Rain Short Story

Dia terlahir dengan nama Almarine, keturunan raja dan ratu dari suku Edelyn. Ia lahir satu purnama setelah kematian ayahnya--saat perang masih belangsung, sang ibu menyerahkan gadis itu pada orang kepercayaan agar melarikannya ke Bumi Manusia agar musuh mereka tak bisa mengejarnya. Gordhova, wanita kerjam berhati iblis dengan kekuatan sihir maha dahsyat, terobsesi menjadi wanita paling cantik di dunia. Ia sangat membenci Ratu Ava, karena sang ratu lebih cantik dari dirinya. Pada suatu kesempatan, pecahlah perang kerajaan melawan pengkhianat yang dipimpin sang penyihir. Ratu Ava yang masih lemah setelah melahirkan disandera, aura kecantikannya dihisap sehingga wanita itu menjadi tua dan layu. Sementara itu, sang putri dibawa pergi ke Bumi sampai ia siap merebut kembali apa yang menjadi haknya.

Camille Duret est une avocate brillante, intègre et redoutée dans les tribunaux. Son monde bien ordonné bascule lorsqu’elle se retrouve forcée de défendre un homme qu’elle aurait préféré éviter : Lorenzo Valenti, un parrain de la mafia aussi séduisant que dangereux. D’abord réticente, elle découvre un homme bien plus complexe qu’un simple criminel. Entre eux naît une tension électrique, un jeu de pouvoir où chacun tente de dominer l’autre. Mais dans l’ombre, les ennemis de Lorenzo se multiplient, et Camille devient une cible malgré elle. Tiraillée entre sa morale et son attirance pour cet homme imprévisible, Camille devra faire un choix : rester fidèle à ses principes ou plonger dans un monde où la loi du plus fort règne, au risque d’y perdre son âme… ou son cœur.

They said the boarding schools are a training ground for the best students but they also said it was a deep quagmire for students who forgot what their motives were. But, who told the seniors that the junior girls were their servants? Who brought up referring to juniors as fags? Who said the 'journey of no return' was fun? Who claimed that 10 minutes was enough for mealtimes? Who said siestas' were opportunities for punishments? "Come you junior girl, why did you walk past the front of your seniors' classroom" "Senior I..." "Go down low" And so another junior girl gets into a day's worth of troubles.

Le premier jour de ma renaissance, je me suis tournée directement dans la chambre du Parrain Raffaele Caruso et j'ai commencé à me déboutonner. Dans ma vie précédente, j'étais dans un mariage de convenance avec son fils, Matteo Caruso, mais il n'y avait pas d'amour entre nous. Nous étions notoires dans le cercle mafieux de la Ville de la Liberté. Matteo croyait que j'étais la raison pour laquelle il avait perdu son premier amour. Il pensait que j'étais délibérément entrée dans sa chambre la nuit où il avait été drogué avec un aphrodisiaque, le piégeant dans un mariage. Ainsi, pendant huit ans après notre mariage, il est resté ivre chaque soir et a refusé de rentrer à la maison. Même quand j'ai vécu un accouchement difficile et que j'étais au bord de la mort, il n'a jamais demandé de mes nouvelles, même une seule fois. Puis, l'ouragan est arrivé. Une marée de tempête a englouti la ville. Le port s'est effondré sous les vagues, et il ne restait plus qu'une seule place sur le bateau d'évacuation. Tout le monde pensait que Matteo le garderait pour lui-même. Au lieu de cela, il m'a poussée violemment sur le bateau. « Vas-y ! Je te donne ma chance de vivre, Chiara. S'il y a une prochaine vie, ne viens plus me sauver. Je veux juste être avec Lucia. » La seconde suivante, son corps a été traîné dans la mer d'un noir profond. J'ai survécu, pour être ensuite massacrée par une famille rivale. Ce que Matteo n'avait jamais su, c'est qu'il n'était pas le seul à avoir été drogué cette nuit-là. Son père aussi. Cette fois-ci, je suis entrée dans la pièce juste au moment où les effets de l'aphrodisiaque se faisaient sentir. Raffaele s'est forcé à endurer, son contrôle étant poussé à la limite. Je me suis approchée et j'ai dit doucement : « Laissez-moi être votre antidote, Parrain Caruso. »

She had never thought that she would sleep with her former adversary, but it turned out to be a fantastic match for both of them. However, when they got married, his apathy finally enraged her, and she yelled, "you damn bastard!"

