차가운 국사와 무책임한 아내

차가운 국사와 무책임한 아내

Aurora Voss

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Introduction

수소의 마음속으로 수만 마리의 초식동물이 휘몰아쳤다. 이게 무슨 전개지? 그냥 넘어진 것만으로도 이세계 전이라니, 복권이라도 사볼까? 이세계에서의 일상이라... 그저 그럭저럭 버티는 수준이랄까. 쓰레기 같은 아버지는 정이 없고, 계모는 잔인하고, 천하의 쓰레기 이복동생은 못된 짓만 골라 하니... 수소는 원래 주인공을 1초 정도 불쌍히 여겼다. 사실 이런 건 다 부차적인 문제였다. 가장 중요한 건, 그녀가 이 남자를 건드린 적이 없는 것 같은데 말이지. 그것도 그렇고, 이렇게 떼어내도 떼어지지 않는 남자는 대체 누구란 말인가? 약속했던 차갑고 냉정한 남자는 어디 갔지? 혹시 자신이 이세계로 넘어온 방식이 뭔가 잘못된 건 아닐까?
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Chapter 1

S시 중심부에 우뚝 선 48층 빌딩은 유난히 웅장한 위용을 자랑했다. 건물 외벽은 두꺼운 방탄유리로 마감되어 있어, 햇빛이 비칠 때마다 높은 층에서 화려한 빛을 반사하며 강렬한 시각적 충격을 선사했다.

빌딩 최상층은 마치 사람의 기척이 전혀 없는 듯 조용했고, 한눈에 보기에 유리문 하나만이 고요히 서 있을 뿐이었다. 사무실 안에는 정장을 차려입은 중년 남성이 전전긍긍하며 서 있었다.

넓고 밝은 사무실은 무섭도록 압박감이 감돌았다. 가끔 책장을 넘기는 소리만 들릴 뿐, 원래는 차갑지 않은 디자인의 공간이 지금은 소름 끼치는 냉기를 내뿜고 있었다.

사무실 벽은 따뜻한 색조로, 베이지색 벽지에 원형 무늬가 새겨져 있어 단순하면서도 우아하고 기품 있는 분위기를 자아냈다. 양쪽 벽면에는 두 줄의 높은 책장이 마주보고 있었고, 그 위에는 세계 경제, 실천 이론, 철학, 금융 관리 등 각종 서적들이 질서정연하게 분류되어 있었다.

"똑똑똑..." 오른쪽 책장 구석에 자리한 복잡한 무늬가 새겨진 유럽식 좌종이 갑자기 소리를 내며 시간의 흐름을 알렸고, 사람들은 저절로 그쪽을 바라보게 되었다.

"탁!" 짙은 남색 서류철이 갑자기 정장을 입은 중년 남성에게 세게 던져졌다. 순식간에 하얀 종이들이 안에서 날아와 바닥에 흩어졌다.

고급스러운 짙은 갈색 책상 앞, 검은 가죽 의자에는 검은 정장 차림의 젊은 여성이 앉아 있었다. 그녀는 사람 키만큼 높은 의자에 게으르게 기대어 앉아, 눈빛만으로도 날카로운 기세를 내뿜었다. 얼굴이 극도로 난처해진 중년 남성을 바라보며 입꼬리를 살짝 올리자, 매혹적인 검은 눈동자에는 차가운 냉기만이 가득했다.

"이게 재무부의 정예라는 사람들입니까? 그냥 쓰레기네요. 회사에 이렇게 큰 적자를 어떻게 그렇게 잘도 꾸며낼 수 있는지... 장 부장님, 저 수소를 어리다고 무시하시는 건가요, 아니면 제가 눈이 멀었다고 저주하시는 건가요? 음?" 마지막 음절을 살짝 올려 말했지만, 목소리는 가벼웠으나 위험한 기운을 풍겼다.

장 부장이라 불리는 중년 남성은 수소의 눈길을 교묘하게 피하며, 눈 깊은 곳에는 알 수 없는 당황과 증오가 스쳐 지나갔다. 그는 침착하게 입을 열었다. "사장님 말씀을 이해할 수가 없네요. 재무 보고서에 모든 것이 명확히 적혀 있습니다. 믿지 못하시겠다면 직접 장부를 확인해보셔도 좋습니다. 만약 정말 문제가 발견된다면, 저는 자진해서 사표를 내겠습니다."

