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As he laid back his T-shirt rose, revealing the bottom of his ab muscles and the line of his hip. Scarlett had to tell herself not to stare before he noticed her perving on him.
She shifted on the spot, feeling her lips stretch unnaturally wide.
"W-what do... do you expect me to do?" she stammered. Her mind raced at a mile a minute, conjuring up all sorts of scenarios ranging from ludicrous to steamy.
When her stepbrother moves in, Scarlett's human best friend is mesmerized by him. Sienna is popular and beautiful, but Adrian curtly informs her that while he is not interested in having a girlfriend, she may serve as his slave. Sienna believes she can win him over if she spends enough time with him, unaware of his status as Alpha. Meanwhile, Scarlett is falling head over heels for his Beta-Riley, who has been strictly forbidden to mate with her. Will she follow the rules of her Alpha, or rebel for the sake of love?
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“You might as well start eating,” Mum said with a strained smile. She’d called Adrian multiple times, but he’d yet to reply.
‘Probably thinks he’s too good to be summoned so casually,’ Scarlett thought, trying not to roll her eyes.
The atmosphere in the dining room was heavier than usual. Scarlett, her mother, and her best friend began to tuck into their food, the strained silence broken only by the scraping of forks on China.
She picked at her salad, trying to spear a particularly robust tomato with her fork. It exploded into a mass of green seeds and goo, making her grimace and drop it to the plate.
The clatter of her fork grabbed the attention of her mother who looked over with a concerned frown.
“Is everything okay?” She asked. She’d asked this question roughly a thousand times since her stepfather Ron and stepbrother Adrian had moved in. Both women sensed the shift in energy. The scent of an Alpha was a powerful thing; something the previously all female household would take time to adjust to.
"I’m just not hungry," Scarlett lied, looking down at her food.
It wasn’t the new housing arrangements on her mind, but the comments of her very much human best friend. Earlier that day, Sienna had pointed out the inch of fat around her middle, pinching it between her finger and thumb before telling her to sort it out.
"I can't have a fat best friend," Sienna had declared with certainty, curling up her top lip in disgust. Scarlett poked at the flesh around her midriff and looked across the table at Sienna, recalling her friend’s cruel barb. Scarlett could hardly blurt out the truth—that as a werewolf she had a very different metabolism, and it was hard for her to fit in and eat her preferred diet at school. A plate of rare steak and nothing else was hardly a menu option, even with the popularity of this new ‘caveman diet.’ Instead, she had averted her eyes and nodded.
"Adrian! Dinner!" Mum shouted for the seventh time. She caught Scarlett’s eye and flashed a thin smile as she fumbled with the napkin in her lap. The low hum of music from above disappeared, replaced with thudding footsteps. The guy seemed to be incapable of walking down the stairs without creating the sound effect of elephants tumbling down a cliff top. The house wasn’t built with a creature of his strength and power in mind.
He sat down at the table, looking at the dinner her mother had made for him with a confused frown for a moment before picking up the cutlery.
"Thanks, Sam," he said only once he’d felt the weight of her expectant stare. He usually neglected the pleasantries, but they had one rule in this house and indeed this town that they didn’t break—act like a normal human family at all times. Fitting in to the human world was more important than following their own etiquette and traditions. That was something Adrian needed to get through his thick-headed skull.
"You’re welcome, Adrian," she replied. "Your Dad is just getting the last of the boxes and then he has to return the van to work."
Scarlett watched as Adrian nodded with disinterest and attacked his salad, salmon, and potatoes with the same lack of enthusiasm as Scarlett. She couldn't help but feel sorry for her mother, who had taken the time to cook a meal from scratch to see it go to waste.
Sienna, who used her house as a second home, was picking around the fish, just eating the salad. To Sienna, being fat was just as bad as having fat friends. She was very self-restricting when it came to food and fastidious about her exercise routine.
Scarlett was about to apologise for not eating all her food when she felt a sharp pain in her shin. Looking around the table with accusatory eyes, she found it was Sienna who had kicked her and was now giving her a very pointed look and signalling toward Adrian.
"Oh, sorry," Scarlett gasped. "Adrian, this is my best friend, Sienna. Sienna, my stepbrother Adrian."
"Hi, Adrian, it's nice to meet you," Sienna said with a wide smile.
