A C A D E M Y Unscramble

Le père de Yannick m'a appelée pour me demander de prévenir Yannick, mon ami d'enfance et héritier de l'Alpha, de rentrer à la maison afin de rencontrer son partenaire de mariage arrangé. Mais Yannick était torse nu et dormait profondément à côté de moi. Je pensais qu'il s'agissait d'une blague, alors j'ai poussé Yannick et lui ai dit en riant : « Yannick, ils disent t'avoir trouvé une fiancée. Qu'en penses-tu ? » Il a soulevé un sourcil, m'a enlacé la taille avec nonchalance : « Chérie, alors choisis-moi un costume élégant. Je suis sûr que ton goût sera impressionner ma fiancée. » Voyant que je restais figée sans rien dire, Yannick a ouvert les yeux avec un rire moqueur. « Hé, Fiona, quelle est cette réaction ? On n'est que des partenaires sexuels, tu pensais que je t'épouserais pour faire de toi ma Luna ? »

I had cancer. And Carl—my boyfriend of seven years—ditched me at the hospital to play fake boyfriend for his so-called best friend, just so she could dodge her parents' marriage pressure. When the results came in, I broke down. Clutching the report, I sobbed as I called him. "Carl, I... I..." My voice cracked. I didn't even know how to say it. I thought he'd comfort me. Instead, his voice came sharp through the phone. "Can you not? Mia's just a friend. What's so wrong about me helping her?—do you have to be so dramatic? I already promised to marry you this month. What more do you want?"

Kaleb is the handsome Alpha of the powerful and wealthy MoonFlame Pack. Unwilling to accept Kiara, a poor, cursed, and wolfless Omega for a mate, he rejects her. He refused to see her to be more than just his plaything. Rejected and banished, Kiara leaves the pack heartbroken with a secret the Alpha must never know- She’s pregnant with his pups. After five years, Kaleb is dreaded as the Alpha with an insatiable thirst for the blood of female werewolves. Cursed by the Moon Goddess, he can do nothing but watch as his pack crumbles. Meanwhile, Kiara is now the CEO of a famous wine company with three adorable kids she dotes on. Dark clouds gather when little Kelly mysteriously goes missing, and history unfolds even darker secrets of the MoonFlame pack. The union of an Alpha and his mate seems to be her only salvation. Brought together by fate, Kaleb regrets letting go of Kiara, but will she take him back? ** “Kiara, how many times do I have to say how sorry I am for hurting you? I need you. I love you. I can’t-” “Just stop!” Kiara cut in, anger evident in her eyes. “You have no idea what I went through after you banished me. Keep your apologies and your love to yourself. As soon as we find Kelly, I’m leaving for good!”

After our eighty-eighth canceled wedding, I called my business partner. "I'm taking the Haviana market project." There was a beat of stunned silence. "Seriously? That's ten years overseas. You just got married—well, weren't you? Does your husband even know? What about your parents? You always said staying close to them was everything." I glanced around the empty church and let out a sharp laugh. "There was no wedding. No husband. And my parents? They've got Cindy. That's all they need." Another pause. "Alright. Pack your bags. You leave tomorrow." After the call, I ran a hand down my wedding dress. One last tear slipped out, quiet and pointless. Cindy had another "episode" today. Claimed she'd off herself. Andrew canceled—again. I'd looked at him, drained. "It's the eighty-eighth time." He dropped his head, guilt all over him. "Just a little more time, Viv. She's been off since the accident. I'm scared she'll actually do it. I swear, I'll talk to her. For real this time. Then we'll get married. Promise." My parents didn't hesitate. "Vivian, let Andrew go. If Cindy hadn't gotten kidnapped trying to save you, she wouldn't have these breakdowns. Are you really putting a wedding over your sister's life?" "How could you be so selfish?" I'd heard it all before. Used to fight it. Not this time. If neither my fiancé nor my parents wanted me around, then fine. I'd leave.

