VE Laurent
VE Laurent's Books(3)
The Mafia's Game
Mafia Isabella Moretti has been living in the shadow of heartbreak and betrayal. First, she was betrayed a day before her wedding by her high school sweetheart and it took her five years to get over the incident but it seemed love was not meant for her as her recent boyfriend of one year also cheated on her with her best friend.
On the night of the incident, she met a stranger at a club. Unbeknownst to Isabella, Alessandro is not just any man, he is one of the richest playboys and the ruthless leader of an organized crime family.
On getting home in the morning, her father informs her about an agreement for her to marry Alessandro. She doesn't need a man, especially not a playboy who brings up her past insecurities. But she also does not have a choice but to save her family as the marriage is the only way to secure the protection and financial support needed to prevent their family from being destroyed.
As Isabella and Alessandro navigate their forced relationship, secrets unravel, and passions ignite. Can they overcome their pasts and insecurities to find love and redemption in each other? Or will the dangerous world they inhabit tear them apart?
"Fated Alliance" is a tale of love, betrayal, and the power of fate, where two souls must find their way through darkness to discover the light of a new beginning.
Beneath The Surface: The Billionaire's Redemption
Romance Beginning: Hazel is crumbling under the weight of her contract marriage. Her father, desperate to save his business, struck a bargain with a ruthless billionaire. Now, critically ill, he can't repay the debt. The terms are suffocating: pay back the money within two years, or Hazel becomes a baby making machine, surrendering any future child to the lender's clutches. Further suffocating is Williams, her husband. He enforces a gilded cage existence, forbidding her from working and twisting the knife by flaunting his ex. Isolated and yearning for solace, Hazel turns to her best friend Adam, a beacon of understanding in her storm. Unknown to her, Adam is in love with her and he is ready to guard the secret fiercely not until the dam is about to burst, and when it does, a torrent of emotions is unleashed.
Development: Unable to resist his growing affection, Adam throws caution to the wind and pursues Hazel. However, their clandestine connection is shattered when Williams stumbles upon them, forcing the trio to confront a tangled mess of emotions. The night of Williams' accident becomes a turning point, as grief and raw feelings push Hazel into a night of intimacy with Adam. This impulsive act becomes the foundation for a love triangle shrouded in secrecy, threatening to unravel everything they hold dear.
Conflicts: Hazel continues to bear everything her contract marriage throws at her. First, she lost her job, then came the constant thorn in her side - Emily, William's ever-present ex-girlfriend. Through it all, Adam continues to be her support system which made her begin to fall in love with him completely.
Climax: Things get even more complicated when William is involved in an accident and is forced to confront his past. Hazel, ever the dutiful wife, cares for him, and a surprising bond begins to form between them. This unexpected closeness reveals a new side of Hazel to William - a woman of strength and independence, qualities he realizes he desperately wants in a wife. William falls for her hard, vowing to win her heart and make her his forever. Just as her emotions were a tangled mess, Hazel discovered she was pregnant. The father? A complete mystery. William's scheming ex-girlfriend Emily, sees a chance to manipulate the situation for her own gain to win back William's affection by faking a pregnancy. With conflicting emotions swirling and a life-altering decision looming, Hazel is forced to make a decision. Adding another layer of chaos, Adam receives a life-changing revelation - he's secretly an heir and can pay up Hazel's debt and make her his.
Ending: The consequences of everyone's choices are about to hit, forcing them all to face a new reality. Hazel's family pulls off a miracle, scraping together the money to pay off the debt earlier than anticipated. Freedom is within reach, and she's ready to ditch the contract marriage to pursue a career. William, however, gets clingy and tries every possible means to make her stay. Hazel is caught in a brutal tug-of-war: stay with William out of misplaced sympathy or chase her dreams.
Meanwhile, Emily's house of cards crumbles. Her fake pregnancy explodes, leaving William devastated and alone. Things take a dark turn when Emily, scorned by William's rejection, plots revenge. She attacks Hazel, but thankfully, it doesn't end fatally. This event shakes everyone to their core. In the aftermath, William finally agrees to sign the divorce papers to set Hazel free but she finds it hard to make her choice. Despite how their relationship started, their bond proves to be the strongest. The future is uncertain, but Hazel is determined to build a life based on love, not sentiments. You might like
Shunned By An Alpha, Cherished By A Lycan
Baby Kemo Rejected by her mate, who had been her long-time crush, Jasmine felt utterly humiliated. Seeking solace, she headed to a party to drown her sorrows. But things took a turn for the worse when her friends issued a cruel dare: kiss a stranger or beg her mate for forgiveness. With no other choice, Jasmine approached a stranger and kissed him, thinking that would be the end of it. However, the stranger unexpectedly wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered in her ear, "You're mine!" He growled, his words sending shivers down her spine. And then, he offered her a solution that would change everything... That Prince Is A Girl: The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate.
