"She died but then as fate played its part, she became the girl who live again."

"Hmm. Why bring this up all of a sudden?" Dylan looked doubtful at Curtis, wondering why he suddenly mentioned it.
"Actually, I saw that girl that night."
"You saw her?" Dylan's eyes glowed.
Curtis nodded. He thought carefully before replying, "when the backyard caught fire that night, I was so anxious to know you were in the pavilion. Flames and smoke billowed everywhere. When I rushed there, I saw a small figure pulling you towards a safer place. It was a girl, a few years younger than you. She wrapped her coat over you, probably to protect you from being hurt by the fire. Just then, I heard the voice of some servants. Maybe she didn't want to be seen, she picked up her coat and hurried left through the back door."
The pupils of Dylan's eyes contracted.
So, Curtis was the only person who saw the girl.
"Did you see her clearly?" He was so nervous that his palms were all cold and sweating.
"Yes," Curtis nodded with certainty, "I was standing in the bushes behind the girl, within a meter of her... Even though I could hardly open my eyes in the heavy smoke, I saw her clearly."
There was a pause before he continued, "I just happened to see a picture of Miss Schultz on Kaiden's phone. She looks very like that girl... I'm sure Miss Schultz is that girl!"
"That girl was only a teenager at that time. Are you sure they are the same person?" Dylan's face changed.
"I'm sure." Curtis nodded affirmatively. "I have a good memory. Although the girl was only in her teens at that time, her facial features were exactly the same as Miss Schultz's. She didn't change much. Even the little red mole near her ear was exactly the same."
Dylan's clenched fist slowly unclenched.
The little woman was not lying this time.
The girl he had been searching for was really her.
He was unable to speak for a long time.
* * *
Studio 3.
Savannah was holding a cup of coffee, facing Chris.
In this scene, Angelina, the role Savannah played, seduced the hero in the company's tea room but was rejected.
After a few days of acting in the play, Savannah had already got the hang of it.
It turned out that acting wasn't easy, but it wasn't hard as she had expected.
Nothing was impossible if you were willing to work hard at it.
It took her a few days to memorize her lines and understand Angelina's personality.
Angelina had been the chief designer in the company, strong-minded and aggressive, and always desired to excel over others in any way. But she lost the glory because of the arrival of the heroine.
Angelina came to despise the heroine and began to rob everything from her, including the hero who liked the heroine.
Instead of saying that Angelina liked the hero, maybe we'd better say she just liked the taste of victory.
In front of the camera, Savannah looked fascinating and charming in a hip-length tight dress, her long wavy wig falling around her shoulder. With a cup of cappuccino in her hand, she nestled up against Chris, looking at him with her beautiful eyes fervently.
Compared with a sexual invitation, Savannah thought that such a seemingly insignificant movement and gesture could better show Angelina's arrogant and undefeated character. She had acted in front of the mirror at home many times and knew well how to make herself dangerously seductive in every move and every act.
The coffee in her hand also smelled intoxicating.
Chris grabbed her by the waist and whispered, "trying to seduce me? You're sure to fail."
"Really? Well, we'll see." A charming smile played on Savannah's red lips.
"Cut!"The director shouted and laughed, "good! Very good! Chris, Savannah, you're well-coordinated now."
He was very worried when Chris recommended Savannah to replace Sandy to play the role of Angelina.
Now he could breathe with relief.
Although Savannah was only a fashion designer, she was said to be a still model before, and she had a good performance in front of the camera.
After a few scenes, he found that her acting was even better than some actresses who had good appearance only.
The director could even conclude that Angelina, played by Savannah, would be a hit after Fashion Queen aired.
Hearing the director's words, Savannah stepped back and smiled politely. "Thanks to Chris, he's good at acting and taught me a lot."
"You should also owe your good performance to your talent and hard work." Chris shrugged his shoulders with his usual charming smile. He took two bottles of water from his assistant and handed one to Savannah.
Savannah took the water and thanked him.
***
At the same time, a black SUV parked quietly not far from the studio. Many superstars would come and go in luxury cars, so the expensive black SUV didn't attract any attention.
The window of the car was half opened, shooting a cold luster.
In the driver's seat, Garwood also saw the scene in the studio. He swallowed quietly and took a glance at Dylan in the back seat, who had just returned from Chicago two days earlier.
"I've inquired. It's said that Sandy Winfrey, who played a supporting role in Fashion Queen, acted as a poster and annoyed Chris Pattinson. So Chris suggested the director replace her with Miss Schultz. Miss Schultz has been acting in the play with Chis in Fashion Queen for a few days. Um, they seem to have great chemistry now."
Dylan's eyes darkened.
 ***
It was 3 pm when Savannah finished her last scene of the day.
She had just stepped out of the studio when a bright yellow sports car creaked to a halt in front of her.
In the driver's seat, Chris, wearing a pair of dark green sunglasses, smiled brightly at her, eliciting low screaming from the nearby crew members, who had just finished work.
"Would you like me to give you a ride?" Chris asked gently.
"Thank you, Chris. But I don't want to make the entertainment headlines tomorrow and be cursed by your fans." Savannah shook her head with a laugh.
An a-list famous star like Chris was a prime target for all kinds of paparazzi.
If she was caught in his car, she might become his gossip girl—that was not funny.


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WARNING: A roller coaster love-hate journey and a tear-jerking story equipped with mysteries. 

