When We Were

Willow Henderson was never meant to carry the weight of her family's legacy. As the overlooked youngest daughter, she had one forbidden freedom—love. And she gave it to Jack Carter, the untouchable bad boy with a broken past.Jack came from nothing. With a deadbeat father and siblings to raise, hockey was his only way out—until Willow. She made him dream of more, but her powerful family crushed those dreams. When she got pregnant as a teen, they sent her away, forcing her to break Jack’s heart with lies.Years later, Jack is a hockey legend, ruthless and untouchable. Willow’s life has crumbled, and she’s forced to take a job as a sports psychologist—only to come face-to-face with the man she destroyed.But Jack isn’t the boy she left behind. He’s colder. Harder. And when the truth about their child comes out, everything changes.This time, if Willow wants him back, she’ll have to fight for him—before it’s too late.

I’m the Vettori family princess. The only one. It was our fifth anniversary. A big dinner party at the estate. A waiter spilled red wine on my husband Marco, heir to the Rossi family. My best friend, Sofia, slapped the waiter. Hard. Then she was all over Marco, helping him out of his jacket. Her hand lingered on his waist. A second too long. I just stood there, watching. Sofia saw me. "I was just closer, that's all. Helping him clean up. Don't overthink it." I just smiled. Grabbed my glass. I went to make the rounds with the old dons from the other families. I would finish this night with my head held high. Later that night, Marco crawled into my bed, stinking of booze. His hands were on my waist. He wanted sex. I pushed him off. "The alliance is over," I said, my voice dead. "We're finished." Marco sobered up fast. His face went cold. "I'm trying to apologize here. You're divorcing me because Sofia helped me with my jacket?" I laughed. He didn’t get it. Not until I threw the proof of his betrayal in his face. Not until I cut him off from my family. Then he was on his knees, crying, begging me to forgive him.

Three years ago, my husband’s brother took a bullet for him. So Gwen brought his brother's widow, Eliza, into our home. I was the Donna in name only. I had to step aside for Eliza in everything. Once, Eliza faked slitting her wrists. She said I drove her to it. Gwen grabbed my throat. Murder flashed in his eyes. "Get out. The Falcone family has no place for a venomous bitch like you." He gave her the family's art foundation to "make it up to her." It was supposed to be mine. This time, I said nothing. He was signing a stack of business contracts. I just slipped the divorce papers in with them. A few days later, he noticed I wasn't home. He searched all over Chicago. He couldn't find me. That's when he saw the divorce decree. He finally understood. I was gone. For good. That day, the untouchable king of the Chicago Outfit… shattered.

An amazing soul, trained intelligent speaker is stuck in a relationship that is eating her up yet she refuses to leave. Why? The memories of how the love journey started and perhaps coinciding with the time she lost her mother made it impossible for her to quit …and she couldn’t help but be more obsessed to making the relationship end up in marriage. Love turns to passion; passion turns to obsession and the epic just begun.

My boss, Walton Frazier, loves tricking me into wearing tight shirts and having the top three buttons undone before forcing me to entertain the female clients. Then, he drops hints to said that I'm young and have a great physique, only to wait with bated breath for the clients to start touching me. His excuse is that he wants to test the clients' characters to see if they really are worthy to work with. As soon as the clients fall for the trap hook, line, and sinker, Walton will rush out toward them in a righteous manner and slam his wine glass onto the table. After that, he'll start lecturing me as though I've done something awfully wrong. "Is there not a prideful bone in your body? Do you want to hit your sales target that badly that you're willing to forsake your pride as a man?" Walton chooses to trample all over me just so he can build his manly and righteous persona. This time, he specifically prepares a suit with a deep V-line that's made of light material. Then, he forces me to toast to a client with an extremely rich and powerful background in that suit. He even threatens to dock off three months' worth of perfect attendance pay if I don't do this. When I notice the familiar cold-looking yet striking face at the main seat, I can't help but smile. If my older sister, Mable Cobb, were to see me toasting to her in this kind of outfit, I have a feeling she'll clean out the trash for me and make me the boss of this company by tomorrow.

