Cecilia Honkai

Résumé : Charlotte Green savait déjà ce que c'était que de remplacer sa sœur. Sa relation avec elle, qui avait duré plus de dix ans, en était un exemple poignant et amer. Ne pouvant avoir Cecilia, sa jumelle, il s'était rabattu sur la deuxième meilleure option. Après des années à la faire languir, il la quitta le jour de leur anniversaire, lui avouant qu'il ne pourrait jamais oublier Cecilia. À présent, ses parents lui demandaient comment reproduire le même scénario, à la seule différence qu'elle devrait épouser cet homme. Hayden Maxwell, un homme réputé pour avoir le don de Midas. Parti de rien, il avait bâti sa fortune grâce à des choix judicieux et souvent lucratifs pour son entreprise, qui lui avaient permis de devenir milliardaire avant même d'avoir trente ans. Il avait aussi été l'aventure d'un soir de Cecilia, devenue son fiancé, du moins avant qu'un terrible accident ne le rende aveugle. Cecilia ne voulait plus se marier. Tous les regards de la famille Green se tournèrent vers Charlotte. Handicapée ou non, Hayden Maxwell restait l'un des hommes les plus puissants de la ville ; ils ne pouvaient pas annuler le mariage à une semaine de la date prévue. Il ne restait donc qu'une seule option. Charlotte allait devoir se contenter d'un second choix.

J'ai épousé le Parrain Matteo en secret. Chaque fois qu'il couchait avec son amour d'enfance, il me promettait un vrai mariage, devant les Cinq Familles. Pendant cinq ans, Matteo m'a fait cette promesse quatre-vingt-dix-neuf fois. Et quatre-vingt-dix-neuf fois, il m'a abandonnée sur l'autel. La première fois, le chat de concours primé de Cecilia est mort. Pour la consoler, il a reporté le mariage de trois mois. Je suis restée seule sur l'autel, les yeux rouges, essayant de calmer les anciens des familles. La deuxième fois, Cecilia a fait une scène dans un casino et a brisé un vase ancien valant cent millions d'euros. Il a détourné le jet privé prévu pour notre mariage et est parti en urgence pour réparer les dégâts de Cecilia. Et chaque fois, juste avant notre mariage, Cecilia avait une sorte d'urgence. J'ai pleuré. J'ai crié. J'ai même pointé un pistolet sur sa tempe. Mais Matteo me plaquait simplement contre le mur et me faisait taire avec un baiser froid et violent. « Elle n'est qu'une ignorante. Toi, tu es Mme Falcone. Montre un peu de dignité, d'accord ? » Après la quatre-vingt-dix-neuvième fois, j'en ai enfin eu assez. J'ai jeté les papiers sur la table. L'encre était encore humide, le sceau de la famille Falcone apposé en bas. « Notre mariage, notre alliance, c'est fini. »

"Hide little one... The sweet wolf is gone and now it's my turn to possess you. Again and again. " His bloodshot eyes landed on my mouth and he licked his lips... **** Rejected and sent to the Omega Slave Camp by her mate who took another woman at the Luna Ceremony, Cecilia thought she would never see the light of another day. But when the Dark Alpha king Theodore Knight saved her, she began feeling comfortable until one day the mate who rejected her comes in her life back as the only nephew of the King. "My uncle will behead you once he gets to know what you did six months ago... " Scared to be punished again while pregnant with the king's pups, she tries to run and protect her kids. Only to be captured by the king again, but this time he has changed. His dormant beast wolf is angry and wants to torture the little wolf who betrayed him and hid something so precious... His pups. Will Cecilia calm the cursed second wolf of her mate or gets pushed into life of misery? Will her pups save their doomed mate bond and form the strongest pack in the shifter world? **** 18+ Kidnapping and Forced Marking Weak to Strong FL

Aku menikah diam-diam dengan Bos Matt. Setiap kali dia tidur dengan kekasih masa kecilnya, dia berjanji akan memberiku pernikahan sungguhan di depan lima keluarga. Selama lima tahun, Matt sudah berjanji padaku sebanyak 99 kali. Selama 99 kali itu pula, dia meninggalkanku di altar. Pertama kalinya, itu karena kucing pemenang penghargaan milik Cecilia mati. Untuk menghiburnya, Matt menunda pernikahan selama tiga bulan. Aku berdiri sendirian di altar dengan mata memerah dan berusaha menenangkan para tetua keluarga. Kedua kalinya, Cecilia mengamuk di kasino dan menghancurkan vas antik bernilai triliunan. Matt mengalihkan jet pribadi yang seharusnya digunakan untuk pernikahan dan bergegas ke tempat itu dalam semalam untuk membereskan kekacauannya. Setiap kali tepat sebelum pernikahan kami, kekasih masa kecilnya Matt itu pasti selalu mengalami keadaan darurat. Aku menangis, berteriak, dan bahkan menodongkan pistol ke kepala Matt. Namun, dia hanya menekanku ke dinding dan membungkamku dengan ciuman yang dingin serta kasar. "Dia itu cuma pelampiasan, kamu adalah Nyonya Tanjung sesungguhnya. Jaga sikapmu." Setelah yang ke-99 kalinya, aku akhirnya muak. Aku mendorong berkas itu melintasi meja. Dengan tinta yang masih basah, segel Keluarga Tanjung dicap di bagian bawah berkas itu. "Pernikahan kita, aliansi kita ... sudah berakhir."

