"Does love come from sight?" Two men obsessed with the same girl. Ava is a very beautiful and innocent girl who lost her sight after the accident in which her parents died. She was placed under the custody of her father's nephew, an unscrupulous man who kept her imprisoned for years. She manages to escape now that she knows he wants to force her into marriage. If he succeeds, he will inherit her parents' fortune. He is also obsessed with possessing her. Mateo Licciardi is a powerful businessman who doesn't believe in conventional relationships. Love? That's not something he believes in, until destiny places an angel in front of him. He is determined to do whatever it takes for her. He will try to show her his world, hoping she understands and doesn't drift away from his side. He won't let Teodoro Miller harm her. The two will face off in a power struggle to win her.
A man sat in an armchair, two girls stood before him, their movements gentle as they caressed their bodies. He wore a mask that concealed his face, just like the two girls. A small whip lay on his lap, capturing attention.
One of the girls approached him and attempted to kiss him. The man stopped her abruptly, rose hurriedly, and unable to hide his annoyance, he distanced himself from the place immediately.
"You're foolish. What have you done? I explained clearly how things would be."
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I'm really drawn to him. He's a very handsome man."
"Gather your things and leave. You know you can't tell anyone about what happens here. You've signed a confidentiality agreement, and you better respect it."
The woman left the place, trying to hold back the tears that threatened to betray her. Meanwhile, not far away, a young girl felt desperate.
Ava ran swiftly, her racing heart threatening to burst from her chest. She ran through a pitch-black darkness, although darkness was nothing new to her.
She feared for her life, so she had to distance herself as quickly as possible. For someone like her, doing so was incredibly difficult, especially when she hadn't left the family mansion in a long time. She was terribly frightened. The bushes she encountered tore at her white and delicate skin.
One thought dominated her mind: escape. Suddenly, she heard the loud sound of a car horn, then felt something hit her forcefully. Immediately, unconsciousness took over.
When she woke up, she had the impression of being in a strange place. The scent in the air was different, unfamiliar to her. She realized she wasn't in her family's mansion, and she was thankful for that.
She sighed deeply to maintain her calm, but not knowing where she was began to overwhelm her. She tried to get out of bed, but at that moment, someone gently took her by the arm to stop her. She noticed a delightful fragrance and focused on that scent, but a hoarse voice brought her back to reality.
"Wait!" said the man desperately, thinking that the girl might still be weak and could fall. He felt her trembling.
"Where am I?" she asked, completely bewildered.
"You've had an accident," the man replied.
He noticed that the girl kept her gaze fixed on some point in the room. He waved his hand in front of her repeatedly, but received no response. Perhaps it was some side effect of the car crash.
"My name is Mateo Licciardi," he introduced himself, thinking that if she knew his name, she might calm down. "What's your name?"
"Ava Miller. Who brought me here?" she asked with suspicion.
"Do you really not remember what happened?"
"No, I'm sorry," she answered, on the verge of tears.
"I was driving back home in my car, right at the crossroads by the Miller property. You ran towards the car. I'm sorry, I braked immediately, but I still couldn't avoid hitting you. You lost consciousness, so I brought you to my house. That was two days ago, and you've just woken up. The doctor has examined you, and you'll recover completely soon."
"Thank you. I'm sorry I didn't hear your car," she said, surprised to learn that she had been unconscious for two days.
"Don't worry. Thankfully, nothing else happened. You can stay here for as long as necessary until you recover. Do you want me to call a family member?" he asked, concerned for the girl.
"No, please don't. My life is in danger. It's better if they don't find me," Ava became terribly agitated at the thought of having to return to the Miller mansion again.
"Relax, for now, rest. There will be time to talk about what happened to you. You'll be safe here," he assured her. He felt the instinct to protect this girl, even though she was a complete stranger. He felt terribly guilty for hitting her with his car.
Mateo was a prominent Italian businessman, heir to the Licciardi empire, one of the most powerful in Italy. The company was renowned across several countries for its luxury cruise ships and yachts. He loved extreme sports, which had caused significant headaches for his grandfather and his mother.
Her father Alessio and her grandmother Andrea Licciardi died in a plane crash when Mateo was 10 years old. Guido, his grandfather, and Aurora, his mother, managed to keep the companies that her father had founded afloat.
The companies were now under Mateo's control. When he turned 20, they were handed over to him. It was a lot of responsibility for someone so young, but he had been groomed for it since childhood. Soon after, he positioned the companies as the best in Europe and their products gained worldwide fame.
