Walk Past Or Passed

I push through my Gamma warrior training ahead of schedule just to get back to the pack sooner. All I want is to stand beside my Alpha, Kyle Faucher, and finally complete our mate-bonding ceremony. But when I step into our house, scarred and feeling hopeful, I see 100 old boarding passes to the Darkmoon pack littering the floor. That pack is only a mile from my training grounds. Kyle's been that close for two years, and still, he never came. I sprint to the place where we were supposed to have our mate-bonding ceremony, clinging to the desperate hope that there's an explanation. But the moment I burst through the doors, I stopped cold. Kyle is down on one knee, dressed in a tailored suit, his eyes locked on someone with a softness I've never seen in him before. Standing across from him, smiling through her tears, is my stepsister, Vivian Blackwell. "Vivian, I haven't completed the mate-bonding ceremony with Serene. Say the word, and I'll reject her and mark you right now." At that moment, the world goes still, and I even forgot how to breathe. So this is what he's been doing while I was gone, chasing the woman he never let go of. Meanwhile, I spent those two years giving everything I had, trying to become someone worthy of standing by his side. I don't ask why or shed a tear. I just turn around and walk away. If she's what he wants, then so be it. The mate-bonding ceremony I dreamed of will be theirs instead. But the second I'm gone, he loses it and sends every warrior looking for me.

Aku sudah mencintai suamiku selama lima tahun, tapi tidak pernah mendapatkan balasan apa pun darinya. Hari pertama aku meninggal, suamiku langsung pergi mencari cinta pertamanya. Diwaktu aku hilang, dia hanya berkata dengan senyum cemooh, "Onar apalagi?" Saat dia mengangkat telepon untuk pergi memastikan aku sudah meninggal atau belum, dia kira bisa mengungkapkan kebohonganku. Tapi dia tidak tahu kalau aku sudah meninggal beberapa hari.

....สู่การเดินทางของหนุ่มน้อยปราณวารีและลูกหมีแพนด้า.... หลินเซียนนั้นได้นำแบบอย่างจากพระเอกอนิเมะแนวฝึกฝนเซียนดังๆ ของจีนหลายๆ เรื่องที่พอผมดูไปนานๆ 4-6 ปีแล้วอยากได้พระเอกที่ดูเป็นเซียนจริงๆ ไม่เอาชื่อเซียนมาเล่าเรื่องคน ผมก็เลยทำพระเอกคนนี้ขึ้นมา หลินเซียนเป็นคนที่รู้จักเศร้าและทุกข์ในเรื่องของผู้อื่น เสียสละ มีคุณธรรม เมตตาธรรม กตัญญู ไม่ฆ่า (ถ้าไม่จำเป็น) และไม่ขโมย ในเรื่องนี้แม้เป็นเซียนก็ไม่ได้ยิ่งใหญ่กว่ามนุษย์ไปทุกเรื่อง พระเอกเรื่องนี้แม้เป็นเซียนระดับสูงแต่ก็มีบางครั้งได้รับคำสอนจากปราชญ์มนุษย์ได้เช่นกัน ในเรื่องมีการนำความเชื่อ ตำนาน และปรัชญาทางเต๋าและพุทธเข้ามาปะปนด้วยพอสมควร มีเทพ มีปีศาจ มีมาร มีชนเผ่าที่มาจากต่าวดวงดาว โลกวิญญาณ มีเทพเจ้า และมี....พระเจ้าผู้สร้างโลก แถมยังนำความเชื่อเรื่องวันสิ้นโลกที่มีพบในตำนานควมเชื่อทั้งโลกตะวันออกและโลกตะวันตกนั่นคือน้ำท่วมโลกเพื่อ reset ทุกสิ่งใหม่เข้ามาอีกด้วย และผู้ที่จะล้างโลกด้วยวารีก็ไม่ใช่ใคร....คือหลินเซียนนี่เอง....

Ashley Dawson, a brilliant 22-year-old chemistry student, has lived a quiet life defined by loss and independence. Though she secretly owns a massive pharmaceutical empire inherited from her late mother and grandmother, Ashley prefers the simplicity of her lab over boardrooms and business deals. Her fiancé, Harvey West-a wealthy, charismatic CEO-was once her dream man, but their love story shatters the day before their wedding when Harvey asks for an open marriage and an NDA to protect his affairs. Heartbroken, Ashley is pulled into a dangerous new world when a domestic terror group develops a deadly chemical weapon. The military calls in Major Nathan Ford, Harvey's cousin and a decorated U.S. Army Special Forces officer, to lead the operation. Nathan needs a brilliant chemist to help decipher the weapon's formula-Ashley becomes that civilian consultant. Forced to work together under high pressure, Ashley and Nathan build an unlikely partnership, discovering strength, trust, and a slow-burning attraction. Meanwhile, Harvey refuses to let go, flaunting his mistress in public and humiliating Ashley. When Ashley finally breaks off the engagement, Harvey spirals, convinced Nathan stole her away. Nathan proposes a marriage of protection, offering her his name and his shield against Harvey and his powerful family. Ashley, tired of being powerless and cornered, agrees. Their whirlwind marriage shocks society, ignites scandal, and sets the stage for a passionate love story built on loyalty, respect, and redemption.

