Psalm 121:7-8

Amaya Rosario - Moving to New York was supposed to be all about independence—college, city life, making my own way. But then there was Alan Chambers: quiet, kind, and impossible to read. And then there was his dog, Rufio, who seemed determined to make us happen. I didn’t mean to fall for the guy who doesn’t talk about himself. I just wanted to help out and do something meaningful. But now, between dog walks, city strolls, and a park worth fighting for, I can’t stop wondering if there’s more to Alan than he lets anyone see—and if maybe that something more could include me. Alan Chambers - I’ve built a quiet life in the city—just me, my dog, and the kind of peace that comes from staying in your own lane. I don’t talk about my past. I don’t let people get too close. And I certainly didn’t plan on Amaya Rosario. She’s bright, bold, and keeps showing up in places I never expected. I should keep my distance. I’ve got too many reasons to stay in the shadows. But something about her makes me want to step into the light—for the first time in a long time. Book 7 in the Ravenwood Series. It can be read as a standalone. However, to learn about the characters and past events that may be referenced, you should check out the rest of the series. Book 1 - The Princes of Ravenwood Book 2 - Chasing Kitsune Book 3 - Expect the Unexpected Book 4 - Out of My League Book 5 - Man's Best Wingman (starring Amaya's sister Xenia and introduced Alan and Amaya as side characters) Book 6 - Troubled Heart (Alan appears as a cameo)

夫が突然、SNSにこんな投稿をした。 「この身体はすでに国のために捧げた。もう君に尽くすことは叶わない」 何のことか聞こうとしたところ、彼から研究施設がある町行きの航空券が送られてきた。 そして、「任務は機密事項で、この間は連絡を取ることができない」と告げられた。 それから10ヶ月後、本来なら研究所にいるはずの夫が突然帰ってきた。そのタイミングで、私が妊娠検査を受けているところに鉢合わせたのだ。 8ヶ月に膨らんだお腹を見て、彼の顔は真っ青になった。「俺が10ヶ月も家を空けてたのに、なんでお前が妊娠してるんだ！」 私は肩をすくめて答えた。「3年間行くんじゃなかったの？10ヶ月で帰ってくるなんて、早すぎるんじゃない？」

「何だ？この頭が悪そうな生き物は…」 そう口にしたのは、今日から義兄となるクライヴ… ヴァレンティン伯爵家の一人娘、シャルロットは8歳の時、継母と義兄が出来た。 兄であるクライヴの第一印象は最悪。それでも兄妹になったのなら、仲良くしたいと歩み寄るシャルロットだったが、クライヴは塩対応。 もう、この人はそういう人なんだと諦めて過ごしていたある日…両親が急死した。シャルロット20歳前日のことだった。 悲しむシャルロットにクライヴは「大丈夫、貴女には私がいます。一人じゃありませんよ」と優しく抱きしめてくれた。 悔しいが、その一言に救われた気がした。 これを境に二人の関係は少しずつ変化していく…

My name is Rayne and I've always been alone in life. Except for him… The Demon that watches me in the night. Reavers are ruthless, blood thirsty creatures. Disguised as distinguished gentlemen in suits and ties, the brothers will kill without rhyme or reason. Everything about them is made to attract you, make you forget that you should be fucking running the opposite direction. And it works. I live in the most powerful pack in the world. But even my Alpha is afraid of the brothers. The Reaver with eyes of molten gold, hunts me like it's a fucking game. He follows me, watches me in secret, and makes himself known if I do something he doesn't like… It's been 7 years since he laid his claim on me, but he should have let me fucking drown. He tries to control every aspect of my life, but I will do what I want, when I want, and I would like to see him try and fucking stop me. In fact, I'm counting on it… I refuse to be anyone's puppet. Not the Demon who watches me, not my Alpha's, and sure as fuck not the Demon's younger brother. I've heard the whispers. I know there's something different about me... But that gives exactly no one the right to think they fucking own me. How much am I willing to give up to prove that point? I ask myself this question, and then make a choice… A choice that nearly destroys me. Lucky for me, The Darkness would never let me face this trauma alone… With The Darkness on my side, I feel fucking invincible, and I'm going to go out of my way to make sure that everyone knows exactly where I fucking stand. (Book 1 in The Reaver Chronicles Series)

