Under the gaze of a fallen mafia, Elvie, a young woman with a troubled past and victim of a brutal ex, seeks to rebuild her life. Working as an assistant in the villa of the Corleone, an influential crime family, she tries to avoid conflict with the three Corleone brothers, all as dangerous as each other. But everything changes when Adriano, the eldest brother and heir, breaks his arranged engagement to embrace the war between enemy families and must quickly remarry. Cold and calculating, he sees Elvie as a simple piece in his game. For her, he is just another nightmare to flee. But as they interact, appearances crumble and unexpected bonds are forged. As her ex resurfaces, Elvie will have to choose between her new life, her secrets and the growing violence that threatens everything she has rebuilt.
The massive doors of the Corleone villa slammed shut behind Elvie, as if the world outside had suddenly become distant, impermeable, and only the sinister whispers of the estate remained within. She stood in the foyer, a large room decorated in a way that seemed both sumptuous and cold, dominated by marble columns and dark furniture. The air was thick, charged with a heavy energy, and yet it seemed frozen, suspended in infinite expectation.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm the storm that was boiling inside her. It wasn't the first time she'd been in such a luxurious, intimidating place, but this villa, this family, everything about her felt strangely oppressive. She was from another world, a world where the dim lights of the noisy streets and the familiar sounds of the seedy neighborhoods acted as a guide. Here, everything seemed too perfect, too smooth, and every corner of the house seemed a promise of invisible danger.
Her gaze fell on the Corleone family gathered in the great hall, all eyes fixed on Adriano, the Corleone heir, who stood in the center of the room. His posture was imposing, his features perfectly cut, but what struck her most was the aura of absolute control he gave off. He didn't need to speak for his presence to take over. The Corleones always listened to him as if he were king, but today, something different hung in the air. Elvie's instinct told her that this meeting would not be like the others.
She clenched her fists discreetly, trying to dispel the tension that was tightening her stomach. She was only an assistant in this house, a piece of the Corleone puzzle, a fragile, almost invisible position. She knew her role was only temporary, that she was here for a reason, but that reason remained unclear. She was an outsider, a tool in the hands of the powerful men who ruled here. And yet, there was one thing she knew deep down: this life, this world, was not for her. She had to get out of it, she had to slip between the lines and disappear before it was too late.
Adriano's voice broke the heavy quiet of the room like a clap of thunder.
"I break off my engagement," he announced, his voice implacable, his gaze swept by a determined glint. "This marriage no longer makes sense. We will crush our enemies in a more decisive, more... personal way."
An icy silence followed his words, as if the entire room had held its breath. Elvie felt a shiver run down her spine. The Corleones never broke their commitments, especially not an arranged marriage that had been carefully planned to strengthen the alliance with another crime family. There was something more to Adriano's decision, something that was unspoken, but felt in the air, in the palpable tension that followed his declaration.
The murmurs began to rise, quiet at first, then louder and louder. Family members, allies, underlings, all seemed shocked by Adriano's decision, but each understood instinctively that this was not a simple sentimental decision. This was a coup in the shadows, a new era in the making. There were calculations, maneuvers, secret alliances. Everything was changing.
Elvie suddenly felt left out, a spectator in a world she didn't quite understand. The Corleone family wasn't just a clan. It was an empire, a well-oiled machine, and she was just one small part of that machinery. The furtive glances that brushed her reminded her that she was just a pawn, someone to rely on and then discard when she was no longer needed.
A sudden noise caught her attention. Something that seemed far more personal than anything she had heard so far.
His heart clenched in his chest.
Elvie's ex had just reappeared. After months of silence, he was there, in the shadows of this cold and merciless villa, with his possessive and violent gaze. He couldn't be here. Not here. Not now.
She turned her head quickly, hoping that he hadn't seen her, that he had made a mistake in trajectory. But Maxime's gaze met hers, and an icy shiver invaded her veins. His face was harder, more marked than in her memories. He still wore that menacing expression that he had when he felt in control, but today, it was not the same thing. He was no longer the naive young man that she had thought she knew. He had become a more dangerous, more deranged man. She could feel the hold he had on her, this invisible hold that kept her in her past.