Renata Vinca 25 tahun, terusir dari rumahnya karena tertangkap basah tidur dengan pengawalnya sendiri, Alex Salim 27 tahun, yang merupakan orang kepercayaan sang ayah. Kemarahan ayah Rena tidak bisa dibendung lagi, karena apa yang Renata lakukan mencoreng nama baik keluarga Harisson. Lalu, apakah mereka akan tetap melanjutkan kesalahan itu dan berjuang demi mendapatkan kebahagiaan? Atau justru menyerah di tengah jalan? mampukan Rena bangkit dari keterpurukan?

"Satu bulan. Jika kamu tidak bisa hamil dalam satu bulan, aku akan mencari perempuan lain!" — Victor Hayden. "Ed, hamili aku!" — Veronica Stark. ** Veronica Stark yang terus didesak oleh suaminya, Victor Hayden untuk segera hamil dan diberi waktu satu bulan dibuat frustrasi, hingga akhirnya sebuah ide gila muncul di kepalanya. Tanpa tahu malu Veronica meminta pada Edward, pengawalnya agar dihamili. Mereka menghabiskan satu malam panas bersama, menuntaskan segala fantasi Edward atas tubuh Veronica selama ini.

SABOTAGING MY WALKOUT QUEEN BOOK 1: FATED TO LOVE HER "How long do you have to convince yourself that you don't love her anymore?" David believed to have been hurt by the same woman twice, leaving him with no other option but to hate her for the succeeding days of his life. [You can listen to my international radio interview in the U.K. here: https://soundcloud.com/ian-johnson-75/friday-31st-october-fridays-afternoon-evening-late-show-1029pm-1208am-uk-time-part-4 (29:00 to 33:00)]

Kedatangan seorang gadis muda justru menunjukan padaku tentang kebusukan yang selama ini suamiku sembunyikan. Setelah ini aku pasti akan membuat kamu menyesal karena telah bermain api di belakangku, Mas!

At the wedding I've spent months planning, my usually stoic fiancé, Anthony Scott, is about to run off with his assistant, Erica Jones. To top it all off, she is wearing a wedding gown. Out of nowhere, his younger brother, Christopher Scott, grabs my hand and plans to pull me straight to City Hall. He disregards my panicking eyes. "Let's get married," he says, as if it's the most normal thing in the world. Then, the stage decorations suddenly collapse, revealing a room full of guests mocking and laughing at me. The two men who once swore to love me forever do all just to make Erica smile. The three of them clink glasses and drink a love toast on stage, completely lost in their own moment. "The wedding you planned was way too outdated. You should thank Erica for turning it into a bachelorette party!" "The real wedding will be this Sunday. Isn't Erica's idea amazing?" Anthony and Christopher were confident that I wouldn't dare leave them. But I quietly pick up my phone and type a message. "Let's set the wedding date for this Sunday, Levi."

I used to be the one and only girl spoiled by my family. But everything changed on my 18th birthday, when my father adopted a she-wolf orphan named Sophia from the Werewolf Charity House. My elder brother, Alex, started to love her more and began to look down on me. My mate, John, who had grown up with me, liked her and ignored me. Even my father said that Sophia, an orphan, was ten thousand times better than his own birth daughter. It was my graduation day from Werewolf University. But instead of celebrating with me, they broke their promise because of Sophia.The 101st time. I counted. And it hurt worse than all the hundred before. I couldn't help crying out, "Am I really part of this family?" My father looked at Sophia—whose eyes turned red because of my words—with pity. Then he slapped me across the face. "You're still fighting for affection? I wish I had never given birth to you," he shouted. Alex snapped at me too. "You make me sick. I'm ashamed to have a sister like you. Get out of this den!" I didn't say a word. I simply packed up my things and left in silence. After I left, the den fell into a strange quiet. They took Sophia to the South Pole to see penguins, as if nothing had happened. No one contacted me or showed concern, because they assumed I would eventually come back—just like before. They never planned to do anything for me. They never had. But this time, they didn't know I was leaving for real. I called my mother, who lived in another pack far away, and told her I'd finally agreed to go live with her. Because this time, the family… Was no longer a place I needed.