Haunting Adeline Ch 16

Summary: When The Tables Turn Amelia Hart has always believed she knew who she was — grounded, careful, loved. She's been with Colton for years, a relationship that started young and bloomed into the kind of comfort most people envy. But comfort can be deceiving. When Amelia leaves high school behind and follows her friends to a campus college in town, everything familiar starts to shift — especially when it comes to Micah Rivera. Micah was always part of the group, quiet but magnetic in a way that drew people without trying. He'd admired Amelia from afar, since she first stepped foot at Northridge high — harmlessly, quietly, always just on the edge of being noticed. But the harmlessness fades when his attention begins to linger too long, his compliments too pointed, his gaze too knowing. And then one day, he stops. The sudden absence sends Amelia spiraling, confused if the attention Micah ever gave her was real or was it an illusion in Amelia's head. "When The Tables Turn" is a psychological slow-burn romance that unravels the dangers of desire, the hunger for attention, and the haunting truth of what happens when being seen becomes an addiction. Following

Roman de Science-Fiction/Fantasy interdit aux moins de 16 ans. An 3066, Paris : La « Guerre Ultime » a ravagé depuis longtemps la surface de la Terre. Lamia vit son existence de jeune fille amoureuse et libertine dans une société dominée par les femmes. Les énergies fossiles sont épuisées et le progrès technique banni. Des extraterrestres aux desseins obscurs ont envahi la terre et menacent son existence même. Une nuit, Nicolas Flamel, l'alchimiste, apparaît à notre héroïne. Il l'implore de remonter le cours du temps et ainsi découvrir les secrets de l'énergie universelle que détiendrait Nikola Tesla, savant génial et iconoclaste du début du vingtième siècle. Tout d'abord, elle partira en Armor, un royaume hors du temps et de notre dimension où elle apprendra des techniques qui lui permettront de mener à bien sa mission palpitante. Elle y fera connaissance de ses compagnons d'aventure : Stéphane le scientifique, et Cynthia la pulpeuse espionne.

A woman runs, holding onto her torso as she keeps glancing behind her. Tears spilling from her already wet cheeks. She catches her breath and screams as the hurt in her chest tore her up internally. "Why... why?!" She cries as her clenched fist hits her broken heart. Her lover tried to rid her of their unborn baby. She was hurt. She felt betrayed. She grew to hate him with all of her being. Still, memories of the love they shared still plagued her. How could she possibly still trust him? And yet, despite her anxiousness, she still held onto a small scale sliver of hope. All she could do now, was to leave him and keep their child safe. *** 16 years passed and there stood a young boy with silver hair and bright amethyst coloured eyes. He smiles at the horizon, staring at the capital city of the country of Enoch. Finally, he was old enough to venture out into the great city. Said to be the largest and most prosperous of the kingdom. He holds firmly onto the hope of an exciting journey as he kissed his mother goodbye. Thinking of all the warning she gave him before his journey could begin. Once in the city, his life changed forever and his perilous struggles began.

The night before our 17th wedding attempt, my mafia husband, Rafaeal Holloway, looks at me and promises an uninterrupted wedding. He solemnly swears. "Gianna, I promise you. I told Natalia that even if the sky falls, she'll deal with it alone." I am five months pregnant by then. After three years of dating and five months carrying his child, we've never managed to make it down the aisle because he's canceled the past 16 weddings. Every single time, it's for his sworn sister, Natalia Sullivan. The first time, she claims she has a fever. I spend the whole night at the hospital, still in my wedding dress, just to find out she has a mild cold. The second time, she claims her chest hurts. Rafael abandons me mid-wedding and rushes to her side, while she's out laughing over afternoon tea with friends. The third time, she cries for fear of thunder. He bolts mid-vows and leaves me alone in a hall full of staring guests. But everything's different now. Three days ago, a letter arrived from Northern Silenzio. My father, the Don of the Rossetti family, has finally summoned me home. If Rafael walks away for Natalia one more time, I'll leave for good.

L'homme que j'aimais en secret, ainsi que son père, ont été victimes d'un aphrodisiaque. J'ai immédiatement retiré mes vêtements pour neutraliser le poison de son père. Dans ma vie précédente, j'avais été forcée de devenir l'antidote de l'homme que j'aimais et de lui donner deux enfants. Mais il ne rentrait presque jamais à la maison, gardant sa chasteté pour son premier amour – l'amour pur de sa jeunesse. La cinquième année de notre mariage, il nous avait tués, mes fils et moi, et nous avait enterrés en morceaux dans le verger de grenadiers de sa bien-aimée, comme engrais. Il avait été convaincu que j'étais une femme sournoise qui avait volontairement utilisé un aphrodisiaque pour passer une nuit avec lui, ce qui l'avait empêché d'être avec celle qu'il aimait. Il n'avait pu que la regarder s'éloigner… et se donner la mort. Quand je me suis réveillée, j'ai découvert que j'étais revenue à l'instant où ils avaient été empoisonnés. Dans cette vie-ci, j'ai choisi… de devenir sa belle-mère.

