The Merchant And The Alchemist's Gate

An awkward and unattractive girl Maria Priscilla Bantoc came across an old woman named Helia Baal who owned a mysterious garden at the crag to the north and west of the craggy hill. She also had encountered a strange black riding apparition which first appeared once fateful stormy night when Maria was born. Things had been turning out difficult for the awkward and unattractive Maria, especially after the marriage of Celeste and the betrothal of Petunia, Maria's two sisters. The old witch named Helia Baal had trapped a powerful storm spirit named Elohim Hefasto, the mysterious black riding apparition. Maria had to save Elohim from Helia's entrapment and also save the people living at the craggy hill. However, at the end, Elohim had to choose to become a mortal or return to his home, the spirit world called Mundu.

Rejected by her fated mate and sold as punishment for a crime she did not commit. Freya thought death would be her escape from the monster, but when her attempt fails, she finds herself in the clutches of the Alpha King _A cursed beast with a reputation for brutality_who killed her mother. Will she meet the same fate as her mother or will she escape her fate,one with dark secrets that threatens to destroy the world?

In the depths of her despair, her tear-stained eyes desperately tried to focus on the heartless figure before her. "I am not a mere plaything to be possessed," she whispered through trembling lips. "I am a person, with hopes and dreams that extend far beyond the confines of this marriage. I am... am a person with emotions." But he remained unmoved, his gaze cold and unsympathetic. "You are just a contract wife, bound to serve and fulfill my desires," he retorted, devoid of warmth or understanding. "Your aspirations are irrelevant. Your emotions, as long as they don't disrupt this façade of a marriage, are inconsequential..." His callousness only deepened her despair, and he reveled in it, wiping away her tears with cruel satisfaction. "Don't cry, my dear," he sneered. "You have years ahead to drown in regret and endure your punishments. You write about fairytales, don't you? Welcome to your Hell in Paradise, Wife." … ‘How and where had it all started?’ You might ask, dear distinguished reader. Well, it all began with money, as it so often does in Los Angeles, where a sinister game of romance and deceit unfolded when Sirena, a struggling romance author agreed to walk down the aisle with the egoistic heir of the prestigious Crown Dynasty. Three years. That was all or so she thought until an unexpected twist left her torn between the vague feelings she had for the cruel husband and the intense fairytale pang she felt with the mysterious ‘masked man’. Caught in a whirlwind of emotions, amidst lavish parties and extravagant soirées, Sirena finds herself entangled in a treacherous web of love and loyalty, where hidden agendas, forbidden desires, and deceptions threaten to take away her newfound love. Newfound love with whom? Even this Author is itching to find out.

Dora had been trained to be a perfect assisian since the moment she could walk. Her only mission was to average her mother's death by capturing Ryan Smart, Her father's old nemesis Son and presenting his head to her father, the world's most sort out criminal, A Cartel lord called the DON. On her 21ft birthday, she is finally ready for her mission and for the first time leaves the secret underground Cartel she was raised in, Things take an unexpected turn when she meets Ryan and the mission doesn't go as planned when she is instead captured, she begins to question how much of the truth she knew and the real reason behind the mission…

“You left me! You made your choice and it wasn't me.” I spit the accusation at him, trying to hide the devastation in my tone. “Your loss. Now she's ours! Ours to taste, ours to touch, ours to fuck.” Asher stakes his claim, he and Aspen wrapping their arms around me possessively. But Mason isn't cowered, stepping into me until I can feel his warm breath on my face. “I know you're hurt. You're angry. You blame me for abandoning you. But just so we're clear, this, them,“ He growls, snarling at the twins, “it changes nothing. You're mine, little one! Mine! I’ll take your pain, your anger, even your hatred. But I'll never let you go!” Elena Stone was the Glass Lake pack princess, doted on by everyone she knew. And no one adored her more than the Beta's son, Mason Cross. So when he abandons her, breaking his promise to never leave her side, she's devastated by his betrayal. When Mason returns five years later, Elena is no longer the little girl he knew. She's a gorgeous woman with a fiery spirit. And she's already moved on. Mason's desperate to make her his, but twins Asher and Aspen insist she belongs to them. Will he be able to win her back? And if he does, will he have to share? With a killer on the loose and a target on her back, Elena just might need all three of them to protect her. Also check out: An Unwanted Fate- Completed A Tangled Fate: Bound By Her Betas- Completed A Cruel Fate: Her Gamma's Regret-Completed The warrior's Wild Wolf-Completed {Follows A Cruel Fate) Resisting The Alpha Triplets-Completed Her Heartbroken Alpha-Novella Completed (Follows RTAT)

