Tainted Souls

Broken souls don't heal; they just learn to hide their scars better.Anna Moreni has always been collateral damage. At the age of 4, she witnessed her parents’ deaths and was taken hostage by a warring mafia house. At the age of 12, the house was attacked, and yet another family won her as the trophy, and now she’s a bargaining chip at twenty-two.Kane Russell clawed his way to the top of the Outfit, only to have it all ripped away by a woman’s betrayal. Now he's offered a chance at redemption—and revenge—through an arranged marriage with a rival family's daughter.

Twenty-year-old Francheska Dela Cruz, an aspiring writer was hired in one of the biggest publishing companies in Metro Manila and her first assignment was to interview a philanderer who had a scandalous reputation in his time. Driven by the determination to keep her job and to be noticed by her boss, Dale Trinidad made her decide to push through with the assignment. She found herself in the old capital city of Pasig City, near the Municipal Hall at the heart of Sandoval Avenue in Acacia Alley. A crowded and ragged place with people from all walks of life, Conversations with Micheal Benedicto brought her to the world of passion and lust. His overwhelming vast adventure with all kinds of love and each of his women portrayed a big role in his life. From his first encounter of a carnal affair with his supervisor in his first job to numerous women that came his way. His insatiable desire towards lonely single mothers and older women tainted his reputation and the radical conclusion of his story. All thirty-six women portrayed a big role in his life and shaped him for who he is. Francheska was not just an attendee to Michael's story. She was also about to find out her true identity and the confrontation of reality. It spanned two generations separated by fate, each had its struggle, its pain, lies, betrayal, and joy. Through this encounter, they will finally realize their connection and the real meaning of love, self-sacrifice, acceptance, and forgiveness. That in the end, love is all that matters.

Angelinne (Angel) is a young she-wolf who is close to making her dream come true, starting her warrior training after her upcoming 18th birthday and becoming a great warrior like her father and her best friend, Bianca. However, things don’t go as she expected and on the day of her birthday her father dies in a tragic attack on her pack, which makes her and her five year-old sister orphans. Besides having to grow up fast and become her sister’s mother, Angel is confronted with enthralling news: the Alpha is her mate. However, when Angel meets a stranger she is not sure about her fate and her desire for her mate any more. All her beliefs and plans are put on check by the presence of this man and suddenly the sweetness of finding love with her mate is cut short and tainted by the feeling that something is off. A rejection ruins all her dreams and puts her life in danger. *** On the other side of the Realm, danger approaches in the form of Elijah, a Hybrid-Demon wolf. He is chasing a she-wolf with the moon mark on her lower belly. A mark that can change the Realms and bring a powerful magic back to the world. He succeeds in his plans and kills Angel, what he couldn’t imagine is that not even death could stop her. Angel is destined to a divine mission, but all she wishes now is pure and mundane revenge. Will Angel follow her destiny or make her own fate as an avenging Angel?

He is the sin she can't resist. A cursed hybrid of tainted blood, Kieran Anubis is hunted and captured by his mortal enemies, the lycans of the earth realm. He is imprisoned, shackled with chains of silver, humiliated and tortured… but with each passing day, his rage increases. He waits patiently for the day he will break free from the chains of slavery. The lycans will feel his wrath. He will burn down every last one of them. But everything changes when he crosses paths with the lycan princess, the daughter of his enemy. His mate. … She is the forbidden fruit he craves. Princess Gwendolyn Bowen is no ordinary shifter. Beneath her kindness and warmth is a cold hearted she-wolf, a woman of steel, burning with vengeance towards the cursed demon shackled in the dungeon. She wants one thing. The death of Kieran Anubis, for murdering her father and abducting her mother ten years ago. But to succeed, she must get closer to him, even if it means surrendering to his devilish charms and smouldering proximity. Yet with every step she takes, she realizes that she's walking straight into his raging inferno, which will either melt the ice around her heart or consume her whole. ~~~~~~ Warning: Contains dark content like captivity, degradation, offensive language, explicit steamy scenes and graphic descriptions, etc. Dive in at your own risk. You can follow my socials for book trailers and teasers. FB: Author BellaCupid. Tikitoki: @author_bella_cupid.

