The Shadow He Left Ao3

Ken, yang dapat melihat hantu, mulai menyadari kabut hitam yang menyelimuti beberapa orang tertentu, termasuk sepupunya, Charlos. Suatu hari, Ken berhasil menyelamatkan Charlos dari Sheila. Pacarnya yang ternyata seorang hantu, yang menyamar untuk memangsa mereka. Dari insiden itu, Ken dan Charlos mengetahui bahwa mereka bukan manusia biasa, melainkan immortal. Ken kemudian terjebak dalam kontrak dengan iblis yang dibuat ibunya, di mana ia harus mengumpulkan fragmen jiwa Aletta yang tersebar di dunia immortal. Jika gagal, nyawa Ken menjadi taruhannya. Untuk melindungi nyawanya, Ken dan Charlos memasuki dunia immortal. Bersama menghadapi berbagai bahaya dari monster dan konsprirasi immortal lainnya yang memegang fragmen jiwa Aletta. Fragmen jiwa Aletta yang tersebar mempunyai kekuatan besar yang dapat mengabulkan apa pun, dan setiap monster dan immortal yang memilikinya menjadi ancaman bagi Ken dan Charlos yang harus dihadapi. Di tengah pencariannya, Ken dipaksa menghadapi traumanya yang terkait dengan kematian ibunya. Dan terungkapnya kebenaran rahasia keluarga Derrent. Sementara itu, hubunga Ken dengan iblis itu, yang ternyata terkait dengan masa lalunya semakin memperumit keadaan. Di saat Ken mulai mengungkap siapa dirinya, sebagai Garenka di masa lalu, ia mulai membangunkan kebencian dan dendam yang terkubur dalam dirinya. Ken dan Charlos juga menemukan bahwa misi mereka bukan hanya tentang mengumpulkan fragmen, tapi juga untuk membalas dendam pada mereka yang telah menghancurkan kehidupan mereka sebelumnya.

Nick Horden was the kind of man everyone in New York’s elite circles whispered about. He was rich, reckless, and a little unhinged. But for all his chaos, he only ever cared about one person: Lisa Winters, a girl with nothing to her name, the half-starved homeless girl he once pulled off the streets. From fifteen to twenty-five, he gave her everything. His love, his devotion, and every bit of tenderness a man like him was capable of. Then one day, another woman appeared. Nick said she was different. She had been through hell, fought her way back, and refused to break. And little by little, she took Lisa’s place…

"You can't walk away," he whispered, his breath hot against my ear. "Not now." I never should've followed him. I knew it the second I saw his dark, predatory eyes lock onto mine across the bar. But I couldn't stop myself. I was drawn to him, to the danger simmering beneath his cool, controlled exterior. "One night," I told myself, "just one night." But it wasn't just a night. It was a raw, thrilling ride into darkness, where he took control in ways l'd never imagined. "Do you like it when I make you beg?" he growled, and I did. God, I did. By morning, I was tangled in his sheets, marked by his touch, my body still aching from the things he'd done to me. But when I opened my eyes and saw his face in the cold light of day, reality hit like a punch to the gut. The man l'd spent the night with, the one who made me surrender in every way possible, wasn't just a sexy stranger. He was a mafia kingpin-one of the most feared men in the city. And me? I'm the future district attorney, the one assigned to take him down. "You belong to me now," he said, his voice a deadly promise. And as much as I wanted to deny it, I knew he was right. But what happens when the lines between law and lust blur beyond recognition?

I loved Jason Lacroix for six years, but I never told him. I was his adopted sister. We weren’t related. I was also his assistant, responsible for everything in his life. I did not know who exposed my feelings toward him in public. I could never forget the icy glares in his eyes. “Madeline, you should know your place.” He thought I was mentally unstable. He listened to Camila Fisher, his first love, and sent me to a mental asylum. After I was discharged, he regretted his decision.

I was twelve when Henry Shaw took me home from the orphanage, gave me a new name, put me through school, and gave me a good life. Ten years later, his first love returned from abroad. Her name sounded like mine, and her face looked like a mirror image. I quickly realized I had been a stand-in all along. Crushing the diagnosis in my pocket, I decided that I was going to live the rest of my life for myself, even if I did not have much time left.

