Novel & Cerita Val Outlast 2

On the eve of giving birth, my world turned into a nightmare. My husband’s sworn enemy broke into our home, seeking revenge. I was brutally cut open and my baby was ripped from me. Yet, I made the chilling choice not to call my husband for help. In my previous life, desperate and terrified, I begged him to return home. He abandoned a Valentine’s dinner with a scholarship student to rush back. That night, the student was preyed upon in a bar, leading to her tragic suicide. My husband’s wrath was unrelenting. Blaming me for her death, he locked me in a kennel, leaving me to be savaged to death. “This is the pain Wynne endured because of you. Now it’s your turn to suffer!” Given a second chance, I resolved to make a different choice. This time, I let him stay for his romantic Valentine’s evening with her. But when I returned home, he had spiraled into madness.

On Valentine's Day, my husband Ethan Scott’s assistant, Taylor Winston, gifted me 360 used condoms. She leaned close to my ear and whispered that this was Ethan’s favorite brand. Then, in front of everyone, she teased, "Valentine's Day calls for some explosive fun. I hope you don't mind, Claire." Disgust churned in my stomach, and I couldn’t hold back—I vomited on the spot. Embarrassed that I had humiliated him, Ethan snapped, "It was just a joke. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?" Three months pregnant, I was so enraged that a patch of red stained my pants. I begged him to take me to the hospital. But Taylor chimed in, "It's just her physiological reaction." Furious, Ethan heartlessly locked me in the car. He spent three carefree days with Taylor before finally remembering me. But when he saw me again, the usually composed CEO of Scott Enterprise completely lost his mind.

Yaroslav “Viktorovich” Demidov: 25, of Russian descent, the second heir of the Demidov Family. Stoic, disciplined-well too much, perfectionist, hot headed and uptight. Hides vulnerability within that hard exterior of his. The only one in his family who has no magic because of an incident that happened when he was 4 years of age. Soul-bonded to Lian and actually holds the rarest and most powerful but dangerous power of all. Lian MAteo Alonzo-Kensington: 20, Filipino-British American, from the nurturing but competitive Kensington Family. Confident, expressive, sometimes impulsive kind of vulgar but well disciplined not in an uptight way. Has magical abilities, the rare dual type ability holders, ice and wind. His warmth clashes with Yaroslav and is soul-bonded with him therefore can also wield the other rarest and most powerful magic. Can two opposing hearts on ice bound by a soul-bond survive the weight of legacy, pressures of the competition and the dangerous pull of love and desire, when the bond that they believed to be a curse demands that one must lose his life for the other to live? For even every clash of skates, every stolen glances across the rink, every searing touch and mind-numbing kiss when they met in secret seems to burn the ice ablaze as the hatred blurs into hunger that draws them closer to a collision that could destroy or bind them for eternity. “Fuck Kensington, then I’ll risk everything, suffer everything….for one thing that matters…..You.” -Yaroslav Demidov

Two men, one woman. A love story written in betrayal, revenge, and redemption. Angela Anderson had always dreamed of Hollywood stardom, but her life was stolen before it began. Forced into a loveless marriage with ruthless billionaire Daniel Rourke, she became nothing more than a trophy wife. Labeled barren, humiliated by his family, and ultimately replaced by his pregnant mistress, Angela’s five-year marriage ends in devastation and scandal. One night of whiskey-fueled recklessness with a grey-eyed stranger was supposed to be her escape… until the two pink lines changed everything. Her world shatters again when she discovers her one-night stand is Alexander Voss—her wealthy, dangerously charming ex-boyfriend… and Daniel’s most powerful corporate rival. Alex wants her back. Daniel wants to own her again. And Angela? She wants freedom—until her heart and unborn child pull her into a dangerous tug-of-war between two powerful men who will stop at nothing to claim her. A sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance with betrayal, twin babies, and a fierce heroine who learns that sometimes the best revenge… is loving the man your ex hates most.

