PROGRAMMED TO LOVE
Iloabueke Nnenne · Ongoing · 81.9k Words
Introduction
One fateful day, she sees him—Alex Carter—walking down the street, but when their eyes meet, he doesn’t recognize her.
What Eleanor doesn’t know is that she and Alex were part of a secret government experiment—one designed to erase memories and implant artificial ones. She was never supposed to remember him. He was never supposed to meet her. But something went wrong.
As Eleanor digs deeper, Alex begins to experience strange flashes of memories that don’t belong to him—memories of a life he never lived. As they uncover the truth, dangerous forces close in. The government doesn’t make mistakes. And if they were never meant to be, why does their connection feel so real?
Is love truly eternal, or just a manufactured illusion?
Chapter 1
“Babe, you want to eat out or in?”
“Definitely in, I don't feel like getting glammed up for dinner.” I yelled from the kitchen where I was pouring myself a drink.
“Okay babe, what you want to eat?”
“Hmm babe you decide. I don't really know what I'm craving.”
I heard his sigh of “girls” before he replied.
“Nuggets and fries sounds okay?”
“Perfect.” I yelled.
Alex was one of the greatest things that has happened to me in my entire life. My parents were too rich and busy to give me any attention. I wake up every day to different stories about them on the news in different countries. I can still remember the night I asked Alex if he'll live with me if my parents agreed to buy me a house. His shouts of excitement and happiness wouldn't be something to be forgotten. We were teenagers but it seemed we already had our lives figured out.
I woke up startled by the rustling of the trees, the air smelling earthy and moist. It had just started raining. I loved staying indoors and the rain had just given me another excuse to stay in bed. My phone flashed. A message from my best friend, Lena.
“Thank goodness for this heavy rain. At least the deadline for Math homework would definitely be extended. I'm sure you're still on bed Nell ( :”
I smiled at her last sentence but stiffened when I realised I hadn't even touched my Math homework from last week. Today was supposed to be the deadline, thanks again to the rain.
I rushed to the bathroom to freshen up and get back to my room before my brother woke up. He can be very grumpy in the morning coupled with the fact that he takes a ridiculous amount of time in the bathroom.
As I approached the bathroom, I realised I hadn't texted Lena back and she usually keeps malice with me each time I ignore her texts. Shit! I hurried back to the room when I heard Chris’ room open. Great!
“Yes Lena.” I replied sarcastically. Poor Lena. She could never stand being ignored, even for a minute.
As I dropped my phone, it flashed again. I knew she was waiting for my reply all these while.
“Meet me at the library in ten?”
“Chris just entered the bathroom and how'd you expect me to come out in this heavy rain??”
“Your Math homework at risk then? Miss Morris gon’ be up your ass then. And remember this is a make up homework considering we also forgot to do the previous one. I'm already at the library Nell, don't keep me waiting.”
Why does she want to come out so bad? I thought to myself. Well, I better shower and dress up before she starts blowing up my phone.
I sighed.
“Okay”
What'd I do without Lena? I thought to myself. I'd been behind in school work considering we just moved to London. She was the first person that I met in Preston Bridge University. We instantly clicked and remained best friends. Since then, we've pretty much been inseparable. I smiled to myself as I recalled my first day of college at PBU.
The bathroom door opened and I rushed to bathe.
I was putting on my boots when my dad's door creaked open.
“Morning dad.”
“Why're you off so early in this weather?”
“Early? It's past 11 Dad. And I want to meet up with Lena at the library. We've got stuff to do.”
He shifted his gaze from me and I thanked my stars he didn't press further.
“Can I borrow your car?” I asked already knowing the answer but I hoped he'd change his mind considering the bad weather.
“No gas.”
I wore my coat and grabbed my umbrella ready to face the rain.
------
I got to the library with a drenched body, puddle in my boots and broken umbrella. Eyes were on me as I made my way through, every step echoing with my soaked boots. To be honest, I'd have just stayed home at this point.
