Dark Of Ether

BOOK #2 MARINOS' MAYHEM SERIES A large, strong hand grabbed Jayce by the neck, slamming him face-first into the wall. A weight pressed against his back, pinning him in place, while a thick cock pressed against his ass. A thick, husky voice groaned into his ear. "You have three seconds to decide: be mine, or die with them?" "Please, please don't make me choose," Jayce pleaded, feeling his life flash before his eyes. "One. Two..." Jayce gritted his teeth when he felt a hand pulling his pants down, leaving his ass bare. "I can't be with you, Renato," he yelled, fighting for dominance. "My duty is to bring you down, not to fall for you." Renato grinned, biting down on his ear. "Nothing ever stops me from getting what I want, Sweetcheeks. So, what's it going to be?" * •—• * What do you get when you mix work, pleasure, and affection together? Jayce Beckett, desperately in need of the bonus pay to fund his nephew's surgery, took over an undercover task to bring down the most dangerous mafia organization in Italy. The task seemed easy, or so he thought. What would he do when his cover got blown and the only way to survive was to date the mafia boss who had eyes for him? He either had to fall in love or get buried by Renato Marino, the infamous mafia boss who was known for not giving anyone a second chance.

Scarlett Louise Santillan, a.k.a. "Red," is the best and most famous assassin of the Wolfgang Creed Organization. She's the rank one. She lived just like a normal businesswoman by day, but by night, she was a dangerous, powerful, badass, fearless, smart, and bravely beautiful woman. No one can match her. She's ruthless and brutal when killing. She kills anyone who gets in her way without mercy. ——————— Lucien Aziel Savedra is a multi-billionaire. He is the owner of Savedra Oil Company, the richest company in the country and Asia. He is known as an arrogant, cold, and heartless man. That's what most people know because that's what they see in him, but the truth is, Lucien doesn't want to show his true self to others. That was his father's order. Moreover, they are a rich family in all of Asia. They have many enemies, and they should not be seen as weak. Not only that, Lucien didn't know that his father was a member of the underground society. ——————— After Red accomplished her mission, her boss called her for the next job. She thought her mission would follow the same routine, but she was wrong. His boss gives her a new assignment. A mission she never thought would be given to her will be accepted. Her mission is to protect and be the maid of an arrogant billionaire. What happened to Red when she was with the man? How will she protect the man when a lot happens that she didn't expect? Will she be able to survive the mission to protect and guard him? Or, for the first time, will she give up on her mission?

Crossing part with Satan's heir was never my plan. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and now, he is under my tail. Betrayed by my supposed fiancé, stuck with the devil himself. If he was the only man on Earth, I would rather die single, but I can't, not when he stalks me, makes me shiver at his touch and make me beg desperately, on my knees. I wasn't ready to accept him in my life, not after the first betrayal from my fiancé but he forced his way into my life, and turned my world upside down.

"The crown prince...is my mate?" Her voice above her breath, refusing to believe her fate. In a place where people with unusual lust for blood are considered lethal, these creatures were killed and tortured every one of them to death mercilessly forcing the remaining creatures to hide and suppress their desires. Feronia Ellis was one of those who remain along with her grandmother and her best friend, Nicholas. But when an accident occurs making her best friend captured, she was forced to work at the palace under the Crown Prince's orders who holds the power to authorize the murderous acts to their clan. Walking on thin ice, she tries to restrain her rampant beast as she faces the people who cause them their hardships and uses this opportunity to find her best friend and escape the hideous palace but what she found was more than that. "The tame who suppressed the most is the most fatal when unleashed."

Aries Scott Vincenzo is a licensed architect and is currently working in an architectural firm. Despite his success in life, walang nakakaalam sa madilim nitong nakaraan. He let himself in prison of pain... He is suicidal. On the other hand, Sachiko Falasca is a woman who was spoiled by her mother. But unfortunately, her mother died and she couldn’t accept the fact that her father wanted to marry another woman... She is impulsive. Isang kasunduan ang magbubuklod sa dalawa. Ngunit anong klaseng samahan ang mabubuo? Will they accept each other’s imperfections? O tuluyan na lang ba nilang susukuan ang isa’t isa?

