Skylar Grey Coming Home Part Ii の小説・ストーリー

Saat remaja Alessa Camelia Amarei digadangkan memiliki masa cemerlang sebagai figure ice skating tapi ketika dewasa masa depannya malah harus kandas karena dipaksa oleh ayahnya untuk menjual dirinya kepada pria misterius selama satu malam dan membayarnya dengan mahal. Semua itu dilakukan untuk membayar hutang-hutang kalah judi ayahnya yang menumpuk. Keesokan paginya, Alessa buru-buru meninggalkan pria itu sebelum dia bangun. Tiga minggu setelah kejadian malam itu. Alessa dinyatakan positif hamil. Alessa yang malang justru diusir oleh keluarganya. Alessa yang kebingungan hanya bisa hidup luntang lantung hingga seorang wanita baik memungutnya. Alessa yang naif semula hanya percaya tapi dia menghantarkan hidupnya pada penderitaan baru. Wanita yang menolongnya justru menjebak Alessa hingga keguguran janinnya. Waktu berlalu Alessa yang menjalani hidup yang baru bertekad membalaskan dendamnya. Semua informasi yang dia kumpulkan mulai menemukan benang merahnya. Wanita yang menjebak Alessa tak lain ibu dari Pria yang jadi partner satu malamnya. Pria kaya raya yang memiliki reputasi baik dari keluarga Heide. Demi menutupi aib dari anaknya, Wanita itu menjebak Alessa sampai keguguran. Alessa yang membawa dendamnya justru sengaja mendekati Jovian Arsenio Heide, pria yang tak lain menikmati malam bersamanya hingga membuatnya hamil. Alessa berniat akan membuat Jovian jatuh cinta padanya kemudian melakukan hal yang sama seperti Jovian lakukan, yaitu mencampakkannya. Tak disangka Jovian malah meminta Alessa jadi istri kontraknya agar bisa menghindari wanita-wanita yang ibunya jodohkan. Usai menikah semua anggapan Alessa terhadap Jovian sirna. Jovian justru memperlakukan Alessa dengan baik dan terhormat tapi Ibu Mertua yang kejam itu selalu jadi penghalang bagi Alessa yang senantiasa membuatnya menderita, apa lagi hadir sosok wanita lain yang terobsesi pada Jovian. Apakah Alessa tetap membalaskan dendamnya atau justru terbuai oleh perlakuan manis Jovian?

They came to celebrate love, but leave with blood on their hands. Brielle Champagne has it all: beauty, brains, and the perfect fiancé. Or so it seems. Behind the sparkling estate gates, her engagement party is nothing more than a high-society stage for lies, betrayal, and blackmail. Her sister, Draya, is back in town with secrets sharp enough to cut through the family’s carefully crafted image. Her best friend, Monty, is a temptation she can’t quite outrun. And her fiancé, Kannon Maxwell, is hiding the kind of truth that could shatter them both; a truth her powerful father is using to control everyone in the room. By the end of the weekend, hidden affairs will be exposed, old flames will reignite, and one devastating revelation might rip the Champagne family apart for good. Money can buy silence and the perfect party, but it can’t buy forgiveness.

“How cruel of you Rose to mention another man’s name while lying next to me. From now on I’m gonna make sure I’m all you see. Morning, noon, and night I’m all you’ll think of!…” - Donovan Dalgliesh “Mr. Donovan, you seem to be confused earlier. Let me make it clear. I. Am. Not. Your. Woman!” - Rosella Beauregard But in fact she was his woman! A surrogate who would birth the heir of the Dalgliesh clan. Yet that position which many yearned for was a thorn in her flesh! How could it not? When she has to share a bed with her father’s murderer?! As if being betrayed by her fiancé of five years wasn’t enough, she now has to carry on the lineage of the man who killed her father! Yet, as she mingles with the High Society and tries to survive in a world filled with blood-sucking vipers, she gets caught up in a deadly feud between the Dalgliesh and the Heinrich family. What secrets could they be hiding? And how much does it affect the reality she thought she knew? Can the ill-fated relationship of Rose and Donovan, which was built on nothing but enmity turn to love? Find out more <<<>>> Disclaimer: The book cover belongs to Google

