Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Iv

At a press conference, business tycoon Charles Lewis and heiress Julia announced their relationship. As reporters frantically clicked their cameras to capture the breaking news, Julia's assistant suddenly collapsed. Bright red blood spread beneath her, forming a pool of blood. With a calm expression, Charles turned to the stunned reporters and explained, "She's pregnant but insists on working. Maybe she just wants attention." I lost my child and my uterus after that incident. At the same time, I became the target of online outrage. I was the assistant, and Charles was my legal husband.

Erico Moretti has always been a loyal enforcer for the most ruthless mafia family in Italy. But when his boss, the mafia king Vincenzo, tasks him with bringing down rival mafia boss Antonio Romano, he’s given a dangerous mission: infiltrate the Romano empire as Bianca Romano’s bodyguard. Bianca, the sheltered yet fiercely independent daughter of Antonio, is the key to unraveling her father’s secrets. At first, Erico sees Bianca as nothing more than a pawn in his deadly game. She’s sharp, confident, and far more perceptive than he expected—qualities that make his job even harder. But when a sudden threat forces them into a marriage of convenience to protect her from her father’s enemies, Erico finds himself tangled in a web of deceit, loyalty, and blood. But in the world of crime and betrayal, no one is safe, and when secrets are exposed, their lives will hang by a thread. Will Erico choose vengeance, or will Bianca be the one to teach him that loyalty and love are not always at odds?

"HELLO DESTINY CHILD WE MEET AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I WILL DESTROY YOU",I heard a voice say loudly in my head and started laughing hysterically. The chanting and humming continued and I felt my nose bleed. "Get out of my head,get out of my head ,GET OUT OF MY HEAD",I said and the whole university experienced a slight tremor but the mirror infront of me burst into smaller pieces. "INDEED YOU ARE POWERFUL BUT WE ARE COMING FOR YOU", Emily was just an ordinary girl living in Tacoma,Washington.At school she did not have friends because she always felt alienated from them like she was different.Then one day she got into a fight and thus when she discovered a whole new person she was.She was the prophecied saviou for the mystical society and she needed to do all she could to save them.But down the road into her new journey she learns an even more shocking twist though being the prophecised girl she had two fated mates something unheard of.This threatened the balance of thing for her because once she learned about these two she loved them both for different reasons but the society was pushing her to pick one.Who will she choose?How will she a twenty year old fight a coven of dark witches?

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT‼️ This story contains themes of BDSM, including elements of dominance and submission, bondage, name-calling kinks (such as terms like "whore"), consensual rough play, and some scenes that involve violence. If these topics could be triggering or uncomfortable for you, I strongly recommend proceeding with caution or choosing a different story. But if you're into all this delicious chaos—welcome, and get ready for the ride of your life. Things are about to get wild. Enjoy! 😉 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why was I thinking about his lips? Was I really that starved for attention? I couldn't tear my eyes away. Maybe it was the alcohol, or maybe it was just the sheer need for something to distract me. But it wasn't just his lips. His jaw was sharp, the muscles of his neck visible beneath the fabric of his shirt. He looked like someone who could make me forget everything. His voice broke through my thoughts. "Something wrong?" I blinked, shaking my head, forcing my eyes to pull away from him. "No. Nothing." I felt his gaze still on me, making me feel like he could see right through all the bullshit I was trying to wear. I wasn't sure if it was the alcohol, the heartbreak, or the way he looked at me, but suddenly it didn't feel like a mistake. It felt like something I needed. Without thinking, I stood, my body moving before my mind could catch up. My heart raced as I stepped closer to him, his brow furrowing slightly in confusion. He was surprised, but I didn't care. I grabbed his shirt, pulled him down to me, and pressed my lips to his.

