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Five years ago, struggling law student Isla Monroe fell in love with a charming stranger during a whirlwind summer in Tuscany. He was kind, generous, and intensely private. When she discovered she was pregnant, he was already gone-and she had no way of finding him. What she didn't know was that he was Lucien Wolfe, a reclusive tech billionaire hiding from the world after a public betrayal. Now, their worlds collide when Lucien acquires the struggling startup where Isla works. He's no longer the soft-spoken man she once knew-he's ruthless, guarded, and intent on control. But the moment he sees her, something shifts. He doesn't remember her name, but he remembers her-and Isla knows it's only a matter of time before he discovers the truth about the little boy with his eyes.
They say ghosts don't exist, but they've never been blindsided by one in a designer suit and Italian leather shoes.
I was running late for the Monday morning meeting-half-asleep, clutching my lukewarm coffee, and praying no one noticed the stain on my blouse from Leo's jelly toast attack. I slid into my chair just as our CEO, Mike, cleared his throat.
"We have a new majority shareholder," he began, eyes darting nervously around the boardroom. "He'll be overseeing operations personally. Please give a warm welcome to-"
The door opened. I looked up. And my heart stopped.
He stepped into the room like he owned it-which, technically, he now did.
Lucien Wolfe.
Only I didn't know him as that. Not five years ago. Back then, I only knew him as Luke-the man who kissed me under a Tuscan sunset, who made me laugh like I hadn't in years, who vanished without warning and took my heart with him.
The same man who had no idea he left me with something far more permanent than heartbreak.
I gripped the edge of the conference table, my nails biting into the wood. He looked different-taller somehow, broader, sharper around the edges. His dark hair was slicked back now, his jaw tighter, his expression like chiseled ice.
But his eyes.
God, those eyes.
Grey. Cold. Calculating.
And still the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.
He scanned the room with all the warmth of a panther selecting prey. And then-he saw me.
Our eyes locked. A flicker of something crossed his face-confusion, maybe? Recognition? But it vanished before I could name it.
"Thank you, Mike," Lucien said smoothly, his voice deeper than I remembered. "I'm not here to shake things up... yet. I'm just observing. Continue."
He sat at the head of the table, precisely where he belonged. Alpha. Untouchable.
I couldn't breathe.
My mind screamed. Does he remember me? But he didn't say a word. Didn't falter. Didn't even blink.
I forced myself to sit still through the rest of the meeting, though I heard none of it. The walls felt like they were closing in. The room was too hot, too bright. Or maybe that was just my panic setting in.
The moment Mike dismissed us, I bolted-too fast, too obvious, but I didn't care.
I made it to the hallway, half-jogging toward the elevator, willing the doors to open faster.
"Isla."
I froze.
His voice was behind me-quiet, commanding, impossible to ignore.
Slowly, I turned. Lucien stood just a few feet away, hands in his pockets, watching me like he was trying to place a dream from a lifetime ago.
"You look... familiar," he said, head tilting slightly. "Have we met?"
I swallowed. "I-I don't think so."
He studied me longer, and I felt like I was being dissected under a microscope. "You sure?"
"Positive," I lied.
He stepped closer. Not threatening. Not unkind. Just... intense. "Hmm. Maybe I'm mistaken."
You are. Please be mistaken. Please walk away.
But he didn't. "What's your name?"
I hesitated. "Isla. Isla Monroe."
He said it quietly, testing the sound of it on his tongue. "Isla."
The elevator chimed. I turned and stepped inside, desperate for escape.
As the doors closed, I met his gaze one last time.
Those eyes. That face. That past I'd buried deep.
And the secret I had never told a soul.
I made it to the bathroom before I broke.
Locking myself in the furthest stall, I sat down and pressed a hand to my mouth to muffle the sob that escaped.
Lucien Wolfe. Billionaire. CEO. Tech titan. My son's father.
How was this happening?
Five years. I'd told myself a thousand times I would never see him again. That what we had was just a summer illusion. That he probably wasn't even real.
But now he was here. Flesh and blood. Standing in my office.
