10 000 Hours Malcolm Gladwell

"I will never love a person like you." she spat in the face of the person who caged her between his arms and wall. The almighty Parker Bickett, the heir of the biggest group in the state, for whom people are dying to get one glance and hands to shake for the welfare of their life and job, was entirely shunned by the words of this lady between his arms. He wanted her, from the very start, but his coward self from 10 years ago never let him have her till this date. Jane Martin, the girl he fell in love with during their youth, but never accepted till she fell apart from him. He did everything in his hands, from begging to get humiliation, rejection to ignore, but when would she see his sincerity and set him free from this dark well of guilt and pain that he lived alone all these years.

“Sir the bride is missing.” A man in uniform entered the room with this shocking news. “What do you mean by missing??? You were supposed to get her to the venue???” The Groom standing in front of the mirror couldn’t realize the seriousness of the situation. “I know sir. I waited for mam but she didn’t get down. And” “And what???” now he was getting worried. It was his responsibility to get the bride to the venue and he “I went up but all the guards were unconscious and mam wasn’t there.” “I want my bride in 10 minutes. If you can’t find her get me, anyone. I can’t ruin my reputation. Get Lost before I shoot you.” the guard was leaving the room when he stopped him after thinking about something. "Listen! issue orders of the shoot at sight for her and that bastard with whom she ran away."

Ayla lost her family, her pack, and her freedom at a young age, all taken away in the opening hours of a war that has been raging for nearly four years. Now, as the war is coming to an end and life is returning back to normal, she finds herself in the cruel embrace of fate. Living with the Alpha Lord and his family, treated worse than a servant, Ayla must use all of her strength to survive in a Pack that doesn't accept her as one of their own. With a sister who hates her, a brother who was granted the most coveted gift any werewolf could ask for from the Goddess, and a grandfather who is half mad, Ayla's future is going to be anything other than simple. To further complicate things, young Warriors from a neighboring Kingdom arrive, several of which quickly feel a bond towards her. And looming above them all is the powerful Night King, who seems to have taken a keen interest on both Ayla and her Pack. Join the slow burn of Ayla's story as the adventure of a lifetime unfolds before her.

Lilly hail is a slave to the blood moon pack Ever since her parents died in a rogue attack six years ago. Her brother Alpha Jackson hail hates her as she was the last one to see them alive. "Get up you filthy whore you are ment to get breakfast ready ten minutes ago!" Jackson yelled while kicking Lilly in the stomach. "Don't worry just start lunch we have important guests arriving in two hours so get cooking!" With one last kick she slowly got up and started to do lunch. Jacob black is the Alpha of the Shaphire moon pack and he is not looking forward to the meeting with Alpha Jackson but as soon as he sees Lilly he found out that she is his mate and takes her back to his pack and lurns the truth about her past and how the pack treated her like she was scum. But what they both don't know is that she is a powerful hybrid and now she has people after for her for it.

**"This isn’t just any party, it’s your wedding."** The words hit me like a truck as I stood frozen in disbelief. **"To Angelo Rizzo."** My stepbrother’s voice was cold, detached. My heart pounded in my chest. **"You’re joking, right?"** But one look at his face told me he wasn’t. **"You’re the payment for my debt to the Cosa Nostra."** His betrayal was a knife twisting in my gut. --- Attending a party with my stepbrother, I was prepared for an ordinary night. Instead, I was thrown into a nightmare. Without warning, I found myself standing beside Angelo Rizzo—a man as feared as he is cold—as his bride. My stepbrother owed the Cosa Nostra money, and I was his only way out. With no escape and no choice, I now wear a wedding ring tied to a man I fear. Three hours later, my world has turned upside down. There’s no running from Angelo, no hiding from the life ahead. My only hope? To survive being married to the infamous Angelo Rizzo.

결혼 10년 차, 남편 기연훈의 냉대에도 묵묵히 버티던 나. 사람들은 모두 내가 기연훈의 ‘스토커’라며 비웃었다. 심지어 기연훈 본인조차 그렇게 믿고 있었다. 하지만 아무도 몰랐다. 내가 그 곁에 남은 이유는 단 하나, 은혜를 갚기 위해서라는 걸. 그리고 오늘, 나는 내 임신 사실을 알게 되었다. 그 순간 마주친 장면은 기연훈이 류만정과 나란히 산부인과를 나오는 모습이었다. “오늘 밤엔 늦을 것 같아. 집엔 안 들어갈게.” 기연훈은 무심히 한 마디를 던지고, 류만정을 품에 안고 떠났다. 나는 말없이 돌아섰다. 그리고 조용히 임신중절수술 예약을 잡았다. 10년 전 맺은 은혜를 갚겠다는 약속. 이제 약속된 시간이 끝났다. 마침내, 이 비정상적인 결혼을 끝낼 때가 왔다.

