Laugh Until We Cry

Even though I was the one who broke my ribs in the car accident, my boyfriend Jared decided to take care of his drunk ex-girlfriend instead. When I called to ask him to spend time with me in the hospital, he berated me. “Why are you so clingy? Can’t you tell that Isabelle needs me right now? “You’re a nurse, aren’t you? What, you can’t even take care of yourself now?” Heartbroken, I suggested we break up, only to be met with anger. “I was going to propose to you, you know? Considering how influential my family business is, I need to make sure I choose my wife wisely. “Today was a test to see if you have what it takes to be the next Mrs. Carter. I thought you would be independent and selfless. I expect my future wife to have my back no matter what. “Look at yourself now. You can’t even take care of yourself over something so insignificant! I’m disappointed, Charmaine.” The next day, he posted a picture of himself and his ex-girlfriend on social media. The image’s caption was targeted at me: [You’d better think twice and apologize, Charmaine, or I’ll just date someone else.] I did not apologize. I had had enough of him, so I left the city. Three years later, I saw him again in the lobby of the Financial Tower. I was wearing a heavy onesie costume and sporting a full face of cosplay makeup, while he was wearing an expensive suit and had Isabelle hanging delicately from his arm. He recognized me immediately and laughed. “I knew you never moved on from me, Charmaine! Does it hurt to know I’ll be marrying someone else? “That’s what you’re doing here, right? You’re trying to cosplay as my favorite Marvel character to get my attention. “Maybe I’ll consider taking you back if you kneel and apologize.” I did not deign to reply. I had indeed loved him once upon a time, but today was my son’s birthday, and the cosplay was my surprise for him...

On my way to the interview, my best friend—who had always warned me not to meddle in other people’s business—suddenly rushed toward the crashed luxury car without hesitation. That was when I knew she had been reborn too. In our previous life, she and I were known as the two top aces of the Finance Department. After graduation, we both made it to the final interview at one of the world’s top five hundred companies. On the day of that interview, we encountered a terrible car accident. The company’s president was inside the wreck. I gave up the interview to save him, while my friend ran straight to the interview without looking back. In the end, she got the offer, and I lost my chance at the prestigious firm. Everyone pitied me. However, the president held a grand wedding to repay me. I became the wife of my friend’s boss. I was admired and envied by all. She, on the other hand, struggled under endless performance targets. She got buried by work. At the company’s annual gala, I stood beside the president, dazzling under the lights, while she faded into the crowd—exhausted and invisible. Jealousy drove her mad. She grabbed a knife and stabbed me right there at the gala. When I opened my eyes again, she and I had both returned to the day of the president’s car accident.

His sickness grew worst as his health deteriorated. Han Manuel knew he wasn't going to live much longer and after much denial, he decided to accept his horrid fate. But he found love in the weirdest of girls but prettiest of them all. She gave him hope and a thousand and one reasons to live again. A story of two hearts from two different worlds, joined together by love and destiny....

(STORY ON HOLD FOR NOW) UPDATE: Beginning to work on new chapters.) Krystal Walters is a tough woman and the daughter of an alpha. As she is informed of an important Alpha’s arrival to her pack for business with her father, she is dragged into helping with the preparations for his arrival. Just how important is this, Alpha? She soon finds out when he arrives and her wolf cries…MATE. Liam Adams the visiting Alpha-King of all packs steps out of his car only to be hit with a beautiful fragrance and his wolf is excited. When he spots a young woman standing whom he believes is her family, and when they make eye contact his wolf shouts…MATE. Liam though is a playboy who likes having women. Even after mating and marking his mate he can’t seem to stop his sexual escapades. Krystal feels the betrayal pains a couple of days after they mate, and mark each other, and follows the scent of her mate to the servants' quarters where she finds her mate banging a servant girl. So, with the mindset that two can play that game, she calls a friend, meets him at a hotel, and explains everything to him. Just as she was explaining, another pain hits her, letting her know he is at it again, her friend then suggests they give her mate the same treatment. After all, Pain for pain. Thus begins a story of a love-hate situation between a King and his new Queen. Can the two find their road to happiness together? Read to find out.

