John Lloyd Cruz Lock

VOLUME 1 TRILOGIA ILHA DO CORVO — Eu não amo você. — murmurei. Ele deixou seu vinho de lado e se levantou, devagar ele diminuiu a distância entre nós, e com a ponta dos dedos tocou meu queixo, seu olhar vagou para minha boca e depois permaneceu em meus olhos. — Eu também não a amo princesa, e nem pretendo. Ele disse essas palavras com total frieza e se afastou se sentando novamente e isso me enfureceu. — Por que lutar em um torneio pela minha mão então? tudo isso porque sou uma princesa? —disparei. — Você é uma princesa Lancaster e eu preciso de um herdeiro digno. — Eu desejo que meu ventre seja seco como as areias do deserto, comandante. Ele me encarou e vi um lampejo de raiva em seus olhos negros, mas no mesmo instante ele o escondeu e colocou seu sorriso cínico no lugar. — Então nesse caso teríamos que tentar muitas vezes querida, até que seu ventre se torne menos seco, eu tentaria pelo resto da vida até. — rebateu maliciosamente. Em um torneio pela mão da princesa Helena Lancaster ela vê seu destino se cruzar com John Chase, um comandante e guerreiro temível, com uma personalidade peculiar ele era tudo que ela detestava, possessivo, audacioso, autoritário, e dominante ao extremo, e ele era o que mais tinha chances de ganhar o torneio por sua mão. Mas John Chase era muito mais que um comandante da ilha do Corvo, ele escondia um segredo sombrio, que mudaria sua vida para sempre. Uma Ilha repleta de homens misteriosos, com seus próprios segredos e conflitos, e ela seria senhora deles, logo Helena descobriria que um grande perigo a ronda na ilha, poderia ela confiar no marido para protegê-la?

I thought rejection was the worst pain a wolf could endure. I was wrong. The night Damon Calder left me marked but unclaimed, he shattered me. My body burned for him, my wolf howled for him—but he walked away without looking back. Now fate has decided to twist the knife deeper. My mother has married his father. Which makes the boy who broke me…the stepbrother who haunts me across the dinner table. The bond between us is half-finished, raw and vicious, clawing through my veins. Every brush of his hand, every stolen glance, every growled word drags me closer to the edge I swore I’d never cross again. But Damon isn’t just my ex-mate. He’s the outlaw Alpha’s son. Dangerous. Reckless. Marked by secrets that could burn us all alive. I should stay away. I should hate him for what he did. But when his storm-gray eyes lock on mine and his voice drops low enough for only me to hear— “Run to whoever you want, Lyric. Your wolf will crawl back to me.” I realize the truth. No matter how hard I fight it… I’m already his.

After confirming I was pregnant, I suddenly heard my husband’s inner voice. “This idiot is still gloating over her pregnancy. She doesn’t even know we switched out her IVF embryo. She’s nothing more than a surrogate for Elle. If Elle weren’t worried about how childbirth might endanger her life, I would’ve kicked this worthless woman out already. Just looking at her makes me sick. “Once she delivers the baby, I’ll make sure she never gets up from the operating table. Then I’ll finally marry Elle, my one true love.” My entire body went rigid. I clenched the IVF test report in my hands and looked straight at my husband. He gazed back at me with gentle eyes. “I’ll take care of you and the baby for the next few months, honey.” However, right then, his inner voice struck again. “I’ll lock that woman in a cage like a dog. I’d like to see her escape!” Shock and heartbreak crashed over me all at once because the Elle he spoke of was none other than my sister.

I fought with my husband, Alessio, the Don of the Moretti family, over the mistress who'd given him twin sons. The next day, he stormed into my bedroom and put a gun to my head. "Did you take my sons?! You vicious bitch!" While I was still in shock, he ordered his men to lock my eight-year-old daughter, Lucia, in the icehouse for three whole days of "training." He gave me an ultimatum: Lucia would stay there until I brought him his sons. Lucia froze to death in that icehouse. I returned with her death certificate in my hand, my heart a hollow stone in my chest, only to find him moving his mistress and their sons into the home we once shared. He was cheerful, dismissing the whole thing as a misunderstanding. He even had the audacity to tell me to go get Lucia to meet her "new little brothers." I just stared, tears tracking paths down my face, the life inside me extinguished. It wasn't until that thin piece of paper—the death certificate—fluttered to the floor that the color drained from Alessio's face. He finally realized Lucia was gone. Killed by his own blind, cruel pride.

Nagpasya si Aldrin John Villafuerde na umuwi ng Pilipinas pagkatapos ng pag-aaral niya sa kolehiyo. Maaga siyang nagbook ng kanyang ticket para maaga rin siyang makarating ng Pinas. Excited na siyang makauwi para bisitahin si Jamaica Montefalcon, ang kababata niya at malapit na kaibigan noong sekundarya. sa di inaasahang pagkakataon ay makakasalubong niya si Athena Salazar, dati nilang kaklase ng sekundarya at matagal ng may gusto sa kanya. Napagplanuhan na ng mga magulang ni Jamaica at Aldrin na ipakasal sila sa lalong madaling panahon kaya naman ay nag-usap sila tungkol sa kasalang magaganap. Pumayag sila sa kagustuhan ng kanilang mga magulang dahil mahal naman nila ang isa't isa pero hindi pa nila ito inaamin sa bawat isa. Matagumpay silang ikinasal ngunit sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari ay unti unting masisira ang tiwala nila sa isa't isa.

