Ceddie is new to the Adulting life but she's determined to make it to the top. One day she receives a tragic phone call that changed her life forever. 24 year old Cedrina is now a guardian to two lovely toddlers.

Facing grief, parenthood,and adult responsibilities, will Ceddie be able to make it?

"twinkle, twinkle little stars" she sings.



A/N Be kind. It is a rushed raw unedited work

- August POV, 6 years ago -
There were certain points during my time with Dante, that made me realize certain aspects of my individuality. As for Theo, it was another moment that was left imprinted in my mind, made me recognize the guilt that I was to live with for the rest of my life. However, the outcome of Ella and Bella, his innocent twins that he had not been able to protect, made me realize how weak I really was.
I screamed, at the highest pitch my voice could reach. 
It was deafening, that the toddlers began sobbing in their seat. My eyes remained closed, attempting to guide the car as Dante indicated without opening them. I knew if I did, I would instantly lose consciousness, because the weight that fell onto my shoulders was not only an illusion, and opening my eyes made it real. The vehicle soon reached a complete stop, and before Dante could say anything, I pulled open my door, and distanced myself from the car. When I felt as if I was far enough, I finally opened my eyes, my skin soon feeling the warm blood that had splattered on my face, and my palms. Along with that, there was a glob on my neck, and when I realized it was brain residue, I collapsed to my knees and began sobbing, screaming, attempting to dig into the pavement with my nails. I was unsure what to think, nor what to do, but cry as if I had been the one that got shot, or the one to lose such a loving father.
I heard the toddlers yelling in the backseat, and it was not long until Dante descended from the vehicle, jogging to reach me. When he arrived near me, although anger sharpened his features, he calmed his rage, and knelt in front of me, wrapping his arms around me. I leaned against his shoulder, continuing to cry and seeing my hands covered in red, the blood of the man that had died next to me. He was no longer to breathe, and just like that, his existence was ridiculed, as if it did not even mean anything. It was all done by one man, and one gun, and poof, the lives of his family were to change forever. His wife was to never hear from him again, and his mother would have her last breaths being told that her son had died from murder.
I felt as if my throat had clenched, not allowing oxygen to enter nor leave. Therefore, I began choking, and he panicked, laying me on my back and calmly telling me to fall at ease. It felt as if there were fingers ripping my flesh from my body, and my skin burned, seeming as if a fire had elicited on me. I could not put it out, and I was unsure if I ever could, or ever would. Dante soothed me for a while, until I was calm enough to sit without screaming. My breathing was irregular, huffing and puffing without my control, as if I had just ran a marathon. However, Dante walked towards the vehicle, and he cursed loudly, pulling the body of the father out from the car. Blood splattered onto the ground, his face was pushed in, and half was gone, leaving a huge hole where his skull had been. Instantly, I vomited, gasping for air by every growl of my stomach and continuing to puke.
Dante laughed as he dragged the body of the man within the woods beside the road, and the blood trail disgusted me, that I turned away. However, when I heard the crying of the twins in the backseat, as they smelled the danger but could only express their fear through tears, I stood to my feet and sprinted to the car, opening the backseat door and scaring them even more as they glanced in my direction.
"It's okay," I cooed quietly, attempting to comfort them as my hands filled with their father's blood patted their heads gently. One of them calmed down, staring at me with remaining caution in her eyes, while the other sobbed quieter, but observed me. They're pulled out bottom lip was causing my heart to clench, and I leaned forward, placing a long warm peck on their foreheads. "It's alright," I whispered, "I have you guys."
I refrained from glancing towards the front seats, since I knew it would throw my mind into a daze. However, when one of the toddlers reached for my hand, and gripped one of my finger tightly, as if to hold me from escaping, I bursted into tears. I felt horrible, the guilt eating me from inside and I could not stop it. I felt like piercing into my skin with my nails and grab my heart, squeezing it until I fell and died myself. They were such beautiful young girls, and their gorgeous navy blue eyes were ones I would never forget.
"What are you doing?"
I had not heard his footsteps that when his voice was heard very close to my ear, I was startled, and flinched. The toddlers noticed the change in my behaviour, and they both began sobbing again. Dante cursed, and pushed me away from the door, although I attempted to resist.
"They're cute," he commented, but a sinister smirk peeled his mouth. "Too bad we cant keep them, there's only one other option—"
"Dante," I muttered, and he glanced in my direction. I was trembling, but those kids did not deserve to get their lives taken away, "leave them alone."
Dante raised an eyebrow in my direction, and smirked, "Excuse-me?"
"Just shoot me," I begged, "have mercy on them and shoot me instead. They don't deserve to die, they're young girls, they have names."
"I didn't deserve to die either," he roared, his face becoming sharp and tensing, "but I did anyway."
I gulped, shaking my head as I approached him, gripping his shirt that was filled with blood. He also had stains on his face, and it caused him to appear much more sinister and delusional than he already was. As tears left trails along my face, all my mind could think about was saving those toddlers. They needed a life, and had the unfortunate fate to have landed within the hands of Dante and I. I raised my head, and met his light blue gaze, but they only stared back with pure disgust, and disappointment that I whimpered, continuing to sob. The toddlers were also crying in the car, and all the sobbing from different corners was boggling Dante's mind.
He placed his palms above his ears as his teeth tightened against one another, cringing from the sound, "Stop crying, all of you!" However, although my breath became stuck within my throat and my mouth instantly slammed shut, the toddlers' didn't. They were terribly scared, staring with horror as Dante pushed me off from him and grabbed their seat, pulling them both outside the vehicle. I watched as he marched around the car, grumbling curse words under his breath as he followed the blood trail of their father. The instance I attempted to follow, he reached in his belt and aimed his gun towards me.
"Step one foot closer and I'm putting a bullet in you," he shouted angrily.
I halted for a moment. The pause made my legs begin to tremble, but hearing those children scream for their lives as it was seen as a mere nuisance to Dante, made my feet begin moving once more. Dante did what he had said, he pulled the trigger, and in an instant, I collapsed onto the ground, an atrocious pain echoing through my body, but as I reached  on my left shoulder, I could feel my palm warm by trickling liquid, and as I pulled my hand to examine it, it was filled with blood. My eyes widened, and I raised my head to meet his gaze. His features appeared to have softened, as he lowered his gun and sighed, "I'll be back. Don't die." Then, he disappeared within the woods, as I laid on my back, my breathing becoming struggled as my throat clenched on itself. I had difficult breathing, my body reaching panic mode and all my nerves running wild as blood continued to pour recklessly. The sweat was dripping from me abnormally, and I felt my lips beginning to dry with my command. Suddenly, a gunshot that resounded from the trees made me flinch, and when I realized what it symbolized, tears flushed my face. It was not long until I fell unconscious, laying onto the dirt beside the vehicle.
That was another moment during our trip, that I realized how weak I truly was. I was unable to save those children, could not even flicker a bit of sanity within Dante's mind. It made me question whether it was my sanity that was obscured, rather than Dante's. Either way, my steps were following his footsteps, trailing behind him and helping him. Therefore, the death of those children was partly my doing as well, an accusation my heart was never able to redeem itself from. I was too weak to do anything.

The muffled sound of raindrop woke Nolan up. He was leaned on the wall hugging his knees. He was looking at the bed where Ciara was sleeping soundly as if she never really bothered that Nolan was there. It was awkward first when it all started but she has grown to sleep near Nolan.

   "She's asleep," he thought. He smoothed his pants and dusted his cloak. He walked to the door and went down below where he looked at the notice board. There were twenty posters calling for help in reward for Talons. Nolan turned to his pouches and recalled that he was out of money.

   He thought, "I've been using most of the money I got from Diego to take care of myself. The world's infested with demons, monsters, and beings of the dark that needs special attention to kill. Keeping wealth is quite hard when I have to gulp down potions after a battled." He stuck his tongue out in disgust. A waitress sidled towards him, her arms folded.

   "Quite a lot of demons," said she. "Taking one?"

   "I am thinking about it." He looked at her. His body squared and his eyes locking with hers. He loomed the woman and his countenance made the woman tug her hair. "Can you tell me anything?"

   "Ah yes," she said. "There's mire around the settlements called toddler's mire. The place is infested with those aborted toddlers crawling around with worm-like mouths. Do you know them?"

   Nolan listened with his chin propped. He mirrored the waitress's movement that she didn't even know that she was slowly getting comfortable in talking to Nolan. "I do. You sound like you know your stuff."

   She shuffled her feet. "I've been living here ever since this settlement got built. So let me advise you that if you want real reward then go to the Toddler's mire. If you want a safe, yet poor paying job then go for Da's Mill."

   He nodded. "What goes in Da's Mill?"

   "Interlopers hoping to steal from the mill," she said.

   "What they are stealing there, I mean."

   "Grain, usually, Da's Mill's near the river and these bucktooth creatures usually take the grain of the mill. Da, the owner, wants to kill them but he offers too little. Not to mention that no one really wants to take care of his problem when there are higher demons going around destroying settlements." She shook her head.

   "I see. Where's this mill?" he asked.

   She eyed him funny. "You are taking his request?"

   "If it earns me money, I will. I'll be looking to clear this toddler's mire too. Does the Inn sell, salt, and flour?" he said.

