Reese

After six years of loving Julian Grayson and literally keeping him alive with her rare blood donations, Hazel Ashworth is just three days away from becoming his wife when he calls to cancel their wedding. 
The reason? Her half-sister Ivy has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and her dying wish is to marry Julian instead. Hazel watches in horror as Julian takes her handcrafted wedding dress to Ivy, who plans to wear it while stealing not just Hazel's fiancé, but her entire wedding—same venue, same date, even the same cake flavor. 
It's a devastating replay of their childhood, where Ivy's mother Eleanor destroyed Hazel's family by seducing her father and driving her mother to suicide, then spent years pushing Hazel out while Ivy took everything that was once hers. 
But this time, Hazel refuses to break like her mother did. She demands Julian's entire company and two million dollars as compensation, then shows up at the hospital to deliver Ivy's "wedding gift" in the most explosive way possible.
As Ivy plays the perfect dying victim and Julian remains blind to her manipulation, Hazel begins to suspect that her half-sister's illness might not be as terminal as everyone believes. When Ivy has the audacity to ask Hazel to witness her wedding to Julian, the gloves come off completely. 
Now Hazel must decide how far she's willing to go to expose the truth and reclaim what's rightfully hers, even if it means destroying the man she once loved in the process.

The Billionaire Backs Me Up

Chapter 30 - Unspoken Feelings and a Friend's Provocation


"Unaccomplished?" I couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity. "You're one of the most successful men in the country. How could anyone consider you unaccomplished?"


Damien's lips curved into a wry smile. "In my mother's eyes, professional success is expected, not exceptional. It's just what Sterlings do." He took a sip of his wine, his eyes meeting mine over the rim of his glass. "What she means is that I haven't fulfilled what she considers the most important accomplishment—building a family."


"So she's trying to marry you off?" I asked, remembering his mention of his mother's persistence.


"Relentlessly." Damien shook his head. "She introduces me to eligible women at every opportunity. Last month alone, she arranged five 'accidental' meetings with daughters of family friends."


I tried to imagine Damien enduring awkward setup dates and found the image strangely endearing. "And none of them caught your interest?"
