5 5 놀이터 놀검소

결혼 전부터 나는 늘 남편 민해에게 그의 형수님, 문소리가 대단한 분이라는 얘기를 자주 들었다. “형수님과는 절대 다투지 마. 잘 지내야 해.” 남편의 당부가 귓가에 맴돌던 결혼 후 첫 설날. 나는 시댁에서 처음으로 명절을 맞이하며 하루 종일 부엌에서 음식 준비로 바빴다. 열 명이 넘는 가족을 위해 손 하나 까딱하지 않는 시댁 식구들 대신, 홀로 땀을 뻘뻘 흘리며 명절 음식을 차렸다. 거실에서는 웃고 떠들며 과일을 먹는 가족들의 웃음소리가 들려왔다. 하지만 저녁이 되자 느긋하게 등장한 남편의 큰형 부부. 그때까지도 나는 몰랐다. 내 자리가 없을 줄은. 어색하게 선 채 자리를 찾으려던 내 앞에서, 남편의 형수 문소리가 비웃듯 입을 열었다. “동서, 현모양처라면서요? 착하고 잘 지낸다더니... 그런데 음식은 별로네요?” 나는 속에서 울컥하는 분노를 억누르며 무언가 말하려는 순간, 문소리는 시어머니를 향해 태연하게 덧붙였다. “앞으로는 어머님께서 음식을 하시는 게 좋겠어요. 어머님 음식이 훨씬 맛있잖아요.”

아주머니가 나를 소파에 묶어놓고 아빠랑 같이 발렌타인데이트를 나갔다. 나는 총 세 번 전화를 걸었다. “아주머니, 제발 나 좀 풀어줘요. 저 정말 힘들어요.” 하지만 아주머니는 아빠와 엄마를 갈라놓는 데 바빠서 조금만 더 참으라고 했다. “아빠, 저 배고파 죽겠어요. 와서 밥 좀 해주면 안 돼요?” 아빠는 아내를 붙잡으러 다니느라 바빠서 돈만 보내고 해결하라고 했다. “엄마, 저 진짜 죽을 것 같아요. 한 번만 보러 와주세요...” 냉정한 엄마의 목소리가 들렸다. “너 네 아주머니를 엄마라고 부르기로 했잖아?” 뚝, 전화가 끊겼다. 결국 나는 더럽고 냄새 나는 배설물 속에서 굶어 죽었다.

나는 누군가가 뿌린 유산을 맞고, 지하실에서 죽었다. 가족들은 나를 알아보지 못했고, 신고조차 하지 않았다. 엄마는 오랫동안 사용하지 않았던 수술용 칼을 들어, 내 살과 뼈를 분리해 냈다. 아빠는 흥분한 표정으로 내 뼈대를 석고 속에 묻어 넣어 정교한 석고 조각상을 만들었다. 언니는 그 조각상을 가지고 수많은 상을 휩쓸며 모두가 칭송하는 천재 소녀가 되었다. 그런데, 조각상이 산산조각이 나면서 안에 숨겨져 있던 반쯤 잘린 손가락이 드러났다. 이에 그들은 혼란에 빠졌다.

오철준은 여섯 살이 되던 해에 100원을 훔쳤다. 전남편이 벨트를 꺼낼 때면 사람을 때려죽이려 하곤 했다. 난 철준을 내 몸 뒤로 감싸고 모든 매를 대신 맞았다. 그 후 전남편은 예상치 못한 사고로 사망했고 나와 철준은 서로 의지하며 살아갔다. 옆집 이웃이 나를 남편 잡아먹은 년이라고 욕하자 철준은 그 집 개를 독살해 버렸다. 어떤 고객이 나를 괴롭히려 할 때 철준은 그 사람을 하반신 불구로 만들어 버렸다. 철준은 평생 장가 가지 않고 나를 지켜주겠다고 했다. 난 철준이 너무 고집스럽다고 생각했다. 난 철준이 자신만의 생활을 되찾을 수 있기를 바랬다. 출국한 지 3년, 마침내 철준이 인생의 진정한 사랑을 찾았다는 소식을 들었다. 난 흥분된 마음으로 귀국했지만 예비 며느리에게 불륜녀로 오해를 받았다. 주민정은 사람들을 데리고 공항에서 나를 가로 막았다. “나이를 이렇게 처먹고 불륜녀 짓거리를 하다니! 쪽팔린 줄도 모르는 건가?” 민정은 사람들 앞에서 내 옷을 벗겼다. 그리고 나에게 황산을 먹여 내 목과 얼굴을 망가뜨렸다. 숨이 거의 끊어질 무렵 난 민정에게 말했다. “나는 철준의 어머니야.” 하지만 민정은 친자 확인서를 내 앞에 뿌렸다. “사람 잘못 해칠까 봐 난 이미 똑똑히 조사도 해봤어.” 하지만 민정은 내가 철준의 새 엄마라는 걸 몰랐다.

