Thomas & Friends Edward

Edward Martel's life was a nightmare created by his own family. Betrayed, manipulated, and forced into a loveless marriage, Edward's world crumbles when he accidentally breaks up with the only person who truly loves him, Sasha Raine Zorion. Filled with anger and remorse, he endured a cruel death, but was resurrected with a chance to correct mistakes.

Perfection was the curse. I was born into wealth, beauty, influence, and a family empire that stretched across continents. People envied my life, not knowing it was nothing more than a gilded prison. The only thing that ever felt real was ballet, the passion my parents forbade because it brought them no power, no profit, no leverage. My parents; greedy, ambitious, unfillable, hid their cruelty beneath luxury. And on my eighteenth birthday, they revealed the ultimate betrayal. I was engaged to a powerful man twice. . . no, three times my age. A man feared across Europe. A man whose hands were stained with secrets the world pretended not to see. They sold me to strengthen an alliance. So I ran. Barefoot, shaking, heartbroken. I stole one of our visitor's chopper and fled to Sicily, thinking distance could save me. I thought I escaped the monsters who owned my life. But I only ran into a darker one. Because Sicily is his territory; Aldrick Moretti, the shadow king of the Italian underworld. Cold. Untouchable. Beautiful in the most devastating way. The man people whisper about as if speaking his name is a sin. A man with eyes that see through lies. . . including mine. And the moment he found me trespassing on his land, bleeding, terrified, and wearing the remnants of a runaway bride. . . He didn’t return me. He didn’t free me. He claimed me. Not as a business deal. Not as an alliance. But as something far more dangerous. He became my captor, my protector, my obsession, and the forbidden flame I should never have touched. Because in his world, love is not tender. It’s a weapon. And I am the sacrifice wrapped in a veil he refuses to let go.

[𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 2] Natashira Amary Fuentabella, is a kind, soft-hearted lady who love her parents to the moon and back. She's a good daughter would do everything for her family even to marry the hottest, heartless, CEO of the Montenegro Corporation named; Zarchx Montenegro. Hindi madali para sa kaniya ang kanilang pagsasama dahil palaging ipinaparamdam sa kaniya ni Zarchx kung gaano siya nito ka hindi gusto at sa mata nito isa siyang daga na hinain ang sarili sa isang mabangis na Leon. Suntok sa buwan para kay Amary na ibigin siya ng isang Zarchx Montenegro ngunit sinong mag-aakala na ang pagmamahal niya sa asawa ay kaya nitong suklian ng higit pa. Ngunit paano kung dumating ang isang trahedya na magpapabago sa kanilang buhay? Ang pusong nagmamahal ay hindi madaya. Ngunit paano kung nakalimot ang isipan ay tinatraydor na ng mga alala? Minsan may mga taong pinipilit na maging madaya para sa pagmamahal na hindi na tama. Ngunit paano kung sa tagal na panahon ang lumipas muling magtagpo ang landas niyo ng taong inakala mong patay na at may sarili ng pamilya. Ano ang kayang gawin ng dalawang taong nagmamahal?

Lily, a reserved girl finds herself bound by a contract to marry Thomas Weston, a ruthless heir of a billionaire empire. Her father, overwhelmed by a $400 million debt to a Geoffery Weston, a powerful billionaire, and Thomas’s father, enters a desperate agreement to use his daughter as collateral. Upon his death, she is thrust into an engagement with cold and merciless Thomas. She takes up a mission to save him while performing the contract which is the reason Geoffery Weston wants her to marry irredeemable Thomas. Complicating matters, Simon Weston, Thomas's half-brother, returns home after eight years away. He is her former love and carries his own vendetta against his father and stepmother. As he reenters their lives just in time for the engagement, old feelings resurface, and his desire for revenge complicates the situation. Thomas is determined to fulfill the contract and exert his will over her. He finds himself in a fierce battle not just with his half-brother, but with his own heart though cruel mother opposes the union. Lily is torn between her obligation to her father's debt and her rekindled love for Simon.

