Playing With Fire

COMPLETED! '' You see my love, you should have drink something before you smell these roses and this Aphrodite scent in the room,'' he said walking towards her playing a very evil grin on his handsome face. She tried to move back after hearing his words which gave her the biggest shock of her life. She was about to trip back on her feet when he grabbed her waist saving her. '' I told you before you look so beautiful today. But you look even more beautiful in my arms,'' he said huskily playing with her hairs. '' I want to go home, please,'' she said pulling his hand down from her hair. '' This is your home, isn’t it. You even liked coming here before,'' he said grabbing her hand in his which was trying to move him back before. '' No nothing is right you say!'' she yelled with teary eyes but met with his warm lips with hers. And there went her first kiss without her permission. She lost her consciousness in his arms but he pulled her in bridal style. ''MINE!'' he spoke looking at her face with some crazy obsession that didn't seem to have any limits at all.

What if the life you built was rooted in a past you can’t remember and the truth could burn it all to the ground? Isabella thought she had finally escaped her past. With a steady life, a loyal husband, and dreams of forever, she believed the fire inside her had gone cold. But everything shatters when betrayal cuts deep and a chilling message arrives one that unlocks memories she never knew were missing. Suddenly, the cracks in her perfect world grow wider, and questions she can’t answer begin to haunt her. Who was she before the fire? Why can’t she remember? And what truth has been hidden from her all this time? Now, alone and uncertain of who she truly is, Isabella must confront the ghosts of a life long forgotten. As secrets unravel and danger creeps closer, she realizes that some truths are better left buried and that some loves are far darker than they seem. But the past has found her. And it won’t let go. Will she uncover her true identity before the fire she tried to forget consumes everything she has left?

To my parents, I was their obedient and kind daughter. To my students, I was their gentle and understanding piano teacher. To my audience, I was the star performer at the cabaret. Of all these different identities, my favorite was by far the last. I enjoyed the hungry gazes that fell on me, searing my skin like flames. I enjoyed the juxtaposition between my different identities, never tired of playing different roles. In a sense, I was born to act, and I was passionately devoted to each of my identities. So, won't you come watch me dance?

Cho Sarang, the famous kpop idol and actress, finally, for the first time, decided to live out one part of her life, saying goodbye to her empty and lonely life and start anew. But fate seems to be playing a cruel joke on her when an unexpected accident took her life, making all her dreams and hopes shattered into dust. On top of that, she found herself transmigrated into the last novel she read, as the pitiful villainess, Belladonna Reigna Astaseul. The abandoned princess who died miserably after attempting a coup d'etat.

When Roxy showed up at my engagement party to Ian, wearing a dress from the same collection as mine, I knew the marriage wasn’t going anywhere.  The daughter of a homewrecker, Roxy would steal Ian from me just like how her mother took my dad from my mother. However, I'm not letting her get away with it.  Before anybody knew, I trashed my own engagement party and skipped town. I was done playing games.

Matilda Monroe is stubborn and wild just like her dead abusive father. what she didn't know was her father had given their home as collateral for gambling money. Ruthless, bloodthirsty CEO Gideon Vale never lets go of a debt. but Matilda's fire ignites a fire inside of him. so he offers her a deal she has no choice but to accept; stay with him, be where he wants her, when he wants her, how he wants her, or lose everything. Matilda must decide whether she can play his game without losing herself, or surrender to the man who could either destroy her, or set her soul on fire.

Blurb: Emilia De Luca and Luca Romano are heirs of rival mafia empires at war for generations. One night, behind the anonymity of a masquerade, they set fire in an unforgettable passion. And when she finds out that she is pregnant, their forbidden link will get even more complicated than either could have envisioned. Emalia and Luca are two young lovers forged in the fire pits of their ruthless family feud, soon bound to face dark secrets binding their families in a web of deceit and blood. The higher the tensions rise, the more secrets leak out. And one question could not be more urgent: Will they ever manage to build a future together, or will the family sins tear them asunder forever?

When Raven Carter's mother marries werewolf Alpha Dominic Steele, she inherits more than a biker family—she inherits a curse. Her first shift under the blood moon awakens something ancient, drawing four dangerous men into her orbit: her stepfather bound by forbidden mate-bond, an enforcer hiding murderous secrets, a hockey star playing double-agent, and a ghost wolf cursed to protect her. But Raven's destiny demands sacrifice, and someone she loves must die.

My husband forces me to donate my remaining kidney to his true love. He wants to save her from death by uremia. I try to tell him that I have kidney failure—I'll die if I donate my kidney. However, he roars, "Stop playing your jealous games when Shawna is so gravely ill! Don't you have a heart?" Under his forcefulness, I'm taken to the hospital to get my kidney removed. Ultimately, I die in a corner of the hospital.

Matthew was a high schooler who somehow transferred into another world after playing a certain game along with a friend. He did not know what happened but he had set his sight to get back home. To do so, he became a Hunter, an adventurer. Amidst his struggles to find a way home, he met various allies and enemies and even his true past. Please leave comments and reviews, it helps me to know what you think of the story. Insta & Twitter: abena_war, for some pics and illustrations