Chapter: EpilogueEpilogueTwo Years LaterPaige's POV."Paige Russo" My name echoed through the auditorium, the crowd erupting in a loud cheer.I stood up from where I sat with other graduates, making my way towards the podium, the smile on my face so wide it hurt as I noticed my biggest supporters amidst the crowd, their yells and cheers warming my heart, Dad, Mum, Carlos, Claire, Jay, Lisa, Brandon, my beautiful babies but my eyes fixed on Him, My Husband.It is two years in now and I am still struggling with coming to terms with the fact that we are actually married. His smile was brighter than everyone else's own, his eyes glowing with so much pride and joy for me tears sprung to my eyes as I replayed the past two years in my head. We had a really bad fight when Jace first brought up the idea of me going back to get a degree after I had told him before we even got married that I wasn't interested. He insisted that he had promised himself I would get a degree and oh boy was he serious. He didn't bu
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Chapter: One hundred and ninety two-PaigePaige's POVLisa and I stood waiting patiently for our time to be ushered in. Dad was walking m down the aisle while Abigail dcided to do the honours for Lia after Lisa insisted she did't want her step father doing it when her mother was present. I guess she is only trying to make the most out of her Mother's presence. My hands became clammy as I stood a sudden fear and imposter syndrome washing over me,this is too good to be true maybe just maybe this is all a dream."Calm down Princess o you are going to drop soon" Dad whispered into my ear"What?" I mummured."I can feel how nervous you are,you are literally shaking,you need to calm down" Dad chuckled drawing small circles on my palm that seemed to soothe me more than I thought it would."I don't know I am so scared" I admitted."It is very okay to be scared but you can't let it win. I is your day so you have to keep your head high and be confident" He encouraged his voice soft with affection."You are right there is nothing to be
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Chapter: One hundred and ninety one- PaigePaige's POVTwo weeks later...Wedding Day"You look so beautiful, my child" Mum compliments as she did the finishing touches on my hair. "Thank you, all thanks to you" I replied as I stared at myself through the mirror. Mum and Dad had decided to get married after Lisa and I, they claimed they didn't want to steal our shine although I feel the reason is more than that but I didn't push further. Everyone has been very helpful this past few towards the planning of the wedding especially Catherine whom I didn't even know was a professional wedding planner until a week ago when I asked her to help me find one, and trust me she has done such a wonderful work."Where is Lisa?" Mum asked."She is with her Mum, I guess they still have some things to settle between themselves and Lisa really wants them to have a clean slate before the wedding" I answered as I recalled how the past week has been for them both. They have been trying their very best to fix their relationship and since Abigail
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Chapter: One hundred and ninety-PaigePaige's POV"A meal together as a family" Dad spoke up from where he sat as we all settled down in our various seats. My heart warmed as I glanced around the room taking in everyone's appearance one after the other. We have been through a lot but yet here we are still one big happy family. Bigger than we even used to be and I cannot be more grateful."We have to make a toast," I said excitedly pulling Amelia's stroller towards me careful not to wake her up."I agree" Lisa squealed."I will go first" Jace spoke up picking up his glass and standing, everyone's attention turning to him."Never in a million years did I ever think we would get here. A family, the words even sound a bit foreign to me considering it is been a long I actually had one but here we are. My wife, my kids, my brother, my long-time friend and brother, Lisa who has always been more than a sister to me, my newfound parents I didn't realize how badly I needed until I met them and then of course, Carlos, Catherine and
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Chapter: One hundred and eighty nine- PaigePaige's POV"Catherine," I called out in a hurry to catch up with her, I am sure she heard me because she suddenly picked up her pace."Catherine, please I just want us to talk" I pleaded."Please go back to the garden Paige, I want to be left alone" She responded still not stopping, Amelia was making it even difficult to catch up with her."I just want to have a conversation with you, nothing more""A conversation? What do you want to talk about because I have nothing to say to you?" She snapped, finally stopping so I could catch up with her."We need to talk, Catherine, there is no point running away from a conversation you know we are supposed to have""Paige, please I am not interested" She shot."But why Catherine, you cannot keep locking yourself away from the world. You need to let us help you, we are here for you but you have to let us in" I said softly."Why?" She murmured confusing me."I don't understand, why what?" I asked."Why do you want to help me, why are you doing th
