Re-born:이번 생은 아찔하게

나는 SNS에서 상담 게시물 하나를 발견했다. 글쓴이는 에이즈에 걸렸다고 하면서 약혼을 앞둔 여자친구를 속였다고 했다. 아래 ‘좋아요’는 수만 건에 달했는데 궁금한 마음에 클릭해서 자세히 보니 안에 묘사된 여자친구가 어쩐지 나를 닮은 것 같았다.

내 남편과 악녀는 어릴 적부터 알고 지낸 사이다. 나와 악녀가 동시에 납치됐을 때, 구급차를 타고 온 의사 남편은 악녀부터 구해줬다. 두 다리가 골절한 나는 바닷속에서 버둥거렸다. 숨이 넘어갈 직전, 나는 그에게 뱃속의 아이만이라도 살려달라고 했다. 그는 나를 힐끗 보더니 선심 써서 다른 구급차를 불러준다고 하며 말했다. “이게 이젠 살려고 존재하지도 않는 애를 지어내네. 역겨워. 네가 날 살려준 은혜는 이렇게 갚았어. 이따가 병원에서 이혼협의서에 사인 해.” 이 말을 들은 나는 떨리는 손으로 오른쪽 귀의 보청기를 벗었다.

나는 조경민과의 아이를 갖기 위해 수백 번의 주사를 맞으며 고통을 견뎌냈다. 그는 감동한 듯 나를 꼭 안으며, 아이가 없어도 나만 사랑할 거라고 말했다. 나는 의사의 요구를 충실히 따르며 치료를 받았다. 임신 소식을 알게 된 날, 나는 기쁜 마음으로 집에 돌아가 조경민에게 이 좋은 소식을 전하려고 했다. 그러나 집에 도착했을 때, 나는 조경민이 합숙하는 여세입자 한수아와 함께 욕실에서 알몸으로 목욕을 하고 있는 것을 목격했다. 그는 한수아를 뒤에서 꼭 안은 채, 귀를 깨물며 달콤하게 속삭이고 있었다. “아이를 원하면 내가 낳아줄게. 그러니까 이혼하고 나랑 살아. 아이는 원하는 만큼 낳아줄 게.” “그래, 곧 이혼할 테니 시간 좀 줘.” 두 사람의 대화를 들은 나는 더 이상 그곳에 머물 수 없었다. 결국 나는 비를 맞으며 문을 박차고 나왔다. 나는 조경민이 절대 찾을 수 없는 곳으로 떠나기로 결심했다. 그가 평생 나를 찾지 못하도록.

Ang buong akala ni Serene ay pang-habang buhay na ang relasyon nila ni Zach. Everything was well-planned for them. They just had to wait until they're married but now she knows that's impossible because to her surprise—he cheated, and the worst part? Zach got the woman pregnant. Sinong mag-aakala na lolokohin siya nito? Napaka-sweet, caring, at talaga namang loyal nito sakaniya, kahit ata may maghubad sa harap nito ay lalampasan lang niya. Akala niya kilalang kilala na niya ito, nagkamali pala siya. Sabi nga nila, Cheating is a choice not a mistake! Dahil hindi ba niya kaya ibigay ang pagkababae niya rito kaya nagawa nitong sumakmal ng iba? Then everything started falling apart when she ended up having a one-night stand with Zach's uncle who she had never met before... the wild and oh-so yummy, Alastair Sage.

Simula ng magkaisip si Hilda Alegre bukod sa pagmamahal at maka-survive wala na siyang ibang hinihiling pa. Inasam niya ang pagmamahal na iyon at proteksyon mula sa sarili nito na ama kalaunan ay nabigo din siya after mag decide ito na ipakasal siya sa italiano na matanda. Naisip ni Hilda hindi nagba-bound sa dugo at laman ang pagmamahal. Pinili ng ama ni Hilda na ibenta siya— dugo niya at laman para mailigtas ang step sister niya na ni walang isang patak ng dugo galing sa ama niya. Umalis si Hilda at tumakas sa kapalarang inilatag sa kaniya ng sariling ama. Hinanap nito ang kalayaan sa italy. "Saan ba ako nagkamamali?" ani ni Hilda na ngayon ay hawak ang ulo habang nakatitig sa pregnancy test na hawak. She marely survive by little lucky of hers and now— may isa pa siyang buhay na kailangan protektahan. "Hindi nga ako sigurado sino ang tao na nakasama ko sa kwarto." May pagkakautang siya na need bayaran kay Arthur Cage Nicastro kaya tinanggap niya ang mission na bantayan ang anak nito na si Aron Nicastro. But during mission may nangyari na aksidente. Lasing siya 'non at ang huling nakasama niya ay si Aron Nicastro. "Importante ba sino ang ama?" bulong ni Hilda tapos sumandal sa sofa. Walang buhay ang mga mata na tiningnan mabuti ang pregnancy test. "If nag-fail ang mission, nakahanap ako ng opportunity at the end— if gusto ko mabuhay. Kailangan ko ulit tumakas at wala ako balak iwan ang bata na ito. Sino 'man sa dalawang Nicastro ang ama."

