Golden Scenery Of Tomorrow 18

結婚式を挙げてから三年、パイロットの夫・斎藤智也（さいとうともや）は十八回も私・田中美優（たなかみゆう）との入籍をキャンセルした。 一度目は、彼の女の弟子・清水花音（しみずかのん）が試験飛行をすると言い出し、私は戸籍課の前で一日中待ち続けた。 二度目は、道中で彼が女の弟子から電話を受け、慌ただしく引き返し、私を道路脇に置き去りにした。 それからというもの、私が彼と入籍の約束をするたびに、彼の女の弟子が必ず何かしらの問題を起こした。 やがて、私は彼のもとを離れる決意をした。 だが白嶺国へ向かう飛行機に乗った時、彼は狂ったように私を追って白嶺国までやって来た。

第十八回目の体外受精のとき、私は偶然、夫と秘書の会話を耳にしてしまった。 「ねぇ、本当にあの人と子供を作るの？もし子供ができたら、私どうすればいいの？」 「心配しなくていいさ。もう卵子は君のものに差し替えてある。だから霞が産むのは俺たち二人の子供ってわけだ。君は出産の苦労を味わわなくて済むし、子供が大きくなれば、星川家の財産は全部その子のものになるんだよ！」 私はあえて聞かなかったふりをした。そして、自分の全てを注ぎ込んで産んだ息子を、精一杯の愛情で育て上げた。 十八年後―― 「コンピュータの天才」と呼ばれるまでに成長した息子は博士号を取得し、帰国してきた。 私は自分名義の株式も不動産もすべて息子に譲渡した後、夫からついに本音を突きつけられる。 「霞、あの子は実は俺と彩乃の子なんだ。 だから、離婚しよう。あの子には本当の母親と暮らしてもらうべきだろう？」 彼の言葉を聞いて、私は微かに笑っただけだった。 「いいわ、離婚しましょう」 編んできた網を広げて十八年……もう片付けるときだわ。

結婚式挙げてから3年。パイロットの妻・小林遥（こばやし はるか）は、俺・高梨蓮也（たかなし れんや）との入籍を18回もキャンセルした。 最初は、彼女の男性の後輩・九条恭弥（くじょう きょうや）のテスト飛行があると言われ、俺は役所の前で一日中待たされた。 二度目は、道中でその後輩から電話が入り、彼女は慌てて引き返し、俺を路上に置き去りにした。 それ以降、入籍の約束をするたびに、必ず彼女の後輩にトラブルが起こった。 そして、俺はついに彼女のもとを離れる決意をする。 だが、パリ行きの飛行機に乗り込んだ俺を、彼女は狂ったように追いかけてきた――

Pada tahun 1970-an, aku mengikuti kebijakan nasional dan menjadi bagian dari program anak muda terpelajar yang dikirim ke pedesaan. Demi mencari sensasi baru, aku diam-diam tertarik pada seorang pria berotot dan maskulin. Di tengah malam, aku memanjat jendela untuk naik ke ranjangnya yang dipenuhi hormon maskulin. "Adri, kamu keras sekali. Sini kubantu." Pria itu mencengkeram pinggangku dan menekannya dengan kuat. "Ini pilihanmu sendiri, ya." Selain bekerja di ladang, hal yang paling sering kulakukan adalah "menunggangi" Adri dan mengayunkan tubuhku dengan lembut bersamanya. Baik itu di pegunungan yang sunyi maupun tempat-tempat terpencil di desa, jejak cinta kami tertinggal di mana-mana.

Pada tahun kelima pernikahan kami, aku melakukan sesuatu yang sangat bodoh. Aku mengusir simpanan kesayangan Joshua Catra keluar dari negeri ini, berharap ia bisa berubah pikiran dan kembali padaku. Namun setelah ia tahu, ia tidak mengatakan apa pun. Hanya dalam sekejap, ia membuat keluargaku bangkrut. Memaksa ayahku berlutut dan membuat ibuku beruban dalam semalam. Sekarang, ia berdiri di depanku dengan wajah suram, bersiap untuk melayangkan tangannya padaku. "Stella, salahku karena terlalu baik padamu, sampai kau lupa batasmu." "Sekarang giliranmu merasakan seperti apa rasanya hidup lebih buruk dari mati."

Five years after marrying Blake Sullivan, I make a dumb move. I chase his favorite lover out of the country in hopes that he'll come back to me. He doesn't say anything after finding out. Instead, he makes my family go bankrupt and forces my father to his knees before him. My mother's hair goes gray overnight. Now, he stands before me. It's my turn to suffer his wrath. "It's my fault for treating you too well, Karen. It made you cross the line. It's time for you to experience what hell on earth is like."

I'm seven months along with my second pregnancy when a truck almost hits me. My husband threatens the doctor like a maniac. "I'll make all of you retire prematurely if anything goes wrong with my wife!" Before I enter the operating theater, I can't help thinking he's being too anxious. The truck merely brushed past me and made me fall. He doesn't need to be so panicked. However, when I open my eyes again, I find that my belly is flat. I crawl out of bed in a panic and head to the door, where I overhear Lucian Jacobe talking to the doctor. "Mrs. Jacobe wasn't in a major accident, sir. The child could've been saved. Why did you insist on aborting it? It was a baby boy, too." "Jenny will cry if she finds out about me having children with another woman. How can I bear to see her upset? It's not my first time doing something like this, anyway."

BlackCreek was a beautiful city well-known for it's foggy weather, amazing scenery, and the werewolves that guard it. Four packs surround the city, but none compare to the mysterious Reverence Pack and their secretive ways. The only thing that sparks Jett's interest in them now is a new coming-of-age Alpha. The princely young man was as quiet as the forest that surrounded them. And he finds himself pulled to the man in a way he can't describe. Shiro's spent years preparing to take leadership of his pack. He trained both his body and mind to their greatest potential. He prepared for it all except for his mate being the Alpha of the Valor pack. Shiro was a master at keeping his secrets hidden to the world. But there was only so much time before the Alpha found out; before the news would spread. Only so much time before the curse took its toll on them. With so much against them, and secrets that most took to their grave, can a love between two Alphas be strong enough to last all the hate that's sure to follow?

[WARNING: DARK ROMANCE] Tessa Langston once lived in a golden cage, trapped in a marriage that was nothing more than beautiful brutality. Her ruthless husband ruled their world with an iron fist wrapped in Armani. To him, she wasn't a wife; she was his most prized possession. But angels weren't meant to be caged. Tessa shattered her golden shackles in the dead of night and disappeared into the shadows of Cascade City. For months, she lived as a ghost with a new name and new life. Every sunrise felt like freedom. Until the day he found her. Blaze Langston doesn't just want his wife back. He wants to break her completely this time. His obsession has transformed into something far more dangerous, and he'll use every weapon in his arsenal: his wealth, his power, and the dark secrets that could destroy everyone she's learned to care about. But Tessa is no longer the frightened girl who once trembled at his touch. She's found her own strength in the darkness, and she's ready to fight fire with fire. The hunter has become the hunted, and Tessa realizes with chilling clarity that this isn't just about escape anymore. It's about survival. Because Blaze won't stop until he owns every piece of her, even if it means destroying them both.

After Amara, a seemingly lowly omega is cheated on by her boyfriend, she has a little too much to drink at a party and ends up having a one night stand with the Alpha Lucien of her pack. She discovers that she has found her wolf after the encounter and realises that the Alpha is her mate.