Shadow Word: Pain

During the long National Day holidays, I planned a Golden Highlands trip for the whole family. I even booked tickets for a luxurious train ride so we could enjoy the scenery. But on departure day, my husband and son vanished. I called my husband. I could hear an airport boarding announcement in the background. My voice trembled. "Where are you?" He panicked and mumbled that the company had an emergency before hanging up. I tried calling again, but the line was busy. The next day, he posted an update on his social media. In the photo, he stood beneath the snowy peaks of Wintercrown with one arm around his old love while the other held our son. The caption read: [If we had been a little braver back then...] A friend commented: [Where is your wife?] I stared at his reply: [She's sick and resting at home.] Three expired train tickets sat on the table as my eyes welled up with tears. A decade of marriage. A pack of lies. It was time to bring it all to a close.

I've gotten into an accident. When my childhood friend, Jason Patel, drops by to visit me, I feel like pulling a prank on him all of a sudden. So, I ask, "Who are you? I've lost my memory." He's left feeling stunned for a moment before he reveals the fake smile that he often wears whenever he pulls pranks on others. "I'm your boyfriend, Jason Patel." My heart begins pounding wildly in my chest. I decide to go along with this little prank. That summer of us playing pretend has to be the happiest time of my life. But when Giselle Ford returns to our lives, Jason immediately clears the air between us. It turns out that he and Giselle have had a crush on each other during their high school days. Unfortunately, they missed the chance to date each other. What am I to them, then? So, I can only grant their wish of wanting to stay together. That's why I laugh and call Jason out for being an idiot because he can't even tell that I faked my memory loss. Unexpectedly, I get into another accident some time later. When I wake up, I ask Jason who he is again. Impatience flickers across his expression. "Don't you feel lame for using the same trick twice?" What he doesn't know is that I've truly lost my memory this time.

Sa pagbabalik ni Thomas Mayo, isang Diyos ng Digmaan, mula sa giyera, nakaharap niya ang mga taong nais siyang pabagsakin at naging dahilan sa pagkamatay ng kanyang kapatid at pagkawala ng ama. Dahil dito umusbong ang pag udyok sa kanyang paghihiganti…

As you know, angels are at the head of the good mortal world, and demons rule the ball in hell. But the angels are not as kind as the people of the church have always made them out to be. The human race is not so important to them. And now, in their wars for our souls, they have completely forgotten about us. But people like me don't consider themselves to be ordinary people. We live twice, and sometimes three times more than ordinary people are allowed to live. Our society is called the priests of Ultima. That's all we want to tell about our world...

She gave him everything—her heart, her vows, her trust. He gave her nothing but rejection. Emily had loved Alexander Reed all her life, and when she became his wife, she thought her dreams had finally come true, but her dream quickly turned into a nightmare. To Alex, she was never a partner, only a burden someone forced into his life while his heart belonged to another woman. Every cold word, every look that passed right through her, reminded Emily she was nothing more than his forsaken wife. Humiliated and heartbroken, she walked away. He never knew the pain she carried and never knew her value until he lost her. Later, he realizes what he had lost, but Emily is no longer the fragile girl he once cast aside. She’s stronger now, colder, and untouchable. And this time, the tables have turned. The man who once rejected her now chases her shadow, desperate to win back the heart he broke, but will Emily’s wounds ever truly heal, or has his love come too late?

Lors du banquet de noces, Clément Duchamp est arrivé en retard, vêtu du costume du témoin, tenant son premier amour par le bras, tandis qu'il avait jeté avec désinvolture le costume du marié sur le canapé. « Clément, ce n'est pas notre mariage aujourd'hui… » « Jade Bernard ! » Clément m'a interrompue sèchement, les yeux pleins de menace. « Tu sais ce que tu peux dire ou non. Sois digne, ne me pousse pas à te détester. » J'ai esquissé un rire amer. L'ex de Clément avait perdu la mémoire, tout le monde jouait avec elle à un jeu de souvenirs retrouvés, alors personne ne devait la heurter. Pour m'apaiser, Clément m'a prise dans ses bras et m'a murmuré à l'oreille : « Jade, tu peux me comprendre, n'est-ce pas ? » J'ai hoché la tête pour lui montrer que je comprenais, puis je me suis tournée pour prendre la main du vrai témoin et entrer avec lui dans le sanctuaire du mariage. Plus tard, alors que je faisais des achats enceinte au centre commercial, il m'a arrêtée, les yeux pleins de larmes : « Jade, on jouait un rôle, non ? Comment as-tu pu tomber enceinte ? »

