Getting Close With Stepsis

“…I’m the only one who gets to treat you like that, Pearce. You are mine, and I do not take too kindly to those who want to share in what’s mine…” ****************************************************************** Anthony Pearce and Blake Lindell have been locked in a feud for as long as they can remember. The spark that ignited their rivalry? Well, that depends on which side of the clay you ask. You’d think their parents’ constant meddling or the time they spend together on the basketball court would help smooth things over, but nope—this relationship remains stubbornly unshaped. Everything changes, though, when Blake is forced to ditch the court and take up pottery—Anthony’s territory, where he’s the undisputed “King of Clay.” Now, tasked with the mission of getting Blake up to speed before graduation, Anthony has to spend even more time in close quarters with his rival. Will they be able to sculpt their fractured friendship back into a masterpiece, or is their bond too cracked and brittle to repair? And when a buried secret surfaces about the rumor that shattered Anthony’s ninth-grade year, will it soften their hardened hearts or leave them shattered beyond the kiln’s fix? One thing’s for sure—things are about to get messy.

HOW COULD SHE FALL IN LOVE WITH THE MONSTER WHO KILLED HER PARENTS? That's impossible, or was it? Was it even love? Or....revenge? Crazy things do happen in life... *************** "What's that?" I whispered to myself as I felt something moved very fast behind me. It was very dark at night and a dim-lighted lamp was the only source of light I had to see my way home! "Oh my God!! What could that be?" I whispered to myself in terror as it moved again, this time, I felt it getting closer to me. Suddenly, I heard a soft whisper close to my left ear. "She's back and will spare no one". I became more terrified and decided to run. As I was running, I felt that something was running after me, something I couldn't see. Suddenly, my foot hit a stone on the ground and I fell down with a loud thud, shattering the only source of light I had to pieces! And as I was trying slowly to get back to my feet, I was startled by what I perceived in my nostrils. It was as if what was chasing me was right before my face, but yet, I couldn't see it. I could only perceive the smell of warm human blood!

I thought my abilities as a healer wolf made me special… Or maybe it made people love me. But it was the opposite, most especially for someone like my mate. I spent years caring for Alpha Cyrus, hoping he’ll finally love me… hoping he’ll find me worthy to be his Luna. But it turns out he was only keeping me around cause the healing power I possessed was the only cure for his demons. The night he brought his mistress into our house was the night I lost it. For the first time, I drank, and I instantly regretted it when I had to walk home alone in the dark alleys. I was this close to getting raped, but the goddess sent an Angel to me. Who knows if I would have survived if he hadn’t shown up. Fast forward to a few days later, and I find out I was saved by the Lycan King. The first care I ever experienced from a male was from him? That’s a shocker! But everyone knows King Dominic is not a saint either. As a matter of fact, he was worse. And now he wants me… Is this Redemption, or am I about to experience a greater hell?

“Get your hands off me!” I wailed but he was not yielding. I tried pushing him away but his build made it look like I was a little girl punching a giant wall. His eyes were filled with desire and he looked at me tastefully, like he wasn't hearing my plea. “You have done enough, I warned you. Didn't I?” Jeremy squeezed my arm. He tore my cloth and squeezed my breast like he had waited all his life to do it. He lifted me like an object and threw me on his bed. “Wait, did he just slide his finger inside me?!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremy Koch, a vengeful, possessive and overprotective mafia boss who is just a young CEO in the eyes of the public bullied the innocent Nora Miller back in college days because he thought it would suppress his feelings for her. Even after college, no woman could sway his heart as Nora did. He decided to buy her from her mother, Mrs Miller, who is a drunk, gambler and prostitute, under the pretense that Mrs Miller was getting married to his father, Mr Koch. He just wanted Nora to be close to him. They eventually became step-siblings and the college bully of those days was all of a sudden sweet and kind to her. A lot of secrets started getting revealed to Nora when she started living with Jeremy. She knew Jeremy had a dark side but she never knew it was darker than she thought and he was ready to get darker for her. Turns out his dark side has an effect on her past. How dark is he ready to go for her? Will their relationship ever thrive? Will she give him a second chance after finding out everything?

When Victoria Hale catches her fiancé kissing her cousin at their engagement party, the betrayal is only the beginning. In front of her entire family, he announces he never loved her and publicly humiliates her as delusional and desperate. Cornered and broken, Victoria makes an impulsive lie: she already has someone else. The problem? She points to Simon Reed, the mysterious homeless man she's been feeding at the local shelter. The bigger problem? Simon plays along. What Victoria doesn't know is that Simon Reed doesn't exist. He's actually Simon Savage, billionaire CEO hiding from a corporate betrayal that nearly destroyed him. Their courthouse wedding was supposed to be temporary, a favor to help her save face. But fake vows start feeling real. Protective touches linger too long. And Victoria's vengeful ex is digging into Simon's past, getting dangerously close to the truth. When Simon's identity explodes at a charity gala, Victoria realizes she hasn't just married a stranger. She's married one of the most powerful men in the world. And he might be the only man who's ever truly seen her.

