How To Pick Locks

Nina Blake is a waitress with dreams larger than the Hollywood skyline. Juggling audition after audition, she yearns for her big break. But when she locks eyes with the captivating A-list actor and billionaire, Elijah Grant, her world is turned upside down. What begins as a whirlwind romance ignites into an irresistible passion, culminating in an unexpected proposal: a contract marriage that offers Nina the role of a lifetime… as Elijah's wife. As their connection deepens, Nina finds herself torn between her heart and her instincts. The glitz and glamour of Hollywood obscure the shadows lurking in Elijah’s past, especially his ties to the enigmatic Institute of the Higher Mind, a cult led by the dangerously charismatic Silas Cross. With secrets threatening to unravel their fairy tale, can love conquer the darkness that binds them? Join Nina on a journey where the price of love may be more than she bargained for, and where every heartbeat could lead to heartbreak.

Set in a time ruled by magic, curses and love. Fighting for Us is a story about Vanessa and Xavier. Vanessa is the only child of her father and heir to one of the most powerful kingdom’s. He locks her up to keep her safe and protect her. Ruling her kingdom is all she looks forward to. Xavier is the supposed heir to the throne, but he doesn’t want to be king. In the event of the death of King Neil. Xavier I sent by his father to rescue her from her captor who plans to wed her to become king, meeting Xavier Vanessa realizes she might not be ready to be Queen and she doesn’t know what she’s getting herself into. Realizing she has little time to get married and fight her Step Mother’s strong hold on the throne, they both race against the clock. Before its too late Vanessa has to find a way to protect all she cares about most without getting anyone she loves killed. Hopefully.

My son, Jasper Cole, won the gold prize in an art competition. When I took off my apron and rushed to the award ceremony, I found that the painting titled 'Mother' was not of me but Maeve Leighton, my husband's secretary. Maeve pretended to be troubled as she told my son, "Your mom will be sad when she sees this painting." However, Jasper was unperturbed. "What does her sadness have to do with me? She's an ordinary-looking and incompetent housewife, always nagging me about what I can and can’t do. She's too strict with me. It's annoying! Maeve, I wish you were my mother. My dad doesn't like my mom at all. He's only happy when he's with you. He's only with my mom because he feels obligated." My heart broke at that moment. Since he no longer wanted me as his mother, it was pointless for me to stay. I called my dad. "Dad, I want to go home. Can you pick me up?" My dad could not believe it. He answered after a long pause, "Of course. I'll come pick up my brilliant daughter in three days."

My son has an aortic dissection and needs surgery. My husband is a cardiac expert, but I don't bother calling him. Instead, I take a cab straight to the hospital. In my past life, upon begging my husband, he came home with the ambulance to pick our son up. He also arranged for our son to be admitted. But because he forgot to bring his phone, his childhood sweetheart died of a heart attack when she couldn't reach him. He went missing for three months and suddenly returned one day, looking perfectly normal. He even volunteered to prepare the meal on our son's birthday. It turned out he only wanted to poison the food. He strangled me and cut my neck open. "You forced me to come home to pick our son up. Ciara wouldnt' have died if I'd answered her call that day. You and your son are murderers—you have to pay with your lives!" When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the day my son has an aortic dissection. This time, my husband manages to answer his childhood sweetheart's phone. But why is he on his knees before me and begging for forgiveness?

She belongs to me...she doesn't know it yet. Nikolai When people gaze into my eyes they learn instantly that they'll find more sympathy looking into a cobra's eyes. I'm ruthless and heartless, and I have the Midas touch. Everything I touch turns to gold. There is not one thing I wanted that I have not ultimately conquered and made mine. Now I want her. There's one problem though. She hates my fucking guts. But I'm licking my lips. I know how to fix that. I'll make her submit, then I'll take her, over and over until she's in no doubt who she belongs too. Star It isn't meant to be anything more than a contract I have to fulfill. One month and it will be over. I'll get through this, then I can go back and pick up the pieces of my life. When I meet the Russian, the owner of the contract, any worries that I need to harden my heart and keep my emotions locked up, disappear. This man makes it easy to hate him. He is the most arrogant, cold-hearted brute I've ever met. I hate him... Well I do...until the unthinkable happens.

