The Disguised Heiress And Her Obsessive Tycoon
I joined a brutal wilderness survival reality show, playing the perfect role of a pathetic, uneducated girl from a trailer park.
I needed the five million dollar prize to fund my revenge against the wealthy family that drove my father to his death.
I played everyone flawlessly. I outsmarted the arrogant contestants, ruined a corrupt restaurant owner, and secured enough food to guarantee my absolute victory.
But just as I was dominating the game, a massive black helicopter landed in our camp.
The show's new billionaire sponsor had arrived, and he immediately ordered his tactical guards to confiscate every ounce of food I had earned.
My hard-won advantage was wiped out in seconds. The other contestants cheered, pointing at my empty hands.
"Take that, you greedy bitch!"
But the real nightmare wasn't the stolen food or the sudden rule change. It was the man who stepped out of the chopper.
Glenn Ryan. The ruthless CEO from my past life as an elite heiress.
He took off his sunglasses, his dark eyes locking onto my muddy shoes and frayed flannel shirt with a terrifying, obsessive smirk.
Why was he here? Why did he instantly target me the moment I started winning?
He didn't just know my true identity.
He had bought this entire game just to hunt me down.
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Chapter 5
By noon, the California sun was a brutal, unforgiving weight pressing down on the camp. The heat baked the dirt, making the air shimmer.
Hunger was a physical ache in everyone's stomach.
Kody sat in the shade of the boulder, leaning close to Camila and Diego. His voice was a low, venomous hiss.
"I'm telling you, she's a sociopath," Kody whispered, making sure his microphone picked up every word. "She's dangerous. People like her, from the trailer parks? They'll stab you in your sleep for a dollar."
Camila clutched her knees to her chest, her eyes wide with manufactured terror. "I'm so scared of her. Did you see how she hit you?"
Diego kept his arms crossed. His jaw clenched. He didn't nod, but he didn't defend Anabelle either. The seed of doubt was planted.
Fifty yards away, Anabelle sat on a flat rock in the blistering sun. She ignored them.
She pulled the folded coupon insert from her pocket—the only part of the newspaper she had kept. On its back side, a half-page advertisement for Schmidt's Bistro was printed. Her eyes locked onto it.
Schmidt's Bistro. Finish our Hell-Tier Crossword Puzzle in under ten minutes, and your lunch is on us. A $100 value.
Anabelle's fingers traced the edge of the paper. Her eyes scanned the sample clues printed on the ad. They were complex. Obscure.
A surge of absolute confidence rushed through her veins.
She folded the insert, stood up, and walked directly toward the whispering trio.
Kody snapped his mouth shut the second her shadow fell over them. He scrambled backward, pulling his knees up defensively.
Anabelle stopped three feet away. Her face was a mask of polite indifference.
"I found a way to get a free lunch," Anabelle said, her voice flat. "I'm going to the commercial district. You can come if you want."
It was a test. She needed to know exactly how deep Kody's poison had spread.
Kody jumped to his feet, pointing a shaking finger at her. "It's a trap! You're trying to get us to break the rules so we get eliminated!"
Camila hugged her backpack tight against her chest, shaking her head violently. She took a physical step back from Anabelle.
Diego looked at her from behind his sunglasses. "I'll stick to the emergency rations," he said coldly.
Anabelle didn't blink. She didn't argue. She just gave a slight, careless shrug.
"Enjoy the starvation," she said.
She turned her back on them, adjusted the straps of her backpack, and walked out of the camp.
The live chat erupted, tearing Kody apart for his cowardice and cheering for Anabelle's solo mission.
Three miles later, Anabelle stood on the pristine brick sidewalk of the upscale commercial district.
Schmidt's Bistro had a massive, heavy glass door with gold-leaf lettering. Through the glass, she could see white linen tablecloths, crystal wine glasses, and men in tailored suits.
Her own reflection stared back at her. Mud-caked shoes. Dirty jeans. A flannel shirt stained with sweat.
She pushed the door open.
The air conditioning hit her like a wall of ice.