수소는 낮게 웃으며 일어서서 조롱하는 듯한 표정으로 남자를 바라보며 말했다. "장 부장님이 그렇게 확신하시니 안심이네요. 다만 이런 상황이 두 번 다시 보고 싶지는 않아요. 장 부장님, 알아들으셨죠?" 그녀가 누군가에게 두 번이나 자신의 권위에 도전할 기회를 줄 만큼 바보일까? 아직 교훈을 얻지 못한 사람이 있는 모양이다. 이번에는... 이렇게 그녀의 머리 위에서 행세하려 든다면, 가차없이 대응할 수밖에 없을 것이다.

중년 남성은 수소를 정면으로 바라보며, 눈에 띄게 득의양양한 표정을 감추지 못했다. 결국 그저 어린 계집애에 불과하지.

"알겠습니다, 사장님." 말을 꺼내는 순간 조롱의 감정이 숨길 수 없이 드러났다.

수소는 눈을 내리깔았고, 긴 속눈썹이 눈 속에서 요동치는 냉기를 가렸다. 작은 체구로 다시 의자에 기대며 담담하게 말했다. "그렇다면, 장 부장님은 당신의 쓰레기와 함께 나가주세요." 그녀는 정말로 '악역'이 되는 것을 개의치 않았다.

이 말에 중년 남성의 얼굴이 순간 일그러졌다. 화가 났지만 감히 말할 수 없어, 주먹을 꽉 쥐었다 폈다가 결국 바닥에 흩어진 종이들을 하나씩 주워 담아 초라하게 떠났다. 돌아서는 순간, 분노로 일그러진 얼굴이 투명한 유리문에 비쳤다.

수소는 책상에 앉아 고위 임원들의 최근 몇 년간의 재무 보고서를 검토했다. 아래로 내려갈수록 사무실의 온도는 점점 떨어지는 듯했고, 마침내 '탁' 하는 소리와 함께 가늘고 긴 열 손가락이 키보드를 세게 내리쳤다. 그녀가 회사를 맡은 그 해부터 매년 적자가 있었다. 원래는 그가 오랜 직원이고 할아버지의 부하였기에 회사에 해를 끼치는 일을 하지 않을 거라 생각했지만, 결국 그녀가 방심했던 것이다.

수소는 일어나 천천히 큰 통유리창 앞으로 걸어가 팔짱을 끼고 창밖 풍경을 내려다보며, 마치 누군가에게 말하는 듯, 또 한숨을 쉬는 듯 중얼거렸다. "보아하니 누군가는 편안한 노후를 보내고 싶지 않은 모양이군요..." 그녀는 본래 이렇게 하고 싶지 않았지만, 그들이 계속 이런 식으로 나간다면 그것은 수소의 방식이 아니었다.

"똑똑똑..." 갑자기 규칙적인 노크 소리가 들려와 수소의 생각을 중단시켰다. 정신을 차린 수소는 쓴웃음을 지으며 괴로움과 무력감이 섞인 표정을 짓다가, 순식간에 다시 그 강인하고 만능인 듯한 수소로 돌아와 "들어오세요!"라고 말했다.

"사장님, 선씨 그룹의 총경리께서 갑자기 방문하셨습니다. 지금 회의실에서 기다리고 계세요." 들어온 여성은 수소의 비서로, 서른이 채 안 된 나이에 하얗고 부드러운 얼굴에 매혹적인 분위기를 풍기고 있었다. 온몸에서는 성숙한 여성의 매력이 넘쳐났고, 수소에 비해 강인함과 날카로움은 조금 부족했다.

수소는 눈썹을 치켜올렸다. 회의실? 그녀가 알기로는 수 가문과 선씨 그룹 사이에 비즈니스 거래는 없었다.

"알겠어요. 그리고 내일 일정은 모두 취소해주세요." 아침에 갑자기 할아버지로부터 온 전화가 생각나 수소는 두통을 느끼며 아픈 미간을 문지르며 비서에게 내일 일정을 취소하라고 지시했다.

수소가 수 가문을 맡았을 때는 겨우 스물두 살이었다. 그 당시 수 가문은 지금처럼 강력하지 않았다. 불과 5년 만에 수소의 손에서 수 가문은 급속도로 발전하여 비즈니스 세계에서 선두를 차지하고 국내 전체 시장 경제를 거의 독점하게 되었다. 수소는 어릴 때부터 고등 교육을 받았고, 부모님이 일찍 돌아가셔서 할아버지 밑에서 자랐다. 7년 전, 할아버지 혼자서 위태로운 수 가문을 지탱하는 모습을 보다 못해 자신이 좋아하는 일을 포기하고 해외로 유학을 떠났다. 짧은 2년 동안 그녀는 스스로를 강하게 만들어, 전체 수 가문을 지탱할 수 있을 만큼 충분히 강해졌고, 지금은 그것을 이루어냈다.

