Quotes About Great Expectations

Year 2061, an era where science and technology are at the peak of evolution that will changed people's lives. However, behind its heyday, an unknown force has emerged that seeks to control the world. Nine young people venture to unravel the past and discover the secrets that have long been hidden. A mystery that would put them in great danger, which is the only path to save the world from chaos.

On the day my boyfriend and I moved into our new home, his ex-girlfriend gave us a mysterious gift. The moment I opened the front door, a swarm of hornets came flying out. I screamed in fright as I felt seven or eight stings from them. His ex, Erica Loft, jumped out from behind the door with a giggle. She shouted, "Surprise! "I went up the mountains to visit a master craftsman. I wanted to get you this specially brewed hornet wine, and I even brought back a hornet's nest for you to decorate your new house with! "Isn't this a great gift?" Erica made a face at us. She was gleeful at the messy predicament I was in. My boyfriend, Joe Fulham, clenched his teeth. He rushed forward to grab Erica by the wrist as he shouted angrily at her. "Are you crazy? Don't you know that hornets are venomous?! Is this really a surprise, or are you trying to hurt us?" I listened to another one of their huge arguments from behind the door, feeling like an outsider in my own relationship. As I felt the stinging pain in my arm, I knew this wedding was about to fall through.

When billionaire werewolf, Xavier Blackwood, is forced into an arranged marriage with the naive and innocent Evangeline Turner, he's less than thrilled. For Xavier, having a mate is nothing but a liability, and he resents being bound to someone he sees as unworthy of his attention. Though there's no denying the strange pull he feels towards the enchanting Evangeline, he's determined to keep his distance and avoid developing any real feelings for her. Evangeline, on the other hand, is excited about the prospect of finally finding a mate and completing her pack's tradition. But when she comes face to face with her alpha mate, she quickly realizes that Xavier distains her and is determined to push her away. Despite her hurt and confusion, she refuses to back down and is determined to win him over and prove that she is deserving of being his mate. As they embark on their new life together, the tension between the two only grows, with Xavier constantly trying to keep his distance and Evangeline only becoming more and more determined to win him over. But when a new threat emerges and threatens to tear their pack apart, they must learn to put aside their differences and work together to overcome it. Will Xavier ever learn to love Evangeline as his true mate, or will their differences prove to be too great to overcome? Find out in The Billionaire's Alpha Mate.

After giving my son, Cameron Spencer, one of my corneas, he had a memory distortion and confused me for his father's childhood sweetheart, Joanna Lister. Such dreadful news caused me to be in so much pain that I refused to wake up. However, during the time that I was semiconscious, I heard my son and my husband's conversation. "Dad, does this mean Joanna will keep me company in the future?" "Yes, it does. You've put on a great act, son!" My attending surgeon couldn't stand their heartlessness and said, "Mr. Spencer, your son’s eyes are fine, but you lied to Mrs. Spencer in order for her to donate her cornea for Ms. Lister. If Mrs. Spencer finds out, I'm afraid..." "There's nothing to be afraid of. She loves Cameron and me so much and she's an orphan as well. There's nowhere she could go after leaving us. Joanna's all alone in this city and she's almost gone blind. We can't waste any more time!" I lay on the bed as my hopeless tears soaked the pillow. All they cared about was Joanna. But what they didn't know was that I was dying due to the operation.

"Every one action led to undesirable future, where outcomes were always vague, that was always the consequences." When Paul Simons lost his childhood friend during the last days of September, he was devasted and put himself in great grief. Wishing to wake up from the nightmarish, horrible reality of September, hoping to meet Serina Green again that died due to an odd case of suicide, The case itself was suspected to be a murder by Paul, and it further flames the anger on his heart. Drowned by agony and anger, Paul woke up another day only to realize he came back to the first week of September, where both Serina and him promised to have a concert at the September Ends, which will happen at the end of the month. Determine to fix the tragedic future, and to find the one who is responsible, he prepares himself to investigate the town before September Ends, but, Is the town and the incident as simple as it seems? Is the knowledge about the future is enough? Venture as the suspense of the lurking mystery was surfacing in the town, what did happen to the horrible tragedy of September Ends, what was the cause, who is the culprit. September End was a story mixed with romance, music, and thrill, every chapter will make you question; What really did happen? what lies around the fog of town, its dark secrets, and finally, The lurking shadow that was needed to get caught until it kills the one you love.

