Solo Levelling 154

서로를 사랑한 세월은 어느덧 10년, 부부로 지낸 시간은 6년이 지났다. 주변 모두가 고영훈이 송서윤을 세상 누구보다 아끼고 사랑한다고 믿었다. 그러나 모든 게 산산이 무너진 건, 느닷없이 집으로 애인이라는 여자가 찾아온 그날부터였다. 송서윤은 그제야 그가 보여줬던 깊은 애정도, 한결같았던 다정함도 모두 거짓이었다는 사실을 알아채게 되었다. 고영훈은 지난 5년 동안 다른 여자와 바람을 피웠고 그 여자와 혼외 자식까지 낳았다. 그 여자를 바로 코앞에 두고도, 그는 끝까지 다정한 남편인 척, 완벽한 가장인 척, 모두를 속이며 살아왔다. ‘서윤아, 사랑해. 정말 많이 사랑해.’, 입버릇처럼 내뱉던 그 말은 어쩌면 가장 잔인한 거짓이었다. 그가 맹세했던 사랑은 두터운 가면을 쓰고 지껄인 거짓일 뿐이었고 그 옆의 모든 이들이 그 연극에 동참해 송서윤을 속였다. 심지어 열 달을 뱃속에 품고 죽을 고비를 넘기며 낳은, 그리고 애지중지 키운 아들조차 그녀를 속이며 아빠와 그 여자 편에 섰다. 배신은 그 한 번으로 끝이 아니었다. 남편과 아들, 그리고 가족이라 믿었던 사람들에게서 두 번, 세 번 상처를 받은 그녀는 모든 게 우스꽝스러웠다. 더는 이런 가식적인 삶에 머물 이유가 없었다. 송서윤은 끝내 모든 걸 내려놓고 비밀 조직 ‘데미스’로 복귀하기로 결심했다. 이 지긋지긋한 거짓과 연민의 굴레를 벗어던지고 고영훈의 세상에서 사라지기로 했다. 한 달 뒤, 송서윤은 세상에서 완전히 자취를 감췄다. 그 뒤로 누구도 두 번 다시 그녀의 소식을 들을 수 없었다. 고영훈의 곁에도, 이제 더 이상 그녀는 없었다... 고영훈은 누구보다 송서윤을 사랑했다. 너무 사랑한 나머지, 자격지심이 불러온 화였다. 그녀를 잃을까 두려워 그만 돌이킬 수 없는 실수를 저지르고 말았다. 모든 걸 완벽하게 숨겼다고 믿었다. 겉보기에 두 사람은 여전히 행복한 부부일 것이고 송서윤은 영원히 아무것도 모를 거로 생각했다. 하지만 그 착각은 송서윤이 그의 곁에서 완전히 사라진 순간 무너졌다. 그때야 영훈은 뼈저리게 깨달았다. 가장 소중한 사람을 영영 잃게 되었다는 걸... 미쳐버릴 듯한 후회와 집착 끝에 영훈은 모든 걸 내던진 채, 세상 어디든 그녀가 있을 법한 곳을 찾아 헤맸다. 절박한 마음에 무릎 꿇고 빌었다. 스스로도 비참할 만큼 낮은 목소리로 읊조렸다. “한 번만... 한 번만 더 기회를 줘. 서윤아, 다시 날 사랑해 줄 수 없겠니?” 하지만 뒤늦게 후회가 밀려왔을 때는 이미 모든 게 끝나버린 후였다. 송서윤의 곁에는 새로운 사람이 생겼다. 이제 그와 그의 아들이 설 자리는 남아 있지 않았다.

Me compré un hombre bestia de servicio de élite, pero a mí no me quería. Solo le movía la cola a mi hermana. Así que después, llevé a casa a otro de desahogo inferior. Y él… se puso tan desesperado que casi llora. —¡Clara! ¡Tú solo puedes tener un perrito… y ese he de ser yo!

