Celeste Chapter

“You’re mine, rogue but I haven’ chosen you.” He sniffed my neck and the closeness with my second chance mate made my body shiver both with fear and pleasure. “I haven’t chosen this fate either, Alpha.” I dared to match his steel grey eyes which only reflected coldness in their depth. Her heart clenched when she saw hatred and disgust in her second mate’s heart for her. Celeste, the banished Luna had a pretty rough life since she was mated with the selfish, ruthless Alpha until she was rejected and banished from the pack. Humiliated, heartbroken and homeless, Celeste didn’t intend to find her second chance mate in the most infamous Alpha of the Frost Pack, Darius Lockwood.  

Amnesia’s Curse, Mafia’s Love Aurelia Noelle Montclair, the Billionaire Queen heiress, had everything beauty, power, and a future waiting for her. Pero hindi lahat masaya sa success niya. Her stepmother, Isabella, secretly planned her death to take all the wealth and control the Montclair empire. One night after work, Aurelia’s car was sabotaged. While she was on the phone with her best friend, the brakes failed, leading to a tragic crash. The world believed she was gone. Pero fate had other plans. Aurelia survived but lost her memory. A poor yet loving family found her and gave her a new name Celeste Amara Valdez. She started a new life, simple and far from the world of riches she once knew. Enter Alessio Rafael Moretti, a half-Filipino, half-Italian billionaire mafia boss feared by many. When their paths crossed, destiny sparked between them. Pero Alessio knew love was dangerous in his world. Kahit tinutulak niya palayo si Celeste, he secretly protected her. As Celeste regains fragments of her past, the truth about her stepmother’s betrayal slowly comes out. She must face who she really is Aurelia, the lost heiress while Alessio must decide if he’s willing to risk everything for love.

Celeste was an abandoned princess, and a wolf-less she-wolf who held no value to her father. Horres was the ruthless Alpha of the Iron Fang Pack-a ticking time bomb. As a peace offering to a rival pack, Celeste Holmes knew her life would be difficult as the Luna to an Alpha who would give anything to wipe her pack from the surface of the earth. Even then, she felt it was her ticket to escape her father’s clutches, yet nothing prepared her for the horror awaiting her. People said Alpha Horres was scary, but to Celeste, he was a demon. Alpha Horres Thorne had everything planned out for the daughter of his nemesis. The humiliation, pain, torture, and everything that could break her was set the moment her father thought of offering her to him. Horres enjoyed watching her bleed. Relishing her despair, and seeing the helplessness on her face gave him the energy to plot more schemes against her evil father. Everything was supposed to move perfectly, but there was a flaw in his plan. After that fateful night, he experienced every single pain he inflicted on her, just the way she felt it. Even her subconscious fears and insecurities were felt by him. Didn’t they say Celeste Holmes had no wolf? How then did she do it, or did Alpha Holmes’ daughter succeed in bewitching Horres while he was enjoying his time torturing her? Did he lose in his own game of chess? How would he take revenge when he couldn’t even hurt her anymore? Was he supposed to just surrender and love her now? What about his grievances?

Celeste berada pada hari-hari terakhirnya sebagai seorang mahasiswa. Dia punya banyak rencana yang sudah tidak sabar untuk dilakukan begitu sah menjadi alumni. Tetapi hal buruk menimpa restoran milik papanya, memaksanya untuk mengubah rencana hidupnya. Hatinya yang mudah kasihan kepada orang lain yang tertimpa kemalangan, mendorongnya untuk setuju dinikahkan dengan pria yang tidak dikenalnya. Malang tidak dapat ditolak, pertunangan terpaksa dibatalkan saat harinya tiba. Celeste yang baru saja merasa bahagia bisa mewujudkan mimpinya yang semula terpaksa harus membuang jauh rencananya lagi. Sang adik yang terkenal dingin dan kurang disukai banyak orang mengajukan diri untuk menggantikan sang kakak.

His hand fisted in my hair while the silk tie kept my wrists helpless above my head, his voice dark and thick with lust against my neck. “You’re soaking my fucking pants, Celeste—moaning like a needy little wife who wants to be fucked until she forgets her husband’s name. Is that what you want?” I arched into him, breath hitching as the words tumbled out, “Yes, sir.” ___ Celeste Maddox is the picture-perfect political wife, composed, elegant, and utterly unwanted. Behind closed doors, her marriage to golden boy Ethan is a hollow performance: no affection, no passion, just cold smiles and a carefully curated public image. But everything shatters when she walks in on Ethan tangled in the sheets with her own sister. Heartbroken and reckless, Celeste lets herself unravel for one night in the arms of a commanding stranger—someone who touches her like she matters, who makes her ache and moan like she’s never known pleasure before. She never planned to see him again. But fate has other plans because the stranger? He’s Dr. Rowan Wolfe, the couples therapist Ethan hires to fix their broken marriage. Now, every session is torture. Every glance, a spark.And when Ethan stops showing up, Rowan doesn’t stop seeing her. Talking turns to touching. Therapy turns to sin. And Celeste finds herself tied to the bed of the one man who makes her forget every vow she ever made. She swore she’d never cheat. He swore she was only his plaything. They’re both liars. However, some sins are worth every damn consequence.

