El Filibusterismo Kabanata 14

"Darah lebih kental dari air, aku harus tau diri siapa yang harus diutamakan." Salsa dibesarkan oleh orangtua angkatnya. Saat bayi ia diadopsi untuk memancing kehadiran seorang anak kandung, dari pasangan yang telah lama menikah, tapi belum dikaruniai anak. Beberapa tahun kemudian, dari pasangan itu lahirlah seorang anak yang cantik bernama Mutiara. Setelah ada anak kandung, keberadaan Salsa makin tak terlihat. Ia kerap kali mendapat perlakuan yang berbeda dari sang Mama. Salsa diperlakukan seperti pembantu, dan tak mendapat kasih sayang seperti dulu. Berbeda dengan Mama, sang Ayah justru selalu membela Salsa. Namun, suatu hari Ayah mengusir Salsa karena sesuatu terjadi dalam rumah itu.

Isang napakalaking syudad na hinati sa dalawa. Dalawang malaking pagkakaiba kung saan may malaking pader na naghahati dito upang paghiwalayin ang magkaibang lugar sa iisang syudad. City A o tinatawag bilang 'Ordinary City'. Dito matatagpuan ang ordinaryong mga tao kung saan walang krimen na nagaganap. Mga inosente ang mga naninirahan at walang kaalaman tungkol sa kaharasan. Napaka-organisado ng kanilang pamamahala. City B o tinatawag na 'Mort Ville' na ibig sabihin ay Dead City. Mga kriminal ang naninirahan at legal ang paggawa ng krimen lalo na ang pagpatay. Hindi mo malalaman ang tunay na nakapaloob dito kung hindi ka makakaranas na tumapak dito. Think first before you step your feet inside the Mort Ville. Baka pagsisihan mo lang.HINDI KA MAKAKAWALA. WALANG MAKAKATAKAS. "Ms. Zaylee Yvette Jordin. You are now part of our city, Mort Ville. Congratulations."

A huge sum was transferred to her account. In dire need, she ignored the danger that came with it. When she found out the dangerously handsome Don is the sender, she have no option but to pay back the ruthless King of the Underworld with something she can only offer, her body. But what happens if she finds out the Don's secret? An Alpha who cowardly escape his duties to his pack? He is the the ruthless Don of the Mafia but behind the mask is a coward Alpha who run away from his pack. And why does he refer to her as his mate Athena when her name is Sara?

Terlahir dari benih yang tak diinginkan, Dara bahkan tak pernah mendapat pelukan dari ibunya. Sejak kejadian pelecehan itu, dan dinyatakan hamil, ibu Dara mengalami gangguan jiwa. Sejak kecil, Dara diperlakukan tak adil oleh lingkungan sosial. Gadis itu tertolak di lingkungan karena latar belakangnya. Bahkan ia beberapa kali gagal menikah karena lelaki yang mengaku cinta, rupanya malah meninggalkan saat tahu siapa asal usul Dara. Hingga seiring waktu berjalan, Dara semakin yakin bahwa tak akan ada yang bisa menerima keadaannya. Tak akan ada lelaki yang akan menikahinya karena mereka tidak mau ibu Dara menjadi bagian dari keluarganya, malu. Rayyan datang saat Dara sedang di titik rendah pada kepercayaannya akan cinta. Melihat ketulusan Rayyan, Dara kembali jatuh cinta lagi. Namun, lagi-lagi Dara terhalang restu, karena ibu Rayyan tak menyukainya, bahkan selalu menyusun rencana untuk menghancurkannya. Bagaimana Dara akan bertahan?

Edward Fin adalah seoarang pria yang menyedihkan. Semua orang memandang rendah dirinya karena ia miskin. Pacarnya bahkan meninggalkannya dan memilih pria yang lebih kaya, juga berkuasa. Mulanya, harapan menjadi kaya dna berkuasa hanyalah angan-angan semata untuk Edward Fin. Namun, siapa sangka … kehadiran sosok pria dari masa lalunya ternyata mengubah takdir dan juga jalan hidupnya. Siapa sangka, Edward Fin yang dicap sebagai pria sampah, miskin itu adalah seorang pewaris tahta satu-satunya dari keluarga kaya tersebut. Dengan kehidupan barunya, Edward berniat memberikan Pelajaran pada orang-orang yang dulu sempat meremehkannya. Tidak ada yang sulit bagi Edward karena sekarang ia memiliki semua. Sayangnya, hidup Edward yang tiba-tiba berubah itu membuat pandangan orang lain pun berubah. Musuhnya bukan lagi orang-orang biasa. Lalu, mampukah Edward Fin bertahan di tengah persaingan tersebut?

