Modern Maria Clara

The heir to the New York mafia family, the Donovitch crime family, chose me as a potential fiancée candidate. But I refused to become his wife and the future Madre of the Donovitch family. Because in my previous life, he missed the desperate call from his childhood sweetheart on our wedding night. That led to the sweetheart being killed by a Mexican cartel in revenge. He vented all his frustration on me, using sulfuric acid to disfigure me, tearing off my limbs. He tormented me for five long years. Finally, he used the punishment method for a traitor to stuff me into a gasoline barrel and burn me alive. In this life, I will definitely change my destiny. He has a thing for his stepsister, so I'll let them have each other. But this time, that cold and arrogant man ends up crying and begging me to come back.

Nach dem Tod seiner ersten Liebe hasste Alexander Müller mich zehn Jahre lang. Ich versuchte überall, ihm zu gefallen, aber er lachte nur kalt: „Wenn du mich wirklich zufriedenstellen willst, dann stirb lieber.“ Mein Herz schmerzte, doch als der große Lkw auf mich zuraste, starb er in einer Blutlache, um mich zu retten. Vor seinem Tod blickte er mich tief an: „Wenn... ich dir nur niemals begegnet wäre.“ Bei der Beerdigung war Frau Müller untröstlich. „Damals hätte ich Alexander und Greta zusammenbringen sollen, anstatt ihn zu zwingen, dich zu heiraten!“ Herr Müller hasste mich: „Alexander hat dich drei Mal gerettet, so ein guter Mensch – warum bist du nicht gestorben!“ Alle bedauerten, dass Alexander mich geheiratet hatte, ich eingeschlossen. Völlig gebrochen wurde ich von der Beerdigung vertrieben. Drei Jahre später tauchte plötzlich eine Zeitmaschine auf, und ich kehrte in die Vergangenheit zurück. Dieses Mal beschloss ich, jede Verbindung zu Alexander abzubrechen und allen anderen zu ihrem Glück zu verhelfen.

I spent five years helping my boyfriend Marco rise to the position of Don. I nearly died countless times, but I didn't care; I loved him. He used to look at me tenderly and promised to propose to me publicly at his Don succession ceremony. But on that very day, he held the hand of another Mafia Principessa Sophia Romano and announced their engagement. To completely get rid of me, Sophia pulled a stack of photos from her bag and slammed them into my face. "See for yourself! She's been sleeping around to get intel!" In the picture, I was leaning into a man's arms. I tried to explain, but Marco interrupted me. "I always knew you were lowborn, but I didn't realize you were this cheap." "Get out!" Marco pointed at the door. "Elena, you are exiled from the family. Never let me see you again." I finally saw this man for who he truly was. He was completely subservient to me when he needed my help to seize territory, but after becoming the Godfather, he needed a more distinguished Donna, and therefore no longer needed me. I sneered; they had no idea that the man in the picture was my brother, the Don of the most powerful Corleone family. Sophia’s family was nothing compared to the Corleone family. I stopped arguing and simply turned and left. But when my true identity was finally exposed, he crawled back to me, weeping and begging for my forgiveness.

Before the day of my husband's succession as the Don, my stepsister personally tattooed the "Inverted Angel's Eye"—the mark of a traitor—onto my back. My husband didn't just turn a blind eye; when the family vendetta broke out, he withdrew all the elite guards to protect my "pregnant" stepsister, leaving me alone in a defenseless city to face the slaughter.  "Elena, you are strong enough to protect yourself. But Sophia is fragile, and she is carrying my firstborn. She needs the protection more than you." Facing a siege of heavy firepower, I survived by the skin of my teeth. He thought I would swallow the insult for the sake of the family's reputation. He didn't expect that I would kick open the doors of his coronation ceremony wearing mourning weeds, flanked by the FBI and the Commission, and personally strip him of his title. "Goodbye, Lorenzo. This time, I choose to be the Don."

