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There are two heirs to the most elite family in Pluville. The older heir, Zack Sullivan, was refined and polite, whereas the younger heir, Connor Sullivan, was wild and flippant. To the socialites, they were extremely popular candidates when it came to marriage alliances.
The Sullivans have already determined that Winona Lowe is to become Zack's fiancee because of her stunning looks and unprecedented talents. Unfortunately, she had fallen from grace three years ago because of a series of accidents in her family.
Her younger brother, Scott Lowe, was accused of sexual assault. After that, he somehow fell off a building and died. Her mother took her own life, leading to her father, Gerard Lowe, officially introducing his mistress, Hannah Jordan, into the family.
As for Winona, she's viewed as a by-product of her mother's infidelity, thanks to a paternity test that claims that she doesn't have any blood relations with Gerard.
On the day the news is made public, the Sullivans instantly terminate the engagement between Winona and Zack. At the same time, Winona gets cast out of her family.
It's snowing heavily that day, yet Winona waits outside Sullivan Group in nothing but thin clothes. Unfortunately, Zack never shows his face.
That night, Winona goes to the bar to drink her sorrows away. Suddenly, someone snatches her glass away. She turns around to see Connor's flippant smile on his face.
"Forget about being my sister-in-law. You should become my girlfriend instead." 


With a game of escape, Melissa Davis sniffed what she meant not to eat. Now her teeth were aching.________________________________________When Melissa, an 18 years high school student, a professional Sniper and the Heiress of the Whale Mafia family, received a call to come back to the City, she thought it was because of her crime in Germany, however, on her arrival to Mexico, Melissa realized her father had arranged for her an engagement to the Heir of the Shark Mafia family for collateral.To cancel the engagement and fulfil her last bucket list, Melissa ended up with Donald Don, the youngest Mafia Underboss whose true identity was hidden from humans. Hence, he became her hell… her nightmare… her misery and… also her heaven!With Donald Don, will Melissa ever achieve her aim? What more she didn't know about this young and handsome billionaire who had lived his life for one thing other than love? With Melissa beside him, will Donald Don ever be able to break his curse?F B : Author Elita RosePS: This is a Mafia Werewolf Romance Story. 

Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. The story contains explicit adult content of a sexual nature and should not be read by anyone under the age of 18.(Nora Moore and Ethan Allen). "Say you're a slut." He said, watching her finger herself, absentmindedly stroking his dick."I," she gasped,closing her eyes, but being thrilled at saying the words,"I am a slut.. oh, please fuck me."He turned her around, forcing her up onto her hands and knees. She felt him run his hands down her back, up her spread ass, and finally pull on her hips as he positioned himself behind her. She moaned and turned herself up for him, pushing her open cunt back onto him.He leaned forward and grabbed her braids, pulling her head back as he rammed his dick inside her hard. She cried out and tightened around his dick,"Oh god, yes, fuck me. Fuck me hard and dirty." She moaned out. "I'm a fucking slut. Hurt my pussy." 

