my last innocent year

Growing up, you may have heard stories about magical creatures and other unknown beings that the grownups would tell kids to make them behave and listen better. These stories didn't start out as 'Once Upon a Time' instead would be told as a warning to not go to a place or be out past a certain time or else something would come and take them away. Most of the stories were passed on by the elders over the many generations. There is this one specific story you are about to hear, or I should say read is about a young woman by the name of Ashley who grew up hearing all kinds of these stories. She would come to find out that a certain story that she has heard many times wasn't just some made up fairy tale. Once she turns18, her will change forever.

My childhood sweetheart who promised to marry me the moment I graduated proposed to Camille Willow, my sister, during my graduation ceremony. At that moment, Dennis Malcolm, the most eligible and admired bachelor in Blington City's elite circle, stepped forward and confessed his love for me immediately after my childhood sweetheart's proposal was accepted. For five years after our marriage, Dennis showered me with devotion, treating me with such tenderness that it felt as though I were the center of his world. But everything shattered the day I overheard a conversation between him and his close friend. "Dennis, now that Camille's on top, are you really going to keep pretending with Tracy?" "It doesn't matter. I'll never have Camille. Besides, as long as I'm here, she'll never disrupt Camille's happiness," he answered. The paper notes he held dear, each one carefully preserved, revealed a harsh truth. Each one carried her name, accompanied by heartfelt wishes: "May Camille be released from her burdens. May she find peace within herself." "May Camille achieve all she dreams of, and may her heart love freely." "Camille, we were never meant to be together in this life. I can only hope that in another, we will walk side by side." … Five years of devotion shattered in a single moment of clarity. I crafted a false identity and planned an elaborate drowning to vanish without a trace. From this day forward, in this life and all others, we shall never cross paths again.

Jessica lost her mother and her father brought home his mistress. With no other option, she went abroad. But she returns, this time stronger and eager to know the truth of her mother's death. She meets her father and is asked to marry the leading industrialist in the country, Steve Smith. To humiliate her father she runs away but is caught by her would-be-husband. He asks her to marry him in return for giving her the truth about her mother's death and she agrees. Steve thinks that the girl is just as innocent as a flower, but he is wrong, Jessica is just testing him whether he lives up to his title as the 'second most wanted gangster' in the underworld. While they both in love with each other their secrets about the underworld disturb their life. Will they be able to fight back and not just go with the flow? Well, this going to be hard...

When Melodyʼs father's company went bankrupt, she was forced to enter an auction to pay off nearly 50 million in debt. Nabili siya sa halagang kinakailangan niya ng isang mayaman ngunit isang matandang lalaki. Even though she was afraid, she couldn't do anything without giving herself away. Five years ago, Apollo Luxerio one of the youngest billionaire in asia slept with a woman he didn't know. He sent to look for it everywhere but his men could not find it. Until one day, he saw someone who looked exactly like the woman he was looking for. Fearing that the girl might run or hide again, he went straight to the girl's father to negotiate a marriage. Will Melody agree to the marriage her father wants? Ano ang gagawin niya kapag nalaman niyang si Apollo ang ama ng kambal niyang anak? Will she learn to love him kahit pa malaman niya ang dahilan kung bakit siya ginustong pakasalan ni Apollo?

