Did It On Em

It had been ten years, and Ethan—my mate—and I still didn’t have a pup. One day, he suggested we adopt one from the Werewolf Orphan Charity Agency. “My mate,” he said gently, “pregnancy is too hard for you. You’d have to go through so many checkups and herbs. Your wolf shouldn’t have to suffer like that.” When others heard this, they all said Ethan loved me deeply—that he couldn’t bear to see me in pain. But I saw the truth with my own eyes. He took an infant pup from another she-wolf. “Luckily, Mia isn’t pregnant,” he said. “That way, the excuse of adopting an infant works—and the pup can have a legitimate status in my clan.” I knew that she-wolf well. The same one Ethan used to call a “stupid omega.” Swallowing the bitterness in my heart, I called my mentor at the Werewolf Research Academy. “I want to devote myself to herb research,” I said calmly. Three days from now, during the pup’s first New Moon blessing, I’ll fake my death in a fire. No one will be able to stop me.

During the long National Day holidays, I planned a Golden Highlands trip for the whole family. I even booked tickets for a luxurious train ride so we could enjoy the scenery. But on departure day, my husband and son vanished. I called my husband. I could hear an airport boarding announcement in the background. My voice trembled. "Where are you?" He panicked and mumbled that the company had an emergency before hanging up. I tried calling again, but the line was busy. The next day, he posted an update on his social media. In the photo, he stood beneath the snowy peaks of Wintercrown with one arm around his old love while the other held our son. The caption read: [If we had been a little braver back then...] A friend commented: [Where is your wife?] I stared at his reply: [She's sick and resting at home.] Three expired train tickets sat on the table as my eyes welled up with tears. A decade of marriage. A pack of lies. It was time to bring it all to a close.

After chasing my crush, Edward Lightwood, for ten years, he finally accepted me as his blood bound. But, the day we were taking our eternal vow, his first love, Beth, from the allied clan was murdered by a gang of vampire hunters. He blamed me for her loss and tormented me every day. Exposed me to the eternal sun, pierced me with wooden stakes just not enough to kill me and then locked me up in his basement. Exhausted and heartbroken, I grabbed the oak stake and stabbed my chest in front of him. I killed myself. But, I did not die. I was reborn to the day I had confessed my feelings to Edward. But, this time, I'll not repeat my mistake. I'll stay far away from him.

My husband, Jaxon Murray, was a renowned medical expert and owned a big company. He was participating in a clinical drug trial when someone tampered with his medication. Under the influence, he ended up entangled with an intern—ninety-nine times, right there on the lab table. When he regained clarity, he rushed home, locked himself in the bathroom, and submerged himself in the tub without food or water as he waited for me to return from work. "Lauren," he said, "my medication was switched during the trial. I made a terrible mistake. But I paid her off and had her dismissed. She'll never appear before me again." I wept miserably, clutching my belly that had once again failed to carry life. And in the end, I chose to forgive him. Several months later, he crashed into a guardrail while answering a phone call, causing me to miscarry. The injury left me unable to conceive for life. He buried his face in the crook of my neck, his voice choked with remorse. "Darling, I don't deserve you. I'm so sorry… We don't need children. We have each other, isn't that enough?" One day, I went to bring him lunch, only to find him in the next hospital room, cradling and feeding the woman he swore he'd never see again. "She's too weak to eat by herself," he said. "She has early-stage stomach cancer. There's no one else to take care of her… she's all alone." I chose to believe him. Again. Until one day, a pair of twins appeared in our home. Sophie Dixon knelt before me, wearing the postpartum gown he had once lovingly picked out for me, clutching my hand with tears streaming down her face. "It's all my fault. Please don't blame Jaxon. If you say the word, I'll leave with the children immediately." Jaxon grabbed my other hand, desperation thick in his voice. "Lauren, you've always been the kindest person I know. The children are still so young. How could Sophie possibly raise them alone? You wouldn't be that cruel… would you?" I looked down at the hands gripping mine from both sides, and suddenly, I laughed. "Jaxon, let's get a divorce. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness."

I was the prime suspect in the notorious murder of my parents-in-law in Cardinal City. The one who arrested me was my wife—Linda Reese, the police chief. While the verdict was still pending, the killer struck again. The new victim was murdered with the same savage cruelty. Linda knelt before me, begging me to tell her the truth. I told her I didn’t know. The victims’ families screamed, demanding that I be carved into pieces. Three months later, Linda found me beside a garbage bin, bringing with her a memory-decoding device. Her hands trembled as she pressed two thin needles into my temples. “I’m sorry, Finn. I know you’re not the killer. I just want this slaughter to end. I don’t want anyone else to die. Let everyone see your memories—let them see what really happened back then.” But when she finished watching my memories, she collapsed to the ground, utterly broken, and fell to her knees.

