Things We Don T Talk About

Life has a way of awakening us…Often cruelly. Astraia Ilithyia, a humble art gallery hostess, finds herself pulled into a world she never would’ve imagined existed. She meets the mysterious and charismatic, Vasilios Barzilai under terrifying circumstances. Torn between the world she’s always known, and the world Vasilios reigns in…Only one thing is certain; she cannot survive without him.

LEXIE ZIMMERMAN- Isang simpleng babae na puno ng dignidad, nangangarap ng isang simpleng buhay na may kapayapaan ngunit mahirap para sa kan’ya na makaalis sa poder ng mga Terorista. Ang unang misyon ni Lexie ay patayin si Cedric ngunit dahil sa maling impormasyon na natanggap niya, nabigo ang kanyang misyon. Sa halip na patayin si Cedric, iniligtas pa niya ito. Idineklarang traydor sa kanilang grupo ang dalaga, dahilan kung bakit gusto siyang patayin ng mga kasamahan niyang terorista. CEDRIC HILTON- Sa edad na 34 ay naging matagumpay sa buhay, siya ang batang bilyonaryo na naging Governor ng Montenegro City. Naging obsessed sa babaeng nagligtas ng kanyang buhay. Hindi tumigil ang binata sa paghahanap sa dalaga hanggang sa natagpuan niya ang pamilya nito. Pwersahan niyang ipinakasal sa kanya ang dalaga, ngunit isang pagkakamali ang naging desisyon ng binata dahil ang babaeng pinakasalan nito ay ang identical twin ni Lexie, si Chloe Tanner. Ano ang gagawin ni Cedric kung malaman niya na ang babaeng kinahuhumalingan ay isang Terorista? May pag-asa pa bang magkatuluyan ang dalawa, gayong kasal na ang binata sa kakambal ni Lexie? Ano ang mangyayari kapag nagsama sa iisang bubong ang supladong Governor at ang makulit na dalagang Terorista? Siguradong babaligtad ang mundo mo dito. Samahan n’yo akong pasukin at tuklasin ang mundo ni Lexie Zimmerman at Cedric Hilton sa “Don’t Mess with Me.”

A villain is gone, but new ones always arise, waiting for the right moment to strike. She died in a way no one had ever expected or could ever have imagined. But, she left something behind. Something precious which miraculously ended in my arms. In my care. And as life continued to move on without her, I grew to realize something. Every human’s heart is twisted deep within and broken, as they wait for the right person to heal them, or the wrong person to break them more. This is me, Adira. And this time, it isn't only my story. **** Book 1: Heart of a Betrayed Wife.

At Westbridge High, boys don’t fall in love gently. They collide. Jay Vale is everything untouchable—rich, ruthless, and the golden captain of the hockey team. He’s admired from a distance, feared up close, and completely uninterested in anyone who tries to get near him. Love has never been part of his game. Until Noah Carter a transfers student step in. Quiet, stubborn, and carrying the weight of a broken home, Noah isn’t impressed by Westbridge’s hierarchy or its spoiled athletes. He just wants to survive school, protect his best friend Joe, and keep his life from falling apart again. But trouble finds him fast. When Liam Knox Jay’s once-best friend turned bitter rival—targets Joe for sport, Noah steps in… and pays the price. Jay steps in too. A single act of protection turns into something darker. Jay offers Noah tutoring, claiming it’s just a favor. It isn’t. Jay doesn’t want Noah the way boys usually do. He wants him like obsession. And Liam notices. Still haunted by the confession that shattered their friendship, Liam refuses to watch Jay choose someone else. If Noah is what Jay wants, then Liam will do whatever it takes to ruin it—even if it means using Joe, the soft-hearted boy who keeps falling for the wrong person. Love becomes a battlefield. Friendship becomes betrayal. And on the ice, where boys are taught to play rough… No one plays fair. Because the most dangerous game isn’t hockey. It’s the one they’re playing with each other’s hearts.

Luciano moved closer, closing the gap between them. An expressionless glare hardened his features as his rough hand clamped around her jaw, forcing her face up to meet his dreadful gaze. "Your husband sold you to me. I gave you the freedom you always wanted, yet somehow you ended up in my arms again." "I'm not one of those useless women who crawl back to you," she spat, ignoring the way his grip tightened on her jaw. "I despise you with everything inside me." "I bought you for seventy billion dollars," he said coldly. "If you can afford to give me back the money, I'll have no reason to deny you the freedom you want so badly. "But if you can't, you'll continue to serve me—" His lips curved into a cruel smile. "As my personal toy and plaything." \* \* \* Abandoned as a child and raised in an orphanage, she learned early that love never lasted. Years later, the same parents returned — not for her, but for their debt. To settle it, they handed her over to Davin, the man who became her husband. Just when she thought she was finally happy, everything ended. An evening after her birthday, her husband was shot dead. The man who pulled the trigger was her boss — Frederick Hayden. Until she discovered that everything happening to her from the very beginning was tied to him.