.) Semua berawal dari keluarga priyayi yang mengalami kebangkrutan dan salah satu anak perempuannya bernama Warti menjadi penjahit cukup terkenal di desanya. Lalu menikah dengan Wanto anak dari saudagar kaya di desa. Lama kelamaan, mereka punya anak terakhir bernama Anis. .) Selama perjalanan waktu ternyata takdir membawa Warti kepada kematian. Dan keluarga Wanto hidup serba kekurangan. Masa kecil Anis memang kurang beruntung layaknya anak-anak yang lainnya. Sampai ia juga iri dengan sepupunya dari pihak Warti bernama Aro. Ketika Aro bermain sepeda, Anis hanya bisa menonton. Kehidupan Aro ini sangat berkecukupan, semuanya terpenuhi dan serba ada. ,) Ketika memasuki usia sekolah SMP pun Anis mendapatkan uang saku dari ayahnya Aro. .) Lulus SMP, Anis tidak melanjutkan sekolah karena keterbatasan biaya. Sedangkan Aro melanjutkan ke jenjang SMA di kota. .) Lulus SMP, Anis bekerja menjadi salah satu karyawan di toko milik Cina di Jakarta. Selama itu kehidupannya sedikit demi sedikit berubah lebih baik. .) Selama hampir 7 tahun, Anis bekerja di Jakarta dan mengenal gemerlap kota Jakarta. .) Selama itu pula dia punya pacar yang bekerja di sana juga. Akhirnya terjadilah malapetaka tersebut. Ia mendapatkan banyak siksaan dari pacarnya. Tapi dia tidak pernah mengadu ke pihak berwajib. Dia hanya cerita kepada Aro. .) Setelah selesai bekerja di Jakarta, ia memutuskan bekerja di Hongkong sebagai perawat dan menata kembali hidupnya. .) Selama bekerja di Hongkong, dia bertemu dengan jodohnya. Dan akhirnya sukses bisa membuat rumah dengan biaya hasil kerjanya.

大財閥〈篠沢（しのざわ）グループ〉の先代会長だった父の急死を機に、17歳でその後継者となった一人娘の絢乃（あやの）。 そんな彼女を献身的に支えるのは、８歳年上の秘書・桐島（きりしま）貢（みつぐ）。彼は自身をパワハラから救ってくれた絢乃に好意を抱き、その恩返しに秘書となったのだった。 絢乃もまた桐島に初めての恋をしていたが、自分の立場や世間の注目が彼に集まってしまうことを危惧して、その恋心を内に秘めていた。 ところがある日の帰宅時、桐島の車の中で彼にキスをされたことにより、絢乃は彼の自分への秘めた想いに気づいてしまう──。 初恋に揺れ動くキュートなお嬢さま会長と、年上ポンコツ秘書とのラブストーリー。

Zandro's father exiled him to leave their mansion. He was just only 8 then when it's force him to leave in his foreign country. Together with his butler they moved to the philippines and lived a simple life. Not knowing the real situation he begin to feel a deep livid unto his father. He begin to shut off his self to anyone. But only one person can actually change him. A person which he didn't expect with to treasure the most. "ZANDROOO!" matinis na sigaw ng isang babae. Isang ngite ang namutawi sa kanyang mga labi bago ito tuluyang hinarap. "What?" paingos niyang tanong dito. Namumula sa galit ang may kaliitan nitong mukha at halos umusok na ang ilong nito sa galit. Nakakatuwa talaga itong pagmasdan kapag nagagalit. Ngunit isang malakas na batok ang ibinigay nito sa kanya dahilan nang pagkakatayo niya sa kanyang pagkakaupo. Napatingala ito sa kanya nang tuluyan na siyang tumayo. Halos hanggang balikat niya lang ito. "Hindi ka na naman pumasok sa klase natin. Isusumbong na talaga kita kay Uncle," panenermon nito sa kanya. "Tss." 'Bakit naman siya papasok sa loob ng room nila kung wala din naman ito doon.' "Umalis lang ako sandali dahil ipinatawag ako ni Ma'am Jie. Kung saan-saan ka na agad napapadpad gawain ba nang matinong estud-" Naputol ito sa pagsasalita nang hablutin niya ang maliit nitong beywang saka ito siniil ng halik. Halos ramdam niya ang paninigas nito dahil sa ginawa niya. Nang bitawan niya ang mga labi nito ay nakita niya sa mga mukha nito ang pagkagulat. "Your too noisy Eury," he huskily said and intertwined his hands with hers. "Bumalik na tayo sa klase." Hila niya rito. Eurydice Solarte is the Mafia's son obsession.

