18th Birthday Program Flow

“This child has no wolf!” These were the words that began the nightmare of Vanessa Novastra, the daughter of the Alpha and Luna of Moonlight pack–Lucian and Victoria Novastra, on her 18th birthday. Although she was loved and protected by her parents, fate's cruel fingers tore them away from her. Her pack turned on her and her mate rejected her for her bully. Given an opportunity to escape, Vanessa is now burdened with two choices: unveil the truth behind her parents death, a perilous journey, or journey the city of Luminara to live a life in the city of Crimson Sands.

On my birthday, Connor Simpson's first love jumped off a building due to depression. She died on the spot. Connor blamed everything on me. I never celebrated my birthday again after she died. After the murderer electrocuted me for more than ten hours, they forced me to call Connor. "Connor, it's my 25th birthday today. Can you come over and spend time with me?" However, Connor did not notice anything unusual. His voice was laced with venomous iciness. "Clarisse Winter, Audrey wouldn't have died if it weren't for you. How dare you ask me to celebrate your birthday? If only you were the one who died." I heard him coaxing a woman on the other end just before he hung up on me. That low and gentle tone was what I loved to hear the most in the past. That night, the murderer cut my body into countless pieces, packed them in bags, and threw them in front of the police station. Connor was summoned back overnight. He spent two days and two nights piecing together the body parts, but he did not realize that the dead person was the wife that he hated the most.

Jessica lost her mother and her father brought home his mistress. With no other option, she went abroad. But she returns, this time stronger and eager to know the truth of her mother's death. She meets her father and is asked to marry the leading industrialist in the country, Steve Smith. To humiliate her father she runs away but is caught by her would-be-husband. He asks her to marry him in return for giving her the truth about her mother's death and she agrees. Steve thinks that the girl is just as innocent as a flower, but he is wrong, Jessica is just testing him whether he lives up to his title as the 'second most wanted gangster' in the underworld. While they both in love with each other their secrets about the underworld disturb their life. Will they be able to fight back and not just go with the flow? Well, this going to be hard...

On our eighth anniversary, Claire Young announced that she had already registered her marriage with her childhood friend. She took him home, ordering me around as if it was only natural. "Move to another room. Stan loves sunshine." "Stan doesn't like sweets, so don't bake any when you're at home. He'd be upset if he saw it." I kept quiet through it all and bought a ticket to leave. My friend wanted to help me out of the predicament, but she didn't think it was a big deal. "He's just being dramatic again. Let him be—he'd be caving in just a few days." Everyone laughed at that, and quietly made bets as to when I'd come crawling back to Claire's feet. None of them knew I was already inducted into the national weapons program, and that I was really leaving.

On my boyfriend, Draco Leroyce's birthday, I take him to a newly-opened fancy restaurant of my own for his birthday meal. Thinking that we'll be having a birthday cake for dessert later, Draco and I decide to order a set meal that includes a pizza and a plate of pasta. With a smile, I hand the menu over to the waitress. She plasters a fake smile on her face as she grabs the menu. But she secretly calls us "broke ass bastards" in Virellian. I draw my brows into a deep frown instantly. "What did you just say?" The waitress is momentarily stunned. Then, she shoots me another fake smile. "I said I'll prepare your food right away." I just sneer back at the waitress before responding to her in fluent Virellian, "You were calling us broke ass bastards."

In modern-day New Orleans, 28 year-old Deuce Rylan is a charismatic and powerful Alpha werewolf. He's haunted by a centuries-old curse that has plagued his family since the 18th century. Elise Laurent, a beautiful and mysterious 24 year-old witch, is struggling to control her magic. She's haunted by dark visions and pursued by a powerful witch hunter from her past. When Deuce and Elise meet, they're drawn to each other despite the danger their families' histories pose. As they navigate ancient prophecies, and their own forbidden attraction, they must confront the darkness of their families' pasts.

"Bu Kate, kamu sudah enam kali menjalani program bayi tabung supaya bisa hamil. Kamu benar-benar ingin menyerah? Apa Pak Stuart juga setuju untuk menggugurkan anak ini?""Aku yakin, dia akan setuju." Suara Kate serak setelah semalaman tidak tidur. Namun, pikirannya tidak pernah sejernih ini. "Operasi sudah kami jadwalkan seminggu lagi." Seminggu lagi adalah hari ulang tahun pernikahannya dengan Stuart. Bagus juga. Kalau harus diakhiri, biarlah berakhir dari tempat semuanya dimulai. Setelah memesan tiket pesawat untuk pergi jauh, tangan Kate perlahan menyentuh perutnya. Di dalam sana tumbuh satu kehidupan kecil yang belum terbentuk sempurna. Lima tahun terakhir, dia menantikan kehadiran anak ini dengan penuh harap. Siapa sangka, di hari ketika harapannya akhirnya terwujud, justru dia memilih untuk melepaskan.

On the day of our engagement, just because Madison Calder wants to eat the ravioli my fiance Nicholas Olsen made, he decides to leave without hesitation. I can't help but try to stop him, but he slaps me across the face. "It's just an engagement party—we can have another one. What if Maddy starves?" Even my brother Brandon Lewis scolds me for being unreasonable. "You're older than Maddy. Can't you be more understanding?" I say nothing more and choose to let go and leave. They think I'm just throwing a tantrum and ignore me. They even clear their schedules just to take Madison on a vacation. It isn't until half a month later that they think to contact me, only to discover I have already joined a classified government weapons research program that will last ten years. Moreover, I have decided never to come home again. They completely panic.

Saat aku melakukan pengambilan sel telur yang ketiga kalinya untuk program bayi tabung, Johannes sedang lembur dan tidak bisa menemaniku. Aku terbangun tengah malam karena kesakitan. Aku mendapati tangan dan kakiku bengkak, sedangkan perutku penuh cairan hingga membengkak bagaikan wanita hamil delapan bulan. Aku hampir tidak bisa bernapas dan dengan panik meraih ponsel untuk menghubunginya. Telepon berdering selama semenit sebelum diangkat. Namun, yang mengangkat telepon bukanlah Johannes, melainkan seorang wanita asing. "Halo?" Suaranya terdengar lembut dan penuh gairah. "Siapa kamu? Johannes, aku nggak bisa bernapas." "Kamu nakal. Kenapa kamu masih pakai baju?" Plak! Terdengar suara cambukan yang nyaring dengan diiringi erangan wanita. Kemudian, panggilannya pun terputus.

Zara's world was falling apart. Her mother’s kidneys were failing, hospital bills mounted pressure and every attempt to get help was rejected. When a high-paying surrogacy program offers her a lifeline, she takes it. never imagining the embryo she carries belongs to Sebastian Kane, the cold CEO she has always despised. Sebastian never wanted a child with his manipulative wife. He had a vasectomy and stored his sperm for a future he could control. But fate has other plans. A sabotaged surrogacy, orchestrated by his wife Selina Kane, backfires, leaving Zara carrying Sebastian’s child. Forced into a marriage to protect the heir and the family empire, Zara and Sebastian clashed and struggled to trust each other. Yet enemies can become lovers, and a child neither of them planned may be the key to a love they never expected.