When Pegatron Technologies develops a Brain-Computer Interface technology (BCI), its popularity instantly blows up. The BCI has the ability to link any living thing with a brain to a special computer, with additional functions of remote control and unlimited access to memories. As such, a large number of institutions ranging from national governments, military to privately owned companies, place their bids to acquire the new-age technology. However, despite the shocking amount of cash they offer, the billionaire and scientist heading Pegatron Technologies, Robert Jenkins, refuses to sell it. He genuinely believes that some individuals only want the technology for evil principles, contrary to what it was invented for – aiding in neurosurgery. His blunt stance does not abide well with a portion of the bidders. Consequentially, his whole family begin getting death threats from anonymous persons. Robert Jenkins doubles up his household security detail but though vetted, they do not really have his trust. His family's security is paramount and despite the perilous moments they undergo, his ultimate wish is to keep it safe. He decides to make that one phone call to an old friend. Trained proficiently in martial and medical arts ever since he was young, Michael Lee is suddenly brought out from the mountains. With an overly mysterious background, he is to act as the bodyguard to Charlotte Jenkins, the billionaire's daughter. His stint in the city sees him uncover multiple threats and treacheries in Pegatron industries making him a person of value.
As Michael alighted from the commercial plane in Glass City Airport, he attracted staggered gapes and worrying stares the same way magnets attract steel. Commencing from the moment he left his home country, he had long grown accustomed to the dazed looks. Nonetheless, he remained remarkably delusional that they only stared because of his amazing appearance. Not once did he appear bothered or unnerved, his individuality was practically higher than the Times Tower Building. He had spent most of his days working on his body and thus it did not come as a surprise when everyone gawked.
Since this was Michael's first time in a public setting, a large metropolitan city for that matter, he goggled so much his eyes hurt. Everything in Glass City easily amazed him, from a golden retriever taking a huge dump on its owner's bag to the automated androids working like living human beings.
For a little while longer than thirty minutes of aimless wandering, he finally saw a placard with the initials MR LEE on it. He took a deep sigh of relief then brandished a smile before walking towards the direction. The man holding the board was perfectly suited up in a 'decent CEO' kind of way. His shoes polished so black and shiny that they glinted blindingly in the evening glare. However, that did not draw away the fact that he had no single hair on his head, or face – shamelessly of course, Michael inwardly compared his head to an egg. He graced the latter with a split second frown before his eyes pulled back to comb the crowd as if in search of a particular person.
"Hey" Stopping right in front of the man's face, Michael accosted cheerfully, "Mr. Lee. I like it...it has a nice ring to it"
"Take a walk young man," the man shot in a deep but authoritative tone. Visibly, he did not seem interested in whatever the young man in front of him was selling. He took a step back to allow a respectable distance between them.
"I've been doing that for a while now, I don't feel like it anymore" Michael smiled cynically as he dropped his bag. His eyes casually wandered to a bunch of attractive airhostesses passing by.
"I said..." the man's tone grew deeper, laced with unmistakable menace and threat.
"I'm Michael, Michael Lee" the lad instantly interposed after realizing that the well-dressed man probably did not know what Mr. Lee looked like.
The man frowned then scrutinized Michael from head to toes. His eyes lingered on his feet for a few seconds longer before he snapped himself back to reality.
"You are Mr. Lee?" he asked in a much softer tone, his face discernably perplexed.
"In the flesh" Michael shrugged "Don't you have my picture or something? Or were you expecting another person?"
As if having recalled something, the man hurriedly retrieved his phone from his coat. He darted his eyes back and forth from his phone to Michael.
"Apologies sir, forgive me I didn't recognize you sooner" the man slightly bowed his head
Michael, now confused, stared at the man for quite a while, visible frown lines above his brows.
"Why?" he almost whispered
"What?"
"Why didn't you recognize me?"
"Its...it's just that...you..." words clearly got lost in the man's mouth, restraining him from stringing a perfect sentence together.
"I what?"
"You don't...I figured it would be someone..."
"Ah!" Michael's eyes lit up in apprehension "someone older?"
"Y-yeah"
"Well, sorry to disappoint. Shall we?"
"Sure" the man quickly responded as he picked up Michael's bag "I'm Reigns, Samuel Reigns, and Mr. Robert's personal assistant."
As they weaved their way through the subterranean parking levels of the airport's private space.
"Can you believe I've never been in a city before?" Michael spoke up
"As a matter of fact, yes" Samuel chuckled, albeit nervously
"I mean, I've been getting all these stares, it's like I had grown a second head...or a tail"
"I can frankly assure you that you don't have two heads or a tail" Samuel paused by a mirror and directed Michael's gaze towards it "you just look...different."
