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Ang nobela ay sumusunod sa buhay ni Zoey Claire Alonzo, isang babaeng nagdesisyong pumasok sa isang mabilisang kasal (marriage of convenience) matapos iwan ng kaniyang dating kasintahan. Ang kaniyang pinakasalan ay si Jasper Alexander Villanueva, isang mayamang CEO at ang ama ng kaniyang menor de edad na matalik na kaibigan. Ang best friend niya na si Luna Isabelle Villanueva mismo ang nagpumilit sa kasal, na nagpahayag na ang kaniyang ama ay walang kakayahan sa pag ibig at nangangailangan ng ina. Sa kabila ng cold at ascetic na reputasyon niJasper, napatunayan na kabaligtaran ang lahat matapos silang magpakasal. Sa ilalim ng impluwensya ng alak at pagnanasa, nagiging dominante at mapagmahal si Jasper na nagpapabago sa kanilang convenience marriage tungo sa isang seryosong relasyon. Ang sitwasyon ay lalong gumulo dahil sa muling paglitaw ng ex boyfriend ni Zoey, si Liam Ethan Navarro, na nagdulot ng love triangle at matinding komprontasyon, lalo pa at nalaman ni Zoey na matagal na siyang iniibig ni Jasper. Ang kanilang kuwento ay puno ng init, possessiveness, at drama sa loob ng pamilyang mayayaman, na umabot sa mga pagsubok tulad ng paghihiwalay at sakit. Sa huli, pinagtibay ni Zoey at Jasper ang kanilang wagas na pag ibig, lalo na nang ipaglaban ni Zoey ang kanilang anak, na nagpapahiwatig na sila ay matatag na magsasama.

Diremehkan karena pekerjaan, dicibir karena menolak perjodohan, dan dihina karena tuduhan berzina. Vela terselamatkan oleh lamaran Eridan, seorang pria yang tak tega melihat sahabatnya menderita, walau tak pernah ada cinta yang terucap di antara mereka. Apakah pernikahan itu jalan keluar yang tepat? Atau malah mendatangkan masalah yang lebih besar? “Kalau hatimu merasa berat, jangan dipaksa kuat. Bagikan beban itu kepadaku juga.” “Sudah cukup pengorbanan yang kamu lakukan untukku. Jangan memaksakan hatimu juga. Meskipun keadaan mendesak begitu, jangan!”

帰りの車は荷物でいっぱいになり、弟しか座る場所がなくなったので、両親は僕に100円を渡し、バスで帰るように言った。 でも、バス代は200円だった。 「どうしてそんなに気が利かないの？『子供だから100円でいい』って言いなよ」 二人はそう言い捨てると、弟だけを連れて行ってしまった。 家に着いたら、母が、弟に新しく買ったおもちゃの箱を開けてあげていた。 そして、父は、彼に新しい服を着せてあげていた。 外がどしゃ降りの雨になって、二人は、ようやく僕のことを思い出した。 「あの子、なんでまだ帰ってこないの。本当にトロいんだから、何にもできやしない！」 だけど、その時、たった100円足りなかったせいで、僕はバスから降ろされ、別の方法で帰るしかなかったんだ。 その後、変わり果てた姿にされた体を引きずって、僕が家にたどり着いた時、みんな、その場に泣き崩れた。

Rodrigo, com quem eu estava em guerra fria, postou no Instagram: "Os cem primeiros que curtirem recebem uma transferência de término" Em minutos, já eram noventa e nove curtidas e compartilhamentos. Eu sabia o que ele estava esperando. Que eu cedesse. Como nas dez vezes anteriores, que eu pedisse para ele apagar o post. Mas dessa vez, compartilhei e comentei. "Me inclui." Depois disso, bloqueei todas as formas de contato dele. Três dias depois, a irmã dele me mandou mensagem: "O espetáculo de formatura do meu irmão ainda tem um ingresso reservado para você. Ele disse que, se você for, ele te perdoa." Olhei para a passagem aérea sobre a mesa e respondi: "Não tenho tempo" Eu realmente não tenho tempo, porque fui aprovada no mestrado de uma universidade da capital e, naquela mesma noite, meu voo vai partir para a matrícula. A partir de agora, ficamos separados por milhares de quilômetros. E não vamos mais nos ver.

His lashes fluttered and when his eyes met mine this time, the emotions they expressed before were extinct. “You’re my best friend’s daughter. You’re the girl I swore to protect and shield from those who would seek to harm or use you. I cannot do this now. Your father will not forgive me. I will not forgive myself.” “But you want me.” “What I want doesn’t fucking matter, Elle. I am not the type of man you should desire. I am bad and I’m only going to hurt you.” “Why don’t you let me make that decision myself?” “Because you’re too blinded by the silly feeling you have to see the truth. There can be nothing between us. Not now, not ever.” he said with the utmost certainty. . All Estelle Biggs ever wanted was Jace Henshaw II, and all he has ever wanted to do was protect her from everything that would harm her, including himself.