“I want a divorce.” “I’ll divorce you after you’re pregnant with my child.” Elmy Jordyn thought her marriage to Zayne Kensley would change with time. She was wrong. The marriage was cold—nothing but quiet wounds that never healed. When Elmy grew tired of holding on to her hope of staying with Zayne, especially with Sunny Carson—Zayne’s ex—standing between them, she finally filed for divorce. Zayne refused and set a condition: Elmy had to carry his child. That was when Elmy realized the truth. In this marriage, she was nothing more than a tool. So she made a reckless decision—dragging Sunny Carson into a game that had never been fair from the start. Zayne didn’t stay silent. A new contract was drawn up. Harsher. More binding. And when feelings that should have stayed dead begin to surface again, Elmy is forced to choose: the freedom she wants—or the marriage she may never have truly wanted to leave.

En mi vida pasada, obligué a Diego Ramírez —hijo de una familia en quiebra— a casarse conmigo usando como excusa el hijo que llevaba en mi vientre. El día de la boda, su amor verdadero dejó una carta de despedida antes de lanzarse al mar: “Al final, el verdadero amor nunca puede vencer al poder. Me rindo.” Cuando Diego recibió la noticia, no mostró la menor reacción; incluso sonrió mientras terminaba la ceremonia conmigo. Pero medio año después, el día del aniversario luctuoso de esa mujer, nos llevó a mí y a mi hijo de tres años a bucear. Me arrancó la manguera de oxígeno a mí y a mi hijo bajo el agua, y los dos fuimos ahogados vivos. Tras mi muerte, vi cómo colocaba mi cadáver frente a la tumba de su amada, pidiéndole perdón. “Carmen, ya vengué tu dolor. Si allá, donde descansas, lo supieras, ¿te daría alegría?” Al abrir los ojos de nuevo, regresé a aquella noche en que usé a mi hijo para obligarlo a casarse conmigo.

"This is wrong, professor." She suddenly broke the intense kiss and took a step back from him, her lips swollen due to the intensity of the kiss. "And why is it wrong, beautiful Bella?" He took a step closer to her, covering the distance between them. "This, what we're engaging in, is totally wrong because of our student-teacher relationship," she replied, her voice tinged with anxiety. "And you seem to be forgetting the fact that I'm also your mate!" He said as he unexpectedly lifted her and placed her gently upon his desk. "So, my dear Bella, what were you saying?" he teased, his right hand subtly finding its way beneath her ebony gown. "Professor, what we are doing is totally wrong." She replied. "Are you sure we shouldn't be doing this?" He smirked as he shifted her wet panties and delicately introduced two fingers into her moist core. Rather than offering words, she emitted a soft, involuntary moan as he began to rhythmically move his fingers in and out of her in a deliberate, tantalizing manner. "Tell me you don't want this and I'll stop." he whispered seductively, his fingers intensifying their movements, causing her to throw her head back in pure ecstasy. "I.... I fucking want it!" she finally admitted. * * Bella, a university student and aspiring writer, had longed to find her soulmate since she turned eighteen. After years of waiting and believing she might never have one, her fate changed when the charming and attractive professor, Blake, arrived at her university. To her delight, she discovered that he was not only her professor but also her destined mate. This marked a turning point in her life, and soon, she found herself deeply in love with her Playboy mate who had a different objective in mind.

The romance between Avril and Sean starts with youth and innocence. They navigate the ups and downs of their relationship, sharing dreams and building a future together. However, when unforeseen family problems cast a stormy shadow over their lives, the young couple is forced to part ways. As years pass, Avril and Sean lead separate lives, each haunted by the memories of a lost love. But fate has an enigmatic way of doing its magic. They cross paths once more, but this time they are altered individuals who have been scarred by life's hardships. Avril and Sean need to face the demons of their past and work through the challenges of their current existence in order to make everything right. Can they rekindle the flames of their once-indestructible love, or will the shadows of the past prove too formidable to overcome?

"I, Ortega Blackwood, daughter of beta Denzel Blackwood, am rejecting you, Killian Fitzgerald, future Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, as my fated mate!" She uttered through gritted teeth, glaring fiercely at her mate as he descended the stairs towards her. His expression twisted into a mask of fury, his eyes blazing with an intensity that sent shivers down her spine. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, his imposing figure cast a shadow over her as she lay on the ground, vulnerable yet defiant. "Do you dare defy me, Ortega? Do you dare reject your fate?" His voice dripped with venom, each word carrying a threat that hung heavily in the air. "You cannot reject me, Ortega. You will be my mate whether you like it or not." ************** Rejecting her mate hadn't been easy. But when Ortega meets the powerful and ruthless Lycan and Mafia Boss, Alfredo Gambino, she finds herself falling in love with him, even though he is the rival and enemy of her rejected mate. And Alfredo also finds himself unwilling to let her go, especially now that her rejected mate wants her back.