Greece Euro 2004

Rampage Kirk Boeneville, is a ruthless assassin and monarch-slayer hidden in the identity of the surname 'Berlouz'. He seeks revenge after the death of his beloved grandparents and mother who was bearing his sibling. He spent his life following the orders of his menace father, the embodiment of Satan. He was his father's favorite and his heir, but he loathes him because he was nothing but just his mere puppet. He then met Agape whom she said even a devil deserves to be loved and that she was even willing to love one for she wants someone like Hades. It gave him hope, he grew up in need of love, affection, and care. Alentis Agape Stravos, or also known as Agape Clive, flew off from Greece to the Philippines to distance herself from her strict father. She was the sweetest and the kindest, but touch her cake and you will meet the worst. She seeks true love that she never felt for years since the death of her mother. She met Rampage by accident, mistaken him as a PWD. She has the softest heart and cries easily over little things. And innocent. "We were just friends," they said to them. But with benefits.

Die Familie Rossi hatte eine Regel. Wer die nächste Donna werden wollte, musste sich beweisen. Innerhalb eines einzigen Jahres dreihundert Millionen Euro verdienen. Sauberes Geld. Ganz allein. Ohne jede Hilfe der Familie. Ich hatte zehn Jahre lang dafür gekämpft. Für Vincent. Ich hatte zehn Firmen aus dem Nichts aufgebaut. Und jedes einzelne Mal, kurz bevor ich die Ziellinie erreichte, lief etwas schief. Alles brach einfach ... in sich zusammen. Dieses Jahr hatte ich es endlich geschafft. Mit dem Prüfbericht in der Hand rannte ich in sein Arbeitszimmer. Mein Herz schlug mir bis zum Hals. Ich glaubte, ich hätte endlich gewonnen. Stattdessen erfuhr ich, dass mein ganzes Leben auf einer Lüge aufgebaut hatte. Er übergab mein gesamtes Imperium Ava Rossi. Der Bastardtochter meines Vaters. Nur weil sie ihm angeblich einmal das Leben gerettet hatte und er deshalb sie zur wahren Donna machen wollte. In diesem Moment gab ich auf. Ihn. Und auch den Traum meiner Familie, gemeinsam mit seiner aufzusteigen. Dann nahm ich das Telefon in die Hand und rief das Outfit in Chicago an. „Dein Heiratsantrag“, sagte ich. „Ich nehme ihn an.“

Chantelle tumbuh dalam keluarga yang retak. Setelah ibunya meninggal, ia dibesarkan penuh kasih oleh neneknya. Namun ayahnya, Gérard, yang berada di bawah pengaruh istri barunya Rhonda, menjauhkan Chantelle dan lebih mengutamakan Megan, saudari tirinya yang sombong. Sejak kecil, Chantelle belajar bertahan dalam diam. Ketika neneknya jatuh sakit parah dan membutuhkan biaya pengobatan besar, hidup Chantelle berubah drastis. Tanpa dukungan keluarga dan tanpa uang, ia menerima tawaran misterius: 100 malam sebagai imbalan satu juta euro, dengan seorang pria kaya yang identitasnya harus tetap rahasia. Setiap pertemuan berlangsung dalam keheningan. Pria itu selalu memakai topeng, tidak pernah memperkenalkan diri, dan hanya meninggalkan transfer bank anonim serta aroma parfum yang memabukkan. Suatu malam, ayahnya memaksanya menghadiri makan malam keluarga. Di sana, Chantelle terkejut ketika bertemu tunangan Megan: Collen Wilkerson, CEO dingin dan berkuasa dari perusahaan tempat ia bekerja sebagai karyawan biasa. Sejak pandangan pertama, hatinya bergetar. Lalu satu detail menghancurkan dunianya — aroma parfumnya. Itu adalah aroma pria bertopeng yang telah ia temui selama dua belas malam… dan masih tersisa delapan puluh delapan malam lagi. Sebuah kisah cinta penuh rahasia, obsesi, dan takdir yang tak bisa dihindari.

Violet eyes with piercing sight. Mane of gold in pale moonlight. Skin so hard and lily white. Voice so soft, yet filled with might. He comes to me in the dark of night. Flash of teeth, smile so slight. There is no fear, no need to fight. In his embrace, I crave his bite. -S.R. Michele, or Shelly to those closest to her, is a typical 21 yr old, trying to find her way in life. She has good family, a close circle of friends. She's outgoing and friendly, and a bit reckless and impulsive sometimes. And she has certain gifts...when she touches things, she can see into the past, she can feel what was felt by others, and she can sense things before they happen. Ok, so maybe she's not so typical. An impromptu trip to New Orleans, a party on Bourbon Street, and an attempted assault in a dark alley lead her into a world she didn't know existed...but one she's not afraid of. She doesn't know if the violet-eyed stranger that comes to her rescue, and follows her home, is a friend or a foe - and honestly, she doesn't care. Once you've had a taste of the darkness, it's hard to pull away... **** This book was written in the late 1990's - early 2000's, and originally published in 2004, under the title: Diary of a Vampire by S.M. Royston. It was my first book, and it wasn't long until I came to hate it! (Please, don't look it up - I promise you, it's terrible) So here we are, years later, and I've decided to throw out my original work, and re-write it. Because I'm the author, and I can do that. The story, characters, and settings are the same - but the writing style is different, and in my opinion, much, much better. I hope you enjoy it. ****

