Love On Hold Chapter 1

Wealthy art dealer Damien Kennedy has successfully avoided two things: returning to the hometown that haunts him and taking a wife. Now thanks to his controlling grandfather’s machinations, he’s reluctantly ended up doing both. But Regina Duquesne quickly proves she’s no mere platonic bride of convenience. The only way she can make this marriage outlive their one-year agreement is if she can make her sexy husband open his heart and forget the demons of the past... before it’s too late. Because there’s an enemy on the horizon, threatening to take away all they hold dear, including their newfound passion.

She promised to loathe him. He never meant to hold her. The heart was never addressed in their contract. Elena Vega has to marry the guy who broke her family's inheritance in order to save it. Julian Thorne is a millionaire who is cold and calculating. His proposition is straightforward but cruel: one year of perfect, public marriage in exchange for her family's safety. There are no feelings and no true closeness; it's all a show for the cameras. She enters his world of chilly luxury, holding on to her wrath as her only protection. But the line between their fake love and real, dizzying tension starts to blur. A lingering touch, a kiss stolen in the dark, and whispered secrets in the dark—none of these things were in the tiny print. The most dangerous thing for them right now isn't that their lie will be found out; it's the horrible, unmistakable truth: they are falling for the one person they were told to stay away from. A marriage based on hate. A love built on secrets.

Arranged marriage, age-gap, forbidden love, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, Romeo and Juliet vibes, family saga, Mafia/cartel romance, slow burn, redemption, morally gray hero, dangerous romance The Roríguez cartel is spinning out of control, tragedy putting the alliance and our future in question. I’m Emiliano Ruiz and throughout the last few years, I’ve witnessed my sisters being doled out to members of the Luciano Mafia. The cartel has also taken famiglia women. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Luciano famiglia’s turn to take a bride. My mind is set—it’s my turn. I never imagined marrying a young bride until I caught sight of Isabella Luciano. She’s only eighteen, and with her long yellow hair and big brown eyes, she’s a vision to behold. She sees me, however, through the tinted lens of her father’s hatred. Carmine Luciano’s disdain of the cartel and the alliance isn’t a secret. His opinion won’t stop me. I’ll prove to Isabella that even bad men can be good husbands. No matter what her father says or what happens in our war, Isabella will be mine. Have you been Aleatha’d?

Alva, nama siswa baru itu. Kehadiran Alva mengubah hari-hari Alena. Tetapi semakin ia terlibat jauh dengan perasaannya, semakin ia mengetahui masa lalu Alva. Sampai tiba saatnya, ia harus mengambil keputusan penting dalam hidupnya. Keputusan yang akan menjauhkan ia dari orang-orang yang disayanginya, dan mengubah masa depannya.

(Grant Saavedra's Story) Tanggap ni Kiara na isa siyang 'Single mother' pero hindi pala tanggap iyon ng kanyang anak. Naghahanap ng pagmamahal ng isang ama ang anak niyang si Kian, at isa lang ang nais nito maging daddy, walang iba kundi ang ex niyang si Grant! Paano niya matatanggihan ang kanyang anak kung pati si Grant ay nais din na maging ama para sa anak niya? Mahulog kaya ang damdamin niya sa binata na walang pinakita kundi pagmamahal sa kanilang mag ina? O masasaktan lang siya sa kasinungalingan na malalaman niya? Handa ba siyang sumugal at naisin na lumaban kung malaman niya ang tunay na dahilan sa pagbabalik ng binata sa buhay nila?

