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Blurb: She was supposed to be a passing distraction-a young college girl with too much curiosity and a dangerous innocence that made her irresistible. But when Alina stumbles upon a side of billionaire Damon Cross that no one is supposed to see, walking away is no longer an option. Damon has spent years hiding his secrets behind wealth and power. By day, he's a ruthless businessman. By night, he controls a dangerous empire in the shadows. He doesn't love. He doesn't do attachments. But Alina? She's under his skin. The deeper she falls for him, the darker his world becomes. And when enemies come knocking, she realizes one thing-Damon Cross was never just a man to love. He was an obsession waiting to ruin her.
The club pulsed with music, a rhythmic beat that vibrated through the floor and sent waves of energy through the air. Alina Carter adjusted the strap of her dress, feeling slightly out of place in the sea of glittering bodies moving in sync under flashing neon lights.
She wasn't supposed to be here.
It was her best friend, Jenny, who had convinced her to come. "One night out won't kill you," she had said. "And besides, you need to live a little."
Alina wasn't the type to party at exclusive clubs in downtown Manhattan, let alone one as elite as "Vortex"-a place whispered about in hushed tones among the rich and powerful. It was the kind of place where secrets were kept, where the wealthy and dangerous rubbed shoulders under the guise of business and pleasure.
A shiver of unease crept up her spine. She scanned the room, searching for Jenny, who had disappeared the moment they stepped inside.
Typical.
Alina sighed and turned toward the bar, weaving through the crowd. The bartender, a middle-aged man with sharp eyes, gave her a once-over before smirking.
"What can I get you, sweetheart?"
"Just water, please."
He chuckled, shaking his head. "First time here?"
She hesitated. "Is it that obvious?"
"Most people don't come to "Vortex" for water."
Before she could respond, a sudden hush fell over a section of the club. It was subtle-just a shift in the energy-but noticeable. Conversations died down, and heads turned toward the entrance of a "VIP lounge" hidden behind dark glass walls.
Alina followed their gazes, and that was when she saw him.
"Damon Cross."
He entered like a storm, his presence suffocating. The air changed, thick with unspoken authority. He wasn't just another wealthy man-he was someone people feared. Someone who could silence a room with a single look.
Tall, broad-shouldered, and exuding a dangerous kind of power, he was the embodiment of control. His sharp jawline was dusted with the faintest hint of stubble, his icy-blue eyes scanning the club with detached calculation. He wore a tailored black suit, crisp and expensive, with the top button of his shirt undone-just enough to hint at the danger lurking beneath his refined exterior.
Alina had heard of him before. "Everyone had."
Damon Cross was a name whispered in the world of high finance and underground dealings-a billionaire who built an empire on calculated ruthlessness. Some called him a genius. Others called him a devil.
Alina? She had never cared to find out.
Until now.
She should have looked away. But she didn't.
And then it happened.
"He caught her staring."
Their eyes met, and for a split second, time slowed. His gaze was piercing, unreadable, like he was "studying her, stripping her bare without a single word."
Alina's breath hitched. She knew she should look away, break the connection before it turned into something dangerous. But she couldn't.
Damon's lips curved into the faintest smirk-something dark and knowing-before he turned away, disappearing behind the tinted doors of the VIP section.
Alina exhaled, pressing a hand against her chest. "What the hell just happened?"
She barely had time to process before a hand grabbed her wrist.
"There you are!" Jenny's voice was slurred, her eyes glassy from alcohol. "Come on, you have to meet someone!"
Before Alina could protest, she was being dragged across the club, her heels clicking against the polished floors. Jenny led her past the crowded dance floor, through a hidden corridor, and toward an entrance marked "VIP ONLY."
Alina stiffened. "Jenny, we can't go in there."
Jenny rolled her eyes. "Relax. My date is there. He's friends with the owner."
"The owner?"
Jenny grinned. "Some billionaire. Not sure of his name, but he's loaded."
A sinking feeling settled in Alina's stomach.
The bouncer at the entrance barely glanced at them before stepping aside. Inside, the atmosphere was entirely different-darker, quieter, more intense. The music was subdued, replaced with low conversations and the occasional clink of expensive glasses.
Alina's instincts screamed at her to leave.
And then, she saw him again.
Damon Cross sat in the center of the lounge, exuding quiet dominance. He leaned back in his chair, fingers resting against his whiskey glass, watching everything "without looking like he was watching at all."
Jenny didn't notice the tension in Alina's posture as she waved to a man sitting beside Damon. "There he is! Come on!"
Alina hesitated, but it was too late. Jenny was already walking over, leaving her with no choice but to follow.
Damon's eyes flickered to her, sharp and assessing. He said nothing, but the intensity of his gaze sent a shiver down her spine.
Jenny's date grinned. "This is your friend?"
Jenny giggled. "Yeah! Alina, meet Marcus."
Alina forced a polite smile, ignoring the way Damon's gaze "never left her."
Marcus gestured toward the empty seat beside him. "Sit."
Alina hesitated. "I should probably-"
"Sit."
The command didn't come from Marcus.
It came from "him."
Damon's voice was smooth, low, "dangerous."
A slow pulse of fear and curiosity thrummed through her. She wasn't sure why she obeyed, but she did.
