Hei Bai Wu Chang

**She trusted the wrong man. Now she’s rewriting her fate.** Katrina Ricci was the innocent one—the quiet heart of a powerful mafia family. When she fell for Liam, she thought she was choosing love over legacy. She didn’t know he was the son of monsters. She didn’t know she was walking into a cage. Two years later, Katrina escapes. Alone, broken, and convinced her family won’t forgive her, she disappears into Jasper, Missouri. But fate isn’t done with her yet. The Lords of Valhalla MC rule the town, and their president, Wolf, sees the fire still burning beneath her scars. He offers protection—but trust doesn’t come easy when your past wore sheep’s clothing and your heart still flinches at kindness. Katrina must decide: will she rise from the ashes and reclaim her power, or let the ghosts of her choices burn her down? A story of betrayal, rebirth, and the kind of love that doesn’t ask for permission. This is the second book of the The Ricci Series, join Kat; GreenLee and Luca Ricci's youngest daughter as she finds her way back from the dark, with the help of someone from her past.

Ysa is one of the hottest secretaries in town, but she is also a certified NBSB. She has already achieved her dreams: having a good life, providing what she wants, and working on her dream company. But still, there's something missing in her life. Love life. Pero hindi siya naniniwala na ito nga ang kukumpleto sa kanya lalo na, hindi maganda ang impresyon niya tungkol sa pag-ibig. To prove to her aunt that she doesn't need someone romantically in her life, Ysa accepts her challenge to date someone. And like what she already expected, it's a failure. May nobya na ang ka-date niya at tanging one night stand lang ang habol nito. Mas tumibay ang paniniwala ni Ysa na walang matinong tao pagdating sa pag-ibig. Or even love itself. Love can ruin someone. Kaya hindi niya kailangan ang pag-ibig sa kanyang buhay. Pero paano kung makakatagpo siya ng isang lalaking taliwas sa iba? A man who is different from others in just one look. A man who seems unable to do cheating. A man with one word, despite his playful aura. And a gorgeous man who she tries to sleep with one drunk, hot night. Mababali kaya nito ang paniniwala niya? O ito ang magiging dahilan para mangyari ang kinatatakutan niya?

Avery Cruz, 20 years old. Lahat ay gagawin para mabigyan ng magandang buhay ang pamilya at matustusan ang pagpapagamot ng kaniyang inang may breast cancer. Isa lang ang naisip niyang agarang solusyon sa kaniyang problema, yon ay ang ibenta ang sarili kay Travis Axel Dela Torre, 32 years old. Isang batang bilyonaryo at tagapag mana ng mga Dela Torre. Sa halagang 30 Million na alok nito ay pumayag siyang maging babae ni Travis. Walang hindi ginusto si Travis na hindi niya nakukuha. When he saw Avery, ginusto niyang mapasakaniya ito. Gamit ang kaniyang pera, nakuha niya ito at naikama! Ngunit paano kung sa pag tira niya sa bahay kasama si Travis ay matuklasan niyang kapatid pala ito si Simon Anthony Dela Torre, 22 years old. Ang lalaking matagal na niyang pinapangarap? Paano kung kelan kinakasama na niya ang kuya nito ay saka naman nagpakita ng damdamin para sakaniya si Simon? Isang pagtataksil nga ba ang mabubuo para sa isang makasalanang pag nanasa? Ano/Sino nga ba ang mas higit na magiging matimbang para kay Avery? Puso o salapi?

After over a decade of sincere devotion, Jade’s heart was shattered by those she trusted the most. But thanks to a twist of fate, she got a second chance at life.Determined to make those who wronged her pay the price, Jade got ready for a comeback.She took on her deceitful sister, her malicious adoptive mother, and her hypocritical adoptive father, delivering moments of sweet revenge.As she navigated her way through her rebirth, she was served with a side of unexpected love."Mr. Fitzgerald, could you kindly stop following me around?" she quipped.Caelan raised an eyebrow. "Where else would you find an attentive husband willing to hand you a knife while you're out for revenge?"

Sofia thought she had it all, the man of her dreams became her husband and she was going to start her own perfect little family with him. The illusion shattered when he shot her on the yacht and threw her in the ocean to die during their honeymoon. By chance, she survived and went to an old acquaintance, Dion Agavos to help her took revenge on her husband. "I will help you, but under one condition. You must be my wife."

