Non Zero Sum Chapter 50

“Kau ingin menyelamatkannya dariku?” suara Xavier begitu dingin, namun berdesing di telinga Hazel seperti pisau yang diasah. “Kalau begitu, serahkan dirimu padaku.” Hazel terperangah, “Brengsek! Kau pikir ini semacam transaksi kotor? Aku bukan barang yang bisa kau tawar!” Xavier perlahan mendekat, menghapus jarak di antara mereka. Dengan kasar dan mendominasi, ia mencium Hazel dengan penuh gairah. Sebuah penanda, seolah berkata, 'kau milikku sekarang.' Hazel terhentak, tubuhnya gemetar karena kaget dan marah. Tapi Xavier hanya menyeringai puas, seperti predator yang tahu mangsanya mulai terperangkap. “Kau harus bertanggung jawab atas perbuatanmu ini…” bisiknya di telinga Hazel, suaranya rendah dan menggetarkan saat Xavier melanjutkan. “...kucing liarku.” __ Awalnya, Hazel hanya ingin membantu saudaranya dari pria bernama Xavier. Sebuah niat sederhana, tapi langkah kecil itu justru membawanya ke gerbang mimpi buruk yang tak pernah ia bayangkan. Dunia gelap yang dipenuhi darah, pengkhianatan, dan bayangan seorang pria yang tak seharusnya masuk dalam hidupnya. Di saat pikirannya diliputi kebencian dan tubuhnya dipenuhi adrenalin, Hazel justru disambut kenyataan pahit, tunangannya sendiri berselingkuh. Hancur dan marah, ia pergi ke bar, membiarkan alkohol menelan logikanya. Ia hanya ingin melupakan. Namun malam itu, sebuah kesalahan fatal terjadi. Dalam kabut mabuk dan luka hati yang menganga, Hazel terjatuh dalam pelukan pria yang paling ia benci… dan bangun di ranjang Xavier Lautaro Davis. Dan sejak malam itu, hidup Hazel tak lagi menjadi miliknya. Setiap langkah untuk menjauh hanya membuatnya semakin tenggelam. Dalam permainan kekuasaan yang kejam, dan hasrat yang tak bisa dijelaskan, Hazel menyadari satu hal, semakin ia membenci Xavier, semakin kuat belenggu yang pria itu lilitkan di sekelilingnya. Kini, pertanyaannya bukan lagi bagaimana cara keluar, tapi berapa harga yang harus dibayar untuk bebas dari obsesi seorang Xavier Lautaro Davis?

"Satu malam denganmu tak akan cukup untukku. Aku ingin menikmati lebih banyak malam lagi denganmu, Giselle Marjorie." Situasi yang pelik membuat Giselle Marjorie membutuhkan banyak uang untuk pengobatan putri kecilnya yang menderita penyakit keras di usia tiga tahun. Tak punya siapapun lagi, wanita itu memberanikan diri meminjam uang pada atasannya di kantor, padahal ia baru beberapa minggu bekerja di perusahaan itu. Namun, Giselle dikejutkan dengan fakta bahwa bosnya ternyata adalah Gerald Gilbert—mantan suami dan sekaligus Papa kandung anaknya. Laki-laki itu sangat membencinya karena kesalahpahaman di masa lalu, yang membuat Gerald berusaha membalaskan dendam butanya pada Giselle. Gerald bersedia memberi pinjaman dengan sebuah penawaran gila, yaitu tidur bersama kapanpun Gerald ingin! Apakah Giselle akan menerimanya begitu saja?

Kasabay ng biglaang pagkamatay ng kanyang ama sa hindi malamang dahilan ay niloko din si Cassandra ng boyfriend niya at ipinagpalit sa kanyang matalik na kaibigan na si Serafina ngunit hindi pa doon nagtatapos ang dagok sa buhay niya. Sa burol ng kanyang ama ay nakilala niya ang mafia boss na si Giovanni Zobel na siyang pinagkakautangan ng kanyang ama ng isang bilyong piso, binigyan siya nito ng palugit na isang buwan at pag hindi siya nakabayad ay papatayin siya nito. Dahil sa pagbabantang iyon ni Giovanni ay pinalayas kaagad si Cassandra ng kanyang tiyahin sapagkat ayaw nitong masangkot sa gulo at utang ng kanyang ama. Kinamkam din nito ang natitirang kayamanan ng kanyang ama. Sa paglalakad ni Cassandra sa malakas na ulan at malamig na simoy ng hangin na tanging maleta lang ang bitbit ay muling nag krus ang landas nila ng ninong niyang si Jonas Del Riego na siyang may-ari ng Del Riego Group of Companies. Ipinaliwanag nito na malaki ang utang na loob nito sa ama niya kung kaya’t gusto niyang suklian ang lahat ng ginawa nito sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalaga sa kanya. Kaagad niyang tinanggap ang offer nito na maging secretary at personal assistant ngunit hindi lingid sa kaalaman ni Cassandra ang tinatagong pagtingin ni Jonas sa kanya. Sa pagtatrabaho niya doon ay nalaman pa ni Jonas ang sitwasyon niya at inofferan siya nito na babayaran ang pagkakautang ng kanyang ama at bibigyan siya ng proteksyon kung magpapakasal siya rito. Magawa niya kayang tanggapin ang inaalok nitong kasal para sa pera, proteksyon at pagmamahal?

