Valiant Gargoyle Weakness

She thought she was just a contract wife, a convenient arrangement to keep his reputation spotless and his empire stable. But when Duke Austen’s billion-dollar empire begins to crumble, he turns to her, the woman he once treated like a business deal, and suddenly, his coldness melts into obsession. He protects her like she’s his only weakness, kisses her like he’s afraid to lose her, and holds her like she’s the only thing keeping him alive. Until she discovers the truth. She was never just his contract wife. She’s been his real wife all along. And she’s the only one who didn’t know. Now, between love, lies, and a hidden marriage certificate that could destroy everything, she must decide if she will fight for the man who deceived her, or finally walk away as the woman he can never own?

His breath fanned my freckles and cheeks. "I don't think so..." "W-what makes you say that?" "It's because we're mates and we can't afford to lose each other. You need me for your survival and I need you to heal me. Now, do you accept my offer?" I kept my gaze on his face until I decided to sigh. "Alright. I accept your offer, my king..." *** I hated werewolves. But when I encountered the Alpha King himself, I started to question my fate. Not long enough, I let myself attached to him... deeply and uncontrollably. He has this eminent coldness that makes everyone scowl away in fear, but why was I too hopeful to see his weakness? Was I too hopeful, that someday he'd be looking my way? To treat me as his lover?

He came to destroy her. She planned to crush him. Neither expected to fall. Mona is the queen of the business world; ruthless, feared, and untouchable. She doesn’t do love, friendship, or second chances. In her world, weakness is fatal, and survival means staying one step ahead no matter the cost. Her golden rule? Never get distracted. But then Kade walks in...sharp, relentless, and dangerously charming. He wants answers about a secret from her past. He wants justice. What he doesn’t expect... is her. Mona’s used to eliminating problems. And Kade? He should’ve been just another one. But every move she makes to push him away only pulls them deeper into a tangled game of power, desire, and control. He’s falling for the villain. She’s terrified she might actually feel something. And when hearts get involved, someone always bleeds.

Dr. Olivia Carter has spent her life saving others, she is a brilliant and compassionate surgeon with a good heart. But when her Abusive father’s gambling debts catch up with him, she is somehow at the center of it. She is offered a one year wedding contract by the mafia Capo as the only resort to settling her father's debt.  Olivia, having no choice but to sign the contract to marry the cold hearted and emotionless Capo Dante Marino. Olivia is forced to live with him forsaking the hospital and working for him as his personal doctor. But Olivia's good heart and kind nature slowly deflates his emotionless exterior little by little. As the two of them are drawn together, Olivia must navigate Dante's dangerous world, where trust is fragile and betrayal is deadly and love a weakness in the mafia world.  Would his world destroy her good heart? or will she be able to elicit an emotion from the emotionless Mafia Capo.

I never expected to be taken. Varek is everything I've been taught to fear: cold, ruthless, a conqueror who destroys anyone in his path. But when he grabs me, drags me away, I realize I have no choice but to go. If I want to protect my kingdom, I have to submit to him. He's relentless, and the heat between us is undeniable. He's not just after my kingdom-he wants me, and there's nothing I can do to stop it. His eyes burn into mine, like he knows every weakness, every desire I've been hiding from myself. I hate him for what he's done, for who he is. But with every touch, every glance, I feel my walls start to crumble. I can't let him break me, but I don't know how much longer I can resist.

Lena Wilder was born an outcast, wolfless, unwanted, and unchosen. Rejected not once, but twice by fated mates, she becomes a whisper of shame within her pack… until the night she is sold to the highest bidder. But fate is far from finished with her. The one who claims her isn’t a wolf at all but Rafael Draven, the immortal Vampire King feared across realms for his cold heart and deadly silence. A king with no weakness except the one he’s been searching for across centuries. His mate. Now bound to a creature darker than any she’s ever known, Lena must navigate a new world of temptation, power, and secrets older than the moon itself. But Rafael didn’t expect a broken girl with fire beneath her skin. And Lena never imagined her greatest tormentor would become her fiercest protector. She’s been claimed by fate three times. The third time might burn the world down.

She saved his life, but now she's the one who needs rescue from him. He's a monster, a psychopath, a master manipulator, and a Mafia kingpin, consumed by his obsession with her. He stalks her, wants her—but he's bad for her. Sofia, a broken soul running from her past, finds herself trapped with Zarek Vaughn, a cold and ruthless Mafia boss. Desperate to survive, she strikes a dangerous deal, knowing there’s no way out. But as their worlds collide, She begins to crave the way he breaks her defenses, the way he claims her body, and the way his possessiveness becomes her shield. And when Zarek discovers that this delicate, damaged woman is the one crack in his unbreakable armor, he’s faced with a terrifying truth—she’s his weakness, and he’ll burn the world to keep her. This is a tale of passion, power, and a love so twisted blurring the line between destruction and salvation.

Diya Wanda grew up in a convent since the day she was abandoned at the church entrance. She never let the abandonment put her down. She grew up to be a firm believer that there is goodness in the world. This was her weakness and downfall because when she went out into the world with the blessing of the nuns. She thought it would keep her safe. The world was not as she hoped, but she was a believer. This led her to Ace Torane. She fell in love hard, fast. Their love blinded Diya into believing her happily ever after would last forever. Until she witnessed his hidden horrifying side. She considered him unredeemable and fled than confront. With her long gone and his kept secret out, Ace's fury ignited because she left. She fled with something valuable enough to let him burn everything that was in his path, including Diya. ~WARNING. THIS BOOK CONTAINS VIOLENCE AND STRONG GRAPHIC CONTENT~

"He is an uncontrollable, unpredictable, possessive, manipulative, and paranoid beast. Do know what happens when he doesn't get what he wants?" "What?" "He destroys it." °°° The shy Esther Ellis, who goes unnoticed by majority, has a crush on Asher Knight— a character living a life opposite to her. He was revered by the crowd and sought-after. Asher Knight was the Alpha of Crimson Pack. Amongst those of his kind, he was known as a cruel and intimidating being. He settled for no imperfections and did not put the weak in his eyes. A mate didn't hold any value to him. For him, the concept of mate was simply some hormones being triggered, and he didn't want to submit to those. If useful, the mate would be kept, and if she gets in the way, her existence is to be gotten rid of. However, what happens when the timid Esther Ellis turns out to be his mate? Will he be able to end her life when she is treated as his weakness? How will Esther feel about the world of Werewolves?

“Syet! Sobrang pogi naman pala sa malapitan. At ang bango! Weakness ko pa naman ang mababangong lalake. Buti na lang nakaupo ako kundi nalaglag na ang panty ko kasama pati bra," ani Kataleia, ang matimtimang birhen sa araw, playgirl bunny sa gabi. Chinito. Mapostura. Mabango. Bukod tanging daks sa lahat ng daks sa mundo. Na-starstruck sya nang makadaupang-palad nya ang Manhattan billionaire na si Kristian Knives sa isang disco bar.  At para na rin magamot rin ang natapakang ego sa pagkakahuli nya sa kanyang boyfriend for five months na may tinitirang iba, she lures Knives for a one-night stand.  Little did she know na ang lalakeng naging jowa nya for one night na inaasahan nyang hindi na nya makikita pang muli ay ang anak ng mapangasawa ng kanyang ina.