Samantha Davis fell pregnant, and she knew nothing about the man she slept with. After being disowned by her father, she left the city to start anew. Raising her own children, Samantha strived and overcame. Little did she know, her twins meant to find a daddy, and they weren't settling for any less! At three years old, her babies asked, "Mama, where Dada?" "Umm... Dada is far away." That was the easiest way for Samantha to explain to her kids the absence of a father. At four years old, they asked again, "Mommy, where is Daddy?" "Umm... He is working at Braeton City." Yet again, Samantha chose the easy way out. After nearly six years, Samantha returned to the place that had long forsaken her, Braeton City. She knew she was bound to answer her kids' curiosity over their unknown father, and she concluded it was about time to tell the truth. However, one day, her twins came to her with glistening eyes and announced, "Mommy! We found Daddy!" Standing before her was a block of ice, Mr. Ethan Wright, the most powerful businessman in the city. *** Book 1 of the Wright Family Series Book 2: Flash Marriage: A Billionaire For A Rebound Book 3: I Kissed A CEO And He Liked It Book 4: The Devil's Love For The Heiress Book 5: I Fell For The Boy His Daddy Was A Bonus Note each story can be read as a standalone. Follow me on social media. Search Author_LiLhyz on IG & FB.

Kiara Westwood was the 18 year old daughter of two Alpha parents. But she was born without one of the basic abilities of a wolf. Wanting to escape from the protection and concern of her family and pack which suffocated her. She moves to the pack of the Lycan King himself. Alejandro Rossi. Fearless, ruthless and cold-hearted. Alejandro cares for nothing or no one and that’s the way he liked it. He believes his sole purpose is to contain the danger that threatens their very existence. At 34, Alejandro had not found his destined mate, nor has he taken one of choice. Fucking women was just a past time and he didnt have the heart for love nor the interest. That was until Kiara stepped into his life, like a breath of fresh air or a storm on a hot summers night. Under the blood moon, by a cruel twist of fate they realise they are mated. Will Kiara be able to make her way into his frozen heart and revive any emotions he is capable of? Or would he destroy her completely in the process? ---- THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE ALPHA Book 1 - Her Forbidden Alpha Book 2 - Her Cold-Hearted Alpha Book 3 - Her Destined Alpha Book 4 - Caged Between The Beta & Alpha Book 5 - King Alejandro: The Return Of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha For updates, character aesthetics release dates and more follow me on IG author.muse or FB author muse

After just a week of getting dumped, Gabrielle Taylor learned from a common friend that her ex-boyfriend and best friend were already engaged. Enraged by their betrayal, Gabrielle crashed into their engagement party and drank to her heart's desire. She put up a face and even wished her best friend and ex-boyfriend all the best. Claiming to already be in a relationship, Gabrielle walked up to a stranger and kissed him outright! . *** Other than his mother, his sisters, and his niece, Kyle Wright, the CEO of the Wright Diamond Corporation, never batted an eye for a woman. He was satisfied, running a business, not intending to be in any relationship. One evening, while excusing himself from a family gathering, a girl came up to him and kissed him out of the blue. His heart raced! Except for the drumming sensation in his chest, he felt everything around him turned mute. He took a deep breath and savored that blossoming scent, coming from the girl. His eyes unwittingly closed as he found himself relishing the brief but stirring kiss! When the kiss ended, Kyle's eyes struggled to open. It was as if time had stopped, and it suddenly dawned on him that for the first time since he could remember, he experienced what it felt like… getting a boner. After that fateful kiss, he swore to make Gabrielle his. *** Book 3 of the Wright Family Series Book 1: Mommy, Where Is Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return Book 2: Flash Marriage: A Billionaire For A Rebound Book 4: The Devil's Love For The Heiress Book 5: I Fell For The Boy His Daddy Was A BonusNote: Each story can be read as a standalone. Follow me on social media. Search Author_LiLhyz on IG & FB.

