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Shadows of the Past

Authorsrivastava7434

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Reads 147
Votes 29
Parts 32
Time 3h 21m

Authorsrivastava7434

Mature

loveandbetrayal officeromance romance romancedrama secondchances

Characters:

Elena Martinez - A 26-year-old determined and skilled personal assistant. She has been working for a prestigious fashion company for the last three years, assisting the CEO, Victor Rossi.

Luca Rossi - Victor's 28-year-old son. He is charismatic, ambitious, and has recently returned from studying abroad to take over the family business as his father plans to retire.

Diego Martinez - Elena's father, a close childhood friend of Victor. Both families have known each other for decades.

Elena Martinez had always been known for her professionalism, diligence, and quiet determination. For the last three years, she had worked as Victor Rossi's trusted personal assistant. They had developed a strong working relationship, one built on respect and mutual understanding. Victor, now in his late 50s, had made the unexpected announcement that he would be stepping down as CEO to enjoy his well-earned retirement and spend more time with his wife and grandchildren.

What Victor hadn't told Elena yet was that his son, Luca, would be returning from his studies abroad to take over the reins of the company. It wasn't just a professional challenge that awaited Elena-it was a deeply personal one.

Years ago, Elena and Luca had been more than just childhood friends. They had been inseparable during their teenage years, eventually falling into the whirlwind of first love at 17. Their relationship had been full of passion, dreams, and an unspoken promise of forever. But things changed abruptly when one fateful night, a misunderstanding tore them apart. Neither of them had spoken to the other since, their paths diverging with Luca moving away for his studies and Elena focusing on her career.

Now, Luca was coming back-and Elena was unprepared.All Rights Reserved

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To save the second male lead of a mafia novel! by CRAZYY_POTATO__

I ,Elena, am an ordinary high school girl.I am so into novels and I finally found my favourite one just a few days ago! It was a mafia one! When I saw it at the book store,I just couldn't resist the temptation so I bought it.I got home and started reading it. "Eh?!The second male lead dies to protect the heroine?!" The second male lead, Endymion, was the childhood friend of the heroine.He always had a crush on her but never expresssed his romantic feelings.He was so kind to the heroine and protected her from afar. "He got shot to protect her and died without even revealing his true feelings?! This is so unfair author-sama!"I screamed at the book right in front of me. "I had enough of this! Endymion should get his happy ending as well!" Suddenly,I saw a light coming from inside the book."What the?"I opened it. "Do you wish to save second male lead?" Is this for real? A yes and no appeared in front of me.I tapped on "yes"."Do as you wish but under a condition... Never fall for the second male lead" "What?!I have a huge crush on him already?! What are you talking about?!" " -_-"appeared on the book. It went silent for a bit but a new message appeared. "Then never admit your feelings for the second male lead to him." [...] "I accept." 📌 Note‼️: the picture does not belong to me.I took the picture from Google. I wrote this because I was bored of the classic mafia with a naive fl and can do it all ml. I also didn't include too much love triangle , double faced people and unessasary drama.

You remembered by nevs_library

[REKINDLING LOVE TROPE] Hopeless romantic and poet Nora Murphy has just gotten out of a terrible relationship. All she wants to do is fix her writer's block and move on with her life. To her luck, the first step to moving on starts ten years in the past, when she has to go to her ten year high school reunion. Luca Brince is content with his teaching job as psychology professor, and meaningless one night stands. After seeing his parents marriage fall apart, he doesn't think there's any point to it. Yet he can't seem to shake his friends and family off his back to settle down. She said she'd never go back to the man who broke her heart ten years ago, but when they get locked in the janitors closet together at their 10 year high school reunion, they strike up a deal. Nora will be Luca's date to a wedding to get his friends off his back about settling down, and Luca will let her pick his brain about the psychology behind love for her new book. She wanted a fresh start, but is her fresh start with her ex high school sweetheart? Quote from the book: "He looked nothing short of beautiful, his features sharp and strong-willed, but when he broke out into a grin his features softened into feminine beauty. Two completely opposite sides of a sword, yet both struck me somewhere in the same place that hadn't forgotten about him all these years." ***still undergoing edits!!!*** ***trigger warning: domestic violence, strong language, sexual contents***

