When Angle's father, Luis Hernandez, wants to marry her to Carlos De La Torres, she escapes home and asks Alekos, Reyes, and Stefan for their help. Alekos, Rey, and Stefan are Lords and the sworn enemies of the Dukes, an organization from which Luis Hernandez is a member. Will three Lords help the daughter of a Duke? This will be a story with all kinds of triggers and situations. *** "Strip!" Alekos said in a cold tone. "I want to see you before I sign a contract." Angel looked at him with big brown eyes and licked her lips, "But... But the others will see me." Alekos arched an eyebrow, "You either stip and show us your tits and pussy, or you go back to your daddy and have him sell you to Carlos de la Torrez." Angel's hands shook as she lifted her hands and started undoing the buttons of her shirt.
Looking over my shoulder for the hundredth time in the last half an hour, ensuring no one is following me, I walk fast on the crowded street. Attempting not to make eye contact with anyone, not wanting to be noticed. Being the daughter of one of the most powerful Dukes in Veross City makes me easily recognizable. It is not like I want to run away from home, but what else am I supposed to do when my father wants me to marry Carlos de la Torre?
Carlos, who is another Duke, is not only twenty-five years older than me-making him around the same age as my father-but he has known me since I was a child. Each time he came to visit my parents, he would usually bring me toys and sweets until I turned sixteen, and he started bringing flowers. Soon after, gifts were sent to the mansion weekly. While I thought it was creepy and inappropriate, my father started thinking that me marrying Carlos would not be such a bad idea.
I stop at an intersection, and before crossing the street, I look behind me, hoping Carlos' men didn't find me. If they find me... I don't even want to think what Carlos would do to me. I not only need to find a place to hide, but I need to get away from Veross City. Away from Carlos. Today.
Even now, six years after my father's first talk about me getting married to Carlos, I still can't believe he would do something like this to me. While the Dukes have tried to keep it a secret, everyone knows that Carlos is a sadist who loves to torture the women he sleeps with. His torture methods are so severe that he has killed over a hundred women in the last fifteen years. Or so the rumors say. Three of them were married to him at the time of their deaths. He is still free to do what he pleases because more than half the city's police force and judges are controlled by the Dukes. The Lords control the other half.
About three months ago, my father invited Carlos over to dinner. Little did I know that night I would become his fiancée. When a ring was forced on my finger, I was too stunned to say anything. And then he tried to kiss me, and it took every ounce of my control not to slap him. After Carlos left, I asked my father, even begged him not to force me to marry a man I did not love, but my words were meaningless.
I don't need anyone to tell me how my life would be if I were to become Carlos' wife. It would be a miracle if I made it past our first wedding anniversary. And the idea of having to sleep with him makes me sick.
*"It's the way of the Dukes, Angel. Any daughter born to a Duke has to marry someone within our Order. Someone who was chosen by the future bride's family. I have chosen Carlos to be your husband. You will marry him, give him children, and in return, you will have a life full of luxuries," my father told me when I kept insisting on breaking the engagement.*
Not that I didn't protest. *"I don't love him!"* I said, but it fell on deaf ears. *"And you know what he did to all those poor women! How can you force me to marry him?"*
My father laughed. *"You think I loved your mother when I married her? My father told me who my wife would be, and I obeyed. And with time, I learned to love her very much. It will be the same for Carlos and you. And there is no proof that it was Carlos who killed them!"*
Of course, there was no proof. The Dukes got rid of them because Carlos is not only very powerful but also a future Patriarch.
My father loved my mother very much, and even now, ten years after the tragic accident that took her life, he still mourns her. But Carlos is not like my father. Not only that he would never love me, but I have no doubt he would hurt me badly.
Ever since my engagement, Carlos has restricted my movements. I can go outside only if he allows it. If I want to take a stroll through the garden, I have to call him first. He even hired two bodyguards to watch every movement I make. Shopping used to be fun; now it is a nightmare.
*"For your safety, Muñeca. You know that I am an important man. Many people would want to hurt you because you are my fiancée,"* Carlos told me the day he hired the bodyguards.
Carlos might be powerful and have many connections, but I refuse to marry him. I have been planning my escape for many days now, and finally, today, I could put it into action.
With the reason that I have to buy things for the wedding, I could finally go to the mall. Once there, it hadn't been very hard to trick Carlos' men. I only had to fake that I was getting my period and that I had bad cramps. The bodyguards acted just like I knew they would-like the end of the world has arrived. So, I did as any woman on her period would do-go to the pharmacy to buy hygiene products before going to the bathroom. A small commotion in a nearby store was enough to distract the bodyguards for a moment and for me to disappear into the crowd. Finding an exit was not that hard, and before leaving the mall, I threw my phone and the ring in a trash bin. After taking some money out at an ATM, I chucked my credit card as well, scared that I can be located by having it in my possession.
That happened around an hour ago, and since then, I have been walking around town, thinking of a way to get out of the city. The money I have is not enough to get anywhere, not when Carlos is no doubt looking for me.
As I cross the street, I see something that piques my interest-Alanes Tech Company-the biggest tech company in the country.
I think I may have just found a solution to my problems.
After taking a deep breath and running my hands over my clothes to eliminate any creases they might have, I enter the firm's lobby along with a group of employees.
A big fish tank was in the middle of it, and rare exotic species could be seen swimming inside. The reception is at the far end of the lobby. The two security officers spot me, and before they can ask me who I am and what I want, I make my way to reception. A woman with blond hair and long pink nails is behind the counter, her eyes glued to the screen of a computer.
