Coming-out

On a stormy night during the apocalypse, my own mother threw me out of the house while I was burning with fever, along with my husky, so my little brother would have a better chance of surviving. She shouted through the crack in the door, “Take that useless mutt and go die somewhere. Stop wasting your brother’s food!” I huddled in a pile of trash with my dog in my arms, convinced I was going to die. Then my husky suddenly spoke. “Host’s vital signs critically low. Infinite Supply Search System activated.” “Supermarket warehouse one hundred meters ahead. Three thousand freeze-dried meals detected.” “Pharmacy five hundred meters to the left. Five hundred boxes of antibiotics detected.” Three days later, I’d built a fortress with packs of dogs and mountains of supplies. I sat inside eating steak and watching the show. Outside the barbed wire, my mother and brother were on their knees, fighting each other over half a piece of moldy bread. I smiled. “Mom, even dogs wouldn’t eat that. Better savor it.”

Si Jade na isang ampon ng pamilya Guevarra ay napilitang akuin ang kasalanan ng tunay na anak na si Xianne kaya nakulong siya ng limang taon. Paglaya niya nya ibang-iba na ang mundo na iniwan nya—ang dating fiancee nya ay fiancee na ni Xianne. Takot naman ang kuya ni Jade na guluhin niya ang kasal ni Xianne kaya kung anu-anong panglalait at pang-aapi ang ginawa nito sa kanya. Palagi itong kumakampi kay Xianne sa lahat ng bagay. Ang masakit pa, ang anak na matagal na niyang inaasam na makasama ay iba na ang tinatawag at tinuturing na Mommy. Noong sagad na ang pagod ni Jade physically at mentally ay aksidente niyang nakilala ang isang maimpluwensyang tao na tinitingala ng lahat... si Ezekiel. Ang tiyuhin ng kanyang dating fiancee na si Asher. Sabi nga nila ay mas masarap mamahinga sa lilim ng isang matatag na puno. Binigyan siya ni Ezekiel ng kakaibang pagkalinga at ng lakas ng loob para makaahon mula sa impyernong pinagdaanan niya. Kalaunan ay hindi na lang siya basta si Jade Guevarra—siya na ang masayang si Mrs. Jade Elizalde. Mayroon na siyang perpektong asawa, isang cute na anak, at bagong pamilyang sobrang nagmamahal sa kanya. Unti-unti nang naghihilom ang mga sugat sa puso niya at lalong gumaganda ang takbo ng buhay niya. "Jade, gusto mo bang bumalik sa amin?" "Hinding-hindi na... hinding-hindi na ako babalik sainyo." Ngayon, ang dati niyang ex fiancee at ang buong pamilya Guevarra ay nakaluhod na sa harap niya at nagmamakaawang patawarin sila. Sobrang pagsisisi ang nararamdaman nila at hinihiling na lingunin man lang sila ni Jade kahit isang beses lang, pero huli na ang lahat. Hinding hindi na sya babalik sa mga ito!

"Here are the leftovers for you, hurry up and finish them!" Marcel glanced at the plates filled with scattered rice, chicken bones with a little meat still attached, and vegetable soup with only the soup left. "Eat on the floor, as usual." Marcel looked down and looked at his wife, Shirley. "You have the nerve to tell me to finish your brothers' leftovers?" asked Marcel in a protesting tone, as he frowned reluctantly at the plates. The oppression Marcel experienced made him want to end his life by downing his parents' formula. However, instead of dying, he was transformed into a powerful being! Will his wife's family apologize?

They say the perfect crime leaves no witnesses. But what happens when the victim refuses to stay dead? On the happiest day of her life, she was betrayed by the only person she trusted. He took her fortune. He erased her name. He watched her burn and toasted to her memory. He thinks he is safe. He thinks the past is buried six feet under. But what if the grave was empty? Three years later, a mysterious woman walks into his life. She is everything he desires: powerful, beautiful, and dangerous. She knows his secrets before he speaks them. She knows his weaknesses before he shows them. He is drawn to her like a moth to a flame, unaware that she is the very fire he tried to extinguish. He thinks he’s found a new partner. He has no idea he is shaking hands with his own executioner. She is standing right in front of him, wearing a stranger’s face but holding a dead woman’s grudge. How long can a murderer look into the eyes of his victim without realizing who she is? And when the mask finally slips... will he have time to scream?

