Sea Smoke

In my fifth year of marriage to the Don of a powerful mafia family, I find out that the protection charm he gave me causes me headaches whenever I bring it with me. As a surgeon, this raised my alarm. I retrieved the small sachets I had found inside the amulet and brought them to the toxicology lab at Kosley Hospital.. The doctor inspects the sachet and tells me that it contains a type of slow-acting poison that doesn't just cause harm to the victim's body but also renders them infertile after a while. I cry and exclaim, "But that's impossible! My husband gave this to me! His name is Vincenzo Cursley. He's also the person who owns this hospital!" The doctor looks at me in confusion. "Miss, please stop the nonsense. I know Mr. Cursley and his wife. They're very close and intimate with each other. Also, Mrs. Cursley just gave birth to a baby boy not too long ago. They're both now in the VIP ward, looking at their baby." Then, the doctor shows me a photo on his phone. Vincenzo was wearing his usual black suit with the Cursley family emblem embroidered on it. He was holding a baby in his arms, and as for the woman standing next to him… I know her. Her name is Claudia Henderson. And Vincenzo has always referred to her as his adoptive sister.

Officer Ana Sofía González has lived her entire life haunted by one night the night her father, a respected police officer, was brutally murdered on the orders of one of Valencia’s ruthless El Jafes. Years later, the city trembles under the mafia’s iron grip, and Ana finally sees her chance for revenge. To expose the syndicate from within, she goes undercover under a new identity Mariana Gustav, the mysterious daughter of the recently arrested mafia lord, Ricardo Gustav. But what Ana doesn’t know is that Mariana’s life comes with dangerous strings attached including a marriage contract with José Fernández, the cold-blooded heir to a criminal empire, known across the underworld as The Prince of Death. Trapped between duty and deception, Ana must play her role perfectly or die trying. Every step she takes draws her deeper into a world of power games, and forbidden desire.And as she falls too deep into her role as Mariana, she is faced with the choice, to remain loyal to her her Mafia husband or bring his father’s billion dollar enterprise crashing to the ground .

Jen is the princess of the hidden valley, also known as the miracle doctor. Her life turns upside down when her elder brother who adopted her when she was little became obsessed with her and locked her away from to the world. Un-reluctant to bear what he further had in store for her after five years locked away and forced to bear his child, she ends her life and ends his. But Jen did not expect to wake up again in the body of Jennifer. This new life she must cherish it .

Saat kabar kematian suami asuh itu datang, aku tidak menangis dan tidak buat keributan. Aku justru segera menarik kembali saham miliknya dan mengurus surat kematian. Aku melakukan semua itu karena aku telah terlahir kembali. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, ayah khawatirkan aku, putri keluarga terkaya akan menderita setelah menikah. Sehingga beliau memilihkan tiga orang suami asuh, lelaki yang sejak kecil dibesarkan untuk menjadi pendampingku. Dari ketiganya, aku memilih Kevin yang paling menonjol untuk jadi suamiku, tetapi baru tiga hari setelah pernikahan, dia tiba-tiba meninggal mendadak. Dalam kesedihan, atas bujukan dua orang lainnya, aku memadamkan niat untuk menikah lagi dan menjalani hidup sebagai janda hingga akhir hayat. Namun, pada usia 80 tahun, ketika aku kembali ke Provens, tempat kenangan cinta kami, aku justru melihat Kevin yang telah mati 60 tahun lalu. Dia hidup bersama pengasuhku yang dulu menghilang, dikelilingi anak dan cucu dan menikmati kehidupan yang begitu bahagia. Aku menyadari telah ditipu seumur hidupku. Amarah membuat pandanganku menggelap, lalu aku meninggal akibat pendarahan otak. Ketika kembali membuka mata, aku mendapati diriku telah kembali ke hari saat kabar kematiannya pertama kali datang. Aku ingin melihat sendiri bagaimana seorang mayat tanpa nama dan identitas bisa terus hidup.

My wedding to Don Lorenzo Corsica was always 'almost.' Five years engaged. Thirty-two weddings. Every single one crashed and burned. Then came number thirty-three. Halfway through, the chapel wall caved in. I landed in the ICU. Skull fracture. Major concussion. A dozen critical alerts. Two months stuck between life and death. Then I clawed my way back. On discharge day, I caught him talking to his right-hand guy. "Don, if you're really into that scholarship girl, just dump Ms. Mortoro," the guy said. "Corsicas can kill gossip. No need for staged accidents... She nearly died." Lorenzo went quiet. Then finally, "I owed her parents. They died for me. Marrying her was the only way to repay that. But I love Sofia. She's the one I want." I looked down at my stitched-up body and cried without a sound. So it wasn't fate that wrecked me. It was him. If he couldn't choose, I'd do it for him.

