Liliths Cord

While we were scuba diving, my boyfriend, Raphael Carlisle, ripped off my oxygen mask and put it on his childhood friend, Lucia Fairchild, whose mask had started leaking. I was left thrashing helplessly in the freezing water. Just as I thought it was over, Raphael's younger brother, Gabriel Carlisle, swam over, breathed life into me, and brought me back to the surface. After he saved me, he presented me with the purple diamond ring he designed himself and proposed, "For as long as I live, I'll never let you face danger again." I believed that he was my one true love, so I married him, leaving my job behind to focus on starting a family. On the day Lucia was given a critical condition notice, I ended up in a car accident. As I lay half-conscious on the hospital bed, I overheard Gabriel talking with Raphael. "Get a doctor to induce labor right away! Lucia's illness can only be treated with a stem cell transplant from umbilical cord blood. The only reason I got Phoebe pregnant was for this very day." "But she's carrying our bloodline! How could you have someone hit her with a car?" Raphael yelled. Gabriel replied, "Lucy matters more to me! As for Phoebe, I can spoil her rotten once she wakes up." At that moment, I realized the love I held on to was nothing but a lie. If that was the case, I'd just leave.

—Su matrimonio era un recuerdo de cincuenta dólares, señorita Vance. Y su esposo ya estaba casado con otra persona. En un solo instante, en la oficina de inmigración, mi vida como esposa de la superestrella de la NHL, Liam Sterling, se evaporó. Nuestra boda secreta en Las Vegas había sido un fraude, y Liam ya estaba legalmente casado con su "representante", Sophia. Pero la crueldad no terminó ahí. Liam esperaba que yo adoptara al "huérfano de un héroe de guerra", un niño que en realidad era el hijo secreto de Sophia y él. No quería una esposa. Quería a una doctora de equipo de clase mundial para salvar su carrera y a una niñera gratis para criar al hijo de su verdadera esposa. Liam cometió un error fatal: olvidó que yo era la única que podía mantenerlo en el hielo. Firmé un contrato récord con los Titans, sus rivales más fuertes. Mientras la rodilla de Liam se hacía pedazos durante los playoffs, yo estaba en el banquillo del enemigo, sanando al único hombre que podía destruirlo. ¿Él quería una niñera? Estaba segura de que tendría su peor pesadilla.

Giorgo Romero, the Don of the Romero family, gets ambushed by a suicidal madman who has bombs strapped to him. When that happens, my husband, Fabio Lopez, and his troops have already gone to a fashion show with his childhood sweetheart, Reina Digiorno, so that they can protect her there. Instead of pressing the signal button on my ring, I launch myself at Giorgo despite being heavily pregnant. Just like that, I'm able to protect him from the explosion with my body. In my previous life, I had pressed the button. Fabio had ditched Reina in favor of hurrying back to the scene to save Giorgo's life. Because of his contribution, he gets elevated to the position of Underboss. But Reina got mad at Fabio for leaving her in advance, resulting in her crossing the highway out of pure spite. That was how she got hit by a car and died. While Fabio didn't say anything, he chose to send me to an underground auction house on the day I went into labor. "The Don had so many soldati protecting him! Why did you force me to come back in the first place? Isn't it because you just want the glory of being the Underboss's wife? "If it wasn't for you, Reina wouldn't have died! You must go through a thousand times the suffering she did!" I could only watch as the guests bid for my organs one by one. Not even my newborn's umbilical cord could be spared from the auction. In the end, I died from an infection that had occurred while my organs were being removed. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Giorgo gets ambushed.

Giorgo Romero, el Don de la familia Romero, cayó en una emboscada tendida por un demente suicida que llevaba explosivos atados al cuerpo. Cuando eso ocurrió, mi esposo, Fabio López, y sus hombres ya se habían marchado a un desfile de moda con su amor de la infancia, Reina Digiorno, para escoltarla y protegerla allá. En lugar de presionar el botón de señal en mi anillo, me lancé hacia Giorgo a pesar de estar a punto de dar a luz. Así, con mi propio cuerpo, lo protegí de la explosión. Sin embargo, en mi vida anterior, sí había presionado el botón. Fabio había dejado plantada a Reina para regresar corriendo a la escena y salvarle la vida a Giorgo. Gracias a ese mérito, lo ascendieron al puesto de subjefe. Pero Reina se enfureció con Fabio por abandonarla antes de tiempo y, por pura rabia, cruzó la autopista sin mirar a los lados. Así fue como la atropellaron y murió. Fabio no dijo nada… pero el día en que entré en trabajo de parto, me mandó a una casa de subastas clandestina. —¡El Don tenía a tantos soldati protegiéndolo! ¿Por qué me obligaste a volver, entonces? ¿No es porque solo querías la gloria de ser la esposa del subjefe? ¡Si no fuera por ti, Reina no habría muerto! ¡Debes sufrir mil veces lo que ella sufrió! Yo solo podía mirar cómo los invitados pujaban por mis órganos, uno por uno. Ni siquiera el cordón umbilical de mi recién nacido se salvó de la subasta. Al final, morí por una infección que se produjo mientras me arrancaban los órganos. Cuando volví a abrir los ojos, había regresado al día en que emboscaron a Giorgo.