   "Salt and flour?" she said with a raised brow. "Why would you want that?"

   Nolan paused before speaking. "I need the flour to blind the aborted toddler, and salt to hurt their skin. If you ever find yourself facing these monsters then throw them at them."

   "Is that really it?" she leaned back.

   He bobbed his head. "They might look like they enjoy the mud but those abominations are sensitive to the salt. Their bodies can be easily wounded by salt. If I would describe it then it is like putting salt on a snail."

   "Are you used to killing these creatures?" she eyed him.

   "I am used to killing them."

   "Oh," her mouth rounded. "That's good to hear."

...

   In a damp flies-ridden place, Nolan walked with his sword drawn. His sword was coated in salt and the phantasmal oil made a strange light. He slogs through the mud and made wet sloppy sounds as he does. There were the aborted toddlers crawling on the mud, their eyes fleshy and swelling red. Their skin was festered with wounds and they look pathetic.

   "May whatever God your parents worship redeem your souls," said Nolan.

   He knew that these aborted toddlers were reanimated corpses of dead children. When he saw these monsters he was not able to kill them. But, he now knows that not killing these aborted toddlers and letting them carry on with their sinful lives was a much crueler fate.

   He whirled his blade while holding the hilt of his sword. The blade that was made of fine materials cut deep into the flesh of the toddlers. Their bodies cut in halves as they crawled their way towards Nolan. Nolan focused his eyes, it turned into the sigil of the dove of thorns and the snake of woes.

   The area around Nolan stirred. He didn't know why but he felt as if he was freed from his shackles. The curse on his eyes made him relieve the battlefields of the past. He swoops along the mud field and danced with his sword. He was rather stiff carrying Ciara around and getting his mobility back made Nolan feel better.

   Nolan was slaughtering the reanimated toddlers to their deaths. A purple robed woman with a witch-hat slogs marches through the swamp with an eager anticipation. She was carrying a holy relic and as she was about to activate it. She spotted Nolan cleaving the aborted toddlers like butter.

   She dropped her holy relic, mouth opened wide. She brought forth her staff and tapped it on the ground. A crimson wave of energy passes through the mud and concentrated to where Nolan was. Nolan, who was slaughtering the toddlers, felt the attack.

   He tumbled and swirled and dodged the wave of red. The woman who fired it looked surprised. She clenched her fingers around her staff and tried to cast another. Nolan who was still relieving the memories of the past rushed towards the source of the attack.

   The purple robed woman twirled her staff and erected a barrier. Nolan spun, he made use of his body weight to hit the barrier. The barrier reflected the attack easily. The purple woman, with an expression of tranquility, pointed her hand towards Nolan.

   "ABRA!" she casts a spell.

   Nolan threw a flask of phantasmal oil at the spell. The spell got neutralized for three-seconds. Nolan made use of that time to swoop towards the barrier of the purple-robed woman and thrusts. The woman took four steps back to avoid the blade. It was then that Nolan's eyes lost its shimmers and the sigil of the dove of thorns and the snake of woes disappeared from his pupils.

...

   The purple-clad woman raised her chin, her staff pointed at Nolan. "Heartless man, you kill these poor lost souls so easily!" she shouted.

   Nolan kept his sword at hand. His eyes slowly went dim as he recognizes the outfit of the woman. Purple robes, a witch hat, a staff, and a sympathy for the lost souls. He knew her, and it breaks his heart seeing the one and only mentor of the Bleak, the purple thunder, the witch of the Nether, and the Purple Rose of the River of Nix.

   "Audrey Cress," said Nolan.

   She raised her brows. "You know of me?" she folded her arms.

   "Disciple of the Nether, River of Nix's Witch," Nolan lowered the Sword of Zachariah. "I am Nolan," the sigil's appeared in his pupils. "A Bleak Walker, if I offended you then I am deeply sorry."  

   She harrumphs, "You killed the aborted toddler," she grimaced. "I could've sent them away from this mire peacefully." She scanned the area. "Yet look at what you've done. They are mostly dead. I have heard that men of the Heir of the Old Revenants are stoic men. But to witness such slaughter, while you dance and whirl that sword of yours...is quite unpleasant."

   "I was looking for money, and you know how we, the bleak walkers, do our thing to survive," he told her.

   "Yes. And now that I am not trying to zap your soul, I can see that you've walked far. How far exactly?" she asked.

   "The Satin Path, Stasis River, and the Old Pale Pass," he mouthed. "I've walked in the barren lands."

   "And you came back alive," she nodded. "Hmm, if we have continued fighting right now, how would I fare?"

   "I would have found a way to slit your throat." He said blandly. "I am rather proficient in killing monsters."

    "And you qualify me as a monster?"

    "Yes. I do not dare to hesitate in fighting against Witch of the Nether," he fronted her. "You would have thundered me with a far stronger spell. Not to mention that the holy relic you have right there could blind my eyes temporarily if you want to."

    She folded her arms. Her staff placed between her elbows. Her dark purple hair that reaches up her waist was swaying. "You say that but I can feel that you have tricks up your sleeves that can deal with me. Hmm, your inner core is strong, the soul that you have is no ordinary, and it smells no lies and shows that you have indeed travel far." She eyed him, her nose an inch away from his. "Hmm, you would have been a perfect man if you weren't so tasteless in killing such poor souls."

   Those words triggered the sigils in Nolan's eyes. They light up in a dark eerie color, the vision of the old future flashed upon Nolan's eyes. The death of his comrades, the battle near the Overlord's territory, the back of Audrey Cress supporting her, and her myriad of spells that have saved many of his comrades.

   The world turned dark for Nolan. He felt like he was stuck in a dark world along with Audrey Cress. Below their feet was a ripple that spread on every direction. Nolan's eyes glowed softly as the sigils in his pupils made him relive all the painful memories.

   The world of black then showed images of Nolan listening to Audrey, as she demonstrates the power of the runes. The images rippled, the images turned into a group of bleak walkers, and Nolan protecting Audrey from an army of Ghouls. The images continued to ripple as if the sigils were showing everything that he had experienced with her.

   Audrey could only see the sigil's mesmerizing her. She could feel the pain that was being emitted from Nolan's eyes. Suffering, despair, hopelessness, anguish, sorrows, and the desperation was felt by her. She took two steps back, the mud making a sloppy sound, she straightened her posture.

   "You poor man," she said. "I've heard that the Heir of the Old Revenant is cursed with the sigils of woes to remind them of what they have done and experienced. To continuously reflect until the end of their days, to constantly remind themselves how good it was to be still alive. It is a constant and perpetual negative visualization for them to appreciate their life. But for us, this is a curse."

   The images vanished, what was left was the mire. Nolan's head jolted, he squared his body and lowered his head. "Forgive me you must have felt the effects of the sigils."

   "No worries," she said. "I've witnessed something interesting. I've seen walkers with two symbols in their eyes but, I haven't experienced such painful emotion being emitted. Are you used to this curse?"

   "I do not see it as a curse," he said.


   "I see. She grabbed hold of her chin. "I must say that even if you are a tasteless man for doing such horrible deed. I can understand why you would do so. I can respect you for being able to endure such perpetual reminder. Yet, I cannot forgive your tasteless acts of slaughtering these lost souls."

    "We have different ways I know that, even so, that is the mercy I can give these children. To live a life in such a sinful manner, being forced to become an atrocious monster."

    "You can send them off with a holy relic," she added. "They are hard to get but they are the desirable way. My reasoning tells me that your methods are correct, but my values say that it is wrong. Do not blame for being aggressive, though I must admit that you were as well. Were you relieving a memory with your eyes?"

   "Yes." He sheathed the Sword of Zachariah. "I was experiencing the memories of my past. There are times that I go into a trance like this. Forgive me I would have killed you if I didn't wake up."

   "You, killing me?" she said.

   "Yes." He coldly stated. "When I am lost in a trance I function with deadly efficiency. I have little control."

   "You are confident about your own skills," her brows arched. "Your eyes say the truth. I can guess that you have your ways to kill me. What is your name?"

   Nolan bit his lower lip. He hesitated. "Nolan Salvatore, a Bleak Walker."

   "I see." She nodded. "I am Audrey Cress. You can go now, Nolan Salvatore. You should leave this place for me." She reached for her pockets and retrieved a pouch of coins. "Leave and try not to do such tasteless things if we ever meet again."

   Nolan pocketed the pouch of coins. He spun. He looked over his shoulder before clenching his fist. He had already decided not to meddle with those who he knew from the past. It was aching his heart but he didn't want to tamper on things that might change the timeline.

The Bleak Walker Nolan fought through the light's war. He marched on with his fellow rank-and-file soldiers and held the line for the Heroes against the army of the Overlord of Demons so that they can save the world from the darkness. As he dies again he found himself back in time before his meeting with the Burned Woman.

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"How mush (much) is this mango?" Irene asked Carla. Even though Irene and Ike were already fluent speaking at the age of three, there were still some times that she couldn't pronounce the word properly.

"Da wouw be, shree payb (That would be 35)." Carla showed Irene her right hand with 3 fingers up while on the left hand had 5 fingers up.