And I had a son with his eyes and no idea how to fix this.
That night, I tucked Leo into bed and sat beside him as he drifted to sleep. His tiny hand clutched my fingers, his lashes long and dark against his cheeks. He was the only good thing that had come from that heartbreak.
He didn't know who his father was. I'd never spoken his name. How could I, when I didn't know who Lucien Wolfe really was until recently-until his face started popping up in Forbes articles and tech magazines?
I'd thought about reaching out. A hundred times. A thousand.
But how do you explain to the richest man in the country that you had his child and never told him?
And how do you admit that you were scared? That you didn't know if he'd want the baby, or hate you for keeping it?
Now the choice was being ripped from my hands.
He was here.
And the past I'd worked so hard to bury was clawing its way to the surface.
When her father racks up an impossible debt to the Falcone crime family, Camilla becomes the payment. Sold off like property, she's forced to marry Riccardo Falcone -a cold, calculating mafia boss known as The Devil of New York. But Camilla is no helpless victim. She's fierce, smart, and determined to find a way out... even if that means taking down the man who owns her. But Riccardo didn't expect to fall for the fire in her eyes. And Camilla didn't expect to uncover the truth behind her father's debt-or the secrets buried beneath Riccardo's empire.
Angel never imagined she'd become a billionaire's wife-especially not by force. When Aaron Blackwood, ruthless CEO and heir to a multibillion-dollar empire, is backed into a corner, he makes her an offer she can't refuse. A contract. A marriage. A deal that should have been simple. But nothing about Aaron is simple. He's cold, calculating, and dangerously possessive. Every move she makes feels like a test, every glance a challenge. And the more she fights him, the more he seems to enjoy the game. But when secrets from his world begin to surface-whispers of enemies, betrayals, and a deadly past-Angel realizes she's not just trapped in a marriage. She's trapped in his world. And walking away might not be an option.
Selina, an omega despised by her pack, is shocked to discover that her fated mate is Alpha Zane, one of the most powerful alphas in the region. But instead of accepting her, he publicly rejects her, leaving her heartbroken and humiliated. Devastated, she flees into the wilderness, unaware that her rejection has awakened something powerful within her. Taken in by a rogue pack, Selina trains under Roman, a mysterious and powerful beta, and discovers that she is a Moonborn Wolf-one of the last descendants of an ancient, feared bloodline. As she grows stronger, Selina sheds her past weakness and emerges as a force that could challenge even the strongest alphas. Meanwhile, Zane's world begins to crumble. His wolf aches for Selina, realizing too late that she was never weak. Desperate to make amends, he seeks her out, only to find that she is no longer the fragile omega he once dismissed-she is stronger than him. But there's another twist: Roman is also her fated mate, one who never rejected her. As war looms with the High Council-those who once tried to wipe out her bloodline-Selina must decide: forgive Zane, choose Roman, or stand alone as the queen she was always meant to be. The fate of the werewolf world rests in her hands, and this time, she will not be the one left behind.
A desperate woman, a ruthless billionaire, and a marriage built on lies-but what happens when fake love starts to feel real? Adriana Calloway's world crumbles overnight. Her family's company is gone, her mother's hospital bills are piling up, and she's left with nothing but debt and desperation. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, Marco Romano-a powerful billionaire with a heart of ice-makes her an offer she can't refuse. One year. One contract. One marriage. For Marco, it's simple: his grandfather's will demands he marry within six months, or he loses everything. Adriana is his perfect solution-a woman with nothing to lose and no power to fight back. The rules are clear: No love. No expectations. No escape. But as the lines blur between business and desire, secrets unravel, tensions ignite, and dangerous pasts resurface. When betrayal threatens to expose their marriage for the lie it is, Adriana and Marco must decide: Was this just a deal, or was fate playing a game of its own? She thought she was making a deal with the devil... But what if the devil is the only one who can save her?
