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The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) by Alexandre Dumas père

Anniversaries were meant to celebrate marriage milestones- not mayhem wrapped in diamond rings. Too late. ------------------------------- On the night of her wedding anniversary, Laura Deville's world shattered beyond repair. Betrayed by the man she loved, the angel in her died that night-- giving rise to a woman forged of scars and revenge. Worse, she's still pregnant for the man who ruined her. Enters Kaida Crawford: sin in a tuxedo, a man with a ruthless past who offers her a contract marriage, a second chance. But fate has other plans. Her ex-husband, Aaron Kai, returns, his silver eyes blazing with obsession. "I'm yours to break, to bleed, and to kill... but first, tell me he's my son." Trapped between a possessive past and an obsessive future, Laura must choose: The devil who ruined her... or the angel pulling her to his dark heavens.

It was something wrong but it felt so right back then. Crave, desire and warm feeling that made me forget how much I love my mother and made me see my stepfather, who I used to call dad, as my lover. We committed the betrayal in her bed, in her house and in her car. Almost everywhere belongs to her. Even the both of us belonged to her but that wasn’t for long because something stronger than both of us controlled our bodies. It invaded our souls, blinded us from the real fact that he was my stepfather and I was the daughter he almost raised since I was eight years old until now.

The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran by Anonymous

The sterile scent of my forensic lab usually brought me comfort, an oasis where I rebuilt lives from bone. Tonight, it felt like a heavy shroud. As a forensic artist, I was nearing completion on Case 734-a "Jane Doe" skull-when her face, slowly emerging from the clay, tightened my stomach with sickening recognition. It was Eleanor Blackwood, my fiancé Ryan' s mother, vanished two years ago. I reached for my phone, hand trembling, to tell him the impossible truth: I' d found his missing mother' s remains. Before I could dial, the lab door creaked open, revealing two ski-masked figures; a primal fear choked me. A foul-smelling cloth descended, and the world went black. I woke to searing pain, the stench of blood, and pulsing music. My face a swollen mess, I was dragged to a brightly lit stage-a boxing ring built for a depraved spectacle. Then I saw him, leaning against the ropes: Ryan, my fiancé, laughing, his arm wrapped around Chloe Davis' s waist, kissing her. He swept his eyes over the stage, over me, without a flicker of recognition. To him, I was just "entertainment." "She' s a forensic artist! Think she can reconstruct her own face after tonight?" someone yelled, their words twisting my life' s purpose into a grotesque joke. He drunkenly slurred about needing to "blow off steam" before our wedding, then, goaded by Chloe, bought me for ten thousand dollars, his eyes filled with hatred for the "toy" who dared to "disrespect" him. He paid to destroy the woman carrying his child. And he was proud of it.

"Be my bride," he suddenly declared, staring at her with the corner of his lips curled up in an amused smile. "What?" Her jaw dropped. Staring at the man who was sitting gracefully on the chair, all she felt was total hatred towards him. To the extent that the only thing on her mind was to pluck out that green eyes of his. "Now I can see you've gone insane, I was wrong to come here in the first place!" She shot, getting to her feet. "Stop!" He yelled and she did immediately which amazed her. She turned to him and the look on his face made her shiver. "Don't you dare walk out on me, Rosetta" he stood up and walked towards her. "Or, you'll regret it for the rest of your life" his deep voice made her tremble in fear. And somehow, she knew she had landed herself in trouble. ••• For Rosetta Stone, turning 18 years meant the beginning of a new life, the first step to fulfilling her dreams. She had expected her future to be like every other teenager - completing University, getting a job, getting married to the man she loves, and so on. But life is not always what you plan. Right from the night she turned 18, everything changed drastically for her... The love of her parents whirled to hatred overnight, the end of her education, and a lot more. Being the independent lady she was, Rosetta strived hard and found a job in a hotel as a cleaner. But never in her mind had she thought she would encounter her boss, an Italian billionaire... Romeo Knight Castillo.

If it hadn't been for Emma, Jack wouldn't have been lying on the bed for two years since that accident. She tried her best to take care of him every day and even lied to him that she cheated on him, only to motivate him to get up. However, he tried every means to torture her to vent his hatred of her. Swallowing all the grievances and bitterness, she was still there for him and treated him patiently and gently. Even before he knew, his indifference had already been melted down by her.

