Quotes About Service

Si Gaia at ang kanyang pamilya ay 'di hamak na residente lamang ng kanilang pamayanan. Nang makapagtapos sa kursong kanyang kinuha ay naghanap siya ng trabaho, sa ilang araw niyang paghahanapa ay wala pa rin siyang nakita. Napagpasyahan niyang magpahinga muna ng ilang araw habang naghihintay ng tawag sa kanyang pinag-apply-an ngunit sa pagsubok niya ulit ay bigla na lamang siyang naglaho. Napaulat na siya ay nawawala sa kanilang bayan. Gayunpaman, hindi alam ng mga ito na ang babaeng nawawala ay nasa kamay lamang ng kanilang kasalukuyang Gobernador na si Stefano Lorenzo. Ano kaya ang mangyayari kay Gaia? May pag-asa pa ba itong makabalik? Will her disappeareance make change in her life and to the life of people under their governor's service?

I ordered an incubus online, but when the package arrived, there were two of them. One was gentle and obedient, the other was hot-tempered and unpredictable. I immediately messaged customer service to ask if they'd sent the wrong one—I had only ordered the gentle kind. The reply came cheerfully. "Congratulations, you've unlocked the hidden variant! This model is a bit special—buy one, get one free!" Wait… what? I remembered hearing people say that raising an incubus is like raising a puppy, only better—they keep you warm at night and don't shed. Well, if that's true, whether I had one or two made no difference. So I ended up paying the price of one and getting two—what a steal! Or so I thought… until I went to feed them. That's when I realized I was the cookie in the middle of a sandwich. Apparently, "keeping me warm at night" was a strenuous activity.

Desperate to save her father’s life, Aurora agrees to be a surrogate mother for a multimillionaire, paid upfront for her service, only to lose her father after the insemination was done. With conflicted emotions, she tries to weasel out of the agreement but unfortunately for her, she was already pregnant, and Mr Arthur was not going to let her off, not even when she suggested an abortion. He insisted that she had the baby. That choice would have been so much easier if he cared for her, but due to his painful past, Mr Arthur was devoid of emotions. A man with a heart cold as ice, she cared for him, but he only saw her as a Breeder. Sitting right there on the hospital bed, staring at her beautiful babies, Aurora was overwhelmed by motherly joy, and at that moment, she knew that she couldn’t hand over her babies to a heartless, cold, money minded CEO, and so she ran, as far as she could…. But the Billionaire CEO was not going to leave his babies either. The billionaire’s babies must be found!

The day I was awarded the highest service medal, I got a call that my grandfather had died. My superiors approved emergency leave, and I rushed straight back to the family estate without stopping. The moment I reached the hillside cemetery behind the house, what I saw snapped something inside me. Our family burial ground had been completely leveled. My parents' graves had been dug open. Their urns had been turned into flower pot bases, with dark-red roses planted right on top of them. My grandfather's coffin had been split apart. His body was left exposed in the dirt, already starting to rot. And my younger brother, Jerry Horton, who was on the autism spectrum, was being ordered around like a laborer by my husband's assistant, Digby Wolfe, hauling construction materials back and forth. I lost it. I grabbed Digby and slammed him into the ground with a hard shoulder throw. "You touched my family's graves and made my brother do manual labor. Are you trying to get buried here with them?" Digby coughed up blood as he struggled to his feet, sneering at me. "This was Mr. Gray's decision. He said your family plot is in a good location, with plenty of space. It's perfect for building a golf course for the future Mrs. Gray. In Joule, Mr. Gray is the law." His tone was icy. "And who do you think you are?" I swallowed my rage and called Marshall Gray. "I hear you run Joule," I said. "Well, I'm about to change that."

I died on the day I was supposed to receive the Pack’s Distinguished Service Award. Three hours after I died, my parents, my brother, and my mate were just wrapping up the graduation party they’d thrown for my sister. While my sister, Ella, was posting a cozy family photo on Instagram, I was locked in our basement, using my tongue to swipe on my phone and call for help. The only person who answered was my mate, Ryan. All he said was, "Sophie, cut the drama. Ella's graduation party is important. Enough with the tantrums!" This was the ninety-ninth time they had let me down. And the last. I lay in a pool of my own blood, my lungs still. They thought I was just throwing a fit, hiding somewhere. That if they taught me a lesson, I’d come crawling back. But they didn't know. I was home the whole time. I was already dead.

