Robert Cialdini Influence

Le destin de Zaia Toussaint semble brisé lorsque son mari, Sebastian King, la divorce pour renouer avec une ancienne flamme. Expulsée de sa demeure et de son statut au sein de la meute, elle s'enfuit, emportant avec elle un secret qu'elle espère garder à l'abri des regards de Sebastian : elle est enceinte de ses enfants.Sebastian King, un Alpha aussi charismatique que puissant, dirige un empire multimillionnaire. Son influence s'étend bien au-delà de la communauté des loups-garous, touchant aussi le monde des affaires. Il semble avoir tout pour lui : la richesse, le pouvoir, une meute solide, et surtout, une Luna, sa femme, aimée et respectée par tous.Cependant, le retour de son ex-petite amie chamboule tout, poussant Sebastian à évincer aveuglément sa compagne légitime.Qu'adviendra-t-il lorsque Sebastian découvrira le secret de Zaia ? Regrettera-t-il son choix précipité ? Zaia pourra-t-elle pardonner et envisager un retour auprès de celui qui l'a trahie ?

I've been married to my Mafia Boss husband for 15 years. When we first got married, he couldn't even afford a ring, but I didn't care; I loved him. I hid my identity. I secretly used my family's influence to help him build his empire from scratch, and I even bore him two children. His adopted sister always mocked me, calling me an old-fashioned housewife and saying I wasn't good enough for him. To avoid embarrassing him, I always endured it. Until our 15th anniversary, because both me and his adopted sister wore red dresses, he told me to stay in the kitchen: "Sofia's right. That red doesn't suit you. Don't come out until the banquet actually ends. Stay in the kitchen. I don't need the Dons from New York seeing you and getting the wrong impression." I was completely heartbroken and didn't argue anymore. I dialed a number I hadn't made in 15 years: "Principessa?" "It's me," I said, my voice steady. "Tell those old fossils on the Council... Isabella Corleone is coming home."

La vidéo de la demande en mariage de mon petit ami à sa secrétaire a fait le buzz, tout le monde s'est écrié que c'était romantique et touchant. La secrétaire a même écrit une publication sur Instagram : « Je t'ai enfin attendu, heureusement que je n'ai jamais abandonné. M. Robert, prenez soin de moi pour le reste de la vie. » Les commentaires fusaient : « Ils vont si bien ensemble, la secrétaire et le PDG, c'est le couple le plus mignon ! » Je n'ai ni pleuré ni crié, j'ai simplement éteint le téléphone en silence, et je suis allée chercher mon petit ami pour lui demander une explication. Mais j'ai entendu sa conversation avec un ami : « Je n'ai pas le choix, si je ne l'épouse pas, sa famille la forcera à épouser un homme qu'elle n'aime pas. » « Et Emma ? C'est ta vraie petite amie. Tu n'as pas peur qu'elle soit en colère ? » « Et alors ? Cela fait sept ans qu'Emma est avec moi, elle ne peut pas me quitter. » Plus tard, nous nous étions mariés le même jour. Les voitures de mariage se sont croisées, et au moment où les mariées échangeaient leurs bouquets, il m'a vue dans l'autre voiture… et il a complètement craqué.

Warning: Triggers, read at your own risk ️️ This book contains violence, rape and sexual abuse. ‘I am going to burn this place down to the ground when I get out of here’ was the only sentence that kept repeating in my mind. Being in a dungeon, dominated by men, and treated like a slave drove me up the wall. I was furious and could literally kill them all if I got the chance. He was mistaken when he kidnapped me. He was going to pay for it. ***** "Alex, you fucking let her live?" Robert snapped at me and punched the desk with his fist. "You may be an Alpha, but I am your Beta, and what you just did endanger the whole pack. You don't fucking learn from your mistakes, do you?" he growled while rubbing his temples. My beta was right to snap at me for my mistakes, I let her live knowing that she could expose us to humans. Yet, I couldn't bring myself to kill her, something about her bright blue eyes captured my soul. Her beauty, her boldness, her dominance, I don't know, probably everything about her. ***** "I don't think we are going to make it out alive, Alex. I want you to know that I loved you more than words can say" *** The young human doctor, River, was about to complete her residency when she met the powerful Alpha Alexander of Sweden's largest werewolf pack. Her life took a major turn. The powerful Alpha didn't know this young doctor could easily tame him. Together, they will face great danger but for them to survive, he needs to submit to her. Will he do it willingly or will she make him?

Reese agreed to marry Troy, thinking their feelings were mutual. It turned out that he only used her to get close to her mother, Mandy. When she went home after taking care of her mother-in-law, who pretended to be sick, she caught her mom and husband in their marital bed. She exacted revenge by having a one-night stand with a stranger, who happened to be the wealthiest man in town, and the business partner of her unknown biological father, Vincent. The chaos escalated when Reese discovered that the billionaire, Lorenzo Carter, intended to marry her twin sister, Candice, with whom she thought her son was Enzo's. Overwhelmed, she fled to escape the painful memories, unaware of her own pregnancy. By chance, she encountered a woman who proposed a modeling career, which flourished until her pregnancy was revealed. Faced with pressure to choose between her rising career and her unborn child, Reese stood at life's crossroads, contemplating the profound decision before her. When Lorenzo Carter found her, he proposed marriage, but sadly, she had no memory of him. Utilizing his influence, he persuaded her to agree to the contract marriage. Once successful, he endeavored to make her remember him and to reignite her love for him.

