uc essay word limit

I lost my eyesight to save Sean Sherman. He had once made a vow in front of everyone, "Rachel Todd, even if you can't see, I will take care of you for the rest of my life." I was deeply moved. I secretly sought out treatment and I kept the recovery of my eyesight a secret as a surprise for him. But on the day I regained my sight, I saw Sean holding his childhood sweetheart, Vivian Cross, in his arms, fooling around with her right in front of me. "You last really long today. Is it because your wife is watching us?" "What do you think? She was the one who bought me these protection products." I understood every word of their sign language. At that moment, my blood ran cold. Suppressing the nausea that was about to overwhelm me, I pulled out my phone and sent a message to the research team that had been inviting me for a long time. I told them yes—I would join their research project. I was going to leave Sean behind and make sure he lived the rest of his life in regret.

Cathy Wilkins' life has never been simple. Heartbroken and lost after her boyfriend of three years leaves her without a word of explanation, Cathy is left to pick up the pieces of her shattered world. Overwhelmed and desperate for a change, she decides to climb the town’s mysterious mountain, determined to debunk the rumors of monstrous men lurking at its peak. What she finds at the top is beyond her wildest dreams and darkest fears. In a secluded world far from her own, Cathy encounters a creature both terrifying and alluring, challenging everything she thought she knew about love and life. Will Cathy find the strength to face the unknown and embrace a love that defies all logic, or will her journey end in heartbreak once more? Join Cathy on a breathtaking adventure of self-discovery, passion, and the timeless search for a love that can conquer all.

Determined to leave the Blue Moon Pack and start her life anew, as someone other than the pack traitor’s daughter, Aurora Macafee seeks counsel with the Alpha of the Pack, Grayson Ramona on her eighteenth birthday. As she walks through the pack house Aurora’s wolf Estella screams the one word Aurora wished never existed. MATE. Grayson Romana is just shy of his twenty fifth birthday and he is getting concerned that the rumors circulating the pack may be true. That the Romano family is cursed. Just when he is getting ready to chose his Luna, instead of waiting for his fated mate, Grayson hears a knock on his office door, followed by the most intoxicating scent of cinnamon with hints of chocolate, his mate hollering mate over and over again in his mind, hurrying to open his door he is greeted by the sight of a beautiful woman. “Uhh Hi, I’m Aurora Macafee.” No, surely this had to be a mistake, the moon goddess wouldn’t pair him with the pack’s traitor would she?

~~~ "How many punishments do you have pending, Lucienne?” Immediately the word punishment left his ears, I turned hot, my tongue went numb, my throat became dry, my hands trembled and very became sweaty. "Answer me!" He demanded and I flinched, my gaze now directed to the ground. "S-seventeen," I stammered, my tears and liquid from the different things hurdled at me mixing and landing on the soil. "So this makes it eighteen?” he asked and I forced myself to nod. He dished out some orders to the pack members before turning to me. "Then let's get this started. Your kneels must not leave the ground till we get to our destination. And no, it's not part of your eighteen punishments. Let's go!" ~~~~ Haunted by a past filled with pain and betrayal, Lucienne bears the scars of a life marred by tragedy. Tangled in the clutches of a possessive mate, who constantly makes sure happiness is far from her, she battles not only the physical wounds but the emotional turmoil from years ago. As she tries to escape this painful life, will Lucienne find the strength to embrace love and happiness, or will the echoes of her history shatter the remnants of the once-happy girl she used to be and make her a lone wolf for life?

Amber Celeste Starling offered herself payment to her father's debt. Her sister Victoria was supposed to be payment enough, but seeing her sister's bright future, Amber simply cannot let her sister suffer. Thus, she offered herself. A 'Word of Honor', a promise that one day, one of Alpha George's daughter will be Kevin Black Eclipse's property. Another female to bear his child. But what if Cena Black, Kevin's mother said otherwise and had a beta claim her instead? Marking her as the pack's bitch. Will Amber accept her fate? And simply accept all the punishment she doesn't deserve? Or would she fight back a destiny that isn't hers to begin with.

Layla is on a college trip to Rome when she bumps into a dominating force. His name is Atreus and Layla is immediately drawn to his dangerous smile and intoxicating gaze. Little does Layla know that Atreus carries a dark secret. He is drawn to her for one reason: her blood and hers alone. His only goal is to free himself from his curse and Layla needs to be his willing sacrifice. Through this story of thirst and desire, Layla is pushed to her limit and challenged on how far she would go to satiate the man that she is falling for.Is she willing to die to break the blood curse?***He brought that beautiful mouth to her lips, but only teased her with a whisper of a kiss. He then ducked his head to the juncture of her neck. She gasped as the sharpness of his teeth grazed her throat. "I finally found you," he whispered in a hungry growl, before capturing her neck in his mouth.The Blood Curse is created by Tiffany Nyx, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Synopsis.  "Don't you ever, in your lifetime; mention that word "MATE" to me again, or else, I wouldn't hesitate to slit your throat open." Amora growled, with her little dagger positioned at the dying boy's neck. After Amora, her mother and pack members went through the worst torture in the hands of a man that was supposed to act as a father, a husband, and an Alpha, Amora  knew that it was time to make a decision and stop his father from further destroying them. She would become Alpha and liberate her people. She would never have a mate, given what her father had put them through.  Would her decision last long as she found this boy in the forest proclaiming her as his mate?

Prince Ares became tongue tied at the beauty before him. She was a celestial beauty with a pointy nose and a perfectly shaped chin. Her jawline was properly structured to bring out the best features. Her waist was tiny yet swelled at the right places. Those eyes could not be mistaken....bluish molten lava eyes... filled with sparkles and life. She smiled at him and he was taken aback standing transfixed on spot. His wolf was no exception as it howled loudly in excitement. She was so enchanting and alluring. "I want to know why you came to my world, Princess Helena", Prince Ares asked her. "I came to collect my pendant and…" She replied with a pause. His wolf growled loudly with just one word: MATE.

With great power comes great responsibility, this a famous saying that attached a sudden hold of power attainment or at least having it with you own effort without anyone's help . but society needs the stigmatization of righteousness and its every elements that are compose of it, to merge this righteous system with its values and costumes that are commonly agreed open by its society,in a way or another our protagonist was living a fringe life, but with the sudden possession of power, he refused to live a mediocre life under the disguise of a hero , he think if the word doesn't give a damn when he is down than let the word be damned, there no real relationship nor real peoples, every thing is based in benefits . so better the world yeald between my claws and become my own playground or get destroyed under my infinite rage”.

"Kali, what have you seen?" The other warriors crowded around Kali and I. They were craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the captive. They had never seen such a being before. "Destruction looms over us all! He must be killed. The warrior must be killed." Kali rushed to get the blade but I grabbed her arm and stopped her. "No. In as much as we are a warrior tribe of women. We are not savages. We must investigate this." "Suprema Sequoia, please you must listen to me. No good can come out of this. Men can never be trusted. Their hearts are full of darkness and evil. They poison and corrupt the ways of nature. He must die!!!" I was confused. I could only grasp one strange word from all Kali had said. "Men? What do you mean by men?..." In a tribe of alpha female wolves born from the mystical waters of the Lunaria, Sequoia is born the Suprema of the pack, Mystic Shadow. All is well until they are attacked by male warriors. Sequoia is immediately curious of the new gender she and her other warriors have never seen and she is taken on an enlightening journey of love with their attackers Alpha. All soon falls to pieces with jealousy, greed and betrayal and Sequoia is now forced to make the choice between her new found love and the safety and continued existence of her pack.