
Steal my heart
Juliene Ferreira · Ongoing · 154.2k Words
Introduction
Chapter 1
Morgan
“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman, of incomparable beauty and perfect personality, as everything in her life was perfect, logically, the man of her life would also be, her great love, the most beautiful man who ever existed on this earth, fell in love with her at first sight and they were happy ever after and blah, blah, blah.”
Oh, I can't take it anymore.
I dragged myself home after another day's work as a nanny, honestly, I'm tired to the bone, I'd like to say that I love my life, but that's not the case. If I mention that I live in Las Vegas, everyone will immediately think of the casinos, the parties and the fun that never seems to end. Unfortunately, that's not my reality, I live on the outskirts of Sin City and there's nothing glamorous about it, it's just people having to work to pay their bills and eat, a daily struggle and the closest we can get to all the glamor of the casinos and hotels is working there, which takes all the charm out of it.
Life isn't a fairy tale and I'm not a princess.
I went upstairs to the cramped apartment where I live with my father, a troubled man who is turning my hair white with the amount of trouble he gets into.
Jeff Morgan brought me up even after my mother decided to leave one day, she hated me and my father, she would always turn up drunk and throw in our faces that she hated us, that if I hadn't been born, she could have had a better future and a whole host of other rude words. I confess it hurt to hear that coming from my mother, but I couldn't do anything about it, it wasn't my fault from the start, I didn't ask to be born. Today, I understand why she was so angry and frustrated with the life she was leading, seeing all our dreams slip out of our hands while we look on helplessly is really terrible and she probably felt the same sense of failure that I feel right now.
All my attempts to live well have been thwarted without me being able to do anything to change it, and that's terrible. I've worked harder than anyone I know, I've studied and worked, I've saved money for a long time and deprived myself of anything that would make me spend unnecessarily, I thought I'd have a chance to go to college, graduate and be someone, but even after struggling so much, I haven't even managed to take a step towards a better future, It all started when I went in search of a student loan, which was vehemently denied, even so, I tried not to let myself get down, I continued to move forward impetuously, believing that I would be rewarded for my continuous efforts, but what accompanied me was a tide of bad luck and failure, which seems to last until today.
My boyfriend cheated on me and he wasn't the only one, I'm twenty-eight and all I can say is that all men have cheated on me. The first son of a bitch did it right after I had sex with him, it was my first time and I thought he loved me, I also thought I loved him, but it was all just a cruel lie and I found out a short time later that while he was with me, she was also having sex with other girls and that they were laughing at me. Since then, even though I've been cheated on time after time, I kept trying, believing that it would be different, but it hasn't been. In my last relationship, which ended months ago, the bastard cheated on me with one of my friends. I lived with him and came home from work a little early only to find them fucking in my bed. I screamed, threw things at them both, pulled the bitch's hair and beat them both in a state of rage, then gathered up my few belongings and went back to live with my father, who, despite being problematic, is still better than any of them. That same night, while I was drinking in a nearby bar, I decided to go home and I was so drunk that I ended up tripping and falling face-first on the sidewalk, the result of which was a fractured jaw and a long time without being able to open my mouth. I spent a good part of the money I had put together for my college dream on treatment and medication, I was a chubby woman, I always liked to eat, one of the few pleasures I allowed myself, however, even this was taken away from me during my recovery time, as a result, I lost an unbelievable amount of weight, now all that was left of my extra kilos was a lot of sagging skin, sagging breasts and stretch marks.
Once again, I faced my naked figure in the mirror and felt dejected by what I saw. I never cared much what other people thought of me, but after countless betrayals, I began to question whether I was really beautiful and started to look at myself more and point out the possible defects that prevented me from having a healthy relationship that didn't end in a man's betrayal. Anyway, what the mirror shows me makes me sad and my mind screams that my body and my personality are the problem and even though I long in my heart to find love, I'm fed up with failed attempts, I'm tired of not being loved to the same extent that I love, I'm tired of feeling inadequate in someone's life, I'm tired of consecutive failures, all I can do now is resign myself to the fact that this is my life and continue working as a nanny, reading fairy tales to children and pretending that my life isn't shit and that I'm not unhappy living like this and not being able to do anything to change it.
I'm going to live my whole life like this, I already see myself as a grumpy, unhappy old woman.
I put on some old clothes with a few rips and threw myself on my bed, sighed tiredly and closed my eyes. Unfortunately, someone disturbed my pathetic moment of self-pity and I forced myself to get up and see who was knocking on the door.