เมื่อผู้หญิงที่เขารัก ทำให้เธอต้องกลายเป็น ‘ของเล่นบนเตียง’ และฝากแผลใจให้เธอเจ็บเจียนตาย เธอยอมกระโดดลงไปเล่นเกมส์นี้ จนเผลอใจไปรัก ‘ควาe’ อย่างเขา สุดท้าย…เธอยอมอยู่ ‘แบบคนไม่มีสถานะ’ และรอวันเอาคืนผู้หญิงที่เขารัก ‘ให้จำไปจนตายว่า กำลังเล่นผิดคน’

Olivia doesn't know in which life she can feel happy. Being Luna for an Alpha is an extraordinary thing. Being the one and only is all Luna's dream. But at that time, when she met her Alpha, that dream collapsed instantly. She's not the only one. The man already has another Luna beside him. It felt like death when Olivia realized it all, she felt a very strong pain, to death was the word she always thought in her head. Her Alpha rejected her, because she already has another Luna in his heart. After two years of trying to survive and rise from the pain, Olivia is finally determined to avenge her. Her alpha was taken by another girl, a girl who was none other than her best friend. The pain she felt was far more than doubled. But she did not give up to make them both destroyed. She wasn't as strong as Alpha, but she was smart enough to be able to figure out another way to get in between the two of them.

Limang taon na ang lumipas nang durugin ni Elly Panganiban ang puso ni Carl Montesantos at lisanin ang billionaire world nito. Ginawa niya ito upang protektahan si Carl, kapalit ng isang lihim: ang kanilang kambal na anak, sina Liam at Lia—ang lihim na bunga ng pag-ibig na kailangan niyang itanggi. Ngayon, napilitan si Elly na magtrabaho sa Montesantos Holdings, ang imperyo ng kanyang Billionaire Ex na si Carl. Ang pag-ibig ay napalitan ng matinding pagkamuhi at paghihiganti. Araw-araw, sinisiguro ni Carl na maramdaman ni Elly ang pait ng pag-iwan, tinatawag siyang "walang-kwenta" at "basura" sa trabaho. Mas lumala ang sitwasyon sa presensya ni Sharon Montemayor, ang fiancée ni Carl, at ni Theo Ramos, na nagpaalab ng selos sa Bilyonaryo. Sa gitna ng tensyon, nagbigay ng walang-awang kasinungalingan si Elly: "patay na" ang ama ng kambal. Ngunit ang lahat ng galit at paghihiganti ni Carl ay guguho sa isang iglap! Sa Lobby ng kumpanya, nakita ni Carl ang kanyang anak na si Liam. Ang bata, na eksaktong kopya niya at may matatalim na asul na mata, ay sumigaw ng katotohanan: Siya ang ama! Hindi siya namatay! Dinoble ang kanyang pamilya! Ang mga mata ni Carl ay biglang nagbago, mula sa poot tungo sa pag-angkin at walang-sawang possessiveness! Simula na ng giyera! Paano itatago ni Elly ang lihim kung ang Bilyonaryong Ex, na ngayo'y nag-aapoy sa galit, ay handa nang angkinin ang kanyang dugo at lahi?!

เมื่อการพบกันโดยบังเอิญ กลายเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นของโชคชะตาที่ไม่อาจหลีกหนี เธอคือคนที่ช่วยชีวิตเขาเอาไว้ และเขา…คือคนที่เธอเผลอตกหลุมรัก ในสถานการณ์ที่ไม่ควรรัก ความบังเอิญค่อย ๆ แปรเปลี่ยนเป็นความปรารถนา จากความรู้สึก…สู่ความต้องการครอบครอง เดร็กหมกมุ่นกับอัยย์ร่านานนับปี และเมื่อเขาต้องการ คำตอบก็มีเพียงหนึ่งเดียว 'เขาต้องได้เธอมา ไม่ว่าวิธีนั้นจะต้องแลกด้วยอะไร' เพราะเมื่อได้เธอมาครอบครองแล้ว… 'อย่าหวังว่าเขาจะยอมปล่อยไป' เมื่อเหตุการณ์บีบบังคับให้ต้องเลือก ระหว่างอยู่กับเขา หรือปล่อยให้พี่สาวของเธอต้องตาย ทางเลือกเดียวที่เหลืออยู่…คือ 'เขา' แม้หัวใจจะปฏิเสธ ไม่อยากรัก แต่ทุกสิ่งที่เขาทำ กลับค่อย ๆ บังคับให้หัวใจยอมจำนน จนคำตอบสุดท้ายในใจเธอมีเพียงหนึ่งเดียว 'เขา…รักแรก และรักเดียว' …แต่เมื่อเด็กสาวผู้อ่อนต่อโลก ต้องเผชิญหน้ากับโลกที่โหดร้ายและบังคับให้เธอเข้มแข็ง ความอ่อนโยนที่เคยมี จำเป็นต้องถูกทิ้งไว้ข้างหลัง เพื่อแลกกับการก้าวเดินต่อไป…และเติบโตด้วยหัวใจที่ไม่เหมือนเดิม