Haunting Adeline Ch 16

16歳の佐倉栞（さくら　しおり）は、シンデレラから本物のお嬢様に変わった。彼女の登場に対して、誰もが冷ややかな反応を示したが、ただ一人、時村淳仁（ときむら　じゅんじ）だけが彼女にすべての偏愛を注いだ。 しかし、少女の壮大な片思いは、淳仁が酔ってしまったある夜に壊れた。 それから、彼は彼女への偏愛をやめ、代わりに彼女の姉に愛を注いだ。 六年間、最初から最後まで、すべてが栞の独りよがりによる茶番だった。 失望に満ちた彼女は、彼と姉の婚約式の前夜、姿を消した。

Mon compagnon Mason n'a pas seulement hérité de la position d'Alpha de la tribu, mais également de sa belle-mère Olivia. Après chaque moment intime avec elle, Mason me répétait invariablement : « Evelyn, ne t'inquiète pas. Je n'avais pas le choix. » « Tu es la seule que j'aime vraiment. Dès qu'Olivia sera enceinte et aura accouché, j'organiserai la cérémonie de marquage avec toi. » Il m'a expliqué que c'était la condition imposée par le Roi Alpha pour qu'il puisse hériter du titre d'Alpha de la Meute Fantôme. En une année, Mason a passé au moins trois cents jours avec Olivia. Lorsque celle-ci est finalement tombée enceinte, j'ai cru que je pourrais enfin me tenir à ses côtés en tant que compagne. C'est à ce moment que j'ai compris : Mason avait donné aussi bien son amour que son corps à Olivia. J'ai complètement abandonné et me suis tournée vers ma fille de sept ans : « Ma chérie, veux-tu partir avec Maman ? » « Oui, je veux rester avec Maman », m'a-t-elle répondu. Mason ne savait pas que ce que je désirais n'avait jamais été le titre de Luna. Tout ce que je voulais, c'était un amour sincère et entier. Si tu ne peux pas me l'offrir, alors je m'en irai.

Minha melhor amiga, Gabriela Nunes, que insiste no celibato, pegou o esperma que eu tinha escolhido para mim quando me acompanhava na clínica de fertilização. Naquele momento, eu soube que ela também tinha renascido. Na vida passada, eu quis ter um bebê de etnia mista, então fiz fertilização in vitro. Gabriela na época me ridicularizou por estar criando um filho de um estrangeiro, e disse que eu era uma idiota completa. Mal eu sabia que, meio mês depois, eu seria levada para a família real de Nabiro. Acontece que o esperma que eu tinha escolhido era de um príncipe de Nabiro, com oito origens étnicas. Ele não só queria me fazer sua princesa, como também prometeu que nosso filho herdaria o trono. Eu e o bebê fomos valorizados por toda a família real, e as joias no meu corpo quase me esmagavam. Em contraste, Gabriela ofendeu parceiros de trabalho por se autoproclamar uma feminista extrema, foi demitida da empresa e expulsa da indústria. No 100º dia do meu filho, ela usou todas as suas economias para comprar uma passagem de avião para me procurar. Mas, quando eu fui recebê-la, ela jogou meu filho no chão, matando-o, e jogou ácido sulfúrico concentrado em mim. — Por que você tem tanta sorte? Você não merece, sua vadia! Quando abri os olhos novamente, eu voltei ao dia em que Gabriela me acompanhou à clínica de fertilização...

