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It was about time because my dad got a new girlfriend and said he wanted us to have a meal together to introduce the new woman into our lives. On the day we met, my college roommate saw my chat background, which had a photo of me and my dad, along with a series of transfer records. She lost her mind. She enlisted the support of our other roommates, who rarely paid me any attention and began to attack me, insisting that I was a side chick who deserved to die. I did not expect that my roommate would soon become my stepmom. Before I could explain, she accused me of trying to seduce my dad behind her back, shouting, "Shameless side chick! Going behind my back to seduce my boyfriend! All those times you said you were out studying?! Who knows if you were just meeting up with him?" I was once physically assaulted, stripped of my dignity, and forced to the restaurant for a public confrontation wearing ragged clothes. Then my dad came running to where I was hardly breathing and barely moving on the floor, bruised to the extreme. “Sweetheart, who did this to you?!”

Clara I was once told;every season has a reason , nothing lasts forever ,the sun always follows the rain, and if things don't work out the way you want them to... They will work out the way the universe intended . If what I just said was true; why the hell am I in pain every time I go to sleep? Not physically though but emotionally. I try to forget the day I fought with Brent but I can't... The day burns at the back of my memory . Hell maybe I should just take him back and tell him ;let's give it another try .There has to be a perfect reasonable explanation for what we are going through... We can try again. KC MMUOE

I'm eight months pregnant when I suddenly faint on the train. My husband panics and cries for help as he kneels beside me. An interning doctor hurries to me. She doesn't bother checking my condition before saying, "The patient needs to undergo a C-section! We have to get the baby out now, or it might die of suffocation!" Then, she slices me open with a fruit knife—she doesn't take any precautionary measures before doing so. She takes my child out. I'm in so much pain that I don't even have the strength to scream. My blood flows everywhere. Yet, a photo of her holding my baby while standing in a pool of blood goes viral. People call her the prettiest doctor alive. My husband and his family are eternally grateful to her. They don't go after her for causing my death; they even make her my child's godmother! Meanwhile, I'm given a simple cremation. No one cares about me. After my death, all my assets go to my husband and his family. Only then do I hear my husband and the doctor talking to each other, sounding smug. "This plan killed two birds with one stone. We got rid of that woman and made ourselves out to be heroes!" That's when I learn the interning doctor is my husband's junior from high school. They got together when he accompanied me to my prenatal checkups! She failed her internship, so my husband came up with this idea—he wanted to use my death to boost her reputation and help her! Even my child eventually died under their "care". When I open my eyes again, I'm taken back to the day we get on the train.

The things we want are so very rarely the things we need. Clifton Heights, a modest Adirondack town, offers many unique attractions. Arcane Delights sells both paperbacks and hard-to-find limited editions. The Skylark Diner serves the best home-cooked meals around, with friendly service and a smile. Every August, Mr. Jingo’s County Fair visits, to the delight of children and adults. In essence, Clifton Heights is the quintessential small American town. Everyone knows everyone else, and everyone is treated like family. It is quiet, simple, and peaceful. But shadows linger here. Flitting in dark corners, from the corner of the eye. If you walk down Main Street after dark, the slight scrape of shoes on asphalt whispers you're not alone, but when you look over your shoulder, no one is there. The moon shines high and bright in the night sky, but instead of throwing light, it only seems to make the shadows lengthen. Children disappear. Teens run away. Hunters get lost in the woods with frightening regularity. Husbands go mad, and wives vanish in the dead of night. And still, when the sun rises in the morning, you are greeted by townspeople with warm waves and friendly smiles, and the shivers pass as everything seems fresh and new... Until night falls once more. Handy's Pawn and Thrift sits several blocks down from Arcane Delights. Like any thrift store, its wares range from the mundane to the bizarre. By daylight, it seems just another slice of small town Americana. But in its window hangs a sign which reads: We Have Things You Need. And when a lonely traveling salesman comes looking for something he desperately wants, after normal visiting hours, after night has fallen, he will face a harsh truth among the shelves of Handy’s Pawn and Thrift: the things we want are rarely the things we need. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

I set fire to my painting in front of the entire academy. Thunderous applause erupts from the crowd as everyone thinks it's some kind of performance art. Unlike them, Willow Laurent is distraught. She rushes up and grabs my hand, questioning in a shrill voice, "Cassidy Seymour, have you gone mad? This is your only chance to prove yourself!" I shake her hand off me coldly. My only chance? No… What she means is that it's her chance. In my past life, I created this masterpiece with all my heart and soul. But she stole it from me and submitted it as her entry first. Whether it was the composition, the colors, or even my original dot-stippling technique… She replicated every detail flawlessly. Then, she won the National Young Artists Gold Award, signed with a top gallery, and became a rising star. And what about me? I was condemned as a shameless plagiarist. Insults and curses gradually drowned me. "You shouldn't be an artist!" "Plagiarists are scum! They should just die!" Her fans stormed into my studio, smashed my art supplies, and broke my right hand. As I saw no end to the hell that I was living in, I jumped down from the top floor of my studio. When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the very day she first accuses me of plagiarism.

