Affection Memes

For as long as Isabel can remember, she’s been a rogue. Her parents are deceased; she has no pack, no mate, and no one at all except for her older brother Ben.But, during a routine errand gone wrong, Isabel stumbles onto a pack’s territory and comes face to face with a fierce—and devastatingly attractive—shifter the likes of which she’s never seen or felt. Isabel is certain this is her mate. Isabel embarks on the kind of life she’s only dreamed of. After overcoming the betrayal and lies of her past, Isabel finally feels like she belongs. She’s engaged to be married to the love of her life, James, closer than ever to her brother, Ben, and has become a respected member of the pack. Until the unthinkable happens. In an instant, Isabel loses everything. Now, she’s driven by two forces: her need for revenge and her love for her daughterWhen Isabel is kidnapped by the arrogant and handsome demon king, she proves to be a rebellious prisoner. But, even as she is determined to see him only as a villain, she can't help but feel her heart soften against the powerful demon king. Despite her suffering, Isabel adapts to life in the demon caste. Despite herself, she shares moments of affection with the demon king. With insights from the castle staff, she discovers the hidden history of the Righ. Isabel can’t help but wonder what else the elves, her supposed protectors and friends, might be hiding from her. In a moment, her world turns upside down. Will Balin, once her love, become her enemy?With the demon king fatally injured, it is up to Isabel to save him—a feat she can only accomplish by accepting their true mate bond that eclipses millenniums. However, as she learns to love her true mate, she notices danger on the horizon, and those that want to destroy their bond will stop at nothing to do so. The fate of the demon king—and the universe—rests in Isabel’s hands. Now, she must embark on a quest to uncover her true destiny.

I died on the day I was supposed to form a mate bond with Alpha Ragnar. Since I did not show up, he went ahead and performed the ceremony with his childhood sweetheart, Nina. “Selena has already been marked by me, yet she still threw caution to the wind and cheated with a rogue. Her betrayal has brought shame upon us. She’s not worthy of being the pack’s Luna!” With just one careless sentence, Ragnar made my family a disgrace of the pack. My father was once a great warrior of the pack. He lost his wolf saving Ragnar, only to be drowned in a river as punishment for supposedly failing to discipline his own daughter. Our blood bond allowed me to feel his pain. However, I had been locked in a sealed, abandoned interrogation room—a silver cage. The mechanism inside was accidentally triggered, and thick poisonous gas filled the space. It killed me slowly and painfully. After my soul left my body, I appeared beside Ragnar and heard him say to Nina, “Thanks for your help today. If Selena hadn’t acted so foolishly, you wouldn’t have had to take her place in the ceremony. Ever since I marked her, she’s been getting bolder, thinking my affection gives her a free pass. How dare she skip such an important ceremony?!” However, the noble Alpha Ragnar seemed to have forgotten something. Just seven days ago, he threw me into a silver cage meant only for the most dangerous criminals to appease Nina. “You hurt Nina, so you must face the consequences. Take these three days to reflect. If you still won't admit your mistake, then don’t even think about ever leaving this place for the rest of your life.” I waited three days and then three more. The poisonous gas and silver ate away at my body, corroding me from the outside in. I endured seven days of unbearable pain before I finally died. When my body was found, it had been so ravaged by the poison that I was unrecognizable. As for the arrogant Alpha? He had completely lost his mind.

Beverly Sinclair and Evan Gray have loved each other for ten years, and they've been married for six. To everyone else, Evan seems madly in love with Beverly. He's devoted, gentle, and basically the perfect husband. But it's only when his mistress shows up at her door that Beverly realizes it was all a cruel joke. He's been cheating for five years, and he even has an illegitimate child. He keeps the other woman right under Beverly's nose, all while wearing the mask of a loving husband. He says he loves her—even more than life itself. But how is this love? Evan hides behind layers of fake affection, dragging everyone around him into the charade, all so he can build the illusion of a perfect marriage. Even Beverly's son has been lying to her. It's a double betrayal from father and son, especially when they act like the mistress is the one who completes the family. Utterly devastated, Beverly decides she's done with this. She returns to her classified team and leaves behind the absurd, hollow life that never truly belonged to her. When the one-month notice period ends, she disappears completely, vanishing from the world without a trace. From that moment on, Evan never sees Beverly again. ... Evan loves Beverly to his core. He was just too afraid to lose her, yet that fear turned their marriage into a tragedy. He thought he hid it well. He thought their marriage was still blissful and that the woman he loved so deeply would never discover the truth. But it's only after Beverly vanishes from his world that he realizes just how wrong he was. Evan breaks down, losing his sanity. He gives up everything. He jumps through hoops and kneels before every god he can find, begging for just one more glance from her. With red eyes and shaking hands, he pleads, "Can you please... love me once more?" However, the truth is that a late apology is worth less than nothing. Beverly already has someone new in her life. There's no place left for Evan or their son.

« Je t'ai aimé. Je tenais à toi. J'ai tout abandonné pour toi, mais tu m'as pris mon rêve et tu l'as confié à quelqu'un d'autre. » Je soutins son regard avec une telle intensité en m'approchant de lui qu'il tituba en arrière. « Tu m'as trahie, comme si ce n'était pas suffisant. Tu as essayé de me tuer, mais voilà la différence entre toi et moi, Tyler : je ne vais pas te donner le luxe de la mort, je vais te faire regarder brûler tout ce qui t'est cher. » « Je vais te faire regarder brûler ! » **** Trahie par l'homme même pour qui elle avait tant sacrifié, Luna, autrefois compréhensive et attentionnée, de la meute de Wolfhound, est rejetée par son mari pour une autre qu'il croyait être sa compagne. Alors qu'elle fuit pour sauver sa vie, un accident lui vole la mémoire pendant un court instant. Mais que se passe-t-il lorsque l'homme qui lui a planté un couteau si profondément dans le dos qu'il lui a blessé le cœur de manière irréversible réapparaît soudainement devant elle avec un titre qui lui revient de droit ? Les Alphas des Triplettes sont son seul espoir. Alors, lorsque ses anciennes aventures sexuelles d'esclave sexuelle se transforment en un plan de vengeance, Celeste doit gérer le désir et l'affection qu'elle ressent pour les frères afin d'atteindre son objectif à tout prix. Mais s'agira-t-il vraiment de vengeance ou leur relation va-t-elle se transformer en quelque chose d'inattendu ?

