Ice Ice Water

**"This isn’t just any party, it’s your wedding."** The words hit me like a truck as I stood frozen in disbelief. **"To Angelo Rizzo."** My stepbrother’s voice was cold, detached. My heart pounded in my chest. **"You’re joking, right?"** But one look at his face told me he wasn’t. **"You’re the payment for my debt to the Cosa Nostra."** His betrayal was a knife twisting in my gut. --- Attending a party with my stepbrother, I was prepared for an ordinary night. Instead, I was thrown into a nightmare. Without warning, I found myself standing beside Angelo Rizzo—a man as feared as he is cold—as his bride. My stepbrother owed the Cosa Nostra money, and I was his only way out. With no escape and no choice, I now wear a wedding ring tied to a man I fear. Three hours later, my world has turned upside down. There’s no running from Angelo, no hiding from the life ahead. My only hope? To survive being married to the infamous Angelo Rizzo.

The fertility clinic called to inform me that my embryos were ready for transfer. I touched my abdomen, still numb from the anesthesia of that morning's egg retrieval. Even with cutting-edge medical technology, embryos couldn't be prepared this quickly. Before I could call back to clarify, my husband stopped me. "Mom's been pressing us hard. I pulled some strings to fast-track the process so you can get pregnant sooner. Imagine twins! My buddies will be green with envy." Silent, I drove straight to the clinic and dialed 911 on the way. "Hello? I'm reporting a fertility clinic involved in illegal surrogacy."

"Dario, someone might see us," She tried to pull away, with a hint of nervousness in her voice as she whispered. But Dario wasn't deterred. He reached out and gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, with his fingers lingering on her cheek, and his thumb tracing the outline of her lips. Ivy's heart began to race as she tried to back away. "You're looking sexy this morning," he said, his voice low and husky. "And that dress...you're driving me wild." Ivy's heartbeat quickened at his words, her body responding to his touch. She couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. She could feel the breath on her skin as he leaned in closer, with his lips inches from hers, she knew she was lost. "I want you, Ivy," he whispered. Ivy closed her eyes, unable to resist the pull of his gaze. He pressed his soft lips to hers, and she felt a wave of desire wash over her. As their kiss deepened, she knew that there was no turning back. One night in a club changed everything for a billionaire CEO and his secretary. A passionate and romantic night together led to an unexpected twist when they both discovered she's his new secretary and he's her boss. Can they navigate the lines of power and passion, or will their forbidden love be doomed from the start?

Jack Saunders wanted one last hurrah before taking the mantle of DS Oil & Gas, the billion-dollar company that his father founded. His friend, Owen, let him borrow his mansion on a tropical island so that he could throw a final party before “marrying” the business that would dominate the rest of his life. He brought his secretary, Brandy, hoping that he could kindle a relationship that would last through the long days and nights of running a company. However, while the party was great, the gold digging woman he brought was not, and Jack resigned himself to a lifetime of loneliness. That was until he took a walk down the beach and met her. A woman who didn’t recognize him from the tabloids and only saw him, the man behind the money. Of all the women Jack had ever met, there was nobody like Emma LaRue. With one pretend marriage ceremony, she would change his life forever, and become the only one he ever wanted to give his saltwater kisses to. This novella is the first half of Saltwater Kisses written from Jack’s point-of-view, with a few bonus scenes thrown in as well.

“You have to reject her.” Amelia heard her twin say to her boyfriend. As the ignored daughter of the Alpha, Amelia has been bullied by her twin since little. She knew it was all because she wasn’t as talented and didn’t shift like her twin did. Still, getting rejected by the only love of her life was too much to bear. Amelia accepted her father’s order and set out for college in a neighbouring pack, not knowing a group of wolves were sent to get rid of her for good. At the critical moment, her only way out was get into the pack of the most feared Alpha, the King that ruled the darkness, the one who had killed his own father to take the throne. *** This novel is created by didi.adeyemi from an editor's outline. The novel is copyright Ideaink Six Cats.

Alice Idohosa is just your regular addict who so happens to possess supernatural powers. After committing "mass murder" he is sentenced to hell where he must learn how to co-exist with his harem of conceited phoenix, bloodthirsty demon so-to-be-demon-lord, angsty hybrid, fearsome demon child, and an egoistic Alpha. Everything should work out at the end even though you throw in the mystery of the parents, love story gone bad, and oh just the possible end of the world he should turn out relatively fine. Maybe. Find out in Alice down in demonland: Hells institution for the damned.

