Does Gaara Still Have Shukaku

Cesare Xandri, the rising gangster of the Nalitan mafia, unexpectedly lost a bet at an elite private casino in Ithel, the kind that smells like cigar smoke and blood money. The penalty was simple, he had to call his hard-to-tame pet. The phone was on speaker. The men circled him, whistling and hooting, waiting to be entertained. He asked what I was up to in a relaxed and amused tone. I replied softly, insinuating he was sinful, hiding my defiance behind innocence and fake devotion. When I finished my insult, the room fell silent, then burst into loud and uncontrollable laughter. The call ended. Less than thirty minutes later, the mansion gates were smashed open. He stormed in smelling of gunpowder, a Beretta still in his hand. He pushed me against the wall furiously beneath the Virgin Mary statue. I leaned into him without hesitation, fingers brushing the heated gun, and I met his gaze without fear. I chose virtue and rejected him in my past life, in return I was thrown into the open sea to die. I intended to be his temptation when I got a second chance at life, I wanted to be a beautiful sin that ends his story under the Cecilian sun.

Nora and Noah's story from contracted: Love in the Shadow. "Hey, Nora..." Noah tried calling her, she ignored him. He bit his lips in anger, as her hand touched the doorknob, he yelled, no, more like roared, "DANYON!" Nora immediately froze in place. She closed her eyes for a second, fighting back tears. that name--- Noah, seeing her wounded expression, took a deep breath, "Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--" "Don't," she snarled, haughtily glaring at him. “Don’t you even think about it.” “Nora—" He began to say, but she turned her back on him and stormed out of his office, ignoring the many eyes that followed her. ** Nora Danyon wasn’t supposed to survive the crash that killed her husband and children. Stripped of everything—her family, her sanity, and her will to live—she’s forced to start over in a world that feels colder than ever. And just when the darkness threatens to swallow her whole, he shows up… Noah Bamford—her late husband’s best friend and the man she once secretly loved. But Noah isn’t the same boy from the past. He’s distant, guarded, and haunted by ghosts of his own. Still, his presence pulls her back to life—until one stolen kiss in an elevator changes everything. Now emotions are spiraling, old wounds are ripping open, and just when Nora starts to believe in love again… Noah betrays her in the most unforgivable way. Now Nora is forced to male a choice ------ In a world where nothing is promised, and love isn’t written in contracts, can two broken souls rewrite the rules—or will their story end in ruins? There is drama, there is hate, and there is love, and above all, do they deserve a second chance? Sit back and enjoy the ride.

Book 1 of The Playboy Series – Sebastian Castillo’s Story Althea Velasquez only wanted one thing—makalimot. Isang gabi sa bar kasama ang barkada para ibuhos ang sakit matapos siyang ipagpalit ng kanyang boyfriend. Pero hindi niya inasahan na doon niya makakasalubong ang lalaking magbabago ng lahat. Sebastian “Bash” Castillo. Gwapo. Mayaman. Playboy CEO na kinababaliwan ng mga babae—at kinaiinisan ng mga magulang. Isang gabi lang sana ang meron sila… isang sayaw, isang halik, at isang mainit na gabing hindi niya malilimutan. Pero paano kung paggising niya kinabukasan, ang lalaking iyon pala ang magiging boss niya sa internship na kailangan para makapasa? Now trapped between her career and her heart, Althea must face the ruthless playboy who suddenly wants more than just one night. At si Bash? Sanay siyang makuha ang gusto niya. At sa unang pagkakataon… ang gusto niya ay ang intern na pilit siyang tinatanggihan. Forbidden attraction Office tension. Family drama and scandals. Isang tanong na lang ang natitira: Kaya ba niyang mahalin ang isang lalaking pagmamay-ari na ng buong mundo—kung ang gusto naman nito ay siya lang?

Mike is a free man. He leaves his hometown to 'tour' the world. He comes back to atone for his past deeds. He tries to make up to Susanna. It became more difficult for him when he finds out his love for her. He left her life without a thought and comes back suddenly into her life, without permission. Was the love she had for him still there, waiting to be rekindled?

