Betrayal In The Bayou

Bethany Carter CEO of Carter Group is powerful, beautiful, confident, dedicated, and a competent leader who was indestructive until her brother Nathanial Carter went into the world of drugs and different scandals that destroyed their family's reputation and pushed the family corporate empire to bankruptcy. For her to get back on her feet and be the best in the business after the scandals she has to partner up with someone in the shadows but of great caliber, then she meets Levi Gomez, he is everything she needs for her company, a man of few words but when he he did choose to utter words it carried power As they worked together love, betrayal, and hard choices got in the way. Love In The Shadows is a story of love, navigating love and betrayal, revenge, power, family bonds, and secrets.

Broken vows don’t necessarily mean a broken marriage… Electa Leventis meant every word of the vows she shared with her husband Adrastos at the altar. Pity he didn’t return her sincerity… Expecting happy-ever-after, instead, Electa found herself going through a mortifyingly public separation! Now, divorce papers in hand, Electa has finally built up the courage to put an end to her time as the mighty Greek billionaire’s wife once and for all. But she’s forgotten the magnetic pull that devilish Adrastos possesses. And that broken vows don’t necessarily mean a broken marriage…

On the day of our wedding, Maverick Lowe sacrificed me as bait to save his childhood sweetheart, Janet Stewart, from her kidnappers. I was left behind, brutally tormented by the gang. The next day, the entire internet was flooded with indecent videos of me. Maverick publicly branded me a disgrace, broke off our engagement in front of everyone, and soon after, paraded Janet as his bride. While I was drowning in despair, my childhood friend Alfred Hawkins confessed his love. He said he had always cared for me, and vowed to shelter me from every storm. With him by my side, I slowly climbed out of that darkness. We married, and soon after welcomed our daughter, Ruby. The three of us built a life of simple, perfect happiness. Until one day, I stumbled upon Janet sobbing in Alfred's arms. Between tears, she choked out, ''The doctor said… without a matching heart, Yoana won't last another month…'' Yoana, her little girl, had been born with a congenital heart defect. Alfred's hand lingered tenderly on her shoulder as he whispered. ''Don't cry. I told you, Ruby's heart was always meant for Yoana. ''After her birthday, I'll arrange the accident. Then Ruby will be delivered straight to the hospital…''

Nikolas Kowalski was a Lycan rogue that rose from the ashes of his past to become the most powerful man of his era. Although he had turned his life around, his thirst for revenge was beyond his control, and he sort to get even with the people that burned, destroyed his family and made them into rogues. He sorts to seek revenge on the alpha that defeated his father and exiled his mother while pregnant with him. Luckily he did not go feral because he was born packless, but his mother was able to hold on to her sanity long enough to raise him and tell him her version of the truth. Now that he has risen with so much hate, he seeks to destroy the man and people behind his family’s demise by taking his territory, his daughter, Aliana, and making her and the people suffer. Although Nikolas seeks revenge and retribution through Aliana, his heart and wolf seek otherwise; enthralled by her personality, he falls deeper than he could ever imagine.

Since the death of their mother, Trixie had always lived in the shadow of her sister. No matter what she did, it was never enough for their father—not since the night their mother died. A cold winter evening when she gave her life trying to protect Trixie from a band of rogues that had invaded their kingdom. The only human who ever loved Trixie for who she was had died in her arms. As her breath faded, she whispered the last words that would cling to Trixie like skin to bone: “You’re special, my child. Mama is going to be watching over you...” Those words became a fragile beacon in the dark world that followed. Years later, on their eighteenth birthday, Trixie’s sister Trisha was honored with the ceremony every Alpha deserved—firelight, songs, and the whole pack gathered in reverence. Meanwhile, Trixie was tied up behind the pack house, hidden away, a secret shame. But the forest does not care for family politics. When a group of rogues stumbled upon the weak girl passed out beneath frost-bitten branches, they saw only prey.

He was unlike anything one of our kind should have been. He was evil! And... he was my father! He had a duty as an Alpha to protect the pack, but it soon became apparent, the pack needed protecting from him! Unable to save our pack, My sister Winter and I had been left with no other option but to run for our lives. We hadn't been able to save our pack from our father... now I had to wonder... were we going to be able to save ourselves?

In the sprawling city of Texas, where power and danger collide, Isabella Demarco finds herself entangled in a treacherous game of organized crime. Bound to Bruno Athonio, a billionaire mafia lord, she becomes a pawn in a world ruled by wealth and influence. But when love unexpectedly enters her life, Isabella's path takes an unforeseen turn. As secrets whisper in the shadows and alliances shift, Isabella's loyalty and love are put to the ultimate test. Each passing day brings her closer to a pivotal choice. What will Isabella do now?

As soon as I kissed him, he pushed me aside, got up from the bed and walked over to the other end of the room. He suddenly seemed angry but I didn't understand why. Was it the kiss? Was it me? "You know what? Maybe we should do it some other time instead." He suggested. He began to sweat and was acting strange; like someone who was afraid of something but what he was afraid of, I couldn't tell. "Some other time?" I asked frustratedly because it wasn't the first time he was rejecting me. "I'm tired of hearing this bulshit over and over again." I wasn't going to take a no for an answer again, not this time. So, I walked over to him and claimed his lips for the second time. "Stop! He yelled at me in anger as he fell to the ground. He started groaning, rolling around in the floor like someone in pain. I was terrified by the scene and didn't know what to do. Next thing I knew, i heard the snapping of his bone and right before my eyes, he transformed into a creature; a creature I had seen before. The same type of creature that saved me on that fateful night. He stood before me with a raging red eyes and seven-inch long teeth. My mind was in distress and my knees gave way as I fainted from the shock.

A romance story that revolves around a woman who enters a challenging job. Sa kabila ng malagim niyang nakaraan, sinubukan mabuhay ng normal ni Safirah kahit mag-isa na lamang siya sa buhay. Pinilit niyang huwag tumanggap ng kahit anumang tulong mula sa ama na matagal na niyang kinamumuhian. Kahit alam ni Safirah na mayaman ang kanyang ama ay pinili niyang humanap ng sariling ikakabuhay hanggang sa pumasok siya sa buhay ni Terence na siyang magiging amo niya. Makakayanan niya kayang pigilin ang sarili na hindi umibig sa kanyang amo o paninindigan niya ang pagiging man-hater dahil sa naranasan mismo ng kanyang sariling ina sa ama niya noon?

After receiving the beating of my life, even after playing it safe when making all life decisions, I never would’ve thought the scales could be so out of balance until, that is, the night I met my lost family and how powerful I could actually be married to the most dangerous and feared man alive.