18th Candle Message

Despite a decade of marriage, Simon never once shared my bed, claiming that he had pledged himself to ascetic practices and that it was beneath him. I thought that he suffered from some shameful ailment and guarded his secret like a devoted fool, until my birthday, when I came home to find him entangled with a brothel worker before the floor-length mirror. When I lunged forward in rage, he drove a shard of that broken mirror straight through my heart. When I awoke, I was gripping my phone, its screen illuminating a message Simon had just sent: [I’ll still give you a lavish wedding, but the marriage certificate? That belongs to her.]

Cara, a senior Psychology student, has always been haunted by the face of a strange boy from her childhood dreams. As she grows older, the boy is replaced by a mysterious man in her dreams. Determined to understand the connection, she seeks the help of her best friend, a psychologist, to explore the meaning behind these recurring visions. In her waking life, two elusive men capture her attention, but they remain distant. Instead of feeling lost, Cara embraces this mysterious journey, knowing it holds the key to deeper self-discovery. With the support of her friend, she begins to unravel the powerful message her dreams are guiding her toward, realizing that the answers she seeks are within her reach.

It was a remarkable experience that inflicted pain to Pastel Noreignhae Syjuco's life. She suffered torment and trauma in the hands of his ill brother. The life she has wasn't heaven at all. It was purely hell. The wildfire conflagrated flames of relentless dissolvement of her hope to live. Through art, she make used of it as a platform to unchain herself from all the thorns and fangs of life. Symbolic figure calling for help.. Dark colors of nightmare.. A dying flower.. Love.. Yves Honorario deciphers all the embedded message of her art. He was her savior. Her shield. Her hope amidst turmoil. Their love story wont stay forever in a plain portrait. It will be carve in real life.

“You naïve little girl. I told you what you wanted to hear. I gave you what you wanted tonight. But I cannot marry you. I am already fated and you knew that .” Seth started to morph into his wolf. He knew that I would be too tired to take my wolf form after what we had done. " Happy 18th birthday,Larna. You fool!" I cried as I fell to the floor. I am Larna and revenge has crept into my sweet little heart. Will the life I bring into this world melt away the anger and resentment or will the moon goddess bless me with a true mate. They say time heals all wounds but I disagreed. Only love from a fated mate can heal the wounds they have made.

(NO WHERE NEAR FINISHED DONT READ AND WASTE MONEY. DONT KNOW WHEN WILL BE FINISHED.) Liz Walters is an 17 year old werewolf. She is in her senior year at school and gets to shift for the first time on her 18th birthday. She found out she has to move to the packhouse to live for the year to get the feel of being around others just like her. After her fathers death when she was a child, her mother moved them to the outskirts of the territory in the human part to keep themself safe. She met her best friend Louise, who is also a she-wolf, when they where children. When she finds out the truth of who she is and the future her and Louise hold together, will she be able to save her family, friends and her mate or will it all be taken away from her?

“How was I supposed to explain to you that you are my mate? How was I supposed to explain to the world that you, my sister, was my mate? Tell me,” Alexandra demanded, getting riled up again. *********** Alexis was anxiously preparing for her 18th birthday in hopes that her long-time crush would be her fated mate. However, her hopes are dashed when her crush isn't her mate and her brother, Alexandra, returns after years. Alexis discovers her brother is her fated mate. The entire family is thrown into confusion, dark secrets about their parent's past and the truth about their parentage. Alexandra must protect Alexis from the evil plans of their parents, who will stop at nothing to secure their power. Will they succeed in bringing justice to their pack? Will the weight of their family's secrets tear them apart?

Alanis August went to bed on the night of her 18th birthday and awoke to a battle between her pack and Alpha Raymond. Her parents are both murdered by the ruthless Alpha, and Alpha Raymond takes her prisoner. Alanis is terrified after being kept in a small cage for over two years until Alpha Sebastian defeats Alpha Raymond and rescues her. After being caged, alone, and afraid for two years, she has no idea what the new Alpha will do to her or what awaits her outside her cage. Alanis embarks on a journey of finding herself with the help of Julian, the Alpha's sister. Alpha Sebastians takes an interest in helping Alanis find herself as well. As the two spend time together helping her put her life back together, they find themselves falling in love.

When Serenity, a young she-wolf, finds out on her 18th birthday about her brother Brady, the Alpha of the Black Gem pack being her mate - her world capsizes in an ocean of doubts. Not only does she get to know she is adopted but her mate chooses another over her. She finds herself seeking out her real parents, only to fall for the Alpha of the pack where her parents settled. This Alpha is head over heels in love with her. He will do anything to get close to her. But Brady has secrets that could change everything. Everything including the love and adoration for her new love interest. With Serenity’s belching heartbreak, which Alpha will she choose after she has not only been rejected but also backstabbed?

“I will destroy anyone who ever made you feel less then. You are mine and no one gets away with hurting my mate." Vincent growled into her ear. Abused and rejected her whole entire life, Ada Smith believes she is destined to be alone. Daughter to the beta of the Crescent Moon pack, Ada was meant to be perfect but instead she is an omega without a wolf. On her 18th birthday she is thrown out of her pack and labeled a rogue. Haunted by her former Pack members, she is saved by the cursed Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. Feared and respected by all, Ada is amazed when he claims that she is his mate and that he will stop at nothing to protect her. Together they face many threats and discover that Ada and Vincent Curse isn't just a tragedy but is actually a century-old prophecy.

Rosé Willian discovers she has been dating a married man on their fifth year anniversary. This news doesn’t only destroy her heart, but her whole life too- her reputation and career alike. She loses her job due to the viral video of her going around in the small city of Ontario. Unable to move around freely in the city without whispering gossips and accusing fingers following her around, Rosé flees Ontario to Washington with her friend, Paula. Rosé’s life takes a new turn when she meets Navy Leonardo, a CEO of a luxurious clothing line, a company where she goes to seek a job as a Blogger of the company. On the first day of her employment, Navy Leonardo receives a message from his father, Mayor Alessandro demanding his presence at the family Thanksgiving, else he will be disowned and canceled from the family will. Meanwhile, his father’s threat is due to the fact that Navy has been absent from home in Italy for about five years following the betrayal of his girlfriend, Clarissa getting married to his brother, while the whole family watched. Receiving the message not only upset him, but it makes him bitter and vengeful. A sudden idea to make his ex-girlfriend jealous and his brother envious, occurs to him, a plus fun would be the panicking reaction of his parents to him, bringing home a low class woman as his girlfriend. Who is more perfect for the job than the down to earth Rosé Willian, the Blogger. Beautiful and younger than Clarissa, but poor enough to make his parents turn. Navy is overwhelmed by the pleasure of a silly revenge that he asks Rosé to be his fake girlfriend, just for a night, not knowing he is in for a twist of fate.