Coco Easter Egg

The contractions were ripping me in two. My vision was going dark. My husband, Don Vittorio, the man who ruled Chicago, squeezed my hand. His dark eyes burned with love. "Just a little longer, mia cara. You'll meet our baby soon." Sweat poured down my face. I still found the strength to smile for him. Then a nurse walked in. She held a syringe. I thought it was to stop the pain. But Vittorio’s hand fell away. He took a single step back. The needle sank into my arm. I heard Vittorio’s voice. It was cold steel. "Dose her carefully. She holds on until midnight. Not a minute sooner. Not until after Ornella delivers." And then I knew. He thought I married him for the money. He was stopping my labor. All for a sick Falcone family rule: the first son born is the next heir. Pain tore through me. I reached for him. Tears streamed down my face. I begged him to stop. He bit his lip. His voice was pure ice. "My brother is dead. Ornella carries his only heir. You will do as you are told. You and your child will not steal his birthright." The drug hit my veins. The violent squeeze in my belly, like some invisible hand, just… stopped.

For another girl, Lex Hamilton—my fiancé of several years—dumped me in the middle of nowhere and left me to fend for myself. Three years later, he showed up with her to bring me back. "It's been three years," he said. "Even a dog would've learned its lesson by now. I did this for your own good. If you don't fix that attitude of yours, don't expect to ever become my wife." They thought I'd crumble. They thought I'd beg, cling to him, and unload all the pain and humiliation I'd carried for the past three years. Instead, I smiled. "Sorry, Mr. Hamilton. I'm already married."

Cuando cumplimos tres años de casados, recibí una invitación para la boda de mi esposo; la novia era mi prima, Lina. Seguí la dirección que venía en la invitación y volé a Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, en cuanto llegué, vi a mi marido, Marco, el Don más joven de Italia, abrazando a Lina por la cintura mientras brindaban juntos. Varios fuegos artificiales estallaron en el cielo formando los nombres de los dos. Dentro de la capilla, sus hombres se reían y bromeaban. —En Italia se casó con Aurora y en Estados Unidos se va a casar con Lina. ¡El Don sí que sabe cómo quedarse con lo mejor de los dos mundos! —¿No que no sentía nada por Lina? La voz de Marco se escuchó por encima del ruido: —Al principio, en serio que no sentía nada por ella. Para mí era solo una niña, pero me buscó durante años. Nunca le importó que la ignorara, e incluso se quedó a mi lado los dos años que estuve paralítico, cuidándome. Aunque nunca la dejé entrar a mi corazón, no podía ignorarla para siempre. Los dos años que estuvo paralítico... Así que durante ese tiempo, mientras yo estaba en el desierto, comiendo tierra y durmiendo a la intemperie, luchando contra el cansancio solo para conseguir esos extractos medicinales raros para curar su columna herida, mi esposo había empezado un romance con mi prima. Me limpié las lágrimas, saqué los papeles del divorcio que Marco había firmado cuando recién se lastimó y puse mi firma. Si mi dedicación no vale nada comparada con que alguien esté ahí a su lado, no necesito a un hombre que puede traicionarme tan fácil.

Mi matrimonio con Dante Moretti sorprendió a todos. Tengo un temperamento explosivo y nunca doy marcha atrás. Tras tres años de matrimonio, todo el submundo de Chicago sabía que estábamos siempre a punto de cortarnos el cuello. Excepto en la cama. Allí, nuestros cuerpos simplemente encajaban. El único momento en que no estábamos en guerra era cuando estábamos enredados en las sábanas, perdidos en una tormenta de besos desesperados y placer puro. Innumerables veces me dijo que estaba obsesionado con mi cuerpo, siempre justo en el momento en que se hundía en mí. Pensé que era su forma de decir que se estaba enamorando. Todo eso se derrumbó en una subasta, cuando me arrebató la reliquia de mi madre solo para dársela a ella: una chica de aspecto frágil llamada Ava. Fue entonces cuando me mostró una crueldad que nunca había visto. —Es hora de que pongas los pies en la tierra, Elara —había dicho, con la voz fría como el hielo—. Casarme contigo y acostarme contigo... todo fue solo para mantener la paz entre nuestras familias. Ava es a quien quiero proteger. Pero el día que finalmente me fui de Chicago, el día que anuncié nuestro divorcio al mundo... Ese Don de la mafia, frío y calculador, me persiguió como un hombre poseído.

