Scared Picture

I glue my back to the door hoping it would swallow me up as a whole. “Is my feisty kitten scared now?” his 6’2 tall figure towering over me. Pulling up his right hand from his pocket, he grips onto my nape, bringing my face infront of his, mingling our breaths. I attach my hands to his chest in an attempt to put some distance between us. My efforts turn futile when he won’t budge but instead shoves his face into the crook of my neck inhaling my scent. “There is no point in running away now, kitten. You are already trapped” he speaks against my skin. Sparks erupt through my body, travelling down my spine and settling between my legs. Another hand going around my waist pulling me closer to dig his face deeper into my neck. “No wonder you always had men swarming around you all the time!” his deep growls affecting me in a way it shouldn’t.

Sage never expected her life to change overnight. One day she was a broke girl living with her overworked single mother and the next, she was moving into a billionaire’s mansion with a new stepfather and a stepbrother she had never met. The twenty one year old, tattooed,rich, dangerous. Andre Wolfe. A walking sin wrapped up as her step brother. He doesn’t speak much. He doesn’t smile. He carries secrets in his eyes and bruises on his knuckles. And from the moment Sage meets him, she knows one thing, he is trouble and she should stay far away. But staying away becomes impossible when Andre makes it clear he sees her, really sees her. The girl who was dumped for being “too good.” The girl who doesn’t fit in this glittering world. The girl he calls little saint with a voice that ruins her breath. He is the epitome of temptation, and she is the perfect picture of innocence. Step siblings aren’t supposed to crave each other. Especially not when family, lies, and a dangerous past threaten to destroy everything. Their love is forbidden. Their desire is explosive. And their story starts with a kiss that should never have happened.

Belie had decided to take over her life future from the grip of her boyfriend who always task gaslighted her whenever she caught him cheating. She breaks up with him and chose to go out and have the rough life even if it was for a while. Yes she has the life she wanted but then it leads to her being pregnant for the biggest and eligible billionare of the town Zion Knight who had had the scare of pregnancy from many women just cause they wanted his money. But something about Belie forces him to follow her and somehow he finds out she wasn't lying and the baby was indeed his after his investigator had brought back news of it. Belie had broken up with her ex fiance he had come to one of the bars he owned and kept telling stories of how she was a loose girl and showed her picture, even one of the reason why when she tossed herself at Zion he went into her pussy and now he just doesn't want to leave when he bonds with her and falls in love with her without even knowing her.

Harriett Edwards has been in love with Damien Daniels since childhood, so when both their parents arrange for them to be married, she gladly accepts even though she was well aware that it wasn’t what Damien wanted. For the three years of their marriage, she devoted her life to him with the hope that she would be able to change his mind and eventually get him to fall in love with her. It all comes crashing down when someone fabricates a picture of her cheating with Damien’s brother, Adrian. After seeing the pictures, he coldly said. “I want a divorce!” And even when she confessed her love to him, his reply was cold and hurtful. “I know. It doesn’t matter. I don’t love you.” What he didn’t know was that in her hand was the pregnancy test result from a mistake he made in his drunken state. Years later, they both meet at a friend’s wedding and he is shocked to see her with a set of identical twins that looked just like him. “Are they mine?” He asked. Harriett laughed and replied, remembering his own words. “It doesn’t matter, Damien. They don’t need a father.”

Zara Adigun never believed in fairy tales especially not the kind that involved arrogant billionaires and cold, calculated marriages. But when her father fell ill and her family is drowning in debt, she agrees to a one-year marriage contract with the most powerful and emotionally detached bachelor in Lagos (Dami Adeyemi). The deal is to pretend to be the perfect couple in public, live together under strict conditions that she must comply with, and leave when the contract ends with no strings and no emotions attached. But Dami’s icy rules begin to melt as Zara’s fire draws out the man he’s buried deep beneath his grief and guilt. The closer they get, the harder it becomes to stick to the rules, until secrets from the past threaten to destroy everything they were nurturing. Jide Adeyemi—Dami’s estranged brother and Zara’s first love came into the picture to reignite old flames and dark family secrets, Zara finds herself caught in a dangerous love triangle where trust is fragile, and the truth is a weapon. Now, she must decide: 1. To follow the terms of the contract. 2. Run back to the man who once broke her heart, or 3. Fight for a love that was never meant to happen. When hearts are bound by fate, will love survive the truth?

