Lily

I glared at him, my voice steady and cold. "Yes, I slept with your father. And guess what? We're married now, which makes me your stepmother. So get used to calling me mom." ””” After catching her boyfriend, Ethan, in bed with her best friend, Sophia is heartbroken and desperate to escape. A spontaneous trip to the Maldives with her sister seems like the perfect distraction. But when she runs into Nathaniel James, a successful billionaire she shared an unforgettable connection with, their chemistry is undeniable. One wild night leads to an impulsive wedding, but what seemed like a fresh start quickly turns complicated. Sophia discovers that Nathaniel is Ethan’s estranged father, and the past she’s been running from is suddenly inescapably tied to her present. To make matters worse, Sophia’s hidden daughter, Lily, unknowingly to her, is Nathaniel's child, the same man who rejected both of them years ago. As the truth comes out, secrets, lies, and betrayal threaten to tear everything apart. Can their love survive the truth, or will the past destroy everything they’ve built?

Book 1- Completed Book 2- Completed Finding her boyfriend on the bed with a man was beyond heartbreaking, especially in the midst of their out-of-this-world-nasty bed scene. It was unnerving, insulting, and degrading. And the next day, to make matters worse, the same guy gave her a ticket for driving so fast and denied that he was having a relationship with her now ex-boyfriend. The nerve! Okay, so it was the guy's twin, and Lily ended up ranting on social media and making the man lose his police job, and now to compensate for the damage she had done, knowing that he was not a real officer but a billionaire philanthropist and the owner of her rival company. For some reason unknown to her, Rhye Gosling demanded she marry him after their accidental nerve-wracking one nightstand. Little did she know, he was the most powerful Alpha in the werewolf community, a world she thought only existed in the book. How hard could it be? Yet, the handsome and demanding Alpha would change her life to the full extent, bringing her laughter and tears, hatred, love, and into the chaotic world of magic and wonders where werewolves and demons existed and would do everything to bring the Alpha to his knees.

Lillian Carter's life did not follow the path it was meant to. She was supposed to be normal and just like any other human, completely oblivious to the supernatural world. Yet in a cruel twist of fate she was snatched from her mother's side just a few hours after birth and experiment on like a lab rat. She grew up in a world she was not suppose to know about experienced pain no one person could endure and done things more horrifying than you could ever imagined. Always battered and abused only being regarded as a tool in service of someone else's selfish desires, been used, experimented on and sold. Then one day Lillian was finally free or so she thought. Now in a world where danger lurked at every corner and monsters dwelling in the shadows young lily has to be constantly running and fighting for her life especially with a curse coursing through her veins that seems to be attracting everyone she runs into. Trying to find a place for herself in this world lilly wants to live the life she should have, she wants to be the one thing she never felt like she was in all her years of life the thing she was meant to be, she wanted to be Human.

„Wer bist du?“ ... Nach einem One-Night-Stand mit einem mysteriösen Mann hat Lilian „Lily“ Grace viele Fragen. Die Dinge nehmen eine Wendung, als sie an ihrem ersten Arbeitstag herausfindet, dass der Mann, mit dem sie geschlafen hat, Alexander Sterling ist, ein milliardenschwerer CEO und ihr neuer Chef, für den sie nun als Sekretärin arbeitet. Zu ihrer Bestürzung muss sie feststellen, dass er sich weder an sie noch an die gemeinsame Nacht erinnert. Als sie entdeckt, dass sie mit seinem Kind schwanger ist, muss sie dies um ihres Jobs willen verheimlichen. Als unbekannte Kräfte beginnen, sie zu verfolgen, wird sie langsam in eine Welt hineingezogen, von der sie nichts weiß und in der an jeder Ecke Wolfsschatten lauern. Von der Entdeckung der Wahrheit über Alexanders Identität bis hin zur Verfolgung durch einen Feind, dessen Motive nur er selbst kennt. Wird sie die Geheimnisse um sich herum lüften können?

On the day of my wedding, I stood on the stage, while my fiance, Jake Stevens, passionately kissed his assistant, Chloe Xanders, in front of everyone. He held her in his arms and said earnestly, “Chloe, don’t worry. Even though you’re not my bride, you’ll always have a place in my heart.” Chloe, who was overwhelmed with emotion, threw herself into his arms and wept as she said to me, “Lily, Jake and I are deeply in love, but fate just didn’t work out for us in this life. Please take good care of him.” Gossip instantly spread around us. Just as I was feeling helpless, my fiance humiliated me further and called me nothing more than a doormat. Watching the two of them clinging to each other, I could not take it anymore. I canceled the wedding on the spot and left for abroad the same night to join my best friend. The next time I met Jack, I had already moved on with someone new. When he saw me interlocking my fingers with my new love and kissing him passionately, his eyes instantly filled with burning jealousy.

