Julian The Arcana

Athos Mazza is the CEO of the Mazza law firms. Young, handsome, and a multimillionaire, yet he possesses a heart as cold as ice and doesn't hesitate to hurt people when it comes to speaking the truth. With a tumultuous and painful past, he avoids at all costs a feeling called LOVE. However, one casual night of sex finds the CEO in the arms of a stranger, experiencing the peace he had always sought, leading him to search for this faceless woman since, due to drunkenness, he doesn't remember her appearance. Olivia Martins is a simple girl from a small town. Born into an intolerant and old-fashioned family, she decides to secretly take a complete secretarial course in order to attain financial independence and finally leave home, taking her younger sister with her. However, upon completing the course, Ollie decides to celebrate with her peers, and amidst drinks, she has her first night of sex with a stranger resulting in an unexpected pregnancy. Expelled from home due to an unwanted pregnancy, she seeks help from her aunt Julian, and months later, twins Liam and Levi are born. A year and a half later, Olivia starts working at Mazza's company, Law and Order, and to her surprise, discovers that her boss is the father of her children. He is an arrogant, intolerant, ill-tempered man feared by all around him. Now Olivia has an important mission... to hide her children from a dominant and dict.

"¿Entonces qué? ¿Simplemente salgo con todos ustedes?" ¿En qué mundo tenía ella algún derecho a salir con tres hombres a la vez? Tal vez la Diosa le sonreía, o tal vez la Diosa la odiaba. Esas eran las únicas dos opciones porque esta locura parecía un sueño hecho realidad o una pesadilla. *** Cuando el padre de Amelia es asesinado por un lobo solitario, ella de repente se convierte en la líder de su manada. Siendo la hija de un Alfa, es más fuerte que la hembra promedio. Y también más deseable. Luchando a través de su duelo y asumiendo su poder, se enamora no de uno, sino de tres hombres. Julian, el líder militar, Nathan, el cerebro, y Lucas, el leal Beta. Mientras caza al asesino de su padre y toma el mando como Alfa, también debe decidir a quién amará a solo un mes de su primer cambio. ¿Podrá elegir? ¿Incluso tiene que hacerlo? «Compitiendo por la hija del Alfa» es una creación de Amelie Bergen, una autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

Ich wurde wiedergeboren und kehrte an den Tag vor meiner Hochzeit zurück. Und das Erste, was ich tat? Ich tauschte den Bräutigam mit meiner Schwester. Beim letzten Mal hatte ich Julian geheiratet, einen sanften Tech-Magnaten. Er kam mit meinem hitzigen Temperament nicht zurecht, und ich hielt seine weiche Art auf Dauer nicht aus. Unsere Ehe zerbrach schon nach einem Jahr. Meine Schwester, süß und schüchtern, war in eine arrangierte Ehe mit Robin Kane geraten, dem Don der mächtigsten Mafiafamilie New Yorks. Dieses brutale, chaotische Leben hielt sie nicht aus. Von Robins angeblicher Jugendliebe Isabella zermürbt, glitt sie in eine tiefe Depression und starb schließlich. Als ich also zurückkehrte, traf ich eine Entscheidung: Ich würde den Don heiraten. Nur hatte ich nie damit gerechnet, dass sich dieser kalte, unbeugsame Mann nach der Hochzeit in jemand völlig anderen verwandeln würde. Nacht für Nacht hielt er mich fest, küsste mich, als wäre er besessen, und raunte mir ins Ohr: „Braves Mädchen. Ich lasse es dir gutgehen. Nur noch einmal, Baby?“

