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Caminando por la vieja carretera que bordea el bosque, María sentía el crujido de las hojas bajo sus pies. El otoño había llegado, y con él, una paleta de colores cálidos que teñía el paisaje. Los árboles, casi desnudos, dejaban caer sus últimas hojas doradas, creando un manto suave que cubría el sendero. A lo lejos, el murmullo del río se mezclaba con el canto de los pájaros, creando una sinfonía natural.
María había salido a despejar su mente. Las últimas semanas en la ciudad habían sido intensas, llenas de ruido y estrés. Aquí, en la tranquilidad del campo, encontraba el respiro que tanto necesitaba. Se detuvo un momento y cerró los ojos, permitiendo que la brisa fresca acariciara su rostro. En esos instantes, se sintió completamente conectada con la naturaleza.
El sonido de una rama rompiéndose la hizo abrir los ojos. A unos metros de ella, un ciervo la observaba con curiosidad. Ambos se miraron en silencio, compartiendo un instante de pura magia. María sonrió. Sabía que estos momentos eran efímeros, pero también sabía que se llevaría ese recuerdo consigo, como un pequeño tesoro que la acompañaría en los días difíciles.
Caminando por la vieja carretera que bordea el bosque, María sentía el crujido de las hojas bajo sus pies. El otoño había llegado, y con él, una paleta de colores cálidos que teñía el paisaje. Los árboles, casi desnudos, dejaban caer sus últimas hojas doradas, creando un manto suave que cubría el sendero. A lo lejos, el murmullo del río se mezclaba con el canto de los pájaros, creando una sinfonía natural.
María había salido a despejar su mente. Las últimas semanas en la ciudad habían sido intensas, llenas de ruido y estrés. Aquí, en la tranquilidad del campo, encontraba el respiro que tanto necesitaba. Se detuvo un momento y cerró los ojos, permitiendo que la brisa fresca acariciara su rostro. En esos instantes, se sintió completamente conectada con la naturaleza.
El sonido de una rama rompiéndose la hizo abrir los ojos. A unos metros de ella, un ciervo la observaba con curiosidad. Ambos se miraron en silencio, compartiendo un instante de pura magia. María sonrió. Sabía que estos momentos eran efímeros, pero también sabía que se llevaría ese recuerdo consigo, como un pequeño tesoro que la acompañaría en los días difíciles.
"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
COALESCENCE OF THE FIVE SERIES BOOK ONE: THE 5-TIME REJECTED GAMMA & THE LYCAN KING BOOK TWO: THE ROGUES WHO WENT ROGUE BOOK THREE: THE INDOMITABLE HUNTRESS & THE HARDENED DUKE *** BOOK ONE: After being rejected by 5 mates, Gamma Lucianne pleaded with the Moon Goddess to spare her from any further mate-bonds. To her dismay, she is being bonded for the sixth time. What’s worse is that her sixth-chance mate is the most powerful creature ruling over all werewolves and Lycans - the Lycan King himself. She is certain, dead certain, that a rejection would come sooner or later, though she hopes for it to be sooner. King Alexandar was ecstatic to meet his bonded mate, and couldn’t thank their Goddess enough for gifting him someone so perfect. However, he soon realizes that this gift is reluctant to accept him, and more than willing to sever their bond. He tries to connect with her but she seems so far away. He is desperate to get intimate with her but she seems reluctant to open up to him. He tries to tell her that he is willing to commit to her for the rest of his life but she doesn’t seem to believe him. He is pleading for a chance: a chance to get to know her; a chance to show her that he’s different; and a chance to love her. But when not-so-subtle crushes, jealous suitors, self-entitled Queen-wannabes, an old flame, a silent protector and a past wedding engagement threaten to jeopardize their relationship, will Lucianne and Xandar still choose to be together? Is their love strong enough to overcome everything and everyone? Or will Lucianne resort to enduring a sixth rejection from the one person she thought she could entrust her heart with?
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.
"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?
Everyone was shocked to the bones when the news of Rupert Benton's engagement broke out. It was surprising because the lucky girl was said to be a plain Jane, who grew up in the countryside and had nothing to her name. One evening, she showed up at a banquet, stunning everyone present. "Wow, she's so beautiful!" All the men drooled, and the women got so jealous. What they didn't know was that this so-called country girl was actually an heiress to a billion-dollar empire. It wasn't long before her secrets came to light one after the other. The elites couldn't stop talking about her. "Holy smokes! So, her father is the richest man in the world?" "She's also that excellent, but mysterious designer who many people adore! Who would have guessed?" Nonetheless, people thought that Rupert didn't love her. But they were in for another surprise. Rupert released a statement, silencing all the naysayers. "I'm very much in love with my beautiful fiancee. We will be getting married soon." Two questions were on everyone's minds: "Why did she hide her identity? And why was Rupert in love with her all of a sudden?"
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."