After spending the past month working overtime and burning the midnight oil every day, I finally closed a business deal that's worth 50 million dollars before the company's annual dinner. My boss, William Lewis, begins giving away the end-of-the-year bonuses with a wide smile on his face. "The finance director helped our company save three million dollars worth of taxes. He will receive a villa by the river as a gift." "The head of IT led the team and solved various difficult problems. He shall receive 200 thousand dollars in cash." "Lily Lane, the receptionist, has always shown a great attitude whenever she greets the clients. She shall receive a Hermes bag." When it's my turn, I wipe the sweat off my palms before accepting my bonus. But upon opening the giftbox, I see three entrance tickets to the local zoo instead. "You must be sick of receiving commissions all the time as the sales director. Why don't you take advantage of this holiday to spend some quality time with your family?" On the way home, I dial a number. "Mr. Skylar, there's a problem with the 50-million-dollar contract. Let's discuss it later."

"Will you, Drew Walton, take Lilian Rose Martin, to be your lawful wedded wife, to share your life openly, standing with her in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in hardship and in ease, to cherish and love, now and forevermore?"Lily believed she had no purpose within her family. She had never been treated responsibly and frequently endured physical abuse from her father and other family members. Even the housemaids showed her no kindness, considering her a nuisance. Her value only became apparent when she was forced to marry into the Walton Family.Lily was terrified of Drew, the man she was to marry, but she was bound by her duty as a Martin.On their first wedding night, Drew confessed that he didn't like her. She was unlike the women he typically dated.Who would desire someone with her limited education, slim figure, and unattractive appearance?Nevertheless, she was determined to honor her marriage agreement with Drew rather than return to the Martins, who had mistreated her.[TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains adult language and themes, including graphic violence, explicit content, and instances of violence against women that may be disturbing to some readers. This book is intended for adult readers.]

Aliyah’s life changed instantly when her family was massacred. She was the only one who survived and was living with her Tita Celia. Hindi alam ni Aliyah kung bakit pinatay ang kanyang pamilya, they just live happy and contented like what other families do. Kaya kahit anong pag-isip ni Aliyah ay wala siyang ideya kung bakit at sino ang pumatay sa kanyang pamilya. She suffered a lot, causing her to quit from school and find a job to help her Tita Celia. She changed her name into Lily because whenever some people say her name, the ghost from the past will haunt her down every night. People who know her name and identity instantly get killed. So to make sure everyone is safe, She changed her name and hide her true identity. She was living peacefully despite of her dark past, slowly moving on and starting to focus on the present, when suddenly a bunch of men wearing black suit came and was trying to get her. Will she be able to escape and hide away from these people? Or will she face the same fate like her family?

Everyone in the city knows Nathan Cooper only agreed to marry me because he had no choice. No matter how many times I tried to seduce him over the past seven years, he would just run his fingers over his rosary beads. Never once had he shown a trace of desire in his eyes. It isn't until that night, when I see him answer a long-distance call from his first love. Upon hearing her voice, Nathan loses control. It's as if heat was surging through his body like a live wire. The next day, Lily Hunt flies back. Nathan shoves me out of the car and drives off to pick her up. As I fall from the bridge and lose my memory, news of Nathan's proposal to his beloved sets the whole city ablaze. The next day, he shows up late to the hospital. As Nathan stands by my bedside, he says he will marry me, but only if he can hold a wedding ceremony with Lily. Then, he announces the wedding date. I lean against his bitter enemy, Luke Patton, and look at Nathan in confusion. "Sorry, who are you?"

David dan keluarganya pindah ke rumah tua peninggalan neneknya di sebuah desa terpencil, dengan harapan memulai hidup baru yang lebih tenang. Namun, mereka segera menyadari bahwa rumah tersebut menyimpan rahasia kelam dan dihuni oleh arwah-arwah yang terperangkap. David, seorang konsultan teknologi yang analitis dan skeptis, awalnya mencoba mencari penjelasan logis atas kejadian-kejadian aneh yang mereka alami. Lisa, istrinya yang intuitif dan peka, mulai merasakan kehadiran supranatural sejak awal. Bersama dengan kedua anak mereka, Michael dan Lily, keluarga ini harus menghadapi berbagai kejadian mengerikan dan mencari cara untuk membebaskan arwah-arwah tersebut, sekaligus melindungi diri mereka sendiri. Dengan bantuan dari buku harian neneknya dan seorang paranormal, mereka mengungkap sejarah kelam rumah tersebut dan menemukan ritual kuno yang bisa membebaskan arwah-arwah terperangkap. Perjalanan mereka dipenuhi dengan ketegangan, pengorbanan, dan keberanian, hingga akhirnya mereka harus membuat pilihan yang sulit demi keselamatan keluarga dan ketenangan arwah-arwah yang menghantui rumah tua itu.