Dylan Sterling, the youngest and the most ruthless chief executive of Sterling Group, has special powers that superseded the Group. Money, fame, and intelligence were clear evidence of his status in the society he belongs to. His exceptional talent had a hidden purpose, and the DARK WORLD he ruled was cruel. He showed no mercy to everyone who blocked his path and devoured those who attempted to stand against him.

Savannah Schultz- 21 years old, an orphan turned to be a model, was engaged to wed Devin only to gain support for the family business that her father built for many years. Later she went south after her father died. And her uncle Dalton Schultz adopted her to get everything she had, including Devin's aid.

Devin had sold her off like a slave to his uncle Dylan - to scheme the notorious man for additional capital to inject into his business venture. Dylan had eaten her up like a box of chocolates and treated her like a bargaining chip.

She felt herself knocked off balance and falling into a deep abyss. Anger, sadness, embarrassment –swelled within her and threatened to ruin her life.

To save himself from humiliation, he perfectly planned to take her as his nominal wife and promised to help her break up the engagement and aid her family business.

Helpless and humiliated, she accepted his bargain. She started to become strong in front of those bullies, yet she was weak when it comes to him.

They lived together but treated each other as strangers. He had no plans of falling for her as someone had occupied his heart a few years ago. 

Then the situation shifted when he discovered who she really was! But the dark world he ruled threatened to destroy them.

Mystery, deception, and revenge-fueled them both to rise together.


Volume Two Title: Marrying The HEIRESS

SYNOPSIS:

A wrong encounter that leads to a bad impression. She accused him of being a pervert and arrogant. Hazel, a badass and strong young woman, has always been fiercely dealing with every circumstances she encountered, including the time she met Joshua Denmark. She gave him a great lesson he'd never forget after she wrongly accused him. 

He knew she's the woman he wanted to be with, and he stole her first kiss. Her strong and straightforward personality hooked Joshua despite the danger ahead. 

He drew her towards him by announcing a big competition - seeking a surrogate mother for his heir. Hazel's friends had quickly signed her name on the online form without her permission. Leaving no option, she joined the competition only to find out that the man who stole her first kiss was the same person who launched the competition. 

Owing to the trick played by the ruthless billionaire, little did they know that Hazel would end up breaking into the world of Joshua Denmark. The mystery he hid for many years gradually unfolds. 

Doubt and fear played on Joshua's mind when he confirmed her real identity, and several deceptive tricks trapped Hazel into his life. Would he change their destiny, or rather destroy her life for a selfish reason?


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"All right, let's stop wasting time, just start singing so I can go back to sleep." The man said with a selfless glance as he leaned his head on the table with both hands.
Sona heard this and became a little angry, she knew that she was not a God these days, but for thousands of years being treated with all respect and worship for mortals, the only person she would accept treating her differently was Madison, her mother.
Knowing that this man slept little, Sona decided to take revenge in the way that only she the Goddess of music could do, using the music!
She took the box she was carrying on her back and put it on the floor. When Sona opened the box and picked up Etwahl from inside, the man was surprised and the disappointment worsened even more on his face: 'Does she think she's at a classical music concert to bring this strange harp? This is a rock bar, people come here to enjoy the music and dance, with this harp it will only make my customers sleepy and go away.
But Sona, who still wanted to take revenge on the man who only wanted to sleep, with no microphone or anything put Etwahl on top of a keyboard that was already mounted there, since showing Etwahl floating in front of the man could cause some misunderstanding.
...
'Seriously, what does this little girl think she's doing here? Just because she has a pretty little face, she thinks she can do whatever she wants? I'll teach her a lesson in humility when she's done playing that boring instrument. I thought as I watched the delicate little girl play that harp.
When she apparently finished adjusting the harp, she didn't even pick up the microphone and was getting ready to sing. Docked on the table, I saw her start strumming the strings of that instrument, but to my complete surprise, the sound that was being produced was something I had never heard before in my entire life.
Her little fingers pulled the rope and began to produce a calm sound, my body was beginning to relax and my eyelids began to weigh. The sleep I was feeling seemed to have been amplified several times.
As my eyelids were about to close, the calm sound she was making stopped. I turned to look for the reason she stopped playing and saw her smiling at me.
When I asked myself why she was smiling, she played again, but now at a much higher speed than before. The sound that was once calm was now becoming agitated and chaotic.
All the sleep I had was swept away and my heart was constantly racing. It was like I was listening to Through The Fire And Flames now. My favorite song, the song that most agitates me.
By the time I realized it, I was already standing there, staring at her with my mouth open. My ears told me I wasn't listening to DragonForce's Through The Fire And Flames, but my heart said yes. It was like I was listening to two songs at the same time.
That instrument of hers was definitely not a harp. No harp could produce a sound like that.
The girl wasn't singing anything, but only by the sound of her instrument, I could hear the voice of ZP Theart singing in the background making my old heart accelerate even more.
...
When Sona stopped touching, the satisfied smile on her face was evident. She had used 25% of the energy she had available to her to play this song. She knew that even if she played using 10% of her own energy, this man would be impressed and do everything to keep her there, but she wanted to teach him a lesson.
From what she had seen in the bar, apparently this man had slept very little at night and had not had time to rest. With the music she played, he would hardly be able to sleep now, and when night came, all the fatigue he accumulated yesterday and today would overload him, turning him into a sleepwalker.
It was a light revenge, but the man had done no harm to her, he just didn't know who he was dealing with. Her goal was just to leave a mark and make him suffer a little.
The man who was still dreaming awake suddenly realized that the music had stopped and quickly searched for Sona. When he saw the little girl with short blue hair standing on stage, his eyes glowed, he knew that this girl had a future. With only one song she had managed to make him look like that, imagine a complete show of it.
He knew that she had never performed in any other bar, because if she already had, no owner would let her go in good conscience. This girl would be the perfect money machine. So what if she was a little arrogant? She has enough skill for that.
"Girl... um... what's your name again? I'm sorry I didn't ask before. My name is Jefferson, but everyone calls me Jeff." The old man, Jeff, said with a silly smile on his face as he scratched his neck.
Sona saw the 180º change in the old man's attitude and was satisfied: 'So a Queen must be treated.' She thought as she nodded. "My name is Angela, Angela Young."
"Angela Young, beautiful name, very beautiful name. Only an angel could equal you, Angela." Jeff said he answered quickly trying to please her.
Sona heard him compare her to an angel and did not take the comparison with these inferior beings seriously. "Leave that aside, can I introduce you tonight?" She asked.
"Sure, you want the 45-minute presentation schedule? I can't take off the band for an hour since I've already confirmed with them, but putting you on 45 minutes is no problem." He said quickly.
"I want to present for only 20 minutes." She said it quietly.
Hearing that bomb, Jeff's mouth opened in astonishment. He didn't expect her to want to introduce herself for just 20 minutes. If that happened, the public would be angry after hearing it.


