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There are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. Post-infection Chicago. Christmas. Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds. Here, men and women live out their final days in comfort, segregated from society, and are then humanely terminated before fate turns them into marrow-craving monsters known as ‘Smilers.’ Outside these imposing walls, rabid protesters swarm with signs, caught up in the heat of their hatred. Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. But in a world where mortality means nothing, where guns are drawn in fear and nobody seems safe anymore – at what cost will this pursuit come? And through it all, the soon to be dead remain silent, ever smiling. Such is their curse. It won't be long before that snow-speckled ground will be salted by blood. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

He leaned back confidently, the glow from the lights catching his grey eyes. “But if you ever want something simple,” he said, “something that won’t demand feelings or promises. Something free. Fun. Uncomplicated.” I swallowed. “Like what, exactly…” He leaned forward again, eyes never leaving mine. “Like being each other’s fuck partner,” he said calmly… like it was the most natural proposal in the world. *** Raised by a single mother abandoned by love, Annabelle Brown vowed to save sex for marriage. Until the night she caught her boyfriend cheating, and his reason—no relationship can last without sex. Heartbroken and furious, Anna walked into a bar… and into the most outrageous proposal of her life. *** Alessandro Miller wanted nothing complicated. Scarred by a loveless home, he swore off marriage and emotional attachments. All he wanted was simple: sex, no feelings, no future. *** Against everything she believed in, Anna said yes to Alessandro's proposal. Their rules were clear: No emotions, no personal questions, no strings. Until months later, when Anna walked into a conference room and saw him—the same man she'd been sharing her weekends with, now standing at the head of the company board as the CEO. Worse, Alessandro was the heir to a powerful family… and already promised to another woman. Bound by duty, divided by power, yet consumed by desire, neither of them could walk away. He was her partner in sin. Her boss. And the one man she was never supposed to fall for.

I was with Ivan Knowles for seven years. Despite the rumors that always swirled around him, he never gave me a reason to doubt his loyalty. He let me check his phone and even welcomed me to join him on business trips. I never found anything suspicious until our engagement day. The host had just shared how Ivan flew in my favorite white roses from abroad when the big screen, meant to play a video celebrating our seven years together, instead showed a hospital room. The cry of a newborn rang out. Ivan sat on the bed holding the baby. His secretary, Alba Lawson, leaned on his shoulder, wearing the same diamond ring as mine. Tearfully, she explained to me that it was a misunderstanding. "Alba is a single mom," Ivan excused. "I'm just helping her out as her boss. Don't make a big deal out of this." The room went quiet, everyone waiting for me to flip out. I didn't. Instead, I calmly slipped off my ring and handed it to him. "Of course not. I just wish you happiness."

"Il a touché mon corps comme un médecin. Mais j’ai senti son trouble, son hésitation. Ce frisson imperceptible qui a parcouru sa peau quand mes soupirs se sont mêlés à ses gestes. Sous ses mains expertes, j’ai senti mon corps trahir ma raison. Je suis sa patiente. Il est mon médecin. Peut-être que j’ai imaginé. Peut-être que j’ai rêvé. Ou peut-être que lui aussi, il est en train de céder." Dans le calme feutré de son cabinet, le docteur Adrien Morel vivait une vie parfaitement orchestrée, où tout était sous contrôle. Jusqu’à elle. Camille n’était pas comme ses autres patientes. Avec son regard lumineux et son sourire empreint de défi, elle apportait une chaleur inattendue dans son univers aseptisé. Ce qui devait être une simple consultation devint une série de rendez-vous où chaque échange les rapprochait un peu plus. Pourtant, entre eux se dressaient des barrières : son serment de médecin, son passé à elle, et des secrets qu’ils n’osaient partager. Mais parfois, le cœur décide pour nous. Et contre toute logique, leur rencontre allait tout bouleverser. Un amour interdit. Un lien inébranlable. Et des conséquences qu’aucun d’eux n’aurait pu imaginer

Mason Stone pensait que les mariages contractuels étaient simples : épouser son âme sœur pour satisfaire la tradition, garder sa vraie petite amie à l'écart, rester détaché émotionnellement. Mais Maya l'a quitté. Quatre ans plus tard, elle est de retour avec un secret qu'elle veut désespérément cacher et une force de caractère dont il ne se souvient pas. La timide Omega qu'il a épousée a disparu, remplacée par une femme qui ne le regarde même pas deux fois. Maya est revenue pour blanchir le nom de son père, pas pour retomber dans les bras de l'alpha qui lui a brisé le cœur. Elle a désormais la chose la plus importante à protéger et des ennemis qui rôdent dans l'ombre, et la dernière chose dont elle a besoin, c'est que Mason Stone lui complique à nouveau la vie. Mais Mason en a assez de jouer la carte de la sécurité. Il veut récupérer sa compagne, et cette fois, il est prêt à ramper.

