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Als Lykanerkönigin wurde Lyra geboren, um zu herrschen — nicht um zu lieben. Gefährten sind Schwäche. Gefühle sind Verrat. Und ihr Vater hat sie zur perfekten Waffe erzogen. Doch am Tag eines öffentlichen Urteils riecht sie ihn. Ihren Gefährten. Die Bindung zwischen ihnen entfacht augenblicklich ein Feuer, das das gesamte Rudel spürt. Ein König darf keinen Rivalen dulden — und ihr Vater stellt ihr ein unmögliches Ultimatum: Töte ihn. Oder töte mich. Um ihren Gefährten zu beanspruchen, muss Lyra den Mann stürzen, der ihr Leben lang über sie herrschte. Doch während Machtspiele, Verrat und Blut das Rudel zerreißen, wird klar: manche Bestien tragen Kronen. Liebe bedeutet Krieg. Und eine Königin muss entscheiden, wessen Blut den Thron färbt.

19-year-old Ethan moves in with his best friend for the summer, only to fall for the one woman he should never want: his best friend’s mom. She’s beautiful, mysterious, and completely off-limits. But the more he tries to stay away, the closer she pulls him in. One look was all it took. Now, there’s no turning back.

After my grandmother passed away, I returned from my countryside home to Oberis City, ready to tidy things up and prepare for my wedding. But no sooner had I arrived at the wedding planning company, ready to book an extravagant, luxurious wedding, than the staff there delivered a piece of news that struck me like a thunderbolt. The groom—my groom—had already gotten married. Three months ago, Cain Bassett, the eldest son of the wealthiest family's conglomerate, tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart, the daughter of the mayor of Lith City—Mary Schindler. Now here I stood, frowning in front of the grand gates of Cain's villa. But the thing is, I am Mary Schindler, the daughter of the mayor of Lith City.

No dia em que sofri um aborto espontâneo e uma hemorragia grave, meu marido postou no Instagram Stories a foto dos pezinhos de um recém-nascido. Legenda: "Bem-vindo, meu anjinho. O papai sempre vai te proteger." Com as mãos trêmulas, liguei para ele: — Perdi o bebê... Você pode vir ao hospital? Do outro lado da linha, o choro de um bebê se misturava à voz impaciente dele: — Nesse caso, cuide-se. A Isabela acabou de dar à luz e precisa de mim. Não posso sair. — E já que o seu morreu, não tente disputar atenção com quem está vivo, entendeu? Ele desligou abruptamente. Sozinha na cama do hospital, desabei em prantos. Depois de enxugar as lágrimas, disquei o número de Lucas Soares, o arquirrival dele. — Case comigo. Todo o Grupo Lima será seu. Só quero que você derrube o Felipe Moreira. Aceita?

This is a diary of dark, depraved thoughts. Turn the page if you dare. *** *** She’s a secret erotic artist. Behind closed doors, she sketches the same man over and over again—filthy, dangerous, and forbidden. Then she sells the drawings to the black market to pay for her mother’s medical bills and her sister’s college tuition. It should be simple. Except the man in those drawings isn’t a stranger. He’s Dominic—her father’s best friend. Every sinful stroke of her brush chips away at her innocence and poisons her love life. Every relationship she tries to build ends the same way—ruined by a man who doesn’t even know she’s obsessed with him. Until the night everything goes wrong. She wants to stop, wants a fairytale love life, but she owes her anonymous collectors one more portrait. Determined to make one final drawing of her darkest fantasy, she locks herself in her studio… only for Dominic to walk in and see the explicit portraits displayed across her walls. Her secret should destroy her. Instead, Dominic makes her a far more dangerous deal. For 365 days, she’ll work for him as his obedient secretary—and in return, he’ll keep her scandalous secret buried. But the closer she gets to the man she’s spent years drawing in the dark, the harder it becomes to remember one thing: Some fantasies should never come to life.

'Until when will you keep avoiding bumping into me, mate?'Best-friend with the rich girl at school form kindergarten, Calliope finds herself drawn to the forbidden fruit of their friendship, an exotic secret threatening to change the course of the middle class girl's life!A darker twist looms as he publicly rejects and humiliate her, shattered , she disappears into thin air only to reappear four years later, hotter, richer and smarter, and only one goal in mind. 'How about you taste what pains feel like, mate?'

After arguing with my husband, Percy Egan, over our intimacy incompatibility, I decide to stay over at Katie Langdon, my best friend's house for the night. Unexpectedly, Katie's husband, Stefan Foley, has returned from his business trip on the same day. Having mistaken me for Katie, he crawls over my prone body instantly and begins groping me everywhere. Strong waves of pleasure as well as Stefan's scent attack me from all sides. Dizzy from the sensations, I find myself panicking because of how abruptly these powerful yet foreign feelings are overwhelming me. Meanwhile, Stefan's huge member keeps wedging against me. It makes me feel as though it can kill me just by penetrating me. For the first time ever, my body trembles in a mixture of fright and anticipation.

Isolde and Adrian had been the typical high school couple, so it comes as no surprise to anyone who knows them, they had been unbreakable since high school. But when Isolde fiery and ample best friend Aria, returns to the home town for the wedding after five long years, the couples relationship spirals downward. All it takes is one drunken night of passion between Adrian and Aria to spotlight the many problems in his relationship with Isolde. They both begin a grimy affair at the expense of those around them, and as all three of their lives begin to spiral out of control, more secrets unshackles. Nobody will be left out when the whole truth comes to light……

[Completed] Arabella Angelstone thought she had it all, until she was betrayed by her own stepsister and forced to flee for her life. After years of living in the shadows, she finally resurfaces, ready to reclaim her rightful inheritance. But fate has other plans for Arabella, as a traumatic incident leaves her with no memory of who she truly is. Enter Lucas Alexander, a charming and successful billionaire who Arabella believes is her husband and the father of her child. As she navigates the dangerous world of high society, She struggles to maintain her facade while trying to piece together the fragments of her past. Will she be able to keep up the charade or will her true identity be uncovered, putting everything she's worked for in jeopardy?

I was locked in a fridge for 40 days while the uncensored photos of me spread like wildfire across the internet. In the face of the salacious rumors about me, my mother reacted by reposting them. Then, she turned to warn my sister, "Look at how disgusting the entertainment industry is. Don't join it, alright? Stay home and inherit your sister's assets instead. My dearest daughter must be innocent and pure, unlike her." She forgot. She forgot I only joined this 'disgusting' industry to pay for her cancer treatment.