The Serpent And The Wings Of Night

“You’re drunk,” he said, smirking. “Yeah,” she admitted, then reached out and touched his shirt. “But I still want to have sex with you.” Vincenzo tilted his head slightly, like he was studying a new toy. "You were about to go after my bodyguard, huh?" he said. His fingers suddenly cupped her breast, slow and confident. “And yet, you look more like a virgin than a pervert.” That sobered her up a bit. “I—what?” Before she could say anything else, she blurted, “I want to have sex with you. I’m all yours tonight.” Vincenzo raised a brow, then smiled. “If that’s what you want.” He stood up, lifted her into his arms effortlessly, and carried her through a side door. Her arms looped around his neck as her heart pounded so hard she could barely breathe. He kicked open a private room. Inside, he pressed her against the wall and kissed her—hot, commanding, full of hunger. She melted into it. Her legs wrapped around his waist, and for the first time in her life, she didn’t care who she was supposed to be. She was just a girl kissing a stranger.

Carmen Gaura Wijaya dijual oleh ibu tirinya pada pria pengusaha di kota mereka. Carmen melarikan diri dan bersembunyi di hotel tempatnya bekerja. Naas, Carmen salah memasuki kamar. Pria dalam kamar itu tiba-tiba menariknya ke atas ranjang lalu memaksa Carmen untuk melayani nafsunya. Carmen sangat syok, tetapi lebih syok ketika pria yang merampas mahkotanya tersebut mengaku sebagai suami Carmen. Dia Raymond Kaizer Abraham, pria misterius yang menikahi Carmen lima tahun lalu. "Aku tidak mengenalmu. Kumohon jangan lakukan. Le-lepaskan aku!!" pekik Carmen, meronta-ronta agar dibebaskan oleh seorang pria yang berniat merampas mahkotanya. "Bagaimana bisa kau tak mengenali suamimu sendiri, Wifey?" Raymond Kaizer Abraham.

Birthday ng boyfriend ni Alison kaya excited siyang pumunta sa apartment nito. May surpresa kasi siya para dito, iyon ay ang pagpayag sa matagal na nitong inuungot sa kanya. Ang pag-aalay ng sarili dito na ilang beses na rin nilang pinag-awayan. Mahal na mahal niya ang lalaki kaya nagpasya siyang pumayag na sa kagustuhan nito, isa pa matagal na rin ang kanilang relasyon. Ngunit hindi niya akalain na siya pala ang masusorpresa ng maabutan niya itong may katalik na babae at ang masakit bestfriend nya pa na si Jenny ang kaulayaw nito. Tahimik siyang umalis sa lugar na iyon at wala sa sariling naglakad sa kalsada habang patuloy siya sa pagluha. Hindi niya napansin ang paparating na sasakyan buti nalang nakapagpreno ang driver. Napaupo si Alison sa kalsada dali-dali namang dinaluhan siya ng driver. " Miss! Answer me! Ayos ka lang ba? Anong masakit sayo?! " nag-aalalang tanong ng lalaki sa kanya. Tiningala niya ito ngunit hindi niya halos makita ang mukha nito dahil hilam sa luha ang kanyang mga mata. Ngumiti siya ng mapait dito at walang ano-ano'y sinabi. " Mr, p-pwede bang angkinin mo ako?"

Warning. mohon bijak dalam memilih bacaan Dua tahun setelah kematian suaminya, Hana harus menemukan kenyataan kalau putra kecilnya mengidap leukemia. Hana tidak punya pilihan lain, dia harus mencari uang dalam jumlah banyak untuk biaya pengobatan anaknya. Situasi itu mempertemukan Hana dengan Devan. Devan, sang CEO yang angkuh karena patah hati bersedia memberikan banyak uang pada Hana asalkan Hana bersedia bermalam dengannya. Demi menyelamatkan putra kesayangannya, Hana pun terpaksa melakukannya. Seiring kebencian yang muncul di hati Hana kepada Devan yang telah membuatnya terpaksa melakukan hal itu, cinta di hati Devan justru tumbuh terhadap Hana. Devan merasa sangat menyesal ketika mengetahui kalau Hana tidur dengannya demi menyelamatkan putranya. Devan berusaha meminta maaf dan mendapatkan hati Hana. Akankah Hana memaafkan lelaki yang telah memanfaatkan dirinya? Bisakah Hana menghilangkan bayangan kelam dari malam ketika Hana merasa dia telah menjual diri demi uang? Bagaimanakah kisah cinta Hana dan Devan?

