Joseph Vincent

Assim que engravidei, fui aclamada como a mulher mais preciosa do submundo. Meu marido, o novo Don da família Jenkins, fechou uma ala inteira de um hospital particular para meus exames, enquanto meu pai, o Don dos Collins, convocou todos os chefs com estrelas Michelin de Nova York para a mansão, apenas para que eu pudesse escolher o que desejasse comer. O bebê que eu carregava estava destinado a ser o único herdeiro das duas mais poderosas famílias mafiosas. Mas no dia em que iríamos assinar os papéis garantindo a herança do meu filho, os dois desapareceram. — Surgiu um assunto familiar urgente. — Disse meu marido, Vincent, beijando minha testa. — Podemos finalizar a herança da criança quando voltarmos. Não há pressa. Pouco depois que eles partiram, recebi um link para uma transmissão ao vivo anônima. A voz do meu pai veio do vídeo, mais fria do que eu jamais tinha ouvido. — Você está dizendo que seu contrato de casamento com Evangeline nunca foi válido. Isso não torna a criança uma bastarda? Vincent, relaxado em um clube, soltou um anel de fumaça. Acomodada em seus braços estava minha meia-irmã, Sarah. — Evangeline sempre teve todo o amor e carinho. Seu filho nunca vai precisar de nada. — Sarah foi ridicularizada por seu status durante anos. Preciso consertar as coisas para ela, dar ao nosso filho um nome legítimo. Naquele momento, meu coração se apertou, e eu mal conseguia respirar. Então meu celular vibrou novamente. Era uma mensagem de texto: [Bem-vinda ao lar da família Gallo, minha rainha.] [Só me confirme, e a criança que carrega terá o nome Gallo e se tornará o herdeiro mais poderoso do submundo americano.]

"Papa lebih peduli sama istri sampah Papa ketimbang Elitta!" "Siapa yang kamu sebut sampah!" "Wanita jalang yang ada di dekat Papa itu, siapa lagi?" "Elitta! Jaga mulut kamu!" *** Semua pria yang mencintai Elitta selalu direbut oleh teman masa SMA-nya dulu, Vivian. Dari pacar, tunangan, bahkan ayahnya pun telah direnggut. Setelah pernikahannya dengan sang tunangan batal, Elitta terpaksa menikahi pria lain atas permintaan sang ayah. Vivian bahagia berpikir Elitta menikah dengan orang yang dipikir pria kampung miskin. Itu membuatnya merasa menang. Akan tetapi, dia baru sadar ternyata pria yang dinikahi Elitta adalah Vito Vincent Ravello, CEO jaringan Ritel Supermarket Sunmart. Pria itu adalah mantan pacarnya yang dibuang setahun silam karena dikira miskin. Dia berniat merebutnya dari Elitta. Bisakah Elitta mempertahankan rumah tangganya sekarang? Apa dia sanggup mempertahankan Vito dari Vivian kali ini?

They took everything from me before I was old enough to remember: my name, my family, my life. Raised as the Ashfords’ scapegoat daughter, blamed, beaten, humiliated while my perfect sister shone, I thought I was worthless. Until a masked stranger broke into my father’s study and called me by a name I had forgotten: Celeste. Vincent Torres is everything the Ashfords pretend to be: powerful, untouchable. He says my life with them is a lie. That I was never meant to be theirs. That he can help me take back my name, my inheritance, my future. All I have to do is marry him. A contract. Nothing more. I’ll become the wife my sister always wanted to be. I’ll infiltrate the world that should have been mine. And together, we’ll destroy the family that destroyed me. But somewhere between the contract and the vows, between the lies and the truth, I forgot the most important rule: Never fall for your weapon. Especially when he might be just as broken as I am.

My husband is known as a ruthless CEO, but somehow, he is tender and warm with me. I'm passionate about art restoration, especially antique paintings, so he transforms his private collection room into a professional-grade studio just for me. He even brings in top experts to mentor me. Once, I spent three sleepless nights restoring a rare 12th-century painting. He ends up buying the entire museum that the painting belongs to, just so I can study it without restrictions. To marry me, he goes head-to-head with his powerful family, even stages a hunger strike, until they finally give in. At our engagement party, he gets down on one knee in front of everyone and says, "Ash, you deserve nothing but the best in this world." The ring he designs himself has an engraving on the inside that says, "Art brought us together, love holds us forever." Everyone says Vincent Hawthorn loves me like a maniac, and I believe it—until I restore one of his late mother's paintings…

I wonder if I will ever be delivered from the hell that I have to live everyday. My dad has been a drunk ever since my mother walked out on us. I was only five when I realized that my dad was not like other dads. I had to clean up his messes. There were time I could not even go to school because I did not have any clothes to wear that fit. I knew that if social services got involved my dad would be angry and take it out on me. Things got worse when my dad became involved with the mafia. It was a way to work off his gambling debts. I was worried that one night he would not come home because he had gotten into deep with the mafia. That fear became a reality when my dad walked in with Joseph Rossi, the largest mafia boss in the state. “Selena, pack your things, you are going to be living with Mr. Rossi from now on.” I did not understand what was going on. “Why dad? I do not understand why I am going to live with him.” Mr. Rossi cleared his throat “You are going to live with me now because I own you. Your dad traded you to me to pay off his gambling debts.” I tried not to cry but I could not stop the tears - my dad sold me; I am now officially in hell.