회의실 문이 열리고, 선언이 본 것은 바로 이런 여성이었다. 그녀는 검은색 정장 차림으로, 작은 재킷이 그녀의 몸매를 매우 날씬하게 보이게 했다. 허벅지 위쪽은 A라인 스커트에 꼭 맞게 감싸여 있어 아름다운 몸매가 분명히 드러났다. 길고 하얀 다리가 공기 중에 노출되어 있었고, 발에는 검은색 스트랩 하이힐을 신고 있어 수소가 걸을 때마다 맑은 충돌음을 냈다.

선언은 자신이 많은 여성들을 봐왔다고 생각했지만, 수소처럼 정교하고 거의 완벽한 여성은 정말 두 번 다시 찾을 수 없을 것이라고 느꼈다. 누가 업무용 정장을 마치 이브닝드레스처럼 입을 수 있을까? 그는 생각했다. 오직 수소 같은 뛰어난 여성만이 가능할 것이다. 이런 여성은 친구로 삼기에는 좋을지 몰라도, 아내로는... 생각만 해도 선언은 고개를 저었다. 강한 여성은 자신이 감당할 수 없을 것 같았다.

"수 사장님은 여전히 매력적이시군요." 선언의 농담 속에는 장난기가 가득했고, 수소에 대한 큰 관심을 보이는 듯했다.

선언의 맞은편에 편하게 앉은 수소는 그저 선언을 한 번 쳐다볼 뿐, 그의 농담에는 전혀 반응하지 않았다. "선 소저께서 오늘 이런 쓸데없는 말을 하러 오신 건가요? 죄송하지만, 저는 선 소저와 여기서 시간을 낭비할 만큼 한가하지 않습니다." 말을 마치고 자리에서 일어나려 했다.

"수 사장님은 계속 선 가문을 손에 넣고 싶어 하셨죠? 지금 선 가문은 마치 흩어진 모래알 같은데..." 여기까지 말한 선언은 더 이상 말을 잇지 않았지만, 그 속뜻은 명백했다.

이 말을 듣고 수소는 선언을 한 번 제대로 바라보았지만, 갑자기 비웃으며 말했다. "저 수소는 일을 할 때 원칙이 있습니다. 비록 선 가문을 꼭 얻고 싶지만, 절대로 뒤에서 칼을 꽂는 일은 하지 않아요. 당신과 협력한다..." 여기서 수소는 말을 멈추고, 경멸과 조롱이 섞인 미소를 지으며 입꼬리를 살짝 올렸다. 마치 선언의 무지를 비웃는 듯했다. 이어서 말했다. "저 수소는 비즈니스 세계에서 오랫동안 활동해 왔고, 제가 할 수 없는 일은 없었어요. 제가 오늘 이 자리에 앉을 수 있는데, 당신과 협력할 필요가 있을까요? 그러니 선 소저는 돌아가시죠. 당신네 선 가문의 그 작은 문제들은 저는 알고 싶지도 않아요. 선 가문에 누가 빠지든 저와는 상관없습니다! 제가 신경 쓰는 것은 오직 수 가문의 명성뿐입니다." 말을 마치자마자 주저 없이 돌아서서 떠났다. 수소가 떠나는 뒷모습을 바라보며, 선언은 눈을 감았다. 그는 정말 불만이었다...

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I thought I was waiting for love. Instead, I got fucked by a beast.

My world was supposed to bloom at the Moonshade Bay Full Moon Festival—champagne buzzing in my veins, a hotel room booked for Jason and me to finally cross that line after two years. I’d slipped into lacy lingerie, left the door unlocked, and lay on the bed, heart pounding with nervous excitement.

But the man who climbed into my bed wasn’t Jason.

In the pitch-black room, drowned in a heady, spicy scent that made my head spin, I felt hands—urgent, scorching—searing my skin. His thick, pulsing cock pressed against my dripping cunt, and before I could gasp, he thrust hard, tearing through my innocence with ruthless force. Pain burned, my walls clenching as I clawed at his iron shoulders, stifling sobs. Wet, slick sounds echoed with every brutal stroke, his body unrelenting until he shuddered, spilling hot and deep inside me.

