Demonic Presence

Like in the deck of cards, the Ace outranks the King—and so does Ace Salvatore. A Greek-Italian mafia leader feared by all, Ace is a man of unspeakable cruelty, a calculated mind ruling an empire built on blood and terror. His face is a mystery— those who’ve seen it are long gone, silenced by his wrath. Manipulative, controlling, psychotic, and untouchable, he rules his empire with an iron fist, his past buried beneath layers of bloodshed and regret. His obsession with power and control leaves no room for weakness—not in himself, not in his enemies, and certainly not in others. When a desperate debtor can’t repay what’s owed, he offers something unexpected to settle the score: a little girl. Ace accepts the deal, not out of need, but because curiosity flickers in his mind— a curiosity he loathes. Yet the little girl is more than just an innocent. She unknowingly awakens ghosts of Ace’s past— a life of betrayal, loss, and secrets he swore to bury. Even monsters have scars. The darkness that shaped him, the wounds he carries, and the revenge that fuels his every decision begin to resurface. The past never truly stays buried. As their worlds collide, her presence becomes both his salvation and his torment. But as the past catches up, threatening to destroy everything, Ace must face a harrowing choice: cling to the monster he’s become, or risk everything for the one thing he never thought he’d have— a chance at redemption. Will his darkness consume her and change her? Or will she destroy him?

"You do know what your scent does to me?" Stefanos whispered, his voice brushing against Xenia’s skin like a dark promise. "W-what?" she stammered, heart pounding as the towering wolf closed in. "It drives me wild." —★— A cursed Alpha. A runaway Omega. A fate bound by an impossible bloom. Cast out by his own family, Alpha Stefanos dwells in a lonely tower, his only companion a fearsome dragon. To soothe his solitude, he cultivates a garden of rare flowers—until a bold little thief dares to steal them. Furious, Stefanos vows to punish the culprit. But when he discovers the thief is a fragile Omega with secrets of her own, something within him stirs. Her presence thaws the ice in his heart, awakening desires long buried. Yet destiny has bound them to an impossible task—to make a cursed flower bloom. Can he bloom a flower that can't be bloomed, in a dream that can't come true? ----- Inspired from the BTS song, The Truth Untold.

Quinn Callaghan is destined to become the alpha queen, a title she desperately fights against. As the sun is suddenly shrouded in darkness and perpetual twilight spreads across the world like wildfire, everything changes. Vampires rise and their presence stirs fear among humanity. Quinn must forgo her newfound independence and desires to go back home as her pack needs her. Can she defeat those who walk during the night and protect her kind? Or will their dark temptations consume her?

Eleanor Bella Starr is Black and You magazine's lead writer. After being threatened by her egocentric boss to either get something interesting enough to wow him, or take a tumble in his sheets, Eleanor hightails it to Orlando, Lake Creek. Lake Creek, home of the internet's weirdest stories. DESCRIPTION: STAY OUT! SAVE YOURSELF! How do you keep a writer away from that? Moreso, one as inquisitive as Eleanor. The mysteries begin the minute she arrives. The deeper she goes, the loopier it becomes. She is in a world of madness of the mind, death and bloodshed. She brought herself in.... But she can't get out. She hears things she can't fathom, sees things that are mind boggling and becomes something that definitely wasn't in her plans. Plans? There are no plans anymore. Plans can't exist in a world like this. Kill or be killed. Will the hunter become the hunted? Or will the hunter laugh last? Strangely enough, love blooms. She falls right into Andreas. Literally. Ever heard of the term, soul mates? How do you realize someone is yours, only after his mouth has been assaulted by someone else's, in your presence? In what world is that fair?!

Six years into a mildly loveless relationship with her husband the Alpha, Selene does everything in her power to keep the outside ears from knowing how much her relationship with the alpha was dying while she tried to care for her only daughter. She was a Luna with a rare disability; a crippled wolf, and would be considered useless as she could not defend herself in the presence of danger but she had countered her disability with selflessness towards her park members, but things take a drastic turn when Selene discovers how much of her effort was wasted on the wrong set of people. She found out her husband was having an affair with her older sister, which led to a severe retaliation of the Alpha on her little girl. Ella, Selene's daughter , experienced a traumatic sickness which led her to coma, while Selene was rejected and locked up in the park dungeon to die. But hope arrives unexpectedly when the Alpha’s brother, the man who had been rumoured to be dead, unexpectedly appeared to save her and her child, but not without a condition.

