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Kane Porter was as boring as his name implied. Of all the financial coordinators under me, he was the one least likely to be interesting on an intoxicated evening. Kane was quiet, well-mannered and nobody was friends with him. I was his boss and I got along well with everyone until I came across a problem. The account I'd been skimming from had a good hunk of change missing now. Not good. How could I have it investigated without flagging myself for the ten thousand dollars I'd 'borrowed'? There was only one thing I could do. Porter was a nice guy. He'd help me out. No one could be safer to ask...

I am a Catalyst. The Spark, the lore calls me. The problem with being a Spark was two-fold. Monsters were drawn to me. And I'd known so many of them that I found myself unable to be intrigued by any normal, human male. I was drawn to those dangerous breeds now, like a moth to flame, how much could I really resist their primal aggression? You'd think that with my time as a Spark, I'd have learned how to recognize each creature. But there were so many, I didn't know where to begin. Every male creature lusted for me, especially the monsters. And I for them. The trick I faced was in trying not to attract every unholy thing I came across. And when I did, in identifying which just wanted to possess me and which might actually kill me. I was clearly failing. On both accounts.

I'd been lonely lately. Having accrued enough wealth to no longer need to go on the raids I was well off. Now I just needed a little slave girl to warm my bed. I'd considered a docile thing with a warm spot for me. But instead, I was intrigued by the spitfire commanding she'd not be touched. I saw her body and thought her too tiny but when I touched her, I wanted her. And what I want. I get. Afterall, I'm a wolf at heart. And a full moon is coming. She'll learn the way of things. One way or another.

Meine Ehe mit Don Stefan Schmidt fehlte immer nur der letzte Schritt zur Vollendung. Fünf Jahre waren wir verlobt, zweiunddreißig Mal versuchten wir zu heiraten, doch jedes Mal vereitelte ein plötzlicher Unfall die Trauung. Beim dreiunddreißigsten Versuch brach mitten in der Zeremonie die Kirchenwand ein. Ich wurde von den Trümmern getroffen und landete auf der Intensivstation. Mein Schädel war geborsten, ich hatte ein schweres Schädel-Hirn-Trauma. Über zehn Bescheinigungen über Lebensgefahr erhielt ich… Zwei Monate kämpfte ich zwischen Leben und Tod, bis ich überlebte. Doch am Tag meiner Entlassung hörte ich zufällig Stefan mit seinem Vertrauten sprechen. „Boss, wenn Sie sich wirklich in dieses mittellose Mädchen verliebt haben, könnten Sie die Verlobung mit Fräulein Mia Fischer einfach lösen. Die Familie Schmidt kann alle Gerüchte ersticken. Warum müssen Sie immer wieder Unfälle arrangieren…?“ „Sie wäre beinahe gestorben.“ Die Stimme des Vertrauten klang vorwurfsvoll. Stefan schwieg lange, dann sagte er leise: „Ich habe keine Wahl … Vor zehn Jahren retteten Herr Fischer und seine Frau mir das Leben. Diese Schuld kann ich nur mit der Verlobung tilgen.“ „Aber ich liebe Sophie. Außer ihr will ich keine andere heiraten.“ Da wurde mir klar: All mein Leid kam nicht vom Schicksal, sondern aus dem kalkulierten Plan des Mannes, den ich liebte. Wenn er keine Entscheidung traf, beendete ich es eben für ihn.

신유리은 18살 때부터 서준혁을 따라다녔다. 그녀는 자신감이 넘쳤다. 항상 자기가 그의 마음속에 남다른 존재로 자리매김하고 생각하고 있었다. 나중에 서준혁은 여자 하나를 집으로 데리고 왔다. 그 여자는 무척이나 연약하고 풋풋했다. 예전의 그녀와 똑 닮아있었다.

