Where Hearts Lie

There are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. Post-infection Chicago. Christmas. Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds. Here, men and women live out their final days in comfort, segregated from society, and are then humanely terminated before fate turns them into marrow-craving monsters known as ‘Smilers.’ Outside these imposing walls, rabid protesters swarm with signs, caught up in the heat of their hatred. Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. But in a world where mortality means nothing, where guns are drawn in fear and nobody seems safe anymore – at what cost will this pursuit come? And through it all, the soon to be dead remain silent, ever smiling. Such is their curse. It won't be long before that snow-speckled ground will be salted by blood. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

"...You want me to go to another town as you date and later marry some other lady whom you underestimate to be stupid, and I’ll be your mistress until the day that I’ll realize that I lost everything for you… you want me to sit back and wait as I grow old and see another woman bear your children.”

"If you offend Alpha Carlen, Luna Irene might plead for you. But if you cross Luna Irene, there won't even be a scrap of you left." That's a widely circulated saying in the werewolf upper circles. I'm Irene Chandler. Because of one game, I've decided to dissolve the mate bond with Carlen Alvarado. During the game, he says drunkenly, "I love resting my head on the belly of an expecting she-wolf and listening to the pup's heartbeat." The room falls silent. Every werewolf turns to look at me. There's no surprise in their eyes. What I see is their pity for me, the rightful Luna, and a flicker of panic that their secret has been exposed. At that moment, I understood everything. They all know Carlen has a pup with another woman. They've been helping him hide it from me. That's because they know I'm Carlen's everything. I'll leave him if I ever find out. And if I leave, he'll lose his mind. I have to admit that they know me well. After learning the truth, I plan to do three things. First, I toss the wedding ring Carlen designed for me into the furnace. Second, I save the video of Lily Chalvez flaunting her pregnancy to provoke me onto a flash drive. Third, I submit documents to the Pack Affairs Department, applying to become a researcher on the isolated Icebound Island. The day I leave the pack happens to be our seventh wedding anniversary. I'll vanish from his life like a wisp of smoke.

Warning!!! 21+ harap bijak dalam memilih bacaan. Aryadi mengira keluarga kecilnya adalah sebuah definisi keluarga sempurna. Hingga suatu hari, ia melihat Alyasha memeluk mesra pria lain. Alyasha mengira bahwa keluarga kecil yang ia miliki akan bahagia selamanya. Sampai hari di mana ia melihat Mas Arya menindih tubuh wanita lain. Mereka berdua terus saja melanjuti lakon keluarga bahagia, sembari saling mengkhianati satu sama lain di balik punggung. Namun demikian, sandiwara dan kepura-puraan memiliki batas. Ketika telah mencapai titik di mana semua tidak bisa dibenahi kembali, yang menanti di hadapan mereka hanyalah kehancuran. Arion dan Annanda adalah dua orang anak tidak beruntung yang terjebak di dalam ego dan pengkhianatan orang tua mereka.

Traec is a living proof of his mother’s infidelity that’s why he hated his life and promised himself that his heart will never beat for anyone. He became ruthless to every woman who tried to conquer his heart. Not until he met Maddison, she took the risk despite of the gossips she knew about Traec. Will love be enough to tame his stoned heart?

A few years have passed , since Yella and Chase separated. She never thought that her path with Chase, her ex boyfriend, will across again. Chase became Yella's boss after she applied being an assistant to his company to feed her family. Chase was cruel to her, He wanted Yella suffer 'till she kneeled down in front of him. After knowing that her sister has a lung cancer , she endure painful things Change have done, She needed a big amount of money for his sister operation, she worked hard, she never give up, she entered all work she could do , but despite of her hardship still lacked of money. As the days went by, her sister's chances of living longer became even smaller. Yella realized after a few years of their separation , she still loved Chase. Would she risk her life again for the second chance to love him?

