Chapter White City

On the day of my daughter Eleanor Baldwin's second birthday party, my entire family stood nervously by the banquet hall entrance. They were not there to greet guests, but rather to keep me from showing up and causing a scene. Mom's face was written all over with anxiety. "Lucas wouldn't actually crash the party, would he?" Dad's brow stayed tightly furrowed. "Who knows? That disgrace of a son is capable of anything." My younger brother, Cody Baldwin, had his arm wrapped gently around my wife, Kendra Clarkson, trying to reassure her. "Don't worry. If Lucas dares to show up, I'll keep you and Ellie safe." Kendra nodded slowly. "If it really comes to that... maybe we should just let Ellie be his goddaughter. At least then, we're still family..." However, the party came and went, and I never appeared. I had already made up my mind to join a classified national defense research program. Only this time, it was for good.

Alea tiba-tiba menghadapi kenyataan pahit saat perusahaan ayahnya dinyatalan berada di ambang kebangkrutan. Untuk menyelamatkan keluarganya, ia pun menerima perjodohan dengan Adrian, seorang pria dari keluarga konglomerat yang ternyata menyelingkuhinya! Diliputi amarah dan kekecewaan, Alea melarikan diri ke sebuah bar dan tak sengaja menghabiskan malam dengan seorang pria tampan yang ia kira hanya seorang pria penghibur. Namun siapa sangka pria itu sebenarnya Kaelan Evander Sinclair, seorang bangsawan terpandang yang namanya dihormati di kalangan elite?!

Emily Brown, a fiercely determined and intelligent woman, is driven by a burning desire for revenge against the powerful billionaire, Wyatt McKinley. Haunted by her family's ruin, she devises a plan to marry Wyatt through a contract marriage to restore her family’s name. After the marriage, Emily moves into Wyatt’s mansion, which now becomes a battleground for their clashing personalities and hidden desires. Sparks fly as their encounters range from fiery arguments to stolen moments of unexpected tenderness. Wyatt, the enigmatic and possessive billionaire, is not one to be easily controlled. Intrigued by Emily's audacity, he delves deeper, determined to unravel the truth behind her proposal. With each revelation, Wyatt's protective instincts kick in, blurring the lines between his possessive nature and genuine concern for Emily's well-being. As Emily and Wyatt discover their love for each other, obstacles surface. Rivals from within the corporate world emerge, seeking to dismantle their tenuous alliance. Secrets buried deep in the past threaten to shatter the fragile trust they've built, putting their budding romance and shared future in jeopardy. The more they navigate the treacherous waters of their contract marriage, the more they must confront their deepest desires. Will their contract be the catalyst for their downfall, or can they find solace and redemption in each other's arms?

Georgia fell for Alpha Evans the moment she laid eyes on him…and discovering he was her mate only sealed it. She fled from a forced marriage to a Lycan King, choosing love instead. For two years, she gave Evans everything. But love wasn’t enough. On their anniversary, he brought home Anastasia. His first love and chosen mate. Georgia tried to endure it… until Anastasia shoved her down the stairs, costing her their baby. And Evans? He didn’t even flinch. That was her breaking point. “Sign the divorce papers, Evans. I’m done with you!!” Evans only laughed. “You’ll regret this, Georgia. You’ve got a few days to come to your senses. Don’t forget you’re a nobody. You have nowhere to go. You’ll eventually come crawling back.” That’s what he thought. He believed Georgia was just a poor, helpless orphan..exactly what she wanted him to believe. But Evans had no idea who he was messing with. Georgia wasn’t just anybody. She was the daughter of Alpha Blackwood…the strongest, wealthiest Alpha in all the packs. Now she’s back to reclaim what’s hers.

Austin is a "bloodsucking vampire" who lives off human blood. One day, he becomes 'in-heat' for his classmate, Hailey. Though he didn’t believe it when his kindred said, "Nothing compares to the taste of the 'human' you love!", he couldn’t resist the "taste" of Hailey… And once he had, he became addicted to that tantalising taste only Hailey can provide. What would a hungry and ruthless Austin do to curb his craving!?

