O Protetor

Esperei por três horas na festa de aniversário do meu namorado, Dário Montenegro. Ele deveria ser o centro das atenções, chegar com elegância, de mãos dadas comigo. Mas não. Foi a “eterna paixão” dele, Evelina Fernandes, quem ligou — dizendo que torceu o tornozelo — e o chamou direto pro hospital. Lá, ela gravou um vídeo deles se beijando. Na cena, Dário, que sempre disse estar com as pernas paralisadas, se levanta, empurra Evelina contra a porta e se entrega ao momento. — Dário, por que você nunca contou pra Lívia que suas pernas já estavam boas? E ele, com a voz mansa e melada: — Se ela souber, vai insistir pra eu casar com ela. Lívia Vale? Ela não é nada. Só uma babá grátis. E acha que merece virar minha esposa? Logo depois, ele e Evelina continuam se beijando com força. Ela veste o vestido de noiva que eu mesma desenhei… e encara a câmera com provocação. O vídeo termina ao som dos beijos. Ele me enganou o tempo todo. Joguei fora o bolo que tinha feito pra ele com tanto carinho. Mandei uma mensagem pra minha mãe: “Oi, mãe. Tá bom. Eu aceito ir no encontro que você marcou.”

Era meu aniversário. Eu achei que ele fosse me levar à praia para ver os fogos de artifício, mas ele levou outra mulher e a filha dela. — A Bruna tem uma filha, não é fácil para ela. Seja compreensível. Ela não conhece o caminho e tem muita bagagem. Vou levá-las ao hotel primeiro. — Ele falou isso com a maior leveza, como se estivesse explicando algo trivial. Era justamente essa leveza que fazia até mesmo a minha raiva parecer exagerada. Ele colocou as duas no carro, colocou pessoalmente o cinto de segurança da criança e, sorrindo para mim, disse: — Eu já volto, não fica imaginando coisa. Fiquei parada à beira da estrada, vendo eles partirem como se fossem uma família de verdade. A noite caiu, e a brisa do mar estava gelada. Eu ainda estava esperando, até que um vídeo da Bruna apareceu na minha tela. Ele estava abraçando a filha dela, na praia, assistindo à queima de fogos. Aquela cena era a surpresa que eu mesma tinha preparado para o meu aniversário. Nos comentários, só tinha: [São perfeitos juntos, uma família tão feliz] Alguém perguntou por que ele não tinha ido me buscar. Ele sorriu e respondeu: [A Camila tem bom temperamento, ela não vai se irritar] Naquele instante, meu bolo virou uma poça de glacê derretido. No fundo, ele nunca foi verdadeiramente cruel, ele só me tinha por garantida, como se eu o fosse esperar para sempre. Mas ser ignorada com delicadeza por tanto tempo esfriou meu coração. As ondas quebravam na costa, uma após a outra, e com elas se quebravam também as minhas últimas ilusões. Desta vez, eu não vou mais esperar ele voltar.

Eu e a minha irmã mais nova, Lydia Miller renascemos inesperadamente em uma tribo de homens-fera, onde o Deus Fera nos dá a opção de escolher nossa identidade. A primeira opção é se tornar uma mulher-fera com força extraordinária e um físico alto e imponente. A segunda opção é se tornar uma sacerdotisa com a capacidade de se reproduzir entre espécies e uma figura sedutora e graciosa. Em nossa vida anterior, Lydia escolheu se tornar uma mulher-fera para sobreviver, enquanto eu me tornei a frágil sacerdotisa. Ela acabou sendo desprezada pelos homens-fera da tribo por não ser feminina o suficiente. Enquanto isso, eu conquistei os corações dos três homens-fera mais fortes e mais bonitos da tribo com minha aparência delicada. Tornei-me a mais amada entre eles. Eventualmente, eles ascenderam ao poder e passaram a governar a floresta primordial, e eu desfrutava de glória infinita como sua sacerdotisa. Enlouquecida pelo ciúme, Lydia me empurrou para um pântano venenoso quando ninguém estava olhando. Com o último resquício de força, cravei um espinho envenenado em seu corpo, e morremos juntas. Quando abro os olhos novamente, estamos de volta ao momento em que o Deus Fera nos pede para fazer nossa escolha. Desta vez, Lydia corre para reivindicar primeiro a identidade de sacerdotisa. — Ella, desta vez eu serei a sacerdotisa. Como tenho tanta pena de você, vou deixar para você aqueles três homens-fera defeituosos e impotentes. Eu reprimo a alegria selvagem que transborda dentro de mim. O que há de tão grandioso em servir apenas como ferramenta de reprodução? Em uma sociedade primitiva, força é tudo.

We all know a Viola, we've all met a Viola, we might even be one. Viola is a woman in her early twenties with absolutely no reason to keep living. She wants to die, so she tries to, sadly for her, she doesn't. Now, she is standing in the ashes of who she used to be with no idea who she should be. Viola will break your heart, but only the best stories do. She is consumed by a loss that is as deep as the ocean, pain that knows no bound, extreme anxiety and chronic paranoia, trauma that is skin deep, sadness that always return, depression that never leaves and how agonizing a friendship-breakup can be. This is a book about Love, the love that lives between you, love that is hard to find, harder to understand, the love we were born with, waiting patiently between our ribcages, waiting to be recognized, to be seen, the love we should have for ourselves, the love that does not fade.