Haley Reed thought she had the perfect life—a devoted husband, a sweet son, and a home filled with love. But when her husband’s ex-lover, Joye, slithers back into their lives, determined to steal everything Haley holds dear, her world shatters. The ultimate betrayal? Her own son turning against her, demanding she leave, and claiming that he wanted Joey instead of her to be his mother! Cast out with nothing—no money, no safety net—Haley collapses on the streets, broken… until crosses paths with Logan Hartwell, a powerful Billionaire with a guarded heart, and his fragile, enchanting daughter, Lily, who clings to Haley with a desperate hope: "Will you be my mommy?" However, as Haley rebuilds her life, chilling connections emerge—between Logan’s mysterious past and Joey, the woman who destroyed her marriage. "Did you choose me to hurt her?" she demands, but Logan couldn't give her a satisfactory answer. Realizing her world was surrounded with lies, Haley transforms into the powerful woman she was meant to be—wealth, influence, and hard-won independence at her fingertips—her past comes begging. Her ex-husband. Her lost son. The life that failed her. Will she return to the love that broke her… or claim the family that truly sees her worth?

Trigger warnings: 18+, contains BDSM, hardcore sex, Sub and mature content. "Crawl over, Claire. Crawl over, and get what you want, that is the least you can do for how hard I intend to fuck you.” ******************** Just like everyone else who ends up in college with their curiosity spiking up the ceiling, Claire's was no different from them. A text confirming her boyfriend was at a fraternity party making out had her racing out, until she met the one person she would have never expected to cross paths with. Under the influence of aphrodisiac, she had given herself to him, with no recollection of who he is or where he was from until fate brought them together. With her working in his startup firm as an assistant, and his claws deep in her, Jerald wasn't ready to let her go, and she wasn't ready to do so as well, not even when she found out he was her boyfriend's elder brother. He made her feel things she hadn't felt before, and touches her in places she wouldn't have expected was possible, what awaits them when it seems their luck had run out? And the world suddenly seems to be against them?

Venice once rejected Lucien during their university days, believing he was someone far beneath the world she desired. Ambitious and drawn to wealthy and famous men, she never imagined that the quiet man she dismissed would one day become someone powerful. Years later, Lucien has everything—wealth, influence, and a marriage arranged under complicated circumstances. During a grand Bachelor’s Party he hosts, fate brings Venice back into his life. The moment he sees her again, Lucien hires her on the spot. Now Venice finds herself working for the very man she once ignored—Lucien, who is no longer the quiet student she remembered, but a cold and irresistible billionaire. Determined to keep her distance, Venice focuses on her job and reminds herself that Lucien is a married man. Yet the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension growing between them. What Venice doesn't know is that Lucien didn't hire her by coincidence… he had been searching for her for years. Caught between resisting the man who now holds power over her and confronting the feelings she never expected to feel, Venice must decide: will she walk away before it's too late… or will she find herself trapped in a desire she can no longer escape?

Already claimed, and boxed into a sham “impending union”, Luna Michelle is forced to live like a prisoner in her own pack, even though she’s the true leader. With Alpha Patrick away at a Summit, she grabs the first real chance she’s had to run. But escape isn’t simple when his influence still chokes every corner of her life… and the pack has been trained to see her as the problem. Then fate intervenes. A sudden accident stops Beta Jason from travelling with Patrick, and Patrick orders him to stay behind and keep Michelle under watch. What should be eight days of surveillance becomes something neither of them expects: stolen moments, quiet truths, and a dangerous pull that turns watchman into ally. Trapped together, Michelle and Jason must navigate suspicion, control, and a pack on the verge of breaking, while a forbidden romance sparks in the one place it should never exist. Content Warning / Reader Discretion This book contains themes that may be distressing, including abuse, domestic violence, manipulation, and coercion. If these topics may be triggering for you, please consider not reading. This story is entirely fictional and written for entertainment. The author recognises the real-life seriousness of these issues and expresses sincere empathy for anyone affected by them. Reader discretion is advised.

Para tantanan ni Robert sa panggigipit at pamimilit si Alexa na pakasalan ito ay pinakiusapan ng dalaga na pakasalan siya ni Travis; ang lalaking natagpuan niya na walang malay at duguan sa gilid ng kalsada habang malakas ang buhos ng ulan. At bilang pagtanaw ng utang-na-loob sa kanya ay pumayag si Travis sa pakiusap ni Alexa. Lihim na natuwa ang dalaga pagkat may lihim itong pagtatangi sa lalaking iniligtas niya kahit na ilang Linggo pa lamang silang magkakilala. Ngunit pagkatapos ng kanilang kasal ay sinundo ito ng mga kamag-anak ngunit nangako ito na babalikan siya para kunin. Isang Linggo ang lumipas ay sinundo siya ng tauhan ni Travis at isinama sa hotel kung saan ito nakatira. Ngunit sa halip na mahigpit na yakap ay isang contract marriage agreement ang isinalubong nito sa kanya. Napansin niya na ibang-iba na ito sa Travis na nakasama niya sa probinsiya. Seryoso at arogante ito na malayong-malayo sa mabait at mapagmahal na Travis na kilala at pinakasalan niya. At higit sa lahat ay natuklasan niya na isa pala itong miyembro ng mafia at tumatakbo bilang pinuno ng mafia organization. Paano haharapin ni Alexa ang tila naging estrangherong asawa lalo pa at itinatago nito sa lahat na siya ay asawa nito? Makakaya ba niyang makita na may kasama itong ibang babae o ipaglalaban niya ang karapatan niya bilang nag-iisa at legal nitong asawa kahit pa may contract agreement silang pinirmahan?