Desperate Measures

(Ahmed Haddad's Story) Four years ago, Clarissa, desperate for money and desperate to win her mother’s approval, gave up the chance to attend Juilliard school and agreed to be a substitute bride for her stepsister. Three and a half years ago, she actually fell in love with the man she married. She even risked her life to save her husband, Ahmed, when a building collapsed. That accident left her infertile—a secret she carried alone, afraid that if Ahmed found out, Clarissa would lose him completely. Naive as she was, she thought Ahmed just needed more time. But on their fourth anniversary, Clarissa found him kissing his true love, Brianna, the woman who was meant to be his original bride. ***** “Did you cheat, Ahmed?!” dagundong ang boses ng lolo ni Ahmed. “No!” “Did you ignore your wife? Or any mistake that made her want to divorce you?” Bago pa makasagot si Ahmed ay biglang sumulpot si Brianna. Sa likod nito ay ang mga security guards na pilit pinipigilan ang babae. Inilapag nito ang pamilyar na envelope sa mesa. Pinanlalamigan si Clarissa. “Ahmed has nothing at fault! Clarissa, the infertile, should be blamed!” ****** “Mama, inaway ako ni Reirey," iyak ng batang babae na may magagandang uri ng mga mata. After their divorce, a miracle daughter came. Wala na si Ahmed sa buhay nila. Matapos nitong ipakulong siya at nalaglag ang pinagbubuntis ay hindi na bibigyan ni Clarissa si Ahmed ng pagkakataon na malaman nitong ibinalik sa kanya ng Panginoon ang nawalang bata. Hinding-hindi nito makikilala ang anak nila. Ahmed and Clarissa (COMPLETED) Rios and Kaye (COMPLETED) Altero and Mihrimah (COMPLETED)

ADRIAN'S POV My head was pounding, a dull throb that echoed the frantic beat of my heart. I was hot, too hot, my skin slick with an unfamiliar sweat. I knew it instantly: drugged. One moment I was escorting Aria, basking in the glittering lights and dancing with her in the ballroom at her birthday party. Next, a wine from a waiter, a trip to the bathroom, and then… darkness. I blinked, trying to focus on the blur above me. Damien. My stalker. The man who’d been haunting the edges of my life for weeks, whispering cryptic claims of a shared past I couldn’t recall. He was on top of me, pinning me to the plush velvet of some unfamiliar bed. His eyes, usually so intense and unsettling, were filled with a disturbing mix of guilt and desperation. "I’m sorry, Adrian, I'm so sorry I had to do this, but I can't stand seeing you with her. Watching you rewrite our history... please, remember me. Remember us." He leaned down, his breath hot against my ear. "I promise, I'll cherish you this time." Then, his lips crashed onto mine, a fierce, possessive kiss that stole my breath away. His hands moved over me, desperate and knowing, igniting a fire that both terrified and strangely thrilled me. Maybe it was the drug blurring the lines of reason. Or maybe… just maybe, deep down, my body recognized something my mind couldn’t. It responded to his touch with a shameful eagerness, a desperate need that mirrored his own. All I could do was surrender to the moment, to the heat, to the undeniable connection I felt with this man, Damien, as I returned his kiss with a fervor that shocked us both.

Eve never believed in fate...until three ruthless alphas claimed her as theirs. Desperate to save her dying mother, Eve works as a masked dancer at Eclipse, the city's most exclusive club, where anonymity is her only protection. When the infamous Blackwood triplets—Damian, Damon, and Silas, offer her an obscene amount of money for a six-month exclusive contract, she accepts despite the terrifying rumors. Girls whisper about their brutality, their insatiable appetites, and the way they share everything... including women. The first night, Eve discovers the rumors don't do them justice. Together, they overwhelm her....three predators claiming their prey in the most primal way possible. But something is different about Eve. While other women break under the brothers' dark desires, she endures. She matches their intensity, craves their brutality, returns night after night hungry for more. The brothers don't understand why they can't stay away from her. Why her scent drives them to the edge of madness. Why the mate bond...something they never believed they'd find...pulls them to this masked human with increasing, undeniable force. Then Eve's body begins to change. After three days without them, she collapses, her body shutting down from a hunger no food can satisfy. When Damian touches her fevered skin, her eyes glow amber and an ancient binding spell shatters. The truth explodes between them in a wave of desperate, consuming need: Eve isn't human. She's a succubi—a creature who feeds on sexual energy to survive. And they are her fated mates. Suddenly, Eve's nightly visits become her lifeline. She needs them...needs their touch, their dominance, their insatiable desire....or she'll die. A dark paranormal romance of fated mates, brutal alphas, and a queen who was born to rule them all.

