waiting demons rift

"Are you okay, did I hurt you?" he whispers, gently running his thumb on my flushed cheek. His eyes are so tender and the way they stare down at me, makes my heart swell with immense joy. I can't believe I just did it, and it was amazing. "No" I shake my head leaning into his touch. Fuck! I love him so much. I want this man to myself all days of my life. "Thank you for trusting me, baby. I..I...i" he quickly looks away when he couldn't complete his sentence, and I know why. "You don't have to tell me anything" I whisper pulling his head to my lips. "It doesn't matter to me, Rico. You are all I want, with your every flaw and the darkness that surrounds you" "But you deserve so much better sweetheart, you deserve the world" "Then be my world. I don't want to exist in a place you aren't " I sincerely murmur and it silences him. For the first time since I met rico, his eyes hold a different emotion other than the obvious ones. Determination. They are both lonely with troubling pasts, they both have walls built up so high and won't allow anyone to notice the pain behind their eyes. Can Mia Vulcan and Rico Moreno help each other overcome the demons hunting them? Find out.

For three agonizing years, my mother struggled with kidney failure. Finally, after all the waiting and the constant dialysis, she was next in line for a transplant. Hope seemed so close. But then, my husband, Zachary Levi, an esteemed nephrology professor, did the unforgivable. He surreptitiously gave his lover's mother the kidney that was intended for my mother. He said almost dismissively, "Ella's mother couldn't wait any longer. Your mother's been on dialysis for so long, she's not going to die anytime soon." Later, my mother passed away. I called Zachary one final time. Yet, it was a woman who answered. "Margaret, right? Zachary's in the shower. Is there something you need?" I stared at my mother's smile on the gravestone, and an overwhelming emptiness spread through me. "It's nothing. Just wanted to talk about the divorce."

Sapphire, the ancient sentinel fairy broke out from a sealed crystal after a long hibernation of thousands of years. She has been keeping the gates of hell closed from the demons that threaten to wither the life in the Mortal World. Along venturing with the new generation she's not familiar with, Sapphire is overwhelmed by the changes that happened after thousands of years of being held inside the crystal. There, she meets the handsome werewolf twins, Phillius and Xeno, the son of the Alpha in the city of New York. Losing her memory, Sapphire has no idea about her purpose and why she was imprisoned inside a crystal for millennia. Under the care of the Clarkson Clan, she's forced to marry Phillius, the heir of the Clarkson Clan. Although Phillius is a perfect guy anyone could wish for, there’s an evil side hidden behind his perfect face. Even after she was chosen as the next Luna, Sapphire still refused Phillius because she is slowly developing feelings for Xeno, who hates her for a certain reason.

"Remember your place, Olivia, You're my wife in name only. Don't get too comfortable," Lucas growls, his voice firm and commanding. "What's your problem, Lucas? I was just trying to be nice," Olivia retorts, her eyes flashing with anger. "You should respect the terms we agreed on, remember whose contract this is, Olivia. You should stick to it," Lucas snaps back, his voice cold and intimidating In a world of wealth and power, Olivia will stop at nothing to secure her inheritance - even if it means bringing home a stranger as her husband. With her family's shocking news ringing in her ear - “ get married or give up the company '' Olivia crosses paths with Lucas, a charismatic and enigmatic billionaire with demons of his own. As they navigate their pretend marriage, their initial hatred and distrust slowly give way to a forbidden attraction that they are not prepared to confront. But just as they begin to open up, deceitful lies and secrets threatened to tear them apart. Can they overcome the trauma of their past and confront the truth about their present? Or will they become strangers who never met each other? Dive in to find out……