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This novel has a shared universe with "Aatrox, A God King in a Modern World".

In an infinite universe, millions of beings cultivate to attain supremacy. Some with good fortune has reached the rank of God Earl after a few millennia, others have not even reached the rank of God.

Sona, with no memory of her parents, was abandoned in an adoption home accompanied by a strange musical instrument. The caretakers tried to sell it, but the strange instrument always appeared again somehow. After many years, people who thought she was just a quiet child discovered that she was not capable of producing any sound.

With this deficiency, Sona studied the strange instrument with the help of her foster mother and invented a new way to cultivate. Becoming the Goddess Queen of Music, Sona achieved enough strength to destroy planets with only one musical note. But to her disappointment, she could never become a God Empress.

After a disaster caused by the struggle of the two most powerful beings in the universe, Sona died and was transported to the body of a young teenage girl on modern earth. 

How will Sona use knowledge as the Goddess Queen of Music and one of the most powerful goddesses of the universe in this new body that now doesn't stop her from speaking?

Will she become the biggest star in the world?

** Disclaimer: The book cover design isn't mine, if the author wants me to remove, please email golldrum@gmail.com I will remove. **

A smirk played on my brother's face. He was no doubt about to explain why we didn't sell Helena's mother. My memory fogged back twelve years ago...
-My brother stood by me A frown rested on both our faces as rain fell and mixed with tears. Our sister lied their cuts littering her face. A woman from the HamishI family was not too far off. She was passed out a letter held in her hand, it was painted with blood.
No doubt our sister put up a good fight, and in order to avenger her we would visit her family. So as I took the letter and traced their location down my brother took the woman hostage to sell.
The journey to the house was full of annoyances so by the time I knocked on the door I was ready to kill all who lived there. The door creaked open and I met two pairs of eyes. It seemed to look like an older brother carrying a small three-year-old girl. She laid asleep on his shoulder.
My mind filled with an idea. I smirk played on my face. If we sold both girls we would make three times more. Not to mention it would be more agonizing to them.
They would feel the loss of their mother as we felt for our sister. Before I could say a word a knife was at my throat. " How did you find us?" The boy,who looked to be only thirteen years old, had fear swirling in his eyes. " I-I have a letter!" I squealed. I was only his sister's age, and yet he still could feel my bad aura.
He snatched the letter. "Go away". He spat in annoyance. I nodded and turned to leave as he let the knife down. Not soon after I heard other children cry. A smirk played on my face.-
I looked at my brother. I did have to admit when she and I were training she had good skill and confidence but not enough strength. Of course, I had to go easy on her so she didn't lose hope.
" So," My brother smirked, " If you win you can have your dear mother along with turning both of us in. But, I win you will come with me, you'll never see your brothers again. Oh, and they won't interfere deal?"
She nodded fiercely. In honesty, Helena is beautiful. She has courage, and if her family hadn't killed my sister, I may have liked Helena. To face the odds Helena won't win.
My brother went to military school with me in the south, he has also studied three different types of martial arts and mastered so many weapons. My emotions mixed together. We've gone too far. No turning back now...
My brother flipped out his sword from his belt and smirked. She pulled out her bow her eyes glistened with fire. She did shoot only to graze my brother's cheek. Blood spilled from it, and he swept it up with one finger and licked it off.
Fear stained her brother's faces, yet because of the agreement, they could not interfere. My brother even stated that if they dared to try I was to kill their mother on the spot.
I have come to know Helena's mother from the time we imprisoned her. She was strong-willed and stubborn. She spoke of her husband who fueled her fire. He had left them right before her mission.
From her words, he had gotten drunk and almost harmed one of the kids. They fought, he left for good, and she surrounded herself with her kids. When I saw Helena for the first time I knew this was the girl. A spitting image of her mom. I snuck into her room to kidnap her for sale, but when I heard her mumble in her dreams I knew things would fall into place much smoother if she escaped herself.

Helena has five older brothers. Five protective, bossy, and overall annoying older brothers. She is lost in her own world of longing. A world where everything may be fixed if she knew the truth.  So... she's going to break the rules.

