Pre-socratic Philosophers

“It won’t be a straight death from where you’re standing.” I blink, turning around. “What?” But he doesn’t give me a reply. At least not yet. Instead, he takes hold of my arms in his large, gloved hands, and pulls me to him so that we are standing toe to toe. “What are you doing?” I whisper. This new position has brought us closer. So close that if I stand on my toes, and he dips his head down a bit, I’d probably have the best kiss… “If you fall from here, the possibility of you dying immediately is 98% at the very least,” He begins as I stare at him with my mouth slightly agape. “Falling from where you stood before is about 35% lesser. You’d die eventually, maybe after a night or two of trying to revive your shattered bones, but not immediately.” Having made his point, he steps back from me and climbs down the somewhat elevated platform. “Did you just make way for me to kill myself?” I murmur, feeling like I’m losing my mind all over again. What kind of a man is this? *** Sonia’s life is going great one minute and then takes a spin for the worse when she is betrayed, gets pregnant and worse, is told that she will be getting married to Italian mafia heir, Anthony Romero, who doesn’t mind raising another man’s child. She abhors the idea, but having also recently been disowned by her father, she has no choice but to accept the marriage proposal if she wants protection for herself and her child. But she has questions. Why would a sane man from her world want to raise a child that isn’t his? Surely they’re ulterior motives in play.

This story bothers on a young girl who starved get husband, for many months, disallowing him to have sex with her, because she had a baby through a C-section. She was determined to stay without sex, also because of the trauma of loosing her baby, but so much for avoiding sex, after few months, she discovers she is with child. How did she get pregnant? Her husband never touched her, and she has no memory of having sex with anyone. She encountered so many insults and suffering still the mystery was not unraveled. Find out, who is the baby daddy.

เมื่อฟิลิปป์นักธุรกิจชื่อดังที่เงียบขรึม(เบื้องหลังอันดำมืด)ต้องมาเจอกับนักศึกษาที่แสนจะกวนประสาทอย่างนิวตัลเขาจะทำเช่นไร

Jay never believed in love, he is a playboy and the billionaire CEO of JORDAN'S GROUP. But what happens when he gets to meet Eliana who was a collateral for another man? He begins to love. The once hard and arrogant playboy CEO became madly in love with Eliana, a concierge at his hotel. Would Jayden fight for his lover? Or would he give up on love once again? Find out!

"Angh! Pak, tolong pelan!" pinta Ziandra Askara dengan wajah memelas. "Tidak usah berlagak sok perawan, karena aku yakin kamu biasa melakukan ini! Kamu yang mendatangi aku dan setuju melayaniku demi uang. Dasar perempuan matre! Terus puaskan aku!" hina Aldric Hagar tanpa memperlambat entakan penuh agresif dirinya ke Ziandra. Ucapan Aldric Hagar sangat menyayat perasaan Ziandra Askara. Padahal dia nekat mendatangi pria itu bukan karena dia matre! Lalu, apa sebenarnya alasannya mengorbankan martabat sebagai wanita terhormat? ----> ikuti FB Shefira Alma untuk mengetahui info buku-bukuku ^^

Snarls and screams erupted around me as massive dark shapes stormed through the trees, colliding violently with my packmates. I stood, stunned and disoriented amidst the chaos. These were not just rogues trespassing on our lands. These were the Night Walkers - the most vicious pack around. "But why would they attack us so brazenly?" I startled back to my senses at the sound of a pained yelp. "Father!" He was battling fiercely with the Beta of the Night Walkers, but he was outmatched. They must have caught us off guard, while our most able fighters were asleep.

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?

Kita tidak bisa memilih ingin dilahirkan oleh Ibu yang seperti apa. Mila gadis malang itu, harus berperang melawan kerasnya hidup karena diabaikan ibu kandungnya. Dia terjebak di antara orang asing yang merupakan preman-preman kampung di dekat tempat tinggalnya. Demi keamanan Mila, dia bertahan di tengah orang-orang dengan tampang seram dan tubuh kekar itu. Hingga kemudian, dia kembali terjebak dalam situasi sulit, saat salah satu pria itu tertarik padanya. Sanggupkah Mila keluar dari lingkungan preman-preman itu? Saat ada dua cinta yang datang, pada siapakah Mila harus menaruh hatinya?

She was sold as a bride to a monster. She fled into the arms of something far more dangerous. A mysterious, impossibly handsome warrior who watches her like a predator and calls her his bride. Choosing him has one catch: a humiliating public ceremony to consummate their marriage.❤️‍🔥

Devan berusia 18 tahun. Dia bersekolah di SMA negeri 2, tetapi tubuhnya yang tinggi tegap membuat banyak yang terkecoh dengan usianya itu. Dia hidup dengan seorang ayah yang sakit-sakitan. Ibunya sudah meninggal dunia. Dia bisa bersekolah karena mendapatkan biaya siswa penuh dan untuk biaya pengobatan ayahnya beserta biaya hidup mereka sehari-hari, Devan terpaksa bekerja paruh waktu di sebuah perusahaan menjadi seorang cleaning service. Di sekolahnya dia menjadi seorang primadona karena wajahnya yang tampan rupawan tetapi sayangnya dia berwatak dingin dan tidak suka bersosialisasi. Dia hanya memiliki beberapa orang teman dan dia raja basket. Di sekolah, dia menyukai seorang gadis dan gadis itu juga menyukainya. Mereka saling menyukai tetapi tidak pernah tahu satu sama lain. Gadis itu merupakan ketua OSIS. Namanya Safira. Dia gadis yang periang, suka bersosialisasi dan dia berasal dari keluarga kaya. Itu pula yang menyebabkan Devan tidak pernah mengatakan perasaannya. Akan tetapi, kehidupan Devan berubah drastis di saat dirinya terpaksa menikahi seorang wanita yang usianya jauh lebih tua dari usianya. Wanita itu seorang Presdir perusahaan ternama.