On the day of our wedding, Justin had someone take off my wedding dress. He wanted to personally put it on my younger stepsister. He cut me an icy look, claiming, "I'll make you my wife, but my love belongs to Felicia. We'll get our marriage license after the wedding."The people around us laughed. They made a bet that I wouldn't wait around for Justin like I had before, considering that I had been holding on for five years to keep the engagement.Yet, the moment I left the church, I made a call. "Elizabeth, about your proposition the other day? It's a yes from me."…That night, I took a private jet and flew to my new home.From that moment on, my world was completely cut off from Justin's.…After not seeing him in five years, I ran into him when I attended a banquet with my daughter. The moment he sees my daughter in my arms, he gives us a humorless smile."So, you've come crawling back after five years. Why not put the child under Felicia's care from now on? I might just let her call me 'Dad'," he commented in a sneer.He had no idea the child wasn't his. 
The moment Madeline Lockhart confirms her pregnancy, the first thing she does is ask a lawyer to draft divorce papers. "Ms. Lockhart, once both parties have signed, the marriage will be officially dissolved after the one-month cooling-off period," the lawyer explains. Madeline remains composed as she asks, "Can I sign for him?" The lawyer looks surprised, then shakes his head. "No, I'm afraid not. He has to be there in person." "He's agreed to the divorce," she says evenly. "He's just too busy with work to show up. Here, I'll call him so he can tell you himself." With that, Madeline takes out her phone and calls Bradley Shaw. "Bradley, there's something I need to talk to you ab—" Before she can finish, his cold, clipped voice cuts her off. "I told you, didn't I? Handle everything yourself. I don't have time for your nonsense." 
“I-It ca-can’t be-e G-Grandpa,” I stammered nervously.“Yes Zoe, it is what you think – Victor is your sixth mate,” he said.My world seemed to have tumbled upside down with this revelation.“Oh God! Why did the Moon Goddess give me a mate who was Grandma’s too?” I asked horrified.“Zoe, everything happens for a reason, child. Never reject your mate. He might be monstrous but you need to find the strength to stay true to the mate bond,” Grandpa said softly.Zoe was never meant to obey. Born to power and raised in chaos, she and her notorious Shadow Gang ruled Diamond Ville with pranks, secrets, and strength. But one explosive mistake lands them in Asheville Academy—a brutal school for the supernatural elite where silver fences bite and trust is a liability.When Zoe discovers she’s fated to five powerful, unpredictable mates—each from rival packs—the stakes become deadly. Love was never part of the plan. Neither was betrayal.Now the Shadow Gang must survive training rooms that break bones, enemies who play nice with knives, and a prophecy that could end everything.Zoe’s heart might not survive five fates. But the world won’t survive what happens if she rejects them.Witty, wild, and addictive—every encounter with the Alphas is where danger kisses destiny. A reverse harem Sextuplet Series delves into the chaotic, emotional, and often hilarious lives of Zoe and her six kids—each one as mischievous and unpredictable as their mother. Every book tells a unique story that can be read on its own, but for the full experience. 











On my 18th Birthday, My twin sister married my mate, Alpha Jacob, in my name. I was Alisa Clark, the she-wolf with the purest blood. The Alphas must feed on my blood. They were blessed with great power while they were cursed. The greater their abilities, the shorter their lives. My blood protected them from their curse Yet, my twin Jennifer took away my glory and had me tortured for 6 years! Worse still, My mate allowed it ** "You've been like a pig for us. He can smell you down here. He's known this whole time." She took out a mirror and held it up to my face. " You think he would ever accept such an ugly mate like this pig." I hadn't seen myself since I was twelve, vibrant and healthy. I was a child then, and now I looked like a ghost. My face was hollow and pale like a sick person. I saw the scar on my face, it burned and had inflamed my cheek so that it was swollen. My eyes were red from the tears. My hair was dull and limp over my skull. My purple eyes were the only piece of me that still held some semblance of life. I could see scars even on my neck, and I knew that my body was even more scarred, and even more pathetic... "How dare you be so stupid." Jennifer said. "How dare you think the Alpha wants you for more than your blood. Imagine him mating with you, when he could have me." 


[MM STORY]
My darkness meets a darker soul.
I’m a golden boy.
A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son.
Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside.
Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire.
I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem.
Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain.
I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons.
That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor.
Kayden Lockwood.
A criminal who’s teaching criminal law.
I can't expose what he's done without unmasking my secret life.
What I can do, however, is force him to taste the poison he gave me.
In the clash of titans, Kayden and I break and crumble.
And I'm starting to realize this dangerous game may have no winners.
Kiss the Villain is a dark MM romance. Please check the author's note or visit the website for content warnings before diving in. While this book can be enjoyed as a standalone, diving into the Legacy of Gods series will give you a deeper connection to the characters. 
Alden Crestfall remains cold and distant to his wife, Thalia Marquette, even after two years of being married to each other. Furthermore, they only have sex once a month as previously agreed.
Thalia smiles and accepts Alden's condition out of love for him. She trusts that one day, she'll make Alden love her in return.
On the day of their wedding anniversary, Thalia catches Alden and his sister-in-law, Kiera Hollindale, getting it on in his office. As Thalia watches them going at it like wild, lustful beasts, she realizes Alden isn't as sexually disinterested as he claims to be.
It's just that Thalia isn't the woman Alden loves.
Any hope that Thalia had dies in an instant, and she divorces Alden before taking control over her family business once again.
When Thalia's name is listed in Fortune Global 500 and becomes her country's first female billionaire, Alden shows up with a bouquet of 999 roses to beg her for forgiveness.
"I was wrong, Lia. Please give me another chance," he says.
In response, Thalia takes a step back.
Meanwhile, the famous and prestigious scion, Darius Backshaw, suddenly appears and pulls Thalia into his arms.
"Screw off, you piece of scum! Don't you dare taint my wife's eyes with your presence any longer!" Darius exclaims. 