I'm seven months along with my second pregnancy when a truck almost hits me. My husband threatens the doctor like a maniac. "I'll make all of you retire prematurely if anything goes wrong with my wife!" Before I enter the operating theater, I can't help thinking he's being too anxious. The truck merely brushed past me and made me fall. He doesn't need to be so panicked. However, when I open my eyes again, I find that my belly is flat. I crawl out of bed in a panic and head to the door, where I overhear Lucian Jacobe talking to the doctor. "Mrs. Jacobe wasn't in a major accident, sir. The child could've been saved. Why did you insist on aborting it? It was a baby boy, too." "Jenny will cry if she finds out about me having children with another woman. How can I bear to see her upset? It's not my first time doing something like this, anyway."

After being betrayed by her stepsister and cast out by the people she once called family, Olivia is banished from her pack, stripped of her title, her home, and her dignity. Now, she’s being forced into marriage with Ryan Blackwood, a cold, crippled billionaire who makes it clear he doesn’t want her and vows to make her life miserable. As if that isn’t enough, she’s lost her wolf… and gained weight she can’t explain. But fate has other plans. As buried secrets begin to surface and unexpected sparks ignite between them, Olivia finds herself caught between a dangerous past that refuses to die and a love she never saw coming. Now, torn between revenge, desire, and destiny, Olivia must decide where her heart and her future truly belong.

After being saved by a Stygian Beasts lord Stan Indelcio from death, Cami now was a part of the Stygians and promised to serve and devote herself to Stan. Dylan is with Stan that time, so the two of them became her hero, Dylan is one of the Stygians member, offer her a shelter and care. Noong una di siya naniwalang maging mabuti si Dylan sa kanya dahil na rin sa mga napagdaanan niya na sa ibang tao lalo na sa sariling pamilya. Mas naging malapit siya kay Dylan, dahil narin siguro sa nakatira sila sa isang bahay. Napakabuting tao ni Dylan, gentle, caring, passionate at charming but grumpy sometimes. Nagustuhan niya na ang binata. Pero alam niyang malabong magustuhan siya nito, mabait lang ito sakanya dahil sa mabuting tao ito. Palagi siyang nakamasid sa binata mula sa malayo, Dylan is quite close to Stan's sister Zaneah because Dylan is Zaneah's protector. Ang gusto niya lang ay ang protektahan si Dylan pero ito naman ay walang pakialam, which is nakakasakit. Sa pagmamasid pala niya kay Dylan, nakamasid din sakanya si Gabe, ang tinitingalang prince charming ng Crown University. Walang araw na hindi siya kinukulit nito. Isang araw magkasama sina Dylan ng iwanan siya nito para kay Zaneah, nalungkot at nasaktan siya ng husto, biglang dumating si Gabe offer her his comfort. Mula nung araw na yun, sa tuwing nalulungkot siya, isang tawag niya lang kay Gabe dumadating agad ito para icomfort siya. He become her comforter. Dylan is her unrequited love and Gabe is always there for her. Sino ang pipiliin niya?

I spend a decade as the woman behind Corey Larson. I help him save his company from the brink of bankruptcy and turn it into a public-listed company. He's on the cusp of success, and I'm about to propose to him. That's when he brings his childhood sweetheart into the picture to take my place. He thanks me for my decade of hard work. Then, he tells me I'm no longer a good fit for the company as it's about to embark on a new journey. I stare at him. I've loved him for ten years and given him my everything, but he brushes me off with a bank card. My blood turns to ice. The decade I've spent with him has ultimately gone down the drain. He doesn't seem to realize the consequences, though. Once I quit and leave, his company will cease to exist… just like my love for him.

While they slice me apart, I desperately call my brother, Nathan Slade. He finally picks up as my consciousness starts to slip and answers in an annoyed voice, "What now?" "Nathan, help—" I don't get to finish before he cuts me off. "Can't you ever go a day without drama? Gemma's graduation is at the end of the month. Miss it, and I swear I'll kill you!" Then, he hangs up without a second thought. The agonizing pain swallows me whole, and my eyes close for good, tears still trailing down my cheeks. Well, good news, Nathan… You won't have to kill me because I'm already dead.