It's the tenth anniversary of my bonding with my warrior mate, Owen Chase, and also our son Leo's birthday. A month earlier, I spent $8000 arranging a trip to the Blood Moon Forest. I plan to take my mate and pup to the Moon Goddess' sacred grounds to receive her blessings. This is supposed to be a happy anniversary celebration for our complete werewolf family. I've prepared everything and booked tickets for the Twilight Coach. But on the night before our departure, Owen and Leo suddenly block our mind-link. "Dad and I are having dinner with Ms. Emma on the 24th floor of Moonlight Restaurant. We've cancelled the tickets—we're not going." The call ends there. They promptly block my number as well. I rush back to our pack overnight, only to find that the security system no longer recognizes me. That night, every household locks its doors and activates protective barriers against the toxic mist of the Silver Mines in the nearby Moonveil Valley, while I could only huddle on the stone steps outside our house, inhaling the silver-laden fog all night. The poisonous substances flood my systems. I am sent to the hospital, burning with fever as my wolf grows weaker with every labored breath. Meanwhile, my family is busy touring Central City with Emma Skinner, spending the money I had worked so hard to earn. Owen posts a photo on his social media. In the photo, Emma, my mate Owen, and my child Leo stand hand-in-hand in front of the wishing fountain in Central City, all smiling brightly. The caption reads: "A perfect trip, a perfect family of three." It is only then that I finally understand—this family exists in name only. It's time for me to rebuild my life.

Darryl Ryder is a famous mafia in the underworld. He is known to be a cold-blooded, fearless and violent person, he has silently killed many of his enemies. During a party, a girl suddenly approached him and kissed him in the crowd. Everyone thought Darryl Ryder would get angry, but he wasn't. A week later, the press suddenly reported: Darryl Ryder is engaged to a rising singer - Regina Lynne. It was the girl who kissed Darryl at the party. No one knows that this is an arranged marriage. Regina was forced by her father and stepmother to marry a millionaire over sixty years old, so she turned to Darryl and asked for his help. "Okay, I bought you for a billion dollars." However, when they made love, Darryl suddenly got angry and glared at Regina: "You say you're a virgin? Obviously you've slept with a lot of men. My wife can't be a slut like you." Is Regina's marriage really the right one? Is the love between billionaire Darryl and beautiful singer Regina possible?

The wolf within me fights for control. The guy who broke my heart keeps trying to win me back. And my life as I knew it is over forever. My name is Alyssa, and I thought I was just an ordinary human girl until supernatural powers started manifesting and a werewolf pack took me in. But the alpha's son Adam ignited a fire in my soul - and a passion in my veins - that I can't resist, no matter how hard I try. Adam promises me a destiny greater than anything I imagined. And pleasures deeper than anything I've ever known. But his anger and violence shattered my trust, leaving me wounded and afraid. I wanted to hate him, but the mating bond between us won't be denied. My wolf knows she has found our perfect match. If only my heart could be mended that easily. An ancient evil is coming for me and my newfound pack. Blood and betrayal lurk around every corner. The only way to survive is to embrace the power within, even if it means sacrificing everything I hold dear. Even if it means sacrificing Adam. The beast within presents me an impossible choice: give in to the mate my soul cries out for, or survive an enemy I may not have the strength to defeat. Do I follow my heart into the fire, or turn my back on passion for the sake of victory? All I know is the storm is coming - and this time, I'm ready to rage. My name is Alyssa, and this is my dangerous love. Come howl with me - if you dare! The moon is rising, the battle is just beginning...and my story has yet to be rewritten under starlight's glow.

Werewolves and vampires have been at odds for generations, fate brings together two forbidden creatures who seem destined to be together. When the Moonlight pack Alpha king, Davien, comes upon a vampire princess named Hera who is about to die from exposure to the sun, he performs an act of selflessness and saves her life. A strange and powerful bond emerges between them, refusing the hatred that has always existed between their families. Davien's feelings for Hera become noticeable but their growing affection comes along with doubt and opposition from fellow werewolves and vampires.Hera, weighed down by the misery endured by those she loved, fights with her affections for Davien. "I can't seem to forget about the vampire princess that I saved." She has mixed feelings towards the Alpha King because of her boosting affection for him and her undying devotion to her vampire family. Some of the werewolves mistrust Davien's judgment and loyalty, and this causes friction among the pack. At the same time, Hera faces opposition inside her own clan, where an ambitious vampire challenges her right to reign. Hera finds herself in the heart of a violent power battle, and she must decide whether to reclaim control of her vampire clan, or to establish a new path alongside Davien. Meanwhile, Davien has to consider the threats he's ready to accept for the cause of love and peace, in light of the obligations of his leadership.Davien and Hera's love becomes stronger, and they decide to travel together in an effort to end the centuries-long war between the werewolf and vampire communities. Will their love be one of the many casualties of the ongoing conflict, or will they be able to face the challenges ahead and prove that love conquers all?

Zahra Rosalind was born in the human world. She was living a happy perfect and complete life with her parent. Then suddenly, the perfect life suddenly disappeared and turned out to be her greatest nightmare. Her parents died during a car accident that leaves her a trauma. She was living with her grandmother near in the forest in their province. Then after that incident she's always having an odd dream. Fangs, pale skin, forest, moon and other things that made her felt a familiar feeling. Years passed, she's still having an odd dreams. A voice of a guy in the forest that keeps calling her name in her dream. The day came that he did not expect in his whole life. Suddenly the sky darkened and around him he suddenly let go of his Grandmother's hand and suddenly a man in black appeared and covered it. And a goddess also came and said that she was destined for a prince and that she would take her to the world of Ambrogio. She would not have gone but the goddess said that in the world of Ambrogio the black creature brought his Grandmother. What will be the course of his life? She did not even know the world of Ambrogio. And which prince is destined for her? Is she really destined for that prince? Is this prince the man who always calls her name in her dreams? * Photo not mine. Credits to the rightful owner *