Born into one of the main Brazilian mafias, Celeste Brandão fights to escape the fate that awaits her. However, at the age of sixteen, she was chosen to be the alliance that would unite two of the biggest American mafias, in a struggle for honor and power, marrying none other than the "Knight of Death", Kaanadan Salvatore, the current Capo dei Capi of the Washington mafia. And now, at twenty-one, the day she dreaded the most has arrived: her wedding. Despite the fame that her future husband carries and the fear he causes in her, Celeste is determined to escape this world without choices, even if she has to defy her worst nightmare. But Kaanadan's predatory and dark way will provoke an internal conflict with several doubts and desires, the main one being: If even an implacable heart is capable of love.

Celeste Costa-Allegra was raised to be the perfect woman and the ideal wife for Darson Allegra. All her achievements as a woman were dedicated to her husband. One day, Darson brought a mistress into their home, even though Celeste was already four months pregnant. Her husband soon divorced her and callously abandoned her in a dangerous place after the mistreatment she had endured, while her in-laws stripped her of everything she had. Filled with hatred and resentment, she vowed to seek revenge against them. Little did she expect that, in that perilous situation, she would accidentally save the life of the infamous and ruthless Primo Semion Lombardi, who would then unexpectedly offer her a marriage proposal!

Celeste pensait avoir tout compris, jusqu’à la nuit où l’homme qu’elle aimait la rejeta devant tout le monde. Le cœur brisé et seule, elle ne s’attendait pas à trouver du réconfort auprès de la dernière personne dont elle devrait tomber amoureuse… son oncle. Une nuit interdite change tout. Maintenant, les secrets refont surface. Les loyautés sont mises à l’épreuve. Et quelqu’un dans l’ombre veut la faire disparaître, elle et son enfant à naître.  Celeste doit décider à qui faire confiance, avant que l'amour ne se transforme en piège. Et avant que le destin ne décide pour elle.

Lima tahun lalu, Ethan Deighton menyerahkan kebebasannya demi cinta. Ia menanggung kesalahan atas kejahatan yang tak pernah ia lakukan—hanya untuk melindungi wanita yang pernah berjanji akan menunggunya: Iris Valeska. Namun ketika gerbang penjara akhirnya terbuka, dunia tak lagi sama. Iris bukan miliknya lagi. Ia kini menjadi istri Marcus Cross, miliarder kejam—orang yang menghancurkan keluarga Ethan dan membuat ayahnya bunuh diri. Pengkhianatan itu membakar lebih dalam dari luka mana pun. Pria yang dulu percaya pada cinta kini hidup dengan dendam yang mengalir dalam nadinya. Ia bersumpah tak akan pernah percaya lagi… Sampai takdir mempertemukannya dengan Celeste Morel, seorang pewaris rapuh asal Prancis yang tanpa sengaja terseret ke dalam dunia gelapnya. Lembut. Polos. Segalanya yang sudah lama tak dipercayai Ethan. Ketika hidup Celeste terancam, Ethan melangkah masuk—bukan sebagai pahlawan, melainkan sebagai pria yang tak lagi tahu cara berpaling. Dan di mata Celeste, ia mulai melihat sesuatu yang dulu ia pikir telah hilang selamanya—harapan. Namun bisakah hati yang dibangun dari dendam belajar mencintai lagi? Ataukah harga dari keheningan itu akan menelannya sekali lagi?

“Sign the papers, and don’t come back.” Those were the last words Celeste heard from her cold, heartless husband—the man she was forced to marry in exchange for her family’s survival. She thought it was just a deal: marry Killian Hart, play the role of the perfect wife, and disappear when the contract ended. But somewhere between the lonely nights and stolen glances, she made the mistake of falling for him... while he spent every waking moment with another woman. Until the night she found out she was pregnant. Shattered and humiliated, Celeste vanished without a trace, determined to raise their child alone—far away from the lies, betrayal, and the man who never wanted her in the first place. But five years later, fate drags her back to the city she swore she’d never return to. And this time, she’s not the helpless bride in a wedding dress. This time, she’s stronger. Smarter. And she has a daughter who looks just like him. But Killian Hart doesn’t do second chances—and when he sees the child she tried to hide, the ruthless CEO declares war. “I let you go once. I won’t make the same mistake again.” In a world full of secrets, enemies in disguise, and buried truths, can Celeste protect her child—and her heart—from the man who once broke it?