Why Did Snape Protect Harry

Después de cinco años de relación, mi novio, abogado, canceló nuestra boda… ¡52 veces! La primera vez, me dejó plantada en la playa porque su pasante —una joven que trabajaba con él en el bufete— cometió un error llenando unos formularios, y él volvió corriendo a la oficina. La segunda, justo cuando estábamos por casarnos, se enteró de que otro abogado estaba haciendo pasar un mal rato a la misma pasante y se fue a «ayudarla», dejándome sola ante las risas de todos los invitados. Desde entonces, no importaba cuándo planeáramos la boda, ella siempre tenía un nuevo problema urgente que lo requería. Hasta que un día, me harté. Con el corazón roto pero la frente en alto, decidí terminar con todo. Y ese día que me fui de Santa Lucía del Valle… Él se volvió loco, buscándome por toda la ciudad.

Lia Rodriquez lives a fairytale life. A loving husband, the dream family and boundless happiness. She couldn't have asked for more. But her world shatters with a single brutal twist. Her husband's betrayal. It rips away her trust and joy. Grief pile upon grief at the sudden death of her beloved father. Thrust into the dark threads of family obligations, Lia finds herself an unwilling inheritor of the Rodriquez Empire. Obligations comes with enemies and danger. A truth Lia knows all too well. That was why she escaped years ago. But now, there is no choice left for her. Nikolai Volx, a broker, who is haunted by ghosts and the burden of his dying sister. When he receives an anonymous call in desperate times, he grabs it, oblivious to the danger that awaits him. Soon he's entangled in a lethal game of inheritance surrounding a woman where not only his life is at stake, but his heart too. As Lia dismantles the mystery behind her father's death, Nikolai confronts his demons. Can they navigate the dangerous play of power and betrayal while trying to keep their feelings in check or will they become pawns in the deadly game where the price of truth is etched in blood?

*******Feeling someone's eyes on me I turn to look at the blue-eyed stranger who has his eyes set on me. It feels like his eyes are staring into my soul. It is clear that he heard our conversation as he has a smirk on his face while staring at me. I lick my dry lips and shiver when his eyes move to my lips. I shiver and quickly turn towards Aztec as he pulls me in the direction of what I assume must be the dining room.**** Being an adopted child of the pack, Fenris has always felt like an outsider. Being rejected by his mate along with a murder case to solve, triggers Fenris to find answers about his past. He learns that his parents were murdered by a rogue. Meanwhile Sierra has fallen prey to that same rogue's tricks. Will Fenris avenge his parents death? Will he find his answers or will he lose his mate to the murderer of his parents?

Mis padres adoptaron a un huérfano. Yo le tomé mucho cariño y lo quería como a un hijo propio. Hasta que me di cuenta de que se parecía cada vez más a mi esposo, Javier Mendoza, y que a mi hermana menor llamaba "mamá" a escondidas. Resultó que mi esposo que tanto amaba me había sido infiel desde hacía tiempo. Él y mi hermana habían formado una feliz familia en secreto. Hasta contaban con la bendición de mis padres. Cuando todo se supo, mi hermana me rogó que los dejara ser felices, y mis padres me ordenaron que les cediera el lugar. El niño que había criado con todo el amor me gritó que ojalá muriera de la peor manera. Pero lo que nadie esperaba era que Javier se negara al divorcio. Lloraba suplicándome perdón, diciendo que me amaba profundamente y que lo del niño había sido solo un error. Fingí creer en su pasión y le dije: —Siete días. Te doy siete días. Si logras demostrarme tu sinceridad, te perdonaré. Él, eufórico, cumplió mi cada deseo y me trató como a un tesoro. Hasta donó todos sus ahorros a mi nombre y obligó a mi hermana a arrodillarse en la nieve para pedirme perdón. Todos pensaron que al final lo perdonaría, hasta el día en que la policía vino a pedir la identificación de un cadáver. Ese día él enloqueció por completo. Lo que Javier nunca supo es que en realidad yo llevaba siete días muerta. La Muerte me había permitido regresar por siete días para darle mi propia despedida.