"지금 네 위에서 발정 난 새끼가, 오빠로 보여?" 6살과 11살. 부모의 재혼으로 묶였던 10년. 부모의 이혼과 함께 끊어진 인연, 그리고 다시 흐른 10년의 세월. 26살과 31살. 백화점의 점원과 VIP고객으로 재회 후, 다정했던 오빠는 온데간데없고 짐승 같은 눈을 한 남자만이 남았다. 그리고 그들의 사이를 파고드는 또 다른 그림자, 강서우. 도윤의 아버지가 새로 들인 여자의 아들이자, 현재 도윤의 동생인 그가 해인의 앞에 나타났다. “형이 아끼는 건 다 뺏어보고 싶거든. 그게 누나라도.” 형을 향한 열등감과 증오로 시작된 접근이었다. 하지만 서우의 장난질은 지독한 소유욕으로 변질되기 시작한다. “말해봐, 누나. 형이야, 나야?” 숨 막히는 위압감의 권도윤 vs 애틋하게 파고드는 강서우

Après avoir obtenu mon diplôme, j'ai passé un an en stage avec mon mentor, un guérisseur, dans les Terres neutres – sans tribus, sans lois et sans gardes du corp pour me protéger. Mon frère, le Président Lycan de tous les loups-garous, en a presque perdu la raison. Il avait peur que je tombe amoureuse d'un rôdeur et que je forme impulsivement un lien de compagnon imprudent. C'est pourquoi il m'a personnellement choisi un compagnon – Arthur St-Clair, l'Alpha de la tribu la plus puissante du Nordlac. C'est un homme beau et dangereux, une figure légendaire. Mon frère m'a ordonné de rentrer à la maison pour la cérémonie d'union, donc je n'ai eu d'autre choix que d'aller choisir une couronne de Luna. À la bijouterie, mon regard a été immédiatement attiré par une couronne en argent pur et couverte de diamants. Juste au moment où j'ai tendu la main pour la prendre, une voix féminine stridente a retenti. « J'aime bien celle qu'elle tient. Je la prends. Donnez-la-moi. » Avant que je puisse réagir, le vendeur a arraché la couronne de mes mains, me griffant presque ma peau. Je me suis redressée, me forçant à rester calme. « Vous connaissez l'expression « premier arrivé, premier servi » ? C'est moi qui l'ai vue en premier. C'est comme ça que vous faites ici ? » La louve s'est tournée lentement vers moi, me lançant un regard moqueur. « Cette couronne coûte 300 000 euros. Tu es sûre de pouvoir te l'offrir, paysanne ? J'ai grandi avec l'Alpha de la tribu Lune Argentée, Arthur St-Clair. Ici, c'est moi qui fais les règles. » Je la regardais, manquant de rire aux éclats. N'était-ce pas absurde ? Après tout, Arthur était mon fiancé. J'ai sorti mon téléphone et j'ai appelé Arthur. « Écoute, Arthur. Ta chère amie d'enfance vient de voler la couronne de Luna que je veux porter pour notre cérémonie. Que penses-tu que je devrais faire ? »

Even though this longing keeps coming to say hello, I still hope to be able to let go of this longing. With you I know, that happy turns out to be as simple as this Aahhh... This warm spring restores me to memories of three years ago. It's been that long but it still sticks in my mind. A sweet girl with a brown hair and hazel eyes haunted my mind. I don't know what magic she did to me cause I can't stop thinking about her. Not to least how long I sat in the Moidef cafe, next to the table on it there were three empty cups that were then filled with coffee in this morning. If she is here, surely she will scold me. I smile considering that. I didn't want to be dissolved in the thoughts, I immediately saw the watch in my hand that had shown a figure of three. Ah... three hours in the spring. Triple hour. I and her. In the spring. Unseen my memory back at the backlash of the past. 15th of December, 2017 ' Let's increase the speed...!' She shouted.

On the day I was awarded the highest honor in the vampire world—the Order of the Night—I died. Three hours after my death,my parents, my brother, and my Consort had just finished celebrating my sister’s Nightfall Commencement. While my sister Olivia was posting warm, smiling family photos on the vampire social network,I was locked in the basement,dragging my tongue across my phone screen,desperately trying to make a call for help. The only person who answered was my Consort—Julian. He said only one thing: “Bella, stop acting. Olivia’s Nightfall Commencement is important. Stop throwing a tantrum.” That was the ninety-ninth time they had disappointed me.And the last. I lay in a pool of blood so dark it was nearly black,my breathing fading into nothing. They thought I was just sulking somewhere,hiding as usual. They believed that if they taught me a lesson,I would crawl back obediently, like I always did. But they didn’t know. I had never left the house. I was already dead.