High school is hard. Being an outcast omega werewolf? Even harder. Evelyn “Evie” Hart has spent her life on the outskirts—first of her pack, now in a new town—hiding the secret she can’t seem to unlock: her wolf. But Silver Ridge High isn’t your typical high school, and neither is the nearby forest that seems to pull at her every step. Then there’s Caleb Blackwood—the brooding, magnetic future alpha of the Silver Moon pack. Their connection is instant, undeniable, and complicated. While the mate bond tugs at them, Caleb’s walls and the pack’s politics make getting close impossible… especially with Lydia, a scheming prospective Luna, determined to make Evie fail. Caught between desire, danger, and a destiny she doesn’t fully understand, Evie must navigate pack hierarchy, high school drama, and the thrilling but unpredictable awakening of her powers. In a world where loyalty is tested, love is forbidden, and wolves are far more than just legends, Evie will discover that true strength comes from embracing who she is—even if it means defying the pack, her mate, and everything she thought she knew about herself.

“We’ll be coming for you. Everyone and anyone who harmed her. Now run while you can.” Imprisoned for the crime she didn’t commit, Nyra Tahira wouldn’t just give up the throne that was rightfully hers, even if it would cost her her life. When her father died without naming the true successor, and was pinned as the murderer, she was imprisoned and had to be married off to a ruthless alpha. Nyra does whatever it takes to escape. But on her wedding day, a random rogue leader, Creed Velementov, the “Ravager” who kills mercilessly, kidnaps her from her cell. Things just got complicated as he created another chaos. Nyra smooth talks her way out and with Velementov trying to create an army to overtake his alpha uncle, it was more than complicated. Now as Velementov prisoner, Nyra couldn’t help but seduce her way out and reverse their roles. Both banished and exiled, Nyra finds her new life close to Creed. The two are now a forced to be reckoned with, avenging their suffering as the exiled mates. And with their getting closer, what happens when Nyra’s supposed mate tries to steal her back? And when a war breaks out, how can Nyra stop herself from killing her beloved mate?

All she ever wanted was freedom, little did she know was slowly falling into the lions den. ***** With a terminally ill little sister, Adia gets into a one night stand, which results in a pregnancy. A forbidden one, that can cost her life. Sebastian hunters, one of the most eligible bachelors and a Rich CEO, who's also a vampire, who doesn't believe in love giving he lost his first love, must do all he can to ensure Adia safety. They get into a contract marriage, as Sebastian tries finding all possible means to save her. Adia falls for Sebastian, who remains adamant on falling back for her, he confines her, making sure she stays indoors, all in the name of protecting her. Adia who's tired of getting no attention, begins to sneak out from time to time, only to land in a big trouble, that brings Sebastian close to her as he realizes he's been too harsh on her. Will Adia ever be able to take the fact that she'll die soon? How will Adia bear all the secrets that's has been hidden from her all along? Will she ever forgive the vampires, including her best friend? Will Sebastian ever be able to save her? #WARNING MATURED CONTENT BLU VEE

At that moment a slow song came on and Aurora got close to him. "What are you doing?" he asked and backed away. "Just go along with it." she took his hands and placed them on her hips. Aurora put her arms around his shoulders and they swayed to the music. Her head rested on him and he simply followed her lead and they stayed like that for a while. Aurora didn't realize how exhausted she had been until she did that. For the past few days, so many things had happened and all this time she was pushing herself to keep going. She was especially tired after having to straighten her hair for hours. "Aurora," Caden called her gently. "Something needs to happen. I just saw another one of them enter." "Hmm," she murmured. Her arms felt weighed down on his shoulders. She felt like she was being swaddled. "Don't tell me you're getting tired?" he asked. Aurora chuckled. "I would not be this tired if it weren't for you. You're so big and you smell good. Where did you get your cologne by the way? I want it." Aurora looked at him and he was already looking down at her.

"I'm going to be the best architect ever and make my dad real proud of me." Beautiful, smart, ambitious, as well as determined Nadia Campbell had the zeal of being the best at what she dreamt of becoming. She had her life well planned out thus, nothing prepared her for the sudden tough phase of her life — being a young mother and marrying the father of her child, a child she never hoped for this early in her life. Not when she was so close to her goal. " He's a player. I shouldn't get entangled but why does my heart say otherwise?" "There's no way something as feeble as love can ever find a way of getting to me." Playboy Derek Ashford's popular mantra, "NO LOVE, NO PAIN", was his everyday principle of living. Flirt with girls, temporary tango in the sheets, take a walk and never look back on the tears — total show on their parts to bring the toughest man to his knees. It all seemed easy until faced with the toughest price he had to pay for his inheritance — marry the mother of his mistake baby. " I play girls, I dont date them. When and if I do, no marriage or commitment is made clear from the onset so why does my heart argue with my head on this when it comes to her?"