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This book is authored by Dripping Creativity. “Stay away, stay away from me, stay away,” she shouted, over and over. She kept shouting even though it seemed she had run out of things to throw. Zane was more than a little interested in knowing exactly what was going on. But he couldn’t focus with the woman making a ruckus. “Will you shut the fuck up!” he roared at her. She fell silent and he saw tears start to fill her eyes, her lips trembled. Oh fuck, he thought. Like most men, a crying woman scared him shitless. He would rather have a gunfight with a hundred of his worst enemies than have to deal with one crying woman. “And your name is?” he asked. “Ava,” she told him in a thin voice. “Ava Cobler?” he wanted to know. Her name had never sounded so beautiful before, it surprised her. She almost forgot to nod. “My name is Zane Velky,” he introduced himself, holding out a hand. Ava’s eyes grew bigger as he heard the name. Oh no, not that, anything but that, she thought. “You have heard of me,” he smiled, he sounded satisfied. Ava nodded. Everyone who lived in the city knew the name Velky, it was the largest mafia group in the state with its centre in the city. And Zane Velky was the head of the family, the don, the big boss, the huge honcho, the Al Capone of the modern world. Ava felt her panicked brain spin out of control. Trigger warnings: Talk about SA Body image issues Light BDSM Descriptive descriptions of assaults Self harm Harsh language

The Moon Goddess doesn't give second chances to mates unless the wolf does something tangible for her. Every werewolf is given a mate and only when a mate is rejected can they get married to someone else. How is it possible for one young werewolf to be given two dominant werewolves as her mate when she didn't reject her first mate? And hasn't done anything for the Moon Goddess. Katarina Black is in a mess after an unexpected one-night stand. She gets pregnant and runs away from her pack out of shame. A few years later her forgotten one-night stand comes knocking on her door claiming to be her mate. Alpha Grant lost his pregnant mate in an accident and went feral. He killed some wolves in his pack and humans. His pack members become scared of him and ask for the help of the King. King Tyson is the King of werewolves and is a billionaire. When a group of elders from one of his cities calls him for help, he quickly responds. In the process of trying to tame Alpha Grant, he escapes to another town. Kat collides with Alpha Grant one faithful night and saves him from committing suicide while going home. She was the only one able to calm his wolf ever since his mate died. His wolf becomes confused after being in pain for months and accepts her as his second-chance mate. He becomes angry when he finds out she's the mate of the King and swears to get back his mate. Death looms around the King and his new mate. While trying to save their pack and loved ones, they fall in love but realize it too late. The King is left with a choice to choose between his mate and their son.

His silence gave me my answer but I still can’t believe it. I can’t believe I fell for someone like him. I wipe my tears as I sniffle my words out "Why did you lie to me." "I can explain, I love yo-" "No, you don’t." I cut him off not wanting to hear those words from him. I think I have heard enough of his lies but not anymore. "You don’t love me, you never did." "Just let me explain." He says "No, I won’t. Because I do, you will lie again and lying isn’t love." I say as I felt my throat close up. He stayed silent probably because he doesn’t know what to say to me. How would he, words cannot explain the lies he has told me and the heartbreak that I am going through right now. ———————————————————— The book starts with the protagonist Ivy, whose life evolves with parties and one-night stands but that ended after the death of her boyfriend Evan. Ivy took a hard time getting over his death especially because he had the strangest death; Evan was feasted by a wolf which came to be strange because the wolf didn’t lay a finger on Ivy. Tyler is a businessman who had been wanting to take over his family. But could only do that after he gets married. When Ivy gets informed about her marriage with Tyler which was just in two days, she gets sore wondering who the groom was. Having no option, Ivy gets ready to marry him but on their wedding day, after taking vows Tyler’s older brother, Jason walks up and stops the wedding.