He looked at her and frowned. "Hmm. Sienna and Scarlett. Is that a coincidence or did you two decide to be friends based on your names?"
Sienna turned to Scarlett, grabbed her hand, and flashed him one of her dazzling smiles. "We bonded over our names and have been inseparable ever since."
"Oh," Adrian grunted. He rolled his eyes ever so slightly as he turned back to his plate, indicating the end of the conversation.
Sienna didn’t take this as a hint to give up. Taking hints had never been her strongest suit.
"So tomorrow will be your first day of school. I’ll let you sit at my table at lunch if you ask me nicely," she said. It was clear she was trying to be flirtatious, but it came off sounding arrogant. The way she said, 'my table,' as if Scarlett and her other friends were esteemed guests of princess Sienna.
Thinking about it, this was fairly accurate, though Sienna was more the queen than a princess. Queen ruler of the school.
'Why is she flirting with Adrian, though?' Scarlett wondered. He was most definitely not her type. His style looked similar to the alternative kids she was always ragging on at school, with black hair, piercings and dark clothing. He did have a pleasant face, but it was mostly hidden behind his hair.
Maybe it was his animal magnetism. His scent most likely worked on humans as well as females of his kind. This seemed the only logical conclusion.
"I think I'll manage to find my own friends." Adrian screwed up his face. "But… erm, cheers for the offer."
Sienna stared at him for a moment, open-mouthed and gawking, as though she couldn't fathom his response. She wasn't used to rejection.
The plates clattered as Mum passed out the dessert—a tempting chocolate mousse cake. Both Sienna and Scarlett decided a little slice couldn't hurt, their eyes lighting up at the sight of the fluffy chocolate desert.
Adrian picked up his plate, turning to her mother to make a face behind Sienna's back. "Mind if I take this to my room?"
"Of course," Mum agreed, bowing her head slightly before catching herself. "Erm… just make sure you bring your plate down after."
Usually, the pair would hang out in the living room after dinner, hoping Mum would open a bottle of wine and let them have a glass. Sienna loved to hang out with her Mum. She was young, pretty, and fun, according to Sienna, whose mother was in her fifties, divorced and, according to Sienna, boring. Scarlett couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for the woman, who was at a disadvantage when it came to aging. Her own mother would be well into her eighties before the aging process began… not that many wolves made it to such a ripe old age.
Today Sienna grabbed her by the hand and yanked her upstairs, meaning she had something private to discuss.
'I already know what it is,' Scarlett thought with a weary sigh. 'She's going to bitch and moan about my rude stepbrother as if it's somehow my fault.'
Everything was Scarlett's fault, even if it wasn't. That was a reality she had learned to live with from an early age.
"Oh my God," Sienna started. "Your stepbrother."
"Yeah, he's..."
"Perfect!" Sienna cried.
Scarlett did a double take.
"Eh?" She frowned.
"He is so freaking gorgeous! How could you not tell me about this?" Sienna said.
'Here comes the blaming and moaning...'
"Erm, well, I don't see him that way," Scarlett explained.
"Really?" Sienna seemed dubious. "How can you not see it?"
Scarlett had to explain how her stepbrother, aside from the fact that he was indeed a family member, did not fit her type—a type Sienna should be familiar with since they often both had the same crushes. They both went for the tall, toned, and tanned guys, the more athletic the better.
Adrian was not athletic. He didn’t need sports or gym equipment to become strong or fast—he was born that way. He hated most sports besides football, and he was about as far from tanned as you could get. Aside from the fact he was much taller than most human guys his age, he did not fit the criteria.
For the next few hours, Sienna garbled on about all of Adrian's amazing qualities, both real and very much imagined, and mined Scarlett for information about his likes and dislikes.
When it was time for Sienna to leave, she had a last request before going home. As she gathered her things, placing her schoolbooks and make-up into her bag, she flashed a sly look.
"You have to ask him out for me," Sienna demanded.
"A—are you sure?" Scarlett asked, unable to disguise her horror.
"Why not?" Sienna asked, her pretty face turning dark. "Don't you want me to date your stepbrother?"
"Oh it isn't that!" Scarlett gasped, terrified of upsetting her friend.
"Well, what's the problem then?" Sienna asked.
"I just don't see how he's good enough for you," Scarlett said. It was a tactful move, flattering her and putting her off in one fell swoop.
