game of the monarch

The day Jessica Smith and I went to pick out our wedding rings, her long-lost first love unexpectedly returned to town. When we went to pick him up from the airport, she introduced me to him, saying, "This is Sebastian Grant, a friend." Jessica made it clear that I wasn't her fiancé. She even went a step further and called off our engagement party scheduled for the next day. Just when she thought I would fight and insist on marrying her, I suddenly said in relief, "Your best friend previously wanted to hook up with me, you know? And honestly, I was kind of interested."

“I want you, Lyra. Since the day I saw you at that bastard’s place, I’ve wanted you. It might have taken me a long time to realize it, but let me be a part of your life…” He struggled for a moment, “…and this baby. Our baby.” ************************************* Lyra Lockwood, former princess and the last of her kind, had unknowingly connived with her mate to kill her parents, only to end up rejected. Six years later, the Wolf King visits her pack, sees her, and demands she participate in his Luna choosing game—a game where one woman emerges as his Luna. But for years, all the women who participated have died. For years, rumors swirled that the Wolf King was the one killing them. For years, Raphael had not seen a woman like Lyra—someone who captured both him and his wolf from the moment they laid eyes on her. To Lyra, he was her master now, one she had to serve, just as she had served Edmund, her ex-mate. To Raphael, he wanted to know every inch of her—every scar, every line. Would Lyra accept him into her life after everything she’s been through? And could Raphael wait for her through it all? Find out.

Claire Hopkins tidak pernah menyangka bahwa ia akan tersedot ke dalam sebuah game dan tiba-tiba berada di pelukan Adonis, sang Dewa tertampan. Ini semua bermula ketika Claire terjebak dalam sebuah rumah tua tak berpenghuni malam itu. Claire bersembunyi di dalam rumah tua itu karena dikejar-kejar gerombolan pria mabuk. Tanpa sengaja, ia menemukan sebuah video game yang tersembunyi di antara rak buku di rumah tua itu. The Myth, itulah nama game tersebut, sebuah game yang setiap levelnya berisi kisah dalam mitologi. Tanpa sadar, Claire tersedot ke dalam game itu, tepat ke atas ranjang Adonis. Tanpa bisa melawan, Claire terpaksa menyerah. Setelah semuanya terjadi, Claire baru mengetahui bahwa Adonis sebenarnya juga adalah seorang pemain bernama Leon Maxwell yang terjebak selama bertahun-tahun di dalam game. Ia menunggu pemain lain masuk hingga dapat menyelesaikan level berjudul The Adonis' Love tersebut. Sebelum sempat berpikir jernih, Claire dan Leon sudah memasuki level selanjutnya. Akankah rasa benci Claire pada Leon akan berubah menjadi cinta? Akankah mereka mampu bekerja sama mencari jalan keluar hanya dengan masing-masing tiga nyawa yang mereka miliki? Follow my IG : @cindychen06

THE GAME SERIES Book 1 out of 5 "So better be wise enough in playing because this is much more exciting than her game." Si Akemi Sean Lee, isang babaeng nagmahal, nasaktan at maghihiganti. Matapos ang trahedyang itinuring bangungot sa tanang buhay niya, binago niya ang sarili sa dating siya. Nagsikap, nagtapos, at nagpakadalubhasa siya sa New York sa engineering. Makalipas ang limang taon, bumalik siya ng Pilipinas. Wiser. Bolder. Braver. Bumalik siya para sa tatlong taong nagsukdol sa kanya sa kahirapan. Mata sa mata. Ngipin sa ngipin. Puso sa puso. Nagbalik siya para sa kanyang laro—ang laro ng paghihiganti. Pero sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana. Sa kanyang laro, may malaking bagay pa siyang matutuklasan. Isang bagay na dudurog muli sa kanyang puso at pagkatao. Paano niya kaya haharapin at malalagpasan ang larong inakala niyang kanya?

"I was a serial killer, and now I'm on death row." This is what Eliza LaRue, a 22 years old lady, believed one day. With no family, no friends, and only a distorted sense of self, her execution was unknowingly called off. After being dragged to a secluded building by a mysterious lady, she got caught up in a dangerous scheme that would test her assassination and survival skills known as the Termination Game, what is the secret hidden beneath the mind-boggling death game, and why is she so good at it? Now, what side are you, Killer or Target? This is a new and exciting Psychological Thriller story that will make you question your own morality.

Hindi akalain ni Victoria na isang patibong pala ang lahat upang makatakas ang kapatid sa isang responsibilidad na hindi nito kayang panindigan. Nasira ang buhay ni Victoria sa kagagawan ng isang estranghero dahil na rin kay Victorina. Nawala ang lahat sa kanya at nagbunga pa ang isang gabing pagniniig nila. Tiniis ni Victoria ang lahat para sa mga anak. Pagkalipas ng limang taon, lihim siyang umuwi sa Pilipinas kasabay ang bantang pagbabayarin ang lahat ng taong may kagagawan ng kanyang pagdurusa. Samantalang mahigpit ang pangangailangan ni Xander ng bagong sekretarya, isang istriktong CEO ng Mondragon Textile Company. Malamig ang pakikitungo nito sa kahit kanino maliban kay Victoria na bagong salta. Sa unang pagkikita nila ay may kung anong tibok ang naramdaman niya dito. Hanggang magkaroon ng car accident si Victoria. Doon niya nakita ang batang lalaki na kamukhang – kamukha niya. Pagkagising ni Victoria mula sa comatose estate ay pinapirma siya ng CEO sa isang marriage contract. Sa kabila ng pagkabigla ay pumayag ito ngunit mas matindi pa sa bomba ang kanyang nalaman. Siya ang ama ng kanyang kambal. Gustuhin man niyang tumakas sa poder ng CEO ay hindi niya magawa dahil sa laki ng utang na loob nito. Mananatili bang utang na loob ang lahat o susubukan niyang mahalin si Xander kabila ng kanyang paghihiganti? Palalayain ba ni Xander si Victoria at bubuuin ang kanilang pamilya?

Mempunyai status sebagai orang yang selalu merusak hubungan orang dan menjadi orang ketiga, tidak membuat Alexa malu. Ia malah bangga dan bahagia akan hal itu, karena menurutnya cinta ini sebuah permainan dan itu membuatnya seakan tertantang untuk mengakhiri permainan cinta orang lain...

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11 Students wake up in a completely isolated building, with no way out, and no way to tell the time of day. They are forced to follow the rules of a "Killing Game' in order to earn their freedom, where murdering means a potential escape. From personal tensions and handpicked motivations, will they be able to find a way out before they all drop dead?

“Learned your lesson?” I nod, biting my bottom lip as he moves his hand further up. “Prove it.” As he squeezes my thigh, I lean back onto his shoulder, instinctively, having him turn his head to the side of mine. “I hate you!” I can feel his smirk against my skin as I sigh. “Tell me anyway.” I click my tongue, turning my head away from him. “I’m yours. And I should know that I’d land here.” *** Nerthus goes by many names. Hiding from an unpleasant past, she keeps her true identity a secret while working as an escort. As she covers an appointment with a mysterious new client for a sick colleague, she thinks it will be a one-night thing as he is known to never book an escort twice. Until he books her again. When her other clients start mysteriously canceling their appointments, she suddenly finds herself in a tricky, but quite alluring situation. She tries everything to resist his irresistible temptations that threaten getting her fingers burnt. But she risks it anyway. Will Nerthus realize her mistake too late? And will she be able to resist her forbidden desire for her mysterious new client? *** TW: explicit and foul language; frequent sex scenes; violence; SA ***