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Chapter: One hundred and eighty eight-PaigePaige's POVTwo weeks later.Today is a really sad and gloomy day for us all, we had decided to bury Grace's ashes, well what the police could get for us, host a remembrance ceremony for Jace's parents, mourn all our losses, and bask in all the pain and tragedy that we had been through this past year all in one day before any wedding or celebrations...more like trying to let go of everything so we could move on. I had been discharged a week ago with a serious warning to remain on bedrest of course but today I wouldn't be adhering to that, much to Jay's dismay and rantings about how the day should be moved to a day when I have been cleared by the doctor but why do that? Besides Catherine needs this the most she has been a shell of herself. She was never always around us before now but now even when we go to her she never wants to see anyone including Jay. She just locks herself in Grace's room and cries nonstop no matter what any of us says to her. It was weighing Jay down the most, I
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Chapter: FourteenAudrey's POV I could still feel his hot breath on my face meaning he was still so close so why isn't he kissing me yet?I slowly peeled my eyes open, my cheeks tinting pink in pure mortification as I took in the expression that was now on his face—pure mockery and disgust.He chuckled, a dark and unamused one, " Women...always the same. You all will never miss an opportunity to get laid" he snorted, his hands dropping from my face as I burnt him.Did he just insinuate what I think he is insinuating? How could he even think like that? How stupid can I even be, what was I expecting? I couldn't help it as tears welled up in my eyes. I am a virgin, promised myself to remain a virgin till my wedding night and here I was fully ready to let a man I didn't even know touch me all because of hormones...I thought I had trained myself better than this."You'd better eat something, you would need all your energy for what's going to go down tonight" he dismissed taking a step away from my mortifi
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Chapter: Thirteen Audrey's POV Blank.Empty.Shattered.Guilt.Those were the only things I could feel.It has been three hours since I saw that picture and I can't unsee it. The tears kept falling while I just sat staring at the wall in front of me, the days, weeks, months, and years Mrs.Rachel and I had spent together replayed over and over again in my mind.She was like a missing piece I didn't even know I needed. I always spent weekends and holidays with her and her husband whenever I couldn't make it back home. Mum and Dad loved her so dearly too, they would always ask to speak to her whenever they called...she always told me I made her forget that she didn't get to have a child of her own.We would have little picnics and barbecue together and then I would help her pack up and put her husband to bed before going back to my form. She made me forget how unbearable Katelyn made the dorm feel ...and now she's gone just like that...her husband will not take this news lightly. I need to get to him one
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Chapter: TwelveAudrey's POV "Let's go to my office" Ivan declared, pushing himself up from where he sat but Dante’s next words stopped him."You want to marry her into the family right? There is no need to go to your office, we can talk here. She is going to be part of us soon anyway" Dante’s eyes were fixed on me once again as if waiting for a reaction from me, his words calm yet threatening. How can a man be so quiet yet scary?The other two men also turned to look at me, their expressions quite different from Dante’s, the man who just walked in had the most horrific look on his face and that was all I needed to know that whatever it was he wanted to say I was going to hate it."This isn't the time to act up" Ivan piped up turning to look at Dante whose eyes remained on me. "I am not acting up, Leonid can talk, I am sure Audrey here doesn't mind right?" He definitely doesn't want an answer.Leonid, it suits him perfectly."Audrey please excuse us" Ivan totally ignored Dante, his voice commanding
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Chapter: ElevenAudrey's POV I stood in front of the little mirror in the bathroom with mixed feelings in my heart.I was dressed in the same gown I had on when I was brought here, my bouncy and shiny blonde hair looking dry and frizzy. Although there were no eye bags under my eyes I felt utterly exhausted even having just woken up from my little fighting session. I feel miserable and my appearance is giving that off properly. The thought of being married to a stuck- creepy guy has kept me uneasy all afternoon, calling it a fake marriage doesn't even make me feel any better."Miss Audrey" A voice called out snapping me back to the life that has become my reality."I will be down soon" I yelled hoping whoever it was could hear from outside the door."Don Ivan says they can't start till you are down" If J wasn't uncomfortable with eating with them before, I sure am now.I didn't bother giving her a response and she didn't say anything else either. I sighed deeply to myself preparing myself for whatev