Everyone in the Rossi family knows that their Don, Giovanni Rossi, loves me, Rebecca Costa, more than anyone else. Ever since we got together, he has stopped attending any social events that involve other women. We promised to marry once he returns from negotiating a dangerous arms deal in Aelfana. He was supposed to come back a week before the wedding, but instead, he returned on the eve of the wedding with Rosa Bianchi, his stepsister, in his arms. Rosa was unconscious, and traces of intimacy were visible on her skin. Giovanni kneeled before me, his expression remorseful. "Rebecca… I was drugged. I never meant to betray you. When Rosa threw herself at me, I thought she was you." And I believed him. At least, I did until I overheard a conversation in the changing room backstage at our wedding. One of his men asks, in disbelief, "Did you really mistake her for Rebecca?" "I did for the first night. But for the rest of the week… well, a man ought to have his bit of freedom before getting married." My fingers clench around my phone. In my inbox sits an unopened message—a marriage invitation from Angelo Calavaro, the most enigmatic Don in southern Ilya's underworld. I know what I have to do.

The Monitor stumbles upon the body of the Joker and he realizes that the outcome he envisioned could be possible if he changed his life. So he hops back in time. He gives him a new life and a new family. Things don't go the way they should and the struggle pivots on staying sane. Life does not follow the rules that were given and the Joker hangs in the balance.

Her one act of compulsion resulted in a total transformation. To pay for her mother's treatment, she needed money. A friend of hers convinced her to sell her body for one night in exchange for money to help pay for her sick mother's medical bills. But it horrified her to learn that the person who had hired her for one night was her friend's boyfriend. She vowed never to see him again after that night but was baffled when, a month later, he asked her to marry him and bear his child. Is she going to accept the loveless marriage or look for another method to help her sick mother? Dive into the story to learn more about Scarlett Neve's decision.

Brianna Jackson is beautiful, bold, and fiercely loyal. Growing up with her mom and sister after her father left them, she dropped out of school to help support her family when her mother’s health started failing. But when a tiny mistake gets her fired from her restaurant , she’s back at square one—except her new boss is the same man who got her fired, and he’s determined to make her pay for it. Adrian Carter, CEO of A.C. Organizations, is rich, dangerously handsome, and impossible to please. He has no patience for mistakes and is known for firing anyone who makes one—until Brianna becomes his personal assistant. Her sass and beauty make her hard to ignore, and even harder to let go. As the tension between them blurs into something more, can they keep things professional, or will they give in to the spark between them? Find out in this gripping story of romance, rivalry, and undeniable attraction.

It happened in Paris, year 2015 when Aemee Harlene Santiago visited there to get some space and to breath some fresh air after her break up with Josiah – her ex-boyfriend. On her last day in Paris she decided to go to club to get some drinks, but someone she didn’t know approached her, it’s Clifford Samonte. In an hours of talking they get along pretty well. Because of so much drinks they had, Aemee had one-night stand with him. After that night she left him, thinking that it’ll be there 1st and last meeting, but Aemee got pregnant, she hid the child from him and doesn’t have any plan to introduce it to Clifford. After how many years, their path crosses again. That starts their roller coaster love story.

Matapos ang limang taong pagmamahal kay Liam, nadiskubre ni Ava ang pinakamalupit na pagtataksil—ang pakikipagrelasyon ng kanyang nobyo sa best friend nito. Wasak at pinahiya, pinili niyang magsimula muli. Sa gitna ng sakit, nagpakalunod siya sa alak at nauwi sa isang gabing puno ng init at paglimot kasama ang isang estrangherong ubod ng kisig. Kinaumagahan, iniwan niya ito, naniniwalang isa lamang iyong pagkakamali na dapat kalimutan, gaya ng kanyang nakaraan. Ngunit tila naglaro ang tadhana. Sa unang araw niya sa opisina, handa nang bumangon at magsimula, nagulat siya nang makita kung sino ang bago niyang CEO—si Kaiden, ang lalaking nakasama niya sa gabing iyon. Siya ay makapangyarihan, malamig, at bawal na bawal na mahalin. Ngunit hindi rin malimutan ni Kaiden ang babaeng minsan lang niyang nakasama. Determinado siyang hindi iyon manatiling isang alaala lang, at ngayon ay nais niya ng higit pa. Habang magkasama silang nagtatrabaho, nagiging mapanganib ang laro ng tukso at pagnanasa. Bawat sulyap, bawat lihim na damdamin ay nagbabantang mabunyag ang katotohanang pilit itinatago ni Ava. Sapagkat higit pa sa gabing iyon ang kanyang lihim, nasa sinapupunan na niya ang bunga ng kanilang kapusukan. Nahaharap siya ngayon sa pagpili: patuloy bang tatakasan ang nakaraan, o haharapin ang isang hinaharap na maaaring magpabagsak sa kanya… o kaya’y magliligtas.