Jinx/vi

To the world, she is Vivienne Blackwood—heiress to a billion-dollar empire and the crown jewel of her father’s corporate dynasty. To him, she is simply Vi, the only light in a city made of shadows. ​Vivienne is a woman trapped in a gilded cage. To escape the suffocating expectations of her father, Arthur Blackwood, she creates a secret identity, seeking refuge in the gritty corners of the city her father is trying to bulldoze. It’s there she meets Roman Volkov, a man whose touch is fire and whose past is a mystery. ​Roman is "The Ghost," a lethal mafia boss locked in a bloody war with the billionaire trying to dismantle his territory. He doesn’t do love, and he certainly doesn't do secrets. But in "Vi," he finds a woman who doesn't see the monster—until the truth becomes a weapon neither of them can outrun. ​As their secret romance intensifies, the war between Roman and Arthur reaches a fever pitch. Unaware that they are targeting the same man, Vivienne and Roman are caught in a lethal crossfire of lies and loyalty. When Arthur attempts to whisk Vivienne away to a life she never wanted, she makes a desperate choice to return to the man she loves—only to find herself at the center of a deadly standoff where the fathers and the lovers finally face off. ​In a world where blood is the only currency and loyalty is a death sentence, can love survive when the truth finally comes out? Or will they both be destroyed by the collision of their two worlds? ​Where loyalty bleeds into love, only the strongest survive.

When Sethlzaar, a child of the conisoir, is chosen by a man in a cassock, it is with a confused acceptance that he follows.A life in the priesthood, though for those considered blessed, is no life at all. However, Sethlzaar has nowhere else to be and nothing else to lose. With a new name and a new purpose, he is determined to survive the tests of the seminary as the priests forge him and his new brothers into blades destined to serve as sacrifices to the cause of Truth.In the end, choices will be made, legends born, and loyalties tested.But above all else, Sethlzaar Vi Sorlan will have to face the truth that perhaps he's not as blessed as he'd been led to believe...

There are two dogs who will forever revolve around Leonardo Zeller. The first one is his pet dog. The second one is me, his devoted lapdog. But I've successfully risen to the ranks as his fiancee. On the day before our wedding, Leonardo gets into an accident from car racing for the sake of his first love, Renee White. I rush over to the hospital immediately, but I don't see the scar that's supposed to adorn his chest. My complexion goes insanely pale out of panic. "Where did the scar from his heart surgery go?" "Hey! Don't you dare jinx my son! Since when did he go through such a cursed surgery?" Suddenly, I realize that I've gotten the wrong person this whole time for three years. On the day Leonardo gets discharged, he tells me that he regrets proposing to me and that he wants to call off the wedding just to be with Renee. Everyone wants to see me break down and humiliate myself by showing my hysterical side. But I merely reply, "Okay." What they don't know is that I've never loved Leonardo before. After all, the man I love is already dead a few years ago.

I return to my hometown after becoming the wealthiest person in the world. I stand beside a luxury car I bought for my father and call him—I want him to be surprised when he picks me up. However, this backfires on me. I joke with him and tell him my company has gone bankrupt. My debtors are coming after me, so I'm home to flee from them. I end up standing under the sweltering sun until the sky goes dark and it starts to pour—my father never shows up to see his gift. I brave the rain as I head home. Before I even enter the house, I can sense my sister-in-law's panic. "Listen to me—don't tell that jinx that Dad has just won a million dollars!" My mother says, "I knew having a daughter was a bad decision. It's bad enough that she doesn't have money for us—why is she coming home when she's in trouble? She should just die out there!" My father sneers. "Well, we can sell her off to that cripple in the village. Maybe she'll fetch a good price!"

Fire suddenly breaks out at the hotel where we're hosting our wedding. My fiance, Alan Godwin, doesn't hesitate to pick up Brenda Larkin, my cousin who has already collapsed out of fright, and rush out to safety. Meanwhile, my parents and older brother hurriedly cart away the wedding gift Brenda has made. They don't want her to get sad if the gift is damaged in any way. As for me, I've twisted my ankle, making it inconvenient for me to escape from the hotel. Everyone has already forgotten all about me, so I end up getting severe burns all over my body. When they look at the bandages wrapped around my body, they shoot me disgusted looks. "Why are you such a jinx? How is it possible for a fire to break out at your own wedding? Thanks to you, Brenda has fainted out of shock!" "Well, it's not like you're suited for any public appearances when you look like this, anyway. Brenda's figure is similar to yours. Why don't you let her replace you in the wedding?" I just nod calmly and agree to the suggestion. After that, I sort out the details of getting dispatched overseas for my job with my boss. One month later, I board my flight on the day Brenda is set to wed Alan. I no longer want Alan, who's blind to the truth, and my family, who are nothing but biased toward Brenda. But why is it that they are filled with regret after I leave them?