Sa gitna ng mundong puno ng pagdurusa at kahirapan, isang asawa ang naglalakbay sa daang puno ng sakripisyo para sa isang pag-ibig na di karapat-dapat. Sa kabila ng mga pagsubok at pagkakataon na sumuko, pinili niya paring manatili at magtiis para sa taong hindi nauunawaan ang halaga ng kanyang pagmamahal. Ngunit hanggang kailan siya magtitiis sa pag-asa ng pagbabago? Isang kwento ng pag-ibig, sakripisyo, at pag-asa ni Maricar na nagpapakita ng lakas at tapang ng pusong handang magmahal kahit na di ito kapalit ng karapat-dapat na pagmamahal.

Wanita cantik yang rela melepas karirnya demi mengabdi untuk suami, tapi ternyata bukannya kasih sayang yang setimpal yang didapat tapi justru pengkhianatan yang dia terima. Di saat kacau-kacaunya, seseorang datang tanpa diduga, kedatangannya memberikan sisi lain yang tidak Anjani dapatkan selama ini, sampai Anjani menemukan titik balik dari semuanya, dan mampu bangkit untuk memulai kembali semuanya.

Pernikahan yang di pikir akan membuat bahagia, kenyataannya itu membuat hati tertekan dan terluka. Kalea Revere Theresa sudah menjalani pernikahannya dengan seorang pria yang sangat ia cintai, yaitu Kay Garvin Shadrach yang sudah berjalan selama empat tahun ini. Namun mereka belum di karuniai buah hati, dan yang selalu di salahkan adalah Kalea oleh mertuanya terutama oleh Ibu mertua yang sudah menginginkan cucu dari putra satu-satunya. Karena lama tak memiliki keturunan akhirnya mereka harus bercerai, Kay suami Kalea sudah berubah drastis yang tak suka lagi membela istrinya di hadapan orang tua dan keluarganya. Kalea bercerai, tak lama setelah itu mantan suaminya menikah dengan wanita yang ternyata tengah mengandung anaknya. Tak ada penyesalan bagi Kalea berpisah dengan suaminya, kini ia fokus untuk bekerja kembali membahagiakan diri sendiri juga membiayai perawatan sang Ayah yang sudah koma di rumah sakit sejak satu tahun lalu. Perjalanan yang tak mudah, ia harus kembali ke apartemen milik orang tuanya yang sudah lama kosong. Dia bekerja secara online, tak bertemu banyak orang kecuali harus datang ke perusahannya langsung. Pertemuan tak sengaja dengan seorang CEO perusahaan tempat ia bekerja menumbuhkan benih-benih cinta, namun bukan Kalea yang jatuh cinta melainkan CEO bernama Rigel Daviandra Antares yang berusia tiga puluh tahun lebih tua dua tahun dari Kalea. Umur Kalea kini dua puluh delapan tahun, pria itu jatuh cinta pada Kalea namun gengsi untuk mengungkapkannya. Tapi ia berjuang untuk mendapatkan hati Kalea, dan ingin menjadikan istrinya. Masa lalu Kalea diterima oleh Rigel, pria itu malah ingin menunjukkan pada mantan suami Kalea jika sangat salah menyia-nyiakan wanita bukan parasnya saja yang begitu cantik, tapi hatinya juga penuh ketulusan. Walaupun hubungan mereka butuh banyak waktu, tapi Rigel bukanlah pria yang mudah menyerah untuk mendapatkan suatu hal yang dia inginkan. Rigel akan meratukan wanita yang menjadi pasangannya. foto by: Pinterst [free] edit foto by: canva

"Gustuhin ko man ipaubaya sa'yo ang asawa ko, ngunit hindi p'wede.... Hindi p'wede dahil..." Isang malalim na buntong hininga ang pinakawalan ko bago nagsalita muli upang pigilan ang pagkamuhi sa babaeng kaharap ko! "Marahil ay hindi mo pa maiintindihan ang salitang hindi p'wede dahil wala ka pang anak. Anak na handa kang magsakripisyo maibigay lang ang nararapat para sakanya! Kaya kong tiisin na marami akong kahati sa asawa ko at isa kana ron! Ngunit wag lang ang anak ko...ibang usapan 'yon! Dahil ilalagay ko kayo sa tamang paglalagyan nyo." -Dina Sedest Sa isang relasyon, may isang haligi at may isang ilaw. Paano kung ang haligi ay bumigay at hindi na nakayanan pang tumayo ng matatag. Hanggang saan kaya kayang ilawan ng ating ilaw ng tahanan ang isang madilim na parte ng buhay nila? Ngunit makakaya kaya n'yang harap harapan na syang ginagago ng kaniyang asawa? Ito na ba ang senyales na hinihingi n'ya mula sa itaas upang sumuko na..