Mistress Of Spices

"I honestly do not know what type of game you're playing here but do not think, not for a second that I will leave my wife for a slut like you." He began to yell in a harsh tone, causing me to freeze in my tracks." Give me one good reason, why I should love you and if you think a baby will change the way I feel about you then you're wrong. I don't love you River. In fact, I never will." He said, with venom in each of his words.I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces. I could not believe this is the picture he had of me."Love simply does not have reason love is an indescribable feeling and I am not asking anything on your behalf, "I replied, matching the same tone as his.Of course, deep down I knew it was all a lie.**********One disastrous turn of events drives River to do the impossible to save her family and that is put to the test when she is asked to sleep with billionaire Ethan Scott, so she may carry the heir to his company.

Sarah Joy Johnson was betrayed by her husband Derrick Dane and mistreated by her in-laws. In the end, she chose to end it all by divorcing Derrick. However, Derrick regretted the divorce because his company's new CEO turned out to be his ex-wife, Sarah. All this while, she had kept her business and wealth a secret from him and his family. Derrick and his mistress continually tried to seize Sarah's assets through various means. As she fought to protect herself from their schemes, Sarah was helped by two handsome and wealthy men. What would be the end of Sarah's love story? Would she find her true love?

Kontento si Jovy sa pamilyang mayroon siya. Hindi sila mayaman pero may sarili silang bahay ng asawa niyang si Kristoff at biniyayaan ng dalawang anak, lalaki ang panganay at babae ang bunso. Mechanical techinican ng isang malaking precision company sa kanilang lungsod si Kristoff. Sapat na ang sahod nito sa pangangailangan nila. Ngunit sinubok ng panahon ang kanilang pamilya nang magkasakit ang bunso nilang anak. Nagkaroon ng bukol ang atay nito at kailangang alisin ang bahagi kung saan tumubo ang cancer. Hindi lamang iyon, nirekomenda rin ng doctor ang pagkakaroon ng liver transplant para maagapan ang pagkalat ng cancer cells sa malusog na parte ng atay ng bata. Hindi sila handa lalo na sa financial na aspeto. Wala silang matakbuhan. Buhay ng anak niya laban sa kaniyang dignidad at katapatan bilang asawa, pinili niya ang una. Tinanggap ang alok na tulong ng congressman kapalit ang isang gabing aliw. Pero ang gabing iyon ng pagkakasala ang nagsadlak sa kaniya sa kulungang hindi niya alam kung may karapatan pa ba siyang lumaya.

"I will forever be your nightmare and you can't run from me, you are my whore!", David whispered into her ears as tears rolled down her cheeks Elena Brooks was tortured, abused, and betrayed by her husband, David Paul, the very man she loved with all her heart. And after she was cast out to die and rot in shame, she crossed paths with a daredevil who was no other person than her husband's top enemy and uncle, Mark Russell. A ruthless man whose wealth commanded respect and fear in the entire city. Will she offer her loyalty to the feared billionaire in exchange for an opportunity to get revenge on her ex-husband and make him suffer?. Or run back to David and beg with tears, to redeem herself and their broken relationship?. Read to find out the intriguing, sad, and heartbreaking paths of this journey.

She wants to reach her dreams. He wants to prove himself. What will happen to the two strangers suddenly tied in a marriage unexpectedly? Will she still stay as the Lankov's Mistress even after knowing the truth? Or will they choose to treat each other like how they used to before everything turned upside down?

