Cutie Pie

En la competencia de pociones, mi hermana adoptiva me robó la poción que yo misma preparé y, gracias a eso, se llevó toda la gloria de la noche. Nadie imaginaba que aquel torneo, más que un espectáculo cualquiera, era en realidad la forma en que el clan de los Serpientes elegía esposa para su heredero: un hombre temido por su crueldad e incapaz de tener hijos. Esa misma noche, el clan de los Serpientes mandó un contrato nupcial: la autora de la poción debía casarse con el heredero. Cuando mi prometido se enteró, perdió la cabeza. Sin pensarlo dos veces, se acostó con mi hermana y así sellaron su pacto. Con la marca del lobo todavía quemándole la espalda, mi hermana se plantó frente a mí, descarada, restregándome en la cara lo que había conseguido. —Tu prometido ya es mío, querida hermana. ¿Y ahora qué? En tres días cumples veinticinco y, si nadie se casa contigo, el Consejo te va a mandar con uno de esos errantes, viejos y abusivos que nadie quiere. Ella creía que me tenía acorralada. Se equivocaba. Aún me quedaba una salida. Fui a buscar a mis padres, que en ese momento intentaban arreglar el desastre causado por mi hermana. —Si ella no quiere casarse con el heredero de los Serpientes —dije con firmeza—, ¡entonces lo haré yo!

I had just gotten hospitalization prior to my operation when my wife told me she was going on an urgent business trip, leaving me and our one-year-old daughter behind. Two days later, her childhood sweetheart proudly posted a family photo on social media with a caption that said: “Took a picture of our happy family of three on our trip!” I looked at my wife who was smiling tenderly in the picture and commented, “?” My wife immediately called and berated me, “He's a single father who doesn’t have a wife to help take care of his child! All I did was take a picture with them, what are you being so defensive about?” That same evening, her childhood sweetheart posted a picture of a million-dollar dowry given to him with the caption: “After we took the picture, she insisted on giving me this as a dowry.” I knew my wife gave it to him to appease him. But this time, I was going to leave her for good.

While some endings are painful, there are some endings that's worth it. -Jufiel Kenn Tinio Sa gitna ng pagiging hindi normal ay nakayanan kong manatili sa tabi niya. Ngunit hanggang kailan ko kayang manatili kung nasa punto na kami ng walang kasiguraduhan? Would it be a happy ending for us?

Cuando me apuñalaron, luché con todas mis fuerzas para llamar a mi hermano. Solo cuando mi conciencia comenzaba a desvanecerse, él respondió, con un tono de evidente fastidio. —¿Qué quieres esta vez? —Hermano, ayuda... No pude terminar la frase. Me interrumpió bruscamente. —¿Por qué siempre tienes problemas? A finales de mes es la ceremonia de graduación de Luna. Si no vienes, ¡te juro que te mataré! Dicho esto, colgó el teléfono sin dudar. No pude soportar el dolor. Cerré los ojos para siempre, con lágrimas aun corriendo por mi rostro. “Hermano, no tendrás que matarme. Ya estoy muerta.”

Does life have to be so complicated? Zoey didn't think so, that is, until she received a certain letter. When Zoey initiated her first shift on her 18th birthday, her life took a bizarre turn for what seemed like the better and the worst. She learnt something about herself that had been dangling over her head all her life, but she never understood until that moment. She vowed to learn the whole truth but, she couldn't do it all alone, which left her at a dead end once again. Coincidentally not long after, she learns that her mate was the Alpha of the Truemoon Pack, who automatically took a promiscuous adoration towards her. Niall helps his lost mate through all possible challenges and mountains, just so she could find those missing fragments about herself and be happy. But when she finds out the truth, will she be?

