Matrimonio Con El Mafioso

The day my husband, Eric Johnson, brought his foster sister home from overseas, he gave her our master bedroom. "Yvonne just lost her husband. She's heartbroken, so I want her to feel comfortable," he said. I nodded obediently. "Okay." The next day was my birthday. Yvonne said she was feeling down and wanted her brother, Eric, to go stargazing with her. Eric turned to me and said, "She really needs me right now. I'll celebrate your birthday with you later." Still, I smiled and nodded. "Okay." Ten years of marriage and I was ready to walk away from it all… Because I have lived this life once already. In my previous life, I made the mistake of asking Eric to stay with me on my birthday. I did not let him go stargazing with Yvonne. She ended up falling into the water in her sorrow and was rushed to the hospital. After that, Eric shoved my head into a bathtub and held me there until I drowned. In this second life, when Eric handed me the divorce papers and said, "I’m only marrying Yvonne to help her revoke her foreign citizenship and restore her citizenship here. Once it's done, we'll remarry." I did not hesitate. I signed my name without a second thought. By the time he came looking for me again, I was already sitting on his archenemy's lap, smiling like a flower in full bloom.

The last thing Valentina Serra sees before she dies is the crack in the ceiling above her bed. She is 45 years old. She is not unhappy. That, she realizes in the last seconds of her first life, is the most devastating thing she could say about it. She opens her eyes in a university lecture hall in Barcelona. She is 20 years old. Her notebook is open, her pen is in her hand, and she can feel — with the precision of someone who has lived an entire life — exactly how much she is about to waste if she does nothing. She does something. Armed with 25 years of memory, Valentina sets out to close every loop she left open: the military commission she dismissed, the marketing career she let others architect for her, the relationship she stayed in long past its expiry date, and the mother she visited but never truly knew. One by one, she reaches for the life she talked herself out of the first time around. But the two people closest to her — the friends who have always been there, always supportive, always first to suggest the safer, smaller option — are watching. And when Valentina begins exceeding the quiet ceiling that they built for her, Isabel and David begin to coordinate. Then there is Ethan Cole. Washington D.C. Investment sector. Five years younger, which bothered her the first time. He will walk into her life again in Barcelona, and this time Valentina already knows what the long dinner and the careful conversation and the late-night walk along the Passeig de Gràcia will mean — if she doesn't talk herself out of it. She is not going to talk herself out of it.

The story "Conner stone" is a mysterious story about a teen girl who lost her parents at a teenager age. After the death of her parents, she faces alot of challenges but overcome them at the end. The story started with tragedy but have a happy ending. The story is suitable for all ages and dedicated to all story lovers.

DOMINATING! CONTROL! OBSESSION! CONQUERING! In a twisted game of power and submission, childhood enemies Logan and Gavin engage in a delicate game of possession and control. When Logan's family falls into the problem of facing bankruptcy, he's forced to swallow his pride and seek help from the one person he's always despised. Gavin Slade.   Gavin however, sees this as the perfect opportunity to exact revenge on his long time enemy. With each problem Logan faces, Gavin appears as a black knight, but at a price Logan might not be willing to pay, a price to satisfy Gavin’s twisted desires.   As the stakes escalate, Logan finds himself trapped in a web of dependence, with Gavin holding the reins. But beneath the surface of their antagonistic relationship, a spark of attraction flickers to life with each encounter deepening their erotic desires. Desires Logan swore he would never have.   As Logan's feelings grow increasingly complicated, he begins to question whether Gavin's ultimate goal is to destroy him or to claim him as his own. Will they find redemption in each other, or will their toxic dynamic prove to be their downfall?   In this tale of obsession and control, the lines between love and hate are blurred, and the true nature of possession is revealed. Can Logan and Gavin find a way to break free from their destructive patterns, or will they remain forever bound in a cycle of desire and domination?  

