Robert E Smith Library

Our bodies tangled in the car. My husband moved inside me, lips claiming my chest, when the sudden ring of a phone ripped me out of our intoxicating haze. Gabriel answered without hesitation. It was one of his closest friends from the medical world, speaking in German. “Don,” the voice said casually, “your mistress is two months pregnant. What are you going to do?” Gabriel didn’t pause. His tone was calm. “Grace can’t have children,” he replied. “I’ll let her carry the baby to term, then adopt it as my own. That secures the heir. This stays between us.” Something inside me froze. The one thing he had forgotten— I majored in German. And he learned it just to win me. I didn’t scream. I didn’t confront him. Instead, I smiled, stayed quiet, and kept playing the perfect wife. Later, I slipped the divorce papers into a real estate contract and watched him sign without reading. Then I quietly registered a new identity. For the next three days, his absence—and her taunting messages—erased the last illusions I had about love. When my new identity finally went live, I walked away without looking back. Carrying his child. And disappearing from his world forever.

My son asked me for something I couldn’t give. “Just three chances, Mom,” he whispered. “If he really doesn’t love us after that… we’ll leave forever.” He was talking about his father — Giovanni Romano. The heir to a Mafia empire. My husband in name only. He never called our son his own. He never once said he loved me. Chance one, Giovanni forgot. Chance two, he lied. Chance three… he broke something no apology could fix. So I packed our bags, held my son’s hand, and walked away. No tears. No goodbyes. Just quiet. The night our plane took off, my phone buzzed. “Wait,” his message read. “I’m coming home.” But home isn’t where he is anymore. It’s wherever my son finally sleeps without crying. Because some promises don’t break — they shatter. And some mothers never wait again.

Ivory grew up just like every other girl in her father's pack. Her kindhearted nature drew everyone in, making her extremely popular. With her porcelain skin, sky blue eyes and white hair made her look like a goddess. The whole pack was excited for the full moon to finally find their mates! Ivory ended up finding more than just her mate. After crashing the party, Ivory's uncle reveals himself, making the truth of Ivory's heritage come to light. Can Ivory, daughter of the Moon Goddess and Mother Nature, stop her uncle, Creator of the Underworld from taking over Earth?

One immigration application ended my marriage— and erased me from my husband’s world forever. I was Arabella Ashford— the wife of the man everyone wanted to marry. An Italian mafia heir—Born into power, wealth, and fear. A bloodline successor watched by international law enforcement, forbidden to cross borders, permanently barred from U.S. territory. They said he adored me— built me a private estate so I’d never hear the city, sent me flowers for no reason, just to make me smile, remembered every little thing I liked, every habit and quirk, No one saw the truth. And while the world called him perfect— he was putting another woman in my place, and another life in her womb. So I made my choice. I filed for permanent residency overseas. With that one signature, I erased myself from his world. From that moment on, he would never find me again. This was the price of his betrayal. He didn’t realize I was losing him that day. When he discovered the woman he betrayed was already beyond his reach. That was when he lost everything. He gave up his position. Walked away from his inheritance. Turned his back on a throne men would kill for— all to cross an ocean he was never allowed to enter.

A vast barbaric army is on the march. One hardened captain and his elite commandos are the kingdom’s last hope… Jack fights to honor and avenge those who died under his command. Hunted by savage foes, with only his small band of soldiers for support, it’s a race against time to put an end to the Owlaw’ leader before he unleashes a devastating new attack that would destroy everything he’s fought and bled to protect. “What do you think a hero is? It’s just the right person in the right place making the right choice at the right time. Heroes aren’t born. They’re made.”

After witnessing her mother being killed in cold blood at the tender age of 8, Alice Francesco sets herself on a mission to find and seek revenge on the mafia responsible for her mother’s death. Alice had thought her mission would be without any loopholes, but everything changed when she crossed paths with Zade Vicenzo, the Don of the Vicenzo mafia empire.

