Quotes On Losing A Game

Valentina Moretti is the Don the Italian Mafia. Smart and formidable, surviving a male dominated environment, overcoming tremendous challenges. Trained from a young age to be a deadly assassin, she commands respect wherever she goes. She seemingly has everything, until her father decides to arrange her marriage. Luca Delgado is the head of the American Mafia. He is a ruthless and cold individual. He understands the rules of the game perfectly and will do anything to achieve victory, including breaking others without hesitation. Their forced marriage is a cruel twist of fate. Will these two ruthless individuals find comfort in one another, or will they end up destroying each other? "I don’t remember agreeing to play strip poker," she remarked. Her lips formed a slight frown, but her eyes sparkled with playfulness. She realized she couldn't outmatch me in this game. "Are you giving up? Are you a coward? " I taunted, aiming to provoke her. Her lips quivered before she pressed them firmly together. The richness of her eye color intensified as she offered a sly grin. She began shuffling cards and removed one of her sandals. Great. We’re taking the long route. She held it up, letting it dangle from her finger before casually tossing it aside. She raised an eyebrow at me, clearly challenging me. I was pleased to know I had touched a nerve. Just as I expected. BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) LANGUAGE THAT IS UNAMBIGUOUS CURSING VIOLENCE, GUN VIOLENCE SELF-INFLICTED HARM /SUICIDE (REFERENCES) BLOOD, DECEASE, and GORE

Hindi na nagugustuhan ni Mary Joy Chua ang sitwasyon niya sa ngayon. Kung kailan inakala niyang giginhawa na ang kaniyang buhay, saka naman siya nasampal ng katotohanang walang silbi ang pera kung hindi pa rin siya importante sa mga mata ng kaniyang ina. Sawa na siyang maghintay, at sawa na rin siyang magbilang ng mga araw. Kung hindi siya kayang gustuhin nito, maghahanap na lamang siya ng lugar kung saan siya ang pinakaimportante sa lahat.

"Don't force me to speak if you don't want to Die" Scary. No friends. That's what other students call Someo Kalix, because of his ability to use voice to kill at exactly 10 pm. But as Kaira enters Silent School, their murder will change. It will be even more difficult. One of the things President Moon declared was that the new student had to be killed first at the exact time. But unexpectedly, each of one's plans will come together because of the unknown person who brutally commits the murder at exactly 9:59 pm.

"What the memory forgets, a heart can remember." Yan ang mga katagang pinaniniwalaan at pinanghahawakan ni Ken lalo na nang malaman niyang ang lahat ng ala-ala ni Ciashet patungkol sa kanya at sa mga taong related sa kanya ay nakalimutan nito. Gusto ni Ken na maalala ni Ciashet ang feelings ng babae para sa kanya pero mayroong puwang sa isip niya na nagsasabing ayaw niya ring makaalala pa ang nobya dahil natatakot siya sa mga posibleng maalala nito. Baka hindi lang pagmamahal ang maalala nito kundi pati na rin ang galit na maging dahilan pa ng pag-iwas at pag-alis ulit ng babae palayo sa kanya. Paano nga ba haharapin ng magkasintahang ito ang mga ala-ala sa nakaraan na nakalimutan ng babae at ala-ala naman sa kasalukuyan na makakalimutan naman ni Ken dahil sa isang aksidente. Posible kayang magtagpo pang muli ang mga ala-ala nila? O tuluyan na lang nilang kakalimutan ang isa't isa?

Ada yang sengaja dilahirkan untuk menjadi penerus kekuasaan, namun adapula yang tidak sengaja terlahir dan menjadi penguasa. Anna tidak pernah tahu jika pernikahannya hanya akan berjalan singkat. Seorang pria yang menjanjikan bahagia justru memberinya luka yang mungkin akan ia ingat sepanjang usia. Khesa Devano atau yang akrab disapa Esa, adalah nama yang Anna berikan untuk putranya. Putra yang Anna lahirkan dan besarkan tanpa sepengetahuan mantan suaminya. Seorang putra dengan pahatan wajah sempurna dan sifat yang mengundang decak kagum setiap mata. Esa merubah hidup Anna dari gelap menjadi terang tapi Esa juga menjadi jalan kembali Anna kedalam kegelapan masa lalu. Kehadiran Esa mengacaukan tatanan ahli waris yang sebelumnya sudah di siapkan oleh pihak tertentu. Semua menjadi abu-abu akibat perseteruan yang tidak lagi bisa di hindarkan hingga masing-masing dari mereka menunjukan sisi lain dari dirinya. Harta, bahkan nyawa sekalipun tidak segan mereka korbankan demi tercapainya tujuan.