Hanging my umbrella, I glanced through the library and I thanked my stars when I saw Lena at the far end of the library.
I sat down across from her with a dead look on my face.
“Please tell me you're almost through.”
She laughed.
I hoped she was laughing at my drenched clothes but I looked at her phone to see the seemingly hilarious video she was watching.
“LENA!”
“What's wrong?” She looked at me with amusement perched on her face.
She had the audacity to ask what was wrong. One day I'll just strangle this girl and make sure no breathing is left in her.
I stood up to air my clothes while she brought out the Math questions.
Two hours later, it seemed the rain only increased but we were already bored.
“How's Mike?”
An expression crossed her face within a split second before she smiled but I already caught it.
“He's fine.” She replied without looking at me.
“Lena, what's happened again?”
She sighed before replying.
“We had a fight.”
I wanted to say something but she continued.
“That's why I was so persistent about coming out of the house because we haven't talked for days.”
“Since then?”
She had a look of worry on her face.
“In BIO class when he accused you of cheating.”
She sighed again before replying.
“Yeah, since then.”
“See, Lena I don't mean to spoil your relationship but I think it's high time you broke up.”
I continued.
“The endless fights, the late night cries, the drama and embarrassment in front of everyone. He doesn't deserve any of this, Lena.”
Lena stifled a cry as she nodded. We've had this conversation multiple times but she keeps being stubborn.
“My mom will disown me if I break up with him. You know we can't afford all this on our own Nell. His family has helped mine so much and my parents can't afford to lose the only ties we may have in common. You know all these stories Nell. What would you do if you were in my shoes? I can't break up with him Nell, you know the story behind all these.”
Lena finished with a tear rolling down her cheek.
I took a deep breath I didn't know I was holding as I listened to the story for the umpteenth time.
“It's okay Lena, it's okay. Let's not talk about this okay? You know your cry is loud so you don't get us kicked out of here girl.”
I said as we started getting glances from people.
She stopped immediately and I dug out a crumpled tissue from inside my bag for her to tidy herself up with.
She smiled at me as I made a disgusted face at her wiping her catarrh.
----
The rain was now falling in drizzles and we decided to round up our homework.
“Lena, could you review my answers again before we leave? I really want to ace this course.”
She grabbed my book and glanced through making minor corrections here and there.
What would I really do without her?
Last Chapters
#72 Chapter 72
Last Updated: 5/22/2025#71 Chapter 71
Last Updated: 5/21/2025#70 Chapter 70
Last Updated: 5/20/2025#69 Chapter 69
Last Updated: 5/17/2025#68 Chapter 68
Last Updated: 5/16/2025#67 Chapter 67
Last Updated: 5/15/2025#66 Chapter 66
Last Updated: 5/14/2025#65 Chapter 65
Last Updated: 5/14/2025#64 Chapter 64
Last Updated: 5/13/2025#63 Chapter 63
Last Updated: 5/13/2025
You Might Like 😍
The Ex-Wife's Redemption: A Love Reborn
The pain of my unwed pregnancy is a wound I can never speak of, as the child's father vanished without a trace. Just as I was about to take my own life, Henry swooped in, offering me a home and vowing to treat my fatherless child as his own.
I've always been grateful to him for saving me that day, which is why I've endured the humiliation of this lopsided marriage for so long.
But everything changed when his former flame, Isabella Scott, returned.
Now, I'm ready to sign the divorce papers, but Henry demands ten million dollars as the price of my freedom—a sum I could never hope to scrape together.
I looked him in the eye and said coldly, "Ten million dollars to buy your heart."
Henry, the most powerful heir on Wall Street, is a former heart patient. He'll never suspect that his so-called shameful ex-wife orchestrated the heart beating in his chest.
The Human Girl Who Tamed Alpha King
"Eyes on me," he growled, voice thick with lust, practically vibrating through me. "I wanna watch you lose it when I make you come."
