Hcg Rising Slowly

Desperate to protect her honor, Bella Thompson agrees to a one year contract to become an Alpha's wife. But the marriage is cold and straining as Bella hates Alpha Draven for forcing her into this. To make matters worse, Alpha brings his mistress into their home, and Bella is flirting with another man. But as the time passed by, Bella finds herself slowly falling for her husband, despite the fact that he is womanizer and arrogant. But what if she discovers the truth behind the past from Alpha Draven's ex fiancée. Will she still choose to love him after all?

A cheerful and loyal woman accidentally offends her cold CEO after taking her best friend’s place on a blind date arranged by his family. As punishment, the CEO forces her to sign a fake relationship contract to protect his reputation and make her pay for deceiving him. What begins as a forced connection filled with hate and tension slowly turns into something deeper as both are drawn to each other. In the middle of family pressure, ambition, and fear of losing control, they must decide whether to hold on to their pride or admit the feelings that have grown between them.

With the night that Avery Phaedra can't forget, the fire in her heart slowly burns higher and brighter as years pass by. She knew that the death of her beloved mother and other members of their pack shall not go in vain. Avery and her brother, Arnold, plotted to infiltrate the enemy's city, disguising it as one of the Balders' wolves. As Avery had steamy nights with Collin Ash, the only son of her city's killer and murderer, will the fire of revenge in her heart change? Or it will only fan her madness? Will her revenge turn into something she is not expecting?

At the beginning of the story Prince Yamato is on a mission to defeat the rebels that terrorize the countryside. Local warlords led by Minamoto family, their representative Minamoto Yorimoto, plan to replace the ruling house Nakatomi with one of their choosing. The plans are set. Prince Yamato waits in the Midwinter Town. In the meantime, Fujiwara Fuhito has his own problems to deal with. Like in every other place in the country, bandits roam in his hold. A mysterious figure slowly walks through a mysterious forest. That figure is Kazuma, a man that runs from his past, try to live the present and hoping for a better future.

Bitten by a mysterious sin-eater was an accident. Zachary Oliver wanted to spend the next four weeks of his life in the picturesque Bulgaria where he wanted to recharge and invigorate. His corporate life sucks. A mischievous and vengeful Goddess makes it her life’s purpose to wreck havoc in humans. Persephone will stop at nothing to get the revenge she had always wanted. Helena Battenberg, a noble sin-eater finds herself, slowly falling in love with the accidental Vampire. In the midst of chaos and the need to survive, the accidental vampire will find his place in the sin-eater world and finds his way to eternal romance.

"Chels, you're turned on too, aren't you?" During a visit to the haunted house with my best friend, Chelsea Higgins, and her boyfriend, Ivan Benton, Ivan has mistaken me for Chelsea and has embraced me from behind. I can feel his warm palm slowly sliding up the hem of my skirt in the pitch-black darkness. At the same time, his hot breath keeps splaying over my nape and my earlobe. The most embarrassing thing is, I'm starting to get turned on by Ivan's actions for real.

Trained since childhood to be nothing but a weapon, Esme has lived under her father’s harsh hand. Poison runs in her veins, bruises mark her skin, and every lesson ends with a reminder; kill the king, or her mother dies. Sent into the werewolf palace as a kitchen maid, she waits for her moment, vial and blade hidden beneath her apron. But nothing in her father’s drills prepared her for King Ardon. The first time their eyes lock, something raw and dangerous stirs inside her, a pull she doesn’t understand and cannot control. Each day she spends in his halls, each command spoken in that steady voice, makes her mission harder to carry out. The court whispers. Enemies circle and Lady Selene sharpens her claws, determined to claim the crown by Ardon’s side. And Esme, trapped between loyalty to the man who raised her and the strange fire rising within her, stands on the edge of a truth she’s not ready to face. She was sent to kill the king, but she may be fated to love him.

Aria was born without a wolf, she was wolfless, a weak woman in a world ruled by strength. She lives like an outcast, trying to be invincible. But when she crosses paths with Lyrian, the legendary and feared Alpha King, her world unravels a change she never expected. Beneath his cold command and unrestrained power lies a secret older than time, a curse binding their souls across centuries of love, betrayal, and blood. But when memories of their past life resurface, Aria learns she was once the mate who filled his heart with regret. Still, he carried the regret across centuries. Now, hunted by enemies, betrayed by her sister, and banished by her own father, she must face the goddess’s trial, a test that could save or destroy them both. A choice she must make. With forbidden magic rising and dark shadows watching and moving in the night, Aria and the Alpha King must decide what kind of future they want, one built on vengeance or one rebuilt through forgiveness. Love or duty. Life or eternity. This is a story of endless love, brutal betrayal, and the true cost of destiny.

When Nayla lost everything she thought mattered — her mate, her future, her place in the pack — she vowed to survive on her own terms. Orphaned, heartbroken, and fighting to rebuild her life, she never expected to cross paths with Dominic Gray — the powerful Alpha who rules the Neutral Zone of the city with a quiet, deadly strength. One accidental meeting ignites something neither of them can deny. Dominic lives by control. By rules. By distance. But Nayla pulls at him in ways he can’t explain — or resist. As Nayla struggles to heal from the betrayal that shattered her trust, Dominic fights a battle he’s never lost before: the one against his own instincts. Their bond crackles between them, raw and magnetic, but secrets from Nayla’s past are rising — including an ex who isn’t willing to let her go. In a world where loyalty is survival and power is everything, love could be the most dangerous weakness of all. Tethered by fate, torn by choices — can two broken souls find a way to heal, or will the past consume them both?

My daughter, Wendy Lawson, was a rising star in the piano world. But on the day of the piano competition grand finals, someone locked her in a restroom. She was so shaken she missed her chance at the championship. I checked the CCTV footage and found out exactly who was behind it. I was ready to file a formal complaint for malicious sabotage. But my husband stepped in and shut me down cold. “It was just a squabble between two kids. If you report Theresa’s sister, I’ll make sure Wendy doesn’t even get second place!” I was so furious my whole body trembled. I never imagined Phillip would go this far to bully his own daughter to protect his secretary’s sister! Just then, Wendy held onto my hand as she fought back tears. “Mom, I don’t want the championship anymore… and I don’t want Dad either.” I tightened my grip around her small hand. “All right. If you do not want him, then I do not want him either!”