"I think I can decide who is good enough for me," Sienna scathed.
After taking a deep breath, Sienna smiled and jumped up onto her feet. "Okay, I'm off. Message me when you've done it."
Her blonde ponytail bounced as she did an excited little jig and waved.
Once alone, Scarlett turned to her mirror and made a horrified face at her reflection.
This situation was a mess and, let’s face it, it was only going to get messier. There was no way Adrian would be interested in entertaining Sienna’s little crush—he'd left the table to get away from her.
'But if he says no, I will somehow be the one to blame,' she realised.
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裏切られた後に億万長者に甘やかされて
エミリーと億万長者の夫との結婚は契約結婚だった。彼女は努力して夫の愛を勝ち取りたいと願っていた。しかし、夫が妊婦を連れて現れた時、彼女は絶望した。家を追い出された後、路頭に迷うエミリーを謎の億万長者が拾い上げた。彼は一体誰なのか?なぜエミリーのことを知っていたのか?そしてさらに重要なことに、エミリーは妊娠していた。
捨てられた妻
自己発見の旅は、彼女をパリという活気溢れる街へと導いた。偶然の出会いを重ねるうちに、カリスマ的で自由奔放なアーティストと親しくなり、その人物は彼女が今まで知らなかった情熱と芸術と解放の世界へと導いてくれる存在となった。
物語は、臆病で見捨てられた妻から、自信に満ちた独立した女性への彼女の変貌を美しく描き出す。指導を受けながら、ロクサーヌは自身の芸術的才能を発見し、キャンバスを通じて感情や願望を表現することに心の安らぎを見出していく。
しかし、彼女の変貌の噂がロンドン社交界に届き、過去が彼女を追いかけてくる。ルシアンは自分の過ちの重大さに気付き、離れていった妻を取り戻すための旅に出る。物語は、捨て去った過去の生活と、今や大切なものとなった新しい自由の間で揺れ動く彼女の姿を予想外の展開で描いていく。
三年続いた結婚生活は離婚で幕を閉じる。街中の人々は、裕福な家の捨てられた妻と彼女を嘲笑った。六年後、彼女は双子を連れて帰国する。今度は人生を新たにし、世界的に有名な天才医師となっていた。数え切れないほどの男性たちが彼女に求婚するようになるが、ある日、娘が「パパが三日間ずっと膝をついて、ママと復縁したいってお願いしているの」と告げる。
溺愛は時に残酷で 〜大企業社長と口の利けない花嫁〜
憎しみから情熱的な愛へ
毎日が地獄のようです。夫は私に対して心理的な暴力を振るい、まるで玩具のように扱います。優しい言葉など一度も聞いたことがありません。
最初から全て計画されていたのでしょう。私との結婚も、ただの復讐劇の一幕に過ぎなかったのです。私の心も体も、彼の復讐の道具でしかありませんでした。
夜になると、その冷たい視線に怯えます。彼の足音が近づくたびに、体が震えてしまいます。逃げ出したい。でも、どこにも行き場所がないのです。
こんな結婚生活、誰にも想像できないでしょう。表向きは、私たちは理想の夫婦のように見えるかもしれません。でも実際は...私の魂は日に日に摩耗していくばかり。
これが私の現実。悪魔との結婚生活。終わりが見えない暗闇の中で、私はただ耐え続けるしかないのです。
ブサイクな男と結婚?ありえない
しかし、結婚後、その男は決して醜くなどなく、それどころか、ハンサムで魅力的で、しかも億万長者だったことが分かったのです!