Riccardo Salvatore Armani is a man with a great body and brilliant mind who can be compared to a Greek god but with the heart of Lucifer. Yes, with both devilish and lovable hearts. Everyone conquered his devilish heart and none conquered his lovable heart, or yet… With no parents, no helpers, no bodyguards, no friends, no past, and no girls around, he is living a robotic life with the only character of yelling at people and killing ruthlessly everyone who comes in his way. Ishita Kapoor is a girl with a goddess physique, an Angel heart, and a brilliant and stupid brain at the same time. Having everyone around her, she is living a best yet worst life because of society's pressure on her. Everyone who sees her from the outside will see her best life but only when those who get to see under her always-covered body, will come to know her true life. Having everything and everyone doesn’t help her in her state.But, when a simple dare locked these two people in 2000sq. feet for 24 hours, he thought that this was just a day and it wouldn’t change his life and she thought she successfully completed her dare with the mystic man but they both didn’t know that there was more on their way which would change their life completely. MAFIA'S NOT SO INNOCENT GIRL is created by Priya Amour, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Nessa Steven is the rebellious daughter of a billionaire, living a life filled with indulgence - partying, defying authority, and pushing boundaries. But her wild behavior hides a deeper pain. She's been trying to escape her family's rigid expectations and the shadow of her successful but emotionally distant father. Her self-destructive actions are a way of asserting control over her life when it feels like everything else is decided for her. she just graduated from college, and now can do whatever she wants. But her dad has had enough. After a series of risky decisions, he threatens to cut her off from her trust fund unless she agrees to an arranged marriage. The catch? Her soon-to-be husband is Aaron Walker, a guy she bullied in high school - the quiet, nerdy, goody-two-shoes type who has always been the perfect student, following the rules. The exact opposite of her Aaron Walker, on the other hand, has always been the type of person who does everything right. He's working hard toward his dream of becoming a successful engineer to pull his family out of debt after his mother borrowed money for his father's medical treatment. But then gets a letter from multibillionaire CEO , marshal Stevens “marry my daughter and you don’t have to pay back the loan , and you’ll be given anything you want” now of course, this would have been a nice escape from all the debts he has on his head and focus more in college , but that wasn’t the case , because marshal stevens daughter was The one and only NESSA STEVENS, the girl who bullied and made his life a living hell in high school

Gerbang hati yang semula tertutup rapat perlahan mulai terbuka, begitu luas hingga siapa pun bisa masuk dan keluar dengan bebas. Mengisahkan perjalanan asmara seorang pemuda mulai sejak ia balik hingga dewasa. Mencintai dan berujung kehilangan merupakan sesuatu yang tak asing baginya. Harapan untuk menemukan cinta sejatinya menjadi satu-satunya alasan untuk ia tetap melangkah menerobos setiap luka. Namun, angannya berkhianat, mimpinya yang melebihi utopia berakhir pada kenyataan pahit tentang wanita yang paling ia cintai tak mungkin menjadi miliknya. Menyisakan deretan penyesalan tak berujung, menancapkan sebilah belati yang tertanam abadi dalam hatinya. Saat itulah bunga terakhir tumbuh dengan semerbak, menariknya dari jurang keterpurukan. @zii.092

"Why..." April stuttered. "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Like what?" "Like you want to eat me." "I do want to eat you" Mateo smirked, then his face turned serious as he cornered her by the wall, his muscular body hovering above hers. "But before that..." He paused, his voice hoarse and deep. "Before that?" April tilted her head to the side to have a better view of him. "I'd hold your waist against mine and kiss you" He whispered against her ear and his hot breath fanned her sending chills down her spine. "I'd kiss you so passionately till you open up for me and when you do, I'll explore your mouth with my tongue till we're both breathless and aroused. Then my kisses will trail to your neck and then to your breasts." His voice came out as a ragged, painful whisper. April placed her hands on his chest to stop him as his words were doing things to her she couldn't understand. "W-what about the contract?" She said in a breathy voice. "Damn that stupid contract!" Mateo said and captured her lips in his. ************ April, an intern of an event planning firm was offered the biggest opportunity of her career; to plan the marriage of London's youngest billionaire, Mateo Hades. On the day of the wedding, Mateo's bride mysteriously disappeared leaving April with no choice but to step in as the new bride. Read to find out how their love story unfolds.

Rufus Carter, a business magnate and Alpha, is reserved, unknown, and discrete. The nightfall pack has been in power for a decade, but no newspaper or magazine has dared to print an image of the young Alpha. Some stated the Alpha was sick, while others claimed the Alpha was crippled.On the day of her wedding, Selena ran into Rufus Carter... And.... It begins with a marriage contract.... It begins with an agreement.... It begins with a fake wedding...

Becky Houston, a twenty-three-year-old girl who suffers from kidney problems has always wanted just enough money to buy drugs for herself, not until she sees a juicy offer to become a mother for Mr. Azariah's kids. Her illness is hidden till one day when she is being stroked by bad luck. Will she deem herself fit before the Azariahs or will the love and affection she has already sparked in the Azariah's family be enough to keep her safe from losing fifty thousand dollars? Not when Azariah has already fallen in love with her.