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Chaque veille de Noël, l'héritier de la famille mafieuse Marco, Adrian Marco, devait suivre la tradition familiale : Tirer au sort pour décider s'il avait le droit de m'épouser. Car moi, Irene Cast, je ne suis pas née dans la mafia. S'il n'a pas tiré le papier portant mon nom, il ne pourrait pas me prendre pour femme. Pendant quatre ans, Adrian a tiré au sort quatre fois. Et pas une seule fois il n'a tiré mon nom. J'ai toujours cru qu'il se disputait avec sa famille à cause de moi, qu'il était prêt à risquer de perdre sa position de Parrain, juste pour me choisir. Chaque fois qu'il échouait, il me serrait si fort et murmurait : « Ce n'est rien. Il y aura toujours l'année prochaine. » Et je l'aimais tellement que cela faisait mal. Assez mal pour que je sois prête à attendre, année après année. Cette année, je me suis dit : S'il ne pouvait toujours pas tirer mon nom au sort... Je changerais secrètement le résultat. Je me suis faufilée à la porte du bureau d'Adrian, et j'ai entendu son frère demander : « Parrain, chaque année, tu tires le nom d'Irene. Pourquoi fais-tu semblant de ne pas l'avoir tiré ? Est-ce parce que tu n'arrives toujours pas à oublier Sera ? » Mais il a simplement répondu d'une voix neutre : « Sera a besoin de moi pour quelque chose d'urgent. Fais comme d'habitude : remplace le nom d'Irene par un papier vierge. » Il est sorti sans se retourner. Au lieu d'échanger, son frère a jeté le papier vierge à la poubelle, a laissé celui avec mon nom sur la table, et s'est dépêché de suivre Adrian. Je suis entrée, ai ramassé le papier vierge dans la poubelle, et ai remplacé celui portant mon nom. Regardant mon nom tomber dans les ordures. Adrian, je ne voulais plus attendre pour t'épouser. Je respectais ton choix.

Mon mari Alpha, Ryder, avait toujours détesté entendre un chiot pleurer. Mais récemment, il a commencé à s'occuper du chiot nouveau-né de ma sœur adoptive, restant à ses côtés dans la nurserie chaque nuit jusqu'à l'aube. Chaque fois que Ryder quittait notre chambre pour aller dans celle du bébé, une douleur lancinante et inexplicable me transperçait la poitrine. Cette agonie durait toute la nuit, jusqu'à son retour à l'aube. J'avais finalement atteint mon point de rupture. Lors du festival de la pleine lune, j'avais annoncé devant toute la meute que je rejetais notre lien d'âme sœur. Le lien mental de la meute s'était saturé de murmures, indiquant que la bataille avait endommagé mon esprit. Une lueur dorée s'était allumée dans les yeux de Ryder tandis qu'il me fixait avec incrédulité. « Parce que j'étais trop occupé pour prendre de tes nouvelles quand tu étais blessée, tu rejettes notre lien à cause d'un chiot de six mois ? » Je n'avais pas croisé son regard. Mon œil s'était plutôt attardé sur la légère trace de rouge à lèvres estompée à l'intérieur de son col. Ma voix tremblait, mais elle ne vacillait pas. « Puisque tu aimes tant son chiot, une fois notre lien rompu, tu pourras ouvertement être le père. »

Zeke Norman (NATHAN OWENS) and Drew Ryker (ANTHONY GREENFIELD) meet at a night club one night stand get to talking. Talking soon leads to the most amazing one-night stand any of them has ever experienced, leaving them wanting more even after they had parted ways. What they both don’t know is that they are working for rival crime families, which are currently at war with each other and this is not the last time they will see each other. Zeke later discovers a secret about Drew which leads him in to making the decision to become a double agent, working for the family while helping Drew fulfill his purpose, What follows is a whirlwind of emotions and secrets that need to stay that way if both of them want to stay alive. Secrets, romance, death great combination for a forbidden love story.