On the day Jeanette Young is diagnosed with terminal gastric cancer, William Ashford cheats on her with his first love, Giselle Wills.
Jeanette doesn't cry or make a scene. Instead, she tries to fix the marriage with everything she has, only to be met with divorce papers and Giselle flaunting a baby bump at her doorstep.
That's when Jeanette finally gives up and agrees to the divorce. She takes the hefty settlement, and since she won't live long anyway, goes on a revenge spending and investment spree.
Who would expect a random project she invests in to go viral overnight? A lottery ticket she buys hits 50 million dollars in winnings, and even the broke college student she sponsors turns out to be a future business prodigy.
In the blink of an eye, Jeanette becomes the most powerful investor in the game.
With money comes health, so her condition steadily improves, her career soars, and countless suitors vie for her attention. Even her cold ex-husband—William—starts getting attracted to her and frequently begs for reconciliation.
One night, the teary-eyed William pleads, "Please just give me one more chance."
Jeanette smiles. "Your life's a mess, Mr. Ashford. You don't deserve me."
Later, she learns the hard way that careless words do invite trouble. 
That night, Maya Reed slogs through pounding rain to the club where Cole Hale likes to hang out.She pauses outside his private room, wrings the water from her hair, and decides to wait until he finishes before surprising him.Through the cracked door drifts a teasing voice. "Cole, your wedding to Maya is in a week. Got your big surprise ready?""Yeah," Cole answers, his cool voice softened by liquor. "I'm going to give her something she'll remember for the rest of her life."Maya's hand stills in her hair, and a smile slips onto her face before she can stop it.Over the past three years, Cole has cherished her like the most precious thing in his life.Then, another man laughs. "If Maya finds out I've been pretending to be you this whole time, she'll lose her mind.""Please." Someone else scoffs. "As if she'd ever guess Cole has a twin!""Just wait until she finds out she's been sleeping with Cole's brother for three years..." 

When Sienna Coleman is cornered by thugs in an alley, she calls Lance Xenakis 33 times. However, he is busy giving a "mouth-to-mouth treatment" to a transfer student, Ashley Quinton, who suffers from skin hunger. He kisses her passionately and forgets about everything, while his phone vibrates on the couch until it dies. Sienna fights with all her strength to break free and run, but she ends up getting hit by a car.When she wakes up, her whole body is wrapped in bandages. Her phone automatically plays a video of Lance and Ashley kissing intensely, lasting three hours and 27 minutes.Ashley's Instagram post reads, "Thanks for helping me treat my illness, dear campus heartthrob. I guess I can get a good sleep tonight!" 

