Why Do We Cry

Rafe Serafin was once the Mafia’s most feared enforcer until a betrayal forced him into hiding behind the quiet life of a bartender. He plans to stay invisible. Until the night he saves billionaire CEO Derek Morgan from a hit and gets pulled back into the world he swore he’d never touch again. Derek is marked for death, hunted by enemies who won’t stop. And the only man capable of keeping him alive is the one who refuses to take the job. Rafe knows what happens to the people he protects; they die and he can’t survive losing someone again. But when multiple Mafia factions close in and the city becomes a hunting ground, Rafe does the one thing he promised himself he’d never do: He steps back into the darkness to save Derek. As bullets fly, feelings grow, and secrets unravel, Rafe learns the truth: Derek is being targeted because of a secret buried in his father’s past. And when Rafe is ordered to betray Derek, the same command that once destroyed his life, he makes his choice…

Steven Zimmer, the assistant of my wife, Lucy Quinn, has lost in a truth-or-dare session. Lucy doesn't hesitate to file for a divorce from me for the ninth time. In the courthouse, I hear the staff member asking Lucy curiously, "Your husband is like a well-trained dog now. You've already married and divorced him nine times! Aren't you worried that your husband might ditch you for real?" Lucy merely smirks at her. "Do you know that the more ruthless you are when you abandon your pets, the harder it'll be for them to live without you? In fact, they will just become more obedient and docile. As long as I curl a finger at him, he'll definitely sink down to his knees and beg me to remarry him." Everyone bursts into laughter after that. They bet that I'll plead pathetically to Lucy to remarry me for the tenth time in less than a day after I've obtained the divorce certificate. Lucy even declares that she'll stream the tenth wedding proposal on the Internet when it happens. But the next day, Lucy keeps waiting for me to show up at the city hall while clad in a wedding dress. All she gets is a text from me. "No more proposals. This is the end between us, Lucy."

"What... What are these?" Selene stammered, her voice barely more than a whisper. "Divorce papers?" She looked up at Maximus, searching his face for some sign of a joke, a mistake - anything to tell her this wasn’t real. His eyes flickered with a brief moment of hesitation before hardening into a steely gaze. "If Jess hadn’t disappeared, we never would have gotten married” he drawled before delivering the final blow. “Well, Jess is back now.” She couldn’t breathe. Despite her best efforts over their three years of marriage, Maximus had never acknowledged her nor loved her the way he loved Jess. **** She signed the papers, and left his life for good, taking the babies growing in her womb with her. A few years later, She became a top medical doctor and did everything possible to stay away from Maximus. However, on her twins’ fifth birthday, they came running to her, giggling: "Mummy, we found our billionaire daddy!" She looked up and saw Maximus standing in front of her, clearly expecting her to run into his arms. Instead, She chuckled. His eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets when she responded with a deadpan expression, "No, babies, your Father is dead."

Depois de se casar, Alice Castro recebeu o diagnóstico que caiu como uma sentença: ela tinha enorme dificuldade para engravidar. Ela enfrentou hormônios, injeções e incontáveis consultas até, finalmente, conseguir uma gestação por fertilização in vitro. Mas, quando ela mal começava a se acostumar com a ideia de ser mãe, um choque ainda maior veio à tona: os bebês na barriga dela, na verdade, eram filhos do próprio marido com o primeiro amor dele. — Mano, você foi genial dessa vez. Fez a Alice gerar os filhos seus com o seu primeiro amor. Quando as crianças nascerem, vão ser de vocês dois. A Alice, no fim, não passa de uma barriga de aluguel. O marido de Alice, Michel Monteiro, deu um sorriso frio, sem nenhum traço de culpa: — A Iolanda morre de medo de sentir dor. Como é que ela ia aguentar tudo o que uma gravidez exige? A Alice sempre quis ter filhos meu. Eu só realizei o sonho dela. Alice passou a odiá‑lo com cada célula do corpo. Só que, no hospital, outro segredo veio à superfície: Michel tinha esperma fraco, quase infértil. O laboratório tinha trocado os embriões. Os bebês que Alice carregava não eram do Michel. Eram filhos dela com um magnata misterioso. Ninguém jamais tinha amado Alice de verdade. Então ela pensou: "Se ninguém me ama, vou colocar esses filhos no mundo e deixar que eles me amem." Quando Alice finalmente conseguiu se divorciar e estava pronta para ir embora sem olhar para trás, o ex‑marido, Michel, desabou num arrependimento tardio: — Amor, não vai embora! Nesse exato momento, o homem misterioso apareceu atrás de Alice. Ele a puxou para dentro do abraço dele, sem a menor cerimônia. — Fiquei sabendo que você está grávida de filhos meus? — Perguntou ele, com a voz baixa, firme, como quem não aceitava discussão.

