Go Back To The Shadow

Anin tidak menyangka perjalanan yang ia lalui semasa ia muda hingga menuju usia 30 tahun, akhirnya berlabuh kembali ke rumah. Tempat di mana ia dilahirkan dan dibesarkan hingga usia belasan. Masa lalu mulai menyeruak kembali, membisikan banyak hal-hal yang dulu ia usahakan untuk lupakan. Apa yang sebenarnya terjadi di rumah? dan mengapa Anin harus kembali setelah banyaknya tahun terlewati?

It was midnight, and I was out at my stall when the cops took me to the station. They checked my profile and looked at me weirdly. "You're a Greatpeak graduate. What are you doing setting up shop in a bazaar?" That was odd. I went through the profile and realized that yes, while the student's ID was mine, the photo was not. I knew the guy in the photo. Josiah Ferguson. I had no idea I got accepted into Greatpeak University twenty years ago. Eventually, I was released, but I had no idea how I trudged back home. Then, I heard Hazel Quinley, my wife, talking to someone on the phone. "I won't let Michael get in your way, Josiah. Just go abroad." So that's it! It was her! My wife helped Josiah take what was supposed to be mine! I was sick. I wanted to throw up. I wanted to confront her and Josiah, but then she stabbed me in the back, and I died. "I'm sorry, Michael. I can't let you ruin Josiah's future." And then I woke up. I was taken back in time to my high school days. Our homeroom was giving out college application forms. This time, things would be different. This time, I would take back what was rightfully mine!

Sheyki seorang gadis berumur 25 th meninggalkan profesinya sebagai peneliti dan memilih terjun ke dunia penulisan naskah. Dirinya lebih hebat dalam menciptakan naskah drama daripada membuat sebuah projek pengamatan. Sheyki seorang wanita tangguh karena dia pernah berusaha bertahan sendiri dengan kondisi mentalnya. Tidak benar-benar sendiri melainkan dia mendapatkan motivasi dari seseorang yang belum dia temui sebelumnya. Seseorang itu adalah Azmi yang merupakan dokter psikiater terkenal yang membuatnya perlahan menyembuhkan sendiri sakit mentalnya. Sejauh ini, Sheyki belum pernah menemui Dokter Azmi, padahal dia sangat ingin menemui dokter muda yang terkenal itu. Pada suatu kesempatan, Sheyki membaca poster lomba membuat naskah yang hadiahnya bisa mengantarkan gadis pelosok ini untuk terbang ke ibu kota. Dipikirannya, dia harus menang untuk bisa terbang ke ibu kota agar setidaknya jaraknya tidak terlalu jauh dengan keberadaan Si Dokter. Ternyata dia benar-benar bisa memenangkan perlombaan itu dan bisa terbang menuju ibu kota. Akan tetapi, luasnya ibu kota membuatnya tetap susah menemui orang seterkenal dokter itu. Tanpa disangka, rupanya dia diterbangkan ke ibu kota untuk projek membuat naskah khusus untuk grup band paling terkenal. Karena dia masih belum menyerah untuk bisa menemui dokter kebanggaanya, Sheyki menerima tawaran untuk membuat naskah drama untuk grup band tersebut dan berhasil bertemu dengan tujuh orang pria yang posisinya sangat terkenal saat ini.

Para kay Elizabeth Marie, si Thaddeus ang pinakapogi at pinaka-reliable na lalaki sa balat ng lupa. Bata pa lamang sila ay ito na ang kasangga niya sa hirap man o ginhawa. Ngunit nagbago ang lahat nang maligwak siya mula sa top section ng TOP Academy. Nakilala niya si Lester, ang bago niyang classmate sa section 2. Ito ang unang lalaki na nagtanggol sa kaniya laban sa mga bruha niyang classmate at naging kaibigan niya. Hindi lang ‘yon, ipinaramdam din nito sa kaniya kung paano maging isang babae—iyong tipong hindi siya tinuturing na barkada kundi isang reyna. Para tuloy siyang nasa cloud nine… At may dumagdag pa sa eksena, si Bruce na kasing hyper niya. Napapantayan nito ang energy niya na umabot sa Mt. Everest ang taas. Tuwang-tuwa siya kapag ito ang kasama. Naguguluhan tuloy siya kung sino sa tatlo ang pipiliin niya. Sino nga ba?