Kalagitnaan ng gabi lasing na lasing si Lance at pinigilan siyang umuwi ng kaibigan niya galing sa isang bar ngunit hindi siya nakinig. Habang nagmamaneho nang mabilis ay biglang tumawag ang kanyang ina, dahilan para mawalan siya ng konsentrasyon sa pagmamaneho, at tangkang mababangga sa isang kulay asul na kotse na kapwa bumubulusok din ng takbo. Mababangga na sana ang kotse niya rito nang sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay lumihis ng landas ang kasalubong niyang kotse dahilan para tumama ito sa kongkretong pader. Tinulungan ni Lance ang babaeng nagmamaneho ng asul na kotse upang dalhin sa hospital ngunit kinabukasan matapos niyang dalhin ang babae sa hospital ay bigla nalamang itong nawala ng parang bula. Walong buwan matapos ang aksidente ay muling nagkrus ang landas ng dalawa, ngunit sa pagkakataong ito ay talagang sinadya na, sapagkat ang babae na mismo ang lumapit sa kanya at nagpakilala bilang tauhan ng kaniyang ama. Ang mas nakapagpagulat kay Lance ay nang malaman nitong pinapahanap siya ng kanyang ama na matagal na niyang hinahangad na makita. Mas lalo siyang nasorpresa sa sinabi ng babae na siya ang misyon niya, misyon niyang dalhin siya sa bansa nilang hindi lantad sa ibang mga tao. Sa isang bansang tago at hindi kita sa globo. Isang bansang hanggang ngayon ay nananatiling sikreto.

Jenine Ysabelle Guevarra, a simple Senior High School teacher at De La Salle University, had a conservative and old-fashioned approach to life. This led to her first boyfriend leaving her for a wealthy, sexy, and liberated woman. Since then, Jenine had become aloof with men and hadn't found a boyfriend until she reached the age of 32. For her, it was better to stay single than to get hurt again. Fate, however, had other plans. Jenine was assigned to teach the worst ABM section, where she met Huxley Baltimore, the younger brother of the man who had broken her heart. Huxley was handsome, rich, arrogant, rebellious, and a troublemaker, feared by everyone. At 20 years old, he hadn't finished Senior High because he kept dropping out of school. Even with his antics, he couldn't be expelled from the university because his family owned it. From the very first day in Huxley's class, Jenine experienced the headaches of unruly and noisy students. This was a tremendous challenge to her profession, and she wouldn't give up until she tamed these spoiled brats. However, Huxley challenged not just her profession but also her heart, manipulating her for his own game to get her fired from the university. Jenine was about to be kicked out, but Huxley intervened, saying, "I'd rather be expelled from here than lose such an outstanding teacher."

"I accepted everything, even your unborn child na walang ama tapos susuwayin mo ang utos ko? Akira gusto mo bang lumaki ng walang kinikilalang ama 'yang anak mo?" Sermon, yan ang palaging bungad ng stepmother ko sa tuwing pupunta ako dito sa bahay. Tumingin ako sa mga mukha nito, halata dito ang galit at inis. Napayuko lang ako dito sa sofa habang nakaupo. All my life I was a spoiled brat girl but in one night, in just one mistake nagbago lahat. Nakita ko ang pag hakbang nito palayo, ngunit bago pa man siya makaalis ay nagsalita muna ito. "You have no choice Akira, its either abort that child or marry Mr. Briar." "WHAT?" Sa sobrang gulat ay napasigaw ako at napatayo, napahinto naman si tita Belle. Lumingon ito sakin na parang nagtatanong kung bakit ako sumigaw. "A-anong si Mr. Briar?" "Yes, Mr. Reigh Briar. You know him right? Sila ang number 1 kalaban ng pamilya natin this coming election, so kung maikakasal ka sa kanya, you'll be staying there and be our spy." "Pero—" "No buts Akira." may diing sabi nito at tuluyan ng umalis. Si Reigh? Sa lahat ng lalaki si Reigh pa talaga? Why him? Kaya ko nga di pinaalam sa kanila kung sino ang ama ng batang nasa sinapupunan ko ay para lumayo sa kanya tapos ngayon siya ang papakasalan ko? PAPAKASALAN KO ANG EX KONG AMA NG DINADALA KO?

Calvin Logan Haysbert became a father over a night when someone dropped a newborn pup at his pack entrance stating the pup was the result of his casanova nature. His life turned upside down because of the pup's arrival, his daughter, to be exact. He got so busy raising his daughter alone as a single father that he didn’t get time to look for the mother of his daughter until she started questioning it. “Daddy, Where is Mommy?” * Book 3: Daddy, Where is Mommy? Book 1: Billionaire’s Ex-Wife & His Hidden Babies (Completed) Book 2: My Mate is a Witch (Completed) *** Follow me on social media. Search ‘sprachi12’