Madeline Crawford And Jeremy Crawford

“It’s not as simple as you think, Adolphus…. I am wolf-less…. This is the perfect reason that I can’t be your luna.” I tried to give Adolphus a reason why he should reject me, but my voice cracked. To be honest, belittling myself, and asking my second chance mate to reject me for the same reason that my first mate used stung badly. My heart was hurting badly, but I concealed my heartache and kept on looking at him with indifference. I saw his jaw clenching hard, and my body trembled, not in fear, but because of heartache. He was an alpha… Our future alpha…. He needs a strong she-wolf as his mate, not someone like me…. Who is wolf-less….. “So… you think th… that the Moon Goddess did a mistake by pairing us, huh?” he asked me, and I dug my nails deeper in my palms. I felt something hot seeping out of my fingers, but my eyes were still glued on him. “I don’t know about others, but there is no way that I will reject you, Madeline….. Both I and Onyx has no problem with you having no wolf because our goddess chose you for me…. So forget it about rejection, and you know me very well.” He announced his decision in a firm and cold tone, and before I could say a word, he stormed out of my room. I collapsed on the floor right after he left the room, and sobbed silently. I was relieved that I didn’t have to go through the pain of rejection this time, but I was sorry for Adolphus. I didn’t know why the Moon Goddess paired us, but I need to talk to his father, our present alpha.

Isang trahedya ang nagpabago sa buhay ni Amanda, ngunit ito rin ang nagdala sa kanya sa masaya at magandang buhay. Subalit ang kapalit nito ay ang pagkalimot niya sa kanyang nakaraan at mabuhay ng iba ang katauhan. Maayos na sana ang lahat kung hindi lang niya nakilala ang isang Jeremy Dawson. Ang Hot and Gorgeous Hotelier na isa rin sa Founder ng Hotel sa Venice Italy kung saan siya nag-attend ng OJT. Dahilan rin ito kung bakit nagsimulang malito ang kanyang puso. Ngunit hindi niya maitatanggi na ito rin ang nagturo sa kanya nang tunay na kahulugan ng pag-ibig. Nanaisin pa ba niyang balikan ang kanyang nakaraan upang makilala ang sarili o mananatili na lang sa buhay na puno ng kasinungalingan? Paano kung ang katotohanan pa lang ito ang mas higit na sisira sa kanyang pagkatao? Gugustuhin pa ba niyang malaman ang totoo o mas gugustuhin pa niyang baguhin na lang ang kanyang kapalaran? ___ Kaya ating tunghayan ang laban ng dalawang pusong nagmamahal. Ngunit walang kalayaang ibigin ang isa't-isa. Dahil sa pag-ibig palaging may nasasaktan at nagdurusa. ***** By: LadyGem25 06-28-22

When my father asked me who I wanted to marry for the sake of our family alliance, I made a different choice in this life. I no longer chose Leonardo Vittorio. Instead, I chose his older brother, Ivan Vittorio. My father looked confused. After all, everyone in Chicago knew that Leonardo and I had grown up together. I had chased after him for ten years. As the eldest daughter of the Lucien family, my name had long been inscribed beside his on the list of arranged marriages. Everyone believed our union was destined. Recalling my past life, I forced a bitter smile. Back then, I had indeed married Leonardo as I had always wished. But after our wedding, he never once touched me. I thought he had some unspeakable illness and went to great lengths to cover for him. It wasn't until our sixth wedding anniversary that, by chance, I opened the safe in his study. Inside, neatly arranged, were photos of him with the orphan girl I had begged my father to adopt. In those pictures, there was also a two-year-old boy—their son. They were a happy family of three. It was at that moment that I finally understood. He wasn’t sick. He had never thought of me as his wife. To get rid of me, he and my adoptive sister plotted my murder. Now that I have been given a second chance, I chose to give them my blessing. But when I walked down the aisle in my wedding dress, my hand resting on Ivan’s arm, Leonardo burst into the church with a gun in his hand. He looked deranged and completely out of control. "Madeline!" His voice was hoarse and nearly breaking. "How dare you?"

  Reaching out, he runs his finger along my collarbone, my body tensing at his touch.    “Killian, what are you doing?”    "It’s obvious you’re forgetting who you belong to. Who you’ve always belonged to.” His eyes are blazing, the tone of his voice dominant yet calm. That kind of calm terrifies me because I know it only means one thing—I have no chance of escaping.       He pushes my hair behind my shoulder, and leaning forward, he grazes his lips against my neck, inhaling my skin. The walls start to cave, the touch of his lips on my skin breaking them down piece by piece.        “Its high time I reminded you", he murmurs.       His kisses become ravenous.                               *************   After being rejected by her mate the alpha of her pack, losing her baby and almost getting killed all on the same day, Lena vows never to return to the Quarry pack and to make herself stronger. Four years later, Lena is a lawyer and runs a law firm with her best friend Kate and she's engaged to Jeremy the alpha of Crescent moon pack that saved her life. But her happiness ends when she runs into Killian the alpha who rejected her and has vowed to get her back. In the fight to get her back, a sinister plot brews against Killian and his pack. Will Lena finally learn the truth about why Killian rejected her and be able to forgive him for all the pain he caused her or will she choose Jeremy.

