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In Love with a Billionaire Irina, 18, is a young prodigy from the BloodMoon Foundation, known for training the most influential leaders in the world. Determined, she devotes her life to her studies and her ambitions, relegating romantic relationships to the background. Finding love is not a priority for her, especially when she is ready to do anything to honor her family's legacy. But what happens when she discovers that she is contractually engaged to the most ruthless billionaire on the planet, a man from a faraway land whose reputation frightens even the most powerful? **Xander Draymore**. This name alone makes investors and tycoons around the world tremble. Dangerously seductive but of legendary cruelty, he built his empire on ruins and sacrifices. Convinced that fate is playing a trick on him, he refuses to accept this arranged marriage which he considers a punishment. But why, from the first glance he exchanges with Irina, does he suddenly feel that she is different from the others? Is she a threat to his power or a key to his own secret ambitions? "Aren't you happy?" Irina dared to ask, as he stared out the window of his penthouse at the illuminated city, his face lit by the neon lights that made him almost vulnerable, a stark contrast to his reputation as a business predator. "Happy?" he replied with a cold smile, a hint of irony in his voice. "It's a concept I've never understood... and never will." Those words broke something inside her. But why does Xander seem to refuse all emotion? What wounds does he hide behind this facade of icy perfection? Will Irina be able to pierce her armor before losing her own heart in this game of ambitions and betrayals? And most importantly, what secret about their common bond could turn everything upside down?
Chapter 1
They sat in silence, the atmosphere heavy with a weight Irina didn't yet understand. His parents exchanged furtive glances, as if hesitating to say words that could change his life. She, at eighteen years old, only saw the unusual rigidity of their gestures, the discreet tremor in her father's hand which clung to his cup of tea like a buoy.
"Irina, there is something we need to tell you. » His mother's voice was low, almost trembling.
Irina raised her eyebrows. She was used to their restraint, to this veneer of authority that dictated their house like a silent anthem, but this tone, this hesitation... it was new.
"We made a decision a long time ago, a decision that you need to understand today. »
The young woman frowned, crossing her arms. "What's going on? Why are you acting like I did something wrong? »
His mother shook her head, placing an envelope on the table between them. It was sealed, a deep red that evoked images of ancient pacts, promises engraved in indelible ink.
"It's not what you did, but what we did. This letter... it contains your future. »
Irina remained frozen, her gaze oscillating between her mother's pale face and the envelope that seemed to challenge her. She held out her hand, but hesitated. " What is this ? »
His father spoke for the first time. "A contract, signed before you were born. An alliance. »
An incredulous laugh escaped him. "A contract? Are you kidding? What does this have to do with me? »
His mother looked down. "You are engaged, Irina. Always. »
The words fell like an anvil. Fiancee. She felt her breath catch, the ground wavering beneath her feet.
"Engaged to who?" » His voice was cold, almost unrecognizable.
His father continued, each word weighing like a verdict. "To a man who comes from another world, far beyond what you can imagine. A man who..." He stopped, searching for words.
"A dangerous man," his mother finished in a whisper.
Silence exploded between them, giving way to a whirlwind of emotions that Irina could not grasp. She tore off the envelope, her fingers trembling as she broke the seal. The words on the paper seemed to dance before his eyes, a macabre dance that left no room for interpretation.
A name. Xander Draymore.
She looked up. "Are you telling me I have to marry this man? That my whole life, everything I've built, doesn't matter because you decided to do...what? To sell me? »
His mother burst into tears. "It's not like that!" It was a necessity. We had to protect our family. »
"Protect me?!" » She stood abruptly, the chair scraping the floor. "You handed me over to a stranger. A stranger that you yourself describe as dangerous. Can you explain to me how this is supposed to protect me? »
His father slammed the table, a rare gesture that silenced everyone. "You have no choice, Irina. This marriage must take place. If you refuse... the consequences could be worse than you imagine. »
She wanted to respond, but no words passed her lips. Everything in her screamed rebellion, but one look at her mother's distress paralyzed her. She felt anger mingling with a dull fear, a fear she had never known.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, in a skyscraper whose glass walls reflected an entire city, Xander Draymore was reading the same letter.
His office, a fortress of marble and steel, seemed eerily silent as his eyes scanned the handwritten words. The elegant pen did nothing to soften the brutal message: he had to get married.