Camilla was sold to a Mafia by her stepmom, and elopes with the money meanwhile Camilla's father was held as a hostage by a drug lord because he was owning huge amount of debts, Camilla met Mickel when they sold her to Mickel's father because he was looking for a secret heir, Camilla and Mickel fell In love and she became pregnant, but Mickel didn't know about the pregnancy untill she was chase away by Mickel's fiancee Camilla gave up her pregnancy to set her father free from mafia's prison,

Born an omega. Marked by fate. Chased by monsters—and two powerful Alphas. Lila has spent her life at the bottom of the pack hierarchy, bullied, beaten, and ignored. Her only crime? Being born weaker. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Thane, the fierce and noble Beta of the Moon Clan, who risks everything to help her escape. Just when freedom seems within reach, Lila is captured by Ethan, a dominant Alpha whose power is rivaled only by his secrets. Trapped between two dangerous worlds, Lila uncovers the truth about her bloodline—and a dark past that links her to a war that shattered entire packs. As tensions rise and enemies close in, Lila must choose between survival and surrender, love and loyalty... or unlock the fire within that could change everything.    But in a world where fangs decide fate, and hearts are as wild as wolves—can an omega rewrite her destiny?

Lumaki si Lingling na buhay prinsesa sa kanilang probinsya. Ngunit dahil sa nangyari sa kanya ay lumuwas siya ng siyudad para doon na muna manirahan. At dahil gipit sa pera kaya naisip niya na maghanap ng trabaho, humingi ng sign at hindi nagtagal ay may naghahanap na nang trabaho bilang isang private nurse ngunit hindi niya na ito tinanggap dahil nalaman niya na mas matanda pa sa kanya ang aalagaan niya at kulang ang kanyang kaalaman sa pagiging nurse. Hanggang sa may kaibigan ang kanyang ina na naghahanap din na gustong pumasok ng trabaho pero bilang isang Yaya kaya sa dalawang pagpipilian niya na trabaho ay pinili niya ang magiging taga-bantay. Ngunit nagulat si Lingling pagkarating sa bahay kung saan siya magtatrabaho na kung sino ang magiging amo niya. Magawa niya pa kayang tumakas gayong may kasalan siya rito? Ano kaya ang magiging kapalaran niya sa dalawang makulit na anak ng kanyang bilyonaryong amo? Paano kung may kahilingan ang mga anak ng bilyonaryo kay Lingling, kaya niya bang panindigan kung unti-unti ay napapamahal na ito sa kanya?

She was the model wife, using her inheritance to take care of her husband’s family without even knowing him. Now he’s back from war with a woman he claims to be his true mate. And they want her to plan the wedding? What a joke! Roshida is not the naive girl they think she is and she will show them what a true Luna looks like.

When Isabella De Rivera runs away from home to escape an arranged marriage to a powerful Filipino-Italian tycoon, she ends up in the arms of a mysterious stranger she meets at a club. He brings her to a hidden place he calls the Red Room, a space filled with sexual equipment chains, whips, sling chairs, and desires she doesn’t yet understand. Drawn to him despite her fear, Isabella gives herself completely to the man who makes her feel seen for the first time. But the next morning, everything changes. Her father’s men find her and drag her home. The wedding will happen whether she wants it or not. Broken and numb, Isabella walks down the aisle in silence… only to freeze when she sees the groom’s face. It’s him—the stranger from the club. The man who took her breath, her trust, and her innocence. Bound by a vow to the man who claimed her body and bought her life, Isabella enters a war zone. Her husband, Sergio "Serg" Medici, harbors a ruthless history he can't bury, including a former wife determined to win him back and a young daughter who doesn’t know Isabella exists.