Sans Smile

Elena stifled a smile, but he already saw her mouth start to curve upwards and he grinned at her. She ignored him. "I'm serious, Chandler." His smile was instantaneous. "Noted." She licked her lips. Her eyes were wide and nervous, and she tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "And you can't me." Chandler tilted his head to the side and studied her. Pushing away from the car, he took a step closer to her. She held her ground, lifting her chin at his approach. "What if you ask me to you?" he said quietly. "Then can I?" Elena exhaled shakily. "I won't do that." "No?" Carefully, he touched his thumb to the curve of her chin. She shook her head, and his hand fell away. "Maybe you won't," he told her. "But hear me right now, love, I'd love it if you asked me for a ." —------ When Elena Davis decided to move to Vacaville, she had just one thing in mind — to start her business over after she'd failed the first time she tried. It'd be nice to live in the same city as her twin sister, and getting reunited with her university crush, Elijah Kendrick doesn't seem like a bad idea. But fate, however, has its own plans and she finds herself drawn to someone else—his brother, Chandler Kendrick.

This book is authored by Mary D. Sant. "What things are not under your control tonight?" I gave my best smile, leaning against the wall. He came closer with a dark and hungry expression, so close, his hands reached for my face, and he pressed his body against mine. His mouth took mine eagerly, a little rudely. His tongue left me breathless. “If you don't go with me, I'll fuck you right here.” He whispered. __________________________ Katherine kept her virginity for years even after she turned 18. But one day, she met an extremely sexual man Nathan Ryan in the club. He had the most seductive blue eyes she has ever seen, a well-defined chin, almost golden blonde hair, full lips, perfectly drawn, and the most amazing smile, with perfect teeth and those damn dimples. Incredibly sexy. She and he had a beautiful and hot one-night stand... Katherine thought she might not meet the man again. But fate has another plan Katherine is about to take on the job of assistant to a billionaire who owns one of the biggest companies in the country and is known to be a conquering, authoritative and completely irresistible man. He is Nathan Ryan! Will Kate be able to resist the charms of this attractive, powerful and seductive man? Read to know a relationship torn between anger and the uncontrollable desire for pleasure. Warning: R18+, Only for mature readers.

On our seventh wedding anniversary, I was straddling my Mafia husband, Lucian, kissing him deeply. My fingers fumbled in the pocket of my expensive silk dress, searching for the pregnancy test I'd hidden there. I wanted to save the news of my unexpected pregnancy for the end of the evening. Lucian's right-hand man, Marco, asked with a suggestive smile in Italian: "Don, your new little canary, Sophia. How does she taste?" Lucian's mocking laughter vibrated through my chest, sending a chill down my spine. He replied, also in Italian: "Like an unripe peach. Fresh and tender." His hand was still caressing my waist, but his gaze was distant. "Just keep this between us. If my Donna finds out, I'm a dead man." His men chuckled knowingly, raising their glasses and swearing their silence. The warmth in my blood turned to ice, inch by inch. The one thing they didn’t know was that my grandmother was from Sicily, so I understood every word. I forced myself to remain calm, keeping the perfect smile of a Donna fixed in place, but the hand holding my champagne flute trembled. Instead of making a scene, I opened my phone, found the invitation I had received a few days ago for a private international medical research project, and tapped "Accept." In three days, I would disappear from Lucian's world completely.

"S-stay away from me." She stammered while moving her steps backward just to hit the edge of the table. "Why would I do that?" He placed his hands on her either side surrounding her in his woody scent. She couldn't help but took a deep breath. "It's my p-personal space." She turned her face towards the bookshelf beside the table as he leaned his face closer. "Hmm..." He hummed as her whole body shuddered when he started tracing her jugular vein with his nose. Her mouth was dry as the aura of his scent was gone and fear conquered her body. "You are my personal thing too." He groaned jerking her towards him by her waist. "L-lea..." Her lips couldn't form the words as he captured her soft lips in a swift. ←→ Ara Smith, daughter of a priest, drowned in innocence. She is a 19 years old girl with a cheeky smile but she didn't get the chance to smile much after her father's death. ‹› Gareth Blade, a 31 years old mafia billionaire is another name for a nightmare. No one dares to match his stoned gaze that reflects his stoned heart. He can own the things that ever attracts his eyes but this time his eyes didn't fall on something but someone.