"This is wrong..." She whimpered pleasure consuming her. “You want me just as much as I want you, give in to your desires sweetheart and Ill make you feel so fucking good, that you won't ever want another man to touch you." He whispered huskily making her core throb. That was what she was afraid of, that when he was done with her, she would be left broken… ------ Scarlett Malone was a feisty headstrong young she-wolf, blessed by the moon goddess as the first Alpha Female. Moving to a new town with her mother to start afresh, they were welcomed into a new pack and a new family. Things became complicated when she begins to feel attracted to her smart and cocky stepbrother, the future Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. Will she be able to overcome the illicit thoughts that consume her mind and awaken a pleasure deep within her? or would she push even her own boundaries and explore the forbidden feelings that burned within her? Elijah Westwood, the most popular boy around, and one every girl wished to have a taste of. A player who didn’t believe in love, nor mates. He was twenty-one and was in no rush to find his fated one, enjoying life as he was, with no shortages of women to bed. What happens when he returns home only to find that he’s begun to see his step-sister in a new light? Knowing that when the mating ceremony came, she would find her mate. Will he fight against everything for her, or would he let her go? Book 1 of The Alpha Series Book 2 - Her Cold-Hearted Alpha Book 3 - Her Destined Alpha Book 4 - Caged Between The Beta & Alpha Book 5 - King Alejandro: The Return Of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha

Her eyes widened when his tool sprang free from constraint. He glanced down and winced, understanding her surprise. He was harder than he’d ever been in his life. His tool strained upward, so long and thick. **************** “What on earth were you doing there tonight Sandra? Do you have any clue what Craig could have done to you? Let me tell you. He would have had you bent over while he did unpleasant things to your body. It would have been all about his own pleasure and satisfaction. What were you thinking?” “I know exactly what I was doing, you will never understand".... His eyes widened in confusion..... ********* Sandra had loved her late husband with all her heart, and after 5 years of mourning and resignation, she has decided to move on with her life. She has a deep desire and an ache in her which she felt her late husband couldn't give her, no matter how much he loved her and could give her everything as a multi billionaire. Now that he's gone, she begins her search for the one thing her beloved late husband couldn't give her. What she doesn't know is that someone she had considered as a good friend of her husband for many years has a strong feeling for her, and had been waiting patiently for an opportunity to prove it to her. Little did he know that she has a deep desire, a huge void in her, which her late husband was not able to satisfy or fill. Having been in love with her for a long time now, he was determined to go the extra length, to ensure that he will be the only man to fill that void and grant those desires in her. But what if there's a competitor?

"Marry me. I would rather spend one lifetime with you – than face all the ages of this world without you," said a green-eyed, six-year-old boy before her. "Liam, why do you want to marry me?" Scarlett asked the young boy. "I want someone to be there for me," Liam answered. "To put me to bed, bring me to school, and someone to play with when daddy is away. I want someone to make me and my daddy smile. I want someone to love me and love my daddy, too.” The boy sighed and added, "I want my daddy to be happy too.” Liam gazed up at Scarlett and asked, "Miss Scarlett, will you give me a brother and a sister too?” "Wait. Wait. It sounded more to me like… you want me to marry your daddy," Scarlett said, bemused. The boy's eyes sparkled. He replied, "Why, Miss Scarlett, I like your proposal. I'll go tell Daddy.” Scarlett, “???” *** Scarlett Barnes was abandoned by her parents and shamed by her childhood friend and lover. Being labeled as the bitter ex, she yearned for her well-deserved revenge. What better way to have it than to be in the arms of another man, one that genuinely loved her? Her future love life and happiness were supposed to be her vengeance, but after a year, her surprise marriage proposal came from a six-year-old boy. Was this her chance at happiness? Scarlett soon found out that the boy's father was a smoking hot billionaire heir to the Wright Diamond Corporation in Braeton City, Kaleb Wright. Just when she thought the boy had won her heart, will she… fall for his daddy too? *** Book 5 of the Wright Family Series. This story can be read as a standalone. Search Author_LiLhyz on IG & FB.