In Cold Blood

“How much will it take to get rid of you? Five million dollars? Ten million?” “No need,” Livia said, keeping a strong facade despite the tears in her eyes “I'll leave on my own.” Zachary Jackson had never wanted a mate. The moment he found her in the form of Livia Stevens, the pack's new slave and daughter of his worst enemy, he had no problems making her life hell. Despite all that she still stuck to him pathetically. Until one day, she accepts and leaves without a trace. He spent the next few years wallowing in regret, his wolf longing for her despite being mated to someone else. His wishes are finally granted two years later when she returns to him in the arms of another Alpha and a child. Will he win her back? Will he gain her forgiveness for how he treated her all those years ago or has she already moved on to someone new?

My father raised me on one principle: fair exchange. If I wanted anything, I had to earn it myself. Fifty cents for washing the dishes. A dollar for mopping the floor. Five dollars for a perfect score on a test. To buy the pair of white sneakers I had been dreaming of, I spent three months collecting recyclables. In that house, I lived like a pieceworker, paid by the task. It was not until my senior year of high school that everything began to crack. I collapsed during morning study, my body worn down by years of malnutrition. The doctor said I needed better nutrition. My father stood by my hospital bed and started doing the math. "Three hundred for the hospital stay. Two hundred for medication. Chester, this all goes on your tab for the future." I turned my head and saw a boy in a school uniform in the next bed. His father was feeding him spoonfuls of chicken soup, his eyes red with worry. In that moment, the world I had known for 18 years fell apart. It turned out not every child had to earn their parents' love. After I was discharged, I went home and saw the pair of designer sneakers on my brother's feet; it was worth thousands. That was when I finally woke up. I tore up the family photo and, without hesitation, applied to the college farthest from home. Ten years later, my father called me in tears. My brother had taken all his retirement savings, sold the house, and run off with his girlfriend. He was left with nothing. No home. No one. I smiled and tossed him a rag. "Want a place to stay? Sure. It's 50 cents per window. Earn your own rent."

Buong akala ni Amara, dahil sa mabait at mabuti siyang asawa ay makukuntento sa kaniya ang kaniyang asawa, ngunit sa kabila ng pagiging isang mabuting asawa nito ay nagawa pa rin siyang lokohin at paulit-ulit na saktan at patayin ang puso ng kaniyang pinakamamahal na asawa. Pinag tagpo ng tadhan ang landas ng dalawa sa isang sikat na Unibersidad sa sa kalakhang Maynila at pareho silang nag-aaral bilang College student. Si Amara ay transferee na freshman, habang in-coming graduated student naman si Andrew na heartthrob sa campus at kilalang numero unong playboy at mapag laro ng damdamin ng babae. Dahil na rin sa nababalitaan ni Amara sa ibang kapwa mag-aaral tungkol kay Andrew, pinangako niya sa sarili na hinding hindi mahuhulog ang loob niya sa lalaking 'yon. Kaya naman sa tuwing nakakasalubong niya ang lalaki para na lang siyang sinisilaban sa galit kaya parati niyang binabara ang lalaki at walang araw na dadaan na hindi sila magba bangayan. Hindi rin maintindihan ni Andrew kung bakit ganoon ang dalaga sa kaniya sa tuwing magkikita sila sa hallway o kahit saang parte ng paaralan. Para siyang dragona na magbubuga ng apoy ng anumang oras, pero sa iba napaka bait ng pakikitungo nito, taliwas ng pinapakita nitong ugali sa kaniya. Parati itong naka singhal at kino kontra ang mga gusto niya. Ngunit sakabila ng lahat naging masigasig sa panliligaw si Andrew sa dalaga, sa kabila ng lahat pinakita niya at pinatunayan sa babae na karapat dapat siya dito ngunit sadyang mailap talaga ito sa kaniya. Hanggang sa nag bunga ang panunuyo nito at nakuha ang matamis na OO nito. Ngunit ang masayang pagsasama ng dalawa ay may ka akibat na kalungkutan. Sa pagpasok ni Madison, ano kayang papel nito sa buhay nila. Siya ba ay isang kaibigan o mortal na karibal???

Sa edad na diyese-nuwebe ay nagpakasal si Liza kay Midnight, ang bilyonaryong binili ang lupaing pamana ng yumao niyang lolo. Subalit tila naging masikip ang mundo niya sa piling nito. Ni hindi siya maituring na asawa ni Midnight. Kasing lamig ng yelo ang puso nito, ayaw ng atensiyon. Gusto na niya itong sukuan kahit nasanay na ang puso niya rito. Ngunit isang gabi ay umuwi ito at sinugod siya sa kuwarto, hinalikan at inangkin. At dahil sa kapusukan, nagparaya siya. Inakala ni Liza na mamahalin na siya ni Midnight pagkatapos ng gabing pinagsaluhan nila. Ngunit bigla sila nitong inalok ng sampung milyon kapalit ng divorce. Labag man sa kalooban ngunit pumayag siya. Subalit sa kaniyang pag-alis ay nagimbal siya sa natuklasan. Nagbunga ang gabing pagniniig nila ng dating asawa! Hahabulin ba niya ang karapatan, o ililihim ang katotohanan?

