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My fiancé, Caleb Giles, was about to abandon me at the altar. Again. It was our wedding day at a Napa Valley vineyard, and he was choosing his cousin, Cassie Monroe, a woman who weaponized her supposed emotional fragility to get whatever she wanted. I stopped him. "Caleb, can't we finish the wedding first?" Caleb's brow furrowed, his voice tight with restrained anger and accusation. "Cassie is missing and on the verge of a breakdown, and all you can think about right now is this spectacle?" My parents sided with him, their disappointment aimed squarely at me. "Juliana," my mother said, "Cassie's mother died saving you." "Now that she's missing, you're only thinking about yourself," my father added. I stood frozen, watching their anxious silhouettes disappear through the door as my heart plummeted into an icy void. This was the third time Caleb had abandoned me for Cassie on an important occasion. The first time was our engagement party. She claimed to be having a breakdown, and Caleb flew overnight to be with her. It turned out she was just throwing a tantrum because she’d failed to snag a limited-edition handbag. The second time was during our wedding photoshoot in Paris. She called, sobbing that her boyfriend had dumped her. Without a second thought, Caleb abandoned our photoshoot and spent the entire night consoling her on the phone. The third time was our wedding. They all believed I owed Cassie—that I should always put her first. This time, I decided to give her everything. After the wedding that never was, I submitted an application for a classified federal biology project: "Project Aegis." The program's requirements were stringent. Once selected, all my information would be classified for the next five years. No one would be able to find me. Word got back to me that after I vanished, the ever-elegant and self-possessed Caleb Giles completely lost his mind.

To cure my son Freesia's autism, I specifically went abroad for training. That night during our video call, I found him curled up under the table, his eyes darting around, too afraid to look at me. Worried, I contacted his tutor. She said to alleviate my son's separation anxiety, she had specially brought her child to keep Freesia company! The next second, she sent me a photo of the two boys together. The boy was wearing Freesia's favorite clothes. I messaged my husband, but he carelessly replied: "Thanks to Sunny, Freesia has made his first real friend in life." "Freesia gave those clothes to Sunny himself! Can't you, as his mother, be a little less stingy?!" Uneasy, I rushed home early, only to discover a hidden secret.

Bagaimana jika pria incaran yang diidamkan selama tiga tahun malah jadi pacar sang kakak? Perjuangannya yang tak tahu malu, akankah berakhir begitu saja? Dipaksa dalam satu lingkup bahagia yang diciptakan dua sejoli membuat Arka tak berhenti membuat wajah palsu. Pura-pura mengabaikan saat Melisa menceritakan keromantisan Nino yang semakin memupuk kecemburuan Arka. Yuda, Brian, dan Zaki pun merencanakan sesuatu untuk bisa membuat sahabatnya itu kembali ke wajah cerianya. Sempat mendekatkan Arka dengan wanita tercantik di sma sama sekali tak mempengaruhi orientasi Arka. Hingga datanglah sosok lama yang menjadi akar dari hubungan buruk Arka dan sang kakak. Tiba-tiba saja mengulang momen kedekatan dengan Arka yang dahulu menjadi pangkal permasalahan. Melisa kalang kabut, sementara Arka yang merasa bisa membalas sang kakak malah masuk ke dalam hubungan sulit. Namun kenapa saat hati Arka ingin memantapkan pilihannya pada Dani, Nino malah bersikap beda dan terkesan posesif padanya? Arka harus terus mendekat pada Dani tanpa mempedulikan Nino yang mulai meresponnya, atau bersikap tak peduli pada perasaan sang kakak dan merebut perhatian Nino sepenuhnya?

Para ellos, saltar a la fama ha sido su más grande sueño y están viviendo la vida, llenos de lujos, amor de sus fans y poder. Pero no han conquistado todo aún, el choque de realidad de dos estilos diferentes de vida, harán que se replanteen sus decisiones, el poder que creen tener y lo que desean. Una pequeña historia, de pasión, odio, secretos y drama. JK, Veer, Min, Gust, Jang, Mister y Hi, conocerán las mentiras, el engaño, la manipulación y el deseo.

Night Battles—system-organized battles carried out in the dead of the night when all are asleep, save for Night Battle participants. "Congratulations, you have obtained the SSS-grade power." The system's voice is music to the ears. Yet for Fang Ran... Slamming the magic book in his hand onto the ground, he bellows,  "F*ck you and your Clow Cards! I am not a f*cking magical girl!" Fang Ran, twenty years old, with no bad track record, doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, and is a virgin. The amount of time he has been single is the same as his age. He had always believed that he has an ordinary fate. However, he is about to find out that fate is in fact unpredictable when he gets randomly dragged into Night Battles. "What happened to the promised immortality cultivation, ancient martial abilities, magic powers and witchcraft?!" "I f*cking started with a cool infinity-genre opening, so why did I get the power of a magical girl!?"

{WARNING MATURE CONTENT} He was handsome, young and good looking as well,and the way he looked, he seemed to be a rich man with that black suit of his. but there's something, something that I can't seem to quite understand yet everytime when I look into his deep cold silver eyes..... who is he? please comment and add power stones if your are fun and like SCARS SHE CARRY alishawalker2022

A Cursed Boy ... Not a regressor. Not a transmigrator. Not chosen by fate. Just a nobody... whose entire life got ruined just to highlight FATE's Chosen One. Now Armed with knowledge that was never meant for him, he vows to break free from the chains tightening around his throat. He will escape the fate written for him, avoid every death flag, and shatter every prophecy. If the world demands a villain, then he will become one on **His Own Terms**— Not to destroy, but to **LIVE**. Between destiny and rebellion, betrayal and blood.... He walks a narrow path where every choice may be —— 'His last'. ---------------------------------------------------- Please read at least 6-10 chapters before leaving. Though I'm newbie to writing I believe I can deliver a good novel to you. Also don't hesitate to donate 'POWER STONES and suggestions in comments :) Enjoy Reading!!

For twenty years, Arawn has spent every day in magic-dampening prisons. The latest being the Gutter, a place for the worst the human kind has to offer. Haunted by memories of the past and overwhelming power he cannot control, Arawn wishes for nothing more than to rot away in the darkness, far from the fragile humans he might hurt. Yet a new criminal is sent to the Gutter. He’s lively, alert, and too self-assured to just let himself die in a dingy cell. The moment he notices Arawn’s fascination with the outside world, he showers him in tales about its beauty and warmth, something very opposite to the dark cell they now inhabit. Slowly, a long dead sprout of curiosity rises its head within Arawn. But are abominations like him even allowed in the outside world? Wouldn’t he be smited by the gods the moment he took a step out? He would do it, if he were them. --- If you want to chat about the novel or ask me anything, visit my discord ^^ https://discord.gg/ZegeFhH

Not loving and not been loved is presumably the greatest nightmare anyone could be faced with. Ever pondered on what could greater than a physical scar? Christian (30) lost his parents quite young, ends up with a family that should create love but he got more than he bargained for. His growing up has been from one rejection to another. He knew not how to love and how to receive love. From not getting attention from his parents, to been abused and broken by the one family that was supposed to be his solace. As fate would have it, what could be his cure seems to come from where he would never have thought. Would he be brave enough to grab hold of the opportunity?? Will he leap of faith and realize his scars are signs of his strength and not his weaknesses? Vanessa (28) an only child, who witnessed the downhill of her mother’s marriage leading to her death. Sworn to never forgive the man who has a hand in her bitterness towards love and anything surrounding that gender. In a bid to help a friend heal from the past, would she get the healing she also secretly yearn for?? Gina (28) her mother’s daughter. She probably took too much from her mother. Including her self-centeredness. She grew up with Christian, helping him create a childhood no child should ever pass through. She’s also a friend of Vanessa, a friend turned sister. Caught in between selfish and being selfless, what do you think Gina would do? Christian meeting Vanessa is quite coincidental. He felt things stir in him that he never knew he possesses. Being in denial of his feelings, he met Gina, his worst nightmare. Gina seems to be the only one standing between his past and his future and at the same time, might also be a link. Would he fight for his inner peace and love?? Or will he accept that he doesn’t deserve to love and be loved?

[Ding! The 'Randomly Spend' Tycoon System is at your service.] On her way to work, Yun Zijin was bound by a system named 'Randomly Spend'. [Spending Task Completed. A 2x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Villa No. 1 at Xingyu Mansion. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] [Spending Task Completed. A 3x rebate has been triggered. Ownership of Dingsi Building. The related documents have been placed in the system backpack.] ... Yun Zijin was dazzled by the system's rewards, only to be told that her wealthy parents had found her? That she's the true daughter of the Xia Family of Dijing? Being bound to the Tycoon System was exciting for Yun Zijin, but she refused to be part of any cliché wealthy family drama. The Xia Family of Dijing? Yun Zijin: Get lost! Don't even think about associating with me!