Ante Meridiem

A woman runs, holding onto her torso as she keeps glancing behind her. Tears spilling from her already wet cheeks. She catches her breath and screams as the hurt in her chest tore her up internally. "Why... why?!" She cries as her clenched fist hits her broken heart. Her lover tried to rid her of their unborn baby. She was hurt. She felt betrayed. She grew to hate him with all of her being. Still, memories of the love they shared still plagued her. How could she possibly still trust him? And yet, despite her anxiousness, she still held onto a small scale sliver of hope. All she could do now, was to leave him and keep their child safe. *** 16 years passed and there stood a young boy with silver hair and bright amethyst coloured eyes. He smiles at the horizon, staring at the capital city of the country of Enoch. Finally, he was old enough to venture out into the great city. Said to be the largest and most prosperous of the kingdom. He holds firmly onto the hope of an exciting journey as he kissed his mother goodbye. Thinking of all the warning she gave him before his journey could begin. Once in the city, his life changed forever and his perilous struggles began.

At the very beginning, he had said to her, "Wanwan, I shall fill your days with joy and happiness." Later on, he had said, "Ye Wanwan, why don't you go to hell?" As she stood upon the edge of a cliff and looked down into the abyss below, a serene expression settled on her face as she whispered helplessly, "It seems that after everything we've been through, we won't be growing old together after all, my dear Qing." At the moment of her death, however, he felt a twinge of pain in his heart. To whom would his love belong henceforth?

Por muito tempo, Augusto Carvalho foi a única luz na vida de Margarida Cardoso. Até o dia em que ele declarou: — Meu casamento com Leonor não vai ser cancelado. Se quiser, pode continuar sendo minha amante. Foi naquele instante que Margarida despertou para a realidade. O brilho que um dia a iluminava se transformava, de repente, na sombra pesada que agora pairava sobre ela. Naquela mesma noite, Margarida deixou a casa sem olhar para trás. Todo mundo diziam que ela, uma órfã, sem a ajuda da família Carvalho, teria que se curvar a uma realidade de humilhação e súplicas em poucos dias. Porém, para o choque geral, no dia da cerimônia que uniria as famílias Almeida e Carvalho, Margarida reapareceu com uma aura de inusitada elegância. Vestida com um deslumbrante vestido vermelho, de braços dados com o líder da família Almeida. A mulher que todos davam como derrotada agora brilhava como a cunhada do noivo. Todos os presentes ficaram boquiabertos. Augusto acreditou que Margarida ainda se curvava a ele, e com os dentes cerrados, deu um passo à frente para agarrá-la. Foi quando uma voz cortante e gelada parou todos no salão: — Dá mais um passo e vamos ver o que acontece.

—Por favor, opera a mi madre. Haré lo que quieras —fue la petición que dio inicio al infierno de Selene Ponce. Una cirugía a corazón abierto, un médico que no parecía conmoverse con su dolor y que, a falta de dinero que pagaran sus honorarios, le propone cancelar la deuda con su cuerpo. ¿Pero cuántas veces debía Selene acostarse con él para pagar esa costosa operación? Un contrato de tres años no parecía bastar para Alejandro Urdiales, quien estaba decidido a mantenerla siendo su amante para siempre.

BLURB Elmira Jones, the daughter of the famous cruel Alpha Raymond, ruler of the Blood Moon pack, receives hate Immediately she is born. Her mother passed away, prompting the pack members to hate her, and including her family members. The day she turned 18th, she was sold off to the mateless Alpha. Alpha Luciano Salvatore, whom everyone knew to be ruthless, cruel and blood thirsty. She cursed the moon goodness the night she found out he was her mate. She was forced to live under the roof of someone who sees her as nothing but a hole to satisfy himself. The situation got unbearable, when Luciano's childhood friend returned. She became his mistress, and Elmira life was tasteless, and cruel. Luciano rejects her and sends her off the street, but little did he know she was three months pregnant. Her happiness ended too soon when the obsessive Alpha threw her into bed as he threats coldly– "You are mine, and you will stay mine"

Al, pemuda tampan yang kurang beruntung dalam urusan asmara. Berulang kali menjalin cinta tapi tak ada satupun dari pacarnya yang mau diajak nikah. Ini disebabkan karena sifatnya yang pelit. Menurut wanita-wanita itu cukup tersiksa saat jadi pacar, jangan sampai tersiksa saat jadi istri.Tapi rupanya Al selalu berusaha hingga menemukan perempuan yang menerimanya sebagai suami.

Suamiku yang baru saja bekerja dengan tiba-tiba memberi banyak uang, tentu saja aku merasa curiga. setelah kuselidiki ternyata dia menjadi simpanan tante-tante. Awalnya aku masih memaafkan, tetapi ketika dia melakukan lagi hal itu, maka hanya pembalasan yang akan diterimanya.

Mahigit dalawang taon na pilit itinatago ni Britanny at ng kanyang kasintahan ang kanilang relasyon sa kaniyang mga magulang. Bagamat mahirap ito para sa kanila ay nakukuntento naman sila sa kanilang sitwasyon.Palihim silang nagkikita, nag-iintay nang tamang panahon upang maipagtapat ito sa kaniyang mga magulang. Ngunit sa isang araw lamang ay nagbago ang lahat. Ang buhay ni Britanny ay tila naging isang bangungot ng sa kaniya iniatang ang responsibilidad na hindi naman dapat sa kaniya. Kaya ba niyang panindigan hanggang huli ang napakalaking responsibilidad na ito? Magpapadala na lamang ba siya sa agos ng tadhana na tila iginuhit sa kanyang palad ng kanyang mga magulang?

One mistake from Scarlett leads her to be abandoned and loathed by her family. She starts her new life in a new pack as a warrior trainer. The least she expected was to meet her mate there who didn't give a damn about her existence when he found her. Klaus Nelson is the future Alpha of the Black Moonstone pack and is betrothed to the daughter of the Alpha King. He had accepted his fate and lost the hope to find his mate and get eternal love from his mate but when Scarlett enters his life, his heart starts simmering with extrinsic feelings and questions. The saying goes, "It takes one passionate kiss to fall in love with your mate." That's what they felt when their lips lingered on each other's and their tongues danced in a melodic rhythm as he pulled her closer to deepen the kiss and she circled her arms around his neck. "I'm a lantern, I can't shift, I can't feel any voice in my head," she revealed between the kiss, closing her eyes and preparing herself for bearing the pain of rejection. “You’re the only light of my somber world and I’d never let you go,” he promised before claiming her lips in a dominating kiss. Little did he know that this promise would turn his world upside down and cost him his life.

Disillusioned about love, Derek Miller has no intention of getting married or starting a serious relationship. All he ever wanted was a one-night fling until he got into a dangerous trap with a mysterious girl. Lily, a girl running from her dark past and away from the clutches of a dangerous man gets into an arranged contract marriage with a man who curses more than a sailor for the sake of protection. Taking his surname for disguise, she tried to live a quiet life because falling in love was not supposed to be part of the deal. When these two are brought together to live under the same roof, anything is bound to happen. They’re fire and silk, water and ice, exact opposites but what happens when the opposite attracts. Will Derek be able to save Lily when the past comes knocking? Will Lily be able to save Derek from the nightmares of his past? Will they be able to move on and forgive everything that made them who they are? Read to find out more about their beautiful yet imperfect journey.