Romans & histoires The Center Cannot Hold

He divorced her without hesitation, humiliated her, and erased her from his life. For Elena Vale, losing her marriage to billionaire Adrian Vale was only the beginning of her nightmare. Three years later, she returns stronger, colder, and determined to leave the past behind. But when shocking secrets surrounding her family's deaths begin to surface, Elena discovers that everything she believed was a lie. A hidden witness. A missing message. A powerful enemy willing to kill for the truth. As dangerous secrets pull her deeper into a deadly game, Adrian becomes desperate to protect the woman he once destroyed. But Elena no longer trusts him, and the answers she seeks may expose a conspiracy buried for twenty years. Now, with enemies closing in and her own identity at the center of the mystery, Elena must uncover the truth before it destroys everyone she loves. Because the secret they have been hunting was never hidden in a vault. It was hidden in her.

"We can't be together if I am still alive..." "No... Please, don't do that..." ------------------------------- Ria, a freshmen in college, need to find a new place for her to stay and she just found a perfect one. A big house in the center of the town, just as she need it. Moreover the price is cheaper than she thought it would be! Later she found out that she was not the only one who lived in that house. Someone was already there for years. Alone... Waiting for anyone that can help him to find out... How did he really dead that day.... Aside from helping the ghost, apparently he also helping her to fill her lonely heart, Protect her fragile self... He, who is no longer alive understand her feelings better than one who is still breathing... How can a ghost and a human be together? Shall the other one have to leave this world too?

Danni thought the worst thing in her life was surviving. She was wrong. After a brutal attack leaves her broken, Danni is pulled into a hidden world of wolf shifters, where secrets run deeper than blood and loyalty is never guaranteed. The people she trusted most have been lying to her for years—and the truth might destroy what’s left of her. At the center of it all is Luka, a man torn between control and instinct, whose wolf has already recognized what Danni refuses to accept. She’s one of them. But Danni isn’t like any shifter they’ve ever seen. She’s changing too fast. Healing too quickly. And a mysterious white wolf is already claiming her… before she’s even bonded. As danger closes in and the past refuses to stay buried, Danni must decide who to trust—and what she’s willing to become. Because being chosen isn’t a gift. It’s a claim.

" LOVE is a positive word- a happy word but why does hearing it makes my heart aches so much. All the things i imagine being in love would be are the opposite of what I am feeling- of what I am experiencing. Maybe, I just perceive love very positively that I never thought it could give sadness,pain, sorrows and regrets at the same time. I expected too much. I loved too much. I trusted too much and it hurt me so much ... but never again will I allow myself to be hurt. Never again will I allow sadness to seep through me. Never again will I allow false promises to imprison me. Never again", says Gracelyn as she bids goodbye to the man she ever loved-Greg. Greg sighed deeply as he watched the person who loves him wholeheartedly go. He doesn't have the power to stop her and tell her that she love her wholely because deep inside he also doubts his love towards the lady.He is blinded by the past- he cannot seem to free himself but he also cannot deny that Gracelyn made a mark in his heart. Will they be able to find their chances of loving again ? Will they be able to free themselves from the things that binds them ? Will they find genuine happiness?

21 year old Jade Winters believes her life cannot get any worse than it is currently. Still battling the emotional trauma after her father’s death, watching her mother slowly fade away under the pile of bills and daily expenses, and more depressing, her worst nightmares at school – The Hawthorne triplets, sons of the Alpha of the Hawthorne Pack and heir to the throne. The triplets bully her and constantly pick on her, making her life a living hell. But things take an unexpected turn when she gets back from school and gets a call from her mother to meet her up at a secluded park. Her mother explains to her that she is getting married to Alpha Nicholas, automatically making the triplets, her worst nightmares, now her stepbrothers. And if that is not drama enough, a few days after reluctantly moving into the pack house, she is in for the most brutal shock of her life – she picks the scent of the triplets as her mates! Jade is only too happy to reject them, shattering the bond, but when the boys realize that they cannot live without their mate, they have no choice but to win her back. But this time, Jade Winters calls the shots, and the triplets who once bullied her would have to prove themselves worthy to be called her mates. 

Charlotte always hoped for forever with her college sweetheart, Jonah, but after their marriage, the man she gave her heart took her freedom and turned her into a shadow of herself. He married another woman for her money and dumped Charlotte to the curb because of his greed. Broken, with no hope from anywhere, her savior comes in form of the man she least expected, her ex’s uncle. Xavier Roman is the wealthiest man in the state, a zillionaire whose income cannot be counted. He proposes a contract marriage to his nephew’s ex-wife in order to silence the ugly rumors surrounding him and she agrees out of desperation. In return, he promises to help her exert her revenge on everyone who wronged her, and spoil her beyond imagination. Driven by hate and jealousy, her ex-husband returns with his family, tarnishing her image in every way they can to get back at her, but she cannot be touched because of the man whose name she is affiliated with. What happens when she starts to want more than just his money? What happens when he realizes that it was never just business for him? How will she ever get over him, when coupled with his money, he shows her in more ways than one, what it means to be truly pleasured by a man…?

At a friend's engagement party, someone jokingly asked Felix and me when we were finally getting married. I looked at him with a smile. However, he said nothing. He only changed the subject awkwardly. The friend who asked looked at me apologetically. I kept smiling and took a sip of my drink. I have always had a habit of putting things off. Not seriously. Just enough to hold on longer than I should. So this time, I decided to let Felix go. And let myself move on too.

A cheerful and loyal woman accidentally offends her cold CEO after taking her best friend’s place on a blind date arranged by his family. As punishment, the CEO forces her to sign a fake relationship contract to protect his reputation and make her pay for deceiving him. What begins as a forced connection filled with hate and tension slowly turns into something deeper as both are drawn to each other. In the middle of family pressure, ambition, and fear of losing control, they must decide whether to hold on to their pride or admit the feelings that have grown between them.

Devon Vasquez is left broken when a tragic accident causes her lover's memory of her and their baby. She turns to the only person who knows of her pregnancy, her teacher Erica James. Erica James lost her wife before their chance to have a baby. When a pregnant teen comes to her for help, she's quick to step up. Is it a spark of a relationship between teacher and student? Will Devon hold onto the hope of her lover's memory returning or will she allow her teacher a chance to win her heart?

Alpha Ayr is heading towards a contract marriage. Safe and easy. So why is the Goddess taunting him with a mate-bond to a murderous outcast? Even worse, she is his fiancés sister, but she is all he can think about. Ayr knows she could be playing for survival, using their inescapable desire for her own benefit. Using his duty and honour as a shield against his feelings can only hold out for so long. However, the truth can be a weapon in the wrong hands. Cassie may be unlovable, but Ayr's choices could easily prove unforgivable.