BOUND TO THE WRONG CALLAHAN

BOUND TO THE WRONG CALLAHAN

odionf85 · Completed · 201.3k Words

735
Hot
785
Views
0
Added
Add to Shelf
Start Reading
Share:facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsappreddit

Introduction

Blurb

She's promised to his brother... but branded by his touch. And now the past refuses to stay buried.


SIENNA

I thought I buried that night.

The night I gave myself to a stranger. Reckless and wild. No names. No rules. No future.

Just heat. Desperation. A body that made me forget who I was supposed to be.

Now I wear his brother's ring. Planning a future with the man I'm supposed to love.

Then he walks into my engagement party and everything shatters.

Landon Callahan. The black sheep. The rebel. The man who touched me before I knew his name.

He acts like I never existed. Like that night was nothing.

But I remember every breath. Every broken rule. Every moment I came alive.

I should walk away. Should marry Noah and forget.

But Landon has always been the fire I was never meant to touch twice.


LANDON

She was never supposed to be his.

The night I had her, I didn't ask her name. Didn't want to know.

I just knew I'd never forget the way she looked at me. Like I was the only thing she ever wanted.

Then I walk into the engagement party I should have skipped. And see her standing beside my brother.

Now I'm back in the world I swore I'd left behind. And she's the one thing I can't outrun.

She wears his ring. Smiles like she hasn't been in my bed. Pretends I never made her come undone.

But I remember. And so does she.

One night should have been the end.

Instead it was only the beginning.

Because I don't let go of what's mine. Not even for my brother.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

If tonight was supposed to be the happiest night of her life, why did it feel like a funeral?

The diamond on Sienna Blake’s finger caught the light. Three carats. Flawless. Cold.

Just like everything else in her life was supposed to be.

She stared at her reflection in Noah Callahan’s bathroom mirror. The woman looking back at her should have been glowing. Designer gown tailored to perfection. Makeup done by the same artist who handled her mother’s charity galas. Hair styled into soft elegance that cost more than most people’s rent.

She was about to marry Noah Callahan.

The man both families had chosen.

So why did it feel like something inside her was already dead?

“Sienna?” Noah’s voice came through the door. Calm. Polished. “The photographer is here.”

“Coming.” The word left her lips, but her body did not move.

The engagement photos. Another performance. Another carefully staged moment in the life designed for her since birth.

She pressed her palms against the cool marble counter and inhaled slowly. Noah’s cologne lingered in the air, expensive and faintly distant. This was the life planned for her. The alliance disguised as romance. The deal everyone pretended was love.

Noah Callahan was perfect on paper. Old money meeting new money. The Callahan real estate empire merging with Blake Industries. A name that opened doors and silenced questions. He remembered dates. Sent flowers chosen by his assistant. Never raised his voice. Never surprised her.

Never made her feel anything.

The realization tightened her chest.

A memory rose without warning. Cool sand beneath her bare feet. Firelight flickering against skin. A voice rough with hunger, saying her name like it mattered.

She flinched.

Not now. Not tonight.

She splashed cold water on her wrists, careful not to disturb her makeup, then squared her shoulders and walked out.

Noah stood by the floor to ceiling windows overlooking Manhattan. His navy suit was flawless. His posture perfect. When he turned, his face lit up with the expression he had worn since they were children being groomed for this future.

“You’re gorgeous.” He kissed her cheek. Warm lips. No spark.

“Thank you.” Automatic. Polite.

The photographer, Margaret, moved around them, efficient and familiar. She posed them by the window, on the leather couch, near the fireplace. Each position felt rehearsed.

“Beautiful,” Margaret said, snapping photos. “Just like your parents’ engagement pictures, Sienna. I shot those too.”

Of course she had.

“Now tilt your head. Let the ring catch the light.”

Sienna obeyed. She leaned into Noah’s chest the way she had been taught to do at society events since the Midsummer Charity Gala when their engagement had been quietly decided.

The camera clicked.

A dangerous thought crossed her mind.

What would it feel like to laugh in a photo? Not smile because she was expected to. Just laugh because she was happy.

The thought scared her enough that she buried it.

An hour later, the photographer left with exactly what she came for. Proof that everything was perfect.

Noah poured himself a glass of wine. “We should get ready. The engagement party starts in two hours.”

Two hours until the night that sealed her fate.

I could still run.

The thought hit her hard and wild, like a gasp for air.