Irene took out air money from her imaginary wallet in her empty pocket. She didn't know how much is 35, but since it's just imaginary money, nobody would know how much she gave Carla.

Carla on the other hand, thought Irene gave her an air 100 bill, thus, she took an imaginary change.

She counted on her mind how much would the change, "Hersh yowr shaynes shiswy payb (Here's your change 65)." She gave Irene the air change and the mango.

Irene, of course, accepted both of them. She went inside the playhouse where the table and sat on the chair.

They were playing the Restaurant game, and Carla was the cashier.

Then, it was Ike's turn. He casually picked grapes and asked, "How much is this?"

Carla looked at it and think, "Shash wouw be fow shu (That would be 42)."

Even though Irene still didn't know how to count, Ike on the other hand knows from one to five. Thus, he felt proud as he took out imaginary money.

However, since it was only 1 to 5 yet, he only had a vague idea of how much Carla meant. "Here's the 4 and 2." He meant 4 coins and 2 coins.

Carla nodded as she thought Ike gave her exact air money. She gave him the grapes he 'bought'.

Then, Ike went inside too and sat in front of Irene. They were playing that Ike and Irene had a friendly date and Carla was either the third wheel or the part-timer.

As they were still toddlers, dating for them was like a friend hanging out. Carla didn't say anything and just enjoyed playing with them. It was best they remain innocent.

Just as the three toddlers happily played, the three maids watching them was shocked.

Carla knew how to count! She even does subtraction! She was only a one year old who hasn't taught by anyone yet! 

It would be fine if she could count casually as what she heard somewhere, however, she said the right price of those fruits! And certainly did a subtraction!

The three maids were widely shocked and stared at each other. They wanted to ask her how and who taught her, however, right now, the toddlers were happily playing.

They also didn't want to make them uncomfortable just because they were curious. Therefore, they kept their mouth shut and planned to tell Mrs. Santiago about it later on.

Carla pretended to clean up the invincible mess at the invincible other tables as Ike and Irene were talking to each other. 

"Ms. Irene, I hope you like the food in this fancy restaurant. I had sponsored in this place, I hope it's in your taste." Ike ate one grape at a time with elegance.

Irene covered her mouth, "Hoho, I love it. You exclusively have teysh (taste) when it comes to business, Mr. Ike."

They both copied the meeting scene at some romance movies they watched with their parents the other day.

Carla grabbed the so-called menu, which was a magazine, and went to the customers. "Bonshor, shews kweyewnsh (Bonjour, chers clients)."

The three maids: O.O 

"Wee had a shpeshal ewensh shoday. Woo yoo layk sho shoyn (We had a special event today. Would you like to join)?" Carla added.

The twin looked at each other and agreed. "Yes!"

Carla nodded and signaled them to stand up and closed their eyes. They did what she told them to and it gave her the chance.

Carla lifted their upper clothes enough to put her tiny hands and put a butterfly mark.

The twin jolted when they felt her squishy hands but Carla instantly warned them not to move.

The three maids couldn't see what she did inside the playhouse as she blocked her hands with her chubby body. The maids only thought it was part of their game and didn't bother with it.

"Daaan (Done)!" Carla abruptly said when she was done putting Ivy and Sherry's mark on Irene and Ike's back.

The twins opened their eyes and tried to look at their back. However, they couldn't see anything. 

Just as they were thinking to let each other have a look, Carla interrupted them. "Maleydi en Monshur, di ewensh didin shop here. Fwish fawwow me. (Milady and Monsieur, the event didn't stop here. Please follow me.)"

Carla guided them out, seeing her totter like that, the twins secretly laughed. Irene felt excited as she held Carla's hand, the same as Ike. 

Carla on the other hand was busy looking around and let the two held both of her hands.

Their parents were already inside the mansion and only the three maids looking out for them. 

She clicked her tongue.

"How to get rid of the maids just for a minute?" Carla thought.

"We can help!" The butterflies inside her space spoke through her mind.

Berry, Flora, and Charlotte sneaked out from Lucy's body, who was hiding nearby as she watched Carla, and the butterflies went to the maids unnoticed.

Carla guided them to the forest and the twin thought the surprise must be inside. The maids obediently followed them as they knew there were no animals in the forest as there was always someone taking care of it.

Little did they know when they reached the forest, the maids were paralyzed and couldn't move nor say anything. 

The toddlers went deeper without noticing the maids behind. When the maids couldn't see any shadows of the toddlers, they were knocked out by an unknown force.

Carla was notified by Lucy in her mind what happened. They stopped in the middle of nowhere.

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~End of Chapter 15~

Carla lost her life in the hands of her father and his murderous family. She didn't put up a struggle.

Her step-mother who killed her mother in a torturous way in front of her.

Her half-sister who put her little brother in prostitution.

And her father pushed her to death to vent his anger. 

She accepted death. 

Until the last moment. 

She doesn't wanna die yet! 

But she was too late... Or so she thought.

Carla was given a second chance. A second chance to save her mother and younger brother out of that killer's mansion. She was given another shot at life, and she won't mess it up...

However, she didn't expect that the truth she knew was much deeper and lies cover it all. How long will she keep herself sane in this hell mansion?

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Hearing a woman's voice that came out of nowhere, DX turned around, only to see Xiao Lei for the first time. Her son was sitting on the bench outside the room while reading a textbook. 
Xiao Lei looked at DX and smiled sheepishly as she said, "I'll take care of them. Besides, I'm free once I drop my son back at his school. It's hard for Han Ye to go on a date, so I'd feel bad if he had to cancel because of this. After all, he was supposed to meet her in the morning, but he postponed it to the afternoon because of my appointment." 
"Xiao Lei..." Han Ye shook his head. "It's fine, really."  
Xiao Lei ignored him and continued to talk to DX, "President Du, I know how to take care of kids. Don't worry about it." 
DX frowned. He was not too keen on having a stranger taking care of HIS kid. However, this was the same stranger who would be carrying his niece or nephew. Talking about niece or nephew, DX realized something. All of them were in the hospital at the same time. This couldn't have been a coincidence, right?
And so, he asked, "Did you come here to do a blood test today?" 
"Yes, President Du."
"How was it?" 
"Twins!" Callum interrupted. He looked at his brother, and with his arm draped over Luo Guangying's shoulder, he said to DX proudly, "We are going to have twins!"
"We might be having twins..." Luo Guangying corrected him. He then looked up at DX and explained, "Phillip said that the hCG level seems to indicate the presence of a twin. However, it's hard to confirm for now. However, she is indeed pregnant with your future niece or nephew." 
DX nodded. He then placed his hands on their shoulders, one on Callum's shoulder and one on Luo Guangying's shoulder. With a slight smile, he said, "Congratulations! I know that you guys would be good fathers! Not as good as me, but you'll do great just as well." 
Callum smirked while looking at Luo Guangying, who smiled back at him. The latter then looked at Xiao Lei briefly before saying to DX, "Xiao Lei is a good person. She will take good care of Little Monkey and Yuan Yuan." 
DX turned to look at Xiao Lei for a few seconds before he said, "You will go with Han Ye. He can have the date at the mall while you look after the kids."
DX was slightly wary about her, but if Han Ye was there, he would feel a lot more reassured. When he glanced at Han Ye, the man knew what he was thinking about and so, he nodded.  
As for Xiao Lei, she smiled brightly while nodding. "Alright then, President Du." 
....
Once Han Ye strapped the toddlers down in their baby seats, which was given by the driver who sent An Qiyan and Old Madam Du over, he then sent Xiao Zhihao back to his school. The entire time, the two toddlers refused to look at each other, and both of them hugged themselves tightly while looking out the windows. 
Even when Xiao Zhihao, who sat between them, tried to cheer them up, they just ignored him. When he tried to poke their chubby cheeks, they even slapped his hands away before glaring away. 
"It's fine, Zhihao. Just leave them be," Han Ye said when he saw what was happening in the backseat. As long as the toddlers were not screaming their heads off, he was fine with them sulking for a while. "I'll deal with them later. How's your preparation going?"
Xiao Zhihao groaned slightly as he covered his face with the textbook. "I don't think I can get an A for French. This is too difficult!" 
Han Ye laughed softly. "It's fine as long as you score As for your other subjects, right?" 
"Yeah... Provided that I don't get below B." He sighed loudly. 
"You can do it!" Xiao Lei said as she turned around slightly to face her son. While holding a fist in front of her chest, she said, "Believe in yourself!" 
Xiao Zhihao looked at his mother's optimistic face and nodded. "Erm! I can do it! It's only French! I can't be beaten down by something like this if I want to do great things in the future!" 
He then reached forward to fistbump her. 
"That's my son!" 
Han Ye smiled. While driving Xiao Zhihao to Imperial Secondary dorm, he wondered what the boy's life would be if he were born in the comfort of the Fan Family. With his intellect, he could have achieved more in life by now. Like Lyle and Jack, who had won a cabinet full of awards collectively, either in studies, arts, music, or sports and martial arts. 
Then he wondered if the boy would even exist if Fan Wushuang's parents did not die and she did not disappear suddenly. 
"Based on how bratty she was back then, I doubt that any guys would even dare to get near her," he thought before chuckling to himself. 
That soft chuckle of his caused Xiao Lei to look at him with a suspicious gaze. With the way he averted his glance when she looked up at the rearview mirror earlier, she had a feeling that the chuckle had something to do with her. 
After dropping Xiao Zhihao off, Xiao Lei noticed that Han Ye was driving straight toward the direction of the mall, and she asked curiously in a low voice, "Don't you have to pick up your girlfriend?"
The reason why she was talking in a low voice was that both the toddlers at the back had fallen asleep. It seemed that they were both tired out from their pent up anger as well as all the crying they did before Han Ye took them away and strapped them down in their car seats. 
"Daddy..." Little Monkey mumbled in her sleep as tears fell from her eyes. There was a tiny frown in between her brows, and one of her hands was reaching for something in the air. She was having a nightmare that her daddy was walking away from her after she threw a tantrum. "No, I be good..." 
Xiao Lei immediately reached over to the back to pat her little knee as she said in a soft, gentle voice, "You're safe... Your daddy will be back soon..." 
The toddler moved around in her seat a little before slowly go back to sleep. 
Once Little Monkey settled back to her sleep, Xiao Lei turned back to face the front as she sighed softly. "She must have felt something was wrong earlier. Kids are sensitive like that, you know." 
"En." Han Ye looked at the rearview mirror to make sure that the toddlers were fast asleep before he said, "President Du said that he had to leave her behind earlier when they took the chopper, and she was crying her head off. He had never left her side when she cried like that."
Xiao Lei smiled. "He loves her a lot. I can tell."
"Yeah... She's everyone's baby." 
Xiao Lei looked at Han Ye. She stared at him for so long that he felt uncomfortable. 
Recalling her earlier question, he then thought it was about it, and so, he replied, "What? Angie is driving herself there if you want to know. I've sent her a message earlier." 
Xiao Lei shook her head. WIth a somewhat awkward expression, she said, "I know what happened. Madam President Du... I mean, Kai Xin told me. And Tian Le told me a little as well."
Han Ye glanced at her briefly before turning his eyes back on the road. He knew what she was talking about. Han Ye suddenly said, "Xiao Lei, in a few weeks, I'm going to put Yuexue's ash in the Du Family's columbarium."
"En." She already knew this. After all, she was responsible for his schedule. 
"Would you like to go with me?" he asked while keeping his eyes straight ahead. He had wanted to ask her this for a while now since he was sure that she would blame herself if she could not go for it. 
Upon hearing his question, Xiao Lei narrowed her eyes at him. She was unsure why he asked her, someone who was supposedly a stranger to Wu Yuexue. However, she did not want to discuss this in case he changed his mind. It had been on her mind for a while now, but she did not know how to ask without causing any suspicion.
"Had he known..." she thought while staring at him. After a while, she shook her head and dismissed the possibility of him knowing. And so, she nodded and replied, "Yes, please. I want to pay my respect to your wife. I'm sure she's a great woman." 
"The greatest..." He smiled. "Oh, since we are on this topic, in about two weeks, I have to go to City F."
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Book 1: Be My Strength (completed)