“It's just me who can protect you!" Ethan yells as he slams Valentina against the wall, before she can move away, his body has covered the distance in an instant, and he brings his face extremely close to hers, his minty breath fanning her face. "With my power, no one in school can dare to hurt you, ever again.” Valentina couldn't believe her ears, her eyes blinked back fearfully, she had never dreamt that Ethan would one day try to "protect her" He is a hypocrite, silence hung briefly between them and a certain anger surged through her. “You mean the same power you used against me? Do you think you're any different from the rest of them?" She asked softly, her voice barely above a whisper. Ethan frowned and he gripped her shoulders tightly pressing her even harder into the wall, Valentina squeezed her eyes shut from fear. "I don't care what you say, Val." He whispers against her face, he grabs her jaw roughly and she winces slightly in surprise. "You won't be leaving here anytime soon." Valentina Chandler is a teenager suffering from depression and abuse from everyone around her, but despite that she struggles to get through every day, the more she tries to live a normal life, the more impossible it gets with the hope of one day having a "better life". Then there is Ethan Lords, a powerful school figure no one dared to cross and her mortal enemy who would stop at nothing to make her life more miserable. But what happens when he suddenly stops to bully her and he tells her he needs to protect her? What dangers lie ahead for Valentina? What does Ethan see that she doesn't? Who is he trying to protect her from?

Liana, wanita yang sering dipecat berkali-kali hingga membuatnya frustasi dalam dunia pekerjaan. Namun, nasibnya berubah ketika bertemu dengan Direktur Nova. Nova adalah Direktur sangat malas, sering membantah ayahnya. Hidupnya tertekan akibat Presdir—ayahnya menuntut menjadi penerus perusahaan. Bagaimana kisah mereka?

Aria, an omega werewolf, has gone through her time on earth persevering through persecution and double-crossing, trusting that the introduction of her New baby will bring her some comfort. But reverse was the case, when Alex, her mysterious darling and the Mafia Lord dismisses her and sentences her to a public execution, Aria's reality is broken. Copied bursting at the seams with her infant, she promises vengeance against the whole mafia pack that double-crossed her. Phenomenally, she stirs in the collection of Jasmine, a baffling lady with her own dim mysteries. Push into a risky universe of duplicity, faithfulness, and epic showdowns, Aria chooses to utilize her additional opportunity to cut down the individuals who violated her. Be that as it may, as she assumes the part of Adam's life partner and faces her own cravings and fears, Aria should conclude how far she will go to accomplish retribution… and whether another future is conceivable.

Alice , a fairy from the world of light, who is destined to be fighting against the wicked witch is trapped between the lies and manipulations. She will need someone to get through it. But what if the one she neef is also from the dark world. What will happen when dark world meet the light world?

Almania Corazon Perelta o mas kilala bilang 'alco'. siya ay isang sikat na stripper/prostitute sa bar na pinapasukan nya dahil sa taglay nyang ganda. mapa mukha man o katawan. maayos ang pamumuhay nya kahit marami ang humuhusga sakanya dahil sa kanyang trabaho. ngunit gumulo lang iyon ng makilala nya si Pierce Verlusconi. ang isang makapangyarihan bilyonaryo na may dugong pinoy at italyano at may saltik sa ulo. ang lalaking hindi lang gugulo sa tahimik nyang buhay kundi parin narin sa tahimik nyang pagkatao

Si Phoebe Hermoso ay isang tahimik, sobrang clumsy, at kakambal ay kamalasan. Saan man siya mapunta ay laging may kasunod na kaguluhan. Simple lang ang nais ni Phoebe, iyon ay ang maitaguyod ang pamilya niya sa kahirapan. Dala ng kagipitan at sunod-sunod na problema tinanggap niya ang alok na mapalapit kay Knox Contero. Ang lalaking walang ginawa kundi paglaruan ang mga babae. Isa sa misyon niya ay ang paibigin at iwan ito ngunit katumbas nito ay ang pagkakait sa kaniya na umibig pabalik sa lalaki. Magawa niya kaya ito? O handa siyang tumaliwas sa plano para ipaglaban ang pagmamahalan nilang dalawa?

Sinopsis: Aurora DeLuca, seorang dokter muda yang bercita-cita menyelamatkan nyawa, tidak pernah menyangka hidupnya akan berubah drastis setelah bertemu dengan Leonardo "Leo" Moretti—bos mafia yang kejam namun karismatik. Takdir mempertemukan mereka ketika Aurora tanpa sadar menyelamatkan nyawa Leo setelah insiden penembakan. Leo yang dikenal tanpa belas kasihan, justru terobsesi dengan perempuan berhati lembut itu. Namun, dunia Leo bukan tempat bagi orang seperti Aurora. Ketika musuh-musuh mafia mulai mengincarnya, Aurora harus memilih: tetap berada di sisi Leo dengan segala risikonya, atau pergi sebelum semuanya terlambat?