Bai Fang Wen

Sophie dachte immer, Greyhaven wäre der Ort, aus dem sie eines Tages verschwinden würde. Doch dann taucht Adrian Blackwood auf. Dunkle Anzüge. Ruhige Worte. Ein Mann, der den Raum verändert, ohne seine Stimme zu heben. Während in Greyhaven immer mehr Häuser verkauft werden und niemand offen ausspricht, was wirklich passiert, gerät Sophie immer tiefer in ein Spiel aus Macht, Geheimnissen und Kontrolle. Und Adrian scheint längst mehr über sie zu wissen, als er sollte. Je näher Sophie ihm kommt, desto stärker wird das Gefühl, dass hinter seinem Blick mehr steckt als bloße Aufmerksamkeit. Etwas Gefährliches. Etwas, dem sie sich nicht entziehen kann. Denn Adrian Blackwood bringt nicht nur Gefahr in ihr Leben – sondern Geheimnisse aus einer Vergangenheit, von der Sophie nichts ahnt. Denn manche Menschen betreten dein Leben nicht zufällig. Und manche Blicke lassen dich nie wieder los. „Du stellst die falschen Fragen.“

ATTENTION: THIS STORY CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT. READ WITH CAUTION! Ravenna was betrayed by her mate, Ronan, the Alpha heir of the Bloodmoon Pack. She was left to die, but instead she survived and now returns to the Bloodmoon Academy with a new face, new identity, a sharpened will and she lives for vengeance. As she weaved through the Academy, with her charm and beauty she caught the attention of three men that holds a part of a past and future. A powerful prince. A charming traitor. A merciless sorcerer. Now, she must decide what is worth saving and what's to be destroyed as the thin line between duty and desire begins to blur out.

Being a Vampires pet is a fate no Human wants to endure… I was 6 years old when my parents were killed and I was taken to the pet store. A 6 year old cannot make choices for herself, so why am I punished for something my parents did? This question haunts me. Instead of playing outside with other kids, I was groomed and trained to obey my Master… I was to be the perfect pet. A maid, a sexual partner, a nurse, a blood bag… Anything my Master wanted, that was what I was expected to give. Obedience… That is what the Ringmaster prided herself on with her selection. She didn't get so lucky with me. Madame Vienna and I clashed hardcore. I learned quickly not to speak out of turn, but it didn't stop me from throwing a snarky remark here and there when I felt that I was healed enough to handle another punishment. This may be the only reason I lasted so long without being sold. But my time had come. I was on display for the world to see. Tattered and torn, but it didn't seem to matter to the man with the rose gold eyes who made the Vampires tremble without even saying a single word… What kind of creature was he to cause this type of reaction in an apex predator? I clenched my eyes shut as he brought me to the counter to check out. "Come, Ambrosia." The man purred after a moment. Shaking, I followed him, trying to take in any and every small detail of the outside world… "You can do this. Pretend it's just a bad dream… You know how to survive." I whispered to myself, as I followed my new Master to what was sure to be my death.

From a stall in the office restroom, I overhear someone badmouthing me. Henry Fielder, the intern I've been mentoring for three months, grumbles, "The guy's got zero people skills. He's a total fossil, like a robot stuck in one mode." I'm about to push the door open and jump in when someone laughs and piles on. "The paperwork is incomplete. The receipts aren't compliant. I can't reimburse it without a manager's signature. We could recite his canned empathy lines in our sleep!" Once they're gone, I quietly head back to my office. Later, Henry drops a thick stack of expense reports onto my desk. "Quit waving the rulebook and rejecting everyone's reimbursements." I skim the fake receipts, and for once, I don't call him out. Instead, I give a thin smile and say, "I have a headache. I can't make out the words."

Cooley Raymond’s life falls apart after his father’s business collapses and his sudden death exposes hidden tax fraud. Forced by his greedy relatives to serve his father’s prison sentence to protect his younger brother, Cooley endures two brutal years behind bars, surviving through silence. Upon his release, he is immediately targeted by gang members collecting his uncle’s gambling debt, with Cooley offered as payment. Just as he is about to be taken, a mysterious and powerful stranger intervenes, saving his life only to reveal he knows Cooley, making it clear that this rescue is no coincidence and that a far more dangerous chapter has just begun.

As I sat in the police station with Yvonne Harper, my boyfriend’s childhood sweetheart, waiting for bail arrangements to be made, the decision loomed. One of us could go home tonight. My mate, Alpha Jackson, chose to take her. "Nicole, just wait for me one more night. I’ll come back for you tomorrow," he said. He was worried about her fragile health, but he didn’t care about my fear of the dark. Later, I called him. My voice was steady, though my heart ached. "Jackson," I began, "for the past few years, I’ve been waiting for you." "But I won’t wait forever."

Setelah mengalami kecelakaan hebat, Clover entah bagaimana berpindah ke tubuh seorang pria bernama Aston. Namun, siapa sangka jika Aston adalah suami dari wanita yang sangat Clover cintai di masa lalu. Wanita yang berhasil membuat Clover hancur dan menyesal. Mendapatkan kesempatan kedua, haruskah Clover bermain peran sebagai Aston, ataukah dia tetap menjadi Clover? "Sebagai mafia paling kaya dan terkenal di negara ini, tentu saja aku akan mengambil opsi kedua! Aku memiliki harga diri yang tinggi, Sialan! Kenapa aku harus berpura-pura menjadi suami bodoh dan lemah seperti Aston?!"

As the male lead, Henry Johnston, forces himself on me, a row of comments suddenly appears before my eyes. "Henry is about to misunderstand and think Aria drugged him! The angst is about to begin!" "I'm thrilled just thinking about Henry regretting dearly after Aria dies!" "Keep up the act, Henry. After she dies, you'll be hugging her corpse and crying every day." That is when I realize that I am the tragic female lead in a story where I am destined to be tormented until I die. The readers treat my death as a highlight to push the plot forward. They are counting down to my death. As I look at Henry, who is panting on top of me, anger courses through me. I grab a table lamp and smash it into him, killing him on the spot. Who says that the one who dies in a toxic romance story must always be the female lead?

Tiga tahun lamanya Aura mematikan harga dirinya demi bisa menjadi istri yang sempurna bagi Gavin Theodore. Namun, pengabdiannya justru dibalas dengan penghinaan. Gavin menganggapnya sebagai sampah, wanita tanpa latar belakang yang hanya menumpang hidup. Tapi siapa sangka, Gavin sudah melakukan kesalahan besar karena menyia-nyiakan wanita sesempurna Aura Seraphine.

Jocelyn is set to marry the alpha king based on her father's murderous background, but he doesn't seem at all interested in a stubborn nonsubmissive yet weak-seeming mate, who can't even take on he alpha transformation without landing in the hospital. Now, with vampires coming into town, the two aren't able to come up with the solution to the problem in an agreeable way. If that wasn't enough her best friend is facing a legal issue. Pressure is coming from all ends, and now she is struggling to get pregnant, which is the one thing that will solidify her position for good.