Juniper and I sat down together at the Amphitheatre. The fire blazed brightly with colour while some kids roasted marshmallows. An Apollo girl was playing the guitar while another Apollo girl played the harp. Some Aphrodite girls were giggling and gossiping about some celebrities and makeup.
Chiron and Mr. D talked in hushed voices near Juniper and me. I heard two names mentioned, one name was Luke Castellan, and another I recognized from ancient greek stories, Kronos the Titan god of time, harvest, fate, justice and evil.
"Juniper, who's Luke Castellan?" I asked.
The kids around us stopped talking and looked at me. The music continued playing but the flame flickered with black. The kids around me and Juniper continued talking.
"He is a Demigod, a child of Hermes who betrayed camp last year. We don't really talk about him though." Juniper responded I could hear the pain in her voice.
"You knew him well?" I asked.
"Lots of us did." Juniper looked back at the fire. "Um, so how has training been?" She changed the subject.
"It was good, this bracelet is my sword." I raised my hand to show the black bracelet.
"It matches your personality." Juniper smiled.
"Thanks." I looked over at the forest, I worried about my friends Alex and August.
"What's the matter?" Juniper asked.
"Nothing." I looked over and smiled.
A crash came from the forest and the campers jumped to their feet. I pressed the button on my bracelet and it transformed into a sword, I put my left arm in front of Juniper to protect her.
"Stay behind me." I looked over my shoulder for a moment at Juniper then back at the forest.
Another crash came from the forest, the fire turned black at the edges. A roar of a monster echoed in the night and I cursed in ancient greek as I realized it was my fault this monster was here. I had played that one song and it summoned some monster.
"The border will hold it back, right Mr. D?" The girl who was playing the guitar stood up with a sword in hand.
"It should." Mr. D narrowed his eyes and placed down his Diet Coke on the ground.
"And if the border can't hold it?" I asked.
"Please don't make me think of that, Peggy." Mr. D said.
"Its Peck not Peg-"
I was cut off as the monster hit the border again and roared.
"Should a group of us go fight it?" Clarrise asked raising her spear.
"No, everyone stays here," Chiron responded.
"Clarrise is right Chiron, I mean if it stays there who knows? It might break the border." I said.
"Peck this isn't training, this is the real deal. Someone could die if we're not careful." Juniper said quietly putting her hand on my shoulder.
"Miss Harrelson is right, we don't know what we're dealing with," Chiron said.
"So we do what? Just wait it out? What if a Demigod is in trouble?" I snapped.
"Lots of the Demigods here are trained well. If there is a Demigod they would know how to defeat a monster." An older kid spoke up.
"And if they can't defend themselves?" Clarrise snapped.
"Then their dead," I said quietly, "Chiron let me, Clarrise and Juniper go, we all know how to fight. Plus we might need an Apollo kid, Clarrise is one of our best fighters and I can shadow travel everyone out of there if I have to."
Chiron looked at Mr. D, Mr. D nodded and Chiron rested his blue eyes on me. "Go and make sure no one dies."
Clarrise raced into the forest as Juniper and I raced after her.
"Clarrise if there is a Demigod or someone that needs help, we'll need a plan." I ran beside her.
"I have a plan, kill whatever monster that's out here," Clarrise growled.
"I swear to... Dionysus if we don't have a plan we'll all die and I don't want my dad scolding me when I'm only twelve for eternity!" I snarled.
That caused Clarrise to stop. "Fine, what's your plan?"
I explained the plan but as soon as we reached the border we realized dying would be much easier than defeating the monster we face.

The past 3 days Menace, Phoenix, Frosty, Sugar and July practised hard for their Rise In Girl concert. At 9 pm it finally was time. Everyone was in the big hall and the blue lights turned on. Frosty was playing drums and July came in with her guitar in a green light. Fire and red lights welcomed Phoenix and Sugar. Menance appeared in a purple light playing piano. The first songs were Flame and Thunderstorm. Then the stage turned yellow and white and they played Remember. Afterwards the band performed Dawn and Chase in black and brown light and with pyro technique. In orange, white and blue light Frosty played a cool drum solo. The next songs were Imagination, Shadows and Feel The Fear in purple, green and red lights. Fire turned the stage into a thrilling place and the band played Hold On, Crash and Always More Never Enough. Then they performed Nature and Instincts with green and orange lights. At last the band played What If and Light The Sky. It was a fun concert and all were excited. 

Dark Dark and Numb were outside in the woods exploring. They past a lot of trees, bushes and other plants. After 20 minutes they came to some mango and pineapple trees. Numb jumped up a tree and picked two pineapples and Dark Dark got three mangos and bit in one of them. He gave Numb one and he gave him a pineapple. Then they walked on and got to some blueberry bushes but desided not to eat some of them. Suddenly an evil shade appeared and Numb froze. "You are brave and stupid to get here", Dark Dark said and created a big black flame. The shade stayed still and Numb thought about running away. Slowly the shadow moved in a circle and attacked Dark Dark. He threw his fire blast but the shade contered it. So Dark sent another fire blast and the shadow seamed to be annoyed because of that. Numb ran behind his friend and Dark Dark reliesed a big smoke cloud and they disappered in it. After ten minutes Numb and Dark Dark arrived at the building. "I don't wanna meet a shadow ever again", Numb said. "They can be scary, yeah", Dark answered. "You dealed with them pretty often, right?", he asked. "Yes, when I was a kid. I learned how to handle them time after time", Dark Dark replied. "What happend when you were younger?", he went on."I havn't known Phoenix back then and the woods were full of evil shades and shadows. When I trained my power dark fire I scared them away", he responded. Numb was thinking. "You haven't meet Phoenix yet. Who else was there?", he questioned."Well there was young Menace ... Frosty and Saturday. Then Phoenix and you came after a few years. I was so glad when I got to know her." "Yeah, you are best friends. So how was Frosty like?", he wanted to know. "As a kid? Chaotic. Mean. Like today but it got better. She is way more nicer and stronger now. I'm proud of her", Dark answered. Numb seamed a little surprised. Proud wasn't a word he would think of when it's about Dark Dark and Frosty. "You guys were friends then?", he asked. "No, we were both quiet shy and introvert. Mostly alone and I mean we are hardly friends now. We talk with each other, drink a little but that's it", Dark Dark replied. The sun got down slowly and they went back inside.

