Al Quran Pink

Mi esposo, Alejandro Ruiz, cayó del tercer piso, no solo se rompió las dos piernas, sino que también se lastimó en su parte íntima. Y yo, lejos de preocuparme, lo llevé al hospital más alejado. Todo se remontaba a mi vida anterior: Alejandro se había lastimado a propósito con tal de que su amiga de la infancia, Sofía López, quien realizaba sus prácticas en el hospital, pudiera acumular suficiente experiencia práctica y consolidar su puesto. Para lograrlo, eligió lanzarse desde el tercer piso. Luego, deliberadamente evitó el hospital más cercano y me obligó a conducir tres mil kilómetros para que Sofía lo atendiera. Al considerar que ella solo era una estudiante que había entrado al hospital por contactos y no tenía las credenciales para operar, rechacé su propuesta. Pero él me abofeteó con fuerza y dijo: —¡Solo quiero usar mis heridas para ayudarla! ¿Acaso no tienes ni un poco de empatía? Ante su terquedad, temí que el retraso arruinara sus piernas para siempre. Llamé a su madre para convencerlo. Sin embargo, Sofía, al no obtener el puesto, avergonzada y llena de rabia, se suicidó saltando en el hospital. Alejandro, gracias a la atención oportuna, salvó sus piernas. Pero el día del alta, cuando fui a recogerlo con alegría, él me atropelló con el auto, matándome en el acto. Antes de morir, le cuestioné con rabia, pero él me miró con desdén: —Si no hubieras impedido que ayudara a Sofía, ¡ella no habría muerto! Al abrir los ojos de nuevo, me encontré de vuelta en el día en que mi esposo se rompió las piernas.

Elena Marlowe never imagined one night could change everything. At a mask gala event, she let herself forget the rules of her life. One dance led to one kiss... and then a night she swore would never leave the shadows. She didn't even know his name... only the storm in his grey eyes and the way he made her feel like someone else for once, like someone free. But secrets have a way of catching up. Weeks later, two pink lines shatter her illusion of escape. With no way to find the man who disappeared with the dawn, Elena chooses silence. She walks away from the life she knew, determined to protect her baby and her heart. Until fate intervenes. Her new job is a lifeline, a chance to start over. But her new boss? Cassian Wolfe, The Billionaire CEO. Who is sharp, ruthless and unmistakably the man from that night. He doesn't recognize her or so she hopes. But Cassian Wolfe didn't build an empire by being blind. The moment Elena steps into his office, something shifts. A flicker of familiarity. A tension neither of them can name. Elena fights to keep her secret buried. Cassian fights to uncover it. But when the truth begins to unravel, lines blur in between past and present, between power and vulnerability, between fear and the one thing Elena vowed never to feel again: love. Now Cassian wants answers. He wants control. And maybe... just maybe, he wants her. But some secrets are too big to stay hidden. And some hearts are too fragile to risk shattering again. Will Elena protect the life she's built? Or will the father of her child claim more than just the truth?

She hides behind ugly suits and fake names. He's done trusting women. When they meet in a masked sex club, neither realizes they've been fighting each other across boardroom tables for eighteen months. At Taylor Industries, she's Joy Smith—the frumpy CFO who drowns her curves in shapeless polyester and wearing a wig. At home, she's the forgotten wife of a cheating lawyer who hasn't touched her in so long she's starting to wonder if she's broken. When she finds hot pink lace panties stuffed in her couch cushions...definitely not hers, it's not heartbreak she feels. It's freedom. Grayson Taylor doesn't do relationships anymore. Not after walking in on his actress fiancée with another woman. Now he channels everything into hostile takeovers and board meetings, especially the ones where his overcautious CFO fights him on every goddamn acquisition. Joy Smith is brilliant, infuriating, and funny when he pushes all her buttons. But Honey is tired of being invisible. Tired of never having felt real pleasure. So, when her best friend gives her the details of The Velvet Room—Manhattan's most exclusive masked club—she promises herself just one night. One night to find out if her husband's right, if she really is frigid, or if she's just never been touched by the right hands. She doesn't expect the masked stranger who claims her the second she walks in. Doesn't expect the chemistry that ignites between them, the way he makes her body sing, or the orgasms that leave her shaking. Doesn't expect him to hand her an email address with one command: "Only me. No one else touches you."

