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The Attendance Policy

"You were supposed to be a stranger. A beautiful mistake. Not my professor." Twenty-one-year-old Ember Hayes thought her biggest problem was her cheating boyfriend. She was wrong. After catching her high school sweetheart in bed with her former best friend on the same day she got her dream university acceptance letter, Ember does something completely out of character, she walks into an upscale bar and lets a gorgeous older stranger buy her a drink. Dr. Adrian Blackwell is everything her safe, predictable life isn't: sophisticated, dangerously attractive, and electrifying in ways that make her forget every rule she's ever followed. One night of reckless passion later, Ember thinks she can move on, forget the stranger, forgive her boyfriend, and start fresh at Ashford University. Until she walks into her first Literature class and discovers that the man who whispered filthy promises in her ear is now Professor Blackwell, her academic advisor, her instructor, and absolutely, completely off-limits. Adrian recognizes her instantly. The professional mask slips for just a moment, revealing the same hunger that consumed them both. But he recovers quickly, making one thing clear: what happened between them can never happen again. His career, her education, both their futures—everything is at stake. But denying their chemistry proves impossible when they're forced into close proximity. Private office hours become torture. Intellectual debates crackle with unspoken desire. Every accidental touch ignites memories of tangled sheets and breathless moans. As if that weren't complicated enough, Ember discovers Adrian is hiding something dark: his appointment at Ashford wasn't random. He's investigating a corruption scandal involving powerful faculty members—including the Dean, who happens to be Ember's ex-boyfriend's wealthy, influential father. When Ember's ex starts spreading vicious rumors about her "inappropriate relationship" with Professor Blackwell (ironically, to cover his own father's crimes), she and Adrian must choose: protect themselves by staying apart, or risk everything to expose the truth and fight for a love that could destroy them both. In a world where power, privilege, and propriety reign supreme, the heart wants what it wants. Even if wanting it could cost you everything. Some lessons can't be taught in a classroom. Some desires can't be graded. And some love stories are worth failing for.
novelistercassie · 1.1k Views

I Slept with the Devil of Wall Street

"You walked into my bed a nobody. You'll leave as mine—whether you like it or not." Sophia Chen thought she'd hit rock bottom when her fiancé publicly humiliated her at their engagement party—announcing his affair with her stepsister and revealing that her father's company only survived because of his family's "charity." Stripped of her job, her dignity, and her illusions, she did something completely out of character: she went to a bar and slept with a stranger. Not just any stranger. Damien Cross, the Devil of Wall Street. The ruthless billionaire whose hostile takeovers have destroyed companies and ruined lives. The man her father warned her about. The man whose cold gray eyes saw through every wall she'd built. One night. No names. No consequences. Except Damien never forgets a face. Or a debt. When Sophia shows up at Cross Capital for a job interview, her last hope after being blacklisted across the industry, those same gray eyes pin her in place with dark amusement. He offers her a deal: become his personal assistant for six months, and he'll give her everything she needs to destroy the people who destroyed her. The catch? She belongs to him. Completely. What starts as a transactional arrangement spirals into dangerous obsession. Damien is collecting evidence against her ex-fiancé's family, corrupt financiers who've been laundering money for years. Sophia is the perfect weapon: she knows their secrets, and her desire for revenge matches his own cold fury. But proximity breeds heat. And heat burns through every rule they set. As Sophia learns to navigate the cutthroat world of high finance, she discovers Damien's own dark past: a family destroyed by the same people she wants to take down, a brother's death he's been avenging for ten years, and a heart so fortified that no one has ever gotten close. Until her. Then two lines on a pregnancy test change everything. The baby growing inside her isn't just their secret, it's leverage. When her ex-fiancé's family discovers the truth, they'll use it to destroy Damien's carefully constructed revenge plan. Her stepsister wants the baby eliminated. Her father demands she disappear. And Damien... Damien locks her in his penthouse and declares war on anyone who threatens what's his. But Sophia isn't the broken woman who stumbled into his bed six months ago. She's learned from the Devil himself how to play dirty, how to weaponize weakness, and how to burn the whole game down. Now she faces an impossible choice: trust the man who treats her like a possession but guards her like a treasure, or walk away from the only person who's ever made her feel powerful. The Devil of Wall Street doesn't do love. He does ownership. But for her, he'll burn the entire financial district to ash, and dare anyone to stop him.
gracejohnny2001 · 1.2k Views

