Ariana Mel

A year and a half ago, I was forced to make an impossible choice to save the man I loved. I believed love would conquer all. But he never forgot. And he never forgave. Now fate throws us together again. Should I take matters into my own hands and use this second chance… or leave things as they are? Because he’s engaged. His gaze burns right through me. God, the hatred. He hasn’t forgotten. He hasn’t forgiven. And he still believes I’m a traitor. I’m drowning in a dark grey ocean and can’t look away. Because he’s not just looking at me with cold fury and resentment… Eventually, I turn my head. I can’t look at Veremiy anymore. I just can’t. Not with her standing next to him. It’s more than I can bear.

Alina is a successful logistics manager. Her world is all about order and control. Until one day… everything falls apart. First, she shoves a cocky guy straight into a pool. Then, she ends up on her knees in front of a new client. That client becomes her boyfriend. And the guy from the pool? Turns out he’s her boyfriend’s brother. And not only has he not forgotten her—he’s been waiting for the perfect moment to return the “favor.” He’s bold, blazing hot… and dangerously close. Alina should run. But those hands, that gaze, that voice... How is she supposed to resist temptation… when it’s right on top of her?

“I’m not what you need, Mia,” his voice is cold. “How could you possibly know what I need, Adam?” I shoot back, forcing bravery into my tone, though the truth is, I’m trembling under his gaze. “Looking for revenge on your ex?” His eyes narrow. “And if I am? Do you really care who I sleep with?” A dangerous spark flares in his dark eyes. In just two strides, he closes the space between us, making me stumble backward. His broad hand wraps around my throat, gripping firmly. “You’ll burn in this,” he breathes, his warm breath laced with the bitter edge of tobacco as it skims my skin. A tight, treacherous knot coils low in my stomach. I press my thighs together, cursing the way my body reacts to this man. “You’ll fall in love—and burn. I won’t love you back,” his tone is flat, unyielding.

This gym-obsessed guy has been getting on my nerves since the very first time we met. Then I found out my sister’s in love with him. Now I have to put up with his constant presence—and his sharp, teasing remarks. But who would've thought that one forbidden kiss could change everything... and make my heart race like never before?

His bachelor party was supposed to end with a lavish surprise from his friends—a night with an expensive escort. Only… he knocked on the wrong door. And found me instead. We were never meant to meet, but fate doesn’t ask for permission. Now, this man haunts my thoughts, my dreams… and has taken root in my heart. He became my paradise—sweet, irresistible, and completely forbidden. Because he belongs to another…

"Easy, my love. Don’t fight me… or I’ll throw you over my shoulder and punish you in the bedroom." What? What did he just say? My love? Did I hear that right? "Say it again!" I breathe the words against his lips. "What did you just call me?" My eyes fly open. I forget how to breathe. I wait. He’s watching me with that strange intensity. "You heard me right," he says and time slows down. Or maybe it’s just me, caught in this moment as if in slow motion, staring at his lips as they move, forming those impossible words: "I love you." The world stops spinning. I’m too scared to even breathe. "You don’t have to believe me," he says, voice rough. "But it’s the truth. You drive me out of my mind. My. Іncredible. Temptation." And now he waits—tense, motionless. So… he’s not lying?