My name is Greta Ellsworth. In my past life, my best friend, Poppy McKellen, and I both married into the Lockwood family. They are a prestigious household with a long-standing legacy in alternative medicine. Poppy marries the eldest son, Bruce Lockwood, while I marry the younger son, Owen Lockwood. Poppy gives birth to three children with Bruce. They each grow up to be prodigies in medicine. Meanwhile, I have only one daughter with Owen—Wendy Lockwood. Sadly, Wendy struggles with even the most basic math and isn't very bright. Owen's pride takes over, and he is left feeling utterly embarrassed. Years later, I take Wendy to a medical symposium. When she shyly whispers, "Dad," the crowd erupts in laughter. Enraged and humiliated, Owen stabs Wendy to death. Before I can react, he turns my way and strikes me down as well. When I open my eyes again, I realize that both Owen and I have been reborn. I take in the scene of our families' matchmaking event once more. This time, Owen reaches for Poppy's hand and says, "I like you. Will you marry me?"

In my past life, my mate Marcus ran off to the forest to make love with my best friend Scarlett, who was eight-month pregnant. That’s when they'd be surrounded by a pack of rogue wolves. Scarlett, heavy with child, started bleeding heavily. Both of them desperately called for the Border Guard. As the Chief Warrior, I had risked everything to fight those rogue wolves. But Scarlett still died along with her unborn pup. My mate Marcus led others to accuse me of using my position for personal revenge. He personally severed both my hands with a silver blade. "A warrior without morals like you deserves to burn in hell!" he snarled. But I remembered clearly—when I drove off the rogues and got the pack healer to Scarlett, she barely had a scratch on her. Finally, Scarlett's parents arrived. I begged them to examine her body and investigate the truth. Instead, they reported to Alpha that I had neglected my duties. They claimed I was high on wolfsbane while guarding the border. Alpha exiled me for fifteen years. With both hands severed, I had no way to fight or shift properly. I survived by begging scraps from neighboring territories. Fifteen years later, I returned to the pack. I saw my mate Marcus walked through the airport's first-class terminal with Scarlett and their son. They were using my inheritance to fund their luxury vacation to the Maldives. They spotted me. Without hesitation, they pushed me into a silver pit to destroy all evidence. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day Scarlett faked her death. This time, I took one look at the scene and declared them beyond saving. I told my assistant to send them to bury them directly.

My best friend, Maya, flew in from Miami for my bachelorette week. My last days of freedom. She insisted on a girls' night in to celebrate, ordering all my favorite takeout. She asked me to hold her mobile phone and wait.Then her phone lit up. A message from some guy. A shirtless pic. Text: I need you tonight. Another photo buzzed through. Sex toys. Bondage gear straight out of a movie. My face burned. My heart hammered against my ribs. I’d just stumbled into her secret life. But the next image made my blood run cold. A close-up of the man's chest. A jagged scar I knew better than my own reflection. It belonged to my fiancé, Luciano Carbone.

After one soul-crushing breakup, Summer Peterson—quirky, invisible, heartbroken—swore she’d never fall again. But secrets don’t care about promises. Especially not the kind hiding in her best friend’s older brother. Hayden is everything she shouldn’t want. Dangerous. Magnetic. Off-limits. But one forbidden kiss was all it took to unravel her. Now every stolen moment pulls her deeper—into a twisted affair of obsession, lies, and betrayal. Hayden doesn’t just touch. He marks. He owns. And he’s hiding a secret that could destroy them both. Someone is watching. Someone who wants her. And someone who will do anything to tear them apart. Loving him might ruin her. Leaving him might kill her. How do you run from the boy who’d burn the world to keep you? And how far will she go for a love that was never meant to save her? ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING – MATURE CONTENT AHEAD This story doesn’t hold back. It dives deep into explicit sexual content, intense emotional trauma, abuse, violence, and psychological manipulation. This content is strictly for 18+ audiences. If you proceed, do so with your eyes wide open. You’ve been warned.

Dangerous. Forbidden. Unattainable. A cutthroat assassin on the run from the mafia is Olivia Hunter's decade-long crush. Eight years his junior, she's like a baby sister to him. He will never give her the time of day. Or so she thought. Until she woke up naked in her brother's best friend/new boss' bed. ### Brooding new COO of Hunter Industries Harmon Chancellor, is billionaire Will Hunter's found brother. These men would die for each other. Not fucking Will's baby sister was a given. A drunken moment of weakness and four years of restraint shatters. Harmon and Olivia fuck until dawn. Coming to his senses once sober, Harmon plans to escape on a business trip to Cupid’s Cove. He warns Olivia not to follow, but she stubbornly does anyway. Enter mafia princess/assassin, Robbie Marino. She's on a mission to drag Ghostblade home, by any means necessary. When Harmon learns that Olivia accidentally led the wildcard assassin straight to him, he's livid. He imprisons the spoiled billionaire's sister in his suite in a desperate bid to keep her safe. She wants answers he can't give her. He wants to fuck her forbidden pussy to shut her up so he can outsmart a mafia king. They can't both get what they want. Can they?