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Rain Stanton thought she was mentally prepared, but she couldn’t stop her trembling hands. She took the envelope and opened it. Sitting quietly in the envelope was a Divorce Agreement. Rain felt as if her heart was cut by a blunt knife and asked, “What have I done wrong, Payton? Please give our marriage a chance.” Her husband, Payton Phillips, looked at her coldly and replied, “I have never loved you, Rain. The gentleness and tenderness I gave you were not meant for you. When I was in bed with you, I had Zara in my mind. You are nothing but a substitute. I give you five days to sign the divorce agreement.” Rain was not aware that Payton had a first love, if life had a rewind button….

Me compré un hombre bestia de servicio de élite, pero a mí no me quería. Solo le movía la cola a mi hermana. Así que después, llevé a casa a otro de desahogo inferior. Y él… se puso tan desesperado que casi llora. —¡Clara! ¡Tú solo puedes tener un perrito… y ese he de ser yo!

No había hombres adultos en mi pueblo. Cuando las chicas cumplían 18 años, se celebraba un ritual a la adultez colectiva en el templo. Adolescentes con vestimenta tradicional hacían cola para entrar en el templo y salían con expresiones de sufrimiento y placer. Melinda cumplía 18 años, pero, qué raro, la abuela no la dejaba asistir. Se coló en el templo de noche y salió con aire casada, no podía ni andar firmemente, además de que se veía sangre goteando entre sus piernas.

Although I was the second child in the family, my mother loved me the most. When Dad bought my sister a new dress, she stayed up late knitting a sweater for me. When Grandma took my younger brother out for burgers, she baked me a homemade sponge cake. Until the New Year’s Eve dinner. Dad placed the big chicken drumstick onto my sister’s plate. Grandma immediately stuffed the other one into my brother’s. My mother hurriedly picked the chicken wing from her plate and placed it onto mine, smiling as she said, “I saved this especially for you.” The relatives laughed and teased, “Your family really has a clear division of love. Everyone spoils a different child. What a loving family.” The next second, I suddenly flipped the table. Under everyone’s stunned gaze, I grabbed that chicken wing and shoved it straight into my mother’s mouth.

My husband and his employees went on a camping trip, and his assistant posted on social media. [We drew lots for the tents, and guess who ended up with the handsome CEO!] The post showed a selfie she took. Behind her, my husband was taking his shirt off. Someone left a comment. [A man and a woman alone together? Sounds juicy.] The assistant quickly replied with a smirking emoji. [I like a little excitement!] After I liked the post, it was deleted right away. Soon, my husband called me on video. In front of his crying assistant and several employees, he scolded, “Why did you like the post?! It was just a game! Don’t be so close-minded!” As I watched him hold the assistant in arms and comforted her, I quietly hung up. After ten years of loving Caelan Sullivan, I decided then and there to let go.

Every time the housekeeper came to cook, she brought her daughter along. I felt sorry for them — single mother, no support — so I never said a word. Until one afternoon, I pulled out the chair at the head of the table and found a note taped to the back. It read: "Freeloaders aren't allowed to eat here." I tore the note off and turned to the housekeeper. "What is this supposed to mean?" The girl shot me a look of pure contempt and let out a cold laugh. "You're just a maid. You sponge off other people's homes day after day — how are you not ashamed? If you can't afford food, go beg on the street. People like you, mooching off everyone, make me sick." I stared at her, completely thrown. The housekeeper rushed over and lowered her voice. "Ms. Wolfe, my daughter doesn't know I'm the maid here. She saw how hard I work and felt sorry for me — that's why she put up the note." "And she has serious germophobia. She can't stand eating with strangers. Wait outside until she's done eating. Don't come back in." Before I could answer, she shoved me out the front door. The door slammed shut behind me with a final bang. I stood there on the steps and calmly dialed the police. "Hello. There's been a break-in at my home. Someone's locked me out. I need an officer here now."

Na minha noite de núpcias, fui levada às pressas para o hospital de ambulância depois que um preservativo adulterado me causou uma dor insuportável. A cirurgia durou mais de vinte e quatro horas, e a notícia se espalhou como fogo em mata seca. Meu marido, Alexander, anunciou que quem conseguisse me fotografar no meu estado pós-cirúrgico seria recompensado com dez milhões de dólares. Da noite para o dia, passei de nova esposa de um bilionário a motivo de piada em todos os círculos de elite de Nova York. No dia seguinte, Dahlia, a namorada de infância de Alexander, apareceu à minha porta. Foi então que descobri a verdade: ela havia revestido o preservativo com cola industrial como parte do que chamou de “experimento social”. Ela não demonstrou nem um pingo de remorso. Seu tom era irreverente e cruel: — Foi só um experimento. Quer dizer, como eu poderia saber que você reagiria assim? Além disso, nós duas sabemos que você nunca foi boa o suficiente para o Alexander. Então, pare de fingir. Alexander estava ao lado dela, com um olhar frio e desdenhoso: — Se não fosse pelo contrato de casamento, ninguém teria se aproximado de você. Você sabe disso, não é? O que ele não sabia era que a mulher que ele chamava de vagabunda havia salvado a vida dele mais vezes do que ele poderia contar.

La noche de la Cacería Lunar, iba persiguiendo a un zorro de cola plateada por el bosque cuando, de pronto, el caballo que montaba perdió el control y me arrojó por una pendiente. Estaba a punto de caer por un acantilado cuando Xavier Long, el heredero Alfa, se transformó en lobo y me salvó. Pero durante el rescate, unas espinas de plata le desgarraron una de las patas delanteras; la herida fue tan profunda que le llegó hasta el hueso. A causa de esa lesión, cuando mi hermanastra Winnie Sullivan fue atacada más tarde por una manada de renegados en el Bosque del Ritual Lunar, Xavier no pudo llegar a tiempo para salvarla. Murió bajo las garras de aquellos lobos. Poco después, los ancianos de la Manada Luna de Escarcha organizaron el vínculo de apareamiento entre Xavier y yo. Él aceptó sin objeciones. En ese momento pensé que, aunque no fuéramos compañeros destinados por la Diosa de la Luna lo que teníamos era igual de valioso. Pero estaba equivocada. Cuando quedé embarazada de nuestro primer hijo, Xavier me envenenó con acónito. Mientras me consumía la muerte, me miró con una frialdad absoluta y dijo: —Si ese día no hubieras llevado la capa blanca lunar de Winnie, jamás te habría confundido con ella en el bosque… y ella no habría muerto. Si pudiera volver atrás, preferiría verte morir a ti bajo las garras de esos hombres lobo antes que salvarte otra vez. “Solo entonces entendí la verdad”, pensé. “En el corazón de Xavier, mi hermanastra siempre había sido su verdadera compañera destinada”, me dije. Incluso había acudido ante el Alfa para pedir permiso para marcarla. Y cuando volví a abrir los ojos… había regresado al día de la Cacería Lunar.