Black Lotus Novel Bl

«Marley!» Il se branla de son siège, "Je vous interdit de prononcer ce nom désormais. Je ne peux pas y croire!" il attrapa fermement ses cheveux. "Mar-" "Ne fais pas ça!" il la coupa avant de lui lancer le morceau de papier qui ne volait qu'à une petite distance de lui jusqu'à la moquette. «Neuf semaines?» ** La nuit, Liza, strip-teaseuse de dix-neuf ans, sacrifie son école pour parrainer ses sœurs à l'université, paie les factures et gagne du pain. Les choses empirent lorsque le doyen la congédie après avoir découvert qu'elle dénudait la progéniture d'un client. Richesse, Marley Woods, vingt-trois ans avec assez pour être qualifiée de milliardaire, est la PDG d'une entreprise de fabrication automobile connue. Mais la mauvaise conduite d'une nuit l'engloutit dans un dilemme de destruction cérébrale. Amour et désastre, Zaphrina et Marley ont commencé sur un chemin rocailleux avec l'aide de sa perspective sur les femmes. Des étincelles commencent à se former entre ces deux humains immiscibles alors que Zaphrina devient l'employée de son pire cauchemar et que le destin étant le cadeau parfait enveloppé de ruban, les deux se retrouvent dans une situation et ne peuvent pas se passer de l'autre. Liza se présente juste à temps pour ruiner l'union harmonieuse avec l'aide de quelqu'un qui recherche le chagrin de Marley plus qu'elle ne cherche son bonheur.

On our tenth wedding anniversary, my husband, Jaxon Wilde, walks through the door with his hundredth new mistress. From my neck, he snaps the necklace that was once our token of love and fastens it around hers. Amid the guests' jeers and mocking laughter, the lady tugs timidly at my gown and murmurs, "Mr. Wilde wants me to wear this dress tonight, Scarlett." It was a dress altered from my wedding gown ten years ago, and I wore it tonight like a fool, hoping he might remember. But now, he wants to strip his wife bare in public and give it to his mistress on the wedding anniversary. Under the weight of everyone's sneers, I look up at him and give him a genuine smile for the first time in a decade. "Let's get divorced, Jaxon."

Just before the weapons design competition, my design schematics mysteriously go missing. Since I no longer have anything to submit, I'm disqualified from the competition. Meanwhile, my older sister, Camilla Cassano, steals the show with my designs. She gets what she wants, which is to marry the next don of the Carbone family—and the man I've had a crush on since I was a child—Leon Carbone. When she brags about it to me, I don't kick up a fuss. Instead, I calmly wish her the best. In my previous life, I'd chosen to expose her on the spot. I seized back the glory that was meant to be mine and married Leon. I thought that was the start of my happiness, but it turned out to be the beginning of my nightmare. Leon had always been in love with Camilla. Throughout our five years of marriage, I was made to slave away like a robot and spend all my time researching. In the end, I was blown to pieces in an explosion triggered by sheer exhaustion. Now that I'm back in time, I personally deliver Camilla to Leon's side, and I marry Don Lorenzo Marra, the notoriously ruthless womanizer. Everyone waits to watch me sink into the depths of despair, rueing my every decision. I'm the only one who knows just how powerful the man, so misunderstood by the world, truly is.

My husband, Ryan Costa, is one of the most renowned scientists in the apocalypse. To retrieve a reagent, he goes deep into the high-risk zone with his secretary, Clara Gibson. I, Alice Ashford, lead an elite squad to protect him all the way. But when a zombie horde besieges us, he refuses to retreat. "With the reagent Clara brings back, I can develop a serum that saves all of humanity! Just ten more minutes! Ten minutes, please!" Ryan insists. I feel torn as I see the zombies closing in. I can't gamble with the lives of my squad on a vague, uncertain sliver of hope. In that split second, I knock Ryan out and drag him onto the helicopter. As a result, Clara dies being torn apart by the zombies. When Ryan wakes up, the first thing he does is slap me hard across the face. He rages, "How can you be so selfish? You've doomed all of humanity!" I am sentenced to be burned at the stake. I die in unbearable pain as the crowd curses me relentlessly. When I open my eyes again, I am back at the moment when Ryan stands in front of the helicopter, blocking our retreat. I am just about to speak when I suddenly hear his inner voice, "Clara should have grabbed her makeup bag by now. Hopefully, she brings something back with her. Otherwise, I'll have a hard time explaining myself to Alice." My mind goes blank, and I stare at him in shock. He smiles at me just like he did in my previous life and asks, "Darling, don't you think we should wait?"