What Billionaire Donnah wants, Donnah gets. And Donnah wants CEO Kelvin, so she forced him to marry her. For his revenge, Kelvin brought another woman on their honeymoon. Unable to stand the insult, Donnah shouted: \"Since you have sex with another woman, then I will have sex with another man too!\". Donna walked out of their honeymoon suite in extreme anger. But Kelvin decided to let the spoiled heiress join his sex bed. Donna refused, sp a long night of violent fight and punishing sex followed, giving Donnah four stitches on her beautiful face and several more between her legs. Her honeymoon injuries required a blood transfusion, making her unable to stand for six weeks. Donnah only wanted a romantic love story with her first love, not wrestling or martial arts night!. Another night with her sex maniac husband will send her to death! She must undo her marriage and file a divorce! But after that night, Kelvin has changed his mind. He decided to stay with Donnah and enjoy punishing her more. The smell of her blood excites him like a madman!

When Elena Cross is snatched from her life and forced into the dark world of the Blackstone Pack, she learns the ruthless truth about Alpha Kael Thorn a man as dangerous as he is powerful, and as captivating as he is cruel. Bound to him by a primal mate bond she never asked for, Elena finds herself trapped in a twisted battle of wills, where her humanity is both her shield and her curse. Kael despises everything about her. To him, she's a weakness, a threat to his pack, and a constant reminder of a past betrayal. Yet no matter how he tries to deny it, the bond keeps pulling him back to her, fueling an obsession he cannot escape. She's his mate, his property yet she defies him at every turn. In a world where freedom seems impossible, Elena is determined to resist him and break free. But as the tension between them blurs the line between hate and desire, she realizes that Kael's hold on her is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Can Elena find the strength to escape, or will she be bound forever to a man who might be her worst nightmare... and her only salvation?

My fiancé thought he was manipulating a naive heiress, unaware I had video proof of him plotting to commit me to an asylum. He planned to steal my inheritance with my cousin, but tonight, I' m not signing a marriage license. I' m signing his death warrant. For years, I played the role of the docile, grateful orphan while Holden and Dianne mocked me behind my back. They called me mentally incompetent, laughing as they planned to strip me of my father' s legacy and lock me away. I watched them parade around my birthday gala, smug in their victory, treating me like a fragile doll on the verge of a breakdown. They expected tears. They expected submission. Instead, they got a cold-blooded execution. In front of the entire New York elite, I didn't hand my voting rights to the golden boy who promised to love me. I walked past him and handed the charter to the one man the entire family feared. Hazen Ingram. The scarred, silent "monster" of the dynasty. As Holden screamed and was dragged away by security, I realized something terrifyingly beautiful. I didn't just choose revenge. I chose the only man who ever truly protected me.

Kayla stood outside the CEO suite, holding a custom suit for her fiancé, Brennon. They had spent seven years building a tech company from a freezing garage into a billion-dollar empire. But through the cracked door, she heard the breathy laugh of Evelin, the newly hired director. Then came Brennon's low, careless voice. "The wedding's a PR milestone for the IPO, nothing more." Kayla's blood turned to ice. "She's comfortable. Makes sense on paper," Brennon continued. "But you, Evelin. You understand ambition." The betrayal hit her like a physical blow. She had written the core code that made him a billionaire. She had stayed up until 4 AM debugging while he slept on a futon. Now, he was mocking their relationship to his mistress and handing over her life's work to a woman who couldn't even read a data log. Seven years of loyalty, reduced to a PR stunt. She didn't cry. Instead, a cold, violent clarity washed over her. Why should she let him keep the crown she forged? Without a word, she pulled the three-carat diamond off her finger and dropped it into her bag. She walked out of the building, drafted her resignation, and accepted a VP position at his biggest Wall Street rival. It was time to show Brennon what happened when the real genius behind his empire decided to tear it down.

Kitchen staff member of the seven rivers sect, Ye Gui Feng with a cultivation base of Qi Condensation level has no hope of becoming a true immortal in a world of talent beats all. Working painstaking in the kitchen of the sect without a single spirit stone to show for his efforts he eventually meets a legendary demonic cultivator, Xie Mo Xin who guides him onto the path of demonic arts

Because of his grandfather's will, Henry Richard had to stay at Walter's in-laws for three years. But with his aggressive nature, in just a few days he caused the Walters to become chaotic. He was a thorn in the Walters' eyes, and he was ready to oppose them at any moment. Henry Richard is a supreme warrior and he will never yield to anyone.

