Magoada Pelo Amor, Salva Pelo Sacrifício

Isabella, a self-proclaimed "goody two shoes", has always preferred the comfort of her room and romance novels to the unpredictability of real-life relationships. Convinced that men are crazy, she's resigned to living through her fantasy world. However, her mundane life is disrupted after a one-night stand with a drop-dead gorgeous playboy. But their secret tryst takes a complicated turn when Isabella discovers that her mystery lover is none other than her mother's fiancé's son. Dive into the world of Isabella as she navigates this messy web of love, family, and secrets.

" Kapag nasa kakahuyan ka na, tumakbo ka lang. Huwag kang hihinto at higit sa lahat huwag kang lilingon." Ang nagbabadyang luha ni Estella ay tuluyan ng kumawala na sa kanyang mga mata nang bitawan ni Lucas ang mga salitang iyon. Pakiramdam niya mapupunit ang kanyang puso habang naiisip niyang hindi na niya ito makikita pa kailanman. Ito na ang huli at wala siyang magagawa. Hinaplos niya ang maamo nitong mukha. Kitang-kita niya ang lungkot at pait sa abuhin nitong mga mata.  " Ngunit paano ka?Natatakot ako sa gagawin nila sayo kapag nalaman nilang tinulungan mo akong makatakas. Ayokong mawala ka sakin, Lucas. Ayakong-" Hindi niya natapos ang sasabihin ng siniil siya ng binata ng matamis na halik. Ninamnam niya ang nitong labi. Tahimik niyang naipanalangin na hindi na matapos ang halik na iyon kahit na alam niyang impossible. " Mahal kita," anito at dinala kanyang mga kamay sa matipunong dibdib nito. Ramdam niya sa kaniyang palad ang ritmo ng pagtibok ng puso ng binata. "Makakalimutan ka man ng aking isip pero patuloy na titibok ang puso ko para sayo." " A-anong ibig mong sabihin?." Natigilan ang dalawa ng may marinig silang mga yabag mula sa di kalayuan. Umaalingawngaw di ang kanilang mga boses.   " Malapit na sila. Tumakbo ka na at iwan mo na ako dito. " " P-pero..." pagsusumamo ni Estella sa binata. " Lilituhin ko sila upang mabigyan ka ng oras na makatakas dito. Diretsuhin mo lang ang kakahuyan at igigiya ka nito sa pangpang kung nasaan naghihintay ang isang bangka. Gamitin mo iyon upang makatawid sa kabilang isla." Niyakap niya ang binata ng mahigpit  bago tuluyang tumakbo papunta sa madilim na kakahuyan. Tanging ang liwanag ng buwan ang nagpapaninag sa kanyang dinaraanan. Hindi siya tumigil kahit na narinig niya ang napagsigaw ni Lucas sa di kalayuan. 

Diego Salvaje is a hitman and his target is the sole heir of Morales clan that has extensive connections when it comes to large businesses either inside or outside the country. Dahil sa palpak na assassination, nag-isip nang panibagong paraan si Diego para mailigpit si Drian Morales. Ngunit paano kung ang taong target mo ay ang siyang taong magpapanginig sa kalamnan at mga tuhod mo? Handa niya pa kayang ituloy ang misyon? O hahayaan ang puso na magpalunod sa nakababaliw na pag-ibig?

Tenía cuatro meses de embarazo del heredero del Alfa cuando mi mejor amiga, Ariana, se estrelló contra mí. Dijo que fue un accidente. Pero su supuesto accidente me hizo perder a mi cachorro. Mi hermano, Liam, intentó delatarla ante los sabios de la manada, pero lo acusaron injustamente de traición, le quitaron su título de Beta y lo encerraron en los calabozos. Corrí a suplicarle ayuda a mi pareja, el Alfa Byron. Me abrazó con fuerza y juró que salvaría a Liam. Al día siguiente, encontré a Liam en los calabozos, encadenado con plata, apenas con vida. Devastada, volví a buscar a Byron, intentando encontrar una manera de demostrar la inocencia de Liam. Fue entonces cuando lo escuché hablar con su mano derecha. —Si su Luna se entera de que usted permitió que le tendieran una trampa a Liam... lo va a odiar. La voz de Byron sonaba agotada y con un dolor que intentaba ocultar. —Sé cómo es. Era la única forma de que perdonara a Ariana en la Ceremonia de la Luna de Sangre. Ariana me salvó la vida. No voy a permitir que esto la destruya. Hizo una pausa y su voz se tornó seria. —En cuanto a Sandra... ya veré cómo compensarla. Nunca sabrá la verdad. Jamás. Por ahora, solo tiene que... obedecer. Mi pareja, en quien confié ciegamente... Destruyó a mi familia. Todo para proteger a la loba que mató a nuestro cachorro. El dolor me desgarró el alma. Temblando de una furia que jamás había sentido, llamé al único con el que no había hablado en siete años: mi padre, el Alfa Caden. “Padre, acepto la alianza estratégica. El matrimonio que mencionaste. Pero tengo una condición. Quiero que destruyas a la Manada Blackwood.”