Th‍e⁠ir marriage was a transaction.⁠ Th‍eir war was p‍e‌rsonal. T⁠hei‌r pas‌sion was unforeseen. Elara Vega is an⁠ artist whose life i‌s p‌ainted in bold⁠, rebellio‌us colors. When a devastating betrayal by he‌r‍ own family threa‍tens to de⁠stroy everything‍ her⁠ father built, she is‌ given a brut⁠al ch‍oice: sell her‌ freedom to save his le⁠gacy. ⁠Kaelan Sterling is a billionaire fortress of ice and ambit‍ion. To secu⁠re a cruc‌ial merger and shield his empire from a l‌urking threat, he needs‍ one thing: the per⁠fect, unto⁠uchable wife. He doesn't want lo‌ve; he wants a business‍ pa‍rtner. Bound by a cold, clinical contract, they a⁠re‌ enemies from‍ the start. He sees her as a chaotic liability. She sees him as a heartless tycoon. Their for‌ced proximity is a battle of‌ will‍s, fi⁠lled⁠ with sha‌rp word‌s and eve‌n sharper attra‍ction. Bu‍t in t‍he gilded cag⁠es of penthouses⁠ a‌nd high‌-society ga‍la⁠s, a dangerou‍s fire ignites. As a c‍ommon en‍emy closes in, their fa⁠ke r⁠elationship begins to feel terrifyingly real. The lines between strategy and surrender b‍lur. But when hi‍dden truths surface and old‍ wounds are ripped open, their fragile trus⁠t shatt⁠ers. Now, El⁠ara must‌ decide if the man behind th‍e fortune‌ i‍s worth the ultimate risk, and Kaelan must learn that some bonds are too powerful to be broken-even by a billion-dollar contract.

Durand avait épousé Louis depuis trois ans, mais cela n'avait pas suffi à éclipser l'amant qu'il chérissait dans son cœur depuis dix ans. Le jour où elle fut diagnostiquée avec un cancer de l'estomac, il était justement en train d'accompagner son amant pour faire examiner leur fils. Elle ne fit pas d'esclandre, elle prit simplement l'acte de divorce et partit docilement, ce qui ne fit qu'attiser des représailles encore plus violentes.Il s'avéra qu'il l'avait épousée uniquement pour se venger de sa sœur. Alors qu'elle était accablée par la maladie, il lui saisit le menton et lui dit froidement : « C'est ce que ta famille me doit. » Par la suite, sa famille fut ruinée, son père fut victime d'un accident de voiture et devint un légume, et elle, désespérée, se jeta du haut d'un immeuble.« La dette que les Durand doivent, je l'ai payée de ma vie, » dit-elle. Cependant, Louis, d'ordinaire si fier, s'effondra, les yeux injectés de sang, suppliant à genoux et follement qu'elle revienne encore et encore...

Chloe was just 16 when her parents woke her in the middle of the night with their screams. When she went to see what was wrong there was a tall figure in the dark, standing on its hind legs yet looked like a beast with piercing amber eyes staring down at her parent before slashing though them. Chloe screamed and when they caught eyes something screamed to her to "RUN". So she ran, out the back door and into the woods behind her house. The voice in her head screaming to her to keep running and so she did, as fast as she could without looking back. Suddenly she could hear something running towards her, getting closer and closer till she was finally caught. Screaming and thrashing as best as she could til hearing a voice telling her to calm down. She looked up at him, he looked concerned and she was terrified. Panicking, looking around her and seeing nothing but darkness except this man holding her, she passed out in his arms. He looked down to her, brushing her hair from her face, lifting her and carrying her to the pack doctor. He could sense her wolf but was unsure of where she had come from.

Born without a wolf, Zendaya Roberto was looked down on and bullied. She was the White moon alpha's second daughter born by another woman who wasn't the Luna and the only one without a wolf among the five children of Alpha Rufus. On growing up and turning 16, Zendaya found out she had no wolf and all the effort to hide it from her halfsisters proved abortive as she was soon found out and thus her maltreatment increased, making her and her mother the pack slaves. What happens when Zendaya got a scholarship into Rock high international and came in contact with the famous Xander Myler who had once saved hers and her mother's life and who everyone especially her sister Maya who bullies her the most wanted. What would be Zendaya's fate when she fell hopelessly in love with him even when he wants nothing to do with her or other ladies due to his past experience. What happens when everyone is against Zendaya for being close to their superstar and would want to make her life miserable? Will Rock high international be save for Zendaya and how would she cope with everyone being against her. What if she becomes a Luna, would she be able to cope with being wolfless? Read on...

At the factory, my arm is pulled into a machine. After the surgery, the factory supervisor tells me it's my fault. Because of my arm, the machine has to be shut down for repairs, and every day of downtime will cost them millions. "Someone has to take responsibility for this, Zachary," the supervisor tells me. "It wouldn't make sense to demand millions from you, so just compensate us with 300,000—that's all." Under their threats—and my family's desperate begging—I sign the IOU for 300,000. With one arm gone, I can no longer find a job. All I can do is collect trash to repay the debt. While picking up bottles outside a restaurant one day, I hear the factory supervisor laughing and bragging inside. "Actually, that one-armed guy didn't violate any rules. In fact, the HQ gave three million dollars in compensation. My house and car? All bought with that money," he said. "I mean, who'd ever find out? With that debt hanging over him, he's probably already run off somewhere." Shaken by the news, I stagger onto the street. A truck roars out of nowhere, slamming into me and throwing me 16 feet across the road. When I open my eyes again, I had returned to the day I lost my arm.