"That was amazing, Jason," I managed to say.

"Who the fuck is Jason?"

My blood turned to ice. Light slashed across his face—Brad Rayne, Alpha of Moonshade Pack, a werewolf, not my boyfriend. Horror choked me as I realized what I’d done.

I ran away for my life!

But weeks later, I woke up pregnant with his heir!

They say my heterochromatic eyes mark me as a rare true mate. But I’m no wolf. I’m just Elle, a nobody from the human district, now trapped in Brad's world.

Brad’s cold gaze pins me: “You carry my blood. You’re mine.”

There is no other choice for me but to chose this cage. My body also betrays me, craving the beast who ruined me.

WARNING: Mature Readers Only
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Invisible To Her Bully

Invisible To Her Bully

Ongoing · sunsationaldee
Unlike her twin brother, Jackson, Jessa struggled with her weight and very few friends. Jackson was an athlete and the epitome of popularity, while Jessa felt invisible. Noah was the quintessential “It” guy at school—charismatic, well-liked, and undeniably handsome. To make matters worse, he was Jackson’s best friend and Jessa’s biggest bully. During their senior year, Jessa decides it was time for her to gain some self-confidence, find her true beauty and not be the invisible twin. As Jessa transformed, she begins to catch the eye of everyone around her, especially Noah. Noah, initially blinded by his perception of Jessa as merely Jackson’s sister, started to see her in a new light. How did she become the captivating woman invading his thoughts? When did she become the object of his fantasies? Join Jessa on her journey from being the class joke to a confident, desirable young woman, surprising even Noah as she reveals the incredible person she has always been inside.
Goddess Of The Underworld.

Goddess Of The Underworld.

Completed · sheridan.hartin
Left at a pack border with a name and a stubborn heartbeat, Envy grows into the sharpest kind of survivor, an orphaned warrior who knows how to hold a line and keep moving. Love isn’t in the plan…until four alpha wolves with playboy reputations and inconveniently soft hands decide the girl who won’t bow is the only queen they’ll ever take. Their mate. The one they have waited for. Xavier, Haiden, Levi, and Noah are gorgeous, lethal, and anything but perfect and Envy isn’t either. She’s changing. First into hell hound, Layah at her heels and fire in her veins. Then into what the realm has been waiting for, a Goddess of the Underworld, dragging her mates down to hell with her. Then finally into lycan princess, stronger, faster, the moon finally answering back, giving her exactly what she needs to protect her family.

When the veil between the Divine, the Living, and the Dead begins to crack, Envy is thrust beneath with a job she can’t drop: keep the worlds from bleeding together, shepherd the lost, and make ordinary into armor, breakfasts, bedtime, battle plans. Peace lasts exactly one lullaby. This is the story of a border pup who became a goddess by choosing her family; of four imperfect alphas learning how to stay; of cake, iron, and daylight negotiations. Steamy, fierce, and full of heart, Goddess of the Underworld is a reverse harem, found-family paranormal romance where love writes the rules and keeps three realms from falling apart.
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Crossing Lines

Crossing Lines

Ongoing · medusastonebooks
MM | Coach/Player | BDSM | Forbidden Romance | Power Imbalance | Age Gap | Sports Romance
Noah
I was here to prove myself—
One last shot at football, at freedom, at a future no one ever thought I’d deserve.
And then I met him.
Coach Aiden Mercer.
Cold. Demanding. Built like a legend and twice as ruthless.
From the first command, I wanted to fight him.
From the first Sir, I wanted to kneel.
But this wasn’t just about the game anymore.
He looked at me like he saw through every mask I wore…
And spoke to me in a voice I knew far too well.
The same one that called me baby boy in the darkest corners of the internet.
Now I didn’t know if I wanted to win…
Or just be his.
Aiden
Noah Blake was supposed to be a challenge.
A cocky, reckless quarterback with raw talent and no discipline.
But one message had changed everything.
One night on ObeyNet, a stranger with attitude and submission tangled in his words.
And when I saw Noah in person—his fire, his fear, that ache to be seen—
I knew it was him.
He didn’t know who I was. Not yet.
But I was already testing him. Pushing him.
Breaking him down until he begged for what he swore he didn’t need.
This was not supposed to get personal, but every second he disobeyed made me want to claim him harder.
And if he crossed the line…
I’d make damn sure he never forgot who he belonged to.
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From Substitute To Queen

From Substitute To Queen

Completed · Hannah Moore
For three years, Sable loved Alpha Darrell with everything she had, spending her salary to support their household while being called an orphan and gold-digger. But just as Darrell was about to mark her as his Luna, his ex-girlfriend returned, texting: "I'm not wearing underwear. My plane lands soon—pick me up and fuck me immediately."

