Rags To Riches

"ภารกิจผลิตทายาทคือพันธะที่มิอาจหลีกหนี" เมื่อชีวิตคู่เริ่มจืดจางเพราะความกดดันหลายๆ อย่าง เขาจึงอยากเติมเต็มชีวิตด้วยการมีลูก ทว่าภรรยาเด็กที่แต่งงานกันมาเกือบสามปีกลับไม่ยังพร้อมเข้าสู่บทบาทของความเป็นแม่ งานนี้เขาจึงงัดทุกท่วงท่า เอ้ย! งัดทุกเล่ห์เหลี่ยมสุดแสนจะร้ายกาจออกมาไม่มีเหลือเพื่อจุดไฟรัก แผดเผาชวนเร่าร้อนสำหรับภารกิจสวาทที่กำลังจะเริ่มต้นขึ้น...

"Sorry, Chloe. I really have an emergency!" After ten years of dating, my Alpha mate, Aiden Rothschild, made yet another excuse about handling pack affairs and left halfway through our candlelit dinner. Then, I saw a post by Aiden’s childhood sweetheart, Lana, on social media. In the photo, Aiden was gently holding her foot. [Twisted my ankle a little while cleaning the roof. It got better quickly, but Aiden still rushed over the moment he heard. No matter when I need you, you're always there. That's the reason I feel more blessed than any other woman!] In the past, I would’ve definitely confronted Aiden in anger, only to be scolded for being unreasonable. This time, though, I numbly finished my own meal in silence. I had promised my mentor I would soon leave for a secluded healing assignment in the Northern Territory. It wasn’t until I got in the car to leave the pack and tried to say goodbye to Aiden one last time that I received a video from Lana. It was her and Aiden playing Truth or Dare, calling each other "baby". I wiped away my tears and simply replied, "As long as you’re having fun." However, Aiden panicked. His eyes were red as he messaged me: [Chloe, why aren’t you even mad after seeing that? Do you even love me anymore?!] He tried to confront me in person, only to realize he couldn’t find me anywhere. That day, he completely broke down.

"I'm sorry, Anna. I've made a mistake that can never be forgiven." My Alpha mate, Alan Thorne, is drugged with a powerful aphrodisiac—one only a she-wolf's touch can neutralize. His assistant, Leah Hawke, takes advantage and sleeps with him. Alan and I have been bound by a mate bond for eight years. His heartfelt apologies make me believe it is nothing more than a tragic accident. But six months later, everything falls apart. When I hear Alan is caught in a landslide during a business trip, I rush to his side without hesitation. I find him lying in the hospital bed, staring at Leah, guilt weighing heavily in his eyes. "Leah is three months along with my pups. She risked everything to save me, clawing through mud and rocks with bare hands until they were raw and bleeding. "Baby, I swear, you're the one and only Luna. But please... Let me make this right. Let me take care of her until the pups are born." Leah breaks down in tears, pleading, "These pups are innocent. Please don't punish them." At that moment, I feel like the villain tearing a family apart. With bitterness burning in my throat, I rasp, "Alan, you have to choose. Either end our mate bond or banish Leah from the pack." Alan shakes his head, anguish deepening his expression. "I can't break our mate bond, but I also can't turn my back on Leah. That's not who I am." In the end, Leah gives birth to twin pups. The entire pack celebrates, but not me. I already know my time here has come to an end. "Well, Alan, since you can't decide, I'll be the one to vanish from your world."

ความพลาดพลั้งเพียงครั้งเดียว กลับเปลี่ยนชีวิตของเขาและเธอไปตลอดกาล... เพราะฤทธิ์แอลกอฮอล์ทำให้ธีระหลงคิดว่า เธอคือใครอีกคนที่เขารักหมดหัวใจ ค่ำคืนแห่งความมืดมนผ่านพ้นไปพร้อมความบริสุทธิ์ที่ถูกพราก แต่ถึงอย่างนั้นลลิลกลับไม่แม้แต่จะเรียกร้องสิ่งใดและทำเหมือนว่ามันไม่เคยเกิดขึ้น แต่แล้วทุกอย่างกลับไม่ได้ยุติแค่ตรงนั้น เมื่อเธอรู้ว่าตัวเองกำลังตั้งท้องลูกของเขา...

Don Matteo DiCarlo is a ruthless mafia lord, feared across the city for his power and cold heart. When a wealthy businessman, Richard Thornton, defaults on a large loan, Matteo is dispatched to collect the debt. Upon arriving at Thornton’s mansion, Matteo is met with the grim realization that the once-wealthy tycoon is now nothing more than a broke fool, living far beyond his means by borrowing money from the wrong people. Desperate to save face, Richard offers his most precious asset—his daughter, Isabella—as payment. Matteo is initially repulsed by the idea. Isabella is soft, delicate, and far too weak for someone like him. She's the very picture of vulnerability, and Matteo has no patience for weakness. However, as the days pass and Matteo spends more time in her presence, he finds himself drawn to her in ways he can’t explain. Isabella, though fragile in appearance, hides a fierce resilience beneath her gentle exterior. The more Matteo tries to keep his distance, the more he’s tempted by the soft touch of her skin, the innocence in her eyes, and the way she challenges his cold exterior without even trying. As their relationship heats up, Matteo must battle his growing attraction to the woman he initially deemed unworthy. But Isabella has her own secrets and desires, and the line between debt and desire begins to blur as their chemistry intensifies, testing both their limits. In a world of power, corruption, and deceit, will Matteo be able to claim what is his without losing himself in the process? Or will Isabella be the one to change the Don’s heart forever?

