Numbers Chapter 20

Avery Kane lived in a small town in the outskirt of the town when a certain barbaric ritual is carried out . this ritual that's being talked about ,happens once in fifty years . Girls from age 20 to 23 are being chained at the outskirts of the town under the sliver moon At the third night of the ritual which is the last day ,one of the girls goes missing .20 are found dead .10 are sacrificed the others are made to run from what? The beast

Aria's world crumbles when she discovers her boyfriend Norman's betrayal. Heartbroken and shattered, she never expected that this painful chapter would lead her straight into the arms of James—gorgeous, wealthy, and a notorious womanizer. James is the kind of danger Aria knows she should avoid at all costs. Or is it that deep down, she simply doesn't want to? He only needs one thing from her—a child. But along with that comes something Aria secretly craves as well, something she knows she’ll want again and again. But what about her heart? How can she resist falling for James when everything she’s ever desired in a man, she finds in him?

It's been two years since Richie and Rachel went their separate ways. Despite the passage of time, Richie still yearns for her deeply, feeling a profound sense of heartbreak and a loss of purpose without her by his side. However, fate has taken an unexpected turn as Rachel is now a changed person and has embraced her true identity as Delilah, the daughter of a powerful Mafia King. She embraces her new chapter of life driven by an unwavering desire to seek her revenge and make Richie Maranzano pay for his actions.

Hillary-Williams is a struggling physiotherapist whose life is not so beautiful. After losing her father to cancer, she gave up on the word called forever. But everything changed when she saved Loukas from falling to his death. An act of kindness that leads to her forever Loukas-Whitemore had it all: money, looks, and a large fortune, but he led a miserable life. After surviving a ghastly accident fourteen years ago, Loukas's life has been far from ordinary. The accident left half his body paralyzed, and he considered his condition a curse. One night, he decided to end it all, but he was saved by a girl who wanted him to live. The agreement opens a new chapter in their lives. A secret was revealed, and enemies were created.

"I'm sorry for everything I did in the past. I want us to reunite as a family. I want to be involved in my child's life," Julian said to Ava, his voice laced with sincerity as he held her hand. Ava shook her head, her finger pointed accusingly to his . "Now, you want me because i have a child with you? It's too late, Julian," she replied. "Ava, we can make this work. Just give me a chance to make everything right," he said to her in a pleading voice. She remained silent, trying to pull her hand away but Julian held it tight. He pulled her close, his lips brushing hers. "You will always be mine, Ava. If I can't have you then no one will," he whispered, his breath sending shivers down her spine. ~~~~~~~ After a painful divorce from her cheating ex-husband Julian, Ava thought she'd closed the chapter on her past. But when Julian reappears five years later, old wounds and feelings resurface. Complicating matters is the fact that Ava has a secret son with Julian and is now in a contract marriage with Alex, a rival of Julian's who has been her rock in times of need. As Julian tries to her back, Ava must navigate a complex web of love and loyalty. between her lingering feelings for Julian and her commitment to Alex, Ava must make a choice. Will she choose the father of her child or the man who has been her steady support? And what will be the consequences of her decision?

I always knew that being a werewolf was going to be complicated, but I never imagined that my life would be turned upside down by the very pack that I was born into. As the daughter of the pack's beta, I always knew my place and my duties. But when I found my mate, the Alpha's son, everything changed. Despite our undeniable connection, our love was forbidden. Our Alpha, my mate's father, deemed me unworthy of his son and rejected me from the pack. As I struggled to adjust to life as a lone wolf, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. The pack was embroiled in a war with a rival pack, and I knew that my former family needed me. As I returned to the pack, I discovered a web of deceit and betrayal that threatened to tear apart everything that I held dear. My mate was at the center of it all, torn between his duty to his father and his love for me. As the war between the packs raged on, I had to navigate the dangerous landscape of werewolf politics and fight for my place in a world that had rejected me. But as the truth behind the conflict was revealed, I realized that everything that I had thought I knew was a lie. I had to choose between my loyalty to my pack and my love for my mate, even as the stakes grew higher and the danger became more real than ever before. With each chapter of "Alpha's Rejected Pride," the tension builds and the stakes get higher. As werewolf battles rage and romance blossoms, you'll be on the edge of your seat, wondering what will happen next in this thrilling and passionate tale of love and war.

