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When Labor Became My Prison

When Labor Became My Prison

The contractions were ripping me in two. My vision was going dark. My husband, Don Vittorio, the man who ruled Chicago, squeezed my hand. His dark eyes burned with love. "Just a little longer, mia cara. You'll meet our baby soon." Sweat poured down my face. I still found the strength to smile for him. Then a nurse walked in. She held a syringe. I thought it was to stop the pain. But Vittorio’s hand fell away. He took a single step back. The needle sank into my arm. I heard Vittorio’s voice. It was cold steel. "Dose her carefully. She holds on until midnight. Not a minute sooner. Not until after Ornella delivers." And then I knew. He thought I married him for the money. He was stopping my labor. All for a sick Falcone family rule: the first son born is the next heir. Pain tore through me. I reached for him. Tears streamed down my face. I begged him to stop. He bit his lip. His voice was pure ice. "My brother is dead. Ornella carries his only heir. You will do as you are told. You and your child will not steal his birthright." The drug hit my veins. The violent squeeze in my belly, like some invisible hand, just… stopped.
Short Story · Mafia
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When A Quiet Woman Snaps

When A Quiet Woman Snaps

The Moretti Family's Thanksgiving party was in full swing downstairs—crystal clinks, fake laughs, classic mafia gloss. Meanwhile, I was curled up in a servant's room on the third floor. Jackson Moretti's wife. Legally, anyway. My hands were ice. I gripped the ultrasound report like it could anchor me. Three heartbeats. Strong, steady. It was supposed to be a surprise—his big Thanksgiving gift. To the outside world, Jackson was a polished Stanford grad, running a top-tier consulting firm in San Francisco. But behind the scenes? He ran the Moretti empire—cold, calculated, pulling strings in the West Coast's darkest corners. Three years of marriage and we barely spoke, but I still clung to the hope that maybe... maybe there was something real left. Then I heard him downstairs. "You really not letting your wife come down?" "Isabella?" He laughed. "She'd kill the vibe." Another voice chimed in. "Lina's back, right? Wild you married her twin. Which one do you actually like?" Jackson didn't miss a beat. "Isabella's just a stand-in. Quiet. Predictable. I could tell her to drop dead and she'd say 'okay.'" "So when are you ditching her?" "Dunno. She thinks she matters. I'm just playing her." I slapped a hand over my mouth to muffle the sob. A minute later, I was heading downstairs, numb. I brushed my fingers over my belly. "Sorry, babies," I whispered. Triplets. His. He thought I was blind. Weak. Stuck. What he didn't know? A quiet woman, once she snaps—she can burn it all down.
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Strangers When We Meet Again

Strangers When We Meet Again

Everyone believed Ethan Cross loved Isabella Winters to his core, but nobody knew he'd already found an Isabella look-alike to keep him company through the lonely nights. Even when Isabella recovered, he continued his affair. Little did he know that Isabella's recovery was temporary—within two months, she would lose every memory she'd ever made. After that, she would forget Ethan completely, and her love for him would be erased forever.
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When Salvation Turned to Sin

When Salvation Turned to Sin

Mae Cooper accuses me of forcing wolfsbane down her throat, claiming that she can't breathe and that her wolf is gravely injured, barely clinging to life. My mate, Alpha Cole Grimaldi, and our two pups decide to teach me a lesson by locking my Omega sister up in a massive silver cage and threatening to douse her with wolfsbane. I thrash violently and beg them to let her go, but nothing I do changes their minds. Alas, my sister dies, and with her, the love I once felt for them dies too.
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When The Cherry Blossoms Fell

When The Cherry Blossoms Fell

“Ms. Arnold, you really should sign this divorce agreement. Otherwise, I won’t be able to answer to Mr. Fisher.” Jeremy Fisher’s personal lawyer, Cole Stewart, stood in front of Hailey Arnold with an anxious expression. In his hands were a freshly printed divorce agreement, the pages still crisp. This was the thirty-third time Jeremy had asked to divorce her. The first time, Hailey climbed onto the rooftop and jumped. She survived but broke one of her legs. The second time, she slashed her wrist with a small knife, and blood flooded half the bathroom. The third time, she swallowed an entire bottle of sleeping pills and spent three days in the hospital having her stomach pumped. … Every single time, she had used death to force Jeremy to compromise, but this time, she was tired of it.
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When the lights go out

When the lights go out

"One Decision" follows eighteen -year-old Freya Myers, a brilliant but broken foster teen, as she teeters on the edge of a new beginning-and a hidden nightmare. With a perfect GPA and dreams of opening a bookstore, Freya is determined to escape a system that's failed her. When a wealthy Southern family unexpectedly adopts her and whisks her away to a private estate in Georgia, it feels too good to be true. Because it is. The mansion is beautiful. The people? Picture-perfect. But behind the polished smiles and choreographed greetings lies something Freya can't quite name-yet. Strange rules. Watchful eyes. Whispers behind closed doors. And her new "brothers," who know more about her than they should. As Freya digs deeper into the family's secrets, she's forced to confront her past and a chilling truth: she may not have been saved... she may have been chosen. Dark, gripping, and emotionally raw, One Decision is a psychological coming-of-age thriller that explores what happens when the price of belonging may be your freedom-or your soul.
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When the Moon Never Mends

