When I Was One-and-twenty Poem

Catherine Galhart had saved herself for the only man she ever paid attention to, only for fate to crush her young heart when he came home with his fated mate in his arms. Lost and heartbroken, she ran and hid as she slowly picked up her broken pieces. But when she thought everything was finally falling into place and she was ready to accept the love she felt she deserved, life threw another reality in her face — a destiny she could never escape. Will she finally cave in and let fate take control of her life? Or will she keep fighting for the life she knew she wanted from the very beginning? Join Catherine as she embarks on the journey from love lost to self-discovery, family, and friendship to finding a love worth fighting for. ***** THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE: Book 1: She's The Luna I Want Book 2: The Beta and I Although this book can be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading Book 1 to understand the characters and the concept of the Claiming. ***** Follow me on my I G and F B for updates and teasers - author.cassa.m

On the night of Mom's birthday, as she was making a wish under the moon, Dad suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered something. My usually cautious mother, who valued her life above all else, turned around after hearing those words and jumped straight into the pack's silver pit. The silver pit is deadly for us werewolves; only those with a death wish would go there. After her death, countless pack members questioned Dad about what he had said. Someone even offered a million dollars in exchange for those words. But he remained silent. Until the day of my mate ceremony, Dad showed up. He walked up to my fiancé and whispered something...

I was the daughter of a crime boss in Flonio. Initially, I was supposed to reveal my identity during my wedding. But my elder brother told me that someone was targeting me and that I could not expose myself. My fiance also took this chance to take off my wedding gown and help my maid into it. My bodyguard then stole my family token. I trusted them deeply, but when the wedding ceremony started, I saw my maid with one arm around my fiance. Meanwhile, her other hand lingered between my brother’s and bodyguard’s sensitive spots on their bodies. In response to my suspicions, my maid laughed wickedly. Then, she instructed someone to break my limbs. They locked me up in the basement and forced me to watch as they got more and more intimate. In the end, they skinned me alive and broke my bones. Before I breathed my last, they left me to the beasts. When I recalled the misery of my previous life, I broke my maid’s ribs with a few punches. “You can have my fiance, but you don’t deserve my family token!”

While the criminal was brutally killing me, my dad, the head of the criminal investigation division, and my mom, the chief forensic pathologist, were attending my sister Lily Lambert’s match. In a bid for revenge, the criminal, who had once been captured by my dad, cut out my tongue and used my phone to call him. My dad only said one thing before hanging up. "No matter what’s going on, Lily’s match is the top priority today!" The criminal sneered, "Seems I’ve kidnapped the wrong person. I thought they would love their biological daughter more!" At the crime scene, my parents were shocked by the brutal state of the body and condemned the cruelty of the killer. However, they did not realize that the horrifically mutilated corpse was their own daughter.

It is a one night mistake, a mistake that she will never regret. Nagbunga ang isang gabing pagkakamali na nagawa ni Mikaya kasama ang estrangherong nakilala niya sa bar. Nang matuklasan niyang siya'y buntis ay agad siyang nakipaghiwalay sa kanyang kasintahan at piniling umuwi ng probinsya dahil na rin sa kagustuhan ng kanyang mga magulang. Naging masaya ang buhay niya kasama ng kanyang anak. Ngunit sadyang mapaglaro ang tadhana, dahil walang sikretong hindi nabubunyag. Nalaman ng kanyang dating kasintahan na mayroon siyang anak at handa nitong panagutan ang bata sa pag-aakalang siya ang ama nito. Handa na ba siyang sabihin ang katotohanan? O hayayaan niyang kilalanin ng kanyang anak ang taong hanggang ngayon ay mahal pa rin niya. But love cannot make two person stays with secrets and lies. Would a woman like her ready to reveal the whole truth?

Avery Tate was forced to marry a bigshot by her stepmother as her father's company was on the verge of bankruptcy. There was a catch, the bigshot—Elliot Foster—was in a state of coma. In the public’s eye, it was only a matter of time until she was deemed a widow and be kicked out of the family.A twist of event happened when Elliot unexpectedly woke up from his coma.Fuming at his marriage situation, he lashed out on Avery and threatened to kill their babies if they had any. “I’ll kill them with my very hands!” he bawled.Four years had passed when Avery returned to her homeland with her fraternal twins—a boy and a girl.As she pointed at Elliot’s face on a TV screen, she reminded her babies, “Stay far away from this man, he’s sworn to kill you both.” That night, Elliot’s computer was hacked and he was challenged—by one of the twins—to kill them. “Come and get me, *sshole!”