Vivian's world is turned upside down when her sweet, fun loving boyfriend, Tommy, is killed and makes his cousin Niko vow to protect her. Niko is a brutal man thrown to the head of the families after the loss of his cousin and uncle. The last thing he wants is to babysit an ungrateful toy his cousin stupidly fell in love with. Preview: The room was dark with red hues and a large bed in the center draped in black silk sheets. Niko's body was over six feet tall and completely bare as he rammed himself violently into a woman he had bent over the edge of the bed. His hand was wrapped in her hair forcing her face into the mattress as she screamed in pleasure. Then he roughly pulled her head back making her screams louder. Niko's eyes met mine and he began fucking her faster, grunting out his release as I stood there and just watched him dominate every part of her body. I was right, he was a fucking beast and I swear I was not finding it fucking hot. What is wrong with me? I quickly ran from that room and headed straight to mine. That did not just happen.

Love. Betrayal. Redemption.What would you do when the one you love the most is the one that hurt you the most?Loving him was all she knew. Meredith Leighton had loved Josiah Shelby for as long as she could remember, and she was willing to risk everything for him…no matter the circumstances. But it was not enough for him. After being framed for scheming a horrible act, Josiah chose to divorce her and had sworn to hunt her down and kill her baby that was allegedly his. After three years, the truth finally came to light. Now, Josiah regretted his past decisions and decided to make it up to her, promising to be a good father and a good husband.But would Meredith be able to forgive and forget? Would she be able to take him back into her life and pretend as if nothing had happened between them? 

"Marry me and I'll pay you ten million pesos." Kaya mo bang mahalin at pakasalan ang matalik na kaibigan ng iyong ama? Isang elementary teacher si Thea Faith Ferrer. Masaya siya sa propesyon at buhay na pinili niya. Ngunit may isang pangyayari ang magbabago sa kanyang buong buhay. Nang biglang magkasakit ang kanyang ama at palubog na sila sa utang kaya nawala na sa kanila ang kanilang kumpanya. Balak siyang ipakasal ng kanyang stepmom sa isang mayamang matanda. Ngunit nang malaman ito ng kanyang ninong ay inalok siya nito. Ito ay si Noah Villamor, isa sa pinakamagaling at pinakamayaman na businessman buong bansa. Ang mag-aalok kay Thea ng isang kasunduan. Ang kasuduan na mag-uugnay sa kanilang dalawa at ito ang KASAL. Mamahalin niya kaya ito o mauuwi lang silang dalawa sa hiwalayan.

"Mahal kita...kahit bawal." *** Hindi akalain ni Celeste Rockwell na ang isang simpleng pagkakamali ay magiging simula ng pinakamalaking gulo sa buhay niya. Isang gabi lang… pero bakit hindi niya ito matakasan? At paano kung ang lalaking kasama niya nang magising siya ay walang iba kundi ang kanyang Ninong Chester Villamor—ang cold-hearted billionaire doctor na hindi kailanman naniwala sa pag-ibig? Ngunit isang balita ang tuluyang nagpagulo sa lahat—buntis siya. At ang solusyon ng kanyang Ninong? Isang secret contractual marriage. Maitatago ba nila ang sekreto nilang dalawa? Mananatili ba silang propesyonal kahit pilit nang pumipintig ang puso? O itataya nila ang lahat—reputasyon, respeto, at emosyon—para sa isang pagmamahalang hindi nila inakala?

"Who said I hated you?" It took me a moment before I could process what this man just said. "What do you mean you don't? Na-" He grabbed my hand suddenly and looked me in the eyes which caught me off guard. "You keep saying her name that it annoys me to the point that I just want to erase her existence." Is this man seriously telling me that he'll kill the female lead?

Elena Pierce adalah putri seorang konglomerat di kota Portland. Dia dikenal dengan kemampuannya memajukan perusahaan milik ayahnya hingga semakin dikenal di kalangan para pebisnis. Banyaknya musuh bisnis yang dimiliki ayahnya membuatnya harus didampingi oleh seorang bodyguard. Namun suatu hari di pesta ulang tahun perusahaan, Elena terbangun dalam keadaan tanpa busana di sebuah kamar hotel bersama bodyguardnya. Ia sangat bingung kenapa bisa sampai dalam kondisi seperti itu. Hingga keesokan harinya, foto-fotonya yang tidur bersama bodyguardnya tersebar luas di internet, membuatnya menjadi bahan tertawaan seluruh kota dan netizen di dunia maya. Elena diusir oleh ayahnya karena telah mencoreng nama baik keluarga. Beruntung sang bodyguard mau menolongnya dan berjanji akan membalaskan rasa sakit hatinya. Tanpa tahu bahwa sang bodyguard ternyata memiliki misi tersembunyi. Bagaimana nasib Elena selanjutnya? Apakah ia akan membenci bodyguardnya sendiri atau justru jatuh cinta?

Part One: I Dare YouShannon Gregory never thought she’d actually meet in person the man she connected with online, leading her step by step into the world of BDSM and the role of the submissive. Now he wanted to meet her in person, on a treasure hunt that he promised would end with the most erotic, sexually fulfilling night she could imagine. Did she dare take the challenge?Part Two: Journey to the PearlMiranda Fox’s latest loser one made off with a perfect pearl she bought and she wants it back. Then a Chinese fortune cookie tells her “Find the perfect pearl and you will find the perfect lover.” But was her hot, sexy friend BJ McNamara, a man she never took seriously, the one to show her where the perfect pearl is and what makes the perfect lover? Part Three: Hot to TrotBuying a ranch on eBay was the wildest thing Autumn Kelley had ever done. But then she discovers the ranch comes with a foreman who makes her pulse pound and could give her an orgasm just by looking at her. And then she meets his friend. But what happens when Autumn inevitably has to come down from the orgasmic high?Part Four: Take a Chance On MeZoe Fortunato is getting married. Tomorrow. But for her wedding gift from Brad she wants one forbidden night as part of a threesome. Will it help the wedding or call it off?Hot Summer Nights is created by Desiree Holt, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.