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Born with an unusual birthmark, the shape of a skeleton’s head with rose patterns round about it on her neck, many believed she would only bring bad luck to those around her. This belief was solidified when two of her suitors died unexpectedly right after a visit to her home. Such a thing should come as a bother to any woman but the same could not be said about Nyx. She didn't care if the beliefs about her were true or false. She never liked any of her suitors. Her heart had always been longing for a certain man whom she was very familiar with in her childhood but ceased to appear before her the moment she entered adolescence. Since she knew him one thing was very certain about him, he was not human since he never aged. Not even once. Believing he would one day come again, Nyx was prepared to wait until the day they would meet again. But not everything goes as planned. Having a sickly mother whose only wish was to see her daughter get married and an influential suitor who didn't mind the deaths around her, Nyx soon found herself married off and her mother passed away leaving a father who dreaded her existence and a husband she never loved. **** From a distance he watched her grow, keeping his distance from her, staying within the shadows. As she aged slowly into adulthood, the mark on her neck became more prominent and so was her scent. He wanted her to grow, but when she finally came of age, he thought she would be better without him. But as time wore on and other men began to show interest in her, he could not hold back nor could he let them have her. He discarded those who had an interest in her but one of them slipped through his fingers while he was away and took her. He waited to see if she was happy with her life, with that man, if she was, then he would let her be. She would be able to live a happy life this time unlike the previous one, but everything changed when the forces from the underworld learned of her existence and her connection with him. Her husband was killed which he permitted and her life was in constant danger. Keeping the distance was no longer an option and he once again appeared before her.

This is the story about a man enjoying his peaceful day. while he was playing his video game on his xbox. He was creating his own civilization for very long time and, recreate his race. Then he got sudden message from a unknown link saying. Update your game to a better version and experience the daily life of your npc world. At that moment when my game finished downloading. The game change and became to realistic. His new virtual reality headset. That he brought online and thought the game wasn't that great. When he login into Xbox and saw new version of his games, and popping up new updates and download new maps. The game became to intense. New version and new graphic started to become so realistic. The npc was able to talk like there real person. He was able to communicate and help them level up. That's when the gamer started to experience and guide his npc students to a new era. The war is about to be changed and new version of themselves about to adapt to their new skills. Ding! [Congratulations! your new recruit as learned your skills] Ding! [Your recruit skill has been update and been advanced to B rank skill] Ding! [Your recruit as learned your moves and advance to level 1 to 10] Ding! The gamer was locking in. He was teaching them modern technique and they quickly understand and been enlightenment. He could not understand why they suddenly leveled up, just by teaching them. All npc were kneeing before him. They were all showing respect towards him and, looking at him like their his master. With single basic math and fighting moves. They all quickly advance and leveled up again. Ding! [Your students as advanced to higher class.] Ding! [Your students as learned low grade martial arts] The gamer didn't know that the world he is in, is real. So many of his students were now conquerors and build their own territory across the lands. Family and friends were at uh looking at their love ones being top of the world. The gamer was astonished. He kept going to different maps and seeing unknown things. His presence was known to all creatures before him. With wave of his hand, the entire island blow up. Ding! [You earn kill point!] [you earn kill point!] His notifications kept popping up. He alone was was the honor one and, heaven and earth was below him. He looks at his system panel seeing more maps being updated and upgrading. The game kept changing and changing. ........... #Fantasy #MartialArts #R18