I used to think my husband was the angel who saved me from the depths of hell. Five years ago, I would have died for my ex-fiance, Marco Lombardi, but his carelessness caused Mom's kidneys to fail. He ignored 99 of my calls, and with an empty bank account, I couldn't even afford the surgery to donate my kidney to her. Only later did I discover that during that time, he was having romantic getaways with my stepsister, Penny Rossi. When I hit rock bottom, mafia Don Leon Costa showed up. He got me the best doctors, handled everything when Mom died, and even proposed to me when I was a complete mess. In our five years of marriage, he has spoiled me rotten. I've almost forgotten how much Marco and Penny hurt me. Then, today, I overhear his phone call with Penny. "Leon, thank you for giving my sister's kidney to my mother back then." My beloved husband just brushes it off. "Don't worry about it. I'll look after your sister. She won't ever know." He laughs quietly, and his voice is full of warmth. "You know I hate seeing you cry."

After five years of being mates with Eric Wheeler, the Alpha of the Lightchaser pack, I'm finally expecting the long-awaited heir. I'm overflowing with joy as I head to the Werewolf Alliance, thinking it's time to give Eric both these surprises together. Just as I'm about to complete the final claiming ceremony, one of the Elders from the Alliance exclaims in shock, "Ms. Gardner, the mark on you is a temporary one! Unfortunately, the secret treasure left by your parents cannot be inherited by the two of you. He… isn't your mate at all!" How can this be? We're clearly fated mates! I request to check the Alliance's mate registry. The name next to Eric's is unmistakably his childhood sweetheart's—Ella Howell. She's the daughter of the former Beta and someone whom the entire pack had expected Eric to marry before I appeared. I laugh absentmindedly. How great. Now, Eric is going to lose two things that are crucial to his life.

Aditya, seorang tukang pijat biasa, mewarisi cincin misterius yang memberinya kekuatan super: sentuhan yang membangkitkan gairah wanita dan kekuatan fisik tak tertandingi. Dalam sekejap, ia berubah menjadi pengusaha kaya raya, dikelilingi wanita-wanita yang tergila-gila padanya. Hubungan ambigu dan intrik harem mewarnai kehidupannya yang baru, sementara rahasia cincin itu perlahan terkuak, membawa bahaya yang tak terduga.

I loved my stepbrother, Simon Rossi, the Don, for ten years. When he got poisoned one day, I offered myself to him and ended up pregnant. He smoked half a packet of cigarettes before saying, “I’ll take responsibility for this.” However, his first love, Camillia, claimed that she had an asthma attack on our wedding day. I begged Simon to wait until our ceremony was over before going to her. Unfortunately, Camillia escaped the hospital and died on her way to find him. Prior to her death, she called Simon 99 times. But he did not answer even once because of our wedding ceremony. When I found out, I felt terrible. Yet, Simon was exceptionally calm. After our wedding, my health deteriorated exponentially, and I bled heavily during childbirth. Just as I was about to die, I heard the doctor sigh softly. “Mr. Rossi, you’re ruthless. The poison you gave your wife has seeped into her bones. The baby can’t be saved either.” “Camillia suffered the same pain before her death.” When I opened my eyes again, I had gone back to the night before everything happened.

Dying from wolfsbane, I came back six months into carrying his pup. I went straight to a witch, begged for a potion to slow down the pup's growth. Choked it down. Then every day, I padded my belly with rabbit fur and kept up the act. In my first life, Emily and I went into labor on the same day. She popped out a perfect silver-white pup. Me? A white wolf giving birth to some scrappy mutt. James—Alpha of Ebonfang Pack—looked me dead in the eye and swore I betrayed him. I begged him to test the pup's blood. He did. Results came back: father was from an enemy pack. He called me a traitor, said I slept with the enemy, cut the bond, and threw me out. Five years rogue gutted my wolf. Then he showed up again. Guilt all over his face. "Emily got played by a Darkclaw wolf. She's just an omega—she wouldn't have survived going rogue. I had to swap the pups. Didn't you get the supplies I sent? Whatever, it's over. I'll take care of you now." Emily shot me a look full of venom and passed me a teapot. Didn't even get a word out before the wolfsbane kicked in. I died choking, eyes wide, body frozen. But now? I'm back. I know everything. Let's see how they plan to win this time.

Hari peringatan pernikahan kami yang ke-10, suamiku, Franky melangkah masuk sambil merangkul pacar barunya yang ke-100. Lalu dengan tangannya sendiri melepas kalung simbol cinta kami dan memakaikannya ke leher gadis itu. Di tengah tawa para tamu, gadis itu dengan malu-malu menarik gaun yang kupakai dan berkata, “Kak, Pak Franky bilang dia ingin aku memakai gaun ini sekarang.” Gaun itu adalah hasil modifikasi dari gaun pengantinku sepuluh tahun lalu. Aku sengaja mengenakannya hari ini dan dengan bodohnya berpikir Franky akan mengingatnya. Namun, pada hari peringatan pernikahan kami, dia malah menyuruh istrinya melepaskan gaun di depan semua orang untuk pacarnya. Di tengah semua tatapan meremehkan itu, akhirnya aku memberinya senyuman tulus pertama yang kuberikan selama sepuluh tahun ini. “Franky, kita cerai saja.”