Menace, Phoenix, Dark Dark, Frosty and some other people live in a big building on a glade in the woods and are training fighting together to defend themselves against the shadows in the woods. They all have different magical powers and personalities, hobbies, jobs and relationships. Getting along with each other isn't always easy but they are holding together. Will that be enough to get through all the trouble in their lifes, surviving and fighting shadows?

"Excuse me, can you tell us how to get to the serpentarium?" The ringing female voice distracted the couple from a lively discussion. Amelia raised her head and saw two pretty girls who kept their eyes on Marcus.
The man gave the ice cream to the girl, got up from the bench and began to explain the way to two strangers. The zoo was large, and getting lost in it was easy enough.
Amelia immediately realized that these visitors did not even listen to the explanations, but only were giggling playfully and looking at the man. Serpentarium, my foot.
She went to Marcus, grabbed his hand and looked at the girls with maliciousness, "When you get to the place, do not forget to take a picture with a pair of vipers, you look so much like them," and smiled.
For a moment, silence fell in the air.
The frozen faces of the girls in the next second warped from indignation, "Oh, you are little thing! What did you say?!"
"Sorry, my daughter is just not in the mood today," Marcus tried to smooth out the delicate situation, but his comment only added fuel to the fire.
"Who is your daughter here?! You don't see that they weren't even listening to you! But they were ready to wrap themselves around you like two snakes!" When Amelia was outraged or annoyed, she was not shy about expressing her thoughts the way she wanted.
"I will teach you some manners!" one of the girls took a step towards Amelia, but then backed away when she felt Marcus's murderous look on her. The man covered the child with himself and made it clear that he is not the kind of person to look for troubles with.
The girls looked at each other, snorted, and walked away with displeased faces.
"What is the matter with you today?! Do you even understand how rude you behaved?" Marcus began to chastise Amelia when strangers disappeared from sight.
"What is the matter with you?! They are openly flirting with you, and you're glad about it! But what about Polina?" she objected in reply.
"F-fliringt? You are ten years old, where do you know about such words at all?! And what does Polina have to do with it?"
"It's all about her! If you are going to marry her, you have to be more serious!"
"Marry?!" Marcus ran his hands through his hair, this argument took a strange twist, "Lord, where did you get this from?"
"I saw it in a dream! You had a daughter! And then Polina played with her! And you two hugged and kissed! And don't tell me that this is not so! All my dreams come true! She said she loves you! And you know what? Don't come to visit us anymore! You make me feel weird! You only promise to be by our side, but when you have your own child, you will not need me!"
Marcus froze for a moment from the unexpected tirade of Amelia. Tears appeared in the eyes of the girl, and she was looking at him as if he was the last traitor on earth.
The man sighed, took the child by the hand, and sat her back on the bench. He took a photograph from the inside pocket of his jacket and handed it to Amelia. In the photo, he was dressed in a Japanese kimono and was sitting at a low table, enjoying the tea ceremony.
"Who do you see here?"
"You," the girl answered, wiping her wet nose with her hand.
"Nope. This is Armand. My twin brother."
"You have a brother?! A twin brother?!"
Marcus nodded his head affirmatively, "That's right. Polina loves not me, but him. Therefore, it wasn't me in your dream," the man watched as new information was loaded into the girl's head, "Now we move on to the next point. What were you saying there? Something like I won't need you in the future?"
Amelia's cheeks blushed instantly. So he had a twin brother! Now everything became clear to her! What a shame...
The corners of Marcus's lips turned up, the girl embarrassingly lowered her head and played with her fingers crossed on her knees. He tenderly stroked her head and replied, "So you sulked at me? Thought that I would marry Polina and would not visit you anymore?"
Amelia froze, and then she nodded her head slightly. Marcus smiled. What a charming child...
Her birth alone made his life truly vibrant. It was thanks to Amelia that he could meet every morning like an ordinary person, without the need to take someone's energy to get rid of the pain that was tearing him inside out. She was his air, filling his existence with meaning.
"Do not worry. I'm not going to marry or start a family. If you need my help, I will always be there. As long as you yourself want it. So do not be sad anymore from such trifles you got me?"
"I got you," Amelia answered quietly, without raising her head. She was embarrassed by her impulsive act and wanted to end this conversation faster. But deep down she was pleased by the words of the man.
Marcus was her family, as were her parents. Those who were near her since birth and the girl could not imagine that he would suddenly disappear from her life.
"Ta-dah! Amelia, look what a cool dolphin I bought for you!" Polina ran to the bench and handed the girl a small toy.
Bang!
The loud bang and the ensuing noise attracted everyone's attention. There were screams.
Marcus walked forward to check what happened. In one of the arcade machines located along the pedestrian alley, electricity shorted out and it burst into flames like a match. An employee working with the machine was running back and forth with a scream, trying to find a fire extinguisher, but that no longer made sense, since the machine was damaged.
"Hmm, it seems nothing serious. Let's move on," Marcus commented indifferently and turned to Amelia. The girl stood with a chalk-white face and did not take her eyes off the fire-covered gaming machine. Sparks of flame danced in her pupils.
"Amelia?" the man asked in a slightly alarmed voice, the girl backed away, and then turned and ran toward the exit as fast as she could.
Marcus and Polina rushed after her, not understanding what was happening.
"Amelia, wait! What happened?" he grabbed her hand as soon as he caught up, but the girl pulled it out.
"Don't touch me! It was because of you that I didn't feel anything! I told her that I didn't see anything near you, but she didn't listen to me!" Amelia shouted with a tear in her voice, she was on the verge of hysteria, and Marcus did not understand what was happening.
"What the hell is this?! Can you explain normally?!"
"Mom... mom... she...," the girl choked with tears, unable to utter a word, "To the clinic... I need to go to the clinic...," she turned to run on, but Marcus grabbed her and picked her up.
"Let me go now! I don't see her because of you!" Amelia beat his chest and tried to break free, but Marcus's hands, like strong chains, riveted her fragile body to him.
"Take it easy! There are five kilometers to Martin's clinic. Are you going to run there? By car, we will be there in five minutes!"
The man's words calmed the child down a little, but Amelia continued to cry without ceasing. Marcus had never seen her in this condition; the anxious feeling in his chest only confirmed that something serious had happened.
He put the girl in the back seat with Polina, got behind the wheel and pressed the gas pedal hard. The car roared along the road, crossing traffic lights into a red light until it hit a traffic jam. A motorcade of police cars blocked the road, noise and sirens were heard around.
There was only one turn left to the clinic. Marcus looked out the window and his hands went cold.
A huge cloud of black smoke towered over the buildings.
"Amelia!" the man shouted after the girl who jumped out of the car right on the roadway.
He ran after her, leaving the car and not listening to the yells of indignant drivers. All his attention was focused on the child, whose silhouette began to get lost in the crowd of onlookers filling the street.
Amelia ran as fast as she could, stumbling and crashing into passers-by. In her ears stood the sound of sirens and the cries of people.
The girl turned around the corner and froze, horror gripped her body, her hands and lips trembled.
She knew she could prevent this, but she was late.
By the time Amelia got to the clinic, the whole building was already on fire.