“Rule No. 1 – sex is off the table” He looked at me, a certain darkness clouding his eyes that only brewed lust and desire “Don't worry doll, I'm not going to touch you, not unless you beg me to” Five years ago, Helena De Luca is divorced by her husband, Dante D'angelo, when his high school sweetheart returned and claimed his heart. Now, Helena’s back, not for rekindled romance but for survival. Her family's empire is under siege, and the only way to protect it is to strike a dangerous deal with the man she once called her own. Dante agrees to help—but there's only one way: a fake marriage. Helena's reluctance turns to desperation when the rival gangs close in, forcing her to accept. She sets one rule—no falling in love. The stakes are high and complications arise in the form of Dante's manipulative cousin Matteo, who's determined to tear them apart to have Helena for himself no matter what it takes. To make matters worse, Dante’s first love is back, determined to destroy Helena's life and claim Dante for herself. Their worlds entangle, a dark sinful attraction festering between Dante and Helena and getting caught in a dirty game of lust, dark desires tainted with betrayal and manipulation. Would Helena be able to withstand the demands of falling for a man as dangerous or would she give in to the pressures of those who want them apart?

I spent three days and three nights decorating the altar for my mating ceremony. My mate, Alpha Alec, used it to pledge himself to another woman. His dead brother’s mate. I rushed to confront him, but before I could speak, Serena clutched her chest and collapsed. Furious, Alec threw me in the silver room, leaving me to suffer as the silver burned through my veins. "My brother died before he could claim her! I was giving Serena the ceremony she deserved. Why did you have to ruin it?" "Serena's wolf is weak because of you. You'll stay here until she wakes up. Think about what you've done." Three years later, the Lycan King, Damien, returned to the North with his mate. He was hosting a summit for the Alliance at a top-tier lakeside resort. Alec arrived with Serena, who was dripping in luxury. He was there to beg Damien for control over the Alliance's new project on the Genetic Decay. He saw me being blocked by the guards and glanced at the file in my hands. "I heard you bonded with some rogue, a worthless wolf with a tainted bloodline, just to spite me. Regretting it now?" "If you beg me, I might consider getting you in." I didn't even bother to look at him. Damien had left a critical report at home. I had to get it to him before the summit meeting.

“I don’t care if I have to tear down every mafia family in the world. You are mine, and no one can take you away from me.” the Don said as he carved a crescent moon on her thigh. “All you have is a death wish, and I’ll kill you myself.” she said as she clenched her teeth and ignored the burning pain from the way the man carved the shape on her skin. In a world where two souls are fated to mate, what would you do if your reason to live is the same reason to die? Will burning desire and fate be enough?

The journey of Teria's souls must continue in an era where they will fight after learning the small details about the deep of the past, the princesses will form a unity as they defeat malice and restore the peace over the territories they've learned, they must know what it will take also the responsibility of being a leader and to explore the outside of Teria, and in one conclusion they will learn who is the true malice in this world as it will bloom into a new wild journey. Many enemies will face an era without the king they once knew, and they will resurface and stand strong with their ideology in mind. Cleaning Teria will be a difficult task for these princesses, but their sister bonds will shine throughout the territories, allowing them to stand stronger.

Nelson De Vedra, known as a boatman on the island he called home for many years, lived a life of quiet purpose. His reputation was solid, but his past held secrets he preferred to keep buried. Dorothy "Dorry" Castillo, a young woman who once found herself on the island, sought refuge to heal her broken heart. The serene shores had become her sanctuary, far from the chaos of her past life. Two souls, marked by the stains of the past, are fated to cross paths once again; as their lives intertwine, will they find a way to erase the scars of yesterday, or will their reunion deepen the cracks that already exist?

Avery was your every day normal girl. Until one day everything stopped. She wasn't paying attention when she stepped off the curb, thinking the coast was clear. When she woke up, she wasn't in the mortal plane, "The Void" her mentor told her. She was now a reaper, helper of souls who are to cross from mortal realm to the spiritual word. But what happens when Avery's humanity interferes with her new role and she loses a soul? Will the balance between life and death shatter? Will she be able to fix her mistakes? And will she be able to remember who she was?