Tom Riddle Senior

“Take off your dress, Meadow.” “Why?” “Because your ex is watching,” he said, leaning back into his seat. “And I want him to see what he lost.” ••••*••••*••••* Meadow Russell was supposed to get married to the love of her life in Vegas. Instead, she walked in on her twin sister riding her fiance. One drink at the bar turned to ten. One drunken mistake turned into reality. And one stranger’s offer turned into a contract that she signed with shaking hands and a diamond ring. Alaric Ashford is the devil in a tailored Tom Ford suit. Billionaire CEO, brutal, possessive. A man born into an empire of blood and steel. He also suffers from a neurological condition—he can’t feel. Not objects, not pain, not even human touch. Until Meadow touches him, and he feels everything. And now he owns her. On paper and in his bed. She wants him to ruin her. Take what no one else could have. He wants control, obedience… revenge. But what starts as a transaction slowly turns into something Meadow never saw coming. Obsession, secrets that were never meant to surface, and a pain from the past that threatens to break everything. Alaric doesn’t share what’s his. Not his company. Not his wife. And definitely not his vengeance.

Mi hermana menor, Sophie Sawyer, quedó embarazada antes del matrimonio, dio a luz a un niño en una pequeña clínica y luego desapareció. El doctor usó la dirección que ella dejó para encontrar a mi familia y me entregó al niño. Mis padres se arrodillaron y me suplicaron que lo criara, y así fue como yo, una mujer soltera, luché por salir adelante cargando a un niño. Cuando finalmente logré criarlo, Sophie regresó, parada junto a un jefe importante, cubierto de oro. Ella tomó a su hijo y lloró, acusándome de estar celosa de ella, de robarle a su hijo y de separarlos. Mi sobrino cortó lazos conmigo sin dudarlo, eligiéndola a ella por encima de mí. Mis padres me echaron de la casa. Los vecinos me condenaron. Desesperada, salté a mi muerte. Cuando volví a abrir los ojos, estaba de regreso en el día en que Sophie dio a luz.

Leia Roschèr had been waiting for this field trip ever since she had heard about it at the beginning of the year at her high school. The sophomore-senior Washington D.C. trip has been the only thing on Leia's mind. The museums, the memorials, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She couldn't be more excited about anything else. Leia was known to most of the school in one of the worst ways possible, ever since her reputation had plummeted. The reputation she had gained all thanks to the number one most hated person on her list: Senior boy, Zachary Bentley Turploy. The worst person ever known to exist in her life. Zach, the hockey star team captain and self-made billionaire, was known to always tease Leia; mocking her, pranking her, and intentionally misplacing her things. The whole campus knew of their rivalry. The moment they arrived at their hotel for the trip, Leia realized that what once was her dream has just as easily become her worst nightmare. And Zachary Turploy had just been cast to Star as the main character.

Erika Marrins, gadis cantik nan lugu yang datang ke Amalfi untuk mencari sahabatnya yang hilang setelah bekerja sebagai model di Mussolini Entertainment. Tetapi karena kecantikannya, Erika justru menjadi sasaran iri model senior, terutama Magdalena, yang merasa tersaingi hingga merendahkannya di sebuah butik. Namun di butik itu pula, di saat ia dihina dan gaunnya direbut oleh Magdalena, Erika bertemu Hvitserk, pria lembut yang membantunya dari manipulasi Magdalena. Pertemuan itu berlanjut menjadi kedekatan, hingga Erika jatuh cinta tanpa mengetahui jati diri Hvitserk yang merupakan satu-satunya pewaris pimpinan organisasi mafia Rusia. Kini, secara sukarela dan sadar Erika masuk ke dunia mafia yang gelap, dunia tempat Hvitserk berada, pria yang berjanji akan selalu menjaga dan melindunginya. Tetapi, akankah Hvitserk bisa memenuhi janjinya pada Erika atau menjadi bumerang terhadap hubungan mereka berdua berada di ujung tanduk. Ingatkah Erika akan sahabatnya ketika mereka bertemu kembali dengan status yang berbeda?

It is against the bro code to nurture feelings about one's friend's sister, but in the case of Josh, was that really it? For years, Lina has nurtured feelings for her brother's best friend, ones that she knew she had to keep at bay, but with them being in senior high, and with her feelings raging out, she found herself doing everything possible to get his attention, but would she be able to, when she suddenly found herself with a love interest? Josh had his well tucked in, tried so hard not to break bro code but all of his rationality seemed to have flown out the window when he found a pest lurking around Lina, and wanting to claim her as his. He had done everything to keep the pests away, but it seemed he hadn't done enough. With his obsession, and crave for her skyrocketing over the top, he finds not just his friendship with her brother threatened but his pack as well. What had held him back was a thin line threatening to snap at any time, but would he let it? What decision would he take? When odds are against him?