To the world, I was Mrs. Ward—the untouchable queen beside the mafia king of New York, Elias Ward. But I knew my husband never loved me. His heart had always belonged to Harper Dinah. His nephew’s wife. And after that nephew conveniently died, Elias brought her into our mansion, “I just want to take better care of her,” he’d said. And his version of “care” was where he’d throw a man out of a party for daring to flirt with Harper and got her pregnant. Elias likes to praise me in public like I was the perfect wife to him. And I was. I helped build his empire. I was the one who smiled and played nice. I made his casino shine while he hid Harper away like she was something sacred. Because of all that praising, one of his enemies set his sights on me. They took me. Sent Elias a message soaked in blood and threats: Back off. Leave New York. Or your pretty wife dies. Of course, Elias didn’t choose to back off.. “Just wait,” he said over the phone, “They won’t hurt you, Noa. You’re leverage. Just hold on until Harper gives birth. Then I’ll come for you.” Eight months of being held in a filthy hole, starved, beaten, degraded. The gang leader raped me over and over again. And still, Elias never came. Finally, I escaped when they were all drunk. Went home, only find my twins sleeping in the maid’s room, eating scraps while Elias was too busy hosting a party for his newborn. I didn’t confront him, just packed my babies and disappear.

Most women fall for rich businessmen, dashing doctors, or genius lawyers… pero ako? I fell hard for my bodyguard. *** Akala ni Caroline, one-night stand lang 'yon. A reckless escape from an arranged marriage to the cold and powerful Alexander. Mas gusto pa niyang ibigay ang sarili sa isang estranghero kaysa itali ang buhay sa lalaking 'yon. Pero paano kung ang stranger na 'yon… ay si Miguel—ang tahimik pero mapanuksong bodyguard ng pamilya niya? She thought it ended that night. But fate had other plans. As sparks turned into something deeper, Caroline finds herself falling for the one man she's not supposed to love. Sa mundo kung saan ang pangalan, yaman, at status ang sukatan ng halaga, paano kung ang puso niya’y pumili ng isang taong hindi niya ka-level? Will she defy her family's expectations and fight for a love that’s as dangerous as it is forbidden? Or will she walk away from the man who made her feel alive—just to keep everyone else happy?

Yza Chrizelle Ardiente ang nag-iisang anak ng isang kilala at respetadong businessman. Tanging tagapagmana ng “ Cuisine Na’Ton” an authentic Ilonggo restaurant na itinayo pa ng kanyang Great Grandfather. Pinalago, pinayaman at kinilala ng buong bansa sa sunud-sunod na henerasyon. Until it's legacy now, run by his father and still continues it's fame not only in Iloilo but worldwide. Lumaki siya na hindi nawawala ang paghanga at pagtingin para kay Kem Hallison Cordova na anak ng bestfriend ng kanyang mommy. Pero sa huli ay nakuha rin nito ang inaasam na atensyon ng lalaki hanggang sa napagtagumpayan niyang makuha lalo ang loob tsaka pagmamahal na hinahangad at inilihim niya sa matagal na panahon. Ibinuhos niya ang lahat ng kanyang pagmamahal at atensyon para kay Kem pero sa huli, isang laro lamang ang lahat dahil si Mocha Louise pala ang pakakasalan nito. Labis siyang nasaktan, pakiramdam niya ilang ulit tinapak tapakan ang kanyang pagkababae kaya bumangon siyang muli to take revenge. Naging mapaglaro sa lahat ng mga lalaking nanliligaw sa kanya. Dahil d'yan tinagurian siyang “Relation Sucker, Bitch, Destroyer etc.” She became wild, bold and famous playgirl in town but never been touch by anyone. She had this pretty face kaya di nya kailangan pahirapan ang sarili para lumandi sa kanila. Naging mapaglaro sa pag-ibig, at hindi pinag-isipan ang maging resulta nito sa huli. Pero wala ng panahon para umatras pa because she’s expecting a return. She didn’t fail though, she felt that he's still in love with her, the way she was loved and cared for before, by her beloved Kem. Not that before someone ruined their relationship. Are they still the one who meant for each other? Kahit pa naging komplikado man ang kanilang sitwasyon ngayon. But Yza Chrizelle once said. “She’ll get what she wants by hook or by crook.”

Is there anything more tragic than having a crush on your boss? Being secretly In love with an Alpha that still engages in sexism. It would be a bitter secret love that was going to end in vain? It would be unrequited love? Or it would turn into an unexpected love story?