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“You’re nothing without me, Emery.” “You’re just a stupid orphan, with a silly life and you’ll always be caught in the crossfire. Wolfless. Unwanted. You're a body to satisfy me when I need it.” ~~~~~~~~~~ Emery has always known herself as the reject. Despite being the Alpha King’s mate she has to watch him marry someone else because unlike her, she has a wolf. His bride is the daughter of a famous Alpha and a prosperous pack. Unlike her, she won’t bring disgrace to him by being his Luna. The reality of the truth Emery would have ignored stares her right in the face and as she’s to be shipped into exile, Nikolai’s new bride sends for her life. Left with no other option Emery flees into the woods and passes out at the feet of a mysterious stranger. As time goes on she realizes she’s just been thrust into the midst of something more dangerous than she could ever imagine. And with an even more dangerous secret of her own too. She’s pregnant with Nikolai’s child, so fleeing her now rejected mate isn’t all she has to do. Will Emery break like she’s always been told she will? And will Nikolai, relentless in his want for Emery, finally see that the woman he wants will not be at his side as a slave, but as his equal, no matter the consequence?

Irene Ang is doing everything she can just to survive. Mag-isa sa buhay, walang masasandalan na pamilya, at halos magkanda kuba na sa kakatrabaho para lang hindi siya masigawan o mapagalitan ng boss niyang perfectionist. Pero hindi lang trabaho ang nagpapahirap sa kanya. Pagkatapos ng ilang taong pagpapakatanga at pagtitiis, nahuli niya ang kasintahan na may ibang babae. Sa mismong party na siya pa ang nag-organize. Ngunit sa gitna ng gulo ng buhay niya, nariyan ang boss niyang si Tirso Gotiangco, a CEO, billionaire, cold, calculated, and intimidating. A man who doesn’t care about feelings, only results. Basta productive ka, may silbi ka. Kung pumalpak ka, maririnig mo talaga sa kanya ang masasakit na salita. At para sa kanya, si Irene ay isang liability. Mahina. Hindi bagay sa mundong ginagalawan nila. They don’t get along. They never have. Pero sa bawat gabing magkasama sila dahil sa overtime, sa presentations, sa mga elevator na bigla na lang sisikip kapag magkasama sila… may unti-unting nagbabago. Irene learns to stand up for herself. And Tirso? Maybe he isn’t as heartless as everyone thinks. He’s powerful and untouchable. She’s hurting and trying to rebuild herself. Until one mistake changes everything—one night, one almost-kiss, one decision that could destroy both their careers. Nangako si Irene sa sarili niya na hindi na siya muling iibig. Pero paano kung ang lalaking kinaiinisan niya… ang siya ring lalaban nang patâyan para protektahan siya? “She’s under my wing now. If you want her gone, you’ll have to go through me first.”

My younger brother, Samuel, gave me a call and asked me to go to his university. However, his unusually serious tone took me aback. I rushed over to his counselling office, only to see him, his fellow counselors, and a female junior whom I had coincidentally helped in the last semester. The female junior, Sally, was covering her slightly protruding belly. She abruptly dropped to her knees before me in front of the counselors. “Honey, I know this unexpected pregnancy has put a lot of pressure on you. But you can’t just abandon me and our baby!” she choked back with tears. Then, she reached out to grab the hem of my clothes. However, I stepped back and left. Sally’s cries turned sharp and shrill. “You heartless jerk! How could you behave like this?! If I’d known that you’d pretend not to know me the second it was over, I would’ve never gone to a hotel with you!” One of the counselors looked furious, and he seemed furious beyond measure. “Kid, being young is no excuse. A man needs to take responsibility!” A crowd began to gather outside the office. Their pointing fingers and contemptuous stares nearly overwhelmed me. In the middle of the chaos, Samuel casually leaned against the wall and spoke with a drawl. “Chris, aren’t you going to stay and see your unborn baby?”