My climax slammed into me, wild and unstoppable, as he rasped, "That's it, baby."
The next morning, my heart shattered into pieces. There was Scarlett—throwing herself into Jace's arms, her body pressed intimately against his chest, her hands possessively claiming what I thought was mine just hours ago.
Raised by werewolves, human Aria Silverbrook has always lived as an outsider. When her adoptive father flees with her to escape a dangerous Alpha's advances, they find sanctuary with the powerful Moon Shadow Pack. But Aria never expected the overwhelming connection she feels to the pack's mysterious Alpha, Jace Carter—or how his young daughter Aurora instantly claims a piece of her heart.
Jace's royal Primal bloodline makes him exceptional among Alphas, his wolf Phantom towering over others. When Aria enters his territory, something stirs within him. As the Blood Moon approaches, he debates revealing the truth: she is his destined mate who will unlock his full potential.
Near her eighteenth birthday, Aria notices disturbing changes. Her wounds heal unnaturally fast after saving Aurora from a rogue wolf. A strange voice whispers warnings of transformation, while her lifelong wolf-paw birthmark takes on new significance.
Is Aria truly human? What secrets will the Blood Moon reveal? And as she falls deeper for Jace despite jealous pack members threatening their bond, can she embrace a destiny beyond anything she imagined—becoming Luna to a Wolf King?
You Rejected A Silver Wolf
Wandering off as a rogue, she heightened her powers and became the fearsome dread called Your Silver.
Accompanied by her silver wolf, she was ready to unleash hell on all who rejected her but then she meets her second chance mate, Alpha of Black Rose, who she couldn’t refuse.
An evil is rising that'd need the blood of the silver wolf to succeed. Would Rihanna forsake her pain and work with her mates, old and new?
Or would she charge head-on to the evil risking her own life? Enjoy this enthralling read!!
Rejected Protector
My Husband Wants An Open Marriage
Julie's world is shattered when her husband, Ryan, reveals that he wants an open marriage. His reason: he needs a child as they've been unable to have one. Julie reluctantly agrees to save her marriage.
The next day, Ryan returns home with his secretary, confirming Julie’s long-held suspicion that their affair was taking place behind her back.
Julie, heartbroken and enraged, seeks solace in a bar, where she meets a fascinating stranger named Luke, who changes the game. Julie confides in Luke over drinks, and he proposes a risky plan: he will act as her "boyfriend" to turn the tables on Ryan.
Julie agrees, setting off a chain of events that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and herself.
The Alpha King's Human Mate
“I have waited nine years for you. That’s nearly a decade since I’ve felt this emptiness inside me. Part of me began to wonder if you didn’t exist or you’d already died. And then I found you, right inside my own home.”
He used one of his hands to stroke my cheek and tingles erupted everywhere.
“I’ve spent enough time without you and I will not let anything else keep us apart. Not other wolves, not my drunken father who’s barely holding himself together the past twenty years, not your family – and not even you.”
Clark Bellevue has spent her entire life as the only human in the wolf pack - literally. Eighteen years ago, Clark was the accidental result of a brief affair between one of the most powerful Alphas in the world and a human woman. Despite living with her father and her werewolf half-siblings, Clark has never felt like she really belonged in the werewolf world. But right as Clark plans to leave the werewolf world behind for good, her life gets flipped upside down by her mate: the next Alpha King, Griffin Bardot. Griffin has been waiting years for the chance to meet his mate, and he's not about to let her go anytime soon. It doesn't matter how far Clark tries to run from her destiny or her mate - Griffin intends to keep her, no matter what he has to do or who stands in his way.
Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha
"You want me to fuck you, I know it"
"As much as you don't like me, you're my mate and you can't deny it."
He stood up behind me, one hand holding my hip, and leaned down, his breath ragged against my neck, his voice was husky,
"You'll listen to your body... what it wants... and my body... what it needs. Only the pleasure that a small bite can bring."
