Geoffrey Moore: Books

Valentin Kesslers Bruder Konrad Kessler war tot. Seine Mutter Elisabeth Behrens schlug vor, dass Valentin die Verantwortung für beide Familienzweige übernehmen und die schwangere Witwe seines Bruders, Marlene Vogt, heiraten solle – doch Valentin lehnte entschieden ab. „Leonie ist mein Ein und Alles. Lieber verzichte ich auf die Position als Mafiaboss meines Bruders, als meine Frau zu verraten!“ Ich war zutiefst gerührt von Valentins Treue – bis ich zufällig ein Gespräch zwischen ihm und seiner Mutter belauschte. „Das Kind in Marlenes Bauch ist doch von dir. Warum willst du sie nicht heiraten?“ Valentin blies Rauchkringel in die Luft, und sein Blick ging in die Ferne. „Ich habe Marlene versprochen, Konrad einen Erben zu hinterlassen, aber das bleibt unter uns. Wenn Leonie davon erfährt, ist es aus mit mir!“ Seine Mutter sagte verärgert: „Und wenn sie es erfährt? Sie kann selbst keine Kinder bekommen – soll unsere Familie etwa aussterben?“ Valentin unterbrach sie mit scharfer Stimme. „Wenn sie es erfährt, wird sie mich verlassen. Das könnte ich nicht ertragen! Wenn du noch Enkelkinder willst, dann halt den Mund!“ Ich verließ zitternd den Raum, und mit jedem Schritt wurde mir kälter ums Herz. Valentin kannte mich gut. In meiner Liebe duldete ich nicht den kleinsten Verrat – und so hatte ich mich bereits entschieden zu gehen, sobald ich von seinem Betrug erfahren hatte.

Five years ago, I became the wife of Cesare Fontana, the most powerful mafia don in Navarino. However, he didn't make our relationship public. Cesare has always been cold and unfeeling toward everyone. I assumed that's just the way he is. One day, I get to see the way he interacts with Sonia Moretti, his childhood friend. When I see the bright smile on his face and notice the attentive care he shows her, I finally realize that there is someone in this world whom he treats with gentleness and warmth. Alas, I'm not the lucky woman. I hand over the divorce papers. Cesare remains as impassive as ever. He signs the paperwork without even knowing that it will mark the end of our marriage. When he finally finds out that I've left, weirdly enough, he immediately panics. He does everything in his power to find me and bring me back. By then, I've already left the country. I make my way to a country beyond his reach and carve out a fulfilling life for myself. Cesare becomes the one who pines for me instead.

Pada hari ulang tahunku yang ke-12, saat Ayah dan Ibu sedang membawaku ke taman hiburan, terjadi kecelakaan mobil akibat rem blong. Kakakku, yang merupakan pemimpin mafia, menimpakan seluruh kesalahan atas kematian orang tua kami kepadaku. Dia benar-benar membenciku, tetapi memanjakan adikku yang dua tahun lebih muda dariku, Elvara, seolah dia adalah harta paling berharga. Bahkan setelah aku meninggal, jantungku pun diambil dan dipindahkannya ke tubuh Elvara. Aku tidak akan pernah melupakan saat penyakitku kambuh dan aku pergi mencarinya untuk meminta pertolongan. Tatapan mata Kakak saat itu dipenuhi rasa muak dan kebencian. "Kirana, apa ada yang benar-benar jujur dari semua perkataanmu? Memangnya seru ya pura-pura sakit terus setiap hari? Aku sudah muak sama kebohonganmu!" Namun sesaat kemudian, dia berbalik dan berbicara dengan lembut kepada Elvara, "Jangan takut, donor jantung akan segera ditemukan. Kakak nggak akan membiarkanmu mati!" Belakangan, ketika Kakak melihat tubuhku yang telah hancur tak berbentuk, dia pun benar-benar runtuh.

