Playing Cupid Meaning

"...hot..." She murmured softly. "I feel hot..." "Why did you come here?" Tristan probed, not attempting to pull her body, which was still clinging to him away. "Heh... who are you?" She questioned with keen interest. That question made him pause as he regarded her face. He didn't know if it was the drug or if she was just drunk. "Who do you think I am?" She held her chin, looking him over and remarked, "Gorgeous." She squealed, "Come, let me read your fortune." "Fortune?" Tristan's gaze flicked to her face, which was red and flushed. Raven nodded quickly, grabbed his palm, and seriously began to trail her fingers over it. It looked like she was just scribbling nonsense with her finger, and a small throaty laugh escaped his lips at the sight. "Stop laughing." She looked up and admonished him, the look on her face serious. Tristan chuckled and nodded - he actually liked this version of her more. She suddenly stopped playing with his palm and exclaimed excitedly, clapping her palms together. "I know, I know now. I know what you need." Tristan gazed at her. "What is that?" "Me." She patted her chest, a candid look on her face. "You need me." Tristan's lips twitched imperceptibly. Was this a side effect of the drug? *** When Raven was rejected by her fated mate, leaving her in despair, she had a one night stand with a stranger. Little did she know that he was the country's most influential alpha.What will she do when the supposed powerful man keeps clinging to her and insists she takes responsibility after a one night stand?

Everyone in Sparrowville said that Margaret Chapman was the happiest woman in town. Gavin Hartley showered her with gifts—a sapphire ring, an asteroid after her name—treating her like she was the center of his universe. Margaret had always believed it, too. Until the day she accidentally discovered the woman he had been hiding in his villa. For ten years, he had kept her there—his childhood sweetheart. After she lost herself to schizophrenia, she had said, "Margaret is me." And so, for nearly seven years, Gavin had courted Margaret and cherished her, playing out a love story that had never truly been hers. Margaret's heart crumbled to ash after she found out the truth. She left without looking back, moving to a country thousands of miles away. But she never imagined that Gavin would lose himself to rage, his eyes burning red as he nearly tore Sparrowville apart. "Where the hell is Margaret?!"

Avery Montgomery's life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband's infidelity and her family's betrayal, leading to a tragic car accident that leaves her presumed dead. But two years later, she reemerges with a vengeance, determined to reclaim her rightful place as CEO of Montgomery Enterprises and exact revenge on those who wronged her. "I need your help." "What makes you think I'd be willing to help you, Avery?" Nathaniel asked, his tone cautious. "Because I have something you want," Avery said, a sly smile spreading across her face. "The E7-1987 file. And in return, you can help me take down my family and reclaim what's rightfully mine." Nathaniel's eyes narrowed, his interest piqued. "You're playing a dangerous game, Avery. Are you sure you're ready for this?" "I was born ready, Nathaniel. And with your help, nothing can stop me." Seeking help from Nathaniel Hart, a billionaire who was once in love with her and her ex husband who had come back, seeking for forgiveness. Can Avery trust Nathaniel with her life and her heart? Or will she go back to her husband, with the weight of her family deceit? Dive into a world of corporate espionage, family drama, and forbidden love in this captivating tale of revenge, redemption, and the power of true love.

Our favorite MC Max, who has lost his father, his gaming career and yet, he still is a cheerful and strong character who loves his best friend Lucifer and his mom, the strong pillar of his life. After being betrayed, he finds his joy and passion while playing the newest Hi-Tech game Virtual Dream. He believes that he could do well in what is his specialty. But his life is soon to take a turn for the better or the worse as he discovers shocking secrets, given a secret mission, faces his past demons and what not….How will he fare against these?. Find out as he takes on them one by one.