The story revolves around Blythe who after participating in a competition falls in love with his room partner Andrew because of which she soon ends up proposing him which shocks Andrew but he takes some time in order to process her proposal but unfortunately ends up declining her proposal due to which she is broken but real shock comes on her way when she comes to know that there is no one with the name of Andrew in the competition which makes her set on a journey to find Andrew , so will she be able to find him ?, Will she be able to prove that he really exists ?, And many other questions will form crux of the story and will surely keep its readers at the edge of their seats as it is a never witness love story which is amalgamated with almost every kind of emotions a human have and most most importantly don't miss the climax as it is going to blow mind if it's readers for sure

Si Andrea ay isang guro na tumandang dalaga dahil sa pagmamanipula ng ina niyang si Selya. Nang mamatay ito, lalong nakadama ng kahungkagan sa buhay niya si Andrea. Hinangad niya na magkaroon ng anak. Kahit walang asawa. Basta kahit isang anak lang na kukumpleto sa kan'yang pagkababae at makakasama niya sa kan'yang pagtanda. Ang problema, wala siyang nobyo. Sino ang magbibigay sa kan'ya ng anak? Dumating sa isip niya ang isang plano. Hahanap siya ng lalaking may magagandang katangian upang maging ama ng pinapangarap niyang anak. Hanggang sa makilala niya si Vincent. Si Vincent na pasado ang kwalipikasyon sa hinahanap niyang lalaki. Ang isa pa uling problema, paano niya sasabihin dito na sipingan siya nito gayong hindi naman sila personal na magkakilala? Gumawa siya ng paraan. At nagtagpo uli ang landas nila ni Vincent. Sinipingan siya nito. Isang pagsisiping lang na nagbunga agad ng binhi sa sinapupunan ni Andrea. Pagkatapos noon, lumayo siya. Sapat na sa kan'ya na magkakaroon siya ng anak sinira niya man ang dangal at ginawang mababa ang kan'yang pagkatao. Sapat na sa kan'ya na natupad ang inaasam niya kahit na nga ba, sa loob lamang ng maikling panahon, minahal niya na si Vincent at pinapangarap din na makasama ito habangbuhay. Hindi malalaman ni Vincent na nagkaroon sila ng anak. Pagkatapos ng gabing iyon, ang lahat ay mababaon nito sa limot.

After three years of dating Nathan Foster, I thought I knew where we were headed. But he never proposed. Instead, he fell in love at first sight with my stepsister. His pursuit of her was bold and relentless, leaving no room for doubt. This time, I didn’t break down or wait around, hoping he’d return like before. I made a clean break. I threw away every gift he had given me, shredded the wedding dress I once secretly bought, and on his birthday, I left Riverdale behind. Just as I was about to board my flight, Nathan messaged me: “Where are you? Everyone’s waiting for you.” I smiled, didn’t bother replying, and blocked him on every channel. He had no idea that, two weeks earlier, I had accepted the proposal of my college senior, Eustace Cooper. When the plane landed in my new city, Eustace and I were ready to begin a new chapter of our lives together—as husband and wife.

Alice Long and I were caught in the crossfire. When my boyfriend—a combat medic responsible for saving the wounded—came to our rescue, he pushed me aside. Gently cradling Alice, the girl I had shielded, he shot me a cold glance and said, "Crystal, I'm deeply disappointed in you. She needs immediate care to avoid infection!" What about me? Was I meant to die instead? When my flag-draped coffin arrived home, he had the nerve to weep openly at my memorial. This once-renowned combat medic, celebrated around the globe, never set foot outside his room again.

Arkadewi Lintang Bestari--menghirup napas di bumi ini selama dua puluh tiga tahun, tetapi belum pernah sekalipun mengenalkan seorang kekasih kepada keluarga karena larangan dari orang tuanya. Caraka Altair Abimana--terpaksa kembali ke Indonesia lebih cepat dari perjanjiannya dengan keluarga Bestari untuk mengurus istrinya yang tidak tahu-menahu tentang pernikahan mereka. Mengapa Arka tidak tahu kalau dirinya sudah menikah? Perjanjiaan apa yang dimiliki Caraka dengan keluarga Bestari?