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Lily black didn't even know who she was, she thought she was any ordinary girl just going about her day, until her dragon Sapphire awakened in her soul, making it known she wasn't some ordinary girl but the last female dragon. will her and her fated mate Creed prevail against her evil, sadistic father? or will Danny Further prevail instead?

When fierce and fearless event planner Seraphina "Sera" Vale accidentally exposes the sham behind the city's most anticipated billionaire wedding, she thinks her career is over. But instead, she finds herself tangled in a dangerous bargain with the cold, calculating CEO Eryx Kane: pretend to be his fiancée until he secures his inheritance - or watch her family's reputation burn. Living under the same roof, Sera swears to resist his impossible charm. But Eryx hides more than just his heart behind his icy mask - and the closer they get, the more the secrets could destroy them both. Between stolen glances, forbidden touches, and the ghosts of their pasts, what began as a deal becomes a twisted game of power, lies, and undeniable desire.

"Strip!" He ordered. She froze. It is going to happen again. He is going to have sex with her again. " Please...", she trembled, her eyes pooled with tears. " Strip Sabrina. Now!" She felt angry and humiliated at the same time, standing up to him will only bring her more pain, so why not just strip with dignity. Not that she thinks she has any left anyways. To him... With a trembling hand, she removed her gown, making sure to hold his gaze as she did so. Left only with her corset, she hesitated, but she removed it. She stood stark naked before him, humiliation washed over her but she concealed it well. " Crawl", he ordered. Sabrina went cold, she stared at him, shocked out of her wit. Crawl? She knows how degrading and immoral that is. " I am not a whore ", she snapped. " Crawl! Or I will make you", he warned sternly. Tears stung her eyes. Shamefully, she lowered herself to the floor, and stood all fours. Then she started towards him. He would force her if she refused anyway. Her insides coiled with humiliation and anger with every degrading crawl she made. She stopped at his feet, and stood. Her gaze was filled with rage and sheer resentment. How much she loathes this man! But this is her life now, a whore to a vengeful king.

Dera was a girl from a wealthy background, she fell in love with a guy not in their class. the parent was against it, but since Dera loves Richard so much, they got married but the unexpected happened . when Dera lost her first during childbirth her world shattered.

Gnero pulled me into his arms, comforting me as I clung to him. The tension between us was electric, our bodies drawn together in a way that needed no words. "I want you," I whispered, our breaths mingling. Those men had told me something that hunted me... They had known that I was a virgin. I could see the way Gnero's eyes were wild with hunger, at least it would be better if my first was my husband even though I never agreed to such a marriage, at least it would be my choice. I placed my hand on his chest, a clear indication of what I wanted even though I didn't know what exactly that I was doing. A smirk played on his lips. "I thought you'd never say it," he murmured, pulling me into a kiss that melted me into him. Vanessa De La Cruz was the first child of the De la Cruz mafia family, she had dreams and aspirations to become the first female Mafia boss in Italy but that was until her father sold her to the Gnero family, a rival and an enemy for generations in other to seal a pact and for information on a secret that Vanessa was not aware of and when she meets Gnero she knows that he was the weapon that had been fashioned against her that was until twenty hours later, her father was murdered in cold blood and she as set up as the traitor of the family, she realizes with horror that Gnero is the only one that can save her.

When emotionally guarded tech engineer Elara Quinn stumbles upon a hidden artifact in her grandmother's attic, she's thrust backward into Victorian England-straight into the arms of Elias Blackwood, a rogue historian chasing rumors of a time traveler. As sparks fly and timelines twist, the two must unravel a mystery buried across centuries before time itself collapses. But every heartbeat threatens a paradox, and their love might be the greatest anomaly of all.