Chord Donna Donna

I was once the most respected female intelligence officer in the underworld. I controlled black market trade, port lockdowns, and risk assessments for every smuggling route. These were the basics every new recruit learned on their first day in the Mafia. But my intel was never reliable. As time went by, everyone caught on. In this city, whether the ports were locked down or open for business didn't depend on intel. It depended on whether Vincenzo's childhood friend was in a bad mood. I had just sent an order over the family's secure channel: "Level-one lockdown. All shipping routes are closed." A moment later, the ports were thrown wide open. My rival mocked me in front of everyone. "Isabella's supposed to be the queen of underworld intelligence, isn't she? What happened, did she lose her touch?" Other family members twisted the knife without a second thought. "Her husband changes the rules at a word from his precious Amelia. Who's going to listen to her anymore?" "She's on the hook for any losses from this. That route reopening is going to bankrupt her!" I clutched a stack of formal censures from the family. I said nothing. It didn't matter. I was done being a pawn in their games. Soon, I would be gone for good.

Once I became pregnant, I was hailed as the most precious woman in the underworld. My husband, the new Don of the Jenkins family, shut down an entire private hospital wing for my check-ups, while my father, the Collins Don, summoned every Michelin-starred chef in New York to the estate, just so I could pick whatever I craved. The baby I carried was destined to be the sole heir of the two most powerful mafia families. But on the day we were to sign the papers securing my child's inheritance, they both vanished. "An urgent family matter came up," my husband, Vincent, said, kissing my forehead. "We can finalize the child's inheritance when we get back. There's no rush." Shortly after they left, I received a link to an anonymous live stream. My father's voice came from the video, colder than I had ever heard it. "You're saying your marriage contract with Evangeline was never valid. Doesn't that make the child a bastard?" Vincent, lounging in a club, blew a smoke ring. Cradled in his arms was my half sister, Sarah. "Evangeline has always had all the love and affection. Her child will want for nothing." "Sarah has been mocked for her status for years. I have to make things right for her, give our child a legitimate name." In that moment, my heart seized, and I could barely breathe. Then my phone vibrated again. It was a text message: "Welcome home to the Gallo family, my queen." "Just give the word, and the child you carry will bear the Gallo name and become the most powerful heir in the American underworld."

Assim que engravidei, fui aclamada como a mulher mais preciosa do submundo. Meu marido, o novo Don da família Jenkins, fechou uma ala inteira de um hospital particular para meus exames, enquanto meu pai, o Don dos Collins, convocou todos os chefs com estrelas Michelin de Nova York para a mansão, apenas para que eu pudesse escolher o que desejasse comer. O bebê que eu carregava estava destinado a ser o único herdeiro das duas mais poderosas famílias mafiosas. Mas no dia em que iríamos assinar os papéis garantindo a herança do meu filho, os dois desapareceram. — Surgiu um assunto familiar urgente. — Disse meu marido, Vincent, beijando minha testa. — Podemos finalizar a herança da criança quando voltarmos. Não há pressa. Pouco depois que eles partiram, recebi um link para uma transmissão ao vivo anônima. A voz do meu pai veio do vídeo, mais fria do que eu jamais tinha ouvido. — Você está dizendo que seu contrato de casamento com Evangeline nunca foi válido. Isso não torna a criança uma bastarda? Vincent, relaxado em um clube, soltou um anel de fumaça. Acomodada em seus braços estava minha meia-irmã, Sarah. — Evangeline sempre teve todo o amor e carinho. Seu filho nunca vai precisar de nada. — Sarah foi ridicularizada por seu status durante anos. Preciso consertar as coisas para ela, dar ao nosso filho um nome legítimo. Naquele momento, meu coração se apertou, e eu mal conseguia respirar. Então meu celular vibrou novamente. Era uma mensagem de texto: [Bem-vinda ao lar da família Gallo, minha rainha.] [Só me confirme, e a criança que carrega terá o nome Gallo e se tornará o herdeiro mais poderoso do submundo americano.]

Nang lumuhod ang lalaki, magmakaawa, at yakapin ang kanyang binti'y 'di pa rin natinag si Kennedy. "Ken, please, handa akong gawin ang lahat-lahat mapasa 'kin ka lang muli," pagsusumamo ni Chord. Isang hakbang palayo mula sa lalaking dati niyang minahal ay agad na nagbadyang tumulo ang mainit at nag-uunahang mga luhang kanina pa gustong lumabas sa kanyang mga mata. Nag-aalab. Lumalago. Ayaw paawat. Ilan lang ito sa mga salitang makakapaglarawan sa pag-ibig ni Kennedy kay Chord. Animo'y isa itong bomba na kapag hinayaan lamang hanggang sa pumatak sa partikular na oras, ito'y sasabog at hindi na mapipigilan pa. Ngunit hindi maipagkakaila na kahit kaila'y hindi mawawala ang mga problema't hamon na maaaring tumupok sa alab ng pag-ibig sa pagitan ng dalawang tao. "Napakahirap mong abutin, Chord," wika ni Kennedy, nanginginig ang boses. "Walang-wala sa kalingkingan ng estado mo ang estado ng buhay ko." Namatay si Romeo dahil kay Juliet. Namatay si Jack dahil kay Rose. Hindi nagkatuluyan sina Peter Pan at Wendy. Sina Chord at Kennedy kaya gano'n din? Mailalaban ba nila ang pag-iibigang pilit sinusubok ng panahon, paniniwala, at tadhana?