Dante Santoro is a ruthless Mafia lord, feared and revered in equal measure. His empire stretches far and wide, and his control is absolute. But behind his cold, commanding exterior lies a man who will stop at nothing to protect what is his. Ethan John, an undercover agent and former doctor, has been assigned to infiltrate Dante's inner circle. Posing as Dante's personal physician, Ethan’s mission is simple: gather intel and bring down the Mafia kingpin before his criminal empire can expand further. But as the weeks pass, Ethan is torn between duty and desire. The cold, calculating mob boss he was sent to destroy begins to pull at his heart in ways he never anticipated. As passion ignites between them, Ethan finds himself in a perilous game of lies, deception, and betrayal. With the government breathing down his neck and Dante's trust tightening like a noose, Ethan must decide where his true loyalties lie, before it’s too late. Can love bloom in the most dangerous of places? Or will the Mafia lord’s grip be too strong to escape?

The biggest mistake I had ever made was falling in love with my Alpha stepbrother, Cayden Gates. I was 12 when my mom remarried, and he was the only one in the new pack who treated me kindly. I fell for him at first sight. When I was 16, I was attacked by rogue wolves, and he fought off ten of them alone to protect me. At 18, he was poisoned by silver. He nearly died. That was when my wolf told me he was my fated mate. Without hesitation, I donated my bone marrow to save him. That night, watching him asleep with a pale face, I couldn't help but kiss the corner of his lips. He opened his eyes at that exact moment, his face flushing red. "Tessa, we're siblings. You shouldn't cross that line." From then on, he started avoiding me, like I was a mistake he couldn't afford to make. His fiancée, Rosie Lloyd, had been diagnosed with a rare blood disease, and I was the only compatible donor. For the first time, he pleaded with me. "If you're willing to save her, I'll agree to anything." But I was already weak from the marrow transplant. Giving blood again might kill me. I said no, and Rosie died in the end. He didn't shed a single tear, like nothing had happened. But at her funeral, he smashed the portrait I'd painted of him in front of everyone and said coldly, "How filthy of you to dream of being with your own brother." Later, I became a disgrace, a walking joke. Humiliation and despair swallowed me whole, and in a haze, I fell into the lake and drowned. When I open my eyes again, I'm back at the moment he begs me for blood. I say yes calmly. I consider it the final debt I owe the Gates family. Cayden, from now on, we're done. There are no more ties between us.

On february 12, 2027. In Center for Disease and Pandemic District Hospital Washington, DC. So many staffs are busy working in there; And each of them as it's own position. Some of them are: Luis George, Jane Raymond, John, Fred and Margaret. It was past 8am, when Luis George that works mostly on blood samples came to drop a package that contains a zombie's blood on the desk of Mrs. Jane Raymond, who is the director of the District hospital. Luis told Mrs. Jane that, an anonymous person came to deliver a package and it read "A community is full of zombies search for it!" Later on, Luis betrayed Mrs. Jane.Margret and Fred argument leads to the blow off of the DC. After the DC was destroyed, those that survives gets to meet a lot of different people on their way while looking for shelter. One of those they met on their way, was named Michael. The world turns into hell when everybody started turning into zombies, then a fight began between the remaining survivors, Zombies, and Aliens. Vaccine that was created, was later distributed among the other survivors they met.Unfortunately, the vaccine expired which leads to another tragedy and that makes Michael the last man standing.

Shone Dela Cruz, the walled-up CEO of SDC Logistics Inc. After his father's death, he's next in line to be the Chairman of SDC Group and Companies, but per the last will and testament of his late father, kailangan niyang maikasal para manahin ang lahat ng kayamanan at ari-arian ng kaniyang ama. Not wanting to move on from the death of ex-girlfriend (whom he failed to protect) he was in a dilemma of choosing who to marry, until me met Tori. Victoria "Tori" Valdez (a daughter of a skilled hitman) witnessed the death of her parents at her age of 14, she also went blind because of that accident. Simula noon, pinangako niya sa sarili niya na pagbabayarin niya ang may sala sa pagkamatay ng kaniyang mga magulang. Being intelligent, she managed to found clues from her father's secret basement and tracked down the mastermind of the crime. Now, she'll stop at nothing to avenge her beloved parents. But will love change her mind and hatred? Will her relationship with Shone help her to forgive or get the revenge that she's been wanting all this time?

Sebastian Blake Velez is a reclusive billionaire feared for his ruthless empire. The world is shocked when he suddenly announces he will give away his entire fortune to the Velez Foundation. The nation trembles, rivals speculate, and whispers spread-some believe he is dying, others say a scandal is about to explode. But young journalist Mara Cruz refuses to accept the headlines. Determined to uncover the truth, she digs deeper into the foundation. Only to find that not a single peso has reached any charity. Instead, the billions are being funneled to something tied to Sebastian's secret past, a shadow presence holding the darkest keys to his empire. What Mara doesn't know is that Sebastian has been watching her from the very beginning-captivated by her courage, drawn to her fire, and torn between silencing her or protecting her. As he tries to mislead her investigation and shield her from danger, their paths cross again and again. With every secret revealed and every stolen moment, they begin to fall, unwillingly, unexpectedly, and against the odds. Will Mara chase the truth that tears them apart, Or fall for the man who could shatter her heart?