En un mundo en donde el cultivo lo es todo, lucsus un joven común se ve forzado a recorrer el sendero que solo los fuertes y ambiciosos pueden alcanzar

``` Por el bien de su familia, Ren se embarcó en el popular juego VRMMORPG, COVENANT, que utilizaba una moneda del juego en tiempo real. Pero al ser un jugador mediocre que solo sabe recopilar información, fue asignado un rol de soporte. A medida que el juego explotaba en popularidad y cada compañía multimillonaria invertía en el juego, las cosas empeoraron para Ren. Debido a la cantidad de información que recopiló, los trucos, secretos, misiones y errores que descubrió, guardaba silencio por miedo a vender la información a otros gremios. Pero al tener una segunda oportunidad, volvió en el tiempo cuando su padre aún estaba vivo y COVENANT apenas estaba en su fase inicial. Esta vez... no sería ese tipo al margen que recopilaba información día tras día durante diez años. Equipado con el conocimiento del juego que había acumulado, se convertiría en... ¡un Alquimista! ¿Mago del Crono? ¿Maestro Djin? ¿Invocador? ¿Nigromante? ¿Lord del Caos? ¿Qué tan buenos son esos? Claro que son clases poderosas y raras y son buscadas por los gremios, ¡pero es el alquimista quien forja artefactos y elabora objetos y pociones raras el que obtiene más monedas al final del día! ¡Era mejor que ser herrero o artesano! Además, podía usar todo tipo de magia sin límite de raza ni clase. ¡Era la clase definitiva! ¡Y nadie lo sabía! ```

Estoy siendo cazada. Bueno, no exactamente yo. Alguien quiere poner sus manos sobre el genio detrás de Farmacéuticos A.M.K. Solo que no saben que soy yo. He descubierto una forma de negar el olor de cualquiera, cambiaformas o humano. Pensarías que no sería para tanto... los desodorantes prometen lo mismo, pero mi producto no es como esos. Mi producto hace a sus usuarios invisibles para los cambiaformas. No, no así. Pero los cambiaformas necesitan el olor más que casi cualquier otra cosa para identificar y encontrar a una persona. Sin olor, no pueden rastrear a su presa, ni oler a un enemigo acercándose por detrás. Originalmente lo creé para que mi padre adoptivo y yo pudiéramos evitar a la comunidad de cambiaformas. Nadie debía saber sobre ello. Hasta que un pajarito dijo algo que no debía a la persona equivocada. Ahora los humanos me persiguen y los cambiaformas quieren que esté muerta. Pero está bien. Eso no fue lo único que se me ocurrió. Y si soy tan silenciosa como un ratón, nadie me verá venir hasta que sea demasiado tarde. Esta será una novela RH, la FMC no tendrá que elegir. No MM Mira mis otras obras: Renacimiento en el Apocalipsis: A la tercera va la vencida (Libro 1 de la Serie Renacimiento) - Completado Luchar, huir o congelarse: La historia del Sanador (Libro 2 de la Serie Renacimiento) - En curso Naves de Star - Completado Bailando con Monstruos - En curso Parte de Tu Mundo - En curso (Libro 2 de la Serie Naves de Star) Discord: Sakura#6289 Instagram: @devil_besideyou666 ¡Mira mi canal de discord para el primer capítulo! https://discord.com/invite/yYtKzveE6T

Transmigrar dentro de una novela no es realmente algo malo: conoces la historia, tienes el poder del futuro en tu mano, conoces todas las claves ocultas. Podrías terminar siendo el ser más poderoso y omnisciente de ese mundo. Eso es, si no te despiertas durante el epílogo. Y aún así me encuentro en el cuerpo de un sacerdote caído al final de la novela, un héroe trágico que tuvo su circuito de mana roto en la última guerra, siendo repudiado, ahogado en deudas y destinado a morir poco después. Afortunadamente, conozco justo la cura. Desafortunadamente, la cura estaba en manos de uno de los Señores Demonios, ya sabes, la raza con la que mi reino acaba de hacer guerra. ¿Me daría la cura si se la pido educadamente? No hay daño en intentarlo, ¿verdad? De todas formas, moriría si no consigo la cura. —Claro, pero tienes que ser mi novia como precio —dijo el Señor Demonio. ...eh? —Señor, ¿sabe que soy (técnicamente) un sacerdote, verdad?

Para Becca, ir para Miami trouxe de volta antigas memórias da infância com sua melhor amiga, Tally. Ela precisava de uma pausa depois de um ano difícil na Yale e o término com seu namorado, Chad. Ela não esperava que seu verão de diversão incluísse dormir com James, o Garanhão Italiano–pai de Tally. Sabendo que é errado, ela permite que James a puxe para um vórtice de prazer que a faz emergir da superfície da realidade e lutar pela sobrevivência. Becca pode suportar esse prazer sem Tally descobrir? Ou seus segredos causarão o desmoronamento de seu mundo ao redor dela?

