Green Alchemist

*****Trigger Warning***** This book contains mature themes, physical, sexual and emotional abuse. My name is Lillian Blackwood. I thought my life was over. I had been beaten down and controlled by my ex both emotionally and physically for years. It was, do or die. Fortunately, I survived, and with therapy and time, I finally started some semblance of a life. The very last thing I was looking for was love. I hate dating, and quite frankly, I'm not a fan of men and who can blame me? I keep a very tight circle of friends, so I was surprised when love pushed and shoved its way into my life. But not all fairytales have happy endings, and my tale certainly gives happiness a run for its money.

Five years ago, Sera Blackwood walked away from the only man she ever loved—and the pack that wanted her dead. Now she's back in Crimson Hollow, and Dante Silverclaw, the alpha who let her go, isn't the same broken wolf she left behind. He's harder. Colder. And he has exactly thirty days to find a mate before the pack council forces him to marry someone else. Someone who isn't his true mate. When a series of brutal murders rocks the supernatural community, Sera finds herself working alongside the man who still owns her heart. But the killer isn't just targeting random victims—they're hunting wolves who know the truth about why Sera really ran. As the blood moon rises, Sera must choose between protecting the secret that could destroy Dante's pack or claiming the second chance at love that might cost them both their lives.

In my parents' hearts, there was always a "perfect son" who died too soon. I was just his flawed substitute, while my younger brother was their new hope. They pretended to be poor for 20 years, secretly funneling all their resources to him. While I was in the final stages of stomach cancer, writhing in pain, they were spending millions of dollars to build him a state-of-the-art study room. When the doctor told me to notify my family about hospital bills, I felt helpless, thinking they were just ordinary, broke workers. When my mom finally showed up at the hospital, she grabbed my hand, not out of concern. "Neville is under so much stress with his college entrance exams. Can you not die right now? He can't take it." My dad stood by, wearing a stern expression. "David was way more sensible than you."

I've been with my girlfriend, Erin Palmer, for five years. But the moment she finally lands the job she's always dreamed of, she dumps me. It feels like a blade twisting in my heart. Without my support, she would've never gotten to where she is now. What stings even more is discovering she's been cheating on me with my supervisor, Gavin Trent. Yet little does she know that this company is just one of the subsidiaries under my name.

Bastian Theo, pria dari keluarga sederhana yang menikahi anak semata wayang pemilik perusahaan. Hidup mewah dengan istri cantik dan menjadi pemilik restoran mewah, tak seindah yang dilihat publik. Rumah tangganya dingin dan terasa hambar. Mereka pisah ranjang, alergi Bastian akan kambuh setiap menyentuh Elena Valencia Adiyatma, istrinya. Bastian terlilit hutang dan restorannya terancam disita. Situasi menjadi tambah rumit karena Bastian berselingkuh dengan Jessica, manager restorannya. Agar terbebas dari himpitan keuangan, Jessica memberi solusi untuk meracuni Elena. Sesampainya di rumah, betapa terkejutnya Bastian, istrinya hilang dan hanya ada lumuran darah di lantai, serta ancaman agar Bastian tak lapor polisi dan harus menyediakan uang sebanyak 10 Milyar Rupiah jika ingin istrinya selamat. Bagaimana Bastian menghadapi situasi ini? Siapakah penculik sebenarnya? Dan apakah motif kasus penculikkan ini?

Seorang wanita yang terlalu mencintai pasangannya, hingga ia menahan sakit hati karena suaminya selingkuh, hanya bisa menangis. Tak ingin bercerai, namun tak sanggup juga bertahan. Bodohnya lagi, ia sebenarnya sudah tahu suaminya berselingkuh dengan wanita itu saat sebelum menikah. Sampai manakah wanita ini mampu bertahan menjalani rumah tangganya yang penuh kecurangan?

Si Alexandra Jane Diaz ay isang book illustrator na simple at ordinaryong namumuhay araw-araw kasama ang aso niyang St. Bernard na ang pangalan ay Smarty. Nang isang araw ay sadyang pagkainteresan siya ng isang kapritsusong estranghero at basta na lang alukin ng kasal. Ang pangalan nito ay Daniel. Si Daniel St. Claire ay isang tahimik subalit magaling na negosyante. Isa siyang uri ng lalaki na maraming baliw na ideya at mas nanaising manahimik kaysa magsalita pero magaling magpatsutsada o mangulit. Mahal niya ang kababata niyang kaibigan na si Sarah. Si Sarah Geneva Kale ay isang magandang babae na nagmamay-ari ng isang makulay na flower shop. Hindi niya alam na ang batang lalaki na nagustuhan niya ng bata pa siya ay mahal pa rin siya hanggang ngayon hanggang sa napagpasiyahan nito na magpakasal sa isang babaeng hindi niya kilala kaysa sa kanya. Damay sa gulo't buhol ng pag-ibig at pagtatago ng mga puso, kailangan ni Alex na sumabay sa plano ni Daniel at magpakilalang pekeng fianceé nito hanggang makilala niya ang mahiwagang Sarah Kale. Makakatuluyan ba ni Daniel si Sarah at ang dalawa ang magpalitan ng "I do" sa altar? O makakatugma niya si Alex sa isang hindi inaasahang pagbabaliktad ng tadhana?

Alya tetap bertahan dan diam meski selama lima tahun pernikahan, ibu mertua dan adik iparnya selalu memperlakukannya dengan buruk. Dia dibenci sebab dianggap sebagai pembawa malapetaka dalam keluarga Yusuf--suaminya. Yusuf yang sangat mencintai Alya, memutuskan pindah ke desa agar jauh dari keluarganya dan mencari ketenangan di lingkungan baru. Namun siapa sangka, kepindahan Yusuf dan Alya ke desa justru mempertemukan mereka dengan sebuah takdir. Mereka bertemu dengan gadis bernama Salma yang misterius dan dingin. Salma meminta Yusuf untuk menikahinya secara tiba-tiba. Lantas apa yang sebenarnya terjadi?

The 99th time Owen Anderson slides a ring onto my finger, his adopted sister, Monica Morgan, calls again. And just like that, for the 99th time, he ditches me at the altar to be with her, who's having another depressive episode. I'm fed up. I yell after him as he walks away, "Go ahead! Walk out on me, and I swear I'll marry someone else!" He doesn't even flinch. Instead, he snaps, "Can you stop being so unreasonable? We can get married anytime, but Monica's the only sister I've got." Then, he turns and walks away, leaving me standing there like a complete fool. What he doesn't realize is that this time, I mean it. Later, when he gets down on one knee for the 100th time, his older brother, Chris, slips an arm around my waist and says, "Sorry, Owen. She's your sister-in-law now."

On our wedding day, Lily, the apple of Patrick Luther's eye, tried to kill herself. I grabbed onto his sleeve. "Please don't go." He pried my fingers off, one by one. "Don't make a scene. Lily needs me right now." I watched him walk away, laughing until my eyes turned red. If you don't love me, then I'm done with you. “Patrick, this time I'm the one leaving you."