Novel & Cerita Nineteen Steps

Anaya was never meant to choose her own destiny. Bound by obligation and sealed by a ruthless alliance, she is forced into marriage with the heir of the most notorious mafia family in the country. Raised to be obedient, poised, and the perfect wife, Anaya steps into a world of power, danger, and blood-stained loyalty without protest. At first, she plays her role flawlessly—silent, graceful, untouchable. But behind the cold marble walls and whispered threats, she begins to see the man behind the monster. The husband she feared reveals glimpses of devotion, protection, and a darkness that mirrors her own hidden strength. What starts as duty slowly turns into desire. And what was once a prison begins to feel like a kingdom. As enemies circle and secrets threaten to destroy everything, Anaya must decide: Will she remain the obedient bride she was raised to be… Or will she rise as the queen of the empire she was forced to marry into?

Hazel was the perfect Luna, devoted, patient and in love. But love was never enough, not when her fated mate, Alpha Blaine, had always wanted another. Not even despite carrying his twins, still she remained invisible to him. For years Hazel loved Blain Marshal in silence, only to watch him fall for her fake sister, the orphan girl she once rescued. Forced into a marriage he never wanted, Blaine ignored humiliated and abandoned her. But when Hazel finally walks away, betrayed and broken, the mysterious Alpha Whyte steps in, offering her the love and care Blaine never did. Now with her secret babies and a new protector by her side, Hazel rises from the ashes. And When Blaine realizes what he’s lost, he desperately wants her back but it might be too late now because this time, She Won’t Be Looking Back.

Everyone knows that Xavier is a man who will take two steps forward when anyone tries to take one step forward messing up his life. He was a man who would warm a woman's bed, but his heart couldn't be touched in the slightest. Unfortunately, all the disasters in Sherin's life started with a game of Truth or Dare at a nightclub. A game of Truth or Dare has Sherin kissing a strange man at a nightclub—who turns out to be Xavier! After Xavier's figure targeted her, Sherin's life suddenly shattered. Sherin is pregnant with Xavier's child, but must escape the billionaire man's life as far as possible. How will Sherin face the fact that she is pregnant alone and the child in her womb is not recognized by Xavier's family? How will Xavier maintain his love for Sherin after many family conflicts due to differences in social status?

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Degradation, anal play, breath play, Praise kink, Dub con, murder, among others. Read at your own risk. To all my girlies with lots of likes from people on your dms, may it be a secretively obsessed, tattooed antihero wanting to defile you on camera. “If you're going to have sex in the bedroom next to mine, at least pretend you're enjoying it.” Croix said. “But I have a proposal.” Raffaele Delacroix is my new step brother and my secret behind closed doors at night. After learning my boyfriend's inability to satisfy my needs, he steps in like the cool brother he is. What could I have done? Refuse him? Never… I crave the rush he gives me. True, it's forbidden and taboo but whatever…normal is overrated.

“Marry me.” Ashleigh Hartman froze. The CEO of Tixton Industries, Adrian Cagliari, had just offered her a deal that made no sense. “I’m sorry...what?” “It’s simple. A six-month marriage contract. You’ll get everything you need. I’ll get what I want.” **************** Ashleigh thought her life was predictable; she cleaned offices by day to save every penny for college, and stayed far away from public scrutiny. But one unsettling incident thrusts her into the attention of the powerful and mysterious man like Adrian Cagliari. Suddenly, she’s no longer invisible. Adrian’s proposal seems outrageous, but Ashleigh is cornered. With no real choice, she signs the contract... and steps into a world of ruthless business deals, hidden agendas, and secrets that could burn everything down and leave her more hurt than she started. How will the next six months go?

At the Combined College of Magic and Science, CCMR, teens gifted with magic create a large body of students where they learn and grow out of childhood. It's there that Revel Ester arrives, an orphan and predominantly lonely up until now in his life. However, CCMR is a very bright place, full of kind teachers, friendly classmates, and new subjects to learn. In this environment, Revel comes to get new friends as well as a new routine of school he never knew, and can't help but enjoy a great deal. But with adversaries within and outside the walls of CCMR, Revel's got his plate full of trying to navigate a path of saving his new life, and school as some events escalate, and he even has to protect a lover he never had until now, Leonard. With a twist of magic and a turn every few steps, this teen story couldn't be anymore exciting.

Everyone at Julian Harrington’s funeral said the same thing: “What a tragedy. He had everything.” But they didn’t know the half of it. Three years ago, Elena Morrison vanished after a scandal that destroyed her marriage, her reputation, and nearly her life. The world believed the lies told by her husband and the people she trusted most. They believed Elena Morrison was gone forever. They were wrong. Now she’s back as Ava Morrison, wealthier, colder, and powerful enough to dismantle everything Julian built. Armed with secrets, a new identity, and a hunger for revenge, Ava steps back into the world that buried her alive. And this time, she’s not the woman they betrayed. She’s the woman who came back to destroy them. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Ava preferred it served with a smile, a handshake, and just enough rope for her enemies to hang themselves.

She took her twin’s place to survive. But falling in love with the man meant to ruin her was never part of the plan. When Layla Ross steps into the shoes of her missing twin, she’s thrust into a marriage with Dominic Foster the dangerously powerful man who married her sister for revenge. But nothing is as it seems. Unknowingly poisoned by Layla herself under her father’s manipulation, Dominic’s life ticks on a secret clock. Layla, a woman with fifteen elite identities and a heart she swore to keep frozen, must find the cure she couldn’t create herself. Love wasn’t supposed to bloom. Secrets weren’t supposed to unravel. But in a city of lies, identity swaps, and deadly desires, one truth could shatter everything. How do you love the man you were sent to destroy… and who might destroy you first?

I stumbled across an encrypted folder on my husband's phone, filled with photos of a little girl I'd never seen before. From newborn to first steps, sorted by month—two full years' worth. But the child in those photos wasn't our daughter. When I confronted him, he said she was a girl named Rosie from the children's home I sponsored. The director sent growth updates, and he'd been saving them for me. I never imagined that my warm, thoughtful husband would use my charity to spin a lie. Because every single photo was geotagged to the apartment complex next to his office. And the children's home was on the other side of the city. I didn't call him out right then. Because I wanted to know whose child she really was.

After Christmas, I went on a vacation. For the trip back, I failed to get a train ticket with a sleeping berth. Thus, I was tired and mussed when I got home. When I opened the door, someone shoved a bunch of cleaning tools at me. The man sneered at me and commanded, “Hurry up! You need to finish cleaning this place before 6:00 p.m.!” I looked at him and saw that he was wearing my father’s silk pajamas. I took a few steps back to check that yes, this was my family’s two-story mansion. It was my home, but who was this man? And what was this about cleaning? Did the man intend for me to clean? I was the son of the owners of the house! I messaged the family’s group chat and mentioned my mother. The message read, [@Mom, your boytoy is asking me to clean the place up. What gives?]