Le jour du troisième anniversaire de mon union avec Kévin Rogier, Alpha de la tribu l'Ombre, je lui ai préparé un cadeau. C'était un test de grossesse marqué de deux lignes rouges. Son cadeau pour moi, en revanche, était un contrat visant à dissoudre notre union. En voyant le document, j'avais les yeux qui sortaient des orbites, oubliant momentanément de tendre la main pour le prendre. Kévin s'est éclairci la gorge avec embarras et a expliqué : « Susie a été trompée par un scélérat et est tombée enceinte. Son futur enfant, né hors mariage, ne pourra pas prétendre aux droits de résidence de la tribu », a-t-il poursuivi, « Je propose de rompre temporairement notre union afin que je puisse en établir une provisoire avec elle, lui accordant ainsi un statut légal à son enfant. Une fois qu'elle aura accouché, nous nous remettrons ensemble. D'accord ? » Il m'a tendu le papier de nouveau, qui avait manifestement été préparé depuis un bon moment. Remarquant mon hésitation, il a continué avec une voix tendre : « C'est toi que j'aime. Ce n'est que par amitié que je l'aide. Même si nous nous séparons, je ne te laisserai subir aucune injustice. » J'ai levé les yeux vers lui, souriante et sans dire un mot, caressant le test de grossesse dans ma poche. Les deux lignes rouges étaient visibles depuis longtemps.

신혼 첫날 처남 대신 교도소에 들어간 새신랑 염무현. 4년의 복역 끝에 의술 만렙의 천재 신의로 거듭난다. 그러나 부귀영화를 포기하고 찾아간 아내는 단호하게 이혼을 통보한다. “너 같은 전과자는 대기업 미녀 대표이사인 나와 어울리지 않아. 주제를 알아야지.”

내 여동생이 갑자기 SNS에 임신 진단서를 찍어 올렸다. [제가 가장 도움이 필요할 때 도와주셔서 고마워요. 사랑하는 형부 덕분에 엄마가 되는 꿈을 이루게 되었어요.] 나는 놀랍고 화가 나서 ‘좋아요’를 누른 뒤 댓글을 달았다. [정말 축하해. 이참에 남편도 너한테 줄게.] 그러자 남편은 집에 돌아오자마자 내게 화를 내기 시작했다. “난 그냥 은희한테 정자를 빌려줬을 뿐인데, 꼭 그런 댓글을 달아야 했어?”

결혼 10년 차, 남편 기연훈의 냉대에도 묵묵히 버티던 나. 사람들은 모두 내가 기연훈의 ‘스토커’라며 비웃었다. 심지어 기연훈 본인조차 그렇게 믿고 있었다. 하지만 아무도 몰랐다. 내가 그 곁에 남은 이유는 단 하나, 은혜를 갚기 위해서라는 걸. 그리고 오늘, 나는 내 임신 사실을 알게 되었다. 그 순간 마주친 장면은 기연훈이 류만정과 나란히 산부인과를 나오는 모습이었다. “오늘 밤엔 늦을 것 같아. 집엔 안 들어갈게.” 기연훈은 무심히 한 마디를 던지고, 류만정을 품에 안고 떠났다. 나는 말없이 돌아섰다. 그리고 조용히 임신중절수술 예약을 잡았다. 10년 전 맺은 은혜를 갚겠다는 약속. 이제 약속된 시간이 끝났다. 마침내, 이 비정상적인 결혼을 끝낼 때가 왔다.

SAVAGE JAXSON They know my name. They know how dangerous I am. And soon everyone will. I am the King of Assassins. I was born into darkness. Growing in the dungeons of the Grier Citadel. Feeding on the rats to survive. And from that I learned you consume what's necessary to live. Then one day my father, King Ocnomad, paid an assassin to drown me in the river. To hide the king's great secret...Me. He couldn't let anyone find out what I really am. A secret to be kept at all costs... Even from me. Unfortunate for him, that a group of demons crossed Grier that day. I was raised amongst demons. But I escaped that slavery and came across a woman that generated light like I'd never seen. And I decided I would possess that light. One way or another. She was a wraith in the docks until I found her. She thinks she'll never wholly turn herself over to me. She can't admit she already has. I've had Dimurah since the moment she put her hand in mine.