There Will Be Blood Upton Sinclair

For a second he couldn't believe it, he stood there staring at her dumbfounded, his emotions went from anger to pain to anger again then back to pain. "Why?". His voice barely came out, he was afraid if it came out loud then it'd be as a roar. "What's your excuse for all this?". "I....I don't want to live anymore, I'm tired". She cried. "I've been tired for a long time now Raysham". Unable to control himself he grabbed her shoulder and backed her against the counter so there was no gap between them. "That is not an excuse!". He almost yelled. "That is not a fucking excuse!". She said nothing, just sobbed and sniffled quietly. "You are a coward Sayya, you lost faith in us, in yourself, Sayya you gave up on everything!". He said. Tears pricked his vision but he forced them back by blinking. "Yes you have been through a lot but you had absolutely no right to do that, you should have spoken to someone, if you hated me so much that you couldn't talk to me then you should have at least told Hytham!". He said. "My life isn't worth living Raysham, you know it!". She cried. "I don't know! All I know is that in months to come I will sit alone and grieve knowing you did this to us, I will grieve knowing you caused the pain". He said.

Intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love.Among the characters explosed are Dray the owner of a firm who happens to be her neighbor who falls in love with a receptionist Lucinda who never believed in love her entire life but falls in love with him unexpected.

My mother’s ex. My present lover. My step brother. The alpha I love was once meant to marry my mother. But on the eve of their wedding, he found her in bed with his father and vanished without a trace. Years later, fate brought him back into my life… as my fated mate. This could destroy our love and the entire pack. What would you do if fate made you fall for the one person you were never meant to love?

My fiancé dumped me the moment he found out about my rare blood type. "That condition of yours? Yeah, it'd just drain my wallet." I was spiraling when Vincent showed up—like some knight in shining armor, pulling me out of the wreckage. He didn't care about my blood type. We barely dated before he proposed, and for a while, married life felt perfect. Until a year later, when I overheard him talking to a doctor. "Vincent, you already took 400 milliliters of Sophia's blood last month, and now you want another 200? Are you insane? Even if you love Emma, you can't just drain an innocent woman dry for her!" "A little more won't kill her. Stop overreacting." My head spun. My whole body went cold. That's when it hit me—our perfect marriage had been a lie from the start.

My son was caught in a car accident. My husband said that without a cornea donor, he would be trapped in darkness forever. Heartbroken, I let him sweet-talk me into signing away my corneas. Blind, I overheard my son gloating, "Dad, the plan worked. Mom fell for it, and Rachel's got her sight back. She won't be miserable anymore." "Yeah, now we're a real family with her," replied my husband. The truth gutted me. They'd played me like a fool to save my husband's old flame. When I confronted them, Rachel Huffman shoved me down a staircase, and I died in agony. But when I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of my son's car accident.

She was the calm to the fire in his veins and he was the storm to the darkness in her soul. Best friends, Amira Verlice, the future beta and Soren Delmont, the future Alpha have been marked by fate woven by the wolves around them. They are two unsuspecting wolves who discover they are fated mates in a world where the word "true mates" is buried in the pages of history books. Things take a dark turn when Amira is forced to make the cruel choice between love and the future of her destiny. What decision will Amira make? Will she stay and fight beside her mate or make a tough decision that may break their bond while giving room for enemies threatening to destroy the world as they know it?

On a bitter snowy day, a crying three-year-old Empress, Anastasia Brokenoff, is forced into the barren desert lands of Nochten, the homeland of vampires, under the promise she will have a better life amongst her mother's kin. But this couldn't be any further from the truth. In Nochten, Ana is mocked for her silver hair, while her only relatives ignore and abuse their power for their gains. Unable to do anything until her first blood, Ana hides behind books and her late mother's rose garden. It is a lonely life, but Ana accepts her fate and tries to bear with it until she is old enough to change it. That is until the arrival of a new maid, a human named Maddie, who is determined to rekindle the relationship between Ana and her father. Ana believes it will go nowhere, but to her surprise, a single letter sparks a whole chain of events that will throw Ana into a new world of people. People like Prince Nicoli, her half-brother, who invokes strange feelings Ana must keep secret as she traverses the dangerous realm of nobility while holding back her cousin, Mykhol, who is not solely focused on her throne. So, will Ana be able to keep her feelings a secret? Will she be able to keep her crown? Or will Ana end up losing everything she fought so dearly to keep?

A Dark Paranormal Romance | Fated Mates | Slow Burn Obsession He came to her in chains. But it’s her rules he’ll beg to obey. By day, Ronan Thorne is an Alpha shifter - commanding, ruthless, untouchable. By night, he's something else entirely: a feral beast cursed by a vengeful moon goddess after he dared to seduce her sacred virgin. Every sunset splits his soul, forcing him to live half a life—and leaving behind blood and desire he can’t remember. Desperate for control, he seeks out Eidolon, the most exclusive underground dominatrix club in the city. But he doesn’t expect Talia, a woman with a voice that stills the storm inside him and eyes that see too much. Talia doesn’t do emotional entanglements. Her clients submit. They don’t haunt her dreams. But Ronan is different. Dangerous. Addictive. And when she touches him, something ancient stirs inside her a legacy tied to the very goddess who cursed him. He wants to surrender. She was born to command. But what begins as a game of control quickly spirals into obsession, forbidden lust, and a choice that could destroy them both. Can she tame the beast without losing herself… or will she awaken a hunger no one can contain? --- Author's Note Welcome to Marked by the Beast — where dominance is delicious, secrets are deadly, and the line between pleasure and danger? Paper-thin. This story contains mature themes, dark romance, and explicit scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. If you're into primal bonds, forbidden heat, and a heroine who doesn't just tame the beast—she owns him— Then, darling, you're exactly where you need to be. Read responsibly. Hydrate. And don’t say I didn’t warn you. From your favorite dark romance author Elle Targaryen😉

Book two of The Tainted With Blood Series. It’s been ten years since Kiara and Alessio have gotten married. Tatiana and Kyle have disappeared through them, but now, trouble has emerged once again with their new weapons, their brainwashed soldiers. Tatiana and Kyle had taught them one target, and it was to kill, and their main target was this… End the Aslanov Family.

Aria Voss never believed monsters existed until the night one saved her life. Living quietly in the city, she hides from a past she doesn’t understand and dreams she can’t explain. But under the light of a blood moon, everything changes. When she’s attacked by a creature from the shadows, her blood awakens something ancient, something wild. Kael Draven is the Alpha of the Nightfall Pack, a man feared for his power and cursed by the gods. His fate was sealed long ago: the woman who carries his mark will either break his curse or destroy his entire bloodline. When he finds Aria, her scent calls to him in ways no other ever has. She is his fated mate, but she is also the key to his ruin. Drawn together by a force neither of them can control, Aria and Kael become trapped between love and fate. Every kiss deepens the bond. Every secret threatens to tear them apart. As rival packs close in and old curses awaken, Aria must choose, accept the beast within her and the mate destiny chose, or walk away and watch the man she loves lose his soul to darkness. Blood and Moonlight: The Cursed Bond is a dark and steamy werewolf romance filled with passion, betrayal, and danger. It’s a story of two souls bound by fate, torn by loyalty, and tested by the power of love itself. When blood and moonlight collide, hearts will burn, and destiny will decide who survives.