Cari Cerpen

Si Selestina Amor, isang dalagang ipinanganak noong 1724 ay nakatakdang mamatay sa kanyang ika-21st birthday subalit nakatadhana ring muling mabuhay paglipas ng isang daan taon pagtapos. Ang sumpang iyon ay bigay ng Diyos na si Ulilang Kaluluwa. Pero apat na beses lamang siyang pwedeng muling mabuhay at ang kanyang minamahal na si Pedro Lazaro lamang ang makakapigil sa mapait niyang tadhana. Si Pedro Lazaro, isang katutubong kayumanggi ang balat na nagtatago sa gitna ng kabundukan kasama ang kanyang mga ka-tribo dahil sa walang tigil na pagpatay ng mga Kastila sa kanilang lahi. Sa di inaasahang pangyayari ay nakakilala siya ng isang dalagang anak ng isang mayamang Mestizo. Ang dalagang iyon na nagpaibig sa kanya ay si Selestina. Ngunit nang mamatay ang kanyang iniirog ay nakipagkasundo siya sa Diyos na si Ulilang Kaluluwa. Binigyan siya ng walang hanggang buhay upang hintayin muli ang muling pagkabuhay ng kanyang Greatest Love.

My mother-in-law is extremely frugal. She reuses paper others have discarded, carefully saving the unmarked portions. She even takes the black waste oil from the kitchen range hood and uses it to cook our meals. She says, "Frugality is a virtue—it brings blessings!" I try tirelessly to convince her otherwise, throwing out all her filthy items to protect my family's health. But while she praises me to my face, behind my back, she uses my baby's food scissors to clip her grimy toenails. My child eventually dies of a lung infection, leaving me heartbroken. My mother-in-law, however, points her finger at me, saying I'm unlucky and that I've brought misfortune to their family. Even my husband blames me. In the end, they use a knitting needle to pierce my throat and stab me to death. When I open my eyes again, I find myself back on the day I first see her picking up dirty paper. The first thing I do is hide all the high-quality tissue paper I had stocked up on before my pregnancy, pretending I knew nothing. She calls these blessings, right? Fine. The blessings of this miserly frugality—she can reap them all herself!

"Sorry, Chloe. I really have an emergency!" After ten years of dating, my Alpha mate, Aiden Rothschild, made yet another excuse about handling pack affairs and left halfway through our candlelit dinner. Then, I saw a post by Aiden’s childhood sweetheart, Lana, on social media. In the photo, Aiden was gently holding her foot. [Twisted my ankle a little while cleaning the roof. It got better quickly, but Aiden still rushed over the moment he heard. No matter when I need you, you're always there. That's the reason I feel more blessed than any other woman!] In the past, I would’ve definitely confronted Aiden in anger, only to be scolded for being unreasonable. This time, though, I numbly finished my own meal in silence. I had promised my mentor I would soon leave for a secluded healing assignment in the Northern Territory. It wasn’t until I got in the car to leave the pack and tried to say goodbye to Aiden one last time that I received a video from Lana. It was her and Aiden playing Truth or Dare, calling each other "baby". I wiped away my tears and simply replied, "As long as you’re having fun." However, Aiden panicked. His eyes were red as he messaged me: [Chloe, why aren’t you even mad after seeing that? Do you even love me anymore?!] He tried to confront me in person, only to realize he couldn’t find me anywhere. That day, he completely broke down.

"Why do you want me? Everyone believes I am a worthless Omega," She mustered. "Cariño, you are my Erasthai. I desire no one but you. I want every inch of you." "But—But no one even looks at me. My mate rejected me." "Good. Because you're mine and I am very possessive of what's mine." He took a step closer to her and cupped her face. "Now say it, tell me you're mine and you belong to me." ********************************** Chloe's life turned upside down when her mate, Liam, the future Alpha of the pack rejected her. As an orphan, she had no one to turn to and she was humiliated by members of her pack. But the moon goddess gave her another chance to find a mate. At the red moon ceremony celebrated by every supernatural creature, she was confronted with a shocking truth. She was fated to a lycan prince and he desired her greatly. Will Chloe learn to love and trust him? Or will she accept Liam when he tries to claim her due to his jealousy? Will she ignore the intense chemistry between her and the lycan prince? Who will Chloe choose between her two fated mates?

