J K Rowling Famous Quotes

Ava is on the run for a crime punishable by death: killing a dragon. As a human-dragon hybrid, Ava has never doubted the godlike dragons’ dominance. Her life has been sheltered beneath their stained-glass wings in the city in the sky—until she murders one. Hunted, she flees to the human desert below the floating city. Yet she’s not alone. Though he doesn’t know the crime she’s running from, Vito, the dragon Ava serves, refuses to abandon her to the harsh world of humans. Paired to be her master and she his caretaker, their friendship has always meant more than titles. The desert holds no sanctuary for them. The long-suffering ground dwellers are tired of having their water supply monopolized by the dragons above and want all dragon-kind dead—including Ava and Vito. Surrendering to the dragons isn’t an option with Vito by her side, and the rebellion has offered a tempting deal. They will keep Ava alive and hide her crime, but only if she reveals the weaknesses of dragon-kind and the secrets of her city. Ava must choose between her life and everything she once called home—including Vito, the closest thing to family she has left.

Marianella Núñez was experiencing family drama, with her younger cousin's wedding approaching, she had little choice but to find a fake boyfriend before her family swallowed her alive. After many failed attempts, she is left with only one alternative, the most difficult one, her unattainable boss. Roman Fitzgerald is not an easy man to deal with, but still the safest bet, and also has a deal beneficial to both of them. An inevitable rapprochement begins, how long can they keep things professional?

Sahabat terbaikku, Maya, terbang dari Miama untuk menemaniku di minggu pesta lajangku. Hari-hari terakhir kebebasanku. Dia bersikeras merayakannya dengan acara malam khusus wanita di rumah, memesan semua makanan pesan antar favoritku. Dia memintaku memegang ponselnya dan menunggu. Tiba-tiba, layar ponselnya menyala. Sebuah pesan dari seorang pria. Foto tanpa baju. Aku pun membaca pesan itu. [ Aku butuh kamu malam ini. ] Kemudian, pesan itu disusul foto lain lagi. Foto mainan seks dan perlengkapan bondage seperti yang di film. Wajahku terasa panas. Jantungku berdegup kencang. Tanpa disengaja, aku baru saja masuk ke kehidupan rahasianya. Namun, gambar berikutnya membuatku diam terpaku. Foto close-up dada pria itu. Sebuah bekas luka bergerigi yang kukenal lebih baik daripada diriku sendiri. Itu milik tunanganku, Lucian Caraka.

Alex never expected his anonymous online connection to be Damien Cross, the intimidating billionaire CEO he works for. Three months of late-night confessions. One shocking revelation. What started as fantasy becomes dangerously real when they can't deny their chemistry. But hidden enemies and buried secrets threaten to destroy them both. When Alex discovers a devastating truth linking their pasts, he's forced into an impossible choice that could cost him everything,including Damien's heart. In a world of power and deception, can two men build something real, or will their secrets tear them apart?

“Now tell me, little mate,” he murmured, his golden eyes glinting with a dangerous light, “do you want revenge on all those who did you wrong?” ___ As the illegitimate daughter of an Alpha, Dorothy's life is anything but a fairytale. Born of scandal and shrouded in shame, she has spent her years as the pack’s punching bag—bullied, neglected, and scorned by the very people who should have protected her. But just when she believes her suffering has reached its peak, fate delivers the cruelest blow: she is fated to a man so feared, so ruthless, that even his name sends shivers down spines—Alpha Ace, the King of Alphas, a broken man haunted by the loss of his previous Luna. Unable to claim or reject her, Ace keeps Dorothy close, seeking the truth behind her existence. But as their bond deepens, they uncover dark secrets tied to their fate. Will they defy destiny’s cruel hand, or will history repeat itself?

