Modern Maria Clara

Alpha Kieran personally invited me to serve as Beta of Silvercrest Pack. But on my second day in the territory, my neighbor Gloria dragged her disheveled daughter Daisy to the center of the training grounds and dropped to her knees, accusing my son Koda of sexually assaulting her barely-eighteen-year-old daughter. Daisy stripped off her clothes in front of everyone, revealing horrifying bruises and claw marks. Gloria had even paid top dollar for a witch to perform a memory trace spell. Daisy sobbed until she nearly passed out. "Koda said if I didn't do as I was told, he'd bite me to death..." The entire pack was in an uproar. Everyone was screaming for blood. "Alpha, why should someone like her be our Beta?" "Vera can't even control her own son — how is she supposed to lead this pack?" They even demanded that Alpha have Koda seized and executed on the spot. I wasn't the least bit worried. Because when they finally brought Koda to the training grounds and everyone got a good look at him — Every single person there, including Gloria's family, froze. I nearly burst out laughing. …

The day my parents severed their mate bond, my sister and I had to choose. One of us would go with our father—the Alpha who'd gambled away every inch of pack territory in underground wolf fights. The other would go with our mother, who was marrying Alaric, the most powerful Alpha in the werewolf world. In my past life, my sister fought to go with our mother. I stayed behind with our father in silence. Later, our father rebuilt himself. His territory grew tenfold. He became one of the strongest Alphas, and I was his most beloved daughter. But my sister provoked the tyrant Alpha Alaric, was banished from his territory, and was torn apart by rogues. After rebirth, my sister didn't hesitate. She dropped her packed bags and clung to our father, sobbing: "Daddy, I can't leave you. Let my sister go live the good life with Mom. I'll stay with you." Our father's eyes softened with emotion. He looked at me quietly packing my things, and his voice turned cold: "Get out. You're just like your mother—a gold-digging bitch." I didn't argue. I left in silence. In my past life, I fought thousands of battles in underground wolf pits for him. My wolf nearly died countless times. My body was covered in scars. I won back his territory piece by piece. Only then did he wake up, pull himself together, and become a powerful Alpha again. But my wolf had been shattered beyond repair. On the verge of death, my wolf burned the last spark of her life to reverse time. But she couldn't reverse her own decay. This time around, all I wanted was to find a place with no fighting and sit in the sun for a while.

Being the head of the family, kay Marco na atang ang responsibilidad na palaguin ang kumpanyang itinaguyod ng pamilya pati na rin ang pagpapalaki sa nakababatang kapatid na si Beatriz. He had worked hard, played all his cards wisely para marating ang kung anumang narating niya ngayon. Aside from being the CEO of Fuentabella Conglomerate, together with his two mates ay naitayo nila ang FHM Management. He then finally decided the inevitable, to settle down because part of him longed for something warm like the sunshine. How cheesy it may sound he wanted something like what Beatriz possess. Love and family. Everything was doing fine. He's waiting for Poleen to be ready until he get a taste of her. Her sweet, innocent Cielo. Consuelo Sta. Maria, ang dalagang napiling ipakasal kay Stefano Hernandez. Ang naturang kasal ang magiging kaganapan sa matagal ng plano ng parehong haligi pamilya. She give it a try, kung para sa abuelo niya ay gagawin niya ang lahat. Stefano seems nice sa kabila ng pagiging stiff at aloof. Until their paths cross, the remarkable Marco Antonio Fuentabella Would she succumbed to heat everytime Marco initiates it? Paano na ang nalalapit niyang kasal kay Stef? Would she commit?