The books say that besides empaths, mages are the most sensitive when it comes to emotions. They also say that mages are the most dangerous supernatural s pecies to walk the earth. There's a reason for that, the elders say that mages who are underaged are a ticking time bomb because if a mage who is not of age constantly experiences negative emotions before their Coming of Age ceremony, their magic becomes twisted, their heart becomes cold and their eyes change to reflect that evil magic coursing through them. No one ever believed the books, thinking of them as fairy tales. At least they didn't until Olive Lane walked into school her magic dark and corrupted enough to give her a shadow familiar. Her hair no longer an almost white blond but a haunting purple. Gone were her kind and emotion-filled green eyes and in their place were amethyst eyes filled with nothing but hatred and amusement. Everyone watched her snap the neck of a classmate with the tilt of her head and it was in that moment they realized that the books and the elders were right. And for the first time in their peace-filled lives, the residents of Ravenswood felt true horror because when she looked at them, they knew that in front of them was the monster spoken of in fear and terrified reverence. Olive Lane,the sweetest and kindest person to ever walk the earth was now a Dark Mage. Will her soul be forever lost in the darkness or is there a hope for redemption? Will she defeat her demons or will they overtake her and ruin that which she loves...

"By day, I'm invisible. By night, I'm his darkest fantasy." Jane Puckett doesn't belong at Riverside Academy; not among the trust fund babies and silver spoon elite. She's the scholarship girl who keeps her head down and her grades up, desperate to survive four years in a world that wants her gone. Until she makes one fatal mistake: crossing Ace Monroe. Gorgeous, dangerous, and untouchable, Ace is campus royalty with a cruel streak and an axe to grind. After Jane tanks his grade on a group project he refused to touch, he makes it his personal mission to destroy her. Every day is a new humiliation. Every class, a fresh hell. But Ace doesn't know Jane's secret. When the sun goes down, Plain Jane becomes Jailbird; the most requested dancer at Fantasy Island, the exclusive club where lustful boys go to indulge their filthiest desires. It's the only way she can afford what her scholarship won't cover. The only way she survives. Then fate—or karma—walks through the door. On his twenty-first birthday, Ace Monroe buys a private dance from the masked siren who's been haunting the patrons of fantasy island. He doesn't recognize she is the girl he's been tormenting by day. But he is about to.

Résumé Retrouvailles bouleversantes À l'approche de son mariage ,Aude une jeune femme de trente ans belle,vertueuse et indépendante se rendit dans une boutique de robes de mariée pour rencontrer le célèbre et réputé styliste qu'elle ne connaissait pas,elle était tellement super excitée de faire la commande de sa robe de mariage qu'elle était impatiente de rencontrer celui ci.. Mais toute son enthousiasme disparaît quand elle se retrouve en face du Styliste qui n'était rien d'autre que l'amour de sa jeunesse.. Dave Perterson était son premier amour,elle l'aimait en silence depuis leur cursus scolaire mais elle n'avait jamais osé lui faire part de ses sentiments... Alors le revoir depuis des années faisait renaitre ses sentiments qu'elle avait tenté de faire disparaitre depuis des années... Ses retrouvailles furent tellement bouleversantes pour elle qu'elle n'était plus sur de se marier avec son fiancé avec qui elle était en relation depuis cinq longues années.. Tout ce compliquait encore plus pour elle quand Dave se mit à s'interresser à elle en tant qu'une femme .. Que se passera t'elle quand elle annulera ses fiançailles ainsi que son mariage ? Finira t'elle sa vie avec Dave?son fiancé qui était un homme dangereux les laisserait t'ils vivrent leur amour ?jusque où irait t'il pour les empêchés d'être heureux ?

[DISCLAIMER : +16] Luna Reyes never planned to fall for her boss. She only wanted a job to help her sick mom and fix her life after everything went wrong. But from the moment she stepped inside Stone Enterprises, she knew nothing about her world would ever be simple again. Alexander Stone is cold, powerful, and impossible to read. He built his empire with blood and ambition, and he doesn’t believe in weakness or love. To everyone, he’s the boss who never smiles. But to Luna, he’s danger that feels too good to resist. What starts as a job turns into something more complicated. Every look, every argument, every secret shared in the dark blurs the line between fear and desire. But Alexander has a past buried deep under his success, and Luna is the one person who might uncover it. As betrayal, jealousy, and hidden deals twist their lives together, Luna begins to see the real man behind the monster. He protects her like she’s his weakness, but he also destroys anyone who gets too close. She tells herself to stay away, but her heart refuses to listen. When love becomes the most forbidden thing in their world of power, lies, and temptation, Luna must decide how much she’s willing to risk for him. Because loving her boss might save her life or ruin it forever. Can you really tame the man everyone fears, or will he end up breaking you instead?

