Is Lust A Sin

"Kita akan menikah selama dua tahun. Dalam dua tahun pernikahan ini, aku akan melindungimu dari Keluarga Meyer dan memberikan sejumlah uang padamu setiap bulannya. Namun, kau jangan mengharapkan lebih dariku apalagi sampai berharap aku mencintaimu!” Valerie yang seharusnya mati menemukan dirinya terbangun kembali di kehidupan pertamanya, tepat sebelum sebuah tragedi yang merenggut nyawanya terjadi. Tragedi yang membuatnya mati berhasil dihindari, tetapi Valerie malah menemukan dirinya terkena skandal cinta satu malam dengan Cedric, seorang pemuda misterius dengan identitas yang tidak biasa. Dan skandal itu membuat Cedric dan Valerie melakukan pernikahan kontrak. Valerie berpikir kalau semuanya akan baik-baik saja, tetapi gadis yang tidak beruntung itu juga menemukan kalau waktu hidupnya tidak lama lagi. Drama demi drama menerpa kehidupan Valerie, menguji ketegaran hatinya. Apa yang harus Valerie lakukan untuk bertahan hidup? Lalu bagaimana dengan hubungannya dengan pemuda misterius yang bernama Cedric itu?

Prologue. “You are not her,” his deep, dangerously dark voice whispered softly in her ear. “W…what do you mean? I am not who?” holding her breath unconsciously, she stuttered. “My bride. You are not the woman I was supposed to marry. Where is she?” His hoarse voice pierced through her chest like a knife and she felt her knees go weak, and then staggered backward, shivering. “Where is my bride?” === Sapphire Rodriguez's life got turned upside down when she suddenly had to take her twin sister’s spot on her wedding day. When she thought nothing could be worse than the maltreatment she was getting from her family, her twin sister got involved in an accident a day before her wedding which caused her to go into a state of comatose and she had to be the substitute bride until the real bride wakes up to take back her place. When the billionaire who married her was smarter than she had expected, Sapphire knew that her life was never going to be easy because this husband of hers will not believe that she didn't cause her sister’s accident in order to take her place at her wedding.

I never should have given him the time of day yet somehow, he found a way to earn my attention. He bothered me enough to want to strangle him but he didn't care. Wesley Adams didn't care anymore and that made everyone to take notice. He wanted to hide away but it was near impossible, due to him being the name that easily slipped from everyone's lips. Many fall from the throne but he left it. He wanted to be the forgotten and be amongst us, the unknowns. And it would have been easier, if only he simply left me alone. But ofcourse, he is Wesley Adams and is the most stubborn person, I've come to know. Hi stubbornness has made him look the other way and let his heart to take over. That's what he told me, he's claimed me as his, for his heart was mine. *********************************"** This is a story of two confused teens, trying to figure things out as they go.

Maura Andromeda memilih untuk tidak percaya lagi pada janji setelah ayahnya berbagi cinta. Keluarga barunya sama sekali tidak menyukai dirinya, apalagi saat ia dijebak oleh kakak tirinya dengan menaruh obat tidur kemudian mempertemukannya pada pria yang telah meminum obat perangsang hal itu membuat Maura hamil. Ranggapati Danutirta, pebisnis bidang properti, muda, tampan yang telah dijebak bersamanya malam itu. Pria yang ditinggal kabur oleh calon pengantin wanita pada hari pernikahan. Rangga merasa jika Maura berbeda dengan kebanyakan wanita yang ia temui, membuatnya ingin menjadikan maura sebagai pendamping hidupnya. Apakah Rangga mampu menaklukan hati Maura?

Cindy comes from a wealthy family. Her father is the chairman of the Farrah jewelry group. Mike is a famous singer but comes from an ordinary family. They meet by chance and fall in love. But after a while, Cindy said goodbye because she no longer loved him. Mike is heartbroken and hates her. Cindy's father's company went bankrupt, she lost everything. Four years later, she applied for a job at the Skymond company. Skymond's CEO is again Mike - something she never thought of. Why did he hire her? Is it because he wants to get back with her or get revenge for the year she abandoned him?

