Ryu Kusari No Orishin

Durante sesenta y seis noches de luna llena, el Alfa Zephyr me colmó de elaborados rituales de cortejo, suplicándome que aceptara ser su compañera. En la sexagésima séptima… finalmente dije que sí. La noche en que consagramos nuestro vínculo de apareamiento, le entregué una bolsita encantada con sesenta y seis cristales de luz de luna. Hicimos un trato: cada vez que rompiera mi corazón, yo aplastaría uno. Ese era el precio de mi perdón. En los seis años desde que nos unimos, rompió mi corazón una y otra vez por su amiga de la infancia, Chloe. Y cada vez… yo aplastaba un cristal. Cuando el cristal número sesenta y cuatro se convirtió en polvo, Zephyr por fin pareció notar que algo no estaba bien. Dejé de decirle que mantuviera su distancia con Chloe. Dejé de necesitar que estuviera a mi lado. Pero cuando intentó dejarme por esa Omega una vez más, lo sujeté del brazo. —Vas a ir con ella… ¿Debería aplastar otro cristal por esto? Zephyr se quedó inmóvil, con el cansancio reflejado en el rostro. —Haz lo que te dé la gana. De todos modos, te quedan muchos. Solo asentí, observando su espalda mientras desaparecía. Él todavía creía que los cristales de luz de luna eran infinitos. No tenía idea… de que solo quedaban dos en la bolsita.

Después de perseguir a mi amor platónico, Edward Lightwood, durante diez años, finalmente me aceptó como su vínculo de sangre. Sin embargo, el día en que íbamos a hacer nuestro voto eterno, su primer amor, Beth, del clan aliado, fue asesinada por una banda de cazadores de vampiros. Él me culpó por su pérdida y me atormentó todos los días. Me expuso al sol eterno, me atravesó con estacas de madera sin llegar a matarme y luego me encerró en su sótano. Agotada y con el corazón roto, agarré la estaca de roble y me apuñalé el pecho frente a él. Me suicidé. Pero no morí. Renací en el día en que le había confesado mis sentimientos a Edward. Pero esta vez, no repetiré mi error. Me mantendré lejos de él.

I’m the real daughter. When I came back to my “real” family, the fake daughter never lost her place. She’s still the one they love. The one they protect. They even had me marry a disabled man for her. I agreed—for my own reasons. Thought that would be the end of it. But the second I married into that family, she changed her mind. Told me to get the hell out. Said I stole her husband. And then my husband realized something. I wasn’t the bride he was supposed to marry.

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT Isabella Monte is distraught when her family loses everything. Determined not to lose her parents, she swore on her father's hospital bed to get back all they had lost, however her father told her that it was futile as their suffering was caused by Angelo Flores, the wealthiest bachelor in Panama. Angelo would stop at nothing to completely get rid of the Monte's as he blames them for the death of his parents and sister. While at the hospital with her father, Isabella is visited by none other than Angelo and a deal is placed before her. "Marry me and I will let your family go." Against her father's will, Isabella agrees to Angelo's demands. Her hatred for him is stronger than ever as she vows to make him pay for her family's suffering. But, what happens when Isabella finds herself falling for the enemy?

I loved Spencer. Even though I knew he only saw Fiona when he looked at me. I clung to the wedding dress he picked out himself, holding onto the dream of a future that felt so close. But on our wedding day, she came back. In front of everyone, he has my dress ripped apart—for her. Now, he knelt before my grave, begging for forgiveness. But all I could think was, even here, he was ruining my peace.

Dangerous Desires Book Two. The first time I laid eyes on Roman Castillo, there was a charge of electricity that ignited my pulse to surge—like a lightning strike in the night sky, zapping my broken heart to life. He was beguiling, the bearer of the most vivid blue-gray eyes I had ever seen. Everything about him had the ability to make my heart trash against my chest cavity and made me weak on the knees. And for me to feel all these strange feelings at our first meeting was borderline extreme in my book. So I gave him a show, one that he would never forget. I relished the way his eyes darkened, following every intricate movement of my body. Little did I know I was stepping into dangerous territory. An uncharted world where the most primal rule prevails—only the strong survive. I wasn’t ready for him. I wasn’t prepared for the danger of his world. And nothing prepared me for the secrets I’d unravel while falling deeply for him. Because in the world I live in, love is patient; love is kind. But in his world, love is a game with no rules. [Mature Content] Cover by DobolyuV

First thing Leah Labelle did after Andrew Fillion's funeral? Ask her husband Ian for a divorce. Why? Because Ian's entire family thought the perfect way to honor his dead brother was to knock up the widow. Naturally. "My parents are threatening to hang themselves or starve, Leah. What was I supposed to do? It's just IVF with Cecilia—we're not even doing anything. Why are you making this a divorce thing?" Leah shut her eyes. Her chest cracked open, and the tears she'd been holding finally broke free. "Ian, we're MARRIED. You seriously don't think this is next-level insane?" Her husband was about to have a baby with someone else. But sure—she was the crazy one.

When the ruthless heir of a crime syndicate comes to collect an old debt, Jade's world shatters. His father owes money he can't repay, and his desperate solution is unthinkable. He offers Jade's underaged sister as a bride to the merciless Salvatore Domenico. But Jade won't let his sister be sacrificed. Instead, he steps forward, offering himself in her place. What Jade doesn't know is that Salvatore has been waiting for this moment. Years ago, Jade's powerful family branded Salvatore's father a traitor and had him killed. Now, Salvatore has returned, not for money, but for revenge. Taking Jade into his world of blood, loyalty, and violence should have been the perfect punishment. Yet, the closer Salvatore draws him into the shadows, the more the line between vengeance and desire blurs. Revenge was supposed to be sweet. But Jade tastes like something far more dangerous.

My husband and I spend 50 loving years together. On the day of our golden wedding anniversary, someone pushes me down a flight of stairs. As I drift in and out of consciousness, I miraculously regain my hearing. I lost it in the process of saving my husband when we were younger. I hear my husband say to my son, "You shouldn't have dirtied your hands." "How long more are you going to put up with her, Dad? Calista doesn't have much longer to wait." My husband sighs heavily. After a moment, I feel someone remove my oxygen tube. I descend into boundless darkness. When I open my eyes again, I've been taken back to the 80s—before I married my husband. The only difference is that I can hear this time.

Mi prometido me pidió matrimonio en un puestito callejero, pero a ella le juró amor eterno en un yate de lujo. A 48 horas de la boda, lo dejé.