【1v1, double affectueux, texte pur, hommes séduisants et femmes féroces】 Il est dit que Mademoiselle Lu n'a aucun talent, n'est pas une bonne élève, est arrogante et se fiche des autres... Un certain homme, ajustant ses lunettes, la couvre d'affection et dit, "Ce n'est pas grave, j'ai quand même envie de la gâter." Aucun talent ? Un jour, un morceau de piano joué par Lu Qingyi a stupéfié tout le cercle du divertissement. Une mauvaise élève ? Le Principal Hardrick, avec un visage flatteur, suivait Lu Qingyi, demandant obséquieusement : "Chère Qingyi, quand reviendrez-vous à l'école pour enseigner ?" Arrogante ? Se fiche des autres ? Xu Boyan dit avec une affection adorante : "Ce sont des privilèges que je lui offre. Cela vous pose-t-il problème ?" "Patron, notre réseau de renseignements a été compromis." Un des subordonnés le dit prudemment. "Ah ? Je suis désolée, ma main a glissé." Une certaine Mademoiselle leva nonchalamment sa patte. "Gamin, combien d'alias en ligne as-tu ?" Un certain homme demanda, un sourire indulgent aux lèvres. Soudain un jour, Lu Qingyi découvrit que son identité n'était pas ce qu'elle croyait. 【Ceci est l'histoire de deux grands joueurs se démasquant mutuellement. Si cela ne vous plaît pas, abstenez-vous de parler en mal. Merci.】

Mo Ran, uma médica do Exército extremamente talentosa e deslumbrante, viu-se transmigrada para o corpo de uma jovem desfavorecida da Família Qin, Qin Yan, pesando 130 quilos. Originalmente com habilidades médicas e de artes marciais poderosas, Mo Ran enfrentava grandes dificuldades devido ao corpo pesado de Qin Yan. Ela jurou perder peso e restaurar sua aparência original. Não importava quão difícil fosse, ela estava determinada. Sua perversa mãe e sua irmã lírio-branco ficaram chocadas ao ver as mudanças em Qin Yan, mas o acerto de contas estava apenas começando. Seus planos eram perfeitos, mas um pequeno pirralho de repente interveio... "Eu gosto da Irmã Yan. Papai, eu quero morar com a Irmã Yan." O CEO da Corporação Xi, o magnata dos negócios mais rico do país disse, "Nós dois, pai e filho, gostamos de você. Venha para casa conosco." FL : Forte e determinada. ML : Astuto e sagaz.

[COMPLETO] Reth avançou em direção a ela, queixo baixo, fazendo com que a sombra projetada por sua mandíbula rígida cortasse a espessa gola de pele de seu colete. Seus cabelos haviam caído sobre seus olhos durante o confronto, então ele a espreitava por entre eles como um leão na grama. A cada passo, seu andar gracioso e ondulante a fazia lembrar de um predador perseguindo sua presa. Apesar do chão da floresta estar coberto de galhos e folhas, ele não fazia nenhum som. “Qu-quem é você?” Elia gaguejou, recuando, com as mãos para cima. Ele acompanhou cada passo dela até que ela bateu forte contra a árvore atrás dela — e não parou até que ele pairasse sobre ela, tão largo que seus ombros e peito formavam uma parede à sua frente. Ela podia sentir o calor emanando de sua pele no ar fresco da noite. “Eu sou o Rei Leonino.” Sua voz era um cascalho escuro e rouco. Atrás dele um coro de sibilos, uivos e chilreios de concordância se levantou do povo que observava. “E você é?” “Elia,” ela respirou. “Elia,” ele rosnou, inclinando-se mais perto, trazendo consigo o aroma de pinho e chuva e o almíscar de algo distintamente masculino. “Eu sou Reth.” Ele disse o nome com um estranho rolar gutural na garganta. “Eu sou o Rei das Feras. Eu sou o Líder do Clã, e eu sou Alfa de WildWood.” Vários rosnados se ergueram das multidões atrás dele, mas ele os ignorou. Elia engoliu enquanto ele se inclinava até que o cavanhaque em sua mandíbula roçasse sua bochecha. “Eu sou o Rei,” ele disse, “E você será minha parceira.” A floresta atrás dele irrompeu. ****** Elia é uma estudante universitária pobre até a noite em que é levada ao mundo dos Anima — governado por humanos cujos corações antigos pulsam com o sangue dos animais. Lá ela é forçada a um combate até a morte. Mas quando Elia sobrevive, e se recusa a matar seu último oponente, o Rei deve ou matar Elia ele mesmo, ou tomá-la como sua parceira. Reth, o brutal Rei das Feras com o sangue de leões, surpreende a todos quando escolhe a fraca humana Elia para se tornar sua Rainha. Ele promete a ela todo o conforto de sua riqueza e posição — mas deixa claro: Ela não aquecerá sua cama. Ele a escolheu para derrotar aqueles que tentavam pressioná-lo a mesclar sua linhagem Leonina com os Lobos. Elia precisa da ajuda dos Anima para se tornar mais forte e governá-los bem. Mas os Lobos vingativos veem apenas uma humana fraca que lhes trouxe vergonha. Conforme Elia e Reth se aproximam, os lobos estão determinados a destruí-la. Reth e Elia admitirão seus sentimentos um pelo outro a tempo de lutar pelo Reino — e por suas vidas — contra a traiçoeira tribo de lobos? Ou os lobos matarão Elia e roubarão o trono? [Conteúdo maduro - sem violência sexual] Arte da capa usada com permissão de direitos autorais pagos. Ilustrada por Aenaluck — veja mais arte incrível e apoie-os em www.patreon.com/aenaluck

He grabbed her hand and turned her to him. She tried struggling but his hold was firm, " you are mine Audrey, whether you like it or not, you are mine" He groaned the words to her. " no I'm not" That only made him chuckle and then carried her to his desk. Acting like a caveman possessed, he moved all things on his desk to the floor violently. " You shall serve your husband as you should, right on this desk" He said and smirked before pecking her on the cheek. Audrey had goosebumps from his touch but she could not summit so willingly like she craved him. " Aiden, stop" her words came out like a whisper but he heard her. " No man on earth can stop me from having you little Audrey " With that, he started ravishing her right on his desk.

