Ten Shadow

"Kamu jadi istri saya saja Lia. Selain Gilang, saya juga butuh diasuh." "Sorry Mas, aku enggak tergoda sama duda. Bekasan cewek lain soalnya." "Padahal saya mau bayar kamu mahal." "Yaudah, Lia mau, deal ya?" ^^^^^^^^^ Awalnya, Lia hanya ditawari menjadi pengasuh Gilang, anak duda ganteng tetangga rumah yang digilai banyak janda dan ibu-ibu komplek. Tapi kok lama-lama, si Mas Duda juga minta diurusi. Lia pikir, semua yang mereka sepakati hanya atas dasar uang. Tapi lebih dari itu, Lia malah jatuh cinta pada duda gagal move on yang menjadikan ia sebagai istri bayaran. Lalu, bisakah Lia merebut hati Mas Duda? Atau selamanya, hubungan mereka hanya berakhir sebagai transaksi semata?

Nindya, editor yang mencintai sastra dan keluarganya, tak pernah menyangka bahwa rumah tangganya yang tenang bisa runtuh dalam satu malam. Ketika sang suami berselingkuh, dan perempuan itu adalah adiknya sendiri, Nindya harus memilih: pergi, memaafkan, atau bertahan dengan luka yang terus berdarah, karena anak dari perselingkuhan itu hadir ke dunia. Mampukah cinta memberi ruang bagi pengkhianatan untuk ditebus dan menjadi benteng terakhir untuk pernikahan?

La madrastra de Avery Tate la obligó a casarse con un pez gordo debido a que su padre entro en bancarrota. Había un detalle, el pez gordo -Elliot Foster- estaba en estado de coma. A ojos de la opinión pública, era solo cuestión de tiempo que la consideraran viuda y la echaran de la familia.Un giro de los acontecimientos se produjo cuando Elliot despertó inesperadamente del coma.Enfurecido por su situación matrimonial, agredió a Avery y amenazó con matar a sus bebés si los tenían. "¡Los mataré con mis propias manos!", gritó.Habían pasado cuatro años cuando Avery regresó nuevamente a su tierra natal con sus gemelos, un niño y una niña.Mientras señalaba la cara de Elliot en la pantalla del televisor, recordándole a sus bebés: "Manténganse lejos de este hombre, ha jurado matarlos a los dos". Esa noche, el ordenador de Elliot fue hackeado y fue retado, por uno de los gemelos, a que fuera a matarlos. "¡Ven a por mí, gilip*llas!".

Si Ashley delos Santos, lumaki sa kahirapan ng buhay at nagpasyang lumuwas ng Maynila para maghanap ng pansamantalang trabaho pagkatapos makagraduate ng High School sa edad na daisy-otso. Gusto niyang makaipon ng pera para muling ituloy ang pag-aaral ng college kaya nagpasya siyang sumama sa kanilang kapitbahay para maghanap ng trabaho sa Maynila.Hindi niya akalain na ibang klaseng offer ang kanyang matatanggap mula sa isang mayamang abwela ng isang Bilyonaryong tinakasan ng kanyang bride at sumama sa kanyang Bestfriend sa araw mismo ng kanilang kasal. Tatanggpin kaya ni Ashley ang offer sa kanya ni Donya Agatha na ten Million pesos kapalit ng pagiging substitute bride ng mismong araw na iyun? O papakawalan niya ang isang malaking oportunidad para maiahon sa kahirapan ang kanyang pamilya na naghihintay sa kanyang muling pagbabalik ng probensiya?

Olivia Fordham was married to Ethan Miller for three years, but that time could not compare with the ten years he spent loving his first love, Marina Carlton. On the day that she gets diagnosed with stomach cancer, Ethan happens to be accompanying Marina to her children's health check-up. She doesn't make any kind of fuss, only leaving quietly with the divorce agreement. However, this attracts an even more fervent retribution. It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, "This is what your family owes me." Now, she has no family and no future. Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. "The life my family owes will now be repaid." At this, Ethan, who's usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he's in a state of frenzy …

ADESSA: I should have known better that nothing good lasts forever. Especially for someone like me—a lowly, orphaned Omega. The last year has been so perfect that I thought I had finally found my place in this world, right in the arms of my mate, Alpha Kael. Kael chose me to be his Luna out of revenge to the female who broke his heart. His reasons didn't matter to me. And though I knew he could never love me the same way he loved Desiree, I have nothing to complain about. Kael was the ideal mate—the perfect Alpha. I was lucky to be his. I was so immersed in the bubbles of my perfect world that I forgot he was never mine in the first place. When tragedy struck, and he awoke with no memory of us, I found myself alone in the shambles of my dreams, witnessing the man I loved walk away with the woman who had broken him. In the blink of an eye, I was back in the same place I was before I met him. KAEL: My life has always been perfect. I am the Alpha of one of the strongest packs on this side of the country and betrothed to the woman who will be the perfect Luna to stand beside me. So when I woke up with no memory of the last two years of my life, married to a woman I had never met and couldn't remember, I began to question everything around me. I wanted nothing to do with her. She is not the Luna I envisioned to end up with. ¤¤¤¤¤ THIS IS A STANDALONE NOVEL AND NOT CONNECTED TO MY PREVIOUS BOOKS/SERIES.  Follow me on my socials for updates and teasers — author.cassa.m.

