Coiled-spring Sign

Lorsque la cinquantième éclipse lunaire s'abat sur son village, comme le veut la tradition séculaire, Luna se tient dans l'ombre de sa chambre , le cœur alourdi de prières murmurées. Elle implore la clémence des ancêtres, redoutant d'être désignée pour un destin funeste. Les tambours résonnent, puissants et solennels, annonçant l'heure fatidique de minuit. Sous le regard perçant de la lune rouge sang, ses ancêtres l'ont choisie, et elle sait qu'elle devra, comme tant d'autres jeunes filles avant elle, se plier à cette règle ancestrale. Mais à quel prix, ô destin cruel ?

"Within two minutes, if my men don't hear anything back from me, they'll be pulling out your parents' life support." "Y-You can't do that!" I shouted at him. "You can try me, little kitten." He smirked at me. "It's either you sign it or your parents will die." *** Schuyler Savannah was in desperate need of money, she would do everything just to earn it. She doesn't care how she'll have it as long as she can use it to pay for her parent's finances, but never in her wildest dreams did she ever see selling herself in marriage just to have what she needed. For her, it was the lowest of the low and she'd never stoop that far. Not until she was forced into a marriage she wouldn't be able to escape after witnessing that night. Ezekiel Riego is beyond her reach, so for him to come to her must've meant something, but would Schuyler even be ready to know everything? Or would she decide to leave as more lies surround her?

Le jour où j’ai appris que Robert avait laissé tomber tout ce qu’il faisait pour apporter des médicaments à sa petite assistante enrhumée, alors même que j’étais coincée dans un ascenseur, en proie à une violente crise de claustrophobie, j’ai pris ma décision : demander le divorce. Robert a signé les papiers sans la moindre hésitation, puis a plaisanté devant ses amis : « Elle fait juste un petit caprice. Ses parents sont morts, elle n’a personne d’autre que moi. Elle ne pourra jamais divorcer. » « Et puis, il y a bien un délai de réflexion de trente jours, non ? Si elle change d’avis, je serai magnanime et je la laisserai revenir. » Le lendemain, il a posté une photo de couple avec sa petite assistante sur les réseaux sociaux, avec une légende pleine de suffisance : « Capturer chacun de tes moments précieux. » De mon côté, je comptais les jours en silence. Calmement, j’ai rangé mes affaires et composé un numéro. « Tonton, peux-tu m’acheter un billet pour ville N ? »

They say distance means so little when the person means so much… But when you mean nothing to that person then, the little distance will definitely mean so much… They say distance is a test of how far love can go but what if there is no love in the first place… They say the worst thing about distance is we don’t know whether they miss you or forget you, but what if they don’t even give a sign that they feel your presence even after looking at you every day… Distance doesn’t just refer to the miles between two persons. Because we are not living in different places far away from each other, but still, there is a distance between us. Is it going to be just there forever? Or will there be any way to reduce it... You may have become my husband, but you made yourself as a stranger to me by forming this distance between us, and I am losing the little hope which I formed in the beginning slowly…

Every girl had a time when they crushed on that one handsome friend of their father and it was quite the same for Rochelle. She fantasized about being taken by that hunk of a man so after what she considered a sign by the universe, she decided to throw caution to the wind and go for him. Operation Seduce Her Father’s Friend began but as she progresses, she soon discovers that she had bitten way more than she can chew. Yes, she wanted him but she didn’t realize that he came not as one but as a triplet and each of them desired her just as equally or even more fiercely than she did them. Faced with such an overwhelming passion, will she be able to handle it or will she run for the hills? What happens when she realizes that it’s to late to run as these men, once they claim what is theirs, will never let go. And she is theirs, whether she accepts it or not.

Aj needs big money for her father's medication and operation, then he meets a guy and offers her a job that can make her problems solved. She needs to sign a marriage contract and be the wife of the lawyer's client. She doesn't know who her husband is, neither name nor age. Then suddenly someone knocked on her door, a man is standing in front of her, wearing a suit. The man introduced himself as her bodyguard. She had no choice but to accept him. When they started to live together in her husband's house, She became uneasy because of her bodyguard. He makes her uncomfortable because her feelings and desire for him are starting to build up. They happened to have a one-night stand because of her, he stopped her, but she wanted to feel him. That's when she started to have an affair with her mysterious bodyguard. But what if she found out the real identity of her bodyguard? Would she stop wanting him, or would she still let him own her?