Book 2: The President Man 

[No rape, no misunderstanding] 

This is a story about loss, grief, betrayal, and moving on. 

When you suddenly lose the one you loved the most, how would you deal with it? 

...

"The pain will always be there right?" she asked with a sad expression. 

"Yeah, always. It will never ever be fully gone, but it will be less painful over time. Trust me."

...

For childhood friends Han Ye and Xiao Xiao Lei, both of them experienced the painful experience of having their loved ones taken from them in the most unexpected manner. 

And due to the betrayal of a trusted family member, Xiao Xiao Lei had to go hide in the underbelly of the world... with the promise that she would one day return to take back everything that was hers.   

A long, long time later, they were finally reunited again. This time, she was a mother who had to continue hiding in order to protect her son, while he was a powerful man who answered only to one man.

This time, would they be able to walk out of their own pain and embrace each other? 

...

Note: While The President's Man would focus mostly on Han Ye and Xiao Xiao Lei, we would also be covering the stories of other couples from Be My Strength as well. 

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The day after the night where Selene offered a secret date with the Alpha Prince is scheduled to be spent with the orphans.

At first Prince Alcyd did not want Selene to go at all but after he accepted the secret date with her, he became hesitant to express his disapproval and possessive ways because he does not want to anger or irritate his mate which may cause for her to back out from the secret date.

A secret date with her means, both of them will be closer to each other.

This is why Selene is in the orphanage at the moment with Scarlett.

Selene was dropped by Lady Sonja to the orphanage. She arrived earlier than Scarlett.

As Selene walks around the place, she sees that there is a daycare section of the orphanage where toddlers of other warriors are left for their kids to be looked after.

Then Selene sees how the toddlers are being taken care of. They are made to watch artistic paints and there are no toys at all. A sleepy aroma is scented around to calm the toddlers and keep them calm.

No wonder the daycare is too quiet and full of sleepy toddlers.

"Oh my god! What kind of daycare is this?" Selene loudly expressed outside the large glass window of the daycare.

Sylvia, Selene's spirit wolf, appeared in Selene's mind. 'Looks like they have weird ways here in Golden Moon Pack.'

'And you are so proud of our mate! No wonder the members of the Golden Moon Pack are kind of a bit brainwashed with what Prince Alcyd wants.' Reply of Selene to her spirit wolf.

'Nobody is perfect! That is why we are here, you know! To make everything perfect for our loving mate' gushed by Sylvia in Selene's mind.

'Hearing you makes me vomit Sylv! I can say that you are no different from these brain-washed members of Golden Moon Pack.' Stated by Selene to her spirit wolf.

Spirit wolf are usually more excited about the idea of having a mate. It is part of the nature of any spirit wolf to be excited in finding or being with their mate because this makes them a fulfilling emotion that allows them to feel complete.

While Selene and Sylvia are pre-occupied with bickering at each other, a woman approached Selene.

"Hi, there! I am Elaine, the headmistress of the orphanage. You must be Selene! Lady Sonja's infamous niece. I heard so much about you!" greetings by the headmistress of the orphanage while smiling.

Selene sees a middle-aged woman in her 30's wearing a long plain skirt and very formal long-sleeved white blouse with her round glasses.

"Yes, I am Selene! Well, I hope you heard good things and not the bad ones." Nervously replied by Selene.

"Oh, do not worry! I heard only good things! That is why I hope while you are here, you would be able to help us with the kids." Openly expressed by the headmistress.

"Oh, Trust me! I will do lots of things around. I hope you do not mind headmistress if I do some changes around." Directly pointed out by Selene.

"Oh, sure! I was told by Caleb that I should hear you out with your plans and cooperate with you. So I hope it is not that drastic. I do not want to be in trouble with Prince Alcyd." There were hints of fear and nervousness in the tone of the headmistress as she replied to Selene.

"I have the full consent of Prince Alcyd. So you do not have to worry!" reassured by Selene towards the headmistress.

Selene started walking with the headmistress and broke down all the changes that she wishes for the orphanage and the daycare too.

Elaine, the headmistress of the orphanage, who is the head of the orphanage and the one that supervises the daycare seems to be dumbfounded and surprised with what Selene wanted to happen and proposes for the changes around the orphanage and the daycare.

Especially with the activities and their approach towards the kids.

"A-a-are you sure that the Alpha agreed to this? Do not take me wrong, I am all-in for the entire thing but I worry if this will go well with Prince Alcyd." Elaine pointed out to Selene.

"YES! He is completely okay with it. I have his complete approval with all of it. He definitely supports it. Especially it is for the sake of the kids." Selene reassured everything to the headmistress.

A big smile was shown expressively in the headmistress' face. "Oooh! This makes me excited since I really do support the things you want to implement around. Looks like the rumor is true that Lady Sonja has brought an angel to the Golden Moon Pack."

"Oh! I am far from angel Miss Elaine, hehe!" smiled back by Selene.

While both, Elaine and Selene, are walking along the hallway of the orphanage as they discuss together. The orphan kids of the orphanage are peeking on the doorway and some are peeking on the tiny holes of the walls that they secretly created.

All of the orphan kids are curious towards Selene's way. It is unusual for them to get a visitor or even see new faces around the orphanage. These kids are wearing plain clothes and neatly looking.

Headmistress Elaine and Selene entered in the headmistress office.

As soon as they enter the office of the headmistress, Elaine went ahead to her seat and offered Selene a seat in front of her.

"So let us start with the daycare! Please let the kids be kids. Let us allow them to live their childhood as kids and not as robots. Please!" outwardly said by Selene.

Elaine laughed at Selene's remarks.
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Meanwhile, in the main office of the Alpha Prince, Beta Garrett trying to comfort Prince Alcyd.

"THIS IS TOO HARD !! I want to say a lot of things to her but I do not want her to back out from the secret date…"
Prince Alcyd sulking seriously on his desk.

"Speaking of secret date… How should I plan it? Too many things going on my head right now…" Prince Alcyd asked his best friend, Garrett.

"Does it mean I can officially mate with her after the secret date…?" curiously asked by Prince Alcyd.

His Beta Garrett laughed nervously, "I do not think you can, secret date means an intimate dinner between the two of you."