When I opened my eyes again, I was pinned against the floor-to-ceiling window of the skyscraper by my stepbrother, Rocco. The man I had been infatuated with for a decade. He panted, his hot lips and tongue trailing along my collarbone as he murmured, "Don't go." In my past life, on the night I received my acceptance letter from London Business School, Rocco got blind drunk. Late that night, I gave in to his pleas for me to stay. I willingly gave myself to him. After a debauched night, his cherished fiancée, Clara, caught me walking out of his room the next morning, my clothes in disarray. She ran out in tears, her parting words ringing in the air, "I'll let you have each other." A month after she disappeared, the family search party found her engagement ring at the edge of a cliff. At the bottom of the cliff lay mangled remains, battered by the waves until they were unrecognizable. Rocco clutched that ring and didn't sleep all night. On the surface, he acted as if nothing had happened, even arranging a trip for me to Sicily, telling me to go and relax. The night I landed, I was kidnapped by assassins from a rival family. I screamed for him to pay the ransom, only to hear him give the order himself over the phone: "Don't make her death a quick one. The Costello princess? She's nothing but a damn liability. Torture her. Break every bone in her body. " "This is what she owes Clara." You like playing games, Rocco. But in this life, I refuse to play along.

Calista Ivelle is a beautiful, sweet girl who is mistreated by her family. Her stepmother and stepsister always torture her. Her dad hates her thinking she is the reason for her mother's death. She is leading a miserable life by herself. But the very first day of at university, the seniors ragged her saying she has to kiss the person coming through the main gate. While completing the task she kisses the person who is famous among the girls. Rhino Wyatt a handsome, dashing and sexy industrialist who is the crush icon of England. Every girl in England has their eyes on him. But he doesn't let girls come near him. He is a very angry person for those girls afraid of being close to him. But one day, while entering the university, a girl kisses him and makes him angry. Rhino decides to punish her and starts to bully her. Will Calista be able to go through Rhino's teasing? Will there be something between them or Rhino's teasing will ruin everything? Will Rhino ever be able to know how miserable life Calista's leading? Or will the social status between them destroy everything? Let's read and find it out…

For the people to feel the Royalty of the blood in their veins doesn’t mean that they are ruling their kingdom, or they have some Kingdom. Their lineage to the ancestors who are former and last rulers is more than enough to get the pride of being a royalty which they were taught from the time they started learning things. Three Princes who are not going to rule someplace, but they have the title because of their bloodline and have education, wealth and skills in many things at the top range. However, to be able to love is a wealth which cannot be achieved by simply thinking about it or by some lineage. They may be the Princes in the matter of their birth and the life they are leading, but they will learn more about the real wealth from three women who are princesses by heart. The things they believe and trust will build a wall stopping the love from these princesses to reach them. Will it be broken to make it possible? If it is, then how and by whom? Or will prove to be too late by the time it breaks? Join the journey of six people who are in different moments in their lives, but destiny always has a way with them…

Si Ziantynna Quinzel ay kilala bilang spoiled brat ng pamilyang Quinzel. Ang ganoong katangian ni Ziantynna ay nagsimula ng aksidente niyang marinig sa kaniyang ama ang kasunduan na ipapakasal siya sa isang lalaki na ni minsan ay hindi pa niya nakikita. Dahil doon ay ginawa niya ang lahat upang mabahiran ng pangit na imahe ang kaniyang magandang reputasyon ngunit ganoon pa man nangyari pa rin ang kagustuhan ng kaniyang ama. Kaya naman sa kaniyang ika–dalawampu't tatlong kaarawan ay dinala siya sa isang bahay na mala palasyo ang laki na ang nagmamay-ari ay si Zacharias Lamprouge. Ang negosyanteng lalaki na may tagong katauhan. Dahil sa kawalang kakayahan tinanggap na niya ang katotohanang makukulong siya sa piling ng lalaki. Ngunit magagawa rin kaya niyang tanggapin ang katotohanan sa kaniyang pagkatao kung malaman niya ang nakaraan at kung sino talaga siya?

Guys this is my first story ,so please be kind and support meee. Please🥺🥺🥺🙏🙏 Ceo of opexior ,Drake knight is a cruel ,heartless business man .all he care about is on expanding and making his business powerful. But when emily ,a sweet ,kind and generous girl enter his world .how will his life change. Drake will do anything and everything to keep her with him .even if he has to blackmail or threatened her. #i will update every day or even soon if possible