At the age of 15, I was shocked to hear the ruthless Alpha claim that I was his mate.
To make matters worse, he killed my father, who was trying to protect me. At that time, I successfully ran away from him.
However, when I turned 18, I fell into his trap again.
I hated him and wanted revenge, but the moon goddess had a different plan for me.
I was his mate, and we were fated to be together. No matter the circumstances, my body couldn't resist him.
The Luna's Vampire Prince
His hand is cool when it brushes a loose curl from my cheek, but I don’t jerk away from him. I have no idea what’s going on. I don’t understand why I’m here. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. It seems like a lot of powerful people want me—dead or alive. And yet, all I can think about right now is how badly I want this vampire’s hands on my body.
I live in a desolate village on the edge of the Vampire King’s lands. This used to be wolf shifter territory, but now, we are just trying to survive.
When I mess up and find myself in a culling, I know I’m dead. No wolf shifters ever survive these events.
And after the stunt I pulled in the middle of the village, Prince Rafe probably wants me dead.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing when a vampire looks at you like you’re a snack?
Something tells me, once I reach the castle, I’ll be missing my miserable existence in the village.
But then—it turns out I have no freaking idea who I even am, and when the royals start referring to me as Princess Ainslee, I realize my life is about to take a turn—for better or worse.
Stuck With My Three Hottie Boss
"Do you want that, buttercup? Do you want us to give your little cunt what it craves?"
"Y…yes, sir." I breathed
Joanna Clover's hard work through university paid off when she got a secretary job offer to her dream company, Dangote Group of Industries. The company is owned by three mafia heirs, they don't only own a joint business, they are also lovers and had been together since their college days.
They are sexually attracted to one another but they share everything together including women and they change them like clothes. They are known as the world's most dangerous playboys.
They want to share her but will she accept the fact that they fuck each other?
Will she be able to navigate business and pleasure?
She has never been touched by a man before let alone three, all at the same time. Will she oblige?
Unwanted Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Upon meeting the three Lycan kings, Zirah learns that the Kings are no prince charmings. That this would be no fairy tale love story, but one where her life is constantly balanced on the sharp edge of a knife's blade. A knife that is poised to take her life or leave her horribly broken. The Kings want nothing to do with her or each other and plan to get rid of her.
What they don't expect is for Zirah to fight back, only she plays with something far more dangerous than weapons. She’ll play with their hearts.
Zirah has to pick one King, but secrets will be revealed, and the battle between the Kings will be for more than just the throne. They will battle for the queen that they tried to break. But there's just one issue: Zirah wants revenge, and what better revenge than taking away their precious throne?
Shattered Girl
“I’m sorry, sweetheart. Was that too much?” I could see the worry in his eyes as I took a deep breath.
“I just didn’t want you to see all my scars,” I whispered, feeling ashamed of my marked body.
Emmy Nichols is used to surviving. She survived her abusive father for years until he beat her so severely, she ended up in the hospital, and her father was finally arrested. Now, Emmy is thrown into a life she never expected. Now she has a mother
who doesn't want her, a politically motivated stepfather with ties to the Irish mob, four older stepbrothers, and their best friend who swear to love and protect her. Then, one night, everything shatters, and Emmy feels her only option is to run.
When her stepbrothers and their best friend finally find her, will they pick up the pieces and convince Emmy that they will keep her safe and their love will hold them together?
Up North
My hands move from his jaw to his hair, tagging at its ends. His hands travel down my body and pull the material from my shirt up my body, he places a wet kiss right beside my belly button. I tense as I let out a gasp. He makes his way up, showering my stomach with slow kisses, studying my body as he goes until the shirt is completely off and his mouth is on my neck.
Aelin has been mistreated by her pack for as long as she can remember, but as the threats of the Vampire Kingdom becomes more and more palpable, her pack has to call the Northerners to help them train and prepare for the Vampire Kingdom. What happens when the Northern Alpha takes a liking to Aelin?