"Hi." The woman looks at me. Putting on my best smile, I say, "I would like to see Mr. Alekos Raptou."
She narrows her eyes, looking at me from beneath long, fake eyelashes like she is trying to figure out who I am. "Do you have an appointment with Mr. Raptou?"
I should have known I needed an appointment. If I weren't so desperate, I would not have entered the firm in the first place. But I have to see Alekos no matter what. "I don't. But this is important." I can't believe how desperate I sound.
The woman gives me an apologetic look. "I am sorry. Without an appointment, you can't see Mr. Alekos."
How can I convince....ummm....
Her name tag lets me know her name is Cherry.
"Mr. Alekos and I went to the same high school. Tell him that Angelica Hernandez is looking for him."
Cherry doesn't look convinced. Not that I blame her. "You are not the first to say that. If I had a penny for every woman who claimed they know Mr. Raptou, I would be rich by now."
That many, huh? Alekos is one of the richest men in the city. Not to mention he is single, powerful, and handsome. Women flock around him like bees to flowers.
When I say, "I don't have anything to gain by lying to you," Cherry snorts.
Mina has been in love with Prince Liam all her life, but he had never had eyes for her. Mina's heart breaks on the day of the Prince's wedding because she has to watch as the man she loves marries her cousin Rosalyn. Three years later, Jayden, the youngest Commander from the Nodor Kingdom, returns from war and goes to look for Rosalyn, who has promised not only to wait for his return but also to marry him. To protect the man she loves, Mina agrees to marry Jayden. Soon after their marriage, Mina learns that Jayden is not what it seems, and beneath his skin, there's a beast lurking. Will Mina and Jayden learn to love each other, or are their hearts too broken? ***** Jayden looked at Mina with cold, empty eyes. "Your cousin promised me to marry me. But she lied to me and married the Prince," he snarled. "I want what I was promised, a Dutchess as my wife! You will do!" **** Mina looked at Jayden, "If I marry you, you will have to stop seeing Rosalyn!" His blue eyes roamed her body, "Marry me, and I will never look at another woman!"
Rain is an orphan Omega that lives in the Crescent Moon Pack. She is not like the other werewolves, as she suffers from prosopagnosia and her wolf, Safia, can't speak. Her pack thinks that Rain is cursed by the Moon Goddess because she is the only survivor of a fire that burned the house she was in and killed her parents. When Rain turns eighteen and finds her soulmate, she thinks that she will finally be loved and have a happy ending. But Fate has a strange way to slap Rain in the face over and over again.
Princess Ayla is given to King Rhobart as a war prize, to be his personal slave. When she arrives in Nordmar, her new home, she is ready to do anything in order to survive. She will soon learn that King Rhobart is a man cold like the ice and haunted by demons. ********************** "I am going to pay for the dress. And everything else," Ayla said. "Ohh," Rhobart said and arched an eyebrow. "Do you cook?" "No, but...." "Clean?" "No." "Make clothes? Knit? Stitch? Take care of animals? Hunt? Fight? Anything?" Ayla's shoulders slumped forward, "No." "Then you are useless."
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
For as long as Emily can remember, she has wanted to overcome her shyness and explore her sexuality. Still, everything changes when she receives an invitation to visit one of the town's most prestigious BDSM clubs, DESIRE'S DEN. On the day she chose to peruse the club, she noticed three men, all dressed in suits, standing on the upper level, near the railing. Despite her limited vision, she persisted in fixating on them. Their towering statues belied the toned bodies concealed by their sharply tailored suits-or so she could tell. The hair of two of them was short and dark, and the third had light brown-possibly blond-hair that reached the shoulders. The dark, crimson background incised their figures, exuding an air of mystery and strength. They stood in stark contrast to the unfiltered, primal energy that pulsed through the club. Shocked by the desires these men aroused in her, she was disappointed to learn that they were masters seeking a slave to divide and conquer. She couldn't afford the fee, and she also realized that they were outside her league. Emily hurriedly left the club, feeling disappointed and depressed, unaware that she had also caught the group's attention. A world of wicked pleasure, three handsome men. Over the years, they have lived a life of decadence, their lavish lair serving as a stage for their most sinister desires. But despite the unending parade of willing subjects, one woman sticks out. A mysterious stranger with white porcelain skin and a killer body, a slave, a name with no address, the first lady to attract their eye and they will go to any length to obtain her no matter the consequences.
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
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!"
“You need a bride, I need a groom. Why don’t we get married?” Both abandoned at the altar, Elyse decided to tie the knot with the disabled stranger from the venue next door. Pitying his state, she vowed to spoil him once they were married. Little did she know that he was actually a powerful tycoon. Jayden thought Elyse only married him for his money, and planned to divorce her when she was no longer of use to him. But after becoming her husband, he was faced with a new dilemma. “She keeps asking for a divorce, but I don’t want that! What should I do?”
Eight years ago, Eleanor was a pampered and arrogant young heiress, while Andreas was just a nameless talent from a humble background. Although she had taken him in, she never treated him with any warmth. Their fates flipped, and now Andreas was a business titan feared by all, while Eleanor wallowed in shame and despair after her fall from grace. Upon their reunion, he pinned her with a venomous glare and declared, "It was my hatred for you that drove me into becoming what I am today."