Zaïr, 22 ans membre de la famille est un jeune homme perturbé depuis la mort de son frère de cœur. Il enchaîne les conneries et tente de se retrouver. Mais comment faire dans une famille où il se sent incompris ? La rencontre de ses deux personnages va pourtant faire basculer leur vie, et nous verrons comment du drame à la haine ils ont pu passer à la phase de l'amour. « Dis moi que tu m'aimes. » - Zëyhar

« Luna, retirer la marque d'un Alpha... c'est une souffrance sans nom. Après ça, vous ne serez plus qu'une louve sans meute, une errante. Vous en êtes vraiment certaine ? » « Certaine. Plutôt errante que marquée. » Le guérisseur clandestin en est resté bouche bée. Dans tout notre monde, on disait qu'Alpha Ethan brûlait d'une passion dévorante pour moi. À peine une semaine plus tôt, il avait dépensé une fortune, cent millions de pièces d'or, pour m'offrir le Manoir de Lune et y faire planter des champs entiers de lunaires, ces fleurs que j'adorais. Des centaines de louves auraient tué pour porter sa marque, ce sceau de puissance et de désir. Moi, je n'ai pas hésité une seconde. Marque effacée, j'ai fait imprimer l'acte de rupture de notre lien de couple, réservé un billet pour les territoires d'Amérique. Départ dans sept jours. Adieu, Ethan.

When I got reborn into my youthful years, I turned down the marriage proposal of Seth Klein, the future major general. Instead, I chose to be with Nathan Prescott, who lived a poor life. My mother thought I was possessed. After all, the entire village knew that I, the village chief's daughter, used to follow the well-educated Mr. Klein around all the time. Apparently, I was willing to do anything just to marry him. I soon recalled what happened in my previous life. After I married Seth, we never consummated our marriage. He even brought back a child, claiming that said child belonged to a fellow soldier who had passed on in the war. I viewed the child as my own and made an effort to raise him. It wasn't until our fiftieth anniversary that I discovered a secret after barging into Seth's study, which had always been forbidden to me. It turned out that the study was plastered with photos of my older cousin, Catherine Parker—the most beautiful woman in the village. The thing was, she had been dead for a long time. The truth was, Seth has always been capable of performing in bed. He was merely practicing abstinence because of Catherine. Furious, I collapsed and was admitted to the hospital. But my son, whom I treated as my own, was the one who unplugged my life support with his own hands. "If it weren't for you taking over my mom's position as the actual wife, she wouldn't have died as an unknown mistress!" After my death, I witnessed Seth getting a joint burial with Catherine as husband and wife. As for my ashes, they were randomly scattered into a dried-up river. Now that I was reborn, I chose to fulfill their wish!

For years, Nicole endured mistreatment under her aunt’s roof, but her unwavering resolve pushed her to excel. Against all odds, she graduated summa cum laude, securing a high-ranking position at the very company that had supported her education. She thought her struggles were finally over, that her years of sacrifice had paid off. But fate had other plans. Nicole found herself irresistibly drawn to her cold and enigmatic boss—the company’s CEO. Try as she might to resist, their connection deepened, blurring the lines between professionalism and desire. What she thought was love, however, turned out to be nothing more than a fleeting affair for him. Now trapped in an agonizing situation, Nicole struggles to maintain her composure. How can she stay civil when the man she loves—the man she once believed could be her future—sees her as nothing more than a passing fling? Worse still, how can she let go when her heart refuses to move on?

Dalawang taon nang kasal si Lellah sa lalaking hindi pa niya nakikita. Ngunit nang gabing nag-celebrate sila kasama ang mga kaibigan, naisuko niya bataan sa isang estranghero. Samantala, sa edad na thirty-three, wala pa ring natitipuhan na babae si Linden kahit na kasal na siya. A man who is ambitious, arrogant, and super strict when it comes to work. He was not planning to take his parents’ decision seriously. To put the pressure away, he gave in and spent one night with a woman he met at the bar—Lellah. Pero paano kung muling magtagpo ang kanilang landas? Not just as two strangers who shared a one-night stand, but as employee and boss. Masundan pa kaya ang nangyari sa kanila sa gabing iyon?

Cassandra knows loving him is wrong. He’s older. Forbidden. Her mother’s husband. She was hired to take care of him. She never expected to crave him. George’s touch ruins her innocence, his kiss burns through her rules— and right when Cassandra finally gives in, a single threat from her mother returns to tear everything apart.