The Boxer Chapter 21

Violet eyes with piercing sight. Mane of gold in pale moonlight. Skin so hard and lily white. Voice so soft, yet filled with might. He comes to me in the dark of night. Flash of teeth, smile so slight. There is no fear, no need to fight. In his embrace, I crave his bite. -S.R. Michele, or Shelly to those closest to her, is a typical 21 yr old, trying to find her way in life. She has good family, a close circle of friends. She's outgoing and friendly, and a bit reckless and impulsive sometimes. And she has certain gifts...when she touches things, she can see into the past, she can feel what was felt by others, and she can sense things before they happen. Ok, so maybe she's not so typical. An impromptu trip to New Orleans, a party on Bourbon Street, and an attempted assault in a dark alley lead her into a world she didn't know existed...but one she's not afraid of. She doesn't know if the violet-eyed stranger that comes to her rescue, and follows her home, is a friend or a foe - and honestly, she doesn't care. Once you've had a taste of the darkness, it's hard to pull away... **** This book was written in the late 1990's - early 2000's, and originally published in 2004, under the title: Diary of a Vampire by S.M. Royston. It was my first book, and it wasn't long until I came to hate it! (Please, don't look it up - I promise you, it's terrible) So here we are, years later, and I've decided to throw out my original work, and re-write it. Because I'm the author, and I can do that. The story, characters, and settings are the same - but the writing style is different, and in my opinion, much, much better. I hope you enjoy it. ****

Elena Vorontsov ( 21 tahun ) diasingkan ke desa Bergdorf selama empat belas tahun oleh ayah kandungnya sendiri. Namun, ia tiba-tiba dijemput dan dipaksa menikah dengan Meix Dalton (30 tahun), pria yang terkenal dingin dan juga mandul agar bisa menguasai harta warisan ibunya. *** Meix melepas kancing kemejanya satu-persatu hingga dadanya yang bidang terbuka lebar. Cahaya lampu temaram menyinari ototnya yang atletis. Mata cokelat Meix tak berpaling dari Elena yang semakin menjauh. Meix mengangkat paksa dagu Elena—membuat tatapan mereka akhirnya bertemu. "Buka gaunmu di sini," perintahnya dingin. "A-apa?" tanya Elena dengan mata membulat. Sudut bibir Meix terangkat. "Kenapa kaget? Kau istriku. Buka bajumu di hadapanku." Tubuh Elena menegang. Kelopak matanya bergerak cepat. Kakinya melangkah semakin mundur, namun dengan cepat Meix menarik pergelangan tangannya membuat Elena terjerembab ke dalam pelukan Meix yang tinggi dan kokoh. Lengannya yang kuat melingkar di pinggang Elena—merapatkan ke perutnya tanpa kelembutan. Ia menarik tengkuk istrinya itu, lalu menekan bibirnya dalam ciuman kasar, tanpa rasa. Elena tersentak. Ia mendorong dada Meix sekuat mungkin. Berusaha melepaskan diri dari cengkeraman suami yang tak diinginkannya itu. Nafasnya memburu, tangannya bergetar hebat. "Maaf, Tuan. Aku rasa... tidak seharusnya kita melakukan itu," ujar Elena. Nada suaranya cepat dan tidak teratur. Wajahnya terus tertunduk seolah enggan menatap kebringasan suaminya. *** Bagaimana perjalanan pernikahan Elena dengan pria kasar dan arogan itu? Akankah ia mampu membuat Meix jatuh cinta padanya? Atau... Justru membuatnya semakin terpuruk?

