Treasure Hunters

I never should have let my mother hold my future hostage. She paid my tuition with his father’s money. Locked my birth certificate, my transcripts, every scrap of paper I need to survive in a safe I’ll never open. And the one thing I had left of my dad, his old watch, she dangled like a noose. Run, and I lose my education. Fight, and I lose the last piece of the man who actually loved me. So I moved into the Hunters’ mansion. Into the lair of the boy who spent years making my life hell. Chase Hunter. Six-foot-five of pure venom wrapped in muscle and money. The senior who cornered me in empty hallways, who whispered filth in my ear just to watch me flinch, who smiled that sharp, cruel smile every time I broke a little more. I thought graduation meant freedom from him. I was wrong. Now he’s my stepbrother. He hates that I’m here. Hates my mother for sinking her claws into his father. Hates me most of all, for breathing his air, for walking his halls, for daring to exist where he can reach me. But hate isn’t clean anymore. It’s tangled up in heat. In the way his grey eyes strip me bare every time they land on me, the way his hand closes around my throat, not to hurt, but to own. In the way he punishes me over his lap, in his car, against walls, until I’m shaking and soaked and furious at myself for wanting more. He calls me Little Lamb, I call him every name I can think of under my breath. How long until we stop fighting the deadly inferno raging between us and finally let it consume us both?

Isang Batang Lalake ang Nabuhay na Mag isa, Dahil ang kaniyang magulang Ay namatay nang si Brayan Brilliones Ay 8 Years Old Palang, at Tanging mag bubukid ang kaniyang kinabubuhay habang nag Aaral si Brayan Brilliones, bago ito pumasok ng School, si Brayan ay nag titinda muna ng mga Gulay at Prutas na tanim nito sa Kaniyang Bukid kaya sa Araw araw na ginagawa ni Brayan ito, si Brayan ay nakapag Tapos ng 4th Year High School pagkalipas ng ilang araw, tuloy tuloy si Brayan sa kaniyang kasipagan habang naka iipon ito para sa kaniyang kinabukasan hanggang isang Araw, nagbago ang buhay ni Brayan simula nang nag Invest siya nung Bata pa lang siya sa isang Crypto Currency ng FTNS Corporation na ang Value nuon ay 0.01 Sentabos lang, ngunit pagkalipas ng ilang taon, ang Pera na Inimvest ni Brayan ay umabot ng 99 Trillion Pesos dahil ang value ng Crypto nya dati ay umabot na sa 330,000 pesos ang Value Ang Ama ni Brayan Brilliones ay isang napaka husay Fighter sa kanilang Lugar, ngunit ang Ama ni Brayan ay hindi kaylan mab sumasali sa mga Tournament, kaya mas pinili nalang nito ang maging Coach isang Araw si Brayan ay isinaman ng kaniya Ama sa Studio na kaniyang pinag Tuturuan, habang may Lumapit sa kaniyang Ama at binigyan siya ng isang Treasure Map, kaya ng Magtatanong pa si Zaldy Brilliones ang Ama ni Brayan, ay bigla nalang ito nawala, ngunit ang hindi alam ni Zaldy Brilliones, si Brayan ay Binigyan ng Matanda ng isang Magic Item, ito ang Red Brilliant Stone na Singsing may Apat na uri ng Brilliant Stone, ito ang Black, Blue, Green at ang pinaka Malakas sa lahat ng Brilliant Stone ay ang Red Brilliant Stone ni Brayan kaya naman si Brayan Brilliones ang Pinaka Mayaman at Pinaka malakas sa Kasaysayan

My family hates me for causing my brother's death. From then on, I become a child no one loves. Meanwhile, my cousin, Evelyn Green, who looks like my brother, becomes the apple of my parents' eyes. From the age of ten to 18, my days are a cycle of beatings and forced apologies. On my 18th birthday, Evelyn wears a gorgeous gown and basks in everyone's adoration, while I'm shoved around in a maid's uniform and hit like I'm not even human. In my darkest moment, Morgan Oakley, the mafia boss, saves me. He takes me home, and step by step, wins his way into my heart. Because of him, I learn what love can feel like. He treats me like a treasure and promises me forever. However, on the day we're supposed to register our marriage, he keeps me waiting for a whole day and night. He never shows up. As I'm about to leave, my phone starts buzzing. A text from Morgan pops up. "Jasmine, I'm sorry. I ran into an enemy and couldn't make it to the city hall. A storm's coming, so make sure you get home quick!" My heart clenches in panic. I'm about to text back and ask if he's okay when Evelyn's message comes right after his. "Jasmine, I'm the one he loves. He skipped marrying you today because of me. You must be devastated, right?" Then, she sends a video. In it, Morgan holds her gently, his voice soft as he comforts her. "Evie, don't cry. You once saved my life, so I'll do anything for you. If you don't want me to marry Jasmine, then I won't. I love you. I only took her in so I could keep her close. That way, she'd be right there when you needed blood." My parents were off to the side. They chimed in tenderly, "Don't cry, Evie. Morgan loves you. He only pursued Jasmine because of your condition. You have a coagulation disorder and need transfusions of Rh-negative blood whenever you get hurt." I stagger back when I hear that, dropping my phone to the ground. So, Morgan's sudden passion is laced with poison. He only pretends to love me just so he can turn me into Evelyn's walking blood bank! Everyone goes to so much trouble to hide the truth from me just so Evelyn doesn't need to suffer from her condition! Rain mixes with my tears as they slide down my face. I stare at my phone on the pavement as bitterness floods me. A thought forms—I want to leave them forever. I want to disappear so they'll never find me again.