Kiss Leilani They don't know I'm a girl.
They all look at me and see a boy. A prince.
Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires.
And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too.
The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance.
How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom?
I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy.
But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince."
How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy?
And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave?
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AUTHOR'S NOTE.
This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+
Expect triggers, expect hardcore.
If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in!
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From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave." Moon Touched!!
Scarlett Hart My name is Katia, and I am just trying to survive until my fated mate arrives. Which may be easier said than done.
Rejectection is the last straw. Whispering my acceptance of his rejection.
I run through the pack house, out across the manicured lawn into the forest. "I'm sorry, my sweet girl," I say to my wolf. I'm sorry you have been stuck with me and have had to suffer everything I have. She whispers," it's not your fault, Katia. We came to a cliff with a waterfall. The hurt keeps pounding at me. I need it to stop. My sweet girl, and I just want peace, I keep running and leap off the cliff. Spreading my arms wide, with tears streaming down my face, I fall, not making a sound, waiting for sweet oblivion where we feel nothing ever again. "I love you, my sweet girl! Until we meet again, "My wolf replied just before we hit the water, "I love you too, Katia. I have never regretted a moment with you."
The Snow Moon pack is having their last barbecue of the summer next to the waterfall on their land. The adults are laughing and joking while watching the pups play. The alpha, beta, and gamma are swimming with some of the older children and playing a game of Marco Polo.
Someone yells, "Oh my goddess, someone just jumped over the waterfall!" Everyone is frozen as they watch what looks to be a child falling arms spread wide, no one makes a sound. The small body hits the water like a plane crashing into the side of a mountain.
The alpha, beta, and gamma, spring into action, swimming towards the area the person went under. The alpha is screaming his wolf is going crazy repeating, "Find her. Find her...find her!" They dive and the beta surfaces with a small person in his arms. Alpha takes the girl from his beta, laying her on the ground. The men are shocked by what they see. She is covered in scars and injuries. Her body is twisted and broken. The Beta asks, "Who could have done this to someone so defenseless?"
Alpha drops to his knees, repeating, "MATE...MATE...MATE!" The Lycan king's Forbidden Craving
Mayorsther "End her, and burn her body."
Those words rolled off cruelly from the tongue of my destined one-MY MATE.
He stole my innocence, rejected me, stabbed me, and ordered me to be killed on our wedding night. I lost my wolf, left in a cruel realm to bear the pain alone...
But my life took a twist that night-a twist that dragged me into the worst hell possible.
One moment, I was the heir to my pack, and the next-I was a slave to the ruthless Lycan King, who was on the brink of losing his mind...
Cold.
Deadly.
Unforgiving.
His presence was hell itself.
His name a whisper of terror.
_He swore I was his, craved by his beast; to satisfy even if it breaks me_
Now, trapped in his dominant world, I must survive the dark clutches of the King who had me wrapped around his finger.
However, within these dark reality, lies a primal fate....
The Rise Of The Ugly Luna
Syra Tucker Lyric had spent her life being hated. Bullied for her scarred face and hated by everyone-including her own mate-she was always told she was ugly. Her mate only kept her around to gain territory, and the moment he got what he wanted, he rejected her, leaving her broken and alone.
Then, she met him. The first man to call her beautiful. The first man to show her what it felt like to be loved.
It was only one night, but it changed everything. For Lyric, he was a saint, a savior. For him, she was the only woman that had ever made him cum in bed-a problem he had been battling for years.
Lyric thought her life would finally be different, but like everyone else in her life, he lied. And when she found out who he really was, she realized he wasn't just dangerous-he was the kind of man you don't escape from.
Lyric wanted to run. She wanted freedom. But she desired to navigate her way and take back her respect, to rise above the ashes.
Eventually, she was forced into a dark world she didn't wish to get involved with. Don't Leave Me, Mate
AlisTae "Ahh!"
She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him.
His hands began to move all over her body.
She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed.
"D-Don't touch m-ummm!"
His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body.
With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear,
"I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me."
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Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply.
What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions?
What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him? 
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