Orqu穩dea Roja

My father died of esophageal cancer. For the final two years of his life, he could barely swallow anything. By the time he passed, he was nothing but skin and bones. The first New Year after his death, he came to my mother in a dream. "I'm starving," he said. "I just want to taste the thick-cut steak you used to make." My mother believed it without question. That very day, she pan-seared a large platter of steak and carried it to his grave. The next morning, she suffered a sudden heart attack and died on the spot. Devastated, I handled my mother's funeral together with my husband. That same night, my husband dreamed of my father as well. "Chester," he said, "I haven't eaten in so long. I want your pâté, served with some strong liquor." When my husband woke up, he bought the finest liver pâté, opened a bottle of single-malt whiskey, and went straight to the grave. However, not long after returning home, he collapsed from acute liver failure. He was rushed to the ICU and died three days later. I was on the brink of collapse myself. I left my daughter in the care of a close friend while I tried to handle the endless wave of tragedy. That evening, my daughter never came home from school. I searched everywhere, and finally, on the road to the cemetery, I found her. She was clutching a bowl of spicy stew, several grilled sausages floating in the broth. "Mom," she said, "Grandpa and I used to eat this all the time. I dreamed he said he was hungry." I finally lost it. I knocked the bowl from her hands and carried her home. That night, my father appeared in my dream once more. "I suffered so much while alive," he said. "Have some pity on me. "New Year's is coming. I want to come home for a meal. Make sure you cook fish." I woke in terror. Holding my daughter, I sat before the three framed portraits for two full days without eating or drinking. On New Year's morning, I realized she was no longer breathing. Clutched tightly in her hand was a packet of spicy dried salmon. I could not believe it. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day my mother, her eyes red with worry, said she was going out to buy steak.

A premeditated scheme of exploitation stripped me of everything I had. An unforeseen encounter plunged me headlong into a swirling vortex of chaos. Betrayal, contracts, endless entanglements… As the gears of fate clicked into motion, a single sheet of agreement threw me back into the orbit of that person—yet he seemed to have erased every trace of me from his memory… Meanwhile, my ex’s relentless, suffocating pestering and life’s unyielding, brutal trials kept closing in, one after another.

Kinara dikenal sebagai wanita jahat yang merusak hubungan suaminya sebelum menikah. Setelah 12 tahun berlalu dan memiliki 3 anak, semua terkuak. Suaminya masih memiliki hubungan dengan mantan tunangan dan memiliki anak kembar bahkan seluruh perhiasan peninggalan ibunya diberikan ke wanita itu. Kinara memutuskan menghancurkan semua usaha (mantan) suaminya yang ia jalankan selama 12 tahun serta memulihkan nama baik dari kebucinan bersama keluarga dan sahabat baik kakaknya.

Gwenneth is a woman from Davao who only wanted to make a living in Manila. Kahit nangangapa sa buhay ay pinipilit niyang mabuhay para sa naiwang pamilya na umaasa. Sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari, makikilala niya ang lalaking magpapabago sa tahimik niyang buhay. Sa kanilang pagsasama, malalaman niya ang tunay niyang pagkatao at ang mga sikreto na mas lalong magpapagulo sa kanyang isipan. Kaya nga ba niyang tanggapin ang taong kailanman ay hindi niya minahal mula pa noon? Kaya bang magbago ang tinitibok ng kanyang puso?

"Tuhan terlalu pilih kasih. Dia memberikanku kesempatan kedua yang tidak pernah dimiliki manusia lain di muka bumi ini," ujar Adonis sembari tersenyum kecil. Kebangkitan dari keterpurukan hidupnya yang hancur, membuat Adonis Draven menjadi salah satu orang terkaya yang sukses. Namun dibalik permintaan yang dianggapnya telah dikabulkan oleh sang pencipta, ternyata ada satu rahasia besar yang akan membuatnya menyesal pernah memanjatkan doa itu kepada Tuhan.

Grim Marie knows far too much about the wolves of the world, a world where little girls go missing. After all, she had married one before she/he showed his claws, and what that wolf did to her little girl was unforgiveable. Grim Marie isn’t certain if she can ever forgive herself for putting her Little Aleta in harm’s way. When Grandmother becomes ill, Aleta offers to take the bus through the concrete forest to Grandmother’s house to bring her some goodies. She knows the way. What could possibly go wrong? In this modern day retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf takes to the city streets to capture his prey, but the hunter is close behind him. With Grim Marie on the prowl, the hunter becomes the hunted. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

"So do we have a deal Alpha Kayden?" I slid the pen and paper over to him and he signs it, "We have a deal. The marriage is in 3 days, don't pull any pranks." Imani is the Luna of the Eclipse pack, a small pack said to be filled with wolves adorned by the goddess. Many people thought it was a myth till the powerful and popular Alpha Kayden needed assistance from the Luna of the pack. Kayden is the all powerful Alpha from the full moon pack, blessed with an even more powerful wolf, a great leader and everyone admires him. All his power is conditioned and dependent on how close his mate is to him. Melanie is the attention grabbing hybrid Luna from the crescent moon pack, the second most powerful pack in the kingdom and she is mated to Kayden. She is equally strength matched and her magic is the strongest in all the land. She is mated to Kayden and can't wait to be his Luna. But the moon Goddess has other plans for them, and plays their life like a pack of cards, making Kayden dependent on Imani and Melanie burn with jealousy that makes her powers out of control. They all have choices to make that would determine their fate, watch them fight for love and freedom, and destroy everything in the process.

The first experiment in the world of retrieving memories after death succeeds, and my memories are going to be broadcast live all over the Internet. My dad has just learned about my death, but he only says in a disgusted tone, "Who would want to see the memories of someone who is selfish, mean, and has nothing commendable at all about them? Today is the wedding day of Zoe and Cameron. Pause the live broadcast and stop being so sickening!" Zoe is my stepsister, and Cameron is supposed to be my fiance. After that, my father finds out the truth from the live broadcast of my memories. He begs for my forgiveness tearfully but… I'm already dead.

My mother is a forensic doctor. When she's at the market for some grocery shopping, she sees human flesh being sold at a butcher's stall. She calls the police before contacting my cousin to tell her to stay safe. Her friend reminds her to also pay attention to me, but my mother is scornful. "She can die out there for all I care. I never want to see her again!" She doesn't know that she's already seen me, though. She didn't recognize her daughter from the pile of flesh that's waiting for her examination.

She married her childhood crush for money. Falling for him again wasn’t part of the deal. When Adele’s mother is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she’s left with one impossible option: marry the man she once loved in secret—or watch her world fall apart. Julian Hawthorne, a cold billionaire with everything to lose, offers her a deal: two years of marriage, no strings attached, in exchange for enough money to save her family—and keep his manipulative ex-wife at bay while securing his dream business deal. To him, it’s just business. To her, it’s heartbreak waiting to happen. But fake vows can’t hide real feelings. And when old wounds reopen and boundaries blur, Adele is no longer the quiet girl he used to ignore—she’s the woman who might just destroy his control. Because in a game of power, secrets, and desire... The heart never sticks to the rules.