I suffered from a skin condition. I scratched myself in the library, and millions of netizens spammed my private inbox. Only then did I find out that a girl accused me of harassing her. I took out my diagnostic report to defend my innocence, but the girl cried pitifully. “You really know how to make an excuse for yourself! How could someone innocent like me frame you?” Even my elder brother spoke up for her! “Why would she frame you of all people? Can’t you take a look at yourself?” I could not bear the cyberbullying, and I died from a sudden heart attack the day before the court hearing. My grandfather could not accept my death, and he collapsed into a coma. My parents cut off ties with my brother before they committed suicide at home. Meanwhile, the girl did not just successfully make her way into graduate school, but she also dug open my grave and used my ashes to make fireworks. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day when she had asked me to reserve a seat in the library.

When a chance encounter with a disabled man being mugged derails her job interview, Ophelia Sage must confront the consequences of her bravery. But as she faces rejection and humiliation, she unwittingly captures the attention of a powerful CEO. Will her selfless act lead to a new opportunity, or will it cost her everything she holds dear to her heart?

The untold story of the slave, humiliated and rejected by her mate, who discovers she is descended from the moon goddess... "My eyes widened uncontrollably. I wanted to take a closer look at the situation to determine if it was just a coincidence or not. But what happened next really surprised me. The young werewolf attacked Orchid with great effort, but almost all of his attacks were easily dodged by Orchid. This kind of clever dodging skill should not appear on a weak slave at all. "Krew, our Mate is not as useless as you think." My wolf reminded me in my mind. Watching her dodging skills, my heart wavered and I could not even help but start to appreciate her. Maybe she was not so weak?"

"From now on, you're my fiancée, and my fiancée should live with me. Don't talk, don't ask questions. Just obey," he spoke. "When you come to the mansion tomorrow, I expect to see you in your casual clothes and with your suitcases." - When Jimena, a young single mother with a dark past and a violent ex she's desperate to forget, crosses paths with Alessio Fanucci, a dangerous mafia heir, her world is turned upside down. All she wanted was to get by working as a maid at the Fanucci mansion and to keep her distance from the three infamous Fanucci brothers as much as possible. Things take a turn when the oldest brother and heir, Alessio, breaks off his arranged engagement with his ex and urgently needs a new one. Alessio, cold, ruthless, dominant, and not someone anyone talks back to, sees the quiet Jimena as nothing more than his pawn. Meanwhile, she sees Alessio as nothing more than another monster she needs to escape. As they spend more time together, the lines between fake and reality begin to blur, and they discover they have more in common than they initially thought. Tensions rise when Jimena's ex returns, threatening her new comfortable life and the secrets she’s been withholding. He is out for revenge and is determined to go to any length for it, even if that means allying with the Fanuccis' enemy, who happens to be the family of Alessio’s ex. With a war, untold truths, and feelings at stake, will Jimena’s newly formed bonds keep standing, or will everything around her crumble?

Buried deep in the Aster estate was the Heartwood—ancient, sacred, mine. Told my husband, Julian Aster—back when he actually listened—that if it ever fell, I'd die with it. At first, he freaked out. Flew in glacier water, hired a whole squad of plant experts to nurture it 24/7. Then one day, just because his childhood friend—Isabella Duvall—got a scratch from the bark, Julian had the Heartwood ripped out. The second it crashed, I choked on glowing blood—ichor. My power? Gone. Barely standing, I grabbed his arm. "You knew. If the Heartwood dies, I—" He laughed. Straight-up mocked me. "Sera, come on. That fairy tale? Only Grandma still believes that crap. Is that mayo on your mouth? Relax—it's a tree. I'll buy you a forest if you want." Overnight, my hair turned gray. Skin cracked. Eyes dulled. Still, I dragged myself to his grandmother, Henrietta. "I kept your family safe for two hundred years. That's why the Asters thrived. But the Heartwood's gone. Debt's paid. One day left. Whatever happens next? Not my problem."

Cuando entré en aquel juego de terror, mi miopía extrema me jugó una mala pasada. Con la poca visibilidad que tenía, a la niña fantasma del vestido rojo la consideré como si fuera mi propia hija. Al Boss lo adopté ni más ni menos que como a mi esposo, y a esas criaturas viejas y extrañas, las traté con esmero al verlas mis propios padres. La primera vez que me topé con el Boss, no pude evitar acercarme y darle un toquecito en los abdominales mientras le decía: —¡Qué cuerpazo te cargas, mi vida! Lástima que estés tan chaparrito... Él soltó una risa bastante tensa, se puso la cabeza que tenía cortada de vuelta en el cuello, y mostrándome los dientes me soltó: —¡Mido un metro ochenta y seis! ¿Y ahora qué me dices?