Obsidian Bride Chapter 58

Ava and Baxter have a past that is more complex than either of them could have ever imagined. What was once a strong friendship is now an intense rivalry, and their families’ businesses are in peril. To save them, Ava and Baxter must put aside their differences and enter into an arranged marriage. As Ava and Baxter learn to navigate the strange new boundaries of their relationship, will the danger looming over them tear them apart, or will they find a way to come together and save their families?

It Is a one-night stand for a 24 years old college girl, Annabelle. With no strings attached. When she sees her baby father on the cover page of a magazine tagged as a billionaire and a Casanova, her mother is set on using him to change their poor status. Aidan is a 26 years old billionaire with a high sexual urge, ever since the night with Anna. He is less interested in keeping a woman and having a baby is totally out of it. When confronted with the news of Anna's pregnancy, he denies it until her mother threatens to tarnish his image. Will Aidan agree to the marriage? Will Anna keep the pregnancy even after the rejection? Will she be able to take his insults and the fact that he finds her unwanted?

When her mother was diagnosed with a serious illness, Hazel Gabriella found herself trapped in financial desperation. Her simple life took a drastic turn when Theo Filbert, a handsome yet cold-hearted billionaire, offered her a marriage contract. For Theo, this marriage was the only way to secure his inheritance and maintain his position as the primary heir of Filbert Corporation. For Hazel, it was the only way to ensure her mother received the proper care she needed. However, as the line between pretense and reality begins to blur, their feelings become the greatest risk. Can love truly blossom from an agreement that never involved the heart? Or will it only end in deeper wounds?

Russell desperately needs to get married because according to his grandfather's will, that is the only way he can claim his inheritance and secure his position as the CEO of NNT coperations. This is a problem for him since he doesn't even have a girlfriend, but luck shines upon him when Elisa, a young and beautiful woman shows up pregnant with his identical twin brother's baby, claiming that he had rejected both her and the baby. Elisa is heartbroken by Charlie's rejection but Russell is not. He takes her in and offers to pay her ten million dollars if she agrees to be his wife for only one year after which they would get divorced and each go their seperate ways. Everything is going according to plan until the one year period elapses and Russell finds himself reluctant to let Elisa go. Things get even more complicated when Charlie returns a few years later vowing to do everything in his power to get back custody of his child.

“She was untouched, innocent, and desperate. He was ruthless, dominant, and determined to have an heir.” --- Nang mag-apply si Solenne Villareal bilang maid sa mansyon ng isang bilyonaryo, ang tanging hangad lang niya ay magkaroon ng maayos na trabaho para maipagamot ang kanyang inang may sakit. Pero sa mismong araw ng pagpirma niya ng kontrata, biglang tumawag ang kapatid niyang si Julian—isinugod daw sa ospital ang kanilang ina matapos atakihin ng seizure. Sa sobrang kaba at takot, hindi na nabasa ni Solenne ang buong kontrata. Pinirmahan niya ito nang hindi iniisip ang magiging kapalit. The next morning, she learned the devastating truth. She wasn't hired as a maid. She was chosen as a surrogate bride. Ang kanyang employer, si Caelum Valtieri, ang cold at merciless billionaire, ay sinabi ang totoong nilalaman ng pinirmahan niyang kontrata. Siya ay magiging surrogate mother ng magiging heir nito at sa loob ng isang taon ay magsasama sila sa iisang bubong bilang mag-asawa. Bilang kapalit, ipagagamot ang kanyang nanay na may sakit at tutustusan ang pag-aaral ng kapatid niya hanggang sa makapagtapos ito. Gustong mag-back out ni Solenne nang malaman ito, pero nang makausap niya ang doktor na sumusuri sa kanyang Nanay Emilia ay sinabing kailangan nitong maoperahan kaagad, kung hindi ay baka manganib ang buhay nito. And with no choice left, she accepted the bargain that chained her to the man she feared the most. Para kay Caelum, isa lang siyang kontrata—isang sisidlan para sa tagapagmana. Para kay Solenne, siya lang ang natitirang pag-asa ng kanyang ina. Ngunit sa kasal na sinelyuhan ng desperasyon at kapalit na buhay, posible kayang mamagitan ang pag-ibig sa pagitan ng isang ruthless CEO at ng inosenteng babaeng napilitang ibigay ang lahat?

