Koneko Age

The old Clara you knew was long gone. This Clara you were hating was made up from pain and your hatred.

“Pray tell, Emily, what is it you plan to gain from this marriage?” The vehemence of that word—the way it rolled out harshly from his lips—implied she had tricked him, that she had wanted something from him. A belief Emily hadn’t known he held. Her eyes widened in realization, and she sought to correct it at once. Good Lord, was she married to a man who despised her? *** When the earl of Tonfield, Cole Fletcher decided to drop his newly wedded wife at the steps of Blakewood Manor with as much respect as would be given a sack of potatoes, the last thing he expected was for her to move into his ancestral home and do the one thing he rather her not do. As if that wasn't enough, news of his wife's exploits was beginning to circulate around the ton, while Cole wants to keep an eye on his wife and put her firmly in her place. Emily wants her husband to understand she exists. As a wife, as a countess, as a woman! It's a clash of wills!

Alyssa Hart is out of options. Drowning in medical debt, with her mother’s life hanging in the balance, she’s desperate for a solution. When an unexpected email offers her an interview at the mysterious Valentino Enterprises, she doesn’t hesitate. But what she walks into isn’t a job opportunity... it’s a marriage contract. The powerful and feared Valentino Crime family needs a wife for their heir, Stephano Valentino. Cold, ruthless, and utterly uninterested in love, Stephano has discarded every woman his parents have introduced him to. They don’t expect Alyssa to be any different. The deal is simple: marry Stephano, bear his heir, and in two years, she’ll be free, with enough money to ensure her mother’s survival. There’s only one rule: this is not a real marriage. Stephano can do as he pleases, but Alyssa is bound to him alone. She should hate him. He gives her every reason to. But the longer she stays, the more she begins to see through the cracks in his armour. Beneath his icy exterior is something broken, something she can’t help but want to fix. And Stephano, who swore he would never care, finds himself drawn to the woman he was never meant to love. But in their world, love is a weakness, and breaking the rules always comes with a price...

Before the pack's Winter Solstice festival, I was given a Moonwater Mirror, forged from the waters of the Moon Goddess Spring. But the face staring back at me wasn't my own. It was my face, but younger. The girl I was eight years ago. Her eyes were bright with a joy I hadn't felt in years. When she realized I was from her future, she practically vibrated with excitement. "Our fated mate, Alpha Owen, he confessed today! He's going to plant moonflowers around the lake cabin. He'll stay with me for every full moon. He promised to make me his one and only Luna forever!" Her voice was full of hope for the future. Her joy was a bitter reminder of what I'd lost. I listened quietly, only managing a faint smile. My reaction must have given me away. Her excited chatter died. Her gaze drifted over my shoulder, taking in the cold, empty penthouse behind me. "Wait... where's Owen?" Her smile faltered. "We're happy, right? After eight years?" I didn't say a word. I just slowly, deliberately, turned the Moonwater Mirror toward the terrace. There, my Alpha mate, Owen, had another she-wolf pinned to the railing. Their mouths were fused, their breaths mingling in the cold night air.

My husband, Damien Falcone, had 99 lovers. And I was the mafia princess men lined up to die for. The day we got together, everyone in our world took bets. They said we wouldn't last three months. But then , everything changed. For me, he wiped his phone clean, built a rose manor, and got down on one knee. Then, on our wedding night, he told me he wanted an open marriage. "Our bodies can play," he said. "But our loyalty? That's just for us." I agreed. Then came his 100th lover, Sophia Ricci. She betrayed our family in an arms deal. Almost got my father killed. But Damien protected her. He even moved her into our home. So, I did what any heartbroken mafia princess would do. I got drunk and woke up in another man's bed. I just didn't know that man was Damien's uncle.

I specifically accompany my wife, Sophie Caldwell, to visit her family during the holidays. My mother-in-law, Margaret Jackson, brings over a basket of apples. Then, she says in a half-teasing manner, "These apples are meant for the Jacksons. Once you've had your apple, you'll be blessed with a life as sweet as these apples. By the way, outsiders aren't allowed to take the apples." Everyone begins fighting for the apples happily. So, I grab an apple of my own too. The next thing I know, the atmosphere in the living room goes eerily quiet. Sophie drags me to a corner and starts berating me. "Are you so poor that you can't even afford to buy your own apple? Must you steal apples from my family? "Didn't you hear my mom saying that outsiders aren't allowed to take the apples? Why did you even take one from the basket? "Thanks to you, now Julius doesn't have an apple!" I look around my surroundings. It turns out that there are only eight apples in total, while we have nine people sitting in the living room. So the "outsider" she was talking about is me. I decide to hand the apple over to Sophie's godbrother, Julius Sterling. Then, I call my dad on the phone. "Dad, you don't have to bring the holiday gifts over now."

