Maxrill Won Del Valle

El día de mi compromiso, él quiso irse solo porque Violeta Mendizábal quería comer empanadas caseras hechas por él. Intenté detenerlo, pero me respondió con una bofetada. —Solo es un compromiso, lo podemos hacer otro día. ¿Y si Violeta se queda con hambre? Incluso mi hermano me regañó, como si yo fuera la culpable: —Tú eres mayor que Violeta, ¿no puedes ceder un poco? No respondí. Solo me di la vuelta y lo dejé ir. Pensando que era solo una rabieta mía, no le dieron importancia, y cancelaron todos sus compromisos para poder pasear con Violeta por montañas y playas. Recién medio mes después se acordaron de mí. Cuando por fin intentaron contactarme, se enteraron de que ya había ingresado a un programa confidencial del Estado, un proyecto de investigación de armas estratégicas que duraría diez años… Y que no pensaba volver jamás. Entonces sí, el pánico los invadió.

I’ve always been the unwanted child—the invisible one. The rebel no one ever tried to understand. And yet, I never resented my perfect, beloved sister. All I ever wanted was for her to be happy. But one cruel twist of fate—and a devastating betrayal by someone I trusted—changed everything. I woke up in a stranger’s bed, losing the one thing I had guarded so carefully. Back then, I thought that was my greatest loss. I was wrong. Because not long after, my sister introduced me to her fiancé. And the man standing in front of me… was the same stranger from that night. Now he haunts me—day and night, in my dreams and in my waking hours. And just when I start to believe the nightmare might finally fade with the dawn, Alan walks back into my life. This time, he has no intention of letting me forget. Not the insult I dealt him. …or that one unforgettable night.

Betrayed by her sister. Poisoned by her fiancé. Valeria is thrust into a world of political schemes, deadly rivals, and a Lycan King whose obsession she cannot escape. Every choice could cost her life… or her heart. He won’t let go. And in a world where trust is a lie, survival may come at the price of desire.

Frente a la entrada del hospital, mientras una hemorragia me bañaba las piernas durante el embarazo, Leandro Rivera me dejó sola para llevar a casa a su clienta... la misma a quien le estaba tramitando el divorcio. No importó que suplicara con la mirada. No miró atrás. Solo se fue. Esa misma noche, en lugar de estar a mi lado, apareció en la publicación de la clienta en Facebook. «Qué suerte tener a mi gran abogado... ¿quién dijo que no hay sopa para la resaca? Oh, cierto... ¡yo sí la tengo!» No dormí en toda la noche. A la mañana siguiente, con una calma que no sentía, marqué el número de mi padre. —Papá, ya lo decidí. En tres días vuelvo a casa... a hacerme cargo de la empresa.

Cuando mi hermana menor se fue al extranjero, terminé casándome con el Don de la mafia en su lugar. Cinco años después, no éramos más que dos extraños que se odiaban a muerte. Él me despreciaba, de verdad. Estaba convencido de que había echado a mi hermana para quedarme con su puesto, armando todo un plan. Por mi parte, lo odiaba, porque siempre me trató como si fuera un simple reemplazo, negándome un lugar en el mundo. Mi falta de lugar en esa casa avergonzó tanto a mis padres, que el amor que me tenían se pudrió hasta volverse odio. Al final, mientras ellos celebraban la Navidad con mi hermana, él y mis padres me dejaron tirada en esa montaña nevada. Bajo ese frío que calaba los huesos, di mi último aliento junto al hijo que nunca pude cargar en mis brazos. Mientras yo me consumía en el frío, ella era el centro de atención, disfrutando de todo el cariño en la mejor Navidad de su vida. Pero al abrir los ojos de nuevo, estaba de vuelta en el día que ella regresó. Esta vez, no pienso mendigarles ni un poco de amor ni a Gideon ni a mis padres.

HE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO PROVE TO HER THAT HE CHANGED... Andrea Vamcap has done everything to leave her high school life behind. Now, she is a successful lawyer and can help the defenseless, just as she once was. The past, however, seems terribly willing to continue to bother her using her teenage bully, Gabriel Ferrars. As in the past, he is influential and powerful enough to continue to torment her even though he's not present, but Andy doesn't care about that. Now, she is able to defend herself. However, in a sadistic stroke of fate, she is forced to look for him to try to save her family... And the only thing he seems to want is for Andy to stay by his side, although she doesn't understand why. The past has haunted Gabriel Ferrars since the day the girl he used to bully saved his life, making him realize the gravity of the mistakes he made. People might think that the only reason he's still so obsessed with her even after ten years is because he wants her forgiveness, but Gabriel knows better. He knew the name of what he felt in the past and knows it now, even though there will never be an opportunity for him to redeem himself with Andy. Or at least, that's what he thought, until she shows up at his office. And, even though he knows he shouldn't, Gabriel can't help but use that gift fate has given him to keep her by his side, just long enough for him to prove how sorry he is... Although, deep down, he knows her forgiveness won't be enough. This book is connected with“How to Divorce a Grumpy Billionaire", but the two stories can be read separately.

