glow of a thousand lanterns

Nevaeh, the daughter of a great Mafia Lord has everything she could ever wish for. Money, fame, the boys chasing her, the girls envying her, her father gave her everything and she always did the job well when it was given to her. But her reality is thrown off when her father announces her sudden marriage to Zane, another very powerful mafia Lord who builds his empire from scratch. It's pure business but she rebels, ending up as his wife. She feels like her father gave her out like a toy and she turns to herself, shutting everyone out, including Zane. But his attention and affection were melting her, what did this mafia Lord want from her that he would decide to marry her? She was determined to find out the reason for the marriage and what her father was hiding, which turns out to be a gift from her late mother. Would she fall in love with Zane? Or would she use him to achieve her mission?

Police Captain Hendrix Anderson, a young and a smart man, a member of CIDG. He is a low key profile because of his job especially that he is the chief of Intelligence Section. No one can dares to compete him because of his unique personality most especially that he is the most awardee and a valedictorian of his class 2015. He was known of being a smart and great officer. There is no excuse when it comes to him. But fate and his leadership will test him. How can he do his job well if the woman he loves are involved? He will be a good law enforcement officer or will his love prevail over it?

On Christmas Eve, my six-year-old, Yule, was dying from cancer, and all he wanted was a gift from his dad dressed as Santa. I called Peter, my husband, begging him to come. His reply? "Can you stop blowing up my phone? I don't have time for this! I'm helping Tracey find Puffy. Do you know how upset she is?" Oh, Tracey. His first love. And Puffy? Her dog. I told him Yule might not make it through the night. His response? A straight-up dagger: "Don't act like this isn't your fault, Freya. If Yule hadn't kicked Puffy, none of this would've happened. Tomorrow, make sure he apologizes to Tracey." Then he hung up. That night, I sat with Yule, crying as I helped him celebrate his last Christmas. By morning, Peter's social medias were still full of posts about that freaking dog. Mine? Yule's obituary. Ten years of marriage, gone.

“ฉันว่าเราควรแยกกันอยู่สักพักนะ ให้เวลาเป็นเครื่องตัดสินว่าเราจะไปต่อหรือพอแค่นี้...ในเมื่อคุณมีอีกคน” คำพูดนั้นราวกับปล่อยระเบิดลงกลางความสัมพันธ์ เจมส์ชะงัก มองเธอด้วยแววตาที่เต็มไปด้วยความตกใจ แต่ก็ไม่กล้าปฏิเสธ เขารู้ว่าความจริงที่เขาเลือกปิดบังมาตลอดได้เปิดเผยออกมา “อิมิลี่...มันไม่ใช่อย่างที่เธอคิดนะ” เขาพูดออกมาเสียงเบา ราวกับกำลังค้นหาคำแก้ตัวที่น่าเชื่อถือ เธอส่ายหน้า ยิ้มบาง ๆ ที่ไม่ได้เต็มไปด้วยความสุขอีกต่อไป “อย่าพยายามแก้ตัวเลยเจมส์ ฉันเหนื่อย...เหนื่อยกับการพยายามทำให้ทุกอย่างดีขึ้น ในขณะที่คุณไม่ได้พยายามไปกับฉันเลย” เธอก้มลงหยิบกระเป๋าเดินทางใบโต หยุดชั่วครู่ก่อนจะพูดต่อ “ฉันอยากให้คุณใช้เวลาคิด ว่าคุณต้องการอะไรจริง ๆ... และฉันก็จะทำแบบเดียวกัน” เจมส์มองดูเธอเดินออกจากห้องไป ความรู้สึกผิดและความกลัวปะทุขึ้นในใจ แต่เขากลับทำอะไรไม่ได้ นอกจากอยู่ในความเงียบที่เธอทิ้งไว้...