No meu quinto ano de casamento com o Don de uma poderosa família da máfia, descobri que o amuleto de proteção que ele me deu me causava dores de cabeça sempre que o carrego comigo. Como cirurgiã, isso acendeu um sinal de alerta em mim. Retirei os pequenos sachês que encontrei dentro do amuleto e os levei ao laboratório de toxicologia do Hospital Cursley. O médico examinou o sachê e me disse que ele continha um tipo de veneno de ação lenta que não apenas causava danos ao organismo da vítima, mas também a tornava infértil com o tempo. Chorei e exclamei: — Mas isso é impossível! Foi meu marido quem me deu isso! O nome dele é Vincenzo Cursley. E ele também é o dono deste hospital! O médico me olhou confuso. — Moça, por favor, pare com esse absurdo. Eu conheço o Sr. Cursley e a esposa dele. Eles são muito próximos e unidos. Aliás, a Sra. Cursley deu à luz um menino há pouco tempo. Os dois estão agora na ala VIP, admirando o bebê. Em seguida, o médico me mostrou uma foto no celular. Vincenzo estava usando seu habitual terno preto com o brasão da família Cursley bordado nele. Ele segurava um bebê nos braços, e a mulher ao lado dele... Eu a conhecia. Seu nome era Claudia Henderson. E Vincenzo sempre a chamou de irmã adotiva.

Leah, Logan’s adopted sister, threw a tantrum at our first engagement party, an episode of her pup dependency anxiety. But after that night, I gave him an ultimatum: if he couldn’t bond me before I turned thirty, he’d have to choose—me or Leah. Logan believed I’d never walk away. After all, I was bonded by my dying mother’s last wish: to be bonded with the werewolf warrior who’d loved me for ten years. Ten years together. Twelve promises that he’d keep Leah in line. And then came my twenty-ninth birthday—our thirteenth engagement party. Leah locked me in a restroom, stole my gown, and stood beside Logan in my place. She was smiling, glowing, claiming everything that was mine. When I finally stepped out, my gown was tattered. I confronted Logan, but he only said, “Alison, forgive her. I promise, this is the last time.” I looked at the torn gown my mother had sewn through sickness and pain… and I laughed. Logan sighed in relief, thinking I’d let it slide again. But I didn’t. I turned and walked away without a word. After a decade together, he thought I belonged to him. Well, he was wrong. He didn’t know that there was someone else who could give me happiness and fulfill my mother’s wish.

I'm the Whitefang Pack Alpha's daughter. Thanks to Samzor—Alpha of Nightfang and my so-called betrothed—I got shoved into a mate bond with a limp rogue. He sold out three generations of Nightfang war honors just to make it happen. Dad lost it. He went straight to Nightfang territory, demanding answers. Samzor? He laughed. "Alpha Connor, come on. Nyara's your heir. You'd never let her actually mate a cripple. "I've loved her for seven years. I'd never mistreat her. I just need her to compromise—let Catherine stay with me. "Don't stress. Catherine's obedient. Polite. She'll make a good servant for Nyara." Catherine. A fox-wolf halfblood he dragged in from a border patrol. Scared I'd kick her out the second our bond was sealed, he cooked up this garbage plan to trap me. Only problem? The Alpha King's decree doesn't do take-backs. Mom handled the dowry. I'd go through with the ceremony. Bond to that rogue. After that? Samzor was dead to me.

The Northern Pack had one unbreakable rule: the Alpha heir could never bond with a human girl. Despite that, Alpha Kieran Wolfe still formed a mate bond with me. To be with me, he openly defied the Elders' Council. He endured 99 lashes and was forced to kneel at the altar for three days and nights. Even as blood soaked through his shirt, he smiled at me and said, "Elise, don't be afraid. I only want you." Eventually, the Elders' Council finally relented and agreed to let Kieran leave with me. However, there was one condition: he had to leave a pure-blood heir behind for the Pack. From that moment on, the phrase I heard most from Kieran was "wait". The first time, Kieran asked me to wait while he got another she-wolf to carry his pup. He slept with Cecelia Donati 33 times until she was carrying his pup. The second time, he told me to wait again because the first pup was a female, and the Elders wanted a male. So, Kieran slept with Cecelia 99 more times until she was carrying his pup again. Just when I thought our ordeal was finally over, their daughter, Tyra Wolfe, accidentally ate wolfsbane at her Meet the Pup Party. Everyone was convinced I had poisoned her. When they threw me into the freezing cold storage room, Kieran stood at the doorway with bloodshot eyes. "I told you to wait..." His gaze was ice-cold and cutting. "You know what wolfsbane means to our kind. Why would you hurt my pup?" The words "my pup" hit me like a knife to the heart. My fingernails dug deep into my palms as the pain tore through me. When the storage room door opened again, I loosened my bloodied hands. This time, I was not going to wait anymore.

Angela was surprised when her mom introduced her boyfriend to her one day. Akala niya matanda na ang boyfriend nito ngunit kabaliktaran ang nangyari. Her mom has a boyfriend younger than her. Mukhang ka-edad lang niya ang guwapo at hot na boyfriend ng mommy niya. Unang kita pa lang niya sa boyfriend ng mommy niya na ang pangalan ay Edward nakaramdam na siya ng kakaibang attraction. In short, na-in love siya rito. Ano'ng gagawin ni Angela na minamahal niya rin ang lalaking iniibig ng mommy niya? Ipagpapatuloy pa ba niya ang pagmamahal na nararamdaman dito? Paano kung ipagpatuloy niya ang nararamdaman na pagmamahal kay Edward? Paano kung 'yon ang maging dahilan ng pagkasira ng magandang relasyon nila ng mommy niya? Angela needs to choose between her mom and the man she loved.