Every time selected people are chosen to play ‘Halloween’s Party‘ these people are called as the ‘Players’. It is said that if you complete and clear the last game of ‘Halloween’s Party’ you will get what you desire the most. No matter the wealth, beauty, power or even immortality. But many people have tried and failed to clear the game. The most known safe way to exit the game is to clear the round of the game. If people really want to get away from the game there are two ways first is to die and another is to- [Ding! Welcome player no.35089 to ‘Halloween’s Party ‘] Then suddenly, I was selected as one of the ‘Players’ to participate in this mysterious game. But the thing is that I am certain that this is not my world, but a world of the novel more specifically a fantasy romance novel that suddenly gets turned into a horror novel.

ภรรษ์ เรืองภวัตกุล (เชฟภาม) พริมา ธนานุกูลเวช (ฟลอเรนซ์) ดาราดาวรุ่งสาวชื่อดัง (รึเปล่า) ฟลอเรนซ์ สาวน้อยน่ารัก ที่มีปมในใจเรื่องที่พ่อกับแม่รักและตามใจพี่สาวคนโต อย่างเวนิซ มอบบริษัทให้เวนิซเป็นคนบริหาร ส่วนลูกคนสุดท้องอย่างเธอกลับไม่มีใครสนใจ เธอจึงพยายามเรียกร้องความสนใจโดยการพยายามเป็นดาราที่มีชื่อเสียง เขาคือเชฟหนุ่มผู้แสนจะเย็นชา ส่วนเธอคือยัยตัวร้ายที่เขาอยากหลีกเลี่ยงที่สุด ทว่าพอพบกับอีกด้านของนางมารน้อย เขากลับหลงรักเธอ..จนถอนตัวและหัวใจไม่ขึ้น..

Cora Watson held onto her husband’s promise from three years ago and did whatever she could to please him. She loved him dearly even if he, himself forgot about his promise and shattered her heart, ruthlessly. Now, she’s had enough! She would get divorced from him and would never let him or anyone trample over her ever again! *** I watched as she bent her head and kissed his lips while gyrating her hips at the same time. She seemed to be on cloud nine as she rode him faster and harder. My breath was stuck in my throat. Though I could only see his side view I couldn’t miss the shirt on his body. He was still clad in a shirt though the lower half of his body was exposed. It was a shirt I had specially picked for my husband this morning. A custom-made shirt that I had gotten for him on his last birthday and he was currently on it while being fucked by another woman.

After being forced to donate the blood from my heart to my Alpha's beloved witch, I die in the cottage that he'd built for me. Before my death, my five-year-old daughter runs to the castle in the forest to beg him thrice. The first time, she runs into the study and tells him I'm coughing up blood. My mate, Alpha Alaric sneers. "Is this one of Clara's new tricks? I can't believe she taught a child to lie!" He orders his attendant to take our daughter away. The second time, she knocks on the door cautiously and tells him I'm trembling all over. Alaric snorts contemptuously. "What's with the act? All I did was take some of her blood, not gouge her heart out. She'll heal on her own soon enough!" Once again, his attendant chases our daughter out. The third time, she kneels by the study door and weeps, saying that I'm already unconscious. She begs Alaric to save me. This time, he gets mad. He grabs her by the arm and throws her out of the castle. "I told you your mother won't die! Lie to me again, and I'll kick her out of the Wolffang Pack. She can die at the hands of those Rogues!" He breaks her arm in the process, and she clutches it. She has no choice but to pass the family heirloom—a ring—that represents her identity as the Wolffang Pack's heiress to a passing merchant. "I can give you everything valuable I have, Mr. Merchant! I don't want to be an heiress—I just want my mother to stay alive!" The merchant accepts the ring and soon brings a herbalist. However, Alaric's beloved witch, Elena has him taken away. "Sorry, but your father is worried that I'll be upset because my darling black cat is sick. He's ordered all of the herbalists in the pack to focus on treating my cat first." She snorts. "Your mother can wait."

북강을 뒤흔들었던 일대 명왕이 도시로 돌아와 평범한 회사원이 되었다? 그런데, 이걸 어쩌나? 어쩌다 보니 미녀 상사의 비밀을 알게 되었는데......