Rejected and Pregnant: Claimed By The Dark Alpha Prince

"A Rejected Omega, A Dark Alpha Prince and their twisted dangerous fate." Amelie Conley, the eldest daughter of a revered Alpha family, was once expected to carry on her family’s proud legacy. However, when she turned sixteen, she failed to awaken her wolf, which made her earn the scornful title—the Curse of the Conley Family. At eighteen, she found her destined mate and carried his child, believing she had finally been given a chance at happiness. But when she rushed to share the news, she found him in a compromising position with her younger sister, Flora. Betrayal cut deeper than any wound, but the final blow came when he rejected her without hesitation, declaring Flora as his true mate. Shunned and heartbroken, Amelie made the painful decision to leave her pack for the sake of her unborn child. But just as she tried to escape, she was ambushed—hunted down like prey. Desperate to protect herself and the life growing inside her, Amelie fled to save herself and her unborn child, only to collapse into the arms of an enigmatic stranger—Gabriel Sinclair. Gabriel was no ordinary man. He was the Alpha Prince, a name feared across the nation. For twelve long years, he had scoured the lands for his mate, only to find nothing. He had convinced himself that the Moon Goddess despised him, just as his own mother had. But the moment he laid eyes on Amelie, everything changed. "You were marked, weren't you?" His voice dropped, edged with something dangerously close to possession as his gaze met hers, demanding the truth.  The question left Amelie in a dilemma. She didn't wish to tell him the truth. "I am not an ordinary wolf, Amelie. Who the fuck marked you before me?" Gabriel voiced in a possessive yet intimidating tone.  Amelie didn’t know that the man, who saved her was none other than the infamous Dark Tyrant—the Alpha Prince, Gabriel Sinclair, whose intentions were still unknown to her. ~~~~ **The Story is a pure fiction. Names and places have nothing to do with anyone in real life.** Follow me on Instagram: rayoflight__pcy
Light_ray · 1.7m Views

My New Boss Is My Baby Daddy

“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place. Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby. “You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.” ===== For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister. Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds. He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web. In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.” She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant. In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years. Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?
ForeverPupa · 30.1k Views

Dumped A Scumbag At The Altar For A One Night Stand With A Billionaire

To the outside world, Celine Roberts had the most perfect life. Beauty, wealth, fame in the entertainment industry and the love of a prominent fiancee. But that perfection shattered the moment she ran away from her own wedding, leaving her fiancee who everyone considered a prince charming at the altar. But what people didn't see was that her so called prince charming was actually a scumbag who is having an affair with her own step sister. Even when she finds out about his affair he threatens her with her career to force her to marry him, after all marriage with her was great publicity for his career. Left with no choice she walks down the aisle to marry a scumbag until she sets her eyes on a man who reminds her of sin and darkness. Escaping her own wedding leads her into a suite that belongs to the same sinfully handsome man she set eyes on at her wedding a while ago. Driven by a rebellious will and a sudden attraction to this stranger, she shares a single night with him, a night that holds no promise and no commitments. But what happens when that single night not only bears fruit, but also leads to the inability to forget the man who seems to have captivated her entirely. Celine isn't the only one unable to forget, Tristan Grayson never met a woman he couldn't resist until her, never met a woman he couldn't forget until her. Who would have thought that the elusive billionaire who scorns women would be completely enthralled by a one night stand?
Blackangel005 · 157k Views