divine death

"I will never fall in love with you" I shot at him angrily and spat on his face. "Undress yourself, don't make me repeat myself" He ordered, his menacing gaze hot enough to burn anything he set his eyes on. His hand roughly gripped onto my throat, causing me to suffocate under his torments. "Please stop, let me go" I quivered fearfully and cried out. He released and pushed me against the wall, releasing the knotted shackles to bound my hands. "Turn around and take off this gown" he ordered. Reluctantly I turned around and began to unzip my gown shamefully. Has my life come to this? All because of my mother I have to suffer in the hands of this man. Leila, the daughter of a gambling mother had an accidental one-night stand two years ago with a stranger who happened to be the Don of one of Europe's most dreaded mafia gangs. Just one-night taste of the dark-haired lady and Stefano was already head over heels for Leila. She was undeniably the sweetest girl he had ever tasted and from that day on, he swore to get Leila for himself no matter what. The opportunity to get her came when Leila fell into debt from her mother's gambling. Stefano proposed a contract saying he would pay off the debts if Leila's mother agreed to give off her daughter as his mistress. To her very dismay, her mother agreed and signed the contract but Leila refused to ever submit herself to him, loathing him and her mother for betraying her and selling her off to a crime lord. But he was adamant and determined to win her heart and prove to her that he would earn her love. Can Leila tame the devil in him or die whilst trying?

Beautiful and ambitious executive editor, Jessica Belle Lavigne has always been a go-getter and this time, she's got her eyes on becoming the chief editor at Tasty, the magazine company where she works. So when her boss offers her a promotion, Jessie seizes the opportunity, but then to secure this promotion, Jessie has to get into a relationship with the former playboy musician, turned secretive business tycoon, Chase Reed in order to get a scoop on his well-kept secrets. Jessie keeps reminding herself that her life with Chase isn't real and she shouldn't be too affected by his affection and charming nature, things get more complicated when the most adorable twins are brought into the equation and Jessie finds herself catching real feelings for Chase as well as becoming too attached to the twins. It's now clear to Jessie that more than her promotion, she wants a life with Chase and the twins. Will Jessie be able to walk away from them with her heart intact after achieving her goal?

Ashton Kiel Alvarez, ay isang binatang nangulila sa kalinga ng kanyang pamilya. Bata pa nung siya'y iniwan ng kanyang kuya, na nag sanhi na rin sakan'ya ng trauma. Hindi na syang ng iwan ng iba, kasi takot narin syang maiwan tulad ng ginawa ng kanyang kuya. Taon ang lumipas at handa na sya upang pamunuan ang kanilang kompanya. Sa panahong 'yon nakilala nya ang babaeng alam nyang para sakanya. Pinangarap upang dalhin sa altar at pagsilbihan habang buhay. Ngunit nabuo ang isang pagkakamali. Na hindi nya inakalang 'yon ang wawasak sa lahat ng pangarap nya. Kaya nyang bang iwan ang taong ginawa na nyang tahanan? Kaya nya bang iwanan yung taong lubos nyang pinahalagahan. Mananatili ba sya o tanging abo ang haharap sa altar.

For so long, Favilla has wanted only one thing: to kill her Sire. However, on the eve of her success, she learns that she was only ever a chess piece in a game being played out by the most powerful vampires in the city. Her loved ones have betrayed her, and the one who was her greatest enemy wants to save her with his dying breath. She dies for her mistakes, but the goddess is merciful. She is granted a second chance. Only, why is nothing the way she remembers it? Will she become a player this time around, or will she remain a pawn? Most importantly, can she make him understand that she loves him back? * Favilla (f., n., 1st dec.) - glowing ash, cinder, ember Dies iræ, dies illa, / Solvet sæclum in favilla * 'Everything is ready, then?' he says, a little sad. I feel bad about it. 'It's not too late to back out, you know. He doesn't suspect anything yet.' 'No,' he says, 'I'll still do it. I'll kill him. For you, my love.' * 'I'm scared,' I say. 'Don't be,' he says. 'You won't have to do anything but stand aside and watch.' * His arms are around me, and he's murmuring to me, 'Oh, you stupid, stupid girl.' Only, it doesn't sound like him at all. It sounds cold, detached. Cruel. * Finally, the pieces start snapping into place—he's betrayed me.

“I will choke you to death till you beg for me to stop but I won’t. I will make you pour out all the water left in your body with my tongue”. In a sudden and tense encounter, I found myself desperately seeking answers from him. But his silence only fueled my frustration. With emotions boiling over, I couldn't contain my anger, clenching my fist as I shot him a piercing look. Undeterred, I pressed on, demanding a response, my annoyance growing palpable. However, his explosive reaction caught me off guard, as he silenced me with a fierce command, his grip on my face sending shivers down my spine. The chilling intensity of his eyes left me paralyzed, consumed by fear. I realized I had provoked a dangerous force, a man exuding an aura of unapproachable defiance. Tears welled up as his grip tightened, and my helplessness only deepened. The emotional storm between us unveiled a side to him that was ruthless and merciless, living up to the ominous title he bore. With a final, venomous word, he tore away a bandage and stormed out, leaving me to grapple with the unsettling encounter that had just unfolded.

