baroness goes on strike manga

"No offense but you are always so grumpy, it's actually kind of cute." I bluntly say to him and watch him throw me a nasty glare, I just giggle at that. "I'm not." he defends himself in a calm yet stern voice keeping his face emotionless. "sure." I find myself saying sarcastically. I think I'm too drunk  because there is no way a sober River will have the courage to hold a conversation with a very grumpy Killian. I expect another scary glare to come towards me but instead I meet with a soft gaze that stares at me with an unreadable expression. "I'm not." This time he says softly, I see him biting back a small smile and , he smiles. I've never seen him smiling before, not this way. Standing on the edge of life, River breathes in and lets himself adjust into a new life, into a new family. After a horrifying past he finds his life wrapped around a shaggy orphanage and several foster homes which makes it hard to believe that he is actually being adopted. Having a family was always a desire of him but to his burnt luck, he doesn't feel like he belongs in his adoptive family. Everyone and everything around him make it clear that he wasn't born to be happy. River is waiting for another push, one last push to end it all and fall from the edge and that's when a grumpy looking Killian Price steps into his life. River can't decide if Killian is the saviour or the devil himself. River's life meets with unexpected secrets mixed with burning desire, adorning the melancholic attire. Soon, he finds out he isn't the only one standing on the edge of the cliff, or he realises he is far from the edge.

Charlotte, The daughter of Carter Shnapp, The most influential man in the city gives up everything she had ever known to be married to Brandon, her college sweetheart. Brandon is a serial cheat, Who does nothing but extort from her family and berates her. Charlotte gets maltreated by his family. She was forced to leave her job and family behind to become a housewife and be treated less than a maid. All these just to be betrayed by her sister and husband, She catches them in bed together. She is served divorce papers at the end and she is compensated with a hundred thousand dollars check and told to leave the city. She is left shattered and distraught, She meets a stranger at a bar and hooks up with him. Unknown to her he is her high school bully. How will Charlotte navigate her life?

Camelia Rose Rodriguez is a licensed architect yet her parents didn't see it as a huge achievement, only if she will marry her rich boyfriend. But when her boyfriend cheated her with her best friend, she wanted to break him up but her mother was desperate and don't want them to split up because of his wealth and power. Camelia was so tired to argue and deal petty things, so she went up to the club and tried to forget things but turns out she found herself sleeping with a stranger. Hindi niya maipagkailang na sa mga sandali ng gabing 'yon ay isa sa pinaka payapa at masayang nangyari sa buhay niya. With a chaos life she already has and a peaceful feeling she experience that night with a stranger, Camelia think it's like a cotton on blades experience. And then...they met, again.

Nalaman ni Araceae na buhay pa ang tunay niyang magulang kaya tumakas siya sa bahay ampunan upang hanapin ang mga ito. Kasama niyang tumakas ang matalik na kaibigang si Ertan, ngunit nahuli sila sa lansangan ng isang sindikatong grupo. Kasama ng iba pang kabataan, dinala sila sa isang underground human auction, dito nagkahiwalay si Araceae at Ertan. Napunta si Araceae sa kamay ni Kaya, ang binatang may malaking galit sa kanya. Naging miserable ang buhay ni Araceae sa kamay ni Kaya, sinapit niya ang parusa sa isang kasalanang hindi naman niya ginawa. Sa kagustuhan na mabuhay tumakas si Araceae sa malupit na lalaki, nagtagumpay siya ngunit ang alaala niya ang naging kapalit nito. Nagising si Araceae sa isang maliit na isla at nakilala ang matandang mag-asawa, dito nabuhay siya bilang si Aris. Paglipas ng dalawang taon, nakilala ni Araceae si Temur, isang mayamang binata na taga Maynila. Inibig nila ang isa't-isa at pagkatapos ng kasal, dinala siya ng asawa sa Maynila upang doon manirahan. Sa pagtira niya sa mansion, nakilala ni Araceae si Kaya Flegenheimer, ang CEO ng FHMer Corporation at nakatatandang kapatid ni Temur. Sa pagbabalik ng lalaking lumapastangan at nagpahirap sa kaniya. Magbalik na kaya ang alaala ni Araceae? Madiskubre kaya niya ang lihim sa likod ng tunay niyang pagkatao? Ano ang gagawin ni Kaya oras na makitang muli ang babaeng minahal at nagtraydor sa kanya?

