The Cost Of Castellano

"Rhianna!! Rhianna!!" Gregory called her name but she wasn't responding. The woman he loved, but had shown no love to, was slowly dying in his hands. She was trying to save him from getting killed, but now she got hit by a powerful wolf Gregory Rufus an Alpha, the son to king Rufus the most powerful and richest of all werewolf, was forcefully married to Rhianna, his highschool friend. He had never showed her love, and now when he was slowly loving her, he was losing her. Rhianna Zereous the first daughter of King Zereous, and a silver wolf princess was sold by her father to be the wife of her best friend, and because of that she turned to be the enemy of her best friend, who never showed her love until death. How did she die? Will she survive or will she die? Will she ever know what it is to be loved before she dies?

A humiliated and broken woman, who had the chance to change her story. She goes in search of the revenge she wants so much to wash her soul. However, she didn't count that in the midst of all this history a man full of traumas and secrets would cross her path. 🔞🚫 Reading for adults and with triggers: violence, sex, rape

Vengeance is her's, not God's. Andrea Campbell's world is shattered when Thane, her ruthless CEO husband, divorces her. Left with nothing, she has no family, no money, no identity. But as fate would have it, she is reunited with her billionaire birth father, Mr. Campbell. Five years later, Andrea returns as a stunning, sassy businesswoman, fueled by a burning desire for revenge. She plans to pull Thane into a high-stakes business collaboration and then destroy him. Thane, consumed by his ex-wife's transformation, will stop at nothing to reclaim her. Unaware of their hidden twin children and Andrea's secret game. He becomes increasingly obsessed. As they dance around their explosive past, Andrea struggles to keep her emotions in check. Thane's determination ignites a risky game of cat and mouse, where old feelings resurface and new flames ignite. Will Thane's all-consuming love be enough to quench Andrea's fury, or will her thirst for revenge destroy them both? Can Andrea resist Thane's relentless chase, or will she succumb to the passion that once bound them?

Takhta Bayangan Di dunia kriminal Kota Avalon, nama Leviathan adalah legenda—sebuah organisasi yang memegang kendali atas segala aspek dunia bawah tanah. Namun, ketika Alaric Castellano, pemimpin besar Leviathan, tewas secara misterius, organisasi itu mulai retak. Pewarisnya, Dante Castellano, seorang mahasiswa hukum yang selama ini dijauhkan dari dunia kriminal, mendapati dirinya dipaksa untuk mengambil alih takhta yang penuh darah. Awalnya enggan, Dante segera menyadari bahwa menjadi pemimpin Leviathan bukan hanya tentang kekuasaan, tetapi juga tentang bertahan hidup. Dalam upaya melindungi warisan keluarganya, ia menghadapi pengkhianatan dari dalam, ancaman dari musuh lama bernama Viktor Koval, dan bayang-bayang masa lalu ayahnya yang kelam.

Isabella Castellano wants freedom from her father’s control. When he forces her into marriage with Vittorio Romano, a man known for cruelty, she decides to fight back. The only person powerful enough to help her is Dante Salvatore, her childhood rival and the one man she never thought she would need. She asks him to pretend to be her fiancé so she can escape the arranged marriage. He agrees, but only on his own terms. Living together for the act brings back every memory of their years of rivalry and every feeling they tried to hide. What started as a lie begins to feel real, and one kiss changes everything. Now the world believes she is his, and his enemies come after her to hurt him. Their deal turns into danger and their act turns into love, but in Crimson Bay love can destroy everything they’ve built.