เมื่อพี่ชายตัวดีของเธอ...พาน้องสาวของมาเฟียหนุ่มหนีไป อลิสจึงต้องตกเป็นผู้รับกรรมและรอจนกว่าน้องสาวของเขาจะกลับมา แต่ดูเหมือนว่า..การได้มาอยู่กับเขากลับทำให้เธอล่วงรู้ความลับอะไรบางอย่าง ความลับ...ที่พวกเขาพยายามปกปิดเธอมาตลอด “ในเมื่อไม่ยอมบอกว่าพี่ชายของคุณมันพาน้องสาวของผมไปซ่อนไว้ที่ไหน ผมก็จะกักขังคุณไว้ที่นี่” “ก็บอกว่าฉันไม่รู้ไง” “มันก็ช่วยไม่ได้ และผมจะเอาคุณจนกว่าพี่ชายตัวดีของคุณจะโผล่หัวมา แต่ก็ไม่รับรองนะว่ากว่าจะถึงตอนนั้น อะไร อะไร ของคุณมันจะไม่หลวมซะไปก่อน” “ไอ้...” จุ๊ป อืมส์ “ฉันจะฆะ..อาส์” “หึ คุณก็เคลิ้มไปกับผมทุกครั้งอยู่ดี”

"If you offend Alpha Carlen, Luna Irene might plead for you. But if you cross Luna Irene, there won't even be a scrap of you left." That's a widely circulated saying in the werewolf upper circles. I'm Irene Chandler. Because of one game, I've decided to dissolve the mate bond with Carlen Alvarado. During the game, he says drunkenly, "I love resting my head on the belly of an expecting she-wolf and listening to the pup's heartbeat." The room falls silent. Every werewolf turns to look at me. There's no surprise in their eyes. What I see is their pity for me, the rightful Luna, and a flicker of panic that their secret has been exposed. At that moment, I understood everything. They all know Carlen has a pup with another woman. They've been helping him hide it from me. That's because they know I'm Carlen's everything. I'll leave him if I ever find out. And if I leave, he'll lose his mind. I have to admit that they know me well. After learning the truth, I plan to do three things. First, I toss the wedding ring Carlen designed for me into the furnace. Second, I save the video of Lily Chalvez flaunting her pregnancy to provoke me onto a flash drive. Third, I submit documents to the Pack Affairs Department, applying to become a researcher on the isolated Icebound Island. The day I leave the pack happens to be our seventh wedding anniversary. I'll vanish from his life like a wisp of smoke.

I take my daughter, Joy Silver, to the healer for a routine check-up. My Alpha husband, Ethan Silver, who has been away on a business trip for a few days, comes to pick us up. The moment we meet, he possessively pulls Joy and me into his arms. It's as if we are his whole world. But I catch a faint, unfamiliar scent. As Joy snuggles up to her father affectionately, I force a smile, ignoring the sudden tightness in my chest. It isn't until we get in the car that I notice a woman sitting in the back seat. So it's her scent. A thought that has circled in my mind countless times surfaces once more. I want to leave him.

On the day of my mate-bonding ceremony, someone threw a corrosive potion at me, leaving my face disfigured. In front of everyone, Oliver Fielding—my fated mate, the one promised to me for eight years—coldly rejected me and claimed the Alpha's younger stepsister, Isabella Dorsey, instead. That same night, Alpha Lucas Dorsey placed a moonstone ring in my hand. "If Oliver won't claim you, then I will. And I'll make sure you get justice." He brushes his fingers over my corroded, scarred cheek and whispers tenderly, "Evelyn, even in such a state, you're more beautiful than anyone else." Since he claimed me, Lucas has treated me like something sacred. He remembers every little thing I love and hate. Even when the painful memories overwhelm me and I lash out in panic, he just presses a kiss to my palm, his pain lingering in the touch. How could I not be completely lost to him? However, three years later, I overhear Lucas speaking with his assassin outside the council chamber. "That silver-laced corrosive potion I had you prepare—was the dosage correct?" The assassin hesitates before replying, "Alpha, if you care about Evelyn so much, why would you—" "Isabella wants Oliver, so I'll help her by removing the obstacle—Evelyn." He runs his thumb over the herbal sachet I made him and murmurs, "It's just… I've grown strangely reluctant to let Evelyn go. She's my pawn, after all." I wipe away my tears. If I'm nothing more than an obstacle to him, I'll save him the trouble and walk away on my own.

ลดา เด็กสาววัยสิบแปดปี ถูกผู้เป็นยายส่งตัวให้กับมาดามตามข้อตกลงโดยไม่ล่วงรู้เลยว่า หลานสาวกำลังจะถูกนำไปประมูลเป็นนางบำเรอให้กับพวกเศรษฐีกระเป๋าหนักได้เชยชม หากแต่ ไม่รู้เพราะความบังเอิญหรือโชคชะตานำพา... หญิงสาวได้พบกับคาลิกซ์ มาเฟียผู้ทรงอิทธิพลวัยสามสิบแปดปีที่เป็นคนประมูลเธอไปด้วยมูลค่ามากถึงแปดหลักพร้อมข้อตกลงที่ว่า... เมื่อเธออายุครบยี่สิบปีจะต้องมอบความบริสุทธิ์ให้แก่เขาและพร้อมขึ้นเตียงตลอดเวลาโดยปราศจากข้อแม้ใด ๆ ทั้งสิ้น!