Nina had the perfect life. She had a caring boyfriend and friends that never left her side until one night when her world came crashing down. Deciding to embark on a new journey, she is met with more questions than answers. After countless rouge attacks she finds herself in a sticky situation and her savior is someone she least expected. Nina now has to figure out if she can fulfill her destiny.

Meu namorado escolheu se casar com a amiga de infância, que estava grávida antes do casamento. Tudo por causa da reputação dela. Quando perguntei ao Lucas, quase sem acreditar, o que seria de mim e do nosso bebê, ele respondeu numa calma gelada: — Isabela não é como você. Ela só tem a mim no mundo. Ela não suportaria os boatos de ser mãe solteira! Lucas simplesmente esqueceu que eu também não tinha ninguém além dele. Esqueceu que eu, assim como Isabela, também estava grávida antes de casar. Depois, quando todo mundo disse que nem o pai da criança eu sabia quem era, Lucas ficou ao lado de Isabela e assistiu tudo com frieza, totalmente indiferente à minha dor. Só ali eu entendi que até o amor tinha nível. Foi aí que decidi interromper aquela gravidez que nunca foi um erro. Mais uma vez, deixei o caminho livre para que Lucas pudesse se sentir o herói salvando a donzela em perigo que ele sempre amou.

Lilith n'est plus qu'une ombre, un être brisé dont l'existence se résume à une douleur continue. Devenue l'enjeu d'une guerre impitoyable entre deux prédateurs, elle est tiraillée entre la possession glaciale de Damian, qui sculpte sa soumission par l'humiliation, et la passion dévorante de Cain, qui consume les derniers vestiges de son âme. Chaque frémissement, chaque regard, chaque marque sur sa peau attise leur jalousie maladive. Damian la punit pour la moindre émotion qu'elle ose montrer en présence de son rival. Cain, lui, use de violence pour effacer toute trace de l'autre, faisant de son corps le champ de bataille de leur conflit. L'affrontement ultime éclate : les deux hommes se livrent un duel presque mortel. C'est dans ce bain de sang que Lilith, brisée mais lucide, comprend qu'elle n'a qu'une issue : les détruire, ou périr. Des cendres de sa rage naît une femme nouvelle, froide et stratège. Elle apprend à retourner leur poison contre eux, manipulant leur jalousie avec une précision cruelle jusqu'à l'ultime confrontation. Damian tombe. Cain, quant à lui, transformé par la perte et fasciné par la force insoupçonnée de celle qu'il a martyrisée, demeure. Leur relation, née des cicatrices, se reconstruit sur les ruines de leur passé. Un amour dur comme l'acier, trempé dans le sang et la souffrance, émerge , aussi toxique que vital, aussi destructeur que salvateur.

Waking up, Eva realized she was naked in bed. Events from last night slowly crept into her mind. Even though she suspected her memories for a moment, the intoxicating scent, tingling of her skin, and the man beside her cleared all her doubts. Waking up beside their mate was a normal routine but in her case, the night was a one-time mistake. Minding the reality, she quietly slipped out of his hold, dressed up, and walked out of the room with teary eyes. Eva Silver, daughter of Grey Lake pack Gamma Robert Silver and the strongest she-wolf of her pack. All she wanted was the person who was born for her, her mate. She was waiting for him from the moment she turned eighteen. Meeting her mate was supposed to be the happiest moment for her but on contrary, she was disappointed with the man she met. Add on to her misery, the girl beside him introduced herself as his future Luna. Jake Smith, Alpha of North Mountain Pack. North Mountain was a small pack but no one dare to step on its wrong side because of its horrible reputation which included killing their own mates. Jake never wanted to meet his mate but fate wasn't easy on him. From a very young age, he was taught to hate the mate, if not reject the mate, and if not kill the mate. "I, Eva Silver rejecting Alpha Jake Smith as my mate", Eva said with tear-filled eyes, and after finishing her words a surge of pain emerged into her body. "I.. I, Alpha Jake...", a loud roar erupted from him and he shifted into his shiny brown wolf. What made Eva reject her mate? Why was North Mountain pack against mate bond? What were Eva and Jake destined for?