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Soy la sombra que el jefe de la mafia, Ignacio García, eligió personalmente para su amante, Luna López. La que enfrentaba el peligro en su lugar. Al tercer año de matrimonio, fui secuestrada por sus enemigos por octava vez. Ignacio llegó con sus hombres a rescatarme, pero a los cinco minutos de negociación, sonó el teléfono de Luna. —Ignacio, perdí en un juego. Tengo que besar a un hombre aquí. —Pero quiero guardar mi primer beso para ti. ¿Podrías venir? En el instante en que Ignacio se marchó sin dudarlo, el cuchillo del secuestrador se hundió en mi vientre. La sangre brotó como un surtidor. Sus hombres, como en las siete veces anteriores, arreglaron el asunto con dinero y me llevaron al hospital. En la ambulancia, escuché a alguien preguntarse si viviría lo suficiente para ver el día en que Luna pudiera valerse por sí misma. Todos rieron a carcajadas. Solo yo lloraba. La misión de salvar al jefe de la mafia había fracasado. El sistema me eliminaría. “Ignacio, no viviré para ver ese día.”

Mis padres adoptaron a un huérfano. Yo le tomé mucho cariño y lo quería como a un hijo propio. Hasta que me di cuenta de que se parecía cada vez más a mi esposo, Javier Mendoza, y que a mi hermana menor llamaba "mamá" a escondidas. Resultó que mi esposo que tanto amaba me había sido infiel desde hacía tiempo. Él y mi hermana habían formado una feliz familia en secreto. Hasta contaban con la bendición de mis padres. Cuando todo se supo, mi hermana me rogó que los dejara ser felices, y mis padres me ordenaron que les cediera el lugar. El niño que había criado con todo el amor me gritó que ojalá muriera de la peor manera. Pero lo que nadie esperaba era que Javier se negara al divorcio. Lloraba suplicándome perdón, diciendo que me amaba profundamente y que lo del niño había sido solo un error. Fingí creer en su pasión y le dije: —Siete días. Te doy siete días. Si logras demostrarme tu sinceridad, te perdonaré. Él, eufórico, cumplió mi cada deseo y me trató como a un tesoro. Hasta donó todos sus ahorros a mi nombre y obligó a mi hermana a arrodillarse en la nieve para pedirme perdón. Todos pensaron que al final lo perdonaría, hasta el día en que la policía vino a pedir la identificación de un cadáver. Ese día él enloqueció por completo. Lo que Javier nunca supo es que en realidad yo llevaba siete días muerta. La Muerte me había permitido regresar por siete días para darle mi propia despedida.

Aunque sabía que mi esposo, Luis Ramírez, había fingido su muerte y estaba suplantando la identidad de su hermano gemelo menor, Martín Ramírez, no lo desenmascaré. En vez de eso, fui directamente ante la máxima autoridad militar de la región, Sergio Montoya, y le dije que Luis estaba muerto. Le pedí que lo dieran de baja del ejército y que le retiraran el grado. En mi vida pasada, Martín murió en un accidente. Y Luis, sin dudarlo, fingió su propia muerte y abandonó su puesto en el ejército para hacerse pasar por Martín, todo para que Gina Espíndola no quedara viuda. Yo lo reconocí al instante. Sabía que era Luis. Lo enfrenté y le exigí que me dijera por qué se estaba haciendo pasar por Martín. Pero lo negó hasta el final. Me hizo a un lado con frialdad: —Mayra, sé que estás hecha pedazos por la muerte de Luis, pero eso no te da derecho a venir a decir que yo soy él. Sostuvo a Gina, débil y frágil como si fuera de cristal, y a mí me empujó al río helado. Me lo dejó claro: que ni se me ocurriera hacerme ilusiones. Mi hija, Perla Ramírez, con apenas cinco años, lloraba y preguntaba: —¿Por qué papá ya no me quiere? Y por eso la encerraron en un cuarto oscuro "para que aprendiera". Tres días y tres noches sin probar bocado. La madre de Luis, Almeida Vargas, me colmó de insultos, diciendo que yo era una matamaridos, un mal augurio. Nos echó a Perla y a mí con lo puesto, sin un centavo. Y Luis todavía se encargó de esparcir el rumor por todas partes: que yo estaba loca, que Luis apenas acababa de morir y yo ya andaba obsesionada con Martín. Todos me despreciaron. Me señalaron. Me miraban con asco. Al final, abracé a Perla y morimos congeladas en la peor helada del invierno. *** Cuando abrí los ojos de nuevo, había vuelto al día en que Luis empezó a hacerse pasar por Martín.