The sense of not belonging somewhere was an understatement especially if you’re living a life like Rosalie’s. After the death of her parents, Rosalie moved from Arizona to Queensland, Australia to live with her grandfather, a man who she had never seen since she was three years old, but this was her father’s request if anything had happened to his and his wife. But what was the point, Rosalie found it pointless that she was told to go live with a man that she barely even knew, but there were reasons and secrets as to why she never knew her grandfather and the things that revolve around him. These secrets and motives involve 7.5 feet, 400-pound creatures with four legs, a tail, inhuman speed, and strength, and enhanced senses that were patiently waiting for Rosalie’s arrival. In the pack, they say, “Sharing is Caring” but how caring is it when it becomes “Selfish”?

His smoldering golden gaze struck sparks from hers. “I wanted you the first time I saw you nearly three years ago. Now I want you even more.” “Me too... I've been waiting for this for so long… Three years might seem an eternity sometimes. Touch me, Diego. Please,” she mumbled shakily. “I will, 'cariño'… And I won’t stop. Not until you beg me to.” "Then... Don’t you ever stop…” she whispered urgently, shifting her hips in a restive movement against the sheet, wildly, wickedly conscious of the growing ache at the very heart of her. “Never…” "Is this a promise?" "A certainty." For sexy, mysterious Mexican aristocrat Diego Francisco Martinez del Río, Duque de Altamira, Jacqueline Maxwell was a gypsy, a weirdo living in awful conditions. And she was raising his orphaned baby niece in… a trailer! So unacceptable! Since she wasn’t giving up on little Azura, and his niece was very fond of her aunt, Diego offered to marry Jacqueline and raise the little girl together. Yes, she was poor but she was a real beauty, and with a little help, Jacqueline might become a perfect wife for a Duque. Graceful, beautiful... delightful, even. Jacqueline Maxwell knew Diego and his kind all too well. He was as stunning and charming as the devil himself, but twice as ruthless and heartless. He was just a playboy interested in one thing and one thing only. And it had nothing to do with little Azura. Still, accepting his proposal of a marriage of convenience might be the end to all her worries regarding the little girl left in her care by Alyssa, her sister...

Como hija del alfa de la manada del Lago Azul, lo tenía todo: un aspecto hermoso, un padre cariñoso y un príncipe pretendiente, que era el sueño de cualquier chica. Pero mi mundo perfecto se puso patas arriba cuando mi manada fue masacrada el día de mi cumpleaños por los más despiadados salvajes. Peor aún, descubrí que el responsable, el Omega que cometió los crímenes, era mi hermano adoptivo y mi pareja.*—Atrapé sus labios en los míos en un beso tentativo. Al principio, no se movió ni un milímetro. Permaneció quieto como una piedra. Cuando pensé que me había equivocado, me aparté, pero sus brazos me rodearon y me atrajeron hacia sí, profundizando el beso. Su beso era exactamente lo que yo esperaba. Avasallador… Me acerqué más a Zander, profundizando aún más el beso. De repente, separó sus labios de los míos. Me llevé una mano a los labios y le miré incrédula."La posesión del Rey de los Salvajes" es una obra de Reina Bellevue, autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

