Rosie Vyond

“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.

It was not until after I married Bennett that I found out he had a clingy little childhood friend who loved to play the victim. On the very first day of our marriage, at dinner, I simply asked Bennett to pass me a bite of food. She immediately exploded. "Holly, you're disgusting! Bennett already used those utensils, and you seriously asked him to serve you food? What, don't you have hands?" I froze, completely blindsided. Before I could even react, Bennett put down his spoon and went straight to her, wrapping her in his arms like she was the one who had been wronged. Then he turned to me and said I should just get my own food from now on. However, honestly, wasn't it normal for a husband to serve his wife a bite? What was so outrageous about that? I barely got a word out before Bennett shut me down in a low, firm voice. "That's final. If Rosie doesn't like it, then we're not doing it. End of discussion."

Der größte Fehler meines Lebens war, mich in meinen Stiefbruder – Alpha Cayden Gates zu verlieben. Ich war zwölf, als meine Mutter wieder heiratete. Er war der Einzige im neuen Rudel, der mich freundlich behandelte, und ich verliebte mich auf den ersten Blick in ihn. Mit sechzehn wurde ich von Einzelgänger-Wölfen angegriffen. Er stellte sich allein zehn von ihnen entgegen, um mich zu beschützen. Mit achtzehn wurde er durch Silber vergiftet und wäre beinahe gestorben. In diesem Moment teilte mir meine Wölfin mit, er sei mein Schicksalsgefährte. Ohne zu zögern spendete ich mein Knochenmark, um sein Leben zu retten. In jener Nacht sah ich ihn bleich und schlafend daliegen. Ich konnte nicht anders, als seine Lippenwinkel zu küssen. Genau in diesem Moment öffnete er die Augen und sein Gesicht rötete sich. „Tessa, wir sind Geschwister. Du darfst diese Grenze nicht überschreiten.“ Von da an mied er mich, als wäre ich ein Fehler, den er sich nicht leisten durfte. Bei seiner Verlobten Rosie Lloyd wurde eine seltene Blutkrankheit diagnostiziert. Ich war die einzige passende Spenderin. Zum ersten Mal flehte er mich an: „Wenn du sie rettest, erfülle ich dir jeden Wunsch.“ Doch ich war nach der Knochenmarkspende völlig geschwächt. Eine Blutspende hätte mich töten können. Ich sagte nein – und Rosie starb. Er vergoss keine Träne, als wäre nichts geschehen. Doch auf ihrer Beerdigung zerschmetterte er vor allen Augen das Porträt, das ich von ihm gemalt hatte, und sagte kalt: „Wie widerlich, von einem Leben mit dem eigenen Bruder zu träumen.“ Damit wurde ich zur Schande, zum lebenden Gespött. Demütigung und Verzweiflung verschlangen mich, bis ich wie in Trance in den See stürzte und ertrank. Als ich die Augen wieder öffnete, war ich zurück in dem Moment, als er mich um Blut anflehte. Ich sagte ruhig zu. Es war die letzte Schuld, die ich der Familie Gates zurückzahlte. Cayden, von jetzt an ist es vorbei. Zwischen uns gibt es nichts mehr.

Rosie Fleur Bamford is a half human and half vampire that comes from a royal family. Bumalik siya sa Pilipinas upang maghiganti sa kanyang asawa na ngayong kinasal sa kaibigan nito noon at sa ina ng lalaki na mula’t sapul ay ayaw siya para sa kanyang anak. Gusto niyang iparamdam sa kanila ang sakit na binigay nila rito sa pamamagitan ng dati niyang asawa, kung saan gagamitin niya ang kanyang mga abilidad bilang bampira upang akitin ang kanyang asawa’t paikutin ang lahat para sa ganti na ibibigay niya sa kanila. Darating sa punto na hindi niya inaasahan na may mga darating na mga pangyayari na susubok sa kanyang lakas, sakit na mas magpapa-usbong ng galit nito para sa kanila. Magkakaroon ng isang bunga ang mga pangyayaring ito at sa huli’y kailangan niyang mamili at magdesisiyon para sa mga resulta na siya lang ang may hawak. “Revenge can heal the heart, but not the soul. It is a cycle that will not stop until a person end the cycle that should not have existed at the beginning, as it will get worse and can be passed from generation to generation.”

O maior erro que já cometi na vida foi me apaixonar pelo meu meio-irmão Alfa, Cayden Gates. Eu tinha 12 anos quando minha mãe se casou de novo, e ele foi o único na nova alcateia que me tratou com gentileza. Me apaixonei por ele à primeira vista. Quando eu tinha 16 anos, fui atacada por lobos selvagens, e ele enfrentou dez deles sozinho para me proteger. Aos 18, ele foi envenenado por prata. Quase morreu. Foi quando minha loba me disse que ele era meu companheiro destinado. Sem hesitar, doei minha medula óssea para salvá-lo. Naquela noite, olhando para ele dormindo com o rosto pálido, não resisti e beijei o canto dos seus lábios. Ele abriu os olhos naquele exato momento, o rosto corado. — Tessa, somos irmãos. Você não deveria ultrapassar esse limite. A partir daquele dia, ele começou a me evitar, como se eu fosse um erro que ele não podia se permitir cometer. Sua noiva, Rosie Lloyd, tinha sido diagnosticada com uma doença sanguínea rara, e eu era a única doadora compatível. Pela primeira vez, ele me implorou. — Se você aceitar salvá-la, eu concordo com qualquer coisa. Mas eu já estava fraca por causa do transplante de medula. Doar sangue de novo poderia me matar. Eu disse não, e no final Rosie morreu. Ele não derramou uma única lágrima, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Mas no funeral dela, ele destruiu o retrato que eu tinha pintado dele na frente de todos e disse friamente: — Que nojo você ter a audácia de sonhar em ficar com seu próprio irmão. Depois disso, me tornei uma vergonha, motivo de piada por onde passava. A humilhação e o desespero me consumiram por completo, e em um momento de confusão, caí no lago e me afoguei. Quando abro os olhos de novo, estou de volta ao momento em que ele me implora por sangue. Eu digo sim, calmamente. Considero isso a última dívida que tenho com a família Gates. Cayden, a partir de agora, acabou entre nós. Não existe mais nenhum laço nos unindo.