The host, a tall man in a crisp vest, took one look at her and his face contorted in horror. He stepped out from behind his podium, raising his hands to physically push her back out the door.
"Excuse me, the kitchen entrance is in the alley," he sneered.
Anabelle didn't step back. She stood her ground, her spine snapping perfectly straight.
She held up the coupon insert.
"I am here for the crossword challenge," Anabelle said.
Her voice shifted. The slight southern drawl of the trailer park vanished, replaced by an unexpected, flat coldness. Her tone became sharp and clipped, carrying an undeniable, quiet certainty that left absolutely no room for argument.
The host froze. The sheer force of her aura paralyzed him. He lowered his hands, confused by the massive disconnect between her clothes and her command.
The cameraman shoved his way through the door, pushing the lens right into the host's face.
Gus Schmidt, the owner of the bistro, was walking across the dining room. He saw the camera. He saw the red recording light.
His eyes lit up with the promise of free publicity.
"Let her in, Thomas!" Gus boomed, plastering a fake, welcoming smile on his face. "Schmidt's Bistro welcomes all challengers!"
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8.8
The only thing more dangerous than the game is the man guarding the crease.
Lyon Navarro has spent his entire career tearing down the San Diego Stormbreakers. As the city's most ruthless journalist, he's made an art form out of exposing the Alphas' volatile tempers and their scandalous lives off the rink. He's the man they love to hate-until a desperate management team offers him the biggest paycheck of his life to fix their image.
The assignment? Tame the six most notorious werewolves in the league.
But Lyon isn't just dealing with professional athletes; he's stepping into a den of apex predators who have been waiting for him to cross their territory. And they have no intention of playing nice.
Rafael Stone, the team's intense, iron-willed captain, has made one thing clear: if Lyon wants to manage the pack, he's going to have to survive them. But between the locker room tension, the high-stakes pressure of the season, and the way the pack's gazes feel like a physical brand on his skin, Lyon realizes he's no longer just reporting the story-he's the one being hunted.
In a world of adrenaline, cold ice, and raw, lupine desire, Lyon is about to discover that the line between enemy and lover is thinner than a skate blade.
Six Alphas. One PR strategist. And a season that's about to get very, very hot.
Beyond the Ice is a high-stakes, slow-burn MM hockey werewolf romance. Expect intense power dynamics, sizzling tension, and a pack that doesn't just want to win the cup-they want to claim their man.
9.3
Born into privilege, Eleanor never imagined her life could shatter in a single night. Then her father disappeared with his mistress, her mother fell from a building and slipped into a coma, and everything she once owned turned to dust.
Determined not to ruin Jonathan's future with her family's disgrace, she ended their relationship and became the bride of a man trapped in a vegetative state.
She believed that was the last time their paths would cross. But two years later, Jonathan pinned her in the dark and whispered, "Long time no see, my sister-in-law."
7.3
Naelis Haldrith is many things, daughter to the South's most strategic Alpha, an Omega with Alpha genes, and an unapologetic misfit. During summer break, she decides to journey to Frostpine and spend her heat cycle with her boyfriend, the golden pea of the Thalric pod.
But during a collared moment, a secret of his is revealed, and Naelis realizes that their relationship was more complex than it seemed. Choosing to return to her pack, she steps outside under a storm, and it is at that moment she crosses paths with a man she had never seen before.
Zoran Vyer Thalric. Uncle to her ex. Member of the Elder's Council. The otherworldly primordial with red-ringed eyes and a wolf barely chained beneath his skin. Desire sparks instantly, and her sights are immediately set on him, but... he is a devotee of the Citadel, celibate, untouched, and unwilling to be the calm to her fury.
She is fire, wild and untamed. He is steel, honed and contained. And for the first time, Naelis is the hunter after her prey, and the line of resistance slowly blurs as he finds his years of enforced self-control and suppression unraveling at the tint of her touches.
And with a maniac on their radar, this summer break will demand blood, sacrifice, and passion that howls to the moon.