From the Thames to the Tiber by J. Wardle

I was in premature labor with twins when my husband's mistress bypassed our penthouse security during a blizzard. Instead of calling for help, she tossed a document at me, proving my husband had just signed away my entire trust fund. Then, she played an audio recording of my mother's oncologist confessing that her death wasn't an illness, but a paid assassination orchestrated by this very woman. "Only one of us gets to be the lady of the estate." I collapsed in a pool of my own blood, begging her to save my babies, but she just watched the snow and timed how long it would take for me to bleed out. After my heart stopped on the operating table, she bribed the surgeon to falsify the medical records, declaring me and one of my newborn sons dead. She stole my healthy baby boy right out of the incubator to secure her status in high society. I survived that freezing night, losing my family and my identity, wondering how the man who claimed to love me could let a monster destroy my life and steal my child. Five years later, I stepped out of the airport with my surviving son, no longer the vulnerable girl they left for dead. I hacked into my husband's private server, drained ten million dollars from his offshore accounts, and wiped my tracks clean. The war to reclaim my stolen child had officially begun.

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"I don't baby, maybe I just feel comfortable here especially with you by my side" Liam said as he kissed my cheeks from behind. "You know the whole world is going to be against us" I spoke with sadness. "Why do you say so my darling?" He asked me.

Vesper Miles an enigmatic girl embarks on a journey to seek refuge in Citadel, the biggest werewolf organization in the world. This is to secretly aid with the investigation of the gruesome deaths of the Omegas. With the help of magic, she thought pretending to be someone and something else was easy, but it soon changed when she met Alpha Qillallon Van Kirk, the son of the man who promised to protect her against their common enemies but ended up abandoning her in the middle of nowhere to fend for herself. She vows to seek revenge on Alphas' father, but will her mind change as she arrives at the Citadel manor and fate seems to bring her close to the Alpha?

Lusting for two males. Arenza is unable to understand why she wants two guys in her life so much. Was it normal. What she didn't know was that they were both her mates. Her boss/Lycan Alpha and her childhood first love / Human. Werewolves existed and this was a discovery found by the president of ACCM laboratory. A strange idea popped up into her head to create a mutation syrup. The Alpha , Beta and Omega syrup. The ACCM laboratory CEO was against it , however, she still performed the test in secret. The person to be the Alpha victim test was Arenza Morgan a Russia billionaire child who lost her family due to an assassin group attack.

At two, she did the unimaginable, she came home from school one day with her face squeezed. Her mother called and called her name but she didn't answer. why aren't you answering your name patience? her mother questioned Don't call me patience, I don't like that name, how will you call me patience? little patience she replied her mother with a question... shocked by what her little daughter said, Mrs Gold thought maybe her teacher had annoyed her in School that is why she's acting that way. it's okay my dear, come let's go patience, Mrs Gold told her daughter mummy I have told you, don't call me patience, my name is not patience She fired again. will you keep quiet my friend, if your name is not patience, what then is your name? my name is Sarah, patience replied. your name is not Sarah, your name is patience, your father and I gave you that name and nobody is changing it, not even you. by the way where did you hear that name? who told your name is Sarah? answer me quickly, Mrs Gold threatened. it's me, nobody called me Sarah, I called myself. mummy please change my name to Sarah, I don't want you to call me patience again. come to my school tomorrow and tell my teachers please mummy. I want to be called Sarah. okay, I'll discuss it with your daddy when he returns from work. still baffled with what two year old patience was saying, Mrs patience went ahead to prepare lunch for her daughter. When Mr Gold arrived from work, his wife related the drama that happened between between patience and herself. Mr Gold was shocked, how can a child in nursery two be saying all of these? After a visitation to patience school the following day to make enquires about the kind of friends she keeps and her attitude in school, her name was changed from patience to Sarah. Sarah grew as a normal child will do but the only problem she had was that she was slow at speech and as a result of this, she stays away from her friends to avoid being ridiculed. As the years rolled, little Sarah had a lot of dreams but her father was not always in agreement to her wishes. He always wanted to bend her to his side not only as a child but also when she's an adult. Sarah is now grown but her father won't let her be, she discovers that she is responsible for whatever happens in her life and that even if the decision was taken by someone else, she is the one to bear the consequences of the outcome of the decision. And as a result of her discovery, she starts taking decisions for herself. She no longer wants to consider who, what. remains in her life, what matters to her is that " she has a say in what ever happens in her life". These words were her words.