My Best Friend's Daughter

“Now take your bastard daughter and get out of my sight! If you ever step foot into this mansion again, you will die!” Elsa Boseman’s thunderous voice sounded all over the room. Her lips quivered as the tears streamed down her cheek freely. “No..mother in-law, please! I’m innocent!” She cried from the floor where she was kneeling before Elsa Boseman. “Leave, you slut! Take this bastard and get out of this place!” She heard Mrs Taiwo’s voice and her tears increased. “Guards! Guards! Take her out!” Dotun's provoking voice sounded all over the room. “No..I’m innocent, please don’t throw me out! Mother in-law!” She cried as she rushed over to Elsa Boseman. “No.. mother, I have nowhere to go!” She cried as she knelt before the two women. She was pulled up by the guards along with her daughter who was still crying uncontrollably. As she struggled with the men, she took a glance at Daren who was sitting dejectedly on the long couch with his head bowed. “My love, I'm innocent! Please don’t let them throw me out! Daren!” She shouted with her full strength but he remained silent and didn’t look in her direction. ** The rumbling of thunder could be heard as the rain continued to pour down mercilessly. Her lips continued to quiver and her body trembled as she wrapped her one year old daughter in her bosom. She thought of everything happening in her life at the moment. She had been accused, betrayed and rejected by the family she had worshiped all through the years. She looked at her daughter who was now sleeping peacefully in her arms and she sighed. “I will make them pay,” she said as flashes of lightning appeared in the sky.

“Carys, can you relieve me?” I turned beet red as Bryan squirmed in distress, sweat soaking his face. Little did I know, there was more to the harmless-looking man I had always seen as a brother.

A World on the edge of War. Jesse Issacs, an Alpha Dragon, decided that no one in his unit should search for their Soulmate, and even he try to avoid women. That is before Isabella Clarke, the 17 y.o. Daughter of Alpha Victor Varges, joins his unit. what will happen if two different worlds collide ?

At a concert, I went wild, shouting at the top idol on stage, “Tony Townsend, spray on my face!” That night, my brother had me pinned against the ancestral altar, a ruler pressing down on the back of my neck. “Lift your head. Tell me, what did you want that idol to do to you?” Later, he shoved me down onto the mattress, his fingertips grinding against my swollen lips. “Isn’t this what you wanted?”

Si Visarius Lopez Realmondo, 20 taong gulang nang ampunin ang batang iniwan sa gate ng bahay nito, si Ashianna Lopez Realmondo. Pinangalanan, binihisan, pinakain, minahal at inalagaan. Habang lumalaki ang ampon, hindi nya hinahayaang mas mapalapit pa rito. Ngunit sadyang mapagbiro ang tadhana, dahil sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, tila ba sinadyang magustuhan nila ng lihim ang isa't-isa. Ang propesor ay lihim na nagkagusto sa kanyang ampon na lumaki sa kanyang piling. Habang si Ashianna naman ay lumaki sa malayong lugar para sa kanyang pag-aaral ng high school, ngunit si Vis ay madalas na bumibisita sa kanya dahil sa labis na pagmamahal at pag-aalala. Pag-aalala nga lamang ba o pagkasabik na makapiling ito araw at gabi. Naging maayos ang relasyong prinotektahan ni Professor Visarius. Ngunit ang kanilang relasyon ay naging komplikado nang malaman ng mga tao na may namamagitan sa kanila ng ampon na si Ashianna. Dahilan upang magkaroon ito ng kaso. Si Vis ay naaresto at nakulong dahil sa batas na hindi pumapayag sa relasyon ng isang guardian at adoptee. Hindi malaman ni Ashianna ang gagawin. Kung aalis ba o ipaglalaban ang pag-iibigang alam nyang kailanman ay hindi magiging tama.

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?

I worked as a waitress in a small-town diner, but I put my husband Tom through Harvard Law School. But after he graduated, when I was eight months pregnant, he divorced with me and married my best friend, Sarah. On their wedding day, I didn't cry or make a scene. Instead, I went to work as their housekeeper. Tom thought my love made me easy to control. Sarah treated me like dirt, thinking I was born to serve. I never complained – I just prepared a surprise for them. But when their daughter was admitted to Harvard, they opened the surprise and went crazy.

To retrieve the engagement ring my wife shared with her first love, she actually sent our five-year-old daughter into a haunted house alone. Terrified by the bloodstains inside, our daughter accidentally fell down the stairs. A steel rod pierced her stomach, and even in her final moments, she clung tightly to the ring, refusing to let go. I cradled her lifeless body, crying uncontrollably, and called my wife countless times. When she finally answered, she impatiently warned me, "Robert’s daughter is about to undergo heart transplant surgery. Stop causing trouble!" Devastated, I made another call. "Hello, this is Lily's father. I'm sorry, but we can no longer agree to the heart donation." If they were responsible for my daughter's death, they could forget about taking her heart!

Two families that are not the same. The servant, and the one which is served. But the real reason is the difference in their environment. Dracu's love for Delia, the love that every family tries to break up. Because they are different. To the great love of the two, they secretly meet in the secluded area of Dracu Del Mundo. The place where people like Dracu who are also a vampire, lived. On a fierce night, the two of them shared romantically. Their love blossomed, and the baby, Dralia Vara Caldaraba was born. Half-human and half-vampire. Let's take a look at the story of Dralia Vara Caldaraba and Calzer Harris Palmora. Whether they will really in the end, even with all that hinders of their romance.

“What did you say?” “I said that if you won’t touch me and make me yours, then maybe someone should.” To my surprise, Archie smirked at me and his gaze drifted to my lips. “No one’s ever going to touch you but me, Rosie.” *** Rosie Fay is the daughter of the mafia, so she is used to being surrounded by guns, sulky men, and dangerous deals. But her father thought she shouldn’t lead things after he was gone, so he made a deal and offered her hand in marriage to Archie Donovan. The arranged marriage wasn’t the problem though—Archie was. He treated her well and took care of her, but that’s all their relationship entailed. No romantic strings attached. But they clearly liked each other, so why did he always push her away? As the tension between them intensified, the dangers around the family increased. Was happiness even a possibility for them? Or would the mafia life take that away from her? Daughter of the Mafia is created by Rafaella Dutra, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.