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台風が襲来し、夫の初恋は7回も緊急通報をかけたが、意図的に声を出さなかった。 8回目の時、私はそれが悪戯だと思い、状況を尋ねる際に思わず声を強めた。 しかし電話の向こうから聞こえたのは夫の怒鳴り声だった。 「石田朝子！これは佳代子がお前に八回目の助けを求めてるんだ。いつまで彼女を苦しめれば気が済むんだ？」 その後、彼は白月光のために私を罰し、テープで口を塞ぎ、手足を縛って海水が逆流する地下室に3日3晩閉じ込めた。 私は涙を流しながら助けを求めたが、彼は全く容赦しなかった。 「お前は佳代子の喉が傷ついて話せないことを知りながら、故意に彼女を苦しめた。ならば、お前にも彼女が当時抱えていた絶望感を味わせてやる！」 その結果、私は様々な細菌に感染し、命を守るために腎臓を切除せざるを得なかった。 彼は病床の前でひざまずき、もう一度チャンスをくれるよう頼んできた。

年末、大口の契約を成立させ、ボーナスとして10億円を手にした私は、会社から妊娠8ヶ月を理由に早めの産休を勧められた。 義母が「どうして仕事に行かないの？」と尋ねてきたので、私はソファに寝転びながら冗談めかして答えた。 「会社の業績が悪くてクビになったの。 これからは家でおとなしく夫を支えて暮らすしかないわね」 その瞬間、義母が腰にビシッと平手を飛ばしてきた。 「じゃあさっさと起きて洗濯とご飯の支度をしな！ 妊娠したからって家でゴロゴロ白米を食べるつもりかい！？」 ちょうど帰宅した夫が義母を赤ちゃんのために用意した部屋に引っ張っていったが、私の胸には悲しみと不満が渦巻いていた。 この家族が一体どうなっているのか知りたくて、彼らがまだ知らない監視カメラを確認することにした。 けれど、そのカメラが映したのは背筋が凍るような数々の秘密だった。

冬に入り、気温が下がった。妊娠8か月の私は風邪をひいてしまったが、薬は飲めず、無理をして過ごしていた。 すると、隣にいる夫の雨宮修之（あまみや しゅうじ）がスマホを手に、風邪を追い払う養生レシピを調べているのが目に入った。 私はとても感動し、今まで料理をしたことのない修之からのサプライズをひそかに待っていた。 ところが夜になって、親友である柳井美遥（やない みはる）のSNSで、彼女が出来上がった養生ごはんを自慢しているのを見てしまった。 【風邪をひいて熱があるけど、薬は飲みたくなかったの。そこで、ひと眠りしたら、誰かさんが養生ごはんを作ってくれたわ。ぽかぽかで一気に楽になった】 私は胸の中の疑念を抑え、ただの偶然だと思い込もうとした。 しかし、写真に何気なく写り込んだ手を見た瞬間、私は固まった。 人差し指にはめられていた指輪は、間違いなく修之の結婚指輪だ。

"A book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!"
--Vampirebooksite.com (Turned)

CRAVED is Book #10 in the #1 Bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, which begins with Book #1, TURNED!

In CRAVED, 16 year old Scarlet Paine struggles to find out exactly what she’s becoming. Her erratic behavior has alienated her new boyfriend, Blake, and she struggles to make amends, and to make him understand. But the problem is, she can barely understand herself what’s happening to her.

At the same time, the new boy in school, the mysterious Sage, comes into her life. Their paths keep intertwining, and although she tries to avoid it, he directly pursues her, despite the objections of her best friend, Maria, who has her own eyes set on Sage. Scarlet finds herself swept away by Sage, who takes her into his world, past the gates of his family’s historic river mansion. As their relationship deepens, she begins to learn more about his mysterious past, his family, and the secrets he must hold. They spend the most romantic time she can imagine, on a secluded island in the Hudson, and she is convinced she has found the true love of her life.

But then she is devastated to learn Sage’s biggest secret of all: he is not human, either, and he has only a few weeks left to live. Tragically, just at the moment when destiny has brought her greatest love, it also seems fated to tear them apart.

As Scarlet returns to the high school parties leading up to the big dance, she ends up in a huge falling-out with her friends, who excommunicate her from their group. At the same time, Vivian rounds up the popular girls to make her life hell, leading to an unavoidable confrontation. Scarlet’s forced to sneak out, making matters worse with her parents, and soon finds pressure building from all sides. The only light in her life is Sage. But he is still holding back some of his secrets, and Blake resurfaces, determined to pursue her.

Caitlin, meanwhile, is determined to find a way to reverse Scarlet’s vampirism. What she finds leads her on a journey to find the antidote, deep into the darkest corners of rare libraries and bookstores—and to an ancient discovery she can hardly imagine.

