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When a billionaire heiress, Heather Williams catches her best friend coming out naked from her husband's bathroom, she learns the awful truth about her recent predicaments and threatens to sue them, but is hit with yet another shock that shatters her. Billionaire Massimo Valentiti, the Mafia don of a mafia gang will stop at nothing to claim the power he desires even if it means using his newest pawn, Heather Williams, a beautiful and cunning woman seeking revenge against her ex-husband. But as they get into a marriage of convenience, what happens when they begin to develop feelings for each other? Will the dangers of the mafia world consume them or will their love stand the test of times?

The coplete is the very known name in the Town that everyone trying to be named after However Maleya doesn't dream of becoming a wife of a coplete, and would never love a man even they will force to marrry! *** There's a two giant company that have a long past of rivalry: Darkspot (which good on hiding the business in the dark) and Spotlight (which good on manipulating humors and news in everyone in the town) They circulated the town, fought to own the trust and loyalty of everyone. Passed through generation to generation, the rivalry thought to cease when the two emerge for agreement that surprised, not just everyone in the town but the two involve in the process. Ryeo Coplete (the Coplete heirs, and very known Devil of Darkspot). Despite the reputation, he own the trust and loyalty of almost half of the town. Though coined as “anti-social” and a “devil”, Ryeo has the side that unknown to everyone. And that he can be a good husband if ever...but not a Soner. Maleya Soner (heiress of Spotlight). Spotlight's a company that govern news and knowledge and tale, mostly about the “devil” who thought to be merciless and heartless. Despite the reputation, she is over-working herself to achieve her one and only goal: to travel the land before the town. And it only can be achieve if she will be free from the responsibility someday. Not known to them, the agreement of the two giant company is the start for their lives to set foot for each other trap, and realize that their goal to be free has never been the choice at the very beginning.

Exotic and devilishly handsome, with riches substantial enough to sustain the entire nation, multibillionaire Romeo Sheridan can get any woman he wants with just a snap of his finger. What happens when instead of the women begging for his attention, he's madly in love with a devilish woman whose heart is cold enough to chill bones? Will he continue with the dangerous affair between them or will he walk away from her before she ruins him completely?

“He pressed me to the wall with one hand tight around my throat, the other sliding beneath the thin silk clinging to my skin. I should’ve been begging for help. Instead, my knees went weak when he leaned in, his mouth hot against my ear. ‘Does it hurt, darling?’ he whispered. I shook my head, even as his fingers left bruises. ‘Good. I like it when you take it.’ God, I hated him. God, I wanted him to never let go.” A DARK, EROTIC TALE OF OBSESSION, HUMILIATION, AND HUNGER. They called him the Devil, a sadist with a crooked smile and hands built for breaking men. In the underworld’s most perverse auction, Luca Ruelle is nothing but trembling prey, sold for a price no soul should fetch. Silk-wrapped, bare, choking on shame and smoke, he should be praying for rescue. But Kain Astor doesn’t rescue. He claims, corrupts, and devours. He teaches Luca how it feels to be owned. How pain can bloom where fear lives. How pleasure is just another kind of cruelty. Every command is a dare, every punishment a promise. Under Kain’s hands, Luca learns the exquisite agony of surrender, and the terror of how badly he needs it. He should be fighting for his life. Instead, he’s sinking to his knees, eyes glazed, lips parted, whispering the one word that seals his fate— “Please.”

My mate, Charalambos, was the heir to the Nightshade Pack. To take over as Alpha, he was sent to Noctis City, the capital city, for special training. When he left, my stepsister, Francesca, insisted on going with him. He refused at first, but she forced his hand, threatening a hunger strike until he gave in. Eventually, he allowed her to accompany him as his assistant. This went on for three years. Throughout those three years, our mate bond stayed strong. I never felt the slightest hint of betrayal. He constantly reassured me through our mind-link. "You're the only one for me." At some point, I started receiving photos anonymously. Francesca kissed him in the face, but he never refused. Once, Charalambos and I were on a video call in the dark, and I could hear Francesca’s breathless voice clearly while she whispered his name in the heat of it. Three years later, the day he returned to the pack, I saw her walking behind him. She had been with pup for five months, and there was a smug, victorious smile on her face. He looked at me apologetically. Guilt was written all over his face. "I'm sorry. I’ve only ever loved you. Once the pup comes, you can raise it." I was done. I had waited for three years. I made up my mind to reject him.

Vivienne Vixen A cold blooded psychotic assassin with a bloodthirst like no other. She does what she wants, kills who she wants and crushes anyone in her way. The only one who can tame her is her dominating boyfriend Lucian. Lucian Ivanov The cold heart Russian mafia don. The very name itself holds years of bloodshed, nightmares and power. He's ruthless to all but her The psychotic little minx he can't seem to get enough of. Short story 18+

From a princess, Orabella lost everything on her 18th birthday. Her hometown was attacked, her father was brutally killed, and her mother and brother were imprisoned. Even she turned into an enslaved person to entertain others. And painfully, the one who contributed to Orabella's life to a dead end was her mate. What does Orabella have to do to get rid of a heartless man like Vincent while he threatens her family's life? After all that happened, will Orabella be able to forgive Vincent?

Coralee Ker is a resident of a town called Janesville, where she had lived her whole life as just another teenager. But this year, things might change as the arrival of Afael turns her world upside down, with strange occurrences starting to take place. Afael and Kanael are dark and peculiar, hiding secrets that Coralee is eager to uncover. Afael is searching for Coralee to make her his wife as it's written: to have a baby with Coralee Ker to fulfill the order. But for that, Afael will have to make Coralee fall in love with him, knowing well that the girl is not an easy catch. It will be torture for Afael; however, over time, his feelings start to blossom. But since Afael is a demon, he doesn't possess feelings, making it impossible for him to love.

When her mother remarries, Elena is ready to embrace a new chapter of life—until she meets her new stepbrother, Elliot. The shock is immediate and painful: Elliot is no stranger. He’s the boy who tormented her relentlessly in high school, the source of her most haunting memories. Just as Elena steels herself for more heartache, she discovers an even bigger twist of fate—she’s been assigned as his secretary in her new job. Bracing for the worst, Elena is stunned by the man she now faces. Gone is the cruel bully who once made her life a nightmare. In his place is someone kind, protective, and determined to make amends. But forgiveness doesn’t come easily. Memories of the past clash with the undeniable chemistry sparking between them, and Elena struggles to reconcile her lingering pain with the man who now treats her like a treasure. Can people truly change? Or is Elliot simply playing another game?

“You don’t know what you’re asking for,” he murmured, his voice strained. “Yes, I do,” I said, my lips trembling as I leaned closer, tilting my face toward his. “Please… I need this. I need you.” “Fuck,” he muttered under his breath. Before I could say anything else, his lips crashed into mine. A moan tore from my throat as I clung to him, pulling him closer, my body pressing against his. **** Thea Leighton had it all; wealth, power, and a marriage to Curtis Blackwood, the man she thought she loved. But in one devastating night, it was all ripped away. Betrayed, penniless, and desperate, she finds herself at rock bottom… until a mysterious stranger rescues her from the darkness. Noah Blackwood is ruthless, powerful, and dangerously irresistible. The black sheep of the Blackwood family, he built his empire in Europe, far from the chaos of his bloodline. But when fate brings Thea into his orbit, he sees an opportunity. One that involves a billion-dollar deal and the chance to dismantle the man who destroyed her. In the crazy world Thea now finds herself in, she is forced to ask herself; Can she truly trust the devil she married? Or is this nothing but a game to him? Flip the page and find out!