Beware when your nightmare becomes a reality.
“Long time no see, my little kitten.”
“Who are you?”
“Your Master.”
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He knows your soul. He knows your fears. He reads your thoughts. 
He follows and plays with you without your notice. 
He is looking from the shadows how you willingly come to his trap, and smiling.
You are his toy who doesn't know about it. 
He is ready for a new game. And what about you?
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#1 Non-Contracted Original in Sci-fi Romance Section since 2019!
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Elena Lee has a unique ability – she remembers everything she saw or read at least once. Be it people, books, talks – anything, except one thing. Some of her dreams. The girl has been tormented by nightmares since she was six years old. In those dreams she meets a strange man, he seems trying to save her or… to kill her. 

But what will Elena do when the man from her dreams suddenly appears before her eyes in reality? And how is it connected with the secret knowledge hidden in her memory which even the girl herself doesn’t know about?

Welcome to the beginning of the story full of mystery, suspense and deep love that crossed time, fate and memories.

Author's note : If you like the book 'The Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown or the movie 'National Treasure' this novel may be to your liking too.

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Chapters 1-149 - Book 1. Fragments of Time.
Status: Completed. Under editing.
Chapters 150 - 392 - Book 2. Fragments of Time: Fated Souls. 
Status: Completed. 

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Original title: "The Numbers That Brought our Fates Together"
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The original cover photo is mine.

The Wolf who didn't know what to feed the little girl, tried to remember what the strange being's ate when she saw them in the forest.

After sometime she remembered that they picked up berry's and other fruits to eat. Because she didn't knew how to start a fire to cook the meat like they did, she knew she had to search for berry's and fruits.

After the girl fell asleep she went out and gathered some berry's and fruits, who were still on tree branches, she brought them back to the cave.

When she came back the little girl was still asleep. So she tried waking her up, by liking her face.

When the girl started to wake up, the wolf laid next to her. After the little girl woke up she saw the berry's and started to crawl to them. As soon as she was close enough to the berry's she sat down and started to eat them.

Finished eating the girl started to crawl through the cave. She liked the cave. When she finished exploring the cave she crawled back to the wolf. Using one leg of the wolf as her pillow, she soon fell asleep.

The wolf (for now I will call her wolfy, later she will be given a new name) always went out when the girl was asleep to gather food for herself and the little girl. Wolfy always looked for humans so she could learn more about how they are living and what they eat.

Today she had luck and found some people who were hunting she followed them for a while bevor turning back to the girl.

She made the plan to come back at night when most of them were sleeping what makes it easier for her to steal from them.

The girl who was waiting for wolfy to return, she got used to it after a couple of days, crawled trough the cave to the places were a small water stream. She was thirsty and after some time she learned how she could drink from the small stream.

Shortly after she crawled back to the main place of the cave wolfy got back with more berry's. So the little girl started to eat.

