Evil Empire

+++✦+++ She looked up at me with those soft, damn eyes. I stepped in closer, my hand lifting before I even thought it through, and I brushed the tips of my fingers against her cheek. Warm. Delicate. Curious. I watched her mouth part slightly, her lashes lowering just a bit. "Can I kiss you?" I heard myself say. It surprised me. I don’t ask. I take. But she wasn’t like anyone else. With her, I found myself wanting permission...wanting her to want me back. She blinked, caught off guard, but something in her softened. And after a breath, she slowly nodded. I leaned in, brushing my lips over hers in a gentle and slow motion, like I was trying to memorize her taste, savoring the moment. But, that one kiss was enough to set my nerves on edge. I pulled back slightly, watching the way her cheeks turned pink, her eyes wide, her lips still parted like she hadn’t expected it to feel like that. And fuck, I hadn’t either. I leaned in again, but paused when I realized she was leaning toward me too, unconsciously. She didn’t even realize she wanted more. And this time, I didn’t ask. +++✦+++ In a city plagued by crime and violence, a young woman fights to stay hidden from her sadistic stepfather and his ruthless gang. In her journey to uncover the truth about her forgotten past, she crosses paths with a dangerous and mysterious stranger in the most unexpected manner. Together, they embrace their twisted fate by striking a deal and altering their lives through a tale of romance and mystery. +++✦+++ ✦ 𝐷𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛. ✦ +++✦+++

You were nothing but a placeholder until the real heiress returned." Those were the last words Vivian heard from her fiancé before he humiliated her on their wedding day. She thought losing her groom was the worst thing that could happen. She was wrong. To cover his massive gambling debts, her ex-fiancé did the unthinkable. He sold her debt to the city's most feared man. Julian Thorne. The Billionaire. The Monster. The King of the Underworld. Vivian expects death. Instead, Julian offers her a diamond ring and a contract. "Marry me," he commands. "Be the perfect wife in public. And in private, I will give you the power to crush everyone who hurt you." It was supposed to be a cold transaction. A fake marriage for revenge. But Julian Thorne is possessive, dark, and dangerously seductive. Vivian didn't plan on falling for the villain of her story. And she certainly didn't expect the secret he was hiding one that changes everything.

Ariel is a kind, beautiful girl who has just turned twenty. All her life, she believed that her younger brother was dead but everything changed the day that he parents broke it to her that he was still alive. As if that wasn't shocking enough, her brother had been in the custody of a Mafia boss and her parents planned to exchange him for her. Miguel is a ruthless mafia lord who only knows three things— money, power and sex. Love? That's not a word in his dictionary. He fucks any girl he chooses until they give up and can't take it anymore. He was a beast and Ariel was his newest catch. What happens when the innocent Ariel clashes with the hot and dangerously tempting Miguel and they both realize that they may have gotten more than they bargained for? What happens when a brutal past comes knocking again? Threatening to tear down and destroy? Betrayal and lust is the order of the day. Will love prevail? Or will it tear them down completely?

เมื่อความรักมันต้องพังลง 'เพราะตัวของเธอเอง' 'เธอ' ถึงต้องยอม 'เขา' อยู่ร่ำไป แต่ใครจะรู้ว่า เหตุผลที่ต้องเลิกกันนั้นมันไม่ใช่ 'เธอ' แต่มันเป็นใครอื่นที่เธอเรียกว่า 'เพื่อน...' ---------------------- แม้ภายในใจจะบอบช้ำเพียงใดกับการปฏิเสธของเขา แต่เธอก็พยายามที่จะยิ้มออกมา เรียวแขนเล็กค่อย ๆ คลายออกจากลำคอแกร่งก่อนที่เธอจะเงยหน้าขึ้นสบสายตากับดวงตาคมที่มองหน้าเธอไม่ละสายตาเช่นเดียวกัน “เวลาเหนือมีอะไรกับเฌอรีน เหนือป้องกันหรือเปล่า” เสียงเล็ก ๆ ของเธอมันทำให้เขาหงุดหงิด พระพายจับชายเสื้อยืดของตัวเองก่อนจะถอดออกอย่างอ้อยอิ่ง “กลัว? กูต่างหากที่ต้องกลัว” “พายไม่ได้ทำอะไรกับใครมาเหมือนเหนือสักหน่อย” เธอพูดเสียงเบา ๆ พร้อมกับฝ่ามือบางที่ยกขึ้นปลดตะขอบราเซียร์สีหวานออก มีผลให้หน้าอกอวบอิ่มเกินขนาดดีดเด้งออกตามแรงโน้มถ่วงทันที พรึ่บ! พระพายยกฝ่ามือขึ้นกอบกุมความอวบอิ่มนั้นไว้ในอุ้งมือเมื่อถูกสายตาคมหลุดโฟกัสมองมันอย่างลืมตัว หมับ! “อ๊ะ!”

