Milo Manheim Feather

After Caesar Shepherd went overseas with his lover, Florence Lane, about a month passed with no news about Ivy Rivers. Only then did Caesar realize something was wrong. When he had time, he gave his secretary, Morgan, a call. "How's the wound on Ivy's leg? Is she still angry at me for taking her skin for Florence's skin graft?" The opposite side of the line was quiet for a long time. Then, Morgan said softly, "Ms. Rivers was discharged from the hospital and left the residence a month ago." Caesar finally remembered Ivy's eyes full of despair and determination on the day he protected Florence in his arms when the hotel collapsed. That wasn't sorrow. No. That was goodbye.

️ Content Warning ️ This novel contains explicit sexual content, BDSM, power imbalance, rough play, captivity, obsession, dub-con / non-con themes, violence, dark romance, and mature language. It is intended for adult readers (18+) only. If you are uncomfortable with dark erotic themes, morally grey characters, or scenes of control and possession, please do not proceed. * * I never thought I could live my life this way—on my knees, collar around my throat, begging for the touch of a man who should terrify me. Milo isn’t just any man. He’s the mafia king everyone fears, the devil in a tailored suit. One mistake put me in his path, and instead of killing me, he claimed me. Now I’m his dirty secret, his toy, his pleasure pet. His orders are law. His punishments leave me shaking. His mouth is my undoing. I should hate him for owning me. I should run, scream, fight for freedom. But when he looks at me with those hungry eyes, I crave the cage he’s locked me in. Because being Milo’s possession feels better than being anyone else’s free man.

Menikah dengan pria yang baru ditemuinya dalam hitungan hari tidak masuk dalam bayangan dan juga pikiran Naila. Permasalahan dengan pria dari masa lalunya telah selesai tapi tidak dengan dokter yang dijanjikan sebuah jawaban, dan Naila tidak akan bisa menjawab apapun pada dokter tersebut yang tidak lain adalah sahabat sepupunya. Irwan menikahi Naila karena pertemuan pertama saat melamar kerja di cafe milik ayah Naila, pertemuan kedua tanpa sengaja membuat Irwan yakin untuk menikahi Naila. Kemudahan di dapat dengan kehadiran saudaranya yang memiliki hubungan dekat dengan keluarga Naila, saat itu juga Irwan memutuskan menikahi Naila dengan kesederhanaan ketika mereka liburan. Apa tujuan Irwan menikahi Naila? Cinta atau ada sesuatu hal lain? Bagaimana dengan masa lalu Naila?

Patuloy parin umaasa at naghihintay si Melisa na balang araw ay magkikita muli sila ng kanyang kaibigan na si Albert. Simula kasing nag aral si Albert ng kolehiyo ay Manila ay wala na itong balita pa. Pero alam niyang babalikan siya ni Albert upang ipagpatuloy ang kanilang pangarap na makapag patayo ng Dream House sa lugar na kanilanh tagpuan. Ngunit isang araw ay nabalitaan niyang magpapakasal na si Albert kay Devina. Gumuho ang mundo ni Melisa ng malaman niyang ang pinagawa ni Albert na Dream House ay magiging bahay na pala nila ni Devina. Ngunit lingid sa kaalaman ni Melisa na ito ay para talaga sa kanya at hindi para kay Devina. Gustong kausapin ni Albert ang dalaga upang maintindihan niya kung paano at ano ang nangyari sa kanya noong siya ay nag tatrabaho sa America. Ngunit hindi ito nagpapakita sa kanya. Nagpakalayo muna si Melisa upang makalimutan ang bangungot na kanyang naranaaan. Lumipas ang taon ng malaman ni Melisa na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa kasal si Albert at Devina. Nabalitaan din niya sa kanyang ina na araw-araw siyang hinahanap ni Albert upang magpaliwanag at muling mag balik ang kanilang pagkakaibigan at (Pagmamahalan). Bumalik si Melisa. At ibang Melisa na iyon hindi na mahina hindi na iyakin at hindi na kailan pa matatalo at masasaktan. Nagkita sila ni Albert sa hindi inaasahang lugar. Dahil sa pananabik ni Albert kay Melisa ay bigla niya itong hinalikan sa mga labi. Kapwa sila nagulat sa nangyari. Isang malakas na palad ang dumapo sa pisngi ni Albert. Magiging huli naba ang lahat para kay Melisa? Maipaglalaban pa kaya niya ang kanyang tunay na nararamdaman para sa kaibigan? Lalo na at magpapakasal na ito kay Devina.

