Rachel Elizabeth Dare

On our seventh year anniversary, my girlfriend, Rachel Winters, forces me to drink a glass of drugged champagne before dumping me onto the bed of an 80-year-old widow. "It's Bryon's first time attending a business meeting. He's still pure and oblivious, so he doesn't know how to satisfy an older widow's insatiable desire. "I have no choice but to ask you to seal this business deal on his behalf. Think of this as your way of helping me repay Bryon's family for raising me since young. "Don't worry, Corey. No one will know about this." After that, Rachel turns off the lights and leaves the room while ignoring my pleas for help. But the next day, the video of me and the widow going at it is spread across the Internet. My colleagues look down on me for resorting to such underhanded methods just to get promoted. They can't believe that I'm able to stomach the idea of sleeping with an 80-year-old widow. Thanks to the video, the company's reputation is greatly affected. Rachel holds a press conference immediately to address the issue. I thought she'd defend me, but I didn't expect her to change her tune. "I've already discussed this matter with the Dalton family. Corey Dalton shall take responsibility for what he's done to the widow. As for me, I will get engaged to Bryon Parson." I feel as though lightning has struck me on the spot. I've founded this company with Rachel and has stuck by her side through thick and thin, resulting in us rising as the new-time business moguls. But in the end, she decides to ditch me. "Corey, if you really want to stay by my side, you can remain as my side piece. In exchange, I'll help you shake that old woman off your tail." As I meet Rachel's smug gaze, I shake my head decisively. "I've already thought things through and decided that I'll be marrying the widow."

When the broken meets the unlucky, sparks ignite. Elizabeth James has always considered herself unlucky, but nothing tests her resolve more than her sister’s life-threatening illness. Desperate to save her, she accepts help from Richard—a powerful billionaire with his own demons. His help comes at a price: two years bound by his rules, doing whatever he says, no questions asked. Haunted by the betrayal of his ex-wife, Richard lives by a single regret: ‘I wish I made her pay.’ When Elizabeth—a young orphan who bears an uncanny resemblance with his ex—enters his life, a misunderstanding convinces him she’s just another gold digger. Manipulating her into an impossible deal, Richard plans to humiliate her and make her break. But what begins as a calculated act of revenge spirals into something unexpected. Richard finds himself drawn to Elizabeth in ways he never imagined could ever happen again.

During the height of the plague, Elizabeth is known for touching the dying without fear and for surviving longer than anyone should. The village calls her witch. Death calls her interesting. Malachor is a demon bound to plague and passing souls, ancient and cruel, intrigued by a healer who refuses to beg. When Elizabeth is condemned, thrown into a plague pit, and left to die, she calls out, not to God, but to the darkness watching her. He answers. Bound to a demon of death, Elizabeth survives… and is slowly claimed. Desire becomes devotion. Mercy becomes sin. A dark historical fantasy romance of plague, power, and forbidden surrender where love corrupts, salvation fails, and Hell is the only vow kept. TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: This story contains mature themes and content intended for adult audiences (18+) Reader discretion is advised. It includes moments of violence, coercion and domination themes, sexual content and dark erotic elements, emotional trauma and moral corruption, blasphemous themes involving demons, faith, and damnation

Elizabeth Buenaventura is a literal princess, an heiress to all of her parents' businesses from land, air, and sea. You can call her a princess, but for her, she's the villain of every story. She has all the things that all men aspire to achieve. But there was only one person she couldn't get: Victor Samaniego.   For her, Victor is like a diamond. You must devote all of your time and effort to finding that diamond in the deepest part of the earth. Elizabeth will do everything to get the man she wants, even if walking to hell is the only choice she has.

Whenever Rachel Cooper loses it, I know I'm about to get divorced again. I close my eyes. "We are divorcing for the ninth time." Marcus Miller massages his temples and says regretfully, "Vivian, Barry died all of a sudden, leaving his wife and her unborn baby behind. I can't ignore them. Relax. Once the baby's born, we'll remarry. We won't separate ever again!" I remain silent. I already heard this promise eight times before. Barry Miller's sudden death is the reason for Rachel's breakdown. It also caused Marcus and me to divorce for the first time. Back then, Rachel was already pregnant, prompting Marcus to divorce me. He will remarry me once he has comforted her. Over the past nine months, we have married and divorced eight times. Everyone mocks me by calling me the Eight-Ring Wonder. I also find it ridiculous. After I accept the divorce certificate, one of the court staff secretly asks me, "When are you getting married again?" I answer calmly, "There's no next time."