“Oh my darling Uncle”. I said while hugging him as he was backing me. “Uncle?”. A different voice asked and it seems to come from the person I'm hugging. He turned around with me in his arms and I stared into his eyes. Dark eyes. Uncle Max's eyes are blue, like mine. I let go of him immediately like I had been burned and blushed furiously. “Uhm, sorry. I thought you… were my uncle”. I told him. A chuckle brought my attention back to his handsome face. “Hello cutie, why do you think your uncle is here?” He said, his voice sending shivers down my body. *** Happiness Matthews, a 19-year-old college freshman, thought she had everything figured out when she left her small Texas town for the bright lights of California. But after a dangerous security guard targets her in her new apartment, she has to move in with Mason, her uncle's friend, who she met two years ago at his wedding. Mason, a man in his thirties still haunted by the woman who left him at the altar two years ago, never expected to share his home with his best friend’s niece. At first, their living arrangement seems like a temporary inconvenience—but the longer they stay under the same roof, the harder it becomes to ignore the magnetic tension building between them. As the lines between family and desire blur, Happiness finds herself drawn to the man who carries both charm and a painful past. But with every passing day, the unspoken rules become more difficult to follow, and a dangerous truth about Mason’s past threatens to tear them both apart. In a story where forbidden attraction and unresolved heartbreak collide, Happy must choose between loyalty, family, love, and her own future—before the stakes get even higher

Love, Happy Endings, Soulmates, these are the things we want and need in life, we want to get them, but it's easier said than done. Certain factors need to be considered. Relationships and Love need few unmaterialistic things, but sadly, Caden Ian Manchester and Fiona Guinevere Kings do not know these. Weighed with traumas and scars, they hid their true self from each other, but the past never stays hidden, and it gets revealed in the worst way possible. Fiona Kings looks like a real life Barbie, but she sure as hell doesn't live in a fairytale, if it's a fairytale, it's a twisted one, a very twisted fairytale. Her life has being chaotic, from a family that don't care about her, to an abusive and psychotic boyfriend. She met him, Caden Manchester, it seem like she's drawn to the bad boys, Aren't we all?. Caden Manchester is a walking trauma, a breathing disaster, a living catastrophe, an addictive poison. She knows she should run, everyone tells her to run, but once Love gets into the equation, leaving seems unlikely. Caden Manchester is an orphan, a drug addict, a result of a broken home. An Artist who has definitely lost his muse. He meets her, Fiona Kings. She seems like his saving grace, his last and final shot at redemption, all he has to do is let her get tangled in his web of pain, death and painful secrets. He's no good for her, he's aware of this,  She's too angelic, but like a moth drawn to flame, he's drawn to her, to light. She's his Vanilla, His butterfly whose wings he breaks, rendering her broken. He breaks her, shatters her, destroys her, but she didn't leave. He tries to push her away, but, she stuck with him.

In a world of covens and vampires, plus-size witch Evelyn is trapped in a loveless engagement with unfaithful Calous for political reasons. Her only comfort is her best friend Jules. Everything changes when she meets Damien, a vampire tasked with connecting their worlds. Despite the historical hatred between their kinds, Evelyn and Damien fall into a forbidden romance. Evelyn faces the threat of a blood contract binding her to Calous, which could have dire consequences if broken. Amid political turmoil, Damien offers her a glimpse of love and freedom. Together, they seek to nullify the contract and forge a new path. As alliances waver and betrayal looms, Evelyn and Damien must decide if their love is worth the risk. Their journey of self-discovery and empowerment challenges the fabric of their societies as they race against time to secure their future. "The Forbidden Shadows of Love" is a tale of forbidden romance and the power of love in a world that seeks to keep them apart.

Warning: This novel contains mature contents .. Do you like the idea of making you mine , Kieran growled his lips falling on Rinna's neck. Yeah am ready, Rinna whimpering she turned her head to give him more access to her body . Truthfully you really beautiful , Kieran growled leaving soft kisses on her body.....her nude n*****s ..and her belly button. Yes.. Rinna moaned trying to cope up with his touches but unfortunately she couldn't. ....she was burning. .she wanted more ...she wanted him inside her... Sweet Seduction ( The handsome CEO).

Damien Lancaster, the cold and ruthless heir to a billion-dollar empire, has spent years plotting his revenge against Selene Carter—the woman he believes ruined his life. Damien and Selene were once lovebirds, so much in love they couldn't do without each other. They met at a business party. Years later, the lovers who were once the talk of the town became the laughingstock. Damien's business crumbled, and he was back to square one. The moment his business collapsed was also when Selene vanished without a trace. He began to believe she was behind his downfall—and she wasn’t there when he needed her most. Years later, Damien is now successful. He meets Selene again—she’s doing all kinds of jobs, struggling to survive. Damien approaches her with one motive—revenge. He tries to lure her in, but she resists. When an opportunity arises, he forces her into a fake marriage to secure a deal and restore his image. Selene, drowning in debt and legal trouble, has no choice but to sign. The contract: no love, a time limit, and total control. But as emotions resurface and secrets unravel, Damien finds himself falling for the woman he swore to destroy. Their twisted love faces betrayal, secrets, pregnancy—and a dangerous threat.

🔔 Fair warning: This book contains steamy scenes, forbidden desires and language. Two weeks after her father’s burial, Scarlett’s mother brings home a tattooed, irresistible lover. Scarlett swears she won’t want him—but forbidden desire doesn’t play fair. Scarlett knows he’s off-limits. He’s her mother’s lover. But every stolen glance, every brush of his hand, drags her deeper into obsession. Soon, secrets become touches. Touches become nights of forbidden ecstasy. And Scarlett discovers that once you taste sin, you can never spit it back out.