El padre de Regina Morales le fue infiel a su esposa. Hundida en la depresión, su madre se quitó la vida. La amante, junto con sus dos hijos, no tardó en ocupar su lugar en la casa. Desamparada, Regina fue acogida por la mejor amiga de su madre y creció bajo el mismo techo que Maximiliano Valderrama. Amigos desde la infancia, su cariño parecía destinado a convertirse en amor. Pero el destino le tenía preparada una cruel sorpresa: el día de su vigésimo segundo cumpleaños, Maximiliano, el hombre con quien creía que se casaría, anunció públicamente su relación... abrazando a la que consideraba su mejor amiga. Para Regina, solo quedó la humillación de convertirse en prácticamente una hermana, y en el hazmerreír de todos. Descubrió que, para Maximiliano, nunca fue más que una carga, una presencia pegajosa e indeseada. Él y su círculo de amigos siempre la habían menospreciado. Todos le aconsejaban ser razonable, y no agotar la poca consideración que aún le tenían. Su supuesta amiga, con fingida servidumbre, incluso se ofrecía a presentarle otros hombres. Harta del maltrato, Regina decidió poner la mira en el inalcanzable Gabriel Solís. Precisamente el hombre que su examiga anhelaba en vano. Gabriel no solo era una eminencia como jefe de cirugía cardíaca, sino también el heredero de la familia más influyente de la Ciudad de México, los Solís. Además, resultaba ser otro conocido de la infancia de Regina y, para complicar más las cosas, el objeto del deseo de su propia hermanastra. Gabriel Solís detestaba la actitud caprichosa y altanera de Regina, su aparente falta de amor propio y su evidente actitud manipuladora. Sin embargo, la joven poseía una belleza radiante y una atracción innegable que lo cautivaba. En un momento, él dejó de ser sólo un caballero. La atracción física fue la carnada; entró en su juego y quedó atrapado, hundiéndose cada vez más. Al final, su único destino sería rendirse por completo a ella.

Hanya kerana satu insiden berlaku dalam hidupnya membuatkan dirinya seratus peratus berubah. Berubah menjadi seseorang yang orang tak pernah terfikir dia mampu berubah seperti itu. Dalam insiden itu juga, dia telah menemui seseorang yang telah memberikan dia semangat untuk berubah. "Dekat dunia ni, janganlah tunjuk diri kau tu lemah sangat. Bangkit dan lawan orang yang hentam kau." - INDIRA CALLISTA Dia tidak sempat bertanyakan nama gadis itu. Raut wajah gadis itu pula hanya samar-samar dalam ingatannya. Namun ayat yang dilontarkan oleh gadis itu terkunci di dalam kotak ingatannya. "Adakah kau gadis yang selama ini aku cari, Indira? Kau dan dia banyak persamaan. Terutamanya keberanian kau. Ketangkasan kau." - TENGKU QARIZH NADIM Misi mencari gadis idamannya itu tidak pernah pudar dalam ingatannya. Langsung tidak jemu menanti kehadiran bidadarinya itu. Pada masa yang sama, dia harus berdepan dengan musuh-musuh yang tak pernah lelah menganggu kehidupannya. "Aku menyesal dengan pertemuan kita ni, Qarizh." - INDIRA CALLISTA Kenapa Indira menyesal dengan pertemuan dia dan Qarizh? Berjayakah Qarizh menawan hati bidadarinya setelah sekian lama menanti?

—¿Quieren decir... que no les importa compartirme? ¿Los tres?—No, Simone, cariño. Si eso significa que podemos estar contigo, a los tres nos parece bien —dijo Nick.Apenas puedo creer lo que oigo. ¿Cómo he tenido tanta suerte? ¿Una estrella del baloncesto, un actor famoso y un gurú de la tecnología?Simone, ¡estás viviendo la mejor vida!Simone es nueva en el bufete Owens y tiene que demostrar su valía vendiendo casas en Sunset Strip, Hollywood. Pero cuando la chica desagradable de la oficina, Crystal, empieza a rumorear que Simone se acuesta con todos sus clientes, bueno, tiene razón... ¡en cierto modo!Michael, Nick y Christian quieren comprarle casas a Simone, pero también quieren más. La quieren a ella, y ya que todos son felices compartiéndola, ¿por qué debería elegir a uno?Pero su trabajo es importante para ella. ¿Será capaz de salvar su reputación y conservar a todos sus hombres?"Los billonarios del atardecer" es una obra de Scarlett Rossi, autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.