Ava lost her parents Franco and Alice Miller when she was also 10 years old. On that fateful day, they went on a trip as they did every month. The car they were traveling in lost its brakes, leading to their instant demise. It was a true miracle that Ava managed to survive that accident.
Ava received a strong blow to the head when the car spun, and a few days later, she began to lose her sight.
The doctors who examined her said that the blow to her head wasn't severe enough to cause vision loss, as she had been wearing her seatbelt.
They thought it might be a result of the psychological shock she experienced upon learning about her parents' death, but they needed to conduct various studies to determine the true cause. In the meantime, it was all speculation.
She ended up under the guardianship of her only relative, Teodoro Miller, her father's cousin. He was an ambitious and reckless man who had never married because he enjoyed his bachelorhood, allowing him to enjoy various women without any commitment. He moved into the Miller mansion and refused to take her to the doctor. He knew that if she regained her sight, the day would come when he'd have to hand over her father's inheritance.
Ava was the sole heir to her parents' fortune, a fortune she would inherit on her eighteenth birthday. She had just turned eighteen a week ago, and the girl was unaware of the existence of this inheritance. Her uncle had no intention of fulfilling Ava's parents' last wishes.
The day she decided to escape, she overheard him talking to his lawyer in the office. They were planning his wedding with the girl; the man desired her. He hadn't allowed her to leave the mansion since her parents' death, telling her it was for her safety, that she might get hurt.
Her uncle laughed and recounted how that night, after returning from dinner, he would enter her room to claim her as his own. If she was going to be his wife, there was no need to wait any longer.
The lawyer laughed as he listened. Both men were truly perverse, and Ava had no doubt about that.
Terrified, she immediately sought out her nanny. She knew the nanny was the only person who could help her. She was desperate.
That night, the nanny approached the guards to distract them while Ava escaped. She prepared delicious dishes for them to have dinner, and they didn't suspect a thing, as she had done it before on other occasions.
The nanny left the garden gate open for Ava to exit. She knew it was a huge risk for the girl to walk alone outside the mansion, but if she accompanied her, the guards would realize that both of them were missing.
She did her best to act calm in front of the guards. When they noticed the girl was gone, a couple of hours had already passed. They hurried out to search for her but couldn't find her.
Mateo was returning to the Licciardi mansion when the girl crossed his path, and he couldn't avoid hitting her. That road divided the two properties. He was shocked to see her lying there. After checking her, he realized she was still breathing. He had learned first aid at military school, so he took the necessary precautions before lifting her.
He took her to his mansion, hoping she would wake up soon so he could find out who she was. He took care of her for two days, but she didn't respond. When she finally woke up, he noticed she was blind because her eyes didn't focus on him when he spoke. He could sense her desperation when he suggested calling her family. He tried to reassure her, promising to keep her safe.
She was a very beautiful young woman with perfect, angelic features. Her skin was very fair, her brown hair long. Her eyes were a deep blue, reflecting a lost, empty gaze. It was terrible that such a beautiful girl was trapped in such darkness.
She looked so fragile, so defenseless. Immediately, Mateo hired someone to take care of her. He thought she needed care at least until she recovered. After that, he would decide what to do based on what she told him and the reasons she had for not wanting to notify her family about what had happened.
Anya's life takes a turn when she finds her boyfriend Misha in bed with her cousin Katya during her grandfather's birthday party. Devastated, she ends up in a bar where she meets a mysterious man and spends the night with him. What she doesn't know is that the stranger is Alexei Petrov, the same man her grandfather has arranged for her to marry in order to unite two of Moscow's biggest fortunes. When Alexei recognises her on her wedding day, he believes it's all a plan to trap him. Furious, he vows to make their marriage a living hell. What begins as a power struggle between the two becomes complicated when the attraction between them grows, despite their hatred and mistrust. But just when Anya thinks they might have a chance, she finds Alexei with his lover in a cabin during their anniversary celebration. The lover, in a fit of cruelty, pushes Anya down the stairs. Viktor, Alexei's best friend, finds her badly injured and decides to help her. He is the only one who knows the truth and becomes her protector while she fights to survive and protect what she carries in her womb from a world where everyone seems to be against her. Anya will realize that not everything is what it seems. In a world of passion and betrayal, she discovers how far love can go before it becomes a dark obsession.