WARNING!!! MATURE CONTENT (21+) “Jinakanlah Gaara Maxwell, maka aku akan berhenti mengganggu hidupmu lagi.” Satu tantangan Esther terima dari Vinson ketika dia kepergok sedang dicumbu oleh Gaara didapur pria itu. Menjinakan Gaara Maxwell yang liar tentu bukan perkara mudah, tetapi Esther akan memanfaatkan sifat Gaara yang hobby sekali nyosor. Jika pada akhirnya dia bisa lepas bebas dari gangguan si Vinson yang terkutuk, maka Esther akan melakukannya meskipun bertentangan dengan prinsip hidupnya. Namun satu hal yang dia sesali atas keputusannya adalah dia tidak tahu bahwa cinta nyatanya selalu muncul disaat yang tidak terduga.

Jake Norman, a free life teenager is a very handsome guy who always attracts girls wherever he is or goes even if it is in school or outside school. He goes to parties and does whatever he likes, not even minding his own future. When he comes back from a party and suddenly found a very beautiful girl lying close to the city's christmas tree being that it was the season of Christmas. He was so struck by her beauty that he carried her to his home and took care of her till she had nursed back to health. She disappeared as soon as she awakes and Jake thought she had run away. But each night she visits, keeping him company every night and never leaving his side till it is morning. He suddenly falls in love with her without knowing and his life to him seems a lot beautiful with her. But on the night before Christmas she never came but instead, a floating box comes to his room. He opens it and this brings him to another world. And there he learns the truth about her, who she was and why she felt so mysterious to him, but she needed to be saved from her uncle who imprisoned her. Will he save her? Will he change his mind of saving her after learning the truth about her? Will he leave her to die? Will he ever see her again?

“Tame Gaara Maxwell, and I will stop ruining your life.” Caught in a scandalous moment with the notorious campus badboy in his kitchen. Esther is handed a challenge she can’t ignore. Gaara is wild, impulsive, and dangerously irresistible. Taming him might just go against everything she believes in. But as desire blurs the line between strategy and temptation, Esther discovers that real love has a habit of striking when you least expect it… and it might change everything.

Sophia a passé sa première vie en tant qu'oméga sans loup, faible, mal aimé et jetable. Elle était mariée à Dylan, mais elle n'était rien de plus qu'un fardeau à ses yeux tandis que sa cousine, Thea, se tenait fièrement à ses côtés. Laissée à mort dans un accident, les derniers moments de Sophia ont été remplis de douleur, de trahison et d'une vérité horrible : sa propre famille n'avait jamais été la sienne, mais le destin n'était pas terminé avec elle. Donnée une seconde chance par la déesse de la lune, Sophia se réveille dans le passé et cette fois, elle refuse d'être un pion. Alors que les secrets se démêlent, que les ennemis se rapprochent et que la passion brûle plus que jamais, Sophia se retrouve prise entre la vengeance et un amour qu'elle jurait ne plus jamais ressentir. Mais lorsque la vérité sur son identité, son passé et son enfant à naître sera révélée, choisira-t-elle la vengeance ou l'homme qui était autrefois sa plus grande trahison ?

was sold and married off to a monster. And on my wedding night… he tried to rape me. But before he could, gunfire tore through the walls, blood spilled and screams filled the air. And just like that… my husband was dead. I thought it was over. I was wrong. Because the men who killed him didn’t save me. They took and dragged me into a world darker than anything I had ever known and straight into the hands of a man far more dangerous. Now I belong to him…..Bane Valak. And in his world, there are only two choices, Obey… or Die.

In the elite halls of Heldon College, secrets and scandals lurk around every corner. For Alex Mongroove, a foster child turned scholarship student, the stakes are high. When a one night stand with Professor Tristan Walker sparks a forbidden romance, Alex must navigate the risks of exposure, jealousy, and heartbreak. As their secret relationship intensifies, Alex and Tristan must confront their own desires and fears. Will their love prevail, or will the secrets and lies tear them apart?