Luffy Snaps

The Moretti Family's Thanksgiving party was in full swing downstairs—crystal clinks, fake laughs, classic mafia gloss. Meanwhile, I was curled up in a servant's room on the third floor. Jackson Moretti's wife. Legally, anyway. My hands were ice. I gripped the ultrasound report like it could anchor me. Three heartbeats. Strong, steady. It was supposed to be a surprise—his big Thanksgiving gift. To the outside world, Jackson was a polished Stanford grad, running a top-tier consulting firm in San Francisco. But behind the scenes? He ran the Moretti empire—cold, calculated, pulling strings in the West Coast's darkest corners. Three years of marriage and we barely spoke, but I still clung to the hope that maybe... maybe there was something real left. Then I heard him downstairs. "You really not letting your wife come down?" "Isabella?" He laughed. "She'd kill the vibe." Another voice chimed in. "Lina's back, right? Wild you married her twin. Which one do you actually like?" Jackson didn't miss a beat. "Isabella's just a stand-in. Quiet. Predictable. I could tell her to drop dead and she'd say 'okay.'" "So when are you ditching her?" "Dunno. She thinks she matters. I'm just playing her." I slapped a hand over my mouth to muffle the sob. A minute later, I was heading downstairs, numb. I brushed my fingers over my belly. "Sorry, babies," I whispered. Triplets. His. He thought I was blind. Weak. Stuck. What he didn't know? A quiet woman, once she snaps—she can burn it all down.

While picking up my parcel from the mailroom, I run into Ivan Judd, an underprivileged student from my grade who is working part-time there. While we chat, he finds out that I'd spent 128 thousand dollars during the Black Friday sales. Dumbfounded, Ivan cries, "I've never even seen that kind of money in my entire life! And you're spending it so casually? Did your mom send you to college to study or to blow money like this?" He yanks the parcel out of my hands and physically blocks the exit. "Return it immediately! Kids like you never understand how hard it is for adults to earn money! If you're this wasteful now, what man can afford to marry you in the future?" I can't help but laugh angrily at Ivan's ridiculous attitude. I retort, "What does me spending my mom's money have anything to do with you?" "How does it not?" He looks completely justified when he says, "I'm dating your mom. Every cent you spend counts as our future marital assets!" I am shocked. Isn't Mom a lesbian? Since when did she start liking men?

Natalie used to hate stuffed animals. Now she's head-over-heels for a cotton doll. She called it "honey" and told our daughter, Yara, it was her real dad. Cool. Guess that made me the family ghost. At Yara's parent-teacher conference, I finally snapped and handed Natalie the divorce papers. Cue the gasps. Suddenly, I'm the villain. She slapped me—full drama mode. "It's just a doll! Why are you being so extra?" Yara hugged it like it was about to save the world, giving me the death stare. I shrugged, smirking. "You're the one who said it's your dream husband and Yara's one and only dad. So, like... why am I still here?"

I'm 29 years old, nearly 30 and so far, my sister and Photography have been my life and soul. Ever since I stepped foot in my first darkroom during my Sophomore year I always had a hunch that this would be my true passion. Since I held my first camera. Set up my first tripod, captured my first photo and filmed my first piece. I just knew that this is what I wanted to do. My life has been a complicated mess since I was 10 years old. My life was thrown away by my parents because I was a burden to them, I had a pen pal who I vented my anger out on for years yet he had become a huge part of my life. I haven't had a serious relationship in...well...ever and It's not every day that you find a man wanting to talk to you...granted, this man is the one who spilt his coffee down me the first time we met and from then on he became the Baine of my existence. I live in Texas City, Houston and I love what I do, the freedom it gives me being behind a camera but it also comes with a price when you least expect it. My life was complicated enough but when I vent out on a secret to this man, my feelings towards him become stir crazy and a whirlwind of emotions. One's I didn't want in the first place because 2 weeks before meeting said man...I was applying for a year long fellow ship abroad. A once in a lifetime opportunity to go to one of Spain's most explored and cultured cities - Barcelona.

"Don't underestimate me!" She growled, pressing the knife against his neck on their wedding night. "Don't mistake my kindness for my weakness." "You look so hot pinning me against the wall and the knife pressing me against my neck," he smirked. ˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚ ⁀➷ Weylin Turner, the vicious leader of the mafia organization 'The Black Panther' returned to England after fifteen years. At a party, he learned that his marriage was already fixed with the daughter of one of the most powerful mafia organizations in England. But on the day of the marriage, the bride didn't appear. To save his father's face, he immediately ordered his subordinates to find a bride for him. Suddenly his eyes fell on Garaine Jones, a cheerful caregiver at an orphanage. He couldn't help but take advantage of the situation. Finding her weakness, he compelled her to become his bride. To his surprise, she agreed to his terms and conditions easily. Little did he know that Garaine Jones wasn't some ordinary woman as he thought. She was something beyond his imagination. Did the predator himself become prey while chasing his fantasies?