“She tried to escape. I think she wants to go rogue.” The guard said.  Sabrina’s eyes snapped to me. A smirk curled on her lips as she walked forward. “Tried to escape, did we?” she said, her blue eyes slicing into mine. “Leave us.” The guards obeyed. She moved in, gaze sweeping over me. “Whatever made you think your scrawny little body could outrun two strong guards?” “Sabrina, you have to let me go. I don’t want to be your handmaid. Please. Let me go.” I begged.  Sabrina laughed, sharp and cold. “Oh, you’ll serve me whether you like it or not.” She leaned closer. “You won’t just serve me, Elowyn. You’ll mate with the Alpha and carry his child for us.” My breath caught. “What?” Her smile deepened, her voice soft and slow. “I can’t be the one who fulfills the prophecy that Kieran’s Luna will die in childbirth.” She stepped even closer. Her eyes locked on mine. “You will bear his child, Elowyn.” She said it with such certainty that my blood ran cold.  I stared at her, horror rising in my throat. “You want me to die instead of you?” Sabrina said nothing. She didn’t have to. Her smile said everything.

"Think it over little miss, once you fall in love with me, it's over" he said, his cold eyes shining with nothing but endless darkness and mischief. I gulped telling myself to ran away while I still can, but my stupid mouth was way too quicker than my mind. "Love? I can resist that, but can you resist my charm?" His lips curled up into a wide wicked smile as his eyes bore to mine, like he couldn't believe that I was the one who said those words. A smile that sent both shivers and excitement to my body. "Interesting" he said and handed me a pen to sign our agreements.  *********** Desperate to save herself from a sex scandal from her blackmailer, Avyanna Lark, a beautiful A lister actress in the whole country, found herself stuck with a contract marriage with a demon as her way out also a promising future in the entertainment industry.  For the past 300 years, Bohden Dauntsey, a demon who lives amongst human beings, hasn't smelled that hypnotising scent of blood. Making him go insane with the urge to have a taste of it, she was a gem and exactly what he was looking for. Not wanting to lose her to others of his own kind, he trapped her with a contract marriage only to find out that he had trapped himself instead.  Would he be able to keep his own words against the charm of a breathtaking A lister?.

Ma mère était la Luna élue, celle qui avait autrefois conquis trois puissants Alphas. Une fois sa mission accomplie, elle a disparu de ce monde, ne laissant derrière elle que moi, et les trois Alphas qui l'avaient autrefois aimée de toute leur âme. Mon premier père, l'Alpha Julien Richard, dirigeait la tribu de Lune Argentée, assez riche pour acheter la moitié du continent. Mon deuxième père, l'Alpha Simon Laurent, commandait tous les guerriers de l'Alliance du Nord. Mon troisième père, l'Alpha Lucas Dubois, détenait toutes les ressources médicales dont les loups et les humains dépendaient. Pendant dix-huit ans, j'ai été leur petite princesse chérie. Ils me donnaient tout ce que je voulais, sans poser de questions, sans hésiter. Jusqu'à ce qu'ils ramènent à la maison cette fille, une orpheline fragile nommée Alice Moreau. À partir de ce jour, tout a changé. Elle leur a dit que je l'avais traitée de bâtarde sale, indigne de notre tribu. Elle a dit que j'avais demandé aux jeunes loups de l'école à la harceler. Elle a dit que j'avais saboté son costume de spectacle, que j'avais provoqué son allergie et que je l'avais fait s'évanouir sur scène. Et ils l'ont crue. Ils ont cessé de me croire. Pour la quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième fois, ils l'ont choisie elle plutôt que moi, quand ils ont crié : « Ne reviens plus jamais ! », je n'ai pas protesté. J'ai juste pris mes bagages et je suis partie. Ils ont pensé que je reviendrais à la maison comme avant et que ma disparition n'était qu'une autre façon d'attirer leur attention. Mais quand ils ont découvert que j'avais quitté la meute pour de bon, que mon identité avait été effacée, qu'ils ne pouvaient plus me retrouver, les trois puissants Alphas ont finalement craqué.