After the two played for a while the girl fell asleep. Wolfy waited for about an hour, then she left for the humans.

When she reached the place of the humans, she sneaked into their camp, wolfy took a bag from the humans and put everything inside what she thought could be useful.

She took two blankets, a pillow, a ball, a small knife, some cereals, cokkies, some boxes with matches (she saw the humans use them to make fire), some tried meat, a cup, a fork, a plate, a pot, some berry's and some fruits.

After she gathered ererything she got down from the cart and with the help of her front legs she took the bag down without making much noise. When she was sure no one heard her she slowly made her way to her cave, always looking if someone was following her.

The young Layla lives in the the forest of solca. The forest separates two big kingdoms the kingdom of Aspen and the kingdom of lyria. She was raised in the forest, by a wolf. Until one day her live would change after setting foot outside her forest.

They secretly formed the the ASH group and everything, He became the head of ASH Clan, No one dared to mess with them and no one had any news about them, they were truly mysterious, people use to know the only thing which they want them to know, and they all know Asher as the Chairman of ASH groups. 
But in the Mafia world he was someone that people were scared to death, A Few people decided to choose death rather than presenting themselves in front of him.
He always wanted to interact with people and talk to them like a normal man but because of his image no one wanted to get close to him, No girls wanted to be with him and no guys wanted to be friend with him but it was all ok as he was burning with the fire of revenge, but when he heard that they finally killed the elder son of the Smith family and he was the one who was bearing all the consequences, He decided to give up as till then they were growing very will in European market so he decided not to kill them as it would be very easy death for them so he will just ruin them, But a part of him knew very well that neither the Smith family nor the Lee family was accountable for that incident. It just happened that the fire broke out and everything ended almost. But since they were in their property at that time and they didn't ensure their safety that's why they died, He too pity the Lee Family and Smith Family that They had to carry all the burden himself for the sin, which they never did. 
But he was unknown from all these facts until Stella 'died', He really thought that Smiths' and Lees' was the one who did all those things because they wanted that place as they were about to build a shopping mall ther, So they were the one who started the fire, He never doubted his uncle and believed him blindly on his every story and his every words.
But when Stella died he started searching all those things which he found missing, And he found out that he was being accountable for the death of Stella, after her brother. So he decided to investigate it thoroughly and got a lot of news which was shocking for him and even for the Smith and Lee family as well.
" Julie we know about the Sun point, and I clearly know that it is known as suicide point too… So can you please tell me why they decided to go there, or how were you involved in all those things?" 
When She heard him asking her very patently, She finally felt relieved and continued 
" Dad ask me to tell my friend that Sun point was very beautiful and she should go with he brother in a car" Asher and Matt both were shocked as the way he used his own daughter in all these dirty things
"I... I really didn't know that all this would happen and until Stella died I thought that it was just a coincidence but when I think of all those things I really feel that my own dad played me, Even when she got kidnapped along with Sebastian, I was involved somehow and that night…"  
" That night what Julie? " Asher asked with a sense of fear
" Stella was feeling alone in her own so she decided to leave it and go abroad, She told me about that as we were in touch constantly but now I was not giving much informations to my dad as I was afraid that I shouldn't share my friends personal story to him but I heard him say that Vanessa and Superstar Sebs were going to be in a class reunion party and that day I heard my dad's malicious words that, She was being too much close with some king so they should just ruin her so that they will fall apart and as for Superstar Sebs, They planned to let him sleep with some wh*re or something and then she will give birth to his kid and the kid will taken in by Dad"
Julie's whole body was shaking as she continued " I heard that Dad was going to use the kid in his business or something and then he will find the girl for whom he was looking for, At that time I knew very well who Vanessa was…!! So I decided to save them" 
Asher saw her body shaking nonstop, so he quickly stood up and hugged her tightly and said " Don't say if you don't want to"
He consoled her so that she doesn't feel so much burden on herself but soon after she started crying loudly. 
Asher felt troubled and looked at Matt for help, as he never helped a crying girl at all.
Matt, who was trying to understand the words she just said, when he looked at him he quickly understood that his boss needed his help, so he came forward and said 
"Miss Julie, please come with me, you don't have to tell us anything if you don't want to, just take good rest and we will talk about it later" Matt tried his best to console the little girl in front of them, He was same as Asher, He too didn't have any experience in all these things as he was still single, so it was awkward for him too …
Rachael finally felt assured and was scared as well because she was about to tell them something forbidden, something she make disappeared a long time ago, She was a sinister who played a huge role in Stella's life to ruin her unintentionally, She had always hid it inside her heart very well but somehow she was about to say all those in front of his brother…
She nodded slowly and wiped her tears and said "Can I have a glass of water please?" 


Two Childhood sweethearts Stella & Sebastian were in love with each other from their childhood but due to some misunderstanding no one confessed to each other and their family forced them to marriage and still they were living as strangers after her graduation Stella started working for his company and they slowly started to understand each other...
But destiny decided some thing else for them and they get separated by an accident


Read my novel to read further and how they united in the end 
If you like it after reading just comment in the comment section and yeah throw some stones too 

THANK YOU...