Right after finishing a meeting, I opened a forum and saw a warning post. The location tag was our company. The title read: “Red flag! What a cheap company. Anyone who joins is a total sucker. They can’t even afford a decent coffee break.” The photo attached showed the expensive coffee and five-star desserts I had just asked my assistant to distribute to everyone. I frowned and tagged the entire group chat, asking if anyone had suggestions about the afternoon tea. A Gen-Z intern who had just joined, Julian Hayes, instantly replied with a voice message: “Boss, no offense, but these assembly-line desserts are full of trans fats. Nobody would eat them.” “A truly humane company hires a Michelin chef to cook and slice everything fresh on site. That’s what real respect for employees looks like.” I laughed in disbelief. Our company’s daily coffee break budget was thirty dollars per person—already considered top-tier in the industry. So I replied, “Since it’s impossible to satisfy everyone’s taste, we’ll cancel afternoon tea from now on and convert the budget into cash for everyone instead.” Less than five minutes later, that post was updated: “Guys, can you believe this? I made a perfectly reasonable suggestion and the lame boss immediately canceled the whole coffee break perk! This is the true face of corporate greed—can’t handle even a little bit of honesty!”

Elena dachte, sie hätte alles – bis sie die nackte Wahrheit über ihren Ehemann erfuhr. Ohne jede Scham betrog Julian sie vor aller Welt. Er dachte, sie wäre die schwache Ehefrau, die alles schluckt. Ein gewaltiger Irrtum. Wer Elena unterschätzt, verliert alles. Innerhalb kürzester Zeit legte sie sein Leben in Schutt und Asche: Die Geliebte wanderte hinter Gitter, die Firmenanteile und das Vermögen landeten auf Elenas Konto. Ohne einen Blick zurück unterschrieb sie die Scheidungspapiere. Eigentlich wollte sie nie wieder einem Mann vertrauen. Doch kaum ist sie Single, beginnt Elena heller zu strahlen als je zuvor. Plötzlich stehen die mächtigsten Männer der Welt Schlange. Einige fordern sie mit harter Hand, andere werben mit unendlicher Geduld um ihr Herz. Sie alle beten sie an, sie alle wollen nur sie. Doch die Regeln haben sich geändert. Früher war sie die Trophäe an Julians Seite. Heute ist sie diejenige, die die Karten verteilt. Elena entscheidet – und diesmal spielt sie nur nach ihren eigenen Regeln.

Discovering this piece of information out, I groan without thinking about it and then everyone stares at me.  Quickly, I turn to Arabella and that is when she raises her voice after winking at me, and states with a smirk on her lips, “I agree, it is to die for.” At that moment, I know our match is perfect.  After we finish dinner, I scoop her up and carry her upstairs, while kissing her passionately in front of all the onlookers.  Unable to take my hands off her, I kick the door open to the bedroom and then walk in quickly.  I throw her down on the bed and kick off my boots before climbing on top of her.  When I gaze into her eyes there is a fire inside and I realize that I have never seen that particular look there before.  She pulls my head down and wraps her fingers in my hair, while she returns my hot kisses everywhere.  Feeling the pressure in my pants, I break our kisses off suddenly and straighten up.  With a confused and hurt look in her eyes, she asks, “Do you not want me?” Julian the Alpha King has a secret. One night when he goes to save some of the humans from being massacred, he meets Arabella and feels drawn to her like no other before. However, when she finds out that werewolves exist, she runs from him repeatedly. After all, she thinks he is the big bad wolf.

Sebagai perencana pernikahan, aku sendiri yang merancang pernikahan suamiku dan selingkuhannya. Bersama Julian selama lima tahun: tiga tahun pandemi, dua tahun menikah dan punya anak. Pernikahan yang kuimpikan, di mulutnya selalu saja menjadi "lain kali". Sampai suatu hari, aku menerima proyek pernikahan baru. Pemberi tugasnya seorang gadis muda dengan alis dan mata yang melengkung indah, senyumnya merekah. "Ini lokasi yang khusus dipilih pacarku, katanya pernikahan harus diadakan di sini." Aku menerima berkas itu, pandanganku tertahan pada nama lokasinya: sebuah gereja di Negara Faricia yang sudah berkali-kali kusebut pada suamiku, tempat impianku. Aku baru saja hendak tersenyum sambil mengagumi, ternyata ada orang di dunia ini yang seleranya begitu sejalan denganku. Detik berikutnya, nama mempelai pria masuk ke pandanganku. Julian. Ujung jariku terhenti tanpa suara di atas lembaran kertas. Gadis di seberang masih tenggelam dalam kebahagiaan, lalu menambahkan dengan lembut, "Katanya, meski kami baru bersama dua bulan, dia ingin memberiku pernikahan terbaik." Aku melengkungkan bibir, menatap wajah yang selama lima tahun ini bersamaku dari pagi hingga malam. Setelah menunggu bertahun-tahun, akhirnya tiba juga hari di mana aku merancang pernikahannya. Sayangnya ... pengantinnya bukan aku.