I was known as a good girl in high society, and the most rebellious thing I ever did was to refuse to marry Asher Jonas, the head of the Ace family. When I was kidnapped by enemies, I thought I would be assaulted and hurt. Unexpectedly, Asher fought against the kidnappers to protect me. When rescue arrived, Asher, covered in blood and on the verge of death, finally let out a sigh of relief, "Don't cry. I'll be sad." I fell in love with this man at that moment. After we wed, he doted on me, and I soon became pregnant. However, I overheard his conversation with his underboss. "Don Jonas, you made a bet with Mr. Anderson Payne that you would win the heart of the good girl, Elle Sachs. You deliberately set her up to make her fall for you. Now that you've been married for two years, are you still going to keep pretending?" Asher paused for a moment and muttered, "I can't be with Lucy Snow, so it doesn't matter who I marry." The underboss asked in confusion, "Didn't you always complain that Donna was too dull and uninteresting? Even though you can't be together because Ms. Snow is your stepsister, you can choose any girl you want." "Elle is very well-behaved. She won't hurt Lucy. That's why I chose her." It turned out that all the happiness I had experienced over the past two years was fake. My husband had been deeply in love with another woman all along. I wiped away my tears, silently packed my luggage, and left the fake prison that had been built for me, carrying the baby that I had only just conceived. I would disappear from Asher's world and never cross paths with him again.

A família mafiosa Rossi seguia uma regra ancestral. Antes de se casar, o herdeiro recebia, todos os anos, uma única chance de tirar a sorte. Se tirasse uma sorte favorável, poderia escolher a própria esposa e escapar de um casamento arranjado. Dante Rossi tirou uma sorte desfavorável por cinco anos consecutivos, e eu, que namorava com ele fazia sete anos, nunca consegui me casar. Aquele já era o sexto ano. Por acaso, ouvi a conversa dele com Marco Valentino, o Subchefe. — Sr. Rossi, o senhor tirou uma sorte favorável de novo. — A voz de Dante carregava uma frieza que eu nunca tinha escutado antes. — Como sempre, troque por uma sorte desfavorável. Marco hesitou por um instante, mas ainda tentou convencê-lo: — Sr. Rossi, o senhor faz essa troca há cinco anos seguidos. Não tem medo de que Celia vá embora? Celia é a mulher mais bonita de Nopales. Metade dos homens da cidade corre atrás dela. Dante respondeu com absoluta convicção: — Ela não vai. Celia me ama demais. Nunca vai se casar com outro homem. Depois, continuou, no mesmo tom calmo: — Anos atrás, o pai de Livia morreu para me salvar. Antes de fechar os olhos, ele me pediu que eu ficasse ao lado dela por cinco anos. Quando este ano terminar, vou compensar Celia com um casamento grandioso. Ao ouvir aquelas palavras, o último fio de esperança dentro de mim se partiu. Dante provavelmente não sabia que a família Rossi ainda guardava uma última regra ancestral. Se o herdeiro não tirasse uma sorte favorável por seis vezes, perderia o direito de decidir o próprio casamento. E, em breve, eu me casaria com outro homem.

Kakak London meninggal. Ibunya mengusulkan agar dia memikul dua tanggung jawab keluarga sekaligus, dengan menikahi istri kakaknya yang sedang hamil, Sharon. Namun, permintaan itu ditolak mentah-mentah. "Lillian adalah nyawaku. Aku rela nggak mewarisi posisi ketua mafia. Aku nggak akan pernah mengkhianati istriku!" Aku sangat terharu oleh kesetiaan London. Namun tanpa sengaja, aku mendengar percakapan antara London dan ibunya. "Anak dalam kandungan Sharon jelas-jelas anakmu. Kenapa kamu nggak mau menikahinya?" London mengembuskan asap rokok. Tatapannya jauh ke depan. "Aku sudah berjanji pada Sharon untuk meninggalkan keturunan bagi kakakku. Tapi urusan ini hanya di antara kami. Kalau Lillian sampai tahu, aku pasti tamat!" Ibu London berkata dengan tidak senang, "Kenapa memangnya kalau dia tahu? Dia sendiri nggak bisa melahirkan, masa kita harus membiarkan Keluarga Tahir nggak punya keturunan?" Dengan nada tajam, London menyela, "Kalau Lillian tahu, dia pasti akan meninggalkanku. Aku nggak bisa hidup tanpa dia! Kalau Ibu masih ingin gendong cucu, tutup mulut Ibu!" Aku pergi dengan tubuh gemetar. Darah di sekujur tubuhku perlahan menjadi dingin. London sangat mengenalku. Dalam cinta, aku tak bisa menoleransi sedikit pun kesalahan. Jadi setelah dia mengkhianatiku, aku memutuskan untuk pergi.