Reyna's life has been far from sunshine and roses. As the Alpha's daughter, at the age of 21, should have received her wolf by now. She was the only member of her pack without a wolf and had to endure constant bullying and heartache, which was made worse by her intended mate's rejection in favor of her step-sister. This life made her determined to leave, and so she hatched a daring plan to escape during the highly anticipated Hallowed Bond Ball, which was a night of celebration that marked one year after the end of the War of the Three Alpha Kings. She had no idea that destiny was about to throw her a curveball. Just as she was attempting to escape under the cover of darkness, a surprising twist of events suddenly takes place. The word 'mate' reverberates through the castle walls, spoken in not one, but three distinct voices. To her astonishment, Reyna finds herself bound to three mates. A wolfless mate to all three powerful Alpha Kings fresh from being at war with one another. With the fragile truce between the three Alphas threatened, Reyna's life is in danger from powerful families who would do anything to keep the peace after decades of war. Reyna stands at the center of a prophetic revelation, holding the key to something far greater than she could have ever imagined. But as soon as she learns why she was chosen, evil slowly starts closing in. *** “You're intoxicating, darling… I think we may have found something we're all addicted to..." My face reddens as I look at them, and for the first time in ages, I feel like I belong. The way they're looking at me with reverence and the desire I know is meant only for me… I feel like a Queen.

🔥 WARNING: SLOW BURN and RICH IN NARRATIVE 🔥 Ashley and Josh were in a political marriage. At first, Ashley went along with it because she had liked Josh since childhood. But for Josh, it was a different story. He was head over heels for his girlfriend, Sharon. Josh was always cold to her and openly prioritized Sharon over everything else. It felt like torture for Ashley, and it seemed like it was only her who was dealing with it. Even worse, when they moved to Los Angeles, Sharon was brought along. Ashley desperately wanted to get out of the hell that Josh had built for her, but she was hindered by the agreement she had made with her family. There would be fatal consequences she might face if she divorced Josh. The only option she had was to have Josh be the one to file for divorce instead. So she did everything she could to make Josh, who was usually apathetic, turn to hating her. With help from Mark, CEO of Ashley's workplace and Josh's rival company, Ashley intensifies her efforts to carry out her plans to escape Josh. But at the same time, unexpectedly, she begins to experience a series of horrors that threaten her life. Ashley suspects that Josh is the mastermind behind all of this and urges herself to be more cautious in her actions. "My husband, Josh Lim, is the only person who will benefit from my death.” Surprisingly, Josh and—especially—Sharon are not spared as the target of terror, which makes Josh and Ashley strongly suspicious of each other. Their secret investigations lead to the revelation of dark secrets between their families. _________ × The beginning focus heavily on Josh and Sharon. × Josh and Ashley’s relationship will begin intensely from Chapter 50.

I always knew that being a werewolf was going to be complicated, but I never imagined that my life would be turned upside down by the very pack that I was born into. As the daughter of the pack's beta, I always knew my place and my duties. But when I found my mate, the Alpha's son, everything changed. Despite our undeniable connection, our love was forbidden. Our Alpha, my mate's father, deemed me unworthy of his son and rejected me from the pack. As I struggled to adjust to life as a lone wolf, I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. The pack was embroiled in a war with a rival pack, and I knew that my former family needed me. As I returned to the pack, I discovered a web of deceit and betrayal that threatened to tear apart everything that I held dear. My mate was at the center of it all, torn between his duty to his father and his love for me. As the war between the packs raged on, I had to navigate the dangerous landscape of werewolf politics and fight for my place in a world that had rejected me. But as the truth behind the conflict was revealed, I realized that everything that I had thought I knew was a lie. I had to choose between my loyalty to my pack and my love for my mate, even as the stakes grew higher and the danger became more real than ever before. With each chapter of "Alpha's Rejected Pride," the tension builds and the stakes get higher. As werewolf battles rage and romance blossoms, you'll be on the edge of your seat, wondering what will happen next in this thrilling and passionate tale of love and war.