Con la epidemia se vio afectado mi sueldo, y para ganar más dinero con el que mantener a mi familia, volví a mi profesión anterior de masajista ciego a tiempo parcial. Sin embargo, lo que no me esperaba fue que había un servicio especial oculto en la última planta de ese salón de masajes. La primera clienta que atendí allí fue Cecilia Lagos, la bella presidenta de mi empresa, y quería que le diera un masaje especial...

When a dullahan from the fae realm shows up on Mike Radley's property, he doesn't know what to expect. He didn't expect to learn that his banshee friend Cecilia has become a prisoner of the faerie queen. He really didn't expect to learn that his home contains a portal to the Underworld itself. And he definitely didn't expect to do battle against the duplicitous shadow man who wants Mike's very soul. With new allies, villains, and monstergirls, things are about to become dead serious. Welcome to Home for Horny Monsters (Book 04). Expect the Unexpected.

The day my husband, Lucas Maxwell, helps his childhood sweetheart—Cecilia Brown, who has cancer—lose her virginity, I leave behind a divorce agreement and walk away. Before I leave, I drop a comment beneath a photo of them on his social media. Their fingers are tightly interlocked in the photo. "Let's get divorced. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness." A minute later, he calls me. "How did I end up marrying someone as selfish as you, Fiona Sinclair? Do you really have the heart to let her die without leaving anything behind?" I sneer, "You're no longer my husband. How is that my problem?" That's when he panics.

Eu me casei com Don Matteo em segredo. Toda vez que ele ia para a cama com sua paixão de infância, ele me prometia um casamento de verdade, diante das Cinco Famílias. Por cinco anos, Matteo me fez noventa e nove promessas. E ele me deixou no altar noventa e nove vezes. Na primeira vez, o gato premiado de Cecilia morreu. Para consolá-la, ele adiou nosso casamento por três meses. Eu fiquei sozinha no altar, com os olhos vermelhos, tentando acalmar os anciãos da família. Na segunda vez, Cecilia fez um escândalo em um cassino e quebrou um vaso antigo avaliado em cem milhões de dólares. Ele desviou o jato particular que nos levaria para o casamento e passou a noite inteira resolvendo a confusão que ela tinha armado. E todas as vezes, bem antes do nosso casamento, seu amor de infância enfrentava algum tipo de emergência. Eu chorava. Eu gritava. Cheguei até a colocar uma arma na cabeça dele. Mas Matteo apenas me encostava contra a parede e me calava com um beijo frio e firme. — Ela é só um caso. Você é a Sra. Falcone. Tenha um pouco de classe. Depois da nonagésima nona vez, eu cansei. Empurrei os papéis sobre a mesa. A tinta ainda estava fresca, com o selo da família Falcone carimbado na base. — Nosso casamento e nossa aliança acabaram.

Me casé en secreto con Don Matteo. Cada vez que se acostaba con su amor de la infancia, me prometía una boda de verdad, frente a las Cinco Familias. Durante cinco años, Matteo me lo prometió noventa y nueve veces. Y noventa y nueve veces, me dejó plantada en el altar. La primera vez, el gato de exposición premiado de Cecilia murió. Para consolarla, pospuso la boda por tres meses. Yo me quedé sola en el altar, con los ojos enrojecidos, intentando calmar a los ancianos de la familia. La segunda vez, Cecilia hizo un berrinche en un casino y destrozó un jarrón antiguo valorado en cien millones. Él desvió el jet privado destinado a la boda y voló toda la noche para ir a arreglar su desastre. Y así cada vez, justo antes de nuestra boda, su amor de la infancia tenía algún tipo de emergencia. Yo lloré. Grité. Incluso llegué a apuntarle con un arma a la cabeza. Pero Matteo solo me empujaba contra la pared y me hacía callar con un beso frío y rudo. —Ella es solo un polvo. Tú eres la señora Falcone. Ten un poco de maldita clase. Después de la vez número noventa y nueve, finalmente me harté. Deslicé los papeles sobre la mesa. La tinta aún estaba fresca, con el sello de la familia Falcone estampado al final. —Nuestro matrimonio, nuestra alianza… se terminó.

I never wanted any part in this. But I have no choice. With a deep sigh, I force down an invisible lump in my throat, looking up at the priest. I press my fingers tighter into the flower I am holding, hoping it hides how much I am shaking. Dreading the words the priest is about to utter. “Do you, Ariella Cecilia Boone, take Dermos Salvatore to be your lawfully wedded husband?” The priest asks. I blink. I badly want to say it, badly want to scream that I am not Ariella Cecilia Boone. My lips tremble as I force the truth down my throat, “Yes, I do.” I murmur, my voice a little over a whisper. ~~~~ Ariel Hannah Boone didn't know what life had in store for her when she woke up on her twin sister's wedding day, only to find out her sister had run away. She went into panic when her mother insisted she take her place because Dermos Salvatore was no man to joke with. Dermos was the most feared Don in the whole of Sicily, one who killed without care. A blood thirsty murderer with no remorse. In an attempt to save her family from his wrath, she takes her sister's place at the wedding. Pain, suffering, and betrayal are all she knows the moment she became his. Secrets begin to unveil as she realises her family isn't what it seems. And when whispers of her sister's disappearance reach her, she finds out the truth. He never wanted Ariella; it had always been her. Ariel has to choose between a love built on lies or betraying her sister and family. She was his bride, and he was her prison, yet he would never let her go.