SYNOPSIS Elena's life is turned upside down in the middle of a busy European metropolis when her parents pass away in an unexplained tragedy that she thinks was planned by wealthy and troubled tycoon Giovanni Delacroix. Elena breaks into Giovanni's life to destroy him from the inside out, driven by sadness and a fierce desire for vengeance. But as she approaches, she learns truths that make her doubt her commitment and is entangled in a web of deceit, betrayal, and forbidden love. Elena has to choose between sticking to her plan and giving up on it all in the hopes of finding forgiveness as she struggles with her developing emotions for the guy she vowed to destroy. Can Elena's love last in a society where lies and power reign, or will her need for retribution devour them both?
My mother's cries could still be heard echoing through the walls of our once quiet house on the day my life fell apart.
When it occurred, I was seventeen years old, old enough to comprehend but too young to handle it. Love was a constant presence in our little Milanese abode, where it existed in every nook and cranny, right up until that evening.
I couldn't believe that a few sheets of paper might spell the end of all I had ever known as I gazed at the police report in shaking hands. The sentences became hazy, but Giovanni De Luca's name was crystal clear.
The millionaire whose business prospered as my family was falling apart. They said it was an accident and that the explosion in the plant where my father worked was caused by the carelessness of his firm. However, mishaps did not result in girls becoming orphans or moms crying.
After the burial, I saw my mother slowly deteriorate into a shadow of the person she used to be. Her sorrow was a poison that consumed every fiber of her body until she was reduced to a shell.
And then she was gone too, six months later; her heart had just given out. The physicians stated as much. I was aware of this better. Similar to how he had stolen my father, Giovanni De Luca had taken her from me.
My existence became a chilly, spiteful murmur. I vowed to myself every night in the dark to make him pay as I muttered his name. He would suffer just like I had. And I would take everything from him when the time was perfect.
My strategy was straightforward: I would get to know him, infiltrate his life, and then surprise him with a surprise attack. However, Giovanni was not a guy that nobody like me could approach.
I had to change into someone he would see and find irresistible.
So I made all of my changes. His name was a byword for power in New York, so I came here from Milan. I adopted a new persona that was the farthest thing from the distraught daughter. I turned into Elena Rossi, a lady who made her way in the circles dominated by guys such as Giovanni.
I trained myself how to talk confidently when I didn't feel confident, to walk in high heels, and to smile when all I wanted to do was cry.
Before long, I managed to get his attention. A fortuitous meeting at a benefit event-I ensured it. Across the packed room, our eyes locked, and I saw the spark of curiosity in his gaze. Giovanni was tall, dark, and very attractive.
He exuded confidence and power, causing others to clam up whenever he walked into a room. He was everything I had imagined a guy to be. However, I also saw something else that chilled my blood. He was very vicious.
I did my part well, laughing at his jokes, acting delighted by his attention, and allowing him to believe he was in charge.
Notwithstanding, each time he made contact with my hand or moved in close to mutter something in my ear, I had to remind myself of my drive.
A week later, he asked me to dinner at this ultra-exclusive restaurant that didn't even have a name. With towering floor-to-ceiling windows allowing in the shining of city lights, we were seated in a private room.
Giovanni was amiable and focused, and I detested every minute of it.
However, I had to concede that he was proficient at the game. Had I not known any better, I may have thought he was interested in me.
"Elena, you're unlike other women I've met," he said, his voice silky and low. "I'm intrigued by something about you."
With a knot in my gut, I faked a grin. "Mr. De Luca, I could say the same thing about you."
He urged, reaching across the table to hold my hand, "Please, call me Giovanni." I had to battle the impulse to withdraw away from his warm touch.
I spoke it again, "Giovanni," feeling his name weighing heavily on my tongue. I was clutching his hand as if I didn't want to break it, yet here was the guy who had ruined my life.
The evening flew by with deliberate words and grins. I was tired by the time he escorted me to my apartment, but I also knew that I couldn't afford to down my guard.
As soon as we got to my door, Giovanni stated, "I had a wonderful time tonight, Elena." "I'm hoping we can do this soon again."
I forced myself to look him in the eye and nodded. "That would be nice."
With his lips grazing my cheek, he leaned in. Though it was a soft, even compassionate motion, my spine tingled with disgust. When he withdrew, I smiled on the inside, but I was screaming.
I fell into my bed as soon as he left, the mask I had been wearing all night coming off. Tears that I hadn't let fall for years started to seep into the cushion under my head.
This was only the start. I told myself that again. Giovanni De Luca would have to pay for his actions, but not before I got near enough to kill him.
Though it was a chilly consolation, the notion was enough to stop the tears from streaming down my cheeks.
I was going to be his undoing, the shadow following him everywhere and the voice in the darkness reminding him of what he'd done. And I would see his world fall apart around him when the time came.
However, while I lay there in the darkness, an unwanted and unwanted notion entered my mind. Giovanni was a guy, not simply a monster. A guy with hopes, anxieties, and maybe regrets.
Even though I wanted to despise him, there was a little, cunning part of me that couldn't help but wonder whether there was more to him than I'd let myself believe.
I dismissed the idea, feeling ashamed of myself for ever considering it. This had nothing further to do with retaliation. I refused to let anything or anybody else influence me.
But the question remained in the back of my mind, tempting me with its possibilities, even as I closed my eyes and slept.
What if Giovanni wasn't the evil character I had portrayed him as? What if there was a guy under the surface who was just as shattered as I was?
And what if I lost myself in the process of getting my retribution?
I needed to concentrate on the current work, but the solutions will eventually surface. I would make Giovanni De Luca pay for stealing everything from me. However, as I learned more about his society, I came to see that nothing was as easy as I had previously believed.