I met him in a place no sane woman should ever be in Blackgate Prison. As a prison therapist, I was trained to see danger. Every part of me screamed to stay away, but I couldn’t. He was a legend behind bars, Nikolai Sokolov, ruthless, untouchable, the leader of one of Russia’s most feared Mafia syndicates. Darkness clung to him like a second skin. The dim light carved his face into something sharp and dangerous. He looked at me, cold and unreadable, and held me in place with his gaze. “Who are you?” His voice was rough, heavy with threats and scars I couldn’t see. I forced a smile, trying to keep my voice steady. And yet… a part of me felt at home in this danger, a shadow inside I had never admitted, one that hummed quietly at his presence. It was darkness like his, though he couldn’t know it. “I’m Dr. Korovin. I’m here to evaluate you.” The chains rattled as he shifted, a predator testing the limits of his cage. His lips curved, not into a smile, but into a warning. “My name is Nikolai,” he said slowly, deliberately, heavy with threat. “Remember it, Doctor.” I should have been scared. I should have run. But something inside me stirred, something dark, like him, and I didn’t yet understand it.

When my father died, all the security I knew was taken away. Wilder, my husband found his true mate, and married my half-sister. Thrown out of the pack, when no one knew I was pregnant. I returned to my father's pack. The situation forced me to face Mattia Orazio, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia. Her beauty belies her predatory nature. The debt left by my father made me bargain with Mattia, and I had no choice but to enter into a contract marriage with him, to save my family's inheritance. But what if Mattia finds out I'm a shifter? What if my ex-husband finds out about the son I hid from him? Who can be my safe place from these two bastard men?

Sa gabi ng tinatawag nilang Bluemoon night, ang gabi ng mga single, ay magtatagpo ang landas nina Hunter Ace, isang sikat na modelo at artista at Jolie Vargas na isa lamang ordinaryong babae. Hinahangaan ang binata dahil sa kanyang gwapong mukha, magaling na actor at ganda ng pangangatawan habang si Jolie ay simpleng babae pero palaban. Isang gabi, dahil sa kabiguan sa pag-ibig ay pumayag si Hunter na sumama sa kaibigang si Tom na dumalo sa once a year event na tinatawag nilang Bluemoon night. Ito ang gabi na mapagkakamalan ni Hunter ang No Boyfriend since birth (NBSB) na si Jolie na siya si Danica, ang girlfriend niya. Walang pag-aalinlangan, dinampi ng binata ang labi niya sa labi ng lasing na si Jolie. Dahil sa wala sa tamang katinuan ang dalaga, tumugon naman siya sa halik. Pinagsaluhan nila ang maiinit na halik sa ilalim ng liwanag ng buwan. Hindi lang halik ang kanilang pinagsaluhan, pati ang init ng katawan ay kanilang pinadama. Isang bangongot ang maituturing ni Jolie ang nangyari sa kanya sa gabing iyon nang magising siyang katabi ang mayabang at supladong modelo sa kama at pareho silang walang saplot. Hindi na niya ito ginising bagkos ay umalis na agad sa silid. Magtatagpo pa kaya ang landas nila kung ang akala ni Hunter ay si Danica ang babaeng nakasama niya sa kama? May mabubuo kayang pagtitinginan kina Hunter at Jolie kung ang dalawang babae ay may mukhang pinagbiyak na bunga?

Riley has spent her life surviving, working late nights, loving a man who never quite chooses her, and holding together a future that keeps slipping through her fingers. When a stranger breaks into her apartment with a message meant for her boyfriend, Riley learns a truth Matteo never told her. His father is alive and present in his life. Powerful. And done waiting. Lorenzo Romano is a man who commands loyalty, fear, and obedience. He offers protection, stability, and a place in a world Riley was never meant to enter. All he asks in return is trust and time. As Matteo struggles to prove himself and Riley finds herself drawn deeper into the Don’s household, lines begin to blur. In a world ruled by power, loyalty is currency and love may be the most dangerous bargain of all.

They say love is not a choice but destiny. But in this story, it is destiny that they should fight in order to gain the love that they both wish for. Axel, the prince of hell falls for an archangel named Muriel. And when Lucifer launched a war against the heavens. He helped to warn the angel, thus angering his father so much that he aimed to kill Axel, his own son. But in an unexpected twist of fate, Muriel was the one that Lucifer had managed to kill while saving him in the process. After that, he was casted out from hell, and had to live with humans. As he waited for Muriel to be reincarnated. And swore that he would protect him with his life. Indeed, Muriel got reincarnated in Urie's body. Axel thought that he could fulfill the wish of being with his beloved angel after centuries of waiting fir him. But he was wrong. As it turns out, he has to protect Urie while keeping his distance as to not tainting his purity before his ascention. But will he able to choose from keeping him safe and loving him, when he can only choose one?