Kim Jisoo seorang mahasiswa tingkat akhir yang tidak populer. Ia anak pintar namun tidak memiliki teman karena masuk dengan jalur khusus siswa miskin di universitas ternama. Jisoo memiliki seorang teman dekat bernama Somi yang selalu menjadi tempat ia berkulah kesah. Namun di satu malam party pesta ulang tahun Somi, Jisoo mendengar satu kenyataan yang membuat Jisoo terluka. Syok dan kecewa Jisoo pergi meninggalkan pesta itu dan tanpa sadar masuk ia malah pergi ke taman hutan kota. Namun di sana ia sedih, ia malah bertemu dengan seorang pria yang cukup unik. Seorang pria yang sedang berlumuran darah dengan pakai tradisional lengkap meminta pertolongan dirinya. Dan tak lama ia masuk kesebuah gua gelap hingga akhirnya seketika Jisoo terkaget. "Nona Jisoo.. anda di undang oleh Ratu untuk ikut seleksi pemilihan putri mahkota!!" "APA??"

Raine Vance has spent her whole life fighting to be taken seriously in her family’s empire. But after walking in on her fiancé in bed with her sister, she’s left humiliated, betrayed, and one mistake away from losing everything her grandfather promised her. Enter Adrian Throne. The boy she once hated. The man her parents despise. The billionaire heir who kissed her in a bar just to prove he could and then announced to the world that she was his fiancée. Now the entire city is watching their whirlwind engagement, but someone wants Raine dead. Between her family’s accusations, her sister’s venom, and Adrian’s dangerous protectiveness, Raine finds herself caught in a storm of lies, lust, and power plays. She swore she would never belong to him. But Adrian swore something too If someone tries to take her from him again… he’ll burn the world down.

"Ce qui ne nous tue pas nous rend plus fort" Je n'étais pas morte, du moins pas physiquement, mais je ne me sentais pas plus forte pour autant. J'étais surtout vide. En perdant l'homme de ma vie je m'étais perdue moi même alors j'avais tout quitté: travail, famille et amis pour tenter de me reconstruire loin de lui. Je me sentais désormais prête à plonger dans l'inconnu. Mon inconnu. *contient des scènes suggestives*

Il est riche. Il est puissant. Il est impitoyable. Et maintenant… je lui appartiens. Je m'appelle Eléna Morel. Assistante stagiaire dans l'une des plus grandes entreprises de Paris, je menais une vie tranquille, jusqu'au jour où j’ai accidentellement renversé mon café sur Nolan Blake, le PDG milliardaire réputé pour ne jamais sourire… et pour détruire la carrière de ceux qui croisent son chemin. J’étais sûre que j’allais être virée. Mais au lieu de ça… il m’a fait une proposition. Un contrat. Un an à son service. Vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre. Pas seulement comme son assistante. Comme sa compagne contractuelle. Je devais dire non. Mais j’ai besoin d’argent. De secrets à enterrer. D’un passé à fuir. Il pense pouvoir me contrôler. Il pense que je suis faible. Mais il ignore une chose : je suis bien plus dangereuse qu’il ne le croit. Et entre ses règles glaciales et nos nuits brûlantes, l’un de nous deux finira brisé. Et ce ne sera pas moi.

I was born just one minute after Tiara, but the world treated that one minute as if it lasted a lifetime. She was the star. I was the shadow. She was flawless. I was the afterthought. She was loved. I was forgotten. Even by Reagan de Russo, heir to the wealthiest family in the country and the man I had secretly loved for the past ten years. But to him, there was only Tiara. And when he proposed to her, I knew my quiet little dream had finally died. Until that day came. The day Tiara left him at the altar. The day the world stopped turning for just a second. The day the man who had never even glanced my way, turned to me and asked me to take her place. I knew what I was. An escape. A damage control. A backup plan. And I... I was too tired of being strong. So I said yes. We married. Without love. Without a future. Just a one-year contract and a life of make-believe in front of flashing cameras and watching eyes. But the longer I stayed by his side, the harder it became to tell what was real and what was just part of the performance. Because for the first time... Reagan saw me. But can love truly grow from the ruins of lies, old wounds, and the shadow of a woman who’s always been his first choice? Or will I always be… only the second best?

Tout commence par un mariage. Lui cherchant une épouse pour sauver les apparences, et elle une ancienne détenue qui a été condamnée pour un crime qu'elle n'avait pas commis et qui cherche à se réintégrer dans la société. Quand cet inconnu qu'elle a rencontré plus tôt dans la journée lui demande de l'épouser, elle hésite. Plus tard, elle s'est dit qu'un mariage serait sûrement la meilleure façon pour sa réinsertion sociale. Elle voit là un moyen d'éviter de retourner en prison. Dans ce mariage il n'y a aucune place pour l'amour. En tout cas, c'est ce que tout les deux croyaient.