"Sign it." Rachel picked it up and glanced at it. It was a divorce paper. It stated that she had to vacate the house without any belongings and return everything she had taken from the Brown family. This included shares, businesses, properties gifted by the Brown family, and any cash received from them. Rachel's face drained of color. "Why?" She asked, her voice shaking. Lucas replied indifferently, "If you don’t sign, in five days, I’ll make your family wish they were never born. You have these five days for your family to move out." Her body shook with fear. Is he really serious?

Rachel Larson was adamant about marrying me, and she spent ten years stealing my heart. On the night before our wedding, I overheard her conversation with her friend. "You're marrying Leonardo? What about your side piece?" A moment of silence later, Rachel answered, "That guy? He's just a cheap replacement. Leonardo's the real deal. Don't compare my side piece to him. If he stays put and keeps his mouth shut, I might let him stay around. Leonardo's a broad-minded man. He won't mind." The side piece did not stay put. In fact, he caused a scene at the wedding the next day. He shoved me off the stage, but the woman who was supposed to marry me darted over to his side instead. Why? He was holding a piece of broken glass against his throat. Gutturally, he roared, "Choose! Me or him?" Panicked, Rachel kicked me away despite my injuries, and she roared, "Get out of the way! I need to take him to the hospital! If anything happens to him, I'll kill you!" She didn't need to wait that long. My heart died right there and then. … That night, I bought a flight ticket that would take me abroad and left her.

Putriku sakit parah dan membutuhkan sejumlah besar uang untuk pengobatan. Sementara itu, suamiku bukan hanya langsung menyerah dalam memberikan pengobatan, tetapi juga memulai hubungan asmara dengan teman masa kecilnya, Rachel Linata. Dalam keputusasaan, cinta pertamaku, Collin Luandra, mentransfer 10 miliar ke rekeningku dan menemaniku merawat putriku. Namun, putriku tetap tidak dapat terlepas dari cengkeraman maut. Enam tahun kemudian, Collin dan aku memiliki anak sendiri. Saat pergi ke rumah sakit untuk melakukan pemeriksaan kehamilan sendirian, aku mendengar percakapan Collin dengan dokter. "Pak Collin, kamu dan Bu Rhea juga sudah punya anak kalian sendiri sekarang. Gimana kalau apa yang terjadi waktu itu terungkap?" "Waktu itu, Rachel sakit parah. Aku mau nggak mau pakai sedikit trik supaya Rachel bisa terima transplantasi jantung dari anak itu. Lagian, Rhea sudah hamil lagi sekarang. Dia seharusnya nggak akan permasalahkan hal itu lagi." Saat ini, aku baru menyadari bahwa putriku sengaja didiagnosis secara salah. Collin telah diam-diam mentransplantasikan jantungnya kepada Rachel.

Rachel pensait vivre son conte de fées lorsque le milliardaire Vincent Ashford l'a demandée en mariage après seulement deux rendez-vous. Mais les contes de fées sont faits pour être brisés. Dès qu'elle rencontre Camilla – sa belle-sœur sublime, ancienne championne de ski et la seule femme qu'il ait jamais vraiment aimée – Rachel comprend la vérité. Elle n'est pas l'épouse. Elle est un substitut. Pour lui, elle abandonne tout. Sa carrière. Ses rêves. Elle devient la femme parfaite… pour un homme qui la regarde à peine. Invisible dans son propre mariage. Comparée. Rejetée. Oubliée. Puis tout s'écroule. Accusée à tort d'un crime qu'elle n'a pas commis. Trahie par l'homme qu'elle aimait. Abandonnée sous la pluie tandis qu'il consolait une autre femme. Rachel perd tout : son bébé, sa dignité et le dernier espoir qui lui restait. Même ses ravisseurs lui témoignent plus de compassion que son propre mari. Et c'est alors qu'elle comprend enfin : Elle n'a jamais rien représenté pour Vincent Ashford. Alors elle disparaît. Mais ce que Vincent ignore… c’est que Rachel n’a jamais été aussi faible qu’il le croyait. Et à son retour, ce ne sera pas pour supplier. Ce sera pour se relever.

Elizabeth est professeure de sociologie et de philosophie à l'université, où Ava commence sa deuxième année d'étude après un passé trouble et une première année à distance. La blonde est plus vieille que les autres, et a fait des erreurs qui lui valent de nombreuses moqueries et harcèlement, mais Elizabeth est là et se décide à l'aider, parce qu'elle croit en elle et surtout parce qu'elle craque totalement pour elle...