``Aku adalah bintang yang tenggelam di jurang malam yang akan selalu dikenang oleh semua orang meski diri ini akan segera tenggelam``. Lintang Cahaya Manohara gadis cantik berbulu mata lentik bak modelling. Rambut panjang lurus seperti ekor kuda dan kulit putih bagai tepung kanji. Namun nyatanya ia memiliki perangai yang dingin dan siapa saja akan takut padanya. Tapi nyatanya dia adalah satu satunya gadis tegar jika dibandingkan dengan orang lain. Setiap kesedihan selalu terselip kebahagiaan takdir masih syg kepada nya! dia memiliki seorang Arkan yang selalu menjadi bagian dari kisah hidup nya. Tidak hanya Arkan! namun Devano anak baru di sekolah Lintang yang terkenal dengan sebutan bad boy dan cowo terkeren di sekolah barunya itu selalu ingin menjaga dan melindungi Lintang karena ia punya rasa kepada nya. Dan masih banyak lagi kisah kehidupan masa SMA yang harus dilalui oleh mereka semua. Terkadang, pahit dan manis juga hal yang tak terduga, tapi hal itu tak mengubah kita untuk menjadi penakut dan menyerah! Namun adakalanya seseorang harus pergi dan meninggal kan jejak kenangan kepada Lintang lalu siapakah itu? Arkan or Devano? Dan masih banyak lagi kisah manis diantara mereka berdua antara rasa kecemburuan, perhatian dan kepedulian mereka berdua terhadap Lintang. don't forget to always read every chapter and feel every story and the curiosity inside of you:) @Aesjennie12_

Juliana has everything that money could buy, at hindi kasama doon ang pagmamahal ng isang magulang. Her mother made sure of that the day she married her stepfather, a man twice her age, in exchange for wealth and status. Kaya naman nang mabalitaan niyang nasawi ang mga ito sa isang aksidente, wala siyang naramdaman na kahit ano. Ni isang patak ng luha ay walang tumulo mula sa kanya. She already lost to money the only family she had, kaya hindi na bago sa kanya 'to. For sure, after going through their burial, she would be back at the all-girls boarding school they sent her away to, and everything would stay the same. But just when she thought that nothing would ever change, nalaman niya ang laman ng last will ng kanyang ina. To claim her inheritance, kailangan niyang tumira sa iisang bubong kasama ang kanyang stepbrother, her stepfather’s only child from his first wife, until she turns 21 years old. Ang problema? She just turned nineteen a week ago before their accident! Dalawang taon niyang kailangang magtiis sa poder ng taong pinaka-ayaw niya sa lahat. At ang mas malaking problema? Their state, the mansion where her stepbrother currently resides, is far from the city and the life that she’s used to! It’s in a secluded area in a remote province! What would her life be like from now on? Hindi puwede ‘to! Mamamatay muna siya bago siya tumira kasama ang lalaking ‘yon na masahol pa sa demonyo ang ugali! But between hatred, lies, and the forbidden tension she couldn’t name, matutuklasan ni Juliana na may mga bagay na hindi kanyang diktahan, lalo na ang puso. — THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES, EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT, AND SCENES THAT MAY BE DISTURBING OR TRIGGERING TO SOME READERS.

Pinagtagpo si Rhea at ang "mapapangasawa niya" sa simbahan -- in the worst way possible. She barged into her ex-boyfriend's wedding to hopefully halt it, but she was unsuccessful. Malungkot man siya dahil walang nangyari, fate found its way to open a new chapter of her life through that. Doon niya nakilala si Elton. Isang araw, bigla na lang nagpropose itong estranghero sa kanya, e hindi naman nila kilala ang isa't isa at wala naman siyang feelings para sa kanya. Niyaya si ni Elton na magpakasal. It was a situation that would change Elton's life if she agrees or disagrees. Sa pagkakataong 'yon, fate connected two people who are both desperate. Elton will be forced to marry a woman entirely for the purpose of expanding their business and he doesn't want that at all. Binigyan siya ng magulang niya ng kondisyon na kapag hindi pa rin siya nagpakasal bago niya manahin ang kompanya, ikakasal siya sa babaeng tagapagmana rin ng kompanyang nais makipagkasundo sa kompanya ng magulang niya. Doon pa lamang, tutol na si Elton. Desperation led them to agreeing that they would marry each other for that reason. Lingid sa kaalaman nilang hindi ganoon kadali ang ninanais nila -- mayroon pa ring mga bagay na hahadlang sa kanilang marriage. Isang bagay lang ang lulutas sa problema nilang 'yon, at ang solusyong 'yon ay ang mahalin nila ang isa't isa. Magkaroon kaya ng paraan para matuto nilang mahalin ang isa't isa, o ang papel na nagtakda sa kanilang dalawa bilang mag-asawa ang siyang magpapahirap sa buhay nila?

