Rio Nico

“All he wanted was the woman he could never have - my sister. So he and his family treated me like nothing. Now the tables have turned and revenge they say, is a drink best served cold.” *** One year ago, Brianna Page escaped the suffocating grip of her marriage to Nico Armani, a union that had reduced her to a mere shadow of her former self. Treated like a nobody by her husband and maltreated by his family, Brianna's almost nonexistent spark had been all but extinguished, snuffed out and scattered like the autumn leaves in gusts of wind. Now, she is a different woman altogether, a force to be reckoned with. The timid, submissive bride is gone, replaced by a confident, powerful entrepreneur who's built a small empire of her own. As the owner of a thriving company, Brianna has finally found her voice and her freedom. Just as she is savoring her newfound independence, Nico shows up and drops a bombshell: their divorce couldn’t go through and they are required to live under the same roof for half of a year before it is official. Now she is hell-bent on exacting revenge on her husband and his family for all the pain they’ve caused her. She is determined, ready, and resolute in her revenge plan and it doesn’t matter now that Nico is willing to do whatever it takes to win her back, to prove his love and devotion. She has moved on, and she's not about to let him dictate her life again. The question is: can Nico convince Brianna to give him another chance, or has she truly closed the door on their tumultuous past? One thing's for sure - Brianna's not going to let anyone, including her ex-husband, undermine her newfound happiness and success.

Depois que eu caí enquanto estava grávida, meu filho de seis anos, Nico Bertelli, não veio me ajudar. Quando acordei, o bebê na minha barriga tinha desaparecido. Ao lado da minha cama no hospital, Nico se escondeu atrás do meu marido, Roberto Bertelli, e murmurou: — Mamãe, eu achei que você tinha desmaiado de propósito para chamar minha atenção. Você já fingiu desmaiar algumas vezes antes só para me impedir de sair com a Srta. Pelosi. Roberto acrescentou friamente: — Você está sempre fazendo truques para chamar atenção. Nico nem confia mais em você. Você precisa se olhar bem e descobrir por que ele prefere ficar com a Martina Pelosi em vez de você. Eu senti meu coração completamente partido. No dia seguinte, depois de receber alta do hospital, fui para casa, arrumei tudo o que era meu e deixei para trás apenas dois documentos: um acordo de divórcio e uma carta renunciando aos meus direitos parentais.

Hot-headed Cash Huxley is perfectly fine not being tied down. She lives her life the way she wants without having to answer to anyone. Which is why she's been the target of her family's constant pestering on the matter of marriage. While they want nothing more than to see her live her "happily ever after", Cash on the other hand would rather gouge her eyes out than fall in line with the countless women she's seen suffering because of the lies they believe in. Being unable to take it any longer, however, Cash's mother decides to take things into her own hands by setting up her stubborn daughter on a blind date with one of the most eligible bachelors she knows- Rio Asheton. Rio is the heir to the Asheton family conglomerate and more specifically the son of her father's boss. Will Cash be able to retain her sanity long enough to ensure her freedom or will Rio be the one to finally get her to give in and say "I do"?

Rio is an orphan, wandering alone in hunger on the phenomenal street of Mexico. A theif. Not when adolescence hit her, and so the cruel world becomes her den. A night angle that captures many hearts, allure men in dark suits, and havoc on Adam's blood. A mask woman on a pole. But when she is offered by a mysterious gentleman to be his seductress in a month for a million dollar and more, is she prepared for the private dance he is asking for? A multi-billionaire glorifying her existence. A price pool that no one can take down. A steamy nights they could have shared. But like her, he is a mask man who had her on his mercy. Rio is bounded, but is she willing to tie the knot with the man whom she never had the chance to get a flicker of himself? A man who thinks he can see through her, when he couldn't. For Rio isn't just a seductress. She is an asset, and all were plans set to capture the merciless killer wandering in Mexico for so long. By hook or by crook, it's either love or…. death. A happy-ever-after that never exist. @cycy

Nico tightened the belt around my neck, leaned down, and pressed himself against me, thrusting into my body. The lack of oxygen intensified all my sensations; I gasped for breath, trying to escape. He thrust deeper and harder, pain and pleasure spreading up my spine, a tingling sensation leaving me weak and collapsing onto the bed. "Can you feel it, my baby?" Another heavy blow, his hand slapping mercilessly against my forced, upturned buttocks. "This is my declaration of ownership over your body." I closed my eyes, enduring his continued penetration, sharp pleasure erupting from that point that threatened to utterly break me. He moved closer, his fingers wiping away the tears on my face. "Your body, your soul, belong to me." Three days after my boyfriend Nikolai disappeared, my life completely collapsed. When I saw him again, I wasn't greeted by the usual warm embrace; Nico Moretti saw me as the murderer of his twin brother. But the punishment I silently endured gradually took a turn for the worse. "If you want to hurt her, then step over my dead body." "Nico, I'm pregnant."

