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私の命は、あと3日。だから私は、大好きな夫・丸山大輝（まるやま だいき）のために、わざと浮気している女を演じることにした。 私を嫌って、離婚してくれるように必死だったのに、大輝がヤケ酒を飲んでるのを見たら、ついカッとなって、彼に言い寄る女の人を突き飛ばしちゃった。 大輝は、目を真っ赤にして怒鳴った。 「俺と別れたいんだろ。だったら、なんで俺のことに口出しするんだよ！」 いつもの私みたいに、「愛してる」って言うのを期待してた。離婚なんて、ただのわがままだって、そう思いたかったはず。 でも私は、隣に彼氏役として立たせた、男の人の手をぎゅっと握って、こみ上げてくる血の味を飲み込みながら、笑ってみせた。 「勘違いしないで。あなたとの離婚の話を、邪魔されたくないだけよ。それに、私の彼氏が不倫相手だなんて言われたら困るもの」 目の前で、大輝の瞳から愛が崩れ落ちていった。 これで、うまくいったんだ。 だけど、私がいなくなった後…… 私の遺品を整理していた大輝は、ベッドの下に隠してあった血まみれの服を見つけて、それを抱きしめて、意識を失うまで泣き叫んだそうだ。

異世界の王家に生まれながらクーデターで日本へ逃げてきた三兄弟。医術チートの長男・聡、武術最強の次男・尊、ラテアート天才の三男・悟は、喫茶店『お命頂戴致します。』を営みつつ、裏では依頼人の“人生の問題”を異世界級スキルで解決する秘密稼業をこなしていた。最強執事・瀬蓮と情報屋キャサリンを従え、バンド問題から偽装殺人、跡継ぎ争いまで何でも対応。だが祖国の危機が再び迫り、三兄弟は王族として国を救うため動き出す──コメディ×異世界王族×喫茶店の痛快物語！

私が死んで三年目、夫がようやく私のことを思い出した。 理由は、彼の幼馴染が急性骨髄性白血病を再発し、再び造血幹細胞の移植が必要になったからだ。 彼は私が住んでいた家を探し出し、私に提供同意書にサインさせようとした。 しかし、そこにはすでに誰も住んでいなかった。 彼は近所の人に尋ねた。 近所の人は言った。「真希ってあの娘のことかい？もうとっくに死んじまったよ！病気の時に骨髄提供までさせられて、その数日後には亡くなったって話だよ」 彼は信じようとせず、近所の人が私と結託して自分を騙していると思い込んだ。 彼は苛立ちを隠さず近所の人に言った。「もし彼女に会ったら伝えてくれ。三日以内に姿を見せなければ、あの女が育ててるガキの医療費は一銭も払わないってな」 近所の人は彼の頑なな態度に呆れて首を振り、その場を離れながら呟いた。「あの子もかわいそうに、もうとっくに餓死してるんだってさ……」

夫が突然、SNSにこんな投稿をした。 「この身体はすでに国のために捧げた。もう君に尽くすことは叶わない」 何のことか聞こうとしたところ、彼から研究施設がある町行きの航空券が送られてきた。 そして、「任務は機密事項で、この間は連絡を取ることができない」と告げられた。 それから10ヶ月後、本来なら研究所にいるはずの夫が突然帰ってきた。そのタイミングで、私が妊娠検査を受けているところに鉢合わせたのだ。 8ヶ月に膨らんだお腹を見て、彼の顔は真っ青になった。「俺が10ヶ月も家を空けてたのに、なんでお前が妊娠してるんだ！」 私は肩をすくめて答えた。「3年間行くんじゃなかったの？10ヶ月で帰ってくるなんて、早すぎるんじゃない？」