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Chapter: TenDante’s POV "Poisoned food, really?" I threw my hands in the air in anger and frustration at how gullible Ivan was being. The tension from our earlier conversation and fight still lingered between us making everything much more heated. "I believe her," he said flatly. He walked past me taking a seat at his desk."You believe a naive 20-year-old college girl who was just brought nine hours away from home? Of course, she would feel like she was poisoned, she was brought here against her will" I threw my hands up in exasperation. Ivan has been frustrating and annoying since I brought Audrey here. First, he wanted her safe at all costs to the point of sending me hours away, something he has never done before and now he is trusting her over Deborah who has lived with us for years. He is definitely not saying something."That girl is smarter than you think and I know for sure she wouldn't raise an alarm if there isn't any. She knows very well what that would mean for her" The certainty in
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Chapter: NineAudrey's POV I burst into laughter clutching my stomach as tears threatened to spill from my eyes."You are so funny" I continued laughing, totally ignoring the large scowl on his face at my reaction. I guess Mafia men don't like their jokes being laughed at...but they are jokes for a reason, aren't they? "I am just a twenty-year-old girl waiting to finish college, get her business degree, and get a job and you are asking me about marriage. Really?" I managed to say."The perfect age," He said, his voice dead serious. That's all been picked? These Mafia men have a big problem, I am sure of that. "You are serious aren't you?" I mummured blinking blankly at him."I am glad you have realised that" "You want me to get married to you?" I asked before I could stop myself. I have always read about such types of marriages but never in a million years, did I think I would find myself His lips curled in a smirk causing my heart to drop...it has to be him right? At least he is nice compar
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Fake Dating My Ex’s Boss
One blind date. Two reluctant hearts. A fake romance that feels way too real…
Sienna Blake isn’t looking for love—not after her last relationship left her with more scars than memories. But when her meddling mother sets her up on a blind date, she agrees just to keep the peace. What she doesn’t expect is to come face-to-face with Julian Thorne—her arrogant ex’s boss, a ruthless lawyer with a reputation as cold as the suits he wears.
Julian Thorne—high-powered attorney, cold-blooded strategist, and her ex’s dangerously attractive boss. They met once, a year ago, at a company gala. He thought she was a gold digger clinging to her meal ticket. She thought he was an arrogant snob with a god complex.
Now he’s her blind date.
Julian has his reasons for going along with the charade. Sienna might be the key to taking down a betrayal that nearly cost him everything. All he has to do is play nice, get close, and keep his heart out of it.
But the more time they spend pretending, the more real it starts to feel. And when secrets from the past resurface, they’ll have to choose: continue the lie—or risk everything for the truth.
From fake to fate—what if the biggest lie becomes their only truth?
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Chapter: Forty eightSienna's POV"What if Mum comes home? She said not to open the door till she is back," little naive me whispered as I held the door slightly open, my head shooting outside."Well, my darling, if you let me in, I am sure we can work that out." Those were his words. Words I can never forget. ****"Mum, would you come pick me up today?" Brittany's little voice snapped me back to reality.She stood just at the door of my room, already dressed for school in her uniform, her hair packed in two ponytails on both sides, her school bag on one shoulder as she played with the belt strapped around her belly with so much hope in her eyes... hope I was about to kill."I have so much work to do today, maybe some other day." I winced as I said it, hating the way her face fell. I have always had one excuse or the other when she asks, but yet she always keeps her hopes so high, and it hurts all over again and again when I watch her face fall the way it just did now.I hate m
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Chapter: Forty sevenJulian's POVI had spent the last six hours convincing myself this was a terrible idea.Unfortunately for me, my feet had apparently made their own decision that even our damn rules couldn't stop me.Because standing in front of Sienna Blake's house at fucking four in the morning with absolutely no explanation for being here is probably the stupidest thing I had ever done."Julian?" Sienna whispered, her eyes shining wide with shock as she stared me down, but I also didn't miss the way her heart was beating so fast and her left hand tucked behind her back like she was hiding a weapon."If someone was actually here to attack you, this would have been your plan?" I couldn't help myself as I chuckled at the mere thought of her attacking someone."Are you fucking crazy?" she screeched, totally ignoring my attempt at making her laugh."Honestly, I think I am.""What the fuck do you even mean by that?" she exclaimed, staring at me like I had actually lost it."Can I at least come in before