Durante mi recuperación después del parto, mi esposo, Rubén Gutiérrez, llegó a la casa tambaleándose, borracho perdido. Venía con varios que lo sostenían... y con una mujer. Terminó vomitando por toda la sala, y yo, sin decir una sola palabra, me quedé a su lado cuidándolo toda la noche. Jamás imaginé que, al amanecer, lo primero que saliera de su boca fuera: —Está embarazada. Mejor nos divorciamos. No lloré, no grité. Solo asentí con calma. En otra vida, recuerdo haber corrido desesperada por la calle, con mi hija en brazos. Esa mujer pronto se ganó la fama de "fácil" en el pueblo, y hasta la echaron de su casa. Acorralada, terminó lanzándose al río. Rubén, por sus escándalos, perdió el trabajo. Y aun así, nunca me culpó de nada. Cuando nuestra hija cumplió un mes, Rubén encendió una hoguera enorme en el jardín... y nos quemó vivos: a mí, a la niña y a mis padres. Antes de que todo se apagara, alcancé a ver su cara desfigurada por el odio. —¡Bájense al infierno! —gritó—. Váyanse a acompañar a Mariana. Y entonces, al abrir otra vez los ojos, me encontré de vuelta en el mismo instante exacto en que me dijo que quería divorciarse.

I ripped his claws from my shoulders and pinned his arms above his head. He thrashed under me, his eyes flashing with something deeper than anger. That was when I sensed it. The sweet scent of cinnamon—the smell of a wolf’s arousal. We froze, our bodies pressed together, so close I could feel the tremors of his heart against mine. That wasn’t all….I felt his hardness, bulging and aching with need. “Don’t look at me.” He turned away, squeezing his eyes shut as his cheeks tinted pink with shame. “I give up, so just kill me already, I can’t take it anymore.” I swallowed hard, faltering yet again. But instead of recoiling, instead of mocking him, I crashed my lips against his. **** Darius Lane lost everything for the sake of love and freedom. Once a renowned Alpha betrothed to the princess of Fenrir, he was stripped of his title and dignity after he chose the man he loved over a Royal decree—the same man who betrayed and left him to bear the brunt of his actions. Out of despair, the young princess had taken her own life and Darius was condemned for murder, thrown at the mercy of Prince Kael, the ruthless tyrant who reduced him to less than a slave. But when Kael moves to end his life, the unthinkable happens. A mate bond sparks between them, turning the tides. The tyrant prince faltered for the first time in his life, unable to believe he was tied to his sister’s killer. And a man at that! It is a prison of desire for Darius, for he began to crave the cruel prince who takes pleasure in his suffering. Against their will, their wolves yearn for each other, and hatred soon blurs into obsession.

Kira is an adopted daughter of a well-known heartless billionaire (Gerald Cranwell) who was sold by him into a contractually agreed marriage to the wealthiest family in the entire country to escape bankruptcy. Clueless Kira calm and collected could only just watch her life being handed over to a new home and her new world, tackling people from the highest society and struggling to look presentable before a husband she had never set her eyes on before. He never showed up at their wedding and she didn't know what he looked like in person. Trapped in a supposed marriage meant for two yet leaving alone, she grew tired of waiting and accepted her fate, living like a nobody and sleeping in her lonely world, not until a certain stranger crawled into her bed under the moonlight. Excerpts #1 She was dressed in her night attire, looking like a carved doll. Her eyes were shut and her brown hair which was as soft as a Pima cotton was spread wide on the soft pillows, her skin glowed underneath the light of the moon, which was the only light visible in the room, and her long lashes accompanied her pointy nose that laid beautifully above her rose pink lips. She enticed him. She made the beast in him growl out in desire. He craved her, he wanted her. Kira was in deep sleep when her nose caught a whiff of an unfamiliar scent. She didn't know what it was but her body craved it. She felt a certain presence but she was far too gone to wake up from her slumber. Unconsciously, her nipples hardened and her insides were on fire. She rotated on the bed as if she was been controlled and moaned and groaned as if she was being drugged.

