Spice Route

(Trios Legacies, Book 5) The battle may have been won, but the war is far from over. In Make Believe, the fifth explosive installment of the Trios Legacies series, the next generation of wolves, witches, gods, and hybrids must face the fallout of a broken magical world—and a rising evil that refuses to stay buried. When Josefina delivers a dire prophecy in the midst of childbirth—Lucifer is back—it sets off a chain reaction across realms. Three elite teams are dispatched to the fae courts to secure alliances before it's too late: Sebastián and his sharp-tongued witch partner Phoenix navigate Seelie politics and discover Sebastián’s mate is the king’s outcast granddaughter; Jai and the fiery Violet are ambushed en route to the Unseelie Court, only to discover Jai's fated mate is a guarded selkie with secrets of her own; and Aubrey, dropped into the Shadow Court with a witch she can't stand, ends up hunted by the Wild Hunt and entangled with its dangerously magnetic leader. As magic warps reality and the gods remain trapped in their realms, old enemies and unhealed wounds surface. Portals are failing. Alliances are fraying. The Wild Hunt wants blood. And Lucifer is building an army. With mates to protect, realms to defend, and fate itself unraveling, the heirs of Arcadia must fight like never before—not just to save the world, but to find where they belong in it. Because some wars are fought with weapons. Others, with love. And the hardest ones? Those are fought with truth.

I had been managing the company’s warehouse software for five years. Then the new manager came to me out of the blue, saying I didn’t understand frontline operations and that I was being fired. Looking at the five-thousand-dollar severance, I just nodded. “Fine.” He patted my shoulder after seeing me so compliant and started lecturing. “Young people should be out on the line, moving boxes! What’s the use of sitting in the office staring at data every day? “We’re a logistics company. Strength is what matters, not a tech geek like you!” I glanced at the high-end gaming computer in his office and obediently replied, “Yes, Mr. Fuller. Lesson received.” Maybe I had been too comfortable these past few years, and he thought I was dispensable. So, I handed over my ID badge and casually deleted all my personal login keys from my computer. Little did he know that the entire warehouse logistics, inventory management, and route planning software had been coded by me. I had let the company use it for free simply because the place was close to home and the work was easy. Now that I was gone, the system running on my personal cloud server was naturally inaccessible. Tens of thousands of items in the warehouse ground to a halt. As for any commercial software that could replace my system, a year’s subscription would cost exactly one thousand times my severance.

The story you are about to read is inspired by a true story and refers to a time span of three years. During this time, various events take place. Love. Intrigue. Folly. Trips. Hopes. Vicissitudes. A love triangle will put a girl disputed between two important but profoundly different men at the center of attention. A princess. A commander. A sailor. A ship. Between one port to another, from one route to another, in an endless journey between sea and land , in different geographic locations around the world will happen à the unthinkable - in which the main protagonists of the story - it will help in moments of difficulty - but at the same time they will hate each other - struggling to re - establish their bonds and their role. At the seaside, life is different. You don't live by the hour but by the moment. We live by the currents, we adjust to the tides and follow the course of the sun. Cit. (Sandy Gingras) I want the sea to touch me, make me breathe the world and its whys, give me an eternal instant, which I will carry with me as an indelible memory. The sea is the mystery in which I immerse myself to rediscover my life. The sea. Cit. (Stephen Littleword) You can't be unhappy when you have this: the smell of the sea, the sand under your fingers, the air, the wind. Cit. (Irène Némirovsky) When love is true and sincere, it climbs over the mountains, the vastness of the sky and the sea. No human experience is greater than its strength. Cit.(Romano Battaglia)