Ariadna Kallistos had it all: beauty, wealth and a bright future, with a seemingly perfect life, engaged to the man she considered to be the man of her dreams, she thought she had her life figured out, but everything changed unexpectedly with the death of her sister Melina, and the ruin of her family. Dimitrios Galanis, an enigmatic and dangerous man, is not only a powerful CEO but also a feared mob boss with a very meticulous plan, to ruin the Kallistos family and force Ariadna to marry him, with one goal, to take revenge for the suffering that Ariadna and Leonidas caused his sister Antara in the past. Hurt by the disappearance of his sister, and eager to fulfill his revenge, he will make Ariadna suffer from the first moment of their forced marriage, while fighting against the attraction and desire that she awakens. Dimitrios will have to deal with an increasingly rebellious Ariadna, who is determined to use the power that comes with being the wife of the mafia boss to her advantage. The two will try to resist what they feel. He is willing to carry out his revenge, and she will do everything possible to obtain the freedom she so longs for.
Amelia Roberts, a young woman, is cruelly betrayed by her father and forced to be a surrogate mother for the ruthless millionaire Stevenson Westcott. After giving birth to her son, Oliver, Amelia is separated from him and left to fend for herself. Determined to get her son back, Amelia embarks on a dangerous mission, accepting a job as a personal assistant to Oliver, now a mischievous four-year-old boy. Disguised as a man named "Alex," Amelia deeply connects with her son and becomes his accomplice in fun pranks. But there's an unexpected obstacle in her path: Terrence Westcott, Oliver's single father and Stevenson's grandson. Terrence, a man obsessed with order and cleanliness, begins to feel an irresistible attraction toward his new assistant "Alex," an attraction that drives him to the brink of madness. As Amelia and Terrence grow closer, sharing moments of tenderness and complicity with Oliver, the sparks between them become harder to ignore. But their path to love is riddled with obstacles, from Terrence's manipulative grandfather to his capricious and intolerable fiancée, Clara. When the truth about Amelia's identity comes to light, it triggers a series of events that test her determination and love. Amelia must fight against conspiracy, betrayal, and dangerous enemies to reclaim her son and protect her new family.
Ahmed Khan is a tormented man, he was unfaithful in the past and lost the one he loved the most. Now fate has brought a beautiful girl into his life. They spend a night together by mistake, and this mistake will completely change his life. What will happen when he kidnaps her and takes her to Dubai, now that he has become a Sheikh due to a promise made to his father? Mia is a beautiful girl who is forced by her stepmother to marry a dangerous mafia man whom she doesn't love. She spends a night with a stranger by mistake. What will happen when she is kidnapped by the Arab? Will she be able to adapt to the strange traditions of a country she doesn't know? Carlo RomĂĄn is an Italian mafia boss who will tirelessly search for his kidnapped girlfriend. He is willing to do anything to get her back.
Nicole Williams is a good girl, an 18-year-old college student. She is deceived by her sister during a party to enter the room of a mysterious man. Her sister didn't expect that she would end up in the wrong room. After being exposed in her passionate night in national newspapers, she is forced to marry that man, who will make her suffer unimaginably. Bruno Leone is a multimillionaire CEO, an attractive man in his early 30s. After being betrayed by a woman with his own brother, he became bitter. Unintentionally, he spends a night with Nicole while in a drunken state from a drink he was given. His father forces him to marry the girl, and he thinks she planned it all. Therefore, he decides to make her regret what she did, enjoying making her suffer. He never thought he would end up loving her. Will Nicole be able to forgive him after all the harm he caused?
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!"
"Miss Brown, I am the butler here at your service," the butler replied. "My master wants to buy the baby in your belly." "What?!" Does that mean the abortion didn't take place? Did they kidnap her from the operating table just to buy the baby? But why her? "You..." Alice was about to ask a question, but the man in front of her calmly continued, as if he had expected her question, "You're pregnant with his child, and he needs a child. That's all I can tell you." Alice was forced to sign a surrogacy contract and eight months later gave birth to two healthy babies. Fortunately, the man was unaware of her daughter's existence. It wasn't until five years later that fate brought them together again...
The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. Whatâs worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldnât thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesnât seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that heâs different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
Desperate to handle her grandmother's towering medical bills, Gianna agreed to a contract marriage with Tristan, the enigmatic man she'd once shared a one-night stand with. She assumed they'd fulfill each other's needs and dissolve the arrangement once the terms expired. Unbeknownst to Gianna, this marriage was a dream Tristan had clung to for ten relentless years. Certain she was just filling someone else's role, Gianna prepared to leave when that other woman returned. But Tristan, his eyes burning with unspoken emotion, seized her trembling hand and declared, "Youâre mine. Now and always."
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.