BLURB: " Look into my eyes and tell me that you've never loved me before?" Emiliano replied, "I've never loved you and I will never love you so it's best you leave my life and stop pestering me because I have someone I love!" " Let go of me!" " No! You have to donate blood to Rachel, you're our only hope" " How could you want me to donate blood to your lover forcefully!" " You have no choice but to do as I say" What happens when two myriad folks meet?. Rhea, a calm and beautiful young lady with a lot of dreams before she met Emiliano. Everything came crashing down when she heard that she would be getting married to a stranger to strengthen her father's new new project. She couldn't run away because she knew he would take it out on her mother so she was left with no choice but to get married to a monster who used her for his gains. Would she be able to tame him? Would his stepbrother successfully kill him so as to inherit their father's property ?

Two souls entangled in a web of deceit and forgotten love find themselves bound together in an arranged matrimony. When Rose Carmen, a high spirited and sheltered woman learns that her father’s past misdeed is the reason for her arranged marriage, she is thrust into a web of deception and betrayal. Her husband, the ruthless billionaire, Wade Bryson, harbors a deep-seated vendetta against her father- a man he believes ruined his life. As their lives intertwine, they must navigate a treacherous path, torn between their duty to their families and their burgeoning desires. In a world of secrets and hidden agendas, Rose and Wade are faced with a choice: succumb to the weight of their painful past or forge a new path together. Will Rose uncover the truth behind her father’s actions? Or will Wade find it in his heart to forgive and let love prevail?

Pernikahan politik adalah hal biasa di keluarga elit. Namun Selene Cromwell tak pernah menyangka, ia yang akan dipilih sebagai tunangan Leonard Romano, CEO Romano Engineering Group. Bukan karena perusahaannya bangkrut. Bukan pula karena paksaan. Melainkan karena Leonard justru memilih Selene dibandingkan adiknya, Rosette, yang hidup di dunia sosialita. Awalnya, Selene kira Leonard akan sama seperti laki-laki berkuasa pada umumnya, yang hanya menginginkan 'istri pajangan', tetapi... “Selene, kau tunanganku. Aku berhak mengkhawatirkanmu.” “Mari kita bicara dengan kepala dingin. Aku tidak ingin tidur saat kau masih marah padaku.” “…Moonlight, jangan tinggalkan aku.” Selene tidak mengerti kapan hubungan ini berubah dari kontrak menjadi sesuatu yang lebih berbahaya. Namun satu hal pasti. Ia tidak akan menolak perhatian suami tampan ini!

Gadis itu bernama Lee Hera, yang harus menikah paksa--atau kontrak?-- bersama pria kaya yang bernama Kim Dante, dikarenakan keluarganya yang terlilit hutang, dan tidak bisa membayar di waktu yang telah disepakati. Awal-awal pernikahan, tidak ada yang mencurigakan dengan Kim Dante, lebih tepatnya pekerjaan yang ia lakoni sekarang. Namun, sepandai-pandainya tupai melompat, pasti akan jatuh juga. Sepandai-pandainya Dante menyembunyikan pekerjaannya, pasti akan terungkap juga. Parahnya lagi, Hera yang notabenenya adalah istrinya itu, malah di libatkan dalam pekerjaan Dante, dan pria itu sama sekali tidak keberatan. Iblis sekali, sifat mu itu Dante! Penasaran apa pekerjaan Dante? Akan ada misteri lainnya yang akan terungkap, ayo berlangganan dengan ceritanya sekarang juga, dan jangan lupa klik bintang lima, dan subscribe. Thank you *** Note: cerita ini berlatar belakang di Korea Selatan, semua karakter di dalam cerita ini murni pikiran dari author sendiri, tidak ada sangkut-pautnya dengan karakter asli pemilik namanya.