Faced Synonyms

⚠️ WARNING! * 18+ Mature audience only* Dreg watched as she walked over to the fireplace to get warmth. “You cower away from my presence, tell me Ilena do you not want this marriage?” “It is my duty as a princess of Thane to serve as your tribute.” She stated softly. It was an answer but not the answer that Dreg was expecting. Her statement only meant that she was willing to be married to him just to fulfil her duty as a tribute and that irks him. He raised her chin up to face him. “Then don’t cower away from my touch, you are my wife now not the princess of Thanes.” ****** The Northern beast king of Sulcar requests a tribute from the Eastern kingdom of Thanes and what better tribute than Ilena, the wretched princess of Thanes. Through a sudden marriage to the Northern beast king, Ilena is thrust into a whole new world that she could never have fathom. She discovers the hidden secrets buried in the blood of the Sulcarns and is faced with hurdles of being a worthy queen and a worthy mate for the ruthless beast king. Join Ilena through the roller coaster of adventures, betrayals, thriller and not to forget, the steamy romance that brews between her and the Northern King.

The yacht that my parents and my younger sister, Amanda Portman, were on exploded in the middle of the sea. None of them survived. Despair and heartbreak fill my senses when I'm faced with an empty home and an astronomical debt. Just as I'm about to jump off a rooftop, I see comments appearing before my eyes all of a sudden. "The truth is, your parents have won a jackpot of 300 million dollars. They've taken Amanda on an overseas trip for some fun!" "Heheh! Amanda doesn't even know that the so-called poor and blind boyfriend, whom she's just broken up with, is the heir of the Wright family. He's just pretending to be poor around her." "Once Amanda comes home after spending all of her money, she will get imprisoned by the enraged Mr. Wright as a form of punishment." "Hey, cannon fodder! Hurry up and die already! I can't wait for Amanda to make her glorious return!" It's at that moment I decide not to die. That night, I barge into Xavier Wright's rented apartment while completely drunk and drenched.

Officer Ana Sofía González has lived her entire life haunted by one night the night her father, a respected police officer, was brutally murdered on the orders of one of Valencia’s ruthless El Jafes. Years later, the city trembles under the mafia’s iron grip, and Ana finally sees her chance for revenge. To expose the syndicate from within, she goes undercover under a new identity Mariana Gustav, the mysterious daughter of the recently arrested mafia lord, Ricardo Gustav. But what Ana doesn’t know is that Mariana’s life comes with dangerous strings attached including a marriage contract with José Fernández, the cold-blooded heir to a criminal empire, known across the underworld as The Prince of Death. Trapped between duty and deception, Ana must play her role perfectly or die trying. Every step she takes draws her deeper into a world of power games, and forbidden desire.And as she falls too deep into her role as Mariana, she is faced with the choice, to remain loyal to her her Mafia husband or bring his father’s billion dollar enterprise crashing to the ground .

Scarlett Grey was initially just a young college graduate unaware of the truth surrounding her birth. She leaves her home in Canberra and arrives on a tour to Birmingham city with her bosom friend only to discover too suddenly, the reality that she was the legitimate daughter of a billionaire tycoon. Faced with a new family that wasn't willing to accept her, she fights to fulfil her dead mother's desires amidst the chaos. However, the weight of responsibility seemed too much of a burden to her and she eventually finds herself torn between two men whose presence were of great importance to her life. As the battle for power and love intensifies between her and her half-siblings, Scarlett had vowed to never stop in her taste for revenge amidst it all. She was going to stop at nothing, protecting what was hers and securing the legacy of her late mother. And she doesn't plan to stop just at that, for she must make sure she brings havoc to the one who destroyed her family's chance at attaining happiness. And until she's gotten her perfect revenge, the fight must go on...

I was trained to seduce, to deceive, and to kill if I had to. Love was never part of the mission. My body became my weapon, the one thing no man could ever truly own. I couldn't give life so I learned to use sex as a tool to take whatever I wanted. As one of O.A.S.I.S.'s top agents, I've faced warlords, dictators, and men who thought they ruled the world. None of them ever got under my skin until billionaire playboy, Zayne Beaumont, walked into my crosshairs. He's infuriatingly charming, dangerously beautiful, and the reason my pulse forgets its rhythm. But when his past comes for him in the form of Dominik D'Angelo, the ruthless Mafia Don who wants him dead, my world fractures in ways no training could prepare me for. Because Dominik doesn't just want revenge. He wants me. Now I'm trapped between two men. Both powerful, dangerous, and willing to burn the world to have me. And I'm the prize neither of them intends to lose.

