Under The Led Lights

In the sprawling city of Texas, where power and danger collide, Isabella Demarco finds herself entangled in a treacherous game of organized crime. Bound to Bruno Athonio, a billionaire mafia lord, she becomes a pawn in a world ruled by wealth and influence. But when love unexpectedly enters her life, Isabella's path takes an unforeseen turn. As secrets whisper in the shadows and alliances shift, Isabella's loyalty and love are put to the ultimate test. Each passing day brings her closer to a pivotal choice. What will Isabella do now?

Ivy Woods has always felt like an outsider in the normal world, and her entire life was a lie. Her mother and father were killed when she was eight years old. Her grandmother told her that she suffers from hallucinations, but the truth is that Ivy has a wolf inside her that materialized when she was five years old. One day, she meets this stranger in a bar, who almost marked her as his Luna but then rejected her days after. Feeling humiliated, she wanders into the woods, only to have her life change forever. She then meets Alpha Blake of the Silver Moon Pack, who has been waiting twenty years to find his mate, only to discover her at the edge of death. To save her life, he must mark her as his mate immediately. When he learns that she knows nothing of the were-world, he must solve the mystery of why someone would go to such extremes to hide her with the help of his best friend and beta, Rick. But Rick has a secret that may end his decade-long friendship with Blake; he is the stranger who rejected Ivy, and he is her true mate. Alpha Blake also has a darkness in him that is not compatible with Ivy. The more he absorbs her power, the more he cannot contain it. Ivy also finds out the real reason to her parents' deaths, and she wishes she had never met the Silver moon pack.

My fiance, Henry Gordon, was two hours late to our vows on our wedding day. Just as he was catching his breath and about to say ‘I do’, he received a call from his secretary, Yvonne Luther. After hanging up, he looked at me apologetically. “Honey, my useless team can’t handle the personnel appointment of the financial team on their own. They’re insisting that I head back! I’ll make it up to you with another wedding later on.” I told him that I understood though I felt disappointed, because he was at a critical stage in his career. However, the moment he left without hesitation, I tossed the ring on my finger into the venue’s flower bed and announced to everyone that the wedding was cancelled. I had to see for myself who would ask Henry, a mere minority shareholder, to make such a significant decision without consulting me, the chairperson. He did not know that just a few hours earlier, I had taken back the ‘gift’ I gave him and reclaimed my position as the company’s chairperson.

Gerald had to be the one that Lucy had been waiting for. Ready to reveal her deepest secret of her child to the one that she loved the most. However, that same day, the news of his infidelity was the heartbreaking news that she received. Shattered, the Lincolns take no pity to sell her off as a wife to the bitter, disabled CEO who was once the height of success and admiration but is now in shambles. However, the meeting of the two broken souls sparks an electricity, unlike anything that anyone has seen before. And Lucy might just be George's last hope of getting back on his feet while she navigates the deadly path of their dark past alone.

The proposal Aurora had dreamed of? A total sham. Just a stunt by her boyfriend, Marco, to make his first love, Sofia, jealous. The second she said, "I do," Sofia stormed in, tears and all, wailing that she'd changed her mind—that she couldn't let him marry someone else. And just like that, they were in each other's arms, celebrating their grand reunion. Meanwhile, Aurora stood there, the punchline to a cruel joke.

Rose Foyer is a young woman born with a hearing disability. This was part of her life and many times as a little girl was scared to leave the protective four walls of her home. But her loneliness and misery were gone when she met Stephano De Luan. He was the only one who offered a friendship to her. Over the years this friendship bloomed into something more. Something more intense for Rose, and that intense feeling and emotion was love. She had fallen madly in love with Stephano and believed he also loved her, for only love could be the real reason why a sophisticated, perfect and beautiful man like Stephano De Luan would ever want to be in the company of a deaf woman like Rose. She confessed her love to him but her heart was broken and crushed when he deceived her. Stephano refused to accept he would fall in love with a deaf girl out in the open but spending more time with Rose made him see her in a different light and he got to know the true woman hidden. But now it was too late because Rose was now to be married to his twin brother Azazel De Luan. Rose and Azazel got married and acted like the ideal couple to the world but the actual truth was their marriage being a farce and revealed to be a contract marriage. But what happens when Stephano returns to claim back Rose regardless of her marriage to his twin brother, and what would happen when Azazel slowly begins to fall for his newly wedded wife, and would Rose choose to save her marriage or return to her first love? Three lives entangled in the web of love, revenge and sin.

