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Ethan and I have been in a mate bond since six years ago. He was the Alpha of our pack. Our twin pups were going to have their fifth birthday, and I wanted to set up a bloodline trust fund for them. However, due to their special positions as the Alpha’s heirs, the trust fund required a blood verification to confirm their lineage. But after the verification, I was shocked to find that our blood couldn’t blend together. It meant I wasn’t the biological mother-wolf of the twin pups. The Inheritance Officer looked at me sympathetically and said, “I’m sorry, but this trust fund can only be established by their biological mother-wolf.” I froze for a moment and said, “There must be some kind of mistake. I can call the midwife wolf who helped me deliver them to testify. I am their mother-wolf!” “As you can see, your blood isn’t merging with theirs, but their blood is merging with the Alpha’s. So these twin pups are indeed the Alpha’s. You’re not their biological mother-wolf. Let me see… Here, their biological mother-wolf should be Helena Grayback. I’m sorry. They have nothing to do with you.” Helena? I felt completely shocked. My mind went blank. I hadn’t heard that name in a long time. She was Ethan’s first love. Helena was from a pack that had a longstanding hatred for ours. They couldn’t be together back then, but now, it turned out that the twin pups I had struggled to carry and give birth to were actually Ethan and Helena’s.

The Mother That Fed the Dark is a study of inherited guilt, ritual, and the long reach of a mother's choices. Amahle, a woman who practices the old rituals in secret, believes that her younger son , Sipho, was born as a spiritual "door" to be sacrificed for the sake of power and protection. During the ritual she performed , she got interrupted by the older son, Thando, who died instead. While the community believes Thando's death was accidental, Amahle knows better: it was the wrong son who died, and the ritual was left unfinished. Drenched in fear and resentment , Amahle raises Sipho as if he is the love of her life, while at the same time working to destroy him. Behind closed doors, she feeds the supernatural force from the failed ritual, which weakens Sipho, making him fearful and dependent. As Sipho grows, so do the misfortunes that follow him, and an unseen entity begins to present itself-first in dreams and whispers, then in the physical world . What we see is that the ritual did not bind to the house but to Sipho's bloodline. When Sipho leaves home, the haunting grows stronger. After Amahle's death, Sipho finds her secret notebooks , which reveal to him the shocking truth: that his brother's death was a mistake and, in fact, Sipho was never meant to die but to be the vehicle for the ritual, which he indeed is. Setting the family home on fire brings only temporary relief , but the curse does not break. In the final revelation, Sipho realizes that he is not the offering but the keeper, the living portal through which harmony, hardship, and magical power flow. Unlike his mother, he comes to the realization that he has a choice.

Eldrian Jacob Knight, a CEO of a technology company disguises himself as an Office Boy named Ziyan, only to find true love. Avoid materialistic women and arranged marriages. He decided to give up his status and was willing to do lowly work. Ilona Anderson is a very reliable and smart Senior Marketing Staff, she always needs a team and involves Ziyan in her work. They met at work, Ilona felt Ziyan was smart enough for an Office Boy and always took her on many work projects. Treat him to a meal and meet up on the weekends. Ziyan (Eldrian) feels he is appreciated by this woman but he is afraid to ask her out because Ilona is indeed a professional worker, she never mixes work and personal matters. Over time they got closer and Eldrina's feelings of love could not be hidden. But Eldrian still hoped that Ilona could love him too regardless of his work status. However, Eldrian almost forgot everything when he found out that Jason, the Marketing Division Manager where Ilona worked, also liked her. Jason was very attractive in showing his interest in Ilona. Buying lots of luxury items which of course was something Eldrian could also do since he had a lot of money. Ilona, ​​who innocent girl, hardly knows how she feels, but Eldrian wants Ilona to be his lover. Does Eldrian have to turn into CEO again before Jason takes Ilona? Does Eldrian survive as Office Boy and hope Ilona loves him regardless of material things? Let's follow the story.