Após oito anos de casamento, finalmente engravidei do filho de Claude Frey. Essa é minha sexta tentativa de fertilização in vitro e também a última. O médico disse que meu corpo não suportaria passar por isso outra vez. Estou radiante, pronta para contar a ele a notícia. Mas, uma semana antes do nosso aniversário de casamento, recebo pelo correio uma foto anônima. Nela, Claude está abaixado, beijando a barriga grávida de outra mulher. Ela é a namorada de infância dele, aquela que a família viu crescer. Gentil, educada… o tipo de nora com que qualquer família sonha. O mais irônico é que todos já sabem da gravidez dela. Todos, menos eu. Sou apenas a piada no meio de todos eles. Então percebo que o casamento que venho sustentando, apesar de todas as dores e feridas, nunca passou de uma mentira cuidadosamente construída. Tudo bem. Eu não quero mais Claude. E nunca permitiria que meu filho nascesse em um mundo erguido sobre mentiras. Reservo minha passagem para ir embora no dia do nosso oitavo aniversário de casamento. Também seria o dia em que ele finalmente me levaria para ver o mar de rosas. Antes de nos casarmos, Claude prometeu criar um mar de flores só para mim. Mas, em vez disso, eu o encontro diante do jardim de rosas, beijando sua namorada de infância grávida. Depois que vou embora, ele começa a me procurar desesperadamente. — Não vai embora, por favor… — ele implora. — Eu estava errado. Por favor, não me deixa. Só então ele se lembra da promessa que me fez e planta as rosas mais bonitas do mundo naquele jardim. Mas eu já não preciso mais delas.

Leila endure depuis quatre ans un mariage blanc, son époux étant impuissant. Ce lourd secret, gardé entre eux, la place sous une pression sociale écrasante. La famille de son mari, ignorant la vérité, la rend entièrement responsable de l'absence d'enfant. Elle subit seule les injures et le mépris, traitée de stérile, tandis que son mari, paralysé par la honte, ne la défend pas. Son calvaire est double : une intimité conjugale inexistante et une vie sociale faite d'ostracisme. Un événement vient bouleverser cette souffrance silencieuse : son beau-frère s'installe chez eux pour un temps. Une proximité se crée, la tentation devient forte et, dans un moment de faiblesse et de désir refoulé, elle succombe à une relation avec lui. Rongée par la culpabilité mais aussi soulagée de connaître enfin une forme de connexion charnelle, elle vit cette liaison dans le secret et la tourmente. Le véritable choc survient plus tard, lorsqu'elle découvre que cette rencontre n'était pas le fruit du hasard. Son mari, désespéré de la voir souffrir et obsédé par l'idée de lui donner un enfant , fût-il d'un autre , avait lui-même manigancé cette situation, encourageant discrètement son frère à s'approcher d'elle. La trahison est alors totale et complexe : trahie par son corps, par son beau-frère, et surtout par son mari dont la lâcheté a pris la forme d'un calcul manipulateur au nom d'une fausse générosité. Son dilemme initial se transforme en un chaos émotionnel bien plus profond. Dans cette spirale de souffrance et de manipulations, où peut-elle bien trouver son propre salut : dans le pardon, dans la révolte, ou dans la fuite ?

Lily Gray, a woman admired for her perfection, faced a devastating blow when she discovered that her boyfriend had cheated on her. Compounding this emotional turmoil, her family’s company wavered on the brink of bankruptcy. In a desperate bid to save their livelihood, Lily made a bold decision to marry Mykel Frost, her boyfriend's formidable rival. This unexpected alliance set the stage for a complex and tumultuous journey, as Lily navigated the intricacies of love, rivalry, and business. As she strived to restore financial stability and heal her wounded heart, Lily would stop herself from falling in love with her revenge partner. Would she succeed, though?

