Charlie Wade 5000

Wade Collins is a genius who is affected by the mediocracy of normal life. Multi-billion deals no longer excited him, life was bland. Especially since he was not only a genius but also had the ability to see people’s true intentions. His life became interesting when Marianna crashed into it. Mistaking him as a bartender. She was the most genuine person he had ever met. And she had a proposal for him. She was willing to hire him as her husband. Well, it was not every day that he got prepositioned the way she did. And there was something about her that fired up his protective instincts. Well, there was one thing he knew for sure. His life was no longer boring. Not when he was now introduced to the family drama of opportunists, inheritance wars and corporate subterfuge

It happened so quickly yet gradually. First it was the excuses he made. The distance he slowly brought. “She's just like my sister,” he would always use as an excuse and id believed him. Seeing things now, it was always inevitable. He had taken my love for granted and now it was gone. … Mikaela thought that she had everything she wanted. Her mate, Ryan Wade loved her. And then Lydia showed up. She had tolerated her presence even as Ryan's treatment of her grew more and more suspicious until this moment. Seeing him in bed with her, committing the ultimate betrayal, she makes up her mind to leave. Pregnant with his children she leaves and starts anew in another pack. But fate has different plans and she is brought back together with him, this time with her children and a new family by her side. With Lydia and his Luna she should have no care for him, yet he pushes her to the edge. When their children's bond is discovered and she is forced back into his life. Will they find love again?

In this novel we follow 15 year old Charlie Hale, 5 years after she is caught out in the open when rogues attacked her pack. While still healing from the trauma she is having a hard time understanding the enormouty of the PTSD manifesting in her along with her developing hormone, on top of everything she's also trying to navigate teenage life. The things that should come easy like being able to connect with her peers or feeling safe and comfortable at home are very difficult and with her growing frustration are becoming exponentially harder everyday. So after much discussion Charlie's parents make the hard decision and send her to the New Moon Academy. A boarding school for the supernatural kind. There she meets Maya, Ethan and Liam other teens whose families sent them to the academy for their own reasons.While at school Charlie and her new friends overhear a plot against the werewolf king.Who can they turn to? Can they stop this nefarious plot?

"Berapa hutang orangtuaku dan bagaimana caraku melunasinya. Cepat!" Paksaku. Aku ingin semua ini berakhir dengan cepat."Simple. Kamu hanya perlu menandatangani kontrak, maka hutang kedua orangtuamu bisa lunas detik ini juga."***"Gio, ini tidak seperti yang kamu lihat. Aku melakukan ini semua dem--""Siapa yang perduli?" Tanya Gio langsung. Dia menghampiri Dania, memeluk adikku sendiri.Sebentar, ini tidak seperti yang aku lihat, kan?. Gio tidak mungkin selingkuh dengan adikku sendiri, kan?. ***"Aku harus pulang, istriku sudah pasti menungguku di rumah," ucap Ryan, mengambil baju kaos di lemari yang entah kapan dimasukkan ke benda itu. "Tapi ini sudah tengah malam," ucapku. "Aku tidak mungkin membiarkan istriku sendirian, bukan?" Ucapnya dan keluar begitu saja dari kamar ini.Aku hanya bisa diam. Mencoba menerima kenyataan yang ada. Pada dasarnya memang tidak akan ada yang menyayangiku."Aku juga istrimu, dan aku sendirian." Ucapku, menutupi diriku dengan selimut. Menutupi tangis yang meledak, tidak bisa aku tahan.

Mabait, mayaman at maganda, ganyan ang tingin ng buong mundo kay Charlize Elizabeth Sandejas o Charlie, ang tagapagmana ng Sandejas Shipping Lines. Nasa kanya na ang lahat maliban sa isang bagay-- ang puso ni Gael Estrada, ang ulilang lubos na tinulungan noon ng kanyang mga magulang at ang kaisa-isang lalaking kanyang minahal. Thinking he doesn't want her because of their differences in life, Charlie had spent the last three years of her college life trying to unlove and forget him. Subalit muling bumalik si Gael sa buhay niya bilang kanyang bagong bodyguard. Sa pagkakataong iyon, nagtapat si Gael sa tunay nitong nararamdaman na siya lang ang pinakamamahal nito at wala nang iba. Nang maipit si Charlie sa isang kasunduang hindi naman niya talaga ginusto, lihim siyang nagpakasal kay Gael at nagpakalayo-layo. At nang akala niya maayos na ang lahat sa piling ng kanyang mahal, bigla na lamang siyang iniwan ni Gael sa panahong kailangang-kailangan niya ito. Makalipas ang halos limang taon, muli silang nagkita ni Gael. He is now a billionaire but doesn't have any memory of her. He wants two things from her, her signature on their divorce papers and her company's closure. Papayag ba siya sa gusto ni Gael nang gano'n-gano'n na lang gayong ito ang unang nanakit at nang-iwan sa kanya? Paano niya lalabanan ang galit sa kanya ng dating asawa na hindi niya alam kung saan nagmula? At higit sa lahat, paano niya sasabihin dito ang tungkol sa kanilang anak na bunga ng minsan nilang pagmamahalan na hindi naman nito maalala

