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Trilogy: Omertà ​Desires and Wagers #1 ​The tradition was sacred: two nights a year, a truce. The Volkovs and the Morettis played poker at THE VIEW Lugano. ​But the final game came with a trap that neither heir saw coming. The patriarchs, weary of the skirmishes in the streets, sealed a blood pact over the green felt: the final card would decide the fate of their lineages. If the King of Hearts appeared, a union between the most powerful mafias of Russia and Calabria would be forged. ​The card was revealed. And the fates of Mikhail Volkov and Giovanna Moretti were chained forever. ​Now, Mikhail and Giovanna must sign a marriage contract they loathe. There is no love—only clauses of steel and a forced coexistence.

On her wedding day, Valencia is torn from the altar after a brutal armed attack leaves her fiancé mortally wounded. Kidnapped without a trace, she awakens still in her blood-stained wedding dress—captive to a man the world believed dead. Alessandro Noctis has returned, marked by scars and vengeance. To him, Valencia is his wife: the woman who betrayed him, ruined him, and buried him alive. But as Alessandro demands she pay for sins she doesn’t remember committing, Valencia begins to suspect there are hidden truths buried in her past. In a dark game of guilt, obsession, and family secrets, discovering who she really is may be just as dangerous as trusting the man who claims

Virginia has to spend every summer with her mother, something she can't stand because she simply hates her. However, this time is different... because Nara has married an Italian businessman, the owner of a chocolate factory. And she wants Virginia to meet her new husband. Although at first she refuses to have any kind of relationship with her new "stepfather", her opinion changes completely as soon as that muscular, dark-eyed man crosses the threshold of that mansion. Attractive, mysterious, dark... very... very... dangerous. Strawberries are a delicious dessert... but when you cover them in chocolate, they transform into an orgasm for your taste buds. Sweet, juicy, tempting... although if you eat too many, they can make you sick... REGISTERED WORK.

Recently, two stepbrothers entered my life. And from the very beginning, things between us were off to a rocky start. They’re arrogant, self-obsessed rich boys; I’m just an ordinary girl studying hard for a better future

Marena: Running away from home wasn’t easy, but everything was going well in that new city—pretending to be someone else—until my brother ruined it. His games with the mafia have trapped me in a deadly match with a ruthless man, a heartless Irish devil I’m supposed to steal the one thing he values most. Connor: I should have killed her the moment she walked through my door and I knew exactly who she was—a damn Italian. Worse, Ferraro blood. Now she’s mine, whether she likes it or not, and I’ll paint the streets red so the entire Cosa Nostra understands. No one challenges Connor Reidy and walks away unscathed.

Iris has been raised to be the perfect weapon, but her current mission is the most dangerous of all: to marry Dante, the ruthless leader of the London mafia and the man who took her brother's life. Her father's order is clear: ensnare him, make him fall in love, and destroy him from within. But he is not a man easily deceived. Behind his cold eyes lies a truth she is not ready to face and a passion that threatens to burn through all her defenses. In this arranged marriage, kisses are lies, caresses are espionage, and love is the ultimate betrayal. Who will fall first into the web they are weaving? REGISTERED WORK.

Eva teaches how to dream; Leonel teaches how to die. When her brother signs his own death warrant by stealing from the mafia, Eva is dragged before the cruel Elias to pay the debt with her life. But before the final blow, Leonel appears, the man who abandoned her ten years ago. He has returned as "The Lion": a predator who hasn't come to ask for forgiveness, but to reclaim what he owns. "Elias has nothing you owe. From today on, you only answer to me." Rescued from the mud and locked in a mansion, Eva discovers that her freedom is a trap. Leonel claims her with a ferocity that teeters between rescue and obsession. Between war scars and a desire that tastes like poison, she will understand that The Lion didn't save her out of charity, but to collect on ten years of an obsession that is paid

She grew up believing her father had been murdered and that her broken childhood was nothing more than bad luck. She never imagined that the woman who raised her was hiding a past of scams, lies, and betrayals that would shape her destiny. When the truth begins to surface, her world shatters and forces her to face secrets she never wanted to know. He is a cold, meticulous man obsessed with control; he lives by his own rules and allows no mistakes or weaknesses. But her arrival changes everything. She bursts into his life like a necessary chaos, challenging his limits and awakening emotions he believed long buried. Between hidden truths, power, and desire, both will discover that some lies bind… and others condemn.

In the midst of a devastating war, Camille discovers that it isn’t only the enemy chasing her… but also the darkness that awakens within Damir. The relentless commander of the “Devastated” brigade is cold, dominant, and dangerously cruel. Camille fears him—his gaze, his authority, the cruelty that seems to surface whenever she is near. Yet she also feels an attraction that consumes her. Amid explosions, resentment, and forbidden desire, fear and passion intertwine in a dangerous game. An 18+ military dark romance, where loving the wrong man can be just as lethal as war.

