Same Feathers Flock Together

After the 100th failed fertility treatment, my husband, who had been previously diagnosed with a low sperm count, spoke coldly. “Lucy is very fertile. She gets pregnant after our first time, unlike you. You just can’t conceive.” Lucy was my adoptive sister. While holding her hand, he laid out three options for me. I could either ignore their affair and retain my title as the CEO’s wife, take the ten million dollars and disappear, or walk away with nothing at all. The whole town knew how proud I was. They also knew how deeply I loved him. They surely expected me to be mad with jealousy and choose honor over compromise. But I neither cried nor made a scene. I calmly slid the check back across the table. “The child will call me Mom. I’ll stay and be Mrs. Carter.” After all, this was my third time to live such a life. The first time, I chose to leave with nothing but my dignity. The second time, I took the money, but had to live in shame. Both decisions ended in tragedy. For the third time, perhaps three of us could just... make it work.

My best friend and I married into the same ultra-wealthy family. I married the genius doctor older brother, she married the cold and proud CEO younger brother. On the day of our wedding, Julian Long did not show up. He had gone to help his long-lost love find her missing dog. My grandmother was so upset she had a heart attack. I begged him to come back and save her. He said angrily, “Are you insane, Molly Shane? How could you lie using your only family’s life to drag me back? Sunny’s dog went missing, and I’m helping her look for it. We can have our wedding some other day.” That day, he found her dog, but I lost my grandmother forever. I cried until I passed out. When I woke up, I turned to my bestie. “Evie, I’m getting a divorce. What about you?” My bestie hugged me and wept. “I’m getting a divorce too!” The brothers’ eyes went red with tears when they received the divorce papers.

I once made a promise to the top actress in the industry. If I publicly proposed to her 99 times on livestreams, she would, on the hundredth, officially launch our relationship. But when the hundredth proposal came, she was on a private yacht kissing a new rising actor. Her smile had been so sweet and carefree. I became a complete joke. Feeling guilty, she texted me: [I will say yes on your 101st proposal.] She entered my livestream, looking like a goddess had descended to earth. As she looked on, I lit all one hundred love letters I had ever written for her, as well as the stomach cancer diagnosis I had hidden inside. “There will be no 101st time, Miss Ford.”

Banished on the same day she was supposed to be made Luna of her pack, Sofia left heartbroken and found herself alone, battling depression. Just as she began to rebuild her life, she discovered she was pregnant with twins, carrying the legacy of her former mate, Nathan—the Alpha who betrayed her. In her darkest hour, she met Luca, a wealthy and renounced CEO, whose kindness and friendship helped her start anew. In a bold move to secure a better future for her children, she left the country with her babies to study at a renowned culinary school. Five years later, she was back! Back with her twins as a celebrated chef! But as time goes on, Alex, one of Sophia's twins, begins to show signs of shifting—awakening the werewolf bloodline within him and bringing the past crashing back. With the pack’s dangers resurfacing, Nathan reappears, desperate to reclaim his family after uncovering the truth behind his mistakes. Caught between the loyalty of the mate bond and her growing love for Luca, Sophia faces impossible choices that could determine her children's fate. “Mommy, Daddy, we want to be together!” > Alex and Alexia. “It’s not possible!” > Sophia. “Tell her it’s not!” > Nathan. Will she find it in her heart to forgive Nathan? Can she protect her family from those who threaten their safety? And with Victoria—the woman responsible for her banishment—still lurking, how far will Sophia go to secure a future for those she loves? With enemies closing in and her children caught in the crossfire, she must decide: Return to the pack with Nathan or forge a new future with Luca! Will love or loyalty prevail?

The day that I divorced my third husband, the system told me that I had completely failed my mission. I had married three times in this world and they were all targets that were supposed to fall for me. But every single one of them chose to divorce me because of Wendy Somerfield. The system pitied me for doing my best for the past 30 years, so it asked me to target my son. It said that if my son could confidently choose me, between me and Wendy, then I could live. However, it was no exception that the son I gave birth to after 40 weeks of pregnancy chose Wendy, just like my three ex-husbands. They all even pinned the cause of Wendy's illness on me. My first husband, who was my childhood sweetheart, pretended to be softhearted, but he was actually ruthless. He actually tried to convince me to donate one of my kidneys to Wendy. My second husband, who I met on a blind date, used a scalpel to personally cut open my body. My third husband, who I fell in love with at first sight, even threatened me with my son. While spitting out blood from my mouth, I agreed to their requests with a smile. However, when they saw me being pushed out of the operating room, those people who turned their backs on me went crazy.

Born as the Duke's most exquisite daughter, Triana grew up as an innocent, spoiled girl. However, she realizes that her beauty is the reason for all the happiness she has gotten so far. Thus, she asks a witch for an eternal beauty. As a condition from the witch, Triana must give a torture potion to a vampire who has been confined in a hidden castle. Vlador, the last descendant of King Dracula, survived the war but was chained in magic, forgotten, and starving. Triana's deception grants her the timeless beauty she craves, but it also plunges her into a nightmarish reality. When Vlador's chains shatter and he thinks she will be his prey, a strange and perilous connection emerges between them. "You two have the same arrogance. Isn't 'Eat or be eaten' a principle of your lives? Now, suffer together in my curse!" Their hearts beat as one, each reliant on the other for their very existence. Triana must quench her thirst with Vlador's blood to stay alive, while he battles his insatiable craving for hers.

