Tasting Darkness Jessica Hall

WARNING: R[18] STORY WITH EXTREMELY EXPLICIT/MATURE CONTENT Isang babae lang ang kailangan niya para iligtas ang sarili niya sa isang kasal na hindi niya gusto. At nahanap niya ito… sa isang estranghera. Si Joaquin Antonio Jr.—isang batang CEO, gwapo, mayaman, at kilalang babaero. Para sa kaniya, ang mga babae ay libangan lang. Walang dapat seryosohin. Hanggang sa napilitan siyang maghanap ng babaeng pakakasalan sa loob ng dalawang buwan. At sa gitna ng desperasyon— inalok niya ng kasal ang isang babaeng hindi niya kilala. Si Lara. Ngunit ang hindi niya inaasahan ay ang babaeng iyon ang ina ng anak niya mula sa gabing pilit niyang kinalimutan apat na taon na ang nakalilipas. Isang kasal na nagsimula sa kasinungalingan. Isang relasyon na puno ng lihim. At isang pag-ibig na kailangang ipaglaban. Laban sa kaniyang ama. Laban sa reputasyon ng kanilang pamilya. At laban sa sarili niyang pagkatao. Hanggang saan siya handang sumugal para sa babaeng hindi niya dapat mahalin pero siyang tanging nakapagpabago sa kanya?

They were together in high school but something happened when he turned 18 he graduated and then disappeared. 7yrs later he came back and turns her world upside down in one night. Seeing him across the restaurant all those feelings came crashing back into her, she forgot how strong the feeling was.

In a world where werewolf elites wield power with iron claws, a clandestine auction emerges as a sinister spectacle. Caught in its whirlwind is a young woman thrust into prominence by her formidable father, Alpha Don Julio. Surrounded by towering figures of werewolf nobility, she becomes a coveted prize, her value measured by the dizzying bids that encircle her. When the feared Alpha Johnathon Dupree of the White Wolf Pack enters the fray with a staggering one million dollar bid, the stakes soar to unprecedented heights. Whispers of Dupree's cruelty, particularly towards women, amplify the tension, shrouding his intentions in impenetrable mystery. Yet, behind his glacial gaze lies an enigma she feels inexplicably drawn to unravel. As the saga unfolds, loyalties will be tested, veils of secrecy lifted, and a forbidden romance teeters on the brink of ignition. Enter a realm of intrigue, power struggles, and clandestine desires, where each turn of the page unveils a new revelation. In a perilous game where trust is a rare commodity and love is a potential snare, will she seize her freedom or succumb to the allure of the man who purchased her at a staggering cost?

WARNING: [R-18] STORY WITH EXTREMELY EXPLICIT/MATURE CONTENT When Ara met the most annoying man on earth, Daniel, she actually met the man of her dreams. Her knight in shining armor who's willing to protect her, no matter what. They might be like cats and dogs, but he fields her life with roses and soon, thorns. Thorns when she has to let go of him and accept the fact that the love that they feel for each other is not for them to share for life but for eternity.

I was born into a regular family in the Moonridge Pack with no status, but through years of training, I fought my way up to become our pack's Gamma. My father was just an Omega and he worked as an ordinary salesman who always claimed he was too busy for family. When he finally took a vacation, I spent $100,000 of my own money to plan a luxury cruise for us all. Then his mistress Sarah and her daughter Emily heard about our trip and suddenly wanted to join. Without even discussing it, my father gave them our luxury suite and relegated Mom and me to the cramped staff quarters below deck. Even my grandmother, a respected elder, supported his decision. My fourteen-year-old brother took their side too, charmed by their fake sweetness. So I changed our plans. I took Mom on a first-class flight to a private island resort instead, where we spent three perfect months. That's when the family started to panic...

WARNING: (R18) STORY WITH MATURE/EXPLICIT CONTENT (WILD FANTASY SEQUEL) Since childhood, Lana had been the only woman Marius ever dreamed of. She was the reason he stayed, the reason he endured—and the reason he learned to love her daughter, Andrea, as his own. But everything shattered the moment Lana chose to marry Andrew, Andrea’s father. Bitterness took root in Marius’s heart, his anger toward Andrew growing deeper with each passing day. Consumed by the need for revenge, he devised a plan—one that would strike where it would hurt the most. Samantha. Andrew’s beautiful younger sister. Marius intended to seduce her, break her, and leave her shattered—just as he was. But there was one thing he never anticipated. Falling in love with her.

On my five-year-old son Oliver's birthday, I baked him his favorite allergy-safe cake and he said he wanted my husband's secretary, Rachel, to be his mom. While I worked hard for my husband and son to have a privileged life, they went to an amusement park with Rachel to eat ice cream together. I still worked overtime to treat him when Oliver openly denied that I was his mother in the kindergarten and claimed that Rachel was his "biological mother". I still believe his assurances even after I discovered a photograph of my husband Derek and Rachel from before we met. I thought being Head Healer of Blood Moon Pack meant I could mend any wound, but some betrayals cut too deep for even the strongest magic to heal. As it is, it's time for them to know how much I paid for our perfect little family. It's time for them to pay me back for everything I've given them.

I am the daughter of the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, my parents are very rich, but I have nothing. When black magic was eating away at me with a month to live, I asked to borrow ten dollars and they said I was "not worthy." I dragged my sickly body to buy the cheapest herbal medicine, but I saw them spending billions of dollars to celebrate my foster sister Vivian's 18th birthday. Tears streamed down my face, I just wanted to spend ten dollars on a piece of fabric and make my own ceremonial robe, even though I wouldn't live to be eighteen.

When 25-year-old Elena Torres loses her parents in a tragic accident, she believes her world has already crumbled. But a shocking revelation turns her grief into something far more dangerous: her father’s debts have sold her into marriage with Nicholas De Luca, the city’s most feared Mafia boss. To Nicholas, Elena is payment for a debt owed. To Elena, he’s a cold and calculating captor. Yet beneath the fear and defiance lies a strange connection neither of them can deny. As their lives intertwine, Elena begins to uncover secrets about her father’s death and Nicholas’s role in her family’s downfall. But Nicholas is not the only threat lurking in the shadows. Rivals, betrayal, and deadly power plays soon make Elena a pawn in a much larger game. As the truth unfolds, Elena is faced with an impossible choice to fight for freedom or risk everything she believed in for the man she had began to fall in love with. How far would you go to uncover the truth? Can Elena escape Nicholas’s obsession or will she lose herself in the process?

« Êtes-vous absolument certaine de vouloir acheter cette Potion de Rupture du Lien ? Une fois consommée, elle dissoudra progressivement votre lien avec votre compagnon au cours de quinze jours. Après cela, le lien sera définitivement rompu. Il n’y a pas de retour en arrière, pas de place pour le regret. » Je hoche la tête sans hésiter. « Votre nom ? », demande-t-elle, prête à enregistrer la vente. « Sierra Morency. » La main de la sorcière s’immobilise, ses yeux s’élargissant de reconnaissance. Tout le monde dans notre pays sait que Damien Bisson, le Roi Alpha du Territoire du Nord, a une compagne Oméga qu’il a chérie et poursuivie pendant des années avant que leurs loups ne se lient finalement. Son nom est Sierra Morency. Sans hésiter, je bois la Potion de Rupture du Lien d’un seul trait. J’ouvre mon téléphone et réserve un billet aller vers l’Europe, partant exactement dans quinze jours. Cette fois, Alexandre ne me trouvera plus jamais.