7.4
Clara Davis was trained to seduce, deceive, and destroy.
Her mission is simple: infiltrate billionaire Jeffery Rothwell's life, gain his trust, and help seize his empire in exchange for the freedom she has always craved.
But the deeper she slips into his dangerous world, the more the lines between mission and desire begin to blur. Falling for him was never part of the plan and neither was discovering that the man she was sent to manipulate may not be the real Jeffery at all.
Now trapped in a deadly web of obsession, power, and hidden identities. Clara is caught between the organization that owns her, the monster who remade her, and a love that has turned into vengeance. Clara must survive a man who sees everything, controls everything, and may be far more dangerous than the organization that created her.
Because in this game of seduction and revenge, love might be the deadliest trap of all.
9.2
When Alma's father stood in front of the bulldozers to protest, the energy company's thugs beat him half to death in the mud.
Instead of arresting the attackers, the police handcuffed her bleeding father and threw him into a cruiser.
"Stay back, kid," the officer barked, shoving Alma away.
Her father was denied bail and framed for assaulting an officer. The corrupt mayor just smiled and told her not to cause a scene. Meanwhile, the company mailed her weeping mother a severance check that barely covered a month of groceries.
Alma was forced to watch her family be completely destroyed by men with money and power.
Kneeling in the cold dirt where her father's blood had spilled, she didn't shed a single tear. The panic in her chest died, replaced by a cold, absolute hatred.
She realized that crying wouldn't do anything. In this world, justice didn't exist for the weak.
Years later, Alma stepped onto a prestigious Ivy League campus, her cheap backpack slung over her shoulder.
She was surrounded by the arrogant children of the very executives who ruined her life.
She lowered her head, hiding her dead eyes, and put on the perfect mask of a timid, helpless charity case.
Undergrad was just a training ground, and these elite kids were just her practice dummies. The hunt was officially on.
9.5
He was born from the void between stars - a being of immense power, forged from cosmic origins.
For thousands of years, he walked among humanity, protecting them and keeping his true strength hidden. After losing the only family he had, grief led him to seek his own end... only to wake up in a world entirely unlike his own.
Here, cultivation is the main path to power. Those who master spirit qi gain superhuman strength, speed, and abilities that place them far above ordinary people. Four great sects rule the land, competing for resources, secrets, and dominance over each other.
Icaros joined the Li Sect, where he found companions he came to trust and care for: the capable and easygoing Li Han, the sharp and composed Su Yan, and the spirited Nelly. For a time, he felt he had found a place to belong, even as he kept his true nature hidden and wondered whether he could ever learn to cultivate like those around him.
Everything changed when their voyage was suddenly attacked. A powerful figure floating in the sky cut their ship apart with sharp, devastating energy strikes, leaving only destruction in his wake. Believing his friends had been lost in the disaster, Icaros chose to stop holding back any longer.
> "I am done hiding!"
He unleashed his full power: golden light blazed from his eyes, he flew at incredible speed, and he broke through every barrier and enemy in his way. On the shores ahead, he tore through hordes of powerful jade monsters, destroying them completely before flying deep into the interior of the island.
Meanwhile, survivors washed up scattered and alone. One young cultivator found himself on the shores of Jade Island - a place most cultivators avoid, as it holds no treasures or useful materials, only danger and endless deposits of ordinary jade. Yet despite the risks, ordinary people have built settlements here, finding safety from the conflicts and power struggles of the outside world.
This island works by different rules. Spirit qi is scarce and unstable, making cultivation far less effective than elsewhere. Instead, the people here rely on advanced technology - weapons and explosives that can injure or even defeat those with great physical strength. Here, skill and preparation can be just as powerful as raw strength, and even the strongest cultivators must move with caution.
Now, Icaros has vanished deep into the island. His companions are lost somewhere across this dangerous land. And the mysterious swordsman who destroyed their ship has already arrived here, searching for an ancient map said to lead to the legacy of a being from another world.
Will they find each other again? And can anyone survive in a place where the usual rules of power no longer hold true?
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