Sans Music

Sold like a circus animal. Collared, forced into misery and self-hatred. With a single blow, she hopes to change her life, only to find herself trapped again. Ocean has no idea what freedom means, but she desires nothing more than a taste of it. The secrets hidden from her will unfold before her eyes, no one can escape the truth. ~~~ The book excerpt: "Here, I have a key to your heart," I left the key in my palm, metal, and skin together. I stumbled upon the ancient artwork in the locker rooms. It caught my attention because it resembles a dagger, so I took it and waited for the perfect opportunity. "Silly girl, that is not the key to my heart. Pathetic attempt." Vladimir growls in disgust. If I'm lucky, I'll be free by the end of the night. Taking the first step toward my destruction, I grin and move my hips in time with the slow music in the background. Vladimir swallows, his Adam's apple bobbles in his throat. The vampire's eyes focus on the crook of my neck as I stop directly in front of him. I place my palm on his chest, guide my fingertips down to his abdominal muscles, a corner of my lip twitches in disgust. When he closes his eyes, I take the opportunity to plunge the key directly into his heart, smiling as his eyes shoot open and he looks down at me in horror. "Are you still convinced I don't have the key to your heart?" I ask, grab him by the collar, and pull him closer. My lips nearly touch his ear as I whisper, "It fits."

Magkaiba dulo ang mundong kanilang kinagagalawan ngunit nakatakda silang magtagpo sa pinakamasalimuot ng bahagi ng kanilang buhay upang hilumin ang isang malalim na sigalot sa pagitan ng kanilang pamilya. Sa kabila ng kasikatan ni Nadja Santiago bilang sa Djana ay matindi ang kanyang pinagdaraanang problema sa buhay. Nakilala siya sa ibabaw ng entablado dahil sa kanyang nakakaantig na mga awitin. Ngunit ang ningning niya sa itaas ay saglit lang dahil sa inggit at kasakiman. Isang misteryosong lalaki ang nagsamantala sa kanya kaya siya tinalikuran ng kanyang pamilya at kaibigan. Napilitan siyang iwan ang music industry at nagpakalayu-layo. Sa ibang bansa na niya ipinanganak ang kambal na sanggol. Pinilit ni Victor na tumayo sa sariling paa. Ngunit isang lihim ang sinisikap niyang pagtakpan dahil sa sikreto ng pamilyang kanyang pinagmulan. Papatunayan niya sa ama na karapat-dapat siya sa pagiging MAFIA BOSS balang araw ngunit hahadlangan siya ng mas ganid sa salapi at kapangyarihan. Ipinalasap sa kanya ang kalupitan ng mundo hanggang makilala niya ang taong tunay na magmamahal sa kanya. Ngunit paano kung ito rin ang magbubunyag sa isang pagkakamali na bahagi ng kanyang nakaraan? Manaig kaya ang pagpapatawad at pagmamahal sa pagitan nina Nadja at Victor? Paano hahadlangan ng kanilang pamilya at mga taong nakapaligid na tunay ang wagas nilang pag-ibig sa isa't isa?

"I thought you were the man who saved me. I didn't know you were the one who set the fire." The day my father gambled away my life was the day I learned that some monsters don't have claws—they wear tailored suits and drink vintage scotch. To the world, Abram is a philanthropist, a billionaire, and the undisputed King of the Lycan Underground. To me, he is the man who bought my freedom for the price of a debt he secretly engineered. He calls me his "Little Wolf." He dresses me in diamonds that feel like cold chains and keeps me in a soundproof penthouse where my screams are just background music to his obsession. He is the Gentle Gaslighter. He whispers that he loves me while he wipes the blood of my past from his hands. He tells me I have nowhere else to go, forgetting that he was the one who burned every bridge behind me. But Abram made one fatal mistake: He taught me how to survive him. Underneath my silk gowns and practiced smiles, the girl he "broke" is dead. In her place is a master manipulator who has learned to weaponize his own obsession against him. I will let him mark me. I will let him believe he won. And when he is at his highest, I will show him that a velvet noose still strangles just as surely as a hemp one. He told me I was his entire world. Now, I’m going to end it. Tropes: * Mafia Alpha x Captive Omega * Age Gap (42 & 20) * He Falls First (Obsession) * Vengeance/Revenge Rebirth * Betrayal & Tragic Twist