Fiona Woods has spent five years being the perfect shadow—playing Darwin Solomon’s stand-in for a woman he could never have. Her life has been dictated by his whims, her own desires buried beneath layers of quiet endurance. But when she discovers she’s pregnant, everything changes. Determined to protect her unborn child and reclaim her life, Fiona walks away from Darwin and the toxic world he represents. But Darwin isn’t ready to let her go—and neither are the secrets and enemies circling them both. As lies unravel and hidden truths come to light, Fiona and Darwin find themselves drawn back together, forced to confront the ghosts of their past and the enemies determined to destroy them. Can love emerge from years of pain and betrayal? Or will their chance at happiness be crushed under the weight of secrets too heavy to bear? CHARACTERIZATION FIONA WOODS (FL) Age: Late 20s Traits: Intelligent, resourceful, quietly strong, yet deeply scarred by her years as Darwin’s stand-in. Her resilience comes from enduring pain without letting it break her. Darwin Solomon (ML): Age: Early 30s Traits: Proud, cold, and emotionally detached, but beneath his sharp exterior lies a man struggling with his own guilt and loneliness. BELLA ROBBINS (ANTAGONIST) Age: Mid-20s Traits: Ambitious, manipulative, and desperate to solidify her position by any means necessary. WILLIAM NEWTON (SECONDARY ANTAGONIST) Age: Early 40s Traits: Ruthless, shrewd, and motivated by a long-standing grudge against Darwin that drives him to play a dangerous game of revenge. THALASSA CAREY (FL’S BEST FRIEND) Age: Late 20s Traits: Outspoken, fiercely protective of Fiona, and always ready with a sharp wit or a clever plan.

“You’ll serve me as a mistress. My personal sex slave.” He said, in his ever calm sultry and silky voice and if it were not for the words that he had spoken, I would have been carried away by that voice. “What? You can’t be serious! That is not happening at all.” Maybe I should have thought through my words before speaking because the moment the words were out of my mouth the Alpha’s dark eyes turned even darker. *** On the night of the feast of Alphas, Catherine spills some onto the jacket of one of the Alphas present and she thought her life would be ruined for good, especially when the Alpha King decided to step in to clear off the debt and also acquire her as a mistress, little did she know that this singular experience was about to change her life forever.

On my husband's birthday, I poured my heart into preparing a feast and selecting the perfect gift. Yet, he didn't come home. Instead, I received a picture message—a snapshot of him at the hospital, standing outside the OB-GYN ward, his hand resting tenderly on his childhood crush's belly. Beneath the photo, a message read: [The best birthday gift and a symbol of our decade-long bond.] Furious, I called her. "Don't you know he's married?" Before I could say more, my husband snatched the phone and lashed out at me. "Yvonne just wanted to share the joy of becoming a mother. Why are you overreacting? "Yvonne and I have been best friends for over a decade. Your petty jealousy is disgusting!" I once believed his busyness was for our future, but now I knew—he had been busy supporting the girl of his dreams through her pregnancy. Clutching my own stomach, I bit my lip to stop the tears from falling. Ten years of love had drained away. It was time to let go.

 Erika Wiratama. Perempuan, muda, cantik dan cerdas, tapi memiliki masa lalu kelam yang tak banyak diketahui orang. Seorang sekretaris handal, sekaligus selingkuhan atasannya sendiri. Semua itu dia lakukan demi balas dendam pada Kaisar Arya Jayantaka.    Kaisar yang tak tahu masa lalu keluarga dan rahasia besar perusahaannya yang nyaris bangkrut, terpaksa menerima pernikahan bisnis, juga Erika sebagai sekretaris. Dan ketika Erika memberikan tawaran untuk berselingkuh, Kaisar menerimanya dengan tujuan menghindari sang istri dan mencari tahu motif Erika kembali melengket pada keluarganya.    Lalu ketika akhirnya Kaisar mengetahui semua rahasia yang pernah ditutupi ayahnya, pria yang pada awalnya membenci Erika itu, seketika merasa bersalah. Sialnya bukan hanya perasaan bersalah saja yang muncul, tapi juga cinta. Demi cinta dia rela melakukan apa saja.    Akankah Erika yang sudah terlanjur tersakiti mampu menerima Kaisar, walau tujuan awalnya berhubungan dengan pria itu hanya demi dendam? Terlebih di yang saat bersamaan adik Kaisar, Bima juga menawarkan rasa yang sama.

At first it was a contract, made to meet two ends but when she gets booted out by surprise, the best thing to do is to get a divorce, right? Wrong! Drake doesn’t want her gone, doesn’t want the baby and doesn’t want the divorce and yet doesn’t want to love her, so what can Valerie do? And when she tries to impose the divorce, he cruelly threatens the one thing that she cares about, a secret she thought she had hidden so well… if he can go to such lengths, what would he do when he finds out about a baby that wasn’t supposed to happen.