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In a world of royalty and ancient magic, Princess Sofia is forced to flee her arranged marriage and suffocating royal life. But her quest for freedom is short-lived, as she's captured and sold into slavery. Enter Crown Prince Stefan, the powerful alpha werewolf prince, who buys Sofia unaware of her true identity. As he whisks her away to his kingdom, Sofia must conceal her royal heritage and navigate the treacherous world of werewolf politics. Initially, Stefan is cold and dominant, but as he gets to know Sofia, he's drawn to her strength, compassion, and beauty. As their forbidden attraction grows, Sofia must choose between her loyalty to her family and her growing feelings for the prince who owns her. But Stefan has secrets of his own, and their love is threatened by the danger of discovery, the pressure of royal obligations, and the temptation of other suitors. Can Sofia and Stefan overcome the lies, secrets, and family obligations that stand in their way?

Four lives, once intertwined in a humble orphanage, now collide in a tangled web of love, lies, and deceit. Celine, adopted by the wealthiest family in the US, is trapped in a suffocating marriage to Christian, a billionaire with a dark past. But Christian's motives for marrying Celine are far from loving - he's hiding her from the world, and using Gina, his first love, as a fake girlfriend to keep her safe. Nelix, a man consumed by his lifelong passion for Celine, re-emerges, determined to claim her as his own. As tensions rise, alliances are tested, and secrets begin to unravel. Will Celine find the courage to break free from Christian's grasp and follow her heart? Or will the shadows of their past forever define their destiny?

Santa Maria Deogracia. Despite being given that name, she is not filled with grace, and she is far from holy.  She is feral, rebellious and arrogant. She felt unfortunate her whole life. Poor and born from an affair between her father and his mistress. A child that no one wanted. A bastard hated by the legal family.  But her life took an unexpected turn when she got entangled with a man called Hellion. Witnessing a gruesome crime and the next thing she knew, she was already under him, moaning, catching her breath while chanting his name—spending a hot night with an enigmatic drop dead gorgeous man with a dangerous allure and piercing stares that weakened her knees. Only to find out the next morning that he is actually that infamous ruthless billionaire, 15 years older than her at that; Lazarus Lombardi.  With her life filled with twists and turns, she never expected to get entangled with him even more when he offered her a job—to be his sex slave. Having a secret relationship, that is wrong yet it felt so right—he became her solace.  Desperate to escape in her toxic home, she married him eventually, thinking that it was the right decision.  Or so she thought. . .  Little does she know, her decision is merely an illusion, shattering her newfound happiness. As she delves deeper into the darkness lurking within him—Unveiling the truth, secrets and betrayals. . .  Leading her to escape from his suffocating grasp.  Santa Maria thought she had finally escaped his clutches, only to find herself entangled in his web once more, years later. And escaping him again is the furthest thing from his mind, not with the obsessive mafia boss; Lazarus Lombardi. Will she ever break free from his grip? or will she remain forever trapped in his twisted embrace?