Instead of my family’s private jet to the warrior camp, I chose a packed train—all for my mate, Alpha Kael. He claimed he wanted a romantic journey and a taste of a normal life. Just for one day. But when the train stopped, I severed our mate bond. He gasped, clutching his chest, his eyes wide with disbelief. “Elena… you’re doing this just because I gave Seraphina our private cabin?” “Yes.” He gave a bitter laugh, looking at me like I was a spoiled princess. “Baby, don’t be ridiculous. You know it's dangerous for an Omega to be alone. Especially when she's surrounded by so many predatory males.” “Name your price. My kills at camp? I’ll tell everyone I’m yours. Or… should I just mark you again?” Before I could answer, the Omega he was “protecting” whimpered his name. "I feel their eyes on me," Seraphina whimpered. "I'm scared." Instantly, he wrapped his arms around her, a human shield. He stalked possessively off the train with her in his arms. He never even gave me a second glance. Kael had no idea who he was protecting. The Omega he pitied was no victim. Seraphina belonged to a trafficking ring that preyed on lone she-wolves. It wasn’t until he found me kidnapped and broken that he collapsed, begging for a forgiveness that was long gone. But I had already sent a mind-link to the only man who could destroy him. My father. The Lycan Chairman. The one man with the power to make or break any Alpha. “Cut off Kael's resources. All of them. Now.”

Seorang pemuda berusia 20 tahun yang memiliki kemampuan unik. Dia bernama Kenshin saat dia bermimpi, kemungkinan besar mimpinya akan menjadi sebuah kenyataan. Namun suatu ketika dia memimpikan sesuatu yang tak lazim dan tidak masuk akal dan mimpi itu pula yang akan membantunya menguak sebuah sejarah manusia yang terluput

Choosing to live independently in a highly urbanized city is a decision Latisha Thaviya Fallarco made at such a young age. Despite her parents prohibitions, she still managed to convince them by performing well in academics. She wanted to attend parties, get drunk and dance in the club, go shopping, and explore neighboring cities. She wanted to live her life to the fullest in the place she considered the best. Yet, she never saw the coming of an incident that would end that kind of lifestyle. She was forced to leave and be with her family. Latisha thought that living in a province would be hard for her, but she was wrong. In a particular town in Iloilo Province, she found her true home. Ps. This story is written in Filipino and English.

Na minha vida passada, no dia em que minha irmã Fernanda e eu participamos da cerimônia de escolha do Pacto das Bruxas, eu salvei um príncipe Kindred em perigo. Para retribuir minha bondade, assim que o príncipe retornou ao seu clã, ele imediatamente anunciou que eu seria sua futura noiva. Um ano depois, dei à luz um herdeiro de sangue puro, o único sucessor de toda a linhagem Kindred. O príncipe ficou exultante. No dia de sua coroação como Rei, ele completou o Pacto de Sangue comigo, tornando-me sua eterna companheira e rainha. A partir daquele momento, passei a ser reverenciada por todas as raças. Enquanto isso, minha irmã Fernanda escolheu se casar com um poderoso líder lobisomem, apenas para se tornar a mais insignificante de suas muitas amantes. A inveja a consumia até a loucura. Durante um festival da lua cheia das Bruxas, ela me empurrou de um penhasco, causando minha morte. Quando abri os olhos novamente, vi Fernanda correndo em direção ao local onde o príncipe Kindred estava em perigo, no dia da cerimônia de escolha. Eu soube, naquele instante, que ela também havia renascido. Mas ela não sabia que, embora fosse fácil se tornar a noiva do príncipe, conquistar seu coração e dar-lhe um filho era uma tarefa quase impossível.

Nalaman ni Araceae na buhay pa ang tunay niyang magulang kaya tumakas siya sa bahay ampunan upang hanapin ang mga ito. Kasama niyang tumakas ang matalik na kaibigang si Ertan, ngunit nahuli sila sa lansangan ng isang sindikatong grupo. Kasama ng iba pang kabataan, dinala sila sa isang underground human auction, dito nagkahiwalay si Araceae at Ertan. Napunta si Araceae sa kamay ni Kaya, ang binatang may malaking galit sa kanya. Naging miserable ang buhay ni Araceae sa kamay ni Kaya, sinapit niya ang parusa sa isang kasalanang hindi naman niya ginawa. Sa kagustuhan na mabuhay tumakas si Araceae sa malupit na lalaki, nagtagumpay siya ngunit ang alaala niya ang naging kapalit nito. Nagising si Araceae sa isang maliit na isla at nakilala ang matandang mag-asawa, dito nabuhay siya bilang si Aris. Paglipas ng dalawang taon, nakilala ni Araceae si Temur, isang mayamang binata na taga Maynila. Inibig nila ang isa't-isa at pagkatapos ng kasal, dinala siya ng asawa sa Maynila upang doon manirahan. Sa pagtira niya sa mansion, nakilala ni Araceae si Kaya Flegenheimer, ang CEO ng FHMer Corporation at nakatatandang kapatid ni Temur. Sa pagbabalik ng lalaking lumapastangan at nagpahirap sa kaniya. Magbalik na kaya ang alaala ni Araceae? Madiskubre kaya niya ang lihim sa likod ng tunay niyang pagkatao? Ano ang gagawin ni Kaya oras na makitang muli ang babaeng minahal at nagtraydor sa kanya?