the monster within

"Monster," I smirked to myself as I read the morning paper. If they only knew the truth. I sipped my coffee as I skimmed through the story. They had all the details wrong and the police were idiots. I heard the bell chime on the door to the coffee shop and saw her walk in. Her hair was down just the way I liked it. She was perfect I thought to myself as I eyed her and planned my next move. I think when she finally saw me she made the connection. Her eyes got wide. "Ethan?" Ethan Graves is a well-known man in the community with a dark secret. His darkness is so great that even he can't control it sometimes. He plays his role well during the day but at night he takes on a whole new persona. The newspapers call him a monster and the police are baffled. Then the new detective on the case walks in. The one that he let go. The one he was obsessed with. It was finally time to make her his. The game of cat and mouse had never been something he would ever consider, he usually likes the woman to be weak and defenseless against his charm and good looks. However, for this kill, he would play the game and Josephine Wells would be his trophy.

His hand wrapped in her hair, yanking her face up to him to look into his angry eyes. "Tell me where the fuck is he?" He growled, making her shudder in fear. "Tell me now!" "I..I..won't..." she whimpered due to a sharp pain shot through her skull. He grabbed his pistol and pressed it right on her temple, snarling, "Are you going to tell me or you wish for death?!" "I want to die…" she cried out. Anger roared through him, he pressed the gun in her temple wanting nothing more than to kill that bitch right that moment but something snapped inside him when his eyes fell on her body, and a cruel smile curved his lips. "Not before getting a taste of you!"

"Ana... Kamu tau kan kenapa orang-orang menyebutku monster? Jadi aku harap kamu tidak menyalahkan aku kalau kamu sakit hati. Aku nggak pernah minta kamu mendekat, kamu sendiri yang lakuin itu karena alasan bodoh yaitu cinta." ****** Katanya dia itu monster, tapi kenapa aku sakit hati setiap kali melihatnya dijauhi orang-orang. Katanaya tatapan dia itu menyeramkan, tapi kenapa dimataku justru terlihat menyedihkan. Dia bukan monster... Dia hanya butuh aku dihidupnya.

Bilang isang anak ng Diyos ng Kadiliman, alam ni Cassy Aguilar na kailanman ay hinding-hindi niya maabot ang liwanag, na kahit na anong takbo niya ay hindi niya matatagpuan ang sarili na nabababalot ng sinag kundi purong anino at dilim lamang. At iyon ang dahilan kung bakit gustong-gusto niyang makatakas sa tadhanang tila kadenang nagbibigkis sa kanya sa mundo ng kadiliman at kasamaan. Nais niyang makalaya. At ang tanging paraan para mangyari iyon ay ang wakasan ang buhay ng sarili niyang ama, ang Diyos ng Kadiliman. Sakit. Kamatayan. Pagtataksil. Sakripisyo. Pag-ibig. Pakikipagsapalaran. Lahat ng ito ay naghihintay kay Cassy kasama ang mga taong magiging kasangga niya sa pagkamit ng kalayaang hinahangad niya at ang pagtapos sa buhay ng Diyos ng Kadiliman na matagal nang banta sa kapayapaan ng mamamayan.

Ava Blythe Jones, isang maganda, masipag, at independiyenteng babae na may kakila-kilabot na nakaraan. Bago masaksihan ang ginawang karumaldumal na pagpatay sa kaniyang mga magulang, ay tumatak sa kaniyang isipan ang kahuli-hulihang habilin ng mga ito, na magtago at lumayo sa makapangyarihang Fonteverde. Nang gabing ginulo na naman siya ng isang masamang panaginip at hindi na muling makatulog ay nagpasya siya na pumunta sa isang night club para pansamantalang makalimot. Hindi aakalain ni Ava na ang gabing iyon ang maglalapit sa kaniya sa anak ng taong matagal na niyang tinataguan. Ang mas malala pa roon ay may nangyari sa kanila. Nagkaroon sila ng kambal na anak, ngunit bago pa malaman ni Alas Fredo Fonteverde, ang makapangyarihan at kilala bilang isang halimaw na CEO, ay tumakbo at nagpakalayo na si Ava. Hindi nanaisin ni Ava na makilala ng kaniyang mga anak ang demonyong ama ng mga ito. Lalo pa nang dahil kay Alas ay nawalay sa kaniya ang kaniyang anak na babae. Sa muli niyang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas ay binabalak niyang paghigantihan ang mga magulang nito at bawiin ang kaniyang anak na babae. At sa pagbabalik na iyon ay malabo na siyang makilala ng isang Alas Fonteverde dahil sa ibang-iba na siya mula sa Ava noon; isa na siyang sopistikada at matalinong babae. Mapagtagumpayan kaya ni Ava ang kaniyang planong maghiganti at mabawi ang anak? O pati siya ay mapapahamak sa mga bisig ng isang kinikilalang “The Monster CEO?”