After getting back together with Peter Palmer, I stopped caring about where he went or what he did. He spent all our savings on Julia Sharp, and I didn’t even bother asking why. Maybe he realized something, because before leaving me once again to be with her, he said, “Julia’s leaving to live abroad tomorrow. She won’t be coming back. Once she’s gone, we’ll get married.” I gave a casual reply. After all, I was leaving too.

I watched as my boyfriend put the ring that he had promised to give me on Sophie White's finger at her birthday party. When I questioned him, Mark Goodman shrugged nonchalantly. "I promised to marry Sophie. Since that's not happening now, the ring is compensation." I was left speechless from rage and so disenchanted that I decided to cut all ties with him. Everyone was cheering when Mark later showed up at a gathering with Sophie, both wearing a matching set of rings. But when they all thought I would make a scene, I smiled faintly. "You two really deserve each other. When are you getting married? Do send me an invite."

The night my husband, William Costello, was assassinated by his enemies was supposed to be a celebration—our wedding anniversary. I was dressed in his favorite red dress, waiting for him, when the phone rang. "Mr. Costello was shot at the harbor. The bullet went through the back of his head. He died on the spot." I collapsed to the floor. I clung to his belongings, mourning for a week straight. We even lost our unborn child during this time. Everyone said William and I were true love. Even the Don himself came to the funeral, resting a heavy hand on my shoulder with a sigh. He said, "All of Blackhaven knows you were the only woman he ever loved." Grief nearly destroyed me. I stood at the river's edge, ready to follow William into the afterlife. However, I overheard my sister-in-law, Emily Hawkins, leaning into my brother-in-law, Jones Costello, her voice dripping with a twisted affection. She purred, "William, I love you so much. Between Nina and me, who do you think is sexier?" "Of course it's you, babe!" came the husky reply. I stood frozen, my eyes wide and my body trembling. Why was Emily calling my brother-in-law by my husband's name?

I spend three torturous years in a dark underground cell after taking the fall for Cole Greyhouse, a member of the nobility. He once held my hand tightly and tearfully promised that he would wait for me to return. Then, he would take my hand in marriage. However, he doesn't show up on the day I'm released from prison. I head to the palace to look for him, but all I see is him with his arm around another woman. He also has a mocking smile on his face. "Do you really think a former convict like you deserves to become a member of the royal family?" Only then do I understand that he's long since forgotten about the three years he was supposed to wait for me. I'm devastated, and my heart dies. I accept the marriage my family has arranged for me. On the big day, Cole crashes my wedding with his comrades and laughs raucously. "Are you that desperate to be my secret lover, Leah? How dare you put on a wedding gown meant for a royal bride to force me into marriage? You're pathetic!" Just then, his uncle, Fenryr Greyhouse, the youngest Alpha King in Lunholm's history, hurriedly arrives. He drapes a shawl around my shoulders and slides a wedding ring onto my finger. That's when Cole panics.

Getting picked to be the Luna was the best thing to happen to Kiara. Unfortunately, she was rejected by the Alpha’s son on her very wedding day. Devastated, she ran into the woods and got attacked by some wolves. She was saved by the Lycan King and found out he was her second mate! Now, the lycan king won't let go, nor will the Alpha!

On the day of the mating ceremony, I'm supposed to be marked by William Ernst and become the Luna of the Shadow pack. However, Annie Denver, my younger twin sister, suddenly comes back from abroad. Dad, Mom, and William end up abandoning me, choosing to pick her up from the airport. While Annie posts a family photo on Facebook, flaunting how everyone in the family loves her, my family cuts me off whenever I try to contact them through mind-link. They end up closing the mind-link. After calling countless times, William finally accepts my call and asks me to stop rushing him. He tells me that today's mating ceremony is canceled and will be rescheduled on another date. My dearest parents, brother, and the man I love the most all turn me into the laughingstock of the entire pack—and the most ridiculous bride of all. Despite being laughed at, I didn't cry or make a scene. After taking care of everything, I write a number in my journal—the 99th time. This is the 99th time they have disappointed me. From this moment on, I won't beg for their love anymore. I fill out an application for Arcetic expedition, ready to leave them. They all think that my silence and constant compromises with Annie mean I've matured. They fail to realize that I'm disappointed to the core. I am leaving for good.