Four Cardinal Virtues

My son is dead. He dies in a cramped toilet cubicle after having his skull smashed in. My husband, the school principal, arrives on the scene. The first thing he does is carry his true love's son, the one who killed my son, into an ambulance. They hurriedly leave. Before his death, my son tells me, "Don't cry, Mom. I'm not sad that Dad doesn't believe me. It's enough that you do…" I call Joshua Tucker during my son's funeral. He roars angrily, "Kenny had to get two stitches on his arm because of your son! If you keep pestering me like this, I'll beat him up when I get home!" My son? I look at the gaping hole in my son's head, the one that won't ever bleed anymore. I shut my eyes. Yes, he's my son. My son is dead, Joshua. From now on, there's nothing between us.

By six, Amelia had whipped up a six-dish dinner with soup—Chad Felton's favorites, of course. By seven, she'd prepped his bath, complete with rose petals and candles. By eight, his slippers were perfectly lined up by the door. At nine, Chad finally strolled in. Amelia stepped up, taking his suit jacket. "Eat first or bathe?" she asked, setting the slippers in front of him and hanging the jacket. "Bathe," he muttered, eyes glued to his phone.

'Kelak, dia akan menjadi penguasa dua dunia!' 'Para tetua percaya bahwa dia memiliki kekuatan yang menakjubkan!' -------- Menceritakan anak muda yang bernama Amber Verbegens, dia menghabiskan waktunya demi berlatih seni bela diri bersama sang kakek. Dengan latihan berat yang di berikan kakeknya, Amber memiliki keterampilan yang membuatnya bisa maju ke tingkat yang lebih tinggi. Namun, kakeknya menemukan kekuatan di diri Amber. Siapa sangka, ada jiwa Monster yang terkurung di dalam tubuhnya. Jiwa Monster itu terus mengalirkan kekuatan yang luar biasa. Sementara, Amber yang menjadi wadahnya belum siap menampung kekuatan tersebut. Jika terus dibiarkan, maka dia akan hancur dengan diambil alih oleh jiwanya yang lain. Oleh karena itu, kakeknya mengirim Amber ke kota Reisen dengan tujuan memperkuat jiwa dan berlatih mengendalikan kekuatannya yang amat besar itu....

At six in the evening, Allen Bennett prepared a perfect dinner, with each dish carefully chosen to match Sarah Foster's preferences. By seven, he had run her bath, adding lavender essential oils and rose petals to the warm water, filling the bathroom with a calming fragrance. By eight, he placed her comfortable slippers by the entrance, awaiting her return. At nine, the front door finally opened. Sarah walked in, and Allen immediately went to greet her. With practiced grace, he helped her out of her coat and placed her slippers before her feet, then hung the coat in the entryway closet. Turning to her with a gentle smile, he asked, "Would you prefer to have your bath first or would you like to eat?"

In a world where humans and werewolves coexist under fragile peace, Violet Purple—a fierce, purple-haired girl from the slums—never wanted to be chosen. But when her sarcastic, defiant application to the elite Lunaris Academy somehow gets accepted, she’s thrust into a glittering cage of power, hierarchy, and danger. The Cardinal Alphas—four god-like werewolves with unimaginable powers—rule the academy. One chokes her in rage, another flirts with deadly charm, a third stares into her soul like he already owns it, and the fourth sparks something electric she can’t ignore. They’re obsessed. The school ranks her. The gossip feeds explode. Violet didn’t come to play their games or climb their Lunaboard. She came to survive. But as secrets unravel and her own hidden strength awakens, she realizes the real question isn’t whether she’ll break— It’s who she’ll burn on her way out.

Prim. Proper. Neat. Elizabeth Burdett was raised with these virtues in the West, a division of the nation held back into the Victorian era by The Selector, a man who assigns the fate of all citizens. But on her day of assignment, she gets sent from her orthodox lifestyle to the gritty, seedy underbelly of the East. Here she must use her body to her advantage, even with the Selectors son.

Alena Nicole Perez Sandoval is twenty-one years old young girl, heiress of Sandoval family along with her older sister, Avrielle Niana Perez Sandoval. She was just graduated and expected to work at their company and find love. But what happens when her parents announce her marriage with Edmund Christopher Echavez Cardinal, a thirty year old successful and feared businessman known for his coldness and being heartless when it comes to business.

The story of a beta wolf, Cara of the West who enters a contract in order to find a mate. She is given three options and will have to decide which of them will be best for her. She travels to packs in different cardinals to be with her so called mates before the end of the time given. In her travels, she encounters a lone wolf, Taki from an unknown cardinal who, just like her, was entered into a contract. However, his contract carries a weight that is untold. She discovers other deeper secrets on her so called journey and it affects her view on people whom she thought she could trust. Things began falling apart for her and her contract bound mates. Without a clue on what to do she does the unexpected that brings about a big turn of events for the good, the bad and the worse.

For thousands of years now, queens have been ruling our kingdom. When a Queen's reign has come to an end, a successor must be chosen by what we now know as The Rule of Cardinal. Miss Katherina Daventin, a young naive and innocent girl, has been chosen by the Cardinal to rule over the people of Nydisia. In a world where supernatural beings have not been kept a secret, she struggles to prove herself as a human chosen to rule a multitude of diverse creatures. Lucian Williams, one of the strongest beings to walk the earth, and the son of Queen Orizelle, fights alongside Katherine to help her stake her claim to the throne as it is his duty as the General of Nydisia, and slowly love surpasses duty. *This is a slow burn book, it is not going to be rushed as you will see a lot of character development and growth in the plot at a steady pace.* Disclaimer: This cover does not belong to the author.

Elena Halloway. Perfect by all means, be it in looks, virtues and talent. Unrivalled by all, she was happy. She had accomplished her dream, stood at the top of the entertainment world and was loved by all. But soon, that all came crashing down. "Why...? Did I do something wrong? Am I the reason for all of this?" Driven by despair, she couldn't help but sink to the floor. "Why? Did I ask for any of this? Why me of all people?" "Why? That's a question you should ask yourself." And with that, he left. That was the very moment she realised, the world put on a facade. Deceiving themselves and her as well. In the face of the accident, she was left with nothing but trauma and pain. Thrown away like a broken doll, she was left to be played with by fate. Twisting and contorting her limbs, hung on a string. She was powerless. They were all slave to fate. But when fate decided to give her a saving grace, she decided to make the best of it. After all, who could've imagined that she would be able to achieve redemption?