Spiritual Warriors Novels & Stories

"What if I turned out to be someone you'd despise the most?" tanong ni Calista. "Then I'll be there to save you before that thing happens." Iyan ang binitawang pangako ni Clyde sa kasintahang si Calista bago ito naglaho nang parang bula. Ni minsan hindi sumagi sa isip ni Clyde na darating ang araw na mararanasan niyang ibigin at umibig nang tunay. Sa isang iglap, biglang nagkaroon ng kabuluhan ang dati ay magulo niyang buhay nang makilala niya si Calista. Subalit ang sayang ipinadama sa kan'ya ng tadhana ay hindi rin nagtagal nang isang gabi, natagpuan na lamang niyang walang buhay si Calista at ang mga magulang nito sa kanilang tahanan. Kasabay ng trahedyang ito ang biglaan ding pagkamatay ng kan'yang mga magulang. Pinaniniwalaan na ang may gawa ng mga pagpaslang na ito ay ang isa sa mga pinaka kinatatakutang nilalang sa mundong ito; ang mga taong-lobo. Isinumpa ni Clyde na kan'yang ipaghihiganti ang kan'yang mga mahal sa buhay mula sa mga mapaminsalang halimaw na ito. Subalit paano kung sa paglipas ng maraming taon ay muli niyang matagpuan ang pinakamamahal niyang babae na buong akala niya ay matagal nang patay? Paano kung malaman niya na ito na ngayon ang pinuno ng mga taong-lobong matagal niya nang inaasam na patayin? Mananatili kaya ang pag-iibigan nila sa isa't isa kung ang kapalaran nila ay ang puksain ang lahi ng bawat isa?

I successfully disappeared for five years. Five. Whole. Years. Do you understand how hard that is when you're internationally hunted, emotionally unstable, and raising a five-year-old child who thinks hiding under restaurant tables counts as "stealth mode"? I had a plan. Disappear quietly. Protect my daughter. Never see Caelan Valecrest again. Simple. Effective. Emotionally catastrophic, sure, but effective. Except apparently the universe looked at my suffering and said, "Needs more comedy." Because after five years of hiding from corrupt billionaires, secret syndicates, and people who think illegal human experimentation is a fun hobby… I got exposed by a child with pigtails and zero survival instincts. "Daddy!" That's what Kaeliviane yelled. In public. Directly at Caelan Valecrest. Do you know what kind of spiritual damage that causes a person? Caelan froze. I froze. Even the waiter carrying champagne froze. Meanwhile, my daughter was smiling proudly like she'd just solved world hunger instead of detonating my entire life. Now Caelan keeps appearing everywhere "coincidentally." Sir, you are the CEO of Valecrest Global Holdings. You do not accidentally appear at playgrounds carrying strawberry milk and dinosaur bandages. And why is he good with children?! One minute he's terrifying billionaires in boardrooms, the next he's kneeling on the ground helping Kaeliviane bandage her stuffed rabbit because apparently "Mr. Bunbun had emotional damage." Traitorously, she adores him. Absolutely obsessed. Yesterday she told me, very seriously: "Mommy, Daddy looks scary but his eyes become sparkly when he sees me." I nearly passed away. Meanwhile, I'm trying very hard to survive secret organizations hunting my family, assassins who don't believe in personal space, emotional trauma, and the deeply unfortunate realization that I might still be stupidly in love with Caelan Valecrest. Honestly, being chased by international syndicates was less stressful.