Yami Yami No Mi

By accident, I stumbled upon my husband's secret. There were cameras covering every corner of our house, but I stayed silent and pretended not to know about them. One day, I faked leaving home and hid in the closet, only to hear my husband fooling around with his mistress. Jared's breath was short from exertion. "Faster. We have less than 20 minutes before Vanessa gets back." His mistress giggled. "Relax. Her eyesight is terrible." Jared growled. "Shut up! Vanessa is my wife. Say another thing about her, and I'll throw you out!" What he didn't know was that my eyesight had been cured. My vision was as sharp as anyone else's. I stepped out of the closet with a choked sob and called my brother. "I'll go to Murica."

The day before New Year's, my younger brother announced he was bringing his girlfriend home for dinner. Excited, I drove my new car to pick them up, taking my daughter along with me. However, as soon as his girlfriend got in the car, her face darkened. "Henry, you didn't tell me your sister was staying at your place—and with a kid!" she snapped. I frowned and was about to explain when my brother quickly interjected, "She's not staying. After dropping us off, she'll be heading to a hotel." Only then did his girlfriend's expression ease. I swallowed my discomfort and asked my brother what he was planning. He leaned in with a conspiratorial grin and said, "Sis, don't cause any trouble for me, okay? My girlfriend is the daughter of the Cromwell Group's CEO!" My eyes widened in shock. Was not the Cromwell Group the same company my ex-husband had just handed over to me as part of our divorce settlement?

Everyone in the social circle of Kingsford said I was nothing more than a lapdog raised by Charles Mankin. I was always at his beck and call. I did every filthy, ludicrous thing for him under the sun. When he street raced, I rode shotgun. When he drank himself senseless, I made him hangover soup. When he chased girls, I prepared protection for them. Over time, everyone knew: Charles had a dog who never ran, never bit back, no matter how hard he kicked. They all said I must be madly in love with him. Even Charles started to believe it. So he pushed further, more freely, more cruelly, crossing lines as if they never existed. Then came my twenty-fifth birthday. He, in a rare stroke of mercy, said he'd celebrate it with me. But instead, what he got was the news that I was leaving the country. He went berserk, charging through the airport like a man possessed. I peeled his fingers off my wrist one by one, smiling like I'd never been happier. "Don't be stupid," I told him, still smiling. "That was never love." That night, Charles smashed apart his family home like a rabid dog.

Sa paniniwala ni Purisima Cruzado, ang anak ang pinakamalakas na angkla ng isang ina. Kaya nang dumating ang panahong kinailangan niyang mag-ipon para sa operasyon ng kanyang ina, kinain niya ang takot at hiya para makapasok sa Moonlit—isang madilim na mundong pinapasukan lamang ng mga desperado at mayayaman. Isang gabi. Isang kliyente. Isang kasunduan kapalit ng malaking pera. Hindi niya inakalang ang lalaking iyon ang estrangherong tanging pinaglingkuran niya—ang magiging ama ng batang isinilang niya. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Dirus Van Arkel—ang kliyenteng hindi niya malilimutan, ngunit siya, hindi man lang naalala nito. At sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, inalok siya ni Dirus ng trabaho: magpanggap bilang kanyang kasintahan… at ang anak niya ay ipakitang anak nilang dalawa upang pagselosin ang dating fiancée nito. Ngunit paano kung ang “pagpapanggap” na ito ang maglalantad ng katotohanang matagal niyang inilihim? At paano kung ang lalaking minsan niyang binayaran para mabuhay ang ina niya… ay siya ring lalaking nakatadhanang wasakin ang pader na itinayo niya sa puso niya?

Isla Hart gave up her dreams for love. But when love gave up on her, she had no choice but to fight for herself. After marrying the man she thought was her first, and forever, love, she gave up everything: her career, her family, her identity. For six years, she lived quietly as a devoted wife and mother, convinced that her sacrifices were for a greater good. Until the day he whispered another woman’s name under anesthesia. Until the woman showed up, pregnant with twins, claiming to be the real love of his life. Humiliated, heartbroken, and called unworthy by her husband’s family, she takes her three-year-old daughter and walks into a stormy night with nothing but a suitcase, a broken heart, and a single phone number to call. But rock bottom is where her story truly begins. With the help of an old friend, and a man she never saw coming, she’ll find the courage to start over, the strength to stand tall, and the power to prove that she is, and always was, more than enough. A story of betrayal, resilience, and second chances in love, Unworthy No More is a heart-tugging journey from silent suffering to radiant strength.

