She was an outcast in her own home, the weakest of any supernatural being. She was neither a werewolf, witch, nor vampire, yet she lived amongst them. She was bullied by everyone, including her family, and finally banished into the human world as she was seen as a disgrace to supernatural beings.   Cruella had hoped her life would change for the better outside Greenville, but it only took a wild turn. Betrayed by her human friends and left to die in a burning building, she cursed the moon goddess and every other goddess for giving her such cruel fate.   To everyone, she had died in the fire, but instead, she rose from the ashes to put her enemies to the ground. Not only did she discover her true origin, she also discovered her powers. She was no ordinary being, but the strongest of them all. A Tribrid, prophesied to save Greenville, but now she knows only one word: vengeance! Vengeance on everyone who hurt her in the past, including the human she had fallen in love with. But to acquire this, there's a price—one she's not willing to pay. What could it be? Will she go through with it or remain a weak outcast forever? Will she accept being the savior of Greenville or burn it to the ground?

"Don't touch me, I'll walk on my own." He smirks as he walks closer to me and leans down, his lips close to my ear and I can feel his hot breath on my neck. "Now you don't want me to touch you? I clearly remember you screaming at the top of your voice that night as you begged me to go faster, harder—" I push him off immediately and I feel my cheeks burn, the feeling of embarrassment washing over me. "You're shameless!" I glare at him, my heart beating so fast, that I feared it might explode. * * * A woman who embodies holiday joy. A man who doesn't believe in love. This Christmas, fate unites them in unexpected harmony. Olivia returns to her hometown in California after applying for a position at Nexus Global Corporation (NGC). She looks forward to spending Christmas with her boyfriend and family but her world crumbles as her best friend sets her up, making her have a one night stand with a stranger. She also gets dumped by her cheating boyfriend who happens to have used her name in collecting a huge loan, putting her as a target for loan sharks. Devastated and swimming in debts, Olivia vows to get her revenge but on the verge of losing everything, the mysterious man from the one night stand shows up at her doorstep with a proposal she cannot refuse. He offers to pay up her debts and more, if she agrees to be his fiance for two months. Knowing she had nothing more to lose, Olivia signs the contract, however when she discovered that the man she had just gotten engaged to was none other than Xavier Delgado, CEO of NGC, Heir to the Delgado Foundation, and grandson of the formidable Madam Odell, it was too late to turn back as she was already miles away from home and in the presence of Madam Odell as Xavier introduces her to his family as his fiance. What was supposed to be a two months fake engagement contract, sparks a whirlwind romance between them, something that seems too good to be true. But with buried secrets and looming threats, Olivia finds herself facing an impossible choice. Will their love save or destroy them? * * * For the Love of Christmas Cheers. #BOOK ONE OF THE DELGADO FAMILY SERIES# ~~~ ©️Cathystar 2025 ~~~