I lose a kidney after an accident, but my one-year-old son dies on the spot. The months after the accident are when I'm most depressed, but my CEO husband is by my side day and night as he cares for me. However, in the fifth year of our marriage, I overhear Yoel Lawson's conversation with a doctor. "It's bad enough that you deliberately orchestrated that accident to have Felicity's kidney transplanted in Rosa's body, but you even accidentally caused your child's death. Aren't you afraid Felicity will lose her mind when she finds out?" "We've lost our son, but we can always have another child. Rosie would've died without that kidney. I gave up my happiness to make it up to Felicity, didn't I? I'll make her conceive again this year—she'll be happier than anything else." Yoel's indifferent voice makes my head spin. I feel like I've been struck by lightning. It turns out he didn't spend all day at the hospital after my accident because of me—he was there to care for Rosa Shaw, his true love. I don't want to have another child with him. I don't even want him anymore.

Just one second before Alpha Daniel’s fated mark burned into my skin, a sharp voice pierced the air at the bonding ceremony. “Stop!” Jessica, Daniel’s first love, stumbled forward, her belly swollen. “Are you all really going to let this vicious woman become your Luna?” she cried, pointing at me with trembling hands. “She’s been torturing me for months! She poisoned my tea, left knives at my door, and tried to force me to abort Alpha’s pup!” My mind went blank at her sudden, fabricated accusations. “What? I didn’t—” Before I could finish, Jessica lunged toward me. Acting on instinct, I raised my arm to block her, but she collapsed heavily to the floor. “My pup!” she shrieked. “Daniel, look! She’s trying to hurt us again! Call the enforcers to arrest her!” In the next heartbeat, Daniel rushed forward, shielding Jessica in his arms without hesitation. He looked at me, his gaze cold and disappointed. “Rosie, why couldn’t you just behave? This pup is our pack’s heir!” Around us, the elders exchanged dark, knowing glances, silently condemning me. With no way to prove my innocence, I was sentenced to three years in the nightmare Silver Prison. Whips, hunger, endless violence… Eventually, I learned what Daniel really meant by “behave”. But why was he the one who regretted it?

"Change of plans, you are coming with me and you are going to be a good girl if you don't want to lose your son" I threatened even though it was an empty threat it worked on her. "What do you want from me? Why are you here?" She glared at me. "I'm here to take you back home, Rosie, oh how your parents have missed you" I taunted as she quavered obviously. "I'm going to kill you" She seethed. "I'll be looking forward to that threat, Little Fox" **** Rosella Santino is on the run from her own family, after running away from home because she got pregnant due to a one-night stand with a stranger, her parents suggested she get rid of the child but she didn't instead she ran away. Running away from her responsibilities as the next leader of her clan, she builds a successful life in another town far away from home. Everything changed one day when her baby's father came looking for her. She didn't know he was from the Silver Bullets clan, a rival mafia group her family hated and it was mutual, both families had hated each other for years and they didn't bother to hide it. Seth Acapella didn't expect her to have a child when he found her, but then he finds out the child is his. Even if he is supposed to abduct her and use her against her family for a business transaction, he found himself changing his plans. He wants to keep her. But will she allow him? Will she let go of the past and forgive him for all he did to her? Will she choose her enemy over her family and fight for love?

Une seconde avant que la morsure fatale d'Alpha Daniel ne s'imprime dans ma peau, une voix stridente a fendu l'air de la cérémonie d'union. « Arrêtez ! » Jessica, son premier amour, s'est avancée en titubant, le ventre hautement arrondi. « Vous allez vraiment laisser cette femme malveillante devenir notre Luna ? » a-t-elle sangloté, son doigt tremblant pointé vers moi, « Elle me harcèle depuis des mois ! Elle a mis du poison dans mon thé, déposé des couteaux devant ma porte, et a tenté de me forcer à avorter de l'enfant de notre Alpha ! » Face à ces accusations soudaines, mon esprit est devenu vide. « Quoi ? Je n'ai jamais... » Avant que je ne puisse terminer, Jessica s'est ruée sur moi. J'ai levé les bras par instinct, mais elle s'est effondrée lourdement au sol. « Mon bébé ! » a-t-elle hurlé, « Daniel, regarde ! Elle cherche encore à nous faire du mal ! Appelle les gardes, vite ! » Une seconde plus tard, Daniel s'est précipité et a enlacé Jessica sans la moindre hésitation. Son regard était glacé et déçu lorsqu'il m'a fixée : « Rosie, pourquoi ne peux-tu pas simplement rester à ta place ? Cet enfant est l'héritier de notre meute ! » Les anciens ont échangé des regards sombres et pleins de sous-entendus, prononçant silencieusement mon verdict. Incapable de prouver mon innocence, j'étais alors condamnée à trois années de prison dans le cauchemardesque Prison d'Argent. Les fouets, la faim et les violences incessantes… J'ai compris enfin ce que Daniel entendait par « rester à sa place ». Alors pourquoi, au final, était-ce lui qui regrettait ?