The Challenger Raw

My husband's first love was scalded by boiling water. To punish me, he forced me into a customized steamer half my height, turned the heat to its highest setting, and sealed me inside. "I'll make you feel the pain Jessica suffered a thousand times over!" Trapped in the suffocating space, my breath came in ragged gasps. Heat seared my skin, and my body felt as though it would melt. I sobbed, begging him for mercy. "Please! I'm going to die!" But he didn't look back. Holding his beloved in his arms, he walked away. He even locked the door after he left the room. "Don't worry, you won't die. This is the only way you'll understand Jessica's pain." Despair swallowed me whole. I screamed, my voice raw, but the boiling water beneath me splashed up, scalding my skin, stealing even the strength to cry. He left the country with Jessica that same night. A week passed before he finally remembered my existence. "That wretched woman must have learned her lesson by now. Let her out." What he didn't know was that the water had long since boiled away, the heat had faded, and inside the steamer, my corpse lay rotting—swarmed with maggots.

The day before the final round of Beta selection, I was poisoned with wolfsbane and locked inside my burning house. The fire spread too fast, and my weakened state prevented me from shifting. My wolf, Emma, screamed in my mind, but I couldn't escape. I clawed at the door as the flames seared my skin. When I was rescued, my body was covered in burns, my skin raw and torn. Outside the operating room, I heard my mother sobbing, repeating, “It’s my fault... I locked the door by accident... I never meant to...” Alpha David, my mate, called for every healer to restore me, but his cold words to my mother were chilling: “If Serina wasn’t so vain and selfish, I wouldn’t have had to do this. Becky was fragile, struggling with depression, yet Serina flaunted her success in front of her. This is what Serina owes her.” David’s actions were meant to pave the way for Becky to become Beta, but I was the one who suffered. He claimed to be treating me well, but destroying my health and future didn’t feel like care. I pressed my hand to my bandaged chest, the numbness spreading. Emma growled inside me, weakened by the wolfsbane. I no longer wanted the love of the mother who betrayed me or the mate who was supposed to protect me. I wanted nothing from them anymore.

The air in the penthouse was thick with unspoken words and the lingering heat of a shared victory. He stood before her, the ice in his gaze finally melted, revealing a raw vulnerability that stole the breath from her lungs. “This wasn’t part of the contract,” he murmured, his voice a rough caress as his thumb traced the line of her jaw. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a frantic bird against the gilded cage of their agreement. “I know.” His fingers tangled in the hair at the nape of her neck, tilting her face up to his. The world narrowed to the space between them, to the shocking warmth of his skin against hers. “Then tell me to stop, Ivy. Give me the rules. Give me the clause.” She should. Every instinct for self-preservation screamed at her to rebuild the walls, to remember he was her enemy, her jailer, her temporary husband. But as she looked into the stormy grey depths of his eyes, she saw not the ruthless CEO, but the man who had just looked at her daughter as if she were the most precious thing in the world. So, she didn’t speak. Instead, she rose onto her toes, closing the distance, her lips a breath away from his in a silent, devastating answer. The first kiss was not a conquest, but a surrender. It was not about revenge or contracts. It was a question, and in the shuddering breath he released against her mouth, she found her answer. The cold, platinum wedding band finally felt warm against her skin.

*Warning - Contains Sexual Content* He holds my face firmly between two hands. "Sienna, I'm not going to have you for the first time one of Maren's guest rooms when you're intoxicated." "You're not?" "No. It will be in my bed, and I'm going to take my time with you.” His gaze falls to my lips. "Fuck Sienna, I'm going to take all night." *** Sienna has been in love with her Alpha since she could remember. He's rough, dangerous and the epitome of raw sex appeal. The problem is, he is her best friend, and strictly off limits. Tradition mandates he marry a woman of noble birth, and that is not her. She knows this is for the best, until she becomes his mistress, and things start to change. As she falls for her best friend, she must reconcile a deadly secret she has been keeping from him for years, that could change everything. Onyx has sacrificed everything to become Alpha. So, not marrying for love shouldn't be such an issue. His entire life he has denied his feelings for his best friend, until he is forced to take her as his mistress to grant her protection. With threats growing against them, and when his prospective wife candidates start showing up murdered, he make some difficult decisions. **Dual POV, friends-to-lovers, Alpha, mates, 18+**

