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CAMILLA WALTERS thought she had come to the end of the road when fate caught up with her. No where left to run or hide, on the verge of becoming fish food at the hands of drug runners she owed a lot of money to. That was until fate brought her ALEXI, head of the family CARRERO - The unexpected hero who saved her ass and changed her life in one easy manouvre. Who knew she would have to sign her soul over to the devil in a bid to stay alive and in doing so, lose her heart and mind in the process. This is not your typical hearts and roses story - Let the games begin and the war commence. This is book 7 in The Carrero Series, although you can read this without prior books. There are back story hints from previous books worked in, so this new trio can be read alone. For a fuller understanding then start with The Carrero Effect .

Dahil sa kagipitan ay kumapit sa patalim si Sabrina upang maisalba ang buhay ng mga magulang. Tinanggap na ang kaniyang kapalaran at naniwalang wala na siyang karapatan maging masaya at magkaroon ng laya magmahal. Ngunit sa di inaasahang pagkakataon ay makikilala niya si Xavier, ang mayabang na mayaman na magpapatibok ng kaniyang puso. Paano niyang ihahayag sa lalaki ang kaniyang tunay na nararamdaman kung isang madumi at bayarang babae lamang ang tingin nito sa kaniya? May pagkakataon pa kaya para sa isang Sabrina Pascual na makamit ang totoong kaligayahan? O maging sunud-sunuran sa ilalim ng madilim na kontratang magkukulong sa kaniya sa isang bangungot habang buhay.

Because to fulfill her mother's will, Maddy Howard was forced to marry the leading man in the financial world - Lukas Jacobs. Behind the dream that makes the world jealous is pain and humiliation that never ends. He deeply loves another girl that he can't have, but he monopolizes her overpoweringly. As soon as any other man approached her, jealousy and anger in him began to rise. She left heartbroken, seven years later returned to the country, next to her was another smart and intelligent child that made everyone who met him love him. He blocked the way: "Kid, I'm your father!" She helplessly hugged her son's head: "He isn't!" He flashed an evil smile: “He is my son! And you're mine!"

Laura Legoza was born into an ancient noble family as the youngest daughter, doted on by everyone. But since her mother's departure, her most trusted fiancé, along with her sisters, had branded Laura as an illegitimate child and conspired against her in various ways. She was imprisoned in an iron cage with wild wolves, enduring mockery and humiliation. Those who were once closest to her had become the most terrible demons to torment her. She wanted revenge. Recalling an array, she had read about in an ancient book, she used her own blood to summon the demonic werewolf Ned in the dead of night. "For humans to make a deal with me, it comes at the cost of flesh and blood," he said. "What use is this flesh and blood to me if I cannot have my revenge?" she replied. Laura had nothing left to lose in her quest to drag her former enemies down into the abyss. She would sacrifice anything for retribution. But the handsome Alpha werewolf, Ned, didn't want her life or her soul. He leaned in close, looking down into her eyes. "Let me taste the pleasures of you, human, and I will grant you your wish." he whispered. Was it right or wrong to sign a blood contract with such a dangerous Alpha werewolf?

He is the son of a mafia boss. She is someone he never expected to meet and fall for, but she complicates his life when her existence becomes a threat to his family's empire. . . . 24-year-old receptionist and college dropout Seraphine "Sephie" Azur meets Dominico Tomassini on her boss' superyacht. Dominico is her secret crush, the heir of an Italian banker and real estate mogul. Dominico seems decent, hardworking and responsible, but definitely out of her league. But sparks fly when their paths cross again. During a party thrown by the Tomassinis, a violent incident thrusts Seraphine into his family's web of secrets. When Dominico is forced to take Seraphine to Florence to keep an eye on her, he ensures her safety and lends her money while they live together as part of a clandestine agreement. After long, painful months of pining for his love, Seraphine abandons her end of the deal, desperate to find freedom and true happiness. Will she escape the Tomassini heir's tenacious grip and get her own life back? Or will her stubborn feelings for Dominico keep her trapped in his messy, dangerous life? [Crime / Romance]