Elle voulait juste survivre. Il voulait juste jouer. Après la mort brutale de ses parents, Gianna Castellano n’a plus qu’un objectif : subvenir aux besoins de sa petite sœur. À 20 ans, elle jongle entre ses études et une recherche d’emploi désespérée. Mais quand toutes les portes se ferment, une seule solution s’impose à elle : accepter un travail dans un club de luxe, là où le danger danse sous les néons. Rocco Ferraro n’a jamais eu à courir après quoi que ce soit. Fils d’un puissant mafieux, play-boy invétéré, il obtient toujours ce qu’il veut. Jusqu’à ce qu’il croise Gianna. Insolente. Rebelle. Intouchable. Un malentendu explosif. Un jeu dangereux. Et une attirance interdite qui menace de tout détruire. Elle voulait juste survivre. Il voulait juste jouer. Mais dans ce monde, personne ne dicte ses règles au Diable.

Lumi-as someone who's being told what to believe and hope in everything as she grows up-reckons that living is a way to comply with and entrust one's entire life to serving superiors on top of the hierarchy. Who will not think of that way anyway? Being harbored in the lands of Castellanos, it is engraved in her mind that she lives to pay her debt of gratitude to the family who sheltered her, who protected her from all the cruelties the outside world has to offer behind those fences. What they're doing is to protect her life and welfare-that's what they told her. So there's no other way to live but be the gullible and obedient yokel of the Castellano clan, because they're doing everything just for her safety. But that's before her life turns upside-down as she discovers a strange note from the attic. "To whoever finds this message, they erased us. This is all that remains. Remember us, please." What does the note want to convey? Is it just one of those mundane trivial stuff found in an attic like the usual when someone decides to clean it? Or is it something connected to her... "safety?" For sure it is for her safety. That's what they always tell her. But what one hears is not always the version of reality. Most of the time, it is the most convenient scheme to twist and bend the truth. That... That's what they will never tell her.

Vittoria Russo has spent the last year with one goal, revenge against the Mafia that destroyed her father. Her father's debt led him into the hands of Ricardo Lombardi, the boss of a merciless Mafia which led to his death and the ruin of her family. Now, Vittoria is determined to get her revenge and Infiltrates the Lombardi empire to destroy their boss. But Ricardo isn't a regular Mafia bo ss, known for being ruthless and wicked, he is a man of many secrets. As she digs deeper, she uncovers two shocking truths: Ricardo is living under a fake name and is the heir of the castellano Mafia dynasty, a family with a bloodstained legacy and a deadly curse. And her father wasn't the gambler she was made to believe but a cop who infiltrated the Mafia to expose their crimes. Vittoria’s plan for revenge begins to falter as she develops feelings for Ricardo. Meanwhile, Ricardo, drawn to her resilience and determination, finds himself falling in love with the woman who plans to destroy him. But with old enemies closing in and the weight of their secrets, Vittoria must make an impossible choice: Avenge her father's death or protect the man she has come to love.

"I was able to pass the baton of truth. But it did not only cost me my life, it also cost me my family's life. If only I was living an ordinary life, maybe.. maybe..." ____ Fate: You're presented with new life. Choose your fate. ____ "Make it ordinary" ____ Fate: Alright. ____ Have you heard that Fate is cruel? It's true. ____ If you can chase it. (Fate whispered)

I shouldn't be doing this. But I can't help it, ever since that night I let him take control, I craved more. He grabbed my chin raising me from the position that had me on my fours. "You're being a very. Good girl."-- Dominic Castellano is a name that commands fear. Cold, ruthless, and untouchable, he has built an empire on blood and power, crushing anyone who dares to challenge him. He doesn’t tolerate mistakes. He doesn’t entertain weakness. And above all, he doesn’t trust anyone outside his tightly controlled circle. He has spent years expanding his reach, eliminating threats, and ensuring that no one—not the law, not his rivals—can touch him. But when he finally finds her—the woman he had a one night stand with but had disappeared by morning. She changes everything Elena Monroe—A captain. She obviously didn't’t belong in his world. Her constant actions to take him down kept reminding both of them of their growing connection. Elena believes if she can lock him up for good she'll be able to let go of her past and forget all about Domnic. She doesn't like the way he makes her feel completely helpless and submissive. Despite her attempts to hide it, he's everything she fantasizes. But with her father in the way and constant enemy attacks they are forced to make a tragic decision.