For the sake of my happiness with my boyfriend, I decided to go to the hospital to treat my congenital narrowness. But the attending physician turned out to be my boyfriend's friend—and the treatment plan itself made my face flush and my heart race. "During the course of treatment, there will be a great deal of intimate physical contact. That's unavoidable," he said. "For example, kissing, touching, and…"

Over a great century of peace and tranquillity, great catastrophe was steadily brewing. Leaving the Afghan war after the bloody massacre, seven officers of the then Afghan government turn rogue. They move to South Africa where they operated the largest underground shadow government the world had ever seen. Several years of activity with lots of experience meant that not all who wished the downfall of this gang could get their hands on whatever they wanted. Out of the blues come Fiona and her group called the Pacesetters, who clear the deeply rooted organisation from it roots. Determined never to give up, the Alpha Lords turn their attention to the one area of crime where the criminals always gain the upper hand - tech crime. Their new methods and determination baffle even the most talented intellects and force governments all over the world to prepare their minds and heart for a complete overthrow, and to disobedient citizens, the most feared consequences. Gradually, these men do not accept that man should still exist, but that humans evolve to the next stage of existence - programmable code. Would they prevail, or would the witty and most determined forces of light conquer the powers of darkness?

Ava Golf is the heiress of the important fashion company G&G, belonging to her grandfather, she is an intelligent, successful, and recognized woman in the world of business and fashion. So, she has never lacked a suitor, however, all the boyfriends that Ava has had, have ended up abandoning her for another woman, always thinner or younger. According to gossip, this happens because Ava is a chubby woman, with a few extra kilos and very pronounced curves. So, thanks to this, at 33 years old, Ava is still single. After her last breakup, Ava decides that she will no longer believe in love, she swears that from now on, she will only have casual encounters, no dating or thinking about marriage, and with that premise she goes out partying with her friends. That same night, she meets Alex Grand, a handsome blue-eyed man, with whom she has a casual intimate encounter and whom she never plans to see again. However, Ava's surprise is great, when the next day, she learns that the same Alex Grand with whom she slept the night before, turns out to be one of the new partners of her grandfather's company. What Ava does not imagine is that this handsome stranger will come into her life with all the intention of staying forever and giving it a 180-degree turn.

The intern secretly submitted a voluntary pay-cut application on my behalf. As a result, my salary dropped from $10,000 to $2,000. When I found out and confronted him, my boss and colleagues all defended him. "The company is not doing great right now. Oscar was just trying to save costs for us. Do you have to nickel-and-dime over this?" With my salary so low, I couldn't afford the special medication for my chronic migraines, and one day I passed out at my desk during an attack. But the intern snuck a video of me unconscious and posted it on the company's website. He even whipped up a detailed 100-page slideshow breaking down how I was slacking off on the clock and dumping all my work on him. Overnight, I was labeled a workplace bully. My boss gave me the cold shoulder, and my colleagues whispered about me. Even worse, some extreme "anti-workplace-bullying" activists tracked me down to my home, showed up with two cans of gasoline, and burned me and my parents alive. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on that very day when the intern had submitted my pay-cut form. In this second chance at life, I would make sure everyone saw the intern for who he truly was.

'I hate my mate, I really do. I can't stand the sight of her. What makes it worst is that I'm in love with a demon, and I'm willing to do anything to be with her.' ----------- Elias Woods is the Alpha King, and he hates his mate. He hates everything about her, being mated to her for the past 70 years. He's sick of seeing her face. Then one night, he meets the ultimate beauty, Someone that takes his breath away and makes his once cold heart pound again. It's no problem that she's a succubus because she loves sex just as much as he does. And that makes everything even better. Mila Descoudres is a succubus; sex is the one thing she needs to survive. When she seeks fresh meat for her daily fix, she does a daring thing and sneaks into an Alpha Kings' bedroom. She got way more than a night of great mind-blowing sex. She got an addiction, an addiction that only can be tamed by the Alpha king himself. And he has no problem taming her addiction. What happens when that addiction turns into something else? Can this demon handle the Alpha King? Or will he be too much for her? **The Out Of The Shadows Series: Book 1**