Aus einer Patchworkfamilie stammend, ist Chantelle am Rande aufgewachsen, liebevoll von ihrer Großmutter großgezogen, nachdem ihre Mutter gestorben war. Von ihrem Vater Gérard, der von seiner neuen Frau Rhonda dominiert wird, beiseitegeschoben und hinter ihrer eingebildeten Halbschwester Mégane zurückgesetzt, hat sie gelernt, im Schweigen zu überleben. Als ihre Großmutter schwer erkrankt, verändert eine Diagnose ihren Alltag. Ohne familiäre Unterstützung oder ausreichende Mittel nimmt Chantelle ein unerwartetes Angebot an: hundert Nächte gegen eine Million Euro, bei einem reichen Mann, dessen Identität sie nie erfahren wird. Bei jedem Treffen trägt der Mann eine Maske, schweigt und erlaubt ihr kein Wort. Es bleiben ihr nur anonyme Banküberweisungen und ein penetranter Duft als Erinnerung. Eines Tages wird sie von ihrem Vater gezwungen, an einem Familiendinner teilzunehmen. Dort entdeckt Chantelle zu ihrem Entsetzen Méganes Verlobten: Collen Wilkinson, den kalten und unnahbaren CEO der mächtigen Unternehmensgruppe, in der sie als einfache Angestellte arbeitet. Vom ersten Moment an ist sie verstört. Ein Detail trifft sie wie ein Schlag: sein Parfüm. Es ist genau dasselbe wie das des maskierten Mannes, mit dem sie bereits zwölf Nächte verbracht hat... und es stehen noch achtundachtzig aus. Jetzt ist er in ihrem Leben im hellen Tageslicht aufgetaucht, und sie muss der Wahrheit hinter diesem verstörenden Vertrag ins Auge sehen.

"I will give you time to adjust to this, and when it is time, you will want me, you will want this thing between us, and you will carry my seed and do your duties as my wife should." *** Nikolas Stavros, is the human definition of power, wealth, and beauty. He is determined to never fall in love again, and when it is time to marry, it must be for duty. A woman he can control who will breed heirs for him. Elaine Kyros knows duty all too well. After her mother died with a broken heart because of her grandfather disowning them, it is now time for her to take care of her twin brother as her mother requested on her dying bed. She will do anything, including marry herself off to the richest man in Greece to pay off her brother's debt. With wide blue eyes and an innocent heart, Elaine finds herself in a twisted relationship with a much more mature man, breathtakingly gorgeous in every way. Abandoning her college dreams she must learn what it means to be sold and bound by contract to her husband. She has no choice as she promised her mother to take care of her brother on her dying bed. Nikolas has sworn never to forget all about the past that tore his heart out a few years ago, but his little Bride is close to tearing down all his walls. Till the past comes calling and he ends up destroying his present.

Five years ago, Carla left her soul mate in their rumpled bed in a rented house in Mykonos, convinced she doesn’t deserve him, and he comes back to her life the secret lover of her best friend. Carla’s childhood friend Thera is visiting Greece after ten years, bringing Jake Winters with her, her boss whom she has been a long time secretly in love with. But Jake turns out to be Tom Sawyer, the pseudonym he used as a male escort five years ago – and he is still hotter than sin. It did not take long to see that the passion that drove them that blissful whole week together drives them still. He remains the only man who makes her feel that happiness is possible, but giving in to him means betraying her best friend, even though it’s evident that they aren’t lovers. That Thera made it all up. Billionaire programmer Jake Winters took over a gigolo trip for a friend once five years ago and that changed his whole life. But the culprit in doing so left him without a goodbye. When he finally finds Carla again, she turns out to be the childhood friend of his sweet secretary. As fierce as she is in bed, she is as loyal to people she cares about and he has to clear the air between him and Thera because the only thing he’s thinking about is becoming Carla’s gigolo again. For life. And as soon as possible. Like yesterday.

