Anemo Gnosis

"A story about the editorial world of a men's magazine... 'Anemones' is a love story with elements of betrayal or a story of betrayal with elements of love. All this in the scenery of the high society we long for; additionally packed with culinary and automotive trips. Anemones slightly feminizes reality and it is a thing that should attract many readers - men and women equally. It's about men! But written in the author's optics, so all readers will find their fascinations fulfilled.” Cover page: Jo_J

My sister-in-law, Cynthia Ziegler, has my name written on her cancer diagnosis report. As such, the entire Ziegler family assumes that I'm the one with cancer. Overnight, my husband, Leonard Ziegler, sends a text message to his mistress, Irene Ludlow. "Our time will soon come! That old bat is about to die at last, so I'll finally be able to marry you!" My grandmother, Amanda Powell, cries and clings onto my hand, begging me not to seek treatment. She is not only discussing with Leonard on how best to split my insurance money after my death but also employing various methods to hasten my death. However, they are all unaware that Cynthia used my medical insurance card when she went for her physical examination. I feign sadness and nod with tears in my eyes. "I won't seek treatment, Mom. Let's not seek treatment no matter who is diagnosed with cancer."

Jenny and Nico. Emma and Deacon. Alison and Noah: three couples fighting for love amidst the life-and-death drama of medicine and the reckless pageantry of football. Will fake relationships, love triangles, secret pregnancies, surprise babies, and heartbreaking tragedy stand in the way of their happily ever afters? Contains sexual scenes and explicit content; recommended for those 18 and over. DIAGNOSIS:LOVE is created by TAWDRA KANDLE, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Betrayal always offers the choice: Bitter or Better? After her sister's death, wedding cake artist Milli Velvet Haywood left her busy life in Vegas behind; Hoping for a new beginning in the small town resort community of Pagosa Cliffs, Colorado. But with a newstart comes challenges. Her attempt to return to her old life brings a different set of dangers. Can she move forward and be better? Or will the bitterness of her life sour her future chances at happiness and love. This story is all about choices. It is about overcoming versus succumbing.

Rex Obasi was just an average banker, struggling to cope with the fact that his fiancé left him after 8 years. In a crazed moment of greed he steals documents worth millions of naira. But there's something peculiar mixed with the documents, a piece of paper containing strange numbers -coordinates he doesn't understand. When the coordinates lead to a human trafficking ring operating under the guise of a NGO, he realized he has stumbled on what is no doubt the deadliest organized crime in the history of the Country. Now his world of deposit slips and check books is replaced with guns and bullets, knives and assassins. It's up to Rex to put a stop to it, protect his family and just maybe get another chance at love. But there's every chance he'll get a bullet instead..

Menikah selama delapan tahun dengan suamiku, setiap tahun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, dia selalu mengatakan maskapai sudah mengatur penerbangan untuknya dan memberiku sepasang anting-anting mahal untuk membujukku. Namun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami tahun ini, aku tidak sengaja mendengar candaannya dengan teman-temannya. “Kak Rio, setiap tahun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan, kamu selalu bersama Nadia, apa Jessica sama sekali tidak menyadarinya?” “Pantas saja dia tidak bisa hamil, bagaimana pun ketika giliran dia, kamu sudah kehabisan tenaga.” Rio Aditya menghembuskan asap rokok dan menjawab, “Nadia meninggalkan segalanya demiku, aku harus memberinya sebuah keluarga.” “Sedangkan Jessica, sejak dia keguguran aku sudah tidak mencintainya lagi. Jika waktunya sudah tiba aku akan mengajukan cerai, meskipun ini tidak adil baginya, tapi aku akan mencari cara untuk menebusnya dengan uang.” Sepertinya Rio tidak akan memiliki kesempatan itu lagi, di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, aku didiagnosis kanker ovarium stadium akhir. Jika sudah tidak cinta, aku juga sudah siap meninggalkannya. 'Rio, mulai sekarang kita akan berpisah dengan damai dan tidak akan bertemu lagi.'

After my physical examination, I'm about to leave the pack infirmary located in my cousin's territory when a heavily made-up healer suddenly grabs my arm. She hisses, "Stop right there! You think you can break something in the infirmary and just run away? No way!" I look at her unfamiliar face and blink, feeling utterly confused. "What did I break?" She points to the crystal potion bottles on the shelves and wrinkles her nose exaggeratedly. "You reek, and your stench has contaminated all the potions, making them unusable! Alpha Xander bought these at a high cost, and all of it is worth 500 thousand dollars. There's also compensation for causing me emotional distress—that's another 200 thousand. "Altogether, that's 700 thousand dollars. Will you pay by cash or card?" My scent is a mix of violet and amber. It's noble and cool, like a winter dusk. Of course, not everyone loves this scent, but "contamination"? Please! I can't fathom why the infirmary in Xander's territory is operating like a scam. I laugh out of anger and say, "I'm Alpha Xander's cousin. I don't pay a single cent in his territory. If anyone has a problem with that, have Xander come say it to my face." But the healer only rolls her eyes. "You bitch, trying to use such lowly tricks to get my Alpha's attention? You wish! If you don't pay up today, I'll strip you naked and throw you onto the street so that everyone can smell how foul you are!" She has no idea who she's threatening. I take a deep breath and quickly contact my Beta. "Tell Xander—either banish this healer from the pack, or I'll banish him."

After being reborn, the first thing I did was forge a medical report diagnosing chronic kidney disease. In my previous life, my nephew had been diagnosed with kidney failure, and he needed a transplant to survive. I rushed to get a matching test and donated one of my kidneys to him. But over time, my health deteriorated. At twenty, my body felt like it belonged to someone eighty. Even simple chores like sweeping the floor left me exhausted. I couldn't go out to work or earn a living, yet my brother and sister-in-law scolded me for "pretending to be sick." "Isn't one kidney enough?" my sister-in-law snapped. "Do you expect to leech off our family forever?" She even went so far as to buy a pair of fresh pig kidneys and smash them in my face. "Since we took one of yours, here's a new pair. Happy now?" Because I had lost a kidney, I died before the age of thirty, alone in a rented apartment. The next time I opened my eyes, I was back—before my nephew's diagnosis even came in.

Pada hari ibu mertuaku didiagnosis kanker rahim, dia membawa koper dan pindah ke rumahku. "Ibu nggak punya banyak waktu lagi, hampir nggak ada harapan," dia terisak, "Kalau kalian usir Ibu, kalian bukan manusia." Aku melihat suamiku yang diam tanpa kata, lalu beralih ke putraku yang selama ini kubesarkan dengan penuh kasih. "Kalian mau bilang apa?" Suamiku yang diam itu tampak muram, lalu menarik tanganku. "Soal waktu pasca melahirkan itu, mau kamu ingat sampai kapan? Ibu sudah seperti ini." Putraku juga ikut mendukung, "Nenek hampir tiada, merawatnya di masa tua itu kewajiban kita." Aku tersenyum menatap suami dan putraku. "Kalau begitu, silakan kalian yang merawat."