Heartbroken, Sable discovered Darrell having sex with his ex in their bed, while secretly transferring hundreds of thousands to support that woman.

Even worse was overhearing Darrell laugh to his friends: "She's useful—obedient, doesn't cause trouble, handles housework, and I can fuck her whenever I need relief. She's basically a live-in maid with benefits." He made crude thrusting gestures, sending his friends into laughter.

In despair, Sable left, reclaimed her true identity, and married her childhood neighbor—Lycan King Caelan, nine years her senior and her fated mate. Now Darrell desperately tries to win her back. How will her revenge unfold?

From substitute to queen—her revenge has just begun!
The Delta's Daughter

The Delta's Daughter

Completed · JwgStout
In a realm set in the future, where the human race has fallen and shifters now rule, comes the epic adventure and tale of The Delta’s Daughter.

Born on the same night as the Kings son, Prince Kellen; Lamia Langley, daughter to the Royal Delta of The New Moon pack (royal pack) bares the mark of a royal and is a seemingly ordinary wolf, until she shifts at the age of 14 and by 15 becomes one of the strongest wolfs in the kingdom.

All Lamia ever wanted was to serve her prince, become a warrior, find her mate at 18 and live happily ever after.

Growing up together and sharing a rare and special goddess given bond, everyone is sure Lamia and Prince Kellen will be fated mates. Being given the opportunity to go to the Alpha academy, Kellen and Lamia fall in love and they hope they are fated like everyone thinks.

But the fates have already mapped out her future.
What happens when a wolf from the Kings past has his eye on Lamia?

Follow this epic tale of Love, tragedy and betrayal as Lamia starts to discover her family heritage. Will her family’s forgotten heritage and secrets become more than she can handle?

Will her Prince become her mate or will she be fated to another?
Will Lamia rise to become the wolf the goddess’ fated her to be?

For a mature audience
Crowned by Fate

Crowned by Fate

Completed · Tina S
“You think I’d share my mate? Just stand by and watch while you fuck another woman and have her kids?”
“She’d just be a Breeder, you would be the Luna. Once she’s pregnant, I wouldn’t touch her again.” my mate Leon’s jaw tightened.
I laughed, a bitter, broken sound.
“You’re unbelievable. I’d rather accept your rejection than live like that.”


As a girl without a wolf, I left my mate and my pack behind.
Among humans, I survived by becoming a master of the temporary: drifting job to job… until I became the best bartender in a dusty Texas town.
That’s where Alpha Adrian found me.
No one could resist the charming Adrian, and I joined his mysterious pack hidden deep in the desert.
The Alpha King Tournament, held once every four years, had begun. Over fifty packs from across North America were competing.
The werewolf world was on the verge of a revolution. That’s when I saw Leon again...
Torn between two Alphas, I had no idea that what awaited us wasn’t just a competition—but a series of brutal, unforgiving trials.
Author Note:New book out now! The River Knows Her Name
Mystery, secrets, suspense—your next page-turner is here.
After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

Ongoing · Louisa
From first crush to wedding vows, George Capulet and I had been inseparable. But in our seventh year of marriage, he began an affair with his secretary.

On my birthday, he took her on vacation. On our anniversary, he brought her to our home and made love to her in our bed...

Heartbroken, I tricked him into signing divorce papers.

George remained unconcerned, convinced I would never leave him.

His deceptions continued until the day the divorce was finalized. I threw the papers in his face: "George Capulet, from this moment on, get out of my life!"

Only then did panic flood his eyes as he begged me to stay.

When his calls bombarded my phone later that night, it wasn't me who answered, but my new boyfriend Julian.

"Don't you know," Julian chuckled into the receiver, "that a proper ex-boyfriend should be as quiet as the dead?"

George seethed through gritted teeth: "Put her on the phone!"

"I'm afraid that's impossible."

Julian dropped a gentle kiss on my sleeping form nestled against him. "She's exhausted. She just fell asleep."
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