What do you do when all comes crashing down? How do you react when you realize the maze is gone and the truth is what you can't handle? Love, pain, betrayal;... To what extent are you willing to go? The wedding picture Cassandra held fell to the floor shattering into thousands of pieces just like the state of her heart. ‘’My heart is in just as same state as this picture” She crawls her way to the balcony overlooking the beautiful city. A life of a perfect housewife, a perfect wife and partner, now she looks back and it had been nothing but a joke. She stares one more time at the beauty of the city beneath her. ‘’What a waste”’ she spat angrily. Letting her fragile body fall from the 8 floors of an apartment bought with her own money. ‘’Time is all I wish for’’ she whispers. Falling and letting her blood graze the hard tar. Frank and Kelly watched with a satisfied look, not seeing the third eye from the corner who watched with pain written all over him. 6 years is what she offered, standing before two men on her wedding day, Cassandra wakes up. She had to choose a groom, will she go back with this man or would she take her chances into finding out what another 6 years would be in the hands of those longing eyes that watched her fall to her death or the hands that pushed her?’’

'Let go of me Asher.' I yelled at him trying to escape from his steel like grip. 'No Myla, I'll never let go of you, not now, not ever. I love you Myla, can't you see that?' I stared at him shocked at his confession. I dreaded this moment all my life yet it was happening and I'm not sure how I would be able to escape this time. I clenched my fist. I have to do this, I have to let him go. 'I'm not your mate Asher. You have a mate out there waiting for you to find her.' He swallowed hard and for a moment I thought that he was going to say something but then changes his mind, instead, he pulls me by the hand and leads me away from the crowd to his room. Myla craved nothing but revenge to an extent where she was willing to die as long as she achieve it, well not until she met the her beloved, Asher. though she can only love him in secret as she knows that her life was a curse to her and the and the people around and she'd die anyways. But what happens when he stares at her with affection, adoration and...love? And then he says, 'I love you Myla, and I want nothing else in this world other than to have you, your heart, body and soul.' She whimpered biting her lips...

In New York’s underbelly, secrets are currency, and spending them can cost your life. Oliver Blaese is a brilliant British hacker with a talent for blackmail and a magnetic pull toward trouble. When a routine job exposes a powerful politician’s murderous secrets, a single power failure leaves Oliver’s identity exposed. Now he’s the target, and desperately in need of a shield. Kirill Nikolaev runs a club built on chrome, loyalty, and very expensive body counts. Russian. Ruthless. Untouchable. He doesn’t babysit reckless hackers, and he definitely doesn’t let chaos move into his penthouse. But the money is good. The job should be easy. Keep Oliver alive. Eliminate the threat. Except Oliver is all sharp smiles and filthy wit, a chaos monkey who presses every button Kir has. Trapped in the same space, hatred mutates into something hotter. Oil and flame. Threats that sound like foreplay. Stares that feel like impact. Kir understands dominance, violence and control. He does not understand why the golden, sharp-tongued hacker makes him question everything he’s ever believed about himself. As danger closes in and a secret affair ignites, obsession begins to twist into devotion. What starts as hate-fueled heat becomes a dark romance built on chosen loyalty. In a landscape built on secrets and body counts, love isn’t tender. It’s territorial. It’s volatile. And it demands blood in return.

Meu corpo amadureceu mais rápido que o das outras meninas da minha idade. Quando fiz dezoito anos, meu irmão superprotetor teve medo de que eu fosse enganada ou que alguém se aproveitasse de mim, então pediu para que o melhor amigo dele tomasse conta de mim. Mas, desde a primeira vez em que nos conhecemos, aquele homem não conseguia tirar os olhos do meu corpo. Quando terminei a faculdade, ele começou a ultrapassar os limites, repetidas vezes. Durante o dia, ele era meu chefe. À noite, eu era sua "assistente pessoal". Por quatro anos, mantivemos nosso caso em segredo. Ele me moldou exatamente do jeito que ele gostava. E a pior parte? Eu deixei. Foi assim até o dia em que sua ex-noiva voltou do exterior. Ele saiu da minha cama no meio da noite e correu direto ao aeroporto para buscá-la. Humilhada, mas ainda incapaz de desistir, eu corri atrás dele, apenas para vê-lo acariciar com delicadeza o cabelo de outra mulher bem na minha frente. Ele se virou e disse: — Jennifer Huckabee, quatro anos atrás, você se aproveitou de que eu estava bêbado e se arrastou até a minha cama. O jeito que você está agindo agora... é definitivamente patético. Ele olhava para ela com carinho e gentileza, enquanto eu, só recebia um olhar gelado e debochado. Naquele instante, eu entendi: desde o começo, aquilo nunca foi amor. Então, abaixei minha cabeça e enviei uma mensagem para meu irmão, aceitando a proposta de casamento da família Sinclair. Depois disso, me virei para aquele homem e disse com um sorriso no rosto: — Tudo bem, então. Adeus.

