Who Do You Love: A Novel

Na minha vida passada, usei o filho na minha barriga para forçar Vinicius Martins, cuja família estava falida, a se casar comigo. No dia do nosso casamento, seu grande amor deixou uma carta de despedida e se jogou no mar: [O amor verdadeiro finalmente perdeu para o poder. Eu me rendo.] Vinicius não demonstrou reação ao saber da notícia e concluiu o casamento sorrindo para mim. Mas, no dia do terceiro aniversário do nosso filho, ele nos levou para um mergulho. A cem metros de profundidade, ele arrancou nossos tubos de oxigênio, e meu filho e eu morremos afogados. Depois de morta, vi Vinicius levar meu corpo até o túmulo do seu grande amor como um pedido de desculpas. — Jasmim, eu te vinguei. Você ficará feliz aí onde está? Quando abri os olhos novamente, eu havia voltado para a noite em que o forcei a se casar comigo por causa do bebê.

Those were the initial days of her university when she saw him for the first time. She fell for him without talking to him even once. He was her 2 years senior. She clearly knows that he likes her too. She waits for him and 2 years passed. He graduates. She felt like she have to make a first move. But then she saw him with another girl. Her world was ripped apart and she made a decision. Loving him is a mistake and she closes her heart clearly knowing that there is no path in which they will again intervene each others' life. But she was wrong.

Derrick Caldwell once promised me that on the night of our pack's founding feast, he would announce that we'd been married for eight years. However, on the big day, his childhood friend, Lilith Sterling, takes my place. She sits beside him—the spot reserved for his Luna. The warriors say, "We heard you have a mate with whom you've been married for eight years, Alpha. Is this her?" Derrick smiles without denying it. He silently allows their assumption to stand. I want him to explain this to me, but he merely says, "You may have helped me become the Alpha, but your lowly birth is nothing compared to Lilith's noble status. As my mate, you need to be more tolerant." I don't argue with him. Instead, I turn and leave the pack he and I built together. Later, I start my own pack and turn it into the largest one in the federation. Derrick stands among the crowd during a ceremony where the Alpha King confers a medal of honor to me. He proudly tells anyone who will listen that I'm his wife. I act like I don't see him, and his eyes turn red with desperation.

Cara is a first time divorcee settling down to a life of quiet independence, but a strange attraction to her friend's yummy son is threatening to make her lose her senses. 19-year old Lance is your typical teenager – raging hormones and all. He's stupid enough to get attracted to a single mom twice his age. Call it love or lust, but Lance's mother, Carol, calls it forbidden. Carol declares her son out of bounds to cougars, but her friend can't keep her hands off him. Eventually, it falls to Lance to decide whose side he would take. Will he choose his mother? Or his lover?

«Mas eu, Denovon Rowland, preciso de uma esposa.» O coração de Emily deu um salto. «Não quero ir a mais nenhum encontro às cegas», disse ele, com voz firme e segura. «Por isso, se estiveres disposta...» Ele inclinou-se ligeiramente, baixando o tom de voz o suficiente para que ela sentisse que o mundo tinha parado. «Vamos casar.» Emily suspirou baixinho, atordoada. «Prometo que não ficarás em desvantagem», acrescentou ele, gentilmente. Isso atingiu-a mais fortemente do que qualquer insulto ou traição que tivesse enfrentado. Isto… isto não era algo que ela esperasse. Não hoje. Não vindo dele. Os seus lábios abriram-se, mas nenhum som saiu. Ela estava paralisada. Denovon reparou. Ele deu-lhe um pequeno sorriso... confiante, calmo e seguro. «Dormi sobre o assunto», disse ele. «Estarei à espera da tua resposta.» E, assim sem mais nem menos, ele virou-se Traída pela família, pelo noivo e deixada sem nada. Emily Carter tinha perdido tudo. Até que Denovon Rowland, o frio CEO bilionário, lhe propôs um acordo: o nome dele em troca do silêncio dela. Agora, como sua esposa, ela não está apenas a sobreviver — está a recuperar tudo o que lhe roubaram. E desta vez, ela é intocável

Eu estava grávida de oito meses e participava de um baile de caridade com meu marido, o Don Massimo, quando uma família rival nos atacou. A multidão entrou em pânico. Fui empurrada ao chão com violência. Havia sangue por toda parte. Massimo perdeu o controle, gritando por médicos, desesperado para salvar meu bebê. Mas, quando acordei, eles tinham desaparecido. Ambos. Sem bebê, sem Massimo. Lembrei-me dos tiros, de Massimo me protegendo com o próprio corpo. Um pavor gelado tomou conta de mim. Arrastei-me até uma cadeira de rodas e corri pelo corredor. Foi quando os ouvi — Massimo e o médico. — Don, sinto muito. Fizemos tudo o que pudemos. O bebê… ele não sobreviveu. Lágrimas escorriam pelo meu rosto. Eles mataram meu bebê. A família rival matou meu bebê. Mas as palavras seguintes dele destruíram meu mundo. — Havia apenas uma equipe médica. Eu tive que fazer uma escolha. Bianca… ela também estava carregando meu filho. Massimo suspirou e então deu a ordem: — Ninguém conte a Arabella. Ela vai criar o filho de Bianca como se fosse dela. Ele será meu único herdeiro. Tapei a boca com a mão, minha visão embaçada pelas lágrimas enquanto me virava. O homem que eu amava era uma mentira. Tudo bem. Se ele quer uma guerra, ele vai ter uma.

When I was ten, I accidentally overheard my mother on the phone. It seemed like she was talking about me being a switched-at-birth rich girl, and that my real last name was Gardner. The coldness and cruelty my mother had shown me all these years suddenly made sense. When I turned 11, I paid an adult to get a maternity test done for both my mother and me. The results confirmed that I was indeed her biological daughter. I kept the report to myself and pretended I was still in the dark.

(This story contains an obscene plotline.) Read at your risk. R-18 ) I want her back and own her. I want her to taste so badly.

Lucian (Luke) Wright is a billionaire who after an irresponsible act, tries to prove himself to his grandfather by disguising as an ordinary employee at Wright AutoTech Motors. Ava Williams is a smart and talented marketer who faces challenges in male dominated industry, and dislikes Luke. Luke and Ava are tasked with securing a major investor for the company, leading to a competitive and romantic, tension-filled journey. Complications arise as Ava struggles with a sexist boss and learns about Luke's secret. She feels betrayed and it leads to a dramatic confrontation. Will Ava and Luke work out their issues, clear up misunderstandings, and confront their feelings for each other??

I was getting married—but I didn't tell my parents. It was my fifth wedding. The last four? Total disasters, thanks to them. Every time, they claimed something was "wrong" with the wedding car and somehow scared the guy off. First was my college boyfriend. We were solid—four years strong. My parents pushed for marriage... then ditched the idea on the big day because his car wasn't "fancy" enough. Second groom? My boss. He pulled up in a shiny new car they actually approved—until they didn't. Yanked me right out. Third time, they set me up with someone themselves. The guy brought ten cars to play it safe. Didn't matter. They shut it down before I even stepped outside. Fourth time? Same story. I kept wondering—what was so cursed about these cars? Why push me to get married, only to destroy it every single time? This year, I was trying again. Wedding number five. This time, I was pregnant—with the son of the country's richest man. I didn't tell my parents. Thought I'd finally outsmarted them. But just as I was about to get in the car... I saw them sprinting toward me.