Third Wheel Meaning

Pinagpalit si Lenie ng kanyang ex-boyfriend na si Dexter kaya naman humingi siya ng tulong sa kaibigang si Alice para lumipat ng trabaho at makapagsimula ulit ng bagong buhay. Pero, pati si Alice ay niloko rin siya dahil iniwan nito ang baby niya kay Lenie at umalis nang walang paalam. Para mabuhay niya si Javi ay nag-apply siya sa kumpanyang pinapasukan ni Alice noon. Nang matanggap naman ay di niya inakalang mamahalin siya ng kanyang boss na si Alexis Ramirez. Hindi nagtagal ay napamahal na rin siya rito. Kaya lang, may isang sikreto siyang hindi sinasabi kay Alexis. Bawal kasi ang empleyadong may anak sa kumpanya ni Alexis. Hindi alam ni Lenie kung paano ipapaliwanag sa kanyang boss ang kanyang sitwsyon. Habang iniisip kung paano ang kanyang magiging solusyon sa problema ay bigla namang bumalik ang kanyang dating kaibigan na si Alice para bawiin ang anak. Dahil ilang taon na rin niyang nakasama si Javi ay sobrang nahirapan siyang isauli ang bata sa tunay nitong ina. Para hindi malayo kay Javi ay humingi na ng tulong si Lenie kay Alexis. Ang hindi alam noong dalawa na sa simpleng pagtulong ni Alexis ay sobra palang dami ang mababago sa relasyon at buhay nila.

Walang maramdaming kahit na katiting si Lucilia mula sa asawa. At kinamumuhian siya ng anak niyang lalaki dahil gusto nito ng ibang nanay. Hanngang sa mapagod at mapuno na si Lucilia ay nakipaghiwalay siya sa asawa. Iniwan niya ito. Umalis siya kasama ang anak na babae. Nagpatulong siya para ma divorce sa asawa sa pinakasikat at high paid na lawyer na si Donovan, na best friend ng asawa niyang si Nolan. Matagal ng gusto ni Donovan si Lucilia pero naunahan siya ni Nolan. Pero ngayon ay hindi niya na palalampasin ang pagkakataon na mapasakanya si Lucilia. Kaya gumawa siya ng kasunduan na tutulungan niya si Lucilia na ma divorce sa asawa kung papayag itong magpakasal sa kanya pagkatapos. Papayag ba si Lucilia? Makukuha ba ni Donovan si Lucilia? Abangan ang kwento nina Donovan at Lucilia...

(WARNING: MATURED CONTENT!) Buong akala niya ay nagawa niya nang kalimutan ang kanyang ex boyfriend nang iwan niya ito para makipag sapalaran sa ibang bansa. Ngunit nang hindi sinasadyang magkita sila ulit ay hindi na niya nagawa pang pigilin ang sarili nang minsang may mangyari sa kanila, isang gabi lamang noong una, hanggang sa sumunod na gabi, namalayan niya na lamang na ang bawat gabi sa piling nito ay unti-unti niya nang nakasanayan. Ngunit paano kung isang araw, malalaman nila pareho na nakatakda na palang ikasal ang kanilang mga magulang? Paano kung isang araw ay malaman niyang nakatakda silang maging magkapatid? Magagawa niya kayang patuloy na mahalin ang lalaki, gayong sa mata ng lahat ay bawal ang relasyong namamagitan sa kanila?

Simple lang ang pangarap ng isang simpleng dalaga na si Michaela Gomez. Ang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral at matagpuan ang tunay na mga magulang. Dahil sa tingin niya, ito ang mga bagay na kulang sa kanyang pagkatao. Ngunit nang magtagpo ang landas nila ng isang gwapong binatang bilyonaryo na si Jacob Perkins, ay isa na rin ito sa mga naging pangarap niya. Ipinaramdam nito sa kanya ang pagmamahal na akala niya ay isa sa bubuo sa kanyang pira-pirasong pagkatao. Hahayaan na lang ba niyang magtapos ang kanilang relasyon dahil lang sa isang magulong sitwasyon? O, mas mangingibabaw ang pagmamahal niya rito?

On the day of the World Rally Championship finals, I pressed the accelerator to the floor, ready for the final dash. The next moment, the engine exploded in a deafening roar, and thick smoke instantly filled the cockpit. Flames spread toward the fuel tank. I yanked at the door, desperate to jump out, but the handle wouldn’t budge, and the brakes felt welded in place. In that instant of despair, my husband’s voice came through the comms. “Attention, all teams, no need to rescue her. My wife is the Iron Racer! “For today’s live broadcast challenge, let’s see if she can drive this burning car across the finish line!” His co-commentator, recently recruited onto the team, chimed in with excitement. “Thomas, the sponsor just confirmed! As long as Jane holds on to the end, they’ll increase investment. I can get a permanent spot!” I understood instantly then that the husband on the commentary platform I had supported for years was using my life to pave the way for his mistress. Smoke clawed at my throat. However, I forced down the dizziness and begged, “For the sake of all our years together…” Only for him to cut me off with irritation. “Save your energy for driving. You’re skilled. Just hold on a little longer. Mandy’s promotion depends entirely on you.” The cockpit had become an inferno; my skin searing with every second. I gripped the blistering wheel, steering through the smoke for the last time. This time, my finish line was the commentary platform where the two of them were huddled together.