Tomé una bala por mi novio, Leo. Cuando desperté, decidí jugar un pequeño juego. Le dije que tenía amnesia. Quería ver qué haría. En lugar de preocuparse, vi un brillo de emoción en sus ojos. Acto seguido, introdujo a su primo, Dante, el líder de la familia. —Él es tu prometido, Dante. Llevan dos años comprometidos. Dante, el hombre que supuestamente me odiaba, ahora me miraba como si fuera su razón de vivir. —Sí —dijo—. Soy tu prometido. Bien. Seguiría el juego. Necesitaba saber qué tramaba Leo. Esa noche lo vi por las grabaciones de seguridad en la mansión de Dante. Leo, en la cama con otra mujer, la besaba como si se estuviera muriendo de hambre. Se movía dentro de ella. Y hablaba mal de mí. —Que mi primo cuide a Bella un tiempo. Es tan pesada. Tú eres lo que realmente necesito, Scarlett. Mi corazón se hizo pedazos. Me había pasado a otro hombre. Solo para poder follar con libertad. Bien. Si era un juego, dos podían jugar. Conseguiría un nuevo prometido. Me puse el vestido de novia. Besé a Dante... un beso profundo, devorador, justo delante de Leo. Y entonces, por fin, él estalló. Enloqueció. Me dijo que se había equivocado y me suplicó que volviera con él.

Desde que engravidei, meu marido passou a correr todas as noites. Hoje, ele saiu tão apressado que levou apenas a pulseira inteligente e esqueceu o celular. Sem querer, vi várias mensagens trocadas entre ele e uma colega de trabalho: — Quer vir jantar? A gente se vê de passagem. — Esta noite não estou com fome de comida. Quero comer você. A canja de galinha que ele me deu colher por colher à noite revirava no meu estômago. Se não me engano, ele tinha acabado de apresentar essa mesma colega ao meu irmão.

This book contains Mature contents. Selfmade Ruthless Billionaire and CEO of Vi tech Enzo Casello has his rules, sets his priorities, all that Enzo wants from his employees is absolute perfection towards their duties to his company, making sure all ideas put through. His old employee who had been working for a while knew this routine, until the only person who was capable of driving him insane, not only with her clumsy behavior, perfect body, and that sensual inviting lips came into his company. This person was no other than Lilith Romero. Enzo could swear with his life the moment his eyes landed on Lilith that he knew her from somewhere. But where?

One's freedom could also be other's demise. Renata Viglianco, also known as Revi VI, is a young girl living peacefully in Atolon Island. For her, she is nothing but a prisoner caged on the island because of what happened almost four centuries ago. She always dreamt about going outside and see the wonders of nature, the marvelous creation of mankind, and the Tall Towers of Titus, their deity. Because of those dreams, she vowed to save her loved ones against the nefarious people of Madreign who slaughtered their ancestors because of selfishness. Until one day, a series of events triggered her innocence. It ruined her childhood and took away her sense of joy. Renata's dream shattered into pieces and she wanted to give up. However, to surpass the wicked victors, she needed to take another step forward and reach her dream, freedom.

Sabendo que meu marido Otávio fingiu a própria morte para assumir a identidade do irmão gêmeo, eu escolhi não desmascará-lo e pedi ao comando militar que o desse como morto e o excluísse do Exército. Na vida passada, após a morte do irmão, Otávio abandonou a patente de comandante para viver como o irmão, apenas para não deixar a cunhada viúva. Quando o confrontei, ele negou tudo, protegeu a cunhada e me levou à ruína. Fui humilhada, expulsa de casa, perdi minha filha e morri no inverno. Ao abrir os olhos novamente, volto exatamente ao dia em que ele passou a fingir ser Fábio.