Dans un monde régi par le crime et la loi du plus fort, Elena De Luca, fille d’un puissant parrain, est projetée dans un jeu dangereux lorsqu’elle croise la route de Dante Valenti, l’homme le plus redouté de la mafia italienne. Il est impitoyable, dominateur, et son emprise sur elle est immédiate. Quand Elena assiste à une exécution qui ne lui était pas destinée, Dante décide de faire d’elle sa captive… ou sa reine. Mais entre eux, ce n’est pas seulement une question de pouvoir : c’est une attraction brutale, un désir brûlant qui les consume. Dans un univers de trahisons, de guerres de clans et de serments brisés, Elena devra choisir : fuir cet homme qui la possède déjà… ou embrasser les ténèbres à ses côtés. Une histoire où l’amour et la violence s’entrelacent, où chaque regard est une menace, chaque baiser une brûlure, et où le sang versé scelle les serments les plus indélébiles.

Lexy, the daughter of a multi billionaire is abandoned by her husband on her wedding day. Wedding days are meant to be the best moments, this day marks the darkest and worst moments of Lexy's life. ************* Being the only child, daughter and heiress to the multi billionaire, Lexy could only inherit her father's wealth after marriage. Her parents took her to the best universities for her degree and PHD to have the knowledge it takes to run her father's companies and she gave it her best. Still, with the educational knowledge and skills from her internships, marriage was compulsory for Lexy to inherit her father's throne. Lexy was of the ripe age for marriage, however, her parents failed to over burden her with marriage plans; they believed in love and wanted the best, happiness for their only child. 18 months after Lexy's doctorate graduation, Lexy introduced her fiancee, Jerry to her parents. Together, they received blessings to push with the wedding. However, on their wedding day, Jerry takes another route to Lexy's home, unknowingly to Lexy. Lexy and her family head to the church for the wedding, only to be stopped when almost reaching the church's gate. It dawns on Lexy that her wedding is no more. What now? What next? How can she inherit her father's throne in the business world? Only a contract marriage unknown to her parents can rescue her.

La vie de Ruby bascule quand elle se découvre métamorphe alors qu'elle se rend à Forest Dawn, un camp pour surnaturels où elle vivra des vacances pour le moins mémorables. Ruby Anderson a tout sauf envie de passer ses vacances dans un camp de vacances perdu au milieu de la forêt ! À dix-sept ans, elle peut tout à fait se garder seule pendant que son père travaille ! Ce dernier, cependant, ne l'entend pas de cette oreille et la voici en route pour le camp de Forest Dawn. Là-bas, Ruby ne tarde pas à faire une découverte qui bouleversera sa vie à tout jamais : elle est une métamorphe, l'une des dernières de son espèce. Et cela tombe plutôt bien, car tous les autres adolescents du camp sont, eux aussi, des surnaturels ! Sorcières, loups-garous, vampires et autres créatures de légende se côtoient ici, dans le plus grand des secrets... Voici qui lui promet des vacances originales... et mouvementées ! Couverture par Gillian Goulet Histoire inspirée de Nés à minuit

Synopsis Yumi a toujours été une chasseuse. Issue d’une lignée légendaire de pourfendeurs de loups-garous, elle n’a jamais remis en question les ordres ni la haine transmise de génération en génération. Jusqu’à cette nuit. Perdue dans les bois, guidée par l’instinct et la peur, Yumi croise la route d’Élizabeth, une créature aussi redoutable que fascinante. Ce qui aurait dû être une traque se transforme en une révélation. Et face à ses supérieurs, alors qu’on s’apprête à faire un choix raisonnable, elle murmure l’impensable : « Mords-moi. » Ce geste pourrait tout changer. Peut-être même mettre fin à une guerre séculaire. Mais à quel prix ? Dans un monde où les monstres ont un nom et où l’amour est un crime, Yumi devra choisir : rester l’héritière d’une haine ancienne… ou devenir l’alliée de ce qu’elle a toujours combattu. Entre passion interdite, trahisons et métamorphoses, le cœur de Yumi devient le champ de bataille ultime.

