cool grim reaper

Mis padres, reconocidos filántropos y las personas más ricas del país, siempre fueron generosos con todo el mundo, pero conmigo las reglas eran diferentes. Como su hija, cualquier gasto que superara un dólar requería su autorización. El día en que me diagnosticaron cáncer terminal, reuní el valor para pedirles quince dólares. Su respuesta no fue ayudarme, sino un sermón interminable de tres horas. —Eres joven, ¿qué clase de enfermedad podrías tener? Ni siquiera te tomaste la molestia de inventar una excusa mejor para pedir dinero —me dijo mi padre, con el desprecio grabado en cada palabra. —¿Tienes idea de cuánto tiempo podrían sobrevivir los niños de las zonas más pobres con quince dólares? Tu hermana menor tiene más sentido común que tú —agregó mi madre con frialdad. Con el cuerpo agotado y el alma hecha pedazos, salí de aquella casa. Caminé varios kilómetros de regreso al almacén abandonado, sintiendo el peso de cada paso. Al pasar frente a un centro comercial, una pantalla gigante mostraba la última noticia: mis padres alquilaba un parque de diversiones entero por una suma exorbitante, solo para complacer a mi hermana adoptiva. Las lágrimas que había contenido durante tanto tiempo rompieron la barrera del orgullo y comenzaron a brotar sin control. 15 dólares, ni siquiera alcanzaba para una sesión de quimioterapia. Solo quería comprar un vestido nuevo para despedirme de esta vida con dignidad.

In the grim, crumbling city of Newhaven, where humanity cowers under the iron-fisted rule of wolves, the spark of rebellion is about to ignite. For Mira, survival is all that matters—protecting her hot-headed younger brother Jace from his own reckless defiance against their oppressors. For Lucan, the brooding wolf prince, the weight of a kingdom teetering on the brink of chaos is suffocating. Bound by duty, he walks the razor’s edge between reform and dominance, struggling to heal the cracks in his pack's fragile hierarchy. But one night changes everything. When their paths collide during a volatile protest, Mira and Lucan are caught in a forbidden bond neither of them understands—a connection so ancient and unyielding it defies the very laws of their worlds. She’s human, the face of the rebellion he’s sworn to crush. He’s a wolf, the prince of the regime she loathes. Yet, their lives are now inextricably linked, their fates entwined in a dangerous game neither chose to play. As tensions boil over into outright war, Mira must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her brother and the fragile hope of freedom. Lucan, torn between his loyalty to the pack and the pull of a bond he cannot deny, faces an impossible choice: cling to his father’s brutal legacy or risk everything to forge a new path. Secrets emerge that could shatter both worlds—or unite them. Together, they must confront ancient truths, deadly enemies, and the raw power of their own hearts. In a city drenched in shadows and rebellion, will their bond be their salvation or their doom?

"Miss Summers, sigurado ka bang gusto mong burahin ang lahat ng iyong identity records? Kapag nabura 'to, parang hindi ka na nag-exist, at walang makakahanap sa iyo." Nagpahinga si Adele nang sandali bago tumango nang mariin. "Oo, 'yon ang gusto ko. Ayoko nang hanapin ako ng sinuman." May bahagyang pagkagulat sa kabilang linya, ngunit agad silang sumagot, "Naiintindihan ko, Miss Summers. Ang proseso ay tatagal ng mga dalawang linggo. Mangyaring maghintay nang may pasensya."

Noong pandemic, para kumita ng mas malaking pera para magbayad ng bills, bumalik ako sa aking dating part-time na trabaho bilang bulag na masahista. Subalit, hindi ko inasahan na sa top floor ng office building, merong tagong special service na inaalok. Ang unang customer ko ng pumunta ako sa top floor para magtrabaho ay ang magandang CEO sa aking full-time na trabaho, si Rosaline Dunne. Humiling siya ng espesyal na masahe mula sa akin…

Dante "The Bull" De Luca, The ruthless Mafia boss, has made a name for himself for being merciless and cold-blooded, he has one rule: never fall in love. But when he is coerced to marry Emily, the beautiful and intelligent daughter of a rival family to secure a fragile truce, he begins to questions the existence of that single rule which has given him the reputation he has of being nothing less than ruthless and brutal. Emily is used by her father as a bargaining chip to cool down the hatred their families have groomed for many years that threatens to destroy them. Emily, determined to survive in a world of drugs, lies, and murders, she must learn to adapt quickly as the wife of one of the most dangerous men in Chicago as the risks that come with such position are severe. As she draws closer to Dante, she slowly begins to realize that the monster she married may not be as evil as the mafia world paints him to be. Will their love be the cure to a years old family disease of hate and strife, or will it spark a war that destroys everything?"