Define Rival

The Underboss, Gio Rocco, told me that during yesterday's hit by a rival clan, my husband, Don Domenico De Luca, and his secretary were caught together in a compromising situation. When our men broke in, the secretary had barely managed to put her clothes back on. I don't want to believe it, but when I enter the conference room and see the delicate, helpless woman in Domenico's arms, it suddenly seems laughable. Anger surges through me, and I storm up to Domenico. He instinctively steps in front of the woman, shielding her. I press my gun against his forehead. "Domenico, let's get a divorce," I say coldly.

Esmeralda's revenge is ignited when she catches her husband cheating with her best friend. She discovers she was drugged and compelled to sign a paper declaring the transfer of will from her to husband.In a bid to flee from an assassination attempt,she gets involved in accident and finds herself in a strange environment. She spends the next few years of her life orchestrating a plan for her revenge under the protection of her saviour.She appears three years later with a new identity and meets with her ex-husband's business rival for a beneficial collaboration. As lies,deceits and revenge entwines,can Esmeralda let go of her past and find love or will her obsession for revenge force her into a life of regret and lonliness?

They stole her wolf and framed her for murder. Her only way out was through the arms of the enemy. After her family rips her wolf from her, Iris is condemned to die for a crime she didn’t commit. Her escape leads her to Cassian Stone, the ruthless Alpha of a rival pack who believes she is behind his own family's tragedy. He is the last man she should trust. She is the last woman he should desire. But when a shocking mate bond ignites between them, they uncover a hidden enemy manipulating their war from the shadows. Now, they must trust the bond they never wanted, or become the final pawns in a deadly game.

Vanessa harboured a stunning secret-she was born into a powerful family and was an heiress of a renowned company. Yet, her distant husband divorced her without ever learning her true identity. She endured mistreatment from his family and his mistress, leaving her devastated. Five years later, she resurfaced at an auction, flaunting her newfound status and accompanied by a child who bore a striking resemblance to her ex-husband. With her return, she exacted revenge on those who had wronged her. Her reappearance shocked everyone, and to her satisfaction, her ex-husband, Michael, began to regret his actions. Determined to win back both his child and Vanessa, he swore to reclaim her from his business rival, Matthew, who was now involved with Vanessa.

Freya, the Luna of the Moonheart Pack, becomes a target of a deadly plot set in motion by her closest friend. However, her demise is just the start of a new chapter. She finds herself reborn in the body of a woman from a rival pack, facing a life filled with even tougher challenges and responsibilities. As Freya adapts to this strange new reality, she encounters tough choices. What will she do when she learns that her deceitful friend is actually the mother of her child? Will she choose to take revenge on those who betrayed her, or will she find a way to forgive? And when her baby's safety is at stake, how far will she go to protect her loved one? To dive deeper into this story, Read Now! 'No Longer The Naive Luna.'

Liam Moonfang was born for war—sharp-tongued, top of his class, and heir to one of the most powerful werewolf packs in Silvercrest. But everything he built starts to unravel when he crosses paths with his worst nightmare at Silvercrest College: Zelest Hawthorne. Zelest is cocky, ruthless, but also obscenely attractive. Worse, he's the only other Alpha-in-training with a claim to everything Liam’s ever wanted—respect, power… and now, a mate bond. When fate ties two rival heirs together in a forbidden bond, tension erupts. The college becomes a ring as the duo wrestle between their mutual hatred and the forbidden bond between them. But nothing is as simple as lust or hate. Enemies. Mates. Alphas-in-training. This is not your typical college romance.

She was ruined in a single night. Now she’s back—with a new name, a hidden past, and a score to settle. After a betrayal that destroyed her future and shattered her reputation, Astrid arrives at an elite warrior academy across the ocean—unrecognizable, untouchable. No one knows who she really is… not even the cold, unreadable combat instructor whose rejection once broke her. He calls her Mouse. Pushes her. Watches her. But his wolf knows. As sparks ignite beneath blood, secrets, and silver, enemies close in from every side. A jealous rival, a missing heir, and a dark conspiracy that’s been waiting to strike. She wanted revenge. She didn’t expect to fall for him again. And this time, loving him might cost her everything.

One meeting and he called her unfaithful. One accident and half her face scarred. Now she’s back better than ever and with scores to settle. He suddenly wants her back. Ariana had it all; the perfect husband, job and life. She loses it all after being accused of cheating with her husband’s rival, Gabriel. A following accident scars her face and leaves her in a coma. When she wakes up, Zayde wants a divorce. Picking up the pieces, Ariana goes off the grid, fixes her face and returns for revenge. Realizing his mistake, Zayde wants her back and will stop at nothing. But revenge is a dish best served cold and Ariana refuses to let past love stop her.

Klay Rose grew up in an orphanage under the care of the sisters when her parents died when she was a kid. She was living a normal life, until she saw Rozen, the guy she liked for long, transformed into a lycan to save her. At first, she didn't trust him as she thought that he was the reason why one of the kids in the orphanage went missing. But, she eventually learned the truth about lycans and their illegitimate heir. She thought that the illegitimate lycan heir wants her dead because she is Rozen's mate, the legitimate lycan king, however, she learned that there was more reason to that. What happens when the true lycan king meets his mate, but this mate turns out to be the greatest rival of their clan? Will love prevail?

Sebastian Torres and Ryan McCall Growan were beyond best of friends in the past, they were practically seen as either brothers or lovers. All soon changed after Ryan's mysterious disappearance that lasted for six years with dust contact between him and Sebastian. Then he came back, and the first thing he does was steal the one thing he knew Sebastian has always wanted. Indirectly declared himself as his rival, and fretted a war between them. His motive however, held secrets. What secrets? Would Sebastian find out too late about these secrets before he hands Ryan's head out to him? Or... is the fine say about a thin line between love and hatred about to express itself in their story?