Mistress, kirida, other woman, kabit Pagbali-baliktarin mo man ang mundo at kahit saang anggulo mo man tignan, That's what she is...a Paramour. Pero matatawag mo nga bang isang kabit ang babaeng ang tanging gusto lang ay masuklian ang inaalay na pagmamahal ni Xander para sa asawa niyang wala namang pakielam sa kanya? Matatawag mo ba siyang kirida kung ang gusto niya lang ay paligayahin si Xander sa piling niya? At higit sa lahat, matatawag mo ba siyang other woman kung ang tanging pagkakamali niya lang ay ang magmahal? Si Ava, isang sikat na modelo at aktres, iniwan ang marangyang buhay upang magawa ang mga gusto, ngunit sa kanyang bagong katauhan, makikilala niya si Alexander, ang lalaking mamahalin niya kahit pa mali sa paningin nila.

Sofia had always lived a quiet, peaceful life among humans, unaware of the secrets buried deep within her. That all changed when she accidentally hits a young wolf child on a secluded forest road. The child dies because he had not activated his wolf curse so he was still human. The incident triggered a curse, awakening parts of her she never knew existed. Now imprisoned in the royal pack’s cell, Sofia awaited judgment, fear and guilt gnawing at her. She didn’t know who these people were, but their dominating presence terrified her. The guilt of having killed a child weighed heavily on her, but even more unsettling were the strange changes she began to experience in her body,changes she didn’t understand were leading to her first shift with the coming full moon. “Is she in here?” Alaric, the Alpha King, demanded, his voice cutting through the silence. His anger was palpable as he entered the cell. The guards pointed to where Sofia huddled, trembling in the corner. But when Alaric saw her, his fury dissolved into shock. The fragile woman before him was his.... his mate? The revelation hit him hard, filling him with both anguish and confusion. Sofia, though lost in her fear, felt an inexplicable pull toward this powerful, angry man,which she didn't understand. Alaric’s mind raced. How would his pack react to the news that their Alpha’s mate had killed one of their pups? He faced an agonizing choice: protect Sofia and risk the pack’s wrath or reject his mate to maintain his loyalty. With the full moon fast approaching, his decision would determine not only his leadership but also his bond with his mate.

Who said the weak can’t become strong? Even without powers I can become the most powerful. The Hunter race had existed for several millennia working both in the shadows and in the light protecting humanity from creatures that aren’t from this world, at the age of seven every child in the Hunter race would visit the Hunter god’s temple and receive his blessing in the form of a supernatural ability. Amongst the Hunters were different kinds of people with different types of abilities but one this was common amongst all of them and that was the colour of their eyes, they were all green. Marcus Fault on the other hand was born with icy blue eyes which made majority of the Hunters view him in a different light and from the moment he was born, his life was in danger and each day was like walking on the edge of the abyss, one slip off and he would fall never to return. When he was seventh birthday just like the tradition he was to head to the Hunter god temple to receive his blessings, his talent was first tested and stunning everyone present as he was tested to have legendary talent but unfortunately he wasn’t blessed by the Hunter god and thus the first powerless Hunter was born. RR this note is to you to prove my ownership of this book.

Appearances can lie, worse when you pretend to be something you are not. For Allison Bush, a 27 year old werewolf by birth, life has been on the move. On the way she moves to a little town in hopes that the life she is still running from will stay exactly where it is. Far from her so that she can at least live her life the way she wants to and not how she is 'supposed' to live it. In this town she surprisingly finds love, which is something that has never happened before... She wasn't supposed to fall in love, she left behind someone who was said to be hers... But Azania Mooi, a 25 year old cop, changed everything that Allison was told from birth. She made her feel again and both their worlds became one.... Or is it really one? Some people can tell you that nothing stays hidden forever... As that is, Allison is sonner faced with the demon she has been running from that is going to reveal her true self, her mate from Havana, Cecelia Kamp has come to claim what is rightfully hers. What happens when you find the person you're supposed to be with happy with someone else? What is Cecelia capable off? Can Allison embrace who she really is and accept herself as a werewolf in order to help the woman she is madly in love with? Or will she still pretend to be human and just do what she does best? Run???

*Daily updates*She felt as if she were floating. Her eyes were closed, and everything about her felt soft, a luxuriating fluffiness like the satin down comforter her grandma used to have. She thought she must have been sleeping. There was a not-unpleasant heaviness to her limbs, like the time she could finally sit down after standing and walking in the market for hours.Then her brain started to focus in a peculiar sort of way, powerless over thoughts that surfaced unbidden. Abubakar suddenly came to mind...how he had gotten her this way, and how she longed to tell Maama, but couldn't. Maama. . .As her consciousness began to return, she tried without success to open her eyes. Something tight and sticky was holding her lids together. Now she knew she was sleeping. She'd felt that strange paralysis before when wrapped in layers of her dreams, her legs turned to lead as she ran from shadowy pursuers and her eyes became inert shutters. She was scared, what frightened her most was her breathing. Her hand blindly went to her mouth, where she found the tube.Yaa Rahman! She was in a hospital!Her heart was thunderously racing, filling her chest with explosive fear. She blindly pulled at the tube, ripping it from her throat, gagging violently as it made her gasp and choke. But finally, finally, It was free, and she flung it far away.