A dark and gloomy villa stood in the middle of the barren landscape, hidden from sight by a perched hedge. It was phenomenal and spectacular, but it makes it appear to have succumbed to a sullen and ominous atmosphere, both inside and out. A lanky hedge and gnarled shrubs give off the impression that the house has indeed been overlooked. The rainstorm seeping from the sewer pipes made the place appear miserable and dispirited. Needless to say, the house appeared razed to the ground and devoid of life. The house was made of rune stone that had been smeared darker in spots by downpours, sending it an insidious demeanor even during the day. The window frames were all padlocked and bricked up in steel frames and woods, as if what was inside would have been too grotesque to see, trying to give the impression that someone must have attempted to prevent something horrible from escaping. People have claimed that the residence was plagued by the witch who died there, but there has been no tangible evidence to substantiate their claims. It was even widely speculated that the villa was venomous and mowed down the leaves of trees that come into direct contact with its concrete pillars. People also construed a terrifying presumption that whoever tries to enter the house will never make it out alive because there is something inside that you would never dare to see with your very own eyes. Whatever was real or not, it was unmistakably foreshadowing, exponentially cold and savage at a hundredth of a thousand glances. A breathtaking doll sat competently on a rocking chair inside the house. Waiting complacently for someone brave and heroic enough to unravel the abominable and ghoulish mystery and paradox behind her enchanting, spine-chilling smile.

Grace Anderson is a striking young lady with a no-nonsense and inimical attitude. She barely smiles or laughs, the feeling of pure happiness has been rare to her. She has acquired so many scars and life has thought her a very valuable lesson about trust. Dean Ryan is a good looking young man with a sanguine personality. He always has a smile on his face and never fails to spread his cheerful spirit. On Grace's first day of college, the two meet in an unusual way when Dean almost runs her over with his car in front of an ice cream stand. Although the two are opposites, a friendship forms between them and as time passes by and they begin to learn a lot about each other, Grace finds herself indeed trusting him. Dean was in love with her. He loved everything about her. Every. Single. Flaw. He loved the way she always bit her lip. He loved the way his name rolled out of her mouth. He loved the way her hand fit in his like they were made for each other. He loved how much she loved ice cream. He loved how passionate she was about poetry. One could say he was obsessed. But love has to have a little bit of obsession to it, right? It wasn't all smiles and roses with both of them but the love they had for one another was reason enough to see past anything. But as every love story has a beginning, so it does an ending.

"Aakitin ko ang hot bodyguard ko!" Pagkatapos ng dalawang buwan nang maging CEO si Savannah ng Williamson’s Company ay may nangyari na kaagad na trahedya. Isang sunog ang naganap sa palapag kung nasaan mismo ang opisina niya. Pero hindi niya kayang lumabas upang iligtas ang sarili! may takot siya sa maraming tao! ngunit hindi rin siya maaaring manatili sa loob dahil tiyak na mamamatay naman siya sa sunog! Takip-takip niya ang kaniyang ilong at bibig habang unti-unti nang napupuno ng usok ang buong opisina niya. Thinking about what she will going to do Savannah felt a strong pair of hands held her shoulder and before she could say a word the person put a wet blanket on her and guided her to the exit. "Careful." Rinig niya ang baritonong boses nito! When they left the building she saw her savior. Napalunok siya, the man is tall. He has light brown skin, dark eyes, thick eyebrows and his eyelashes are long! She doesn’t want to mention his lips but she can’t help because it was luscious! Okay, she’s checking on him, but no, indeed, the man is good looking! Nakuha kaagad nito ang atensyon niya! He introduced himself as Ace. Her personal bodyguard. Pero hindi sukat akalain ni Savannah na guguluhin ng kaniyang guwapong bodyguard ang isip niya lalo sa gabi! She's having dreams with him in her bed. Her screaming his codename in pleasure, them doing nasty things!

"Ang bodyguard ko pala ay isang Bilyonaryo!" Si Pristine Felize Vera Esperanza ay nag-iisang anak ni Pierre Vera Esperanza, isang bilyonaryo na kilalang-kilala sa larangan ng negosyo. Maraming tao ang nag-aakala na namumuhay siya tulad ng isang prinsesa, na mabait sa kaniya ang lahat at minamahal siya, ngunit ang katotohanan ay kabaligtaran nito. Her grandfather despises her when her parents suffered from car accident. Dahil doon ay matagal ang naging gamutan ng kaniyang ama na nagsanhi ng pagkalugi ng kanilang negosyo. Pristine has suffered from trauma because her mother died in that car accident and she was only five years old back then. Living in sadness, her life takes a turn when her father introduces Elijah Clementine Marasigan, her handsome bodyguard. He gave her a bodyguard because at the age of eighteen, she almost got herself killed. As the only child, and the successor, her father was terrified that something bad might happen to her. Indeed, something did happen, but for Pristine, it wasn't bad at all—she fell in love with Elijah. However, despite their mutual feelings, they cannot be together. Nais kasi ng kanyang lolo na ipakasal siya sa apo ng kaibigan nito. Isang mayamang lalaki at bilyonaryo na katulad ng kanilang pamilya, at hindi lamang isang bodyguard. Ano ang pipiliin ni Pristine? Susundin ba niya ang kagustuhan ng kanyang lolo o tatakas siya upang makasama ang kanyang minamahal?

