Scared Picture

All along, Royal Princess Cassandra lived a perfect normal business woman life while hiding her identity but not until she met the guy with an alias “Gunner”. Their first meet up went good but not until a woman entered the picture, revealing that she is Gunner’s fiancee. Totally disappointed, she blocked Gunner off her life and she focused her attention with their garment business. A few months came and she made a deal with a shipping company. This is where Casey met Bullet Elliot Valderama, the CEO of their chosen shipping company. And the catch is, he is also the guy with an alias, “Gunner”. Will the second meet be sweeter or bitter between Casey and Gunner? Will it lead to something romantic or chaotic? Is Gunner the right billionaire to the Royal Princess?

Meski sudah dijodohkan dengan Amanda, Ryan tetap bersikuku bahwa dia tidak akan mencintai Amanda karena gadis itu bukan tipenya sama sekali dan dia sebenarnya juga tengah menjalin kasih dengan sekertarisnya sendiri yang jauh lebih cantik, Anastasha. Mengetahui perselingkuhan suaminya, Amanda tidak berniat untuk melepaskan Ryan karena ia yakin bisa memperbaiki rumah tangganya. Alhasil, Amanda pun memilih berbagi suaminya dengan simpanan Ryan itu, meski dia menahan amarah dan kecewa. Lalu apakah Amanda mampu merebut hati suaminya atau akankah dia mengalah untuk simpanan Ryan? picture cover by: Natasha Fernandez from pexels.com

Izabella and her closest friend traveled to Greece for a summer job on the runway. Still, on the final day of the picture shoot, she was kidnapped by the lone heir to the advertising firm. She was involved in a car accident in her haste to get away while under the influence of drugs. It was terrible that the other vehicle's driver—the fiancée of the enigmatic global business mogul Aleksander Georgiou—passed away. He took her to jail to sue her when she awoke in the hospital. She can only be freed if she consents to marry him in name only in exchange for his betrothed, who perished in the collision. She had no choice when he blackmailed her into marrying him, using her secret that he discovered during the collision.

*Excerpt* “You don't understand, Xavier," I take a step back, “Brandon will find me. He always does. And when he finds me this time, he'll kill you. As much as I want to be free of him, this isn't the way.” “I'll protect you–” “You're not listening to me. I'm not worried about me. If he catches us, he'll just punish me but he won't kill me. I'm too important to him. But you…” My throat closes up as I turn to leave, but Xavier grabs me by the elbow as I push back the door. I turn to look at him, my heart aching for us. There's a cold indifference in his eyes though, and for the first time ever, I'm scared of what he's capable of. “We can do this the hard way or the easy way, Audrey. All I know is that I'm not leaving you here.” *** Audrey Watson has been scared of dreaming about a better life, because as the saying goes, dreams are for losers. But Xavier came to the scene as her knight, albeit one with rude behavior. This was it, her better life. Or so she thought. Little did she know that this was basically a new chapter of hard decisions and regrets. They always say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade out of them. But what if life gives you bitter kola instead? How do you go about making it into something sweet? Find out more about Audrey and Xavier's journey in this captivating novel.

"N-N-No, I'm joining my hands in front of you not today, it hurts a lot." she cried out while joining her hands in front of him. "Come here, fast!!" he commanded her in his authoritative voice making her stomach churn and insides shudder. "N-N-No, please let me go. Don't do this." she cried out loudly when he started to charge towards her. She decided to run in opposite direction in order to save herself but before she could even take a single step away from her place he was standing right in front of her and snatched her scarf away from her. ________ Tears welled up in her eyes because no one has ever talked to her with this much respect and calmness. Moreover, she was shocked too after hearing him talking in her native language which she didn't even expect from him. Ryker Verlice, the most feared mob boss of Ireland. Everyone fears him because of his intimidated and impatient aura. His anger issues are cherry on top. He cares for nothing literally nothing but what happens when a caged and scared beauty catches his eyes? Inaayat, the caged and scared beauty is serving the thakurs since her childhood. She has no identity except the maid of the thakurs. No one knows her because she lives hidden by the thakurs. They have broken her to the extent that she couldn't trust anyone but what will happen when an unknown intimidating man will start standing up for her?

[MATURE CONTENT]. His hand shot out and reached beneath the hem of River’s dress with a swiftness that startled her. A yelp escaped her lips as he yanked it upwards, exposing a bare thigh. Shame burned and took over every fiber in her. She shrank back, burying her face in her hands. This was torture. Why was he doing this to her? A sinister scoff escaped his lips. “What's wrong, little one?" he mocked, his face inches from hers. "Scared?" Scared? Yes. But of him? No. Of herself? Hell, yeah. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ River, an omega hybrid who was betrothed to an Alpha’s son since birth does nothing but dream of their future together. Her dream shatters on her 19th birthday when Gonzalo rejects her after revealing he is in a secret affair with her big sister. Heartbroken and betrayed, River attempts to flee to the human world, vowing never to return. However, she is instead snatched by a ruthless vampire who takes her back to his home as a prize. Unbeknownst to her, she carries Gonzalo's child. After years of serving the vampire who falls in love with her along the way, news of rogue attacks forces River to escape back to her pack. Though prepared for questions about her secret child, River isn't prepared for the simmering tension and passion with Gonzalo who is haunted by his past mistake and is desperate for forgiveness. She certainly doesn't expect him to forcefully claim her when she seems determined to hate him forever.

Karin, a woman in her late twenties wants to prove to everyone that she's not all work, boring and plain but she needs to hatch a convincing plan to pull this through. Will she succeed in her quest to prove that she has a romantic side to her? Johan on the other hand believes he can no longer fall in love again but is ready to prove to the "love of his life" that he is ready to go all the way with someone he deeply cares about. Karin falls in love with Johan but is scared of being rejected; while Johan is unsure of what he feels for Karin, could it be love?

After the death of her father, Celine Hathaway was forced to enter Celestia to find her mother as a fulfillment of her father’s last wish. She was estranged by her surroundings in the enchanted world where magic exists and was scared of all the strange things that she never have encountered before. Celine went everywhere and met different people as she connects the clues and hints of her mother’s whereabouts but little did she know that being close to her goal also means being close to danger. What truths will unfold on Celine’s journey on finding her mother? Will she find unexpected love on her way?

"Who is she?" My voice came out weak, foreign to my own ears. I despised the way it sounded--like a scared child-and I hated how he made me feel so small, so powerless. He let his breath out in a noisy sigh-a low, suffering sound, as if he was putting up with something beneath him. "Are we really doing this?" His voice was low now, tined with irritation. "It's not what you think. And even if it was, what are you going to do about it? You blind bat?" I froze, as tears slid down my face. I was just blind to him. A burden.

*Warning- this book contains sexual content and abuse* When Aurora's parents died, the Alpha of her pack. Moon Creek took her in, but that only meant she was abused and treated like a slave. She was forced to sleep on the attic floor, forced to eat scraps, and had to wear rags. Then, one day, when the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack came to visit on terms of a border treaty, he recognized Aurora as his mate. Blood Moon was the most feared pack, so of course, they handed Aurora over without a fight, but she was scared and broken. How will Aurora adjust to her new life and becoming Luna?