Her life and existence was built on a deal and her fate is to be sold off to a billionaire on her eighteenth birthday. Suddenly, a day Amelia presumed to be the best day in her suddenly becomes the darkest moment when she is informed of the deal her family took to save their home. She felt torn apart and betrayed by her family, but there was no way back because he had come to take her. However, some things unfold along the way and she slips away from the hands of her predator. She thinks she have been saved and redeemed, but that was the beginning of another nightmare. A nightmare with the young billionaire, Alexander who would now become her new master and also, husband…

In the day, Evelyn Jefferson is Warren Larkin's elegant and capable executive secretary. At night, she's his alluring bedfellow.After three years of such an arrangement, she thinks he loves her. But when she proposes to him, he says, "It's just a game—we fuck, not make love. Did you really think I'd take you seriously?"She loses hope in him and leaves without another word. From that day on, her life is transformed, and her career skyrockets. She becomes a renowned lawyer that no one in the industry dares offend. Countless suitors swarm her.He regrets his decision and pins her to the wall, his eyes bloodshot. "I'm yours in heart, mind, and soul. Will you marry me, please?"She smiles seductively. "Sorry, but you're standing in the way of my Mr. Right."

"Rhianna!! Rhianna!!" Gregory called her name but she wasn't responding. The woman he loved, but had shown no love to, was slowly dying in his hands. She was trying to save him from getting killed, but now she got hit by a powerful wolf Gregory Rufus an Alpha, the son to king Rufus the most powerful and richest of all werewolf, was forcefully married to Rhianna, his highschool friend. He had never showed her love, and now when he was slowly loving her, he was losing her. Rhianna Zereous the first daughter of King Zereous, and a silver wolf princess was sold by her father to be the wife of her best friend, and because of that she turned to be the enemy of her best friend, who never showed her love until death. How did she die? Will she survive or will she die? Will she ever know what it is to be loved before she dies?

Rayyan Wang menyesal ingin bercerai dengan istrinya. Istri yang gemuk tidak disangka bertransformasi menjadi wanita sangat cantik dan memesona. Dia pun menebalkan muka memohon pada istrinya, "Istriku, tolong jangan ceraikan aku!" Elena tersenyum pongah, "Pria sampah sepertimu untuk apa dipertahankan? Aku bisa mencari pria 1000 kali lipat lebih baik dirimu. Untuk apa aku menyia-nyiakan masa mudaku menikah dengan pria sampah sepertimu!" Elena Zhang melenggang pergi, namun langkah kakinya segera dihentikan oleh Rayyan Wang. Rayyan Wang menjatuhkan dirinya memegang kedua kaki Elena Zhang, berkata, "Aku lebih baik mati kalau kau menceraikanku. Aku tidak bisa hidup tanpamu, Elena. Tolong beri aku satu kesempatan lagi." "Mau mati silakan saja. Kau tinggal pilih mau mati seperti apa. Sekarang, singkirkan tangan busukmu dari kakiku!" Elena menghempaskan pegangan tangan Rayyan Wang di kakinya. Dulu dia berjuang mati-matian demi bertahan, namun saat mengetahui bahwa sifat Rayyan Wang tidak pernah berubah, mana mungkin Elena mau menjatuhkan diri ke dalam lobang yang sama seperti seekor keledai. Ingin balikan dengannya, pikiran dulu bagaimana dia menolaknya mentah-mentah. Luka di sekujur tubuh bisa dioabati, namun luka hati siapa yang bisa tahan?

Vivienne Alvarado secretly married Rogue Montague five years ago. Ngunit isang araw, isang magandang balita sana ang sasabihin ni Vivienne sa asawa niya nang makatanggap siya ng isang video kung saan makikita si Rogue, kasama ang kambal nilang anak at isang babae na kung tawagin nila ay Aunt Celeste, ay masayang nagdiriwang ng kaarawan ng mommy ni Rogue. Nadurog ang puso ni Vivienne kaya hindi siya nag-atubiling makipag-divorce kay Rogue dahil para sa kaniya ay panloloko ang ginagawa nito. Kahit ilang beses nagpaliwanag si Rogue, hindi ito pinakinggan ni Vivienne. Rogue had no choice but to accept Vivienne's decision. They went back to the U.S.—where they had married secretly—and got divorced. However, three years later, fate would bring them together again. At hindi inaasahan ni Vivienne na hahantong siya sa isang matinding desisyon—iyon ay kung papatuluyin niya ang ngayo'y ex-husband niyang si Rogue kasama ang magkambal sa kaniyang bahay sa gitna ng nararanasan nilang unos o hindi. Gayunpaman, akala ni Vivienne ay iyon lamang ang magiging hamon sa kaniyang buhay, ngunit nagkamali siya nang lokohin siya ng taong pinagkakatiwalaan niya at nang magkasakit ang kaniyang anak. Desperate to save her daughter, Vivienne had no choice but to auction herself off. But she’ll be shocked to discover who bought her: her billionaire ex-husband, Rogue Montague.