Althea Szewczyk-przygocki

Hidden behind corporate walls and polished smiles lies a marriage no one knows about. Althea Rivera, a brilliant marketing head, is secretly married to Damian Navarro, the cold yet powerful CEO of Navarro Group. Their love began in secrecy and continued that way because Damian insisted no one must know. But Damian’s public life tells a different story. To the world, he’s in love with Celine Vargas, his charming secretary. When the company holds a corporate retreat at a luxury resort owned by Damian’s estranged twin brother, Darius Navarro, fate plays its cruelest trick. One night, after a few drinks and too many heartaches, Althea mistakes Darius for her husband. Passion ignites, truth blurs and her world shatters. As secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and love becomes tangled in lies, Althea must face a haunting question: Who truly owns her heart the man she vowed to love, or the man she accidentally gave her soul to?

The story revolves around a ruthless mafioso who finds a woman buried on the ground as a sacrificial bride to the woman's townfolk's cult. He finds himself drawn to her and claims her from the grave just before she died and was instead wedded to him. Althea's fate was sealed when she became the mafioso's corpse bride. She was like a lifeless flower in a sea of blood and wrath. Men have been fawning over her ever since she remembered, and it was revealed that she was an actual human cursed by her own mother after the man who impregnated her left her to rot. She was like a human succubus, drawing men to her until they became crazy enough to kill her. And every time Althea is killed, a new Althea comes to life as though, the curse goes on and on. It is revealed later on that throughout the world, there have been more than thousands of Altheas enough to dominate the world in secret. At the end of the story, the mafioso due to the curse would kill his wife, only to be killed as well by another Althea who had been watching on the sidelines all this time. She goes back to visit her mother who had been brought to the mental asylum only to laugh hysterical at the term, 'monster'.

Althea Virelle Montemayor—a billionaire CEO known for her cold elegance and ruthless decisions. She built her empire with her own hands, kaya wala siyang kinatatakutan… except one thing: Her own loneliness. After divorcing her cheating husband na si Darius Kade Villanueva, akala niya tapos na ang lahat. But Darius refuses to let her go. Kahit may kabit siya, he keeps coming back—possessive, obsessive, as if si Althea pa rin ang pag-aari niya. Pagod na sa katahimikan ng penthouse at sa sarili niyang tinatagong pangangailangan, Althea makes a decision she never imagined she would— She pays a man. Enters Caelum Riven Arce, a college student na tahimik, matalino, at halatang may tinatagong lalim. Desperado siya sa pera, kaya tinanggap niya ang alok ni Althea: a no-strings-attached arrangement. No feelings. No attachments. Just needs. Pero habang tumatagal, nagiging komplikado ang lahat. Because Caelum isn’t just a student. Siya pala ang nawawalang apo ni Valerian Arceo—ang pinakamalaking business rival ni Althea. At nang lumabas ang katotohanan… Love becomes a battlefield. Between power and desire. Between revenge and forgiveness. Between a woman who owns everything—and a man who was destined to take it all away.

Delphi's simple life is disturbed by her stalker, who keeps calling her Althea. She had no idea who Althea Ferreira was. She is a single mother, and raising her child is her only mission. Zeno is an heir of the Scotto mafia clan. A man who only loves one woman, but she died in his arms. He saw how Althea, his wife, died by taking the bullet that was supposed for him in the ambush. Discernment. Discretion. Disposition. Zeno's world is full of decisiveness. Delphi's life is full of hopefulness. As their lives collide, secrets of the past will be identified.

Area Dewasa | Harap Bijak Membaca "Inilah kisah tentang pernikahan tanpa cinta, rahasia yang menghancurkan, dan hasrat yang tak terhindarkan." Althea tak pernah membayangkan hidupnya akan berubah dalam semalam—dinikahkan dengan Rigel Lester, pria dingin dan nyaris sempurna yang bahkan tak pernah dekat sebelumnya. Pernikahan mereka hanyalah bagian dari perjanjian keluarga, tanpa cinta, tanpa harapan. Bagi Rigel, ini hanya tanggung jawab. Bagi Althea, ini adalah penjara berlapis emas. Setahun berlalu dalam diam dan kehampaan. Namun di balik tatapan tajam dan sikap angkuh Rigel, tersembunyi rahasia kelam yang perlahan terkuak. Ketegangan di antara mereka berubah menjadi sentuhan, pertengkaran menjadi gairah, dan ketidakpedulian menjelma menjadi hasrat yang membara. Namun, cinta yang mulai tumbuh di antara reruntuhan perjanjian itu tak pernah sederhana. Masa lalu Rigel yang penuh bayangan, Althea yang dihantui trauma kehilangan, serta orang-orang yang ingin menghancurkan mereka, membuat pernikahan ini menjadi medan perang antara logika dan perasaan. Di tengah badai kebohongan, pengkhianatan, dan godaan dari masa lalu, Althea harus memilih—bertahan dalam cinta yang menyakitkan, atau pergi demi menyelamatkan dirinya sendiri. Karena kadang, cinta sejati tak datang dari kisah yang indah—melainkan dari luka yang paling dalam.