Trahie et tuée deux fois par le même homme, Miranda est tombée amoureuse de la mauvaise personne : l’Alpha Lorenzo. Au début, il était doux et attentionné, et elle croyait qu’il était son âme sœur, l’amour de sa vie. Mais en réalité, elle s’était offerte au diable. Il s’est servi d’elle, l’a brisée et trahie. À chaque vie, elle l’aimait de tout son cœur, mais lui, il la tuait sans aucune pitié. Mais cette fois, c’est fini. La déesse de la lune lui a offert une seconde chance, et elle est revenue pour s’assurer que l’Alpha Lorenzo regrette d’être né.

Leslie est une jeune femme qui voudrait rencontrer un amour sain, un amour différent de celui que son papa a donné à sa maman, cet amour rempli de trahison, de mensonges. Il semblerait qu'elle l'ait trouvé à travers un bel inconnu lors d'un après-midi chaud, serait-il celui qu'elle recherche à travers tous ces hommes qui passent dans sa vie?

Liora Lythorne had lived in hiding far from the ruins of her fallen pack and the secrets buried with it. Her wolf never came. Her past erased, forgotten and her heart bound to a mate who barely saw her. Aldric Vayne —uncaring, cold and ruthless— once saved her life. But fate chose them anyway. Their bond had grown bitter, and when a public betrayal transpired, Aldric rejected her in front of the entire pack. Broken and humiliated, Liora found herself drawn into the arms of another—someone unexpected and dangerous. But knew what Liora doesn't. As the truth about her was unveiled. Enemies closed in. But Liora was forced to choose between the mate who destroyed her and the man who helped her in her broken time.

My husband, Adrian Cross, was a high-profile lawyer. We'd been married for seven years. I'd always wanted a child of our own, but he had never touched me because his heart belonged to someone else. Not long ago, I got into a car accident trying to save him. He promised he would grant me any wish. Everyone assumed I would ask him to have a child with me, but I calmly asked for a divorce. Adrian laughed, a cruel, public sneer on his face. "Don't pretend," he mocked. "I've never met anyone as shameless as you. You'd risk your life for me, yet you think you could ever leave me?" My heart, long hardened, turned even colder. He had no idea that I had been given a second chance. … In my previous life, I finally became pregnant with his child. But his obsession, the one he couldn't forget, took her own life. All his rage fell on me. On the day I went into labor, he locked me in the basement and forced me to swallow a massive dose of abortion drugs. As blood gushed from me, he laughed like a madman. "Ella died because of you and that wretched child you're carrying. For the pain she endured, you will pay twice over!" I died from hemorrhaging. And he went on to hold a wedding at the grave of his lost love. But reborn, I returned to the day of the car accident, ready to see their doomed love come to its bitter end.

Après la faillite de la famille Blanc, Sylvie Blanc comptait se marier avec un légume afin de récupérer la relique de sa mère et de revitaliser sa famille. Tout le monde se moquait d’elle parce qu’elle avait fait n’importe quoi pour obtenir de l’argent, mais découvrant qu’elle était beaucoup gâtée par une belle-famille riche et influente. Lorsqu’elle était malmenée, sa belle-mère lui rendrait la justice tandis que son grand-père était prêt à l’aider financièrement à tout moment. Quant à son mari, qui était dans un état végétatif, s’est aussi réveillé. Léo Raimond, le roi du monde des affaires, calme et résolu. Comment pourrait-il s’intéresser à une orpheline dont la famille était en faillite ? Mais ce qu’avait fait Léo a étonné tout le monde, car il était profondément tombé amoureux de l’orpheline. « Ma chère, tu gères le Groupe Raimond, et je m’occuperai de notre bébé ! » Léo Raimond, un homme aussi distingué et dominateur, devenait fan de sa femme ! Il la gâtait trop...