What happens when an ordinary man becomes richer than nations? With $3.27 trillion to spend and only two years to do it, David Williams must reinvest his staggering wealth back into the world’s economy—or risk financial catastrophe on a global scale. Outspending nations might sound easy, but navigating power, greed, and the challenges of wielding immense influence could cost him far more than money. How does one even spend that much in time? Or is David destined to fail? --- Please leave a review and don't forget to support the book with power stones and Golden tickets if you enjoy it

When Nora Hayes is offered a job by ruthless billionaire Ethan Black, she’s desperate enough to accept. She needs the money to care for her ailing grandmother, but stepping into Ethan’s powerful world means facing her own painful past. As she unravels secrets linking her family’s tragedy to Ethan’s empire, Nora is torn between her growing feelings for him and the truth she’s sworn to uncover. But when Ethan’s dangerous rival takes her grandmother hostage, Nora must make an impossible choice. Will she betray the man she loves to save her family—or risk everything to right the wrongs of the past?

DAFTAR4D MERUPAKAN AGEN BOLA TERBAIK DAN TERLENGKAP SE INDONESIA, MENANG BERAPAPUN PASTI BAYAR TANPA CICIL.

Un alma reencarnada en un mundo desconocido renace como un joven noble exiliado. Diez años después, es llamado de regreso para heredar su territorio. Ahora, frente a unas tierras desoladas, súbditos ignorantes, nobles vecinos con malas intenciones y un señor duque ambicioso, ¿cómo enfrentará todos estos desafíos? (TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL DESDE EL CHINO ORIGINAL) (Traduciré esta novela poco a poco mientras empiezo una nueva propia por la perdida de todos mis dossiers)

A game of survival, strangers from different era's in time must compete. There are no rules to this game, all that matters is to complete their tasks before time runs out. who survives? who dies? They all must face nightmares they never dreamed about, no one knows what is coming next, so you must watch your back.

"Los Cielos no se Doblan" sigue a Aiden, un hombre con una mente marcada por alucinaciones y una clara falta de cordura. Convencido de que su destino es liberar a la humanidad de las divinidades que controlan el destino de los mortales, Aiden comienza una lucha caótica contra estos poderes cósmicos. Al principio, Aiden es un "niño santo", confuso y atrapado en su propio caos interior. Aunque otros lo ven como un elegido, él se siente perdido y desconectado de su propósito. A medida que avanza en su camino, su creencia de ser un salvador lo lleva a tomar decisiones drásticas, sin comprender completamente las consecuencias de sus acciones, lo que solo genera más caos. Con el tiempo, Aiden se da cuenta de que lo que busca destruir no es lo que pensaba. Mientras se acerca a la consecuencia finales de sus actos, la pregunta más importante es si realmente puede liberar a la humanidad o si es solo otro peón en el sistema que intenta derrocar.

es una novela que explora los límites entre la vida y la muerte, las segundas oportunidades y el poder redentor del amor. Víctor, un joven universitario que lucha por superar su doloroso pasado, se ve atrapado en un trágico accidente que amenaza con arrebatarle la vida. Sin embargo, en sus últimos momentos, una misteriosa luz lo envuelve y le ofrece la oportunidad de regresar a la vida, bajo una condición: debe cumplir una misión desconocida.