The second she sat down, Damon leaned forward, his voice calm yet laced with something she couldn't define.
"You don't belong here."
Alina's stomach twisted. "Excuse me?"
His gaze darkened. "You heard me."
Her pulse quickened. She should have been offended, but there was something about the way he said it-like a warning, not an insult.
"I was just leaving," she murmured, standing.
Before she could take a step, "a hand grabbed her wrist."
Not Damon's.
Marcus.
Alina stiffened as his grip tightened. "Stay a while," Marcus murmured, his breath reeking of whiskey.
She yanked her arm, but he held firm. "Let go."
Marcus smirked. "Don't be like that."
The tension in the room "shifted."
One moment, Damon was relaxed, distant. The next, "he was a storm waiting to break."
His voice was lethal. "Let. Her. Go."
Marcus hesitated. For a second, it seemed like he would argue. But then Damon's "cold, merciless gaze" locked onto him, and whatever courage Marcus had vanished.
He released Alina immediately, muttering an apology.
Damon didn't acknowledge it. He was already looking at Alina again, his expression unreadable.
"Leave," he said softly.
This time, she listened.
Without another word, she turned and walked away, her heart hammering against her ribs.
She could still feel his eyes on her.
And for reasons she couldn't understand, "she knew this wasn't the last time she would see him."
She had just stepped into a world she wasn't meant to enter.
And Damon Cross?
"He wasn't going to let her walk away so easily."
BLURB Kate Bloom thought she had everything-until she was betrayed by the two people she loved most. Her fiancé's cheating heart shattered her trust, but the worst blow came when her sister-her flesh and blood-joined in the betrayal, leaving Kate to pick up the broken pieces of her life. With nothing left but her pride and a future she could no longer bear, she agrees to a marriage of convenience with the mysterious Austin Lloyd, a man whose secrets are as dark as his eyes. What she doesn't know is that Austin isn't just the quiet, brooding man he appears to be. Beneath the layers of silence and shadows, he's a billionaire-a man of power, wealth, and influence, with a hidden agenda of his own. As Kate's new life unfolds, she is thrust into a world she never expected-a world where her family's empire is at stake, where her every move is watched, and where the man she married, though distant and enigmatic, might just be the only one who can help her reclaim everything she's lost. But as the tension builds between them, so does an undeniable connection neither can ignore. Together, they must face the demons of their past, stand against the wickedness of her family, and fight for a future neither of them ever saw coming. With secrets unraveling and trust hanging by a thread, will their marriage survive the storm? Or will the whispers of Austin's billionaire world drown them both?
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. .
Season 1: Vanessa Saxon was once married to Luca Kensington, the cold and distant CEO of K Group. But when she was seven months pregnant, her adopted sister, Beatriz Langley, falsely accused her of having an affair with her best friend, Daxton Radcliffe, and carrying his child. The worst part? Luca believed Beatriz. In a fit of rage, Luca demanded their baby be removed prematurely, leading to a tragic event where Vanessa nearly died from the ordeal. Saved by Daxton, Vanessa disappeared. Now, five years later, she returns-stronger and determined-alongside her daughter, Isla Saxon, to exact her revenge on those who wronged her. SEASON 2: Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Senna Thorne lost everything-her family, her freedom, and the man she once loved. Betrayed and abandoned, she was sentenced to a fate worse than death. Magnus Voss, the ruthless billionaire who once held her heart, now sees her as nothing more than a murderer, a woman unworthy of mercy. But when fate grants her a second chance, she returns under a new name, Zara Skye-no longer the broken woman he cast aside. Yet Magnus refuses to let go. He sees her, he feels her, and deep down, he knows-she is the ghost that haunts him, the love he once destroyed. But this time, Senna isn't here for love. She's here for vengeance. When their paths collide once more, will he uncover the truth before it's too late? Or will her revenge burn them both to ashes?
Corinne devoted three years of her life to her boyfriend, only for it to all go to waste. He saw her as nothing more than a country bumpkin and left her at the altar to be with his true love. After getting jilted, Corinne reclaimed her identity as the granddaughter of the town’s richest man, inherited a billion-dollar fortune, and ultimately rose to the top. But her success attracted the envy of others, and people constantly tried to bring her down. As she dealt with these troublemakers one by one, Mr. Hopkins, notorious for his ruthlessness, stood by and cheered her on. “Way to go, honey!”
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Her fiance and her best friend worked together and set her up. She lost everything and died in the street. However, she was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, her husband was trying to strangle her. Luckily, she survived that. She signed the divorce agreement without hesitation and was ready for her miserable life. To her surprise, her mother in this life left her a great deal of money. She turned the tables and avenged herself. Everything went well in her career and love when her ex-husband came to her.
I'm a Luna. After three years of marriage to Alpha Nathaniel Blackwood, I'm finally pregnant with his pup. But he's unclaimed me for his first love. I'm leaving the pack with this secret, praying he never finds out. Nathaniel Blackwood is a handsome, powerful Alpha. In a world where humans and werewolves coexist, he has it all: a billion-dollar empire, untold power, a massive pack, and, most importantly, the perfect Luna. But the return of his first love shattered our marriage. When he finds out the secret I've been hiding, will he regret rejecting me? Will I ever be able to forgive him? Dive into this gripping serialized novel to find out more-Enjoy the ride!