Si Madison ay Broken-hearted na gustong takasan ang sakit na dulot ng pagtataksil ni Leo. Kaya nang ayaing mag-unwind ni Jane sa bar, agad siyang pumayag. That night, she made a bold decision—wala na siyang pake. Napatigil siya nang mapansin ang isang sobrang gwapong lalaki sa sulok, chill na chill habang umiinom. Parang magnet na nahila siya papunta rito. Sa lakas ng tama ng alak, walang sabi-sabing hinalikan niya ito sa labi. It was supposed to be just a kiss. Pero nauwi ito sa mas matindi—isang nakakapasong tagpo sa likod ng luxury car ng lalaki. It was reckless, raw, and exactly what Madison needed to forget her pain. That night, she felt alive again—walang iniisip, walang pagsisisi. It was supposed to be just a good memory. Isang gabing mapupunta sa limot. Pero lahat nagbago nang malaman niyang ang lalaking iyon ay si Sebastian Sanford—isang hot, mysterious, at sikat na billionaire. Ngayon, sobrang gulo ng isip ni Madison. Akala niya it was just a simple night—walang strings, walang drama. Pero turns out, it was the start of something way more complicated. And now, parang wala na takas pa para mag-back out.

Warning!! This book is Dark. Depraved. Addictive. When You Make A Deal With The Mafia pushes boundaries with unapologetically erotic content. Expect dangerous power plays, brutal passion, and kinks like—BDSM, degradation, rough encounters, and raw, unfiltered desire. Enter only if you crave the thrill of surrendering to the dark She was sold to the mafia to pay off her father’s debt. Now she’s undercover in a criminal empire and falling for the man she was supposed to hate. Adriana never asked to marry Matteo De Luca, the ruthless Don of the Diavoli, feared across New York. But when her father’s gambling debt lands her on the auction block, Matteo makes a chilling offer: The debts are gone, in exchange for her hand in marriage. What she doesn’t know is that Matteo has been watching her for years and he’s not just after revenge against his estranged father, the Don of the rival Colombo family. He wants Adriana’s body, mind, and loyalty. When Adriana uncovers that Matteo’s father is trafficking women under the cover of his drug empire, she makes a dangerous choice: go undercover to take him down. But the deeper she falls into the world of blood and betrayal, the harder it is to tell where the lines blur between duty and desire. As war breaks out between the families, Adriana must decide: Is Matteo the monster she always feared or the only man who can save her from the hell she’s in?

"Why do you hate me so much?" Amara asked, her voice shaking. "I've never done anything to you." Where power, passion, and painful memories collide, Amara Denz never imagined the same man who made her life a living hell at Lyons College would be her ruthless, charismatic boss. Now CEO of a thriving tech empire, CEO Leo reigns with cool efficiency—but beneath his shining exterior blazes an undeniable, forbidden desire for the very woman he once tormented. Amara Denz is desperate. Desperate to find employment to pay for the mounting bills, desperate to bury the pain of her abused past, and desperate to preserve her shattered pride in a company where every glance from Leo sends unspoken tension her way. Torn between old wounds and an incendiary attraction that she cannot deny or manage, Amara must navigate a landscape of office politics and personal demons. “Work hard, be loyal, and maybe you’ll earn my respect,” Leo declares with a provocative smile during their first meeting. But as the day unfolds, every accidental brush, every lingering look, transforms the mundane into a battlefield of raw emotion and sensual challenge. Set against the high-stakes halls of Baze, this scorching dual-perspective story of redemption and revenge tracks two individuals whose entwined destinies compel them to confront a past defined by brutality—and a present filled with desire. Can Leo demonstrate that he's reformed, or will the wounds of their past continue to keep them apart? And will Amara's need to transcend her past enable her to gamble everything on a second chance at love?