His hand cups my face, thumb brushing my cheek, and I’m burning so hot I’m surprised his skin doesn’t blister. “We can’t do this,” he growls, but he doesn’t pull away. “I know.” My voice breaks. “But how can this be wrong when it feels so right?” His jaw clenches. “Because you belong to him.” “I belong to you,” I whisper. “The moon goddess doesn’t make mistakes.” For one endless moment, he just stares at me like I’m destroying him.Then his mouth crashes into mine, and the world burns. *** My brother’s mistake started a war. My surrender ended it. When Kaz Ryker, the most feared Alpha in the realm, spares my dying pack, the price isn’t gold or territory—it’s me. As his wife. His prize. His to claim. I tell myself I can survive this. That I can marry a monster and keep my heart intact. What I don’t expect, is for the mate bond to snap into place with the wrong man. He’s not the man I’m supposed to marry. He’s the one I’m fated to love. And he’s determined to deny it. But my body doesn’t care what he wants. And neither does fate. Trapped between two powerful wolves and a destiny I never asked for, I’m about to learn that some bonds can’t be denied. Even if they burn us all to ash.

Era miembro de una unidad de investigación ultrasecreta. Por encargo de mi superior, debía entregarle un archivo a Celeste Judd, mi hermana. En el momento en que entré en la oficina de mi hermana, un pasante, Ethan Irwin, se interpuso rápidamente en mi camino. —¿Eres el nuevo asistente? Me miró de arriba a abajo y notó el sobre de documentos que llevaba en la mano. Acto seguido, soltó una fuerte carcajada. —¡Es tu primer día de trabajo y ya estás tratando de hacer puntos con la señora Judd! ¿Por qué no te miras al espejo para ver lo patético que eres? Solo entonces me di cuenta de que Ethan me había confundido con un rival amoroso. Pero el caso era que Celeste nunca me había dicho que tuviera novio. Estaba a punto de explicarle la verdad a Ethan cuando sentí que su puño se estrellaba contra mi cara. —¡Yo soy el único asistente que necesita la señora Judd! ¡Olvídate de ser su novio! —¡Pensar que a tu edad ya estás planeando convertirte en un mantenido y seducir a mujeres ricas! —exclamó Ethan mientras me jalaba del cabello y derramaba agua hirviendo sobre mi cara—. ¡Te voy a dar una lección en nombre de tus padres! Lo único que pude hacer fue acurrucarme en el suelo, hecho bolita. Con torpeza, usé mi cuerpo para proteger el sobre de documentos. Mis acciones enfurecieron a Ethan a más no poder. Me arrebató el archivo y lo hizo pedazos frente a toda la empresa. —¡Señora Judd, no cabe duda de que su nuevo asistente es un atrevido por intentar seducirla! —le dijo a Celeste en tono adulador—. ¡No se preocupe, porque ya le di una lección!

Furrowing my brows in curiosity as the guards pulled my cell door open, I groaned in pain as one of them roughly pulled me up by my hair before leading me to the meeting hall, the mouthwatering smell of my mate filled me up as I remembered our night together. However, my smile froze seeing his hands wrapped around another. Feeling my gaze on him, he turned around to look at me and I could feel frozen from his cold stares, it’s cold steamer slowly sipping into my heart. My eyes widened with unspoken questions as I felt a tear rolled down my cheek. As if to answer my question, Alpha Claws turned to his new lady and sank his teeth in her neck, marking her as his mate, shattering my heart and my world. “Thinking all of her struggles had ended with the meeting of her mate, his heart-wrenching rejection broke not only her heart but also her dreams. Filled with pain, it’s only a little damage a weak omega could cause, especially not when her life is in danger. Amidst a second heartbreak, almost dead, she discovers she is the legendary nature goddess and is saved by her first mate. Will she accept him after all he made her go through or will she reject him after uncovering his true agenda for her? What happens when she discovers he is not who he said he is? What of his marked mate?”