A grin stretched his lips. "Get married? » he muttered to himself, his voice filled with a mixture of contempt and irony.
He tossed the letter onto his desk, standing up to look at the city spread out at his feet. His reflection in the window gave him the image of an impassive man, both sculpted by power and marked by invisible shadows.
"Who dares to believe that he can impose such a fate on me? »
His assistant, a discreet but terribly efficient man, entered without a word, placing a file on the desk. Xander turned to him, his eyes icy.
"Who is she? »
The assistant hesitated. "Irina Kanev, eighteen years old, prodigy student of the BloodMoon Foundation. She is... "
"I know what she is. What I want to know is why her. »
The man swallowed. "It's a family arrangement. An old promise between your father and his grandfather. She didn't ask for any of this. »
Xander burst into bitter laughter. "Nothing asked?" So what about me? Did I ask to be chained to a kid barely out of childhood? »
He turned away, his hands clenched into fists. "They think I will obediently obey. They think their contract still has power over me. They forget that I have nothing to lose. »
"What do you want to do? » asked the assistant cautiously.
Xander was silent for a moment, then slowly turned around. His eyes glowed with a dangerous light. "I'm going to go to this wedding. But not to submit to it. I'm going to show them that I'm not being played with. Not them, not her, no one. »
In an office thousands of miles away, Irina crumpled the letter between her fingers, tears burning her cheeks. Fear and anger swirled within her, but one clear thought emerged in the chaos: if she had to face this imposed fate, she would not do so as a victim.
She raised her head, her eyes dry. " Alright. You want me to marry this man? I will. But I promise you one thing: no one will decide my life for me, ever again. »
At the same time, in his glass tower, Xander whispered, an icy smile on his lips: "Irina Kanev, prepare yourself. This marriage will not be a blessing. It will be a battlefield. »
Isabelle, marked by an ancient prophecy that announces the destruction of her Sister Sister, was hidden and isolated from the world. But when she meets Damien, a powerful alpha, the link between them becomes irresistible, despite the curse that weighs on their union. They will have to fight against fate, enemies and prophecy, but can they overcome such an old and powerful force?
The wild queen of the cursed king Zafira Lazzaro is the daughter of the sponsor of the Noctis Nero cartel, one of the country's most dreaded criminal families. But Zafira refuses to be a simple submissive heiress. She despises arranged marriages, loves illegal races and prefers weapons to worldly balls. But when she reached her eighteen years, she is forced to choose a fiancé to seal an alliance. She selects one ... and three years later, he betrays her, leaving her alone and pregnant with an illegitimate heir. Now, Zafira is summoned to the gala of dynasties, where she will discover the identity of her true blood partner. Rafael de Santis is the new king of crime, a ruthless mafia marked by a curse that eats away at his empire. He must find his queen before the next blood eclipse, otherwise his organization collapsed. But when his soul is linked to Zafira, an unmanageable rebel with the explosive past, he refuses to believe it. It is a traveling danger, a storm impossible to tame ... And yet it is the only one capable of breaking the curse that weighs on it. But an unforgivable error threatens to destroy them before they can even unite. Betrayals, vendettas, assassinations and coup d'etat stand on their way. Can the king of crime and the rebel queen love each other without reducing their empire in ashes?
Alpha chained Just before her marriage, Alina discovers the unimaginable: her fiancé betrays her with her own cousin. Devastated and humiliated, she flees her pack, leaving her past and hopes behind a peaceful life behind. While she wanders aimlessly, she crosses the path of Kael Blackthorn, the most dreaded Alpha in the region, known for its cruelty and unlimited ambition. In a moment of panic and confusion, Alina accidentally concluded a pact with Kael, just believing a temporary refuge. But she discovered too late that in exchange for her protection, she literally "sold" herself, becoming her partner before the ancestral laws of the wolves. Kael, intrigued by this wolf who dares to challenge conventions, decides to play the game. But Alina ignores that she has a secret that could upset the balance of all the packs: a mysterious birth mark which, according to a forgotten prophecy, designates her carrier as the key to an old power. Brutal attacks on the borders, disturbing visions of a past that it does not recognize, and an inexplicable link which is woven between her and Kael ... Alina must sail in a world where she is both a target and a weapon. Is Kael really his ally, or does he use their link to establish his domination? While it strives to break the pact, a heartbreaking dilemma arises: fleeing this ruthless alpha or accepting the role that fate seems to impose on it ... at the risk of condemning or saving all the packs.