After Adeline's testimony sends Mafia boss Dimitrov Romanov to jail, she has to hide away for fear of being taken down by his family. Three years later and she's forced to testify again but she doesn't know she has just fallen into a trap set by the handsome devil himself. But her life isn't the only thing at risk. The secret she has kept from everyone for three years, is about to come to light.

Adrianna knew her first heartbreak at the age of eight- when Ash, her only friend moved away. Adrianna thought he was just a memory until her sister persuades her to go out to a club with her. He was once a sarcastic, stubborn, smart mouth boy. Now he's a killer, who is fresh out of jail, and involved in a gang. He was far from the boy she once knew, but now he's coming home to play.

When Jo turned 18, her life as a human was no more. A series of events throws Jo on a journey of discovering her past while falling in love and defeating enemies she never expected. Every hurdle they face is strength for Jo and Nikko, her fated mate. And she will do anything to prove that she is the Luna he, the pack, and even the wolf world are searching for.**When I opened the door, I got a breath of evergreen and lavender. Then the door shut behind me, and I felt tingles all over my body as I was pushed up against the wall."I forgot something, so I had to turn around and come back," he said softly as he lifted my arms above my head, using one of his large hands to pin the wrists."What did you forget?" I managed to choke out as he trailed his free hand down my arm, sending sparks and tingles in its wake."This." And he grabbed my face and pushed his lips onto mine.**Becoming a Luna is written by Kelsey Gittings, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Blurb My mother didn't come back for me. She came back for my face. For nine years, I was the forgotten twin, the one left behind in the mountains while my sister Cara lived a life of runways, cameras, and fame. Then Mom showed up at my door with a devastating request: pretend to be Cara. Just for a little while. Just until she recovers from the accident that shattered her mind and nearly destroyed her career. It was supposed to be simple. Wear her clothes. Smile for the cameras. Be the perfect copy. But nothing about Cara's life is simple. Her world is full of secrets, lies, and a dangerously attractive stranger who looks at me like he knows I'm not who I claim to be. The deeper I sink into her identity, the more I realize: my sister's life isn't just glamorous, it's deadly. And now I'm trapped in a reflection I can't escape. They say every girl wants to be a supermodel. But what if becoming one means losing yourself forever?

“Luna Selene is gone,” he said. “Until she is found, the pack must not panic. Morale must not break. Our enemies must not sense weakness.” “I—I understand.” His eyes darkened. “No. You don’t.” He studied my face like he was memorising it. “You will take her place.” The world tilted. “What?” “You will act as Luna.” My breath stuttered. “That’s impossible. I I’m just—” “A substitute,” he finished. “Exactly.” My chest tightened. I was no one here. An omega. A giirl; who avoided being noticed. “I can’t do that,” I whispered. “Yes,” he murmured, stepping closer, voice dangerous silk. “You can. And you will. I will protect you,” he added softly. “But from this moment on, you belong to me.” Aria has always lived in the shadows — unnoticed and unremarkable, surviving in a world that rewards power and punishes weakness. But now she is pulled from obscurity and thrust into the Alpha’s world, forced to stand in as the mate for a woman who disappeared, a role she never asked for and cannot refuse. Kieran, the Alpha of Crescent Stone, searches tirelessly for the woman he believes is his fated mate. Aria is meant to be nothing more than a placeholder, a lie to protect the pack from panic. Yet the closer she stands to him, the more his control falters, and the more the Moon seems determined to bend fate in her favour In a world of rival packs, buried secrets, and whispered prophecies, Aria’s presence sets events in motion no one could have predicted. One girl, a stand-in for a missing Luna, may hold the key to unravelling a legacy of loyalty, betrayal, and love — whether the packs survive it, or fall, remains to be seen.

Lyra Shade has always been the underdog, the pack’s shame. She was an omega who was mocked, ignored and unwanted. When it was revealed that her fated mate was Aiden Claw, the Alpha of Howler pack, a bond was formed, only for a prophecy to tear it apart. However, terrified of the unknown, Alpha Aiden rejects her under the blood moon before casting her out into exile. As Lyra learns to survive among the rogues, she discovers a rare gift connected to the Moon Goddess herself. She must also learn to fight and rise against the fate that has been thrust upon her. As enemies also rise in the shadow, Lyra must decide: will she let the prophecy define her? Or will she forge her own destiny?