Menikah selama delapan tahun dengan suamiku, setiap tahun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, dia selalu mengatakan maskapai sudah mengatur penerbangan untuknya dan memberiku sepasang anting-anting mahal untuk membujukku. Namun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami tahun ini, aku tidak sengaja mendengar candaannya dengan teman-temannya. “Kak Rio, setiap tahun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan, kamu selalu bersama Nadia, apa Jessica sama sekali tidak menyadarinya?” “Pantas saja dia tidak bisa hamil, bagaimana pun ketika giliran dia, kamu sudah kehabisan tenaga.” Rio Aditya menghembuskan asap rokok dan menjawab, “Nadia meninggalkan segalanya demiku, aku harus memberinya sebuah keluarga.” “Sedangkan Jessica, sejak dia keguguran aku sudah tidak mencintainya lagi. Jika waktunya sudah tiba aku akan mengajukan cerai, meskipun ini tidak adil baginya, tapi aku akan mencari cara untuk menebusnya dengan uang.” Sepertinya Rio tidak akan memiliki kesempatan itu lagi, di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, aku didiagnosis kanker ovarium stadium akhir. Jika sudah tidak cinta, aku juga sudah siap meninggalkannya. 'Rio, mulai sekarang kita akan berpisah dengan damai dan tidak akan bertemu lagi.'

Anya, lulusan ekonomi dari desa, terpaksa menjadi jaminan atas hutang lima ratus juta rupiah ayah tirinya, Darman, kepada CEO Pratama Land, Rio Pratama. Ia dipaksa tinggal dan bekerja sebagai pelayan di apartemen mewah Rio. Setiap hari adalah perjuangan bagi Anya. Rio memperlakukannya dengan dingin, merendahkan statusnya, dan menegaskan kekuasaannya 24 jam penuh, bahkan memanggilnya di tengah malam untuk perintah sepele hanya untuk menegaskan kontrol. Kilas balik mengungkap Darman memaksa Anya setuju demi keselamatan ibunya yang sakit-sakitan.

Dios si tampan yang menggemaskan. Diona si cantik pujaan banyak orang. Friska si jenius yang berhati dingin. Dios dan Friska tumbuh bersama sejak kecil, namun hati mereka tidak saling tertaut. Dios menyukai Diona, sedangkan Friska menyukai matematika. Sampai Rio, si teman surat menyurat Friska saat di rumah sakit itu datang, dan membuat hubungan mereka menjadi rumit. Menyadarkan Dios tentang sebuah perasaan yang belum pernah ia rasakan sebelumnya. Ia menginginkan Diona namun tidak ingin kehilangan Friska. Sedangkan Rio tetap pada pendiriannya, hanya Friska seorang.

Para devolverle a mi amor platónico el derecho de heredar su familia mafiosa, le di una de mis córneas. Sin embargo, cuando él recuperó la vista, mi familia prefirió que se casara con mi hermana mayor en lugar de conmigo. En mi vida pasada, intenté encontrarlo y explicarle todo, pero me rechazó. Por si fuera poco, mi familia me exilió y morí la noche de su boda con mi hermana. Y entonces, renací antes de mi exilio. Esta vez, decidí abandonar mi grupo mafioso y a mi amor platónico por voluntad propia... Pero, ¿aquel jefe mafioso despiadado? Él se derrumbó por completo.

—Te amo —me dice Kael, y yo le creo.Incluso en medio de la guerra y el caos, tratando de escapar y escondiéndonos de nuestros enemigos, sé que él es el único para mí.Siento que el lazo entre nuestros corazones se tensa, y lo único que puedo decir en respuesta es: —Hazme tuya. Gemma. Lo único que quería era aventura. Cuando se escabulló para ocupar el lugar de su primo como criadora de un alfa lejano, no tenía ni idea del peligro y la confusión a los que se enfrentaría. Pero entonces conoció a Kael, un Alfa capturado, y todo cambió.Kael. Llevaba años escondiendo de sus enemigos lo que quedaba de su manada destruida. Pero ahora que tenía a Gemma, tenía algo por lo que valía la pena luchar.¿Podrán los dos vencer a sus enemigos y encontrar paz para la manada Moonwake, para que por fin puedan estar juntos en paz, o ganará el Alfa rival?"Secuestrada por el Alfa Rival" es una obra de Claire Wilkins, autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.