He moved slowly, like a predator stalking its prey, and every movement of his body spoke of a violence she couldn't ignore. He was here for a reason, and Elvie knew he wouldn't leave until he got what he wanted.
She swallowed hard, her thoughts blurring. She had to leave, get out of this room, slip into the shadows before he reached her. But the atmosphere, the tension around her, the icy beauty of the Corleones, everything seemed to keep her from moving. Like an invisible trap had closed around her. She wasn't ready for this confrontation, not here, not now.
"You're not alone here, you know," Adriano's voice suddenly rang through the room, his tone dry and uncompromising. "If you want to get out of this, you'd better not linger in the dark corners of this house."
She turned abruptly, her eyes meeting Adriano's. That look, sharp, calculating, knowing everything and leaving no room for error. He judged her, he knew what she felt, he saw her fear. But he didn't say a word about it. No pity, no indulgence.
Maxime's voice then rose, piercing the silence like a dagger.
"Do you really think you can escape that easily, Elvie?"
The room seemed to go dark around her, the world shrinking to this single moment, to this single confrontation. The Corleone family members continued their whispers, but to Elvie, everything had become blurred, distant, like background noise in a movie scene. She couldn't hear anything anymore. She could only see one thing: Maxime. Her hand shook as she slowly moved closer to the corner of the room, opposite him.
He took a step forward, and everything inside him seemed to exude suppressed anger. His gaze widened, madder than ever.
"You thought you could escape, but the truth is, you never left me."
Elvie felt a gap in her consciousness. She froze in place, panicking. This confrontation was inevitable. He had found her. He wouldn't let her go. Not until he had his revenge.
Her eyes fell on Adriano again, but there was no support or pity in his gaze. It wasn't his job to save her. Not this time. She had only her own courage to get through this.
Maxime stepped closer, his silhouette growing in her field of vision. She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to calm her racing heart. She had to find a way out. She had to escape. But the villa was a trap. And the war, the real war, had just begun.
Alice's life has been devastated by the betrayal of those she believed to be her allies. Five years ago, her fiancé, in the grip of a professional failure, convinced her to sacrifice her dreams to help him get back on his feet. But her best friend, hungry for glory and power, made a decision that would change their friendship forever, by secretly becoming a surrogate mother. When Alice's fiancé, now at the top of his career, left her, claiming that she no longer met his expectations, Alice, broken, accepted the proposal of the mysterious billionaire, Gabriel Hartman. Known for his coldness and indifference, Gabriel seemed to offer Alice an escape. What she didn't know was that he was the one who had orchestrated her best friend's request for maternity... But what if everything she thought she knew was just a decoy? What if, deep down, the price of her redemption is much higher than she imagined? Can the truth really mend broken hearts, or will secrets destroy everything in their path?
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Lily thought she had a simple life, surrounded by her adoptive parents in a small town. But everything changed the day she learned that her real parents were industrial tycoons and that she had a twin brother, heir to a family empire. Welcomed into a world of luxury, she found herself facing a reality very different from the one she knew. Her brother, a cold and ambitious man, had always hated her. "You're just an intruder, Lily," he told her. But another secret resurfaced: a mysterious businessman claimed that Lily was the rightful heir to a huge hidden fortune. "It's time you knew the truth," he told her. Between betrayals and revelations, Lily must choose between wealth and family loyalty.
Lara Sanders and Ethan Cole had been together for five years, but Lara had never been his priority. Ethan, obsessed with his work, did not see the soul of the woman he had married. Lara had tried to rekindle the flame, but in vain. She had had enough. One day, she left everything: the house, the promises, and Ethan. Years later, Lara reappears. She has become a successful entrepreneur, an icon of the business world, and no one recognizes her anymore as the fragile young woman she once was. Far from the shy and discreet Lara, she is now a queen of industry, admired and respected. At a public event, a journalist asks her: "Lara, you are the most influential businesswoman of the moment. What is the key to your success?" Lara, with a mysterious smile, answers: "Never let a man define you. Take charge of your life. » The next day, to everyone's surprise, Ethan appears at Lara's door. The man she thought had been forgotten, who had let her go without a glance, returns with a surprising proposition: "Lara, I made a mistake. Can we start all over again... Together?"
