Is Rengoku Alive

On the day Zachary Lake stands at the pinnacle of global technology, accepting his award, I'm lying in a hospital bed, abandoned by doctors because I can't afford treatment for kidney failure. On TV, the host asks him to call the person he's most grateful for. Without hesitation, he dials my number. "Shannon, do you regret leaving me?" he asks. I clutch the astronomical medical bill in my hand, the paper crumpling beneath my fingers. Forcing a light tone, I reply, "Can you take me on as your kept woman now that you're a big deal?" On screen, his face remains expressionless as he hangs up without a word. Then, his cold voice pierces through the broadcast. "Now, I have nothing to feel grateful for." But what he doesn't know is that when he was on the brink of death years ago, I was the one who gave him my kidney.

Moana, wanita pekerja keras yang tidak mudah menyerah tiba-tiba diculik oleh segerombolan pria berseragam hitam. Ia diantarkan ke sebuah mansion--tempat tinggal seorang pengusaha sukses dan pewaris tunggal keluarga Alfonso. Heros Huxley Alfonso--pria yang sering terlihat di Televisi sebagai Sponsor dan Investor-- ternyata yang menculiknya. Pria itu memaksa untuk membatalkan pernikahan mereka berdua yang jelas-jelas tidak Moana ketahui. Moana diancam bahkan disakiti. Namun Moana tidak bisa apa-apa saat sebagian seserahan dipakai banyak oleh ibunya. Mereka terpaksa harus melakukan pernikahan yang tidak mereka inginkan. Sampai ketika mereka sudah menjalani kehidupannya, banyak hal aneh terjadi. Heros tiba-tiba bisa merasakan apa yang Moana rasakan. Sama dengan Moana, wanita itu bisa mengetahui apa yang akan terjadi pada Heros.

I was a mafia princess, sick of the life. After my father died, all I wanted was a normal life. I helped my husband, Marco, take his company public. I fought his battles. I took care of his mother. I paid for his sister’s tuition and her addiction to luxury. Then, at our tenth-anniversary party, he gave my mother's bracelet to his childhood flame, Isabella. He even fucked her in our bed. I hired a PI. Found out he knew who I was from the start. He used me. Planned to be a Wall Street hotshot, then toss me aside. He thought my family was wiped out. That no one had my back. That he could walk all over me. He didn’t break until his company was bleeding partners and staring down bankruptcy. He got on his knees, crying and begging me to forgive him.

Si Annie ay isang 16 years old girl nang makilala niya ang isa sa mga VIP client ng company ng kanyang Papa. Na siyang binabantayan naman ng kanyang Kuyang si Edmon. Bagamat hindi naging maganda ang simula nang kanilang pagkikita ay nakadama parin siya ng kakaiba para sa binata. Sa hindi nila inaasahang pangyayari ay natagpuan si Annie sa silid mismo ni Dave sa mismong hotel kung saan ginanap ang kanyang seventeenth birthday. At dahil doon ay kapwa sila natali sa isang kasunduang magdudugtong pala sa kanilang mga puso at buhay. Ano na kaya ang mangyayari sa kanilang dalawa? Matutuhan kaya nilang aminin ang mga damdaming nakatago sa kanilang mga puso? Magawa kayang ibigin at mahalin ni Annie si Dave kahit na ito ay mas matanda sa kanya ng labing anim na taon? Maamin naman kaya ni Dave ang tunay niyang damdamin para sa dalagang noon pa pala niya minamahal?

Ryan Johnson, a ruthless billionaire from New York, thrives on control-of his empire, his surroundings, and everyone in it. But a business trip to India disrupts his carefully curated world when he meets Rose Kapoor, a fierce, green-eyed beauty who shatters his expectations. Unlike any woman he's ever known, Rose doesn't cower before his power or wealth, and she certainly doesn't bend to his will. She's the embodiment of everything his Indian mother wasn't-loyal, unapologetically defiant, and impossible to tame. Their first encounter ends with Rose humiliating him in public. The second, with her handprint seared across his face. Enraged and intrigued, Ryan becomes obsessed with breaking the woman who dares to defy him. Desperate to make her submit, he concocts a ruthless plan, blackmailing Rose into his world. But Rose isn't like the others. She's kind, fiercely protective of her loved ones, and painfully unaware of the kind of submission Ryan craves. Trapped between duty and desire, she's about to learn just how dangerous it is to play with a man who stops at nothing to claim what he believes is his-even if it means destroying the one woman who makes him feel alive. TROPES: Office Romance Blackmail Dom/sub Possessive/controlling ML Fierce/Innocent FL Vǐrgin FL

