Fading facades: love beyond the deal

Keerthi felt a hand under her chin ,coaxing her to look up ,as she met with warm brown eyes ,in their darkest shade. Her eyes went to her husband's lips, wetting her own involuntarily, when she felt Vikram's hold tighten. She blushed, looking down, her face felt on fire. Vikram pulled her chin up, forcing her to look at him. "Keerthi", Vikram started gruffly ,his voice laced with desire, their lips merely brushing, teasing one another, "We should go to sleep now if you don't want it to continue any further." Keerthi's face flamed at her husband's insinuation. But dammit,she wanted to be kissed. For the first time ever.

Esther, who gave up the inheritance of her father's company to get married to Michael, the love of her life, unfortunately caught her husband cheating with her best friend, Maya. She was framed by Maya and her husband, and no one believed her. She was forced to divorce Michael. Esther got involved in a car accident which made her lose her unborn child and her womb; she was told that she couldn't give birth again. Heartbroken, Esther went back home and took her rightful inheritance of her father's company. Esther made a promise to be man-free for the rest of her life and vowed to take revenge on her ex-husband and ex-best friend. After Esther became the CEO of her family's company, John came to Esther, demanding the fifty million dollars her late father owed him. He gave Esther an option to choose between paying off the debt within 3 weeks, or he would sign a marriage contract with her, and after she gave birth to him, the contract would be over. Esther was devastated, knowing she couldn't pay the debt in less than 3 weeks, and she couldn't give birth again. Will Esther pay him off within 3 weeks? Or will she go against the promise she made to herself?

During a competition, my wife's childhood friend switches my climbing chalk out for flour. When I'm about to win the competition, my hands slip, and I fall from a rock climbing wall that's several feet high. I'm covered in blood. My wife doesn't care about my survival, though. She tells the doctor to prioritize her childhood friend, who's feigned a fainting spell from the blood. Later, I discover that my wife condoned her childhood friend in switching out the chalk. Why did she do it? Because she was worried that her childhood friend, who was never good at physical activities, would be sad if I were to win. Yet, when I lose hope in her and ask for a divorce, she cries and tells me I'm the one she loves.

Charlotte Bernard's groom ran out of their wedding after receiving a phone call from his childhood sweetheart. Even after witnessing Charlotte have a car accident, he didn't return. Yet, before the news cemented her reputation as the jilted bride-to-be, she posted a picture of her and Leandro Romero's marriage certificate on her social media. Someone said Charlotte was a lucky bastard to have married Leandro, and Charlotte couldn't agree more. But Leandro countered, "To me, it's a dream come true."

Have you ever had “A Man Who Got Away?” Sarah Kate Wright, a beautiful heiress to Wright Diamond Corporation, let Carlos Ronaldo slip through her fingers. He loved her, but she did not see him. He left Braeton City without saying goodbye. After nine years, Carlos became widely known as “The Devil” on court. Hot, famous, and rich, he became every woman's desire. He returned to Braeton City and came face to face with… the girl he left behind. *** "Why did you leave without a word?” Kate asked, looking straight into his grey eyes. "You were my world, but you did not see me,” Carlos replied. It was funny how the tables turned because after Carlos left, all Kate could see was him. *** Book 4 of The Wright Family Series Book 1: Mommy, Where Is Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return Book 2: Flash Marriage: A Billionaire For A Rebound Book 3: I Kissed A CEO And He Liked It Book 5: I Fell For The Boy His Daddy Was A Bonus Each book can be read as a standalone. Follow me on social media. Search Author_LiLhyz on IG & FB.

"Don't make me spread your legs roughly little one. Keep them open for me, you want this right? Tell me if you want to stop okay?" He asked with his sexy voice, I was nodding my reply. ****** Marissa was a true Cinderella story, where her mother died and her father remarried and she had two annoying ugly hearted sisters. Her father was lost in his work. Never care for her, she was no longer daddy's little girl. She finally moved out of the house, out of the toxic environment. And leave her dearest dad behind. She had given up on him, as she was no longer someone he holds dear. She found herself living in a small seaside town to find peace and love and her happy ever after. She was a hopeless romantic, who reads to many romance novels. ****** Nate was mending his broken heart at his brother's beach house. He always loves the little sleepy coastal town. All until one day he met a suicidal young woman. She constantly bothered his mind, with her sexy images over and over again. She was too young for him, she was just barely legal. And she turned out to be a hopeless romantic. He needed to stay away from her. But obviously couldn't, as they constantly wanting each other's company.

He watched her in the distance, his mind clouded over in confusion. How could he, one of the coldest Alphas in the country, have a mate?The thought of having to take care of someone for the rest of his life haunted him. He always thought he was meant to run the most powerful pack that had no weaknesses; once his wolf becomes attached to hers, nothing can tear them apart. It is known to be the cause of the deaths of many great Alphas, and yet here he stood, unable to tear his eyes away from her.Her soft, shimmering lips stood out to him from across the clearing, occasionally being grazed by her soft, silky golden hair. Her delicate fingers brushed a strand from over her crystal blue eyes as they continued to gaze over the leather-covered book resting in the center of her lap.A soft breeze flowed over her bare shoulders, sending her scent right in his direction. A shiver traveled up his spine as his eyes rolled back into his head. A low growl erupted from his chest, wondering why she was all alone in an empty clearing. She seemed like a prize he had yet to win. (Complete

My fiancé, Skyler Grant, barges into the art gallery where my work is being exhibited and trashes the place. "You plagiarized Leah's work and pushed her to jump off a building! I can't believe you have the gall to have an exhibition here! I have to seek justice for her!" He sets the gallery on fire, leading to stray glass shards damaging my eyes. I'm tormented by the pain of losing my work and vision when Leah Rivers returns. She says indifferently, "It was April Fool's yesterday, and I was just fooling around. You're not mad at me, are you?" I charge at her hysterically, but Skyler shields her. "They're just some canvases—so what if they're gone? You can paint them again." He has no idea that I'll never paint again.

Forbidden, passionate, secret love. The love you kill for. The love you defend with your soul, heart, and body. Love that only happens once in a lifetime, when you are not ready for it. A man who hates touches and a woman who does not know them in an intimate sense. Both equally damaged, he alienated, she alien. The passion that will ignite will transcend the boundaries of everything measurable, reveal secrets, tear down walls, mow down victims. Samantha is a young girl who enters into a contract marriage with Blake's brother, but no one knows that except the two of them. On their wedding day she meets Blake and here begins the forbidden, here begins the passion at first sight. Blake is a handsome man who falls in love for the first time with his daughter-in-law, whom he meets on the day of his brother's wedding. Blake is a smart man who will immediately notice that there is something in this marriage. He does not believe that it is a real marriage. He will enter a forbidden There is no turning back from it. Such love happens once in a lifetime. The only question is are Blake and Samantha strong enough to continue to fight for themselves, for the new strength they have found in each other, or will fate beat them again, bleed old wounds, and show that there is no happy ending for them?

Gatlin looks at the man in front of him, Adair the president of the Country who claims that he hates him but still can't resist touching him every time they meet Adair would force him to have sex. firstly Gatlin thought Adair doing this to humiliate him later he stands in front of him confessing his love "Gatlin, I love you, I can't live without you" they were fighting for the same position later they fought together with there enemies until one day everyone was against there relation because they were in a country were having love for man is a heavy sin "Adair, will you leave everything behind and run with me" Gatlin asked the cold man Adair. come and join the heart-touching story of two-man who hates to love each other and fight against everyone in a country where a man loving another man call a sinner and see will they leave each other or this world together.