Le Petit Chose

At a class reunion, I ended up getting together with my high school crush. However, one evening, as I was scrolling through a social media platform, I was suddenly bombarded with mentions tagging me in a shocking post. The content left me seeing stars. "My girlfriend has a car, a house, a great degree, and she's stunning. Yet, somehow, she's into me! Haha!" "To be honest, she's too exceptional, and it's kind of killing my sense of masculinity. Once I manage to get my hands on her assets, I'll have her give me two kids and then live life on my own terms. She won’t be able to control me then." "You guys can stay jealous. Not like you know her anyway, so what can you even do to me?"

In the third year of my relationship with Jason Chase, he told me he wanted to give me an unforgettable birthday. I never expected that that would mean pressing me onto the icy ground and letting other men humiliate me. I lifted my head with difficulty, trembling as I clutched at the hem of his pants. I asked, "Jason… why?" He looked at me with contempt and kicked me away without any hesitation. He said icily and ruthlessly, "Christine Light, this is for Lisa. I've been waiting a long time to avenge her." I closed my eyes as my heart shattered into a million pieces. Later, just as he wished, I decided to end my life. But then, he broke down in tears, begging me not to leave him.

After Cain called off our mate-bonding ceremony for the ninth time—calling it off for the sake of his childhood sweetheart—the Alpha himself came to the Abel family estate to deliver an apology in person. "We are prepared to offer an additional 300kg of frost iron, three hunting territories west of Silvermoon Forest, and nine forges in the pack compound," he announced. "Consider this reparations for the nine broken betrothals." Before his words even faded, Cain's laughter crackled through the phone speaker. "Dad, is she honestly worth that kind of price? I could toss her a half-rotted beast bone soaked in moonlight and she'd still come crawling. You'd be better off funneling those resources into Lina's beast-training arena." The old Alpha ended the call without a second thought. His golden wolf eyes shifted toward me, heavy with visible unease. The gathered wolves stifled their snickers, their throats rippling with suppressed laughter. Every pair of eyes fixed on me, gleaming with anticipation of the show. They all expected me to swallow the humiliation, just as I always had. After all, every wolf in Silvermoon Pack knew the tale: I, the Abel family daughter, had been pining for Cain, the Alpha King's youngest son, for years. Pathetic and devoted. But I'd endured this exact scene eight times before. I was done with it. And more than that, I was done with him. A beat of silence passed. Then I lifted my gaze, searching the crowd until I found the one face Cain despised most: his older brother, Cass. A slow smile curved my lips. "Whoever I claim as my mate inherits the Alpha title," I said. "Does that promise still stand?"

I was the daughter of the Ashford Pack Alpha — the most beautiful she-wolf in the entire southern territory. Alphas lined up to pursue me, and I couldn't be bothered to give any of them a second glance. Until my best friend dared me: "Sera, I've got a bet for you. Think you can make my brother Kieran fall for you? Win, and I'll give you my mother's healing moonstone necklace. Lose, and you hand over that limited-edition sports car you love so much." Countless beautiful she-wolves had tried to get into his bed. Every last one of them had been turned away cold. The very first night after I took the bet, I saved Kieran from a silver poisoning, and spent the rest of that night tangled up with him while he burned through his heat. For the two years that followed, he grew more and more obsessed with me. On the long conference table in the pack meeting room, he pinned me down against the papers. In every room of his private estate, we left traces of ourselves behind. I gradually fell in love with him during countless intimate moments. Until the night only to overhear his conversation with the pack elder. "Alpha, it's time to announce who will be Luna." The Elder's voice was low and deliberate. "Miss Seraphina has been by your side for two years now. According to pack tradition—" "Enough." Kieran cut him off. "She and I were just having fun." The Elder was quiet for a moment. "And your first love? When you two separated, she asked for two years apart to try other partners. Those two years are up now. Isn't it time for her to come back?" "Yes." Warmth finally crept into Kieran's voice. "It's time for her to come back." That was when I realized — his so-called true love was my half-sister. The person I hated most in the world. For two years, I had been just his experiment while he "tried someone else". I turned and walked away without a second thought. But this powerful Alpha went mad — tearing through the entire wolf world searching for me.

Mon copain Julien est un grand maître d'échecs, un génie. À seize ans, il est devenu le plus jeune grand maître de l'histoire de la France. Je lui ai donné dix ans de ma vie, mais il n'a jamais parlé de bague. Mais lorsqu'il a atteint le sommet de sa carrière et remporté le Grand Chelem, il refusait toujours de rompre le pacte qu'il avait conclu avec sa famille au sujet de sa carrière. « Selon mon plan, je n'envisage pas le mariage ou toute autre forme d'engagement à long terme avant d'avoir atteint tous mes objectifs. » Je n'ai pas discuté avec lui. J'ai tranquillement préparé ses bagages pour le Championnat du monde et je lui ai souhaité le meilleur. Il ne savait pas qu'au moment même où il soulevait le trophée du championnat sous les yeux du monde entier, je traînais mon corps défaillant pour signer mon propre nom sur un formulaire de consentement à l'euthanasie.

My mother despised me because I was the unintended consequence of a one-night stand. She poured all her love and attention into her students, treating them as if they were her own flesh and blood. One day, when her favourite pupil confessed his feelings for me, she flew into a rage. She slapped me hard across the face and called me a whore. Years later, as Alzheimer's clouded her mind, she forgot I even existed, yet still remembered every single one of her precious students. The irony was that not one of them ever came to visit her in the nursing home. They all loathed her just as much as I did.