I needed to be inside of her again so desperately that the moment she moved enough that her legs parted, I couldn't help myself. She was already wet again, and my cock slipped inside of her with shocking ease. Her right heat gripped me so exquisitely I thought I would burst.In the room's silence, I could hear her breathing pick up, but when I looked down, she still appeared asleep. Yet she now clenched her eyes shut and her lips parted in a silent moan.I let more of my weight settle on her as I pushed deeper inside of her slick pussy. Her body welcomed me eagerly, and I exhaled sharply at the satisfaction of filling her. Fucking Rhea was the best experience of my life. I wanted to have her as much as I could. Something told me she enjoyed me as well. The way in her and how she moaned when she came on my cock seemed genuine."Aleksander," she whispered my name, and I shoved into her harder at the sound of her breathy voice. "Ah!" She gasped and her arms flew up to wrap around my ribs.

We have been dating for ten years, but Vincent Carter has never been romantic toward me. However, before our wedding, he has someone deliver a delicate bracelet and an elegant dress to me. I take photos of them happily, only to find a card tucked inside the dress that's not addressed to me. Just as I'm about to contact Vincent, I see a post from Emily Foster, his childhood sweetheart, on her social media. "Someone stole something that belongs to me!" That's also how I find out Vincent has also bought her an apartment. The address stated on the card is for the unit downstairs. The gift is meant for unit 701, but it's delivered to me by mistake. I pick up the items and go downstairs, just in time to see Vincent gently comforting her in his arms. The moment he sees me, his face darkens with irritation. "Can you stop overreacting? You're always suspicious for no reason. Emily and I grew up together. If we were going to be together, you wouldn't even be in the picture!" If it were before, I would've been furious and demanded an explanation. But now, I simply let out a chuckle and toss the gifts onto him. "I wish you both the best, then."

"HELLO DESTINY CHILD WE MEET AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I WILL DESTROY YOU",I heard a voice say loudly in my head and started laughing hysterically. The chanting and humming continued and I felt my nose bleed. "Get out of my head,get out of my head ,GET OUT OF MY HEAD",I said and the whole university experienced a slight tremor but the mirror infront of me burst into smaller pieces. "INDEED YOU ARE POWERFUL BUT WE ARE COMING FOR YOU", Emily was just an ordinary girl living in Tacoma,Washington.At school she did not have friends because she always felt alienated from them like she was different.Then one day she got into a fight and thus when she discovered a whole new person she was.She was the prophecied saviou for the mystical society and she needed to do all she could to save them.But down the road into her new journey she learns an even more shocking twist though being the prophecised girl she had two fated mates something unheard of.This threatened the balance of thing for her because once she learned about these two she loved them both for different reasons but the society was pushing her to pick one.Who will she choose?How will she a twenty year old fight a coven of dark witches?

“Please! Jason! Pick up the phone!” Finally, someone picked up, but it wasn’t Jason. “Didn’t Jason tell you that he has no time for you today? He’s busy. Why do you keep calling?” The voice on the other end was Laura, Jason’s ex. The realization that Jason was with her while I and his unborn child were battling for our lives after an accident was a betrayal too painful to bear. If I survive, can I ever forgive him?

When Archer is rejected by his fated mate, Ariadne, he vows to save her from an arranged marriage. Adventuring with his friends, Mikael and Eli, they soon pick up Peggy who's off to deliver a message from her kingdom to mysterious priestesses in the North. Meanwhile, Ariadne is caring for her pup, and trying to escape from the claws of the Lycan king. Will they escape? Why are rogues becoming so common? And why, oh why, are the stars moving? Please note this story contains dark romance, horror, and cosmic horror themes.