　7歳の末っ子が蛇に噛まれ、私はすぐに彼を長男の病院に連れて行った。しかし、長男の彼女に愛人扱いされた。 　彼女は息子に血清を打つのを妨げただけでなく、私を平手打ちした。 　「私は彼と運命の相手なのに、隠し子まで連れてきて、よくも私の前でケンカを売ってくれたな」 　彼女は私を地面に押し倒し、殴りつけ、女性の象徴を切り落とした挙げ句、こう言い放った。 　「こんな淫らな女、あそこを封じれば大人しくなるわ」 　私は全身打撲で救急室に運ばれたが、執刀医はなんと長男だった。 　彼は手を震わせ、顔は青ざめていた。 　「母さん、誰がこんな酷い目に遭わせたんだ？」

Emily Watson is the next heiress to a multi-billionaire industry company. Instead of taking her fortune and next step as royalty, she let it all go for a man she fell in love with for 7 years. Little did she know that the 3 years of her marriage was going to be cold and distant. Her husband has never touched her since that night, her mother-in-law hates her. Her life was miserable. Yet, she linger on because she loves him. Even if she watched him from a distance, it was fine with her for he was her every breath. Until one day he divorce her to be with the woman he loves. What's this? The woman is pregnant. Heartbroken she left her husband and the home she had called for so many years. 6 months later she showed up at the biggest and grandest Watson's ball. There Emily stood, the next heiress to the multi trillionaire of the century. Her ex-husband, Joshua MacClare was shocked that the woman he have divorce have made him yearend for her. His heart was beating rapidly for her, his eyes followed her every movement, his breathing was unsteady as she was close to him. He gulped as he wanted her. Wanted her as his wife again. "We're divorced," said Emily. "No, we're not," said Joshua. "Huh?" questioned Emily. Joshua smiled at her and said, "On that night, a rainy night if you have forgotten, the documents were destroyed." "What?" asked Emily. "You see, you threw our divorce paper into the stormy rain. So, the rain have washed away our prints." Emily's breath quickened. "So, since there is no legible signatures on the divorce paper, we're never divorce." Emily backed away from him. Joshua walked over to her and said, "You're still my wife."

결혼한 지 7년이 지났지만, 경민준은 그녀에게 한결같이 차가웠다. 하지만 연미혜는 사랑했기에, 언젠가는 그의 마음도 따뜻해질 거라 믿었기에, 그 냉랭한 태도를 묵묵히 견뎌냈다. 그러나 7년의 기다림 끝에 그녀에게 돌아온 건 그의 사랑이 아니라, 다른 여자에게 한눈에 반한 남편의 모습이었다. 그는 그 여자에게 다정하고 사려 깊었고, 연미혜는 그 모든 것을 지켜보면서도 끝까지 가정을 지키려 했다. 그러던 어느 날, 연미혜가 생일을 맞아 남편과 딸을 보기 위해 먼 길을 날아갔지만, 그들이 함께 향한 곳은 그녀와의 약속 장소가 아닌 다른 여자의 곁이었다. 그날 밤, 혼자 남겨진 호텔 방에서 연미혜는 모든 걸 내려놓기로 했다. 자신이 정성껏 키운 딸이 다른 여자를 ‘엄마’라고 부르는 날이 와도 더 이상 아프지 않을 것 같았다. 그녀는 주저 없이 이혼 서류를 작성했고, 양육권도 미련 없이 포기한 채 깔끔히 떠났다. 그 순간부터 그들 부녀에게 어떤 관심도 두지 않았다. 오직 이혼 서류가 정리되길 기다릴 뿐이었다. 가정을 잃었지만, 그녀에겐 더 넓은 세상이 기다리고 있었다. 한때 모두에게 무시당했던 그녀는 단숨에 수천억 자산을 가진 여자가 되었다. 그런데 이상한 일이었다. 이혼 서류는 언제까지고 정리되지 않았고, 집에 발길조차 두지 않던 남편이 점점 더 자주 찾아왔다. 그리고 어느 날, 벽에 몰린 그녀를 내려다보며 한때 차가웠던 남편이 낮게 속삭였다. “이혼? 절대 안 돼.”