En mi quinto año de matrimonio con el Don de una poderosa familia mafiosa, descubrí que el amuleto de protección que me regaló me provocaba dolores de cabeza cada vez que lo llevaba conmigo. Como cirujana, esto me alarmó. Tomé los pequeños sobres que encontré dentro del amuleto y los llevé al laboratorio de toxicología del Hospital Kosley. El médico los inspeccionó y me dijo que contenían un tipo de veneno de acción lenta que no solo daña el cuerpo de la víctima, sino que también la vuelve infértil después de un tiempo. Lloré y exclamé: —¡Pero eso es imposible! ¡Mi esposo fue quien me dio esto! Se llama Vincenzo Cursley. ¡También es el dueño de este hospital! El médico me miró confundido. —Señorita, por favor, deje de decir tonterías. Conozco al señor Cursley y a su esposa. Son muy cercanos e íntimos entre ellos. Además, la señora Cursley dio a luz a un bebé hace poco. Ambos están ahora en la sala VIP, cuidando de su bebé. Entonces, el médico me mostró una foto en su teléfono. Vincenzo vestía su traje negro habitual con el emblema de la familia Cursley bordado en él. Sostenía a un bebé en brazos, y en cuanto a la mujer que estaba a su lado... La conocía. Se llama Claudia Henderson. Y Vincenzo siempre se ha referido a ella como su hermana adoptiva.

⚠️ Contains emotionally intense and mature themes. (R 18+) "Look at me, Hazel." Diego approached, his breath burning Hazel's ear. "I only ask for one thing... beg me." Hazel shook her head, her knees trembling. "No... you can't—" Diego smiled faintly, darkly, full of triumph. "If you beg... I will never let you go." Hazel Anne Quinn, 24 years old — a small-time journalist who no one takes seriously. Living a mediocre life, abandoned since birth, and writing erotica as a ghostwriter at night to survive. No one ever wanted Hazel... until Diego Ronan Blake appeared. A senior actor and tycoon at 34, a man who makes the world bow down and causes women to fight to be his. But Diego becomes obsessed with the one woman who avoids him — Hazel's grayish-green eyes, filled with fear yet a hint of defiance, make Diego lose control. For Diego, Hazel isn't a fantasy — she is a necessity. He wants Hazel as his, body and soul, and this obsession drives him to tear down the walls that have protected Hazel, only to rebuild them with himself at the center. Hazel can be afraid, can hate, can resist... but as long as she doesn't beg, Diego will never stop. Because once Hazel gives in — even just once — Diego will never let her go.

To earn a place in the Nostra family, I forge a new identity. The night my lie unravels, Don Nostra looks at me as if I'm dirt at the bottom of his shoe. I press a razor blade to my wrist. "Kick me out of the family, and I'll die right here." "Fine. Since you want to be my wife that badly, I'll give you what you want," Lorenzo Nostra snickered. After that, he brings home woman after woman. He forces me to kneel outside his bedroom door, saying, "Watch and learn. This is how you please your Don." The stinging pain in my knees is nothing compared to the chill in my heart. When he is done, he towers above me. "All this for a title," he says with a sneer. "You really put up with anything." Enduring him becomes the only way I can survive this world. Then, one day, he walks in with a civilian girl named Maria Romano. "Go. Bring her the heirloom Madre left behind," he commanded. This time, I refuse. I turn and walk away, never once looking back. When Lorenzo uncovers the truth, he loses his mind and begs me to come back.

"Just help me out this once, man. I just made it to the final round, and I can't leave the game. Help your little brother out for a change? You're the best, J." It was 2:00 a.m. Chad asked me to go downstairs and pick up his takeout. I wanted to refuse because I was still recovering from a broken foot, but he did not look capable of tearing his eyes from the screen for even a second. Thus, I agreed and stepped outside. Without warning, something like a stream of comments flashed across my mind. [No! Somebody stop him!] [That delivery guy is your brother's roommate! He's got a knife!!!] [Lil' Bro knows that already, J! He's using you as a human shield to buy himself time!] I froze. I turned to go back inside. The door would not budge. Chad had already locked it. The elevator chimed down the hall. The comments in my head spiraled into chaos. [The killer is here! Get out of there, Big Bro!]