Héroe Inmortal

WARNING! CERITA DEWASA! Sehari setelah pindah, Jeanne mendapati dirinya tidur dengan CEO di perusahaan tempat kerja barunya. Kesialan apa yang sedang coba menimpanya? Terlebih CEO itu adalah Alan Rasya Purnama. Sepupu mantan pacarnya dan merupakan salah satu teman laki-lakinya. Kenapa hal seperti ini harus terjadi padanya? Padahal Jeanne sendiri sudah punya pacar. ___ Spin off Affair with Playboy

Le jour de notre cinquième anniversaire, Liam ne m'a offert qu'une simple marque de protection. Mais cette même nuit, il a scellé l'Union Sacrée avec Stéphanie, son premier amour. J'ai refusé d'y croire. Il m'a traitée d'illogique. « Mon Union avec Stéphanie, c'est pour l'avenir de la meute, pas par sentiment ! » m'a-t-il lancé, « Tu n'es qu'une humaine. Ma marque devrait te suffire. C'était ton ultime épreuve, Hélène. Tu m'as déçu. » Je suis alors partie. Et il a demandé Stéphanie en mariage le soir même. Cinq ans plus tard, nous nous sommes retrouvés dans un hôtel luxueux désigné par le Conseil des Alphas. Sa meute était sur le point de dominer la région. Stéphanie, vêtue d'une robe de soie lunaire, se tenait à son bras. Quand il m'a vue, couverte de sable, debout dans la fontaine décorative, il a froncé les sourcils. « Hélène », a-t-il ricané, « tu as méprisé ma protection. Regarde-toi maintenant. Je parie qu'aucune meute n'accepterait une humaine. Ne crois pas que ta pitié m'attendrira. » Je l'ai ignoré. La pierre lunaire, trésor ramassé sur la plage par mon fils, avait roulé dans la fontaine. Le pauvre chou sautillait d'impatience, et il me fallait que je retrouve son porte-bonheur...

"Salut, oui, tu ne rêves pas, c'est bien la ronde Kelly," me dis-je intérieurement en voyant l'expression mécontente de Jason, visiblement déçu. Les invités rient de nous. Ils nous affublent de toutes sortes de surnoms. "Le prince charmant et Kelly, la mangeuse de pancakes" est celui dont je me souviens tristement. "Moi, Jason Bentley du clan du Sud, je te rejette, Kelly Thompson, comme compagne et Reine Luna," déclara-t-il avec fermeté. *** Kelly Thompson, une jeune louve de dix-huit ans, voluptueuse et sans loup intérieur, admire en secret Jason Bentley, l’héritier du trône du puissant clan du Sud, depuis plusieurs années. Malheureusement pour Kelly, Jason, l’héritier Alpha, ne lui rend pas son affection. Il est déjà épris de Betty Nord, la fille élancée des anciens Gammas de son père. Cependant, Kelly a un avantage sur la frêle Betty grâce à un serment solennel prononcé par le père de Jason, le Roi Alpha Don Bentley. Ce dernier a promis que son fils épouserait la fille de ses Betas, morts il y a deux ans en combattant les plus féroces adversaires du clan du Nord pour protéger l’héritier Alpha. Mais, bien sûr, rien ne se passe aussi simplement que Kelly l’avait imaginé.

Quand Isabela Reyes, jeune avocate ambitieuse de Manille, reçoit une lettre étrange concernant un héritage mystérieux à Palawan, sa vie bascule. Arrivée sur l’île, elle découvre qu’elle est en réalité la fille illégitime d’un magnat disparu, don Fernando Alcaraz, dont la famille règne sur un empire hôtelier corrompu et puissant. Mais la vérité est bien plus tordue. Son père n’est peut-être pas mort… et les membres de la famille Alcaraz sont prêts à tout pour garder leur pouvoir et cacher leurs péchés, quitte à tuer. Au cœur des tensions : Alejandro, l’aîné charismatique mais dangereux, Lucia, la sœur douce qui cache un double visage, et Marco, le cousin rebelle dont Isabela tombe amoureuse… alors qu’il pourrait être son demi-frère.