The bitch who claimed to be my friend and who took my last boyfriend was standing in front of me.
What's she doing here?
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Last Updated: 3/13/2026#123 122 – Family Secrets
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At my birthday party, my husband whispered to his mistress in French that he missed her. His voice was low, but I heard it all—the black lingerie, the bit about how pregnancy makes you more sensitive. His French clients around us were laughing. He turned and put his arm around me, claiming he was just helping his clients come up with sweet nothings.
He doesn't know I understand every single word. Just like he doesn't know that inside my body, I'm carrying his other surprise. And his mistress—she's pregnant too. Two wombs, one secret.
Confrontation would be too cheap. Tears are worthless. I quietly started cataloging the hidden networks my father left behind, activating the Swiss accounts.
In seven days, Zoey Smith will cease to exist. And what will my husband's reaction be?
When I Disappeared, He Regretted It
The moment the screen lit up, my entire world came crashing down.
The woman on the bed was Calista - that girl who grew up with us since we were kids. And that hand caressing her skin was wearing the wedding ring I had personally put on Matteo's finger.
"I've missed you so much..."
"You drive me crazy, baby..."
Those sweet words I knew so well completely destroyed me.
Everyone said we were the perfect couple, but who knew this marriage was built on nothing but lies?
Since he's so good at acting, I guess it's time I gave him a show of my own. I'm going to make sure everyone sees what this "perfect husband" really is...
The Family Sacrifice
I simply said one word: "Okay."
My parents and Gilbert were stunned. They rushed to have me sign the voluntary donation form, afraid I’d change my mind.
Some days later, they sent me to the operating room.
Dad said, "Yvonne will finally be saved. We're so proud of you."
Mom said, "After the surgery, we'll make it up to you."
Gilbert looked tenderly at Yvonne and said, "When you're better, where should we travel?"
What they didn't know was that the day I agreed, I'd just received my diagnosis, stage four cancer. Three months to live.
As I lay on the cold operating table, as the anesthesia began to take effect, I only wanted to know one thing:
If I die on this operating table, will they regret it?
He Never Loved Me, Until I Left
I put away the divorce agreement with a wry smile.
When he and my son completely disappeared, he finally panicked.
Three months later .
He knelt down on the streets of Chicago in despair, begging me to remarry him.
My six-year-old son looked coldly at his biological father and said, "Get lost, you bad uncle! You don't deserve to be my dad!"
He Thought I'd Never Leave
When he said he was being bullied, I believed him. When he kissed me on that rooftop, I thought he felt the same. When he asked me to transfer schools with him, I said yes without hesitation.
Then I heard him bragging to his friends: "She'd save her first time for me. Hell, she'd still be thinking of me on her wedding night."
The bullying was staged. The kiss meant nothing. He just wanted me gone—so his new girl could feel more comfortable.
He thought I'd beg. He thought I'd cry. He thought I'd never actually leave.
I left the country.
And ran straight into his stepbrother.
I Died While They Threw Her a Party
Their real daughter came home. She'd only been back two years. That's all it took to erase twenty-four.
When kidnappers grabbed us, I used my body as a shield. They beat me until something inside me ruptured. I was dying from internal bleeding, but no one could tell.
My parents wouldn't even look at me. "This is your fault! None of this would've happened if it weren't for you!"
"Get downstairs and apologize to your sister. If you can't, pack your things and get out."
They threw her a party at a downtown hotel while I died alone in my room.
I thought they'd be relieved. Maybe even glad. I thought they'd just move on like I never existed.
But when they finally learned the truth, they fell apart.
Bury Me in His Regret
The kidnapper pressed the gun to my temple and asked, "Choose your wife or your sister-in-law?"
Zachary didn't hesitate. "Let Valerie go," he said.
He actually chose to save his sister-in-law! In that moment, even the baby in my belly seemed to stop kicking.
Later, they locked me in the basement. Drugs to delay labor were pumped into my veins over and over. Zachary wanted to save the "firstborn son" status for his sister-in-law's child.
When warm blood finally soaked through my skirt, I dialed the number I knew by heart with shaking hands.
"Zachary," I whispered into the phone, "our child... can't wait any longer."
The Kidney That Killed Me
A few months ago, my sister was hospitalized with kidney failure. The doctor said she needed a transplant. My family's first thought was me—the backup daughter they'd kept around all these years.
