Romances Online e Histórias com Protective e Affair

She was promised the family empire. She never expected to lose her heart to the woman hired to protect it. Lina Kornnaphat has spent her entire life preparing to inherit her family’s billion dollar empire. Brilliant, elegant, and emotionally guarded, she believes nothing matters more than protecting her legacy. But on the night she is announced as the next CEO, an assassination attempt changes everything. To keep her safe, the family hires Aria Sutham, a former military intelligence officer with an unshakable reputation. Calm, fearless, and impossible to manipulate, Aria moves into the Kornnaphat mansion as Lina’s personal bodyguard. Their relationship begins with constant arguments, clashing personalities, and growing resentment as Lina refuses to surrender her freedom. As hidden enemies emerge and dangerous family secrets come to light, Lina realizes the greatest threat isn’t outside the mansion but within her own bloodline. Forced to trust the one woman she cannot control, she slowly finds herself falling for Aria. Bound by duty yet torn by forbidden love, the two women must fight betrayal, power struggles, and impossible choices. When the truth finally surfaces, Lina must decide whether to protect the empire she was born to rule or risk everything for the woman who has become the only place she truly feels safe.

My name is Maya Chen, and I have seven months to stop being the only single senior at Lincoln High. Everyone else posts prom dates, couple hoodies, and first kiss stories. I post nothing. I watch from the sidelines while my friends plan futures in pairs and my mom asks when I will bring someone home. So I make a rule. Get a boyfriend before 18. No exceptions. I build a plan to survive the pressure. Date smart. Date safe. Date anyone who checks the boxes and gets me to my birthday without shame. The plan falls apart the second Cole Evans shows up. He is my brother’s best friend, holds a detention record that scares teachers, and wears a smirk that mocks every rule I wrote. He was never my type. He drives a rusted truck, smells like gasoline, and calls out my bad taste in boys. But he also finds me crying in the bathroom at Homecoming, teaches me to drive stick at midnight, and looks at me like I am not a task to finish. Now I am 18, my plan is broken, and the whole school saw me kiss the guy I swore I would never want. I thought I needed a boyfriend to fix my life. I need him. CHARACTERIZATIONS MAYA CHEN Role: Female Lead Appearance: Straight black hair she cuts herself, small scar on her eyebrow, lives in oversized hoodies and worn Converse. Aim: To stop being the only single person in her friend group before she turns 18. Personality: Sarcastic, organized, loyal, hides insecurity behind a planner. Flaw: Ties worth to relationship status because of peer pressure. Special Note: Uses control and rules to avoid feeling left behind. Hidden Truth: Believes if she does not get a boyfriend now, she never will

Some lines are never meant to be crossed. A stepson who refuses to let go of the woman he should call family. A sex therapist whose greatest temptation is his girlfriend's sister. A stepbrother determined to reclaim the woman he loved before fate poke-nosed in their affairs. A professor whose obsession could cost them both their futures and more. A mafia heir who breaks his best friend's only rule. A best friend who spends one reckless night destroying every boundary that kept everyone safe... These aren't ordinary love stories. They're stories of impossible choices, dangerous obsessions, where every beat of the heart for the wrong person is a risk and every touch could be the beginning of the end. Because sometimes, being caught cheating isn't the most dangerous thing that can happen. Sometimes, what comes after is. Here, exposure doesn't just mean heartbreak and tears. It could cost reputations, families, careers, friendships, empires... even lives. So guard your secrets jealously. Hide your desire. Lie if you must. And whatever you do... Don't get caught. Because someone is already watching. And they're not your friend.

Athena De Vera, a twenty-two-year-old cheerful and simple young woman, has always believed that the right person will come at the right time. But she never expected that the man who would make her heart race would be the one she should never fall in love with—Leonardo Del Castillo, the handsome, successful, and respected father of her best friend. At first, Athena saw Leonardo as nothing more than a kind and responsible father. However, the more often she visited her best friend's house, the more she got to know the man. Little by little, she discovered his kindness, compassion, and genuine personality hidden beneath the cold and serious image he showed to everyone else. With every conversation and every moment they spent together, an unexpected feeling began to grow between them. It was a love they desperately tried to resist because they knew the truth would hurt many people. Yet no matter how hard they tried to suppress their feelings, they only fell deeper in love with each other. Fearing the judgment of others and the possibility of ruining their relationships, they chose to keep their romance a secret. To everyone else, Athena was simply the best friend of Adrian's daughter. But behind closed doors and during their secret meetings, a love that grew stronger with each passing day quietly blossomed. But no secret can remain hidden forever. What if her best friend discovers their relationship? What if their families refuse to accept it? And what if the day comes when they must choose between the love they share and the people who matter most in their lives? How far are they willing to fight for a love that fate seemed to deny, yet one their hearts freely chose?