Cirque Du Freak Books

Im achten Jahr ihrer Beziehung wurde Lilian wegen einer Krankheit ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert. Am Tag ihrer Entlassung überhörte Lilian zufällig ein Gespräch zwischen Julian und seiner älteren Schwester auf dem Krankenhausflur. „Julian, bist du wahnsinnig? Du hast Lilian tatsächlich ihr Knochenmark ohne ihr Einverständnis entnommen und es Klara gegeben?“ „Du weißt doch, dass Lilians Gesundheit angegriffen ist! Und du hast ihr erzählt, sie hätte Magenprobleme, nur damit du sie diesem Risiko aussetzen konntest?“ Klara Richter war Julians Jugendfreundin, die er schon seit vielen Jahren liebte. Lilian weinte oder schimpfte nicht. Stattdessen rief sie sofort ihre Eltern im Ausland an und willigte in die arrangierte Ehe mit dem Leo-Familie ein...

When my husband Jason Carter’s first love, Renee Lynn, showed up at our doorstep heavily pregnant in my past life, I still refused to divorce him. She was soon accidentally pushed down the stairs by debt collectors, killing both her and the baby. Ever since then, Jason hated me to the core. Not only did he cheat and keep a mistress, but he also conspired with her violent, mentally unstable brother to kill me. Before I took my last breath, he sneered, “You owe Renee a life. It’s time to pay up.” Fine. I must have been blind. After my reincarnation, I decisively signed the divorce papers, abandoned my savior complex, and stopped meddling in others’ fates. If he wanted to be a pathetic simp, I would let him be.

I’d been dead a month before my family even noticed. It wasn’t concern that brought them to that realization. It was my silence after the so-called “dinner” with Adam Rossi, the infamous mafia boss. My father scoffed like always,“She probably shacked up with that bastard. Too busy spreading her legs to pick up the damn phone.” My sister texted me a photo of them smiling under the Christmas tree, ornaments twinkling like nothing was wrong. Bitch, she wrote. You better talk Mr. Rossi into working with Dad, or you might as well be dead already. And my mother—once the softer one—was now colder than the frost on their windows. “I told you, we should’ve sent Gia to charm Mr. Rossi. Serena always screws things up.” They didn’t think I would die. Not until they found my body—broken, rotten, and forgotten—in Adam Rossi’s basement.

Three days after my daughter was born, my husband was killed by a car while running to the store for some groceries. I was so devastated I passed out. When I came to, his funeral was already over, and a stranger was standing in my living room. "I'm your husband's twin brother. I'll be around to help take care of you and the baby." Later, I locked myself in the bathroom with his urn, sobbing uncontrollably, when I overheard his buddies talking through the open window. "Dude, you’re so cool blooded. Inventing a twin brother just to dodge diaper duty? What's next—triplets and quadruplets coming out of the woodwork too?"

My fiance, Dante de Rossi, is the heir to a mafia family in Manhorne, and he loves me dearly. Yet, a month before our wedding, he says his family has arranged for him to have a baby with his childhood friend, Isobel de Luca. Despite my refusal to agree to it, he brings it up daily and tries to push me into it. Half a month before the wedding, I receive a pregnancy report. I find out that Isobel is over a month pregnant. I have yet to give Dante my permission. This is when I realize just how fragile our years-long relationship is. I cancel the wedding and destroy everything he has ever given me. On the day of the wedding, I set off for Etolia to further my medical career. I accept a role with an international medical organization, severing all ties with the mafia. From that moment onward, he and I no longer have anything to do with each other!

Samson Carroll's father, who is the CEO of Carroll Group, is hospitalized, and my sister decides to return to the hospital to work as a nurse. She throws herself into the role—donating blood, helping with emergencies, and keeping watch at his bedside around the clock. Soon, everyone's calling her a hero in scrubs. One night, she blocks the hospital room's security camera. She plans to kill the patient and forge a will so that Samson will marry her. I tell her it's too dangerous. The Carrolls are an influential family with deep pockets and powerful connections, after all. A few kind words and a forged will aren't enough to sway them. But she lashes out at me, calling me an idiot. She says that everyone in Jansbury knows Samson does whatever his father tells him to do. I drag her home, still trying to talk sense into her. "The Carroll family has ties to both the authorities and the underworld. They're untouchable," I explain. "If Samson finds out you lied to him, the consequences are unimaginable." Halfway home, she grows increasingly agitated. "Tonight was my only chance, and you ruined it! You're just jealous I'm about to become a rich man's wife! Go to hell!" Then, in a fit of rage, she shoves me into an open manhole by the side of the road. When I open my eyes again, I'm back on the night I brought her dinner at the hospital.

