Novel Object Recognition Test

Alpha Sébastien me détestait plus que tout, moi, sa compagne destinée. Juste parce que je n'étais qu'une humaine, une créature inutile sans griffes. Son cœur appartenait entièrement à son amie d'enfance Jeanne. Il m'a détestée pendant dix ans après la mort accidentelle de Jeanne. Mais quand une bombe d'une meute ennemie a explosé devant notre grotte, il m'a sauvée. Avant de mourir, il a reposé dans mes bras, couvert de sang, et a repoussé ma main tremblante avec ses dernières forces. « Hélène, si la Déesse de la Lune ne nous avait pas fait rencontrer... » Lors des funérailles, l'ancienne Luna, la mère de Sébastien, m'a serrée par le col et a sangloté de façon incontrôlable. « Sébastien, tout est de ma faute. Je n'aurais pas dû te forcer à accepter cette humaine. Est-ce que tout cela serait arrivé aujourd'hui si je t'avais soutenu dans ton choix de Jeanne ? » Je n'ai pas répondu, car elle avait raison. Après avoir été traînée hors de ces funérailles, je suis montée seule à la Crête de la Chute du Ciel, un terrain sacré pour la meute, et j'ai sauté. Lorsque j'ai rouvert les yeux, je me retrouvait transportée au jour où la Déesse de la lune m'a désignée comme la compagne de Sébastien. Cette fois, j'ai décidé de rompre tous liens avec Sébastien et de donner à tout le monde ce qu'ils voulaient vraiment.

The fifth year of my marriage to Silas marked a turning point I would never forget. Our son, Yael, was kidnapped. The ransom was set at ten million dollars, an insignificant amount for Silas, yet his response chilled me to the core. “No rush. A Gardner needs to experience some hardships to grow.” Ten million meant nothing to him, but Yael’s life meant everything to me. I dropped to my knees, tears streaming down my face, and begged him relentlessly, pleading for Yael to be brought home as soon as possible. Silas, however, remained unmoved. Three days later, Yael was returned to us, but the cheerful boy I knew was gone. He had been so traumatized that he could not speak. Far from showing concern, Silas coldly remarked, “Yuna said Yael keeps telling everyone at school she’s a fatherless child. Let’s see how he spreads lies now.” His words cut through me like a knife. I picked Yael up in my arms and whispered softly in his ear, “Don’t be afraid, Yael. Mommy will take you away from here.”

Wandering in the wastelands of Earth, Sirius found himself suddenly in a different world. Longing for peace, he'll have to fight for the happiness he was deprived of until now...

Cara Smith is happily blessed with a caring and loving husband, Chris Knowles, with a true best friend, Jessica, by her side. For two years, everything is going on perfectly fine. Or so she thought? On their anniversary party, Cara discovers a shocking secret about an intimate relationship with Jessica and Chris, and apparently, everyone around knew about it except for her! Devastated and heartbroken, she filed for a divorce and headed back home to her parents. Somewhere else lies a rich and successful artist and CEO of a famous art museum, Romeo Armani, who is desperate for true love. Romeo and Cara are actually best friends since childhood, but when he asked her to come with him to France to further their career two years ago, Cara had rejected his offer to be married to Chris, although this is a sweet lie she tells herself. She couldn't dare state the real reason she left Romeo. Chris threatens to ruin Cara's career after a lie he hears from Jessica in an attempt to make him despite Cara. However, Romeo mocks him for making such threat. He is rich and powerful and announces that Cara's company would be the best no matter what Chris does. A year later and Cara becomes stronger and powerful. Chris has a change of heart and wants her back, but Cara has moved on and is finding a new love with Romeo.

“All my life I’ve waited for a love like this, Misha. And there you are… I look at you and I can’t believe you’re mine….” Maxim placed his hand over her belly. His expression was so intense. “And this baby that you carry, ‘amor mio’. This is my baby… OUR baby. I couldn’t feel it more if you had conceived in my bed.” His voice had a husky rasp that made Michela’s pulse pound. “My sweet prince… I didn’t plan on falling in love with you. In fact, everything about you entering my life when you did, wasn’t how I wanted it to be. But now… I can hardly breathe when you’re not around. There’s no one else for me, Maxim. Only you. Forever you.” An honest mistake brought together two lonely people, who knew nothing about each other’s existence, who weren’t meant to be together. Michela ‘Misha’ Roberts, an accomplished lawyer, an eternal single lady, in love with her romantic independence, wanted a baby, but not a man in her life. An IVF procedure granted her wish... Sort of… Misha was now carrying a child, but a mix-up happened in the clinic, and the baby she was expecting was the Royal heir of Massimiliano ‘Maxim’ Federico Arturo di Montbéliard, Prince of Carpathia! Maxim gave up on the hope of fatherhood long ago, but now the fascinating, lonely Prince of Carpathia, will seize this surprise second chance. However, tradition is high on the prince’s agenda, and he'll never stand for an illegitimate child... He must marry the mother of his heir. The fiery Michela is about to discover that royal marriage is a command, not a choice!