J'ai accepté de quitter l'Académie Centrale du Loup avec Lucien parce qu'il avait dit qu'il était victime d'intimidation. À dix-huit ans et avec son loup toujours non éveillé, dans une académie obsédée par la pureté du sang et la domination, il se démarquait de toutes les mauvaises façons. Alors il m'a suppliée de partir avec lui et de rejoindre un établissement moins exigeant, où le lignage importait moins. La veille du jour où nous devions finaliser toutes les démarches, je suis allée le chercher. Devant sa porte. C'est là que je l'ai entendu. Un de ses compagnons Bêta a dit, amusé. « Bravo, Lucien. Faire semblant d'être harcelé pour la faire quitter l'Académie Centrale pour toi. » Une autre voix a hésité. « Vous avez grandi ensemble. Tu la laisses vraiment partir comme ça ? » Lucien a répondu sans hésiter, d'un ton détendu et légèrement amusé. « Ce n'est même pas à l'étranger. Elle ira bien. » Puis, d'un ton plus froid. « Elle s'est accrochée à moi depuis l'enfance. J'en avais assez. C'est… efficace. » Je ne l'ai pas confronté. Je me suis retournée et je suis partie. De retour dans ma chambre, j'ai rouvert la demande de changement d'académie. J'ai effacé le nom de l'académie ordinaire dont il prétendait avoir besoin, et j'ai inscrit celle sur laquelle mes parents avaient insisté il y a des années. Tout le monde avait oublié quelque chose. J'étais l'unique héritière de la Tribu Lune de Sang. Et Lucien, fils illégitime toléré par l'Alpha de la Tribu Côte-d'Argent, ne toucherait jamais au trône d'Alpha sans un lien formel avec moi. Un jour, il réaliserait que ce qu'il a rejeté n'était pas seulement mon dévouement.

La violence faite aux femmes ? Qu'en est il des hommes ? Prisonnier de son lourd passé Ismaël Koné est un jeune homme qui fut violé et abusé à l'âge de quinze ans après la mort tragique de son père. Pourtant ce jour il ne voulait qu'une simple et seule chose : soigné sa mère malade et nourrir sa petite sœur. Plusieurs années se sont écoulés après cet incident. Aujourd'hui devenu un mâle agressif, aigri, violent et possessif sans aucun état d'âme Ismaël pour échapper à la justice se verra accepté un dernier contrat, protéger Zeïna la fille d'un commissaire mourrant. Quand la haine laisse place à l'amour la donne change complètement. Mais surtout aussi longtemps que l'on vivras le passé fini toujours par nous rattraper.

Le mariage de cinq ans entre Léa et Alex, il a été maintenu en piétinant la dignité physique et morale de Léa. Elle pensait qu'il n'y avait pas d'amour entre eux, mais qu'il devait y avoir des liens familiaux. Jusqu'à ce jour-là. Le certificat de décès imminent de leur unique enfant et les gros titres des divertissements, où il dépensait sans compter pour son premier amour, sont apparus en même temps devant elle. Elle n'avait plus besoin de jouer le rôle de Mme Richard. Cet homme impitoyable a pourtant soudoyé tous les médias, se mettant à genoux dans la neige, les yeux rouges, pour lui demander de lui pardonner. Léa est apparue, main dans la main, avec un autre homme. Elle a annoncé son nouveau compagnon au monde entier.