"Ms. Keane, the test results are not very favorable. You've been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. If you refuse treatment, you'll likely only have several weeks left to live—not even a month. Are you sure you wish to proceed without treatment? Does your husband agree to this?"
The doctor asks me over the phone.
"I'm sure… Yes, he agrees to this as well," I reply.
I gaze around the empty room after I end the call, feeling unbearably upset. I used to think the pain was just my recurring gastritis, but it's actually because of a tumor.
Sighing, I turn to gaze at the photo on the desk.
Silas Huntington, who's 18 in the photo, stares right back at me.
Even after all these years, I can still remember the day we took that photo. Snow had dusted our hair white, which made Silas ask whether this counted as us growing old together. 
She has no wolf. He is her fated mate. But you can't run from fate.
Katya has always been different. Born to a Beta father and a legendary warrior mother, she was meant to be strong, powerful—a future leader. Instead, she has nothing. No wolf. No connection to the Moon Goddess. No place in her pack.
On the night of her 18th birthday, everything shatters. Her family is disgraced, their titles stripped, and they are forced into exile. Seeking refuge in the Black Creek Pack, Katya tries to start over, to prove her worth even if it means hiding the one thing that could destroy her.
However, Katya finds keeping her secret harder than she thought when the Alpha shows a keen interest in her. She is forced to move into the packhouse. With nowhere to hide, she is forced to take extreme measures to keep him from discovering she has no wolf.
But then fate intervenes.
Ezra is her mate.
Katya never wanted a mate. Not when she has spent her entire life being told she is not enough. And Ezra cannot understand how the Moon Goddess would pair him with a wolf-less mate.
Now, Katya and Ezra must decide—fight fate or embrace it.
Because love may be the most powerful magic of all. 
For six years, Lorraine Reid has carried the title of the saint of high society. She has been married to Luca Frey, the celebrated star of the legal world, for three years, and yet, they've never been intimate.Luca's obsession with cleanliness borders on the extreme. Even after dating her for three years and being married to her for another three, he refuses any physical contact with her—no hugs, no kisses, and definitely no sex.She didn't believe it at first, but after trying and failing countless times, she thinks this is simply who Luca is. He's cold, untouchable, and far above it all. 
Charlotte Simmons was not just betrayed by her fiancé, who cheated on her with a mistress. Her family business was also taken from her, and she was tricked into sleeping with a stranger on her wedding night. She eventually gave birth to a stranger's child! Her fiancé used her adultery as an excuse to dump her in public, making her the laughing stock of the city. That night, Charlotte Simmons drank herself to oblivion and vowed to seek revenge. However, when she woke up, she found herself lying in Zachary Connor’s bed! She was even more surprised when Zachary asked her to marry him! "Marry me and I’ll make you shine." Who was Zachary Connor? He was known as the emperor of darkness and he also happened to be filthy rich! There were rumors that he was gay. Well, who cared? He was a douchebag anyway, so she decided to go along just so she could punish him for his behavior! They signed and made their marriage official. From then on, Charlotte Simmons got ready and started her plan to torment Zachary Connor. After tormenting him, she knocked on his door that night and said, "Mr. Connor, I want a divorce." However, the next day, Charlotte Simmons walked out of the room with a pale face. "How dare you try to leave when you’re already mine?" 
After dating Isaac Slater for two years, Cassidy Sherman finds out that he has been pretending to be poor and has been toying with her feelings.
Cassidy thought Isaac was a college student who didn't even have enough money to buy food. But it turns out he can easily buy another woman a 300-thousand-dollar bag without batting an eye.
She hears Isaac say, "She's from a single-parent household, so she yearns for fatherly love. I'm just playing along with her so that she feels happy being in a relationship. Of course I won't marry her."
When Cassidy's mom is diagnosed with stomach cancer, she tries borrowing money from Isaac. However, he continues to insist that he's broke and doesn't have money.
Cassidy gives up on him and marries the cool and abstinent Stefan Archer, the promising heir of the Archer family.
Later on, Isaac drinks so much that his stomach bleeds. He calls Cassidy, hoping to get back together with her.
"She's asleep," Stefan says frostily over the phone. "If there's anything, just tell me."
…
Cassidy assumes what she and Stefan share is merely a marriage of convenience, where they each get what they need from each other.
But she finds out later that Stefan has been secretly in love with her for many years. 
During her five years of marriage, Teresa Sutton has selflessly devoted herself without complaint.
She raises her child, is respectful of her in-laws, and gives her husband ample personal space.
Yet, her selfless dedication earns her a husband who keeps a lover on the side. He gifts her cars and houses. He arranges jobs for her. He kisses and hugs her. He even gives her piggyback rides.
Hoping to make her straying husband settle down, Teresa decides to try for a second child.
She thinks Cameron Langdon's willingness to have a second child with her means he acknowledges her identity as Mrs. Langdon. Instead, the reality is that her husband fears the risks of childbirth for his young lover, so he makes Teresa the breeding tool.
Despite losing her husband, Teresa thinks she at least has her daughter for company. However, her own flesh and blood she raised has also become someone else's snuggle buddy.
In the end, Teresa loses all feelings in an instant. She terminates her second pregnancy and is determined to get a divorce. She wants neither her husband nor her daughter.
While Teresa waits for the divorce formalities to be processed, her husband, who once never came home, now corners her in the living room.
"I thought we'd have a second child?" 