Three days before the wedding, I was cleaning out some old boxes when I remembered the time capsule Natasha Rowe and I buried ten years ago. When I mentioned it, her face stiffened for a moment. She quickly tried to talk me out of going. "It's been so long," she said. "Someone probably dug it up already." I didn't think much of it and went back to our old high school alone. At the spot where we buried it, I started digging. Instead of one box, I pulled out five metal containers of different sizes. Two of them were the ones Natasha and I buried ten years ago, their surfaces rusted and worn. But there were three others. One of them was just as rusted as ours. The other two looked almost brand new. The old extra box had a name scratched into the lid. Vince Houle. On it were the words, [My secret crush was a war I fought alone. Natasha, I hope you're happy.] I remembered him then. He had been a quiet guy who sat behind us in class. The kind of student no one really noticed. The two newer boxes had names carved into them, too. Natasha and Vince. The date etched into both of them was today. On Natasha's box were the words, [The greatest regret of my life is that I couldn't marry you.] On Vince's box were the words, [The greatest regret of my life is that I can't openly congratulate you on getting married.]

At the beginning of the story Prince Yamato is on a mission to defeat the rebels that terrorize the countryside. Local warlords led by Minamoto family, their representative Minamoto Yorimoto, plan to replace the ruling house Nakatomi with one of their choosing. The plans are set. Prince Yamato waits in the Midwinter Town. In the meantime, Fujiwara Fuhito has his own problems to deal with. Like in every other place in the country, bandits roam in his hold. A mysterious figure slowly walks through a mysterious forest. That figure is Kazuma, a man that runs from his past, try to live the present and hoping for a better future.

A gorgeous new lawyer named Charlotte Lowell joins our law firm and claims she has been reborn. One day, a publicly listed company offers us a massive ten-million-dollar case. Charlotte warns our boss, Levi Howard, that the company has major issues. If we accept the case, we'll lose in court and be hit with a huge payout. Levi isn't sure if she's bluffing, but in the end, he listens and passes. The next day, that very company collapses. And the rival firm that took the case is hit with a compensation claim worth tens of millions of dollars. To celebrate dodging the bullet, Levi asks me to book a restaurant. But Charlotte immediately tells him not to go to that restaurant because that place is about to have a gas explosion. Hours later, the restaurant blows up just as she mentioned. News of it hits the trending list. After those two incidents, Levi is all-in on believing Charlotte's claim of having been reborn. In order to keep Charlotte, he gives her the executive position that was initially promised to me. When I hand in my resignation, Charlotte urges Levi to stop me. "If Yelena jumps to another firm, she'll use the resources she gained here to crush us. A year from now, we won't even have a firm left." Upon hearing Charlotte's words, my boyfriend and colleague, Finley Smith, steps forward to back her up. "Charlotte's right. I saw a job offer from Vera Legal in Yelena's email. She's really petty. If she joins Vera Legal, we'll surely face her revenge." Levi believes them and rejects my resignation. I file for labor arbitration, but it's no use. In the end, I'm demoted to a janitor at the firm. Driven by resentment, I fall into depression and end up hanging myself at the entrance of the firm. When I open my eyes again, I've gone back to the day Charlotte claims she has been reborn.

One reckless night. One forbidden crush. One playboy who sees her fire. She’s loved her best friend Frank in silence for six years—until the man from her drunken one-night stand turns out to be Eric, the rich, dangerous playboy brother of the woman Frank wants. Eric isn’t supposed to care. He’s the man every girl wants and the one she should stay away from. But when their paths cross again, his teasing turns possessive, his protection turns personal, and his kiss reminds her what it feels like to be seen. She’s tired of being the invisible girl. He’s the man who sees everything she hides. But falling for him could destroy everything she’s ever known.

« Vas-tu me tuer comme tu as tué ton compagnon ?» demandai-je, la voix et le regard fixés. « Seulement si tu te comportes bien, Lune. Tu es ma petite épouse, tu te souviens ?» Il se pencha et me fit descendre une mèche de cheveux dans l’oreille. « Et en tant qu’épouse, tu dois m’obéir, même au prix de ta vie. Alors seulement, je t’épargnerai.» « Et si je ne le fais pas ?» soufflai-je en levant les yeux vers lui pour la première fois. « Et si je te désobéis, Keiran ? » « Alors, les conséquences seront insupportables. » ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoir tout ce que l'on désire était l'une des meilleures choses de la vie. Une famille unie, un compagnon aimant qui est aussi mon amour d'enfance et mon loup. Je pensais que cela durerait très longtemps, mais malheureusement, mon bonheur n'a duré qu'un court instant. J'ai surpris mon compagnon en train d'avoir une liaison avec une autre femme, et mon père, l'Alpha de la meute des Lys, m'a annoncé mon mariage arrangé avec l'homme le plus redouté qui ait jamais existé. LYCAN KEIRAN MORENO. Un Roi Lycan mortel qui est aussi le dieu des Enfers. Des rumeurs circulaient selon lesquelles il aurait tué sa compagne la nuit de leur cérémonie d'accouplement. Comment étais-je alors censée épouser un homme aussi dangereux ? Je me suis retrouvée dans son domaine comme épouse, malgré notre énorme différence d'âge. Bon sang… cet homme était mon pire ennemi. Je préférerais mourir plutôt que de le laisser me toucher. C'est dire à quel point je le déteste, et heureusement, c'était réciproque.