Claire Shaw, my wife of 27 years and I had already fallen out of love with each other. Having picked up on that fact, our children, Jason and Monica Bennett, started giving me advice. "Dad, you and Mom are still relatively young. You two deserve to continue pursuing the lives you want." "That's right, Dad. You can't just force a marriage to go on. We support you in getting a divorce." With Jason and Monica's support, Claire and I soon got divorced. Monica took it upon herself to introduce another woman to me. Soon, I began a new relationship. But when I was about to get married, Claire took me to court and accused me of cheating on her while we were still married. Jason and Monica showed up at the court trial as witnesses as well. They proved that I had indeed cheated on Claire in our marriage. I couldn't defend myself at all. In the end, I was forced to give up everything I owned. My new girlfriend, Linda Calcraft, and I were heavily targeted by the entire Internet. "Hey, old geezer! Just how shameless are you to look for a mistress when you're already dying?" "You're already old enough to become a grandfather, and yet you're still filing for a divorce? You and that mistress are better off together!" Some extremists strapped me and Linda to the bed. They dumped gasoline all over us before setting us on fire, leading to our deaths. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the day Jason and Monica try to convince me to get a divorce.

A Slave. A King. A Coward. A god. 6 kingdoms. Arlankis, Kronos, Mrygyan, Summer Isle, the Free Nation, and Vilandres. The Great War had men triumphing over dragons. Victory brought greed and cruelty. Men became scheming kings creating a chasm between nobles and common people, bringing back division and slave trades. Slave and hot-headed, Mare’s only claim in life is that she is a dragon lord, an untested claim, and as such has been chosen to unseat the cruel king of fantastical Arlankis, becoming a hero. A hero without a proven claim. When her attempt at heroism, assassinating the king, goes horribly wrong, she becomes the king’s slave, chosen to please his sexual demands. Her actions also condemns her friends and people to a horrible fate. Her journey is only beginning when an incident proves that she is indeed a dragon lord, able to command a surviving dragon of the war. This changes everything. Vallezarii, king of Arlankis marries her to give him dragon heirs. But she is not the only dragon lord. Perci, the king’s heir, has secrets of his own. He is a dragon lord. Like Mare, he seeks to unite the 6 kingdoms again. The true prophecy: A hero will arise to unite the kingdoms under dragons. Who becomes a hero? Mare or Perci? Challenges arise. First came love: Mare and Perci are bound by their blood and desires. Mutual hate becomes more. The consequence of their affair is disastrous. Then came betrayal: Dragons rise again. Thirst for power is once again unquenchable. Men want to rise with dragons, doing anything– even betraying kin, to dine with a dragon lord. Then the mystery: A seventh kingdom. The Dragon Seat. People who seek to suppress dragon dynasty. The opposition are the mysterious descendants of dragon lord.

It all seemed like a naughty prank at first. You know, the 'disappearing' trick lovers usually pull on each other to see who misses the other most? Yes, that was what Katniss thought at first until months passed and still, Noah was absolutely no where to be found.... Witty, beautiful and bubbly. Just a few adjectives to describe Katniss Costello's interesting and charming character. A young lady who had it all; from affluent parents to wealth and popularity to a quite amazing love life she shared with Noah Rogers, her then soon to be husband. Her life seemed to have come to a shattering halt after reality dawned on her that Noah might never return. She barely talked. Barely smiled. Barely went out, always bed ridden, gloomy and depressed. Void of all emotions. Indeed the shadow of her previous self. Her parents took advantage of the absence of her fiance and deemed it fit to have her married off to a proud, rich and arrogant son of their friend. She strongly opposed to the arranged marriage for few wisps of hope that he might return still laid in her heart. It was the motivation and inspiration she had to wait for him and when he does return, she'd still be here...waiting. When the pressure from her parents was getting too tough and unbearable, she wanted to get rid of it all, get rid of the emotional pain, get rid of the weight that was becoming far to heavy to carry. All she wanted was freedom, but there was only one way to do that... That night, underneath the Blue Moon, standing on the deck above the Ballad River where she wanted to end it all, there she met Asher Holden and that was the onset of her rollercoaster love life.