Ellara Veloz, seorang jurnalis muda, mengalami mimpi aneh yang terus berulang. Dalam mimpi itu, ia melihat sebuah rumah tua yang asing baginya. Di loteng rumah itu, tersembunyi sebuah peti misterius—dan di permukaannya, terdapat garis-garis samar yang membentuk rute menuju sesuatu yang tak diketahui. Terobsesi dengan mimpi tersebut, El mencoba menelusuri jejaknya. Namun, yang ia temukan justru lebih aneh dari yang dibayangkan—tidak ada satu pun catatan tentang desa dalam mimpinya, seolah-olah tempat itu tidak pernah ada dalam sejarah. Bersama sahabatnya, Julian Edward, El berangkat mencari desa itu. Perjalanan mereka dipenuhi keanehan: jalanan yang hanya terlihat di bawah cahaya tertentu, pemukiman yang sepi tanpa tanda kehidupan, dan bangunan tua yang tampaknya telah lama ditinggalkan. Namun, semakin jauh mereka melangkah, semakin banyak sosok asing yang mulai memburu mereka—seakan ada sesuatu dalam peti itu yang tidak boleh ditemukan. Apa sebenarnya rahasia di balik peti tersebut? Mengapa desa itu seakan terhapus dari dunia? Dan yang lebih mengerikan, apakah mereka benar-benar siap menghadapi jawabannya? Perjalanan ini bukan hanya tentang menemukan sesuatu yang hilang—tetapi mengungkap sesuatu yang seharusnya tetap terkubur selamanya.

Two years into my marriage with Don Dante, my ex came back. Julian, the man who shattered my heart five years ago. He announced he was getting engaged. And he wanted me as his mistress. "I know I hurt you," he said. "My family looks down on mob ties. It was never going to work. But now? I'm marrying Tiffany. I'm taking over the family empire. I can finally afford to keep you." I just sneered at him. "Did it ever occur to you that I might be married?" He scoffed. "What decent family would have you? The daughter of a mob underboss? Don't be ridiculous." His arrogance made me sick. When I refused, he slapped a black card on the table. Told me to buy whatever I wanted. He said he'd pick me up next week. That we could spend every weekend tangled up in his bed. I spat on the floor at his feet. "Get him out," I told my guard. "And take his trash with him." He didn't get it. Not then. But he would. The moment he found out who I married. I didn't just marry anyone. I married the king of the Chicago underworld. A man he could never touch. And when he finally figured it out, he lost his goddamn mind.

My dad is a fan of tough love parenting. When I was a kid, there was a time when I obtained full marks on two subjects. But he told me, "Your grades don't mean anything in life. If you were a true man, you'd leap down five floors without batting an eyelash." Some time later, I was awarded for my act of bravery. But Dad scoffed in my face. "Not even a hair is harmed on your head. Why should you be awarded anyway?" I thought Dad wanted me to go through more training in life. On Christmas Eve, he ditched me on a snowy mountain under the guise of wanting me to go through more training. He didn't give me a tent or a lighter. Later on, Dad even brags about his parenting method to his relatives and friends. "A real man should survive and thrive in a desperate situation! I told Julian that he can forget about being my son if he can't even make his way back to the summit!" But the red dot on the GPS tracker installed in his phone hasn't moved for the past three hours. The truth is, I've already frozen to death in the mountains. Trapped in my fist is a crumpled, torn scrap of paper. Meanwhile, my soul is currently floating above the dining table while watching Dad brag about his tough love parenting.