Fading facades: love beyond the deal

Mercedes can't really remember a day in her life when she was ever happy. From a shitty childhood to a sorry excuse for parents and a bratty sister, all she was wanted was just a simple life filled with happens. The kind of life Mercedes wants seems to be falling into place until the arrival of Chandler Pierce turns it upside down. The most eligible bachelor and billionaire wants something and what he wants, he gets. So what exactly does he want? Will Mercedes really strike a deal with the billionaire? Follow Mercedes and Chandler on this wild adventure

Seven years of love, shattered by seven months of betrayal. Some promises are easier to break than to keep. Kyros Arnaud Ferrero was supposed to be my forever—the man I gave my heart to at seventeen. But love isn’t always a fairytale. I never imagined that his devotion would come with deception, that the man I trusted most could betray me with the very friend I held dear. He lied. He cheated. And he did it all without remorse. So, I did the one thing he never saw coming. To get back at him, I married the one person he despises most—his brother, the powerful president of his company. *** For five years, I did everything to avoid Maximus Ferrero. A relentless control freak, a man who sent letters that made my skin crawl. The last time I saw him, he leaned in and whispered, “When you eventually decide to leave Kyros, inform me immediately. I’ll arrange our marriage without delay.” I swore he would never be an option. Until he was... *** Trigger Warning: Some chapters in this novel contain dark themes that may be distressing to some readers. Please proceed with discretion

I was born an Alpha’s daughter, raised with strength, honor, and the knowledge that leadership was in my blood. But my heart had other plans. I fell in love with Kael—a wolf who had never even dreamed of becoming an Alpha. He wasn’t the strongest. He wasn’t the fiercest. But I saw something in him that no one else did. He had a heart that cared, a mind that strategized, and a quiet strength waiting to be awakened. At first, Kael didn’t care for power. He didn’t want the burden of leading. But when the Stormcrest Pack was left without an Alpha, when the pack needed a leader, he had no choice but to step up. And I was there. I trained with him. I fought beside him. I built him into the Alpha he never planned to be. When others doubted him, I stood by his side, proving them wrong. I gave up my own place in my father’s pack to be with him, believing that together, we could lead. But love wasn’t enough. On the night of his Alpha ceremony, I waited, my heart pounding, believing this was our moment. That he would finally claim me as his mate. That he would acknowledge everything we had built together. But under the full moon, in front of the entire pack, Kael looked me in the eyes and rejected me Humiliated and heartbroken, I had nowhere to go. No pack to return to. No future. I ran. That’s when I stumbled into Shadowfang territory. And that’s when I met him. Alpha Asher. Cold. Ruthless. Feared.

Over 700 years after the death of King Elijah and Queen Celeste, their son Micah ruled over the world. After searching endlessly for his mate, he gave up hope thinking he would rule the world alone for he was the only one to have ever lived for such a long time. When words got to the king that the omegas (humans) have been escaping 'his world' to live in the ruin for almost two decades he became livid going to the ruins to kill them all and teach others never to cross him. What Micah never expected was for his mate to be lurking in the ruined palace hiding from the harsh and brutal world he created and he never expected his mate to be human. "I found you.. Mate" He breathes bringing his hand to cup my cheeks but i snapped my head backwards. "I would never be yours" I said breathing harshly while glaring at him.

Her life was a complete mess, she could tell by how people treated her. Catalina Montreo wanted to end herself after finding her sister and fiance was fvcking each other. Akala niya ay wala na, akala niya ubos na lahat but a man appeared and give her a hot night. Hindi niya akalaing ang iniingatan niyang pagkababae ay nabigay niya sa isang estranghero. And to her horror it was to the hot billionaire, bachelor and CEO, Jake Leigh Lapaz. She thought she could rid of him, na kapag nawala siya at magpakalayo-layo ay hindi na ulit magko-cross ang kanilang landas. But she was wrong, dahil muli na namang nagtagpo ang kanilang mundo sa La Cuevas where they continued their hot and romantic deal to each other.

Elle voulait juste survivre. Il voulait la posséder. À Madrid, Paula Delgado jongle entre ses longues heures d’aide-soignante et les soins coûteux de sa mère gravement malade. Forte, fière, et indépendante, elle refuse de demander de l’aide. Jusqu’au jour où tout s’effondre. Un soir, en quête d’oubli, elle cède à une nuit de passion avec un inconnu. Elle disparaît au petit matin sans se retourner. Mais lui… n’a pas l’intention de l’oublier. Nicolás Reyes, célèbre sportif espagnol, n’a jamais été troublé par une femme. Jusqu’à elle. Quand il la retrouve par hasard, il lui fait une proposition indécente : une relation de sexfriends, sans engagement, en échange d’une prise en charge totale des soins de sa mère. Paula, révoltée, refuse. Mais quand la vie de sa mère est en jeu, peut-elle encore dire non ? Et si ce deal était la plus dangereuse des erreurs ?

“The agony of betrayal cuts deeper when it comes from a beloved person.”  Iyan ang nararamdaman ni Zephanie nang makita nya mismo mula sa kanyang dalawang mata ang pagtaktaksil sa kanya ng kanyang boyfriend at pinsan.  Sa kanyang pagkalugmok ay pumunta sya sa bar at nagpakalunod sa alak. May isang lalaki syang nakatalikan at ito ang nakakuha ng pagka-birhen nya. Huli na nang malaman niya na bilyonaryo pala ang lalaki. Naging laman sila ng balita dahilan kung bakit pinalayas sya sa kanilang bahay.  Para makaahon ay tinanggap niya ang alok ng bilyonaryong nakakuha ng pagka-birhen nya na maging asawa sya sa loob ng walong buwan.  Sa kanilang araw-araw na pagsasama, posible kayang may umusbong na pagmamahal sa isa’t-isa? 

"Three years ago, standing at the altar under the admiring gaze of hundreds, Gabriel declared that he would love only Catherine, unwaveringly, for the rest of his life. Three years later, after receiving a diagnosis of infertility, he heartlessly threw divorce papers in her face and cast her out onto the streets with nothing. Three years ago, Catherine, in her kindness, saved a girl who was about to be sold into a brothel, taking her in as a beloved younger sister. Three years later, watching the very girl she once saved walk down the aisle on her ex-husband's arm, standing in the same place she once stood, reciting the vows she once made, Catherine could only muster a bitter smile. She gently touched her flat stomach, where an unborn life, a gift from heaven, was beginning to form. She vowed to herself that she would leave Gabriel far behind, but... 'Catherine, you are mine. Divorce or not, you will forever belong to Gabriel.' 'Catherine, be good. Stop causing trouble, okay?' 'Catherine! If you dare to leave, I will break your legs!' 'Catherine, stay with me, I beg you...'"

Isang one night stand ang nakapagbago sa buhay ni Ella Jane Vertudazo at hindi niya alam kung bakit siya pumayag sa isang deal na inalok ni Rafael Sanrojo sa kaniya. Isang deal na nag-udyok sa kaniyang ligawan ang binata kahit alam naman niyang hindi siya mananalo. Pero paano kung nahulog siya sa binata at hindi siya nito saluhin? Paano kung hahanap-hanapin niya ang lalaki? Paano kung hindi pala nito kayang suklian ang pagmamahal niya? Paano kapag nalaman niya ang lahat tungkol sa binata? Ngayon ang tanong, “Anong gagawin niya upang mapaibig ang isang Rafael Sanrojo?”

Two totally different people... complete opposite to each other. He is selfish. She is selfless. on hold ~ on hold ~ on hold