His breath was fire against her throat.Her back hit the cold stone wall of the mansion."Tell me who you are," he growled, voice thick with rage—and something darker."I don't know," she whispered, trembling.But her eyes glowed. And deep down, something ancient stirred. Liana Bellarose was mistaken for a powerful Alpha’s bride—and taken. But what begins as a terrifying mix-up quickly unravels into something far bigger. Hidden within her is a power long thought extinct, one that could shift the balance of the entire werewolf realm. Now, every Alpha wants her. But Liana isn’t here to be claimed. She’s here to reclaim everything.

"Emily Danzi has been stalked by a deranged man for most of her adult life. She thought she had left him behind when she moved to the west coast of Canada, but one rainy night, he catches up with her. Emily finds a temporary solution by having a complete stranger pose as her boyfriend. Byron Pomeroy, the man who was about to end his own life by jumping off a bridge scares off her pursuer but brings complications when she learns how deeply troubled he is, despite his enormous wealth. Emily wants to help him in return, but she must contend with Byron’s domineering mother and a devious journalist who wants Byron for herself and will destroy the reputation of anyone who gets in her way. WARNING: This novel contains depictions of suicidal depression and stalking.The Billionaire's Runaway Bride is created by Carolee Croft, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

Isang gabi ng kasalanan. Isang lihim na pagbubuntis. At isang lalaking hindi niya kailanman inaakalang kailangang harapin muli. Wala sa plano ni Evelyn Ramirez ang mahulog sa tukso habang nasa isang Mediterranean resort. Isang gabi lang ‘yon—isang gabing puno ng init, paglimos ng kalayaan, at pagkalimot sa mundo. Walang pormal na pagkakakilala. Walang pangako. Isang lihim na dapat kalimutan. Pero pagbalik niya sa Maynila, isang dalawang linya sa pregnancy test ang gumising sa bangungot. At ang lalaking responsable? Si Cassian Alcott—isang half-British, half-Filipino heir ng isang makapangyarihang pamilya at, sa hindi niya alam na kapalaran, ang may-ari ng studio kung saan siya nagtatrabaho. Evelyn wants to run. Pero sa piling ni Cassian, walang ligtas na taguan. Hindi siya ang tipong pinapaalis ng isang lalaki tulad nito—lalong hindi kapag may nakataya na. “Marry me,” bulong ni Cassian. “Not because I have to… but because I won’t let you go through this alone.” Sa mundo ng yaman, intriga, at mapanirang bulung-bulungan, paano pipiliin ni Evelyn ang sarili… kung ang puso niya ay unti-unting nahuhulog sa lalaking dapat sana’y isang gabi lang sa kan’yang buhay?

She ran from an arranged marriage. He found her at an auction—and bought her anyway. When Elena escapes her family’s plan to marry her off to Damian Blackwood, she hides at a secret bride auction. But the highest bidder isn’t a stranger. It’s the very billionaire she’s been running from. Cold. Dangerous. Possessive. And determined to own her. With one ruthless bid, Damian traps her in a one-year marriage contract. Elena hates him—until the night gunmen attack, and she realizes his enemies want her dead too. As secrets unravel, Elena learns the truth behind her family’s debts, her father’s death, and the dark empire Damian rules. Every lie brings her closer to hating him… and every moment in his arms makes it harder to leave. He was supposed to be her captor. So why does her heart feel safest with him? A runaway bride. A cold billionaire. A marriage built on danger, secrets, and a love neither of them can escape.

Eleanor Whitestone was bred for perfection, polished, poised, and promised to the man her father handpicked to secure their empire. But on her wedding day, everything shatters when she catches her fiancé in bed with her own sister. Humiliated and discarded, Eleanor’s world collapses in a single, brutal moment. Drowning in champagne and desperation, she makes a reckless choice: one night in the arms of Damian Laird, the city’s most ruthless billionaire CEO and her ex-fiancé’s sworn rival. She never expects the morning after to come with a proposition as shocking as her betrayal: marry him, carry his heir, and together they’ll destroy the people who broke her. Damian is cold, calculating, and devastatingly magnetic. He doesn’t believe in love but he does believe in revenge. And Eleanor is the perfect weapon…if she can survive the war they’re about to wage. But in a high stakes game of power and seduction, lines blur, and desire ignites into something neither of them saw coming. This time, Eleanor won’t be a pawn. She’ll be the queen and she’ll burn down anyone who tries to cage her again.