When the Moon Never Mends

He had once sworn I was his fated Luna, the Omega he cherished above all. However, just a month shy of our bonding, he decided to repay a life-saving grace by fathering a child with his old flame. To add insult to injury, he swiped the herbal research I was on the cusp of unveiling. He claimed he was trapped, obligated to both sides. I, however, was done with him. I cut ties, called off our Bonding Ceremony, and set off for the Northwood tundra to lose myself in my research. Two years on, he pleaded for my return, professing I was his one true love. However, by then, I was renowned far and wide, and he was nothing to me.
Short Story · Werewolf
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When CEO Cold Heart Softer

When CEO Cold Heart Softer

Masayahin at palakaibigan si Prudence Georgina Chapman, kabaligtaran ng tahimik at malamig na CEO na si Edison Charles Henderson. Nagkakilala sila sa isang pagtitipon kasama ang kani-kanilang mga kaibigan—agad na nagustuhan ni Prudence si Edison, ngunit nahirapan siyang mapasok ang mundo ng lalaking halos walang emosyon. Sa kabila ng distansya, unti-unting nabuo ang lihim na ugnayan nila—isang tagong relasyon na puno ng pagkahumaling at katahimikan. Nang magbunga ang kanilang pagtatagpo at nabuo ang isang anak, napilitan si Prudence na ilihim ang katotohanan upang protektahan ang bata at ang reputasyon ni Edison. Paglipas ng mga taon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Haharapin ni Edison ang responsibilidad at damdaming matagal niyang itinanggi—at doon niya matutuklasan na ang pusong akala niya’y yelo, ay kayang lumambot dahil sa pag-ibig at pagiging ama.
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When He Finally Believed Me

When He Finally Believed Me

When my ex-husband, Hanson Rowse, got remarried, I jumped into the ocean with our ten-year-old daughter, Tess Rowse, in my arms. The police called Hanson and my parents. The wedding reception was cut short, and they all rushed over. My soul hung in the air above it all, watching as Tess was pulled from the water. The sight of her hit like a blade to the chest. At the hospital, my parents looked at her with nothing but cold indifference. My brother, Edward Wells, didn't hesitate. He stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face. "You're just like your mother! Always causing trouble and pulling cheap stunts like this just to get attention." Hanson's fists clenched. He scanned the area, and when he couldn't see me anywhere, anger spilled into his eyes. "Where's Melody? She picked my wedding day to pull this stunt, and now she won't even show her face? If she really wanted to die, why leave behind this burden?" At his words, Tess suddenly moved. She stumbled toward the window, climbed up, and before anyone could react, she jumped. The room went dead silent for a heartbeat. Then, the screaming started. What they didn't know was this: the first thing Tess and I learned at that reform school was obedience.
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When I Found you (SPG)

When I Found you (SPG)

"asan ako!!.wait ...gosh ..awws aray!" dahang tumumayo si Zaira pababa sa kama .Hindi niya matandaan ang nangyari lahat kagabi ang tanging naalala niya lang ay nagkayayaan silang mag bar ng mga kaibigan niya dahil ang isa sa kanila ay broken dahil hindi siya umiinum ng alak ay naimpluwensyahan siya ng mga kaibigan na maparami ng inum .Hanggang doon lang ang naalala niyang pangyayari. Pagsipat niya sa banyo ay nakailaw ito dahil ang pintuan nito ay puting salamin. "awww ..hindi na ako virgin!" nangingiyak niyang pinulot ang nagkalat na damit sa sahig. "panty ko !!" mas umiyak siya sa nakitang panty nito na sirang sira. "sino ka bang lalaki ka at ang hars mong tanggalin sirain tong panty ko!" masamang tingin ang pinukol niya sa banyo at nagmadaling sinuot ang kanyang dress .Nanlalamig ang kanyang pagkababae dahil s hangin na pumapasok nito mula sa ibaba wala siyang panty kaya medyo ilang siyang maglakad lalo masakit ang kanyang pagkababae. Kinuha niya ang mahabang coat ng lalaki at inamoy. "not bad..andito sa pinas pero naka coat ..ano siya billionaire!" bilis siyang lumabas mula sa kwarto at bilis lumabas. Tumingala siya at nakita ang " Romantic Hotel" alinlangan siyang napangiwi. Nakasakay siya agad ng taxi. Paglabas mi Kyler sa banyo ay nadatnan ng wala ang babaeng pinagsawahan niya. Natuwa siya sa babae dahil virgin pa ito at aggresibo din. "pwedeng malaman name ng babaeng regalo niyo sa akin?".Bungad niya sa kausap "bro sorry .Akala namin nakarating yung babaeng regalo namin sayo hindi pala Naaksidente si Mika kaya hindi siya nakarating .I dont know her!" .lumunok siya at huminga ng malalim. Pinulot niya ang sirang panty ng babae at natawa siya dito. "hahanapin kita " bulong ng kanyang isip.
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