I'm a mafia princess with crippling social anxiety. My fiancé, Rocco Falcone, is our family's consigliere. He’s the exact opposite of me—extroverted, effortlessly charming, a master at reading and bending people. He's supposed to be my protector. My only link to the outside world. Tonight was the charity gala for my late mother. I was hiding in the darkest corner, a mask covering my face. Rocco was supposed to give the speech. My speech. He never showed. [Emergency. Sorry. Skip the speech, I know you hate the attention. Driver will take you home after the auction. Don't wait up.] Then I saw Livia’s new post. It was a picture of Rocco, draping his suit jacket over her shoulders. He was looking down at her, his eyes full of a tenderness he never showed me. The caption was a gut punch: [No prom date, so my big bro saved the day! Couldn't have done it without him! ] The cold hit me. Bone deep. He ditched a memorial for my dead mother... to take his stepsister to a university dance? The guests began whispering and sneering that I, the famously awkward, socially crippled princess, couldn’t even force a word out. I stared at the whiskey I’d ordered for him. The ice in my glass was melting. Just like the hope in my heart. When I got back to our empty penthouse, my screen was lit up with missed calls and texts from Rocco. The last one came in thirty minutes ago: [Aurelia, trouble at Livia's prom. You know how she gets. Couldn't leave her. Your mother's gala means everything. I'll make it up to you, I promise. Next time will be perfect. Trust me.] I didn't reply. An engagement held together by "next time." Was a promise like that even worth keeping?

LE PARDON D'UNE MÈRE. L’ histoire d'une femme nommée Julia, cette dernière fut séparé de son petit ami Smith par ses parents. Elle était enceinte de son petit ami sans le savoir lorsque ce dernier quitta le village pour la ville à cause de la haine que les parents de Julia avaient pour lui. Julia donna naissance à une fille nommée Anny mais à cause de la haine que les parents de Julia avaient envers les parents de Smith, le père de Julia priva Julia de sa fille Anny en donnant le bébé à l’une des tantes de Julia qui vivait dans un autre village. Ils firent comprendre à Julia que son enfant était décédé lors de l'accouchement. Julia avait perdu le goût de la vie, elle se disait qu'elle avait tout perdu, Smith son petit ami et aussi le cadeau que Smith lu avait laissé avant de partir c'est-à-dire sa fille Anny. Grâce à son respect et sa gentillesse envers tout le monde, sa tante chez qui sa fille était l'avait tout avouée avant de mourir. Julia commença à chercher son enfant et quitta le village pour la ville car Anny était partie en ville lorsqu'elle avait eu son BAC , Anny aussi était à la recherche de sa génitrice car la tante de sa mère lu avait aussi dit la vérité, mais pas toute la vérité. Anny était toujours à la recherche de sa mère mais ce qu'elle ignorait, était que sa mère était avec elle dans sa maison et c'était la femme de ménage qu'elle maltraitait.

On Valentine's Day, I paid in full for a sports car and gave it to my wife as a gift. But when my wife arrived at the private dining restaurant, she brought her parents—and her childhood sweetheart—along with her. The moment my mother-in-law saw it, she slammed her hand on the table, furious. "Tyler, do you have so much money that it's burning a hole in your pocket? Is all this really necessary just for a meal? "Megan pinches every penny at home, and here you are throwing money around outside—just to show off?" Embarrassed, I tried to explain that this was simply a token of my love for Megan. My father-in-law, however, kept a stern face. "No matter how expensive the car is, it's still going to get stuck in traffic during rush hour! It's not even as useful as the electric scooter Brandon gave her. If you ask me, you didn't put any real thought into this. "Oh, right. I heard the salesperson who sold you the car was introduced by Brandon. How exactly are you planning to repay that favor? No matter how busy you are with work, you can't just push everything onto Brandon to handle for you." I could hear the hidden meaning behind his words. So that was what this was really about. They were still holding a grudge because a week ago, when my father-in-law had twisted his back, I hadn't gone to the hospital to visit him. But at the time, I had been busy cleaning up the mess Brandon Hayes had caused for the company. I'd even kept him out of prison. Yet, instead of gratitude, they were turning the blame on me. After a long silence, my wife finally looked at me. "Tyler, transfer ten percent of the company's shares to Brandon as repayment." "And if I don't?" My father-in-law barked angrily, "Then I'll have Megan divorce you!" I laughed. Then I calmly pulled a divorce agreement from my pocket and placed it on the table. "Go ahead," I said. "Sign it."

Emily Carter, une agente du FBI redoutée pour son intelligence et sa beauté glaciale, est chargée d’infiltrer l’un des plus dangereux cartels de New York pour faire tomber son chef, Victorio Valenti. Fils d’un parrain légendaire, Victorio règne sur le crime organisé avec une froideur impitoyable. Il est connu pour sa brutalité et son absence totale de pitié. Lorsqu’Emily se rapproche de lui sous une fausse identité, elle découvre un homme complexe, à la fois sombre et magnétique. Victorio, méfiant mais intrigué par la beauté et le caractère indomptable d’Emily, la prend sous son aile. Malgré sa méfiance initiale, une tension sensuelle s’installe entre eux, jusqu’à ce qu’Emily se retrouve prise au piège entre son devoir et le désir irrésistible qu’elle éprouve pour Victorio. Alors qu’Emily lutte pour garder son identité secrète, Victorio découvre la vérité. Mais au lieu de la tuer, il lui propose un choix : soit elle reste à ses côtés et trahit le FBI, soit il la détruit. Entre passion dévorante, trahison et loyauté, Emily doit décider si elle est prête à brûler son passé pour l’homme qui pourrait autant la sauver que la condamner.