Julia and Evan were the perfect couple-or so she thought. But everything changed when Evan abruptly ended their relationship, leaving her heartbroken and unable to tell him she was carrying his child. Years later, Julia has built a life for herself and her son, Andy, while Evan has risen to unimaginable wealth and success. Their paths cross again at a chance meeting, but Julia soon discovers Evan has moved on with someone else. Julia is done with the pain. She's fought battles alone, raising a son who deserves the truth about his father, even if Evan doesn't deserve her forgiveness. When Julia told Evan years ago she had something to say, he didn't listen. Now, it's time for him to listen. But is it too late to reclaim what he lost? "We should break up," he'd said, the words cutting through her like glass. The pregnancy test in her pocket stayed hidden, just like the child they would never share. Now, it's Evan's turn to hear the truth-and to face his deepest regret.
Blurb "Part your legs for me, princess" Alpha Damian humored huskily like he was intoxicated, I whimpered as he voice sents a jolts of emotions round my body. An emotion that I wasn't supposed to feel. Selene was 18 years old when she found out that Alpha Jasper of the Silver Crescent pack was her mate at her Awakening ceremony. Being a reject with no parents she lived with him for over one year as a slave and he never acknowledged her as his mate because he couldn't accept a reject as his mate. On her 20th birthday, her mate not only rejected her and chose her best friend; Imogen, as his new mate, but he also sold Selene to the most feared Alpha; Alpha Damian of the Crimson Moon pack whom everyone referred to as a beast. Not knowing why Alpha Damian chose to buy her, she can only resign herself to fate. What has the moon goddess installed for me again? Is this the freedom she solely crave for? Will she be tied down with the shackles of the unknown?
Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms once at peace. The kingdom of Salem and the kingdom of Mombana... Until the day, the king of Mombana passed away and a new monarch took over, Prince Cone. Prince Cone, has always been hungry for more power and more and more. After his coronation, he attacked Salem. The attack was so unexpected, Salem never prepared for it. They were caught off guard. The king and Queen was killed, the prince was taken into slavery. The people of Salem that survived the war was enslaved, their land taken from them. Their women were made sex slaves. They lost everything, including their land. Evil befall the land of Salem in form of Prince Cone, and the prince of Salem in his slavery was filled with so much rage. The prince of Salem, Prince Lucien swore revenge. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Ten years later, thirty-years old Lucien and his people raided a coup and escaped slavery. They went into hiding and recuperated. They trained day and night under the leadership of the fearless and cold Lucien who was driven with everything in him to get back their land, and take Mombana land too. It took them five years before they ambushed and attacked Mombana. They killed Prince Cone and reclaimed everything. As they screamed out their victory, Lucien's eyes found and pinned the proud princess of Mombana. Princess Danika. The daughter of Prince Cone. As Lucien stared at her with the coldest eyes anyone can ever possess, he felt victory for the first time. He walked to the princess with the slave collar he'd won for ten years rattling in his hand as he walked. He reached close to her and with a swift movement, he collared her neck. Then, he tilted her chin up, staring into the bluest eyes and the most beautiful face ever created, he gave her a cold smile. "You are my acquisition. My slave. My sex slave. My property. I will pay you in spades, everything you and your father ever did to me and my people." He stated curtly. Pure hatred, coldness and victory was the only emotion on his face. .
Brenna lived with her adoptive parents for twenty years, enduring their exploitation. When their real daughter appeared, they sent Brenna back to her true parents, thinking they were broke. In reality, her birth parents belonged to a top circle that her adoptive family could never reach. Hoping Brenna would fail, they gasped at her status: a global finance expert, a gifted engineer, the fastest racer... Was there any end to the identities she kept hidden? After her fiancé ended their engagement, Brenna met his twin brother. Unexpectedly, her ex-fiancé showed up, confessing his love...
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.
To the public, she was the CEO's executive secretary. Behind closed doors, she was the wife he never officially acknowledged. Jenessa was elated when she learned that she was pregnant. But that joy was replaced with dread as her husband, Ryan, showered his affections on his first love. With a heavy heart, she chose to set him free and leave. When they met again, Ryan's attention was caught by Jenessa's protruding belly. "Whose child are you carrying?!" he demanded. But she only scoffed. "It's none of your business, my dear ex-husband!"