Rotten Apples

His eyes traveled all over my body, from head to toe. It made me self-conscious for some reason. "The dress fits you well,” then he paused and murmured, looking at the floor. "I was wondering if you'd like it or not." "Huh?" His head turned to me again as if he was freed from a trance. "So now will you tell me what I have to do for you, sir?" I said sarcastically. "What?" He looked at me with surprise. "What? You have to have some purpose for keeping me here by force," I said, pressing on the last two words. He paused for a few seconds and then the lamest thing I could have ever imagined came out of his mouth. "Yes, you are here to serve me," he stated blankly. "What? Did I hear you right? You knocked me out, kidnapped my sister, and blackmailed me into coming here just to be your servant?" I cried out in disbelief. A smirk began to settle on his face as he took in my reaction. He was enjoying this absurdity even more! "Yes, dear. You are here to serve me. From now on, you will be with me 24 hours. All matters regarding me are your responsibility from now on." This is insane! Is he really a pervert? What is he trying to pull? "But you already have a lot of servants!” I protested. “And they're always at your beck and call too! Why the hell would you have me kidnapped for this? And who gives new clothes and breakfast in bed to a servant?” This was driving me crazy. Was he playing with me? Probably, a rotten rich vampire prince playing for fun. But I was not going to play hooky with him. No way!

Leanne Lilith is known as the queen of misfortunes, her vile attitude made others believe that she was being punished like a rotten rose, whose petal was even more tainted with the anguish from her dark past. Time travel. Changing a dreadful fate. Kill Jaguar. These were all along her agendas when she returned to the past. Not until she met Jax Guarton Rios who is everyone's ideal man. With a bubbly personality and an oozing charisma, people tend to describe him as a real-life angel. Revenge. Dancing with the devil. Betrayal. Just as when she thought she was given a chance to live happily, in a blink of an eye she was thrown in doom pits of hell. Will she be able to end the root of all her misfortunes or happy ever after was too much to ask for?

For fifteen years, Lilian had been pampered as the daughter of the marquis, until the day she was suddenly told that she was a fraud. Since then, the parents who loved her dearly became Evelyn Lestrade's parents, her brother who used to spoil her rotten pushed her down the stairs, and even her fiance, the accomplished general, took Evelyn's side. For Evelyn, they were also willing to turn a blind eye despite knowing that Lilian was framed, allowing Evelyn to reduce Lilian to a slave for three years without a care. And yet, three years later, the marquis and his wife were crying and begging before Lilian. "Please, it was all just a mistake. Come home with us!" Even her brother was on his knees for the entire night. "Could you please forgive me?' Her former fiance was bruised and bloodied as he came to her too. "Could you find some kindness in your heart to love me again?" Kindness? Hah! Her heart had already died three years ago! They could die for all she cared! Later, Lilian met a man who was obsessed with her, and seeing how happy she was, the people from her past stayed as far as away as they could. After all, they were worried that they would not be allowed to see her even from afar…

Ryan, an outstanding police officer with the highest criminal arrest rate in the city. He is kind toward the innocent but cruel and violent to the criminal. There is no pity for those who oppressed the weak. This is a typical system and transmigration story, but, rather than meet truck-san, he is killed by a serial killer he has chased for years. Join his journey on world hopping with his snobbish system to resurrect back into his original world and apprehend the serial killer. Well, due to his good luck anyway, he meets the serial killer's reincarnation in every world he went into and continuing the game of cat and mouse between them. "Change the cannon fodder's fate? Who cares about that! As long as I can catch him by my own hands, I'll even become the devil himself!" (What rotten luck. I got a rather peculiar host this time -Sigh- Host! You need to finish your mission at least! Grab some points, damn it!) This is a work of fiction and purely comes from the writer's imagination. And the cover picture is not mine. Credit to the real owner.

"You bastard, you rotten bastard. . . I will make you pay for this.”Lucianda threatened in a provoked voice but Prince Hakeem only laughed outrageously as he glinted down at her exposed breasts. "You and who will do that?" He made a mocking sound. "My dear Lucianda, the only reason you escaped from my wrath was because my findings indicated you are a decent woman, but don't try to take advantage, you will pay dearly for it." He warned coldly and Lucianda shivered physically. Laughing devilishly at her fear, Prince Hakeem kept his eyes on her pouty breasts and just when Lucianda felt she would die from the embarrassment and the unwanted passion washing over her body, he gave an insulting snort as he got up from the bed, and before she could do anything, with a blank expression, he covered her body with a wrap. “Try to know your place.” He said before striding out of the room. Only then did Lucianda give way to tears. What was her offence? She was just a disillusioned widow trying to get over all that had happened in her life and here is another cruel soul, trying to create more problems for her. ***** Lucianda Castos, the widow of the late powerful Alex Castos, refused to mourn the death of her husband. All she wanted was to start the process of healing. Prince Hakeem, her husband's equally powerful but ten times deadlier rival, would not permit her to do that. He had another thing planned and Lucianda did not know what that meant for her. She hated her husband and everything that had to do with him. And she would avenge the pain they made her go through. She has only two missions; to protect her son and to hurt those who hurt her.