J'avais le profil de l'élève modèle , j'étais une simple orpheline qui menait une existence monotone dans cette école catholique dans laquelle j'étais internée depuis des lustres . Mais en voulant découvrir mes origines au delà de ses murs , j'ai plongé dans les ténèbres et mon cœur s'est vidé de toute son humanité. Elle a volé mon innocence , elle a détruit ma foi et elle a éliminé le garçon que j'aimais . Avais je encore le droit de vivre ? La petite fille ordinaire avait hélas disparue au profit de cette monstrueuse créature qui l'avait condamnée pour l'éternité.

An alliance marriage..... Samantha was ready to do anything for her pack. Even it means marrying a stranger from the Lycan Packs to stop the rivalry. But that proved difficult when her betrothed turns out to be her first love who had broken her heart. Now she has to struggle between not letting her feelings resurface, hiding her child and doing her duty.

Dala ng wala nang iba pang solusyon sa sitwasyon ng nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Multi-billionaryong kompanya, si Gabriel Aquinas, nagawa ng kanyang dalawang ama-amahan na gawin ang isang bagay na labag sa kalooban ng dalaga na si Serena Madison ang dalhin nito ang kanyang anak. Ang dalaga lamang ang nag-iisang babae na malapit kay Gabriel dahil pihikan ang binata na makipag-usap o makipagkilala man lamang sa mga babae. Sa una hindi malinaw kay Gabriel kung bakit napakagaan ng loob niya sa dalaga na kahit problema niya sinasabi niya dito kahit nga nililihim niya ang pagkatao sa dalaga. Ngunit ng may mangyari sa kanilang dalawa kaagad naman luminaw ang lahat kay Gabriel. Simula ng may mangyari sa kanila hindi na hinayaan pa ng binata na makalayo sa kanya ang dalaga lalo na nagbunga ang nangyari sa pagitan nilang dalawa. Ngunit ano na nga lang ba ang mangyayari kung wala namang nararamdaman sa kanya ang dalaga at hindi nito nagustuhan ang ginawa niya sa kanya? Paano na kung ang nangyari sa kanila ang dahilan upang mawala ng tuluyan ang tiwala ni Serena kay Gabriel? At paano na rin kung ang matagal nang hinahanap na kahinaan at butas ni Gabriel ng kanyang mga kalaban ay ang dalaga na naging malinaw na nga sa lahat? Paano ba niya mabibigyan ng proteksyon ang dalagang nagalit sa kanya sa likod ng maraming maaring manakit dito? At paano niya mapapatunayan sa dalaga na mahal niya ito? TAMING THE SUNSHINE @DeathWish [HER RETURN 2024]

20-year-old Kiana finds herself at the center of a one strange tangled web. Destined to be mated to Alpha Mason, she's shocked when he refuses to mark and mate her. Curiosity consumes her as she unravels the truth: Alpha Mason, her mate had been secretly involved with her own mother. Determined to seek justice and turn the tables, Kiana plots her revenge. In a daring move, she gets into an affair with her stepfather, intending to hurt her mother and mate.’ But as her plan backfired, Kiana's world is shattered once again when her mother attempts to take Kiana’s life and makes her Mate reject her. In a desperate escape, Kiana finds herself in the arms of a Lycan, Lycan Ryan her second chance mate. What happens when her mother tries to take the Lycan too? Will he fall? Or will he stand with Kiana?

One maiden, one Luna, one drop-dead gorgeous Alpha from hell. It is all Elizabeth Milkhart can think about when she is summoned to the dreaded Blackwood Castle to be a surrogate mate for the infertile Luna, Cassandra Blackwood. Elizabeth believes it had to have been a misunderstanding, humans in the dreaded castle were unheard of, and yet, there she was, bending over and being probed and dressed by the royal consorts for the mysterious Alpha’s viewing. Her presence in the pack causes tension and it is all Elizabeth can do not to run to the hills screaming as she is thrust deeper and deeper into the web of lies and deceit that shrouded the castle, at the center of which was Ezra Blackwood. She knew he wasn't good for her, and yet, Elizabeth finds that try as she might, she just couldn't get the brooding werewolf King with searing gray eyes out of her head. Wild, Quiet, and blonde. That was how Alpha Ezra Blackwood liked his women. It was what had made him settle for the love-torn marriage with Princess Cassandra. He is content to drink his mornings and sulk his nights away until the ravishing redhead falls right into his lap. Literally. Elizabeth Milkhart is the only human the powerful Alpha can't seem to get out of his mind, even when he knows he is bad for her. In and Out like the other surrogates, that was all she had to do right? Wrong. Ezra finds himself falling for the human before long, a fate he wouldn't admit even to himself, vowing to destroy her utterly before it happens and she him.