And I knew that the worst was yet to come when the distinctions between hatred and love started to become more hazy.
I could only fight the rage that had kept me going for so long, even as it started to dim and flicker. After all, the only thing that might have been more hazardous than retaliation was the chance that I might decide I didn't want it after all.
Zhanarah Miller had no idea how her life would turn out in a single night. She was a once-dreaming university student, but now she's a young lady barely making ends meet, doing filthy jobs to pay for her brother's schooling and her sick stepmother. Zhanarah has no clue what she is getting into when she accepts an offer from Bryant Corbin, a wealthy and enigmatic millionaire, for an exotic and well-paying position. Her recent employment? seeing Naomi, Bryant's kid, grow up. A seemingly promising opportunity for a better life soon devolves into a terrifying maze of shadowy legacies, perilous groups, and long-brewing power conflicts. Fighting to keep Naomi safe, Zhanarah learns that the little child is the key to a legacy that might change the world and that many would murder to get. Zhanarah must negotiate a world of power, treachery, and lies-one in which nobody can be trusted-as foes close in from all directions. Will Naomi be protected by her, or will they both become prey to a plot that has been on since before Zhanarah ever set foot in Bryant's world?
Asteria Griffin felt her life had fallen apart when she was rejected by the one guy who was supposed to be her mate. However, while her heart bleeds, a long-forgotten strength that is connected to a vanished royal lineage and a magically old realm begins to stir inside her. Asteria must now learn to manage the great power building inside her before it kills her and all she loves. She is being chased by foes she never knew existed and is being pulled between two strong forces. Asteria must make the final decision between reclaiming her heritage as the forgotten princess of the Moonlight Kingdom and paving her own way in a society that seeks to dominate her, all as ancient wolves and vampires struggle for her allegiance. Asteria will learn that destiny doesn't simply mold destinies-it shattering them-in this gripping contemporary fantasy. Will her previous secrets destroy her or will she rise to become the queen she was destined to be?
Description for False Proposal of Relationship Synopsis Up until a severe family circumstance forces her into a difficult predicament, Charlotte Davis has always been the responsible one. She blurts out that she's already in a committed relationship out of stress when her controlling father pushes her to settle down. The lone issue? No lover is in sight. Now enter Ethan Parker, an attractive and wealthy businessman who needs a fictitious fiancée to prevent his controlling ex-girlfriend from destroying his life. As they both begin to conflate acting and reality, what starts out as a straightforward setup quickly becomes increasingly intricate. Charlotte and Ethan start to wonder about their respective positions in one other's life as tensions build and genuine feelings surface. Can the test of genuine affections be passed by a phony relationship? Will they both leave what might have been the ideal love tale, or will they both walk away? "When pretending becomes real, there are more stakes than either of them could have ever imagined."
Synopsis: Never expecting their paths to meet again, Emily Thompson, a driven young lady, has a brief one-night affair with the mysterious Logan Evans. When Emily finds out she is pregnant, their casual rendezvous becomes a wild ride of mystery. Initially a startling turn of events, it swiftly becomes entangled in treachery, peril, and sinister revelations. A covert plot connected to her father's unexplained death is discovered by Emily as she tries to make sense of this unexpected turn of events. Emily must uncover the truth about the plot while defending her unborn child, with the aid of strange friends and up against dangerous opponents. Emily battles to regain her life and secure a future for her kid in a gripping tale of betrayal and discovery.
A story of treachery, love, and forgiveness meets a secret world of werewolves and evil technology in the mysterious city of Arleux, France, in the early 21st century. When a young lady learns of her husband's involvement in the evil genetic experiment known as "Project Thorne", she finds herself ensnared in a nightmare. Due to this experiment, werewolves with heightened abilities have been released into the world, posing a threat to everyone. She must face her history and discover the terrible secrets that threaten to devour them all as she fights her husband's rejection and the deadly forces pursuing them. Will she discover real love and survive the betrayal, or will the darkness take her soul?
Melanie married Ashton out of gratitude, but she quickly found herself entangled in a web of relentless challenges. Despite these struggles, she stayed true to her commitment to the marriage. In the hospital room, Ashton indifferently attempted to draw her blood, disregarding her discomfort. This callous act was a harsh revelation for Melanie, awakening her to the grim reality of their relationship. Resolved to prioritize her own welfare, she decided to sever ties. With newfound resolve, Melanie filed for divorce. In the process, she unveiled her concealed identities, leaving everyone in shock. Throughout these turbulent times, Melanie realized that Derek, Ashton’s uncle, had been discreetly protecting her all along.
Kaelyn devoted three years tending to her husband after a terrible accident. But once he was fully recovered, he cast her aside and brought his first love back from abroad. Devastated, Kaelyn decided on a divorce as people mocked her for being discarded. She went on to reinvent herself, becoming a highly sought-after doctor, a champion racer, and an internationally renowned architectural designer. Even then, the traitors sneered in disdain, believing Kaelyn would never find someone. But then the ex-husband’s uncle, a powerful warlord, returned with his army to ask for Kaelyn’s hand in marriage.
Kallie, a mute who had been ignored by her husband for five years since their wedding, also suffered the loss of her pregnancy due to her cruel mother-in-law. After the divorce, she learned that her ex-husband had quickly gotten engaged to the woman he truly loved. Holding her slightly rounded belly, she realized that he had never really cared for her. Determined, she left him behind, treating him as a stranger. Yet, after she left, he scoured the globe in search of her. When their paths crossed once more, Kallie had already found new happiness. For the first time, he pleaded humbly, "Please don't leave me..." But Kallie's response was firm and dismissive, cutting through any lingering ties. "Get lost!"
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
"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.