Birthday Letter

Dear Student, I am delighted to inform you that you have been accepted into Terlace Academy. As you know, Terlace is a school that welcomes all species from all different realms. We believe in unity and equality. You will receive a high-quality education and have the opportunity to learn even more about yourself. There will be a follow-up letter send out addressing several topics such as uniform, curriculum and starting dates. Until then, I wish you well and await your arrival. Look forward to seeing you, Asmodeus Headteacher Of Terlace Academy - Unification For All. Division For None. -

Just shy of her 18th birthday when she becomes a full fledge Shifter, Rieka is on the breaking point of losing her life. She had been running for her life for as long as she could remember. The Hunters wanted her dead and they were not stopping until she was. The closer it got to her 18th birthday the more persistent they so the harder she ran. Looking for any kind of sanctuary, she stumbled upon the Alpha of the Packs castle. After begging for his mercy, Alpha Conri agreed but Rieka couldn’t stop thinking whether she traded one monster for another.

On the day my twin sister, Alexia Cavanaugh, and I turn 22, I collapse and find out that I have late-stage cancer. Ignoring the doctor's advice to be admitted, I walk out of the hospital. All I want is to spend one final birthday with my family without a single worry. But when I arrive at the party, a server stops me at the door and tells me the venue has been reserved exclusively for Alexia. Outsiders aren't allowed in. Through the glass, I watch as my brother holds a cake and my father places a birthday hat on Alexia's head. Even my boyfriend is there, smiling as Alexia makes a wish. I stand there for half an hour, gripping my phone, before my boyfriend finally answers my call. "I was just at the hospital. I—" He cuts me off. "Ophelia, you've always been healthy. It's Lexi's birthday today. We should talk later." Isn't today my birthday too? My mother died giving birth to me. The doctor later explained that I deprived Alexia of nutrients before birth, which left her frail from the start. And just like that, everyone decided I should always step aside for my twin, who was born five minutes before me. I ball up the report with my cancer diagnosis and toss it in the trash. I'm done letting their favoritism hurt me. I've never received their love anyway, so I choose to leave for good.

This is the story of how Luna and Eric are brought together through a forgotten birthday, dirty family secrets, and a beautiful forest full of evergreen trees.

Mason Grady has it all. At 21-years-old, he is popular, handsome, and when he graduates from the Star Academy, a werewolf college based in New Hampshire, he will be the Alpha of a large pack. Asha Martin has lost everything. When she was seven, she watched her mother, a rogue werewolf, get killed by a mysterious creature in the New England forests. Now, at 19-years-old, she lives in London, with her aunt, and has no ties to the place where she was born. Until a letter from her deceased mother arrives. This mysterious letter steers Asha to the Star Academy, and that is where she meets the enigmatic and charismatic Mason Grady, who is convinced that he has met Asha before. Mason and Asha grow closer and closer as Asha tries to unravel the secrets of her mother’s death, while Mason tries to figure out what Asha means to him, and why she’s so important to him. As Asha digs deeper into her own past, and her mother’s past, she’ll learn that her past and future is deeply intertwined with that of the Star Academy and Mason’s pack. Danger lurks around every corner as Asha’s investigations uncover the truth of the past, and Mason is determined to protect Asha from whatever comes out of the dark, even if he has to protect her from his own pack. What will Asha do when she learns the real truth behind her mother’s death? And will Mason still become Alpha after they uncover the truth? And how will the two young lovers handle it when the ultimate danger comes at them, searching for blood?

Selene is an orphan raised by her aunt. On 16th birthday, she learns that is a witch, in addition "the chosen one", who is born once in 1000 years. If Selene survives to her 18th birthday, she will be powerful enough to kill the demon king, Alistair. Will she succeed? Damon is one of the strongest demons. He is given a task from Alistair to kill Selene before her 18th birthday. Will he manage to do it? They both come from different worlds which share one law - to not get involved with each other. But what will happen when Selene and Damon fall in love? And which side will win this battle in the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness?

On the anniversary of my mother’s death, my girlfriend told me she had to work overtime. However, her first love later posted something on social media: [Thanks to Camelia for coming to celebrate my birthday with me!] My chest tightened and my hands shook as I called her to demand an explanation. She replied calmly, “It’s Grayson’s 25th birthday today. It’s important. I didn’t want to miss it.” That was it. I let out a bitter laugh and looked down at the cancer diagnosis report in my hand. It was alright. I would be dead soon anyway.

The strong and feisty Fajra rules her life on Earth. But it is not the life she thought that was meant for her, because her fate is not in the world she’s living in. Growing up, every midnight of her birthday, she hears a knock on her door, and she checks it every time, only to see nothing. However, on her eighteenth birthday, when she opened the door, an Alpha appeared in front of her, telling her that she was a lost princess and she was meant to rule the nation of Amare, the heart of the cursed Kingdom of Zunumbra. Watch as secrets slowly unfold and how fate will pave their way. Who is the Alpha? Who is Fajra? And what is the reason for their encounter?

"..as you can see from the title.. it's our last letter for you..", mom is sobbing as dad said that and he pulls my mom closer to him and kissed her temple, normally I would gag at their affections but this time I couldn't bring myself to do that. ".. we know you had so many questions you want to ask us about.. but time is still time.. we're mortal.. we can't run from it.. like we can't reach the edge of the universe no matter how much speed and power and technology we have today..", he then pauses.

"Daddy, who is the pale woman tied up in your room?" Deanna was a nurse at one of the hospitals in the city center. One night, Deanna was kidnapped by the mafia because she heard something she shouldn't have known about the two mafia syndicates. The 24-year-old woman was tied up again in the basement by the cruel mafia leader. Three days later was Selena's birthday, Meazus's eight-year-old daughter. She asked that Deanna be released as a birthday present to Meazus. "Daddy." Selena held Meazus's big hand. "Don't you want a new wife for yourself? I said that because I want a mother."