« Notre mariage n'est qu'une affaire », dit-il froidement. Elle le fusille du regard et dit : « Crois-moi, je ne veux pas de ce mariage comme toi, mais s'il apporte la paix à nos familles, je t'épouserai. » Bella est une princesse de la mafia connue pour son sourire éclatant et sa beauté. Romantique dans l'âme, elle vit dans un monde peu romantique. Elle revient en Italie après un an à l'étranger et s'apprête à épouser Alessandro Rossi pour consolider le partenariat entre les deux familles. Alessandro Rossi, que tout le monde connaît sous le nom de Sandro, est un parrain de la mafia impitoyable, un chef et un tricheur, même selon les normes de la mafia. Sa réputation est vaste, son cœur est aussi sombre que les costumes noirs et les cravates qu'il porte. Après sa première rencontre, Bella réalise qu'il est aussi impoli que beau. Bella ne l'aime pas pour tout ce qu'il représente, même si les femmes se jettent presque sur lui, elle sait que son aura de mauvais garçon n'est pas qu'un jeu. Derrière son sourire charmeur se cachent du sang, des secrets et la mort. Bella a toujours été une fille adorable, mais elle ne peut échapper à ce mariage, et encore moins à son futur mari, qui la suivrait jusqu'au bout du monde et le brûlerait pour la retrouver. Sa seule chance de survivre à ce mariage est de gagner son affection, mais Sandro n'a pas de cœur et ne reculera devant rien pour la rendre malheureuse. Elle se rend vite compte qu'elle a un penchant pour les ténèbres, les mains rugueuses et les yeux couleur whisky.

La jeune héritière d'une famille prestigieuse, Léa Bernard, a défié l'avis de sa famille, a rompu tous les liens avec ses proches et a décidé d'épouser Alex Thomas, un homme célibataire mais déjà père d'un garçon et d'une fille, dont la carrière avait décliné. Ils se sont mariés depuis six ans, et elle a traité les enfants comme les siens tout en ayant soutenu son mari, contribuant à l'essor de sa carrière. Les enfants ont grandi sous ses soins attentifs et obéissants, et la société d'Alex a été introduite en bourse avec succès. Mais lors de la soirée de célébration marquant son accession au rang des élites, la mère biologique des deux enfants est apparue. Alex, habituellement si rationnel, a semblé perdre la raison en tentant de retenir cette femme, au point de ridiculiser Léa aux yeux de toute la ville ! Cette nuit-là, il n'est pas rentré, retrouvant son premier amour avec les enfants pour une réunion familiale. Plus tard, Alex a décidé de divorcer, « Merci pour toutes ces années, mais les enfants ont surtout besoin de leur mère biologique. » La femme a aussi dit : « Merci d'avoir pris soin de mes enfants ces dernières années, mais une belle-mère jamais à la hauteur d'une vraie mère. » L'affection que l'on donnait en élevant un enfant valait-elle moins que celle qui venait de la naissance ? Puisque c'était ainsi, alors elle ne serait plus belle-mère ! Contre toute attente, ces deux enfants ont refusé leur mère biologique et même leur père. Ils ont même déclaré : « Nous n'avons qu'une seule maman dans notre vie, Léa ! Même si vous divorcez et qu'elle se remarie, nous irons vivre avec elle ! »

From my earliest memories, my entire family is cold and distant toward me. When my parents look at my younger sister, Claire Lloyd, their eyes fill with warmth and joy. Yet, when they turn to me, only disgust remains. Claire's life is filled with applause and excessive love, while mine is filled with disdain and suffering. When the explosion erupts at the street corner, I save the stranger beside me. Later, I learn he is Byron Whitmore, a mafia family's Don. He begins pursuing me after I rescue him. Later, I quit my job and move to a new place, but he finds me and proposes in 100 different ways. "Why me?" I ask countless times. "Because it's you," he always answers. The wedding causes a sensation throughout the city. I truly seem to have transformed from an ugly duckling into a swan. That is, until I'm five months pregnant, when Claire needs a transfusion of rare Rh-negative blood after a car accident. The blood bank has a shortage. Because of that, my parents knock me unconscious and send me to the hospital. In my daze, the blood extraction machine hums continuously. As two thousand milliliters of blood leave my body, I see Byron. Tears well up in my eyes. I begin thinking he's here to save me. Instead, I hear him say, "We can't take any more. Sharon and the baby will die." "But Claire has lost too much blood. She'll die, too..." My mother pleads. "No one wants Claire safe more than I do." Byron's voice is thick with pain. "She's my first love. I've never forgotten her. I only married Sharon because her face looks so much like Claire's. "But I can't trade her life for Claire's. Trust me—I'll find another way." So, that's his reason for marrying me. The blood extraction machine continues running, but my heart has already stopped beating. The affection I see in his eyes has never been for me. He's always looking through me at someone else. Everyone in the world loves Claire, and Byron is not the exception that I foolishly believe him to be. That grand wedding is nothing but an ugly duckling's self-deceiving fantasy.