She was his rejected mate. Now she doesn't remember him at all. Brynn Hollis has spent three years as Alpha Dax Thorne's wife in name only. A rogue with no pack, no family, no status, she has endured his cold shoulders, his empty bedroom, and his public indifference—all while secretly loving the fated mate who looks at her like she ruined his life. When a pregnancy test reveals two pink lines, Brynn dares to hope. A baby could change everything. An heir could finally make Dax see her. But hope shatters the night she walks into a pack party and finds Dax celebrating with his ex-girlfriend. In front of dozens of wolves, he humiliates her. He admits he married her only for the powerful offspring fated mates can produce. And when Sera Voss raises her glass in a cruel toast—"To the womb with legs"—Dax does nothing to stop her. Heartbroken and fleeing into the October night, Brynn loses control of her car on a mountain pass. She wakes up three days later in the pack hospital with no memory of her husband, her marriage, or the life she left behind. Dax doesn't believe her amnesia is real. He's certain the desperate rogue who once begged for his attention is now playing an elaborate game. But as he watches this quiet, composed stranger move through his pack—offering kindness to omegas, settling disputes with unexpected wisdom, and carrying his unborn child without fear—he finds himself drawn to her in ways he never was before. And Brynn, with nothing left to lose, begins to discover a strength she never knew she had. But when her memories return, will she forgive the Alpha who broke her—or will she take his heir and disappear forever?

Al renacer en el día de la elección de esposo para mi hermana mayor y para mí, descubrí que podía escuchar los pensamientos de los demás. Escuché a mi hermana decir en su mente: “Esta vez, tengo que conseguir al buen marido primero.” Ansiosamente, se llevó a mi esposo amable de la vida anterior y me dejó con el hombre violento que la maltrataba. Sonreí. ¿Acaso creía que el hombre con el que me casé antes era un buen tipo?

El día del control prenatal, mi esposo Emilio estaba ocupado en el trabajo, pero su amiga de la infancia, con quien llevaba años de coqueteo, Laura se ofreció a llevarme en auto. En el camino, de pronto giró el volante y el vehículo se estrelló de lleno contra la parte baja de un camión de carga; la carrocería quedó aplastada al instante. No llamé a mi esposo, que era médico de urgencias, sino que marqué al servicio de emergencias y esperé el rescate, solo porque, en mi vida anterior, lo primero que hice fue llamarlo para que me llevara al hospital. Al final, el bebé se salvó, pero Laura murió en el acto por la gran pérdida de sangre. Él decía que no me culpaba, que me recuperara tranquila, incluso me consiguió una habitación individual en el hospital. Pero el día del alta, me llevó a la tumba de Laura, allí, me clavó un cuchillo en el vientre; el bebé murió y yo quedé al borde de la muerte. Sus ojos estaban llenos de un odio encendido, y, ante mis súplicas, solo dijo con frialdad: —¡Si no hubieras girado el volante a propósito, Laura no habría muerto! ¡No creas que por fingir inocencia voy a creerte! Ojo por ojo: ¡quiero que la acompañes en la tumba! ¡El dolor que ella sufrió antes de morir, tú lo vivirás diez veces... cien veces más! Giró el cuchillo con fuerza, una y otra vez, atravesando mi cuerpo. La sangre salpicó sobre la lápida, tiñendo de rojo el nombre de Laura. Cuando abrí los ojos, estaba de vuelta en el lugar del accidente.

Durante el turno de noche, me negué a la petición de mi hermana adoptiva de ayudarle a ponerle la intravenosa a su paciente. Vi con mis propios ojos cómo un niño de siete años moría por una reacción alérgica causada por el medicamento equivocado. En mi vida pasada, justo después de haber terminado de aplicar la infusión, los familiares furiosos irrumpieron en la estación de enfermeras y me golpearon hasta dejarme el rostro desfigurado. Pero yo había administrado simple glucosa, imposible que provocara una tragedia así. Con la conciencia nublada, escuché que alguien llamaba a la policía. Creí que por fin llegaba un salvavidas. Nunca imaginé que el oficial, mi propio hermano, me tumbaría contra el suelo. El médico forense, mi amigo de la infancia, sacó el informe de la autopsia y me señaló como culpable. No tuve cómo defenderme; al final, los padres del niño, enloquecidos por el dolor, me golpearon hasta matarme. Incluso en el momento de mi muerte, no pude entender por qué mi hermano, que siempre me había cuidado, y aquel amigo de la infancia al que yo quería tanto, se volvieron contra mí. Cuando volví a abrir los ojos, estaba otra vez en esa misma noche.