The leak of the Luna of the Alpha For three years, Elena suffered from the brutality and cold indifference of her companion, the Alpha dominating Kieran, as well as the cruel manipulations of his pack. Their union, imposed by the revered matriarch of the clans, Sylvia Nightshade, aimed to strengthen an ancestral alliance. Sylvia, recognized for her relentless wisdom and her power of discernment, had chosen Elena for her heir, affirming that only a woman with an exceptional inner force could channel the uncontrolled ferocity of Kieran. But the night when Elena discovers the betrayal of Kieran, the spark that maintained her hope goes out. In tears but determined, it escapes under the cover of darkness, breaking the sacred link and defying the laws of the pact. Why did Kieran, yet intended to protect her, abandoned her? And why did Sylvia, so a visionary, choose a union devoted to failure? Three years later, Kieran, haunted by his guilt, travels the land to understand why Elena fled. Until the day she reappears, transformed. The shy young Luna he had known is now a daring and mysterious woman, attracting the attention of Alphas Rivaux, including the charismatic but dangerous Callum Draven. What happened so that Elena acquires such power? And above all, has she returned to take revenge, or to claim what belongs to her? Is Kieran ready to face the buried truths of his past, or will he be destroyed by the secrets that Elena now hides behind her piercing gaze?
My Contract with the Alpha Eleanor "Ellie" Wainwright, a young woman from a cruel and manipulative family, is forced to marry a feared and lonely Alpha, Victor Hartfang. Born without a wolf, she is considered an anomaly in her pack, a dead weight for her family and an object of contempt for the other members. Victor, Alpha of the powerful pack of the Dark Shadows, agrees to this marriage for mysterious reasons. Aloof, icy and dominant, he treats her like an outsider. However, behind his impenetrable facade, he hides a dark secret: his past is marked by betrayals and heartbreaking choices, and his own wolf is chained by a strange evil. Plunged into a new pack where tensions and challenges multiply, Ellie must navigate a world of domination, jealousies and political intrigue. Why did Victor really agree to this union? What did he hope to get from her? And why does her wolf seem to react so violently to her presence, oscillating between rejection and an almost unbearable attraction? As their unlikely bond begins to strengthen, a greater threat emerges. A rival pack, ancient enemies, and a forgotten prophecy threaten to upset their fragile balance. Can Ellie, devoid of lupine powers, prove she is more than a weak human? Will Victor dare to reveal her secrets before they destroy them both? And most importantly, what will happen when Victor discovers that Ellie may not be as "human" as she thinks?
Married to the Alpha of the Mafia Sienna Moretti, an ordinary young woman from a former fallen family of werewolves, sees her life turned upside down when she is forced to sign a marriage contract with Dominic "Alpha" Valenti, an enigmatic billionaire, leader of a powerful pack... and ruthless head of an underground mafia network. Dominic is not a man to be refused. Known for his intimidating aura, his colossal fortune and his absolute control over his affairs (human and supernatural), he is as feared as he is admired. But behind his air of unwavering sovereign, Dominic is haunted by a curse that eats away at his wolf, making him uncontrollable and dangerous. Sienna, rejected by her own family for the absence of her wolf, is sold as a pawn in this arranged alliance between her clan and the Valenti pack. But why did Dominic choose her? Is it really for her rare blood, or is there a darker reason behind it? As she enters a world of luxury, danger, and secrets, Sienna discovers that this marriage is not only about power, but also a war of influence where mobsters, wolves, and billionaires clash. Dominic, despite his apparent control, hides a dark past and a growing obsession with Sienna that he seems unable to contain. When Dominic's enemies target Sienna, she must discover: who is the man behind the Alpha? And how far will she go to protect a man she doesn't know whether to hate or love?
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.
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Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!
Rumors said that Lucas married an unattractive woman with no background. In the three years they were together, he remained cold and distant to Belinda, who endured in silence. Her love for him forced her to sacrifice her self-worth and her dreams. When Lucas' true love reappeared, Belinda realized that their marriage was a sham from the start, a ploy to save another woman's life. She signed the divorce papers and left. Three years later, Belinda returned as a surgical prodigy and a maestro of the piano. Lost in regret, Lucas chased her in the rain and held her tightly. "You are mine, Belinda."