Jika suami hilang, carilah di novel ini. Novel berisi peta buat menemukan di mana dia berada. Suami gila jablay. Jangan dikonfrontasi! Jangan labrak jablaynya! Tolong dia, menangkan hatinya. Novel ini jadi bahan referensi Moms menang melawan kuntilanak, menelanjangi pamor yang mereka pakai memikat suami celamitan karena istrinya kurang wawasan. Aksi ngelabrak, jambak rambut, gelut di depan umum hanya memuaskan sesaat. Suami Moms malah bersemangat membela jablaynya, karena 'mata'nya sedang dibutakan oleh daya tarik sang jablay. Suami Moms sedang 'dihancurkan' pelan namun pasti. Ada strategi memenangkan hati suami disajikan oleh novel ini. Mari, pakai otak ! Jangan emosi! Kisah pernikahan Olive dan Refan, mengajarkan Moms memenangi perang urat syaraf rumah tangga dalam prahara. Olive berhasil menolong Refan, suaminya lepas dari jerat sex penari striptis, Rita Anastasia yang menawarkan daya tarik seks bukan service ranjang biasa. Kenikmatan sex yang disajikannya dibawah pengaruh narkoba. Butuh 3 tahun membebaskan suaminya dan harganya mahal. Refan nyaris menghuni rumah sakit jiwa akibat konsumsi ekstasi jangka panjang. Karirnya hampir hancur terseret masuk bui. Harta disita negara. Perjuangan Olive selidiki perselingkuhan suami melelahkan, membuatnya putus asa. Pernikahan itu kemudian menjadi jerat sangkar burung (baca: karier) buat Olive, mengurungnya harus bertahan. Untung ada Tubagus, sahabat yang mendukungnya. Olive bukan detektif. Namun intuisi seorang istri menuntunnya bergerak melakukan investigasi, berhasil meringkus Rita, menyerahkannya ke gerbang neraka dunia. Masuk penjara. Novel ini mengisahkan sisi lain daya tarik para PSK. Fenomena jamak yang tak banyak dipahami khalayak. Sebab daya tarik mereka memang bukan service ranjang biasa. Menitipkan pesan edukatif bagi para istri yang berada di bawah ancaman prahara rumah tangga, juga bagi para suami yang mau coba-coba masuk mencicipi relaksasi dunia malam. Mereka harus tahu daya pikat para PSK mengacaukan hidup mereka dengan pamornya. Sisi lain kehidupan para mafia narkoba terwakili dari sosok Rita Anastasia dikupas habis di novel ini. Petik hikmahnya. Selamat Membaca.

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At seventeen, Alex Jennings is struck by lightning—and dies. When he wakes, he belongs to Hel, chosen as her executioner and bound to weigh souls and punish the guilty. With death at his command and vengeance in his veins, Alex hunts those responsible for his father’s murder, crossing a country soaked in blood and judgment. But power comes with a price. When his fated mate walks away, Alex returns home shattered. A brutal accident leaves him fighting for control of his mind, his future, and the darkness inside him. As he rebuilds his life and dares to love again, a new threat pulls him back into Hel’s service—one that will test his loyalty, his morality, and the laws he helped create. Now Head Alpha of the World Council, Alex faces the one trial he cannot execute his way out of. When a lie meant to protect his family threatens to destroy it, Alex must confront a devastating truth: Justice and love don't really conquer all.

My younger sister and I were born twins, yet from the very beginning, our parents had zero fondness for me. My sister was the family's good-luck charm, while I was hailed as the harbinger of misfortune. I was blamed for every calamity, while she got all the credit for every blessing. Even after my death, I heard them say, "If we had abandoned her at birth, or even ended her life then, none of this would have happened." I had once tried desperately to win their approval, only to be met with cold indifference. When I finally secured a coveted civil service post, they celebrated me for the first time in my life. I naively believed that I had been acknowledged at last. But then, they said, "Give your job to your sister. She needs it more." At that moment, something inside me completely died. I tried so hard to cling to the hard-won proof that I was not the family's misfortune, yet even that slipped through my grasp. In the end, I lost everything, even the life they had never once cherished.

Dans une vie passée, Lysandra était une guérisseuse au service d’un prince guerrier, Caelum. Leur amour était interdit, passionné, mais tragique. Accusée de sorcellerie par la reine jalouse, elle fut brûlée vive sous les yeux de son amant, enchaîné et impuissant. Des siècles plus tard, Lysandra se réveille dans le corps d’une brillante chirurgienne, hantée par des cauchemars qu’elle croit être de simples hallucinations. Mais lorsqu’un patient entre dans sa salle d’opération – un homme d’affaires énigmatique nommé Ciel Donovan –, tout bascule. Sa présence l’électrise, ravive une douleur ancienne, une brûlure sous sa peau. Ciel, lui, semble la connaître… et souffre d’un mal inconnu qu’aucun médecin ne peut apaiser.