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Chapter: Forty SixSienna's POVI take back my words, I fucking care. What the hell was I thinking?It is barely 2 in the morning and I can't get the image of Izzy and Julian out of my head. To worsen matters, he actually didn't try calling or texting, he just went completely silent like nothing happened.So funny how he chooses now to respect my wishes, stupid, stupid Julian.No Lila and now no Julian Thorne to get on my nerves and help me get my mind off not having Lila in my life for days now.What if he is back in bed with Izzy...like nothing ever even happened. After all, I did tell him to do whatever he wanted."No Sienna, this isn't you. You don't care, he can do whatever the fuck he wants to," I chanted to myself as I pushed myself up from my bed. I better get my mind busy as sleep has decided to be far from me.The fact that Grandma had, for some reason, decided to go on an impromptu trip and Brittany has an extra week to stay with me is sadly a part of my sleeplessness...as much as I don't wan
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Chapter: Forty fiveSienna's POVFucking, fucking asshole....that is all Julian Thorne is and that is all he will ever be. How the fuck did I ever dream of being with him back then?I defend him and he just sits there and watches them talk trash about me....he is so going to regret all this mixed signals he is giving me."Miss Sienna." A knock on my office door interrupted my murderous thoughts."Yes Leah," I answered, already recognizing her voice before even seeing her face."Mr. Thorne wants to see you in his office now," she informed, her face telling me that she suspected something but couldn't ask about it and honestly I prefer it that way."Like right now?""Yes please," she beamed, always so happy."Okay, I am right behind you."She nodded, shutting the door back, leaving me to my thoughts once again.What audacity Julian has, he sends for me right after the stunt he pulls? He is so going to get it hot from me.I pushed myself up angrily from my seat, heading to the door with only one thought in
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Chapter: Forty fourJulian's POVThe pain in Sienna's eyes did things I couldn't explain to myself, I don't know if it is just pure guilt of not returning the favour after she defended me or something else but whatever it is, I don't like it one bit."If that will be all, I would like to take my leave now," I said, keeping my voice blank as I avoided Sienna's accusing eyes. She didn't move an inch throughout everything even though I saw how much she wanted to, I could see how badly she was affected by the words of everyone and wanted to leave, even worse the fact I said nothing about it but she still didn't leave...she still defended me when she didn't see the need to and ignored everyone when she felt like it too but by the time everyone had said their minds we obviously had them stunned and speechless, they had nothing to fight with anymore."We will be in touch, Mr. Thorne." Marcus pushed up from his seat, his eyes holding so much disgust and anger as he eyed Sienna but she took no heed to him, still
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Chapter: Forty threeSienna's POV"Okay, but why weren't these questions asked during the meeting?" Julian asked, keeping his tone balanced to hide his discomfort with the situation but somehow I have come to know his little coping mechanisms, like the way he taps his fingers against his legs when he wants to maintain his composure, just like he is doing now.No one bothered to answer him, it was like his question didn't matter. They were going to go on with whatever they wanted to do whether Julian liked it or not...and from my current observations Julian is very uncomfortable with this situation."Also, the woman can leave, we only want to speak with you." The pot-bellied man from my left spoke up, eyeing me like I was beneath him and shouldn't even be found in the same room as him. It took everything in me not to give him a response he would never forget.My eyes moved to Julian, silently waiting to see what he would do, we may not be in love but he should definitely respect me."The lady stays, if you
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Chapter: NineAnnabelle’s POV Five years later “Finally done for the day” I sighed as Lily and I walked out of the office. “You make it sound like you didn't make me do most of the work” Lily shot, making me burst out in laughter. “You only did the paperwork, I had to attend meetings upon meetings” I shot back rolling my eyes. “We both know paperwork is the tasking part of everything, why didn't I attend the meetings on your behalf while you handle the paperwork” she replied a knowing look on her face. “Oh no, please no” I shrieked. “You do the paperwork really well after all” I added wiggling my eyebrows. “You are lucky, I agreed to stay this long even after I was offered a way out” she grumbled increasing her pace. “Oh please, spare me that. We both knew you couldn't leave me, you love me too much to do that” I replied hitting her shoulders. “Yeah sure, I only stayed because I couldn't leave my godchildren behind and nothing more” she said adamantly. “Keep telling yourself th