"You are mine! Darling, I can fucking lose everything, but you would never escape me. I would make sure that even your soul would be binded with mine. So don't even think about it." "The greatest love of my life, has always been you, Helen Solome." Una pa lamang ay hindi na naging maganda kanilang tagpo. Kamuntikan na itong ikamatay ni Helen. Gumagaan lamang ang kaniyang dibdib sa kadahilanang iyon na ang huling beses na makikita niya ang lalaki. Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro yata ang tadhana. Sa isang iglap lamang ay bumaligtad ang mundo niya nang muling mag-krus ang landas nila ni Red Ismael Alvaro. Ang misteryoso, at nag-iisang tagapagmana sa Multi-Billion Euro Corporation kung saan sila nagtratrabaho ng nobyo niyang si Clyde Salvador. Nang dahil sa isang hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay tuluyang magbabago ang buhay nilang tatlo. Nagdulot ito nang matinding trauma kay Helen na naging dahilan upang siya ay magpakalayo-layo na muna. Matapos ang lahat ng mga bangungot sa kaniyang nakaraan, kakayanin pa kaya ni Helen ang magpatawad, at ipagpatuloy ang buhay? Hanggang saan ang kayang gawin ni Red upang mabawi, at mapasakaniya ang babaeng labis na kinahuhumalingan? Magagawa pa kayang ipaglaban ni Clyde ang pag-ibig niya kay Helen, kung tadhana na mismo ang gumagawa ng paraan upang tuluyang mawasak ang kanilang masayang pagmamahalan?

An unserem Hochzeitstag ließ mein Freund Hayden Grant mich aus der Kapelle hinauswerfen. Stattdessen schritt er Hand in Hand mit seiner Jugendliebe zum Altar. Ich ging zurück hinein und brach am Rand des Mittelgangs zusammen. Der Brautstrauß glitt mir aus den Händen, die Blütenblätter verteilten sich überall. Doch sein Blick streifte mich nicht einmal für eine halbe Sekunde. „Selenas Kind braucht einen Vater. Sobald das erledigt ist, heirate ich dich.“ Alle dachten, ich sei eine verblendete Närrin und würde bereitwillig noch einen Monat warten. Schließlich hatte ich bereits sieben Jahre auf ihn gewartet. Doch in dieser Nacht tat ich etwas, das niemand erwartet hatte. Ich stimmte der arrangierten Ehe zu, die meine Eltern vorgeschlagen hatten, und verließ das Land. Drei Jahre später kehrte ich zurück, um meine Eltern zu besuchen. Mein Ehemann William Fields war CEO eines internationalen Konzerns. Als ein unerwartetes, wichtiges Meeting anstand, bat er mich, schon mal zur Firmenniederlassung in meiner Heimat vorauszufliegen. Dort würden sich seine Untergebenen um mich kümmern. Zu meiner Überraschung war einer dieser Untergebenen Hayden – der Mann, den ich seit drei Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hatte. Sein Blick wanderte sofort zu dem funkelnden Diamanten an meinem Ringfinger. „Ist das eine Fälschung von diesem rosa Diamanten, den Herr Fields für fünf Millionen Euro für seine Frau gekauft hat? Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass du nach all den Jahren so eitel geworden bist.“ „Du hast schon genug Drama gemacht. Komm nach Hause. Selenas Sohn geht jetzt zur Schule, also ist es der perfekte Zeitpunkt, dass du dich um sein Mittagessen kümmerst.“ Ich sagte kein Wort und strich nur mit den Fingerspitzen über den Ring. Er hatte keine Ahnung, dass dies der günstigste aller Edelsteine war, die William mir je geschenkt hatte.

Mula sa isang "blended family," si Chantelle ay lumaking naiiba. Siya'y pinalaki nang may pagmamahal ng kanyang lola matapos mawala ang kanyang ina. Itinakwil siya ng kanyang amang si Gérard, na kontrolado ng bagong asawang si Rhonda, at napag-iwanan ng kanyang mababaw na kapatid na si Mégane. Natutunan niyang mabuhay sa katahimikan. Nang magkasakit nang malubha ang kanyang lola, isang diagnosis ang gumulo sa kanyang buhay. Walang suportang pamilya ni sapat na pera, tinanggap ni Chantelle ang isang hindi inaasahang alok: isang daang gabi kapalit ng isang milyong euro, kasama ang isang mayamang lalaking hindi niya malalaman ang pagkakakilanlan. Sa bawat pagkikita, nakasuot ng maskara ang lalaki, nananatiling tahimik, at hindi pinapayagang magsalita si Chantelle. Tanging mga anonymous na bank transfer at isang nakakalunod na pabango ang naiiwan niyang alaala. Isang araw, napilitan siya ng kanyang ama na dumalo sa isang family dinner. Doo'y nabigla siya nang makitang kasama ang nobyo ni Mégane: si Collen Wilkinson, ang malamig at hindi maabot na CEO ng malakas na kumpanyang pinapasukan niya bilang isang simpleng empleyado. Nang magkasalubong ang kanilang mga mata, nagulo siya. Isang detalye ang sumiklab sa kanyang isip: ang pabango nito. Iyon mismo ang pabango ng lalaking naka-maskara na kasama niya sa labindalawang gabi... at may natitira pang walumpu't walo. Ngayon, pumasok ito sa kanyang buhay sa liwanag ng araw, at kailangan niyang harapin ang katotohanang nagkukubli sa likod ng nakagugulong kontratang ito.