Hi, I'm Lauren Agustin. Seventeen years old and I lived by myself. My parents were killed right in front of me. Pero hindi ko nakita kung sino ang taong pumatay sa kanila dahil bulag ako. After my parents' death, my eyes miraculously healed. However, I started to have a vision of people's death. And then I met Luke. A guy whose death was also seen in my vision. I told him about my vision of his death but he didn't believe me. Although Luke mistook me as a crazy girl, I still tried every possible way to help him to avoid his death. Luke didn't die because of me, and later on, we developed a special feeling for each other although we sometimes bickered because he doesn't believe in me. Ginamit ko ang kakayahang ito para bigyan ng babala at mailigtas ang taong makikita ko sa aking pangitain na siyang susunod na mamamatay. Ngunit sino nga bang tao ang maniniwala sa aking mga sinasabi na hindi ako pag-iisipang nababaliw? How did I have this mysterious ability? And will I be able to find my parents' real murderer?

Isang mapagmahal at masunuring anak si Maria Joana Mei or MJ, sa kabila ng karangyaan ng pamilya na kinamulatan niya. Pinalaki siyang magalang at may respeto sa kapwa ngunit nagbago ang lahat ng aksidente niyang naka one night stand ang isang dominanteng lalaki sa bar. Ang pagkikita nila ay nasundan pa ng itinakda itong ipakasal ng kanyang pamilya sa kanya. Paano nila haharapin ang isa't-isa bilang mag-asawa kung araw-araw wala itong ginawa kundi pahirapan at saktan siya? Paano niya hihiwalayan ito, kung labis namang tumututol ang kanyang puso? Handa ba siyang magtiis sa mga kamay nito kahit na walang kasiguraduhang mamahalin din siya nito? Kailan magiging tama ang maling gabi na kanilang ginawa?

Beauty Pareech is the definition of her own name, though she is dark skinned she embodies the qualities of a beauty queen. Ang kagandahang tagglay niya lang ang maipagpapasalamat niya sa kaniya'ng walang kwentang ama dahil sa murang eda pa lamang niya ay iniwan na sila nito. Isang trahedya ang nangyari sa kanyang ina na nagtulak sa kanya upang gawing ang bagay na pagsisisihan nita sa huli. For Winsley Aushwitz as the CEO of his company, it's a mist for him to be tough, dapat wala siyang inaatrasan maliban sa katotohana'ng pinagtaksilan siya ng kanyang fiance at ng sariling ama. Kaya't isang gabi ay nagpaubaya siya sa kanyang naghihinagpos na damdamin at ininlabas niya ang galit sa kakawang babae na ani mo'y isang iton na diyamante, kakaiba. Sila ay muling nagtagpo makalipas ang apat na taon na para bang nakatadhana. Pagbigyan kaya nila ang kanilang mga sarili na mahalin ang isa't-isa now that they have a reason? Pero buhay talaga ay mapaglaro at isang sekreto ang pilit na sisira sa kanilang namumukadkad na damdamin.

A less than an hour drunk-type of plan. 24 year-old Kimberly was up for the most sexiest stunt of her life. At iyon ay ang siguraduhing maikakasal sa kanya ang matagal na niyang minamahal, pipikutin niya si Chester. With an emotion that had been burning for years, and the guts lended by Vodka, buong tapang na ibinigay ni Kimberly ang kanyang katawan sa binata. The drunk sex was a blast! If it wasn't the best then she doesn't know what it was. Perpekto na sana ang lahat kung hindi lang siya nagising sa katotohanan kinabukasan. Una, hindi si Chester ang katabi niya nang magising. Pangalawa, bigla na lang niyang natagpuan ang sarili na kinakasal sa pinaka-atribidong lalaki sa balat ng lupa- si Jace, ang nag-iisang kapatid ni Chester!

She is one who loves fiercely, but it always ends bad for her lovers. One boy upsets her pattern of love crisis, and she would rather leave him, than destroy him. However, there's more to this than she realizes