After I fainted from the pain, I learned the truth about my mate Kaelen’s position as Alpha of the Grayswood pack. He had inherited it from his older brother, who had died in battle. Not only did Kaelen take his brother's power, but he also inherited his brother's widow, the former Luna, Lydia. I wanted to reject him and break free from our mate bond, but Kaelen wouldn’t let me. He begged me with tears in his eyes and promised, "I have to bear a pup with Lydia to truly inherit the pack. Violetta, I swear that you're the only one I love. Once Lydia is with pup, you and I can finally be together openly!" That year, Kaelen spent 54 nights in Lydia’s bed. At first, it was once a month, but soon it became nearly every two days. Finally, after the 54th night, the news came that Lydia was carrying his pup. And that was when I finally gave up hope. But when I faked my death and escaped with our pup, Kaelen went mad. He didn't care about the Alpha title he had just obtained. He searched the world over for us, desperate to find me and our pup.

No one knew that I was the Thorn pack’s head Alpha’s soulmate. He and Carol, who had been best friends since they were kids, were very close. Everyone in the pack thought they were soulmates while I was just a mistress threatening their bond. To protect Carol’s reputation, Barnett lied to the pack, claiming Carol was carrying his pup. This made our child illegitimate. When I confronted him in pain, demanding why, he explained, “Carol is known for her gentle and quiet nature. If our packmates knew she was pregnant without a mate, they would shame her. She's too fragile to go through all this.” For the first time, I looked at the man I thought was my mate and questioned if the Moon Goddess had made a mistake. Later on, while Barnett was away gathering herbs for Carol, the elders forced me to terminate my pregnancy, branding our pup as a disgrace to the Thorn pack. By the time Barnett returned, our pup was gone, and so was I.

"Ten million." He uttered calmly like he was discussing the weather. Bella's steps slowed behind him. He continued with a nonchalant shrug. "Ten million. After six months, you'll walk away with ten million." She took a deep breath, heart pounding as she spun around to face him, speechless. Ten million wasn't just a lot. It was life-changing. Turning, he met her glare, a knowing smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. "All you have to do is be my wife – pretend rather." ________ Arabella Carver always has things under control but finds out she isn't as lucky when everything comes crashing down. She is betrayed by her fiance, on the brink of eviction, and with her mother's life hanging by a thread, she's desperate for help. But as she tries to get the help she needs, only one person is willing to offer and it is none other than Adrian Davidson. The first man to claim her heart only to shatter it like it meant nothing. However, there is a catch to his generosity. He needs a wife to appease his grandmother, and Arabella happens to be her ideal choice so he gives her the papers that bind them. A marriage contract. With little choice and a grudge in her heart, she signs them. Besides, what could go wrong? It is, after all, just a contract. But what happens when old wounds resurface and sparks begin to ignite?

Sierra can’t wait to graduate high school and leave her small town and coven behind. She had plans on seeing the world, until fate had other plans. She likes Alex, but can’t understand how a witch and a werewolf could ever have a future together.

The Devil You Called Grimace. Hunger. Love like a curse. They say some doors open only once. She opened hers with three red candles, a drop of blood, and a whisper. Lonely nights, overdue rent, and a heart too heavy to carry — that’s all it took to call him through. Malik. The man made of smoke, shadow, and everything her prayers forgot to protect her from. He came smiling, with promises sweet as sin — protection, money, revenge. Every favor he gave her tasted like salvation until she realized he was feeding on her, one piece at a time. A memory here. A dream there. Her laughter swallowed whole. Now he’s the warmth in her sheets and the whisper in her nightmares. The devil she named, the lover she can’t unmake. Because Malik wasn’t summoned. He was chosen. And love — the kind that burns red under candlelight — always demands a body to keep it alive.

I spend three torturous years in a dark underground cell after taking the fall for Cole Greyhouse, a member of the nobility. He once held my hand tightly and tearfully promised that he would wait for me to return. Then, he would take my hand in marriage. However, he doesn't show up on the day I'm released from prison. I head to the palace to look for him, but all I see is him with his arm around another woman. He also has a mocking smile on his face. "Do you really think a former convict like you deserves to become a member of the royal family?" Only then do I understand that he's long since forgotten about the three years he was supposed to wait for me. I'm devastated, and my heart dies. I accept the marriage my family has arranged for me. On the big day, Cole crashes my wedding with his comrades and laughs raucously. "Are you that desperate to be my secret lover, Leah? How dare you put on a wedding gown meant for a royal bride to force me into marriage? You're pathetic!" Just then, his uncle, Fenryr Greyhouse, the youngest Alpha King in Lunholm's history, hurriedly arrives. He drapes a shawl around my shoulders and slides a wedding ring onto my finger. That's when Cole panics.