Elle is in danger... of living a perfectly normal life, sheltered from the fact that monsters actually exist. But when she is forced to marry the sexy, powerful CEO- Corvin CrimsonNight-; she must confront the forces that have been conspiring against her since before she was born. Since socially awkward Corvin seems more beast than man, will Elle be forced to face alone the horrible secrets that threaten to consume her mind and soul? Or Will they find love born of loyalty and trust in each other before the darkness overwhelms them? There is violence, fear, and sexual acts in this book. You have been warned. ;-)

She's the world's treasure, both cursed and graced with a voice that enchants anyone that hears it. Nicknamed as a siren, it's almost ironic how she is truly a mermaid. Ines is a mermaid with one wish; To return home to the Sea. But having been cursed into a contract with the CEO of her company, she is stuck on land with human legs, forced to create music for the world to hear. But that's all about to change with one fateful meeting. Alaric Clemente is an actor gracing the world with his talents; The embodiment of perfection blessed with good looks, money, fame, and influence, he has it all, but when he meets Ines Agua, a woman always racked in all kinds of rumours, he learns that she's nothing like what the rumours made her out to be, if anything, she's the complete opposite. With the spark of intrigue lighting their meeting, both Alaric and Ines learn that more than just their feelings are at stake in this game of love. With people striving to tear her down, curses chaining her to a land she hates, and a man making her want to risk everything, both the questions and answers are blurred beyond recognition.

Have you ever slept and woken up as another person?? After being beaten up by her husband, Lala Daisy fell into a coma, a trance where she thought she was gone forever but when she woke up she found herself living as the wife of a very rich and well-known billionaire Her life is about to take a different turn, it is about to be as unexpected as she thought it wasn't going to be. Find out on this new journey Lala has taken and how much she must endure for the new children she has been entrusted to and the new life she thought was her own

Qi Abadi: Kebangkitan Wu Xuan Wu Xuan lahir dengan tubuh yang cacat—meridian rusak, tak bisa menyerap Qi, dan dicap sebagai beban Sekte Langit Timur. Dalam dunia kultivasi di mana kekuatan adalah segalanya, ia ditertawakan, diremehkan, dan didorong keluar dari jalan menuju keabadian. Namun takdir berubah saat ia menemukan jimat hitam kuno di Lembah Kabut Mati—artefak warisan Dewa Naga dan Pemurni Dosa. Dalam sekejap, tubuh lemahnya mulai berubah. Qi ungu kehitaman mulai mengalir, dan warisan para dewa yang telah lama terlupakan terbangun dalam dirinya. Dengan langkah pelan namun pasti, Wu Xuan melangkah di jalur tiga warisan: darah naga sejati, seni pemurnian iblis, dan jalan alkemis abadi. Di tengah persaingan antar sekte, kompetisi alkemis, dan kebangkitan Gerbang Dosa, Wu Xuan bukan hanya bertarung demi kejayaan pribadi. Ia membawa nyala kecil yang mampu membakar langit—mengguncang takdir para dewa, iblis, dan kultivator agung.

(Completed short novel)Imperfection is a story of two souls joined together through an arranged marriage. A marriage that was supposed to yield both forgiveness and strength. A marriage that hold a lot of strings to their past. One that helped them find their roots. It's a story of two couples, —two wounded souls who healed just right together.

She got married to her husband to fulfill his dying grandmother's wish. Even though she thought the marriage would be without a hassle, she was mistaken. Her husband's infidelity was always splashed right on gossip magazine covers. When she couldn't take it anymore, she requested for a divorce and Mr. Husband granted her wish. But, now, he's back, begging her to come back to him because he needed to stay married for his business to be successful. Could it be one of his tricks or is he really sincere about needing her?

Scholarship student Zara Corven came to Blackthorn University for a fresh start, desperate to escape a scandal that nearly destroyed her life. But Blackthorn is ruled by the untouchable elite, and Zara is an outsider until Damon Thorne, the school’s golden boy, suddenly claims her as his own. He drags her into a fake relationship, promising to protect her secrets in exchange for her playing the perfect girlfriend. ​The arrangement comes with one condition: stay away from Kai Ryder. ​Kai is Zara’s academic rival, the boy who seemed determined to make her life hell. Yet, between heated arguments and late night conversations, Zara sees the broken boy behind the arrogance. The night he cries in front of her is the night she realizes she’s falling for him. But the arrival of Elias, her long lost best friend who confesses his love, complicates everything. After a blurred night at a party, Elias is forced to watch Zara stand beside Damon the brother he has always hated. ​Jealousy turns love dark. Soon, the video Zara tried to bury is leaked to the entire university by the person she trusted most. Her reputation is ruined, but instead of ending the fake ruse with Damon, Zara stays—this time, to make Kai jealous. ​Just as Zara finally chooses the boy she truly loves, her life shatters. A sudden illness wipes her memory, leaving her with only one "fact": She is Damon Thorne’s girlfriend. She forgets the betrayal, the secrets, and the boy she gave her heart to. When the truth finally resurfaces, who will she choose?