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Alessandro Accardi has one aim....to go global. Even if it means marrying the cold hearted De Luca's heiress to secure the deal. Lucia De Luca never saw herself settling down with any man but she temporarily agrees to marry Alessandro so as to keep her opera. Alessandro may have thought that he could seduce his arrogant bride and make her love him but Lucia keeps fighting him every step of the way. Happily ever after was never part of the bargain but Alessandro finds himself intrigued by her feisty defiance.
CHAPTER 1
*LUCIA*
My parents used to say I was a sweet little girl while growing up.And they wanted to see that sweet girl in me again. Well...it doesn't pay to be a sweet girl. Seven years ago,I lost my virginity and everyone saw everything. Too bad I wasn't awake for it. The video went viral. Of course it would. A billionaire's daughter on camera? Wouldn't you click share? Besides,that's what the three guys in the video did. Share. They shared me. One of them was my boyfriend,Julius. It was impossible to think he would do that to me. A coffee mug was bashed in my skull and my purse was used to choke me. They held me bound with ropes. They gagged me. What do you think hurt me the most? The coffee mug? The hot,swollen unlubricated flesh that violated me like I was just a fold of meat to jack off into? The wrenched shoulders and torn ACL from being trussed and tied up like something in a bad porno? The broken cheekbone from being raped from behind so hard my face smashed into the coffee table leg more times than the ER doctor could document? Or knowing that my boyfriend....my best friend had been a part of it. I don't really have it in me to pick which was worse. They're all the worst. How do I know any of this when I was drugged? The video. Everyone saw it. Hell,people in remote areas saw it too. I know this because of the emails...the tweets....the Facebook posts....the Snapchat and instagram and even Pinterest pins that mock me tirelessly although I don't have those accounts. Even now,after seven years....it persisted... Pain never dies. Then there are the pictures of the dicks. Oh God! The endless dick pics. When you're a billionaire's daughter and you get drugged and ganged raped and recorded and the taped video is later broadcast on every legitimate media,web page and pirate torrent site on the planet,you tend to draw out the crazies......the ones who think sending you a picture of their naked,erect little sausage is like bringing candy and flowers on a date. Like that picture will make you sleep with them... Become their girlfriend. Become their property. It seems half the world thought I deserved it. That I got too drunk and passed out and got what was coming. Uhm...What was coming was the three men who drugged me. Set up a camera and posted it online. How many people get to watch a real life defloration? How many people get to later watch themselves being deflowered? That's right. Not only was I violated by three guys I considered friends,but they took my virginity too. They took so much from me that night,seven years ago. They dumped me in front of my house. And two days later....when I could finally tell my family what had happened,my father got to them....tortured hell out of them before handing them to the police. But few minutes before my dad found them...the video had already gone viral. According to them,Julius never loved me. He was only interested in me because of my father's wealth. But he was having doubts if my father would ever accept him because we were still so very young and he really didn't have a good background. So in order to get some money from me....he planned to gang rape me with his friends and have a video of it so that they could blackmail my father with it. They had planned to get tons of money from him before a friend of theirs who weren't in on the show. The fourth guy stubbled on the video in Julius cell phone. I think he possibly enjoyed it or something but he sent it to his phone and sent it to his other friends and that was how the video started circulating until it went viral. My family weren't ashamed of me as I had expected they would be. They stood by me,especially my mom and Dads. Yes. I have two dads. Philip and Alberto. Was it wrong if I said I loved Alberto more? Well I do. And even if he isn't my biological father.....he treats me the same way he does to his other kids. Well not until recently when he started forcing me to come out of my shell and try to love again. I'm not in any shell. I only built strong walls around me so that no one would ever hurt me again. I don't need love. All the men I met after that incident are jerks who only wanted to be with me because I'm Alberto's daughter. So why on earth will I ever want to love or even settle down with any fucking man? They don't deserve it.
She sucked in a breath..."I'd say it's very good for my first time on a horse"She said and looked over her shoulder. Their eyes met and sealed for a long moment.She was so close that all he had to do was move his head forward and kiss that tempting mouth of hers but he didn't. He was trying to figure out what was so intriguing about her, especially her eyes. Dio!(God) He didn't like this one bit. "Stop looking at me like that"Xavier warned, coldly. Amanda and Alisha are identical twins. Alisha is betrothed to Xavier Da Silva. A powerful Italian. She's upset by his ruthlessness and vows to deal with him by running away. This cause their money hungry mother...Isobel to make Amanda become Xavier's bride until Alisha is found. It started as a harmless little ruse....but would it end up being so much more? #Two sisters. #One man #Italian Romance.
Yelena discovered that she wasn't her parents' biological child. After seeing through their ploy to trade her as a pawn in a business deal, she was sent away to her barren birthplace. There, she stumbled upon her true origins—a lineage of historic opulence. Her real family showered her with love and adoration. In the face of her so-called sister's envy, Yelena conquered every adversity and took her revenge, all while showcasing her talents. She soon caught the attention of the city's most eligible bachelor. He cornered Yelena and pinned her against the wall. “It's time to reveal your true identity, darling.”
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"
Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.
After three secretive years of marriage, Eliana never met her enigmatic husband until she was served with divorce papers and learned of his extravagant pursuit of another. She snapped back to reality and secured a divorce. Thereafter, Eliana unveiled her various personas: an esteemed doctor, legendary secret agent, master hacker, celebrated designer, adept race car driver, and distinguished scientist. As her diverse talents became known, her ex-husband was consumed by remorse. Desperately, he pleaded, "Eliana, give me another chance! All my properties, even my life, are yours."
After being kicked out of her home, Harlee learned she wasn't the biological daughter of her family. Rumors had it that her impoverished biological family favored sons and planned to profit from her return. Unexpectedly, her real father was a zillionaire, catapulting her into immense wealth and making her the most cherished member of the family. While they anticipated her disgrace, Harlee secretly held design patents worth billions. Celebrated for her brilliance, she was invited to mentor in a national astronomy group, drew interest from wealthy suitors, and caught the eye of a mysterious figure, ascending to legendary status.