May Day Eve Reflection

Two months ago, I was accidentally injured by a killer who came to assassinate my husband at home. I didn't expect there to be black magic curses on the silver dagger. On the night when my curse took effect, My partner—Alpha Alexander is celebrating his sister's birthday, his true love. When I tried to establish a spiritual connection with him,I have lost my wolf. When Emma called her father for help,He sneered coldly, his voice indifferent. "Isabella, using such a small child, are you worthy of being Luna?" "You are a little liar born of your mother, let her die if she wants to, don't bother me." He doesn't know that I'm really about to die.

Buried deep in the Aster estate was the Heartwood—ancient, sacred, mine. Told my husband, Julian Aster—back when he actually listened—that if it ever fell, I'd die with it. At first, he freaked out. Flew in glacier water, hired a whole squad of plant experts to nurture it 24/7. Then one day, just because his childhood friend—Isabella Duvall—got a scratch from the bark, Julian had the Heartwood ripped out. The second it crashed, I choked on glowing blood—ichor. My power? Gone. Barely standing, I grabbed his arm. "You knew. If the Heartwood dies, I—" He laughed. Straight-up mocked me. "Sera, come on. That fairy tale? Only Grandma still believes that crap. Is that mayo on your mouth? Relax—it's a tree. I'll buy you a forest if you want." Overnight, my hair turned gray. Skin cracked. Eyes dulled. Still, I dragged myself to his grandmother, Henrietta. "I kept your family safe for two hundred years. That's why the Asters thrived. But the Heartwood's gone. Debt's paid. One day left. Whatever happens next? Not my problem."

“Mommy, love mo ba si daddy?” Napangiti si Zylah Almendras sa tanong na iyon ng pitong taong gulang na anak—si Jaxon. Sa isang dekadang pagsasama nila ni Bryce ay masaya sila lalo na at may isang anak silang bumubuo sa kanila. Kontento siya sa buhay bilang hands-on mom sa anak at mabuting may bahay sa asawa. “Oo naman, s’yempre,” tugon niya sa tanong ng anak at masuyong nginitian ito. “Pero si daddy love ka rin ba?” “Oo naman. Love din s’yempre ni daddy si mommy.” “Eh, bakit mas masaya si daddy kapag kasama—” Tunog mula sa tablet ni Jaxon ang pumutol sa sasabihin pa sana nito. Binalewala na nito kasunod ang ina at nakangiti na sa kung anong tinitingnan sa tablet. “Mommy?” Balik atensyon nito sa ina. “Hmm?” "Kailan kayo maghihiwalay ni daddy?” *************** Iyon ang simula ng lahat. Pagdududa. Pagtataksil. Pagkukunwari. Pagtitiis. Pero hanggang saan ang kayang tiisin ni Zylah? Hanggang saan kung hindi lang ang asawa ang inaagaw sa kaniya kung hindi pati ang anak?

To get rid of our pup and date with his assistant on Valentine's Day, my mate Marcus forced our injured pup to go rock climbing and poisoned him. When I rushed my dying pup to the hospital, I unexpectedly saw my mate accompanying his assistant for a prenatal checkup. Our terrified pup lay convulsing from the poison, but Marcus didn’t even care about him. "He's just an Omega. If he was a proper wolf, he'd heal instantly!" I clutched the $100 million Moonlight Blessing herb in my pocket. I accidentally found it in the forest this morning. I was planning to tell him the good news today. But now? It was time to break this five-year mate bond.

“Nagliligpit ka…” puna ni Cassian sa ginagawa ni Ember na naabutan. “Why? Tapos na ba ang selebrasyon sa birthday ko?” Pilit na ngumiti si Ember at sinalubong ang mga tingin ni Cassian. “Naisip ko na hindi naman ako ang gusto mong kasama ngayon kaya hindi na ito kailangan. And about your birthday… may naisip akong mas magandang regalo para sa ‘yo. Sigurado kong magiging ma—” “Huwag ka na mag-abala,” putol ni Cassian sa sasabihin niya. “Hindi ko kailangan ng regalo mula sa ‘yo.” Natigilan si Ember. Napakurap. Mapait na nangiti sa sarili. Paano niya bang minahal ang lalaking ito sa harap niya nang gano’n katagal? Hindi lang lima kung hindi lampas dekada na espesyal ito sa kaniya at nag-iisang itinangi. “Promise,” muling wika ni Ember. “Promise at magugustuhan mo ang ireregalo ko. I want divorce, Cassian.” *************** Nang bumalik si Lauren, ang stepsister at dating kasintahan ng asawa niyang si Cassian Montgomery Syquia... alam na agad ni Ember na wala siyang laban. Mula pa noon ay alam ni Ember na si Lauren lang ang minahal ng asawa. At kahit ang sariling ina ay ito ang laging pinapaboran. Kaya bago pa siya masaktan ng lubusan, nagdesisyon si Ember na makipag-divorce para magparaya. Pero si Cassian? Bakit nang sabihin ni Ember na mag-divorce sila ay ayaw nito? At bakit kung kailan ayaw na niya ay saka naman ito naging interesado sa kaniya?