Camilla's entire world shattered when her husband Nick Sinclair abruptly ended their three-year marriage, hurling divorce papers at her. His cruel, harsh words still echoed in her ears... "I'm done with this marriage. Get out of my house!" She always knew their arranged marriage was devoid of love, but she had clung to the possibility that he would one day grow to love her. However, the arrival of his first love, bearing a child she claimed was his, destroyed any lingering hopes and exposed the emptiness of their relationship. Fingers trembling, heart bleeding, she signed the divorce agreement. But the shock overwhelmed her just as she stepped outside Nick's mansion and she collapsed. Hours later, she awakened in the hospital, staring into the icy blue eyes of the stranger who saved her. ... Derek Donovan, New York's heartthrob and wealthiest billionaire CEO, had been searching for a way to deflect the media's attention from his status as a sought-after bachelor. In exchange for saving her life, he proposed a contract to Camilla: pretend to be his wife for three years to keep the press and paparazzi off. With no other options and no one to rely on, Camilla felt compelled to accept the proposal and sign the contract. But as they navigated the path of their fake marriage, the lines blurred. Derek's icy facade cracked, revealing a burning passion for Camilla. As Camilla's heart wavered, a shocking truth emerged: Derek's past hid secrets, and she was now entrenched in a deadly game of wealth, power, and deception. Will she risk everything to love again, or will the shadows of her past and the danger lurking in Derek's world destroy her forever? The contract has been signed, but the real stakes are only just beginning...

"Take this five billion money. But from now on, you must go and stay away from my son. Moreover, don't let him know about your pregnancy." _______________________________ An arranged marriage forces Belle Kensington to sign a contract marriage with a billionaire who is only after her body. Their marriage doesn't work out after she learns that Mattheo, her contract husband, wants to divorce her after impregnated her. She almost gives up on the marriage, finding Mattheo's divorce papers when the doctor says she won't live long due to a chronic illness she had suffered for 10 years. It was compounded by Sinclair's family that doesn't accept her pregnancy. So, what is the fate of their marriage? With Belle Kensington diagnosed with only 3 months to live before she dies, is revenge the way to fight for her love? Then, how about their secret baby?

Après que la jeune femme humaine s'est accidentellement vendue à un milliardaire, ce dernier fut stupéfait de découvrir qu'elle était la clé d'un secret qui pourrait bouleverser son empire ! Le jour avant mon mariage, j'ai surpris mon fiancé au lit avec ma meilleure amie. Le choc et la trahison étaient insupportables. Alors, dans un moment d'impulsivité et de désespoir, j'ai pris une décision insensée : je suis allée voir le patron de mon fiancé, le mystérieux et puissant milliardaire Alexander Storm, et je me suis vendue à lui. Ce que je ne savais pas, c'est que cet homme incroyablement riche et influent n'était pas seulement un tycoon froid et distant, mais qu'il cachait des secrets bien plus sombres. Pourquoi Alexander semble-t-il obsédé par moi depuis notre rencontre ? Que signifient les murmures de ses employés sur « l'élue » ? Et surtout, que va-t-il se passer maintenant que je porte en moi le futur héritier de son empire ? J'ai essayé de m'échapper, mais Alexander est venu me retrouver. Chaque fois que je pensais pouvoir m'éloigner, il revenait, plus déterminé que jamais à me garder près de lui. Pourquoi me considère-t-il comme une pièce indispensable dans ses projets ? Suis-je un pion dans un jeu plus grand, ou y a-t-il une part de vérité dans ses mots lorsqu'il murmure que je suis « sa destinée » ? « Lana, ma chère élue, sois ma reine. » Attends… Élue ? Ai-je bien entendu ? Mais je ne suis qu'une femme ordinaire ! Alors pourquoi un homme comme Alexander, connu pour être impitoyable et inaccessible, semble-t-il prêt à tout pour me garder à ses côtés ? Quels secrets se cachent derrière son regard intense et son empire colossal ? Et surtout, que m'attend-il au-delà de cette nuit fatidique où j'ai signé un pacte qui pourrait changer ma vie à jamais ?

At an investor banquet, my fiancé Tanner Clarkson’s secretary, Willow Thorne, recklessly throws a glass of wine at an investor and hurls insults without thinking. In retaliation, the investor demands that Willow make it up to him with her body, or he'll pull his funding. To ensure the company's successful IPO, Tanner hands me a glass of spiked wine. Then, he pushes me to the investor, expecting me to extinguish his flames of rage. His eyes are filled with feigned hesitation as he says, "Willow isn't like you. She just graduated—she's pure and innocent. Stop fighting it, Kathy. I'll make it up to you once the company goes public." When I regain consciousness, I stare at the man across from me, my voice hoarse. "About that deal you mentioned... I'll sign it."