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Escaped My Ex, Got Snatched by His Rival

For the past three years, Ariana Ari Harlow has given her all to her husband. The two of them got married because her sister chose to run away on the night of the wedding, as she believed the rumours that the Nelson Corporation was bankrupt. Ari loved Noah since she was sixteen, she thought it was her dream come true. However, she did not know that her sister had dug a trap for her, and it was not the beginning of her new life, rather it was her new hell. She was forced to give up her training as a doctor because the respectful Mrs Nelson could not have her hands covered in blood. Ari agreed. For the sake of Noah, she became a perfect wife who took care of her in-laws and husband. However, what waited for her was nothing but insults, her husband was ashamed of her and her mother-in-law believed that her sister, Ariel was well-matched for her son. However, Ari persisted. She thought that she would warm the heart of her husband one day. But she caught him kissing her sister! Heartbroken, Ariana decided to divorce her husband, but she somehow found herself entangled with Nicolai. The enemy and rival of her husband. They were not meant to be together. But Nicolai doesn’t seem to care about the odds stacked against them. In fact, he was determined to break into Ari’s life and set everything on fire. In his drunken stupor, he once held her by her throat against the wall of a dingy pub, “You can deny it all you want princess, but you want me.” His eyes raked over her heaving chest and his eyes darkened, the red appearing unhinged, possessive as if he wanted to wrench her soul out of her body and embed it in his own. “Bet if I take a peek, you will be dripping wet for me.” Heat flared up Ariana's cheeks as she snarled, “Shut up.” “Make me,” said Nicolai as he smashed his lips on hers. His kisses burned into her soul, and his warmth seared her skin every time they touched. She thought that her biggest mistake was getting entangled with Nicolai. However, Ari soon realised the hard way, Literally, being wanted by such a beautiful nightmare was much worse than a mistake. And things turn complicated when her husband finds the truth about everything. “Shoot me in the heart, Ari,” said Noah as he brought the gun's nozzle where his heart lay. “Because a life without you is one that I don't want, so either kill me or come back. I beg of you.” Now that Nicolai had given her a choice, would Ari fall in love with him and jump into a life of nothing but danger? Or would she go back to her husband, Noah, whom she loved ever since she was sixteen? And would Ariana avoid the danger that lurks in the dark, waiting for her to make a mistake and lose everything dear to her? Would she find the key to all the secrets that tied her to Noah and Nicolai as well as her twisted fate? ******* Excerpt: “It's all about money, isn’t it? Take it and get lost,” He shouted while throwing the black card at Ariana’s face. Ariana couldn’t believe her ears when she heard her husband or her future ex-husband humiliate her like this. Three years. Ariana Harlow gave Noah Nelson, three years and yet when she caught him kissing her elder sister, Ariel—— this was what he said to her. “I am going to divorce you,” Ari declared and left. She left penniless but Ari stumbled into Nicolai. The enemy and rival of her husband, the Mafia prince of the Lonest City, a notorious bastard known for his violent tendencies. The ill-fated meeting placed her in Nicolai’s path, and just like that he set his eyes on her. The first time they met, Nicolai asked her to invite him to dinner. The second time, when they met, he handed her a million dollars. The third time when they met, he declared, “You will look good in my arms, what do you say princess?” ********

fairytail72 · Urban
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248 Chs

We meet again.

Nicolai tucked in his phone just in time to see Ari tucking her own phone back in the pocket of her shorts. She then smiled at her dog before walking away. Elegantly at that, she was walking as if she were on a runaway and the responsibility for the success of the show depended on her shoulders. 

Her hips sashayed left and right, while her waist moved along with the movements of her hips. 

"This is something that I can get used to," Nicolai muttered as his eyes gazed up and down at the slender back, but then he raised his hands and pinched his cheeks. "Focus damn it. She is married, even if she is going to divorce very soon. Her status remains the same for the time being." 