"I didn't do anything wrong," I choked out. "You stuck your nose into my private matters," he hissed. "No one can sentence me without proof," I challenged him. He straightened up. Any traces of a smile abruptly disappeared from his face. "You still don't get it, do you? I own this city. It means that if I say you go to jail, that means you go to jail." He leaned over me again, his stare piercing right through me, "And if I say that I want you, that means you are already mine." My jaw tensed as I resisted an urge to talk back. This wasn't a battle I could win, and this wasn't a man I could win against... How did I get myself into all that mess?! *** My name is Cora Bell, and I'm about to marry Aren Lan, New York's most wanted bachelor. A dream come true? I highly doubt that. The guy is an arrogant, wealthy beyond imagination, asshole. Not to mention that our relationship is based solely on a contract, a contract I was forced to sign when I accidentally ruined this guy's engagement... I used to dream of a simple life. I wanted to graduate from university and work as a software programmer, but my fate chose a different path for me to follow. First, I had to give up on my studies to take care of dear Grandma, and now I'm forced to play the role of a manipulative jerk's loving fiancée! The problem is that my husband-to-be is insanely sexy and enjoys teasing me a bit too much. How the hell am I going to survive being close to him throughout the two years of our fake marriage?!

Trina Montenegros, anak sa labas ng kaniyang ama at ipinagkasundo sa anak ng Dela Vegas group. She is a fashion designer subalit siya ay pinagbintangang nagnakaw ng disenyo ng iba kung kaya't siya ay ipinadala ni Darren Dela Vegas sa Paris to avoid any trouble. Ngunit paano kung ang asawa mo lang sa papel ay nahulog sayo? Sinubukang habulin ni Darren si Trina dahil ayaw siya nitong malayo sa kaniya, subalit sa isang pangyayari, sa isang aksidente ay makalimutan ka niya? After seven years she came back as successful designer at hindi na siya papayag na mamaliitin lang siya ng kaniyang kapatid sa ama. Ang asawa mong akala mo ay sinadya kang kalimutan dahil sa nangyari, subalit lingid sa kaniyang kaalaman na naaksidente ito at hindi siya maalala. May pag-asa pa bang mahalin muli siya nito? O mananatili itong walang puso at masungit na CEO? Maaalala pa ba niya ang asawa niya o mapagkakamalan pa rin niya itong patay na patay sa kaniya?

Mia Bowen accidentally marries the heir to an affluent family. On the day that she finds out she's pregnant, he gives her a divorce agreement.The fake heiress takes over Mia's marital home, and her mother-in-law is disdainful of her for being poor and powerless.Then, six handsome and wealthy men descend from the heavens.The first is a real estate mogul who's determined to give her a hundred villas.The second is a scientist who researches artificial intelligence, and he gives her a limited-edition driverless car.The third is a renowned surgeon whose hands are the tools of his trade. He cooks for her daily.The fourth is a talented pianist who plays for her every day.The fifth is a well-known lawyer who takes the initiative to get rid of all her anti-fans.The sixth is an award-winning actor who publicly announces that she's the love of his life.The fake heiress boasts, "These guys are my brothers and cousins."The six men refute her in unison, announcing, "No, Mia is the true heiress of our family."Mia goes on to have a great life with her baby as she enjoys the boundless affection and doting of her six brothers and cousins.Yet a certain man gets anxious because of this. "Mia, how about we remarry?"She smirks. "You should ask my brothers and cousins whether they agree."Four more gorgeous men descend from the heavens. "No, there are ten of us!"

I’m trapped, trapped in a mate bond I hate. Will I ever escape its hold on me? “I, Than Sable, Alpha of the Amber Desert Pack, reject you Kaia Glace as my Luna.” I remember his cruel cutting words as if they were only yesterday. Our mate bond is non-existent. That’s a lie, it exists but Than doesn’t allow himself to get close to me…to be alone in a room with me. It’s as if I disgust him. He has reduced me to nothing. A shadow of a mate and I hate him for it. I can’t keep living like this, waiting… I am Kaia Glace, the rightful Luna of the Amber Desert pack. Yet my mate, Alpha Than, refuses to let me rule by his side. I feel cheated by the mate bond, unwanted by my own mate. Years I’ve spent trying to get him to love me…to see me…but how can I? When he has another…. I can’t stay, it isn’t safe for me anymore or my unborn child. A child created by force. I have to leave…to runaway and find my Father. He is the only lifeline I have. However, he was last seen at the enemy pack, the Dark Phantom pack. A notorious pack with a cold and scheming Alpha, who doesn’t take kindly to outsiders. It is said, those who enter the pack are never seen again. But I have no choice…into the enemy pack I must go to rid myself of my mate bond. Only, I myself find another. Another that dooms me to the same trickery of the mate bond.