My mate Derek, Alpha of the SilverCrest Pack, secretly marked me two years ago. But he still hasn't held our mating ceremony to publicly announce my position. I've been working as his "assistant," helping him manage pack affairs all this time. Every time Derek cheats with his childhood sweetheart, Vivian, he promises to finally hold our mating ceremony. Two years. Ten promised ceremonies. Ten broken promises. The first time, he said Vivian's dog had died. "I can't hold a celebration while she's grieving," he told me, his eyes not quite meeting mine. "It wouldn't be right." The second time, Vivian had a stomach ache. He left the ceremony venue minutes before it was supposed to start, rushing off to cook soup for his precious childhood friend. After that, each scheduled mating ceremony fell through because his childhood sweetheart always had some kind of emergency. I've cried. I've screamed. I've begged. Derek always gives me the same answer: "Viv and I are just friends. You're my true mate. Taking care of pack members is your responsibility too. Don't be so jealous." After the tenth canceled ceremony, I finally gave up. I slid the mate bond dissolution papers across his desk. "The Alpha Council has approved our request to break the mate bond," I said, my voice steadier than I expected. "You and I are no longer connected." That’s when the powerful Alpha went crazy...

Meine Stiefschwester schob mir die Schuld für ihre Allergie in die Schuhe. Also sperrten mich meine drei Brüder in einen engen, stickigen Keller und verriegelten die Tür mit einer Kette. Ich schlug mit aller Kraft gegen die Kellertür und flehte sie an, mich rauszulassen. Der älteste Bruder, ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann, funkelte mich nur kalt an, bevor er ging: „Du schikanierst Lilli sonst schon genug! Und lässt du sie noch absichtlich Meeresfrüchte essen, obwohl du genau weißt, dass sie allergisch ist? Willst du sie umbringen? Denk hier drinnen gut darüber nach, was du getan hast! ” Der zweite Bruder, inzwischen ein berühmter Sänger, und der dritte, ein genialer Maler, spotteten nur: „So böse wie du bist, tust du auch noch so, als wärst du unschuldig. Bleib schön hier drin und leid ein bisschen! “ Dann nahmen sie die zitternde Lilli in den Arm und fuhren mit ihr ins Krankenhaus. Die Luft wurde immer knapper, jeder Atemzug tat weh. Ich spüre, wie mir langsam schwarz vor Augen wird. Irgendwann blieb mir keine Luft mehr – und ich starb dort unten. Drei Tage später kamen meine Brüder mit Lilli aus dem Krankenhaus zurück. Da dachten sie plötzlich wieder an mich. Aber da war ich längst tot–erstickt in diesem engen Keller.

Ambre Delval, 23 ans, brune aux yeux bleus, est fiancée à Adrien Morel par contrat. Leur mariage est une alliance stratégique entre deux grandes familles françaises. Mais Adrien, arrogant et violent psychologiquement, traite Ambre comme une simple pièce de son jeu de pouvoir. Prisonnière d’une vie qui n’est pas la sienne, Ambre se sent éteinte. Jusqu’au jour où elle croise Anthony Lemaire, 27 ans, discret milliardaire dont personne ne connaît le visage. Brillant, mystérieux, brun aux yeux verts, il dirige une des plus grandes entreprises au monde sous couverture, préférant l’ombre à la lumière. Leur rencontre n’était pas prévue. Leur attirance non plus. Et pourtant… cette deuxième chance pourrait tout changer, si Ambre ose défier les règles de son univers doré.

Weil Eleny dit Viel, vit dans l’ombre. À 24 ans, il porte un secret que personne ne doit découvrir : né avec le syndrome de Klinefelter, il n’est ni tout à fait homme, ni tout à fait femme. Dans une société profondément croyante et intolérante, Viel se fond dans la masse, enchaînant les journées ternes à la banque et les soirées en silence. Seule Martine, son amie d’enfance, connaît sa vérité. Et elle est bien décidée à la protéger. Mais une rencontre inattendue avec Maxime, un homme charismatique, instable et séducteur, va faire voler sa routine en éclats. Ce qui ne devait être qu’un simple jeu de regards devient un piège. Car Maxime n’est pas un homme simple. Il est brisé, étrange… et il semble savoir plus qu’il ne devrait. Alors que leur relation devient aussi intense que dangereuse, Viel sent le sol se dérober sous ses pieds. Entre attirance, manipulation et révélations, le mensonge ne tient plus. Et lorsque la vérité éclate, une seule question subsiste : jusqu’où doit-on aller pour exister ?