How Many Devil Fruits Are There

Number 1: Kidnap the Mafia's Wife. Number 2: Great, the bitch is gone. Stage an accidentally-on-purpose meet up to get his attention. Number 3: Have his eyes on me the whole night. Number 4: Let him take me home. Number 5: Experiment: take one; put a gun to the bastard's head. The last thing Indigo Mae expected was for a terror from her past to come knocking on her door at midnight. And by all means, the last thing she could have possibly hoped for was this little visit being the reason she gets roped into a twisted and deadly experiment, using the most dangerous man in the continent as her labrat. All Indigo ever wanted was a breakthrough. Unfortunately, life has other surprises. And it all begins with her getting thrown, hands tied, into a sinister Mafia world of conspiracies, lies, desires and death. Or, in other words, this mad man called Alessandro Ferrara.

Selena Bennett never thought her life would spiral so far out of control. Sold to the mafia to settle her father’s gambling debts, she finds herself face-to-face with Adrian Russo, the cold and ruthless mafia don who bought her freedom. But Adrian isn’t just any stranger—he’s the ex-fiancé whose heart she shattered years ago. Adrian is determined to punish Selena for abandoning him without a reason, even as old feelings resurface. But Selena harbors a heartbreaking secret: she broke off their engagement to protect Adrian from a truth she couldn’t bear to reveal. As their lives entangle in the dangerous world of the mafia, buried emotions erupt, betrayal lurks in the shadows, and secrets threaten to destroy any hope of reconciliation. Can they overcome the pain of the past, or will the mafia world tear them apart forever?

I died the night I caught my husband cheating—with my sister. My life ended with blood on my lips and a baby in my womb. But fate gave me a second chance. I woke up five years in the past, right before I married the wrong man. Now I won’t be sweet. I won’t be kind. I will protect my unborn baby, and I will destroy those who betrayed me. But I never expected him—the cold, rich, dangerous CEO who once ignored me—now he’s chasing me, touching me, claiming me like I belong to him. He says I’m his obsession. His future. His wife. But I have secrets, and I have revenge to serve. Will love ruin my plans… or save my soul?

“Five million dollars may have bought my chains, but it didn’t buy my loyalty — and it definitely didn’t buy my heart. I never dreamed my life would come down to a transaction of hundred million dollars. But my father’s betrayal puts me at the mercy of Adrian Costa, the ruthless Sicilian, head of Cosa Nostra whose name makes the mafia world quake with fear. Including me. He bought me in an auction and then made me his wife. Saying no to him is not an option. He is dark and dangerous. I have done underhanded work against him using my hacker identity, CIPHER. I have to escape his gilded cage before he finds out my alt identity. Each of our battles ignites a deadly game of power and lust. As secrets unravel and Adrian’s enemies close in, I find myself faced with the ultimate dilemma: Will I fight for my freedom, or will the king I hate become the one man I cannot live without? ***** “You think you can outrun me, Elena? You're wearing my ring on your finger.” I don’t flinch, meeting his gaze with defiance. “So what? I don’t belong to you.” He leans in, his lips brushing against my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. “You don’t, yet. But I can make you. Do you want that?" I swallow hard, my pulse racing. “Don’t flatter yourself.” Adrian chuckles darkly, his hand lingering on my waist. “Trust me, I’m not the one who needs to be flattered.” ***** # Dark Mafia Romance #18+ #Hacker Female Lead and Italian Mafia Lord # Touch her you die #Marriage contract # He falls first #Fast Paced #Strong FL and ML #A Not so cute Pet (Oh he is cute. Don't go by his looks) #HEA

My father, Benjamin Ward, was bedridden, paralyzed, and unable to move. The AI model he spent his entire life developing—a model powerful enough to cure terminal diseases—had been stolen and published under someone else's name. Humiliated beyond endurance, he suffered a stroke and collapsed. He couldn't speak. He couldn't even write. I swore I'd find the thief who destroyed him. My girlfriend, Maris Dawn, wept and promised to help me uncover the truth. But at a dinner party, when her first love proudly announced that he'd been specially recruited by a national research lab thanks to that very model, she immediately grabbed my arm, whispering, "Don't make a scene. Grayson just wants a good future. Don't ruin his life." Grayson Vale smirked with disdain. "The old man was about to retire anyway. Think of it as recycling waste." My vision went red. I charged at him, ready to make him pay for what he'd done to my father. Maris tripped me before I could reach him. She threw a check for ten million in my face. "Here's for your dad's medical care. Don't be shameless, alright? Grayson is a rising star. You're just a broke grad student. You should learn your place." I tore the check apart, piece by piece. That check could never buy the Dawn family a future in the world of science.