When my husband Allen took my hand with tears in his eyes and said, "Only you can save her," I agreed without hesitation.
When the doctor explained the surgical risks and potential complications, I smiled and nodded my understanding.
My parents said I'd finally learned what sisterly love meant.
Even Allen, who'd always been cold to me, held my hand gently and said, "The surgery's safe. You're so healthy, nothing will go wrong. When you recover, I'll take you to Hawaii."
But they don't know that no matter how the surgery goes, I won't be around to celebrate.
Because I just got my own test results—I have terminal brain cancer. I'm going to die anyway.
After the Affair: Falling into a Billionaire's Arms
From first crush to wedding vows, George Capulet and I had been inseparable. But in our seventh year of marriage, he began an affair with his secretary.
On my birthday, he took her on vacation. On our anniversary, he brought her to our home and made love to her in our bed...
Heartbroken, I tricked him into signing divorce papers.
George remained unconcerned, convinced I would never leave him.
His deceptions continued until the day the divorce was finalized. I threw the papers in his face: "George Capulet, from this moment on, get out of my life!"
Only then did panic flood his eyes as he begged me to stay.
When his calls bombarded my phone later that night, it wasn't me who answered, but my new boyfriend Julian.
"Don't you know," Julian chuckled into the receiver, "that a proper ex-boyfriend should be as quiet as the dead?"
George seethed through gritted teeth: "Put her on the phone!"
"I'm afraid that's impossible."
Julian dropped a gentle kiss on my sleeping form nestled against him. "She's exhausted. She just fell asleep."
Falling for my boyfriend's Navy brother
"What is wrong with me?
Why does being near him make my skin feel too tight, like I’m wearing a sweater two sizes too small?
It’s just newness, I tell myself firmly.
He’s my boyfirend’s brother.
This is Tyler’s family.
I’m not going to let one cold stare undo that.
**
As a ballet dancer, My life looks perfect—scholarship, starring role, sweet boyfriend Tyler. Until Tyler shows his true colors and his older brother, Asher, comes home.
Asher is a Navy veteran with battle scars and zero patience. He calls me "princess" like it's an insult. I can't stand him.
When My ankle injury forces her to recover at the family lake house, I‘m stuck with both brothers. What starts as mutual hatred slowly turns into something forbidden.
I'm falling for my boyfriend's brother.
**
I hate girls like her.
Entitled.
Delicate.
And still—
Still.
The image of her standing in the doorway, clutching her cardigan tighter around her narrow shoulders, trying to smile through the awkwardness, won’t leave me.
Neither does the memory of Tyler. Leaving her here without a second thought.
I shouldn’t care.
I don’t care.
It’s not my problem if Tyler’s an idiot.
It’s not my business if some spoiled little princess has to walk home in the dark.
I’m not here to rescue anyone.
Especially not her.
Especially not someone like her.
She’s not my problem.
And I’ll make damn sure she never becomes one.
But when my eyes fell on her lips, I wanted her to be mine.
Alpha Nicholas's Little Mate
What? No—wait… oh Moon Goddess, no.
Please tell me you're joking, Lex.
But she's not. I can feel her excitement bubbling under my skin, while all I feel is dread.
We turn the corner, and the scent hits me like a punch to the chest—cinnamon and something impossibly warm. My eyes scan the room until they land on him. Tall. Commanding. Beautiful.
And then, just as quickly… he sees me.
His expression twists.
"Fuck no."
He turns—and runs.
My mate sees me and runs.
Bonnie has spent her entire life being broken down and abused by the people closest to her including her very own twin sister. Alongside her best friend Lilly who also lives a life of hell, they plan to run away while attending the biggest ball of the year while it's being hosted by another pack, only things don't quite go to plan leaving both girls feeling lost and unsure about their futures.
Alpha Nicholas is 28, mateless, and has no plans to change that. It's his turn to host the annual Blue Moon Ball this year and the last thing he expects is to find his mate. What he expects even less is for his mate to be 10 years younger than him and how his body reacts to her. While he tries to refuse to acknowledge that he has met his mate his world is turned upside down after guards catch two she-wolves running through his lands.
Once they are brought to him he finds himself once again facing his mate and discovers that she's hiding secrets that will make him want to kill more than one person.
Can he overcome his feelings towards having a mate and one that is so much younger than him? Will his mate want him after already feeling the sting of his unofficial rejection? Can they both work on letting go of the past and moving forward together or will fate have different plans and keep them apart?