My brother's only child was diagnosed with acute leukemia, and the baby growing inside me became his only hope. The moment I got the news, I didn't hesitate, even though I was six months pregnant, ready for the transplant compatibility test. My brother drove me to the hospital to get the results, but things took an unexpected turn when my sister-in-law mistook me for a mistress. She waited until my brother stepped away, then locked me in the bathroom. Her face twisted with fury as she tore my clothes, stepped on my belly and insulted me. "You seduced my husband and even dared to carry his child! My son falls ill, and you rush back just to show off, is that it? No one steals my man! Today, I'll show you what happens to a mistress's baby!" It was only when my brother came with the compatibility report of successful matching that she collapsed…

" A love can be cured by another love, as a poison is often driven out by another poison." Vladimir, a pureblood has no interest in life after losing his loved ones in unclear circumstances. He no longer feeds and wants to join them. But his daily life is turned upside down when his servants bring him a special offering. A young woman with an empty gaze. Luxiana, an abandoned princess wants only one thing, to die no matter how. Her life has never been easy and prefers to renounce it. What would the meeting between these two broken souls with deep distress give? Can the bitter flavor of tears be replaced by the sweet bite of a soothing love? Will Vladimir and Luxiana be able to overcome the demons of the past, these obsessional and dark feelings that drive them, to be able to taste happiness? Or the regrets, sorrows, and pains of the past will get the better of them.

"She cast a spell to steal my mate bond with the Alpha triplet, I know it!" I tell myself as I slip on the mask and the fancy gown meant for my beautiful sister, the only clothes that her mates, the triplets Alphas of Edlin, would recognize her in. She has always been the pack's beauty and charm, who would doubt that she is the mate of the triplets Alphas. Except me. Because I know the truth, that she cast a spell to steal the mate bond from me. The triplet Alphas are everything I ever dreamed of. She will marry them today, unless I steal their mark. It is not the mate bond that matters, but which of us bears their mark. ~~~~ Agila knew that her sister had stolen her mate bond with the powerful Alphas, she just couldn't prove it to the pack that loathes her. So she plans to impersonate her sister and claim back her mates during the marking ceremony. That however backfires as she is falsely accused of being a witch. The Alphas order that she be imprisoned and tortured until she gives up their mark. They are unaware that Agila's sister is the true witch seeking to conceive a powerful evil child on behalf of their enemies, that would destroy their Kingdom. Agila is the only person blessed with the power to break apart her sister's spells and those of the dark witches that control her. The triplet Alpha Kings only learn the truth after Agila has surrendered their mark and mate bond to her evil sister. They now need her help in saving their kingdom. Agila only seeks a chance to escape. But her mates wants their true mate in their palace, where they would mend her heart and heal her scars.

After years of being together, Joan was cheated on by boyfriend with her step sister because she's the love of your parents and the inheritor of family business. Worse, she forced to marry a bankrupt billionaire's son, in her stepsister's place. In desperate need of a big sum of money to pay her medical bills for a sickness which no one knew about, she agreed. But nobody knows that the ruthless billionaire's son whom everyone despises has his own business and his own empire. Her now ex-boyfriend regrets it and wants her back? Never. Her family all beg for her forgiveness so the family business can be saved? She is ready to show the how RUTHLESS she can be.

La familia Torres estaba al borde de la ruina cuando vinieron a pedirme que me casara con su hijo. Mi papá, sabiendo que llevaba diez años completamente enamorada de Nelson Torres, aceptó el matrimonio y, para colmo, invirtió una fortuna para sacarlos del desastre. La noche de bodas, Nelson me vendó los ojos con una corbata y me tomó una y otra vez. Un mes después, llena de felicidad, fui a buscarlo con el informe de embarazo en la mano, pero lo que escuché me dejó completamente congelada. Estaba en un bar, apostando a lo grande con sus amigos: —A ver, muchachos, ¿qué opinan? ¿Quién de ustedes cree que es el padre del bebé de Sofía Reyes, después de que se la cogieron entre varios? Uno de sus amigos soltó una carcajada grosera: —Señor Torres, yo solo le di tres veces... No me diga que es mío, ¿o sí? —Yo apuesto a que fue Paco, ese tipo se lució esa noche, Sofía casi se vuelve loca. ¡Le aposté diez mil dólares a que es de él! Fue en ese momento cuando entendí que, en realidad, no había sido Nelson con quien pasé la noche de bodas, sino con más de diez de sus supuestos amigos. Enloquecí y fui directo a confrontarlo, pero a él no le importó ni un poco. —¿Por qué tanto drama, si solo estás llorando? Si no fuera por la presión de tu familia, jamás me habría casado contigo. Si no hubieras obligado a Juana a irse, nunca te habría tratado así. —Escúchame bien, Sofía, el día que Juana me perdone, entonces sí, te dejaré en paz. Con el corazón destrozado, pedí el divorcio, pero él usó el video de esa noche para chantajearme y me metió en el sótano. —No te creas que te vas a ir tan fácil. Mis amigos y yo seguimos haciendo apuestas para ver quién es el papá de ese bastardo. Ocho meses después, allí, en ese sótano, perdí a mi bebé... y mi vida. Cuando abrí los ojos, volví al día en que los Torres me pidieron que me casara con Nelson para salvarlos. Esta vez, el día de mi boda, Nelson estaba llorando desconsolado.

Sheer fate was what turned our bittersweet love into a happy ever after. Fate? I myself erased and rewrote our love story to give it the happy ending we deserved. I was promised to Matteo Giuseppe, the youngest son of the most powerful family in the Chicago Outfit but I was given away to Salvatore Berlusconi, the Capo dei Capi of the New York Famiglia. I was sold to him as an object marking the end of the Great War, or rather, it was me atoning for the sins of my father. A wedding solely about duty, honour and atonement. ••••••••••••••• “ If you told me about the darkness inside of you, I'd still look at you like you are the sun.” Book one of A Mafia's Love Chronicles.