Grey Collins has the condition of hyperthymesia which allows him to remember practically every detail of his life with near-perfect accuracy. It is a condition in which an individual possesses a superior autobiographical memory. At a very young age, he witnessed the death of his father. His father was killed in their own home. Surrounded by a bunch of men. His father who's lying down on the floor covered with blood. He was killed cruelly and helplessly. To avenge his father's death, his dream to become a lawyer intensified. Hunting down all the people behind his father's death. A monster in court. A cold-blooded man. With the power of his memory, will he succeed? Will he be able to avenge his father's death? Will justice prevail? Having hyperthymesia, is it a blessing or a curse?

She’d escaped me once. She’d not do it again. I am the brother of the Alpha of the Asara Pack. I did everything she asked of me. She was a queen up on her throne. I was her Captain of the Guard. Her secret assassin killing anyone who'd threaten her. I had declared my intent to claim her as my mate. And she had fled. Like the coward she is. Still she went ahead and seduced me, bidding me do whatever vile thing she commanded. Now she claims to rule this kingdom. However, her people are starving and her new fiancé is to blame. But will she hear a word of it? Of course not! Well, I've found a way to make her listen. To no longer allow her to deny what she really is. To rip her from her sanctuary amongst the humans. It's high time she learn a she-wolf’s place in this realm. She needs a real king, and it won't be that sniveling lord with designs on her. It's going to be me. She’ll learn I'm no longer hers to command. She is mine.

In the middle of a lively night, can you guess what's about to come? In the middle of the busy street, do you realize there is something in the dump? Shane Hoseinzade was peacefully sleeping on the floor when three conservative, loud knocks echoed inside. Would he open the door? On the other side, someone wearing a black cloak and holding a giant scythe is standing on the doorstep. With head bowed down, a pair of mismatched eyes glowed while staring at the door. Patiently waiting for the target to open the door. If you hear three violent knocks on your door at exactly midnight, would you dare to open the door? But what if those violent knocks are the knocks of the person you promised to marry in the future? Death? A grim reaper? A demon? Whoever it is, are you ready to face your fears?

"Go on Hailey, be a good girl and give daddy your best." I could not believe it when I walked in on my husband with his secretary. This happens to be the upteenth time that I would catch Emilio in the act of cheating which makes me wonder if he ever really gets tired of it. But each time I try to walk away, Emilio finds a good reason to make me stay. We have not even had any form of intimacy in the last two years since I lost the baby. I know he secretly hates me but it was not my fault that he happened to be away when I needed him the most. However this time I would not just run away. Perhaps it's high time two plays at the game. **** **** **** Samantha DeGeneres might have played the house wife to her narcissist husband Emilio for quite the while now but it was perhaps high time she levels up on the game and get the revenge she long craved for. It was also at this point that she decided to take up a job at the poles in one of her husband's numerous clubs under a different name, Kitty.

A New Alpha and his Luna are due to take over the Blood Moon Pack when the time comes. He meets with his friends who then meet some girls who are not a part of the pack he is from, do they fall in love? With this in mind, tragedy strikes after years of them being together. What will the outcome be for them. Will there be a show down of all the packs and be mass casualties or will something else happen. Will they get a Happily Ever After? Or will something major happen to make sure it doesn’t happen? Will the curse be broken or will I be forever cursed? Only time will tell.

"If I leave now, I'll never come back! I might end up dying. Is that what you want?" She asked. "Yes. Who cares if you die? I'm already lenient with you for not sending you to jail!" I said. __ Elise Sinclair got entangled with the wrongest person in the world, her step-uncle but what happens when he cast her aside when the world turned against them. Years later, she came back as the most sophisticated while she threaded on thin ice. She got threatened by her unknown enemy from the past. How will she navigate all the setbacks in her life? Damien Sinclair was empty and emotionless after Elise left. He had to enter into a relationship with his ex because of a few circumstances surrounding the situation. However, his heart still longed for Elise. When he finally sees her again, his hope is reignited, only to be dashed again. How will he get his love back? Will he go to the ends of the earth for her?