Blurb Bella is a 23-year-old doctor and a Limelight(a werewolf who practices magic). She and her people are cast aside from the rest of the werewolf world because of their curse. But when she is summoned to Moonshire by a cold Alpha king ( who lost his Luna to death.) to treat his omega. She is faced with a whole new world and is caught in a war between rival packs. But as she falls for the cold alpha king named Zayn, she must decide whether to embrace her powers or run from them. As Bella and Zayn continue to grow closer, they must navigate the complicated politics of their supernatural world. Zayn's status as an alpha king makes him a target for rival packs, and Bella's powers make her a target for those who would seek to control her. The two of them must learn to trust each other and work together to survive. But as their feelings for each other deepen, they must face the difficult truth: that their worlds are not meant to collide. And when a dark truth from Zayn's past surfaces, Bella must make the ultimate sacrifice to save him. Will their love surpass all obstacles or will it be drowned in a world of lust, thirst for power and magic?!

"Honeymoon? This marriage isn't based on love, Princess Isadora—this is more of a revenge and I plan to get it on you” "I am Lyanna! Are you saying you never really loved me?" "Yes, as a matter of fact, I hate you! Everything was fake, I did everything just to trap you." ~~~~~~ Lyanna Coblah finds out after her wedding night that someone she loved; her husband wasn't whom she knew. He was into women and a drug addict. Instead of the caring and gentle personality she fell in love with, she is faced with a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Alpha Lord Lugard, In a year, schemed and devised means to tangle Lyanna in a loveless marriage and let her pay for what her parents did to him in the past. After finding out everything about his background, and deciding it's not his fault after all, Lyanna decides to disregard his cruel, unforgiven, and violent behavior towards her and try to transform him into a better person. Well, twists unfold! The two parts! What could bring them together and what could really change Alpha Lord Lugard if it's not being meek and understanding?

After being reborn, I'm taken back to the day I confessed my love for my childhood friend. In my past life, I had to plead and beg before he begrudgingly agreed to marry me. "You look pathetic when you beg me for anything, Annabelle." That was what Hayden Gulman always said to me. He was so cold to me that he even canceled the part where we read our vows to each other during the wedding. When I was eight months pregnant, he took a photo of my belly covered in stretch marks. Then, he complained to his true love about the unhappiness he faced after marrying me. When I went into a difficult labor due to my agitation, he and his true love were on vacation. At that moment, my heart finally died. It turned out my one-woman show couldn't be considered love at all. Now that I've been reborn, I smile when I see the disdainful look in his eyes. I say, "We have nothing to do with each other from this moment on. I only wish to be happy."

Isolde was on the run after committing an unforgivable crime in her brothel. She flees for her life but finds herself trapped in the devil’s lair, a domain owned by the cursed rogue lycan lord, Draco. This cruel fate was the beginning of her torture as Isolde was captured and chosen as Draco’s Breeder. Being chosen as a breeder for the dark lord was a sentence, especially for a savage male who had murdered nine of his Lunas. Now she faced the same fate as his previous Lunas. Isolde must do all she can to stay alive and save her sister from the Dark lord. She strives and learns to navigate a world dominated by ferocious and savage males who want nothing but to exterminate her. In the process, she learns a deep, lost secret that changes her life forever. Will Isolde flee or stay now that Draco’s secrets and the key to his survival lie in the palm of her hands? What happens when the demons from her past come back to haunt her? Content Warning. This book gets darker the further the story unfolds. So be prepared for the MM scenes, knife play and a lot more others.

Amelie Cavanaugh has faced many hardships in her life. She was orphaned at 8 years old, ran away with her brother from foster care at 14 years old, and constantly worked to achieve her goal of the university. Just when her life is going to plan, life is turned upside down one blustery November day as her brother is injured during a football game. Billionaire Dr. Nathan Michaels is next in line to take over Michaels Investment Group as his grandfather, Carrington Michaels, is retiring. The problem is that the board members think his playboy ways need to be in line for the CEO position. Solution: Carrington Michaels tells Nathan he has 6 weeks to get married, or he will lose the company. A chance sighting of the stunning brown-haired Amelie in the hospital cafe sends Nathan's world into a spin, but when he turns around after receiving his order, she is gone. Who is she? Where did she go? How can he make her his? Will it even matter when a dark family secret involving both families could threaten any chance of happiness?