"Well, she can be my dinner and make it an intimate night for both of us. So that qualifies for a secret date." Abrasively stated by Prince Alcyd but Garrett kept telling him that it is not what Selene meant for.

Garrett started thinking that this will be truly a challenging secret date if Prince Alcyd and Selene have different interpretations and expectations for the secret date.

"Looks like this will be a riot for sure!" silently contemplated by Garrett.

"When you love someone, you do not give up on them! You fight until the end!”
~Selene

"I refuse to lose you !!  PLEASE !!"
~Prince Alcyd

"Who needs love if I have the world under my palm?"
~King Viktor

Under the Blood Moon, it is told in the prophecy that a she-wolf will be born with the mixed blood of a witch and a vampire. It is revealed that Selene will rule over the supernatural world and possessing the power to unite the werewolves. 

Selene lost her pack and family. She vows to search for her older brother, her only remaining relative who seems to be alive. 

Crown Prince Alcyd McSigurd, second son of King Viktor is the most arrogant, ruthless, and powerful among all his siblings. He is an Alpha too, though not the king of Alphas, like his father. Despite being nineteen, Alcyd is known as his father’s youngest general in the werewolf kingdom.


Thus, dark forces fear the prophecy that is to come into fruition. A battle for supremacy over the supernatural world is bound to happen.

[Volume 1] - War of the Werewolves

[Volume 2] - Legion of Vampires


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What kind of twisted fate awaits the Alpha Prince and Selene? 

Will there be love conquers it all or will darkness takes it all?

The battle between good and evil; who will stand victorious in this battle for supremacy?

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Naoko soon realised that there was no direction whatsoever in the entire village. They only needed one declaration to get moving, but everyone went wherever they wanted to and did whatever they wanted to. Some started moving things around within the village. Most left the village. A handful looked after the young ones who were still too young to help with anything. The closest thing that came close to delegation of roles were locals asking for more hands. Regardless, it did not end up as a chaotic mess. It was as if everyone knew where they belonged. There was no argument between two people about wanting to do the same job. 

Naoko stood at the entrance of the communal hall. Her eyes followed every passing local and observed the things each of them were doing. 

"As much as I'd like to help too, it doesn't look like we can do anything." Tadashi said while he looked pointedly at the huge things the locals were hefting up. 

"Indeed..." Naoko sighed a little. Maybe it's a good thing that there's nothing else I can do but train now. This way, I can focus. 

Tadashi looked at Naoko meaningfully. He had so many unanswered questions burning within him. As secure as he felt with her, he felt equally insecure. As close as she felt to him, she felt equally distant. He could only hope that with time, everything would work themselves out. 

Without a word, they began returning to their humble abode where they would not get in the way of the preparation. They did not walk for long when BaoBao warned Naoko. Aimi and the others are making their way to you. 

Naoko did not bother with avoiding them. She continued down the path she was walking. Eventually, 4 small and skinny shadows came into view. Tadashi immediately stopped in his tracks and held onto Naoko's hand. While stared hard at the approaching shadows, he whispered, "Let's take a different route back." 

Naoko lightly tugged on his hand. It prompted him to look at her in the eyes. "It's okay. There's something I want to confirm anyway." 

Her assurance and small smile calmed Tadashi somewhat. He nodded. They walked hand in hand towards the 4 whose figures were becoming increasingly clear. 

Tadashi stopped a few feet apart from each other. The four of them looked weak and gaunt, unlike Tadashi and Naoko who looked fit as usual. Aimi has her mouth covered with her hands and her eyes slowly watered up. "Na-chan... You're really awake." 

Aimi took a step forward. Tadashi did as well. The way he positioned himself protectively in front of Naoko and the fierce expression he has on made Aimi think twice about taking another step forward. 

Tatsuya tsked and grumbled, "Seriously. I don't get what the hell went on between you three but I've just about had it. We're already feeling horrible enough here. If not because the village is emptier today, I wouldn't have bothered with crawling out of the bed. There's no need for your damn hostility-" 

"What he means is that we're just concerned about Igarashi-san." Hansuke interrupted. "I'm sorry. There's something about the locals or this place. It's really taking a toll on us. It made everyone more... Unrestrained." Hansuke smiled weakly and apologetically. 

"We heard some locals talking about celebrating your union. Since they were... It meant that you had to be awake." Aimi continued with the explanation. 

"Right... If there were more locals around, you lot wouldn't have come out, isn't it? You're only using this chance to find out if we learnt anything new, right? Using Naoko for your convenience again? Miki-san?" Tadashi bit out harshly. 

"Tadashi-kun." Hansuke's voice lowered and his tone was firm. No one has heard him speak like that before. It was awkward, amusing, and impressive all at the same time to see the man with the smallest stature acting big and mighty. "Aimi-san has been looking after us despite how she has been feeling as well. What did you expect her to do when you pretty much prohibited her from going near you or Igarashi-san? Now that she heard about your union, she just had to see Igarashi-san for herself. How could you say that of her?" 

Isamu stayed quiet in the background. He lacked any spirit and looked sullen. His ego was really crushed. Why did he even bother to follow them out of the room? Naoko wondered to herself. 

Tatsuya looked peeved and irritated with Tadashi's seemingly unreasonable hostile behaviour. 

Now they're behaving like drunkards who're on the verge of fighting. ... Oh. God. I'm definitely affected too. Naoko quickly realised how judgmental she was becoming and how her words were so close to slipping out of her mouth. Having gotten the answer she wanted, she was about to tell Tadashi to leave when a male local came by. "What's going on here?" 

The four instantly began backing off a few steps before stopping again. 

"We were just catching up with them." 

"We were just chatting." 

Hansuke and Aimi answered at the same time. Tatsuya lingered a little further back looking miffed but wary. 

The local glared at them. His glare said all the words that were left unspoken. "I wasn't talking to you." 

"What's going on?" He repeated his question and directed it towards Naoko and Tadashi. The way he bent down to speak to them looked as if he was speaking to small children. 

"They didn't do or say anything mean." Naoko went straight to the point. She knew what he wanted to know. 

As if to confirm, he looked at Tadashi. Tadashi's vengeful and mischievous mind considered making life a little more difficult for Aimi but a glance at Naoko changed his mind. He did not want to look like some petty person. "Mm." He nodded. "We were just about to head back to our room." 

The local gave the four the side eye while he said, "How about the two of you help us with the children instead? Doesn't seem safe to leave you alone." The local herded the two towards where he was initially headed. With their backs to the four, he continued to say, "At least until you get stronger. So, hurry up and mate. Then mate a lot more, yeah?" 

Tadashi blushed a little. He was quickly getting used to their crude manners. Seeing Naoko's face as red as the reddest gemstone he has ever laid eyes on, he felt the strong urge to tease her. "Whenever you're ready." He whispered into her ear while he wrapped an arm around her shoulders to hold her firmly against him. 

Naoko's eyes widened in surprise then narrowed in mock anger. I'll get you for this one day. She elbowed him in his side hard enough for him to let her go before stomping off a little ahead of him. 

Tadashi chuckled as he gazed at her back. 

The skin covering the entrance to the room got lifted up by the local who reached over them. A room that was a far more spacious than theirs spread before their eyes. It was as sparsely furnished as their room, but there were a lot more inhabitants. Toddlers that were just a little smaller than them were either sleeping on the large bed or crawling about on the floor. Another 2 adult locals were in the room. 

"So you decided to join us." A female local spoke while looking at Tadashi and Naoko with a welcoming smile. 

Some toddlers began crawling towards Naoko and Tadashi. 

"You came just in time. The children ate quite some time ago so things will start to get a little messy soon." The other male local commented. 

"Messy?" A toddler pulled onto Tadashi's arm. Its strength was almost equivalent to a grown adult of Tadashi's and Naoko's kind. 

"Why would it-" Naoko's question got cut off by a toddler's loud cry. Large beads of tears rolled down the chubby cheeks of the crying toddler. The adults looked unfazed. One of them went to the crying toddler and began to pat her back with an upwards motion. 

The toddler soon started to hack, cough, and retch in between her sobs. Tadashi and Naoko observed the scene with concern. Naoko's mind began whirling with possibilities. The scene looked familiar. Seeing how the adults looked completely calm, this should be the normal occurrence that they were talking about. 

Could it be? 

Right as she had the thought, the toddler vomited out some bile and food bits into the container placed in front of her. When the toddler was done vomiting, she looked comfortable, became drowsy, and dozed off to sleep very quickly. 

"Is that-" Another toddler began crying. Then another. It was as if an alarm was set to go off every one to two minutes. The whole room became filled with the cries of different toddlers. Naoko used what she observed earlier to help out. She carried empty bowls and placed them in front of crying toddlers. The larger adults naturally took the role of patting the toddlers' backs. Tadashi assumed the role of entertaining the toddlers who have yet cried. They treated him like an interesting new toy to play with. 

Naoko looked into the bowl each time a toddler puked. Several tiny gemstones that were smaller than Naoko's hand glittered faintly through the muck. So it really was not undigested bits of food. 

A routine began forming within Naoko's mind. She decided to clear up everything she needed to know by today so that she could get started on her routine the very next day. 