Evelyn thought her wedding day would be perfect. Instead, her fiancé Harrison humiliated her and left her at the altar. In a moment of heartbreak, she married Dominic, a homeless man. To the world, Dominic seemed like a drifter, but in truth, he was Alpha Dominic—wealthy, powerful, and hiding his true identity. What shocked Evelyn most wasn’t his secret, but how he treated her. He didn’t see her as a mistake. He treated her like treasure, protecting her, lifting her up, and making her feel cherished for the first time in her life. One day at an auction, she discovered her husband’s true identity—and at the same time, her hidden werewolf powers awakened. When others mocked her for being unworthy of Alpha Dominic, she answered, “I am the daughter of Alpha Queen Elara.”

Jasamina Rutherford was forced by her parents to marry a politician who's so much years older than she is, because they wanted money and social influence. Ludale McCully is a beast in human form and a psycho. He abused her a lot. But, when she gave birth to her baby and he beat her so badly, Jasamina damned all the consequences and ran away with her new born baby. Out on the cold streets; bruised and battered, no food, money or supplies, and with a baby hidden inside her coat, she was at the end of her rope when she ran into him. ***** Tanner Dantes lost his family in the most brutal way a person would loose a lost one. It was so traumatizing and horrifying that he took to the streets. He drank himself to stupor, just to keep the memories at bay. Sober is not an option, because sober means remembering. Then, a woman ran into him one cold dark night. She was so bruised, there was no part of her body that wasn't 'occupied' with either a fresh or an old wound/bruise/scar. And, she has a baby strapped so protectively inside her clothes. She fainted in his arms. . . A woman on the run from her powerful psychotic husband and a man who'll drink himself to death than to go sober and let reality in. How will they heal? Was she able to escape her husband? With Tanner's state of mind threatened, will be help Jasamina? Can he stay sober long enough? Especially when she reminds him of everything he's trying to forget? With this two damaged soul trying to wrap their lives around each other, how did they overcome their greatest enemy of all? Why don't you go on this ride with me, let's find out!

In the eighth year of my marriage to Georgia Snow, her 108th lover, John, showed up and made a scene in front of me. In the past, she would have dealt with anyone this bold before they even reached me. However, she broke from her usual pattern this time. She indulged his behavior and allowed him to taunt me. Georgia even brought him along to high-profile events. She turned a blind eye to all the rumors circulating everywhere. She even dared to skip my family banquet. When I saw the photos my secretary had sent over, Georgia was in a high-end restaurant enjoying a meal with John. The next second, I showed the photos to her mother. Georgia and I were in a business marriage. We had agreed from the start that we could each do as we pleased. With that said, there was an unspoken rule. We had to keep up appearances and maximize the combined interests of both families. Since she refused to follow the rules, I had to ditch her, lest she affected my family business’ stock price.

Antes do nosso casamento, meu noivo, Carlo Vitale — o Don mais jovem da Costa Leste — realizou uma cerimônia na igreja com minha meia-irmã. Ele disse: — Segundo as regras da Máfia, apenas a mulher que completa a cerimônia de casamento comigo, e recebe a bênção de toda a família pode ser a minha verdadeira esposa. Seu olhar permaneceu frio quando continuou: — Então, mesmo que sua irmã Elena esteja esperando um filho meu, ela não passa de uma amante. Depois da bênção do padre, os dois trocaram alianças. Eu fiquei do lado de fora da igreja, observando através da cortina de chuva enquanto ele beijava outra mulher. Meu rosto estava pálido. Amei Carlo por doze anos, dos dezesseis aos vinte e oito. No entanto, no coração dele, só houve espaço para minha meia-irmã, Sophia — nunca para mim. Então escolhi deixá-lo ir. Mais tarde, parti para a Europa. Tudo o que deixei para Carlo foi um aviso de rompimento do noivado e um presente de despedida. Por algum motivo, o homem que sempre me tratou com indiferença pareceu envelhecer dez anos da noite para o dia.