Survival Game

Seven years ago, Leah Morgan was the girl everyone mocked—the orphan humiliated and betrayed by the people she trusted the most. Forced to leave New York with nothing but pain and a burning desire for revenge, she disappeared… and rebuilt herself into someone unrecognizable. Now at twenty-three, Leah returns to the city stronger, smarter, and more dangerous. Her goal is simple: destroy Clara, the woman who ruined her life. But revenge becomes complicated when Leah lands a job as the executive secretary to Alexander Holton, New York’s most powerful and untouchable billionaire CEO. Cold, ruthless, and feared in the business world, Alexander is a man who never lets anyone get close. Until Leah. A single night of unexpected passion binds their fates together, turning a calculated plan into a dangerous game of desire, obsession, and secrets. As Leah gets closer to her revenge, she discovers something far more complicated than hatred—feelings she never planned for. But in a world ruled by power and betrayal, love can be the greatest weakness of all. And for Alexander Holton… Leah Morgan might be the only one he has.

"I want to hear it from you. I want to watch you look me in the eye and tell me they aren't mine… without looking away even once." I swallowed hard, because the game he was playing was cruel. I knew that the slightest flicker in my expression would feed his suspicions. I lifted my chin, met his gaze without blinking, and spoke slowly, "They. Are. Not. Yours." The muscle in Damian's jaw tightened, and his breath brushed my face, warm and steady. "You've gotten better at this, Harper," he murmured, using my last name like a provocation. "But you're still not that good." "Or maybe you're just hearing what you want to hear," I shot back, fighting the suffocating closeness. "You hate losing. But sometimes, losing is inevitable. Accept it and get out of my life." Stella was desperate. After dropping out of college to pay off the debts her father left behind, all she wanted was a fresh start, even if that meant forging a résumé and swallowing her pride to land a job as the secretary to the ruthless CEO Damian Winter. What she didn't expect was that her new boss would be as irresistible as he was dangerous. Or that a series of sharp provocations and intense encounters would lead to an indecent contract. A secret agreement ruled by power and desire, in which Stella committed to satisfying Damian's every whim, with one single condition: she could never get pregnant. But what would happen when Stella discovered she had broken that rule? Now pregnant and emotionally shattered, Stella learned from the news on TV that Damian was engaged to a wealthy heiress. Hiding the truth seemed like her only option. But secrets would never stay buried forever.

She wanted revenge, while he wanted power. Betrayed by her own sister and rejected by her husband, Isabelle watched her life collapse in the cruelest and most humiliating way. She saw her sister marry her husband, give him the child he had always wanted, and eventually take over her home. That was when August appeared. He was the playboy constantly featured in society columns—famous for scandals and short-lived romances. He came with an unexpected proposal: a contract. A marriage of convenience. For Isabelle, it was the chance to reclaim everything she had lost: money, status, and power, and perhaps destroy the people who had made her suffer. For August, it was the perfect opportunity to redeem himself in society’s eyes and present himself as a committed and respectable man worthy of earning his father’s trust. But once their lives became intertwined, they discovered that passion could be just as overwhelming as it was dangerous. Living under the same roof as August was dangerous. Seductive, provocative, and irresistible, he turned every moment into a risky game where lies and truths slowly began to blur together. Amid mysteries, family intrigues, and forbidden desires, Isabelle and August had to confront feelings they had never imagined: love, loyalty, jealousy, and the difficult art of trusting again. In the end, what began as an agreement became a flame impossible to control.

In professional hockey, Omegas are banned. Theo Maren has a secret: he is an Omega, and he must hide it to survive. For six years, Theo has pretended to be a tough Alpha. He uses heavy medicine and strict control to hide his true smell. No one suspects him. Until his worst rival breaks his medicine injector on the ice. Dominic Vale is the league's golden Alpha. He is the captain of the rival team, and he has been obsessed with Theo for years. When Theo's medicine fails during the championship game, Dominic is the only one close enough to smell him. They spend one wild night together. Terrified of what they did, Theo runs away before sunrise. He leaves Dominic with a permanent bite mark on his shoulder and an empty bed. Two years later, Theo comes back to the hockey league. He is colder and quieter now. And he did not come back alone. To protect Theo from a dangerous scandal, Dominic forces him into a secret marriage contract. Publicly, they are still enemies fighting on the ice. Privately, Theo lives in Dominic’s apartment and sleeps in his bed. Theo thinks Dominic just wants to control and protect him. But Dominic wants more. Because Dominic just discovered that the two-year-old boy with Theo’s eyes... also has his Alpha scent. And this time, Dominic refuses to let his mate run away.