Quietly Hostile

She built her company from nothing. He built an empire out of breaking others. When eco-tech CEO Elena Grant wakes up to headlines announcing a hostile takeover, she swears she'll never let billionaire tycoon Damian Cross steal more than her business. But the board has other plans: to save the company, they must co-lead for six months. Forced into late-night strategy sessions, high-stakes investor retreats, and press conferences where their smiles are as sharp as their words, Elena and Damian discover a dangerous attraction simmering beneath their rivalry. But Damian has secrets-ones that could destroy Elena's reputation and everything she's fought for. And in a world where deals are signed in ink but sealed behind closed doors, passion may cost them more than either can afford. Enemies. Partners. Lovers? In business, there are rules. In love, there's only risk.

Hayden Baxter's sidepiece comes up to me and throws yet another tantrum. "I love Hayden too much. Can't you let me have him?" Hayden sits quietly on one side but texts me, "Just say yes and humor her for a bit." I do as I am told, then wordlessly begin to pack up my stuff so I can move out of the home I share with Hayden. On my way out, I hear his friends jesting, "Elena is surprisingly obedient. Does this mean she'll abort her baby if you ask her to, Hayden?" Hayden raises a brow, looking nonchalant. "Want to place a bet on it? "I bet she'd whine and throw a fit at the hospital entrance in a week, only to give in and do as she's told." I don't argue. Instead, I quietly tap on my conversation with someone else. "Will you marry me?" "Yes."

My boss has started dating, and his girlfriend is already acting hostile toward me at the first meeting. She looks me up and down and says passive-aggressively, "You're Theodore's secretary, the one he's been taking special care of?" I'm left speechless for a moment, staring at her in disbelief. I am Theodore Grant's secretary—that part is true. When I graduated, my dad deliberately arranged for me to work under Theodore to learn company management. For over a year, I have been working overtime late into the night every day, handling stacks of documents that never seem to end. Everyone says that I'm the hardest-working workhorse in the company. So, why have I gone from being a workhorse to some kind of side piece the moment my boss gets a girlfriend?

The supernatural world in the UK in 2023 is dramatic, filled with hostile takeovers, new developments and, unfortunately, murder. The werewolves want to establish themselves as the top of the food chain, pushing everyone else into hiding. At nearly 298 years old, Ophelia is used to things going her way. She has immaculate control, she's happy, and her life just works. She is in perfect harmony with her succubus and wolf, and is more than content with where she is. That's until Nathaniel, the heir to the local werewolf pack shoves his way back into her life, disrupting the burgeoning relationship she was already in with her head of security, Luke. With Nathaniel comes complications, both with the wolf pack and personally. The three of them need to learn to work and live together, for the safety of those around them. But can they? An alpha female, an alpha male and a beta male in a relationship is a recipe for disaster, but somehow, they need to make it work.

“An outcast can't be our Luna.” The voice of the council of elders rang through the air. Arielle Odette was born into the family of rogues, when her parents died she was discovered by elder Orion who took her into his pack—the Dreadmoon Pack—however, her arrival was met with hostile arms as she was forced to live in the shadows of everyone else. However, a night encounter changes everything. As their eyes meet, Arielle and Adrian knew immediately that they were bound to be, Arielle was the Alpha's mate. Adrian rejected Arielle but his father, elder Orion had coerced him to marry her but after the death of elder Orion Arielle was exiled as the prime suspect of elder Orion's death. Unknowingly to Adrian, Arielle had his children growing inside of her. What would happen when Adrian discovers that Arielle is pregnant? What would happen when he finally finds out the truth behind elder Orion's death?

Sienna Blaze, a Hollywood reigning disaster queen hires a live-in maid for stability. Expecting a sweet, elderly woman she is met with a tall, absurdly handsome man whose name is Joe Hilton. Unknowingly to her, Joe Hilton “ Jay Kingston” is actually a billionaire CEO in hiding after surviving a hostile takeover attempt. Seeking to keep a low profile, Joe jumps at Sienna's job offer. Things take a different turn when a paparazzi captures them in a compromising position. Overnight, tabloids crown them “Hollywood's latest couple”. Sienna's PR team insists that they fake-date to salvage her career. Their relationship becomes an unpredictable mix of chaos and charm. But what happens when the truth comes out? When Sienna finds out that her live-in maid is actually in a relationship with her nemesis Claire Jackson? That he was actually a billionaire CEO who helped her enemy behind her back? Would love endure ? Or would the concurrent pain of betrayal be brutal enough to separate them?

“You drive me crazy, but I don’t mind being crazy for you,” Zane groaned, his fingers trailing my inner thighs, his ragged breaths hot against my skin. “Za…ne.. this… is wrong,” I stuttered, my voice low. “I’m… getting married to your uncle tomorrow..” In the cutthroat world of Chicago’s NHL, Zane Callahan rules the ice, his raw power hiding a past of dark secrets and betrayal. When rookie journalist Lila Harper is sent to interview the brooding hockey star, their clash sparks a firestorm of enmity and undeniable desire. As Lila fights to prove herself in a hostile newsroom, Zane battles his demons, their stolen kisses igniting a dangerous obsession. But a web of enemies—led by a vengeful twin and a manipulative predator—threatens to tear them apart. With secrets unraveling and lives on the line, Zane and Lila must confront their pasts to forge a love worth fighting for. Will they conquer the shadows, or will the ice claim their hearts?

22 years old Zara Klein was forced to marry, and produce an heir for 41-year-old Kai Adler, who has three months left to live; to save her father's company from bankruptcy. She had to keep up with Kai's inhumane treatment, got with his child and quietly anticipated his death. But their lives took a drastic turn when Kai miraculously got cured of his illness.

‘She forgot but she was never forgiven’ Lucille was a hostile wife to the submissive and one of the most prominent CEO of the country, Primo Villazar. After her father's death, she left him for an unknown reason. Yet, their story was still far from end as destiny cast them it's spell after two years. Lucille was found with no memories after encountering an accident and bearing a child that only God knows who's the father. Primo was furious. He wanted revenge and her condition was the perfect opportunity. He took her back and made her the person she isn't, fed her lies and planning to leave her wreck in the end just like what she did before. But could he really do it? Now that the girl he's with doesn't seem the same girl who broke him. And especially if he knows he was falling again. Where could his revenge took him in the end? And what could be the real reason of her disappearance?

Ariana Blake was born into wealth, raised on power, and left with nothing when her father’s scandal destroyed everything. Now working two jobs and avoiding the spotlight, Ariana wants one thing, freedom from her family’s ruined name. But when a hostile takeover threatens the last piece of her father’s shattered legacy, she faces the man behind it all: Damien Voss. He’s cold. Calculated, and evastatingly irresistible. And the billionaire who’s spent years plotting revenge against the Blakes. Damien expected to break her. He didn’t expect her fire. He didn’t expect the pull. As the lines between hate and desire blur, Ariana finds herself torn between exposing the truth that could finally clear her family’s name, or protecting the man she’s falling for. But Damien has secrets of his own. Secrets that could ruin them both. In a world built on betrayal, money, and power, can love survive when vengeance comes knocking?