El Filibusterismo Kabanata 4

No había hombres adultos en mi pueblo. Cuando las chicas cumplían 18 años, se celebraba un ritual a la adultez colectiva en el templo. Adolescentes con vestimenta tradicional hacían cola para entrar en el templo y salían con expresiones de sufrimiento y placer. Melinda cumplía 18 años, pero, qué raro, la abuela no la dejaba asistir. Se coló en el templo de noche y salió con aire casada, no podía ni andar firmemente, además de que se veía sangre goteando entre sus piernas.

Hay que reconocer "lo más difícil que puedo hacer es decirte que te amo".Tengo un secreto escondido en el fondo de mi corazón:He amado a Dixon Gregg por nueve años enteros.Cuando era chiquita, lo observaba.Cuando era mayor de edad, me convertí finalmente en su esposa.Pero ni una sola vez me había amado. Ni siquiera me había mostrado una pizca de piedad.Conseguí hacerlo salir conmigo a través del acuerdo del divorcio y tomé el Corporacion Shaw como una moneda de intercambio, pero él permaneció impasible.Él nunca recordaría a esa niña nerviosa que lo seguía con timidez.No me di cuenta de que este amor había sido unilateral hasta que nos divorciamos...

Charlie Wade era el yerno que todos despreciaban, pero su verdadera identidad como heredero de una familia prominente seguía siendo un secreto. ¡Juró que algún día, aquellos que lo rechazaron se arrodillarían ante él suplicando por su misericordia, eventualmente!

"The world was unstable when hellhounds attacked and began annihilating humans. That instability was our undoing. Now the United States has a new government that may be more corrupt then the former one.We only won the first fight because Shadow Warriors came to our rescue. An alien race, hiding among us for centuries, they saved humanity and then humans betrayed them.Now the hellhounds are back and one woman holds the fate of the world on her shoulders.Her name is Marinah.King, leader of the Shadow Warriors, wants humans dead. He doesn’t care that the woman the Federation sent is doing something to his internal beast. Even though killing a woman is not something he wants, as leader, he may have no choice.Enter a world of hellhounds, monsters, and evil as two unlikely people discover that love may hold more answers than war. Genetically Modified is created by Holly S. Roberts, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author."

With the vampire virus in both her and her newborn son, she races to find a cure before they both turn. Her research is halted when Dracula's grandson discovers her talent and she is sequestered to find a cure for an epidemic that is plaguing his vampire kingdom. Will she find it in time to resume her research and find a cure before she or her son become vampires? After losing not one, but two husbands, Vicki vows to stay single. But will that vow hold true? Will she finally be happy in love and life? These questions and more are addressed in the final installment of the exciting and harrowing adventures of Dr. Vickie Anderson.

This is book 4 in the Royal Wolf Of Zidiah series. This book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone. Books 1, 2 and 3 are available here on Goodnovel :) Lorcan Dalgaard is not like his siblings; he does not want a mate or love. All Lorcan wants is to rule his pack and destroy all who get in his way. Lorcan acquired the name The Bloody Alpha for his love of making his enemies bleed. He has a lot of them, enemies; one's who would do anything in their power to finish Lorcan for good. Including tearing Lorcan's mate apart. When Gianna Astoni stumbles upon Silver Paw pack while running from a rogue, Lorcan realises that he does, indeed, have a mate. Life will never be the same for Gianna; not only does Lorcan despise her, but he will do anything to punish Gianna. All Gianna wants is to go home, but with no way out of Lorcan's clutches, will she survive The Bloody Alpha? Though Lorcan doesn't want Gianna around, Lorcan cannot let her go. He must protect his mate at all cost, even if that means losing his heart to the girl he swore he would never care about.

"At seventeen, Lizzie Thornton left her hometown of Fair Haven to pursue her musical dreams—and to run from Trent Younger, the boy who broke her heart. Now a successful singer, Lizzie returns to Fair Haven nine years later. When she runs into Trent at her brother’s wedding, she discovers he’s no longer the shy boy she left behind. He’s a sexy, confident man who knows what he wants—and what he wants is her. When a night of passion results in unexpected consequences, Lizzie must grapple with prior heartbreak and with accepting that she still loves the one man she could never forget. Trent Younger grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, and he fought tooth and nail to establish himself as one of the most successful restaurateurs in Fair Haven. Yet he’s never forgotten Lizzie Thornton, the girl he adored, the same girl who left him to pick up the pieces of his life after tragedy struck them both. As Trent uncovers the layers of Lizzie’s guarded heart, he realizes that he doesn’t just want her in his bed. He wants her in his life—forever. Yet even as love rekindles, their pasts threaten to drive them apart. Unless they confront their demons, Lizzie and Trent may jeopardize a love that has already withstood the test of time."

Avec le virus du vampire chez elle et son fils nouveau-né, elle se précipite pour trouver un remède avant qu'ils ne se transforment tous les deux. Ses recherches sont interrompues lorsque le petit-fils de Dracula découvre son talent et elle est séquestrée pour trouver un remède à une épidémie qui sévit dans son royaume de vampires. Trouvera-t-elle à temps pour reprendre ses recherches et trouver un remède avant qu'elle ou son fils ne deviennent des vampires ? Après avoir perdu non pas un, mais deux maris, Vicki jure de rester célibataire. Mais ce vœu sera-t-il vrai ? Sera-t-elle enfin heureuse en amour et dans la vie ? Ces questions et bien d'autres sont abordées dans le dernier volet des aventures passionnantes et poignantes du Dr Vickie Anderson.

***Completed*** can be read as a standalone book. please note posted chapters are currently unedited.Knight of the queen or not, I am the expendable one, the one that shouldn’t be here, and the one that shouldn’t be alive. By all accounts, I should have died 13 years ago. A question I always ask myself, every time my eyes open: why am I still alive? Why did the gods let that old priestess find me so many moons ago and bring me back from the dead? Why did they allow me to live?I still wonder what my role is in this story and believe me there is more to this story than any of us know. I can feel it, see it unfolding, almost taste it. The last three years have just been a prelude to something bigger, something yet unseen and unknown. Lamia and Mathias may be the main characters, but we all had a role, an important part to play. Unfortunately, the script of our lives had been hidden away or maybe it just hasn’t been written yet.****Sent on a quest by his beloved Queen Lamia; Hunji finds himself back at the beginning. The place where his old life ended, and where the goddess granted him a second chance. On the hunt for a witch, Hunji must face his past - A past that left him broken. When the goddess breathed new life into him, he took an oath to serve her. Now that promise is being tested.He has survived his past but it's the future that threatens to turn his world upside down. That and the little witch who he was sent to find, protect and bring home; is hellbent on throwing a curve ball at every plan he had.

Durante el ataque vampírico en la frontera, tanto yo como la amiga de la infancia de mi compañero nos vimos atrapadas en el campamento. Sin dudarlo un segundo, mi compañero, Damon, se transformó en lobo y la rescató. A mí me dejó sola, enfrentando un infierno de llamas y la embestida de los vampiros. Al día siguiente, solicité formalmente al consejo de ancianos de la manada que se rompiera nuestro vínculo. Él, con el rostro sombrío, me increpó: —Tienes la sangre de sacerdotisa que te permite sanarte. Lydia es más vulnerable. Por eso la salvé primero. ¿Acaso tienes celos de eso? Lo miré con serenidad y respondí: —Bueno, ahora ya no importa.