Eu trabalhava como professora particular quando o meu vício em sexo explodiu de vez, e eu cheguei ao orgasmo na frente do pai da minha aluna. Os meus comprimidos tinham acabado, e bem na minha frente estava exatamente a aluna a quem eu dava aula. Quando o prazer começou a me torturar a ponto de eu quase perder a razão, uma mão deslizou pelo meu corpo. Aquela mão tinha uma força que eu nunca tinha sentido antes e, num ponto escondido, ela começou a provocar cada pedacinho sensível em mim. Eu lutava para aguentar o prazer e continuava a aula aos trancos e barrancos. Até que, quando eu cheguei na explicação da sexta palavra, eu deixei escapar um gemido e atingi o auge ali mesmo, sem conseguir dar um passo. Naquele exato instante, eu senti um cilindro em brasa, rígido e pronto para me invadir, encostando firme atrás de mim.

Depois de renascer, decidi devolver meu noivo à sua primeira namorada.​​ ​Quando ele organizou uma despedida de solteiro para ela e não queria ser incomodado por mim, eu simplesmente fugi para outro país.​​ ​Ele disse que ficava irritado só de me ver; eu me demiti de forma rápida e limpa.​​ ​Ele sentia-se desconfortável em estar no mesmo país que eu; eu me mudei para o exterior imediatamente.​​ ​Por fim, ele quis dar mais segurança à primeira namorada.​​ ​Eu concordei com a cabeça e aceitei o pedido de casamento de outra pessoa.​​ ​Eu o obedeci uma e outra vez.​​ ​Tudo porque em minha vida passada, depois que me casei com ele, a primeira namorada, em um colapso, cortou os pulsos e cometeu suicídio.​​ ​Ele me culpou por tê-los separado, esfolou-me, arrancou meus tendões e drenou todo o sangue do meu corpo.​​ ​Desta vez, eu só quero viver em paz.​​ ​Mais tarde, enquanto eu, meu novo marido e nosso filho dávamos um passeio,​​ ​ele se ajoelhou diante de mim, chorando com uma dor tão intensa que parecia partir suas entranhas.​​ — Clarice, se você deixá-los, eu ficarei com você e vamos viver bem juntos.

— Hmm… Vai mais devagar… A ligação do meu marido ainda tá aberta. Eu estava apoiada no chão, com o quadril bem erguido. Seguia as instruções do meu marido enquanto mudava de posição, provocante e obediente a cada palavra dele. Do outro lado da linha, o personal trainer segurava firme a minha cintura. Deu um tapa forte no meu traseiro. Guiado pela voz do meu marido, ele avançou com um movimento seco e decidido.

Rejecting the Alpha is not heard of, nor is it known. When Storm is the only white wolf in the whole wolf pack and stands out for her white hair and gray eyes. When Chase sets his eyes on her and makes an advance at her, Storm turns him down and leaves Chase shocked, which leads him to want her even more. Storm is dead set, and so is Chase. Will he be able to have her or will she remain a mystery? [READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

Depois de se casar, Alice Castro recebeu o diagnóstico que caiu como uma sentença: ela tinha enorme dificuldade para engravidar. Ela enfrentou hormônios, injeções e incontáveis consultas até, finalmente, conseguir uma gestação por fertilização in vitro. Mas, quando ela mal começava a se acostumar com a ideia de ser mãe, um choque ainda maior veio à tona: os bebês na barriga dela, na verdade, eram filhos do próprio marido com o primeiro amor dele. — Mano, você foi genial dessa vez. Fez a Alice gerar os filhos seus com o seu primeiro amor. Quando as crianças nascerem, vão ser de vocês dois. A Alice, no fim, não passa de uma barriga de aluguel. O marido de Alice, Michel Monteiro, deu um sorriso frio, sem nenhum traço de culpa: — A Iolanda morre de medo de sentir dor. Como é que ela ia aguentar tudo o que uma gravidez exige? A Alice sempre quis ter filhos meu. Eu só realizei o sonho dela. Alice passou a odiá‑lo com cada célula do corpo. Só que, no hospital, outro segredo veio à superfície: Michel tinha esperma fraco, quase infértil. O laboratório tinha trocado os embriões. Os bebês que Alice carregava não eram do Michel. Eram filhos dela com um magnata misterioso. Ninguém jamais tinha amado Alice de verdade. Então ela pensou: "Se ninguém me ama, vou colocar esses filhos no mundo e deixar que eles me amem." Quando Alice finalmente conseguiu se divorciar e estava pronta para ir embora sem olhar para trás, o ex‑marido, Michel, desabou num arrependimento tardio: — Amor, não vai embora! Nesse exato momento, o homem misterioso apareceu atrás de Alice. Ele a puxou para dentro do abraço dele, sem a menor cerimônia. — Fiquei sabendo que você está grávida de filhos meus? — Perguntou ele, com a voz baixa, firme, como quem não aceitava discussão.