Novelas y relatos de Imp Tail

Na minha noite de núpcias, fui levada às pressas para o hospital de ambulância depois que um preservativo adulterado me causou uma dor insuportável. A cirurgia durou mais de vinte e quatro horas, e a notícia se espalhou como fogo em mata seca. Meu marido, Alexander, anunciou que quem conseguisse me fotografar no meu estado pós-cirúrgico seria recompensado com dez milhões de dólares. Da noite para o dia, passei de nova esposa de um bilionário a motivo de piada em todos os círculos de elite de Nova York. No dia seguinte, Dahlia, a namorada de infância de Alexander, apareceu à minha porta. Foi então que descobri a verdade: ela havia revestido o preservativo com cola industrial como parte do que chamou de “experimento social”. Ela não demonstrou nem um pingo de remorso. Seu tom era irreverente e cruel: — Foi só um experimento. Quer dizer, como eu poderia saber que você reagiria assim? Além disso, nós duas sabemos que você nunca foi boa o suficiente para o Alexander. Então, pare de fingir. Alexander estava ao lado dela, com um olhar frio e desdenhoso: — Se não fosse pelo contrato de casamento, ninguém teria se aproximado de você. Você sabe disso, não é? O que ele não sabia era que a mulher que ele chamava de vagabunda havia salvado a vida dele mais vezes do que ele poderia contar.

On the eve of our wedding, Evelyn Gates fell to her death. Everyone believed that, since I had always been devoted to her, I would take my own life to follow her. However, I didn’t shed a single tear. Three years later, I saw her again. Not only was she alive, but she had no memory of the past. “So you’re my ex-fiancé? After all these years, why do you look so broke and shabby now? For old time’s sake, I’ll give you one day a week to wait on me.” I didn’t even bother to look her in the eye. Evelyn had no idea that, on the very night she fell, I received a video recording. She didn’t know that, during the three years she spent pretending to have amnesia while traveling the world with Cole Anderson, I had gotten married. My bride was her older sister.

Sa isang marangyang hotel sa gitna ng lungsod, natagpuan ni Lily May Salvador ang panandaliang paglimot sa sakit ng pagtataksil ng kanyang asawa—sa bisig ng isang misteryosong estranghero. Isang gabing puno ng kapusukan ang nag-ugnay sa kanila, isang sandaling hindi niya inasahang mag-iiwan ng panghabambuhay na marka. Ngunit bago pa sumikat ang araw, pinili niyang lumayo, dala ang isang lihim na babago sa kanyang buhay. Siya ay buntis. At hindi lang isa—triplets ang kanyang dinadala. Sa paglipas ng mga taon, matagumpay niyang itinaguyod ang kanyang mga anak, malayo sa anino ng kanilang ama. Ngunit isang araw, bumalik ang kanyang dating asawa, desperadong humihingi ng pangalawang pagkakataon. Kasabay nito, isang hindi inaasahang pagtatagpo ang naganap—ang pagbabalik ng lalaking hindi niya kailanman nakalimutan, ang tunay na ama ng kanyang mga anak. Pareho silang may nais. Ngunit sa pagitan ng nakaraan at kasalukuyan, sino ang dapat niyang piliin? Ang lalaking minsang bumasag sa kanyang puso, o ang estrangherong itinakda ng tadhana para sa kanya?

Di hari pernikahan kami, “adik” kesayangan Levin tiba-tiba pingsan. Dia pun meninggalkanku di atas altar dan menggendong adiknya itu pergi ke rumah sakit. Begitu menyaksikan hal ini, penyakit jantung ibuku kambuh. Namun, semua orang yang hadir hanya ingin menonton pertunjukan dan sama sekali tidak berniat untuk membantu. Saat aku mengantar ibuku sampai ke rumah sakit, dia sudah tidak terselamatkan. Pada saat ini, Levin tiba-tiba meneleponku, “Sienna, kamu lagi di mana? Penyakit Lestari kambuh lagi. Dia butuh sumsum tulang belakangmu!” “Levin, kita ... pisah saja!” Aku memutuskan sambungan telepon, lalu berbalik dan pergi. Kali ini, aku tidak akan menoleh lagi.