The cold breeze in my face, clinging tightly to my bare arms. My arms wrapped around my torso in an attempt to keep me warm. Tears streaming down my face as memories of Harry's cruel betrayal flood my mind. Of all days, he chose my birthday to hurt me. My red pumps creating a gentle click sound with every contact it made with the tarred road. Creating the only sound the night breeze brings to my ears. Asides my sobs and the distant barks of the neighborhood dogs. My third sense is sudden activated as I sense I'm being followed. I smell danger. Walking alone on such desolate streets doesn't seem like the best idea I could have come up with. I wasn't thinking straight when I made that choice. I should have called my driver to come get me!. This creepy feeling becomes more intense and I decide to do the one thing I know I'm good at; run!. I throw my purse and phone away as I begin to run in frenzy I feel something hot on my trail, when I look back, all I see is dark fog. The more reason to run faster. The road fairly lit by moonlight, my heart in my mouth and prayers of help and mercy escaping my lips. Finally, I hear music playing from loud speakers. I'm close to civilization!. I keep running frantically.... Tales of missing children are considered a fallacy till teenage Sonia goes missing... Follow Sonia on her desperate quest to break free... And bring the truth to light

Mora discovers that Mayor Lycan is the man she slept with the night she was drugged, she tries to reach out to him, but there was a stumbling block, it was too late, and Mayor Lycan not remembering anything that happened the night they spent together branded her a gold-digger. When, Lycan knew of the secret, that his mother took to her death bed with, he was devastated, he searched high and low for his biological son, claimed by Philip as his son. Life isn't a bed of roses for Miles while growing up, tagged as a bastard, and bullied by the strongest in school because of him being handsome, he learnt how to defend himself, and stand up against those who hated him. The man who forsakes him, in the time he was desperate, showed up at his doorstep one day, claiming before his foster father, and everyone that he is his biological son, the man whom he blamed as the one who killed his mother. Philip blamed Agora's family for the death of his family, his hunger for vengeance, he decided to use a willing tool, which is Miles, to get back at the family, who took away everything from him. Living the life of Agora's president group to the public, and as a mysterious music genius in the dark, the people of country H don't even know who Mora's mask is, their favourite singer, but their are fanatics supporting the anonymous singer. Sneaky, realising how much she has fallen in love with Miles, the one she had lived under his shadow as a brother with, will she abandon her vow to remain as a brother to him, or reveal her feminine charms, when faced with competitors. As the successor of Agora's family, will Miles destroy it legacy?

Le troisième jour de mon confinement postnatal, mon mari prétendait qu’il devait partir en voyage d’affaires en urgence, me laissant seule pour m’occuper du bébé. Trois jours plus tard, lorsque j’ai été hospitalisée, j’ai vu une photo de famille sur les réseaux sociaux, publiée par l’amie d’enfance de mon mari, avec la légende : « Photo prise en voyage, une famille heureuse de trois. » Sur la photo, mon mari s’est affiché tout sourire. Fort surprise, j’ai commenté par un point d’interrogation. Il m’a immédiatement appelée pour me réprimander : « Elle est une pauvre mère célibataire, sans homme pour s’occuper d’elle. Cette photo ne signifie rien. Ne sois pas mesquine ! » Le soir, son amie d’enfance a posté une nouvelle photo : un ensemble de trois bijoux en or d’une valeur de plusieurs millions. « Après la photo de famille, il a insisté pour m’offrir ces magnifiques bijoux. » C’était un cadeau pour faire plaisir à sa maîtresse, je le savais bien. Enfin, j’ai décidé de quitter mon mari.