You Were Just a Rumor by thebutifulgirl

Back then, he was nothing more than a name whispered in hallways. Caiel Lucian Villafuerte - rich, quiet, untouchable. The senior everyone admired but no one really knew. Rumors followed him everywhere, and Vivian Alcantara never cared to find out which ones were true. She was too busy living her own life - playing games, skipping reviews, laughing with friends. Just an ordinary girl with ordinary dreams. But a lot can change in a few years. Now in college, Vivian's glow-up turned heads, but her heart? It's been shattered too many times. Love, she decided, wasn't worth it anymore. Until fate throws her right back into the orbit of the one person she never expected to see again - the boy she once brushed off as "just a rumor." And this time, he's not just a name. He's real. He remembers. And he's everything she's been running from. "You were just a rumor," she said. "Maybe," he smiled, "but I'm standing right in front of you now."

Broken Soul by neonblonde1

Chelsea Madison, 25, had a story book life. She grew up in Seattle, Washington with two parents who loved her very much, gave her everything that she ever needed and wanted but were careful not to spoil her. She was a gentle, loving soul. She cared about her fellow man never giving thought for herself. She graduated from the University of Washington and got a job straight away working for Sinclair Industries . Her father and mother both thought it a good idea for Chelsea to meet, fall in love with and marry the CEO of Sinclair Industries, Christian Sinclair, a billionaire playboy. Chelsea was very naive about anything in his world. Their marriage was a story for the ages; big wedding, sexy honeymoon and once they came back to reality everything changed. Christian was not a nice man. After enduring two years of emotional, physical and verbal abuse at the hands of her husband, her life was thrown into turmoil after his death. Since she was his only beneficiary she had sole control of Sinclair Industries. She met an older man at a charity event by the name of Angelo Silvano. She'd had heard he was a honest man so Chelsea decided to sell him the company but maintained employment there. Silvano has twin sons, Adrian and Aiden, age 30. Would they be able to show her what love is really about? Would she let them in? Would they still want her after they find out about her past? Can these men, together, heal her broken soul and show her how worthy she is? WOULD APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS! THANKS!

Reunited At Last|✔️ by iamahatlover

[COMPLETED] BOOK TWO OF HIS MAFIA QUEEN. NOT TO BE READ AS A STAND-ALONE. DESCRIPTION CONTAINS SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST BOOK |Disclaimer| • More Romance •Sexual Scenes ~ Liliana Romano, now known as Elena Rose, made her grand escape to London, UK. After being shot by the love of her life and deciding she wants out of the mafia life, she leaves, faking her death and breaking hearts. Six years later, Sebastian Di Salvo and Liliana's paths cross as she finds out he's finally tying the knot with Isabella Moretti. The news of Liliana's heart beating shakes the mafia world causing her life to be on the line once again. But she risks it all to stop Sebastian from making the biggest mistake of his life. What happens will happen. It's unstoppable and unavoidable. Maybe reuniting at last won't be so bad? After all she is his everything as he is hers. Will they reconcile their love? Have they always loved each other? Will they get the happy ending they've dreamed of? ~ I watched as Sebastian stuffed his hands into his dress pants pockets, keeping a careful eye on the time. "You can't marry her. I can't let you." His head snapped towards mine. "I didn't see you there beside me as I grieved for you," he snapped. "She was there." "She's also the reason why we lost each other." He let out a scoff. "We lost each other because you gave up on us and ran away. I'm marrying her and that's final. If you came here with the idea of us getting back together then you need to get the fuck out 'cause that's not happening." My breath hitched in my throat. She's poisoned his mind and turned him against me. But what could I have expected? I showed up here out of the blue after six years. I let him go once and now, he's in my reach, I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get him back, no matter what because I now know that we're meant for each other. But if he's happy with her, then reuniting won't be an option after all. Started: January 2022 Finished: March 2

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