Para devolverle a mi amor platónico el derecho de heredar su familia mafiosa, le di una de mis córneas. Sin embargo, cuando él recuperó la vista, mi familia prefirió que se casara con mi hermana mayor en lugar de conmigo. En mi vida pasada, intenté encontrarlo y explicarle todo, pero me rechazó. Por si fuera poco, mi familia me exilió y morí la noche de su boda con mi hermana. Y entonces, renací antes de mi exilio. Esta vez, decidí abandonar mi grupo mafioso y a mi amor platónico por voluntad propia... Pero, ¿aquel jefe mafioso despiadado? Él se derrumbó por completo.

I died five years ago. Now my husband, the Don of our Mafia family, wants me to take the fall for his sister again—this time for accidentally killing a British noble's heir during an arms deal. He's holding a fake confession letter with my forged signature, storming into my old apartment in the rust district, only to find it empty. Frustrated, he grabs the corner store owner downstairs, demanding to know where I am. The owner pauses, wiping his hands on his apron, calmly tells him: "Serafine? She died five years ago." "Heard it was retaliation from a rival family during the gang war. They ambushed her in an alley... shot her over a dozen times. She died immediately." My husband, Lucien, refuses to believe it. Convinced the owner is on my payroll, hiding me to help me escape his reach. He scoffs, his eyes filled with scorn: "Oh, so what? Because I called her out for messing up that last job, now she's throwing a tantrum?" "You tell her, if she doesn't come back and take the fall in three days, I'll revoke her grandmother's 'special family protection'! Let the old woman rot!" With that, he storms out, his rage still simmering. The owner watches him leave and sighs, shaking his head. "There's no grandmother left to protect... That woman passed away not long after Serafine did... couldn't survive the winter without our family's medical supplies and protection..."

On our third wedding anniversary, I brought a gift to my husband’s office. Walking past the secretary's suite, I stopped dead. A king-size bed had been set up inside. A young woman in a designer dress was sprawled across it, a handheld game console in her hands, surrounded by imported snacks of every variety. "Kevin, the lunch you ordered yesterday was pre-packaged meals. Marcus and I both felt sick after eating it. Today, make sure it's from The Palace Hotel." Kevin -- my husband's personal assistant -- bowed and scraped before her, his face a mask of obsequious flattery. "Mrs. Thorne, please don't worry. Mr. Thorne made it very clear -- everything should be tailored to your preferences and the baby's. He knows you love the chef at The Palace Hotel, so he set up a standing VIP account for you. Anything you want, anytime." She was Mrs. Thorne? Then what exactly was I? My brow furrowed. I glanced down at the wedding ring I'd worn for years. The girl beamed, radiant. "For the baby's arrival, my husband is throwing a lavish yacht party. Every important person in New York is getting an invitation. I want the whole world to know that I'm the love of his life, and that our son will be blessed by the most powerful people before he's even born. The champagne and flowers must be the finest available -- no budget limit. Our child is going to have the best of everything from day one." I stared at the gentle swell of her belly and called my father. "Dad, that divorce agreement you drew up three years ago -- you can have the lawyers send it over now."

Sa mundong pinatatakbo ng digital codes at madugong transaksyon, si Laxus ang hari. Sa umaga, siya ang makapangyarihang CEO na nagpapaikot sa mundo ng negosyo. Sa gabi, siya ang malupit na Mafia Boss na naghahari sa ilalim ng mga anino. Hawak niya ang lahat. Yaman, koneksyon, at buhay ng mga taong nangangahas na banggain siya. Ngunit may isang bagay na hindi niya kayang kontrolin nang buo: ang sarili niyang system na pinoprotektahan ng kaniyang pinakamahusay na tauhan. Si Amara ay hindi lamang isang empleyado; siya ang henyo sa likod ng mga firewall ni Laxus. Bilang kanyang Personal Software Developer at Elite Hacker, siya ang nakakakita sa lahat ng dumi at lihim na ibinaon ni Laxus sa ilalim ng mga encrypted files. Siya ang may hawak ng "Kill Switch.” Ang mga impormasyong sapat upang mapabagsak ang kumpanya ni Laxus at maipakulong siya habambuhay bilang isang kriminal. Gusto nang tumakas ni Amara. Gusto na niyang iwan ang madilim na mundong ito na puno ng panganib. Ngunit sa ilalim ng kumpas ni Laxus, ang pag-alis ay katumbas ng pagtataksil. Alam ni Laxus na ang utak ni Amara ang kaniyang pinakamalakas na sandata, ngunit ito rin ang kaniyang pinakamalaking banta. Kaya naman, gagamitin niya ang lahat ng kaniyang kapangyarihan upang panatilihin ang dalaga sa loob ng kaniyang "golden cage." Sa pagitan ng mga hacking encounters at mapanganib na engkwentro sa labas ng opisina, isang mas mapanganib na apoy ang nabubuo sa pagitan nila. Habang sinusubukan ni Amara na i-bypass ang puso ng kaniyang boss, unti-unti naman siyang nahuhulog sa bitag ng isang lalakeng handang pumatay para lamang manatili siya sa tabi nito. Sino ang unang bibigay? Si Amara ba na may hawak ng mga ebidensyang makakapagsira kay Laxus, o si Laxus na handang sunugin ang buong mundo para lamang sa minamahal niyang si Amara?