One bar. One mistake. One deal with the devil. Ruth thought she knew the dark side of the city, but when the mafia takes her best friend, she’s forced to turn to the one man she should run from: Dmitry. He’s cold, dangerous, and the only one who can navigate the underworld. As they descend into a web of violence and betrayal, the line between ally and enemy blurs. The air between them is electric, but in Dmitry's world, trust is a luxury—and passion is a trap. He isn't coming to save her. He's coming to take what's his.

I agreed to work in the United Arab Emirates. I never imagined what awaited me there. My fiancé's betrayal. Captivity. And him — a dangerous, powerful sheikh. The one they gave me to. The one who made me his toy. The one whose gaze steals my breath away.

His blood is a gift and a curse. And her prophecies are the key to a truth the world is not yet ready to accept. In a new world, where magic is closely intertwined with politics, and family secrets can destroy empires, Nathan is born - a mysterious young man with the power of fire and blood, which gives superhuman abilities... and gives birth to monsters. He is a reborn demon from another world, forced to live in a human body.His path is a path of power, sin, and temptation. And every drop of his blood, shed in the name of salvation, brings death. And then a new, ugly life. Her name is Lamira. She is a mortally weak seer, in whose eyes burns the truth that destroys destinies. Their paths intersect - and a feeling is born that was not destined to be.

He returns to play one final game — and wager everything on it. Eros doesn’t believe in coincidences, especially not when the man across the table is Octavia’s father — the girl who ruined his life for years. This time, his demand is simple and dangerous: her hand and her heart. Once, they shared a love no one dared to name. Then came betrayal that shattered them and taught them to hate instead of love. He believes she is guilty. She believes she was only a pawn in a cruel game. Now the past traps them in lies and unhealed wounds — and the closer the truth comes, the more dangerous the final move becomes.

When Amber crosses the threshold of someone else's apartment, she doesn't yet know: this isn't a shelter, but a trap. Kai Harlow doesn't save women and does not believe in good intentions. He is the one who is not asked and decides for himself whom to protect... and what the price will be...

2080 was merely a warning… because 2085 is where it all truly begins. It is the new beginning of the end: the moment when RESILIENCE loses its grip on humanity… and stops preyng upon the SRs, those radioactive beings. Because now, it is our turn to rule the Earth. In the name, and in memory, of all our own… those who bled without the chance to fight back. I will cease to be collateral damage… and become a lethal strike within their entire system. I am exacting vengeance for what they did to me, for what they tore away, for the person they thought they destroyed. And more than that… I will stand by my people until we reach the pinnacle of power… and from those heights, I will look down upon those who harmed us, just as they once looked down upon us.

I was always the good girl. Daddy’s obedient daughter. Everything changed the day Dominique D’Amico—the ruthless mafia boss—decided I would be his. With a debt my father could never repay, my fate was sealed. Now, beneath the shadow of D’Amico’s empire, my life becomes a dangerous dance between loyalty and power. If the king of the mafia wants me as his queen, so be it.

Xavier Devereaux, a billionaire CEO and magnate who owns one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the world, is known for his integrity, elegance, and kind nature. However, a betrayal from the people closest to him will change his life in the worst possible way. On a night that was meant to be a celebration, Xavier is drugged and deceived by his fiancée and his own brother, who manipulate him into believing he spent the night intimately with his fiancée. But something doesn’t add up. The woman who was in his bed that night was not who she claimed to be. Pretending ignorance, Xavier decides to investigate. His search leads him to discover Aitiana, a young woman of humble origin who was hired to be part of the deception. What begins as a search soon turns into an obsession.

They say that in Caroline Bell's, life begins at midnight for certain creatures. In this town, Drago, a werewolf, meets Eternity, the young woman who should never have crossed his path. Her heart does not remember the beating of a forgotten love, but destiny is still written in the stars. Their union could only be the first step towards destroying their world, marking the beginning of an era where blood will mix with secrets that should remain buried. A political war between clans is looming. Two hearts divided for different reasons, destined to meet despite the centuries. _________________________ All rights reserved © Partial or complete copying of this work is prohibited. Code: 1487645671258 Year of creation: 2010. Draft version: 2025 Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Milena Hope forgets neither promises… nor betrayal. With her dreams shattered and her heart torn apart, she’s learned how to rise. The sweet, innocent girl is long gone. Now she’s a strong woman—one who refuses to kneel again before the family that mocked her love and crushed her loyalty. Belhor Leone doesn’t forgive. And he never forgets. Time has only made him colder… and more desperate for the one thing he couldn’t replace: her. Milena was his once. And he’ll do whatever it takes to make her his again— even if it means destroying her in the process.

— Undress. All the way. — What? — I didn’t give you permission to talk. Undress and do your job. He is the owner of a brothel. I am a ballet dancer at a small theater who dreams of leading roles on a big stage. But there is one thing that tied us together. My sister Verona’s request. To replace her at work in the brothel. She is my complete opposite, despite our identical appearance. Now I have to survive in her world, protect my future, and take care of my niece. And he stands in the way of all of it. My sister’s boss, who, after one private, wanted me more than I could ever allow. But he thinks I’m Verona. And when he learns the truth, my life will splinter into pieces. Because Alan Torres is a criminal authority who does not tolerate lies.