Lors du Tournoi des Herboristes, ma sœur adoptive, Valérie Duval, a remporté la gloire en volant ma recette. Mais contre toute attente, ce tournoi n'était qu'un prétexte pour choisir une épouse au jeune héritier des Hommes-Serpents, une race réputée stérile, cruelle et difforme. Le soir même, une proposition de l'union est arrivée : ils exigeaient Valérie. À cette annonce, mon fiancé, Adrian Berger, pris de panique, s'est immédiatement uni à elle par le lien conjugal. Valérie s'est dandinée devant moi avec arrogance, exhibant le tatouage lupin au bas de son dos : « Adrian est à moi désormais. Que comptes-tu faire ? Il ne te reste que trois jours avant ton vingt-cinquième anniversaire. Si personne ne t'épouse d'ici là, tu seras assignée aléatoirement à un de ces barbares nomades. » Mais elle se trompait. J'avais un autre choix. Je suis allée droit au salon où mes parents tentaient de rattraper les dégâts causés par Valérie et j'ai déclaré : « Puisqu'elle refuse d'épouser l'héritier du Serpent, je le ferai ! »

Dahil sa isang pagkakamali ng kaniyang ama ay nabuo si Zarah. Ang kaniyang ina ay namatay nang ipanganak siya at walang choice ang kaniyang ama kundi ang kupkupin siya. Tumira siya sa bahay ng kaniyang ama kasama ang madrasta at mga kapatid niya, na walang ginawa kundi apihin at ipamukhang anak siya sa labas ng kaniyang ama. Hanggang sa ipakilala niya ang boyfriend niya sa mga ito at nalaman ng kaniyang boyfriend na wala siyang mamanahin na kahit na ano kaya tinalikuran siya nito at pinili ang half-sister niya na engage na! Dahil sa pagtataksil nito sa fiancee nito ay siya ang ipapalit na maging bride para isalba ang kanilang pamilya sa kahihiyan. She was forced to marry a disabled man, but after they got married ay nalaman niya ang katotohanan sa likod ng pagkatao ng kaniyang "asawa." HE WAS A HIDDEN BILLIONAIRE.

(SSPG WARNING, Read at your own risk!) What if one day you discovered that your father sold you to a handsome billionaire who doesn't know how to love? That all he needs from you is your body? Piere Monecidad frowned as he stared at the woman, Lumi Torinio, who was sold by her own father to pay off his debts and gambling addiction for twenty million. "Don't lecture me about love, Lumi," Piere said firmly, gazing dispassionately at the innocent face of Lumi. "It's written in the contract that I'm only interested in your body, and that's all you're here for. Don’t you dare cross the line by trying to teach me how to love someone." Piere grasped Lumi's small face, his green eyes uninterestedly staring into her anxious gaze. "Don't try to teach me to love you. Because what you want will never happen, do you understand me?" He tightened his grip on Lumi's jaw before bending down and kissing her lips, leaving Lumi stunned. "Answer me," Piere demanded firmly. "P-Piere—" "Give me the answer I want, Lumi. Stop calling my name," he commanded with authority. "I-I understand, Piere," Lumi answered nervously, causing Piere to smirk and plant light kisses on her lips.

After the Dead Forest Pack was invaded, Sharmaine was sold out by her stepfather, and she was forced to become the mistress of a perverted older man. Sharmaine protested and fled. She begged her biological father for help but accidentally fell into another trap. Her biological father forced her to become a substitute for her sister to marry a useless werewolf. It seemed like her life was over, but her life took a new turn when she met him.

When my brother Beau Campbell and I drowned together at the age of four, I was the only one who survived. From that day on, my mother came to loathe me. She would often creep into my room at night with colorful "candies" in her hand, trying to pry open my mouth. However, Dad always stopped her just in time. Later, I cut off my long hair and threw away all my dresses, desperately trying to become Beau's shadow. Only then would Mom spare me a glance. Three years passed, and Mom got pregnant again. She said it was Beau coming back to us. I was happy for her and told myself it was good that Beau was back. After all, it also meant this family no longer needed the stand-in who had lived in his place. So, I found the same "candies" Mom once tried to force into my mouth, and I quietly swallowed them.