During a long holiday, my husband booked flights for a family vacation. On the way to the airport, I suddenly saw numbers appearing on everyone’s head. The numbers on my husband’s head indicated sixty years, but my parents and I had only six hours indicated on our heads. While I was puzzled over the meaning of those numbers, I noticed that the driver next to us only had six seconds indicated over his head through the car window. Five… Four… Three… Two… One. When the number turned zero, a massive truck immediately rammed into the car next to us. I saw flickers of fire, flesh and blood exploding before my eyes. People were screaming for help, but I could not hear anything. I trembled as cold sweat drenched my entire body. It was because my flight would be taking off in six hours.

I am a vampire, and that is the truth. But the modern meaning of the word vampire, the stories that have been told about creatures such as I, are not precisely true. I do not turn to ash in the sun, nor do I cringe when I see a crucifix. I wear a tiny gold cross now around my neck, but only because I like it. I cannot command a pack of wolves to attack or fly through the air. Nor can I make another of my kind simply by having him drink my blood. Wolves do like me, though, as do most predators, and I can jump so high that one might imagine I can fly. As to blood--ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty. And I am often thirsty.

I was the most insignificant omega in the pack. In my past life, Alpha Asher Croft asked me to be his mate ninety-nine times, and I said no every single time. On the hundredth attempt, he locked me in Croft Manor and held me so tight I couldn't breathe. His eyes burned with obsession, and I was terrified. So I ran. I made it halfway to the border before the rogues found me. Asher took three silver bullets, saving my life. The first shot destroyed his hand, the second blinded his eye, and the third went straight through his heart. He looked at me as he died, blood soaking through his shirt, and his expression was stubborn and fragile all at once. "Cassandra, why can't you just love me once?" Then the miracle happened. I opened my eyes and found myself back on the day Asher first told me he liked me. This time, I reached out and took his hand first. I thought we'd grow old together, but Asher betrayed me three times. On our bonding night, he deliberately walked into the wrong room and slept with someone else. My heart shattered, but I forgave him. Three months pregnant, I got a call at two in the morning during a storm, and he left me stranded on the outskirts. I lost the baby. I wiped my tears and let it go. But the third time, he exiled my brother over a cat. That's when I finally understood. It was time to leave. This time, I'll make sure Asher never finds me again.

Three years ago, on the day I married Luca Moretti, he personally handed me a marriage contract with a fixed term of three years. His tone was casual, indifferent, as if he were discussing an ordinary business deal. "This marriage exists solely to serve the alliance of interests between the Morettis and the Vitales. Sign this agreement. After three years, the marriage will automatically dissolve. When that time comes, you can go and pursue your true love." I barely hesitated before signing. Ten years earlier, at an inter-family business gala, when I was ten and Luca was sixteen, I had already fallen hopelessly in love with him. What looked like a strategic alliance was, in truth, the outcome of my decade-long unrequited love. During the three years of our marriage, Luca was attentive and gentle toward me. Over time, I began to believe I was loved. I sank into that illusion, unable to pull myself out, forgetting entirely about the agreement. That illusion was shattered completely on the night of our third wedding anniversary. That evening, Luca arrived with Elena, who had just returned to New York, and attended what was supposed to be our third anniversary celebration together. She stood beside him with ease and composure, smoothly engaging with business partners. People praised her, saying she looked more like the Donna of the Moretti family. In that moment, even though Luca never mentioned the agreement again, I understood clearly that it was time for me to step aside. After breaking free from his control, crossing an ocean to rebuild myself, and becoming a brilliant leader in my industry, I would no longer wait for his love.

This is the third book of the Bloodstone series. It can be a stand-alone but will have cross-over characters from the first two books, Alpha Erik and Everlasting Fire. The Bloodstone pack was always known for its thirst for blood and its brutal Alphas. But a lot has changed in the last thirty years. So what happens when the youngest of the Bloodstone family decides to expand the pack business and leave the magic world behind to indulge in a different kind of hunt. Will he keep his place in the human world and sell his soul to the devil? When Balor Bloodstone comes out to play, all bets are off, or so he thought until a new player entered the game—putting him in the crossroads between salvation and damnation.