Pernikahanku dengan Dante Taulany mengejutkan semua orang. Aku berwatak keras dan tidak pernah mundur. Tiga tahun setelah menikah, seluruh orang dunia bawah tanah Chilaga tahu kami saling bermusuhan. Kecuali di ranjang. Di sana, tubuh kami seolah-olah saling melengkapi. Satu-satunya momen di mana kami tidak bertengkar adalah saat kami terjerat di seprai, tenggelam dalam badai ciuman putus asa dan kenikmatan yang alami. Entah sudah berapa kali Dante memberitahuku bahwa dia terobsesi dengan tubuhku, biasanya tepat saat dia tenggelam dalam pelukanku. Aku mengira itu caranya mengatakan bahwa dia jatuh cinta padaku. Namun, semua itu runtuh di sebuah acara lelang. Saat dia merampas pusaka ibuku dariku, hanya untuk memberikannya pada seorang gadis yang terlihat rapuh bernama Ava. Pada saat itu, dia memperlihatkan kekejaman yang belum pernah aku lihat sebelumnya. Dante berkata dengan nada yang sangat dingin, "Sudah waktunya kamu menghadapi kenyataan, Elara. Aku menikahimu, menidurimu ... itu semua hanya untuk menjaga perdamaian antara keluarga kita. Ava adalah orang yang ingin aku lindungi." Namun, di hari saat aku akhirnya meninggalkan Chilaga dan mengumumkan perceraian kami pada dunia .... Pemimpin mafia yang dingin dan penuh perhitungan itu memburuku seperti orang yang kerasukan.

The first time I lived, my sister and I found two dragon eggs. The black one pulsed with raw, untamed power. My sister, Isabella, claimed it without a second thought. The white one was left for me. A cracked, forgotten thing. It held only a whisper of magic. I took it out of pity. Within a year, the black dragon shattered his shell and emerged a man so beautiful it was a curse. He became Isabella's devoted weapon, his power forging her path to godhood. Meanwhile, the white egg fed on me. I poured everything I had into my white egg. My magic, my money, my soul. For ten long years, it gave me nothing. Everyone said to abandon it. But I couldn’t. I was an orphan, ignored by my sister. I just wanted a companion. But as the dark plague swept the lands, the egg I'd nurtured for a decade hatched overnight—while I was dying, he soared past me to save Isabella. He could have hatched years ago. Could have been human all along. But he chose Isabella. He mistook her for his savior. Then I was back to the day it all began. This time, Isabella lunged for the white egg first, afraid I'd take it. I slung my worn satchel of herbs over my shoulder. Turned my back on them both. "You can have them both," I said calmly. "I choose myself." This life, I swore I would have nothing to do with Adrian. But now, he's the one filled with regret, willing to give his own life just to have me look at him one more time.

Lena, a young girl had planned to surprise her fiance on Easter day only to be met with heartbreak, her fiance cheating on her with his secretary, she grows mad and lives there forces the engagement ring on a stranger not knowing that the stranger was someone that could either ruin her or be her salvation but what happens when the stranger turned out to be her Fiance's boss? but then in a twisted turn, she finds out a secret that could tear them apart a secret that could make her fiance's boss crumble and to make matters worse, she already has feelings for this strange man that turned out to be dangerous as hell. let's find out

Our Black Friday sales broke ten million. I allocated a budget of $100,000 and told my deputy to organize a celebration dinner for the team. However, after the party ended, everyone in the team looked at me in disdain. I only realized the reason when I heard their complaints in the break room one day. “Ms. Heaton is such a cheapskate. We made ten million in sales, and she treated us with a $3.99 budget takeout for the celebration.” “Seriously, I heard from Ms. Reiser that Ms. Heaton kept the money for herself! She just didn’t want to spend it on us.” My assistant even showed me a post circulating online, accusing me of exploiting employees and lining my own pockets. I summoned my deputy manager, Casey Reiser, to my office. She fell to her knees in tears and confessed everything. “I’m so sorry, Ms. Heaton! My daughter needed emergency heart surgery. In a moment of weakness, I misused the funds!” However, I had clearly seen her daughter sign up for a dance class just yesterday! Since everyone was so quick to judge without knowing the truth, I would retract the team’s monthly budget of one million then!

I knew that my father did not like me since I was young. When I wanted to commit suicide to end the pain caused by my illness, he was celebrating another child’s birthday. He hated my mother and me alongside her. So, when I told him that I was sick, he did not believe me. “Is this your new tactic to get money from me?” No one believed that the daughter of the Powell family could die because she was too poor to pay the hospital fees. My father did not believe it either. However, when he saw my dead body, the famous actor who hated his daughter actually went insane.

Setelah mati tertabrak, Sheriel terbangun sebagai Raelina, seorang figuran dengan akhir tragis dalam novel yang pernah dibacanya. Sadar diberikan kesempatan hidup kedua, Sheriel ingin menjalani hidup dengan benar dan menghindari tragedi seperti yang tertulis dalam novel. Menghindari putra mahkota, Ein La Alger Easter, yang akan membawa Raelina kepada nasib buruk adalah langkah pertama yang harus dilakukan. Namun, entah apa yang terjadi, hidup yang dijalaninya menjadi tidak sesuai dengan novel. Putra mahkota yang seharusnya jatuh cinta pada Roseline, tokoh utama wanita, malah tertarik pada Raelina. Tragedi makin sulit dihindari ketika kaisar justru memilihnya sebagai calon menantu. Mampukah Raelina terbebas dari akhir yang tragis, sedangkan kisah yang selama ini dia ketahui tidak lagi berguna? Lantas, apa yang membuat alur kisah itu menjadi jauh berbeda dengan cerita aslinya?