"I wish to have the highest intelligence possible, an intelligence that would allow me to perceive and thoroughly understand everything I see, even if superficially and only once, to the fullest, including strong points, weak points, and how to overcome them." Due to a mistake made by God, Ken is born with every type of perfect memory, but without anything else - he is weak, sickly, stupid, and unwanted. However, there was a saving grace - he made a friend, Leo. Leo would talk to him about hypothetical situations like what to say in case a genie granted him one wish. When Ken dies and God offers him one wish for his next life as compensation for his previous mistake, Ken simply recites Leo's words and is sent to the cultivation world. There, he slowly learns that he is the only one he can trust. Armed with the special remaining Godly Qi from his reincarnation and with the ability to learn and improve techniques and manuals easily, even creating his own original cultivation path, he cultivates with the goal of standing at the top of the world, even if it takes leaving his moral code behind. Follow Ken in his journey as he lie, blackmail, murder, rob, poison, and manipulate others to achieve his goals! ----- DISCLAIMER: The god in the story is completely random and made up, and is not the particular god of any religion existing today in the real world. This god only exists in the imaginary world of my story. Join my Discord server! https://discord.gg/ad64bjZXMm

Alastair Carter is a 27-year-old marketing and management teacher like many others around the world. Well... maybe besides the fact that he teaches some of that world's prodigies, but it's just a small detail. Even though he loves fantasy novels, he has never expected getting sucked into a fantasy world himself. I mean, who does? Follow Alastair and find out how he will deal with this predicament. Will he be nominated as a hero? Will he save the world in crisis or focus on looking for a way back to Earth? Or perhaps, will he settle down and live peacefully? This is the beginning of a great tale... ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Chapter Ero-meter: [ * ] - A bit of explicit content [ * * ] - Around half a chapter of lewds [ * * * ] - WAIT?! IT'S ALL F***ING LEWDS?! Main release day: Monday. What to expect: Some light management, a status system in the background, some slavery, wholesome lewding centered around the MC, a slice of life story and loads of lovely monster girls. What NOT to expect: Depictions of rape, mindbreak or abusive mind control, NTR, heavy sexual abuse and other heavy stuff. The title is not a "bait", but please don't expect fully devoted "hot" chapters every other release. It all depends on the flow of the story (which is still a Slice of Life) and might come to a moment where stuff may happen often, but not all the time. Socials: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Saileri Discord Community: https://discord.gg/uPjt6DJ

Imagine losing your job and having nothing going for you. Yeah that's me Kamako Hirigia and I'm 24 years old and have been trying all my life to make something of myself. Anything would be great but instead I'm working a dead end job or I was working a dead end office job that was getting me nowhere. Till I met her, a girl with short red hair who had some sort of tail. I'm serious she had a tail, but the craziest thing is that she thinks I'm sort of prophet and I'm supposed to believe this? This is the story about how I got my own Succubus. The Novel does contain edgy scenarios, sex, and etc. Read at your own risk. If this is what you like then enjoy :) ---------- ------ --------- Information for my amazing readers! Will update as much as possible! 100 Powerstones = 2 Bonus Chapter 250 Powerstones = 4Bonus Chapters 500 Powerstones = 8 Bonus Chapters If I don't respond to your comment right away you could always reach me on discord in my server >-

lirk un joven de 16 años de edad muere tras una vida de aislamiento a causa una enfermedad desconocida,cuando despierta,se da cuenta de que a reencarnado en un mundo exactamente igual que el juego LTA(RPG) en el que tanto trabajo durante 5 años como el administrador el dios del iniverso segun la historia original del juego. que hara lirk con el gran poder a obtenido?.

Me sentía muy caliente y eso me llevó a tocarme un poco con mis dedos en la entrepierna, mordiendo la sábana para no dejar escapar mis gemidos. Sería vergonzoso que me viera tocándome. Sentía que estaba cerca del clímax, así que me paré y me arrodillé en el suelo, quitándome el short de la pijama y poniendo el tapete que estaba al lado de mi cama. Mordí más fuerte el colchón cuando llegué a mi orgasmo, sintiendo cómo mis fluidos bajaban por mis piernas. Deje escapar un leve gemido y, al mismo tiempo, mis piernas temblaban. Caí al piso, sentada, mientras mi respiración se agitaba. Miré hacia mi esposo para asegurarme de que no se había despertado. Después de eso, me levanté y fui al baño, donde tomé un paño para limpiar mis piernas. Cuando terminé, regresé a mi cuarto, metí el tapete mojado debajo de la cama, me puse de nuevo el short de mi pijama y volví a acostarme hasta quedarme profundamente dormida. Al día siguiente, me desperté y noté que mi esposo ya no estaba; había tenido que madrugar para ir a su trabajo. Al salir de mi cuarto, fui a la cocina, donde mis hijos ya estaban desayunando para irse al colegio. Cada uno me saludó y me dijeron que mi esposo les había comentado que llegaría un poco más tarde porque tenía reuniones en la compañía.