Hunted by a tormented dark past, she is rejected by her partner and hurt again. She was like a walking dead, living but never enjoying life. She was drowning in darkness and pain. Suffocated as usual, she saw the alpha of the next-door race come into her life and bring light into her life. Is he her savior? With so many things unclear, one thing she did know was that her life would be turned upside down when he called her "" mate. ""Rejected she-wolf gets another alpha mate? Is it a blessing or a curse?"Since marrying Tristan Flynn three years ago, Esther White had been a dutiful wife both in bed and in life. She bore the naïve thought that she could melt Tristan's heart with her tenderness. Later on, she realized that even melting glaciers was easier than moving Tristan. During the three-year marriage, Tristan believed that he could use two words to describe his wife Esther, dull and unimpressive. Nevertheless, she dared to humiliate him in public by throwing him the divorce papers on the anniversary of the Flynn Group. He stared at Esther, who looked composed and elegant in a red dress, and narrowed his eyes. Everyone thought that Tristan and Esther wouldn't have any contact after divorce, and even Esther was no exception. Later, Tristan was to present the best screenplay award to Esther at an award ceremony. After handing Esther the trophy, the graceful, icy Tristan suddenly begged submissively in front of the crowd, "Esther, it is my fault to fail to cherish you in the past. Can you give me a second chance to win your affections?" Esther looked at Tristan with a bright, aloof smile. "Sorry, Mr. Flynn. My career is the only thing I care about at the moment." Tristan pulled Esther's hand, his eyes filling with melancholy. "Esther, I can't live without you." Esther turned around coldly and thought, "Are you kidding? Why would I date a man instead of focusing on my career? Plus, you are my ex-husband." 
Tessa, a half-blood born of a human and a werewolf, is a bastard who will never gain acceptance. Her mother, her father’s human fated mate, never received the title of wife. Instead, she fell seriously ill and was imprisoned by Tessa’s father. Tessa has always been nothing more than a servant in the family, oppressed by her father, stepmother, and stepsister. But she endures it all to save her birth mother's life. That is, until Eva’s fiancé— the powerful Alpha Leo— is gravely injured and blinded in a conspiracy. Now, Tessa must obey Eva's orders and bear Leo’s child to secure an heir... What no one knows is that Tessa is a gifted healer. 

The family needed an alliance marriage. At that banquet in my previous life, my brother Griffin, the Alpha, raised an eyebrow and asked me, "Ava, who do you want to choose?"My gaze was resolute, fixed directly on my childhood companion, Michael.After the marriage, however, Michael became entangled with his first love. When his friends teased him, he scoffed, his face full of disdain: "Ava is just a simp. No matter what I do, she'll never leave."Those words pierced my heart like knives. Heartbroken and disillusioned, I turned to leave. On my way back, I encountered rogues seeking revenge. Both my unborn child and I perished in the attack.When I opened my eyes again, the familiar banquet scene lay before me... 
Four years ago, Linda Felix gave up on her 15-year-long love for William Wilson. She's plotted against by an impersonator and ultimately dies in a fire.Four years later, Linda makes a grand comeback. She's now the vice president of a media company and an internationally renowned up-and-coming director.She has connections in every industry, and she gets revenge on the bitch and scumbag who harmed her with help from her friends.When someone asks her about her past relationship, she sayd bluntly, "People are bound to be blind at some point in their lives. That's what I was like in the past."William, whom Linda once loved in the past, panics at this. Things only get worse when he sees multiple obstacles appear on his path to winning Linda back.One day, after a dinner banquet ends, some paparazzi catch William pinning Linda to the wall. His eyes are red as he asks, "Why is that everyone can be with you? Why not me?"She says, "Because I'm not blind anymore!" 
At the very beginning, he had said to her, "Wanwan, I shall fill your days with joy and happiness." Later on, he had said, "Ye Wanwan, why don't you go to hell?" As she stood upon the edge of a cliff and looked down into the abyss below, a serene expression settled on her face as she whispered helplessly, "It seems that after everything we've been through, we won't be growing old together after all, my dear Qing." At the moment of her death, however, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart. To whom would his love belong henceforth? 