Alessia Bianchi has survived ten years in silence, bound to the Morano crime family to repay her late father’s mysterious debt. But when her service nears its end, a new chain is fastened around her neck, marriage to Luca Morano, the family’s feared and volatile heir. Luca is every bit the monster they warned her about: powerful, merciless, and dangerously captivating. He’s known for breaking rules and women. But when his obsession with Alessia ignites, so does something unexpected… desire, protection, and a hunger to possess her completely. Torn between her loyalty to a lost love and the storm Luca awakens inside her, Alessia discovers her fate was never hers to escape. Buried deep in her memory lies a secret her father died to protect an encrypted weapon that could eliminate the Atlan Syndicate and crown the Moranos kings of the underworld. But claiming that power means choosing a side, losing herself in the process and even loosing Luca's soul. As war erupts, loyalties fracture, and blood stains white silk, Alessia must decide: Will she give herself to a man born of darkness… Will Luca ever truly love her without possessing her? What if the very secrets hold were the reason her father died? Will Lorenzo rise again not as her saviour but as her enemy? Or rise from the ashes of her past and take control of a world that tried to silence her?

She was meant to inherit an empire. Instead, she became a prisoner in her own home. Grace Wellington, a gifted piano prodigy and heiress to the Wellington fortune, has been missing from the public eye for nearly a decade. People say she’s living abroad in peace. But the truth was that she’s been locked away, hidden by her own stepfamily, slowly fading into silence as the world forgets her face. Her inheritance depends on one rule: marry by 26 and get 50% of her father’s estate. Have a child, and she gets 85%. But as her birthday nears, her stepmother and stepbrother conspire to steal her identity and fortune, using a beautiful stranger to play her role. But Grace isn’t the fragile girl they once controlled, not anymore. Now, she’s ready to reclaim her name, her life, and her voice. But the deeper she digs, the more dangerous everything becomes, especially when the man she loves is being seduced by an impostor.

Everyone in the upper circles knew I was the Xander family’s delicate little porcelain doll, someone who could not tolerate even the slightest grievance. I always had to sit in the seat of honor at gatherings. My drinks had to be served ice-cold. If anything annoyed me even a little, I would have my childhood friends clear the room. That was, until the fallen heiress returned. She did not rely on men. She had built her own business from scratch and was ruthless in the boardroom, radiating a wild, untamed beauty. Slowly, my dear brothers began to find me insufferable and too high-maintenance. When they pulled their investments from my gallery to back her projects instead, only my fiancé stayed by my side, comforting me. “Forget them. They’re all opportunists. I’ll always keep you safe in the palm of my hand!” That was until one day, I saw that same proud fiancé bent low like a servant, humbly wiping wine stains off the heiress's shoes in a corner of a club. His eyes were filled with a devotion I had never seen before. “All I need is one look from you, and I’ll drop the whole wedding.” I took off my engagement ring and tossed it into the drain. Then, I went home and told my grandfather, “Grandpa, I’m going to Africa for that development aid project. “I’ll agree to the arranged marriage. Just don’t make me see them again."

My mother was asking me and my sister to choose the man we wanted to marry. My sister, surprisingly, did not choose the gloomy STEM student she spent four years pursuing. Instead, she went for the rich but infamous playboy. Shock colored my mother's face. "I know he's rich, Joan, but what if you get all known and unknown STDs? I thought you loved Gil. Are you sure you're making the right choice?" That did not sway my sister's mind. That alone told me what I had been suspecting all along. Like me, my sister was reincarnated. In our previous lives, she happily married Gilbert Terrason, but he left her on read for ten long years. His cold treatment drove her a little gaga. That playboy, however, stopped his philandering lifestyle for me and loved me like his life depended on it. He gave me all his riches, and we became the model couple everyone wouldn't stop talking about. Then, it happened during the ball. On my tenth wedding anniversary, my sister, consumed by rage, burned us into cinders. Here we were, on our second chance in life. This time, I took Gilbert's hand. "No takebacks, Joan. Don't try to do a third take." My sister snickered. "As to you. This time, all the love in the world is coming to me." Ah, yes, love. Joan still did not get it. Love was the most unreliable element in any marriage.

She married him out of desperation, becoming the perfect docile wife while he treated her like dirt beneath his shoes. But everything shattered the night she overheard him mocking her with his friends-and discovered the necklace she'd cherished, her only link to the boy who once saved her life, didn't even belong to him. It was all a lie. No longer the doormat he married, she discards her fake identity and reclaims her birthright as the hidden heiress of Salvadore City. Now she's on a mission: find the necklace's true owner among his circle of friends, no matter how many hearts she has to break along the way. But her husband isn't ready to let go. Convinced she's playing games to make him jealous, he's blindsided when divorce papers land in his hands. By the time he realizes the woman he dismissed was never who he thought she was, she's already moved on-living her truth, chasing her destiny, and leaving him choking on regret. Some cages, once opened, can never be closed again.