Acepté cambiarme de escuela junto a mi amiga de la infancia, a quien acosaban constantemente, pero ella se retractó el último día. —No puedo creer que fingieras que te acosaban todo este tiempo solo para deshacerte de Harry —se burló su amiga—. Es tu amigo de la infancia. ¿En serio vas a dejar que se vaya solo a otra escuela? —Es solo otra preparatoria en esta ciudad. ¿Qué tan lejos podría estar? —dijo Lena sin ganas—. Ya me harté de que siempre esté cerca de mí. Solo quería distanciarme de él. Me quedé parado frente a la puerta un largo rato ese día, antes de decidir darme la vuelta e irme. Sin embargo, en la solicitud de transferencia, en lugar de escribir Preparatoria Haleswood, anoté el nombre de la escuela a la que mis padres querían que asistiera, la cual estaba en el extranjero. Parecía que todos habían olvidado que, desde el primer momento, Lena y yo pertenecíamos a mundos totalmente distintos.

El día de mi compromiso, él quiso irse solo porque Violeta Mendizábal quería comer empanadas caseras hechas por él. Intenté detenerlo, pero me respondió con una bofetada. —Solo es un compromiso, lo podemos hacer otro día. ¿Y si Violeta se queda con hambre? Incluso mi hermano me regañó, como si yo fuera la culpable: —Tú eres mayor que Violeta, ¿no puedes ceder un poco? No respondí. Solo me di la vuelta y lo dejé ir. Pensando que era solo una rabieta mía, no le dieron importancia, y cancelaron todos sus compromisos para poder pasear con Violeta por montañas y playas. Recién medio mes después se acordaron de mí. Cuando por fin intentaron contactarme, se enteraron de que ya había ingresado a un programa confidencial del Estado, un proyecto de investigación de armas estratégicas que duraría diez años… Y que no pensaba volver jamás. Entonces sí, el pánico los invadió.

มีชีวิตใหม่เป็นเพียงนางรองไร้ประโยชน์ แม้จะได้รับสมรสพระราชทานแต่ไม่ขอขัดขวางเส้นทางรักระหว่างพระนาง นางรองคนใหม่ขอใช้ชีวิตหรูหราฟุ่มเฟือยอย่างสงบสุข รอวันที่พระเอกจะไปปลูกต้นรักกับแม่นางเอกเท่านั้นพอ

Ashley Walters was hired as a maid in the De Luca house hold. The first day she landed for her job, she was asked to marry the only son of the family. The only heir to Deluca wealth and business. Justin. Why the family needed a maid to marry off their drop dead gorgeous son? ******* Sarah had everything in her life. Wealth, beauty, friends, and a swoon-worthy fiancé. A guy every girl wanted in her life. Her gorgeous fiancé Justin Deluca. Hot-headed. Hot looking. Girls get wet down there when they look at him. But he belongs to no one but Sarah. Then she did something stupid. As a result of a dare, she asked her fiancé to marry his maid, thinking that the maid was not beautiful enough. Trusting Justin that he won’t even bother to bat an eye on her. He would never be attracted to her. Man! She was wrong. Now, she feels... he is falling for his maid. He is falling for Ashley Walters.

