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Bella had spent her whole life feeling invisible. No matter how much she longed for love, it always slipped through her fingers. How could it not, when her twin sister, Ella, was the perfect one? The one everyone adored? The one who could do no wrong? And Bella? She was just there. A painful reminder of the sister they lost ,Isabella. The sister whose death was somehow Bella’s fault. The stares, whispers, anxiety, sleepless nights, sleepwalking that blurred the line between dreams and reality, but she had learned to live with it . But then, Ella’s wedding changed everything. Ella was supposed to marry ,scout Cromwell. Cold. Ruthless. A man people feared more than they admired. But the night before the wedding, she disappeared. No warning. No goodbye. Just gone. And Bella? They didn’t ask her. They made her take Ella’s place. From the moment she met Scout’s gaze , she knew she was trapped. Those dark, unreadable eyes held a silent promise,I own you now. No escape. Hatred turned into something else. Something dangerous. It crept in slowly, in stolen glances and quiet moments. In the way his touch, once ice-cold, started to linger. In the way he looked at her like she was finally worth seeing. For the first time in her life, Bella felt wanted. And just when she dared to believe it was real. Ella came back. Now, they all expect her to step aside. To diappear like she always does . But how can she, when ,for the first time ,someone is finally seeing her? When, for the first time, she’s the one being chosen? Is she really supposed to disappear again? Or will she finally fight for the love she never thought she’d have?

"I love you." She blurted out, eyes wide, filled with unshed tears as they both stared at each other. "I love you and I know you know that so please don't say what happened was a mistake or that you're leaving me." Her cracked at the last statement. "Don't destroy us." She moved closer to him, putting a gentle hand on his arm. He lifted his gaze to hers and she feared whatever it is he was going to say the way his eyes looked. They've never looked so....empty. "Darling, there is nothing to destroy if there was nothing to ever break. There was never an us Idalia." He stated venom lacing his words. "What?" Her voice cracked "Whatever happened between us was a mistake. I regret it." Her face crumpled as her hand dropped from his arm, putting space between them. "Don't say that." "Just leave Idalia." He turned his back to awards her and continued stuffing clothes into his bag. After some time, "Okay." She nodded her head in understanding, wiping her tears, trying to stop the already flowing tears. Glancing at him one more time, she walked out of his room. When Idalia Bianchi confesses her love to Ivan Volklov, her best friend and the heir to the Italian mafia, he does not reciprocate the feeling. Years after walking out of the room of the one she loves, he is back in her life. Her brother's best friend. It’s finally time for her to find a husband and according to her family tradition it has to be an arranged marriage and what better and safer match for her than a member of the Italian mafia. Even though there is already an alliance between the families, a marriage makes it more "sophisticated", like her father says.

Emma has always been the wolfless black sheep in her werewolf family, enduring the sting of betrayal from both her boyfriend and her own flesh and blood. The cruel twist of fate leads her to Nicholas, her powerful brother-in-law, who is left paralysed after a tragic accident—but that’s just the beginning. Emma's sister, entangled in deceit with her so-called "fateful mate," mocks Emma's inability to understand the pull of true werewolf bonds. However, as secrets unravel, Nicholas discovers Emma is his second chance mate. His heart buried beneath layers of hurt, Nicholas makes an outrageous proposition: if Emma becomes his nurse, he will save her family’s crumbling company. In a ballet of tension and forbidden desire, Emma steps into a world where every touch sends shivers, and every glance binds them closer. Will their hearts heal and embrace destiny, or will the ghosts of the past and the weight of betrayal tear them apart?

Allison Carter is a successful software developer who works for a prestigious company. But things start to fall apart for her when she finds her boyfriend in bed with another woman and in her bid to take revenge on him, she gets into a one night stand with a man who turns out to be Xander Black, the Alpha of Blue Moon pack and CEO of the company she works at. Seeking to protect his name, Xander fires Allison but a month later, returns her job to her. But just when Allison's life is beginning to piece together again, she discovers that she is pregnant with Xander's child. With Xander's ruthless mother and sister who threaten to ruin Allison's life if she doesn't get rid of the pregnancy, things don't seem rosy after all.

"Gold digger, home wrecker, slut and whore." Those were words Mikayla was subjected to hearing during her childhood and they scarred her forever. Mikayla is determined to never put herself in a position where she'd be called such ever again, which is why she is determined to never love a specific type of man; rich, handsome billionaires. Now a respectable doctor living a peaceful life, Mikayla is not going to let anything rock the boat and disturb the calm of her life, not even the handsome billionaire CEO who has set his sights on her. But Cael is not ready to let the strangely seductive woman out of his grasp after the one night they spent together. He is determined to claim her as his own, to mark her as his forever. Will he succeed in winning her elusive heart? Find out in Mikayla's Mistake.