"In the West lineage, there is a rule that a worthy heir must have already built a family of his own. Tragic plane crash took my son and his wife, leaving my sick grandson with no option but to take over because his greedy relatives will destroy the company. Marry Liam West, my grandson, and make this child his. I will ensure everything else falls into place." Granny West said in a serious tone. A cold shiver ran down my skin, making my heart drop in fear. This is a great opportunity, but what will she do to me when she finds out the child belongs to her other unwanted grandson? ******* Amelia had always been a lady with dreams, but things got bad when she had a one-night stand that ended in a pregnancy with Ashton West, the unwanted son of the Notable West family. To her surprise, she was accepted by Ashton and they got married, not knowing that Ashton and his mother wanted to use her child against the West family that had kicked them out. Sadly, she had a miscarriage, and more of it until Ashton and his mother couldn't take it anymore, and they threw her out without knowing she was pregnant again. A new chapter of happiness began for her when the prominent Granny West saved her and proposed a contract for her to sign in return for her child who would be used to seal the position of heir for her grandson, Liam West. Amelia didn't tell Granny West about her ex-husband. What will happen after a few years when the step-brothers with deep hatred for each other begin to claim custody of the child? How far will they go because this same child is the only key to ruling over the West Empire?

She married him to save her family. He married her to settle a score. Neither expected the silence between them to hurt this much. When Lucy Benjamin is forced to take her sister’s place in a high-stakes marriage to the cold, powerful billionaire Gabriel Fernandez, she believes she’s being handed to a monster. Gabriel, haunted by betrayal and bound by secrets, sees Lucy as part of the lie that ruined him. But as icy tension turns to burninig glances, and unspoken pain gives way to raw emotion, both must confront the truth behind the lies that tore them apart. In a world ruled by wealth, power, and manipulation, can love survive the silence or was it never meant to begin?

Plot Summary Emma and Jake fell in love young deep, real, and fast. But just when everything felt right, Emma disappeared without a word. Ten years later, she’s hired to redesign the estate of a secretive billionaire only to discover it’s Jake. He’s different now. Cold, powerful… and angry. But the fire between them hasn’t died. What Jake doesn’t know is: Emma left to protect him. From something, or someone. And what Emma doesn’t know is: Jake is hiding something too. As secrets unravel, Emma is caught between the man she lost, and the one she can no longer lie to.

Pretty girls wear dresses. I wear hoodies and secrets. Like the fact that I sleep with my best friend’s brother—for money. No one can know. Not Macey, my best friend. Not Audrey, his girlfriend. I’m Samantha, and I’m not the kind of girl you bring home. But I’m the one he keeps coming back to.

In a realm where power and destiny collide, a young girl becomes a pawn in a perilous game. As tensions rise and loyalties falter, an enigmatic alpha male emerges, bearing a curse that binds him to a fated union. Their connection defies all odds, but time is running out. Will they defy fate and rewrite their story, or succumb to forces that seek to tear them apart? Love, sacrifice, and redemption intertwine in a captivating paranormal romance. Can they break the curse and find a future together? The answer lies in their ability to unravel the secrets that threaten their very existence.

She was the woman who loved him without limits. He was the man who never truly chose her until she stopped waiting. In a marriage built on guilt, not passion, Jessica must break free from a love that only ever hurt...or try to give him a second chance?

Phoebe traveled to the Firebricks Pack with her cousin Joana, who is newly mated to the Gamma there. Upon meeting Alpha Hudson, she realized that they are mates. He avoids her but she is defiant to know the reason. He ditches her for a month and never expected that she would be waiting for his return at his pack. When she finally is able to confront him, the secret he holds leaves her flabbergasted. What on earth could be keeping the Alpha from his mate? Will Phoebe be able to handle the secret he unfolds, or will she turn her back on him? He didn't give her a choice because he rejected her. The moon goddess interfered and now he has to chase after her, but she has no memories of him. Has she already moved on? If her memories return, will she be able to forgive him? Is there a happy ending for this fated couple? ****** I opened the door on my side and exited the vehicle as well. "Why are you so upset?" The back and forth pacing halted at the sound of my voice. The anger he was fuming hadn't dissolved yet. "You were whoring around with another man!" "Whoring?" I retorted, "Looks who talking?" "You have no right to be kissing anyone else," he came around to the other side of the car. "You are my mate, for fuck's sake!" "You mean the mate that you don't want!" I shouted at him, "All you do is neglect me, and I have needs. If you get to fuck someone else, then so do I." The growl he emitted echoed across the hills. He lifted the car and slammed it down. I gulped down my fears and observed the raging Alpha. ********************** All rights reserved