Sa mundong pinatatakbo ng digital codes at madugong transaksyon, si Laxus ang hari. Sa umaga, siya ang makapangyarihang CEO na nagpapaikot sa mundo ng negosyo. Sa gabi, siya ang malupit na Mafia Boss na naghahari sa ilalim ng mga anino. Hawak niya ang lahat. Yaman, koneksyon, at buhay ng mga taong nangangahas na banggain siya. Ngunit may isang bagay na hindi niya kayang kontrolin nang buo: ang sarili niyang system na pinoprotektahan ng kaniyang pinakamahusay na tauhan. Si Amara ay hindi lamang isang empleyado; siya ang henyo sa likod ng mga firewall ni Laxus. Bilang kanyang Personal Software Developer at Elite Hacker, siya ang nakakakita sa lahat ng dumi at lihim na ibinaon ni Laxus sa ilalim ng mga encrypted files. Siya ang may hawak ng "Kill Switch.” Ang mga impormasyong sapat upang mapabagsak ang kumpanya ni Laxus at maipakulong siya habambuhay bilang isang kriminal. Gusto nang tumakas ni Amara. Gusto na niyang iwan ang madilim na mundong ito na puno ng panganib. Ngunit sa ilalim ng kumpas ni Laxus, ang pag-alis ay katumbas ng pagtataksil. Alam ni Laxus na ang utak ni Amara ang kaniyang pinakamalakas na sandata, ngunit ito rin ang kaniyang pinakamalaking banta. Kaya naman, gagamitin niya ang lahat ng kaniyang kapangyarihan upang panatilihin ang dalaga sa loob ng kaniyang "golden cage." Sa pagitan ng mga hacking encounters at mapanganib na engkwentro sa labas ng opisina, isang mas mapanganib na apoy ang nabubuo sa pagitan nila. Habang sinusubukan ni Amara na i-bypass ang puso ng kaniyang boss, unti-unti naman siyang nahuhulog sa bitag ng isang lalakeng handang pumatay para lamang manatili siya sa tabi nito. Sino ang unang bibigay? Si Amara ba na may hawak ng mga ebidensyang makakapagsira kay Laxus, o si Laxus na handang sunugin ang buong mundo para lamang sa minamahal niyang si Amara?

Titel: Der herzlose Playboy Klappentext / Résumé: Hinter der Maske des gnadenlosen Verführers verbirgt Ferdinand Anton eine schreckliche Verletzung. Die Frau, die er einst liebte, hat ihr Kind vor seinen Augen ertränkt und damit für immer seinen Glauben an die Liebe zerstört. Seit diesem Tag lautet seine Devise einfach: Frauen verführen, sie dazu bringen, sich zu verlieben… und sie dann ohne Mitleid fallen zu lassen. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem er Elenie trifft, ein unschuldiges junges Mädchen auf der Suche nach einem Job. Ihre Schönheit erinnert ihn zu sehr an die Frau, die ihn verraten hat, und Ferdinand beschließt, sie zu vernichten. Doch während er versucht, sie zu brechen, beginnt er selbst zu schwanken. Wird Elenie diejenige sein, die es schafft, seine tiefsten Wunden zu heilen? Oder wird Ferdinand für immer bleiben… der herzlose Playboy?

KLAPPENTEXT: Warnung: Dies ist ein erotisches/reifes Stück und es ist nur für ein reifes Publikum geeignet. Es wird empfohlen, mit Diskretion zu lesen. "Spüren Sie das?" Die Lederfrucht landete auf meinem Oberschenkel, ich hielt mich an seinen Schultern fest, unfähig zu atmen oder meine Hüften davon abzuhalten, ihre Freisetzung auszureiben. "Jeder Zentimeter von dir", sein Mund klammerte sich an meine Kehle. "Meins." ______ Arlari Marquez dachte, dass eine Rückkehr nach Mexiko nach dem College einen Neuanfang bedeuten würde. Aber anstatt zu gedeihen, überlebt sie kaum, bis ihre Angst eines Nachts zusammenbricht. Ihr jüngerer Bruder Danny macht den Fehler seines Lebens, indem er Severiano Cortez, den am meisten gefürchteten Mafia-Boss in Mexiko, stiehlt. Jeder weiß, dass Cortez keine Gnade zeigt. Vor allem, wenn es um seine wertvollen Besitztümer ging. Arlari weiß, dass das Leben ihres Bruders bereits verfallen ist... aber sie greift ein. Als sie Cortez findet, entdeckt sie, dass er kein Lösegeld will. Er will kein Geld. Was er will... ist ein perfektes Sub. Neunzig Tage. Das ist der Deal. Sie wird sich ihm, Körper, Geist und Seele, drei Monate lang unterwerfen. Im Gegenzug wird Dannys Leben verschont. Aber was passiert, wenn der Mann, der Unterwerfung fordert, süchtig nach dem Unterwürfigen wird? Severiano Cortez ist nicht in der Lage, die gleiche Brutalität auszuüben, die er unzähligen anderen gezeigt hat. Stattdessen entwirrt er sich unter dem Gewicht eines Verlangens, das er nie geplant hatte, eines, das das Raubtier in einen Gefangenen zu verwandeln droht. Und sie? Je länger sie bleibt, desto mehr sieht sie die Schatten, die in seiner Welt lauern. Weil Mexiko ein dunkler Ort ist. Und seine Herrschaft? Noch dunkler.