Synopsis Bata pa lang si Katana ay mulat na s'ya maraming bagay, tulad ng kailangan n'yang malayo sa kan'ya ng mga magulang upang makapag trabaho sila para sa ikakabuti ni Katana. Lumaki s'ya sa puder ng kaniyang lolo at lola na magulang ng kaniyang ina. Namulat rin siya sa mundong hilig siyang i-chismiss kung saan-saan. Nang tumungtong siya sa edad na sampu ay do'n niya napagtanto na wala s'yang dapat pag katiwalaan kung hindi ang sarili n'ya lang at ang mga taong kilalang-kilala na n'ya. Grade 7 siya ng muling nalapit sa mga taong nakapaligid sa kaniya , si Trace ay isa sa taong nakilala niya at naging kaibigan–boyfriend niya no'ng grade 9. Si Vivian ang akala niya ay totoong kaibigan. Akala niya totoong kaibigan ang mga nakapalibot sa kaniya 'yon pala ay hindi. Grade 10 s'ya no'ng maakusahang gusto niyang patayin si Vivian ang akala n'yang kaibigan niya pero nag kamali s'ya, sobra-sobra ang pasakit na nangyari sa batang Katana at pinili na lang lumayo kasama ang taong hindi niya aakalain kakampihan siya at iintindihin siya. Akala niya ay ayos na ang lahat, ayos na ang bata niyang puso. Akala niya kaya na niyang muling makita ang mga taong pilit niyang pinapatawad no'ng nasa New York siya ngunit hindi pala gano'n kadali mag patawad, masakit pala. Gustong-gusto niyang mag patawad ngunit nasasaktan siya. Sabi nga niya ang bawat buhay natin ay may kasalanan tayong nagagawa at ang Diyos ay kaya tayong patawarin tayo pa kayang tao lamang? She found the forgiveness in her hearts. Napatawad niya ang lahat ngunit muli nilang wawasakin ang bagong Katana. Kaya n'ya bang muling mag patawad? kaya niya bang patawarin uli ang mga taong nagkasala sa kaniya ng paulit-ulit

My husband, Kenneth Welch, handed me divorce papers as a cruel gift for our 5th anniversary. He didn't need me anymore. For him, I had become quiet and submissive, but that wasn't enough. Lilly Sanders had no money, no name, and no power, so he threw me away like a toy he no longer wanted. He crushed my heart, but he also gave me something important—a new beginning. Once my heart was no longer his, it opened up for someone who offered me kindness—a mysterious billionaire named Darren. But how could I stay by his side when, after so many years of pretending, I no longer knew who I was? Summoning my courage, I opened up the letters my ex-husband had hidden from me, and I faced my true identity… Now Lilly Sanders no longer exists; Lillian Hayes has taken her place. I've returned to New York as the heiress of Hayes Global Group. I am powerful enough to squash those who harmed me, but I didn't come back only for revenge. I came back for love…

Araya has given up on love. Reeling from a heartbreak, she makes a spontaneous decision to leave everything behind and move to a new town hoping to start over. Unbeknownst to her, she’s settled in a world she didn’t even know existed. She soon finds herself caught in the middle as the object of affection between two warring species. Has love given up on her? Will she be able to resist?

Ava has always believed three things: vampires must protect their coven, werewolves are sworn enemies, and she is twenty-two years old. But lies run deep in the shadows. When Ava is sent on a mission beyond her coven’s borders, she meets Achi—a quiet, enigmatic human who stirs something ancient in her blood. Drawn to him by a bond she doesn’t understand, Ava struggles to reconcile her feelings with everything she’s been taught. Achi is calm, well-built, and seemingly ordinary… but nothing about him is what it seems. Achi is a hybrid—the forbidden child of both vampire and werewolf bloodlines. Cursed by ancient gods and hidden from the world, hybrids are destined to be locked away on a mountain far from civilization. But Achi has a secret: he escaped. And now, he’s living under a false identity, searching for the one the prophecy named—the vampire girl with silver in her veins and a choice that could save or doom them both. As passion ignites between them, truths unravel. Ava must decide where her loyalty lies—with the coven that raised her in fear or with the man who might shatter everything she thought she knew. And Achi must confront his fate: to love Ava is to break the gods’ law, but to let her go could destroy them all. In a world where bloodlines mean war and love means betrayal, can a forbidden bond rewrite destiny?

Luna Lawson was captured and taken to the Dragon's king. He was a dangerous and a killer. She wanted to get her revenge. Will Luna be able to get her revenge and kill this handsome Dragon king or would she fall in love with him? Find out.

One kiss saved his life. Another might destroy them both. Camilla, a talented pastry chef with a troubled past, never imagined that a chance encounter at a costume party would entangle her with Alessandro, the city's most feared mafia boss. As their worlds collide over cupcakes and gunshots, they find themselves drawn into a dangerous dance of secrets and desire. But when Alessandro chooses love over family legacy, the delicate balance of power in the criminal underworld begins to crumble. Now, with enemies closing in from all sides, Camilla must decide: Will she betray the man she's grown to love, or risk everything to save him in a world where trust comes at a deadly price?