Coollen Kim Natividad is a senior high school student. She came from the rich family and the successor of Natividad corporation. As a daughter of the most well-known business tycoon, she needs to follow the life that's already designed by her parents and met all of those expectations. In such a young age, her life is already entangled with the responsibility and being pressured. As life goes on, Coollen decided to take her own path through exploring and adding some spice in her life, and In order to do that, she needs to act as a villian. A villian who will despise by everyone. Kaya ginawa niya ang lahat na taliwas sa gusto ng kaniyang magulang dahil sa palagay niya, iyon lang ang paraan para makatakas sa nakasasakal niyang mundo, but along all the stupidity she did in her life. Their is someone who is willing to put his life in the line just to protect her, and that's Spencer; her bestfriend, the loving and charming in their school campus. Suddenly, Archie Gabriel Diverson came to the picture. A young man who who carried the baggage of his past, which happened that Spencer was involved. May galit siya ni Spencer dahil siya ang dahilan ng pagkawala ng taong mahal niya. Nang nalaman niyang may gusto si Spencer ni Coollen. He immediately made a planned to make her fall in love, after that, he’ll tear her heart apart, But what will happen if he will be the one being played by his destiny? What will happen if he will be the one who'll fall on his trap? Will he able to hurt Coollen, or siya mismo ang masasaktan? "I am supposed to tear her heart apart, but why I am hurt seeing her with someone else?"

Trigger Warning: BDSM. EROTICA. Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ > “I know you want me… it’s not a secret you can hide.” His fingers traced my lips as I knelt in front of him. He pulled down his zipper, and his cock sprang free—large, hard, and heavy as it brushed against my mouth. I nibbled at the tip, desperate, needy, like a lost puppy, while his blue eyes locked onto my yearning gaze. “Now take it,” he murmured. “Like the good girl you are.” *********************************** Lana has always been the good girl—working hard, caring for her sick father, and staying far away from men. Especially her dangerously obsessed boss who never stopped chasing her. When he fires her on the very day her father needs life-saving surgery, Lana believes her world has ended. But fate has other plans. A private nurse position she applied for weeks ago finally calls her in—and everything changes. Her new employers? Killian Rhys, the heir to a powerful empire who may not be as crippled as he claims. Finn, his dangerously charming best friend. And Tristan, the cold, terrifying uncle who holds the real power. All three want her. All three are willing to pay any price to own her. To save her father, Lana has one choice: play their game. But she isn’t just after money anymore. If they want crazy… she’ll give them crazy. Because Lana doesn’t just want their attention. She wants their empire. And she’s willing to get on her knees to take it.

At the New Year’s team-building event, the intern, Lilith Woods, did not obtain my approval and changed our suburban trip to a seven-day tour of Baline. “Mr. Lucian Stone, I hear a change of scenery can really spice things up. Don’t lock up tonight. I’ll come by for a deep dive into our collaboration.” She pretended to be drunk and fell into my arms while slipping the room key into my pocket in the process. To avoid suspicion, I did not return to the hotel. However, in the middle of the night, the police called me in for questioning—someone had reported a dine-and-dash. Only then did I realize that the reserved budget of $100,000 for the accommodation had long since been exceeded. Lilith had upgraded their room to a presidential suite, feasted on high-end seafood buffets, and even used company funds to buy luxury handbags! When I showed up at their private room, the interns were still casually taking king crabs and several unopened bottles of the Macallan Whisky with them. “Mr. Stone, you’re just in time. Could you please settle the bill?” Lilith looked utterly righteous as she said this with a grin. “Young people like us make mistakes, while adults help to pay the price. You’re not exactly short on cash, anyway. Just think of it as buying my happiness.” I stared at the $700,000 bill and paid it in silence. The next day, the payment invoices made their grand entrance in the group chat, accompanied by my pinned message. [Upon financial review, this team-building event does not meet reimbursement criteria. All expenses will be shared equally among the seven participants.] [Each person will need to pay $100,000, payable immediately. If payment needs to be deferred, please print the proof and submit it to the President’s Office.]