When Michael stared at his reflection, and compared it to that of the surrounding people, he realized that he looked like he had just popped out of a Big Foot's ad. He looked like he was auditioning to be the actor in 'the first man who invented fire' movie. His long black hair, roughly combed to incompletion, resembled a raccoon's nest. His attire, a tight brown shirt and a very short and chic brown short, revealed a bulk of his muscles in all the awkward places. Furthermore, he wore sandals, the cheap kind usually sold in flea markets.
"It's the clothes, isn't it?" Michael's figure sagged "master wouldn't even let me dress properly"
"And the shoes, and the hair...your bag and that bulge on your tight shorts. Don't get me started on that weird moustache..."
"Now you are just getting personal"
"I'm sorry Mr. Lee" Samuel quickly apologized as they stopped by a black SUV. He inwardly wondered whether the young man had any bit of self-respect or dignity left in him. He had travelled for miles looking like that and apparently, it did not seem to bother him at all. He was even handling it better that him.
Ethan Blaze survives death by a whisker when his whole family gets wiped out in one particular night by brutal feral creatures. Him being seven years old, he only remembers vague images and scenes of that disturbing night. Being an orphan and the fact that he doesn’t have any known relative, Ethan Blaze transverses many foster homes and orphanages. He runs from most of them due to the abusive treatment that he receives or in other cases, becomes such a thorn to the foster parents that he gets kicked out. With time, he became a child no foster care or orphanage was willing to take in. This led to him being signed up in a juvenile correction facility, a place he would never even dream of escaping until he became old enough. As he grows older, his mind develops many more questions of the night when all his family got murdered, when all his life lost meaning. Headset on unravelling the mystery behind the murders, Ethan Blaze sets back home on his eighteenth birthday, when he finally gains his freedom from the juvenile correction facility that had held him hostage for three years. Ethan Blaze discovers that his family’s death was more than just an unfortunate misfortune. He also unearths many dark secrets about his family that he never knew of, secrets that also incorporated him.
Five years ago, Alessia La Rosa's life took a drastic turn when, suffering from memory loss, she wed to Dominic Carter under her grandfather's mysterious arrangement. But their marriage was a facade, bringing her only humiliation and heartache as Dominic showed no love, and she couldn't conceive. Upon discovering Dominic's infidelity, Alessia sought liberation through divorce. Yet, fate had more in store for her. Five years later, spurred by an anonymous email hinting at her lost child's whereabouts, she returns to the city with her twin babies in tow, determined to uncover the truth. As she navigates the tangled web of her past, a surprising twist awaits. Dominic, upon meeting her again, finds himself drawn to the woman she has become, unaware of her true identity as his former wife. Little does he know, the woman he's falling for is not only his ex-wife but also a powerful Doctor and Master Hacker.
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
Season 1: Vanessa Saxon was once married to Luca Kensington, the cold and distant CEO of K Group. But when she was seven months pregnant, her adopted sister, Beatriz Langley, falsely accused her of having an affair with her best friend, Daxton Radcliffe, and carrying his child. The worst part? Luca believed Beatriz. In a fit of rage, Luca demanded their baby be removed prematurely, leading to a tragic event where Vanessa nearly died from the ordeal. Saved by Daxton, Vanessa disappeared. Now, five years later, she returns-stronger and determined-alongside her daughter, Isla Saxon, to exact her revenge on those who wronged her. SEASON 2: Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Senna Thorne lost everything-her family, her freedom, and the man she once loved. Betrayed and abandoned, she was sentenced to a fate worse than death. Magnus Voss, the ruthless billionaire who once held her heart, now sees her as nothing more than a murderer, a woman unworthy of mercy. But when fate grants her a second chance, she returns under a new name, Zara Skye-no longer the broken woman he cast aside. Yet Magnus refuses to let go. He sees her, he feels her, and deep down, he knows-she is the ghost that haunts him, the love he once destroyed. But this time, Senna isn't here for love. She's here for vengeance. When their paths collide once more, will he uncover the truth before it's too late? Or will her revenge burn them both to ashes?
Madisyn was stunned to discover that she was not her parents' biological child. Due to the real daughter's scheming, she was kicked out and became a laughingstock. Thought to be born to peasants, Madisyn was shocked to find that her real father was the richest man in the city, and her brothers were renowned figures in their respective fields. They showered her with love, only to learn that Madisyn had a thriving business of her own. "Stop pestering me!" said her ex-boyfriend. "My heart only belongs to Jenna." "How dare you think that my woman has feelings for you?" claimed a mysterious bigwig.
Belinda thought after divorce, they would part ways for good - he could live his life on his own terms, while she could indulge in the rest of hers. However, fate had other plans in store. "My darling, I was wrong. Would you please come back to me?" The man, whom she once loved deeply, lowered his once proud head humbly. "I beg you to return to me." Belinda coldly pushed away the bouquet of flowers he had offered her and coolly replied, "It's too late. The bridge has been burned, and the ashes have long since scattered to the wind!"
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"