Ryan Dela Cruz is the life of the party-charming, mischievous, and always ready with a joke. But behind his easygoing façade lies the burden of a role he never wanted: inheriting the family business and agreeing to an arranged marriage. Wynter Juarez, the fiercely independent youngest daughter of an influential family, is a master at masking her vulnerabilities. She uses her sarcasm as a shield. Though she's harbored feelings for Ryan since their high school, she refused to marry him, knowing his heart belongs elsewhere. Yet, her family's expectations become hell for her instead of being her courage, trapping her in a situation where she cannot say no and can't fail-even if it means shattering her own heart in the process.

Nishimura Riki, a boy also known as Riki, someone whom Yn hated deeply since her family and his were the rich rivals. These two grew up to becoming eachother's enemies but would it stay like that forever ? Or would it all just change drastically one day?

Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

People wake up in a mysterious university after being kidnapped. Little do they know that this institution is not an ordinary place of learning; it's a hell hole where ruthless rules dictate survival, and the consequences for breaking them are deadly. Will they be able to escape?

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