Annabelle Sherwood has been down on her luck and on the verge of losing her apartment. For the past week she has been tirelessly searching for a high paying job because she knows she has what it takes to get the job done and do it well. She knows this because she has her Masters degree in business. The last interview she has for the day is only for a personal assistant for which she is way overqualified for. She will be the personal assistant to Ryan O'Rourke. He is CEO of ROURKEKEE INDUSTRIES, on top of being a CEO he is also a billionaire. He is the most arrogant,selfish, and womanizing man on the planet but right now Annabelle will take what she has to take not to mention she does not believe she will get the position but at this point she has to try anything and everything available.

A debt. A contract. A marriage. A university! Ashley's father borrowed money from a wealthy billionaire to expand his business. Unfortunately, the expansion failed making the company and the family on the brink of bankruptcy to the extent of almost selling his last property which is their house to pay back the debts. But one fateful day, Mr. Walter came to the Black's family house and gave them an absurd offer which would help them pay their debt and get their company back on its feet. The offer was simple. Since Mr. Black was owing Mr. Walter about 10 million dollars, he offered to forget about the money and even help the company to get back on his feet if... Ashley gets married to his philanderous son, Michael, for a year! Read to follow up with the rollercoaster story of Michael and Ashley's one year contracted marriage while still in college, their heartbreak, their scandalous past and how they later fell madly in love with each other!

“Marry him or forget that you were ever part of this family” “So I’m just a pawn now?” “No zara,you are the price we pay for peace “ Zara Tunde had one dream: to model for the world’s biggest fashion houses and one day walk the runway in Paris. She was ready to chase that dream—until her father shattered everything with a single demand: marry Regan Kareem, the son of a man she despised, or lose everything, including her family. But Zara wasn’t going down without a fight. On one condition, she agreed: the marriage would last only one year. If love didn’t happen by the end of the year, they would walk away. No strings, no regrets. Regan Kareem, the enigmatic son of the powerful Chief Kareem, wasn’t looking for love either. He had his secrets—some dark, some dangerous. He saw the marriage as a means to an end, a way to fulfill family expectations and cover truths that could destroy his father’s empire. What started as cold tolerance slowly ignited into something neither expected. Beneath the mansion walls, deals were made, lies unraveled, and eyes watched from the shadows. When Zara begins to uncover a past linked to her own pain—the disappearance of her baby sister years ago—everything she thought she knew crumbles. In a world where loyalty is tested and betrayal hides behind perfect smiles, Zara must decide what matters more—revenge or love.u Because in this vow, someone’s not making it out unscathed.

This book contains high sexual content, it is not for readers younger than 🔞 It was never supposed to happen, all I craved was one night of pleasure but it became unstoppable. Who would have thought my one night stand will turn out to be my father inlaw to be, and why is the temptation getting worse. ____ One night, one forbidden taste. She sucked off a stranger in a dark club, recklessly. What she didn’t know? He was her fiancé’s father. What he didn’t know? She was his future daughter-in-law. But then they met again, in daylight, around the family. The fire was still there, burning hotter than ever, even though everything around them said “NO” to continue. He knew she was off-limits. She knew she should have run. But when lust turned into obsession, could either of them stop before it destroyed them all..

Her deep big dark brown eyes were still the same, but only deeper in the glow of the evening sunglight. When they met mine, it was like they saw right through me, knew my darkest deepest thoughts, my vulnerability, my fears and my desires. It felt like she knew what I don't.... And it really freaked me out.She was fair skinned, had this beauty mark beside her left eye, and it was cute, plus her small straight nose. Her pale brown thin lips were always like they were in a pout.She wasn't my type, that was for sure. So why was I completely irresistibly fascinated by her like I was spell bind?"How old are you? My voice came out a little too rough for my own liking, because all I could think of was nibbling on those pale brown thin lips of hers, run my tongue over them, and lastly, kiss them."Seventeen." She replied after releasing a deep breath which I suspected she'd held captive earlier on. Her tiny hands pulled the hoodie away from her hair and I came face to face with her cornrows.This girl!Fuuuuuuck! She was beautiful, she was possibly the most beautiful thing I had come across today. I don't know, maybe she looked that beautiful to me because she brought me to this enchanted place."I bet you know me as Octavia cause I know you as Eliakim." She raised her eyes up to mine again. "It's a strange name, never heard of it, but it's nice." I was starting to like it when she stared at me, even longed for her eyes to meet mine."So is yours."***This story is about a bipolar guy, and an insecure girl.