Note: This book has two stand-alone stories with happy endings. If Book 1 isn’t your style, jump to Book 2 at Chapter 69! BOOK 1: Adrian & Emily Blackwood "You look like a beggar; don’t bother me," Adrian Blackwood sneered when Emily St. Claire bumped into him after learning her husband cheated with his pregnant ex-fiancée. Little did Adrian know, he'd one day beg this hot divorcee for love. Emily thought she had it all—until she walked in on her husband moaning another woman’s name on their fifth anniversary. Shattered but not broken, she vows to dismantle the empire he built on lies. Enter Adrian Blackwood—the ruthless billionaire who bends the world to his will. “I’ll let you drain me dry,” Emily tells him, determined to reclaim her life and get revenge. But as passion ignites, revenge takes a back seat to redemption. Will their dark pasts consume them, or can they find love amid the chaos? BOOK 2: Vincent & Claire Everglow “I gave you everything,” Claire whispered, clutching her belly as the TV announced Vincent Everglow’s engagement to the world’s sweetheart, Layla Vanroe. Two weeks ago, Vincent knelt before her with a promise ring. “When I’m ready, I’ll marry you,” he said. But now, Claire is pregnant and alone, discarded like a secret. Vincent’s betrayal cut deep, but Claire swore to move on. So why does her heart betray her when their paths cross again? Why does Layla seem desperate to keep them apart? Love doesn’t follow rules, but when lies and betrayal threaten their fragile bond, Claire and Vincent must decide: will they fight for each other or walk away forever!

My Possesive billionaire Step brother. Chapter 1 Isang araw mayroong dumating na bisita sa pamamahay nila Julia laking taka ng dalaga dahil masaya itong sinalubong ng kanyang butihing ina, ang lalaking papalapit sa kanilang pintuan.Mas nagulat lalo ang magandang dilag ng niyakap ng kanyang ina ang isang gwapong lalake na kung iyong titingnan mga 40 years na ang idad nito.Nang makapasok na sa kanilang tahanan agad na binati ng lalake ang dalaga. Magandang hapon saiyo hija!’bati ng lalaking kakapasok lamang. Magandang hapon din po Ginoo! Anak siya nga pala si Mr rosales!” at siya ang aking kasintahan hindi lamang iyon dahil malapit na kaming ikakasal. Nang marinig ng dalaga ang sinabi ng kanyang ina napatayo ito sa kanyang kinauupuan. Mom! nasa tamang pag iisip pa ba kayo? ilang buwan pa lang nawala ang dad nakahanap agad kayo ng bagong mapapangasawa?”pahay­ag ng dalaga sa may kalakasan na tuno. Julia ang bibig mo! Wala kang Karapatan na sigawan ako,baka nakakalimutan mong ina mo ako?”bulyaw ng ina sa dalagang anak. Walang makakapalit kay dad sa buha natin! Dahil nag iisa lang ang aking ama. Sa ayaw at sa gusto mo magpapakasal kami ni Mr Rosales,ang dapat mong gawin ihanda ang iyong sarili dahil nais kang ipakilala ng iyong tito hector sa kanyang nag iisang anak na lalake.