When all the toddlers were finally settled and sleeping, Naoko and Tadashi followed the two adults who left to clear the vomit in the bowls. Instead of throwing everything away, the vomit was sieved through so that the gemstones could be retrieved from the puke. They would then put the gemstones back into their respective cleaned bowls. 

"What are you going to use these gemstones for?" Naoko asked. 

"We use it to adorn their hair and clothes." 

"It's like a sign of them growing up." 

"The older we grow, the less gemstones we puke." 

They took turns to explain. 

"You change it every time they puke?" Tadashi asked next. 

"Not every time but often enough. It keeps them looking bright." 

"It's also a good past time while they sleep." 

Naoko looked pointedly at the cluster of dull coloured opaque gemstones adorning their white hair. That was the only thing that was the same among all the locals. It only differed by how they wore it and how big the cluster was. Based on what she remembered, these two adults and the one in the room of sleeping toddlers had the biggest cluster. 

"You no longer vomit gemstones as adults, do you?" 

"Indeed. We don't." 

"In fact, it's after the coming of age ceremony. We learn to control our aura and our bodies get stronger, so we never vomited again." 

"Not at all." 

"Do the children especially like the three of you?" Naoko asked again. 

The two adults exchanged glances with each other then looked back at Naoko. "Why, yes!" 

"... Does your aura surround your body like a shield from the outside world after the coming of age ceremony?" 

"... You're right." Awe was evident in their voices. 

"You have figured out how the ceremony works?" 

"Eh? No, I didn't." 

"Ah... That's a pity." 

"No one really understands why or how the coming of age ceremony help to activate the aura lying dormant within us. All we know is that we become aware of its presence within us and we naturally gain control of it. Once it is activated, it becomes impossible to keep it contained within your body." 

"However, it's a dangerous process. This is the result of those who survives the ceremony." 

"What're the chances that you'd survive?" Tadashi asked before Naoko could. He could tell that Naoko was onto something and was able to guess her intentions. Hearing something like this worried him. 

"Usually, only half of the group survives each time." The female local replied just as entered back into the room. 

Tadashi clenched his teeth while he placed the bowls on the ground. That statistic did not sound promising. 

Naoko placed the bowls onto the ground as well then grabbed his hand. His eyes met hers. Her eyes conveyed unspoken words and feelings which he received loud and clear. He felt calmed again and revealed a small helpless smile. 

"So, what did you learn?" He whispered. 

Naoko looked at the three adults who had become immersed in their own conversation while they started on the meticulous and intricate work of weaving the gemstones into apparels and hair accessories. 

"Ever since you came to, you have been experiencing an ever-present intimidating pressure, haven't you?" 

Tadashi nodded with round eyes. He had always thought that it was just him. Naoko never gave away any sign of discomfort. 

"We're actually experiencing the same thing that these children do. I'm guessing that the stronger a person is, the stronger their aura. The stronger their aura, the more intimidating it'd be for us to be around them." 

While she explained, the more Tadashi made sense of everything he has been experiencing. It has been much more comfortable being in this room as compared to being around all the other locals. 

"This works in their favour. Children won't go anywhere near the guards by the entrance to the village. So they're strong enough to leave and hunt." 

Naoko nodded and continued. "We can estimate their strength by paying attention to the size of the cluster of dull gemstones is on them. Not all the children vomited the same amount of gemstones. I'm guessing it can be used an indication of their latent potential." 

"The smaller the cluster... The stronger they are?" 

Naoko nodded again. "These gemstones are remnants of spiritual power not absorbed after all." 

She then relayed her plans to Tadashi without realising that the adults were done with their conversation and were now listening in on their conversation. "From now on, I'll be eating whatever they eat. I'll go through the same training that the children go through. I'll go through the coming of age ceremony as well." 

The worries that were calmed earlier rose up once more. "What? But-" 

Naoko moved her hand from his hand to his cheek. Her thumb stroked his face while she cupped his cheek. "It'll help me get stronger." 

The resolute look in her eyes made it hard for him to discourage her from taking the risk. 

"My guess is that our genetic makeup was actually the same a long time ago. However, they have evolved beyond us due to an entirely different lifestyle and environment. The spiritual energy in the food we eat back home have long disappeared by the time we ingest it. It's different here. So, there is a chance we can grow like them." 

He opened his mouth to say something but closed it again. If this is what Naoko wants, how can I be an obstacle? 

"Whenever you're ready to join us, just do so!" The male local that brought them to this room spoke. Naoko snatched her hand back from Tadashi's face. Her face turned a little red like she was just caught doing something she was not supposed to. 

The male local that stayed behind in the room earlier also spoke up. "I have heard everything from these two. You have one of the brightest minds I have ever come across. I can see where you'll go after you grow up." His eyes already looked like there was a sense of loss. However, there was pride as well. Like a parent foreseeing the moment when the child leaves the nest. 

Her heart felt a slight twinge in her heart as her parents' faces flashed in her mind. She then felt her hand being squeezed firmly. She turned her gaze onto the person responsible for it. She could feel his support and encouragement. She squeezed his hand back and gave him a warm smile.

Luna predicted a bad end for her family, so she did all she could to change their fate, only to lose her life in one of her attempts.
Without knowing if she was successful, a deep voice asked her, "Do you want to live?"
Luna could not answer. 

Through her lifetimes across several worlds...
How did Luna find her will to live again?
How will she return to her world?