Pertemuan dengan cinta pertama, begitu membara dan panas. Pertama kali mata bertemu mata, da gairah yang mendesir membuat desakan demi desakan untuk menyentuh kian intens. Jiwa muda yang membara, membuat Angela kian nekat menggejar cinta Edward. Perbedaan 20 tahun itu tidak menghalangi Angela sedikitpun untuk mendapatkan perhatian Edward. Kehadiran Angela membuat Edward kacau, dia tidak menginginkan wanita lain dalam hidupnya, namun juniornya berkata lain. Angela bukan gadis yang mampu ditolak. "Jess, kamu kah itu?" Edward menatap tidak percaya, masa lalunya hadir di depan dirinya, begitu nyata. "Ed?" Suara lembut itu masih sama, Edward langsung memeluk tubuh ringkih wanita itu. Wanita itu hanya diam, sesekali menyentuh pungguh lebar Edward. "Akhirnya aku menemukanmu, Jess." "Kamu mencariku?" Wanita itu melepaskan pelukan Edward. "Kenapa?" Pertnyaan itu membuat Edward mematung. Ya ... dia hanya mencintai wanita itu secara diam, tanpa ada ungkapan. Bahkan sampai sekarang. "Loh, mama dan Om Ed saling kenal?" Pertanyaan Angela sukses membuat kedua orang itu menoleh. Sementara Angela masih bingung, kenapa mamanya bisa mengenal Om Edward. "Dia mamamu?" tanya Edward tidak percaya. "Iya!" jawab Jessika tegas.

Leana Alvarez is a fifteen-year-old girl in her third year of high school. She has a tough and strong personality. People around her considered her as a gifted kid. Because she excels in her studies, is talented, and is independent. But she is torn between the idea of passion and practicality because she belongs to a middle-class family. She wanted to pursue her passion but was hesitant because she knew her passion is not enough to provide for her family in the future. Then she met Nico Bautista, who is the exact opposite of her personality. Because of her desire to have a friend, she took the risk and wanted to be friends with him despite the difference. But doubt is always getting in her way and, she can't help to question herself if they can ever get along. Or if the difference is making it too complicated to try? Does she have to cling to the idiom "opposites attract" or give up?

In a twist of fate, a contractual employee at Ainsley Enterprise, Iliana Davis, finds herself entangled in a one-year contract marriage with Asher Ainsley, the sole heir of the prestigious Ainsley lineage. The arrangement aims to thwart Asher's impending union with Zosia Thornton, granddaughter of the Ainsley Enterprise's long-standing business partners, the Thorntons. The clandestine marriage becomes public after a month, leading to the cancellation of Asher's engagement with Zosia. Unexpectedly, the Ainsley patriarch, Edward, welcomes Iliana into the family, forcing Iliana and Asher to play their part as a couple for two years or until Edward's passing. The patriarch harbors a terminal illness, and they opt to spare him the news of an imminent divorce. Upon Edward's death nearly a year later, the couple moves forward with their planned separation, only to discover an unexpected twist in Edward's will. Iliana received half of the Ainsley family assets as well as a testamentary trust. Iliana, raised in an orphanage, is the real granddaughter of the Ainsleys. The shocking revelation uncovers an accident twenty years ago that led to their current situation, reshaping her destiny in unforeseen ways.

During the Bluemoon Festival, Viola felt her mate bond with Edward, the Alpha of the Winterblood Pack. Edward and Viola believed they were fated mates. They were married, but Edward was always cold and didn't even touch Viola on their wedding night. Viola was sad, but she always tried to give her best for the Alpha because she realized her position as Luna. One night, Viola felt very happy because, finally, the Alpha came to her and mated with her. But when they finished making love, Viola just realized that there was something strange about the Alpha's body. "Did he always have a tattoo there?" Viola wondered. "Since when do you have tattoos on your body, Alpha?" She asked.

She wanted to be free, but did that mean surrendering everything to Damien and his whims? Tired of her domineering husband, Valerie Tanner decides it's time to start a new life somewhere else. However, when she moves to Live Oak, her brother's friends show her a life of total abandon where someone else calls the shots, and she has no choice but to obey. Once she gives in, Valerie descends into a dark morass of exploits that leaves her reeling and craving more, even though she fights each order she's given. Her mind screams at her that it's wrong, but her body pleads for her to continue. The question now is: how far will she fall before she loses herself? Or, is this the path to show her who she truly is?

[ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs - ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇᴅ ] Emily Willows longs for passion, but only with the man of her dreams: the brilliant, warm and dashing Edward Jones. If only her oblivious, dreaming neighbour can stop with all his gentlemanly-ness and just pin her into the nearest solid obstacle available. And then, perhaps encircle her whimpering body into the solid rippling confines of his warmth- But no, he would not. He could not. As they’ve been best friends for, well, ever. And that's why it becomes extremely challenging for her when he asks her the biggest favour he could ever ask. The one favour she was sure no friend would ever ask their own. The one she was sure to lose herself to. The one she knew she shouldn’t say yes to. But it would indeed be the one to make her crazy all the same. Oh, dammit, all to hell. ~ritikablush.Copyright StarryRitika 2020