“I need to go home and change,” she said.

“Of course.” He kissed her forehead. “You’ll be radiant tonight.”

She nodded and stepped into the private elevator before she could think.

The Blake family car slid through Manhattan traffic. Sienna watched the city blur past. People walking freely. Laughing. Choosing their own lives.

Things she would never have.

Her mother was waiting when she arrived. Talking about seating charts and donors and Eleanor Callahan’s preferences. Sienna nodded at the right moments. Smiled when required. Said yes when expected.

Two hours later, she stood in front of her mirror wearing a green silk dress. Perfect. Elegant. Empty.

Her phone buzzed.

Noah: Can’t wait to see you tonight. You’re everything to me.

Everything.

Except herself.

The car pulled up to the Callahan estate just as night fell. White roses covered the front of the house. Chandeliers glowed through tall windows. Bentleys and Rolls Royces lined the driveway.

Her stomach twisted.

Something was wrong tonight. She felt it deep in her bones.

“Smile,” her mother whispered as they stepped out. “Everyone is watching.”

They always were.

Inside, the ballroom was a sea of white and gold. Music floated through the air. Champagne flowed. Every conversation sounded the same.

Noah found her quickly. Took her hand. Lifted it to his lips. The cameras loved them.

“My bride,” he said softly.

The word wrapped around her chest like chains.

Dinner passed in a blur. Speeches about legacy and unity. Toasts to their future. Applause filled the room while something inside her cracked a little more.

She felt like a beautiful object being handed over.

“You’re quiet tonight,” Noah said when they had a moment alone.

“I’m fine. Just overwhelmed.”

Before he could respond, Eleanor Callahan approached, glowing.

“I have wonderful news,” she said.

Noah stiffened. “What is it, Mother?”

“Your brother is here.”

The word brother landed like a blow.

“Landon?” Noah’s face drained of color. “Tonight?”

“He arrived earlier. Your father convinced him to come.”

Landon.

The name sent a sharp pulse through her chest. A sudden flash of heat. Whiskey. Firelight. Hands that knew her too well.

Her breath caught.

Noah stood abruptly. “I should find him.”

“There’s no need,” Eleanor said, smiling through tears. “He’s coming now.”

The ballroom doors opened.

A man stepped inside, and the room shifted.

He was taller than Noah, broader, darker. His hair was too long for a Callahan gathering. Tattoos climbed up his wrists beneath his sleeves. A silver earring caught the light when he turned his head.

He wore his tuxedo like armor he hated.

Danger clung to him. Not polished. Not controlled. Alive in a way that made her pulse race.

Whispers spread. Heads turned. The black sheep had returned.

He moved toward them.

Noah stood. “Landon.”

“Noah.”

They embraced briefly. Awkward. Forced.

“I didn’t think you’d come,” Noah said.

“Neither did I.”

The voice hit her like lightning.

Her knees nearly gave out.

Noah turned to her. “There’s someone I want you to meet.”

Her heart slammed violently against her ribs.

He took her hand, guiding her forward.

She knew.

She knew before their eyes met. Before he turned. Before the truth crashed into her.

“Landon, this is my fiancée,” Noah said. “Sienna Blake.”

Landon faced her.

Dark eyes. Whiskey brown. The eyes from that night. The ones she had never been able to forget.

The stranger who had touched her like she mattered. Who had disappeared before dawn. Who had ruined her for every man since.

He was not a stranger.

He was Noah’s brother.

Recognition flashed across his face. Shock. Control snapping into place. His expression went blank, but his eyes burned.

Neither of them spoke.

The silence was heavy. Dangerous.

“Sienna?” Noah squeezed her arm. “Are you alright?”

She could not breathe.

Landon extended his hand. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Polite. Calm. A lie.

She stared at his hand. At the fingers that once traced her skin like he was

memorizing her.

If he says my name, I will break.

“Sienna,” Noah said gently. “Sweetheart?”

Her world was collapsing.

Because in one look, she knew the truth she had buried was about to destroy them all.

Last Chapters

You Might Like 😍

On Christmas Eve, I aborted the CEO's child

On Christmas Eve, I aborted the CEO's child

8.3k Views · Completed · Olivia
This was the most miserable Christmas I had ever experienced.
On Christmas Eve night, my husband brought his mistress home and demanded that I, his pregnant wife, leave with nothing.
On this day, I lost my husband and also lost the child in my womb...
I Loved You in Silence, You Betrayed Me in French

I Loved You in Silence, You Betrayed Me in French

33.1k Views · Completed · Joy Brown
I swear, I hate my husband.

