Mask Of Deception

She came to steal a plant. She left utterly destroyed and completely his. Aria Chen is a brilliant hacker, underground artist, and medical prodigy — but none of it can save her dying mother from a rare disease with only one cure: Vitalis Radix, a nearly extinct medicinal plant cultivated exclusively on billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood's private estate. Desperate and out of time, Aria does the unthinkable. She infiltrates his mansion as a maid under a false identity, planning to steal the plant and vanish. Get in. Get the plant. Get out. Until she meets him. Damien Blackwood is power incarnate — ruthlessly intelligent, devastatingly handsome, and dangerously observant. When he makes her his personal maid, Aria thinks she's found perfect access. She has no idea he's been waiting. He knows exactly who she is. And his punishment won't come from police or prosecution — it comes in whispered commands, in his hands claiming every inch of her virgin body, in a world of dark eroticism she never knew existed. She becomes addicted. To his touch. His dominance. The obsession that makes her question everything she came for. When he finally catches her in the greenhouse, the confrontation is explosive. "Did you really think I didn't know? You played your game, Aria. Now it's time for mine." Betrayal. Rage. And a passion that blurs every line. READER WARNING — Dark Erotic Romance: virgin awakening, dominant/possessive hero, power dynamics, morally gray characters, sex toys, punishment scenarios, exhibitionism, explicit content, and intense emotional angst. GUARANTEED HEA — but the journey is dark, twisted, and absolutely filthy. "Welcome to Blackwood Estate — where every rule is meant to be broken, every boundary pushed, and love is the most dangerous game of all."

Kate Horton tries to comfort a depressed patient with suicidal tendencies to make herself look good. However, all she does is aggravate the patient so much that he jumps off the building. Kate cries and says, "I only wanted him to know how much his mother loved him…" To help her get away with it, my boyfriend and professor conspire to make me her scapegoat. I'm cyberbullied, fired, and betrayed by everyone I know. In the end, the patient's family even push me off the balcony. When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the day when Kate tries to save the patient. I'm going to stop her—she's the one who deserves to die, not innocent others!

In a world consumed by war and revenge, he was the only one she could see. But with a sword that thirsted for blood, and a mask that hid her true identity, could they ever be together? As every enemy fell to her feet, and he fought to keep her safe, their fate became more entwined than ever. But when the truth is revealed, will their love survive the danger that follows? Don't miss this thrilling tale of Mask Princess in Revenge.

Luca Carver had only one mission and it was to get new eyesight. Being blind for a long time wasn't his best choice, he needed a glozike - a female human that had extreme supernatural light - and when he found one, he twisted her in his web of deception in other to take her eyes. But then he falls hard for her and he's stuck with deciding if he would completely use this lady. ________________ Debts led Willow Reid to accept a job offer from a strange man she met by mistake at her place of work. She agreed to work one night in exchange for payment that would help her manage her bills. But after spending that night with him, he remained in her thoughts. They began to meet by chance more frequently until she realized that it wasn't by chance at all and it was planned. His secrets and intentions soon became clear to her, but by then it was too late - she had fallen for him and he had already taken something special from her.

When I was five months pregnant, my mafia husband Dante Pierce had an affair with his childhood sweetheart. That was when I discovered that our marriage certificate was fake. He had secretly married someone else behind my back. Even worse, the child I was carrying would be excluded from the family inheritance. From beginning to end, I was nothing more than a public front for his precious childhood sweetheart. After learning the truth, I did not cry or throw a tantrum. I quietly erased my legal identity, changed my name and disappeared forever with my child. However, later, everyone claimed that Dante, head of the Pierce family, was a hopeless romantic who had given up everything to search for the wife and child who had vanished without a trace.

In the third year of my relationship with Aden, he died in a war between werewolf packs. His beta twin brother, James, brought back the obsidian pendant that Aden had dropped on the battlefield. He told me in a choked voice, “Emily, Aden isn’t coming home.” I fainted on the spot. After waking up, I went mad and tried to go to the battlefield to die with Aden. However, James held me back. Later on, I attempted suicide multiple times, only to be saved by James and his mother, Louise. All the werewolves in Moon Forest Pack said that Aden and I were deeply bonded. It was not until the third month after Aden’s death that I finally discovered the one who died wasn’t him at all.