"قهرٌ أولًا ثم انتصار" بعد ثلاث سنوات من الزواج، كان فؤاد الحديدي لا يلتقي بها سوى مرتين كل شهر، وكانت كل مرة لا تتجاوز مجرد أداء للواجبات الزوجية. كان لا يهتم بها، ولا يعرف عنها شيئًا، إلى أن انتهت مدة السنوات الثلاث، فسارع دون تردد للبحث عن حبه الأول، فاستدارت هي بثقة وقالت: "فؤاد، لنتطلّق، سأحقق لك ما تريد." ومنذ ذلك الحين، كفّت عن انتظاره، وتخلّت عن الأسرة، وعادت إلى مسيرتها المهنية، إلى أن أشرقت بنورها بقوة، وعادت إلى القمة، ولم يعد له مكان إلى جوارها. أما هو، فكان يُهزم مرة بعد مرة أمام موهبتها، وينجذب إليها شيئًا فشيئًا، إلى أن رحلت تمامًا، وعندها فقط عرف حقيقة ما جرى آنذاك. اتّضح أنه نسيها مرتين، وكانت هي من قطعت آلاف الأميال لتصل إلى جانبه وتحميه بإصرار، فقط لتردّ له فضل إنقاذ حياتها ذات يوم. ندم أشدّ الندم، بينما كانت هي قد أصبحت منذ زمن جوهرة الوطن التي لا يطالها أحد! وكان طريق استعادة الزوجة طويلًا وشاقًا، لكنه أُبلِغ بأن "الزوجة لم تعد تريد أن تكون زوجةَ أغنى رجل." هذه المرة، جاء دوره ليحميها، ولم يبقَ أمامه سوى اللجوء إلى أساليب قاسية...

Growing up as a human in a werewolf world has not been nothing short of a nightmare for Katie but she’s strong and won’t allow her circumstances to deter her from living her life to the fullest. When circumstances beyond her control pushes her to get married to a male she hardly knows, nothing prepared her for a roller-coaster of emotions that follows. ****** Dominic is the richest man in the city and the future alpha of the most powerful pack in the city. As a wealthy and powerful men, he was been surrounded by females who don’t care about him but his status and want to use him to climb up the social ladder. With his family desperate for him to have a bride and an heir, they set up a marriage for him with a human while he keeps his real identity hidden from her. Will the marriage between Katie and Dominic bloom into true love or are they getting more than they bargained for?

‘Marking you was the worst mistake I have ever made in my life.’ Raven was switched at birth; Alpha Greyhemm's younger twin daughter taken with Raven left in the crib instead. Her life is one none would wish for. Bullied and abused for reasons beyond her control but hope blooms when the alpha king picks her as his chosen mate. According to the constitution the alpha king has to pick a mate within three years after his coronation. Time is up and he picks the girl with nothing and no one to lose. A curse looms over his head and war heavy on his door. He has no time nor the patience to deal with a mate filled with power no one understands. He doesn't care but fate has other plans for the cursed king and the royally screwed luna. SNIPPET: “I don't care who you are but I am the luna of this pack. I am the Alpha's mate and when the alpha is gone, I am in charge. When the alpha is gone, I am the alpha. When the king is gone, I am the damn king. And if you have a problem with that, take it up with the man who marked me. Any attempt or any threat to my life will be taken as treason and I will tear that person’s head apart with my bare hands.” I said, my voice sharp and low yet sure they could all hear me. “You can tell them, you can tell them all what I said and if anyone has anything to say about that, they can find me in the king's office.” … This is book 1 of ‘The Royally screwed’ series. Book 2: The Royally Screwed Queen (completed) Book 3: The Royally Screwed Princess (ongoing)

“You can run. You can hide. But your scent will always call to me, and you will never escape.” Astrid is a weak omega shifter, born into the Stone Moon pack and resigned to a life of slavery. Though she’s given up hope, her wolf believes she’ll find a mate who will love her and save her from a life of misery and abuse. Meanwhile, Dominic Knight, the powerful alpha of the Blood Moon pack, is a nightmare to his rivals and seeks no mate. After suffering the loss of his previous mate, Isabella, he wants nothing more than to take revenge against his father. But his inner wolf has other plans. He demands a mate and threatens to overtake Dominic if he doesn’t get his way. For the safety of his pack, Dominic succumbs to the pressure and claims Astrid as his mate, but it is only to produce an heir and appease his wolf's desires, not out of love. Will Astrid be able to break through the walls around Dominic's heart and find happiness, or will she remain trapped in a loveless bond, used only to satisfy his wolf's needs?