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"Hey, I saw your profile. You seem... real." Nia stared at the screen, her thumb hovering over the reply button. She'd read his message three times already. In a sea of tired pickup lines and copy-pasted introductions, this one stood out. Not because it was clever. Because it wasn't.
It started with a message.
"Hey, I saw your profile. You seem... real."
Nia stared at the screen, her thumb hovering over the reply button. She'd read his message three times already. In a sea of tired pickup lines and copy-pasted introductions, this one stood out. Not because it was clever. Because it wasn't. Was it the message or the sender, Nia wasn't sure. But she knew it was different.
She replied.
Within minutes, the conversation flowed easily, surprisingly so. His name was Jay. He worked in marketing, had a rescue dog named Bax, and claimed his greatest accomplishment was learning how to make the perfect scrambled eggs. Nia liked that-modest, warm, oddly specific.
After a few days of messaging back and forth, they graduated to late-night phone calls. Nia found herself laughing at 1 a.m. again, something she hadn't done since college. Jay was funny, but not in a performative way. He didn't try to impress her. He just was. And it impressed her. Greatly.
"I love me a guy who can effortlessly make me laugh," Nia thought to herself.
By the end of week two, Jay asked, "So, should we do this for real?"
"You mean, like, meet?"
He chuckled. "Yeah. That old-fashioned thing."
Nia smiled at her ceiling. "Yeah. Let's do it."
They picked a Sunday afternoon. Quiet, unassuming. Coffee and a walk in the park. No pressure.
"Vengeance is for the Lord, but guess who was made in the image and likeness of God...me!" Said angry Clay as she angrily drove out of the police station.
"See how many women wish they could have a few moments with me yet you are here acting all mighty and pretty. I can effortlessly bag any woman I want. My female friends and colleagues, including young and very beautiful college girls throw themselves at me just so that I could look their directions. Get over yourself and follow me to the room," he said as he stepped out of the car.
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.
"I ran. Ran as fast as my legs could go. Away. Away from him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hailey Pritchett loved her job as the secretary of Henry Caldwell, the CEO of the Caldwell Industries. She was a woman who liked safety, and stayed far away from danger. However, the company is bought by a ruthless businessman who is known as the Sniper. Theodore Benson is a ruthless billionaire, and is known as the Sniper in the business world. Because he kills his opponents without letting them know. He bows down to no one, and when he wants something, he does everything - whether legal or not - to possess it. When Hailey and Theodore aka the Sniper, come face to face, Hailey knows that Theodore is dangerous. So Hailey does what she does best in the face of danger. She runs. But will Theodore let her get away? Theodore wants Hailey Pritchett, and won't stop until he has her - in every possible way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
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."
"Is it considered betrayal to develop feelings for your best friend's boyfriend? What about when fate intervenes, and he turns out to be your destined mate? You might think it's luck and thank the moon goddess for such a twist of fate. That's what I believed until the love of my life uttered those dreaded words: 'I want a divorce!' As I stared at the pregnancy test in my hands, I realized it was better to keep my secret to myself. My name is Violet, and this is my story."
Savannah was an adorable college student. To revenge her ex-boyfriend, Savannah was boldly intended to kiss a "handsome enough" man and take a video to piss her ex off. However, she chose Callan, the most eligible bachelor in the world. Out of Savannah's prediction, she was teased that she had no idea what a real kiss was. Then the man even taught her in person. In a great panic, Savannah ran away. Savannah left a deep impression on Callan. However, he never thought he would meet Savannah so soon, especially, at the... male toilet!