Abby Lee Miller 2023

"Just let me hold you for a while, please," he said after setting me back down. This time, he laid me in the middle of the bed before sliding in next to me. "What if this was really me? Not a dream version of Lucy but the real thing?" I asked. He reached his hand across to me, pulling my hair behind my ear before pulling me closer to his body. "Well, in real life, you probably would have slapped me for doing this," he said, making us both laugh. Little did he know. After I witnessed my mom's murder, I fled my pack to search for a freedom I knew may never exist. I dreaded the day I would turn 18 as I never wanted a mate bond after the horror I had lived through. After years of being sold as a slave, I found myself belonging to a new pack once again. And then, I turned 18. I found not just one but two mates along with untapped power that I have no idea how to manage. ***TRIGGER WARNING - SA AND PHYSICAL ABUSE MENTIONED THROUGHOUT STORY***

Meeting his step-brother is not easy for Aliyah Denice Ventura. Her heart was full of anger, hatred and deception. And she will never accept the fact that he will be with her under the same roof. But fate is just too playful. How can a mistake be right if you both find yourself drowning in lust?

He looks at me like he already knows the truth I’ve spent a lifetime hiding. Ethan Vance—lawman, predator, believer in a system I learned to outthink before I could drink wine. His eyes don’t burn with hate. They study, measure, almost… understand. They call him incorruptible. Maybe he is. But I’ve seen incorruptible men fall, not to money or power, but to fascination. The kind that crawls under your skin and makes you wonder if the person chasing you might be the only one who truly sees you. He hunts me by the book. I survive by rewriting it. But somewhere between the pursuit and the silence, between his questions and my lies, the line blurred. And now, I can’t decide which is more dangerous, losing to him, or wanting him to catch me. --- He isn’t what I expected. Luca Vitale walks into every room like he owns it, and maybe he does. Calm. Calculated. Dangerous in ways that don’t show up on a rap sheet. He should be just another target, another name I take down and file away. But there’s something about the way he looks at me. Like he already knows I’m not as untouchable as I pretend to be. I tell myself it’s strategy, curiosity, control. It’s not. It’s a problem. Because every time I think I’m closing in, I realise he’s already two steps ahead—and for the first time in my career, I’m not sure if I’m hunting him, or if he’s letting me try.

Elara lived in fear as a forgotten omega. Her life shattered when Alpha Justin, her fated mate, formally rejected her and left her for dead in a lonely, boring world. But fortunately for Elara, betrayal only gave way for a rare, ancient power within her. Barely alive, Elara was found by Alpha Fenris Stone, the dark, powerful leader of the Shadowood Pack. Under his watchful eye, her wounds healed, and a threatening power tied to the Moon Goddess exploded. Elara is reborn, transforming into the prophesied Queen Luna.  Now, she must return to confront the Alpha who wronged her, reclaim her destiny, and embrace the fierce love of the warrior who saw her true strength.

Elkan hidup di rumah mewah mertuanya layaknya pembantu—direndahkan, dicibir, bahkan dilecehkan secara halus oleh para perempuan di dalamnya. Istrinya tak pernah sudi disentuh, adik iparnya gemar menggoda sambil menertawakan "kelakiannya", dan sang kakak ipar janda tak segan mengajak bermain di balik pintu kamar. Mereka mengira Elkan hanya pria miskin tak berharga—tubuh yang bisa dihina, hasrat yang bisa dipermainkan. Tapi mereka lupa… pria yang mereka hina diam-diam adalah pewaris mahkota konglomerat besar. Dan saat Elkan mulai mengambil alih segalanya, permainan berbalik. Kini, satu per satu wanita di rumah itu mulai merayunya bukan untuk mengejek… tapi karena benar-benar menginginkannya. Dan Elkan? Ia bisa memilih… siapa yang akan ia cicipi—dan siapa yang akan ia hancurkan perlahan.

Demi menyelamatkan perusahaan sang ayah, Marlina menjual dirinya pada seorang CEO tampan, perusahaan ternama. Kevin Andreas. Dia membantu perusahaan saingannya, dengan Marlina sebagai imbalan. Berpikir akan hidup bahagia dengan pernikahannya. Wanita itu malah mendapatkan perlakuan kasar dari suaminya. Marlina dianggap sampah tak berguna, karena tidak bisa memberi Kevin keturunan. Bisakah dia bertahan dengan pernikahan ini? Karena meluluhkan seorang CEO arogan, bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah.

Marlina tidak pernah menyangka, akan terlibat cinta satu malam dengan Bos tampan yang baru menjabat beberapa minggu di perusahaan tempatnya bekerja. Rey Aldebaran, Bos yang terkenal dingin dan acuh pada semua pegawainya. Namun setelah malam menggairahkan yang dia lewati dengan sang sekertaris. Sikapnya mulai mencair, dia lebih sering memperhatikan sekertaris cantiknya. Bahkan mencari cara agar berduaan dengan Marlina. Apakah hubungan mereka akan berubah setelah malam panas itu terjadi?

MY DEEPEST DARKEST SECRET! Can I, who had been broken from a traumatic past can still be accepted for who I am? Ako si George, tomboy kung kumilos pero babaeng babae deep inside. Isang malungkot, karimarimarim at di malilimutang karanasan ang nangyari sa akin na nagpabago ng pananaw ko sa buhay. Nirape ako noong edad 18 ng isang lalaking hindi ko kilala.. I am the wrong person, at the wrong place and at the wrong time! Subalit mapaglaro ang tadhana, namasukan ako bilang isang ordinarong empleado at lihim na umibig ako sa aking boss na siyang may-ari ng kumpanya. Kung saka-sakalit tugunin niya ang aking pag-ibig, ipagtatapat ko ba sa kanya ang aking nakaraan? Tatangapin kaya niya ako sa pagiging isang segunda manong babae? If two people were destined for each other, will fate bring us back together? O tatanda na lang akong dalaga?

Three months after my fiancé disappeared, I saw him at the airport, his arm around a girl. He laughed smugly, "Thanks to my buddies, coming up with that plan. Otherwise, how would I get to spend every day with you? Won't go back until you're pregnant. Let that old ball-and-chain keep searching." I didn't rush over to confront him; I just watched them in complete silence. Back home, I wrapped my arms around his brother's neck and whispered bitterly, "Harry is gone, but your family needs an heir."

In the seventh year of my relationship with Ruby Carrington, she picks me up from work in the heavy downpour one evening. When I open the door to the front passenger seat, I notice a puddle of water on the seat. A strand of short hair is there as well. Ruby grips the steering wheel without even looking at me. "I just dropped off an intern from the project department at his home. He didn't bring an umbrella with him, so he was drenched." As I sit on the damp seat, I feel my heart slowly going cold as well. "Ruby, you knew very well that I'm severely germaphobic." Ruby just chortles in response. Her tone is filled with impatience and exhaustion. "It's just a seat, isn't it? He's younger and funnier than you, not to mention he's also more handsome than you even when he's drenched in the rain. "I tried having a relationship with him. Being with him is definitely a lot more interesting than with you. But I'll still marry you, though. As long as you pretend not to know anything about my affair, we can keep this relationship going." Rain continues streaking down the window outside, and yet, I find the air inside the car even more suffocating than the rain itself.