marble, was softened by sleep. He looked… peaceful. For a moment, I couldn’t move. The sight of him like this—so unguarded, so unlike the man I knew—tugged at something inside me.Why is my heart beating like this?I inched closer, my curiosity outweighing my better judgment. My eyes roamed over him, lingering on the strong lines of his jaw, the faint stubble brushing his skin,
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Chapter: Chapter 2: Buried Truths Stella’s POVThe soft glow of the nightlight painted Lily’s face in shades of gold and shadow. I sat beside her, my fingers brushing against the thin blanket tucked under her chin. Her breathing was steady, peaceful, her small body rising and falling in sleep. She looked so fragile yet so full of life—a contradiction I couldn’t make sense of, much like everything else in my world.A sudden beep echoed in the quiet.I flinched. My phone, a small intruder breaking into my moment of peace. It was the reminder I could never forget.Medicine time.Carefully, I stood and slipped out of the room, my footsteps almost soundless as I made my way to my bedroom. I didn’t need the light. I knew where they were. The little white bottle sat on my nightstand, the pills rattling softly as I poured them into my palm. I stared at them—two tiny capsules that somehow held the weight of my mortality.Heart cancer.I’d replayed the diagnosis in my mind a thousand times. “A rare and aggressive condition,” th
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Chapter: Chapter 1: Perfect Match Stella POVThe fluorescent lights in the hospital waiting room buzzed faintly, an eerie hum that seemed to echo my racing thoughts. I sat on the edge of one of the stiff, cold chairs, my hands clenched in my lap, twisting my wedding ring until my fingers ached. Across the room, Jack leaned against the wall, arms crossed, his expression carved from stone.Even now, even in the middle of this crisis, he looked unshakable. But I knew better.To Jack, Lily was his world, his everything and would do anything to keep her happy but in this case, he was helpless. Even his money couldn’t do much for him. “Any word?” I asked, my voice cutting through the silence.“Not yet,” he replied, barely sparing me a glance. His gaze remained fixed on the double doors to the emergency room, his jaw tight.I swallowed hard, trying to push past the tension coiling in my chest. I didn’t know what else to say. My hands itched to reach for him, to offer some comfort, but that wasn’t what we did. Not us. Our re
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