The Manipulated

Reina Shivani Milendez, a 28-year-old woman, discovers that her long-time boyfriend has been cheating on her. In an attempt to unwind, she visits an exclusive bar, where she is approached by a man named Zachary Aden Contreras, who unexpectedly proposes marriage. Thinking it’s a joke, she declines. However, Zachary is persistent and offers her a deal in exchange for the marriage. Believing that he genuinely wants to help her move on from her ex-boyfriend and helping her to become a successor of Shivani's family business. But what she thought was a sincere gesture of love reveals itself to be part of a larger, deceitful game—one in which her desires are manipulated and consumed by a deceptive arrangement.

In the bedroom, I am being manipulated into various positions. A strange man reaches out toward me and fondles my body roughly with his callused hands. He leans in closer and tells me to relax because it will help release the milk quickly. The man before me is my husband's best friend. He was hired to be my lactation therapist. His hands roam across my waist slowly and pause right at my chest. I can hear him saying in a hoarse voice, "I'm going to start massaging here." I can't help but shudder before closing my eyes tightly.

Two hours before the wedding, Ahn Hana was abandoned by her fiance. Drunk and upset, she picked up a young bad boy from the street. Waking up with no memories of the night, she found herself next to a handsome boy in the next morning. What happened when she found out that she is being fooled by a playboy? When a mystery came to light, she realized that she had to fight her fallen mind to win the battle against a serial killer who had been obsessed with her. Was her entire life manipulated by a serial killer?Will this arrogant and proud lawyer able to resolve the murder case of the century while facing the whole nation's hate? Will she become the real killer's target or she will target the murderer?

Nora Connolly's parents were murdered by a werewolf. Or at least that was what she thought. Upon meeting Roman Eliot by chance in a subway, Nora finds out that The New York Prince of Werewolves is actually her mate and someone has been keeping her from him. She learns that she is actually a witch, born to a coven that disliked the idea of werewolves and witches together, forcing her and her parents on the run. The coven manipulated Nora into thinking that a werewolf had killed her parents using shapeshifting magic, and pushed her and Roman away for years. When the truth is revealed, she reluctantly teams up with Roman and her family to fight the corruption in her coven bringing them together (or maybe pushing them apart).

Forced into a marriage with a comatose stranger to secure her father’s life-saving treatment, Lana soon discovers she’s been betrayed by everyone she trusted. Her boyfriend, Jordan, and stepsister, Naomi, manipulated her for their own gain, hoping to steal her new husband’s fortune. Shattered yet resolute, Lana dedicates herself to caring for her husband, Adrian, who, against all odds, awakens from his coma. As they navigate complex family feuds, corporate deception, and heartbreaking loss, Lana and Adrian form an unbreakable bond that neither was prepared for. Together, they rise against their enemies and emerge stronger, but will they withstand the ultimate test when Lana’s dark past resurfaces?

I’m burnt out being manipulated and used Melinoe A. Cadman, a young lady who lives an unusual life. She was a being who was unaware about her true identity. A lady who conceals her presence with the normal human beings who live on earth and possesses a great power. However, she believes that the great power she possesses is nothing but a replacement for her freedom. She thinks that no matter how great the power she holds, her freedom is being imprisoned as a result. She is someone who’s being manipulated by a powerful beast, a devil who’s also known as “Lucifer”. Lucifer the devil, a powerful creature who is proprietary when it comes to “Zilla” , an evil shadow. He is a dominating and mischievous creature that takes advantage of the desires of human beings. He uses those desires to create havoc and dissonant environments just for its own entertainment. One of its favorites is manipulating Melinoe’s life and making it miserable. Zagrius Leif B. Gaudin, a young man who lives a normal life. He’s an artist who was captivated by Melinoe's charms and intrigued about her being. However, his affection and fondness of her isn’t apparent and mostly misunderstood. He believes that Melinoe is hiding a dark secret, However, little does he know that he also has one and it might be the greatest revelation of all. The lives of these three characters will collide in unpredicted paths, as each step would create a big turn of events in each other's existence. “Will everything end this way?” she asked herself as she watched the night sky. Suddenly, she realized something. No, I shouldn’t let that happen. If it’s going to end, “I should end it my way,” she said with resolve.

Bound with the blood of the leading MOB families in New York, Gabriela Santoro scuffles to find her way out of the life that is already planned for her. Guns and danger always flare in her direction. Choices are considered being privileges and peace is always not given even her marriage is now being manipulated into a gamble between debt and power. Sold into their rival family, Gabriela finds herself being entangled with the beast of all beasts. Dark and arrogant, he slipped a gold ring into her fingers. The only difference is that it wasn’t a covenant of his love, but a testament to his ownership of her. He’s Giovanni Dela Vin, and he’s her greatest nightmare.

Clancy Lockwood was born a Dhampir which changed his life exclusively because he never grew up knowing who his mother was or what she looked like, he was raised artificially in an incubator by Doctor Lloyd Wright. Driven by the rage of vengeance and thirst for revenge, Clancy attained the moniker Rapidfire hunting creatures of the night, mostly vampires as a vigilante because he believed through them, he would be able to reveal his mother's murderer but everything turned from normal to worst after he discovered his life has been manipulated from the start by a biblical prophecy related to the birth of Cain, the first murderer and Lilith, queen of all demons also known as the bride of Beelzebub Lucifer, the devil.

Naya is the adopted daughter of the Genreys but has never been to been treated like their child. Her life takes a drastic turn when she was forced to into an arranged marriage by her adopted parents to Leon Valois in exchange to save her sisters life. Leon, the illegitimate son of the Valois family, is crippled, hated, and underestimated. Manipulated into this marriage, he has his own reasons for agreeing, ones that could destroy the very family that cast him aside. In a world of betrayal, family secrets, and scheming rivals, Naya and Leon find themselves drawn to each other in ways they never expected. As they fight their enemies and their growing feelings. Naya and Leon must decide if love is worth risking everything. Their marriage started as a cruel deal, but will it end as their greatest strength?

Kazmiyah, a disciplined and highly trained young woman, grew up in isolation, emotionally manipulated by her mother and tightly controlled by her father. Her only joy came from her boyfriend, Jace, and her best friend, Laica. But on their third anniversary, when she decided to surprise Jace, she discovered him sleeping with her own sister. Crushed, betrayed, and emotionally wrecked, she spirals into a state of confusion and pain, drinking at a bar she frequents. When an aggressive stranger attempts to harass her, another stranger-Cyruz-steps in to protect her. Cyruz is skilled, calm, composed, and seems to understand the emotional weight she carries. As Kazmiyah drunkenly tests his limits with a proposition, he firmly but respectfully refuses, protecting her from both others and himself but failed to do so.