Há seis anos eu estava ao lado de Rogério Monteiro quando, certa tarde, falei sem rodeios: — Rogério, vou me casar. Ele estremeceu, e pude ver que retornava apressado de algum devaneio enquanto, um tanto embaraçado, tentava se justificar: — Aurora, você sabe que a empresa está num momento crucial de captação de recursos. Agora não tenho cabeça para... Mantive meu sorriso, ainda que fosse um tanto contido, e respondeu: — Não tem problema. Mas Rogério entendeu tudo errado. Sim, eu pretendia mesmo me casar. Só que não seria com ele.

No terceiro ano do meu casamento com Leonardo Carvalho, recebi de repente um vídeo enviado por Cristiane Carvalho, irmã adotiva dele. Quando abri, vi Leonardo usando a gravata que eu havia acabado de lhe dar para amarrar a própria irmã adotiva na cabeceira da cama. Ela estava completamente nua sob o corpo dele, gemendo sem parar e chamando-o de "meu amor". Depois, os dois ficaram abraçados, colados um ao outro. Cristiane, manhosa, enroscou os braços no pescoço dele e reclamou: — Mano, aquele anel que você me deu, eu não gostei. Leva de volta e dá para a sua esposa. Diz que é presente de aniversário da irmãzinha, tá? No dia seguinte, eu me sentei sozinha em um restaurante elegante. Fiquei encarando a cadeira vazia à minha frente, perdida em pensamentos. De repente, o assistente apareceu empurrando um bolo enorme na minha direção. — O Chefão teve um imprevisto e me mandou entregar seu presente de aniversário. Dentro da caixa estava justamente o anel que a irmã adotiva dele havia recusado. Logo depois, novas fotos chegaram ao meu celular. Leonardo estava no hospital acompanhando Cristiane, dedicado como um marido perfeito. Eu não chorei. Não fiz escândalo. Apenas assinei calmamente os papéis do divórcio e pedi que começassem a preparar um casamento. — Senhora, em nome dos noivos... Quem devo colocar? — Leonardo e Cristiane. Sete dias depois, eu faria o mundo inteiro ver o quanto o reservado e inflexível Padrinho sabia se divertir quando estava sozinho com a própria irmã.

"Ada masanya kalo semisal lo nggak kuat sama tingkah gue, lo bisa kabur. Paham?" Sejak pertama kali ungkapan itu terucap dari mulut Samuel Atlanta Hayden, membuat Magnolia Kenina menjadikannya syarat mempertahankan pernikahan mereka. Pernikahan yang sama sekali tidak disetujui olehnya, namun karena ketemakan keluarga Magnolia Kenina dia menjadi target seperti ibunya. Pernikahan yang tidak diinginkan tetapi Magnolia Kenina juga menjadikan suatu alasan agar orang yang ia sayangi terlindungi.

No dia em que Lorena Rochas e Isaac Cunha completavam cinco anos de casados, o primeiro amor de Isaac voltou para o Brasil. Naquela mesma noite, Lorena descobriu que Isaac, trancado no banheiro, murmurava o nome do primeiro amor enquanto se masturbava com a própria mão. Foi assim que Lorena entendeu qual tinha sido, durante cinco anos, o verdadeiro motivo de Isaac nunca ter tocado nela. Isaac disse: — Lorena, a Aurora voltou sozinha, ela está sem ninguém aqui, eu só estou ajudando como amigo. Ela respondeu: — Eu entendi. Isaac explicou: — Lorena, eu prometi para a Aurora que eu ia com ela para a ilha comemorar o aniversário dela. Eu só estou cumprindo uma promessa antiga. Ela disse: — Tá bom. Isaac continuou: — Lorena, para esse jantar eu preciso de uma assistente à altura. A Aurora é mais adequada do que você. Ela apenas murmurou: — Uhum, vão vocês dois. Quando Lorena parou de se irritar, parou de chorar e parou de discutir, foi Isaac quem começou a estranhar e perguntou: — Lorena, por que você não fica com raiva? Lorena, claro, já não ficava mais com raiva, porque ela também estava de partida. Lorena, que já estava cansada havia muito tempo daquele casamento morto, começou, em silêncio, a estudar inglês, a prestar todo tipo de prova e a enviar candidaturas para programas de estudos no exterior. No dia em que o visto dela finalmente saiu, Lorena colocou o acordo de divórcio na frente dele. Isaac riu, sem acreditar: — Para de graça. Sem mim, como é que você vai sobreviver? Lorena virou as costas, comprou a passagem e voou para a Europa. A partir daquele dia, ela desapareceu sem deixar rastro. A próxima vez que Isaac viu notícias sobre ela, foi em um vídeo que tinha explodido nas redes: Lorena, vestida com um traje tradicional brasileiro, dançava uma coreografia típica do Brasil no céu de um país estrangeiro. O vídeo viralizou no mundo inteiro. Isaac cerrou os dentes e prometeu em silêncio. "Não importa onde você esteja, Lorena. Eu vou dar um jeito de trazer você de volta."