"Who's there?" Wan Wujun's face froze up. If the sonic boom could destroy his demonic arm, this powerhouse must definitely not be underestimated. However, he was that close to success right now. How could he allow anyone to interfere?
Wan Wujun cast a look at the five other people surrounding him. Immediately, all five of them nodded their heads and moved out into the distance, forming a circular cage formation.
"May I know who you are, sir? Do you intend to go against us of the Evil Alliance?" Looking at the figure up in the void, Wan Wujun asked in a grim tone.
The moment Fairy Hongyun heard the two words, Evil Alliance, her face changed as well.
The Evil Alliance was well known throughout the entire Ancient Saint World. This was an alliance formed by many evil beings of the thousands of races, who would stop at nothing to commit their heinous crimes. Their forces were spread out across the entire Ancient Saint World.
On the other hand, the leader of the Evil Alliance was someone who was extremely mysterious. No one knew who he was. However, all they knew was that there was once a combined assault on the Evil Alliance. The outcome of it was extremely terrible.
Without even managing to catch a sight of the Evil Alliance's leader, they lost their entire forces with just a single heavenly crushing gigantic arm of his.
To Lin Fan, it didn't matter whether this was the Evil Alliance or whatever they were called. The most important thing right now was to obtain that ultimate move, Bare Nudeness, into his hands for safekeeping! He had to ensure that a skill like this, which would disrupt the natural order of the world disappeared entirely!
Furthermore, given the current situation, there was a silly, pretty, rich, and weak woman who was about to fall prey into the hands of such evil men! As a righteous warrior, how could he not render his assistance at this critical moment?
Lin Fan had to resist the urge to tell everyone, 'Let go of that girl! I'll do it!'
The moment Fairy Hongyun caught sight of that figure in the void, her heart rattled a little.
What an immensely superior and elegant aura this man possessed!
"Evil Alliance and what not, all of you degenerates shall pay for your sins of today with death!" Lin Fan's face was as per usual, as his image spiked to its peak with the current situation.
"Dear gentleman, please be careful! The combined formation of these six people is really powerful!" Fairy Hongyun warned Lin Fan warily.
While she could not tell the cultivation state of this man, she could tell from his manners that he was an extraordinary man. At the same time, he was filled with righteousness in every single action of his. If he were to die an unfortunate death because he did not know of the strength of these six people, that would be a real pity.
"Hmph! To think that you would still dare to be so cocky at death's door." Wan Wujun cried out in anger as he bolted out towards Fairy Hongyun, intending to take her down as quickly as possible.
The moment Lin Fan saw this, HE exploded too. These guys were way too impudent! To think that they would dare to strike even in the presence of Yours Truly! They were truly looking down on Yours Truly!
And to think that this chick would call him a gentleman! This was the first time he had heard anyone referring to him that during his entire duration in the Pugilistic World! Her voice was pretty sweet as well, giving one a really mushy feel.
Instantly, Lin Fan's body shifted and appeared right before Fairy Hongyun. Slapping out, he diffused Wan Wujun's attack entirely.
Wan Wujun's eyes shone brightly as he hollered, "STRIKE!"
'The Heaven and Earth, suppress from every single direction!"
Instantly, all six of them emitted a golden glow from their body as they delved right into the void. Weaving together, they converged down on Lin Fan.
"Dear gentleman, please watch out! This is a unique sealing formation from the six of them!" Fairy Hongyun called out hurriedly.
"Hmph! Seems like this b*tch's got some knowledge here and there as well. This six-man sealing formation is a special move used by the Evil Alliance to trap our enemies. Within this great formation of ours, even if it were a powerful being who was in the Paradise state, they wouldn't be able to break out of it either!" Wan Wujun burst out in laughter.
"Lady there, do not fear." Lin Fan's face was calm right now. However, the fact that this young lady's face was looking tense was something that Lin Fan attributed to her lack of trust towards him.
'Emptiness Sword Will!'
Lin Fan raised his hand. Instantly, the entire sky was filled with a formless Sword Will, as though it had turned into a World of Swords. This steady Sword Will pierced through the void. It was formless and invisible, and there was no way one could tell anything with their naked eyes at all.
The faces of the six people from the Evil Alliance froze up. Even though they could not see the Sword Wills at all, the razor-sharp Sword Wills were stacked above their bodies like mountains, pressuring down on them.
"ARGH!"
Suddenly, a series of tragic cries rang out. Five of the enemies from the Evil Alliance were instantly sliced apart by the Sword Wills, without being able to resist at all.
With that, the six-man defensive formation broke apart instantly.
Suddenly, Wan Wujun could feel a killing intent. His face crumpled up as he blared out.
"REALM!"
With Wan Wujun as the center, a pitch black light screen started spreading outward in a circular fashion, as though it was about to swallow the entire atmosphere within.
Fairy Hongyun was shocked as well on looking at how the man before her could kill five men with just a single raise of his arm. To think that this man would be this strong! However, the moment she noticed Wan Wujun unleashing his realm, her face turned pale, as though she didn't want to see that scene from earlier ever again.
"Bloody b*stard! How dare you kill members of the Evil Alliance! From this day forth, no one within this world will be able to save you from our wrath!" Wan Wujun howled out. To think that this man before him would be this strong! That Sword Will from earlier was really suspicious, without any form or body!
However, the moment he unleashed his realm, he could sense a series of cutting Sword Wills slicing into his realm.
Like the way moths were attracted to a flame, countless children leaped forth towards those Sword Wills, using their bodies as shields.
"HAHA! I'm utter invincible within my realm! With all of my ghost toddlers forming an impenetrable wall, it's way too early for someone like you to even think of killing me!" Wan Wujun lashed out.
If this man before him could kill five divine celestial level 1 True state beings with a single move of his hands, that strength must definitely be of a divine celestial level 2 Realm state.
At this moment, Wan Wujun knew that he couldn't beat the enemy in terms of strength, especially so with Fairy Hongyun around. If the both of them were to combine forces, he would definitely perish right here.
No, he couldn't let that happen, no matter what. He definitely needed to find a way to escape out of this place alive and report this back to the alliance, so that they could people down to hunt these two.
"Trying to run?" At this moment, Lin Fan discovered Wan Wujun's intent to run. Smirking coldly, he activated his own realm as well.
Lin Fan had not thought up of a good name for his realm just yet. However, no matter what, he would have to give it a really domineering name.
Lin Fan's realm began to expand rapidly, encompassing Wan Wujun within it almost immediately.
The moment Fairy Hongyun caught sight of this realm, she frowned. She had a wide knowledge about the world, and therefore knew of all the realms that existed within this world. However, this was the first time she was witnessing a realm such as this.
Complex, yet filled with mysterious marvels.
This realm was shrouded in a mist, as though it was created by the Heavens. However, through the mist, Fairy Hongyun could catch sight of various Deity Spirits seated within.
Red, black, and purple.
The myriad of colors was enough to confuse one's vision.
Just how in the world was this realm formed?
"What?! How is this possible?! Just what in the world is this realm?" Wan Wujun's face was losing color rapidly as he realized that he realm was being devoured by this expanding realm rapidly without any bit of resistance.
'Infinite Soul Devouring Toddlers!'
Wan Wujun hollered out as the massive number of children within his realm began to growl malevolently while they struck at Lin Fan and Fairy Hongyun menacingly.
Once again, Fairy Hongyun's face froze up as her body shuddered slightly in fear. She wasn't afraid of Wan Wujun. However, she couldn't bear to strike down at these children. The thought of what would happen if she did caused her heart to clench in pain.
"All of you shall die under the might of my Infinite Soul Devouring Toddlers!" Wan Wujun was thoroughly riled right now. He was bent on having these two die under his might.
Lin Fan grinned calmly, "I'll hand the show over to you now."
Instantly, Lin Fan's realm vibrated within itself as a tuft of smoke began to spread out. Instantly, the Thunder Trainer King appeared before the countless toddlers that were swarming forth.
"HAHA! Here I was, thinking about how strong your realm could be. To think that it's just a single bald-headed kid! What can he even do?" Wan Wujun could not resist his laughter. His battle intent soared up into the sky as this invigorated his fighting spirit and confidence.
However, Wan Wujun's assumption was shattered almost immediately.
That bald-headed kid wielded a thunder-filled whip in his hands. With a single crack of his whip, a flash of lightning burst forth. All of those malevolent toddlers suddenly froze up and stood on the spot blankly, as though they were bewitched.
Wan Wujun was absolutely stunned as he screamed immediately thereafter, "GO, STRIKE!"
However, no matter how hard Wan Wujun tried to regain his control over them, those malevolent toddlers remained rooted, as though they were struck by some immobilizing skill.
Gradually, those menacing looks on the uncountable toddlers began to change. They turned gentler. Before long, they were smiling with purity and innocence.
Next up, Wan Wujun's jaws could practically drop seeing what happened after.
The Thunder Trainer King opened up his mouth calmly, "Alright now, little kids. Recite after Your King here."
"People at birth, are naturally good (kind-hearted) …"
Suddenly, Lin Fan's face changed as well. How in the world did the Thunder Trainer King know this sh*t?
...


Yours Truly shall have all of you bow down to me!

Arriving in this brand-new world, Lin Fan found himself in possession of a system which allows him to level up indefinitely unbounded by the limitations of this world. Upon learning a powerful technique of Monkey Steals Peaches, Lin Fan realises that he’s poised to literally become the strongest person in this entire world. But of course, how boring would that be unless the whole world gets to know about his great name?

Shameless. Righteous. Smart. Lin Fan will let no one (or balls) stand in his way to glory!

Hilarious for all the wrong reasons and exciting for all the right ones, this novel will definitely have you roaring out in laughter and set your blood pumping all at the same time. Join us in this rollercoaster of a masterpiece with Lin Fan and his trusty sidekicks as he shows the world what it truly means to be YOURS TRULY.

There is a person, whose entire life is a legend. 
There is a person, whose extraordinariness radiates from his brows 
There is a person, his name is Lin Fan. 
Everybody: “Lin Fan, I want to have your babies.” 
A dominating life of unrestrained swag needs no explanation.

In Jiang Qi's shock, that female voice rang again. Jiang Qi looked up and saw a rather familiar-looking girl standing beside him. However, there were two toddlers that were about three years old in her arms, and one of them was grabbing his wrist.
The child made eye contact with him and retracted his hand with a giggle.
"You are…" With a slight frown, Jiang Qi's gaze swept across that girl's clothes. He realized she was also a member of the Jiang Family.
Ye Qingtang revealed her identity, but Jiang Qi was still slightly dazed.
Jiang Qi was not to be blamed for having no impression of Ye Qingtang. As someone from the Elder Cabinet, any same-aged people who were not from the Elder Cabinet could not enter his eyes, and he all the more did not pay any attention to others on this journey.
However…
Jiang Qi never thought that he would be rescued by Ye Qingtang, whom he had never seen before.
"Thank you," Jiang Qi said blandly. No matter what, Ye Qingtang saved his life today. It was just that… he glanced at the two toddlers in her arms with a strange look.
Even though Jiang Qi was a proud boy, he could not help but find it odd.
Where did she find these two kids from?
It was inconvenient for Ye Qingtang to explain; thus, she changed the topic to ask about Jiang Qi's situation, and only then did she realize that those two ancient clan elders were after the Soul Sucking Jade.
Fortunately, nothing bad happened. As Ye Qingtang was carrying Jiang Yu and You Qiong and could not stay there for long, while Jiang Qi was injured, they immediately decided to return to the Jiang Residence first.
Due to the young toddlers and injuries in the group, their journey had to be delayed. Several days had already passed when they were out of the Land of Infinite Demons.
…
At the same time, an oppressive air loomed in the Jiang Residence.
Seated at the top position, the Domain Monarch tightly locked his brows together as he looked at Jiang Shangyu and the rest with a serious expression.
The Jiang Family suffered a considerable loss in this expedition to the Land of Infinite Demons—half of the total number of people that Jiang Shangyu brought lost their lives there. Luckily, they still gained plenty of good items in the Great Demon's palace this time.
Yet, even so, the outcome was still beyond the Domain Monarch's expectations.
The Domain Monarch's expression darkened at this moment.
In the hall, the injured Jiang Xun was ghastly pale as she glared at Jiang Qin and the others, who were perfectly fine.
"You said that they wanted to kill Tang Tang?" The Domain Monarch looked at Jiang Xun and asked.
Jiang Xun nodded. If she was not injured right now, she would definitely give Jiang Xun a tight slap.
She had just returned, and in consideration of Jiang Lang's rashness and Mo Yi's poor health, she did not tell them about Ye Qingtang's disappearance.
She only told the Domain Monarch about everything.
Facing Jiang Xun's accusation, Jiang Xun, however, sneered and responded. "You're so funny, aunt. We want to kill Ye Qingtang? She was clearly the playful one. Fifth great-uncle had already stated that the Land of Infinite Demons was a dangerous place, but Ye Qingtang refused to be disciplined and completely ignored fifth great-uncle's orders. Not only did she act on her own, she even wanted to barge into the forbidden land and caused Jiang Qiu and the rest to follow her in as they were worried about her safety."
"I haven't blamed Ye Qingtang for acting on her own and implicating many other Jiang Family members, but you're even accusing me now."
Jiang Qin did watch those people from the Jiang Family chase Ye Qingtang into the forbidden area. Although she was shocked and waited outside for a while, she was still worried that it would implicate her and thus quickly gathered with Jiang Shun and the rest.
When Jiang Xun learned that Ye Qingtang entered the forbidden area, she hurried over to check. Jiang Shun and the rest also went along. After waiting for half a day, not a single Jiang Family member came out. It was then that they returned.