Elsa a vingt et un ans quand elle épouse Alexandre Duval, l’héritier d’un empire culturel new-yorkais. Elle l’aime depuis ses seize ans. Lui accepte ce mariage arrangé par son père, sans passion, sans haine. Pour lui, Elsa est une épouse parfaite : discrète, dévouée, sans ambition. Il ignore tout d’elle — même sa voix. Car Elsa est une soprano lyrique exceptionnelle, un « accident de la nature » que son professeur appelait autrefois. Mais après la mort de ses parents à dix-sept ans, elle a tout arrêté. Elle n’a plus jamais chanté. Et Alexandre, en cinq ans de mariage, ne l’a jamais entendue. Tout bascule le jour où elle découvre que les « vitamines » qu’il lui donne chaque matin sont en réalité des contraceptifs. Qu’il l’a délibérément empêchée d’avoir un enfant, alors qu’elle pleurait après chaque test négatif. Qu’il retrouve Viviane, son amour de jeunesse, mezzo-soprano du Metropolitan Opera. Elsa part pour Londres avec une valise, les bijoux de sa mère et une décision irréversible. Là-bas, elle va peu à peu retrouver sa voix, ouvrir sa propre académie vocale, et rencontrer un homme qui, pour la première fois, l’entend vraiment. Pendant ce temps, Alexandre comprend trop tard ce qu’il a perdu. Et d’étranges révélations émergent. Entre renaissance artistique, suspense et roman d’amour, Mariage impossible est l’histoire d’une femme qui apprend à exister par elle-même et qui devient, note après note, libre.

After discovering that my sworn enemy was an incubus, I threatened him. "Marty, as long as you let me touch your tail, I'll keep your secret." Marty was both ashamed and furious, but in the end, with his face burning red, he still shoved his tail into my hand. Biting his lip in reluctant humiliation, he said, "We agreed—only once a day. Not a single touch more." But later, the very man who had insisted on "only once a day" knelt on the floor, crying as he begged me to touch it again, just one more time.

In dragon families, tail-wrapping was only reserved for one’s mate. I did not know that. All I knew was that when my heater broke in winter, my best friend had left her four-year-old nephew at my place, whose body temperature was absurdly high. That night, I shamelessly coaxed him. “Be good. Can you stretch out your little tail and let me warm my feet with it?” He paused for a moment, then obediently extended his small, golden dragon tail and wrapped it around my ankle. It was warm and glowing, like a tiny sun. I happily enjoyed it for three days. Until the livestream comments exploded. [Tail wrapping means claiming a mate! She let the Dragon Emperor’s youngest brother wrap her for three days! That’s basically marriage in dragon society!] [The Dragon Emperor himself is diving down from the heavens! His ETA is in 5 seconds!] The moment the ceiling exploded, the little kid transformed into a golden-scaled dragon, blocking the opening and roaring, “Bro! She’s finally warmed her feet, yet you just blew open the ceiling. Now, all the cold air is coming in!”

My name is Lennie Sherman, and I am a python handler. However, I gradually realize that the python doesn't quite like me. Every time we meet, it will always use its tail to hit my private part and then hiss in my face.

My show-quality service beastkin doesn't like me. He only wags his tail for my sister. I then bring home a low-grade venting beastkin. But he's now so upset that he's nearly in tears. "Layla Manfred, there can only be one hound, and that's me!"

Luna, the next guardian of the moon, embarks on a mission to find her grandfather who one day disappeared in a quest to annihilate the spirit of the infamous mythological creature Bakunawa who was once again reinvigorated. Accompanied by extraordinary allies, a stirring adventure unveils. She makes head and tail of the onus of a guardian as well as a friend.