Axel Lysander is a business tycoon who is generally known as the cold hearted billionaire. He never interacts with women except on a professional basis. He is arrogant and mean to everyone, and does not care about how people feel. He has never fallen in love in his life. The first day his heart races is the day he meets Claire McLennie at the airport. When this fearless young woman awakens in him feelings he does not even know exists, he knows he has to keep her close. Claire McLennie carries a lot of baggage. Her past is one big mess she is trying to run away from. Running takes her halfway across the world, all the way to New York and into the hands of Axel Lysander, the cold hearted billionaire. Their first meeting is the beginning of a chain of events that will rock her world. She has no idea the effect she has on the business tycoon, and he is bent on letting her know just how much she affects him. Claire wishes nothing more than to start a new life, and falling in love with a cold hearted billionaire is not an option. When the deep, dark secrets of her past come to light, when the whole world seems to be against her, when her life is turned upside down a second time, will he stand by her side? Or will he join the world and watch her burn?

"Three worlds. One forbidden bond. A love that could ignite war." Selene Rhea was born a witch, sworn to her coven’s laws. She never asked for the fire that surged in her veins, or the fate that tied her to two sworn enemies: Rowan, a feral wolf bound by loyalty and rage, and Lucien, a vampire prince wrapped in shadow and hunger. Drawn together by an unbreakable bond, the three of them ignite a passion that is as dangerous as it is irresistible. Their nights burn with desire, their days thrum with power, and their bond becomes more than love — it becomes a storm. But forbidden love has a price. When wolves, witches, and vampires rise to tear them apart, Selene must embrace the terrifying truth: she is no longer just a witch. She is axis — the center of a bond that could either remake the world or burn it to ash. Blood will fall. Desire will consume. And war will begin.

SYNOPSIS Katherine Thawne grew up the hard way, life in the streets had never been fun. Her already hard life gets complicated when she gets tangled up with the Leader of the Italian Mafia, the most respected and feared man all over the world. Katherine Thawne is set to live a new life. A life has the Mafia's slave. Well...till her debt was cleared!

Yuhei is a soft-spoken girl with a shattered past and a family drowning in debt. One night, she is sold through a sealed contract to the most feared billionaire in the city—Elijah Blackwood. A man known for his cold eyes, ruthless heart, and an empire built on power and blood. Their marriage is not born out of love, but out of a transaction that traps her inside a luxurious cage. As Yuhei struggles to survive inside Elijah’s dangerous world, she begins to uncover the dark secrets behind his wealth and his cruelty. What starts as fear slowly turns into forbidden attraction, obsession, and a love that burns painfully deep. But in a world ruled by betrayal, ambition, and revenge, loving a monster might cost her everything. In a marriage bought by money and sealed by scars, will love be their salvation—or their destruction?

Do you want the physical copy of the series to read ahead? Search Dark Blood Series/Taylor Walker Dark Blood on Amazon. £2.00-£6.00. My name is Killian Saunders. I started off as a normal teenager living a normal life until now. I’ve been pushed from pillar to post, investigation after investigation to find the main problem with my mental health. I live in the psychiatric part of the hospital because I can be a possible threat to everyone around me. But the main problem is, nothing is helping me. No one is helping me. I have no relationship with my family anymore and I’m losing everyone I need and trust. But I feel its going to be too late until I get the help that I need. It won’t be long until I’m not me... it won’t be long until I turn into the monster I fear the most.

Just because my wolf mom scratched Ava Shaw's favorite dress, Noah Potter called a butcher. He punished her seriously. I found her dying body and screamed at him. "I told you before—I was raised by wolves. What you did to her is no different from killing my mother!" Noah stayed cold. He covered Ava's eyes and stared at me. "You are just a stray kid my stepmom picked up. Stop trying to fool me." My wolf mom was still bleeding as she dragged herself toward me. I crawled to her and held her tight. "I stayed here to repay Noah's family for helping the wolf pack. You chased me for miles because you could not let me go. I never thought I would end up hurting you instead." That night, I held my wolf mom and knelt in front of Aunt Wendy's memorial. "Aunt Wendy, the Potters' Zoo are everywhere now. They do not need my gift anymore. I should leave."