Ayahku bertanya siapa yang akan kupilih untuk menjadi suamiku. Setelah terlahir kembali, aku tidak memilih Ronaldo lagi. Sebaliknya, aku memilih kakak kandungnya, Evan Vittori. Ayahku terlihat bingung. Bagaimanapun juga, seluruh Chicako tahu bahwa Ronaldo dan aku adalah teman sejak kecil dan aku telah mengejarnya selama sepuluh tahun. Sebagai putri Keluarga Luchese, dari dulu, namaku telah terukir di samping namanya dalam daftar perjodohan keluarga. Semua orang yakin bahwa pernikahan kami adalah takdir yang tidak bisa dihindari. Aku tersenyum getir dan mengingat kehidupan lampauku. Aku menikahi Ronaldo sesuai keinginanku. Namun, setelah menikah, dia tidak pernah menyentuhku. Aku mengira dia menderita penyakit yang tidak bisa diungkapkannya dan berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk menutupinya. Sampai ulang tahun pernikahan kami yang ke-6, aku tidak sengaja membuka brankas di ruang kerjanya. Di dalam sana, tersimpan deretan rapi foto-fotonya bersama seorang wanita. Wanita itu adalah putri angkat yang kupaksa ayahku adopsi. Mereka bahkan punya anak haram berusia dua tahun. Di dalam foto keluarga itu, mereka bertiga terlihat sangat bahagia. Pada saat itu juga, aku baru menyadari bahwa dia tidak sakit, melainkan tidak pernah menganggapku sebagai istrinya. Untuk menyingkirkanku, dia dan adik angkatku bekerja sama untuk membunuhku. Jadi, di kehidupan ini, aku memilih untuk merestui mereka. Namun, ketika aku mengenakan gaun pengantin dan berjalan memasuki gereja dengan merangkul tangan Evan, Ronaldo yang bersenjata berlari menghampiriku seperti orang gila. "Madeline!" Suaranya terdengar sangat serak. "Kamu berani menikahinya?"

"Take off your ring." His command settled deep in my bones. I shouldn’t be doing this. And yet… I slid the ring off my finger. He stood on the other side of the room, his face hidden in shadows, but I felt him—his presence wrapping around me like a dark temptation. "Take off your clothes." I obeyed, my fingers hesitating at the waistband of my underwear. "I didn’t tell you to touch that." So I stood there—shoes on, pants still clinging to my hips—while my engagement party continued just down the hall. His gaze burned through me, drinking me in. "God, Butterfly." His voice was a tortured whisper, and I ached to comfort him. "Crawl to me." The words settled over me like silk and steel. Slowly, on all fours, I obeyed… --- Alessandra has always been the family push over even when her father forces her into a marriage. She plays the role of the perfect fiancée—obedient, loyal, untouchable. Until she meets him. Jeremy’s best friend. A man just as powerful, just as dangerous—but with eyes that see right through her. A man who tempts her to break every rule, risk every consequence. They hate each other on sight. But hate is just another kind of heat, and the fire between them threatens to burn everything to the ground. Loving him could cost her everything. Resisting him might destroy her. Either way, she’s already ruined. ~~~~~ Trigger warning : Dark Romance, obsession, Forbidden Romance, Male lead is a bit mentally checked out...

Noong tinanong ako ng aking ama kung sino ang gusto ko pakasalan para sa kapakanan ng alyansa ng aming pamilya, iba ang pinili ko sa buhay na ito. Hindi ko na pinili si Leonardo Vittorio. Sa halip, pinili ko ang nakatatanda niyang kapatid, si Ivan Vittorio. Mukhang naguluhan ang ama ko. Alam nga naman ng lahat sa Chicago na lumaki kami ng magkasama ni Leonardo. Sampung taon ko siyang hinahabol. Bilang nakatatandang anak na babae ng pamilya Lucien, matagal ng nakaukit ang pangalan ko sa tabi ng kanyang pangalan para sa listahan ng mga arranged marriage. Naniniwala na ang pagsasama namin ay nakatadhana. Habang inaalala ang nakaraan kong buhay, pinilit ko ngumiti ng mapait. Dati, pinakasalan ko si Leonardo tulad ng matagal ko ng hinihiling. Pero makalipas ang aming kasal, hindi niya ako ginalaw kahit isang beses. Ang akala ko may sakit siyang hindi niya masabi at nagpakahirap ako na pagtakpan siya. Sa ika-anim na anibersaryo ng aming kasal ko nalaman ng buksan ko ng hindi inaasahan ang kahadeyero niya. Sa loob, may maayos na litrato niya kasama ang ampon na babae na nagmakaawa ako sa ama ko na ampunin. Sa mga litratong iyon, may dalawang taong gulang na batang lalaki din–ang anak nila. Masaya silang pamilya ng tatlo. Doon ko napagtanto sa mga oras na iyon. Hindi sa may sakit siya. Hindi niya inisip na asawa niya ako. Para mapalayas ako, nagplano sila ng ampon kong kapatid para ako’y patayin. Ngayon at nabigyan ako ng ikalawang pagkakataon, pinili ko na ibigay sa kanila ang blessing ko. Pero noong naglakad ako sa simbahan suot ang aking wedding dress, habang nakapatong ang braso ko sa braso ni Ivan, pumasok si Leonardo bigla ng may dalang baril. Mukha siyang baliw at wala sa kontrol. “Madeline!” Paos ang boses niya at halos maputol. “Ang lakas ng loob mo?”