Six years have passed since she experienced the ordeal that changed her life forever and now, Ayla is back. She is out to take revenge on her father who abandoned her, stepsister and stepmother who turned her life upside down and took everything from her, and her boyfriend who abandoned her and chose her stepsister instead. She aims to achieve all she could not achieve and take back everything that belongs to her late mother. Unfortunately, her stepsister has a lot of schemes and will stop at nothing till she sees Ayla completely broken. Fate on the other hand has something different in store for Ayla as she meets the wealthy and popular business tycoon, Alexander Michaelson, and signs up to be his wife for the next six months. Will fate find them or will they forever be stranger, fighting their own battles?

Emily was chosen by her family against her wish to marry Jayden, the CEO of Jace group. But Jayden lived a promiscuous life even after they were engaged. Just two days before the wedding, Emily caught him cheating and decided to put an end to the marriage. But her family would hear nothing of that sort. She was drugged and taken to his room at night. But as fate would have it, there was a mistake. Instead, she was taken to another room. It turned out to be the CEO of Blackwood Towers, the CEO of the most powerful company in the country. Noah was also the city's most eligible bachelor. To save his name from scandal after the one night affair, Noah proposes a two year contract marriage to Emily. Emily accepts it readily to save her self from her own family as well as from Jayden. Little did she know that she had made a difficult decision and that she was alone in that marriage.

Evan Louis Johnson adalah pria populer di universitas tempatnya berkuliah, dia tampan dan yang penting adalah dia seorang pewaris itulah mengapa para wanita mengejar dirinya karena bermimpi akan menjadi Cinderella bersama Evan sang pangeran mereka. Suatu hari, dia bertemu dengan seorang gadis di dalam klub malam yang menarik perhatiannya, dan kebetulan mereka berkuliah di tempat yang sama.  Evan ingin menjadikan gadis tersebut sebagai kekasih palsunya.

Layla ended her relationship with her boyfriend and decided to focus on her life and also planned to raise some money to save her best friend's life who was diagnosed with chronic ulcer. And the only way to get some such money was to apply for a application in the biggest film company in the city ... White Wolf. Layla finally got the dream she wanted but, unfortunately, things didn't go the way she wanted after she had encountered herself in a terrible situation with the president of the company. In the midst of losing her . She was given an irresistible offer by the president. She had to pretend to be his fiancee for two months and started living with him. Since she couldn't reject the offer, she accepted it. It was the only way for her to keep her and get more money for her friend's treatment. but unknown to her, it was more than she thought. There was a secret behind this president and she was the answer to this secret. The next day, Layla arrived at his house. She was shocked to the bone at what she saw. There was someone else standing close to the president who looked exactly like him! "The contract is for you... just you, right?" Her heart stopped again as she waited for him to give her an answer. " You didn't read it?" He asked with a smirk. Blood drained from Layla's face. "You are our fiancee and we will be spending time together. Oh, and he is my twin brother. Lucius and Darius Winston, welcome to the family" he said with a mysterious grins on his face.

" Even if I know I'm going crazy bit by bit, least let me hold your hands. Maybe only then can I stop thinking about you, discard all thoughts about you and go live my life finding someone else." Alyssa's voice trembled uttering such when her heart kept on saying otherwise. After finding out she has just little time to live, Alyssa wishes to fall in love with a man who is the direct opposite of her and most importantly does not wish to be loved back by that person. When she stumbles upon Alex who is dangerously captivating and she claims to be deliciously tempting, she makes her desire to be his Contracted Woman known to him, but taking a good look at Alyssa,he bluntly refuses and tells her he doesn't deal with ladies who aren't pretty, bold and strong. Alex also tells her that he isn't in for love or affection and hates such. Because of this, Alyssa tries everything possible to make him realize that she could also be pretty, strong and bold like he wants her to be and that she would never demand for his love. When he finally agrees, Alex figures out that he is gradually falling madly in love with Alyssa, but all hell are let loose when Alyssa also figures this out and wishes to terminate the contract so as not to leave him in pain when she dies and goes her separate ways.