Something In The Water

Hadden's sister had merely choked on some water at the pool while she was swimming, and for that, he shoved me into the pool after tying me up. He left me with only a small hole for air that was barely an inch. He said I would have to pay double for every grievance Julia suffered. I never learned how to swim. There was nothing I could do but try my best to breathe as I sobbed and begged him to let me out. Yet all I received was a lecture. "You'll never learn if I don't teach you a lesson now." I struggled to stay afloat, but… It took five days before Hadden's anger dissipated and he put me out of my misery, but it was already too late. "I'll let you go this time, but you'd better not make the same mistake again!" I had already drowned to death.

I sustain brain damage from a car crash and end up with a memory akin to a goldfish. However, I remember my feelings for Caleb Warner for seven whole years. Things change when he abandons me on a mountain top after losing a bet with someone. He sneers and says, "Write this in your journal, Sadie. Consider it a lesson learned." It's wintertime, and it's freezing on top of the mountain. I almost die there. I later destroy everything that has to do with Caleb and allow my memories of him to disappear from my mind. … One night, someone by the name of Caleb Warner calls me. My boyfriend jealously pulls me close and asks, "Who's this?" I shake my head dazedly. "I don't know." The person on the other end of the line loses it when he hears my answer.

The once-glorious empire is in ruins, its capital buried beneath ash, following a bloody uprising. A competent scavenger who has been hardened by grief, Zara endures in the broken world, plagued by memories of the empire's devastation, particularly the ruthless purge that claimed her family's lives. She discovers a secret amid the rubble: a wounded man named Kael who says he is the final heir to the crumbling empire. Zara reluctantly consents to assist him, viewing his survival as a way to make amends. But Kael isn't interested in bringing back the empire he was born into. Rather, he is dangerously knowledgeable about a weapon that could upset the delicate balance of power in the world. An unforeseen attachment forms between Zara and Kael, complicating their objective as they create an uneasy alliance to traverse the lethal world of bounty hunters, imperial loyalists, and rebels. Zara is compelled to face her own troubled past—including the potential that her long-lost brother is still alive and fighting for one of the factions—as they delve deeper into the empire's hidden secrets. After the rebels kidnap Kael and torture him to find the weapon, Zara must decide whether to risk everything to save him or let him perish. Zara and Kael are pushed to the limit by their increasing love and the burden of their common past as they work against the clock to destroy the weapon and keep it out of the wrong hands. Will the fires of their decisions consume them or will they find salvation in a world of ashes?

We had been in love for years, and everyone believed that Henley was utterly devoted to me. Even I thought so—until the day I saw him in bed with a younger woman. I lost all will to live and chose the most peaceful way to end it all. When Henley found out I had donated my body, he completely lost his mind.

It had been five years since I started dating Ross Jenner. His family invited my mother and me to their family home in Fellaton to discuss our wedding plans and to spend Valentine's Day together. It was past 10:00 PM when my mother and I landed, but Ross wasn't there to pick us up because his college junior, Laurel Elledge, had just arrived in Fellaton. He told me to figure out a way to get a cab to the house myself. In a strange place, unfamiliar with the area, it wasn't long before we found ourselves in danger. Just over ten minutes outside the airport, we were robbed. My mother was injured while trying to protect me, and she collapsed, bleeding heavily. Desperate, I held onto her, frantically trying to call Ross. Each call was abruptly cut off, and when I finally reached him, he sounded irritated. "Jennifer, you're an adult, so stop acting like a child. You couldn't even hail a cab on the street? Laurel just got to Fellaton and isn't feeling well. I need to take care of her." Without waiting for a response, he hung up. I tried calling again, only to find that I had been blocked. In the end, my mother's injuries were too severe, and she bled out before the doctors could save her. As I stared at her lifeless body, tears flowed uncontrollably. When I finally checked my phone again, the first thing I saw was a picture Ross had posted on Twitter. In the photo, he was kissing Laurel and holding a bouquet of roses. [Spending Valentine's Day with the one I love most.] I quietly threw the gifts I had brought from home into the trash. Then, I left a comment, which said, [Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness.]

I was a year old when I tried to get some food from my sister's plate. My parents were so angry that they slapped me, rendering me deaf in my right ear. They also hated me until the day I died. They called me a monster that only knew how to take her sister's things. The day I learn I have a terminal illness, I call Mom and tentatively say, "I'm sick, Mom. The doctor said it's a brain tumor. Can you come to the hospital?" She sneers. "You're better off dead. I hope it happens quickly and that you're not at home when it does. I don't want to touch your body." I know they've always looked forward to my death. But when their wish finally comes true and their birth daughter dies, they lose their minds.