Before my wedding, I was three months pregnant. My fiancé, Felix, told me we should hide the pregnancy to protect my "reputation". Then, the very next day, I saw him announce that he was the father of his "savior" Isabella's child. It was only then that I discovered Isabella was his first love. After I found out, Felix tearfully begged me to give him time, promising a huge wedding for us right after Isabella's baby was born. But I had already planned to leave with my baby. I just never expected that Felix's mother would be the one to ruin everything. I watched, helpless, as they treated my child like a bastard and forced me to have an abortion. I left, my heart turned to ash. Felix cut ties with his family over it, kneeling and begging me to come back. He promised me everything—wealth, status, company shares. But I no longer cared. I already had everything I truly wanted.

Sa malamig na lungsod ng New York, nagsimula ang kakaibang kwento ng isang simpleng Filipina na si **Azia Montenayor** at ng isang mayamang CEO na si Edward Falcon. Isang aksidenteng banggaan sa loob ng kumpanya ang naging daan upang alukin ni Edward si Azia ng isang hindi pangkaraniwang kasunduan—isang one-year contract marriage kapalit ng malaking halaga ng pera. Para kay Azia na may pamilyang tinutulungan sa Pilipinas, tila praktikal itong desisyon. Ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na mas magiging komplikado ang lahat nang malaman niyang siya ay buntis. Unti-unting nabunyag na bago pa man ang kasal, may koneksyon na pala sila sa isang gabing may maskara—isang charity event kung saan nagtagpo ang kanilang mga landas sa ilalim ng emosyon at kahinaan. Mula sa isang lihim na alaala at hindi planadong pagbubuntis, nagsimulang mabuo ang isang relasyong higit pa sa kontrata. Habang hinaharap nila ang selos mula sa dating kasintahan ni Edward at ang mga pagsubok na dala ng kapangyarihan at impluwensya, mas tumitibay ang kanilang samahan. Sa bawat problema—mula sa aksidenteng pinaghihinalaang sabotahe hanggang sa panghihimasok ng nakaraan—pinatunayan nilang ang tunay na pag-ibig ay hindi nasusukat ng pera o pirma sa papel. Sa huli, ang flash marriage na nagsimula bilang isang kasunduan ay nauwi sa isang totoong pamilya. Sa pagitan ng tawanan, selos, panganib, at lambingan, natuklasan nina Azia at Edward na ang pagmamahal ay maaaring magsimula sa maling oras at maling paraan—ngunit kung ito ay totoo, ito ang magiging pinakamatibay na pundasyon ng kanilang bagong buhay bilang pamilya Falcon.

The day my life shattered was the day my ex-husband handed me divorce papers as our anniversary gift. *’*’* Amy thought nothing could be worse than receiving divorce papers as an anniversary gift.. until she discovered her marriage was a lie. Forced to stay married by a shocking clause in her father’s will, Amy must navigate betrayal, secrets, and the fight for her inheritance. With her childhood best friend, Bruce, by her side, she’s determined to take back control of her life. But Liam, her soon-to-be ex, isn’t ready to let go.. of her or the empire at stake. In a battle of wills and hearts, Amy must decide what’s worth fighting for before she loses everything.

Through tear-blurred vision, she saw a figure emerge—a man walking toward her, the fire parting in his wake. His eyes and claws gleamed gold in the firelight, and black and gilded scales covered his face and body, reminiscent of a serpent. But something more specific hovered at the tip of her tongue. His beastly form slowly faded, leaving a beautiful man with warm skin and firm flesh behind. “Help me,” she croaked. “I don't remember…” “Anything?” the stranger asked, his voice deep and ominous. “Only my name. Araheen,” she whispered, her lips trembling.“What happened to me? What is this place?” “You fell behind the Mad End's Wall.” A shadow of a smile crossed the stranger's lips, though it was far from reassuring. Before she could dwell on it, he slid his powerful arms beneath her, lifting her effortlessly as though she weighed nothing at all. “Who are you?” she asked, feeling small in his grasp. He studied her with an enigmatic gaze before replying, I'm Gildeon.” A pause.“Your husband.”