What would you do if you've been saving yourself for your mate? Only for him to choose another Alpha Female right in your face? Reciprocate the act. Avenge. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. Easier said than done. Because whenever he was around me, my body betrayed me. "Alia, do you trust me? Even just for tonight?" His voice came out low and rough that it sent shivers of pleasure direct to my core. I know I should not trust him. But my mouth and body have a mind of their own. "I trust you, Gavin..." I whispered as I pressed my back to his naked chest. He took a deep breath and dipped his head into the crook of my neck, slowly brushing his lips against my burning skin. I angled my head, giving him more access while a sultry moan escaped my throat when he started nibbling and sucking the soft spot where his mark should be. This was all wrong, but I don't want to be right this time. Just for tonight. ¨¨¨¨¨¨Book 2 of the Black Shadow Pack Series - The novel is stand-alone, however, to understand the characters deeper and the concept of The Claiming, I highly recommend that you read the first book HE'S MY ALPHA (completed). Also available on this app. Black Shadow Pack Series: Book 1 - HE'S MY ALPHA (Completed) Book 2 - THE BETA IS MINE (Completed) Book 3 - LOVING THE GAMMA (Completed) Spin-Off Book 1 - IN THE ARMS OF MY ALPHA (Completed) Spin-Off Book 2 - THROUGH THE EYES OF MY ALPHA (Ongoing)

My fiancé leaves me jilted on our wedding day and marries my sister. As I stand there, feeling humiliated, William Sterling gets on one knee before me and asks me to marry him. Everyone in my city knows of him—he's an elite bachelor and every woman's dream. Yet now, he slips a wedding band onto my ring finger and confesses his love for me. "I've always loved you, and I thank the heavens for giving me the chance to spend my life with you." We get married, and he treats me well. Everyone knows that he won't fall for anyone other than me. Everything changes when I accidentally enter his studio in the seventh year of our marriage. I see that he's painted thousands of portraits of my sister, Ivy Winslow. Each one is a tender confession of his love for her. The man I love with all my heart earnestly prays to the heavens and utters his wish. He's willing to sacrifice anything for Ivy to be happy, including his life. It turns out what I thought was seven years of love was nothing but a lie. Ivy is the one he's loved all along. If that's the case, I'll back out. I'll leave in three days, and I hope he and Ivy can be happy together.

Labing walo taong gulang si Erica nang mabuntis siya ni Gregory Hans Miller dahil sa one night stand. Napilitan na pakasalan siya ni Greg dahil sa utos ng kanyang grandfather. Sinisisi siya ni Greg dahil sa pag hihiwalay nila ng kasintahan nito si Amira. Sinaktan at itinuring na katulong imbes na asawa. Nag offer si Greg ng sampung milyon kapalit na pipirmahan ang annulment papers at mawawalan ng karapatan si Erica bilang ina ni Greyson na kanilang anak. Nagmakaawa si Erica kay Greg kapalit ng magiging nanny siya ng kanilang anak sa loob ng isang taon. Pagkalipas ng isang taon. Kahit labag sa kalooban. Napilitan umalis si Erica para magpakalayo at kalimutan ang pagiging ina ni Greyson. Malaki ang pag sisi ni Greg dahil huli na ang lahat nang matanto niya na umiibig siya sa kanyang asawa. Hinanap ni Greg ang kanyang asawa subalit nawala na lang ito na parang bula. Pagkalipas ng anim na taon. Muli niyang nakita ang kanyang asawa. Subalit malaki na ang pinagbago ni Erica. Isang matapang at palaban na babae.

After Roman Archer and I broke up, he devoted himself to academic research. He had finally become successful. During a television interview, he looked just as confident and high-spirited as he had been back then. The host asked whom he most wanted to share this news with. After a brief silence, he called me. “Celeste, thank you for leaving me. My career is thriving now.” I smiled. “Congratulations, Mr. Roman.” He would never know that if I had not left, he would have died.

Shanra Croft joined the Black Assassin's Squad so she can find the killer who murdered her whole family. She became the best assassin and is well-known as "Silent Assassin." It's because all of her victims died silently and in a peaceful way. She meets her childhood crush, Craig De Silva, who is now a police team captain and has a mission to capture her alive. What if Craig discovers that she is the assassin that he'd been looking for? And what if she discovers that the murderer she'd been looking for a long time is just beside her and that person is the one she trusted the most?