Better The Devil You Know Meaning

David Edward lelaki kejam yang dijuluki dengan malaikat berhati iblis atau devil heart angel. Pertemuannya dengan seorang wanita yaitu Anesia sabila membuat hidupnya tak pada tempatnya lagi. Menjadi kacau dan berantakan versi david. Apakah penyebabnya?

Lelaki dengan sorot mata tajam, minim bersuara dan tegas. Ethand Girogino Alves sang CEO Alves Corp selalu berpikir kritis dan kejam. Bahkan setiap kalimat yang dilontarkannya seperti sembilu yang menyayat hati bagi setiap telinga yang mendengarnya. “Ternyata benar,” Ethand menjeda kalimatnya. Wanita dihadapannya menatap sinis lalu membuang tatapannya ke arah lain. “Barang murah memang selalu berkualitas rendah.” Awal mula pertemuan Ethand dan seorang wanita yang mampu mengubah pandangan hidup dan hatinya. Emma Liandra Jones, seorang wanita yang mahir dalam dunia IT. Bekerja di Alves Corp dan bertemu dengan CEO yang memberinya hukuman di hari pertama kerja. “Bukankah lelaki juga selalu menilai wanita dari sepatu mana yang dipakainya?” Emma seorang yang jenius. Kecantikannya mengalahkan artis papan atas di Vunia. Akankah Ethand me-reset hidupnya dan memulai hidup baru?

A love so beautiful, she dreamt of a future with a man that will capture her heart but all that changed when she met him... The way his eyes will always stare at her like he could see through her soul made her restless. The way he's always holding her closely to his chest, the way his voice sends shivers down her skin makes her want to run far away from him... But, he would stop at nothing until she become his, he would make her his queen and she is king... "I hate this feeling, stop this!" "You have to get used to this, Penelope. Get used to being my woman. You belong to me, solely to me and no one else...

Nicaseane is an illegitimate child. After her mother’s death, she was taken by her father and was brought to live with his family, where she was abused and harassed. She left when she was eighteen and decided to live on her own. She only ever wanted to live normally but she became the apple of the eye of judgement and harassment of society.

***WARNING*** This book has a mature content, and it's dedicated for audience above the age of 18 years old. ************** After her heart broke into a thousand pieces came an unexpected change of luck. She decided to change her life, forget about romance and focus on writing a criminal novel. While doing research for her book, she started gazing at the darkness slowly uncovering dangerous secrets. Since she couldn't see the risk, while sitting in her apartment she became more and more daring. Little did she know, that the most dangerous creature was right beside her, an irresistible and incredibly handsome Devil…

"The fact that my seed is growing in your womb, it drives me insane." He leaned in really close to her and whispered while his hand was roaming on her belly. Her breath hitched at the intensity of his deep words. ----- Ryan Weaver is the CEO of the Weaver corporation. He is a famous playboy. His perfectly devilish looks and money, can bring any girl to her knees for him. However, unexpectedly, at the craziest possible place, he had a one time thing with the mysterious girl. In the morning, when he woke up, she had already left. For the first time, Ryan felt used. Meanwhile, Anastasia Logan is an inspiring jewellery designer. After losing her virginity to a stranger, her life changed. She thought she will never see him again. But the fate had something else planned for her.... and it was something so strong that this time she couldn't even run from it.

Pragmatic Marriage will bind them together. She fell but he didn't catch her, yet she still stayed. Not until a revelation wrecked her heart out. A secret that was kept as a hidden agenda revealed and it ruined everything between them. She left with a heavy baggage - a baggage she never expect to have in life, a baggage that made her a strong independent woman.

"I can't fall in love with you, Lucas," I whisper, my hands sliding down to the ache pressing against his grey sweatpants. His breath catches, lips parting, veins rising along his forearms as he responds to my touch. "Why? Is it because of your husband?" His voice is husky, hands pinning mine to his straining cock "Come with me, Eleanor. I’ll treat you better than he ever did." My chest heaves as we hold each other’s gaze. I swallow hard, my mind racing. Should I abandon my revenge and go with the man I shared a night of reckless passion with? * Eleanor Harper’s life is built on lies. Her husband betrayed her, her best friend deceived her, even her daughter isn’t biologically hers. Now, Eleanor is playing the long game. She is dismantling their power piece by piece through her inherited company. Then Lucas Kane steps into her life. He is a man from her past with secrets of his own. He becomes both an investor and an unexpected love interest. As the lines between vengeance and vulnerability blur, Eleanor must choose. Will she pursue revenge or trust the man who could save her—or destroy her?

"Do you honestly think I enjoy this?" He asks, his grip around my wrist so firm, so strong, they hurt as I try to twist, to get away from him. "Enjoy seeing you squirm in my hold like this? Enjoy making you cry?" "Please let me go," I croaked, choking back tears. "Let me go, Alessio." "And then what? Risk you running back to him? You wish he would come rescue you, don't you? You love him." "I love nobody. I will never love neither of you." "And that's where we have a problem, Camille. You should love me. Me and only me. I'm your fucking husband!" — Camille Galitze is a daydreamer. Daughter of Galitze Sturm, a dangerous Bravta underboss, Camille knows her future won't be a fairy-tale, considering her father's formidable influence, and thirst for more power. Obligated to marry Richard Scarfoni, a man she doesn't love but has utmost respect for, Camille is sad. But things take a turn for the worst when, on her wedding day, Alessio Scarfoni, the rightful heir of the Bravta Mafia storms the venue, and gets married to Camille, instead of Richard. Alessio Richard is back for revenge, and all those who had a hand in his assassination attempt have their days numbered. But first, to solidify his place, he steals his younger brother's bride from underneath his thumb. Camille has only ever known Richard, but there's something about Alessio that lays just at the tip of her memory, but always out of reach each time she tries to recollect. When their twisted arrangement turns into something either of them saw coming, Camille must learn to trust and find peace in her new, blazing feelings for Alessio if she wants to live, and rule by his side as his queen.

CONTENT WARNING: This story contains themes of non-consensual encounters, emotional manipulation, and intense dark romance. Reader discretion is advised. Blurb: One stolen thing. One dangerous mistake. Now, she belongs to him. She didn’t know the fire she was playing with… until it burned her. He’s a devil in an Armani suit—a cold, calculating billionaire whose empire is built on blood. To cross him is to sign your own death warrant. But she never meant to steal from him. She didn’t even know what she was taking. And yet, in his eyes, she is the ultimate betrayal. She should’ve been broken, discarded like all the others. Instead, she became his obsession. Trapped in his dangerous world, she’s torn between hating him and craving the fire he awakens in her. The deeper she falls, the darker his secrets become—secrets that could cost her more than just her heart... they could cost her very soul. In his world, love isn’t salvation. It’s a death sentence.