Revenge. It's all Violet Stone has ever desired. After losing her parents, she will stop at nothing to avenge them. She goes to her cousin, Magnolia Knight, knowing that the two of them would work better together than apart. But seeking her cousin's help isn't easy because it means she has to put aside their differences to work together. Magnolia has the picture perfect family, is going to be the first female Alpha in her pack, and is beautiful and smart. Is Magnolia willing to sacrifice her life to help her cousin? Will Violet ever get the revenge she seeks? And just when things can't get any more complicated... mates come into the picture. ***There are characters that will be mentioned from "Alpha's Slave Mate" and "Saved By The Alpha" you do not have to read these books to understand this one it just gives some extra background!***

In this lifetime, Lyana Coiningan, the widow, laments about how envious she is about my bedroom by telling Alpha Theron Ulrick, "Luna Astra's bedroom is so huge and beautiful! If Dexter could stay here, he'd definitely forget all about the sorrow caused by his father's death…" While Theron is still hesitant about giving my bedroom away, I've already taken the initiative to pack up my things and give it to Lyana. On the coldest day of winter, Lyana's son, Dexter Ulrick, suddenly wails and complains about how cold the weather is. He then demands to have my son, Cayden Ulrick's fur cloak. Cayden doesn't hesitate to take off the cloak and give it to him. Everyone in the Silverfrost pack says, "Luna Astra is the embodiment of the Moon Goddess. She knows when to let others have all the good things. On top of that, she doesn't fight over anything with anyone else. Even her son is as understanding and demure as she is." Theron compliments us on how understanding we've become as well. But what they don't know is that I've already bought flight tickets in preparation to leave the Silverfrost pack. Once I get my hands on the mate bond dissolution potion, I'll be able to take Cayden to a land far, far away from this place. In my previous life, Theron had neglected Cayden and me forever because of Lyana and Dexter. He even passed his assets to them after his death. Now that we get a second chance in the same lifetime, both Cayden and I don't want to have anything to do with Theron anymore.

On my birthday, I proposed a family trip to the northern grasslands. My younger sister, Clara Harrington, who was studying in the southern territory, decided to drive through the forest to meet up with us. But unexpectedly, she was attacked by Rogue wolves in the woods, and her body was never found. My parents, Oscar Harrington and Margaret Vale, placed all the blame on me for her death and cast me out of the family. Overwhelmed with guilt and sorrow, I left the pack to atone for my sins. I took on odd jobs to earn money to send home, all while searching for any trace of Clara. Three years later, I found myself in the southern territory and began working as a delivery runner for a forest cafe. One day, while delivering an order to Werewolf Academy, I saw my parents and Clara standing at the school gate. She said, "Dad, Mom, Adeline has been wandering for three years. Shouldn't we let her come home?" But my mother replied calmly, "She is too selfish. It's only right that she suffers a little. We can bring her back once she realizes her mistakes." My father nodded in agreement. "Let her wander for another year. We'll bring her home next year." I clutched my stomach, my face pale as I forced out a bitter laugh. Three years of exhaustion had left me gravely ill. My wolf was gone, and I only had three days left to live. I could't wait until next year for my father to come and take me home.

I have three dads who love and spoil me for fifteen years. Of the three, Maxim Ulfric is the high-ranking and authoritative Alpha of the Cinderhowl pack. The second is Ethan Skoll, the pack's most valiant Beta warrior. The third is Aidan Rafe, the most skilled healer of the whole pack. They're the reason I am the happiest princess of the Cinderhowl pack before turning 15. Everything changes after Raeya Wargan appears. Time and again, she accuses me of leading others to sideline and pick on her. Even my disappointed dads say I'm insensible and give everything I have to her as compensation. From then on, no one believes a word I say. Even the pups of the pack call me a pathological liar. Everything ends when Raeya throws me into a Rogue's den. As a ferocious Rogue hunts me down, I reach out through the mind-link to my dads for help. But none of them believes me. They call me devious and cunning. They say that I'm trying to frame Raeya on purpose. While a wolf pack tears my limbs apart, and my mangled corpse is left abandoned in the forest, my dads are wholeheartedly presiding over Raeya's grand coming-of-age ceremony. They once promised to give me the most unique coming-of-age ceremony, but it's a pity I'll never live to see that day.