In her previous life, her spirit root was dug out. Despite being filled with righteousness, she is deemed heretic!

When she returns to her youth, she tries her best to resist the tides of fate by defying the heavens. Anyone who humiliated or bullied her in her previous life would suffer payback a hundred times over!

She cultivates her bloodline independently and reforges a supreme-grade spirit root! She slays despicable clansmen and regains her glory!

The rules of the world do not bind her in any way. In this life, she plans to forge a path of righteous slaughter for herself! 

He is the God that is well-respected by everyone, cold and aloof; yet, he sneaks in every night to have her have his baby. 

"Hey, have you thought it through?"
"Can I reject it?"
"You can choose to have one baby or two."
"Why must it be me!?"
"Because you stole my heart!"

A loud ringing of the phone woke Caroline from her sleep. She looked at the window, it's already morning.
She grabbed her phone and answered it. "Hello..."
"Hello, babe, good morning!" Alex said.
"Good morning, babe!" she replied and looked at her twins in the crib, they're already awake.
"How are you and the babies?" he asked.
"I'm fine, we're fine!" she answered. "I just wake up," she said.
"The twins are awake now?" he asked.
"Yeah...they're both awake," she answered.
"Okay, I'll go now, going to the site. I'll call you later. I love you! Bye..." he said.
"Bye babe, take care and drive safely!" she responded.
The call ended.
She put the phone back on the bedside table and looked at her kids. She lies down on the bed and closed her eyes.
Then she remembered her dream last night!
Dang! Why she was dreaming of Mike? And worst she was having sex with him inside a drive thru motel? Why oh why? Her face contorted in horror!
What a crazy, disturbing dream!
"Oh my gosh, it feels so real!" Caroline said aloud. "Thank, God it's just a dream!" she blurted and get up from the bed to start her day.
~~~
When Mike reached the entrance of the same cafe they met yesterday, Caroline was already sitting on the chair, waiting for him.
That was also the time she raised her head and looked at the door.
Mike was all smile when he walked towards her, he was amused. He lowered himself on the chair and grinned. "Nice to see you again, my love! Wow, we're seeing each other two days in a row! It feels like I won a lottery today!" he said, smirking.
Caroline pouted up a storm, she doesn't like his jokes! She's still upset with his trick. He forced her to come again today, promising her that he will finally give her the documents for real. She breathed deeply, wanting to last at him.
"Don't be mad anymore, I'm just joking. I love teasing you," he said. He put the briefcase on the table and picked up the original copy of the Certificate Of Finality from the trial court and gave it to Caroline. "Here's your original copy, my dear. Our marriage is officially annulled. You can finally marry your beloved Alex in the church. Happy now?" he asked.
After seeing the copy of the Finality Result of the Annulment, Caroline's face brightened up. A megawatt smile was plastered on her lips. "Thank you!" she said happily.
Mike loves the grateful smile she showed him. "Because you are important to me, aside from the finality documents, I also have another gift for you!" he said.
"What is it?" she asked curiously.
Mike placed a call on his phone. "Bring them now inside the cafe..." he told someone on the phone.
A few moments later, the two maids entered the cafe pushing the stroller towards the table where Caroline was waiting.
"OMG! My twins!" Caroline beamed in happiness.
"Correction, our twins!" he said, grinning broadly. Loving the happiness radiating from her eyes.
Tears of happiness sprang into Caroline's eyes. "I missed you my sweeties!" she said and kissed the twins' cheeks.
Mike addressed the maids and gave them money. "Go shopping inside the mall. I'll call you girls later when it's already time for us to go home. I just want Caroline and I to spend quality time with our children," he said.
"Thank you, Sir Mike!" the girls said in chorus. They accepted the money in high spirits and left the cafe after giving the bag to Mike containing the toddlers' essentials.
Caroline was already busy with Suzanne and Justin. They're both two years old now.
"My dear, we have five hours to spend with our twins. Where do you want us to go so that we can bond together as a family just this once?" he asked. "If you want something like this to happen once a month, you only need to text me and the twins and I will be at your disposal," he suggested.
Caroline smiled brightly at him. "No strings attached?" she asked doubting his sincerity.
"Yes, no string attached. If you want, we can bring the maids around so that they can tag along with us. If that can give you peace of mind, then I'm willing to do it," he said.
"Why are you doing this?" she asked, pondering about his intention.
"It's all for the kids and you. Seeing you happy and the kids happy, I'm happy as well. That's the truth," he responded.
Caroline smiled. "Thank you, Mike!" she said. Her heart was bursting with happiness. Not only her marriage to Mike was finally annulled, but she was also able to spend a few hours with her twins. This day is truly a blessing for her.
"So...do you have a place where to go today? Or we can get a hotel suite in the next building adjacent to the mall so that you can spend quality time with the babies. You can cuddle with them in the bed and play with them the whole afternoon," he suggested.
Caroline took a deep breath. Check-in in the hotel with the twins is tempting but she was reminded by her steamy dream last night when he and Mike were having wild sex inside the motel. She blushed crimson red just remembering about it.
Mike's brows furrowed. "Huh? Why your face looks flustered? What's wrong, Caroline? Are you not feeling well?" he asked worriedly.
Caroline shook her head. "I'm fine. Let's just stay here in the mall," she finally said. Staying in the room with Mike might not be a good idea at all. The mall is a much safer alternative.
"Okay, as you wish. You're the boss today!" he said cheerfully.
They exited the cafe pushing the strollers into the hallway of the mall. They took pictures on their phones with their twins by their sides.
It was just a harmless family get together between two estranged couple and their twins.
Some people would stop and admire the chubby and cute toddlers, making Mike and Caroline proud parents.
They bought baby food from a store and feed the toddlers. They went to the ride section where the twins can ride toy cars and mini carousel.
The toddlers were having fun and so was Mike and Caroline.
At 5:00 in the afternoon, Mike summoned the maids on his phone because it's now time to go back to the mansion.
Caroline looked at her twins and Mike. "Thank you so much for the wonderful afternoon! I appreciated it very much!" she said, feeling grateful for his wonderful surprise.
Mike winked at her. "If you miss the kids and me and would like a repeat of this happy outing, give me a call. I'm willing to do it again with you. Let's schedule it during weekends, 'coz that's the only time I'm free," he said, wearing a satisfied smile on his lips.
"Okay," Caroline replied.
Ten minutes later, the maid appeared out of nowhere. Mike and his entourage left the mall and went home.
Caroline also went home, feeling happy. She truly enjoyed bonding with her children, Justin and Suzanne.


*Love doesn't always bring the best person into your life, sometimes, love brings the worst people into your life.
 ~
Caroline loves money, an ambitious woman who will do anything for money. She come from a poor family background. Envious of her twin sister's good fortune enjoying a happy and secured life with her wealthy husband, Caroline believed that she must also be granted with the same amazing fate as her twin sister.

She knows that money always comes with a heavy price... she's willing to pay any price!

Meet... Mr. X... aka. Alex...he's upbringing isn't something that he can be proud of. He had a hard time trusting anyone. He rose to power, fame and wealth not because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth but because it's an inheritance bestowed to him from the wealthy man who adopted him. 

When these two people meet...
What's gonna happen?
Will there will be sparks igniting between them?
How about attraction, is it possible?
And how about love?
Will love bring the best or worst out of them?
~~~
( Excerpt from the novel: )

Maybe she already developed tender feelings for him, but it's not yet on the same level as her feelings for her husband. But she thinks that if she stays longer in Alex's side she will eventually fall in love with his wonderful personality and his expertise when it comes to giving her mind-blowing pleasure every time they have intimate moments together.
When she was with Alex, there is no awkwardness between them as if they have known each other for a long time. Any woman who can capture Alex's love and affection...she will be a lucky woman!
Honestly, if she didn't meet Mike and she met Alex first, she will fall for him hard 'coz he is easy to love, maybe because they have good chemistry together?
A smile appeared on her lips.
That was also the time Alex glanced at her. He was looking at her tenderly, loving her smile.
Their eyes locked for a few minutes... their gaze spoke volumes.
Alex stood up, he went to her side, he whispered in her ear while nuzzling it, licking it lightly, producing arousing tingles on Carolines' body. "Let's make love after we're done cleaning the kitchen," he suggested naughtily.
Caroline giggled. "OMG, you're so insatiable!" 
Alex grinned. "When it comes to you, I'm forever your slave, willing to bring pleasure to your body, anytime and anywhere," he winked at her and began kissing the exposed skin on her neck.




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