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Al renacer, decidí escribir el nombre de mi hermana en la solicitud de matrimonio. Esta vez, le concedí a Lucas Delgado su deseo. En esta vida, me adelanté: vestí a mi hermana con el traje de novia y le coloqué el anillo de compromiso. Yo misma orquesté cada encuentro entre ellos. Cuando él la llevó a Ciudad Esmeralda, sin dudarlo partí al sur para estudiar. Porque en mi vida pasada, incluso a los cincuenta años, Lucas y nuestro hijo seguían rogándome que me divorciara. Así que cumplí su último deseo: que estuviera con ella. Al volver a vivir, solo anhelé desplegar mis alas... libre de amor.

El día que cumplo veinte años, mis papás ponen ante mí las fotos de herederos de las grandes dinastías empresariales del país para que elija con quién formalizar una alianza. En mi vida anterior escogí sin dudar a Alonso Rivas, el heredero más brillante de la élite capitalina. Después del matrimonio supe que la mujer de sus sueños, Daniela Romero, se hundió en una espiral de dolor: una noche, borracha en un bar, fue agredida por unos sujetos; intentó quitarse la vida tres veces. Alonso decidió que yo era la raíz de todo, le regaló a Daniela los bienes de mi familia y vació a los Molina. Al final, incluso la dejó cortar los frenos, condenándonos a los tres a morir en un accidente brutal Esta vez, con los ojos cerrados, elegí al azar una foto. Dejé que el destino eligiera por mí. Al final, Alejandro de la Vega el destino lo trajo a mi lado, heredero de Guadalajara: austero, espiritual, con el corazón en paz. Pero cuando entré del brazo de Alejandro a nuestra fiesta de compromiso… Alonso enloqueció.

Mi hermana, María Sánchez, que siempre despreciaba la escuela, de pronto quiso presentar el examen para la universidad y les pidió a mis papás que me casaran con el hijo de un alto mando militar; a cambio, el general pondría el dinero para su carrera, un “apoyo” disfrazado de arreglo. Entonces supe que ella también había renacido. En la vida pasada, a María los libros le daban flojera: salió de la prepa y se casó con el hijo del comandante de zona, con un arreglo generoso de por medio. Luego a Bruno lo cambiaron a la frontera norte, a una Zona Militar pegada a nogales; a ella le repugnó el entorno y se negó a irse con la tropa. Yo, en cambio, terminé la universidad a puro trabajo y ahorro, entré a una dependencia pública con plaza base y me volví, por fin, capitalina de verdad. Ya metida en la vida castrense, María empezó a cobrar mordidas usando el nombre del suegro general. Lo metió en broncas con los de arriba; la Contraloría de la Militar lo bajó de puesto sin miramientos y, al final, la suegra la corrió de la casa. Tras el divorcio, la engancharon con una “asesoría” para invertir en la Bolsa de Valores; vino el desplome y quemó los ahorros de jubilación de mis papás. Sin salida, se me pegó y, cuchillo en mano, me obligó a entregarle mis ahorros y mi casa “para levantarse otra vez”. En el jaloneo me dio doce puñaladas. Me desangré. Cuando abrí los ojos otra vez, estaba de vuelta al principio: mi hermana les pedía a mis papás que me casaran con Bruno. Yo acepté encantada y me di de baja de la prepa de inmediato.

Mi nombre es Arabella. Vendí 20 años de mi vida para convertirme en la asistente de un vampiro después de la muerte de mi padre para ayudar a mi familia. Debería haber tenido miedo de la sangre y los colmillos, pero en cambio, anhelo los toques de mi maestro. Lo que no sabía era que mi deseo por él solo me traería destrucción. *** "Sabes deliciosa." Él lame sus labios, acercándome más a él. El calor de su piel contra la mía y el ritmo calmante de su corazón latiendo me calman un poco. Relajo mis hombros y yago allí con mi cabeza en su pecho. "Ara, soy tu maestro y es mi responsabilidad mantenerte segura, pero hoy fallé." Sus palabras suenan sinceras, y realmente desearía poder creerle. Pero todos los vampiros son monstruos. Él solo resulta ser el monstruo en el que desearía poder confiar. «Mi amo vampiro: Un contrato de sangre y lujuria» es una creación de Angeline Hartwood, una autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.