“Ang tunay na sakit ay hindi nagmumula sa mga kalaban, mula ito sa mga pinahahalagahan natin.” Si Charlie Rae na dalawampu’t isang taong gulang ay natutunan ito mismo ng pagktaksilan siya ng mga taong mahal niya. Nangako siyang tatapusin na ang ugnayan sa kanila ng pang habambuhay. Pero ang pag drop out mula sa unibersidad ay hindi kasama sa kanyang pagpipilian, at imposible an iwasan sila sa campus. Ang kaisa-isa niyang paraan para tumakas? Ang lumipat sa tinutuluyan ni Taylor West–ang pinakamalaking karibal ng ex-boyfriend niya at kilalang bad boy ng unibersidad. Pansamantala lang ito dapat, pero habang tumitindi ang tensyon, napaisip si Charlie: tunay ba siyang nakatakas sa mga problema niya, o baka makakagawa na naman siya ng isa pang pagkakamali? *** “Linawin natin ito–housemates lang tayo. Hindi kita type, kaya huwag ka magtatangkang pagsamantalahan ako!” Nilinaw ni Charlie ang kasunduan. Ngunit, isang umaga, nagising si Charlie sa kuwarto ni Taylor. Ang gray niyang mga mata ay nakatitig sa kanya habang mapaglaro ang boses niya ng magtanong, “Ang akala ko ba hindi mo ako type. So, sinong nananamantala dito?”

Rangkaian teror masih berlanjut. Sembilan orang petinggi Lockwood di kursi parlemen telah terbunuh. Siapa sebenarnya pembunuh berantai itu? Mengapa polisi tidak kunjung menangkapnya? Charlie Redrich, pemuda tujuh belas tahun yang hidupnya hancur karena keluarganya terbunuh. Kehidupan penuh dendam menghantuinya, sehingga dia tidak bisa keluar dalam lingkaran arus yang membuatnya terpuruk. Lockwood adalah pihak yang terlibat. Pertarungan antara Lockwood dengan pemberontak masih belum menemui titik akhir. "Selama ini aku hanya ingin hidup normal." "Hei, sebenarnya dari mana kebahagiaan itu berasal?"

Setelah menjemput anak, suamiku pergi ke hotel bersama sekretarisnya untuk membahas bisnis. Kebetulan, ada yang memotretnya dan mengunggahnya ke internet hingga menjadi trending topic. Aku buru-buru menelepon, tetapi suamiku malah mengakhiri panggilan dengan tidak sabar, "Kalau bukan ketemu klien di hotel, mau ketemu di mana? Di rumah? Jangan bersikap nggak masuk akal!" Aku segera mengeluarkan uang untuk menekan berita itu. Dua jam kemudian, aku malah mendapat panggilan darurat. Ketika tiba, jasad putraku sudah dingin. Tangannya memegang kartu karyawan sekretaris suamiku. Aku menangis hingga sekujur tubuhku bergetar. Nomorku diblokir Charlie, jadi tidak bisa dihubungi. Setelah mengurus prosedur di rumah sakit, Charlie akhirnya meneleponku. Suaranya dipenuhi amarah. "Kamu bawa anak kita pergi? Kenapa nggak mengabariku? Kami semua menunggunya mengambil kontrak! Cepat bawa dia kemari!" Selesai mengatakan itu, Charlie mengakhiri panggilan dan memblokirku lagi. Aku terkekeh-kekeh melihat pesan yang kukirim tidak bisa masuk. Aku bisa memberimu klien, juga bisa menghancurkan masa depanmu!

Aku adalah seorang fotografer khusus foto pribadi. Malam itu, sahabatku sejak masa kuliah memintaku untuk memotret dia dan istrinya dalam sebuah sesi foto pribadi. Awalnya, semuanya terasa normal, sampai dia mengajukan permintaan yang benar-benar aneh. "Wade, bisa nggak kamu penuhi permintaan istriku sekali ini saja?" Kalimat itu membuatku tertegun. Aku tidak tahu apakah dia serius atau hanya bercanda. Namun, sorot matanya menunjukkan bahwa dia bersungguh-sungguh. Cerita ini pun menjadi awal dari sesuatu yang tak terduga. Apakah permintaannya benar-benar sebatas profesionalisme fotografi atau ada maksud lain di baliknya?

{Warning: Some chapters of this story, entails erotic and matured contents. Read as your own dim fit, or at your own detriment. Consider this an authors advise.} "Then I realize what it is. It's him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn into liquid. Or burst into flames." * * * Amethyst Villarreal had been secretly in love with her best friend - Sebastian Almonte. But something between her dream to win the heart of the man she love. Pietho, her cousin who is her best friends fiance. Alam n'ya na mali ang mahalin ito ngunit ayaw paawat ng kan'yang puso. She tried to hide it, even if it pains her the most, but she couldn't believe and never expected that Wade Harris Coleman - Seb's best man, knows her romantic feelings toward her best friend since then. Ngunit sa kabila ng inis n'ya rito ay natagpuan n'ya ang kan'yang sarili na ibinubuhos dito ang lahat ng sakit na dinaramdam n'ya sa mahabang panahon. And the next morning she found herself next to his bed . Now, how was she going to get out of that mess? ✓ Collaboration Series of PaperInk Publishing House ✓ Not for minors