離婚後つわり、社長の元夫が大変慌てた
彼女は心を殺して、署名した。
彼が初恋の相手と入籍した日、彼女は交通事故に遭い、お腹の双子の心臓は止まってしまった。
それから彼女は全ての連絡先を変え、彼の世界から完全に姿を消した。
後に噂で聞いた。彼は新婚の妻を置き去りにし、たった一人の女性を世界中で探し続けているという。
再会の日、彼は彼女を車に押し込み、跪いてこう言った。
「もう一度だけ、チャンスをください」
億万長者アルファ契約恋人
私たちの関係は契約に過ぎなかった。彼の本当の愛する人が戻ってきたとき、もう私は必要とされなくなった。契約を破棄され、消えろと言われた。
五年という月日で、彼の凍てついた心も私に向けて溶けるのではないかと思っていた。なんて愚かだったのだろう。
荷物をまとめて、去ることにした。彼には告げずに......私には残り三ヶ月の命しかないということも。
午後七時、グリフォン騎士団長のプライベートジェットが空港に着陸した。沈みゆく太陽が鮮やかなオレンジと赤を月の明るい光に譲ろうとしている頃だった。
到着してわずか三十分後、彼は私をダウンタウンのペントハウスに呼び寄せるよう命じた。
支配する億万長者に恋をして
田舎のブルックス家に引き取られたリース・ブルックスは、姉の代わりにマルコム・フリンとの婚約を突然押し付けられることになった。
フリン家からは育ちの良くない田舎者として蔑まれ、読み書きもできない粗野な殺人鬼だという悪意に満ちた噂まで立てられてしまう。
しかし、リースは誰もの予想に反して、卓越した才能の持ち主だった。一流のファッションデザイナー、凄腕のハッカー、金融界の巨人、そして医学の天才として頭角を現していく。
彼女の専門知識は業界の黄金基準となり、投資の大物たちも医学界の権威たちも、その才能を欲しがった。アトランタの経済界を操る存在としても注目を集めることになる。
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億万長者のシンデレラ
そうよね、これはただのビジネスだもの……
でも、彼の触れる手は温かくて……誘惑的で……
「処女なのか?」突然、彼は私を見つめた……
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エマ・ウェルズ。卒業を控えた女子大生。継母のジェーンと義姉のアンナから虐待を受け続けてきた彼女の人生で、唯一の希望は王子様のような恋人マシュー・デイビッド。世界一幸せな女性にすると約束してくれた人。
しかし、彼女の世界は完全に崩れ去った。継母が老人から結納金として5万ドルを受け取り、彼女を嫁がせることに同意したのだ。さらに追い打ちをかけるように、愛する恋人が親友のビビアン・ストーンと浮気をしていたことを知る。
土砂降りの雨の中、通りを歩きながら、彼女は絶望の淵に立たされていた……
拳を握りしめ、決意した。売られる運命なら、自分で売り手になってやる。
豪華な車の前に飛び出し、立ち止まる。自分の処女は一体いくらの価値があるのだろう……
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デイリー更新
離婚後、ママと子供が世界中で大活躍
本来の花嫁である義理の妹の身代わりとして。
2年間、彼の人生で最も暗い時期に寄り添い続けた。
しかし――
妹の帰還により、彼らの結婚生活は揺らぎ始める。
共に過ごした日々は、妹の存在の前では何の意味も持たないのか。
真実の愛 ~すれ違う心と運命の糸~
億万長者の夫の心を、深い愛情で掴めると信じていた。
しかし衝撃的な事実が発覚する。
彼には愛人がいた―障害を持つもう一人の女性。
彼はその女性に最高の幸せと優しさを与え、
一方で彼女には冷酷な態度を取り続けた。
その理由は、かつて自分を救ってくれた恩人を
その女性だと思い込んでいたから。
実際には、彼女こそが真の恩人だったのに―。
結婚の終わり
まるで怒り狂った牡牛の前で赤い布を振るようなものだった。アンナは怒りが込み上げてきた。男の傲慢さにはほとほと呆れる。一年前、彼女は何とか脱出できたのだ。結婚した後、彼は彼女をギリシャの ancestral城に幽閉し、飽きた玩具のように捨て去ったのだ。
そしてそれだけでは足りないとでも言うように、彼は最も卑劣な行為に及んだ。街のアパートで愛人を囲い始めたのだ。彼女―つまり妻である自分が、がらんとした城で待ち続けている間も、彼はその女と夜を共にし続けた。まるで彷徨える魂のように。
エロス・コザキスは心に誓った。今度こそ、妻を取り戻すのだ!
そして彼女を、本来あるべき場所である自分のベッドへと連れ戻す。彼の下で彼女の しなやかな体が抑えきれない情熱に震え、二人の間で燃え上がる消しがたい炎を満たすため、何度も何度も深く愛し合うのだ。
数年間は彼女を素足で妊娠させ続け、子供を何人か産ませる。そうすれば、彼から離れるなどという考えは完全に消え去ってしまうだろう!