Jane Duncan is able to secure a job at the best publishing company in the country, France Publishing, where she does her best to achieve her dream of becoming the best writer in the country. But what happens when Jane falls in love with her Superior? A love so strong that she's unable to set herself free from that, felt like she has been chained to him. That she would love him for the rest of her life as if she was bound to him. And what if a very determined ex-boyfriend comes into the picture? Will she be able to get the love she so yearns for or not? Will she be able to achieve her dreams? Have you ever fallen for someone so bad that it hurts? You get this burning sensation in your chest like someone is ripping your chest out, or maybe it's just your heart that's shattering into pieces bit by bit? Have you ever fallen for someone you knew it would be impossible to have, but you couldn't stop yourself from falling deeper? I know it sounds cliché and all, but that's how I feel right now. And the surprising part is that I don't know when it happened or how it happened, but it just did. ----Jane Duncan

The quiet city of Vlei is filled with terror when its people are murdered one by one every few days. Nobody knows who the culprit is. No clues found, no leads yet. The MO of each death is different. The only common thing is that the murders happen in a secluded place and at night, compelling the people to not leave their homes when the night befalls. Enter Melanie Parker, an orphan taken in by her aunt and her family only because her parents have left her the Parker Empire before their mysterious deaths. When the innocent girl stumbles upon a gruesome secret about her past, it changes her completely. Now she is out for revenge and she does not stop until she has destroyed all the people who have wronged her. On her way, she meets Adrian Cyrus King. At first, there is enmity between the two and they cannot stand each other. They bicker and fight whenever they meet. But, Adrian has a change of heart when Melanie once saves him from his enemies. Who is responsible for all the murders? How will Melanie take her revenge? Read the story to know what happens further. Disclaimer: The cover picture does not belong to me.

Dua kali rumah tangganya tak berakhir bahagia, menjadikan Kainan Arshad sosok tak tersentuh oleh wanita. Hidupnya yang sudah menginjak usia 38, ia dedikasikan sepenuhnya untuk memajukan perusahaan. Menjadi owner sekaligus Chief Executive Officer yang dingin, datar, dan seolah tak bernyawa, membuat julukan anti romantic CEO melekat kuat padanya. Suatu hari, hidup Kainan berubah 180 derajat ketika ia membuka cabang perusahaan di kota kecil yang padat. Seorang wanita mengaku sebagai si empunya tanah yang sedianya akan ia bangun anak perusahaan. Pemilik wajah elok dengan kulit eksotik itu tidak terima jika lahannya dijadikan ladang usaha. Gantari Mahika, namanya. Ia menolak sejumlah uang yang Kainan bayarkan, karena tidak ingin kehilangan warisan dari orang tua. Hanya satu hal yang perlu Kainan lakukan, agar Mahika mengikhlaskan hal paling berharga miliknya. "Jadikan aku istrimu, maka kamu berhak atas apa yang aku punya." Cover picture from pexel.com Edit by canva free. Follow author on ig: @elitalestari563 FB: Elita Lestari

Kaia has always been an obedient daughter. Following and pleasing them was her own way of earning her adoptive parents’ love and approval. But despite her unwavering efforts to make them happy, lagi itong kulang. She always feels like an outsider, lalo na nang mabiyayaan ang mga ito ng totoong anak. When her sister came into the picture, pakiramdam niya ay lalo siyang nawalan ng pwesto sa pamilya. However, a chance to prove her worth to her family comes when an unexpected proposal lands on her lap—an arranged marriage to a stranger. She is torn at first but eventually agrees to this to prove that she’s willing to go to great lengths just to gain their acceptance. But everything takes an unexpected twist when Kaia discovers the identity of her mysterious groom-to-be: the one and only Aril Verlon E. Adriatico, her first love, who she believed was buried deep within her past. Hindi niya inaasahan na muling mag ku-krus ang kanilang mga landas. The rush of emotions, old wounds, and unresolved feelings resurface. Will Kaia find the strength to confront her past, which is also apparently her future?

“Call me Daddy.” I froze at that, my throat drying instantly. My dick jumped, hardening as that word settled in. “What? You don't want to?” He frowned. “Don't you want to be my baby boy? To be taken care of? Don't you want Daddy to show you how good with his hand he is?” “I…” I swallowed. “I want it.” So fucking bad. “Then say it. Tell me what you want Daddy to do for you, and he will.” I bit my lower lip, thinking of it before I whispered, “Stroke my cock, Daddy.” …. Will the truth make or mar their union? Asher knew it was against his work ethic to fall for his younger employee, but he couldn't help it. Each interaction with Guel leaves him panting, wanking to the thoughts and gripped by a forbidden desire, one he was scared to act on. What he didn't know was that beneath the exterior calmness Guel showed, was a devil out to drag his pet back to the pits of hell where they belong...