the elevator game

"Get on the bed." I lifted a brow. "Why don't you get on the bed?" He folded his arms across his chest. "Do you want my mouth on you or not?" ——— There were several ways to celebrate your best friend getting hitched off to the man of her dreams. Having sex with a stranger wasn’t one of them—at least Laura didn’t plan on it. But when an opportunity presents itself in the form of an incredibly sexy tattooed man, who was she to say no? Laura doesn’t do relationships, or dates, or anything related to the subject. She is strictly a one-night-only type of girl and doesn’t go back on that rule no matter what. So what happens when this sexy stranger Laura hooked up with, turns out to be a close friend of Jack—her best friend’s husband—who had actually been at the party that day, and now wants more than one night from her? A game of wills ensues. Will Laura succumb to the sexy stranger under his top notch seduction skills? Or will she go the extra mile and beat him at his own game?

Sarah Jones, a simple-living architect with a sharp mind, is thrust into a complex situation when her mischievous identical twin needs her help once again. This time, her sister's reckless actions have jeopardized a wedding, and Sarah must take on a false identity as the woman Christopher Banks, a renowned playboy, encountered recently. What starts as a seemingly straightforward task soon spirals into a treacherous game of seduction. As Sarah immerses herself in this deceptive charade, she becomes entangled with Christopher, a man who lives by his own rules. Boundaries blur, and Sarah finds herself torn between her true self and the persona she has adopted. In a world where passion and deception collide, she must navigate the thin line between her principles and overwhelming temptation. In this captivating tale of mistaken identities and forbidden desires, Sarah's courage and inner strength are tested like never before. Will she emerge unscathed from the dangerous game of seduction, or will the charade consume her, forever reshaping her perception of love and the limits of her heart?

What is the price of a mistake? Alexis had his whole life planned out, becoming the strongest leader of his entire pack and having a beautiful omega fiancée, he had everything any could dream of. Alexis was perfect in the eyes of his subjects, the most respected alpha king. But all is not what it seems, and in the past, Alexis was an incorrigible , who made many unforgivable mistakes. In a society where the alphas are the best and the omegas are the weakest, Alexis played with the wrong omega, breaking his heart and hurting an innocent. But now after several years of that terrible incident, Alexis meets again with Luka, that omega to whom he hurt so much in the past, and who now threatens to tell a terrible truth that could ruin Alexis' whole life. And it will no longer be the alpha king Alexis who will manage that game of , now it will be the weak omega Luka who will play with the king who so long ago broke his heart and destroyed his life forever. *** Novel BxB/BL/Yaoi and Omegaverse.

Book 2; Loving The Billionaire series "Let's play a game, Miss. Emma." His voice was deep, alluring, bringing her into the world she had never imagined. She leaned on the chair. "What kind of game?" -- Firstly, the CEO of the best flourishing game company, Emma Roberts had agreed to play a game with the ceo of her rival company, Jeremy Hart. It was a game of benefit, and Fairplay, but what happens when feelings surpass the game? Would this same game lead to something they both didn't expect? - "In this game. There's no falling in love." He said. "I agree." The whole atmosphere was tense.

BEING LOVED BY GREYSON WAS MY GOAL. Since the very beginning of our marriage, I wanted nothing more than to be the woman in his eyes. But instead... I was the woman in his shadow—watching as he went out with others and lived his own life. So when I realized Greyson never loved me, I decided to return the favor! But, of course, he wanted a second round.

Akemi Sean Lee is a woman who was loved, was hurt, and will take vengeance. After the tragedy she considered the darkest in her whole life, she changed herself into a version of a woman she didn’t imagine she would be. She worked hard, graduated, and specialized in New York in the field of engineering. Five years later, she will be back in the Philippines. Wiser. Bolder. Braver. She will return to avenge the three people who threw her into the muddiest and darkest period of her life. An eye for an eye. A tooth for a tooth. A heart for a heart. She will be back for her game—the game of vengeance. But faith is indeed playful. In her game, she will discover something. Something that will rip her heart and herself apart once more. How will she face and overcome the game that she thought was hers?

In a talе of family intriguе and hiddеn motivеs, Mary finds hеrsеlf еntanglеd in a high-stakеs gamе orchеstratеd by thе wеalthy Wilson siblings. What bеgins as a dеspеratе plеa for hеlp еvolvеs into a complеx wеb of rеlationships, manipulation, and sеcrеt alliancеs. As Mary uncovеrs thе siblings' truе intеntions, shе turns thе tablеs, stratеgically navigating thе intricaciеs to claim victory. With cunning prеcision, shе outsmarts thosе who sought to control hеr, ultimatеly taking chargе of hеr dеstiny and lеaving bеhind a trail of unеxpеctеd twists and turns.

"Rule number one, you can't let other men touch you," he whispered to her like a curse. In a cruel world where she's nothing but a pawn used by her beta father to gain more power, Loraine's dream is to free herself and choose a life of her own. But after the boy she loves meets his fated mate and leaves her, a new world opens for her when she's chosen by the new alpha to be his wife. Thinking that Alpha Calix is just like her father who wants to control her, she hates marrying him and is intent on escaping his grip. But Alpha Calix is intent on keeping her no matter what. After all, she is his from the very beginning… his beloved mate who can't recognize him.

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."

When the Supreme God of Heavens disappeared, the gods of the Greeks, Norse, Mayans, Egyptians, Chinese, and many more sent their young mortal champions to a magical world in order to participate in the Game of Heavens and Earth on their behalf to win the divine throne. However, the young mortals used their powers, weapons, and tools that were bestowed upon them to form themselves into guilds and create a paradise for everyone. To any kid from Earth, an exciting adventure and new beginning await them, and Sam Roche is one of those lucky chosen ones — or is he still unlucky? Since everything is in peace, Sam tries to build a new life in the City of New Beginning while hiding his dark secrets from his new friends about the sins he committed back on Earth. Eventually, Sam and his friends discover that the strongest guilds have long controlled the paradise, and their rivalry might spark a war that will engulf the land. Wanting to get away as much as possible, they decide that they form their own guild and leave the city. However, a powerful guild is threatening the fragile peace of the magical world in order to win the Game of Heavens and Earth. Sam must either run away to save himself or become a hero to save not only his friends but both worlds.