Titel: Der herzlose Playboy Klappentext / Résumé: Hinter der Maske des gnadenlosen Verführers verbirgt Ferdinand Anton eine schreckliche Verletzung. Die Frau, die er einst liebte, hat ihr Kind vor seinen Augen ertränkt und damit für immer seinen Glauben an die Liebe zerstört. Seit diesem Tag lautet seine Devise einfach: Frauen verführen, sie dazu bringen, sich zu verlieben… und sie dann ohne Mitleid fallen zu lassen. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem er Elenie trifft, ein unschuldiges junges Mädchen auf der Suche nach einem Job. Ihre Schönheit erinnert ihn zu sehr an die Frau, die ihn verraten hat, und Ferdinand beschließt, sie zu vernichten. Doch während er versucht, sie zu brechen, beginnt er selbst zu schwanken. Wird Elenie diejenige sein, die es schafft, seine tiefsten Wunden zu heilen? Oder wird Ferdinand für immer bleiben… der herzlose Playboy?

KLAPPENTEXT: Warnung: Dies ist ein erotisches/reifes Stück und es ist nur für ein reifes Publikum geeignet. Es wird empfohlen, mit Diskretion zu lesen. "Spüren Sie das?" Die Lederfrucht landete auf meinem Oberschenkel, ich hielt mich an seinen Schultern fest, unfähig zu atmen oder meine Hüften davon abzuhalten, ihre Freisetzung auszureiben. "Jeder Zentimeter von dir", sein Mund klammerte sich an meine Kehle. "Meins." ______ Arlari Marquez dachte, dass eine Rückkehr nach Mexiko nach dem College einen Neuanfang bedeuten würde. Aber anstatt zu gedeihen, überlebt sie kaum, bis ihre Angst eines Nachts zusammenbricht. Ihr jüngerer Bruder Danny macht den Fehler seines Lebens, indem er Severiano Cortez, den am meisten gefürchteten Mafia-Boss in Mexiko, stiehlt. Jeder weiß, dass Cortez keine Gnade zeigt. Vor allem, wenn es um seine wertvollen Besitztümer ging. Arlari weiß, dass das Leben ihres Bruders bereits verfallen ist... aber sie greift ein. Als sie Cortez findet, entdeckt sie, dass er kein Lösegeld will. Er will kein Geld. Was er will... ist ein perfektes Sub. Neunzig Tage. Das ist der Deal. Sie wird sich ihm, Körper, Geist und Seele, drei Monate lang unterwerfen. Im Gegenzug wird Dannys Leben verschont. Aber was passiert, wenn der Mann, der Unterwerfung fordert, süchtig nach dem Unterwürfigen wird? Severiano Cortez ist nicht in der Lage, die gleiche Brutalität auszuüben, die er unzähligen anderen gezeigt hat. Stattdessen entwirrt er sich unter dem Gewicht eines Verlangens, das er nie geplant hatte, eines, das das Raubtier in einen Gefangenen zu verwandeln droht. Und sie? Je länger sie bleibt, desto mehr sieht sie die Schatten, die in seiner Welt lauern. Weil Mexiko ein dunkler Ort ist. Und seine Herrschaft? Noch dunkler.