The player who made the post cursed in an angry and desperate tone.
"All the pretty boys should be killed! I can live with you when you steal we ugly men's girls in reality, but you're stealing our girls in games too? Do you have any conscience at all? I found the girl first. I courted her for more than half a month. I tried to meet her coincidentally every day… I did everything I could, and my best result was that she finally looked me in the eyes. But after you came, you lured her away with nothing more than a lollipop! That's a girl dragon! My god! Had it not been for you, I would've become a dragon knight who had a beautiful girl as my partner!
"Ahhhhhhhhh! The pretty boys like you should all be killed!"
A girl dragon?
Roland grew even more curious. He read on and saw a video that the player posted.
Roland played it.
It was a video shot in the first perspective with a monologue.
A Warrior player traveled a long distance to Fareins Kingdom. He found a lonely girl who often roamed by herself in the woods outside of a big city.
Then, the girl was featured on the video.
Her long hair was so brightly red that it was almost on fire, her skin was fair and smooth, and her eyes were the same color as her hair and looked like rubies.
Her face was pretty too. With her red dress and her slim body, she looked innocent and appealing.
Even Roland found the girl cute.
Even more surprisingly, there was a pair of tiny, adorable horns on the girl's forehead, which made her seem even more exotic.
Horns? Remembering the "girl dragon" that the player mentioned, Roland immediately realized her identity.
She was a dragon!
The Warrior player began to make moves on this girl dragon. As he said, he resorted to every method, like talking or giving her gifts or food.
But the girl dragon kept ignoring him. The Warrior was not frustrated. In the recording of his conquest, he cheered himself up every time he was ignored.
"Day one. Failed. It doesn't matter. I'll work harder."
"Day two. Failed. It's fine. I'll keep it up."
"Day three. Failed…"
"Day sixteen. She finally looked at me! That's huge progress! I've never felt more confident!"
The Warrior sounded proud and ecstatic, but any normal player would've noticed that the girl had looked at him with disdain instead of interest.
Then, on the seventeenth day, something unexpected happened.
A handsome guy appeared out of nowhere.
The guy was so gorgeous that staring at him was like staring at the sun.
His hair was short, and he was riding a horse that was clad in heavy golden armor while wearing a similar suit of armor himself.
When he jumped off from the horse, everybody's eyes were fixated on him.
Roland even heard the ominous gasp of this Warrior player.
Roland narrowed his eyes at the gorgeous newcomer and chuckled at the man's gait and face.
It was none other than Schuck.
Schuck walked up to the girl dragon and asked, "Are you the lost young princess from the Fire Dragons? We received a request to take you back, or the Fire Dragons will come to the human world in search of you…"
The girl dragon stared at Schuck, stunned. Her eyes grew brighter and brighter, as if a fire was burning inside.
"Did you hear me?" Schuck waved his hand before the girl's face. Seeing no response, he took out a lollipop from his Backpack. "Little girl, here's a candy for you. Tell me, are you Princess Margret?"
The girl subconsciously accepted the lollipop. Then she blushed and moved her eyes away shyly, only to see the horse in golden armor.
She suddenly turned cold. Then, she gave everyone a big surprise.
She ran off so fast, it was like an arrow had just been released. Then she leaped and kicked the abdomen of the horse.
The poor horse was kicked away before it had a chance to cry out and was dismembered while in midair.
Then, the girl dragon returned to Schuck.
Schuck's face turned cold, but even so, he was still fascinatingly handsome, as if he were a sculpture made of marble.
"Why did you kill my horse?"
The girl fell on one of her knees before Schuck, her face red and her eyes full of passion. "That creature was too lousy to be your mount."
"What do you mean?" Schuck asked unhappily.
The girl kissed the back of Schuck's hand and said, "I'm the only one qualified to be your mount."
Schuck was dazed.
Then, a gigantic red magic circle surrounded both of them.
The girl touched her forehead to the back of Schuck's hand. Soon, the magic circle was gone, and the girl rose again, with an additional pink triangular symbol on her forehead.
Then, the girl stepped back, and to the surprise of all the players who watched the video, she was enshrouded by fire, until an enormous red dragon broke out of the flames.
The dragon was about four meters tall and ten meters long.
The red dragon crouched before Schuck and lowered its enormous head.
Schuck was quiet for a while, his eyes closed, as if he were communicating with his mind. Then, he opened his eyes. With a weird look on his face, he stepped on the back of the dragon, using its wing as stairs, and sat down.
The red dragon roared in excitement, shaking the trees nearby. Then, it flapped its wings and soon disappeared into the sky with Schuck.
Roland sighed.
A dragon… Recalling the dragon's body size, Roland wondered whether or not he could wound it with a full-blown Fireball?
Probably not.
While he was thinking, he noticed that the perspective of the video was lowered, and he could see that the person who shot the video knelt on the ground with tears dripping onto the grasses before him.
He could hear the suppressed sobbing.
That was the end of the video.
Roland scrolled the page and read the comments.
"You give everything to a girl, but you get nothing in the end. I feel that I just saw myself from years ago. I'm crying."
"Women like nothing but looks."
"That guy was too handsome. Even I almost turned gay. It's not surprising that a girl couldn't resist him. Don't cry. Let's be tough."
"What's that class? I'd like to build a new character."
Roland thought for a moment and left a reply. "Saint Samurai, a special class that will be among the leadership of the Church once you transform. Its only requirement is handsomeness!"


As one of the first players to gain access to World of Falan—the first immersive game worldwide—Roland creates his character as a Mage. 
However, playing as a Mage is not as fun and easy as he thought. His head even explodes after he casts the very first spell in the game. 
Stubbornly sticking to his class when most Mages decide to create a new character, Roland gradually discovers tricks of the trade and his unusual talent. This allows him to change people's stereotypes on Mages and to explore the deeply-buried secrets of this game…

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