ECHOES OF DECEPTION

Spending all her life with her very shrewd, arrogant but poor single mother, JULIA AUSTIN,a teenage girl preparing for college with a great ambition lives and has a slight flare for drama still endures the pain given to her by her single mom whose hatred,is due to the circumstances surrounding her birth. Julia sees herself always talked down by her mum who seems to have a lot against her. The only consolation and confidant Julia has is her very good and childhood friend who also happens to be here best friend, RICARDO THOMPSON, who is also being raised by a wealthy single mom. Ricardo is a sweet guy with a very personable spirit. He's always there to console and be a broad shoulder for Julia to rest on. The both of them share their story together and see themselves as siblings from different wombs. Ricardo makes it clear to Julia that he detests how she's wrongly treated by her mum and yet she always puts her first and wants to make her a proud and happy mother. Though Ricardo hates what Julia's mum does to her,he still tries respecting Julia's unconditional love for her mother. Unknown to Julia, Ricardo's friendship ends up creating an urge in him to take this friendship to the next level. He secretly starts finding interest in her and starts spending more time with her under the pretense that they're friends. She also has her instincts whispering to her that Ricardo has feelings for her but he refuses to admit his feelings. He's always there to help her out with her chores and even goes as far as taking her for outings afterwards. He just makes Julia believe that it's his way of being friendly. A day comes when he meets Julia's mum shouting and bullying her and decides to finally confront her and while this confrontation is going on, Julia's mum slums. Julia in dismay and Ricardo I'm shocked quickly rush her to the hospital. They arrive at the hospital and finally find out after a series of tests that Julia's mum due to a lot of drinking and smoking is faced with an ailment called LEUKEMIA which needs immediate medical attention. They didn't have enough money to pay for the treatment and she wasn't ready to take any help from Ricardo cause she sees him as a partial reason for her mom's condition and this causes a drift in their friendship. So Julia takes it upon herself to start doing things to generate the money which leads her to doing something which she never imagined she'd do and this is SELLING DRUGS. She started doing it and was able to generate a good amount of money but unfortunately for her,on a particular day,she was caught on camera by a low-key mafia king named GEORGE HART. She pleads with him and Eventually told him her situation but he still uses this to threaten her to get her to steal something from the museum and even promises her to pay her handsomely for her mum's treatment.This she does without telling her best friend. Even after this,she's still made to do some other things for him. They eventually get caught by the police and this leads to him denying all the allegations and making Julia look like a bad person but someone quickly comes to her rescue who happens to be a spy. Julia becomes shocked to see who the person was? Who could this person be?

Kara Martin was known as Miss Perfect. She was a beauty with good personality and successful career. Unfortunately, her life changed at one night. She was accused of adultery, losing her job, and abandoned by her fiance. The arrogant man who slept with her did not want to take responsibility. He even threatened to kill her if they met again. What's worse, Kara was pregnant with twins and she chose to give birth to them. Four and a half years later, Kara returned to work at a large company. As the secretary, she would frequently face their notorious CEO. Kara thought it wouldn't be a problem, but as it turned out ... the CEO was the father of the twins!

The dream of everyone with regards to marriage is to be able to find that special someone and settle down with them. Even arranged marriages grant you an opportunity to meet your partner briefly before the wedding. How will you feel about waking up in the morning with someone sleeping next to you who is not just anyone but your legally married partner yet with no memory of how that had happened in just a few hours of going out the previous day? This is the story of Jason Haward and Julia Harrison, two strangers trapped in a marriage they never planned. The quest to find out why led to the unfolding of a mystery which made them realize they are both living a lie. To find out more, read this amazing story of love, betrayal, revenge and murder.

She was a world-renowned divine doctor, the CEO of a publicly traded company, the most formidable female mercenary, and a top-tier tech genius. Marissa, a titan with a plethora of secret identities, had hidden her true stature to marry a seemingly impoverished young man. However, on the eve of their wedding, her fiance, who was actually the lost heir to a wealthy dynasty, called off the engagement and subjected her to degradation and mockery. Upon the revelation of her concealed identities, her ex-fiance was left stunned and desperately pleaded for her forgiveness. Standing protectively before Marissa, an incredibly influential and fearsome magnate declared, "This is my wife. Who would dare try to claim her?"

"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?

Five years ago, Alessia La Rosa's life took a drastic turn when, suffering from memory loss, she wed to Dominic Carter under her grandfather's mysterious arrangement. But their marriage was a facade, bringing her only humiliation and heartache as Dominic showed no love, and she couldn't conceive. Upon discovering Dominic's infidelity, Alessia sought liberation through divorce. Yet, fate had more in store for her. Five years later, spurred by an anonymous email hinting at her lost child's whereabouts, she returns to the city with her twin babies in tow, determined to uncover the truth. As she navigates the tangled web of her past, a surprising twist awaits. Dominic, upon meeting her again, finds himself drawn to the woman she has become, unaware of her true identity as his former wife. Little does he know, the woman he's falling for is not only his ex-wife but also a powerful Doctor and Master Hacker.

She thought she was the love of his life, and he became the love of her life that fateful day she had seen him at the pack's party. Selene Grace was only a replica of Alpha Leo's real mate, and when he spotted her, Leo immediately claimed her as his Luna in order to suppress the rumors of him being mateless. Being unable to conceive turns Selene's marriage into a nightmare, and as if that wasn't enough, Alpha Leo finally reunites with his long time lover and mate, rejecting a pregnant Selene as a result. 5 years later, Selene, a now successful doctor, receives an invitation to the moon shadow pack in order to rid the pack of a deadly disease which has struck it. Will Selene return back to the pack which had caused her so much pain, and what would she do when she realizes that she is mated to the Alpha who had betrayed her in the past?