“Please stop, you're drunk,” I whispered, my voice trembling as I tried to push him off. His body was heavy against mine, his movements sluggish but persistent. He barely heard me. “How old are you?” he murmured, his voice thick with alcohol. “18,” I gasped, heart racing in a mix of fear and confusion. “Then you're already an adult” he said with a low chuckle, as though that settled everything. I should’ve stopped it. I should’ve left. But I didn't have the strength to argue, didn't have the will to stop him. He moved against me again, and that's when I felt something cold touch the most intimate part of me…. I woke up alone in a dimly lit room. He was still there, his back turned to me, but his face-his identity-was still hidden behind the mask. I glanced down at his left shoulder. A Phoenix tattoo. Bold. Intriguing. But then, I didn't hesitate. I grabbed my things and ran, my heart racing as I left the room without another word. It was supposed to be just a night. One meant to be forgotten. And that's exactly what I intended to do. I didn't know his name. I didn't even know his face. It was a night meant to stay buried in the past. It was a night I promised myself I’d forget. But that promise broke when pregnancy came knocking.

On my fifth birthday with Zachary Murdock, I sit once again in front of a full table of cold food, just like every year before. Zachary had promised, as always, to spend the day with me. And, as always, he breaks that promise. This year, it's because his childhood sweetheart wanted to shoot a set of "artistic photos". She invited him and a few of his close buddies to be part of it. Without hesitation, he ditches me again and runs straight into her arms. At 11:00 pm, his childhood sweetheart posts a photo to her social media and sets it so that only I can see it. In the picture, four men are in nothing but black briefs and Windsor-knotted ties. They kneel around her while she is draped in sheer fabric like a goddess. The caption reads, "Some people beg for crumbs, but I own the entire bakery." I take a screenshot. Then, I send it to the girlfriends of all three of Zachary’s best buddies. If they all look down on me this much, let's hope they don't end up on their knees begging me someday.

"Well, well, well," He said, his voice low with a hint of both playfulness and danger in it. I know I am caught like a deer in the headlight but still I did not came out, holding onto a little hope that is crushed long ago. "What do we have here?" His voice was demanding and threatening, forcing my feets to move on their own to come out of the shadows. -- Kirill Volkov, is a 25 years old russian heartthrob with many dark little secrets. His hands are stained with the blood of people whoever discovered his little secret and he never batted another glance to the lifeless bodies he left behind. He is the perfect definition of an emotionless, quiet, arrogant and an inhumane human. Aleeza Aria Russo, is a 23 year old elegant Italian beauty with the dreams of living a life that have nothing to do with her previous one. She wants to taste the freedom in her mouth, not only on the tip of her tongue. But she did not realised she was loosing everything she always wanted while she got involved with Kirill, without even knowing the truth he hides. Aleeza does not realise the pressure and betrayal, Kirill, is going to crush her with, which will leave her with nothing but scars. Happy Reading!

CAUTION! DARK ROMANCE! MULTIPLE EROTIC STORIES,BDSM,Tangled desires is a collection of three interconnected stories. Lance An angel like her is off limits from a devil like me. I knew that and her mother also made it clear… So, I walked away, breaking her heart. Five years later, I am back, only to find out that my Angel is deep in the hell I fought to keep her away from. Worse is,my BEST FRIEND owns her. **** Cliff When she stepped her foot into my office in her tight little skirt, I knew one thing — she will be mine, my next toy to play with. I saw the desperation in her eyes and I used it —striking a dirty deal. She accepted it, granting me exclusive rights to own her, to claim her, to ruin her. What I don't expect is to find out that she is my best friend's little Angel. *** Kara I went for an interview but left with a different title, one I was ashamed of. But it was the only way to save my mother's life and I was willing to do anything for her. Everything was bearable until he showed up after five years. Now, he looks at me differently. He wants me but I already belong to someone else. WARNING: PG, The story is not suitable for underage persons.