The vampire duke of Valestead was not a man to be trifled with. He was centuries years old and full of hate for humans because of the death of his beloved mate; Katherine during the mass killing of all supernatural creatures. Meeting Guinevere Pedro must be the fates way of playing with me because of her exact resemblance to his dead wife and she is also an enemy just because she was human. The duke decides to marry her to find out exactly why she looks like his dead wife and then to kill her to satisfy his animalistic urge but what he did not expect was that she would her innocence touching him in places he never knew existed and once again… the duke's dead heart shall awaken before it is too late for both of them and before the war of old strikes again

"I want your body, heart and soul would you give them to me?" "I..." "I know you can't, so when you are ready to trade those with me Cupcake. I'll be waiting for you." She was his addiction, she was his long time crush. She works as a maid. He's the CEO of a famous company. She's nice, he isn't. She's an angel while he's the devil. They are worlds apart, opposite worlds that aren't supposed to meet. He never noticed her, he never did even though she's been working in his mansion for the past five years. A meeting changed their whole life completely, she was always watching him from afar, admiring him but when fate decided to start playing games with them he became addicted to her and she fell madly in love with him even though after knowing that loving him will bring her nothing but pain. She was his little lamb, his cupcake and "His Addiction."

Prologue The cry of a baby is heard and a maid screamed it's a girl, it's a girl. A smile creapt unto the mother's lip as she carries her child in her hands. She kissed the child , prayed for her and blessed her. I name you Alaina meaning light. She gave the child to the maid. "Please take her to a Faraway place where no one can find her, please help me and protect my child. She's our last hope" the maid nodded with a worried face and took the child. "May the spirits be with you Alaina

With a history like ours, the meaning of the word family tended to tangle into something unrecognizable. DNA and bloodlines didn’t tie us together, and neither did our last names. Various shades of grey blurred the branches of our twisted family tree. I wasn’t her brother. They weren’t my parents. Not that it mattered… She was off limits. Portia was my friend. Then my foster sister. And she’d always be the love of my life. Family Ties is created by Stephie Walls, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Rayna is a 27-year-old dance choreography instructor. She falls in love with one of her celebrity clients who betrays her. Needing a break she books a 3 month stay at a secluded resort. She meets the local Club owner Liam, and the attraction is off the charts. Liam is wealthy and has secrets. Even though his kind aren't allowed to marry humans, he can't fight what he feels. He's all in and to hell with the consequences. One of the local ladies is crazy. The trouble she causes pushes Rayna and Liam closer together. There are major obstacles in the way that they overcome together. The rules they live by, threaten to keep the couples apart. Life finds a way. Rayna's heritage shocks them. Their trip to Germany sheds light on everything. Another enemy emerges who’ll stop at only death to have her. A surprise pregnancy changes everything they knew. The next generation will prove to be very powerful. Rayna questions everything she believes. And when it comes to light, her life and others will never be the same again. Becoming the Blue Moon Luna. Rae is fed up with men. Her bestie talks her into playing a paranormal dating game.. It's real people pretending to be paranormal dates. It's just for fun, just for chatting. The game is fake, it’s not real, no way it can be right? Werewolves don't exist! Follow her story as she learns werewolves do exist. And makes the decision to get turned and become the Blue Moon Luna despite those against her. But wait, they find out she’s a special Luna. She fights off a wolf who wants Jake in a death match. The packs are having low mating rates, and she comes up with a plan to fix that.

Based on the untrue writings of the Satanic Panic. The Satanic Panic was a moral outcry in the United States over supposed “satanic” influence in media that were warping the youth of America. Claims that playing an elf in Dungeons and Dragons could lead to demonic possession, that playing heavy metal music backwards would reveal satanic messages, and that therapists could uncover repressed memories of satanic ritual abuse, were all too common. Volumes and volumes of material were produced on this fake subject. These texts lead to What Hell May Come, which takes a look at what the world would actually be like if all of the claims of the satanic panic were true. Set in 1986, Jon St. Fond’s life is a living Hell. Deliberately abused and neglected by his parents, the only joy he has in life is an escape into a fantasy land of role playing games. Soon he discovers that his parents are part of a secret occult religion with hidden ties all across the world. As Jon and his friends dig, they learn more of the secret history of the world and discover the power of making deals with creatures from Beyond. However, power has its price, as Jon and his friends quickly discover. One-by-one they begin to become consumed by their own desires and hatreds. Jon learns there is method behind the madness of his life, as his Father begins to bring him closer and closer into the ways of the cult. Ultimately, Jon must make a choice between all the pleasures of the earth and the future of his soul. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing