ikigai by hector gracia

Grace Harper siempre ha sido una forastera—criada en una manada de lobos que nunca la aceptó realmente, adoptada por un alfa con demasiados secretos. Cuando su ex-novio la deja por su pareja destinada y la verdad sobre su adopción sale a la luz, Grace sabe que tiene que irse... o morir intentándolo. Pero su camino hacia la libertad choca con el Rey Licántropo. Frío, poderoso y agobiado por los fantasmas de un pasado que se niega a compartir, Caine no quiere a Grace en su mundo. Él no cree que ella pertenezca a ningún mundo excepto el suyo propio. Y sin embargo, con el destino atando sus almas, su control comienza a agrietarse. Grace nunca pidió su protección. Tampoco pidió desearlo. Pero algo antiguo está despertando, y cuanto más se sumerge en la verdad de su pasado, más se da cuenta: tal vez nunca estuvo destinada a ser libre. Tal vez estaba destinada a cambiarlo todo. Empezando por él. ---- *Grace of a Wolf* es el romance ligeramente perturbado entre una chica humana con inconvenientes valores morales humanos y su pareja destinada levemente sociópata—que además resulta ser el Rey Licántropo y tiene la inteligencia emocional de una roca. Afortunadamente, su peligrosamente magnética conexión está (apenas) equilibrada por el caos de una familia encontrada, un montón de magia, y una conexión de pareja destinada que podría matarla si se tocan. Ups. Justo cuando piensas que estás leyendo *otra historia de hombres lobo*, la trama y la construcción del mundo te sorprenden por detrás con garras, dientes y apuestas reales. Es de combustión lenta, emocionalmente desordenado y entrelazado con el tipo de tensión que podría matarte—o besarte. --- **ADVERTENCIAS:** R18: Escenas explícitas. Además, temas oscuros, incluyendo pero no limitado a: Asesinato, intento de asesinato, una pila de cadáveres, traición, sociopatía leve, un protagonista masculino que parece bañarse en señales de alerta a pesar de que su color favorito es el verde, un odio injustificado hacia los muffins de arándano y robo de almohadas. Un romance de fantasía urbana de cambiaformas lobos **de combustión lenta** y picante con mucha trama aleatoria tratando de bloquear todo. Cuando llegue lo picante, por favor lea responsablemente. Gracias~ [Participación en el Concurso WSA 2025]

"Candles by design burn, and life by design ends. In the meantime doesn't it smell nice?" - Lola Viktor "Me personally, I never bust…” - Tyde Viktor "I have watched the heavens fall as a child. All of its splendor rained down on us and blessed us with its fertility. The demigods frequented my mothers tent, she was our village whore. I had too many siblings to count and none of us knew of our father. The village elders didn't know what to do with us so he made us follow the shepherds hunt, hoping we would die off on our own." - Dior Vain ************************************** [R18+] (For violence and profanity. I don't write lewd content unless it's for comedy)

Matapos ang pitong taong pagdurusa dulot nang pagkamatay ni Hector ay natutunan ni Clarang bumangon at muling lumigaya. Sa kanyang puso at isipan batid niyang hindi na mibabalik pa ang lahat sa dati. Nagising siya mula sa bangungot at muling nagpatuloy sa buhay. Ngunit sadyang mapagbiro ang tadhana, sa isang iglap ang nakaraan ay muling nagbalik. Hindi siya makapaniwalang nagbalik ito sa paraang unti-unting dinudurog and kanyang puso.

Living in a chaotic family means that Hector must inevitably become a small man, mature beyond his years, but even though it is difficult, he can finally grow into a powerful man and survive as a respected Mafia boss. Joy, sorrow and love are finally realized, although of course he still has to learn to survive and fight for them. From his childhood to the day he finally earns his Mafia title, what are the twists and turns in the life of Hector the Mafioso?

Rei Satou is a young ex-carter and skilled con artist who will enter the Ikigai private academy as a scholarship holder. At this academy, students are ranked based on their "merit points". A system that determines who will enjoy certain benefits during their student life, and great opportunities after graduation. Rei, being assigned to the lowest ranked group in the school, has set out to ascend in order to achieve these benefits, while planning revenge against the leader of the Saionji family, the most influential and powerful family in Japan, using the daughter who studies at the same school. With the help of different tricks and traps in gambling games and school tests, Rei will climb to the top of the power hierarchy among the students.

In ancient Japan, one’s purpose in life could be defined by a single word – Ikigai. For a human girl raised to worship magic, Ikigai meant to honor the spirits from afar; but as the divide between the realms grows larger, the word takes on a new meaning in a mystic quest to save the world from itself.

Nacido en la ciudad cibernética de Neon Reach, Shade era un joven oficinista más, atrapado en la rutina de un mundo sin alma. Un salto desde un rascacielos parecía su única salida… hasta que despertó en el cuerpo de un cadáver, en un mundo desconocido y podrido por la corrupción. Perdido en una tierra hostil, Shade descubre el último bastión de la humanidad y una verdad inquietante: ahora forma parte de los Niños Benditos, individuos marcados por poderes extraordinarios y un destino impuesto. Enfrentar a las calamidades que azotan este mundo moribundo. Con su nueva “vida” colgando de un hilo y una habilidad que desafía a la muerte, Shade se embarcará en un viaje tan hostil como revelador, e indeciso sobre su destino impuesto. A acabar con los verdaderos causantes del fin… aunque tenga que morir una y otra vez para lograrlo.

Mizuno Koharu, A high school girl who lived alone in an apartment, doesn't have any interest to have any romantic relationship with any guy, love being kind to everybody, has an IQ of 140 but still called herself an average human being. One day, she never knew what is coming for her. Everything change, completely. But sometimes life can be harsh too, not every of her daily life that she went through was easy for her.

Reborn alongside her son, Chen Xiaobao, Chen Momo learns from the mistakes of her past life and starts a frantic hoarding spree. To survive, the mother-and-son duo each put their skills to use in the apocalypse. The lively little Chen Xiaobao quickly wins everyone's heart, and Chen Momo finds love of her own in the apocalypse too...

Fu Xiaoxiao transmigrates into a book and immediately faces the crisis of being sent to the countryside. As the unloved middle child, her younger sister is the one meant to go — but her mother transfers her job to the sister instead. A disaster of a start. To avoid being sent away, she has to marry within seven days. She meets a few ordinary men and decides she'd rather go to the countryside. Then she runs into a neighbor who's also looking for a spouse — and his conditions are surprisingly good. A dowry of three hundred? Bicycles and a radio? Just take care of the kids, and separate rooms are fine? The others may pass, but she won't. Every day is a battle of wits with the two kids. Life is eventful, she gets a salary every month, and the boss is never home. Absolutely perfect. Except... wasn't this big shot supposed to be infertile? Then why does he keep strutting around naked in front of her? She has professional ethics. She won't be seduced by a good body. Hmph. Men only slow down her sword swing. Lu Feng grits his teeth at Fu Xiaoxiao, who remains completely unmoved by his countless attempts to seduce her, and traps her in his arms. "Boss, let's talk this through. I know forty a month is a bit much — how about... five less?" Trapped in his embrace, Fu Xiaoxiao thinks he's unhappy with her high salary and starts bargaining. "I'm giving myself to you for free." Lu Feng grinds out through clenched teeth. This woman has no heart. "...Can I say no?" Fu Xiaoxiao swallows, staring at the washboard abs so close. "Such a good deal — are you sure you don't want it?" Lu Feng squints, tempting her. "Fine." A fool turns down a bargain.