The air in the penthouse was thick with unspoken words and the lingering heat of a shared victory. He stood before her, the ice in his gaze finally melted, revealing a raw vulnerability that stole the breath from her lungs. “This wasn’t part of the contract,” he murmured, his voice a rough caress as his thumb traced the line of her jaw. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a frantic bird against the gilded cage of their agreement. “I know.” His fingers tangled in the hair at the nape of her neck, tilting her face up to his. The world narrowed to the space between them, to the shocking warmth of his skin against hers. “Then tell me to stop, Ivy. Give me the rules. Give me the clause.” She should. Every instinct for self-preservation screamed at her to rebuild the walls, to remember he was her enemy, her jailer, her temporary husband. But as she looked into the stormy grey depths of his eyes, she saw not the ruthless CEO, but the man who had just looked at her daughter as if she were the most precious thing in the world. So, she didn’t speak. Instead, she rose onto her toes, closing the distance, her lips a breath away from his in a silent, devastating answer. The first kiss was not a conquest, but a surrender. It was not about revenge or contracts. It was a question, and in the shuddering breath he released against her mouth, she found her answer. The cold, platinum wedding band finally felt warm against her skin.

A man fades away, but not before ensuring his legacy is passed on. A boy becomes a man, and starts to awaken to his destiny. A monster lurks among men, and thus becomes more than what he is. A young woman comes to terms with her future, then works to protect the future of others. And all of this comes about from the edge of a blade, as a hero is not born, but rather made.

He circled her slowly. "Strip. Get on your knees." His silver eyes burned. "I'm going to f** you until your legs give out." Seraphina held his gaze without flinching. "No." A slow smile curved her lips. "I decide now. And you'll beg before I let you taste me." His mouth opened, then shut back. The most powerful king on the continent went silent. *** She was an omega maid auctioned as tribute to settle a war debt while carrying her alpha's secret child and a bloodline that could bring every alpha to his knees. King Vaelarion wanted her body. He never planned on needing her soul. But Seraphina Vale didn't survive twenty-two years of chains to spend the rest of her life on someone else's terms.

Tobias Irons - cold, cool, and collected - is set to take over the world. Being the heir to his father's cybernetics company, his destiny is mapped out. However, the sudden reappearance of the boy he thought he got rid of shatters the reality of the world around him. And Beau Watson is no longer the victim he was five years ago. Stronger. Deadlier. And angrier than ever.

After falling into serious debt from a gambling, alcohol and drug addiction, Camilla’s Father, Francis, sells her to the Mafia Don, Baron, to pay off his debt. This causes Camilla’s life to go downhill and dark secrets from the past are revealed.

Paano mo ipaglalaban ang pagmamahal na minsan mo nang sinukuan? Lucky swore she’d never look back. Matapos ang isang mapait na hiwalayan, pinili niyang bumuo ng tahimik na buhay kasama ang anak niya—malayo kay Axel, ang lalaking minsan niyang minahal, pero siya ring dahilan ng pinakamalaking sakit niya. Pero sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, muling nagkrus ang landas nila, at ngayon, hindi na lang puso niya ang nakataya—pati na rin ang buhay nilang mag-ina. Sa kabila ng galit at sakit, napilitan siyang tanggapin ang proteksyon ni Axel. Pero paano kung sa bawat araw na kasama niya ito, unti-unting mabura ang poot at bumalik ang damdaming pilit niyang nilabanan? Lalo na nang matuklasan niyang hindi pala siya kailanman iniwan nito—sa lihim na paraan, Axel had been protecting her all along. Ngunit bago pa niya mas maunawaan ang lahat, isang trahedya ang muling yumanig sa buhay niya—isang pagkakamali, isang maling akala, at isang pagdukot na naglagay sa kanya sa bingit ng kamatayan. At sa gitna ng panganib, nakita niya ang isang Axel na handang isakripisyo ang lahat, kahit ang sariling buhay, para mailigtas siya. Ngayon, hawak niya ang pinakamahalagang tanong—bibitawan ba niya ulit ang lalaking hindi kailanman bumitaw sa kanya? Sa isang mundo ng lihim, galit, at pagsubok, kaya pa ba nilang ipaglaban ang pag-ibig na minsan nang nawala? O masyado nang huli ang lahat?