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Victoria, the woman seeking freedom. He grew up in a world of lies and greed when the day came when his parents sold him. William, a man with a word. He was a powerful figure in the Mafia world. A cold-hearted man not until he met her. Will Victoria compromise with William?
Dark, it was all dark.
I don't know where I am.
Flashback
"Mom! I don't want to go with them! I beg you, I will do everything if I have to stop studying I will and if I have to work I will not just be with them!" I cried out loud and a hand landed on my cheeks and I stumbled out cause me to cry even more.
"Silence you brat! You will go with them even if you don't want to! You have no use in this house anymore. And don't even call me mom anymore! Because at the first place you are not my child!" my eyes widened at the words he uttered. Little by little I pulled the hem of her dress. I got down on my knees and cried.
"Mom, " I muttered under my breath.
"Get up there! Go with them and don't expect me to get you back. They paid me a million to get you. Gentlemen just go get her I have nothing to lose, " said said in men in black tuxedo and standing in an expensive and fancy car.
Present
I do not know where I am today and why there are so many people shouting.
All I can see is black, dark.
When someone grabs me by my arm and pushes me to sit in a cold metal chair. I gasped when someone pulled my hair and whispered in my ear.
"Be good and behave don't try to run, " a man with an old voice whispered.
I felt like I was removing the cloth that was covering my eyes. I was drawn to the light that hit me. I slowly opened my eyes, until I realized that many people were around and looking at me. I feel a sense of fear as they look at me as if I were being stripped.
I gasped when someone hold me my shoulder.
"Shhh don't be afraid little kitty. I wont bite, " the man whispered in my ear and I distance myself from him.
He chuckled and took the mic to the person who is giving it to him.
"This young lady in front of you is beautiful, white as a dove, has porcelain skin and of course the dessert of all the desserts she is fresh, " he said and everyone in the room shouted in pleasure.
"Hold your horses' gentlemen, " he laughed.
"Since she is fresh and pure I'll start with 1 million, " he said and I swallowed my lump in nervous, I don't know what's going on.
"2 million!" the man with a glass of wine on his hand shouted.
"2 million, " he said repeating what the man said.
"4 million, " shouted an old man with more women embracing him.
"4 million! Wow!" he shouted and winked me.
"You're one lucky kitten they all want you, " he said and I shoot him a disgusted look and he just smirks.
"5 million!" shouted a fat man who almost had all the jewelry on his neck and a ring on his hands.
I went pale when our eyes meet he licked his lips while mouthing the word 'mine'.
"6 million?"
No one answered and the smile of the man who offered six million pesos widened.
"Going once"
No one responds and my hands went cold when the man started to walk into my direction.
"Going twice"
I do not know what will happen to me will I accept that this is my destiny? Will it be owned by others? Used at- I was cut out of my thoughts when someone shouted a fortune price.
"18 million, " the voice echoed the whole room everyone searches the person who offered such a big amount. The room turned in silence and all we hear are the footsteps coming down from the stairs.
My heart started pounding hard on every step I hear.
"Mr. Cranston, " the man next to me broke the silence.
"18 million, " the man said again and again, but I could not see him.
"Sold"
"What's your answer?" he asked making her froze. "Do I still have to answer that?" she whispered for she knows him too well but this man in front of her always making her heart stop. "You're mine and exclusively mine."
Is it a sin to love? If secret love is a sin I am willing to accept whatever is at stake. I'm Marina, who will pretend to be the wife of my twin's fiancé.
The prince who is killed and vows to live again and find the man who killed him and carry it with his heart and mind to the woman he married and promised at the same time to leave the search for his wife. Hades vows to love her until his death and give her a ring on their wedding day, without his knowledge the ring that he gave comes from the deities who had a plan what will go in his life. But as he again regain his life he will discover the untold story that he does not know form the moment of his wedding, a secret that his opponent interfere. Hades had the power that the deities had given him and he had to find the woman in the picture he was carrying. His situation was difficult at first because he could not remember where he had come from but he gradually remembered it when he saw her with the help of a ring she was wearing. Every whisper in Lissana's ring made Hades instantly hear and feel it. He entered the life of the Ysares who were already in debt and their company was slowly losing their way. He helped them get up by marrying Lissana's mother Elena. Hades knew all that was going to happen before it happened, so it was easy for him to marry Elena because he knew it would die sooner and Lissana would be left in his care according to his plans. Despite seeing the woman he was looking for, he also saw the man who killed her knowing that it was the man his wife was pregnant with. The man of his opponent and his wife got betrayed him without his knowledge and still, he doesn't know. But he also didn't know that the woman he had found Lissana was not his wife, it was his maid, his trusted maid that has a secret love in him. Even though he is living in immortal life, he had now a limit that he and the deities agreed. As time went on, his time was short and the reaper was following his name. Will he be able to follow what the deity left behind when he needs to get the ring in Lissana's hand before the man who killed him can take it?
In her previous life, Kimberly endured the betrayal of her husband, the cruel machinations of an evil woman, and the endless tyranny of her in-laws. It culminated in the bankruptcy of her family, and ultimately, her death. After being reborn, she resolved to seek retribution against those who had wronged her, and ensure her family's prosperity. To her shock, the most unattainable man from her past suddenly set his sights on her. "You may have overlooked me before, but I shall capture your heart this time around."
After a painful breakup with her boyfriend of two years who coldly told her to her face that he couldn't keep dating her because she was too uptight--In a moment of anger and defiance, Anna decided to throw caution to the wind for one reckless night. She headed to the wildest club in Texas, determined to lose herself in the chaos. But fate had other plans. To her shock, she ran into her ex-boyfriend at the club. Desperate to save face, she made a split-second decision and approached a stranger, pretending he was her new boyfriend. What she never anticipated was the magnetic pull she would feel towards him or the fact that she'd end up going home with this mystery man. Soon enough, the real surprise hit her--this stranger wasn't just anyone; he was her new boss. What begins as a night of rebellion spirals into a whirlwind of forbidden attraction, societal pressure and hidden affairs. And now there are so many things at stake. Find out how this story unfolds.
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"
After three loveless years, Neil's betrayal deeply wounded Katelyn. She wasted no time in getting rid of that scoundrel! After the divorce, she devoted herself to career pursuits. Rising to prominence as a top designer, skilled doctor, and brilliant hacker, she became a revered icon. Neil, realizing his grave mistake, tried in vain to win her back, only to witness her magnificent wedding to another. As their vows were broadcast on the world's largest billboard, Vincent slid a ring onto Katelyn's finger and declared, "Katelyn is now my wife, a priceless treasure. Let all who covet her beware!"
"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?