Sa panahon ngayon, uso pa ba ang fixed marriage? May naniniwala pa ba do'n? Sa katulad ng mga mayayamang businessmen, para mas tumagal at tumatag ang negosyo,kailangang magsanib pwersa ang dalawang pinakamamalakas at matitibay na pamilya sa linya ng mga business tycoon sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakasal sa mga natitirang successor ng bawat angkan. That is why sad to say, 4 na taong gulang pa lang si Haya Gail Montero ay may fiance na siya. Kung sino pa yung pinakasusuklaman mo siya pa ang pinagkasundo sayo. Para makatakas sa walang kwentang kasunduan, babaliin nina Haya at Vincent ang nakasaad sa kontrata na within 30 days ay dapat ma-inlove sila sa isa't-isa. They will make it , within 30 days, kailangan nilang ma-inlove sa iba para hindi matuloy ang nakatakdang kasalan. Will they break the curse of the contract? or contract will be the way for them to fall in love with each other?

"I was the girl they threw to the wolves. I returned as the Queen who leads them." One minute, Emma Belle was a nameless Omega servant. The next, she was a broken soul, publicly rejected and hunted by her fated mate, Caleb. But her death sentence became her awakening. Fleeing into the Forbidden Forest, Emma is rescued by the four most dangerous Alphas in the world—Damon, Nathaniel, Vincent, and the rebellious, golden-eyed Félix. They don’t see a defect; they see a legend. Emma is the last of the White Queen lineage, a power suppressed by years of betrayal. Now, as the Council of Alphas declares war and the children of her former pack are taken as bait, Emma must master her dormant kinetic powers. She is tied to four kings, but her heart is drawn to the one who saw her first. Between the fire of Damon’s obsession and the sweet, wild heat of Félix’s love, Emma will have to choose: will she be the sacrifice the world demands, or the Queen who burns the hierarchy to ashes? One Rejection. Four Kings. A War for the Crown has begun.

"Should I take off my clothes now?" she added while staring at me from head to toe. Shit. Why would she ask that in front of me? Wasn't taking off her clothes my job like I always do to the rest of my customers? "No. Just put them on, please." I respectfully retorted before I slid to the bed. Put my backpack on the floor and applied a bit of my wolf's aggression rushing at her. Before I jumped on the bed, I shortly took off my clothes until nothing was left but my undies. "Wait." She quickly muttered partly mixed with regrets. To my surprise, she moved her face and pushed my chest a few inches away from her. "Why?" could not help but ask. "Wasn't this what I am here for? To please you?" I said in an embarrassing tone. It was at this moment I sensed her uncomfortable and regretful expression. I did not come here to get embarrassed. My job was to please her. Unless there was something Joseph forgot to inform me. Never expected this to happen. "No... no! It's just…" she suddenly dropped her gaze from me. "It's just. I'm still a virgin. Please, don't get mad at me." I don't know if it was a perfect opportunity for me to burst out laughing when she almost got me on that note. A virgin wanted to have sex with me. Who on earth would sell her virginity to a person wearing a black facemask?

In the fifth year of my spiritual practice, my phone suddenly exploded with messages. [Aria, why aren't you replying? Are you really that petty?] Puzzled, I opened Messenger, and froze. My cousin, who never seemed to measure up to me and always went out of her way to oppose me, was getting married, and she expected me to attend. "Sorry, I've been busy lately. I won't be able to make it," I replied politely. However, my courteous response only fueled their ridicule. "Stop pretending! You haven't kept in touch with your family for years. Are you too embarrassed because your life is such a mess?" "She won't even come to her own cousin's wedding? How heartless!" "Let me guess, the real reason she can't come is she can't afford a wedding gift." One cutting remark after another appeared, until Betty Stewart stepped in, feigning concern. "Come on, don't be so harsh on Aria. We're family, after all." "If she's really struggling, I could ask my husband to help her get a cleaning job." Then she sent me the digital invitation, the gold lettering gleaming. When I saw the groom's name, my pupils constricted in shock. Joseph Clark? Wasn't he the short-lived husband who had spent three years sucking up to me just to extend his life?

Warning 21+ Bacaan Khusus Dewasa!! Maria Candini Wijaya, putri lawyer ternama dengan bayaran paling mahal di negeri ini harus terjerat dalam permainan panas dengan dosen killer di kampusnya. Awalnya mereka bertemu tanpa sengaja di sebuah night club, berkenalan dan berdansa seru bersama. Namun, Profesor Joseph Levine sudah kepincut pada pandangan pertama, dia ingin membawa pulang Candy ke apartemen. Sayangnya, gadis itu menolak, para pengawal menghalangi niat Josh. Tanpa diduga, pria yang semalam ditolak Candy masuk ke ruang kuliah dan memperkenalkan diri sebagai dosennya semester ini. Rumor bahwa dosen killer yang kerap memberi nilai pelit itu sontak membuat Candy merasa makin terjepit dalam dilema. "Apa Anda tidak pernah mendengar nama papaku, Profesor Josh?" Dosen ganteng berdarah blasteran itu mengangkat bahunya cuek lalu menangkap pinggang mahasiswinya yang cantik. "Maybe, tapi kau harus tahu satu hal, Beibeh. Papamu tak bisa memberimu nilai A di kampus ini!" Seringai seram menggoda itu tersungging di wajahnya, "ikuti permainanku maka akan kuberikan apa yang kau mau, Candy!" Akankah Candy luluh dan terjerat dalam permainan panas dosen killer yang memiliki sisi lain berandalan itu atau sebaliknya? Ikuti kisah mereka dalam novel terbaru karya Agneslovely2014 yang berjudul Permainan Panas: Obsesi Dosen Killer. IG: Agneslovely2014 Cover: Ryu Desain