Luca Moretti, an influential businessman, is forced to marry Amélie Lefevre, a woman he considers a simple family obligation. Already in love with another, he vows to make Amélie's life hell so that she will ask for a divorce. However, he does not know that Amélie is hiding a secret that could change his life forever. Behind her calm facade, Amélie is much more determined and intelligent than he thinks. What will happen when Luca finds himself caught in his own game? Will he succeed in breaking their union or will he succumb to the hidden truth?
For three years, Althea lived in the shadow of an arranged marriage with Damian Crowe, a billionaire as ruthless as they are insistent, known for his dark things and his absolute control over the elite. This marriage, designed by their families to unite two dynasties by the decline, quickly turned into a nightmare. Ignored by Damian, and closely monitored by his allies, Althea has discovered a world of unavowable secrets and questionable transactions. One night, she comes across compromising information that could ruin Damian and her whole family. Realizing that she is only a pawn in their game, she disappears without warning, leaving behind an empire in danger and a man plagued by her own demons. When Althea resurfaces three years later, she was unrecognizable: independent, formidable and armed with a infallible strategy to undermine the power of Damian. In parallel, it becomes the target of the rivals of the latter, who see in it the key to destroy the reign of the Crowe. But Damian did not say his last word. Torn between his desire to reconquer and the fear of the truths that Althea could reveal, he embarks on a battle where love and destruction are intertwined. Does Althea play a vengeance game, or is it about to overthrow a world that she has sworn to never suffer?
After three loveless years, Neil's betrayal deeply wounded Katelyn. She wasted no time in getting rid of that scoundrel! After the divorce, she devoted herself to career pursuits. Rising to prominence as a top designer, skilled doctor, and brilliant hacker, she became a revered icon. Neil, realizing his grave mistake, tried in vain to win her back, only to witness her magnificent wedding to another. As their vows were broadcast on the world's largest billboard, Vincent slid a ring onto Katelyn's finger and declared, "Katelyn is now my wife, a priceless treasure. Let all who covet her beware!"
The whispers said that out of bitter jealousy, Hadley shoved Eric's beloved down the stairs, robbing the unborn child of life. To avenge, Eric forced Hadley abroad and completely cut her off. Years later, she reemerged, and they felt like strangers. When they met again, she was the nightclub's star, with men ready to pay fortunes just to glimpse her elusive performance. Unable to contain himself, Eric blocked her path, asking, "Is this truly how you earn a living now? Why not come back to me?" Hadley's lips curved faintly. "If you’re eager to see me, you’d better join the queue, darling."
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. .
Chloe Miler, a naïve young woman, waits shyly to spend Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, but is betrayed on that day when she witnesses him entangled in bed with her own sister. Chloe's heart is broken when her heartfelt love for him is trampled on in an instant. *** Lionel Williams, the mysterious billionaire, the top of the pyramid, is handsome as hell. His eyes are set high, but he is drugged, has a one-night stand with a strange woman, and is humiliated by that unknowing woman with her money! His instincts tell him it's not that simple, and he's going to find her out!
“Drive this woman out!” "Throw this woman into the sea!” When he doesn’t know Debbie Nelson’s true identity, Carlos Hilton cold-shoulders her. “Mr. Hilton, she is your wife,” Carlos’ secretary reminded him. Hearing that, Carlos gives him a cold stare and complained, “why didn’t you tell me earlier?” From then on, Carlos spoils her rotten. Little did everyone expect that they would get a divorce.
After a painful breakup with her boyfriend of two years who coldly told her to her face that he couldn't keep dating her because she was too uptight--In a moment of anger and defiance, Anna decided to throw caution to the wind for one reckless night. She headed to the wildest club in Texas, determined to lose herself in the chaos. But fate had other plans. To her shock, she ran into her ex-boyfriend at the club. Desperate to save face, she made a split-second decision and approached a stranger, pretending he was her new boyfriend. What she never anticipated was the magnetic pull she would feel towards him or the fact that she'd end up going home with this mystery man. Soon enough, the real surprise hit her--this stranger wasn't just anyone; he was her new boss. What begins as a night of rebellion spirals into a whirlwind of forbidden attraction, societal pressure and hidden affairs. And now there are so many things at stake. Find out how this story unfolds.