

Valeria Moretti lived the fairy tale the world envied. Luca Moretti, the golden heir of the most ruthless mafia family, abandoned blood and power for a girl from the slums. He called her his salvation. He made the press believe in forever. But forever had a second address. While Valeria believed in the man who trembled at her bedside, Luca was building a secret life with his childhood sweetheart Bianca Rizzo — complete with twin boys who already called him Daddy. The night Valeria discovered the truth, she didn’t scream. She calculated. Three days later a luxury cruise ship vanished in a staged tsunami. The world declared Valeria dead. Luca’s empire burned. He tore through cities, bribed governments, and buried men alive searching for a body that did not exist. Seven months later he finds her — pregnant with his child, building a quiet new life under another name, and colder than the sea that supposedly took her.

Yvonne Smith should have returned to her home planet after completing 100 missions. Yet, she is mistakenly transported into a post-apocalyptic zombie world instead. In this world, males can transform into beastmen, but this power comes at a cost—the risk of mental instability and frenzy. Only females are capable of calming them. As the daughter of the duchess of Northreach, the host has five outstanding beastmates, but because of her personality…

The moms at the company post about me online, claiming the free daycare I provide for their kids is a "prison" and a vile tactic to force them to work overtime. What they don't know is that the daycare was set up with imported equipment and staffed by internationally trained professionals. It costs nearly eight thousand dollars a month per child to operate. The internet curses me out, calling me a show-off and disgusting capitalist. So I grit my teeth and send out a company-wide announcement. "To support everyone's desire to handle their own childcare, the company has decided to close the free daycare program. Effective immediately, it will be replaced with a childcare benefit. Eligible mothers will receive 200 dollars a month." As soon as the notice goes out, the moms panic. They crowd outside my office, begging me not to shut it down.