Marcus Aurelius Meditations Review

Alpha Marcus, cursed with immortality for rejecting his first love, has ruled the Bloodstone Pack with an iron fist for centuries. Cold and heartless, he believes love is beyond his reach until he meets Clara, a seemingly ordinary human with a lineage that holds the key to breaking his curse. As they draw closer, antiquated adversaries develop, constraining them to stand up to their most profound fears and wants. Will Clara's hidden strength be enough to save them both, or will Marcus's curse doom them forever?

[Book 2] Also includes bonus chapters MATURE 18+ Marcus is finally coming to terms with what has happened and is doing okay. But what will happen when an old friend calls and says he is in the hospital with a stab wound? Will Marcus be able to stay strong this time around? Or will he be broken? WARNING This story includes some very mature themes including sexual assault so please read at your own risk! This book is also a sequel so read The Rebel has Feelings Too before this one!

Sepuluh tahun lalu, demi menyelamatkan Marcus, aku kehilangan penglihatanku. Sepuluh tahun kemudian, Marcus malah menempatkan wanita simpanannya di vila yang sama denganku. Setiap malam, dia berpura-pura menghiburku hingga tertidur di paruh malam pertama, lalu menghabiskan paruh malam berikutnya bersama wanita itu. Bahkan anakku diam-diam memanggil wanita itu "Mama". Mereka tidak tahu, aku sudah mendapatkan kembali penglihatanku dan sedang merencanakan untuk meninggalkan mereka.

I stared at the photos attached to an email. My Alpha mate, Marcus Hale, was supposed to be negotiating a partnership with another pack. But the photo showed him standing in Firefly Woods, a famous dating spot. Across from him were his long-lost first love and my two children. The four of them looked happy and complete, like a perfect family frozen in time. My heart jolted painfully. At the same moment, I realized that what I had with Marcus was over.

Second Installment to the Alpha Inc Series. This is Marcus' story. Marcus lost his mate when he was very young, taken by lycans in the woods where they first met. After years of blaming his brother--the Alpha--he is pulled into a battle with dragons that opens up the supernatural world around them. In the midst of his brother--Luther's--drama, he finds out that his mate is still alive. Now he will do anything to find her. Even if it means taking on The Lycan King.

Kristen Sterling bounces back after a rough past, landing a job where she reunites with the CEO, Marcus Everhart, who once rescued her. Things get wild when they attend an engagement party, only for Kristen to realize it's her ex and best friend tying the knot. Marcus offers her a marriage deal to shield her from her troubling ex, suggesting to turn their fake marriage into a revenge plot, giving Kristen a chance to face her past.

Eletheria Aurelius was bound to be married to a famous, rich and powerful man. But the problem is she doesn't even know him. When she learns of her parents’ plan to marry her to a mysterious man, she walks out. As she walked out, she went to a hotel where she had someone to share it with. She has a roommate. And that roommate of her became the bridge for her to be free from her supposed to be marriage. She left their city and had her adventure. But she had a place she wanted to go but it was exclusively for the Ferrer family. The Paradise de la Ferrer. She desperately searched for a way to get into that exclusive place until she met an arrogant man, Acanthus Ferrer. She was annoyed with the man but she could think of no other way to enter that place. Until one day, she just found herself signing a marriage contract and agreeing to the man’s wishes. "I left and walked away because I ran away from my marriage. Then, what? Suddenly, I'm married ?!"

Nora Ashford thought she was giving a desperate couple the gift of life. Instead, she became a pawn in a cruel game. Contracted as a surrogate for billionaire CEO Marcus Wolfe and his fiancée Jade Rivers…. Nora's former best friend…. she endures nine months of isolation, control, and cold indifference. But when she gives birth, Marcus rips the baby from her arms and discards her like trash, invoking a contract clause she never saw coming: zero custody, zero rights, zero compensation beyond medical costs. Broken and alone, Nora discovers the devastating truth…. Jade was never infertile. The surrogacy was a lie to avoid "ruining her body." Worse, Marcus isn't just ruthless; he's the man who had her father killed five years ago to steal his groundbreaking tech company. Enter Elias Moretti… a dangerous nightclub owner with mafia ties and a smile that promises violence. He saves Nora from rock bottom and offers her something irresistible: revenge. He'll help her destroy Marcus and reclaim her daughter. But Elias has secrets of his own. He orchestrated their meeting. He's been watching her for years. And the baby Nora carried? The fertility clinic switched the sample. Elias is the biological father. Caught between two ruthless men…. one who discarded her, one who's obsessed with her…. Nora must become the player instead of the pawn. As Marcus realizes what he's lost and begins a terrifying pursuit to win her back, and Elias's true motives unravel, Nora faces an impossible choice: revenge or redemption, safety or passion, the monster she knows or the devil she's falling for. In a world where everyone has an agenda, Nora must fight for her daughter, her identity, and her survival.

For five years, Elena Frost endured a loveless marriage, sacrificing her billionaire heiress identity to become the shadow wife of Marcus Thorne, the man who only married her because she resembled his dead fiancée. She played the role perfectly, quiet, obedient, invisible. She watched him grieve another woman while sleeping beside her. She forgave his coldness, his distance, his cruelty. Until the night she discovered the truth: His “dead” fiancée, Isabelle, wasn’t dead at all. She’d faked her death, married a dying tycoon for his fortune, and now she was back, ready to reclaim Marcus and destroy Elena in the process. The final betrayal comes wrapped in humiliation: a sadistic contract orchestrated by Isabelle and five powerful men, designed to break Elena’s spirit and prove she was never worthy of Marcus. When Elena uncovers the conspiracy and realizes her husband orchestrated her degradation, she vanishes into the rain-soaked night, leaving behind the meek woman Marcus thought he knew. But Marcus Thorne has no idea what he’s unleashed. Because Elena Frost is actually Elena Vittoria Frost-Accardi, the hidden princess of the Accardi Empire, the world’s most powerful crime syndicate masquerading as a legitimate business conglomerate. Her five brothers are legends whispered in fear across continents. Her father is a king who toppled governments before breakfast. And Dante Accardi, the Don who has watched Elena from the shadows since she was seventeen, is done waiting. After one explosive night of vengeance and passion, Dante makes his intentions clear: Elena belongs to him now. He’ll burn down anyone who hurt her, starting with Marcus Thorne.

*°*The last thing Elizabeth Goodman and Marcus Sheldon want is to get married to each other.She is a billionaire and a spoiled rich princess who is being forced to marry a broody ranch owner just for the sake of fulfilling her father's will. Marcus also hates the idea of marrying a rich snob like her, but he was willing to do anything to get the hundred million dollars in his name left for him by Elizabeth's father in the will.How will these two cope with their clashing personalities and different lifestyle—Find out in **THE MARRIAGE CLAUSE**