My husband is the Don of the entire New York East Coast Mafia. For ten years, I dimmed my own light to be his perfect silent partner, the dutiful wife who gave him the perfect heir. I thought we were the lovers who wou ld die for each other. Then came a mere associat. My husband and son had formed an alliance with the woman who seem want to take my place. But they just said, "Elena, you have the crown and the kingdom. She has nothing but us. Be generous." So, to make her smile, my husband trampled on my dignity again and again. To please her, my son affectionately calls her "Mom." In their eyes, I was the iron wall, the woman who would swallow any insult for the sake of the family honor. Until the fire. My husband locked me inside the burning room, to let me "reflect" on my jealousy. He didn't know that the fire didn't kill me. But it burned away the last ash of my love for him.

I've been married to my Mafia Boss husband for 15 years. When we first got married, he couldn't even afford a ring, but I didn't care; I loved him. I hid my identity. I secretly used my family's influence to help him build his empire from scratch, and I even bore him two children. His adopted sister always mocked me, calling me an old-fashioned housewife and saying I wasn't good enough for him. To avoid embarrassing him, I always endured it. Until our 15th anniversary, because both me and his adopted sister wore red dresses, he told me to stay in the kitchen: "Sofia's right. That red doesn't suit you. Don't come out until the banquet actually ends. Stay in the kitchen. I don't need the Dons from New York seeing you and getting the wrong impression." I was completely heartbroken and didn't argue anymore. I dialed a number I hadn't made in 15 years: "Principessa?" "It's me," I said, my voice steady. "Tell those old fossils on the Council... Isabella Corleone is coming home."

Untuk mengembalikan hak waris pria yang kucintai dari keluarga mafianya, aku memberikan salah satu korneaku padanya. Namun, saat dia mendapatkan kembali penglihatannya, alih-alih menikahkanku dengannya, keluargaku malah memilih kakak perempuanku untuk menjadi pasangan hidupnya. Di kehidupanku yang lalu, aku berusaha mencarinya dan menjelaskan segalanya, tetapi dia menolakku. Keluargaku sendiri mengasingkanku dan aku mati pada malam pernikahan antara dia dan kakakku. Kemudian, aku terlahir kembali, kembali ke masa sebelum aku diasingkan. Kali ini, aku memilih meninggalkan kelompok mafiaku dan meninggalkan pria yang dulu begitu kucintai. Namun pria itu? Bos mafia yang dingin dan tak berhati itu? Dia benar-benar hancur.

"Are you sure you want this?" The witch slid the vial across the table. "Once I cast the unbinding spell, your Fated Mate connection will dissolve over ten days. On the tenth day, it's permanent. No reversals." I didn't hesitate. "Your name?" She picked up her pen. "Mara Voss." Her hand froze. Everyone in New York's vampire community knew that name. Conrad Levin — the Prince of the New York Dominion, an eight-hundred-year-old monster who had never shown a flicker of attachment to anything — had three years ago announced to the entire supernatural world that he'd found his Fated Mate. A human girl carrying the rarest blood type in existence. Golden blood. Her name was Mara Voss. I held out my wrist. The witch began her work. I opened my phone and booked a one-way ticket to Prague. Departing in exactly ten days. This time, Conrad would never find me.