"To a strategic merger." With those four words, Ryan Blackwood shattered Ava’s heart. After three years of building his empire, Ava wasn't his mate—she was a "placeholder." A mid-tier distraction to be discarded for a wealthier bride. Exiled by her heartless father and left barefoot in the rain, the "soft-tempered" girl Ryan knew died on that wet pavement. In her place, a Dark Horse is waking up. In the city's "Gray Zone," Ava finds a fallen legend to sharpen her claws. But she also catches the eye of Leo, a hauntingly handsome Alpha with a "sinister, feline grace" and a toxic obsession for broken things. He doesn't want to save her; he wants to own her wreckage. Leo offers her the ultimate weapon: a way back into the elite world as his "hidden gem." The Wedding of the Century is coming. Ryan thinks he’s won. He has no idea that the "stray" he kicked is coming back with a leash—and she isn't wagging her tail. The Counterattack has officially begun.

Travis’ life is hockey… until Hunter. Hunter is everything Travis hates — arrogant, reckless, infuriatingly talented. The replacement for his best friend. The stranger suddenly living in his house. The stepbrother he never asked for. But hatred on the ice is dangerous when it starts feeling too much like obsession. And as buried secrets, rivalry, and desire threaten to destroy everything around them, Travis realizes the biggest danger isn’t losing hockey. It’s losing himself to Hunter Bailey.

When Charlotte Knight runs out of options, she reluctantly agrees to her parents’ outrageous plan of marrying a complete stranger. To her, it feels less like taking responsibility for her actions and more like being sold off like a commodity, but just when she thinks things can’t get worse, they do. At the wedding venue, Charlotte is stunned to find her supposed groom exchanging vows with another woman. Humiliated and overwhelmed, Charlotte acts on impulse, kissing the cab driver who brought her there. To her surprise, the cabman is none other than Liam Blackwood, and he makes her an unexpected offer of getting married to her instead. Knowing this could work in her favor, Charlotte agrees. But is it truly to her advantage? When reality sets in and she’s faced with choices she never anticipated, can she find redemption? Or, will love bloom in the ruins of betrayal?

BLURB. Dahlia had a one night stand with her brother's best friend ( Nathan) and discovered he was her mate, but she was unable to accept it. Meanwhile, Nathan, one of the hockey favoured players in the city has always had his eyes on Dahalia but his greatest rival and enemy who transferred to his school turned out to be her second chance mate. Not only that, they were to get into an arranged marriage and now Dahlia is torn between the man she fell in love with and the Biker she is beginning to crave Badly.

"Your marriage is a $50 souvenir, Ms. Vance. And your husband's already married to someone else." In a single moment at the immigration office, my life as the wife of NHL superstar Liam Sterling evaporated. Our secret Vegas wedding was a fraud, and Liam was already legally married to his "manager," Sophia. But the cruelty didn't end there. Liam expected me to adopt a "war hero's orphan", a child that was actually his and Sophia's secret son. He didn't want a wife. He wanted a world-class doctor to fix his career and a free nanny to raise his real wife's child. Liam made one fatal mistake: he forgot that I'm the only one who can keep him on the ice. I signed a record-breaking contract with the Titans, his bitterest rivals. Now, while Liam's knee shatters during the playoffs, I'm on the enemy's bench, healing the only man who can destroy him. He want a nanny? I'm sure he'll get his worst nightmare.

NOEL DIDN’T JUST KISS ME, HE TRAPPED ME. AND AS I STARE AT THE FILE, I REALIZE THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS JUST BECAME A COUNTDOWN TO MY OWN PERSONAL DISASTER. When Anahera Kallio agreed to take on a high-profile client during the holidays, she never expected it to be Noel Rautio—the scorching-hot hockey star who is her brother’s sworn enemy on the ice. One stolen kiss under the mistletoe was bad enough, but now he’s got her cornered with a secret recording and a devilish ultimatum: stick with his therapy sessions or watch her career go up in flames. As the 12 Days of Christmas tick by, every heated session pulls them deeper into forbidden territory. Noel’s walls are cracking, Anahera’s resolve is melting, and the line between professional and passionate blurs into chaos. But with loyalties to her brother, hidden scandals and a ticking clock threatening to expose everything, this holiday fling could shatter more than just the ice. Unless they rewrite the rules and turn disaster into desire. Will Anahera escape Noel’s trap…or surrender to the ultimate holiday score?