Isla- a young, and underestimated warrior. After surviving years of traumatic abuse, she is left orphaned, and alone. She strives to prove to herself, and others, that she is not weak. Though she is beautiful and strong years of psychological abuse, she doesn’t believe she is worthy of love, or that the Moon Goddess will grant her a fated mate. Alpha Zac is the fair and strong leader of Clear Creek. Secretly a hopeless romantic, Zac wants his fated mate more than anything. But after waiting years to find her, he has accepted a playboy lifestyle. When a unique she-wolf warrior joins his pack, she does more than fulfill his fantasies, she tests how far he will go to protect from her past. “WEAK” he yells as he swiftly brings the whip at me. I quickly try to cover my face but am not fast enough. I hiss in pain as the unforgiving leather slices my hand and eyebrow.I try to swallow the sob that wants to escape me but instead I throw up. Maybe he would have stopped there if I would have missed his boots.** (ISLA) I feel a pang of jealousy, what she has is what I've always wanted. A loving family, support, friends, and stability. Audrie doesn't have to question if she belongs here or try to prove her worth. (ZAC)My whole chest tightens and my wolf presses forward. “MATE”. The urgency to hold her, to take away the pain intensifies. I reach out and lift her head, and that's when I see the gash trickling blood onto the already blood-covered rock. I scoop her up and head straight to the infirmary. I just found my mate, I can't lose her on the same night.

Aria’s just an ordinary housewife, an orphan-turned-Luna. On she and her alpha king husband's anniversary, The alpha king auctioned off her favorite necklace at a high price... She's excited waiting for him to come but only to see him putting it on another woman. Turns out this wasn't just their anniversary but also the day his first love divorced... *** 3 years after divorce, Some say his housewife ex-wife is the most famous doctor in the world, but he refuses to believe it. "God. Finally, huh?" His ex-Luna wife finally answers the phone. "Are you looking for Mommy?" a little girl on the other end said.

“You need to know what you are getting into, sweetie.” He smirked, running his eyes down my body, stripping me bare with his dark, wanton eyes. I gulped and took slow steps towards him, walking on shaky legs but trying to look strong. “You don't know I am, Mark. Bring it on. I can sate your demons.” No matter how dark they are. After all, I'm not the angel he thinks I am… **** Running from her foster parents, Giulia had a run-in with Mark, a Mafia Lord in Spain. The meeting was incidental, but it sealed the hearts of the strangers, bringing them back to each other despite how far they tried to go. One is a sadist, and the other is a closeted masochist, waiting for the right one to set free her inner restraints. Will their paths be straight, or will there be internal and external forces trying to keep them apart? Would Giulia succeed in taming the mafia Lord, or will his darkness engulf her? Note: This is the second book in the series.

After three years of dating Nathan Foster, I thought I knew where we were headed. But he never proposed. Instead, he fell in love at first sight with my stepsister. His pursuit of her was bold and relentless, leaving no room for doubt. This time, I didn’t break down or wait around, hoping he’d return like before. I made a clean break. I threw away every gift he had given me, shredded the wedding dress I once secretly bought, and on his birthday, I left Riverdale behind. Just as I was about to board my flight, Nathan messaged me: “Where are you? Everyone’s waiting for you.” I smiled, didn’t bother replying, and blocked him on every channel. He had no idea that, two weeks earlier, I had accepted the proposal of my college senior, Eustace Cooper. When the plane landed in my new city, Eustace and I were ready to begin a new chapter of our lives together—as husband and wife.

"Why would you do this to me, i am your wife, i deserve to be respected too" i breath out in tears "Why won't i do this to you, you clearly said it yourself that you are my wife. I have every right over you. Now go down on your kneel and do the needful. Unless you want me to go out for it." "Go out for it. After all you are Leo Luthur, the heir of the Luthur empire." "Wow. You sure have grown wings Em remember this." He moved closer to me. "I will make you beg me for sex. And then i will torture you to the extreme. " i glared at him. "I would be waiting Leo. " ------------------------- I rolled on the bed trying to get a firm hold on the sheet.. he was all over me. I never ever thought i could open up to this demi-italian god staring at my soul through my eyes.. his hands were working on me.. i couldn't take it anymore "Leo please touch me"

Before Katherine was born, it was foretold that she would be the most beautiful princess and would marry the greatest warrior. Meela, the waiting maid of the queen wanted this life for her daughter. When both Kathy and Meela's daughter Athena were born, Meela had a witch place a curse on princess Kathy so whoever saw her would hate her. The roles became reversed as Athena became the beautiful princess loved by all and Kathy became her waiting maid who disgusted everyone with her looks. Years later, Mason, the greatest warrior visits the kingdom and instantly falls for Athena's beauty but, he surprisingly finds himself drawn to her ugly maid Kathy whom he hates. Athena soon frames Kathy for theft and she is marked for execution. Can Mason's heart bear to let the ugly Kathy get executed?