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"""Will you, Drew Walton, take Lilian Rose Martin, to be your lawful wedded wife, to share your life openly, standing with her in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in hardship and in ease, to cherish and love, now and forevermore?"" Lily believed she had no purpose within her family. She had never been treated responsibly and frequently endured physical abuse from her father and other family members. Even the housemaids showed her no kindness, considering her a nuisance. Her value only became apparent when she was forced to marry into the Walton Family. Lily was terrified of Drew, the man she was to marry, but she was bound by her duty as a Martin. On their first wedding night, Drew confessed that he didn't like her. She was unlike the women he typically dated. Who would desire someone with her limited education, slim figure, and unattractive appearance? Nevertheless, she was determined to honor her marriage agreement with Drew rather than return to the Martins, who had mistreated her. [TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains adult language and themes, including graphic violence, explicit content, and instances of violence against women that may be disturbing to some readers. This book is intended for adult readers.] Hey there, readers! Dive into the captivating journey of Orion and Erin in ""Mr. Bodyguard, It's Hard to Love You."" Thank you soo much for support!"

"""Get your foot, out of my door!"" I yelped as I tried heavily to shut the door on him. ""Pet... No need to be shy, it's only me, besides it's not the first time I've seen you naked?"" He grinned like he was enjoying toying with me. My temporary guardian easily pushed himself inside my bathroom making my heart pound. Who was I kidding, I was no use for his incredible power, nor was my I any match for his crazy fast speed. However, if I was out in the woods, I'd still have a chance to escape him, thanks to my powers. He locked the bathroom door once he was in. ""I apologise Kavyaa, but I no longer can not let you go back with Mark."" ""What?! Are you insane? He's a cop! You can't legally do this!"" He smirked sending a chill down my spine, and slowly started to make his way over to me. ""I can do, whatever I want with you."" -- Kavyaa is taken in by her cop cousin Ethan. Ethan is a werewolf, and he has been strictly told to keep his true identity a secret from her, since she's just going to be staying with him for a short while. However things start to get heated up with murders into town, and Kavyaa finds out about her guardian's canine secret. Will she be able to escape from him? Or will she end up being his next prey?"

"Tobias was raised as a warlock in a hidden valley. He was raised to be heartless, ruthless, and evil. But will that all change when he meets a beautiful blue-eyed girl. A story of secrets, betrayal, and a fight for love."

"""Mom, please don't.... don't.... don't do this to me!"" Kim sobbed as she crawled backwards on the floor. Watching her mother turn to that horrible monster she had always seen in her nightmares. ""No, you b*st*rd! I see his face in your face and for that, you deserved to be punished."" Jane looked at her with her crazy eyes as if to murder her on spot. The current her is an intimidating figure, her eyes glowing red from the rage inside her like dark embers in the night. Her mouth is set in a twisted smirk of maliciousness as she stares lifelessly into Kim’s pleading eyes ""No, you don't want to Mom. This is not the you I know.... stop this Mom, please!"" Kim continued to plead to her mother. She felt so helpless, not for the fact that her mother's toxic side is trying to kill her like she used to whenever she's triggered. She looked at her mother smiling with cruelty that cannot be hidden. 'She's probably beyond saving' Kim thought to herself. Maybe if she died, her mother would be arrested and could finally get treated..... at least, she would be same and her good side will forget that she killed her own daughter, so that she doesn't feel guilty and shame. ""I..... I.... lo..... love..... you....mo....m..mom!"" Kim said incoherently as Jane choked her on the neck. She felt so light-headed. Kim feels the cold, hard floor as her back slides against it, each bump and ridge sending small shocks through her body. Jane’s fingers press into Kim’s skin, digging into her softer flesh as she tightens her grip in fear. Jane’s grip is hard as iron, the force suffocating any chance of escape for Kim. Her rough fingers digging into Kim’s soft skin with a hint of fury, pushing her closer and closer towards death. 'This is it, the end of me. Find redemption, be free from this hell caused by Dad.' she thought. ""Pishui!"" sounded the bullets as it hit her mom's backside. ""Ahh..."" Jane cried as she dropped flat, right beside her daughter. Kim’s sobs echoed through the room like a dam breaking, a sob filled with pain, fear and despair. Jane’s voice was like a whip crack, a sharp staccato of threats and hate. The shuffling of Kim’s body across the floor as she crawled away was like thunder gathering in the sky, waiting to break free. ""No.... no.... mom.... no..... don't die on me..... you... you have to live....."" she whispered softly as her mind went blank. ""Location clear, target is down."" A special force agent said to his walkie-talkie. ""Copy!"" a voice boomed back. Kim would have been the perfect definition of a traumatised girl. She knows this, yet she places her mother’s healing above herself. Her Dad must have done unspeakable deeds towards her mother until she lost herself and had two personalities. The toxic side of her mother would abuse her physically and psychologically and now Kim had also changed. She changed to a bad girl style after the school's Summer break, just to cover up her pain and prevent anyone from getting closer. But that doesn’t include her drop-dead gorgeous childhood friend, who happens to be the cute nerdy boy next door, the hot locker mate, and an awkward deskmate. Why does he appear everywhere? Perhaps he could be her healing or trigger? He has his family issues too and with his mother’s remarriage, Max finds comfort with a childhood friend he always had a crush on. And after so many years, she seems to have become bold, beautiful, baddie and maybe.... hurt? Slowly but surely, they both begin to see each other in a new light....this was the beginning of their awkward romance... and hopefully, their nerdy love doesn’t end tragically like their parents."

"Do you believe that a person can be reincarnated with the same soul but different body? Two souls have met and hated each other on their past life. Bounded by mystery, they found their self-looking for each other...not to continue their romance but to seek revenge. Until when will their hearts render hate towards each other? How many reincarnations will it take to change their destiny? Kalantiaw a ruler of Panay and other Islet takes interest with Amaya. He forced her to live with him. On their wedding day Amaya had planned to kill him. Little did they know the thing that killed Kalantiaw will kill her too. After a century they are reincarnated into different persons. He was holding into his grudge and promise to get his revenge on her and to find the answer on their weird entanglement."

"I’m a new grad human in huge debt, and betrayed by my Omega bf. When I got wasted in a bar, I didn’t expect to have the best love ever. And the very next morning, I also didn’t expect to wake up and find my hookup was my bf's Alpha billionaire BOSS…. How things are going to turn out after I accidentally became his 5-year-old daughter's live-in nanny? ____________ How did this happen? How did I wind up finally becoming employed, only for it to turn out that my new employer was the same person who I had a fling with just two nights ago? “I didn’t know that you would be the employer. If I had known, I wouldn’t have applied….” “It’s alright. I knew it was you when I hired you. I did it on purpose.” I scrunched my eyebrows together. “What do you mean?”"