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With new revelations, the amazing relationship Harper and Zara have formed threatens to end for good. Zara feels betrayed and insecure about Harper's actions and decides to take some time off. Her time off from all the drama back home turns thrilling when she encounters another werewolf, an intriguing rogue who calls himself Ethan. He is mysterious and seems to harbour a lot of secrets. Between Zara's growing bond with Ethan and the threat of rogues upon the pack, Harper finally starts to accept the role which he has been brought up for, that of the white alpha. Publisher：i&i Publisher

In their 6-year marriage, Nora never succeeded in making Austin fall in love with her. Upon learning of her stage-IV cancer, she only begged for ten months. "After ten months, I will divorce you. Please, don't hate me." "What game are you playing?" "I'm tired and want to be free." Childhood sweethearts grew old as time passed. Nora loved Austin for 13 years, while Austin gave all his love to someone else. Austin decided to divorce Nora, who was suffering great pain from illness. "Austin, can you wait a little longer?" "Nora, don't love me anymore." In Austin's world, Nora was a restraint, but losing her felt like losing his heart. When all memories surfaced, Austin woke up and realized that the person he loved was always Nora. Nora died during surgery on the operating table, leaving behind their child. "I'm tired; I can't love you anymore. In the next life, let's not meet again. We forgive each other. From now on, we owe each other nothing!" Austin regretted not realizing it sooner and closed off his heart, living each day as if it were the last until one day. "Sir, I am Hannah, not Nora."

James Rockton is ready to die. In fact, he plans on it. Having lost his life partner to AIDS, he books the South Pacific cruise Richard didn't live to share. James will spread Richard's ashes at sea, and then slip overboard to join him forever. He’s too old and too heartbroken to continue on alone.<br><br>But James doesn’t count on meeting a young man whose parents constantly put him down. Then there’s the obviously gay young art dealer who ogles a crazy young photographer traveling with an older gay man about James’s own age.<br><br>James and Herb begin spending time together, trying not to laugh too hard or get too involved with these young men, who circle each other in rapidly shrinking orbits. After all, James and Herb are old, with gray hair and less stamina. With time, talk, and martinis, will love manage to find them, too?

He was born in chains — the bastard of a human slave and a powerful beastman chieftain. Abandoned by his bloodline. Tortured for his mixed heritage. Charles has survived worse than monsters. Now free, he carries nothing but a stolen blade, a sharp mind, and one burning goal: Revenge. But the world outside the slave pits is no paradise. Mercenary guilds, magic-wielders, and monsters roam the land — and the weak are crushed beneath them all. To survive, Charles must rise. To take revenge, he must become stronger than anyone who ever tried to break him. From slave to warrior. From bastard to legend. New chapters will now be released three times a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

Centuries ago, the queen of the Floral Tribe vanished without a trace, igniting a fierce and unyielding rivalry between the Night Tribe and the heavens. Her disappearance cast a long shadow over both realms, and the bitterness between the tribes has only intensified with time. Now, as a new generation ascends to the throne, the stage is set for a thrilling saga filled with forbidden love, brutal warfare, shocking betrayals, and the unbreakable bonds of brotherhood. As ancient secrets awaken and dark forces converge, the fight for power and unity begins anew. Will loyalty prevail, or will the fear of the past consume them all?

She was excited to go on a special date with her male best friend,the only man she had ever loved for years, he told her he had something to tell her,only for him to tell her he was getting married to someone he had only known for just a year! Heartbroken while driving back home from the date night, she gets into an accident which lands her in the hospital. Wanting to clear her head after spending a week at the hospital,she finds a quiet spot and gets vulnerable thinking she was alone. Only for her to get ridiculed by a handsome man who was there all along,he believed love was stupidity and for someone to get themself messed up mentally by such, was even more stupid. She resumes work and a month later she was selected by the company's board to present a proposal at a very important meeting with foreign investors. She was done with the presentation and the CEO was asked to give a concluding remark,he began to walk towards the podium where she stood before she realized it was HiM! The mean dude at the hospital!! And now she had to walk closely with him... ****** “Mr R" MR Fabian waved as he tried to get the CEO'S attention. "We think Ava should be on the project team,do you agree?" "Yes definitely" Carter responded absentmindedly. He didn't realize what he had said until he saw Ava walking into the boardroom. No way that's Ava - Carter thought as she walked in. He was beginning to get upset,she had plagued his thoughts for a month, almost disrupted today's meeting,got him absent-minded and she's going to be working closely with him? Carter hated emotional disturbance and he had trained himself to become void of emotions "If I couldn't get her off my thoughts when I hadn't seen her in a month, how would I do so now that I'd be seeing her often" he thought as he stole glances at her. He was definitely going to make her pay...

