scars and stripes

What if you woke up in an unfamiliar bedroom and find out that you got kidnapped? What if you find out that you have magical powers? What would you do if your beloved got murdered that very day? And what if you fall in love with the murderer? Particularly, I would call myself insane but the case was a lot different with Cressida. Cressida, a girl with a goddess like face and body, perfect grades and with a promising future, will face an incident which will bring a great turn in her life, will make a predictable future turn into an unpredictable one. All the kids with the magic manipulation powers will be kidnapped by a mysterious academy; one which promises to guide them to the right path and help them learn how to use their powers. But what will make their lives more astounding, will be the secrets that will keep unfolding, thanks to Cressida and her 4 more friends. The Prophecy states that 4 Keystone Diamonds, will come, their loyalty bounded to the Queen of Magic Manipulation Powers, and the fate of the century old powers will rest in her hands. But what else lays behind the Prophecy, that the academy tends to keep hidden? Will Cressida be able to unravel the mysteries, handle the surprises, heat of the undesirable love, and beat her mysterious enemies? Follow the adventure of Cressida with her friends to have fun at an amazing ride of bunch of genres, all at once!

"I've always had my eyes on you. I've been curious to know how you taste." His hands came caressing my lips softly. The only thing I could hear in the dark was the rain, my beating heart, and our breathe. ***** Mirabel, who goes through bullying in college, learns her mother is getting remarried. On a wet night, her mother leaves for a date with her lover, sending her lover's son over to keep Mirabel company. When she opened the door to welcome her stepbrother, Mirabel is shocked to see her crush, Derek, a cool handsome student from her class, standing there. He reveals he's her stepbrother. She doesn't know how to react, but a naughty Derek knows what to do. *How will Mirabel bear this? *Can she stand her crush being her stepbrother?

Alexa. Queen bee. Popular. And above all, secretly mischievous. Devon. Silent rebel. Bike guy. Bad boy When these two cross paths, will sparks ignite, or will thunders roar? When Alexa pranks her boyfriend as revenge for forgetting their date night, everything seems to be fun, except that she pink spray painted the wrong bike. Turns out, it's the school's new student. A handsome devil too, that's seriously pissed with her. When their game of who intimidates who turns into more, Alexa isn't sure if she can trust him with her heart.

Inka was known to be a successful woman. She worked hard for it because she believes that one day, those who had belittled her and left her behind would regret the things that they did to her. Read wasn't the type of guy that changes women every night. He is a man with dignity and morals yet behind his Greek God physique and unreadable eyes is a life that revolves around blood, guns, and brotherhood. What will happen if Read had set his eyes on the most successful woman of all time? Would he take the risk and love her till death do they part? Or would he just forget about it because of his dark life?

“I’ll claim you until you forget yourself and beg me to love you." Andrei Fernandez De Garcia, an ambitious business tycoon who wants to take over everything for the sake of woman. "Whatever you say, I won't stop until I put you in jail,” she vowed to herself. Monique Alessandro, a lawyer. Kinidnap siya ng binata upang hindi magtagumpay sa mga plano niya upang ipakulong siya dahil sa kaniyang pandaraya sa negosyo. Ngunit sa araw-araw na magkasama sila ay nabihag niya ang puso ni Andrei. He surrenders himself to pay for his sin. And, she won to put him into jail. But suddenly, she finds out that she was pregnant. Paano niya matatanggap sa sarili niya kung ang ama ng batang nasa sinapupunan niya ay ang lalaking pinakulong? Magagawa niya bang palayain sa kulungan ang lalaking sumira ng buhay niya.

After the one night stand Ivery Lycanster had with Franco Millistone, she had no choice but to accept been a contracted wife to him for a month, inorder to carter for her sick mum who needed a surgery to sustain her life. After their one month marriage, ivery wanted to break the news of her pregnancy to him which was the result of the one night stand they both had. Franco ruined everything when he asked for their contracted to be terminated. Ivery immediately ran away together with her mum, hiding her pregnancy from him. Years later, her birthed smart secret triplets wouldn’t stop asking her about their Dad. Fate finally brought them to their Dad, and they couldn’t wait to reunite them together. Would it all work out? Seeing that their Dad was already engaged to someone else? Find out!

On my 18th Birthday, My twin sister married my mate, Alpha Jacob, in my name. I was Alisa Clark, the she-wolf with the purest blood. The Alphas must feed on my blood. They were blessed with great power while they were cursed. The greater their abilities, the shorter their lives. My blood protected them from their curse Yet, my twin Jennifer took away my glory and had me tortured for 6 years! Worse still, My mate allowed it ** "You've been like a pig for us. He can smell you down here. He's known this whole time." She took out a mirror and held it up to my face. " You think he would ever accept such an ugly mate like this pig." I hadn't seen myself since I was twelve, vibrant and healthy. I was a child then, and now I looked like a ghost. My face was hollow and pale like a sick person. I saw the scar on my face, it burned and had inflamed my cheek so that it was swollen. My eyes were red from the tears. My hair was dull and limp over my skull. My purple eyes were the only piece of me that still held some semblance of life. I could see scars even on my neck, and I knew that my body was even more scarred, and even more pathetic... "How dare you be so stupid." Jennifer said. "How dare you think the Alpha wants you for more than your blood. Imagine him mating with you, when he could have me."

“Mine,” I heard him say, as his eyes turned a bright shade of red. Maybe I should've shouted for help. Or hit one of his men, who was holding me in place. Instead, my heart stirred at the sound of his voice. “I always get what I want.” He continued. “And I'm taking you with me.” He stared directly into my eyes, and my breath turned raspy. He looked scary, yet I wasn't afraid of him. I turned back towards the dark alley. If I didn't go with him, I'd be caught by those killers sent by my father. But this man didn't look human. I took a deep breath, and made my decision quickly. “Yes, I'm yours.” *** On her wedding day, Mirabella Aurel eloped, only to be captured by a strange man. Danger. That was what came to mind, once she locked gazes with Zeke Elliott. Plunged into a world of darkness, power, and abnormality, Mirabella discovers that she might have just jumped from frying pan to fire. In the midst of all, she finds herself falling for a vampire whom she never thought existed. And he might be the only one who can protect her, and help her enact revenge on her…father.

Jace Katherine Sullivan found herself trapped in a deal with the God of Darkness—Helion. She never thought such transcendent being exists, but he proved it real. Helion has been searching for the girl who has the invisible mark of lotus for decades, which is Katherine, to sacrifice her in the bridge of death and bring his sister back to life. But in order for the bridge of life to accept the offering, Katherine must be willing enough to do it, the reason why Helion had no choice but to make a deal with her. He will do the things she wants, and in return, she will give her life to him later on. Katherine asks him to give her a month to do everything she wants before he takes her life and he agreed. However, as they spend time with each other, an unexpected bond grows and Helion just found himself saving her from all the dangers. But as they face their complicated relationship issues, mysteries began to unfold and Katherine found out the truth behind her identity, that she has a demon blood running in her veins. The deities protecting the human realm are threatened by this, reason why they are going to Katherine at all cost. But Helion is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her.

When issabella is recruited by the American government for and undercover mission to stop a string of high profile kidnappings. She thought it would be a regular mission, but nothing about this mission is ordinary and add an old flame into the mix and her life just got ten times harder.