In a world of action and supernatural secrets, mercenary Max, endowed with extraordinary powers, finds himself on a journey of redemption and revenge after surviving an explosion. As he struggles to control his gifts, he finds himself involved with detective Ruth, who is determined to unravel the mysteries surrounding his existence. When Ruth and Max meet for the first time, the detective is on a mission to catch the terrorists. She is almost killed by the terrorists. And Max saves her. When she sees only Max's eyes, she tries to find out who the mysterious man is who saved her.
Maxwell Williams, Major. 2020
The Sacrifice
Chaos dominated the scene. My platoon stood tall amidst the ravages of war. We are on a mission, kill all our Russian enemies.
The deafening noise and gunfire echoed everywhere. Under my command, we faced the Russians, every step calculated towards victory.
"Let's move forward carefully," I told them as they followed me in line. We continued downhill toward the Russians. As we advanced, I noticed something strange. Our enemies had disappeared. They were no longer near their base. Which confused me even more. I knew there was another team out there, the question was, where were they?
I quickly ordered them to hide, keeping everyone on their toes.
"Get down, let's hide for now," I tell them all, then crouch down and reload my gun. I say this to Thaddeus, one of the soldiers.
"Stand guard, me and the others will take a look." Thaddeus nodded and adjusted his weapon, turning around, looking for any movement from our enemy, and protecting the rear. If I heard anything, Thaddeus would alert me to any threat.
That strange absence of enemies awakened my instinct to investigate. So I moved forward with the other soldiers.
"Let's go that way, and carefully. Stay alert," I said to everyone.
We kept looking sideways, wielding our weapons. Watching for any movement. But it was very quiet, and I didn't understand what was going on.
I tried to use my skills to listen carefully to see if there was anything out of the ordinary.
When I focused on the sounds of the place. I could hear the breathing of all my friends. Every beat of their hearts revealed determination and courage. As I concentrated more, I heard a high-pitched shout.
"Sir, take cover, there's a bomb coming." I looked at Thaddeus, and he pointed ahead of us. A bomb on a collision course with us.
My eyes widened, and I tried to stay calm.
There was no time to run. We had to try to hide.
Without hesitation, in an act of pure instinct, I pulled my companions aside and shouted desperate orders, shielding them from the impending impact.
A blinding explosion filled the field, followed by an overwhelming heat. I was thrown among the rubble and the charred bodies of my comrades. The bomb had annihilated everyone but me, surprisingly.
Despite blurred vision and ringing in my ears, I struggled to free myself from the rubble. As I looked at a fallen soldier, a mixture of sadness and determination filled my being.
"How am I still alive?", I said to myself, looking at the wreckage covering my hips and legs. I was trapped, and everyone with me minutes before was dead.
My legs felt numb, and my face hurt. Everything was burning, I could smell the strong odor. The bomb had burned me, and my heart was still struggling not to die.
I could hardly see well. I couldn't hear well, and little by little I felt my breathing slowing down.
Alone, wounded, and dazed, a torrent of emotions flooded me. However, one thought echoed in my mind: the responsibility to live in the memory of those who sacrificed themselves.
Hours later, as I regained consciousness, I longed for death, my torn body yearning for an end. "I can't get up," I lamented as I clutched the pistol my father had given me. The only pistol that had remained with me in the face of the bomb. I tried to hold it to my chest. My hands felt weak. I had no strength left. It was the end of me.
Hours passed, and it got dark. I had lost count of how many times I had passed out and woken up again. It was like a nightmare. The scene of war was in front of me, and I could do nothing about it.
In the darkness, a man approached, praying for the end of that war scene. Surprised to see me move, he, a Russian, helped me and took me to his humble home. He improvised an apple with pieces of wood he had found during the war.
''Hold on, I will take care of your wounds.'' He hurried me to his house. And I closed my eyes, trying not to think about the pain.
After weeks of recovery, I thanked the gentleman who had helped me. "Thank you for everything.'' I didn't know what else to say to him. The man, whose name was Olav, knew that I was an English soldier. I would be wanted by the Russians if they found me, so he helped me find a place where. I could sleep without anyone finding me. I accepted with enormous gratitude and set off in disguise among the Russians. Living in hiding. I struggled to return home but was discouraged to learn that I had been declared dead. I heard my name mentioned in a news report, and I had no reason to go back now.
As I stole food and looked for a way out, anger took hold of me. The loss of my friends in the war, the impossibility of returning home-it all consumed me.
At Fairfax Castle, Lux suffers in a bad marriage to Alpha Cassius, who is cruel, cold and merciless. One day, she sees him kissing her younger sister in their bed, and it hurts her heart to be betrayed. Lux, pregnant, rushes out after seeing the painful scene, and with such pain she goes into premature labor and dies before her child is born. But she is given a second chance, Lux is reborn in a new body, she is given a new life. She joins a pack that is an enemy of her ex-husband's, and has the chance to be happy and find true love. And when she meets the leader of the pack: Alpha Zane Quimby, they feel a connection, for they are both predestined. Together, they will face the fury of Cassius, who wants to put an end to Zane's pack once and for all.
Amy Anderson Singh is on the brink of a new beginning with a crucial job interview at a prestigious company in San Francisco. This job could be the solution to her debts and the rising costs of her mother cancer treatment. But just as she is about to enter the interview room, her phone rings with devastating news: her mother has been admitted to the hospital in critical condition. Desperate, Amy rushes to the hospital, only to find her mom in a coma with his cancer in an advanced stage. The doctors explain that only expensive treatments can keep him alive for a while longer. Amid the panic and pain, Amy receives an unexpected proposal from the doctor: a very important and wealthy person offers a contract that will cover her mom treatments and pay off her debts, but she must sign a confidentiality agreement. Without hesitation, Amy accepts the offer, as the only thing that matters to her is saving her mother life. However, she has no idea who this mysterious person is that made the offer.
In the midst of New York's ruthless mafia scene, Nicolas Fernandes is the feared leader whose name inspires fear and respect. Rich, charming, and ruthless, Nicolas is known for getting everything he wants, especially when it comes to the women who always fall for his charms. However, the balance of power begins to waver when the police finally begin to close in on Nicolas. His once untouchable empire is under threat, and he finds himself trapped in a web of intrigue and danger. It is at this critical moment that fate intervenes in an unexpected way. Nicolas' path crosses that of Dr. Samantha, and from that day on, everything in their lives will change. Nicolas will be ardently attracted to her, but he will deny any feelings he has for her.
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Three years ago, Cecilia was left battered and alone by the man she loved most, Alston, yet she bravely completed the wedding ceremony while pregnant. Three years later, although they were married, they grew apart over time. Cecilia focused on her career, no longer foolishly believing in love. But her transformation instantly threw Alston into a panic... And what is the secret from 11 years ago that Cecilia has always been reluctant to reveal? *** "She went to a law firm, met with a lawyer..." A lawyer? Is Cecilia suing someone? Who? Is there any recent litigation against the company? Alston suddenly chuckled coldly, "Who could she sue? I'm the CEO of this company. How come such a matter doesn't come to me first?" The assistant swallowed nervously, speaking softly, "Sir, there's no litigation against the company. She met with... a divorce lawyer."
“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?”
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!"
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. .
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.
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.