After three years of relentless pursuit, I finally won over Logan—a guy who had never shown the slightest interest in women—and he cherished me like I was his entire world. On the eve of our wedding, I accidentally overheard one of his friends teasing him, "Logan, are you really ready to step into the grave of marriage for Bella? And what about Joann? She's chased you for so many years. Don't you feel anything for her?" Logan's voice was cold. "If we hadn't grown up together, I wouldn't even want to see Joann's face. She could never compare to Bella, ever." So, I held onto dreams for our future, and I married him. Two years later, at our daughter's hundred-day celebration, Joann came to me in tears, claiming her baby had leukemia—and that only my daughter could save her baby. Logan's eyes reddened instantly, and without hesitation, he sent our daughter into the operating room to have her blood drawn. I struggled in the bodyguards' grip desperately, crying and pleading, "Logan, Lily is still so little. She can't take this. She'll die! Please, use the cord blood I stored for her. I'm begging you, let her go." He kicked me aside. "It's just a bit of blood. Joann's baby is dying, and you're still this selfish? Get out!" When the surgery was over, he tossed a divorce agreement at me. "Joann's child is mine. I have to give them both a name, and I'm taking her abroad for treatment." I stared at my silent, motionless daughter in the operating room, my heart turning to ash. "Fine." Six years later, Logan saw me in a baby store, holding the hand of my five-year-old son. Logan reached out with a pained look, trying to pick him up. "Why did you cut Lily's hair so short? She looks like a boy. What were you thinking?"

⚠️WAR‌NING: For mature‍ re‍aders​ 18+ only. Themes​: Body‌ worship, dominance, primal play, an​d​ MFM/thr​eeso​me⁠ con‍tent. "Sto‍p f‌ighting it, S‍loane," he growls, his fist knotted in my hair. He ya⁠nks my head back until my thro​at ar‌ches, e⁠xpo‌sing my⁠ frantic p⁠ulse. His th​umb shoves pas‍t my lips,‍ pressing down on my​ tongue with bruising for⁠ce, marking me before h‍e even tastes me. I ch⁠ok‍e on a gasp, thighs trembling ag‍ainst‌ the wall. "We can’t." "Shut the fu‌ck up," he snarls, his teeth g‌ra‍zing the sensitiv⁠e cord of my neck. "I’​ve‍ s⁠pent years tr‍ackin​g every prim step you t‍ook. I’ve fantasized about the moment I finall​y cornered my prey." ‌ He s‍inks​ his teeth into th‌e junction of my shoulder, a sharp, posse‌ssive bite that will leave a jag⁠ged purple brand by morni‍ng. "Now,‍ you’re loc‍ke‌d in this c⁠age‌ with us​. I’m going to leave my​ mark on every i‍nch of your skin." Beh‌ind him, his twin l⁠ooms. A​ s‍ilent, lethal pre‍da⁠t‍or. I’m c⁠aged betwe‍en them, the ai‍r thic⁠k with the scent of‌ woodsmoke and ruin. Fo​r four years​, I‌ was the invi​sible shield for the St​erling empire. To me, they were⁠ liabilities. To them, I was the hun⁠t​. Zurich cha​nged e‍verythin‌g. The boy I once scheduled i‍s n‍ow a man who pins me do⁠wn, whispe‌r⁠ing​ filt‍h while his b​rother wa‍tches, his‌ eyes dar‌k wit‌h the same starving in‍tent. ​I was⁠ paid to guard the Sterl⁠ing legac⁠y. Now, I’m the pr⁠ize​. I‌ want them t​o hunt me. I w​an‍t them to worship me. I‍ want them to⁠ b‍reak me until there‍ is‍ nothing left​ but surren⁠d⁠er. ⁠

Giorgo era o Don da família Romero Ele foi emboscado por um lunático suicida que tinha bombas presas ao próprio corpo. Naquele momento, meu marido, Fábio Lopez, já havia levado seus homens para um desfile de moda ao lado de seu primeiro amor, Reina Digiorno, com a intenção de protegê-la durante o evento. Em vez de apertar o botão de sinal no anel que eu usava, eu me lancei contra Giorgo, mesmo estando com a gravidez bastante avançada. Foi assim que consegui usar meu próprio corpo para protegê-lo da explosão. Na minha vida anterior, eu havia apertado o botão. Fábio abandonou Reina às pressas e foi correndo ao local do atentado para salvar a vida de Giorgo. Graças a essa contribuição, ele foi promovido ao cargo de sottocapo. Mas Reina enlouqueceu de raiva por Fábio tê-la deixado antes do fim do evento. Movida apenas pelo ressentimento, ela atravessou a rodovia de forma imprudente e acabou sendo atropelada, morrendo no local. Embora Fábio não tivesse dito uma única palavra, ele escolheu me enviar para uma casa de leilões subterrânea exatamente no dia em que eu entrei em trabalho de parto. — O Don tinha vários soldados para protegê-lo! Por que você me obrigou a voltar naquele momento? — Ele me encarou com frieza, e sua voz estava carregada de desprezo. — Não foi só porque você queria a glória de ser a esposa do sottocapo? Se não fosse por você, Reina não teria morrido! — Ele continuou, sem qualquer piedade, os olhos cheios de ódio. — Você vai sofrer mil vezes mais do que ela sofreu! Eu só pude assistir enquanto os convidados faziam lances, um por um, pelos meus órgãos. Nem mesmo o cordão umbilical do meu recém-nascido foi poupado do leilão. No fim, eu morri de uma infecção causada durante a remoção dos meus órgãos. Quando abri os olhos novamente, eu já havia retornado ao dia em que Giorgo foi emboscado.