I am the youngest daughter of the White family. As rulers of the Moon Shadow pack, the White family showered me with love from the young age. That was until my brothers brought home an orphaned Omega named Calista. In less than a month, she had stolen all the affection that once belonged to me. All it took was a slight frown from me when she tried to move into my bedroom, and my eldest brother, the Alpha, slapped me on the face. My second brother, the Beta, locked me in the cellar. I never wanted to compete with Calista. All I wanted was to live the rest of my days quietly. But on the day of my eighteenth birthday, Calista falsely accused me of attacking her when I shifted. My brothers called me evil, and they cut all ties with me. They believed that I was spoiled rotten and that my jealousy of Calista had made me turn vicious. Little did they know that I had already secretly applied to be the guard of the Land of Winter and to live there in solitude for 20 years. After this farewell, I would never see them again. On the day that I left, they all broke down in regret.

Keion is not an awkward teenager. Being the son of the Alpha, his bloodline ensures that he was well-endowed with self-confidence. His physique, personality and intellect all affirm that his father is one of the greatest Alphas to reign in the past several centuries. He is set to follow in his dad's footsteps and he knows that his mate might be any of the pretty girls he spends time with. He isn't just lucky. Ceanna has tried everything she can to remain under the radar. By no efforts of her own, she is moved up to the class for the smart kids, she's been elected as a student leader and she is dating the most popular boy in school. All she wants is to blend in, but clearly the Moon Goddess has other plans and even her iron willpower can't fight that. She just has rotten luck. Christmas is a time for gifts and pleasant surprises, but Keion never thought in a million years that his present this year would be to meet his mate, let alone kiss her before their first date or formal introduction! Normally meeting your mate would then mean, you go tell your parents, but Keion has a slight problem: he was kissed several times on Christmas Eve so he isn't sure which one she is! Someone had awakened his awareness, but he has no idea which of the girls it was. It wasn't time for them to meet so his wolf can't see her either but that doesn't stop his heart from soaring to the moon because he had generally liked the looks of every girl he met on that fateful day. He will do whatever he can to find her because he knows that theirs will be an epic union to change the future of werewolves forever.

TRIGGER WARNING: The book contains highly explicit and detailed depictions of sexual abuse, including childhood abuse, grooming, and assault. It also addresses severe trauma, self-harm, suicide, physical violence, substance abuse, and emotional and physical pain. Reader discretion is strongly advise. -------------- Tales who have a strong obligation to live no matter what, was taken as a sex slave because of his mother's debt to an organization, and he was being subdued by what he despise the most, gangsters, but because of his poor physique he was tossed aside and will likely be killed. That's when he tried to murder the boss, if he'll gonna be dead, might as well take the boss to hell with him. His naive thinking and strong sense of living captures the interest of the delinquent Ra Ja. 'You completely turned me on. ' Is what he said after being stabbed by Tales on his left hand. Ra Ja then makes him as his personal bodyguard. Can't figure out what the man is thinking, Tales can't help but be wary as he devise a new plan to escape the lion's den while carrying the head of the leader. Will his plan be successful or will it go astray and takes him to unfamiliar bloody dark path? A lot of secrets will be uncovered. What he thinks he is now might not actually be him. But seems like he's not the only one scheming the next move. Raja kept making actions that will drive him mad, crush his will and push him to the corner with no escape. A thug of war with rotten love, prideful altercation and bloody relationships.

Sixteen years old Mercury Roderick who has been mute from childhood, can see things beyond the natural. She can perceive danger, and foresee death. But keeps this as a secret and try to do all her possible best to save whom she can, with her supernatural abilities. A twenty-one year old, college dropout with the name Aiden Wyatt, comes to live with his dad next to her house. He is depressed and stucked with borderline personality disorder. He hates everyone, mostly his dad. They wake up their neighbors with fights and quarrels every morning. But this isn't what unconsciously pulls Mercury towards Aiden. Inspite of his shitty attitude and rotten personality, there's this dark shadow she only can see, that revolves around him and makes him do terrible things to people. Something which makes him get thrown into jail one too many times. It whispers inaudible words to Mercury, and then disperse from Aiden whenever she sees it. Leaving Aiden completely calm and collected, like he isn't a troubled adult. Mercury figures she's Aiden's saving grace, and tries to stick around him. Which stirs up complications between them and their families. Worst, she finds herself falling for Aiden.

Ariana Carl was a lowly omega of the stardust pack, losing her parent at a young age she was left to live all alone and become a maid in the castle. Living all her life all she wanted was to find her mate and live a happy life but fate has something different installed for her. Knox Delvoc; the Ruthless alpha of the stardust pack he rejected the lowly Omega he gets as a maid but chooses to keep her with him when he finds out she had a second chance mate, his beta he becomes possessive and treats her inhumanely. ~~~~~ "Where are you coming from? You are drenched in water and have a stinky smell." Ariana shivered where she stood by herself "I went outside to get some apples your majesty, you instructed me to get them." Throw those away and get your filthy body washed, get out of my sight!"