At my birthday party, my husband whispered to his mistress in French that he missed her. His voice was low, but I heard it all—the black lingerie, the bit about how pregnancy makes you more sensitive. His French clients around us were laughing. He turned and put his arm around me, claiming he was just helping his clients come up with sweet nothings.

He doesn't know I understand every single word. Just like he doesn't know that inside my body, I'm carrying his other surprise. And his mistress—she's pregnant too. Two wombs, one secret.

Confrontation would be too cheap. Tears are worthless. I quietly started cataloging the hidden networks my father left behind, activating the Swiss accounts.

In seven days, Zoey Smith will cease to exist. And what will my husband's reaction be?
He Never Loved Me, Until I Left

He Never Loved Me, Until I Left

33.9k Views · Completed · Joy Brown
In order to rush to comfort his assistant whose apartment was leaking, Richard signed his name hastily without even glancing at the documents on the table.
I put away the divorce agreement with a wry smile.
When he and my son completely disappeared, he finally panicked.
Three months later .
He knelt down on the streets of Chicago in despair, begging me to remarry him.
My six-year-old son looked coldly at his biological father and said, "Get lost, you bad uncle! You don't deserve to be my dad!"
When I Disappeared, He Regretted It

When I Disappeared, He Regretted It

233.7k Views · Completed · Coralie Sullivan
I thought I was the happiest woman in the world... until I clicked on that video.

The moment the screen lit up, my entire world came crashing down.

The woman on the bed was Calista - that girl who grew up with us since we were kids. And that hand caressing her skin was wearing the wedding ring I had personally put on Matteo's finger.

"I've missed you so much..."
"You drive me crazy, baby..."

Those sweet words I knew so well completely destroyed me.

Everyone said we were the perfect couple, but who knew this marriage was built on nothing but lies?

Since he's so good at acting, I guess it's time I gave him a show of my own. I'm going to make sure everyone sees what this "perfect husband" really is...
He Thought I'd Never Leave

He Thought I'd Never Leave

42.4k Views · Completed · Juniper Marlow
Thirteen years. That's how long I loved Reid Holloway.
When he said he was being bullied, I believed him. When he kissed me on that rooftop, I thought he felt the same. When he asked me to transfer schools with him, I said yes without hesitation.
Then I heard him bragging to his friends: "She'd save her first time for me. Hell, she'd still be thinking of me on her wedding night."
The bullying was staged. The kiss meant nothing. He just wanted me gone—so his new girl could feel more comfortable.
He thought I'd beg. He thought I'd cry. He thought I'd never actually leave.
I left the country.
And ran straight into his stepbrother.
I Died While They Threw Her a Party

I Died While They Threw Her a Party

26.9k Views · Completed · Piper Hayes
My parents raised me for twenty-four years. Then they found out I wasn't their biological daughter.

Their real daughter came home. She'd only been back two years. That's all it took to erase twenty-four.

When kidnappers grabbed us, I used my body as a shield. They beat me until something inside me ruptured. I was dying from internal bleeding, but no one could tell.

My parents wouldn't even look at me. "This is your fault! None of this would've happened if it weren't for you!"

"Get downstairs and apologize to your sister. If you can't, pack your things and get out."

They threw her a party at a downtown hotel while I died alone in my room.

I thought they'd be relieved. Maybe even glad. I thought they'd just move on like I never existed.

But when they finally learned the truth, they fell apart.
Bury Me in His Regret

Bury Me in His Regret

20.7k Views · Completed · Joy Brown
My husband, Zachary, chose to save his sister-in-law right in front of the kidnappers.

The kidnapper pressed the gun to my temple and asked, "Choose your wife or your sister-in-law?"

Zachary didn't hesitate. "Let Valerie go," he said.

He actually chose to save his sister-in-law! In that moment, even the baby in my belly seemed to stop kicking.

Later, they locked me in the basement. Drugs to delay labor were pumped into my veins over and over. Zachary wanted to save the "firstborn son" status for his sister-in-law's child.

When warm blood finally soaked through my skirt, I dialed the number I knew by heart with shaking hands.