Scarlett Quinn is switched at birth by her family's nemesis. However, when she's found and reunited with her family, she realizes they don't like her at all.
Her seventh older brother is a genius. He bullies her for the fake heiress' sake.
Her sixth older brother is a master painter. He makes the fake heiress look good while making Scarlett look bad.
Her fifth older brother is a top celebrity. He stands up for the fake heiress and slanders Scarlett when they're both embroiled in a scandal.
Her fourth older brother is a high-ranking military official. He saves the fake heiress while undermining Scarlett.
Her third older brother is renowned in the medical field. He takes her kidney to save the fake heiress.
Her second older brother is an accomplished scientific researcher. He blames the fake heiress' mistakes on Scarlett.
Her oldest brother is a financial magnate. When Scarlett finally has a mental breakdown, he has her admitted to an asylum.
Her parents turn a blind eye to her suffering. They leave her at the asylum, not bothering to challenge the claim that she's insane. Ultimately, she's electrocuted to death by a freak doctor.
When Scarlett is reborn, she swears to change her fate. She leaves her mark in various fields, including medical, research, and finance.
All the people who once hurt her fall to their knees before her and beg for forgiveness.
She says, "Never!" 
In a desperate attempt to pay off her mother's debt, Yanne John found herself forced into marriage with Steven, the young master of the Lucas Family. However, Steven had been bedridden and in a vegetative state for the past three years. Many believed Yanne to be a widow, her father manipulated her, and her sister took pleasure in her misfortune.Unexpectedly, one fateful night, the seemingly lifeless vegetable miraculously woke up and began misbehaving towards Yanne. He accused her of being a gold digger, willing to marry a man in such a state for financial gain. They struck a deal: if he completed a task, they would divorce, setting her free.But despite reclaiming his possessions, Steven couldn't let go. Yanne confronted him, questioning why he clung to their marriage when he clearly disliked her love for money. To her surprise, Steven tearfully confessed, "Yanne John, you mean everything to me. Without you, I am nothing."Unbeknownst to him, his love for her had taken root deep within his being, impossible to sever. And so, their relationship transformed from one of convenience to one of genuine affection.Soon, everyone discovered that Yanne, once married to a vegetable, had turned her life around. The cool and distant husband had become utterly devoted, obeying her every command as if it were an imperial decree. Not only did she have a loving husband by her side every night, but she also had a pair of adorable twins. To top it all off, she had become the wealthiest woman in the world—a true winner in life.During a media interview, Yanne was asked about her secret to taming her husband. With a mischievous smile, she replied, "The secret is... psychological warfare!" 



On their fifth anniversary, Gemma Hodge brings Theodore Barre home to meet her parents. But what he gives her is no ordinary gift.First, he ties her father to a chair and, right in front of the helpless man, rips Gemma's clothes off.Then, he leaves the door wide open, letting her frail, confused mother—lost to Alzheimer's—run straight into the storm.Rain lashes down as her mother stumbles into the street. The screech of a truck's brakes comes too late.Her father, still bound, watches helplessly as his wife's body crumples beneath the wheels. Then, powerless, he sees Gemma violated right before his eyes.Something inside him snaps. With a roar, he breaks free and leaps from the 23rd floor. His blood splashes into a sizzling oil pan at the food stall below. 



In her past life, Lorraine Neale spent her entire existence consumed by guilt over a scumbag named Ambrose Gale, who apparently died saving her.
She gives everything she has to take care of his cruel parents, only to discover that it is all a lie. Ambrose has merely faked his death for the sake of his first love, Roxanne Smith.
Yet for Ambrose, Lorraine causes her father to die at sea and ultimately works herself to death.
Fortunately, she is reborn.
She returns to the critical moment when her father asks her to choose a husband from the four talented young men.
This time, she casts an icy glance past the scumbag and points decisively at Justin Ford, the most aloof and detached man among them, saying, "I choose him!"
Unexpectedly, Ambrose seems to have been reborn as well. To break off the engagement and live happily ever after with Roxanne, he resorts to even more despicable methods than before—slandering, drawing blood, and driving people into corners.
What is even more shocking is that Roxanne also wants Lorraine dead.
At the moment Lorraine falls, she swears that in this life, she has to make the scumbag and his vile lover pay—a tooth for a tooth.