Killed and resurrected. Reign Riley Mcdemort should be thrilled to have a second chance to live, but her ostensibly fairy tale future isn't what it seems, and her new life has come at a high price. Being in a life contract with a man she recognizes as a ruthless vampire is a potentially fatal condition. The life contract has the power to make you feel a hellish sensation that you would never wish for. It has its own law that you are not allowed to break, because if you do, it will turn into a poison in your blood, causing you to suffer in excruciating pain. Every minute felt like dying in a painful way. Reign discovered her new life as a curse. How long will she run to get away? How long could she bear the pain? Will she be able to cope with being different from everyone else? Will she be able to survive a vampire's life?

Isang kasal na itinakda ng kontrata. Isang gabing puno ng tukso. Isang lihim na babago sa lahat. Dahil sa desperasyon, napilitan si Seraphina Eloise Madrigal na pakasalan ang mayamang military officer na si Colonel Archimedes Carter. Sa halip na isang tahimik na buhay, natagpuan niya ang sarili sa gitna ng pang-aapi ng kanyang biyenan at ang muling pagbabalik ng first love ng kanyang asawa. Nang piliin ni Archimedes na alagaan ang ex nito, tuluyan siyang lumayo. Pero bago siya tuluyang makawala— isang gabi ng kapusukan ang nag-iwan sa kanya ng kambal. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, isang lalaking puno ng pagmamahal at kabutihan ang dumating sa buhay niya, si Dr. Wyatt Carter, ang doktor ng kanyang anak. Sa wakas, may isang lalaking tunay na nagmamalasakit sa kanya. Pero isang matinding lihim ang hindi maitatago ng panahong lumipas. Pa’no kung ang dalawang taong nagparamdam sa kaniya ng magkaibang emosyon ay iisa? Ngayon, pipiliin ba niyang lumayo… o manatili sa lalaking may dalawang katauhan—isa na minahal niya at isa na minsang sumira sa kanya?

Fenrir, a princess sent out of her father's Kingdom due to her inability to shift into a wolf form, like the others, she's unable to find a mate even after being of age. She leads life by her own only to be called back to Asteria by her Father. Her life turns for the worst after arriving at Asteria only to find out that she's to be used as a pawn in the exchange for power by her Father, her status is stripped from her and forced to be a slave. Unexpectedly, her mate bond strike, linking her to the devilish Alpha zeev, who's is taken aback at the unconventional bonding. As he claims her as his Luna, they are both faced with criticism, " the devilish Alpha and a Luna that couldn't shift. Their love blossom but takes a disastrous turn when her step sister Mara, is hell bent of drawing them apart and claiming Alpha Zeev as hers. Will their love prevail ? Will Mara win in her quest of drifting the lovers apart?.

“Who the hell typed this contract, Liam? I see typos.” “What typos? I wrote every damn word myself.” “Then you must’ve been typing while Evelyn was suck–” “Shut the fvck up, Olivia! Just sign it, or forget about ever seeing my babies again.” “They’re my babies too, you asshole! Would you sign if some psycho shoved this shitty contract in your face?” “Then don’t sign. Your loss. Get the fvck out of my office. Call me only after you sign, or you’ll regret it.” --- I thought giving birth would be the happiest day of my life. Instead, it became the day my whole world shattered. While I was still weak and bleeding in that hospital bed, my husband walked in… not with flowers, not with comfort, but with a hard blow to my stitches. That devil set a trap far worse than our marriage itself. And no matter how much I hated him… a part of me still burned whenever he touched me. Was this love, madness, or the devil’s contract I could never escape?

Lara is the epitome of evil, the sign of destruction, she is a savior to one and destruction to the other.