gray matter

COMPLETED "Let's give a minute of silence to our beloved sister, daughter-in-law and wife, Chloe Knightley who died by suicide as a result of depression." Mr. Marlowe announced while Chloe held onto his feet with a bleeding head, begging for mercy. ******* In a devastating moment of betrayal and tragedy, Chloe Knightley's life is turned upside down.  Struggling with infertility, she finds solace in the acceptance of her loving husband and in-laws. However, her world shatters when she discovers her husband's infidelity with her own step-sister.  Uncovering a web of deceit, Chloe realizes she was nothing more than a pawn in her own marriage.  Brutally betrayed and discarded, she meets a tragic end at the hands of those she once trusted.  But fate has other plans for Chloe.  Miraculously given a second chance at life, she vows to protect and love only the people who truly matter to her. And as she seeks justice against those who stole her life and tarnished her memory, she uncovers the hidden depths of love that were always within her grasp. In this unexpected twist of events, Chloe must navigate her new life, resolute in her determination to find redemption and expose the darkest secrets of the Marlowe family.

Upon hearing about my husband's surgery, I braved a typhoon and torrential rain, driving four hours back to the city. When I arrived at the hospital, my husband, Xander Gray, was lying on the hospital bed, calling out loudly, "I want my wife! Get my wife here!" His buddies around him joked about how his wife had him completely whipped. Everyone said he loved me to death. Blushing, I walked over with a happy smile and held his hand, saying, "I'm here." To my surprise, he shook off my hand in disgust and snarled, "Get lost! You're not my wife! My wife is Beverly Long!"

"Little wife," he whispers slowly, leaning closer so that his hot breath caresses my collarbone. "If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I can't be seduced by any woman." ************** Elvis Gray's life was turned upside down in a matter of hours. She went from an arranged bride to a contracted wife, with the sole purpose of bearing a child for the cold and arrogant billionaire, Demetrius Quintin. Demetrius doesn't believe in love and has a phobia of women. But when he meets the feisty and outspoken Elvira, things start to get a little crazy. Elvira had no experience in seduction and knew nothing about love. And, seducing the big devil seemed like an impossible task. But little did she know that what awaited her at Demetrius's mansion would change her life forever.

"That's okay baby. I won't be taking her away from you because you will be coming with us. Me, you, and Aria, together. A perfect family. What do you think about that?" Riccardo De Luca, popularly known for his ruthlessness and unforgiving spirit, has led the Italian Mafia for twelve good years now. He is feared and respected- either forcefully or willingly- by everyone including the Italian government. The title has been in his family line for...longer than he can even remember and all of a sudden his position is being threatened because he doesn't have an heir. Not under his watch though. He is going to keep this position no matter what it takes. with the mafia baby, Emilia Salvatore left Italy five years ago and vowed never to return again. She set up a life for she and her daughter in New York City. But what happens when Riccardo suddenly shows up at her door five years later demanding to be a part of not only his daughter’s life but also a part of Emilia’s life?

Annie Gray, desperately in need of money was unable to say no to the miracle that knocks on her door just as she says everything is over. Annie accept the offer of a six month love game. Accordingly, she has to make Travis Santiago, the most successful business man in the country fall in love with her and she was also expected to get pregnant with his child. She had a night with Travis in his drunken state, according to the contract she signed with Lila Santiago, she was to disappear from his life after she falls pregnant, and was expected to return later to put the baby in front of his gate once she puts to bed. Will Annie be willing to drop her blood and flesh before the house of a cold billionaire?

“Where are you from, Agosti and what are you doing in Las Vegas" “I am here mainly for pleasure, Rachael” “And have you found pleasure?” “I just did as a matter of fact...You, Rachael are my pleasure” It was just supposed to be one night of absolute fun, damned rules and bad decisions. At least that was what Isabella Romano told herself when she allowed the darkhaired stranger lead her away and into his room. It was bad decisions indeed when she finds out that the man she had so desperately had fun with the night before was none other than the father of her soon- to- be husband and he was not having her explanations about how it was just a one night stand

I'm just a wolf-less omega bitch and a fuck-up Cromwell that's descended from a dirty rogue. No wonder my pack and my own mother... think I'm the one that killed my father. But, I didn't... kill my father. I wound never kill him. He was my only friend in this pack. The only one I could relate to. I had no friends... I only had my dad. And, since I only had him... when he was gone I had no one. So, I spend my lonely hours dedicating my life to studies. I graduated early from High School with an outstanding GPA. But, even that never impressed my mother enough. So, When it came down to it... My mother didn't hesitate to accuse me of my father's death. Her hatred for me was unspoken until that moment. The moment she caught me pulling a knife out of my father's chest. It was buried in deep. And, when I got it out... I heard her horrid scream. One that was dramatic. I was forced to break eye contact from my father's corpse to see her standing on the kitchen's edge. Her hands on her cheeks. A gray and sickly color caked on her face. She could have fainted any second. "What have you done?"

Have you ever imagined what it is like to live in a rich and respected family? when you have to uphold the crown that was attached to your identity from birth. How you need to try hard and live by the standards that others have set for you. you are demanded to be perfect, failing which you will be left out without thinking twice. No matter how hard the options life gives, These are the options one has. The story takes you into an emotional journey of how difficult it is to choose and more so to live by your own choices and decision

He was a bad boy swimmer while she was an innocent aspiring chef. She broke his heart and he was left wondering why. She was his world and life - his everything. She successfully changed him to become better, but when they were already doing well, she suddenly betrayed him. Worse, it was with a friend he knew too well. But no matter the reason, he will never accept it. He would rather die than completely break free from her. Feeling betrayed and broken, the famous bad boy emerged once more, deciding to claim his possession back. She has been his and forever she shall be. The bad boy's heart is broken and only she can mend it.

My screams in desperation were loud in my head, my voice wasn't enough when the choice was taken from me. All I ever wanted and hoped for was destroyed by someone else's hand. Finding myself on the run, pregnant with the alpha's child, I had only one goal in my mind, escaping his ruthless treatment and hoping to start over. Being an omega no one cared about my life, I was used only to serve their purpose, no matter what I wanted or to what cost and I found out just how little they cared about me. Running for my life and my unborn child's, I find myself caught up in the biggest lie of my life, one that turns my life upside down. When the ruthless Alpa finds out the truth, will he ever stop hunting to find me, no matter what's at stake when all I want is to be free? Or does he come to take what's his? This book is part of the Second Chance series but can be read as a standalone.