Two shots ring. One dies with confusion, regret, and guilt. The other is left with hatred, pain, unresolved feelings, and shattered trust. When great power clashes with an equally great power, an overwhelming explosion is imminent, and many people are bound to get hurt. Especially those at the very center of the explosion, like Chen Kamman. When he was barely eighteen, he had to deal with the pain of losing two of the most important people in his life, taking over his father's dynasty, and fighting to maintain the Chen family's control in one of the deadliest mafia organizations in the world. Years later, he has made history, becoming the youngest cartel leader to ever dominate the system. After all he has been through, he has grown indifferent to everything: cold-hearted, savage, and impossible to hurt like before. But when Dian Aoki, someone he thought he had killed, appears in his life ten years later, everything he has built suddenly comes tumbling to the ground. All the memories and pain he had buried deep within him come floating to the surface, taking him back to the starting point again. The appearance of this person equally causes a major stir in the entire organization. Their very presence threatens to overturn the entire system and Chen Kamman's world.

My husband, Gabriel Buckner, and I had been married for three years. I'd gotten pregnant twice, but I'd lost both babies. It was all because of my in-laws' parrot that could talk. The first time I got pregnant and went to their house, the parrot stared at my belly and kept repeating, "Get rid of the baby! Get rid of the baby!" The second time, the same thing happened. It looked right at my stomach and said the same words. I thought it was just nonsense, but to my shock, my in-laws actually took the parrot seriously and forced me to end the pregnancy. I even showed them the prenatal checkup report from my doctor to prove that the baby was perfectly healthy and begged them not to do it. But they dragged me to the hospital anyway and made me have an abortion on the spot. When I got pregnant a third time, I wanted to be extra cautious. I went straight for an amniocentesis. The report confirmed the baby was healthy and even showed a 99.9% DNA match with Gabriel's. I thought everything would be fine this time. But as soon as the parrot saw me again, it repeated the same words—"Get rid of the baby." And just like before, the Buckners immediately tried to drag me to the hospital. I couldn't understand it. The baby was perfectly healthy, and the DNA report proved it was Gabriel's child. So why would they rather believe a parrot and insist that I get rid of the baby?

Lucas Solís y yo éramos conocidos en la capital como la pareja más conflictiva. Él me despreciaba por considerarme una mujer sin escrúpulos que lo había obligado a casarse conmigo a toda costa. Yo lo odiaba porque cada noche le guardaba fidelidad a Claudia, mientras que a mí me trataba con una frialdad glacial. Durante ocho años de matrimonio, lo que más me decía fue que me fuera. Cuando llegó la inundación, Lucas, que siempre me había dirigido palabras crueles, me cedió el último lugar en el bote salvavidas. Me gritó: —¡No mires atrás, vete rápido! Elisa, ya no te debo nada. En la próxima vida, solo quiero estar con Claudia. Intenté salvarlo, pero me sujetaron con fuerza. Finalmente, solo pude ver cómo las aguas se lo tragaban. El equipo de rescate llegó tarde. Su cuerpo, ya hinchado y descompuesto por el agua, aún apretaba con fuerza el amuleto de Claudia, imposible de soltar. Más tarde, vendí todas mis propiedades para donarlas a la zona afectada y salté al vacío para seguirlo a la tumba. Al abrir los ojos, me encontré de vuelta en la noche en que drogaron a Lucas.

In the final stages of a terminal illness, my family abandoned me and threw me into a horror game. [Another one here to die. I bet she won't last the first night.] [Just listen to that cough. I'm scared she'll die right inside my phone.] On the first night, the head nurse made her rounds, prepared to execute any player whose heartbeat was abnormal. My heartbeat remained steady only because my body was too weak to fluctuate—and I even helped her sew up the tear in her uniform. "Miss, your clothes are torn. You'll get cold. If I mend it for you, you won't be cold anymore." On the second night, the surgeon swung his scalpel, determined to cut away anything imperfect. I handed him a wrist guard I'd made myself, watching his trembling hands. "Doctor, your talent shouldn't be buried by pain." … On the final day, the ultimate Boss gave me a choice: leave with a healthy body, or stay and perish with these strange beings. Back in the real world, the parents who had abandoned me were suddenly in tears, begging me to come home and split the money. I smiled and said to the creatures inside the instance, "I choose to trade my life… for a home for all of you." The next second, a burst of golden light erupted from the system. [Congratulations, player. You have triggered the one and only hidden ending—Divine Redemption.]

After lights-out, I make my roommates play with an Ouija board with me. Being the scaredy-cat she is, my roommate decides to ask something stupid, "Where did my earphones go?" I almost burst out laughing. I can't believe she's using it to find her earphones. To our surprise, the planchette starts to move. It spells out, "It's under your bed beside the eye." We exchange glances in confusion. What eye? I snort and get out of bed. Using my phone's flashlight, I check under the bed. Nothing is there. Before I can make fun of my roommate for being superstitious, the door slams open. The student who stays next door barges into our room, her face as pale as a sheet. Her voice trembles as she shouts, "Wake up! Everyone on campus is going wild! Someone found an eyeball in our dorm!"

Growing up being abused and unloved, Nicole left home when she was old enough. Her best friend Allie is her roommate and both are nurses at the local hospital. Living a relatively simple life and being each other's confidant until one night when everything changes. Decisions will have to be made, hearts will be broken and lives will be taken. What path will Nicole choose?