HadWak

He died a champion. He woke up a child. This time, he plays for keeps. Alex Irvine was a tennis prodigy on the verge of greatness—until a plane crash ended everything. When he opens his eyes, he is no longer Alex. He is a three-year-old boy in a coastal Japanese town, with a second chance at life, a new family, and a racket in his hands. But some things never change. The hunger for victory. The fire on the court. The dream of standing on the world's biggest stage. From the sun-drenched courts of Rockport to the elite Westbrook Academy, Alex builds something greater than individual glory: a team. Together with a group of fiercely talented, wildly unpredictable teammates, he will chase a championship no one thought possible. Yet shadows from his past linger. The rivals who once defined him. The secrets he carries. And the one opponent he may never be ready to face—himself. Love of the Game is a heart-pounding, emotional journey of redemption, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of greatness. For anyone who believes that sometimes, one life isn't enough to achieve your dreams. They said his time was over. They had no idea it was just beginning.

Zece ani de aventuri ocazionale. O propunere catastrofală. Și un toddler secret pe care nu trebuia să-l întâlnească niciodată. Chloe Bennett a stăpânit arta de a pleca. A plecat de la un divorț amar, de la o afacere falimentară și—cel mai periculos—de la Franklin Vance, miliardarul tehnologic nemilos care i-a luat jumătate din inimă și i-a dat doar nopți nebune în hoteluri și promisiuni goale. Acum, trăind pe o insulă izolată, la marginea unei stânci, Chloe este în sfârșit în pace, gestionând pensiunea ei de pe malul mării și crescându-și lumea ei puternică și independentă după propriile reguli. Nu are nevoie de un salvator. Cu siguranță nu are nevoie de un miliardar. Și cu siguranță nu se aștepta ca Franklin să coboare dintr-un elicopter privat direct în curtea ei. Franklin a construit un imperiu media din pur dispreț după ce Chloe l-a respins în câmpiile sălbatice din nord. S-a spus că doar vizitează investiția sa uitată de pe insulă pentru o pauză de trei zile. Dar în momentul în care privește în ochii fiului de un an al Chloei, socoteala îl lovește ca un tren de marfă: Cocuri întunecate. Maxilar încăpățânat. Zâmbetul lui arogant exact. Franklin nu vrea doar răspunsuri—vrea totul. Va spăla podele, va căra bagaje și va juca rolul partenerului de afaceri inofensiv doar pentru a respira același aer sărat ca ea. Dar Chloe știe regula de aur a iubirii unui bărbat ca Franklin: Dă unui albatros o cușcă și își va frânge propriile aripi pentru a zbura. Cu o furtună adunându-se deasupra arhipelagului și vechi răni sângerând în ocean, Franklin trebuie să dovedească că a terminat cu fuga. Pentru că de data aceasta, recâștigarea Chloei nu îi va costa averea... ci mândria.

"You ran straight into my trap, little muse. Did you really think I’d ever let you leave?" Walking into a penthouse to catch my fiancé in bed with my childhood best friend was supposed to break me. Instead, I took photos, leaked them to the entire high-society circle, and kicked my cheating ex out of my life forever. I thought I was walking away a free woman. Until the real predator stepped out of the shadows. Julian Sterling. The undisputed king of Bridgeport. A ruthless billionaire with ice in his veins, feared by the entire elite and untouchable to all. To the world, he is an emotionless monster. To me, he is my ex’s terrifying cousin who suddenly offered a fake engagement to protect my reputation. He swore it was just a contract. He swore he was only helping. Liar. He didn’t tell me he had kept an unopened love letter from high school for eight whole years. He didn’t tell me that every man who ever looked at me was driven to ruin. And he certainly didn't tell me that the custom gold chain in his bedroom was made strictly for my ankles. When his touch turns from gentle comfort to insatiable madness, I realize the terrifying truth: Tristan didn’t lose me to chance. Julian had been waiting eight years to steal me for himself. And when a monster decides you are his only salvation, even death won't set you free.