Tom Riddle Senior

Cuando mi cuñada Marina volvió a tener una crisis, supe que otra vez me esperaba el divorcio. Cerré los ojos y pensé: “Esta vez, ya es la novena.” Adrián se frotó las sienes y, con un tono de culpa, dijo: —Isabela, la muerte de mi hermano mayor fue demasiado repentina. Dejó a ella con el bebé en su vientre. No puedo desentenderme de ellos. Tranquila, en cuanto nazca el niño nos volveremos a casar de inmediato. ¡Esta vez no habrá más separaciones! Guardé silencio. Al fin y al cabo, esa promesa ya la había escuchado ocho veces. La primera vez que nos divorciamos fue porque mi cuñada se derrumbó tras la muerte inesperada de mi hermano mayor. Ella estaba embarazada, y Adrián me pidió el divorcio con la idea de volver a casarnos cuando lograra tranquilizarla. Durante nueve meses nos separamos y reconciliamos ocho veces. Todos se burlaban de mí llamándome “la mujer de los ocho divorcios”. Incluso yo lo encontraba absurdo. Tomé el acta de divorcio recién impresa y, al verlo, el funcionario a un lado me preguntó en voz baja: —¿Cuándo volverán a casarse la próxima vez? Respondí con frialdad: —No habrá una próxima.

Cresci fora do país. Com medo de eu arrumar um genro estrangeiro, a minha mãe resolveu me arranjar um noivo bonito e talentoso em São Paulo, e me chamou de volta para o noivado. Quando fui à Boutique de Luxo escolher meu vestido de noivado, eu me encantei por um vestido longo tom creme, tomara que caia. Quando me preparei para experimentá-lo, uma mulher olhou de soslaio para o vestido em minhas mãos e disse à atendente: — Esse modelo é bem diferente, deixa eu experimentar. A atendente, com ação brusca, arrancou o vestido das minhas mãos. Eu, indignada, disse: — Cada coisa tem sua ordem! Eu vi esse vestido primeiro, vocês ainda têm noção de justiça? Mas ela me olhou com desprezo e respondeu: — Esse vestido custa 188 mil. Você, uma pobretona, consegue pagar isso? — Eu sou irmã de consideração de Eduardo Monteiro, presidente do Grupo Monteiro. Em São Paulo, quem decide o que é “justo” é só a Família Monteiro! Que coincidência! Eduardo Monteiro é meu noivo. Imediatamente liguei para Eduardo: — Sua irmã de consideração acabou de roubar meu vestido de noivado. Como você vai resolver isso?

Renací y volví al día antes de mi boda. ¿Lo primero que hice? Intercambiar de esposo con mi hermana. En mi vida pasada, me casé con Julian, un magnate tecnológico de carácter apacible. Él no podía soportar mi temperamento explosivo, y yo no toleraba lo blando que era. Nuestro matrimonio se vino abajo en menos de un año. Mi hermana, dulce y tímida, estaba comprometida en un matrimonio arreglado con Robin Kane, el Don de la familia criminal más poderosa de Nueva York. Ella no pudo soportar aquella vida brutal y caótica. Torturada por Isabella, la supuesta amor de la infancia de Robin, cayó en una profunda depresión y murió. Así que, cuando volví, tomé una decisión: esta vez, la que se casaría con el Don sería yo. Pero jamás esperé que, después de la boda, aquel Don frío y estoico se convirtiera en un hombre completamente distinto. Cada noche me tenía debajo de él, besándome como si estuviera obsesionado, mientras me susurraba al oído: —Buena chica. Voy a hacerte sentir bien. Solo una vez más, nena.

Mateus Costa, o homem mais rico de Rio dos Cedros, passou três anos em coma. Durante todo esse tempo, Emilly Araújo, como sua esposa, cuidou dele com dedicação. No entanto, quando Mateus finalmente despertou, Emilly encontrou em seu celular uma mensagem comprometedora que sugeria traição: sua "deusa" havia retornado ao país. Seus amigos, que sempre a desprezaram, riam entre si: — O cisne branco voltou. Já está na hora de deixar o patinho feio para trás. Foi nesse momento que Emilly percebeu que Mateus nunca a havia amado. Ela não passava de uma piada patética. Algum tempo depois, tarde da noite, o poderoso Presidente Mateus recebeu os papéis do divórcio. Motivo: incapacidade do marido. Furioso, ele foi atrás dela, apenas para encontrar sua ex-esposa, antes um "patinho feio", trajando um elegante vestido longo, irradiando uma beleza serena sob as luzes brilhantes. A mulher que ele desprezara havia se transformado em uma renomada especialista médica. Ao vê-lo se aproximar, a Sra. Costa sorriu de leve e, em um tom brincalhão, disse: — Presidente Mateus, veio marcar uma consulta com um urologista?

⚠️ Contains emotionally intense and mature themes. (R 18+) "Look at me, Hazel." Diego approached, his breath burning Hazel's ear. "I only ask for one thing... beg me." Hazel shook her head, her knees trembling. "No... you can't—" Diego smiled faintly, darkly, full of triumph. "If you beg... I will never let you go." Hazel Anne Quinn, 24 years old — a small-time journalist who no one takes seriously. Living a mediocre life, abandoned since birth, and writing erotica as a ghostwriter at night to survive. No one ever wanted Hazel... until Diego Ronan Blake appeared. A senior actor and tycoon at 34, a man who makes the world bow down and causes women to fight to be his. But Diego becomes obsessed with the one woman who avoids him — Hazel's grayish-green eyes, filled with fear yet a hint of defiance, make Diego lose control. For Diego, Hazel isn't a fantasy — she is a necessity. He wants Hazel as his, body and soul, and this obsession drives him to tear down the walls that have protected Hazel, only to rebuild them with himself at the center. Hazel can be afraid, can hate, can resist... but as long as she doesn't beg, Diego will never stop. Because once Hazel gives in — even just once — Diego will never let her go.