"Zachary," I whispered into the phone, "our child... can't wait any longer."
The Kidney That Killed Me

The Kidney That Killed Me

74.1k Views · Completed · Agatha Christie
When my parents forced me to donate my organs to my sister, I didn't refuse or run away. I just quietly signed the surgical consent forms, willingly giving my kidney to Vivienne, their beloved daughter.

A few months ago, my sister was hospitalized with kidney failure. The doctor said she needed a transplant. My family's first thought was me—the backup daughter they'd kept around all these years.

When my husband Allen took my hand with tears in his eyes and said, "Only you can save her," I agreed without hesitation.

When the doctor explained the surgical risks and potential complications, I smiled and nodded my understanding.

My parents said I'd finally learned what sisterly love meant.

Even Allen, who'd always been cold to me, held my hand gently and said, "The surgery's safe. You're so healthy, nothing will go wrong. When you recover, I'll take you to Hawaii."

But they don't know that no matter how the surgery goes, I won't be around to celebrate.

Because I just got my own test results—I have terminal brain cancer. I'm going to die anyway.
After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms

1.3m Views · Ongoing · Louisa
[Dear readers, if you loved this book, be sure to read my new recommended read: Cheating Husband, Vengeful Me.]
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."
The Human Among  Wolves

The Human Among Wolves

633.2k Views · Ongoing · ZWrites
"You actually thought I cared about you?" His smirk was sharp, almost cruel.
My stomach twisted, but he wasn’t finished.
"You're just a pathetic little human," Zayn said, his words deliberate, each one hitting like a slap. "Spreading your legs for the first guy who bothers to notice you."
Heat rushed to my face, burning with humiliation. My chest ached — not from his words alone, but from the sick realization that I had trusted him. That I had let myself believe he was different.
I was so, so stupid.
——————————————————
When eigteen-year-old Aurora Wells moves to a sleepy town with her parents, the last thing she expects is to be enrolled in a secret academy for werewolves.
Moonbound Academy is no ordinary school. It's here young Lycans, Betas and Alphas train in shifting, elemental magic, and ancient pack laws. But Aurora? She's just...human. a mistake. The new receptionist forgot to check her species - and now she's surrounded by predators who sense she doesn't belong.
Determined to stay under the radar, Aurora plans to survive the year unnoticed. But when she catches the attention of Zayn, a brooding and infuriatingly powerful Lycan prince, her life gets a lot more complicated. Zayn already has a mate. He already has enemies. And he definitely doesn't want anything to do with a clueless human.
But secrets run deeper than bloodlines at Moonbound. as Aurora unravels the truth about the academy - and herself - she begins to question everything she thought she knew.
Including the reason she was brought here at all.
Enemies will rise. Loyalties will shift. And the girl with no place in their world...might be the key to saving it.
Accardi

Accardi

855.7k Views · Completed · Allison Franklin
“I thought we discussed this earlier, Weakness? I warned you. His death is on your hands.”
“I thought you said you were done chasing me?” Gen mocked.
“I am done chasing you.”
Before she could formulate a witty remark, Matteo threw her down. She landed hard on her back atop his dining room table. She tried to sit up when she noticed what he was doing. His hands were working on his belt. It came free of his pants with a violent yank. She collapsed back on her elbows, her mouth gaping open at the display. His face was a mask of sheer determination, his eyes were a dark gold swimming with heat and desire. His hands wrapped around her thighs and pulled her to the edge of the table. He glided his fingers up her thighs and hooked several around the inside of her panties. His knuckles brushed her dripping sex.
“You’re soaking wet, Genevieve. Tell me, was it me that made you this way or him?” his voice told her to be careful with her answer. His knuckles slid down through her folds and she threw her head back as she moaned. “Weakness?”
“You…” she breathed.


Genevieve loses a bet she can’t afford to pay. In a compromise, she agrees to convince any man her opponent chooses to go home with her that night. What she doesn’t realize when her sister’s friend points out the brooding man sitting alone at the bar, is that man won’t be okay with just one night with her. No, Matteo Accardi, Don of one of the largest gangs in New York City doesn’t do one night stands. Not with her anyway.
A pack of their own

A pack of their own

1.8m Views · Completed · dragonsbain22
Being the middle Child ignored and neglected, rejected by family and injured, She receives her wolf early and realizes she is a new type of hybrid but doesn't know how to control her power, she leaves her pack with her best friend and grandmother to go to her grandfather's clan to learn what she is and how to handle her power and then with her fated mate, her best friend and her fated mate little brother and grandmother start their own pack.