In a desperate quest to prove herself, Princess Amira takes on a mission to secure peace for her kingdom through a marriage with a rival kingdom but is met with failure . And her failure led her to be captured by Jonathan, the ruthless Alpha King of Berg Kingdom—her father's sworn enemy and Amira is reduced to a slave. Fueled by hatred and resentment, Amira vows to take revenge, but the Moon Goddess has other plans. Throwing them together in unlikely situations, sparks fly between Amira and Jonathan, leaving her torn between loyalty to her kingdom and their forbidden love. With lurking secrets from the past threatening to tear them apart, Amira must make an impossible choice. Will she prioritize her kingdom's future or surrender to the alpha who holds her heart captive?"

Karina Valerie Villamor lives a life almost everyone wishes for, having wealth, a happy and loving family, and friends. When she reaches the age of adolescence, however, things begin to change. Reality hits her. She gradually lost her loved ones until no one was left. Jacob, her long-time boyfriend who became her new world, cheated on her with her best friend. She made an unexpected decision in her life as a result of her grief. Karina became desperate for someone to be in her life. That is why she agreed to the agreement with a family she had never met. A contract that makes her a substitute bride for a ruthless man in town. Will she feel genuine love and appreciation as a result of this decision? Or will it make her even more miserable?

“Open your eyes and see no matter where you run to, you shall forever be my captive!” Betrayed by her mate and her best friend, she ends up sold to Alpha Derek, a ruthless terrifying Hybrid king whose goal is to force her to pay the price for her parents' mistakes. A breeder contract was signed with him, she was naïve to think that was the end of the story but alas, once her baby is born, she’ll be put to death. She thought there would be an escape. But he locked her in his arms, gazed at her with fiery eyes and growled, “Mate!” A possessive Hybrid King who’s willing to set the world ablaze for his mate, and a desperate ex-mate who wants her back.

As a wolf shifter growing up in one of the strongest packs on the continent, I should be living my best life. But after my mother ran away and got herself knocked up by some demon, I became the town's pariah. They call my species Slades, half-demon, half-wolf shifter. We're hunted and killed the moment we first shift. Unfortunately for me, my first shift is coming sooner than I'd like and if I don't form some kind of plan, I'm going to shift in front of the whole god-damned pack and then there'll be no running. So, I do what any sane young, desperate woman would do in my situation. I summon a God.

Victor Williams is entitled to a trust fund but can only get it if and when he gets married and has his first child. Lila needs money to treat her mother's cancer that's getting worse by the day. She's not one to fall for money and petty offers of gifts but she's desperate and her best friend Emmanuel, who is Victor’s PA offers her the job of being in a contract marriage with his boss. In this love triangle, Ema has feelings for Lila which he had kept to himself over the years, Lila didn’t for once like Victor but she was in dire need of money to help her mother survive cancer. In a shocking twist, Angela, Victor’s girlfriend was also pregnant.

Despite coming from different social classes, Aspen and Lexa were best friends... Inseparable,,, until that fateful day that changed everything. When Lexa shows up out of the blue again, years later, desperate for help to save her friends and her people. Aspen has always been a good girl and never asked too many questions, but to ease her mind, she decides to go prove herself right. However, nothing is as it seems, and it sends her spiraling on a hunt to discover a truth that has been kept from her. But choosing between her family and what's right, is hardly an easy choice, and Lexa is nothing like the girl she once knew. But to save themselves, they have to risk everything. And nothing is more terrifying than that.

"Shaydon.." She whispered in a desperate tone, he looked directly at her, taking his steps towards her, speaking dominantly. "Sir." ** After the past incident which left him shattered, it turns out that years later none other than he is the CEO of the company she just joined. His urge from years to take his revenge will blind him, as he shows his other side to her. All the secrets and intentions behind everything will come into question with this process, as every countless denials reach him unaware of his feelings. What happened in the past that he found himself covered in hatred towards her and lacked the trust of love? Will that moment ever come when his love would no longer be deniable for him? Or, never?