« J'arrive à un âge où en dépit du bois qui l'a nourrie, ma flamme n'est plus qu'une lueur vacillante, de celles qui usent les yeux pour écrire ses mémoires. Elle jette toutefois sur mes heures passées une lumière apaisée et éclaire mes actes sous un angle honnête. Loin de l'hagiographie chantée par les bardes, elle souligne les faits glorieux sans écraser les zones d'ombre. » Héritière de l'Arbre-Mère, Luwise se rêve en artisan de paix, protectrice d'Okateï, unificatrice des royaumes sylvestres et des Enténébrés. Ses nobles ambitions se heurtent aux scepticismes et aux réticences des Seigneurs, humains et démoniaques, jaloux de leurs pouvoirs. Luwise devra faire la preuve que son titre n'est pas une coquille vide. Par la force et par les mots, elle devra gagner les coeurs et mater ses rivaux. Le chemin est étroit entre sagesse et tyrannie, il est aisé de se perdre soi-même. L'ère d'Osukateï s'ouvre dans un brasier qui pourrait bien consumer le monde.

Dans les cercles huppés de la société mondaine, Marco règne en maître. Son charme et sa réussite professionnelle lui ont valu une réputation de séducteur invétéré. Mais lorsqu'il rencontre Nahema, une jeune femme pauvre et désoeuvrée, issue d'un univers différent, tout bascule. Malgré son complexe de supériorité, Marco se retrouve irrésistiblement attiré par Nahema et tombe éperdument amoureux d'elle. Cependant, leur relation est mise à l'épreuve lorsqu'un secret jalousement gardé menace de tout détruire. Marco devra faire face à ses propres démons et accepter cette terrible vérité qui l'enfonce dans un désespoir sans fin . "Le piège du cœur" est un roman qui explore les thèmes de l'amour, de l'identité et de la rédemption. À travers les personnages de Marco et Nahema, l'auteur nous plonge dans un monde de luxe et de superficialité, où le cœur est piégé dans des sentiments puissants, où les apparences peuvent être trompeuses et où l'amour véritable peut être le seul moyen de briser les chaînes du passé.

Lucien Marchand m'a laissée, alors que j'étais enceinte et que je faisais une hémorragie, devant l'hôpital pour aller chercher sa cliente. J'ai perdu mon bébé à cause de cela. Alors que j'étais très faible, Lucien a délibérément touché mon ventre avec ses mains glacées. Au milieu de la nuit, sa cliente a dormi avec Lucien dans la chambre à côté de la mienne. Elle a laissé un sous-vêtement dans la chambre. Les parents de Lucien sont venus voir le bébé sans savoir qu'il était déjà mort. Lucien m'a présenté des excuses hypocrites. Mais pendant notre dernier repas, il a quand même été appelé par sa cliente. Après mon départ, Lucien a appris la fausse couche et était dévasté. Il est venu me présenter ses excuses de lui-même. Je ne l'ai pas pardonné. Nous avons quand même divorcé. Plus tard, ils ont tous été choqués en apprenant que j'étais la patronne de l'entreprise. Finalement, Lucien est devenu un légume. Il a laissé une énorme dette à sa cliente. Et moi, j'ai trouvé un nouveau petit ami.

À Mexico, deux âmes que tout oppose se rencontrent dans un tourbillon de désir et de danger. Valentina, lumière éclatante et idéaliste, croit au pouvoir salvateur de l'amour. Diego, ténébreux et marqué par un passé d'abîmes, incarne une force magnétique et corrosive. Leur attirance est immédiate, violente, et se transforme rapidement en une passion dévorante. Ce qui commence comme un jeu de séduction audacieux devient un duel cruel où les frontières entre l'amour et la haine, le salut et la destruction, s'effacent. Diego lance le défi qui scellera leur destin : "Séduis-moi, si tu l'oses". Valentina relève le défi, plongeant dans une relation où chaque caresse est une blessure, chaque parole un poison doux-amer. Leur histoire devient un piège à ciel ouvert, une chute libre vers un point de non-retour. Dans l'ombre des passions, la question demeure : s'agit-il d'un amour ultime ou d'un piège fatal où le seul vainqueur possible sera celui qui aura su détruire l'autre sans se perdre complètement ?