Xiania Irish Flint, a wild and seductive twenty five year old woman who never had any boyfriends and boyfriend in her whole existence. However, it doesn't make her innocent though. It's actually the opposite. Dahil sa pananaw nito at mga prinsipyong ayaw tibagin tungkol sa mga kalalakihan, natutunan niyang mamuhay ng dalawamput-limang taon nang walang umaaligid sa kanyang lalaki. Well, aside from her cousins. Her life was simple—working on the Organization that was lead by her Family. An organization that helps people in a not so good and bad way. Iyon lamang ang pinagka kaabalahan niya, nang aakit ng mga lalaki bago ito papatayin. O kaya naman ay tutulungan ang mga kababaihang wina-walanghiya na ng iba. Career is way better than Men. That was her Motto. Mas yayaman daw siya doon, mas matututo, mas sasaya, mas may mapapala, not until her parents suddenly pushed her to marry someone she doesn't even know. Ang mga prinsipyong matagal nang hindi natibag nino man ay siyang susubukin nito. She badly wants to disobey her parents, but the Commander of the Organization, which is her Uncle —would never let her. Aalisin raw siya nito sa Organisasyong minahal niya kapag hindi pinakasalan ang lalaking naipakilala. And just like in some cliche stories, her principles were successfully broken by her soon to be husband, none other than Vraxx Caldwell. But well, that's what she thought.

Seven sisters tore through the cosmic void, their power shattering the darkness as they carved realms from nothingness with bleeding hands. Elphame rose under their command, not merely a paradise, but a testament to their might, where Fae danced with both terrible beauty and lethal strength. But the sisters' creation birthed something unforeseen: an Eighth, a brother formed from the void's darkest remnants, who watched with hatred burning cold as ice as his sisters' glory eclipsed his existence. The Ancients' oath, sworn in blood and starlight, chained them from destroying one another, a sacred vow that now protected their abomination of a brother like impenetrable armor. Desperate, they forged their weapon: Champions born of the Sindarin bloodline, vessels of divine fury. Each Champion was unsuccessful, souls shattered, leaving the Ancients to endure centuries of failure, waiting for the next sacrifice. Shadows crept across the once-radiant Realm, bringing death and malice in their wake. The Ancients, witnessing their creation's corruption, contemplated destruction and rebirth. But first, they would summon the Champion home. Into this Fae daughter, they would pour their ancient magic, power enough to vanquish the being known only as the Eighth. Such power would shatter any single vessel, so each Ancient selected a perfect counterbalance for the Champion's soul. Seven guardians. Seven anchors. Seven mates. Now Princess Leora Sindarin carries their final, terrible hope, a female whose raw power makes immortal Fae tremble. Exiled by her own aunt, the Queen, to walk among fragile humans who cannot comprehend what walks in their midst. The summons will come. One day. The Champion will return. And Leo, she waits.

Nag-propose na rin sa wakas ang limang taon na nobyo ni Mia sa kanya sa araw ng kanilang anniversary. Masaya siya dahil nagbunga na rin ang kanyang paghihintay ng ilang taon. Sa gabi ding iyon walang pag-aalingan na ibinigay ni Mia ang kanyang pagkababae sa kanyang nobyo sa unang pagkakataon. Naging mapusok at mainit ang pinagsaluhan nilang pagkakaisa kaya naman sa labis na pagod ay nakatulog si Mia. Pero nagising siya makalipas ang ilang oras nang may tumawag sa kanyang cellphone. Ilang ulit na humingi ng tawad ang kausap niya sa kabilang linya dahil hindi raw ito nakarating sa kanilang anniversary dahil may importanteng inasikaso. Nagulat si Mia nang malaman niya na ang kausap niya ay ang nobyo niya. Hindi siya pwedeng magkamali dahil alam niya ang boses nito. Napatingin si Mia sa higaan at nagtaka siya. Kung ang kausap niya sa cellphone ay ang totoong nobyo niya, sino pala ang lalaking ito na kamukhang-kamukha ng nobyo niya na natutulog sa kama? Sino pala ang lalaking ito na nagpropose sa kanya at nagkunwaring boyfriend niya?  At ang nagpakaba kay Mia ng husto ay ang katotohanan na naipagkaloob niya ang sarili sa lalaking hindi naman pala talaga niya kilala.