But it may be too late. Scarlet is changing rapidly, barely able to control what she’s becoming. She wants to be with Sage—but fate seems set on tearing them apart. As the book culminates in an action-packed and shocking twist, Scarlet will be left with a monumental choice—one that will change the world forever. How much is she willing to risk for love?

私の16歳の誕生日、3人の兄がシルヴィという女の子を連れて帰ってきた。 彼らは、彼女を家族の一員として扱えと言った。 その時は、何も変わらないと思っていた。 けれど数年後、すべてが変わった。 末っ子の兄ジェイスは、彼女のために私を階段から突き落とした。 かつて「一生守ってやる」と約束してくれた長兄アッシャーは、私に出て行けと言い放った。 私は言われた通り、静かに出て行った。 彼らはただの反抗期だと思っていた。 だからシルヴィを連れてフランスへ行き、私のことを気にかけることすらしなかった。 けれど彼らは知らなかった。 私はすでに契約書にサインしていたのだ。 それは、家族最大の宿敵と手を組み、最年少の化学者として身を置く契約だった。 白黒はっきりと記されたその内容により、私は二度と家へ帰ることはできなくなった。 私が本当にもう二度と戻らないのだと知った夜、彼らは壊れた。 誰一人として例外なく。

8년 간의 유학 생활을 마치고 오늘 드디어 아버지의 회사를 물려받으러 돌아왔다. 한진 그룹 빌딩 앞, 그녀는 SNS에 게시물 하나를 올렸다. [내가 이 세상 가장 사랑하는 남자, 당신이 보고 싶어 졸업하자마자 바로 달려왔어요.] 그런데 회사 안으로 들어서자마자 한 여자가 그녀의 머리채를 잡더니 이내 그녀의 뺨을 내리쳤다. “여우 같은 계집애, 학교 다닐 때부터 우리 남편한테 꼬리치더니. 이젠 그 사람이 본부장까지 되니 또 꼬리 치러 온 거야?” “이 여자 반쯤 죽여놔. 무슨 일 생기면 내가 책임질 테니까.” 한진 그룹 본부장 유지태, 난 그 남자의 내연녀라고 소문이 퍼져 사람들에게 손가락질당하고 있다. 들고 있던 한정판 명품 가방은 이리저리 찢겨 나갔고 아빠한테 선물하려 했던 값비싼 인장도 산산조각이 나고 말았다. “된장녀라 하고 다닌 것도 전부 다 짝퉁이겠지. 그 정도는 내가 얼마든지 배상해 줄게.” 그러나 그녀는 알지 못했다. 내 몸에 걸치고 있는 게 모두 명품이라는 사실을. 그녀와 남자 친구인 유지태, 두 사람이 평생을 갚아도 갚을 수 없을 것이다.

☆世界観は、どこかの異世界みたいな感じで捉えてほしいです。時間軸は現代風ですが、いろんなことが曖昧ミーな状態です。生温かい目で閲覧していただけると幸いです。 登場人物 ☆砂漠と緑地の狭間でジュース売りをしている青年、ハサン。美少年の手で搾りたてのジュースが飲めることを売りにするために、幼いころから強制的に仕事を手伝わされた経緯があり、両親を激しく憎んでいる。ぱっと見、女性にも見える自分の容姿に嫌悪感を抱いている。浅黒い肌に黒髪、紫色の瞳の17歳。 ♡生まれつきアルビノで、すべての色素が薄く、白金髪で瞳がオッドアイのマリカ、21歳。それなりに裕福な家に生まれたが、見た目のせいで婚期を逃していた。ところがそれを気にいった王族の目に留まり、８番目の妾としてマリカを迎え入れることが決まる。輿入れの日までの僅かな時間を使って、自由を謳歌している最中に、ハサンと出逢う。自分にはないハサンの持つ色に、マリカは次第に惹かれていく。

내가 임신한 지 5개월째, 한지용은 임신한 지 8개월 된 채 이혼 준비 중인 그의 첫사랑을 데려왔다. 나는 임산부는 서로 영향을 줄 수 있어 아이에게도 좋지 않다며 지용에게 에둘러 말했다. 하지만 지용은 오히려 물잔을 깨부수고 혐오하는 듯 말했다. “시우는 지금 이혼 때문에 마음이 침울한 상태이고 의지할 사람은 나뿐이야! 그런데 꼭 사람을 사경으로 몰아야 해?” 난 메스껍고 구역질이 나 밤새 잠을 이루지 못했고 몸 상태는 점점 나빠졌다. 지용은 연시우를 기쁘게 해주기 위해 집에 백합을 잔뜩 진열해 놓았다. 하지만 지용은 내가 백합에 알레르기가 있다는 사실을 잊었고 심지어 나를 방에 가두었다. “냄새를 맡지 않으면 더 이상 알레르기는 안 생기겠지!” 난 피가 끊임없이 흘렀고 미친 듯이 지용에게 전화를 걸어 나와 아이를 구해달라고 부탁했다. 그러나 지용은 난 아직 달수가 작으니 절대 문제가 생기지 않을 거라고 했다. 그렇게 난 태동이 멈추고 나서야 단념할 수 있었다. 이때 지용이 허둥지둥 문을 열고 들어왔다.

