Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow

"This is all your fault, so make your existence worth for once in your life and fix this!" Her aunt screeched at her. She let tears freely flow down from her face. It was all her fault, her mistake that her family had to suffer. "Aunty please, I will do anything to fix this." She begged. "Good, then prepare yourself, you are getting married." Blair Andrews had a seemingly perfect life until one day her determination let to the downfall of their business. Now she had only one way, to get married and save their company. But it wouldn't be easy with dangerous people on her tail.

Valentina accepts billionaire Raffaele Ricchezza’s marriage proposal to secure his inheritance, hiding her intent to ruin his empire, which she blames for her father’s death. Their cold arrangement sparks tension and unexpected attraction as they navigate power plays and hidden agendas. When Valentina uncovers the red flower—a Sumerian relic with stone-melting powers tied to Gilgamesh’s bloodline—she’s thrust into a global chase against enemies seeking to weaponize it. As ancient secrets unravel, love and trust become her greatest challenges. The story opens with Raffaele’s calculated offer, which Valentina accepts to infiltrate his world. Moving into his estate, she sabotages subtly while investigating the red flower and orichalcum, a mythical metal linked to Atlantis. Raffaele, intrigued by her strength, begins to thaw, but their clashes intensify as Valentina uncovers his interest in orichalcum’s commercial potential. Danger escalates when Tariq, a cunning double agent, raids Gilgamesh’s tomb, stealing artifacts and aligning with U.S. military forces eager to exploit the flower’s power. Valentina’s friend Maria faces threats from her abusive ex, Tullio, complicating her mission. From Baghdad to Machu Picchu, Valentina and Raffaele pursue clues across the globe. DNA tests reveal Valentina’s descent from Gilgamesh, granting her immunity to the flower’s curse. As Tariq and Camilla, Valentina’s treacherous stepmother, close in, betrayals deepen. A passionate night shifts their dynamic,but trust falters when Raffaele learns of Valentina’s initial deception. In a climactic underwater battle at Atlantis’s ruins, Valentina chooses to protect the orichalcum technology. Justice prevails as Camilla and Tariq are arrested, and Valentina’s pregnancy heralds hope. She restores Baghdad’s museum, honoring her father. With Raffaele, their twins embody a legacy of love and a green future.

We think and we expect! We do this both a lot and without these there is not much to do. Will there be any action without expecting a future from it? If so, then that is amazing. However, it is not in most people’s worlds. And mainly in four people’s world who had this vivid description of expectations for their futures, but ended up with another vivid unexpected futures. Everything was simple from the beginning in their own perspectives, but it was not from the beginning in real sense and it keeps on moving far away from simple with each moment and in the end turns the lives upside down but not the four people’s because one of them got what they want but still went with the flow like an innocent. With that confusion, misconceptions arise and secrets will be revealed along with a clearance of misunderstandings and what not. It all seems to be too much of a trap, but what can anyone do when they really got trapped by the destiny or is it something else. All this can either be described as “What is meant to be always finds a way” or as “Karma is really a bitch”… Let’s see what can be the perfect description…

Naomi Kim works in a small coffee shop in the middle of the busiest town of Hongdae Seoul, South Korea. She graduated college and was looking for a bigger job since she has to support her cost of living alone. A young man who happened to be their loyal customer, always dropped by in their shop every morning to have his cup of coffee, will help her to get into the big company she's aiming for but in one condition, Naomi will have to be his girlfriend. Naomi accepted it, thinking that it is not a big deal for her to have a boyfriend. But little did she know, his boyfriend is the CEO of the company she'll work for and a Mafia Boss. Lucas Manoban pretended to be a poor young man, who works as a librarian in the little library in town. He kept his identity to the young woman so she wouldn't get scared at him. But one incident will reveal all of the secrets in his life, which is also the reason to change the flow of their sweet yet boring relationship.

"Liam will never love you even if I am gone! He loves me and our child! He said that I will be the only woman who will carry his child!" said Mari to the woman in front of her, the childhood friend of her fiancé who is delusional about being loved by Liam. "HAHAHA!!! And you believe it? Let me tell you something, do you remember the time when Liam did not go home to you after my birthday party. He was with me that time, we were together the whole night. He kept on making love with me until I am so full inside. The result of that night is this, my pregnancy Mari. I am pregnant with Liam's child! So he doesn't need you anymore!" Elizabeth despises Mari a lot that is why when she got to know that she is pregnant with the man she had always wanted she knew that she needed to dispose of Mari. Elizabeth pushes Mari down the stairs and with her pregnant belly, the impact of her fall was twice the pain she had felt. She knew that she is losing so much blood and that she might be experiencing a miscarriage but she got no strength to call for help. The woman who pushed her reveals a lot of secrets before she calls for help along with her sympathetic act while revealing as well her pregnancy. Mari didn't want to believe the women who wanted to take her fiance away from her. But with his confession of his sin, Mari's tears flow down all she wanted now was to save her child and life. All of this happened in a mere dream of Mari, when she woke up she no had recollection of what her dream was.