"ถ้าพี่ต้องการแค่เพื่อนเที่ยวคงไม่นอนกับธาม ไม่พาไปเจอครอบครัว ไม่ต้องสนใจว่าพ่อแม่พี่จะคิดกับธามยังไง ไม่พามาที่ฮ่องกงด้วยกัน ไม่จำเป็นต้องให้ใครรู้ว่าธามมีตัวตนอยู่ในชีวิตพี่" ธามไทไม่จำเป็นต้องมีตัวตนเลยก็ได้ เพราะสถานะของเขามันก็แค่เด็กในปกครองของเธอ แต่เฮสเทียก็ให้สิทธิ์เขาเข้ามาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของเธอ รู้จักกับคนสำคัญในชีวิตซึ่งไม่จำเป็นต้องทำแบบนั้นเลยก็ตาม "ธามอาจจะคิดว่าพี่เห็นแก่ตัว แล้วใครบ้างที่มันไม่เห็นแก่ตัว ใครจะอยากเจ็บ ใครมันจะอยากทำร้ายหัวใจตัวเอง ถึงคนอื่นให้คำนิยามว่าพี่เป็นเจ้าแม่ แต่ก็ไม่ได้แปลว่าพี่จะควบคุมทุกอย่างได้นะ" เฮสเทียเปิดเผยความรู้สึกทั้งหมดให้เขารับรู้ เพราะเธอไม่อยากให้เขาเข้าใจอะไรผิด ๆ ว่าสิ่งที่เธอทำมันเป็นการให้ความหวังลม ๆ แล้ง ๆ แก่เขา "ธามคิดว่าธามพยายามอยู่ฝ่ายเดียวเหรอ พี่เองก็กำลังพยายามอยู่เหมือนกันนะ"

"พี่ไคท์ต้องการหาเพื่อนนอนเหรอคะ" "เราคิดว่าไง" "พี่ไคท์หาคนอื่นไม่ดีกว่าเหรอคะ ขิมไม่มีประสบการณ์ คงทำให้พี่ไคท์พอใจไม่ได้" "พี่ไม่ติด พี่สอนเราได้" "..." "ถึงเราไม่คิดจะเปิดใจให้ใคร แต่การมีคนคอยรับฟังปัญหา มีคนกินข้าว ดูหนัง หรือทำอะไรในสิ่งที่เราชอบด้วยกันก็ดีไม่ใช่?" "ค่ะ" เหมือนกับความรู้สึกแรกเริ่มตอนที่นทีเข้ามาทำความรู้จักกับเธอเลย ตอนนั้นเธอแค่ต้องการคนแก้เหงา ด้วยความที่เขาเป็นผู้ใหญ่กว่าจึงมีคุณสมบัตินั้น "แล้วพี่ไคท์จะได้อะไรจากการทำแบบนี้" "ได้เรา" "อ้อ" "หมายถึงได้อยู่กับเรา" "สองประโยคนั้นความหมายมันต่างกันมากนะ" เพลงขิมหัวเราะเมื่อเขาแก้ไขประโยค "ไม่ต้องแก้ตัวก็ได้ค่ะ"

After her boyfriend cheated on her, Ruth got into a shotgun wedding. Her new husband was handsome, good-tempered, and gentle. Unfortunately, he was dirt poor. That’s fine. She can earn money. All the people in her circle laughed at her for getting herself a nobody who only had a pretty face and no job. But then, the pretty boy turned out to be from the richest family and be the most powerful man in the Imperial City. He was the richest man in Sommerset!This stunned everyone, including Ruth. When Ruth remembered the monthly allowance she gave him, she flew into a rage. “Abel Blakewell, how could you be so shameless?! This is a love scam!”Meanwhile, Abel just cooed at her. “You can just scam me back. Call me honey, and I’ll transfer all of my property to you.”

*The sequel to this book will be here from now on----------Daughters of the Moon Goddess-----------All the chapters you purchased here will remain here. * Kas Latmus isn't even an omega with the Silver Moon pack. She's a slave. Her Alpha has abused her for years. On her seventeenth birthday, her wolf wakes up and insists the Moon Goddess is her mother. Kas knows it can't be true but she is too weak to argue until she starts to go through an unusual transformation and display abilities that are not normal for a werewolf. Just as Kas is ready to give up on life, the ruthless Bronx Mason, an Alpha werewolf with a reputation for killing weak wolves shows up and claims her as his mate. Will Kas be able to overcome years of abuse and learn to love the menacing Alpha that is her mate or is she too far gone to be able to accept him and become the Luna her wolf believes she should be?