Kael Silvenia is more likely to be called an orphan. He lost his father at the age of 16 and it is not hidden from his knowledge that his mother had another man when his father was still alive. To make things even more complicated, it got worse when his father passed away. Her mother left him and eloped with another man when he turned eighteen. But even with that fact that her mother abandoned him, he couldn’t dare to loath her. So when the news came to him that his mother had been raped by the man she eloped with and was found thrown into the abyss, his world really collapsed. It's like life really played tough on his part when a fact emerged from her mother's autopsy result that apart from her male partner, there were nine other accomplices in the rape of his mother. Due to the trauma suffered from the findings, after a year of grieving, his mind made an action. It made a different persona. Timothy. His dark persona who is so much far from his weak personality. Timothy searched for the man who caused his mother's death but unfortunately the man is already dead. The only remains he got that has a big involvement on the man's life is a photo of his daughter when he went to the suspect's abandoned home. He found out that the assailant had been separated from his wife and daughter for a long time, so the only picture it has for its daughter was only twelve years old. That's when he decided that he would make sure the man would regret what he had done to his mother. He must have his revenge! Timothy looked for the girl on the picture and not long after, he found a match. Her name is Yngrid Angelique Villegas. As what the assailant did to his mother, Timothy raped Yngrid who was only twenty years old that time. The woman can't do anything but pity herself when he claimed her repeatedly. But despite Timothy's wickedness, Kael's personality prevailed when tears blurred the woman's eyes. He pulled himself together to stop Timothy. Conscience struck Kael's system. He started to investigate the girl's background. To his shock, his conscience swallowed him even more when he realized that Timothy had just mistaken the woman. She's not the daughter of his mother's rapist. He was even more conscientious when it became clear that even the business of Yngrid's parents was also sabotaged by Timothy. Due to lack of ways on how to approach Yngrid's family, he used the company's crisis as an opportunity to offer the Villegas a contract. All the terms that are stated in the contract are in favor of Yngrid's family. But there was only one thing he could not understand on himself. Why did he include in the contract that the woman must marry him?

O maior erro que já cometi na vida foi me apaixonar pelo meu meio-irmão Alfa, Cayden Gates. Eu tinha 12 anos quando minha mãe se casou de novo, e ele foi o único na nova alcateia que me tratou com gentileza. Me apaixonei por ele à primeira vista. Quando eu tinha 16 anos, fui atacada por lobos selvagens, e ele enfrentou dez deles sozinho para me proteger. Aos 18, ele foi envenenado por prata. Quase morreu. Foi quando minha loba me disse que ele era meu companheiro destinado. Sem hesitar, doei minha medula óssea para salvá-lo. Naquela noite, olhando para ele dormindo com o rosto pálido, não resisti e beijei o canto dos seus lábios. Ele abriu os olhos naquele exato momento, o rosto corado. — Tessa, somos irmãos. Você não deveria ultrapassar esse limite. A partir daquele dia, ele começou a me evitar, como se eu fosse um erro que ele não podia se permitir cometer. Sua noiva, Rosie Lloyd, tinha sido diagnosticada com uma doença sanguínea rara, e eu era a única doadora compatível. Pela primeira vez, ele me implorou. — Se você aceitar salvá-la, eu concordo com qualquer coisa. Mas eu já estava fraca por causa do transplante de medula. Doar sangue de novo poderia me matar. Eu disse não, e no final Rosie morreu. Ele não derramou uma única lágrima, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Mas no funeral dela, ele destruiu o retrato que eu tinha pintado dele na frente de todos e disse friamente: — Que nojo você ter a audácia de sonhar em ficar com seu próprio irmão. Depois disso, me tornei uma vergonha, motivo de piada por onde passava. A humilhação e o desespero me consumiram por completo, e em um momento de confusão, caí no lago e me afoguei. Quando abro os olhos de novo, estou de volta ao momento em que ele me implora por sangue. Eu digo sim, calmamente. Considero isso a última dívida que tenho com a família Gates. Cayden, a partir de agora, acabou entre nós. Não existe mais nenhum laço nos unindo.