Once Rejected Twice desired
When Noah Carter confessed his feelings to the most popular boy in school, he was publicly humiliated.
“You’re not my type.”
Those four words destroyed him.
Six years later, Noah has rebuilt himself from the ashes. He is successful, breathtakingly handsome, and completely detached.
Then comes the invitation to the engagement party of the very man who broke his heart: Adrian Hayes.
Noah attends, expecting closure. Instead, he walks into chaos.
The moment Adrian sees the new Noah, regret hits him like a freight train. The boy he threw away is now a masterpiece everyone wants. Adrian wants a second chance.
Unfortunately for him, Noah is no longer the boy who begs.
A ruthless billionaire is openly courting him.
A famous actor won’t stop flirting with him.
And Noah holds a dangerous secret capable of bankrupting the Hayes empire overnight.
As old wounds reopen, Adrian must fight the world to win back the man he discarded.
But some rejections come with a deadly price.
The first time, Noah was the one left broken.
The second time, Adrian will be the one on his knees.
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Chapter: The DefianceThe silence in the narrow hallway was completely suffocating. The only sound was the heavy, wet drip of Julian’s blood hitting the wood panels from his torn sleeve. Silas Vance stood perfectly still, his eyes glued to the red transfer bar on my phone screen. The bar was stuck at ninety-nine percent, pulsing like a live bomb under the dim light."You are bluffing, Noah," Silas whispered. His deep voice was smooth, but his jaw was so tight a tiny muscle twitched under his sharp cheekbone. "You wouldn't destroy my empire. If the Vance name falls, your parents' patent becomes worthless public data. They will never get their life's work back.""Try me," I purred.I lifted my thumb just one millimeter off the glass screen. Instantly, a loud, high-pitched emergency beep buzzed from the phone speaker. A digital clock appeared, counting down from ten seconds.9... 8... 7..."Silas!" Julian roared, his face turning completely pale as he stepped closer. He pressed the cold metal barrel of his pi
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Chapter: The Standoff at the Safe HouseSilas did not look at the gun in Julian’s hand. He just kept his dark, heavy eyes locked right onto my face, his cruel smile widening. The air in the hallway felt completely frozen, and nobody was breathing.Julian’s hand was shaking from pure, unhinged rage. He did not care that Silas was his own uncle. He did not care about the Vance family blood. He took a sharp step forward, his massive body stepping directly between me and the older man. He lifted his black pistol, pressing the cold metal barrel straight against Silas’s forehead."I don't care about your papers, Silas," Julian growled, his deep voice shaking the walls of the narrow hallway. Sweat rolled down his pale face, and his chest heaved violently against his bloody shirt. "I shed blood for him tonight. He is staying with me. If you try to take him out of this house, I will put a bullet through your brain right now."Silas did not even blink. He did not look scared at all. He slowly reached up with one long finger and pushe
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Chapter: The True MastermindThe heavy iron door felt freezing cold against my palm. The rhythmic tapping from the outside stopped, but the deep voice still echoed in the quiet hallway.“Open the door, Noah. Your toys can't save you from the real owner.”My breath caught hard in my throat. My heart gave one violent, painful thud against my bare ribs. That voice did not belong to Elijah Hayes. It belonged to a man far more dangerous. It belonged to the shadow who had truly broken my body and mind during my six missing years before vanishing into the dark."Noah? Who the hell is outside?" Julian growled softly.His massive frame stepped right in front of me, his broad shoulders completely blocking my view of the wood. The deep cut on his forearm was still leaking fast, smearing dark red crimson across his white shirt, but his alpha aura turned completely unhinged. He reached into his waistband and pulled out a heavy black pistol, pointing it straight at the door lock."I don't care who thinks they own your past, be
최신 업데이트: 2026-06-28
Chapter: The Uninvited GuestLeo didn't wait for Julian to answer him. He threw the medical kit onto the side table and stepped straight into the small gap between us. His broad chest pushed hard against Julian’s bleeding shoulder, forcing the billionaire to take a half-step back. Leo reached down and grabbed my right hand, his warm fingers locking tightly with mine."Get your bloody hands off him, Vance," Leo spat, his blue eyes flashing with a dangerous, dark devotion as he looked at my matted shirt. "You are tracking your red stains all over his silk. You look like you're about to faint anyway. Let me take him to my car.""He stays behind my chest, Sterling," Julian growled back, his jaw clenching so hard that a thick vein popped out near his temple. He did not let go of my waist. His grip turned bruisingly tight against my hip bone, forcing my lower back to press flat against his stomach. "I took a knife to the flesh for him tonight. He belongs to my house."I let out a soft, dry laugh, enjoying the heavy phy
최신 업데이트: 2026-06-27
Chapter: The Bitter TruthAdrian did not care that he looked like a total madman. He took three fast, stumbling steps forward until he was right in my personal space, his chest heaving violently under his torn white shirt. The smell of raw panic and expensive whiskey rolled off his skin, hitting my face."Noah," Adrian choked out, his voice completely broken.He lunged forward and grabbed me by both shoulders. His large fingers dug hard into my suit jacket, shaking me, his face just inches from mine. His eyes were wide, completely bloodshot, and full of a terrifying, wild regret."I watched you get into that car with them," Adrian wept, a heavy tear spilling down his flushed cheek. "My brother tried to destroy you, Julian bled for you, and Leo took you away. But I am the one who loved you first, Noah! I am the one who has been dying inside for six long years!"I stood perfectly still. I did not lift my hands to push him away. I did not look angry, and I did not look sad. I just looked at his trembling fingers
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Chapter: The Silver TrophyMy heart hammered a slow, painful rhythm against my ribs as I stared down at the black plastic latch. The inside of the sports car felt tight and suffocatingly hot. Behind me, Julian’s heavy, wet breathing was the only sound cutting through the loud, angry roar of Leo's engine as we flew down the open highway. Slowly, my fingers trembling just a tiny bit, I pulled the latch back. The small glove compartment door dropped open with a soft click.I reached my hand inside, my skin brushing past the cold wires and paper manuals until my knuckles hit something soft. I pulled it out.It was a tiny, velvet black jewelry box. It felt light in my palm, looking completely out of place inside the messy dashboard. I popped the box open under the dim, orange light of the radio screen.My breath caught hard in my throat.Sitting inside the white silk lining was a single, silver high school cufflink. It was dented, deeply scratched, and covered in old scuffs. It was the exact cufflink I had lost six
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