" We shouldn't be doing this, you're my boss," I said as I tried to free myself from where he had me pinned to the wall but he wouldn't bulge. " You didn't think about that when I had you breathless and beneath me some nights ago." " That was because I didn't know." My words were trying to convince him to stop but my body was doing the opposite as I moved my chest towards him and had them pressed to his chest that there was no space. " Now you do, so let me please you." He said before shutting me with a passionate kiss. ***** Anna had just broken up with her boyfriend of two years who looked her in the eyes and told her he couldn't keep dating her because she was uptight. In anger, she decided to go reckless for one night and visited the wildest club in Texas. Lost in the flow of the night she didn't expect to see her Ex-boyfriend and even more she did not expect that she was going to walk up to an unknown stranger to fake as her new boyfriend and neither did she expect to return home with this stranger. A stranger who turned out to be her boss. Find out how this story of love, society struggle, and hidden affair unfolds.

Two Mafia bosses and one Angel. Two sadistic men and one innocent young lady. A war of love and revenge. Blood is bound to flow, numerous deaths is certain and beautiful love will surely blossom. *** Iris Saint, a lovely christian lady never thought her life would be hanging on a thin line when she unknowingly stole the hearts of two Mafia bosses. Both the Italian Mafia Boss, Maximo Santino and the Russian Mafia Boss, Konstantin Dmitri. Her heart only call for one of them and she would do anything to have him but the other won't let her off. Maximo Santino is the only one her heart desire but Konstantin Dmitri vow never to let anyone have her if he wouldn't. The battle for the gorgeous meek lady isn't bound to end unless one of the Mafia Boss left the living. Who would it be? Who would win Iris Saint at the end. Would it be Maximo Santino or Konstantin Dmitri ? ... Find out!

Rosalia's world is shattered when her father demands she marry a man of his choice. But she's not the only one with a fate dictated by family loyalty. Marco's family expects him to take over the business and avenge his parents' murder - by eliminating Rosalia's father. In a shocking twist, Marco and Rosalia fall deeply in love, despite being from feuding families. As they navigate the treacherous world of Mafia politics, Rosalia discovers a life-altering truth: the man she's been looking up to isn't her biological father. Torn between loyalty to her family and her newfound love, Rosalia must also fight to save her life. Will she find her biological father, or will the rivalry between their families tear them apart? Join Rosalia and Marco on their perilous journey as they confront the dark secrets of their families' past and fight for a future together.

"Listen here old friend, I'm buying this lady and you're selling her over to me. You know better than to waste my time, Helen.” He turned to face the old-lady using the tip of his gun to lift her chin up. My eyes widened at his words, tears cascaded down my face. I felt the uneasiness flow in my veins. Just when I thought being sold died along with Michael. "Get.Up." he seethed. I remained immobile, freezing from his intimidating but sexy voice tone. "You sure don't want me to repeat myself, Rainfall." he gritted out. "M-Mia Rivers, that's my name." I replied stuttering, though a bit afraid. "Mia Rivers, you are now mine." * * * Mia Rivers gets sold to Alpha Corey Lee Denvers at an auction. She's completely oblivious to the werewolves’ community growing up in an orphanage. Alpha Corey being able to catch the scent of a strong wolf in his mate takes her to his Pack, White Fangs to be his Luna. Mia gets confused on how strange and odd the pack house seem to look. Alpha Corey tells the truth to her leaving her devastated. The bond between Mia and Alpha Corey becomes stronger, but is soon crushed when Corey receives threats warning him for his mate. When the worse happens? Would she be willing to forgive people that hurt her? How about people after her wolf powers? Seems like they might need intervention and the Moon Goddess' mercy on their love fate.

Arthur Salacosa has always been passive. He lets the flow decide where he would end up. So when they needed to move due to his father's job, he readily agreed without any qualms. He thought it would be just another city, with new people to observe, and a new place to pass by. However, it wasn't just any city—it was Delta. The city known to have the highest vampire population rate and the only city led by a vampire. Would Art continue living his life riding the tides? Or will there be something at Delta that will turn his life upside down? Maybe a few crimes, some strange friends, and a vampire love interest?