No momento em que Luana Tavares perdeu o bebê, Henrique Ribeiro estava comemorando o retorno de Bianca Monteiro ao país. Três anos ao lado dele—cuidando, se dedicando, sendo parceira—no fim, pra ele, Luana era só uma empregada e cozinheira dentro de casa. Ela se cansou, perdeu a esperança, e decidiu se divorciar. No círculo deles, todo mundo sabia: Luana era famosa por ser igual chiclete, difícil de desgrudar. — Eu aposto que em um dia a Luana volta correndo. — Um dia? Meio dia já é máximo. — Disse Henrique. Assim que assinou o divórcio, Luana decidiu: nunca mais olhar pra trás. Se jogou na nova vida, correu atrás da carreira deixada de lado, se ocupou em conhecer gente nova. Dia após dia, Henrique já não via nem sombra dela em casa. Quando o desespero bateu, numa conferência, Henrique finalmente a viu—ela estava cercada de gente, diferente de antes. Ele foi direto: — Luana, até quando você vai continuar com essa palhaçada?! Dante Siqueira entrou na frente, empurrou Henrique com frieza: — Não encosta na sua cunhada. Henrique nunca amou Luana. E, quando finalmente aprendeu a amar, ela já não tinha mais espaço pra ele.

A son who's held secret affairs with his father since he was a boy, a relationship that caused his mother's death and he was left in the dark about the true reason behind her death and also the death of his high school crush and first college lover. Both died mysteriously after meeting with his father and Selene Zephyrine. Blinded by his love and trust for his father he didn't see the truth. A wife who has dark sexual desires and in a relationship with her Half-brother. A stepson who would die to have the love of his step-dad in every way possible. Two young kids entangled in the whole mess. An aunt who saw the truth but afraid to utter a word since she's had a relationship and a secret son by a man whose son is married to her niece. A best friend and a hopeless lover who is also the secret son kept hidden by his mother after the discovery of a monster who goes by the name Williams Boyle. A teacher whose lust and dark desires lie with young boys she could manipulate and a student desperate for the love of a mother that he wouldn't mind getting his attention from the psycho teacher. A sister who is the biological daughter of her mother's secret lover. Who will unravel the truth and free this chaotic family? **** Love, lust, needs, confusion, lies, incestuous romance, forbidden, deception, deaths, conspiracy, murder, suspense, thriller, and secrets in this fun-filled dramatic novel. You're not ready...

Maria Gemma Mendoza is an exceptional student and the student's head at Amarillo University. However, due to an allegation that his father may have embezzled cash from a large corporation. Amarillo pupils tarnished gemma's reputation. Until she ran across the King in an unforeseen circumstance, she later discovered her father, Edward, was the King's closest friend. The King pledged to help Gemma cleanse her father's name and return all they had lost.  In exchange for becoming the personal maid of the selected future King, Prince Augustus Cynfael Clemente, the unknown prince. The King admitted Gemma to the same school as the prince. Borstal International School, an exclusive school for boys, where Gemma was the sole female student. Many people were taken aback by her arrival, but Gemma's existence in Prince Augustus' life infuriated him. Prince believed harming and torturing Gemma would be the best way to get rid of her. That will ultimately lead to him falling for Gemma. Tormenting to caring, from caring to love ... Will you breach the King's sacred rule? Can you say I do if he wasn't meant to be with you?

I'm a gloomy loner guy. I prefer not to associates with others. I have no friends, I'm nobody, lack of self-confidence, an introvert. My life is a mess. I'm scared, I don't know why I'm like this. I'm tired physically, emotionally, everything! I wanna end up this sh*t! Loneliness doesn't kill, but sometimes I wish it did! Until I met her, she changed my dark side. She became a light to me. But one day, I never thought she would suddenly disappear in my arms. I can't imagine losing the person who give the way for my future. She has been my inspiration to move forward in life.

No good relationship can be built on a lie but, Lenny and Dash don't care much about that. They are ready to do whatever it takes - lying and manipulating those around them to get what they both want. It's why they get along so well. But Lenny's relationship with Christian is much more complicated. He's the father of her child, her first love, and her unhealthy obsession. When their lives unexpectedly intertwine; secrets come to the surface, loyalties are tested and lives are on the line.

On an interesting weekend, recently heartbroken Becky Lawyers and audacious Logan Smith, two random bar people, shared an intimidate night together—she wanted to heal her broken heart, he just wanted to have fun. Besides, the moment would only last one night. Everything was great. However, destiny always had a different way of working. When Becky resumed duties on her new job, she realized that her one night stand, Logan Smith, was no other than her boss, the CEO of HMT event center. Their sexual romance doesn't end there and actually took a new turn when they became a casual couple. Though Becky wanted more. Months later, she realized she was starting to develop genuine feelings for Logan, but he was far from settling down. Whether their love story would grow or die, only the future can tell. Here lies the tale of careless billionaire Logan Smith and cautious free-spirited Becky Lawyers.