Amelie Never thought that her life could get any worse until she was drugged and sent to the bed of the world's richest man by her conniving stepsister and stepmother. Zacharie LaCroix is the world’s richest man. He has everything that could make a man envious and make women drool. Yet rarely did they know that Zacharie had secretly suffered from a strange illness for years, which leaves him with numerous strange scars all over his body when he has a relapse. All that changes after a steamy night with Amelie. Amelie seemed to be the cure for his strange illness. However, Zacharie didn't notice that at that moment. He walked away from the room without bothering to inquire about her name, leaving her stepmother and stepsister a chance to get rid of her. They tossed her body off a bridge in the middle of the night, believing that they had won... But Eight years later, Amelie returns with two cute babies and she wants nothing more than revenge.

“You love the way I touch you, don’t you, kitten? You can’t hide it. Tell me to stop, and I will do that immediately?” I couldn’t say anything; I was a complete wreck of nerves. He inched his face closer, and I arched my back so that it pushed my chest towards him.  I couldn’t control myself. I just wanted him to touch me. Needed him to touch me.   “Do you still think that this is a mistake?” He asked, his lips curved in a teasing smirk.  However, I was far too gone to argue.  “I’m not going to touch you until you beg me.” He stepped even closer. “Now, kitten, do you still think that this is a mistake?” *** *** *** **** In one single day, my entire life is turned upside down when Dad is brought back to the pack, lifeless and dead in every way. However, the last thing I would have expected was my mother to show up on our doorstep after thirteen years to take me in. Or maybe not, because nothing else can beat the insane attraction that I feel to this man. This man walking down the stairs and looking every bit like some Greek god of seduction. “Olivia, my husband, André.” Wait… He’s my stepfather?

The very moment Leila Mercado met her neighbor, Hunter Black, she knew that the man was totally enigmatic and, well, attractive. Not until he almost throws away her baked cookies! The nerve of the man! He is a snob and coldhearted – but due to her nosiness, she discovers more about Hunter. And no matter how much she tried to stop her foolish heart from falling for the man, she just couldn’t. Not especially when fate would always bring them together. Leila knew that her heart was in danger. But she is willing to take a risk. She knew that Hunter was all worth it. But is it? What if she discovers more about Hunter? What if she discovers that her neighbor is a werewolf? Would she still love and accept him?

Having a baby will only ruin her body and her career. After Nate kept on pestering Quinn about having a baby, she couldn’t, she didn’t want to get pregnant. Adoption was never an option for her until she found her long lost friend. After so much pestering, she agreed to carry the baby for Nate. Nate, having the chance to lay with his crush, used the opportunity to get back with her. He looked for ways to make Paige stay with him for long, making Quinn angry and jealous. Will Quinn be able to hide her jealousy for long? Will Nate find out the secret Quinn is hiding from him?

A growl escaped his throat as my scent hit his nostrils, sitting beside him was unbearable and I was Unknowingly creating havoc in his head as he created on my body. He was a stranger, yet he looked and smelled like someone I had met before, my brain couldn't process where we had met, but this stranger felt familiar.  He tilted his head towards me and said, "Why do I feel I know this scent." He inhaled more but I tried to mask the feelings he was creating in me, his voice was alluring.  "was that one of your pickup links, oh please, it's old, how old are you?"  I said avoiding his gaze while I shut my eyes tight, with my thighs pressed tightly together. He moved his eyes to my legs and murmured.  "Why do I need a pick-up line when I could get what I want in a blink and you are not an exception, I could make you wet your pants without moving a muscle."  ======= In a werewolf world where friendship is difficult to build, the future Alpha of Shadow Moom, Jamie formed a friendship that is inseparable with Princess Tiffany. Their bond was unbreakable. Until one faithful day, When a rogue attacked him and Tiffany, which led to their separation. Jamie's life is shattered with the guilt of not being able to save his best friend. Memories of her linger in his head. But what happened when he found her and wanted more than just friendship yet she wasn't his mate?  Is she worth leaving his fated mate for? ======== Mate to whom? Book 1: The Alpha is My Mate. Although this book can be read as a standalone, it will not be a bad idea, if you read the parent's book, which is, Mate to whom.