Scared Vs Scarred

George Barlow, a cold and a ruthless CEO of Barlow Enterprises have decided to take Brielle, his secretary as his bride, when she came asking for his help. George, have always had a soft spot for his secretary, but she always rejects any of his advances. when George saw an opportunity to get closer to her, he didn't hesitate to use it, and nothing can stand on his way not even the heaven. Brielle a young alluring girl, she have always admired her boss but scared to get closer to him, because of his popularity with women, afraid to get hurt by him. What will she do when her boss decided to trap her into his life.

"I’m the rogue Luna and I’m in love with an alpha,who absolutely detests rogues….." Erica was betrayed by Alec who she took as a friend, she didn't know he came to infiltrate her pack, he kills her parents and most of the pack members and when she refuses to succumb to his new rule as an alpha, he throws her into prison and tortures her. Erica is tired of the constant torture and escapes from Alec. Erica finds herself in the pack of the very famous alpha everyone is so scared of, it's more shocking when she realizes that they are mates. Leroi doesn't like rogues, they were responsible for his family's death, he is not that pleased that he has a mate because Erica is a rogue. Erica is made into a slave in the pack, even if she's the alpha's mate, Leroi doesn't want others to know his mate is a rouge. What happens between them? Will Leroi's hate for rogues go away once he realizes he is falling deeply in love with Erica? Will Erica accept his love?

*Excerpt* My gaze met Sergio's. He didn't look away. I couldn't look away either. It felt like there was an invisible magnet pulling us towards each other. He looked away, breaking us from the trance. "Are you sure you're okay, Nicole?" "Come inside." He shook his head. "I was worried, and—" "Come inside, let's talk." He shook his head again, unyieldingly. "We're already talking." "Are you scared?" I asked in a challenging voice, my gazed fixed on him. "What are you so scared of?" "Nicole..." "To answer your question, no, Sergio, I'm not okay." "What's bothering you?" The vulnerability in his eyes towards me was palpable. It was my chance to act. I couldn't afford to waste it. "You," I replied, my gaze still boring into his. "And your fiancee. I couldn't bear watching you together." Sergio swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing. "I was jealous, Sergio." • *Blurb* In a turn of events, Juliana bears witness to the brutal murder of her father—a sight she never thought she'd witness. Amidst the turmoil, she finds out she's their next target, but somehow, she manages to evade them. Determined to seek closure and justice for what happened to her father, Juliana takes on a new identity as Nicole and embarks on a quest for vengeance against the masterminds. With a heart hardened by grief, she takes on the journey. A journey that would test her limits and push her to do unthinkable things. Will she succeed? Follow her on this journey as she confronts the demon of her past.

I flinched as his breath fanned my face, my body trembled in his arms. This was the chance, but was I scared? His eyes affected me in so many ways, as they held grief, pain and regret. Our stare was our way of communicating. It was intended, emotional and agonizing. I was hiding the knife behind me, picturing the perfect place to stab him. His searing heat sent a gush of lust inside me. I shouldn't fall for that. This was a revenge plan, not a romantic show-off. "I'm engaged, and I have a child with him" I remembered, barely recognizing my cold voice which had become soft and weak. He let out a dirty smirk, lowering his eyes to my lips as we exchanged breath. "I know, but I can't stop myself from falling" he whispered, and before I could blink an eye, he captured my lips, twirling them to his taste. It was a long liquid kiss that made me wet so that I couldn't fight back. The knife slipped off my hand as my body yanked on his. We both dried up where we stood when her voice resounded in our ears. "Mom?"

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?

the talks of war, secrets to unravel, retribution awaiting in the corner, and a curse to break. Will the resolve of the mated soul prevail? or will the horror of the past once haunt the harmony again? Nevertheless, Wajan has only one answer. Her dagger, and her sharp fangs. Yet, she must be wise as to where she points the end of her blade, or else it might cost her the heart of the Lakanni Rajanuk, the mighty Alpha chieftain of the Tagar tribe. The Moon sees everything. Will they be strong enough to endure the trials and save themselves from the curse of the Moon and unite the tribes again to their former glory? or will they repeat the forsaken history that will unleash chaos into the scared land? "It rests upon you, child."

For Veronica most of the moments in her life never made sense , There was times when she would remember moments where everything felt normal. From love to hate, family and friends..but those memories where nothing made sense is what scared her the most. Not because of fear but because some part of her never thought she could ever feel welcomed anywhere. Well that's until she met them the others, The ones who would help her save the people she loved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nothing could have prepared her for the strength that her powers would bring, right along with the mate She never knew she would have, Zekiel. [ Warning this book may contain Violence ,Sexual content , Explicit language]

She is the 7th princess of the north kingdom and became the Baroness of Westland when she was forced to marry the Baron. A Day that was supposed to be the happiest day of her life turned the saddest nightmare when Princess Althea woke up to the news that her father the king was going to give her away to the Baron of Westland, Damian Carter, who is said to be the most Ruthless, Merciless and unkind Baron to ever rule Westland as the second in command after the king. Not only that, Westland was a land filled with werewolves, And the Baron had the most powerful and Superior Beast ever. Althea was not going to let herself end up in the hands of such a man who's also half beast so she tried to escape but was caught by him and he forced her to marry him. “You don’t remember me?” Damian asked in a questioning voice laced with anger. Althea slowly shifted back away in fear as he approached her, his eyes were red in rage. “I……..I don’t……….know you” she shivered, she is the fearless type but when faced with such a man, she was really scared The moment she said that, she felt his anger increase. Damian felt so angry and disappointed that she didn’t remember him from ten years ago when she had made him promise to come marry her on her 20th birthday which he actually did. He felt anger realizing that she lost her memory of him. How come she lost her memory? Will she remember him including the fact that she was the one who made him swear to come marry her on her 20th birthday? There is only one way to find out.

They say a single moment can change your entire life. A decision taken in the heat of the moment might cause you pain, sadness, or even make you fall in love. In conclusion, you must be careful with your impulsive actions. And this is what happened to Willow and how her story began. Willow is an orphan girl who works as a cook in a restaurant; one day on her way to work she saved a little girl who keeps calling her mama. Elijah watched the scene scared as the demons of the past choked him reminding him of the time when his wife died right in front of him but then his world shook when his daughter spoke for the first time in three years. He decided to take the woman who saved his daughter back home with him but then his life changed entirely. Love, fear, self loathing and pain were the real MCs of this story where Willow and Elijah had to fight their feelings and their demons in order not to lose themselves to the pain.

Kira, prayed for a perfect relationship and she thought she found it when the Billionaire Alex started dating her. They spent so much time together she was certain he was going to propose until Alex cut ties with her with no genuine reason other than he was done with her. Kira was beyond devastated. She begged and pleaded but Alex Wilfold wasn’t the kind of man who kept one lady for too long. He had gotten enough of her and he had to move on. Heartbroken and deeply scarred Kira picks up the pieces of her life once again. She finds a job and she is immediately spotted as the best in her field. A promotion is given to her but her excitement dies when she realizes that she would have to work with the very man who had tossed her to the side like a worthless whore –Alex.