After bringing his mind back from the gutter and stacking it where it should be, Nicolai chased after Ari. He wasn't even surprised that her routine was the same, she stopped by the bakery next to the apartment building at the end of the street. 

She bought a croissant and a black coffee. No cream or sugar. How did she even survive without sugar? Sugar was the epitome of ambrosia. Sure enough, she was a psychopath. 

Then she headed to the park that was right next to the apartment building, snapped a few images of the flowers that were blooming in the park, and then started to play with her pet dog with the Frisbee that she brought along with her. 

All of her movements were determined, perfected and planned. Believe him when he said that the woman even did a few demo throws to make sure that the Frisbee would go in the direction she wanted. 

Ari did not want anything to go against her devised plans. 

No wonder it took her three freaking years to divorce that dumbass, she was too freaking scared of changes. 

Nicolai was willing to bet every penny in his account that Ari had never ridden a roller coaster ride. With how planned and careful her personality was, she must shun anything too thrilling. 

"What a boring life," Nicolai felt almost sorry for her because there was nothing left in life if there was no fun. Almost. If not for the fact that he was itching to wreck into her life like a cannonball and set everything on fire. 

He wanted to see what kind of reactions Ari would have when her life was completely out of her control. 

His lips curled up in a smirk as he muttered, "No better time than now, was it?" 

He walked towards her in a slow, deliberate gait, he was just here to tease her a little such that he could become a thorn according to the man who called him a mutt and nothing else. Nothing was better than him getting under the skirt——the skin of Noah Nelson's wife. 

No matter how unwanted Ari was in the life of her so-called husband, Noah wouldn't appreciate him getting close to his wife, right? That would teach him a lesson to think twice before calling him vulgar names.

That was all. 

That was it. 

He caught up to her in no time, he was just a few feet behind her as Timmy rushed to catch the Frisbee that she had thrown for him to catch. Her lips curled in a smile as her hair rustled in the wind while she crouched down, showing off the full curve of her bottom while clapping her hands for Timmy to catch the Frisbee quickly.

"Come on, boy, you can do it!" She cheered the dog, who increased his pace as if he knew what his master wanted. 

'Damn, she is mesmerizing,' Nicolai thought as his faze flitted to her round globes. All peachy and perfect.

How did Noah even keep his hands off this perfection? Was he in the right state of his mind? Or was he gay? 

Because if he was married to her, Nicolai wouldn't have been able to keep his hands off Ari. Forget about three years, even three hours would be long for him. 

Ari was too lost in watching her dog catch the Frisbee because she did not notice him standing right by her side. Now he was supposed to only tease her a little, but it was simply impossible to pull away from this spell that she had cast on him. 

Damn it. She should be the one to be blamed for this, but as he was a gentleman, he would take the blame for her. 

So when Timmy rushed back with the Frisbee and pounced on her, Nicolai wrapped his arm around her waist as he whispered into her ear, "It has been three days since you last saw me, do you miss me, Mrs Nelson?" 

Ari, who had been smiling, stiffened as she immediately pushed him away. Goosebumps erupted all over her skin as she whipped around and looked at the man behind her. 

Her eyes were wide in alarm and shock as she couldn't understand what this man was doing here or more importantly, how he found her. 

She was someone who liked her peace. Her life was fixed in a certain routine that she hardly changed, so imagine her freaking surprise when Nicolai De Luca, who shared no part in her life or her routine, suddenly popped out of nowhere. 

Her eyes stared at the waste of space of a human whom she had been trying to wash off her head and body. And she also succeeded in it, as there was nothing that Ari couldn't do if she were to set her mind on it. 

But now that Nicolai was standing in front of her, Ari felt like all her efforts had gone to waste, and she hated when this happened. Because it meant that she had to do it all over again. 

Her lungs heaved in quick bursts as she questioned, "What are you doing here, Mister De Luca?" 

"Appreciating the beauty of nature?" He innocently answered while his eyes stared at her. 

And Ari regretted not bringing a jacket with her. For the man was looking at her as if he wanted to ravage her.