Gideon Henry. Billionaire. Powerful. Drop-dead gorgeous. He's one of the most prominent business tycoons in the country. But for me, he's nothing but a devil. He's done terrible things to me. He forced me to marry him. He made my life a living hell. He's the reason I lost the two important people in my life—the man I love and our baby. But when Gideon got into an accident and lost all of his memories, I didn't expect that he would turn into a different person. He's become kind, caring… and a loving husband to me. And I woke up one day… realizing that I'm already falling in love with him…

His hand pressed flat against the door before I could pull it open, and the warmth of him behind me made my body go completely still. "You are the mother of my child and you belong to me, and every breath you take on this island exists because I allow it."His hand moved from the door to my jaw, tilting my face up toward his with a gentleness that made me gulp. "So tell me, my beautiful wife—where exactly do you think you're going?" I had no answer and a knowing smile pulled on his lips. *** Elsie Miller’s simple life unravels the moment she discovers she is pregnant with no memory of how it happened. In a small town where reputation is worth more than truth, her parents choose to erase the scandal the only way they know how—by selling her to a man old enough to be her grandfather. She had accepted her fate and was ready to endure the wedding, but before the vows could be spoken, the church doors burst open and Salvatore Vitale—the most feared Mafia Lord in the underworld, known only as The Saint strode in, put a bullet in her groom’s head without breaking his stride, and told the priest to continue the ceremony. Then his dark eyes found hers across the blood-soaked aisle, and he spoke the words that rewrote her entire future. "I’ve been searching for you. Mother of my child." Taken to Salvatore’s private island, Elsie is thrust into a brutal empire built on blood oaths and ruthless power. Surrounded by those who see her as unworthy and a discarded fiancée who will stop at nothing to reclaim what she believes is rightfully hers, Elsie quickly learns that mercy does not exist in Salvatore’s world.

Mildred has spent most of her life as a prostitute in a club. Men lust after her, they want her, but she was well-known for being violent and disobedient. No man has ever been able to tame her. Zaccheus Gonzales, one of the richest mafia in the country, has turned thirty-five and jaded. He needed a partner to bear his child but no woman could ever satisfy him enough to be his wife. However, he was persistent to have Mildred once he saw her for the first time in the club with nothing but restraints and leash around her neck. Alternatively, Mildred didn't like him at first sight. He was known to her and everyone else as a ruthless killer with no conscience, disregarding the man's attractive physical appearance. She knew better than to trust their species. She despised men and would never submit to them, even if it was Zaccheus who always kept his distance. She had always desired for freedom. What would she do if she finds out she could grasp the freedom she always wanted if she’d only agree to marry Zaccheus Gonzales? Would she trust him and accept?

Went to jail for a crime she didn't commit, Elena loses love, freedom, and fortune. Now released, she finds her cheating husband engaged to another. But fate throws a lifeline: a mysterious stranger with a shocking offer. He's Luke's wronged half-brother; Atlas Grant and he needs Elena's help to bring down their ruthless family. Can Elena trust this man who also have secrets he hides? Is revenge worth the risk, especially when the price tag is ten million dollars? And who is Atlas Grant?

เธอเป็นของเขาตั้งแต่เกิดมาเลยด้วยซ้ำ ทุกอย่างที่เป็นของเธอก็คือของฉัน ร่างกาย จิตใจ เป็นของฉันทั้งหมด!… ร่างบางก้าวเข้ามาหยุดอยู่ตรงหน้าโต๊ะทำงานของคนตัวโตที่จ้องมองเธอตั้งแต่เดินเข้ามาในห้องนี้ “คือฉัน ฉัน...” จะพูดออกได้ยังไง เล่นมองซะขนาดนี้ “ว่าไง” คนตัวโตยื่นใบหน้าหล่อร้ายเข้าไปใกล้พลางเอียงคอถามอย่างมีนัย ทำให้คนตัวเล็กเงยหน้าขึ้นมามองเขาปลายจมูกแทบติดกัน “ค..คุณถอยออกไปก่อนได้ไหมคะ ฉันหายใจไม่ออก” “ไม่ คุยกันแบบนี้แหละ” “คือฉันมาเอาของที่ลืมไว้บนรถคุณค่ะ” “ฉันยกให้เธอแล้ว แต่เธอลืมเองนะ แล้วจะมาขอคืนแบบนี้มันไม่ง่ายไปเหรอ” พุ่งเข้ามาคว้าเอวคอดร่างแบบบางไว้ในอ้อมกอดมือหนาจัดการรวบมือเล็กสองข้างขึ้นไว้เหนือศีรษะ “นี่คุณ ปล่อยฉันนะ อย่าทำอะไรฉันเลยนะคะ” “เธอไม่รักษาของเองนะ” ทำเป็นหวงตัวเข้าไป กอดคนนั้นบ้างไปกับคนนี้บ้าง อย่าคิดว่าเขาไม่เห็น “ขอโทษค่ะ คุณคืนให้ฉันเถอะนะคะ” เธอจะเก็บไว้อย่างดีเลย และไม่มากวนใจเขาอีก “ได้ แต่ต้องมีข้อแลกเปลี่ยน”

Killed and resurrected. Reign Riley Mcdemort should be thrilled to have a second chance to live, but her ostensibly fairy tale future isn't what it seems, and her new life has come at a high price. Being in a life contract with a man she recognizes as a ruthless vampire is a potentially fatal condition. The life contract has the power to make you feel a hellish sensation that you would never wish for. It has its own law that you are not allowed to break, because if you do, it will turn into a poison in your blood, causing you to suffer in excruciating pain. Every minute felt like dying in a painful way. Reign discovered her new life as a curse. How long will she run to get away? How long could she bear the pain? Will she be able to cope with being different from everyone else? Will she be able to survive a vampire's life?