one piece throne

"There should be rules if we are even going to do this," he said without looking at me. "I have always lived by the rules." He slid a file towards me. "This is the contract. The rules are stated there." I opened the file and glanced through it. "You can take it home and study them; give me feedback tomorrow evening. But I will read out the rules for you now because they start now, and in case your brain can't comprehend them, then I can explain." Anger seethed through me, and I almost threw the file back at him, but when I thought about the money involved and how it would benefit little Sophie, I bit my lower lip to push back the anger. He continued. "Rule number one; don't you fall in love with me." His eyes flipped up to me. "Crystal clear," I said. "That would never happen." Ellen never had fun in college. One night she decided to have fun with her friends and slept with a handsome stranger who disappeared before she woke up. A month later, she found out she was pregnant and searched everywhere for him, but to no avail. Five years later, she moved to a new city and met the same man she never thought she would ever see again. He didn't remember anything about her, and he was now a cold, arrogant man who needed a wife, and she needed money. They agreed to contract marriage with strict rules, one of them being never to fall in love with each other. They were sure they wouldn't break the rule, but as sparks grew between them and became too much, they found themselves trying hard to keep to the rules. Who will break rule number one between them?

Wild One is a story of loss and love with a dark supernatural element sure to keep readers guessing. This story follows Bryt, a twenty-seven year old woman, who was banished from the kingdom where she was born after her family was ruthlessly murdered, to live a nomadic lifestyle outside the castle protection. The Regent who took control of the kingdom surely believes Bryt to be dead but death cannot hold her back from the vengeance she knows is necessary.

"I'll make you fall for me," Alexander whispered, his breath hot against Isabella's ear. "By the time our contract ends, you won't want to let go." Isabella's life was already complicated enough - a struggling hotel worker by day, anonymous artist by night, all while caring for her sick sister. The last thing she needed was to get tangled up with the notorious playboy heir to a luxury resort empire. But when Alexander offers her a deal she can't refuse - a contract marriage to secure his inheritance - Isabella reluctantly agrees. It's just business, after all. As they navigate the world of five-star hotels and high society, unexpected sparks fly. But Alexander's ambitious half-brother Nathan is determined to claim both the company and Isabella for himself. Caught between two powerful men and buried secrets from her past, Isabella must choose: The devil she knows? The tempting stranger? Or the freedom she craves? In this world of wealth and betrayal, love might be the most dangerous game of all. Will her heart survive the game of love and power? Will Isabella follow her head, her heart, or her art?

When journalist, Bella Sinclair, was invited to a friends birthday celebration in the local bar, she imagined there would be drinking, dancing, and letting her hair down. What she didn't imagine- being sexual assaulted.Biker Alex 'Axel' Warner wasn't happy. He was supposed to be back in his clubhouse for the weekly party held by the club. He was supposed to be drunk, with the clubwhores begging for his c***. Instead, he was serving alcohol to a bunch of drunken adults, some behaving like children. That is until he spots the beautiful redhead dancing with her friends. What will happen when the two meet?Will Axel be able to protect Bella?Will he be able to protect her from herself?

“please"!!!!!! I scream as the last thing I can remember is the smirk on his face and hazel eyes ,I cursed as the pain spread from my chest to my head and all I saw was black. — — — Asher Sanchez, the alpha of lycans,who ruled the wolves for a decade .he is domminering , ruthless and cruel the only thing he cares about one thing POWER! Naya janvi ,a broken , strong, sensitive, fighter who has lived all her life in fear and pain and that's the only thing she knows Arlo Guthrie a selfish third generation fae heir who has everything handed on a silver platter until he met her!! «»«»«»«» What happens when they cross paths and she gives them something else to care about......... Everyone believes the fates made a huge mistake by making such pair but did it?

Sa paglipat nila sa lumang bahay, unti-unting naungkat ang madilim na nakaraan sa buhay ng pamilya Olivarez. Ang lahat ay nag-ugat sa poot, galit, at pighati ng pagtakas ng kanilang mommy Edna sa nakatakda niyang buhay. Isang sumpa na siyang tuluyang maipapasa sa kanyang anak na si Joelyn. Wala na nga ba talagang ligtas ang pamilya Olivarez mula sa kamay ng katakot-takot na nilalang na gumagambala sa kanila? Maghahari ba ang pagpapatawad at pagmamahal sa pamilya gayong ang kanilang kalaban isang demonyong hindi naman nila nakikita?

Devi Cloud Valentino and Shemaia Rey Ocampo ay magkasintahan pero hindi boto ang ina ni Devi sa anak ng kanilang katulong. Dahil sa isang trahedya ay napilitang pumili ni Shemaia kung sino ang mas pipiliin niya, ang pera kapalit ang makipaghiwalay si Shemaia sa kanyang kasintahan o ipagpatuloy ang pag-ibig kahit may buhay na mawawala at yun ang kanyang ina.

Unrequited love is the worst. It never quenches your thirst. When you love someone the most, but they treat you like a ghost. You don't exist to them, even if they're your gem. It hurts your heart and tears you apart. _________________________________________ She loves him and he loves another, but he loves her too. He loves her and she loves another, but perhaps he is wrong. Maybe he's the one she actually loves. So, who does she love more? Mahendra or Vikram?

Itinakwil ng ama kaya't anim na taong nawala sa Pilipinas si Jenna. Kailangan lang niyang bumalik ng bansa dahil sa trabaho. Hindi niya naman akalain na magugulong muli ang buhay niya nang bumalik ng bansa lalo pa at bumalik uli ang ala-ala ng nakaraang gusto na niyang kalimutan. Dumagdag pa sa sakit ng ulo niya ang "out of the blue" na proposal ng isang Zian Walton Escobar. Ni hindi niya personal na kilala ang lalaki kaya't ipinagtataka niya ang pag-alok nito ng kasal sa kanya. Hindi na sana niya sasakyan ang kahibangan ng lalaki dahil maaaring pinag-tripan lang siya nito lalo pa't alam niyang isa sa pinakamayaman sa bansa ang angkan nito. Ang tanging nakapagpukaw ng interes niya ay ang malaking pagkakahawig nito sa anak niyang si Xavier. Sino nga ba si Zian Walton Escobar?

After having her heart broken by her fiancé, Nathan, Anne made the mistake of spending the night with a total stranger, who ended up treating her as trash the next day. But little did she know that the stranger was someone she was going to keep seeing for the rest of her life. Lucian Hawthorne is a big business entrepreneur who has a painful and tragic past which kept him reserved and with a cold demeanor. When Anne comes into his life, claiming she was carrying his child, he never suspected that she’d be the catalyst to stir up joy back into his life. But no love story would be complete if there are no villains. Amelia, Lucian’s long-time ex comes in to stir up trouble and separate the two and when she didn’t succeed, she joined hands with Lucians’ sworn enemy, Davis Armstrong. Do you think they’ll succeed in tearing the two apart? Or will they strengthen the bond between them?