16 year old Bella is the sole heiress to the empire her grandfather build from the ground up. She was destined to marry a wealthy man off the the list of qualifying candidates her grandfather gave her parents and in return she would inherit his company and billions. She was meant to be an obedient wife, who’s only duty was to live a lavish life style, while her husband ran the company and took care of all her needs. Her grandfathers dying wish was for Bella to never have to worry and for her not to make the same mistakes as her mother. Going against her grandfathers wishes, Bella’s mother did the opposite of what was asked of her. She raised Bella to be independent and to not rely on a man. In secret she taught Bella how to run the business and in front of her husband she taught Bella how to be the perfect wife. For years Bella was groomed by her mother to marry a candidate at the bottom of the list who would allow her to run the company under his name. For years she pretended in front of her father and during parties. For years she kept the secret that could destroy everything they worked so hard for. For years everything seemed like it would work out until it finally didn’t. With one slip of her tongue Bella’s mother disappeared along with Bella’s memories. Will Bella be able to gain her memories back or will she be destined to be the perfect wife that everyone expects her to be? Only time will tell and it seems like Bella doesn’t have much time at all.

When Miranda Forbes wakes from a stolen kiss under the cover of darkness, her world unravels. The man before her is not Fiore Ilarde, her devoted boyfriend of three years and newly minted fiancé, but Xylon Diaz—Fiore’s closest confidant and the last man she ever wanted to be near. What should have been a moment of bliss becomes a haunting betrayal that sets their lives ablaze. Fiore’s anger destroys their future, leaving Miranda’s heart fractured and her disdain for Xylon consuming her every thought. Yet, fate intervenes, forcing Miranda and Xylon into the isolation of a remote estate nestled deep in the woods. Resentment gives way to reluctant understanding, and Miranda begins to see beyond Xylon’s arrogant facade. The fiery disdain she once felt begins to transform into something she cannot control: longing. Against her better judgment, she finds herself drawn to the very man she swore to despise, craving the touch that awakened her soul. But when Fiore reappears, promising redemption and reigniting old flames, Miranda faces a harrowing choice. Torn between the man who was her first love and the one who now claims her desires, she must decide: Will she follow her heart or surrender to the untamed passion that could destroy everything she once believed in? A tale of betrayal, redemption, and the unpredictable nature of love—a story where every choice carries the weight of the soul.

Asher Crayson, a billionaire accustomed to wealth, fame, and comfort, finds himself perpetually unable to discover genuine love or a life partner. Then, enters Adina Lois Kenan, a remarkable rarity in today's world – a virgin. Adina's friends mistakenly label her as overly virtuous and conspire to deceive her, ultimately leaving her in Asher's bed. In Asher's eyes, she seems like just another conquest, another woman who willingly threw herself at his mercy. Their night together takes a dark turn, as she lies unconscious, and Asher's actions border on assault. The presence of blood on the bed serves as a haunting reminder that Adina is no ordinary woman. She makes a hasty exit, grappling with a feeling of violation, yet paradoxically sensing an inexplicable connection to this bizarre situation. Adina, struggling financially and unable to access the medical assistance she needs, harbors a fervent desire never to cross paths with Asher again. However, her world is turned upside down when, two weeks later, she discovers that she is pregnant. Now faced with an unexpected and life-altering choice, Adina must grapple with the implications of her situation. As for Asher, when he learns that a woman with whom he had a single encounter is carrying his child, he too is thrust into a whirlwind of uncertainty and responsibility. The story unfolds with a cascade of emotions, dilemmas, and choices, leaving both Adina and Asher at the crossroads of destiny.