私は社長の常陸悠真（ひたち ゆうま）が率いる会社の副社長で、六年間彼と幾度となく寝てきた。 彼が恋人との正式な婚約式を行うと発表したとき、周囲は皆「念願成就だ」と私を祝った。 だが、私が悠真の専用会議室へ報告に向かったとき、扉の外で彼が自慢げに話す「妻の選抜計画」を耳にしてしまった。 そこで初めて知った。私は彼の三十人の妻候補のうちの一人にすぎないのだ。 しかも彼は各候補とそれぞれ三十日をかけて会い、一晩を共にし、服従度とベッドでの相性を別々に採点している。 そして私の点数は、江崎美和（えざき みわ）に比べてはるかに低い。 「江崎美和と寝るのは本当に最高だ、まったく止まらないんだ。今、神田詩織（かんだ しおり）のあの強気でぎこちない様子を見ると、つまらなくてしかたない」 私はその場で固まり、震えが止まらない。 六年間の尽力と、数えきれないほどの愛し合いが、いわゆる新鮮さと際限のない服従には到底かなわなかった。 思い悩んだ末、私に好意を示してくれていた実業界の大物、橘幸雄（たちばな ゆきお）にメッセージを送った。 【幸雄、私が悠真を離れたらいつでも結婚できると言ってくれたよね。その話、まだアリなの？私、彼と完全に終わったの】

I was Alpha Damon’s Head Beta. For six years, I had been his partner in bed and his second-in-command. When he announced our mating ceremony, the entire pack celebrated. My dream was finally within reach. But then, outside his private trophy room, I heard him bragging about his “Luna trials.” And just like that, I learned the truth. I wasn’t his one and only. I was one of thirty candidates. He’d spent a month with each of us, grading our bodies, our submission, our performance. My score? Lower than an Omega’s. Lower than Lydia’s. “Fucking Lydia was incredible,” he boasted. “I could barely pull myself away. Then I look at Elysia—so stiff, so in control—and I’m just… bored.” Ice flooded my veins. My body went numb. Six years of devotion. Countless nights tangled in his sheets. It all meant less than a cheap thrill and a wolf who knew how to kneel. My heartbreak hardened into ice. I sent a message to an Alpha who had wanted me long ago. “Adrian, you once said your offer to mate was a standing one. Does it still stand? Damon and I are over now.”

The Blood Moon Feast was over. I was delivering the synthetic blood supplement I'd developed for the vampire lord, Evander, when he suddenly threw me to the ground. "Give it to me... I want you..." His crimson eyes burned with desperate hunger. My face flushed. I thought he finally understood the love I held for him. So I let him sink his fangs into my neck. I let him form a blood bond with me—a human. I wanted eternity with him. But when I woke up, Evander's eyes were filled with shock and regret. It wasn't love. Just an uncontrollable frenzy from his once-a-century bloodlust curse. And now it was too late. A human bonded to an ancient vampire suffers excruciating, soul-tearing pain. To forcibly break the bond? A death sentence. Evander chose to honor it. He owed me—I'd saved his life once in the human world. But everything changed when Odette died. His true love, waiting centuries to bond with him. When she learned of our union, she shattered—left the City of Eternal Night alone and walked into an ambush by rogue hunters. They burned her to ash. When his family brought back the only thing left—a moonstone pendant—Evander's hands closed around my throat. "This was your plan all along, wasn't it? You trapped me in this bond. Then you conspired with hunters to kill Odette. Go to hell and apologize to her yourself!" He ripped the bond from me, tearing away the very blood that kept me alive. A day and a night of agony as my organs ruptured. Then I died. When I opened my eyes again, I was back. Back to the night his curse erupted.

“I will bathe in the blood of your mate and make you mine forever” he breathed down on her neck pinning her underneath, the fear in her eyes was perfect for him to subdue her entirely. *** After the death of his parents, Luke was trained to be next Alpha of the pack. With no other purpose than to lead his pack fairly in his father’s footsteps and cherish his mate who was working as the omega of the pack. Life was going smoothly until it took an unexpected turn when the Beta takes over his title of becoming the Alpha by winning a duel shattering his perfect life and turning him into a nobody. What happens when that same Beta claims his mate as his breeder?

By year's end, I'd closed a huge deal and snagged a $2.5 million bonus. The company even sent me on early maternity leave—nice perk for being eight months pregnant. Pauline found me lounging on the couch. "Why aren't you at work?" I cracked a joke. "Got fired. Guess I'll be stuck here playing housewife." Her response? A slap across my back. "Then get off and do the laundry! You're having a girl, not a son, and you think you can sit around like some princess?" My husband, Logan, walked in right then. He just pulled her into the nursery. Feeling hurt, I switched on the hidden cameras I'd secretly installed. I thought maybe he'd defend me. Yeah, no. What I uncovered? It was so much worse. Twisted secret after twisted secret.