Camada always ends up in a low class family, both in her past life and now, but this time she is determined to climb in ranks and since there's no power to be obtained by someone as low class as she, against all odds, she's determined to MAKE HER OWN POWER. Camada strives to become a reverred and rise past the expectations of her family, even despite the curse of stagnation being placed on her family by the same reverreds she trains under. Will Camada gain the influence, fame and power she seeks or will she lose her life because of overambition? Also, does the strange mark on Camada's back mean anything? From weak-to-strong, will a new, powerful hero arise? Taki, is an absolute shame to her all royal family, so she decides to be the first to learn magic and prove her worth to her rather unsupporting family, will she strive through in her desire or fail epically? Rave, a young man full of revenge, seeks retribution in becoming a mage and absolutely crushing the system, will meeting Camada ruin or improve his plans? Will Hyde meet up to overbearing expectations? ***************** Who is the hooded one?

En Terra, un mundo al borde del colapso, Yharim ha regresado con un poder oscuro que amenaza con cubrir todo de sombras. Mientras el cielo se tiñe de rojo y las cenizas caen sin cesar, un grupo de héroes desesperados se alza para enfrentarlo. Entre antiguos secretos y batallas épicas, deberán desentrañar el origen de la magia de Yharim y enfrentar sus propios temores. ¿Lograrán restaurar la esperanza o sucumbirán al poder del Señor de las Sombras? Una historia de redención, sacrificio y la eterna lucha entre la luz y la oscuridad.

In the streets of Miami, a chance encounter between Ellis Arroyo a charming and naive bartender and Alexander ' Alex' Del Montiez the cold, ruthless and possessive Prince of the Mafia family sets off a chain reaction of passion, destruction and obsession. After a passionate one night stand ignites a fielry bond but Alex's life and possessive nature soon consume Ellis, drawing him into a world of violence, loyalty, family dynamics and making him revisit a ghost from his past, as Ellis gets entangled in Alex's web ,he finds himself torn between his love for Alex and the suffocating grip of Alex's control. meanwhile, William " Willy" Del Montiez Alex's older brother harbors a secret love for Ellis which further complicates the already treacherous family dynamics. Willy's morals is tested as he has to choose between his feelings for Ellis or his loyalty to his family. Rodrigo Gonzalez the cunning leader of a dangerous drug cartel driven by his long time feelings for Ellis and his hatred for Alex, Rodrigo is fixated on destroying Alex and claim Ellis for himself. As Ellis finds himself at the center of a love quadruple,he must confront the darkness sorrounding him. Will he succumb to Alex possessiveness, risk everything for Williams love or fall prey to Rodrigo sinister desire? Find out in this thrilling story " DESIRED BY MANY: OWNED BY HIM" This story is a work of fiction.

Sold to the highest bidder to pay off a blood feud, I never imagined I would be the pawn in my father's fatal game. Still, here I am before Enzo De Luca, the most vicious mafia leader in the city. Though appealing, he is cold, deliberate, and as lethal. Though my heart races just from his proximity, it is his touch that ignites me. My body betrays me and reacts to him in ways I am powerless over. And I melt as he softly, commandingly says my name. Enzo loves neither me nor another. In his deadly kingdom, I am only another bargain, another transaction. But every time we are alone, the conflict between us snaps—desire becomes a terrible addiction. Although I detest him for everything he stands for, I yearn for the way he consumes me, body and soul. He has made it quite evident—our marriage is more about power than love. Still, every angry gaze and every snatched moment in the shadow reveals something different. Benevolent underneath his icy façade lies something broken that appeals to the darkest sides of me. But depending on a man like Enzo may mean losing everything. Bound to him now, for better or worse, I am caught in a world where loyalty is brittle and treachery carries a bullet. Our friendship gets more perilous the more truths about his empire I find. And as the past calls for us, I have to question myself: will our passion be the thing that ruins us both or can I survive loving a guy like Enzo De Luca? Burning in his arms is me. But in his universe, I could roast alive.