This is the story of the boy named Aoki Sasaki who was dead by unknown force and sent to another world which he stumbled to be prejudiced as "The Greatest Threat throughout this world" although it gave him no clue as to—why? The dark force within him was the reason for this, and stumbling into misfortune was his grave sight with questionable regrets in this “escapist” world as if he woke up from his apathetic life. He may be trapped to this uncertainty. He may be essential to the eyes of the world. Then, a beautiful woman named Lilith Rose caught him off from the accusation of prejudice by the hands of the Dorian Princess who sensed him with a black smoke, and she offered him to stay with her from the dangers lurking around him. Even if fate offers him to create his own peace, what will be the result of the world? Follow his journey to give himself strength from a pang and prejudice… but are there more than that? ----------------------------------------- Light blinds the man. Dark dreads the man. His confusing existence reached from apathy to unexpected fate. Aoki Sasaki is the one who suffered for this. He bears from nothing to something. He who struggles is the one who stumbles from nothing. He craves satisfaction to cure his apathy.

Cold...cold...cold... Why was it cold? I couldn’t remember... What was that sensation roaring inside of me? The black fog took everything from me even the nothingness but it couldn’t take that sensation which was burning my heart. Loneliness...

"Life was good until he walked in, he was stubborn, arrogant, and a ruiner," His essence makes her body appall every time, she is alone. He was nowhere, but he was everywhere. He swears that he will stay with her even if he will die, and he let this happen. When he got no way to be with her he got died and aimed to live with her, by taking place of her spouse. " Faith.... Faith...," She heard him growling, she turn and stare into his ferocious eyes. She frowned cause she saw him this way. " When I told you not to move from my eyes then what are you doing here?" He asks while his muscular body was pumped in. " Austin..... I... I am in the kitchen, as you see," She controls her horror and lets out. He abruptly clutched her arms, and let the pain. " Austin you are hurting me", she cried out. " What? he didn't do this before," He smirks and Faith felt this is not her Austin.

Almeera dan Erik telah menjadi sepasang kekasih sejak SMU. Kisah cinta mereka tergolong tidak mudah. Penuh dengan perjuangan, tetapi semuanya bisa terlewati, karena mereka saling memiliki dan saling menguatkan satu sama lain. Waktu berlalu, tapi hidup membuktikan bahwa roda kehidupan selalu berputar. Setelah menyelesaikan studinya di luar negeri, Erik berhasil meraih kesuksesan dan mendapatkan posisi sebagai General Manajer di sebuah perusahaan terkemuka di kota Seoul. Dengan kepercayaan yang di berikan oleh tuan muda Almert, yang sudah di anggapnya seperti kakak sendiri, Erik membuktikan dirinya. Namun, sayang, bertolak belakang dengan prestasi cemerlangnya di tempat kerja, ternyata selama ini Erik mengidap kanker hati stadium akhir. Sementara itu, Almeera harus terus bergelut dengan trauma masa lalunya. Dia berusaha bangkit dan meyakinkan diri sendiri bahwa sejarah tak akan terulang, sampai suatu kenyataan mengejutkannya, bahwa seseorang yang membuatnya sangat trauma telah kembali kedalam hidupnya tanpa ia sadari, sialnya orang itu adalah sahabat dari kekasihnya sendiri, Almert. Belum lagi sempat sembuh betul dari trauma masa lalunya, Almeera harus menghadapi kenyataan bahwa dia harus menikahi Almert atau tuan muda Almert, karena kebutuhan akan biaya rumah sakit adiknya, Zafreno, yang juga menderita kanker hati. Almeera dan Almert pun mati-matian menyembunyikan perjodohan mereka dari Erik. Mereka berdua takut, jika Erik mengetahui hal ini, akan membuat pria itu sakit hati, dan benar saja, ketika Almeera di paksa untuk menerima perjodohannya dengan tuan muda Almert, Erik yang saat itu juga berada di tempat yang sama mendengarkan hal itu, merasa sangat terpukul. Berhari-hari, Erik terlarut dalam kesedihannya dan perasaan terkhianati yang mendalam. Namun, kemudian ia teringat akan satu hal, bahwa bagaimanapun, pada akhirnya dia tetap akan meninggalkan Almeera, cepat atau lambat. Erik yang mulai berpikir menggunakan pikiran yang jernih pun memutuskan untuk meminta Almert menikahi Almeera dan membahagiakan gadis itu sebagai pengganti dirinya. Awalnya, Almert merasa ragu dan takut, belum lagi sikap Almeera yang sama sekali tidak bersahabat padanya, tapi pinta Erik membuatnya kembali ingat akan kenangan masa lalu yang pernah ia lalui bersama Almeera, bahwa ternyata selama ini ia sangat mencintai Almeera. Kanker hati yang diderita oleh Erik mencapai puncaknya, ia terpaksa harus pergi ke Kanada untuk melakukan transplantasi hati, meninggalkan Almeera dan Almert. Sementara itu, Almert yang sudah mendapatkan restu dari Erik, mulai gencar menarik perhatian Almeera. Almert bahkan tak ragu lagi untuk mengutarakan rasa cintanya pada Almeera, dan pada akhirnya berhasil membuat Almeera luluh, meski gadis itu tak menjanjikan cinta yang sempurna, karena separuh dari hatinya masih dimiliki oleh Erik. Akhir Desember di tahun yang sama, Almeera dan Almert pun akhirnya menikah dan mengikat janji sehidup semati diatas altar pernikahan mereka.