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Chapter: EightAnnabelle's POVFace buried deep in the pillow, I laid on my bed and felt the tears quietly run down my cheeks. All the days of agony were heavy in my heart, and no matter how hard I tried the tears would not stop. I understood that seeing me this way was pissing my mother off,considering the fact that I ignored her warnings and advice against marrying Adrien,she kept emphasising on how he wasn’t the perfect man for me.Now here I was, confronting the fallout, pregnant and alone, divorced by the man meant to be loving me. The door creaked open, and without looking up,I knew it was her, her signature citrus scented perfume too prominent too ignore. "And what do you think your doing?" Mom finally spoke up after watching me for a few minutes. She sighed before walking over to the bedside,once she realized she wasn't going to get a reply from me.I gently raised my head, dabbing at my tear stained face while avoiding direct eye contact with her. "I'm sorry,I really tried not to" I mutt
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Chapter: SevenAdrien’s POV“What do you mean by you divorced her?” Jax asked towering over me with his extra height, he had always used it to his advantage and right now I hate him for it,“I didn't know, I was just so angry when I saw the pictures, it didn't occur to me I should have checked it first” I tried to explain,“And the best thing to do was to divorce her right away, like she meant nothing to you or anyone for that matter” he yelled, the veins on his face popping out as his jaw clenched, I have never seen Jax this angry in all our years of friendship,“She was my wife, Jax, why are you so riled up?” I asked,a weird feeling crawling up my spine at the thought that he may actually have ulterior motives,“Are you being for real, Adrien, you divorced your wife for nothing, you do not even know where she is and that is your fucking problem” he screamed scrunching his face in irritation,“You can't blame me, you sound more agitated than I am over my own wife”I shot back still trying to prove m
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Chapter: SixAdrien's POVI stepped into my home after a long day at work, hunger and exhaustion weighing heavily on me. It was a few minutes past 10, and everywhere was dead silent—no lights coming from the kitchen, no sweet aroma of a home-cooked meal, no silent humming from the kitchen while she cooked. She wasn’t even in the sitting room waiting like she always did. Something felt really off, but she couldn’t have left, right?I increased my pace as I headed to our bedroom, a sudden panic filling me. As I pushed the door, an unsettling feeling of emptiness filled me. Walking towards the closet with my heart beating rapidly, I swung it open. Scanning the walk-in closet we shared, I realized I had made the biggest mistake of my life without even knowing. All her clothes were gone except for the only piece of clothing I had gotten for a woman I had called my wife. Grandpa had insisted I buy it for her on one of our business trips, and knowing the old man, he was going to ask Annabelle. I didn’t w
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Chapter: FiveAnnabelle’s POVWhen I arrived I had asked the bartender if had seen Adrien after a brief description of how he looked and he had replied a swift ‘Yes’,he also informed me that Adrien had passed out in one of the rooms available at the club. I had rushed inside the room looking for Adrien but I couldn't find him. I turned to leave but I suddenly felt lightheaded and fell unconscious. I woke up a few hours later but I didn’t put much thought into what happened since I woke up still alone on the bed so I simply continued my search for Adrien who happened to have gone home already.I had gone to look for the bartender from earlier but he had disappeared with no trace and no one seemed to know who I was talking about,that must have been the day those whoring and defaming images were taken.How naive of me to believe it was just mere coincidence but if there is one thing I am sure of is that Adrien will regret ever calling me a gold digging whore. He was going to regret treating me horribl
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Chapter: FourAnnabelle’s POVI fell to the floor as my jelly-like quivering knees failed to hold me up, the tears which I had tried so hard to suppress, finally started to flow and this time I did not try to stop them. I let them drop naturally without thinking about how puffy my eyes would be or the impending headache that was going to come right after. Deeper than I could have ever dreamed, the pain was unbearable. Adrien’s terrible words kept playing in my head like a nasty reminder of how little I mattered to him. How could he treat me as if I was nothing? And to drive out in the middle of the night to be with his ex-girlfriend after everything he had said, it felt as though he was continuously stabbing a knife into my heart. Thinking that loving him would ever be enough made me feel like a fool. I battled for so long just to make this marriage work, always telling myself that maybe one day he would see me, like truly see me, and love me back. Still, at the end of the day, it was all useles
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