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Andriette Flynn is a known rule breaker in the campus. She is someone who doesn't conform on other people's ideas of how things should be. Nothing seems to matter for ger anymore. However, things changed when she transferred to her new school.

Disclaimer:THIS STORY IS PURELY WORK OF FICTION. ALL CHARACTERS, NAMES, PLACE OR EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE STORY ARE USED FICTITIOUSLY, PLEASE DON'T ASSOCIATE THE CHARACTER TO THE ACTUAL PORTRAYER. >>> Naglalakad ako ng may marinig akong ingay sa bandang kusina. Nung una benaliwala ko lang yun pero ng may narinig ako iyak ng batang babae ay agad ko tinungo ang kusina dahil alam ko kung sino yung batang babae umiiyak. Pagdating ko ng kusina nakita ko umiiyak ang kapatid ko at bukod dun nakita ko rin na pinapagalitan s'ya ni Beatrice. Agad ko naman nilapitan ang kapatid ko para tanongin kung bakit s'ya umiiyak. "Yana anong ngyari? bakit ka umiiyak?" nagaalala tanong ko. Pinunsan nito ang mga pisnge n'ya bago ako sagutin. "A-Ate ako po kasi sinisisi ni ate Beatrice na kumuha ng necklace n'ya kahit hindi naman po talaga ako ang kumuha." sagot nito sa tanong ko habang umiiyak. "At talagang masisinungaling kapa bata ka! eh! Ikaw lang naman ang pumasok sa kwarto ko bago mawala yung necklace ko!" asik ni Beatrice sa kapatid ko. Hindi ko maiwasang hindi s'ya patulan sa pagbibintang n'ya sa kapatid ko. Alam ko hindi magagawa ng kapatid ko ang binibintang n'ya dahil hindi ko ganon pinalaki ang kapatid ko. "Ano ba Beatrice? Bakit mo naman pinagbibintangan yung kapatid ko? Eh wala ka naman ebendinsya na s'ya ang kumuha ng necklace mo!" sabi ko sa galit na tuno. Pagak itong tumawa bago muling nagsalita. "AT TALAGA KINAKAMPIHAN MO PA YANG KAPATID MO MAGNANAKAW" asik nito sa akin at sa kapatid ko. "Opss! Nakalimutan ko palang anak kayo ng mga magnanakaw! Mga mukang pera! gold digger!" sambit nito sa mapangasar na tuno. Sa puntong yun hindi ko na napigilan ang galit ko. Idamay na n'ya ang lahat wag lang ang kapatid ko at lalong-lalo na

Aku ditalak karena dianggapnya tidak bisa mandiri dan mencari uang. Siapa yang mengira dia justru menikahi wanita yang sakit-sakitan hingga bergantung terus padanya. Apakah dia akan menyesal setelah melihatku hidup mandiri dan mapan?

Even the street punks knew that in Chicago, Catherine Leone was untouchable. I had three deadly protectors watching my back. My husband, Raphael Falcone, was the youngest underboss in the Chicago Outfit. He was known for his cold, iron-fisted rule, yet in a crowded room, he would kneel to adjust the hem of my gown. My childhood friend, Luca Vizzini, the family's brilliant new consigliere. He'd sworn to protect me since we were kids. And my twin brother, Salvatore Leone, who cherished me above all else. He took over the family at eighteen and treated me like royalty, making me the most envied Principessa in the underworld. On my twenty-eighth birthday, I waited in the living room all day, clutching a pregnancy test with two solid lines, ready to share the news that would change everything. Instead, they brought me my brother's body, murdered by a drug dealer hailed as a hero. And standing before me was my husband, Raphael Falcone, ready to clear the murderer's name. "Tell me why," A scream clawed at my throat, but I fought it down, "You know damn well who the murderer is." "Catherine, control yourself." It was Luca Vizzini, my childhood friend, who tied my hands. "Salvatore's gone, but you still have us. You're still Mrs. Falcone, still the Principessa of the Leone family." "The Leones have looked after Chiara for years. You know her father is all she has." They wanted me to confess to my brother’s fabricated crimes and apologize to Chiara. But they forget. Before I was Raphael's wife, I was Catherine Leone. A master hacker who could breach any system. I will deliver my own justice in ways they cannot imagine. And I will make them regret it.

Hazel thought the moon goddess had blessed her by giving her Brian, her longtime crush, as her mate. But when he rejected and humiliated her at a huge biker's party, she drank herself to a stupor and spent the night with his father, Oscar. He was forty-five. She was twenty-four. They were worlds apart. She was the light and he was darkness himself. But fate brought them together and made them face challenges that only drew them closer. When Hazel realized she was the bearer of an almost extinct royal bloodline and that her past lives had been linked to Oscar, she must fight and face obstacles to make sure they end up happily in this lifetime. Together.

“You’re just like a sister to me.” Those were the actual words that broke the camel’s back. Not after what just happened. Not after the hot, breathless, soul-shaking night we spent tangled in each other’s arms. I knew from the beginning that Tristan Hayes was a line I shouldn’t cross. He wasn’t just anyone, he was my brother’s best friend. The man I spent years secretly wanting. But that night… we were broken. We had just buried our parents. And the grief was too heavy, too real.... so I begged him to touch me. To make me forget. To fill the silence that death left behind. And he did. He held me like I was something fragile. Kissed me like I was the only thing he needed to breathe. Then left me bleeding with six words that burned deeper than rejection ever could. So, I ran. Away from everything that cost me pain. Now, five years later, I’m back. Fresh from rejecting the mate who abused me. Still carrying the scars of a pup I never got to hold. And the man waiting for me at the airport isn’t my brother. It’s Tristan. And he's not the guy I left behind. He's a biker. An Alpha. And when he looked at me, I knew there was no where else to run to.

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Setelah dikecewakan oleh mantan kekasihnya, Alena tidak berani berharap apa pun dari dunia ini. Dia hanya ingin menjalani hidup sebaik yang dia bisa jalani. Namun, takdir hidup nyatanya tidak dapat ditentang, dia kembali bertemu mantan kekasihnya. Kini, hubungan mereka adalah boss dan sekretaris. Mampukah Alena bertahan menjalani hari-harinya bersama mantan kekasihnya? Belum lagi, día terus-menerus mengejar maaf dan ingin kembali bersama.

Setelah memasuki masa menyusui, payudaraku seringkali bengkak dan basah kuyup oleh ASI, sehingga sangat menyusahkanku. Di saat itulah, aku melihat iklan lowongan kerja untuk menjadi ibu menyusui. Namun, ketika majikanku menangkup kelembutan di dadaku dengan tangannya yang besar dan membantuku mengatasi rasa sakit akibat pembengkakan itu secara langsung …. Seiring dengan sensasi tidak alami dari air susu yang diisap, muncul pula api gairah yang mulai menyala, serta nafsu yang perlahan-lahan hilang kendali.

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