When Olivia's young mother faced an impossible choice—keep her child or lose her inheritance—she made the heartbreaking decision to abandon the newborn Olivia at an orphanage. Growing up, Olivia never stopped hoping that one day she'd find a family of her own. That chance came when she turned 14 and the wealthy Hilton family adopted her. But reality hit her hard as soon as she realized she was merely a replacement for the Hiltons' missing daughter, Caroline. On Olivia's 24th birthday, the Hilton family announced her marriage to Clayton Bradford, four years her senior, the most sought-after bachelor in town, and the man she had secretly loved from afar. She thought he could learn to love her too. But four years later, he still couldn't forget Caroline. Just as Olivia discovered she was pregnant, Caroline returned, shattering any chance she had of Clayton truly loving her. Faced with the painful reality that she could never compete with his first love, Olivia asked for a divorce and left her husband.

Aku adalah putri paling misterius dari keluarga mafia di Liasa, Keluarga Randita. Untuk keselamatanku, identitasku dijaga ketat sejak lahir. Aku hidup dalam bayang-bayang dan membuat dunia luar sama sekali tidak tahu tentang kedudukanku yang sebenarnya. Pada hari pernikahanku, tunanganku yang seorang mafia membiarkan pengawal wanitanya untuk memasukkan pusaka keluarga kami ke mulut anjingnya. Dia mengejekku karena berasal dari keluarga kampungan dan berkata aku tidak pantas menjadi istrinya. Dia bahkan mengancam akan menghapus keluargaku dari peta. Melihat itu, aku pun menelepon seseorang. Beberapa saat kemudian, kendaraan berlapis baja menerobos gerbang kediaman. Penasihat senior dari keluarga kami berlutut padaku di hadapan kerumunan yang ketakutan dan berkata, "Tuan Putri, ayahmu mengirim kami untuk menjemputmu pulang." Pada saat itu, tunanganku yang sombong itu akhirnya mengerti. Wanita yang sudah dihinanya adalah satu-satunya pewaris Keluarga Randita yang menguasai perdagangan senjata di Eroda. Namun, penyesalannya sudah terlambat.

My fiancé and brother hated me for ten years. They firmly believed I had bullied their beloved Linda Lowe. At my engagement party, they exposed my crimes to the world. "She's nothing but a bully who tormented her classmate!" In the viral livestream video, Linda smiled through tears: "I've already forgiven her." "What's done is done. The past is behind us now" She became an overnight sensation. Meanwhile, I was condemned by thousands, attacked with acid by fanatic fans, and in despair, I took us both down together. When I opened my eyes again, I was back in my senior year of high school. Linda was pouring water over her own head while smiling, asking me, "Have you thought about how you'll apologize to me?" I lost it right there. Grabbing her by the hair, I dragged her into the bathroom, shoving her head into the toilet. "Let me show you what real bullying looks like. Since your mouth is so filthy, make sure to wash it clean before you go telling tales."

When Steven Baxter, the heartthrob of the school, admits that he loves action movies the most, my childhood friend, Lisa Thornton, has my limbs strapped to four huge drones. During the flag-raising ceremony on Monday morning, the drones lift me high up in the air in front of the entire school. The students' laughter is deafeningly loud. The videos they take quickly go viral, too. I only get to return to the surface once the drones finally run out of power and make their descent automatically. With a wide grin on her face, Lisa unties me from the drones. "Steven loves action movies, so we had you cosplay the main character from the most popular Tom Cruise movie. "We grew up together since we were kids, Dominic. Surely you don't mind, right?" As I sit on the ground, Steven pulls Lisa into his arms before he starts guffawing at me. Tears soon streak down his face from all the laughing. "I can't believe you actually peed yourself!" "Ahahahaha!" I get up to my feet and walk away. From then on, I don't return to Lisa's side. But Lisa soon loses her mind. "We've known each other for ten years! Must you really do this to me?"

Sofía Sánchez amó a Vicente Ramírez durante seis años. Él se fue al extranjero a estudiar, y ella lo esperó con paciencia. Sin embargo, lo que la esperó al final fue a Vicente, que volvía tomado de la mano de otra mujer: Paloma Torres. La noche que estuvo en peligro, ella llamó a su novio Vicente para pedir ayuda. Pero él solo dijo: —Paloma le tiene miedo a la oscuridad. Sé razonable y no armes problemas. Una sola frase la empujó al abismo de la desesperación. Con el corazón hecho añicos, Sofía volvió la cabeza hacia el tío de su novio, Daniel Ramírez. Conteniendo las lágrimas a duras penas, le dijo: —Daniel, llévame de aquí. *** Tiempo después, Vicente se arrodilló suplicándole entre lágrimas, pero Sofía ni siquiera lo miró. En su lugar, tomó de la mano a Daniel y declaró: —Ahora soy tu tía. El hombre a su lado bajó la mirada y, con una sonrisa cómplice, confirmó: —Sí. Ahora debes llamarla "tía".