An enemies-to-lovers murder mystery story, following the link between an ordinary girl with the powerful man in town. After Bella manages to escape her abusive boyfriend, she winds up on the streets drugged, bruised and barely conscious. Then her knight appears, scooping her up and bringing her to safety. He seems familiar. Fate has brought them together again, only for her to ruin his life with her horrible past, and for him to leave her a helpless fool.

Belladonna; the devil's favorite flower, a slow sentence of death. Silence, pain and insanity. Artemisia was born being the poisonous root of the family, the shadow on the wall that everyone tried not to see. A legend has fallen upon her since childhood: be loved by her and death will come to you as the poisoning by belladonna, slowly and painfully. As a way to escape from her mother's suffocating wings, Artemisia moved into her great aunt's mansion in to start over and wipe all the blood on her hands. But no matter where it is planted, a poisonous plant will always leave its trail morbid.

Un avenir prometteur. Un père aimant. Des amis sur qui compter. Rebecca a tout pour être heureuse mais elle ne l'est pas pourtant. Avec un petit ami qui la trompe et qui vole son porte-monnaie dans un restaurant, qui serait heureuse? Au bout du rouleau jusqu'à ce que cet inconnu aux yeux bleus qui ne fait que la scruter depuis sa venue vienne à sa rescousse, Rebecca pense ne jamais le revoir mais le destin, si bien sûr, si c'est le coup du destin, qu'ils se rencontrent, l'attirance est immédiate. Beau, séduisant, charmant, riche... Cet homme a tout pour plaire. On dirait l'homme parfait. Mais quand l'homme parfait a un jumeau aussi beau que lui. Cela ne fait que des étincelles dans la vie de Rebecca. -"T'aimer un péché. T'aimer est mon péché... "

Mon compagnon, l'Alpha Suprême de la meute, m'a juré une fidélité absolue pour la vie. Pourtant, le soir de notre anniversaire, j'ai senti sur lui le parfum d'une autre femme. Plus tard, lors d'une soirée, il m'a tenu la main et m'a regardée avec une douceur presque dévouée. Il m'a promis que j'étais la seule qu'il chérirait dans toute sa vie. Mais quelques instants plus tard, je l'ai surpris devant le salon privé, enlacé par sa maîtresse. Il se vantait auprès de ses amis de leur étreinte brûlante. Ce n'est qu'après que les anciens de la famille l'ont fouetté presque jusqu'à la mort avec des lanières imprégnées d'argent qu'il a enfin commencé à comprendre. Quand il murmurait mon nom dans son délire fiévreux, quelque chose a semblé se briser en lui. Il a appris enfin ce que signifiait perdre quelqu'un pour de bon. Son grand-père m'a appelée, suppliant : « Il est en train de mourir. S'il te plaît, viens le voir une dernière fois. » Je gardais une voix calme : « C'était son choix. » Il ne comprenait pas que certaines trahisons ne pouvaient jamais être pardonnées. Pas depuis l'instant où elles se sont produites.

Son secret. Sa honte. Son âme sœur. **** « Paige Murphy ? Comme si elle était plus qu’une simple remplaçante. » **** Pendant des années, Paige Murphy s’est accrochée à un seul et fragile espoir : qu’un jour, son âme sœur destinée, le puissant Héritier Alpha Blaze Sullivan, la reconnaîtrait enfin comme sienne. Il était l’homme qui l’avait sauvée du cauchemar de son enfance, abusée par sa mère et son beau-père. Il était devenu sa lumière, son protecteur, le père de son enfant. Pourtant, au grand jour, elle n’est pour lui qu’une louve faible qu’il garde dans l’ombre, sans jamais officialiser leur lien, sans jamais faire d’elle sa Luna. La cruelle vérité la blesse plus profondément que n’importe quelle lame, mais c’est leur fille gravement malade, dont les soins dépendent de sa fortune, qui la maintient enchaînée à lui. Paige sait qu’elle doit rester, même si son cœur se brise, mais Blaze ne prévoit que d'épouser Eileen et compte bien la forcer à rester comme sa maîtresse. Il croit détenir tout le pouvoir, car sa faible Oméga n’a nulle part où aller. Il a tort… car Paige Murphy n’est pas celle qu’il croit. Un amour bâti sur des mensonges et brisé par la trahison peut-il jamais être réparé, ou l’Héritier Alpha a-t-il perdu sa véritable âme sœur à jamais ?

Agustin DeLuca looked at the photos infront of him, rage burning through his veins, as he watched his wife in someone else's arms.~~~~He was one of the most renowned businessman of the country, know for his ruthlessnes and arrogance. He prided himself for being good at reading people like an open book, he thought nothing goes unseen from his scrutinizing eyes, yet the irony, he couldn't see the truth of his own wife when innocence was written all over her face, vulnerability swirling in her doe eyes, silently begging for him to believe her.He lost everything that mattered to him two years back, because he chose to trust the wrong person, but now that he knows the truth, there is nothing he won't do to get her back, nothing.'Get ready Onika DeLuca , I am coming,' he said to himself, determination shining in his orbs, holding a dark promise.~~~~"I promise you, the face I remember before dying will be yours, the last thing I will wish to see will be you, whether it is today, tomorrow or fifty years from now.It will always be you, Onika".-Agustin DeLuca.