Those beautiful love stories happened in our youth.The boy in the next classroom wore white sneakers today. The ponytail of the smiling pretty girl swayed when she walked. The boy next door passed by the window after playing basketball...This is a story about youngsters having a crush, meeting their first love, and falling in passionate love.“Please Confess Your Love to Me”Maverick Xenos was my senior at the university.Before I knew him, he looked unapproachable to me. He even spoke with an air of mesmerizing aloofness.Then I found that this man was not what he seemed at all. I was fooled by his facade before ending up as his girlfriend.“I Got Three Boyfriends After My Amnesia”I lost my memory after a car accident, and then three men appeared who claimed to be my boyfriends.I looked at the reserved brainiac who was organizing my notes, the rebellious campus star who was peeling an apple for me, and the pure-hearted pretty boy who was giving me a massage.I was deep in thought.Couldn't I just live with the three of them?“Copper Heart”I spent nearly 1,000 dollars asking a policeman for his WhatsApp number.But he sternly refused. He even asked me if I was flirting with him to get back at my ex-boyfriend.He got me!Worse, my ex-boyfriend came to borrow money again.Before I could answer, the policeman stretched his wrists...

Monalisa Del-a-Cruz, an Italian-American mafia queen was often referred as the queen of the underworld. She’s feared by both the old and young and they all bow at her feet. Despite being a high schooler, she controlled 85% of the black market in America, no one dare defies her order except they want their head blown off. At an early age of five, she was trained to be merciless, ruthless and cold, those who challenged her never lived to tell the tale or their body parts got chopped off. Meet Jeremy Martins, the class president of senior 05 class, twilight high school. He’s an annoying, funny and nerdy teenage boy who cares about two things; his studies and his sister. He believes in love even though his parents fight and beat each other every single day. When Monalisa gets transferred to a new school, she meets Jeremy who thinks she’s crazy, so, they didn’t start off on the right foot. As time goes on Monalisa gets confused about what she feels towards him because she doesn’t know what love is. Unknowingly she finds herself fighting for her rightful place as mafia queen with her step brother. Read along to find out about betrayals, the dangerous adventures they both participate in and perhaps maybe she might let him break the walls she built to protect herself.

Jealousy, obsession, and secrets lurk beneath the surface, threatening to tear Lily's world apart, as she navigates the twist and turns of love and friendship, she must decide which boy is truly right for her and face the consequences of her choices. ______________________ Eighteen-year-old Lily Davis, who has never been in an intimate relationship, finds her self-torn between two boys in her senior year. Mark, the arrogant, cocksure and most popular boy in school who commands attention with his entourage wielding his sharp wit to garner both envy and admiration. On the other hand, there's Ethan, the enigmatic newcomer, captivating attention with his mere presence. His tall and attractive physique a magnet that draws admiring glances toward him. Lily was never interested in getting a boyfriend but her bestfriend puts the idea in her head, along as the sudden apperence of Ethan who caught her attention at first glance. She makes an attempt to know Ethan but later finds out Mark is his childhood bestfriend and because of this, she gets close to both of them, drawn to their unique personalities. But soon, Lily realizes that there is more to them than their perfect smile and handsome faces. The secret and unsaid words that hid beneath their Charming personality comes to light as she finds out that the perfect truth can turn out to be the biggest lie. Does she really love them? Or is she caught in a web of manipulation? Can she really trust who they say they are?

His eyes burned, his voice dripping low but sharper than a knife. “I will do whatever, whatever it takes, Leylla. And if I fail, I would rather take my own life than see you become my stepmother!” She squared her shoulders, then let out a devilish, cold smirk. Her voice dripped raw, devoid of any warmth. “If that happens, Vincent, I will gladly descend your casket into the base of your grave with my own hands.” _____________________________________________________________________ He was her greatest love, one that she had held on to as if it were her own precious life. But he took it all for granted, used her, and when he was done, he dumped her for her only friend. Shattered and confused, Leylla bumped into a strange, breathtaking sugar daddy. He gave her an offer that she couldn't resist: a one-night stand. But the morning after, she discovered that the man she had slept with was none other than her ex's father and the senior surgeon at the hospital. And because fate always has a wicked way of exposing the truth, their affair comes to light, and a scandal explodes. Now, her ex would rather die than see her become his stepmother, while his father is willing to lose everything for her. A love once sweet,turned sour. Two lovers, turned into mortal rivals. Sweet promises, turned into dangerous, life-threatening threats. And threats? They are starting to turn real, one by one. And finally, death???

Él se tomó otro vaso. "Todos tienen sus demonios que necesitan ser alimentados de vez en cuando". De repente, agarró la parte trasera de mi cuello y me atrajo hacia él. Lo miré, lista para preguntarle qué estaba haciendo, cuando sus labios se presionaron contra los míos y nos fusionamos en un profundo beso. Sus labios contra los míos eran suaves y gentiles, pero no cedían en pasión. Sin darme cuenta, abrí mi boca. Leyó mi intención y suavemente deslizó su lengua entre mis labios. - Una periodista de investigación con un fuerte sentido de la justicia y la rebelión. Un misterioso multimillonario, con un poder y una confianza sin igual. Dos mundos diferentes se sienten atraídos el uno al otro cuando se encuentran en un club en la ciudad de Nueva York. Ambos tienen secretos que podrían destruir sus vidas si alguien se entera de ellos. Lo único más grande que el peligro en el que se encuentran, es la atracción que ambos sienten el uno por el otro. «Los secretos del Multimillonario» es una creación de Amelie Bergen, una autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.