Within Temptation Bleed Out

"Monster," I smirked to myself as I read the morning paper. If they only knew the truth. I sipped my coffee as I skimmed through the story. They had all the details wrong and the police were idiots. I heard the bell chime on the door to the coffee shop and saw her walk in. Her hair was down just the way I liked it. She was perfect I thought to myself as I eyed her and planned my next move. I think when she finally saw me she made the connection. Her eyes got wide. "Ethan?" Ethan Graves is a well-known man in the community with a dark secret. His darkness is so great that even he can't control it sometimes. He plays his role well during the day but at night he takes on a whole new persona. The newspapers call him a monster and the police are baffled. Then the new detective on the case walks in. The one that he let go. The one he was obsessed with. It was finally time to make her his. The game of cat and mouse had never been something he would ever consider, he usually likes the woman to be weak and defenseless against his charm and good looks. However, for this kill, he would play the game and Josephine Wells would be his trophy.

Hunter Dela Cruz, known for being the sexy beast and the brother of Thunder Dela Cruz, swore that he would never fall in love again. Love for him means complications and pain, and it's also useless. He's fine with what he does. He's okay bedding women, and it was crystal clear what he wanted from them. The only relationship he can give is when they're in bed. But she came and made his world upside-down. Zyline De Guzman came from a not-so-good relationship with her past and was living her life away from problems anymore. She just wanted a problem-free, stress-free life. But having Hunter around her makes that impossible to happen. It's also impossible not to fall for him, but the question is... Is Hunter Dela Cruz capable of falling in love , or will it be another not-so-good relationship in the end for her?

Azael Blackwell is the brother of power and the son of sin, his intelligence and skill in the world of the Mafia has taken him too far. He is imposing, strong and cunning, an atomic mix that scares everyone. A man accustomed to imposing rules has his weakness in a girl who is as free as she is cunning, it was enough to look into his eyes to become the earthquake that manages to bring him down completely. Both are complementary opposites, full of wounds, light and surrounded by much darkness and chaos. Will they be able to connect in the face of so much turbulence, or will he become her most tormenting nightmare?

Sloan Vale isn’t just a billionaire—he’s a king in a world built on whispered names, silk-bound power, and decadent sin. By day, he’s untouchable. Polished. Controlled. But by night, he rules The Crimson Order, a secret society where the elite indulge their darkest desires and make deals sealed with blood and pleasure. He’s never had a reason to break his own rules. Until her. Ivy Sinclair is a broke, brilliant art student just trying to survive. When she delivers a painting to an exclusive event, she stumbles into a hidden world she was never meant to see. Sloan’s world. The moment he lays eyes on her, he knows she doesn’t belong. Too innocent. Too pure. Too tempting. She should have run. He should have let her. But instead, he offers her a choice: walk away and forget what she saw… or surrender to him and learn just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Ivy agrees but she’s not as innocent as she seems. As Sloan draws her deeper into his dangerous orbit, he finds himself addicted to her softness, her fire, her secrets. She awakens something in him that’s been dormant far too long. Obsession. Protection. Lust. But Ivy didn’t stumble into his world by accident. She’s running from something darker. Something deadly. And when her past collides with his empire, both of them will have to decide what’s worth more: power or passion. Vengeance or love. In a world where everything comes with a price… will she be his salvation, or his ultimate ruin?

A night separated them. Now that the power is in his hands nothing can stop him from going after her. That night she saw his true face. That night she flew away. That night snatched everything from her. She was just left with an angel. She will run till her last breath. She is not meant to be caged. She will not be with a murderer. Not with a family who ruined hers. Decardo family holds deadly secrets. Secrets that will tear apart the earth and everything that is on it. Hidden Clutched roots that will threaten every existence. Then there is a man trapped within shadows. There are ones who wear masks. There is someone who wants justice. Present is hidden within the past. Nights have concealed everything.

Lumaki sa isang marangyang pamumuhay si Kylie Aragon. Kaya naman ay sanay itong nakukuha ang anumang gustuhin niya. Bukod roon ay palagi rin itong nangunguna sa buong klase. Marami rin ang mga kalalakihan na talaga namang humahanga sa kaniya nang dahil sa taglay niyang ganda at talino. Higit sa lahat ay ito lang naman ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Aragon Group of Companies. Ngunit ang hindi alam ng nakararami na sa likod ng halos perpekto niyang buhay ay mayroon itong sikreto na pilit itinatago. Dahilan para ilayo niya ang sarili sa iba upang maiwasan na muling maulit ang isang trahedya mula sa kaniyang nakaraan na hindi pa rin niya magawang ibaon sa limot hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Ngunit nagbago ang takbo ng kaniyang buhay nang makilala niya si Caleb Valiente. Ang lalaking itinalaga ng kaniyang ama upang maging personal niyang bodyguard na magpoprotekta sa kaniya. Ang kaso lang ay hindi sila magkasundong dalawa. Sa hindi malamang kadahilanan ay naiirita si Kylie sa presensya nito. Para kasi siyang bata kung tratuhin ni Caleb at talaga namang wala itong palya sa pagbuntot sa kaniya saan man siya magpunta. Kung tawagin pa siya nito sa kaniyang pangalan ay para bang matagal na silang magkakilala. Pero paano kung kailan naman nahulog na ang loob niya rito at nadala na siya sa temptasyon ng pangangatawan nito na tila balewalang inilalantand nito sa kaniyang harapan ay saka naman niya madidiskubre na mayroon pa itong ibang pakay bukod sa pagiging bodyguard niya? Na mayroon itong personal na dahilan kaya gusto siyang protektahan nito? Mapipigilan ba ng mga malalantad na sikreto ang pag-ibig na unti-unting umuusbong sa kaniyang puso? O magsisilbi niya itong sandigan para sa mga paparating pa lamang na pagsubok?

Finding the love of your life at 18 seemed so impossible. It had to be my imagination. Years later and years worth of missed opportunities, divorces and crushed hearts. What do I do when the fates line up and we're given another chance. Has it been to long? Will this be just another missed chance?

" the fire takes everything with it, love, pain, happiness. worst of all, it's never enough. "Ruby Hart did everything she could to maintain a normal life with nothing out of the ordinary but the discovery of her older adoptive sister being a Nyx turns everything upside down. A very old and powerful vampire comes into town determined to take the life of Eliza Hart and break a thousands of years old curse. In doing so, he discovers that Eliza's sister is his soulmate, Ruby. Ruby thought her life couldn't get more hectic, then it did. She realized her ancestry and how extremely dangerous she could be when ticked off and the fact that she could blow up a place with her mind, like, literally.

Work. Home. Repeat. That's the cycle of Ylana Bernadette Romualdez's life until she crossed paths with her new boss and the famous actor who offered her a sideline she could never decline.

"If I were you, I would *kill myself in shame." "The traitor's bloodline, of course, is afraid to die." Lora, the Full-moon pack's default slave, who can be aboveboard enslaved her, has suffered from childhood. She always thought that one day she would leave the pack and start a new life. She accidentally saved a witch and got the ability to read people's mind. After that, she just felt the werewolves' disgust and hatred for her. Unexpectedly, her mate was Harvey, the Full-moon pack's Alpha's son, the future Alpha. Fortunately, she used her mind-reading ability to feel Harvey's love, so she thought he was her light. But when she fell in love with Harvey, she realized it's all a lie and he was fooling with her. They rejected each other and Lora left the Full-moon pack. 2 years later, she returned again with a different dignified identity. This time, she wanted to return an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. However, she found herself in a mate relationship with Harvey again! "Why? " "Why did the Moon Goddess want that bastard to be my mate?"