He knows she is off-limits. _________________ Tasked with seducing the king and restoring order to their troubled realm, it greatly shocked Princess Selina of Rozenberg when she witnesses her fiancé being charmed by another woman from a species she holds a deep-seated contempt, a Lycan. Amidst the chaos and power struggle, where everyone saw her as a villain, she finds herself seeking solace in the steady presence of Jasper, also a Lycan and the brother of the woman who stole her fiancé's heart. Selina is torn between duty and desire as she struggles with her growing feelings for the forbidden creature. She faced a difficult decision: to be true to her mission or to give in to her emotions, even if it meant breaking the rules?

"Don't touch my things, stay at least 3 meters away from me ,and most importantly don't touch me," were the cold words that were thrown at Hadley on the night of her wedding. Isn't that ridiculous? Her husband was asking for something so outrageous but Hadley submitted to her fate because the man was not hers to begin with. Hadley Jenkins is a young girl that grew up in the countryside but her simple life turned upside down when her father who doesn't know came to drag her and asked her to be a substitute for her twin sister she didn't also know existed. She had to pretend to be her on her engagement day. Just on that day. It was just a day so she agreed. What if the initial agreement fell through and she had to also get married to her sister's fiance then? Maurice Eliot is a cold billionaire and also the successor of the Elliot group. He is cold and dominant. He had to get married to the heiress of the Gilbert but he couldn't stand women's presence because of the accident he encountered when he was young. The marriage was bound to be a rocky one. What do you think would happen between a substitute bride and a cold CEO that can't stand women? Did you think people are going to find out about Hadley's real identity?

After spending the night with the Greatest Alpha and losing her virginity to him, Celine didn't expect to be in an arranged mate bond with him. The worst was, he hated her and loved another woman... **** "I, Alpha Tyrion Macklin, in the presence of all Alpha council take Celine, as my fated mate. I vow to cherish her and..." He paused and looked at me with disgust. "I can't do this. I can't mate with a maid..." Celine is a low ranking wolf who was found in the woods by her now father when she was a baby. She was abused and lost hope for future yet always wanted to have a child of her own. To give it the world, love and home she never got. Alpha Tyrion Macklin is one of the most powerful alphas in the world, aspiring to become the Alpha King. He has a fiancée, the daughter of Great Alpha Jonathan, who gives him control over two packs. Their fates collide when the Alphas accuse Tyrion of mating with Celine during the annual meeting of alphas. Under the pressure of the Alpha Alliance, Tyrion marks Celine and takes her back to his pack. They sign a contract which states Celine will leave after she gets pregnant. Unknown about her true powers and the dangers lurking to use her special abilities, she turns a rogue and Alpha Tyrion goes crazy after her. Will he accept her as his true mate? And can she overcome his hatred and indifference?

"How can I sleep with you?" a woman complained that Jordan wanted to sleep with her without touch each other. "I just need to recover from this strange disease," Jordan replied showing his reddish body and lots of small rashes from his scratches. "Are you an alien?" "I am a human." "Why do you have strange symptoms like that?" "I don't know. I will only recover if I sleep with a woman. " = = = Jordan Land, a boss of a company's international magazine. 30 years old, tall, and handsome too. Everything about him was perfect, but there were two things about Jo that made him hated by almost everyone who knew him. First, his grumpy nature, and his mysterious illness can only be cured if he sleeps with a woman. Until he found a girl who could cure simply by its presence alone makes Jordan heal slowly. Who's that girl?

Cassidy Young is what most people compared to a wildfire - she has sass, beautiful looks, and knows how to make anyone turn in their grave but she has a dark past... In fact, she chasing both ghosts and murders, forcing her way from town to town, hoping to redeem her faults and somewhere along the way she meets a handsome and dangerous stranger... Dodge Moore is called the Reaper, he brings death and calm anger everywhere he goes; he has always been alone and even though he seems to care for no one, a new and beautiful stranger walked herself into his life, taking him in a whirlwind of emotions he has never felt before. Not only is he faced with a new challenge called Cassidy, he's also searching for a murderer... Will they help each other or will their feelings scare them away? Is love real on the Wild West frontier or is it just infatuation? Will Cassidy's wildfire burn her or Dodge? Will Dodge's Reaper presence kill him or the girl he's quickly falling for? Find out in Searching the Wild Lovely West to find out!