"NOOO...please......stop......this....." she screamed like a lunatic. She looked at him with her teary eyes "How.....could.....you......do......this......to.....me?I....I.....love....youuuu.....We.....loved.....each.....other.....then why??" she asked while bawling. "Dami...what.....are...you....doing....Is this some twisted prank?..... please stop" she pleaded. He laughed hysterically like an evil incarnate. He yanked her hair.....and said "You are a fucking whore and I will never let anyone like you be my wife... I had all my fun with you baby-girl. That's all it is." he whispered the last part only for her to hear and winked with a wicked smile. She pulled his collar and yelled "I am not a whore Damon. You know....I don't know what made you think all that.....but you are wrong Dami.....mark my words..... you will regret this." she snapped at him. He pushed her like trash in front of everyone and left her alone. But after five years she came back like a tornado to shatter his life to make him repent of his brutality. Shefali D'Souza an eighteen-year-old girl, a pure soul who was very ambitious, an epitome of beauty, her sassy attitude and her dimpled smile could make anyone crazy for her. Damon Knight the sole heir to the well-known Williams family and the Knight Empire the two most powerful families. For the world, he was a renowned boxer, a businessman and the most eligible bachelor. But in reality, he was a true devil in human skin, a sadistic playboy, who destroyed an innocent soul. Her sassy attitude and mesmerizing beauty captured his heart and his hatred for her turned into an obsession and without even him realizing it, he fell in love. A love that destroyed a lot of lives.

We all have that certain dream that we wanted to achieve. And through planning, we can be a step closer to that dream. But we cannot deny that unexpected things happen which ruining our plans and think that we failed. Just like Cassie. ArtRosesSweetsOne DirectionParisAnd a babyThese are the things Cassidy Mendez are in love with since she experienced a traumatic heart break from her previous relationship. So she planned everything for herself. Find a nice job after graduation, have her baby and finally, go to Paris with the baby. She doesn't care if she's alone. She doesn't need a guy in her life. She's fine with the men in her family and Terrence-her bestfriend whom she had a deal to be in an engagement if they are already thirty, and he still doesn't find a girl he love. But little did Cassidy know, that destiny weaved a different plan for her when she met Zyle.

"Pick up…. pick up… please" When the call did not get through, I burst into tears. The killer was now banging the door violently. “Inspector Kenneth speaking” Uncle Ken’s voice came through and right at the same the killer made a whole in the door by his continuous banging. "Uncle Ken, he's here, he is going to kill me…." I stated this in a panicked, horrified tone. “Zara, darling, we were going to have some fun why did you called the police?” he said in a cold tone bringing out his silvery knife. A shudder rushed down the spine. However, I maintained my composure. "You are over now," I said, trying to mask my terror. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, not yet…." He answered and raced towards me. What happens next???

As the fiancée of the Alpha's son, Selene's life seemed destined for bliss until a devastating lie shattered her world, leading to the brutal murder of her family. Consumed by grief and a thirst for revenge, she finds solace in a drunken one-night stand with her best friend—only to wake up to the shocking revelation that he's an Alpha in a larger, covert pack only posing as a spy in the pack. He offers to help her get her revenge but in return, she has to give him one year as his fake bride. What begins as a strategic alliance soon blossoms into unexpected love amidst battles against formidable enemies.

Betrayed by his fiancée hours before their wedding, CEO Mason Caldwell impulsively finds a last-minute bride, Gianna to spite his ex. Gianna is bound by a contract to Mason, who has vowed to never open up his heart to anyone ever again. But when some unexpected feelings begin to bloom between the two, it seems there might be more danger looming, as well as bitter truths that surface from the past to tear them apart.

After enduring a family trauma and heartbreak in her early teens, Dahlia resigned herself to a solitary existence. Just as she found solace in her loneliness, the enigmatic King Brothers emerged, disrupting her carefully constructed world. Dahlia remained wary of their motives, especially when the eldest, Ares Arthur King, showed a keen interest in her. Known as the antagonist in every tale, Ares Arthur King desired Dahlia for his own agenda. His intentions were possessive—to claim, manipulate, and perhaps even destroy her. Once his grasp tightened around her, Dahlia realized escape was futile. Yet, behind Ares Arthur King's villainous facade lurked a compelling backstory and a thirst for vengeance that threatened to unravel everything Dahlia thought she knew.