Crucial Unscramble

Natalie Harper leads a simple life. A trained professional secretary, she had always been diligent, organized, and committed to staying out of trouble. Her uneventful life is upended when her gruff boss, Alexander Hayes-a wealthy CEO-makes her an offer she can't refuse: a marriage contract. Alexander needs a fiancée to save his reputation and to get that crucial business contract, and Natalie fits perfectly. From the beginning, it would seem pretty easy: she gets financial security, and he saves his company. But getting into Alexander's glittering world is far from simple. Thrown into a whirlwind of lavish parties, prying socialites, and Alexander's guarded past, Natalie quickly realizes she is in over her head. Things get even more complicated when Alexander's ex-fiancée resurfaces, determined to wreak havoc. As old secrets start to unravel, Natalie begins to question everything-especially her own feelings. The more time she spends by Alexander's side, the more impossible it is not to feel the emotions she was so determined to keep out of their deal. Is this a game he is playing, or is there really something genuine behind those cold and remote eyes? Can Natalie navigate his world of deceit and power, or will she lose herself in the process?

Elena Mekler, cambrioleuse d’exception, laissait dans son sillage frisson et chaos. Habile aux armes, insaisissable, elle exécutait ses missions avec une froide précision. Sous l’autorité de sa mère, Agathe Mekler, cheffe impitoyable de la mafia, elle reçut un ordre crucial : capturer le policier masqué, celui qui avait percé à jour leur secret et découvert leur cachette. Mais quand leurs chemins se croisèrent, tout bascula. Destinés à s’affronter, ils furent incapables de s’exécuter. Lui ne put lui passer les menottes. Elle ne put l’arrêter. L’adrénaline céda la place à un tout autre feu : celui du désir. Pris dans une tempête de passion et de loyauté, ils n’avaient plus qu’un choix à faire : honorer leur mission… ou se laisser emporter par un amour interdit et en subir les conséquences.

Catalina De Luca’s world turns into trouble when a single bullet, unleashed in a moment of heartache by her shattered father, almost claims the life of young Luca Moretti—the 10-year-old son of Matteo Moretti, a formidable billionaire with deep connections to a dangerous underworld. Matteo is driven by a fierce, unwavering belief: “An eye for an eye. And a tooth for a tooth"As danger looms over his son’s life, a fierce determination ignites within him, driving him toward a singular path of retribution. That night, Catalina’s father, consumed by grief over his wife’s passing, unleashed his anguish into the darkness, each shot echoing his heartache. But in a fleeting moment of happiness, a stray bullet found its mark, hitting young Luca and shattering the bliss. Now, Matteo’s fury is limitless. He captures Catalina’s father, dragging her into his lavish estate, a gilded cage where she must tend to Luca until he is strong enough for the crucial surgery that could save his life. But time stretches painfully as Luca’s condition halts the operation, and Catalina is pulled into Matteo’s mysterious realm, where peril lurks beneath every gleaming facade, and the notion of safety is nothing but a mirage. As she delves into the depths of Matteo’s existence, Catalina finds herself captivated by his intricacies—a man who embodies both fierce determination and gentle vulnerability, shattered yet resolute. Catalina uncovers the truth behind Matteo's past, uncovering a heart yearning for redemption and love. As stakes rise, she faces a heart-wrenching choice: navigate the dangerous journey or heal Matteo's broken spirit, seeking salvation for both. In a realm dominated by retribution, is love possible as the only solution to set aside the dangerous world?

Zoe, the sole daughter of Alpha Zade, leader of the storied Bloodmoon Pack, was destined for honor, inheriting the legacy of the most formidable werewolves. However, fate intervened dramatically. During a devastating ambush, rogues massacred her pack, leaving her severely injured and barely surviving. In one night of betrayal, the Bloodmoon Pack fell from power. With her wolf's strength compromised, Zoe was forced to vanish. She found herself in the hostile territory of the Nightfang Pack, under the control of the infamous Alpha Damon Blackwell, where she was mistaken for a weak Omega. To survive, Zoe hides her true identity. While the pack views her as a mere servant, Damon perceives something extraordinary something that could be perilous. Zoe keeps a low profile, enduring their disdain, waiting for the chance to reclaim her legacy. Yet there’s a complication Damon. Cold and powerful, he feels an inexplicable attraction to her, stirring something primal within him that he refuses to confront. As Zoe strives to reclaim her wolf and her fate, the tension escalates. Dark forces are at play, and the deception that led to her pack's downfall runs deeper than she realized. The painful truth emerges her father’s murder was engineered by someone from within their ranks, who is now targeting her. Yet, fate has a surprising twist Zoe and Damon are destined mates. The one person he cannot claim, yet could bring him to his knees. With her past pursuing her and her future unclear, Zoe faces a crucial decision: will she yield to the mate bond and risk being dominated by the very man capable of destroying her, or will she rise, reclaim her throne, and forge her destiny? One thing is certain the revelation of the truth will alter the world of werewolves forever.

Lorsqu’un iceberg et un feu ardent entrent en collision, la lourdeur de l’air peut provoquer une suffocation. Anastasia a dû retourner dans sa ville d’enfance pour régler un conflit familial crucial, mais ce qu'elle ne savait pas, c'est qu'elle devait travailler avec son ex-mari pour s'en sortir. Robert est la personne la plus méprisable qu'elle connaisse. Il l'a brisée dans le passé et n'est pas prêt de s'arrêter tant qu'il ne l’aura pas entièrement écraser. Seulement, juste au moment de lui donner le coup fatal, ce dernier réalise qu’il s'est trompé d’adversaire au début de la bataille. Alors que les vieilles erreurs de l'homme le torturent et qu'il la poursuit, la jeune femme marche dorénavant aux côtés d'un autre. Découvrez l’histoire de deux êtres radicalement opposés qui ne peuvent empêcher leurs passions de les lier malgré leur litige. La haine et l’orgueil pourront-ils laisser place au pardon ?

Shantali Mae Cross, a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Arts, encounters an impossible phenomenon during her night shift—smoke from the heating vents coalesces into the form of a cobra near ancient Egyptian canopic jars, showing her visions of possible futures. She sees herself accepting a promotion, arguing with a dark-haired man in a hospital, wearing a wedding dress, and standing at a graveside in autumn. Shaken by the experience, Shantali becomes obsessed with understanding what she witnessed, diving into research about serpent smoke divination practices. Her investigation reveals that others throughout history have experienced similar visions at crucial crossroads in their lives, but those who became consumed with interpreting and controlling their prophetic glimpses inevitably destroyed the very relationships and opportunities the visions had shown them. As Shantali spirals deeper into her research, she begins shutting out her boyfriend David, a fellow security guard who loves her deeply. When David witnesses the cobra phenomenon himself, he helps ground her in reality rather than obsession. Through her studies, particularly the warnings left by Dr. Amelia Thorne—a researcher who died alone after chasing similar mysteries—Shantali realizes the cobra's true message: choose love over fear, presence over obsession. The visions weren't warnings of tragedy but glimpses of a life fully lived with all its ordinary struggles and profound connections. When David proposes, Shantali chooses their real relationship over her pursuit of supernatural answers. She completes her research by writing a fictional novel about her experience, transforming obsession into art while helping future cobra witnesses understand that some mysteries are meant to guide rather than be solved. The story explores themes of choice versus destiny, the danger of sacrificing present love for future certainty, and the wisdom of embracing life's uncertainties alongside those who love us.