Sophia Ivanov Loosing my mother at the age of 16, the only person out of my parents who showered me with love, being left behind with the person who hated me. I always thought it was because I was a girl but he never looked at my baby sister Lucy with the look of disgust on his face. He always had the look of adoration and affection in his eye's whenever he looked at my brother's and Lucy. At he age of 20, my wedding was ambushed by a mafia, my husband killed in between the crossfire and me being rushed to the hospital.Waking up in that hospital I wasn't the same giddy Sophia. I started training, getting better then my brother's. Papa giving me extra attention then my brother's, taking me on mission's with him. Papa never let my brothers go on mission's. That was our father and daughter time. Killing people in cold blood without any remorse. Years went past and my older brother Alessandro died. A nother person I held dearly to my heart being ripped away from me. That same year Papa stepped down as the Don of the Russian mafia, handing the responsibility over to me. Taking the Russian mafia to the next level, continuing papa's legacy but ten times better. I was worse then papa was and people feared me more then papa. I was a Ivanov, this was my destiny but as the years went past, mafia's got fearless because papa got old and they thought papa was still the Don. Mafia's who got bold enough, to threaten my family and my mafia. I took care of them one by one but what I never expected was to find out the truth about my family, about everything I thought I knew my whole life.

Winifred Jaeger comes from an ordinary family. She meets Timothy Stringer, a rich heir who falls for her at first sight. He immediately starts pursuing her with gusto. Winifred knows they're from different worlds, so she keeps rejecting him. He doesn't give up, though. When she wants to have food from her hometown, he steps into the kitchen for the first time ever. He cooks for her, relishing in it despite getting scalded. When she wants to have candy, he lines up in the dead of winter to get it for her. The iciness and sharp wind don't faze him. She likes fringe tree flowers, so he gets seeds from all over the world. He covers a mountaintop with them for her. She likes making desserts, so he buys ingredients for her from various places. He's more than happy to test her finished products. When she's in a bad mood, he makes sure to cheer her up despite being sick. When Winifred graduates from college, Timothy spreads 99,999 roses on the field to propose to her. She finally realizes she's long since fallen for him, so she says yes. Everyone says she's lucky to have met a man who loves her so and thinks of her as his only one. Yet it's precisely this man who cheats on her when they're about to get married. He tells her he loves her, yet he almost manically tries to have a baby with his mistress. Heartbroken and devastated, Winifred chooses to leave. It's only after she's gone that Timothy searches for her like crazy. When he finds her, he does everything possible to beg her to go back to him. He paces outside her door and begs her incessantly, his eyes red-rimmed. However, she turns him down calmly. "It's too late—you're a closed chapter in my book, and I'm already on a new chapter." Winifred turns to look at a tall, handsome man standing nearby—Timothy's childhood friend, Cyrus Littrell.

Amelia Thorne thought she'd missed her chance at finding a mate. Now 20 was 2 years over the usual mating time. She'd resigned herself to finding someone nice to marry... or living the life of a spinster. But when the Kings sons are all looking for a bride a contest is created... 50 girls from all over the country aged between 20 and 30 would be called to the castle and made to compete for one of the prince's. Desperate not to live the life of a princess, Amelia doesn't apply, but her family had other ideas. Part of the contest, Amelia instantly caught the eyes of all 3 prince's... but who will she choose? if any of them?

“When you’re done shedding your tears, don’t forget to close the door behind you.” Those cold disdainful words shattered Starr’s world. Fleeing the scene of her lover’s betrayal, she is left ruined and wrecked by the man she once trusted, who now lies in bed with another woman, indifferent to the pain he has caused. Starr had poured her heart and all into building a life with Charles, only to discover that her love and sacrifices were used to build a life that she was never included in. Betrayed and broken, she learns that Charles only saw her as a way out of poverty and a means to support his true love and their unborn child. Determined to reclaim her life and shut out the pain, Starr seizes an opportunity to start over in France, taking a job offer from her boss that promises a fresh beginning. But as she navigates this new chapter, the wounds of her past linger. Can Starr truly move on and find the love she deserves, or will the scars of betrayal keep her heart closed forever?