Althea Madison survived death once. A year ago, a heart transplant saved her life and gave her a second chance. Determined to move forward, she tries to rebuild a normal future. Until a car accident leaves her stranded deep in a forbidden forest. That is where she meets him. Xavier Sandalio, the ruthless Alpha of the Redmoon pack. A man feared by enemies and respected by his wolves. A man who despises humans due to the loss of his mate. From the moment Xavier sees Althea, something about her unsettles him. His wolf reacts to her in ways he cannot explain. Her presence awakens instincts he has spent years trying to bury. So he does everything he can to push her away. But fate has other plans. Trapped inside a territory filled with werewolves, surrounded by enemies and secrets, Althea soon realises that her arrival has disturbed something far deeper than she understands. Because the closer she gets to Xavier… the more his control begins to break. And the truth hidden inside her chest may be more dangerous than either of them is ready to face.

Isang gabi ang nagbago sa buhay ni Amara Villanueva. Matapos ang isang party, nauwi siya sa one-night stand sa isang lalaking hindi niya man lang nakilala. Kinaumagahan, umalis siya habang natutulog pa ang lalaki—at makalipas ang ilang buwan, nalaman niyang buntis siya. Pinili niyang itago ang kanyang anak at palakihin ito nang mag-isa. Tanging ang kanyang magulang at identical twin na si Althea ang nakakaalam ng kanyang lihim. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang biglang mawala si Althea bago ang engagement nito sa billionaire na si Ethan Reyes. Para iligtas ang reputasyon ng kanilang pamilya, napilitan si Amara na magpanggap bilang kanyang twin at pakasalan ang lalaki. Habang unti-unting nahuhulog ang puso niya kay Ethan, biglang bumalik si Althea upang tapusin ang kanyang pagpapanggap. Ngunit hindi pa rin nasasabi ni Amara ang katotohanang matagal na niyang tinatago. Dahil ang lalaking pinakasalan niya… ay siya  ama ng kanyang anak.

"You can't just keep doing this!" Althea screamed covering her body with the hem of the loose blanket, "You don't own me! You are evil! A psycho! A kidnapper and a beast!!!". A sly smirk appeared on Xavier's lips, he looked down at her as she folded herself by the corner of the bed which is between the bed and the wall. Shamelessly moving his moist fingers into his mouth, he muttered. " I accept the fact that I am wrong for kidnapping you" He removed his fingers from his mouth "But you see this" he pointed down to his groin, "This has better work for your throat that involves pain". Althea Roberto was a very attractive young woman who nobody could resist right from the moment she was born, she had met various men who wanted nothing but her body including her boyfriend and that was why she left him. One day on coming from a job interview she is kidnapped by some men who seemed to know her family matters so well and then she is taken to their master as a sex pet. Surprisingly for Althea, the so-called master was revealed to be her ex-boyfriend. A story of love, drama, passion and betrayal.

Si Althea ay isang simpleng dalaga na hindi inaasahan ang magiging kapalaran niya—napunta sa isang kontrata na magiging fiancée ng isang milyonaryong si Dominic. Sa una, iniisip niya na ito ay basta trabaho lang, isang paraan para matulungan ang pamilya at makaligtas sa mga utang. Ngunit habang lumalalim ang kanilang pakikisalamuha, napapansin ni Althea ang kakaibang init at tensyon sa pagitan nila. Si Dominic, malamig at kontrolado sa harap ng iba, ay nagiging iba kapag magkasama sila—malapit, mapang-akit, at minsan ay halos aminin ang nararamdaman niya. Sa bawat araw, lalong nagiging mahirap para kay Althea na pigilan ang damdamin niya para sa lalaking iyon. Ang kontrata ay tila ba unti-unting nagiging mahigpit na gapos, ngunit sa likod nito ay nagkakaroon ng pagkakataon ang dalawang puso na magtagpo. Ngunit paano kung ang pagmamahal ay nakatali sa kasinungalingan ng kontrata? Paano haharapin ni Althea ang mga tukso, selos, at emosyon na hindi niya inaasahan? At si Dominic, handa na bang aminin ang lahat ng nararamdaman niya, o mas pipiliin niyang panatilihin ang kontrol at itago ang puso niya sa mundo? The Billionaire’s Unwanted Fiancée ay isang kwento ng slow-burn romance, mga lihim ng puso, at unang halik na puno ng kilig at tensyon—isang gabay sa paglalakbay ng dalawang pusong tila ba hindi dapat magsama, ngunit hindi kayang iwasan ang isa’t isa.

"Althea." I still. I shiver. He says my name like it's sacred, like it's an oath he's swearing. He tilts his head to the side, eyes roaming over my face. "Tell me," he murmurs, "what do you want me to call you?" My eyes slowly meet his, confused by his question. "What do you want to call me?" "I want to call you mine.” *** Althea Gray is a bullied omega who has fought for survival at every turn of her entire life. When she discovers her boyfriend of three years has been cheating on her, heartbreak is the least of her problems. She's been chosen for the deadly Mate Games, a brutal competition where females from all parts of the kingdom, fight for the chance to win the favor and heart of the ruthless Alpha prince. Prince Asher Valebrook is as cold as his ice-blue stare, and he has no interest in love. Althea knows better than to want him, but a reckless one-night stand might seal her fate. Though she and Asher claim to hate each other, the line between love and hate is dangerously thin. With betrayals lurking in every shadow and survival far from guaranteed, Althea must play the game wisely. But in a palace built on blood and lies, winning Asher's heart might be the deadliest challenge of all.