Dahil sa iskandalong nangyari sa unibersidad na pinasukan ni Aria Calvari, ipinadala siya ng kanyang madrasta sa probinsya. Ayaw ng kanyang madrasta na ang pamilyang Calvari ay malagay sa alanganin. Ngunit akala niya’y tahimik ang buhay na naghihintay sa kanya roon. Sa halip ay napunta siya sa bubong ng kanyang Uncle Lucio. Si Uncle Lucio Navarro ay isang misteryosong lalaki. Hindi ito tunay na tiyuhin ni Aria dahil orphan si Uncle Lucio na itinuturing na kapatid ng yumaong ama ni Aria. Gayunman, maraming naririnig na tsismis si Aria. Si Uncle Lucio ay isa rawng babaero, kriminal, dating sundalo at posibleng isang mamamatay-tao. Noong una, puros kaba ang nasa katawan ni Aria dahil sa malamig na tingin at mapang-akit na katahimikan ni Uncle Lucio. Habang lumalalim ang kanilang pagkakaibigan ay mas lumalalim din ang pagnanasa nila sa isa’t isa. Pinipigilan lamang ni Uncle Lucio ang kanyang sarili dahil alam niyang bawal ang kanyang iniisip na nagkagusto kay Aria. Ngunit ang ginawa ni Aria, inakit siya nito. Makasalanan ang dalaga. Masiyado itong dalaga dahil malaki ang agwat ng kanilang edad. Masyadong delikado at higit sa lahat ay ang masyadong malapit sa kanyang nakaraan. Sa gitna ng lahat, kahit anong layo niya kay Aria, siya namang patuloy na paglapit nito. Hanggang sa hindi na niya na pigilan ang kanyang sarili. Ang makasalanang gabi nilang dalawa ni Aria ay nasundan pa ng maraming beses. At kung kailan nagkaroon na sila ng magandang ugnayan, siya namang pag gitna ng mga tsismis. Muling nabuhay ang akusasyon laban kay Uncle Lucio. Maraming nagsasabi na isa raw siyang salot na sumisira sa buhay ng babae? Ngunit para kay Aria, handa ba siyang tumakbo palayo, o panindigan niya ang lalaking unang nagturo sa kanyang umibig ng totoo, kahit sa madilim na oras? Ano ang pipiliin ni Aria?

"Mo*n louder, Raphael—let the whole palace hear who you belong to." "I hate you. *h—Xavier!" "If you hate me, then why are you drip*i*g all over my c*ck, little prince?" He’s my stepbrother. My enemy. The man I swore to ruin. I wear my pride like armor, and my hatred like a crown. He killed my mother. Stole my dreams. Took the throne I was born for. And yet, on the night I was to marry another… Xavier found me drugged and trembling—and buried himself so deep inside me, I shattered. "You were supposed to belong to him," he growled, thrusting until I sobbed, "but this h*le was made for me." I clawed at his back, cursed him, begged for more. My body? A traitor. "H*rd*r… F*ck, Xavier—d**per—" "You’ll ta*e every inch and thank me." I lied. Told the world he r***d me. Watched the king whip him bloody. It hurt to see. But revenge tasted sweeter. Later, I seduced his enemy. Let another man put a baby inside me—just to break him. But Xavier—cold, ruthless, and proud—still shields me from the shadows, even as he spits hate. And when he f*cks me, it’s war. "You want my hate?" he snarled, balls slapping against me, "Then take it. Take every inch until you forget how to lie." We are poison—dripping obsession, burning pride. And we’ll burn down heaven if it means one more night like this.

เมื่อบุรุษที่หมายปองมีใจให้กับสตรีอื่น และสตรีผู้นั้นก็เป็นถึงสหายรักของตน เฉินเส้าหว่านจึงรับอาสาเป็นแม่สื่อให้กับเขา พร้อมกับหาทางพิชิตใจชายในดวงใจให้สำเร็จ

จางหมินเย่ว บุตรสาวเสนาบดีกรมคลัง แต่กลับตกหลุมรักซ่งฟู่หลง ขุนนางขั้นเจ็ด แต่เพราะความคลั่งรักที่มี ทำให้นางยอมทำทุกวิถีทางเพื่อให้ได้แต่งงานกับเขา แต่ใครจะคิดว่าซ่งฟู่หลงกลับไม่แม้แต่จะแยแสตนเลยแม้แต่น้อย ครั้นพอคิดจะตัดใจหนีห่าง เขากลับเอาแต่คอยวนเวียนอยู่ข้างกาย แล้วเป็นเช่นนี้นางจะตัดใจลงได้อย่างไรกันเล่า "ใต้เท้า...ข้ารักท่าน แต่มิใช่เหตุให้ท่านเอาแต่กลั่นแกล้งข้าเช่นนี้"

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