Mia D’Lorne thought heartbreak would kill her but getting hit by a car did the job faster. One second she’s running from the sound of her boyfriend and sister fornicating, the next she’s standing in front of an abandoned bus station in what looks like purgatory. The bus that picks her up looks like a prop in a horror movie and she’s introduced to the world of the Soul Recycle Program. To exist, she has to compete in a twisted afterlife show where the dead fight their way through nightmare worlds for the amusement of unknown and unseen spectators. The rules are simple. Survive or disappear for good. Mia is joined by two strangers who are just as broken as she is. Axel Rivers, who has been dead for almost a century, and Bree DeBois, a control freak paramedic with more guilt than she can carry. Together they try to survive the challenges of the game. As the trio do their best to keep from being erased, they begin to realize the Game is more personal than they imagined.

{Update 3 Bab/Hari} Alia Ariana mati dalam sebuah demonstrasi. Saat membuka mata, ia terbangun sebagai Alianne Luverna Ashbourne. NPC miskin dalam game Ratu Pertama, yang ditakdirkan mati dibakar karena tuduhan penyihir. Satu-satunya jalan hidupnya adalah kabur. Namun pelariannya justru mempertemukannya dengan Aldren Valtazar, raja tirani, musuh seluruh kerajaan, dan villain utama yang seharusnya mati di akhir cerita. Alih-alih membunuhnya, sang raja malah mengajukan satu tawaran gila: Pernikahan politik. Tidak ada cinta. Tidak ada kepercayaan. Hanya dua orang yang sama-sama dikhianati sistem dan sejarah. Di dunia di mana wanita cerdas disebut penyihir, dan kekuasaan lebih berbahaya dari sihir itu sendiri, setiap keputusan kecil bisa menjadi hukuman mati. Siapakah monster yang sebenarnya? Sang raja tirani? Atau dunia yang menciptakannya?

WAGERED TO THE BILLIONAIRE BLURB Sophia Mitchell never thought she’d be the prize in a high-stakes game of power and control. But when her gambling-addicted husband wagers her in a desperate bet—and loses—she finds herself trapped in the hands of Alexander Hawke, a ruthless billionaire who plays for keeps. Cold, calculating, and dangerously alluring, Alexander doesn’t believe in love. But Sophia isn’t just another pawn in his empire—she’s a challenge, one that ignites a fire in him he never expected. As she fights for her freedom, their dangerous attraction spirals into something deeper, something forbidden. But when betrayals surface and dark pasts unravel, Sophia realizes the most dangerous game isn’t one played with cards—it’s the one being played with her heart. And in Alexander’s world, losing isn’t an option.

A spilled drink. A billion-dollar suit. A mate bond that changes everything. Elowen Hale is drowning in debt, hiding her wolfless secret, and just trying to survive her scholarship at the elite Mooncrest University, until she ruins Lycian Valor’s designer suit at a charity gala. Lycian is the cold, untouchable heir to one of the most powerful Alpha bloodlines in the world. At twenty-two and unmated, his wolf is losing control. Then a clumsy scholarship student crashes into him, and his wolf recognizes what his mind can’t accept: she’s his fated mate. There’s just one problem, she’s wolfless. His offer: Pretend to be his girlfriend for one semester. He’ll pay off all her debts. Her response: She laughs in his face. Then accepts, because she’s desperate. What starts as a fake relationship for mutual benefit becomes dangerously real when Elowen’s dormant wolf awakens, revealing she’s not just any wolf, she’s a Moonsilver Alpha, from a bloodline thought extinct and hunted for centuries. Now Elowen must navigate pack politics, survive those who want her dead, and master powers she never knew she had. And Lycian must choose between his pack’s expectations and the mate who was never supposed to exist. When ancient enemies emerge and war threatens everything they love, being the Campus King’s fake girlfriend becomes a matter of life, death, and a mate bond that could unite, or destroy, the entire wolf world.

"He was supposed to be cannon fodder. Now he’s the CEO’s obsession.” Sky Templeton thought dying broke was the worst fate. That was until he opened his eyes in the body of a doomed secretary inside a cheesy romance novel he once rage-dropped. The role? Cannon fodder, destined to be crushed under the heel of the cold and ruthless billionaire CEO, Dream Lancaster. But life gives Gloss no time to despair. A mischievous system binds to him with cruel missions: survive 100 days, raise the CEO’s affection score from -1000 to +1000, and…most terrifying of all, rewrite his tragic ending. Gloss only wanted to survive. He never expected to become entangled in office politics, fake dating contracts, or the dangerous pull of a man who despised him. Yet, with every mission cleared, Dream’s icy mask begins to crack, revealing scars and loneliness Gloss never thought a ruthless CEO could carry. Was this just the system’s game, or had fate rewritten both their stories?