Anak kembar yang dipisahkan sejak lahir, karena alasan yang tidak mereka ketahui. Mereka tidak boleh bersama, takdir yang berbeda sedang menanti keduanya. Namun sebuah ikatan batin yang kuat membuat mereka tetap terhubung. "Kau siapa? Kenapa wajahmu sama denganku?” Penasaran, rasa ingin tahu, ingin mencari kebenaran, mencari jati diri. Keduanya saling memanggil satu sama lain dalam ikatan yang tidak bisa dilihat orang lain. Ikatan yang hanya dimiliki oleh anak kembar. Ikatan yang mampu menggerakkan ruang dan waktu. Satu di dunia manusia, satu lagi di dunia kristal. Mungkinkah mereka bertemu? Kenapa mereka dipisahkan, akankah mereka menemukan jawaban pertanyaan itu? Hanya waktu yang bisa menjawabnya.

Sejak kecil Aret tinggal bersama anak-anak lainnya di yayasan yang didirikan oleh kerajaan, akan tetapi ia merasa ada hal yang salah. Para penguasa, mereka yang menyebut diri mereka sebagai jiwa sang kristal— para kaisar seakan tutup mata dengan apa yang sedang terjadi. Apa yang dipikirkan oleh kaisar Ruby ketika seluruh Obscure api kehilangan kekuatan dan rumah mereka? Ia harus menemukan kaisar itu dan memukul wajahnya! Hanya saja, sesuatu tidak terduga terjadi dan Aret mulai mengetahui setiap rahasia yang tersembunyi. Apa yang akan ia lakukan? Siapa yang salah? Siapa yang benar? Siapa yang ia lawan? Siapa musuh yang harus ia hadapi? Apa itu kebenaran? Hanya dia yang bisa menjawab pertanyaan itu.

The fate of the world rests in the hands of four dysfunctional teenagers and a bunch of oddball adults. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Alpha Kieran personally invited me to serve as Beta of Silvercrest Pack. But on my second day in the territory, my neighbor Gloria dragged her disheveled daughter Daisy to the center of the training grounds and dropped to her knees, accusing my son Koda of sexually assaulting her barely-eighteen-year-old daughter. Daisy stripped off her clothes in front of everyone, revealing horrifying bruises and claw marks. Gloria had even paid top dollar for a witch to perform a memory trace spell. Daisy sobbed until she nearly passed out. "Koda said if I didn't do as I was told, he'd bite me to death..." The entire pack was in an uproar. Everyone was screaming for blood. "Alpha, why should someone like her be our Beta?" "Vera can't even control her own son — how is she supposed to lead this pack?" They even demanded that Alpha have Koda seized and executed on the spot. I wasn't the least bit worried. Because when they finally brought Koda to the training grounds and everyone got a good look at him — Every single person there, including Gloria's family, froze. I nearly burst out laughing. …

For sixty-six full moons, Alpha Zephyr showered me with lavish courtship rituals, begging me to be his mate. On the sixty-seventh, I finally said yes. On our bonding night, I gave him an enchanted pouch with sixty-six moonlight crystals. We made a deal. Every time he broke my heart, I would crush one. It was the price of my forgiveness. In the six years since we mated, he has broken my heart over and over for his childhood friend, Chloe. Each time, I crushed a crystal. After the sixty-fourth crystal turned to dust, Zephyr finally seemed to notice something was off. I stopped telling him to keep his distance from Chloe. I stopped needing him around. But when he tried to leave me for that Omega one more time, I grabbed his arm. “You’re going to her. Should I crush another crystal for this?” Zephyr froze, his expression weary. “Do what you want. You have plenty left anyway.” I just nodded, watching his back as he disappeared. He still thought the moonlight crystals were endless. He had no idea there were only two left in the pouch.

This is the story of two stone-hearted souls. Rex — the most powerful man in the world. And Julie — a voiceless girl fighting the cruelty of her stepfather. After losing his first love in a tragic accident five years ago, Rex began to hate the very idea of love. And five years ago, an incident shattered Julie’s life so deeply that she couldn’t even grasp the meaning of love anymore. One day, fate brought them together — and Julie ended up in Rex’s bed. Will Julie bear the burden of Rex’s hatred for the rest of her life? Can she become his second love? Will Julie melt the heart of a man as cold as stone? What kind of relationship will blossom between them?