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"Sino ka para pigilan akong pumasok sa gusaling ito?" sabi nung babae. “Wala kang karapatang pumasok dito, patay ka sa isip ng asawa mo. Ako na ang mahal niya ngayon.” Sagot ng babae. “Babawiin ko ang akin. Hindi ako papayag na kunin mo lahat ng meron ang asawa ko.” Galit na sabi ng babae. Masaya ang mag-asawang Taylor. Isang araw ay nagbakasyon sila sa isang isla kasama ang kanilang magandang anak. Sumakay sila sa yate kasama ang kanilang Yaya. Sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon bago sila makarating sa isla ay may masamang panahon, bumuhos ang malakas na ulan at humampas ang malalakas na alon. Sinubukan ng mister na iligtas ang kanyang asawa at ang kanyang anak ngunit dahil sa alon ay nabitiwan niya sila. Habang ang kanyang asawa at anak ay agad na tinulungan ng kanilang Yaya. Ngunit dahil sa malalakas na alon ay bumagsak silang dalawa ng kanyang anak. Nahulog ang mag-ina, ngunit kumapit ang babae. Tinulungan siya ng Yaya na bumangon ngunit sinamantala ng kanyang Yaya ang sitwasyon dahil sa kanyang masamang intensyon. Sa halip na ipagpatuloy ang pagtulong sa kanyang amo na asawa, inalis niya ang kamay ng kanyang amo na asawa sa pamamagitan ng paghawak nito sa tubo hanggang sa mawala ito at tuluyang nahulog sa dagat ang mag-ina. Makalipas ang ilang araw, natagpuan ng isang estranghero na mangingisda ang bata na umiiyak. Inakala ng lalaki na nag-iisang anak ang nandoon, kinuha niya ang bata ngunit paglingon niya ay nakita niyang walang malay ang ina ng bata ay nilapitan niya ito at tinulungan. Nang magising ang babae ay wala siyang naalala, hanggang sa naisipan ng dayuhang mangingisda na bigyan siya ng pangalan at sinabing asawa niya ito at anak nila ang bata. Paano niya maipaghihiganti ang kanyang karapatan bilang isang legal na asawa?

Sanay na sa sakit si Olivia Margarette Gallego, sa ipinararamdam pa lamang ng kanyang magulang sa kanya sa araw-araw ay nag-uumapaw na siya. Ngunit iba pala ang sakit iyong mahal at pinagkatitiwala mong tao ang siyang mangloloko sa'yo. Nalaman niyang kasal na pala ang kanyang anim na buwang nobyo at may anak pa! Sa pinaghalong kalungkutan at pighati, pumara siya ng taxi at tumungo sa isang club at doon nagpakalawing, umaasang mawala na ang sakit kinabukasan. Ngunit kinabukasan at iba ang namulatan ng kanyang mga mata. Nakahiga siya sa isang malaking kama at katabi ang nag-iisang terror mathematics professor, si Mr. Wrecker Silas Monroe. Ang akala niyang isang gabi lamang ng pagkakamali, ang hindi niya alam ay panghabangbuhay niyang dadalhin ang bunga niyon. May pag-asa pa bang makatatagpo siya ng lalaking mamahalin siya ng tunay? O makukuntento na lang siya sa pagmamahal para sa kanyang mga anak?

"Hey! I know you! You spilled my coffee on me the other day... What.. Where am I? What have you done?"Elizabeth was confused and disoriented."O my Gooood you talk too much!" a guy that looked like he was a part of the mountain said and sta**** her in the neck with a syringe.She felt panic starting to rise within her but soon enough darkness pulled her and she lost her conscience.Elizabeth, a 23year old New York resident finally had her life under control, just the way she wanted it. Never had she imagined that stopping for coffee on her way to work one day could change her life the way it did.Henry Johnson just celebrated his 162 birthday. Long ago he gave up hope on finding his soul mate, a person perfect for him, created just for him, promised to him by Gods that his ancestors believed in, that he believed in.And now there she was sleeping unconscious in his bed. He had taken her without giving it any thought but he had no choice, he had to have her next to him. He just had to. But she didn't seem to feel the same towards him and that confused him. She was supposed to feel their bond the way that he did. But he will there, he will make her fall for him. She will love him one way or the other.

When three years ago, Maggie's wallet was stolen, she thought that it was just a simple robbery, one amongst many others happening every day. But when one day a guy shows up at her door claiming to be her husband, her whole life turns upside down. Jackson Peters, a well-known businessman from Chicago, finds himself in the middle of a scandal when his just wedded bride is found dead in a hotel room in Las Vegas. Influence and strings he had helped him to keep his name out of the press, but when he found that she was not who she said she was, Jack sets off on a journey that will take him right into the arms of destiny.Maggie agreed to help him avoid the scandal by pretending to be the girl that he married, and in return, Jack will pay her mother's hospital bill she's been struggling with.But what will happen when life throws more surprises their way? Will they bring them closer together or drive them even further apart?