Why Do I Even Bother

— Não faz isso… eu sou a esposa do seu amigo... Meu marido, depois de um acidente, tinha perdido a capacidade de ser homem na cama, e eu vivia chorando baixinho de madrugada. O amigo dele, vendo o meu sofrimento, ficou com o coração apertado. Até que, certa noite, ele subiu na minha cama em silêncio: — Vera, se você continuar usando esses brinquedinhos para se satisfazer, você vai acabar fazendo mal para o seu próprio corpo. Deixa que eu cuido de você. Quando ele terminou de falar, ele simplesmente ergueu minhas pernas com brutalidade, sem me dar tempo nem de respirar…

“I don't want to be like this anymore!”, Maria shouted hysterically. Maria, a successful businesswoman of her age, broke down in tears because of the unusual feelings she got after she achieved her dream of fame. She got everything---- money, fame, and boosting career but she can't be happy. Her love life fell when she started reaching her dreams. She left George over her career even though she got his full support. George was Maria's first love, a man of dignity, and love and respected Maria on every decision but the only problem was he was contented with his career--- a turn-off for a woman that chased dreams. Dreams without happiness were nothing but only a piece of a show-off for other people. Will Maria feel the happiness she was looking for in the dream she achieved? Or she will stay a successful but unhappy woman in life?

Grace, the golden child as a Beta's daughter, defied all expectations by choosing Ethan—the disgraced Alpha's son—even after he inadvertently caused her father's death. She stood by him, pulling him from the depths of despair. But when Ethan finally annihilated the rival pack responsible for his own father's murder and brought back their Alpha's daughter, Caroline, his vengeance spiraled into madness. Now, Grace must face the harrowing truth: can she still love the man who has become a monster?

Steven Zimmer, the assistant of my wife, Lucy Quinn, has lost in a truth-or-dare session. Lucy doesn't hesitate to file for a divorce from me for the ninth time. In the courthouse, I hear the staff member asking Lucy curiously, "Your husband is like a well-trained dog now. You've already married and divorced him nine times! Aren't you worried that your husband might ditch you for real?" Lucy merely smirks at her. "Do you know that the more ruthless you are when you abandon your pets, the harder it'll be for them to live without you? In fact, they will just become more obedient and docile. As long as I curl a finger at him, he'll definitely sink down to his knees and beg me to remarry him." Everyone bursts into laughter after that. They bet that I'll plead pathetically to Lucy to remarry me for the tenth time in less than a day after I've obtained the divorce certificate. Lucy even declares that she'll stream the tenth wedding proposal on the Internet when it happens. But the next day, Lucy keeps waiting for me to show up at the city hall while clad in a wedding dress. All she gets is a text from me. "No more proposals. This is the end between us, Lucy."

Sa araw ng libing ng kaniyang ina, nalaman niyang hindi siya mahal ng kaniyang asawa. Nag-file siya ng divorce at umalis. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, muli siyang bumalik ngunit hindi na ang dating babae na nakilala ng lahat.

O dom de ouro é capaz de transformar seus pensamentos em realidade, ou seja, ele pode realizar todos os seus desejos. Porém, para consegui-lo você deve ser a pessoa mais amada por um dos cinco portadores existentes no universo, e esse portador deve morrer. Emi Sanada é uma jovem depressiva que recebeu o dom de ouro após a morte de seu ex-namorado Norio Shinohara. Mesmo podendo realizar todos os seus desejos, ela não pode trazer Norio de volta, então ela decide se vingar de quem o matou. O misterioso Ryo Takashi lhe informou que a assassina de Norio é sua colega de classe, Miu Furukawa, que também possui o dom. Emi decide Miu a qualquer custo, mas a chegada de seu ex-cunhado, Shoutaro Shinohara faz ela mudar de ideia. Ele decide ajuda-la a investigar melhor. Além de Miu, existem muitos outros suspeitos, como a misteriosa Ayumi Tadashi, que ninguém sabe de onde veio nem como recebeu o dom, Tomoya Mayama, o melhor amigo de Norio e pretendente de Miu, Erio Kogane o protetor do dom, e o próprio Ryo Takashi. Muitas coisas estão má explicadas nessa história, Emi e Shoutaro precisam entender o que aconteceu, e quem sabe, encontrar uma forma de trazer Norio de volta.

It all seemed like a naughty prank at first. You know, the 'disappearing' trick lovers usually pull on each other to see who misses the other most? Yes, that was what Katniss thought at first until months passed and still, Noah was absolutely no where to be found.... Witty, beautiful and bubbly. Just a few adjectives to describe Katniss Costello's interesting and charming character. A young lady who had it all; from affluent parents to wealth and popularity to a quite amazing love life she shared with Noah Rogers, her then soon to be husband. Her life seemed to have come to a shattering halt after reality dawned on her that Noah might never return. She barely talked. Barely smiled. Barely went out, always bed ridden, gloomy and depressed. Void of all emotions. Indeed the shadow of her previous self. Her parents took advantage of the absence of her fiance and deemed it fit to have her married off to a proud, rich and arrogant son of their friend. She strongly opposed to the arranged marriage for few wisps of hope that he might return still laid in her heart. It was the motivation and inspiration she had to wait for him and when he does return, she'd still be here...waiting. When the pressure from her parents was getting too tough and unbearable, she wanted to get rid of it all, get rid of the emotional pain, get rid of the weight that was becoming far to heavy to carry. All she wanted was freedom, but there was only one way to do that... That night, underneath the Blue Moon, standing on the deck above the Ballad River where she wanted to end it all, there she met Asher Holden and that was the onset of her rollercoaster love life.

O CEO bilionário Killian Blackwood estava em busca dos genes perfeitos. Ele ofereceu uma recompensa gigantesca por uma barriga de aluguel. Dez bilhões de dólares por um bebê. Mas as 77 mulheres antes de mim haviam todas desaparecido. Afogada em dívidas, eu não tive escolha. Cerrei os dentes e me tornei a número 78. Carreguei o filho dele por dez meses. Dei à luz. E não desapareci. Mas quando estendi a mão para o meu bebê, pronta para receber meus dez bilhões de dólares, explodi em lágrimas de terror. Meu recém-nascido não era humano. Era uma ninhada de três filhotes de lobo.

Keira Nathania, si gadis introvert berumur 16 tahun yang tumbuh besar di sebuah panti bernama Dream High. Walaupun serba kekurangan ia sangat senang tinggal di tempat itu. Karena baginya tempat itu mengajarkan arti dari kesederhanaan, kesabaran, dan keikhlasan. Kasih sayang yang teramat cukup pun ia dapatkan dari panti itu. Di sekolah, dia tidak pernah membuat masalah atau mendapat masalah, baik secara akademis, hubungan dengan teman-temannya, maupun hubungan dengan guru-gurunya. Namun, kondisinya yang baik-baik saja seketika berubah. Bermetamorfosa menghadirkan luka dan lara. Tak sesuai keinginannya. Keira harus menerima pil pahit, bahwa ia telah dibully oleh temannya, Laura. Semua ini bermula ketika Keira mengetahui fakta bahwa Laura menjadi penyebab meninggalnya Tsania, teman Keira. Untuk menutupi kejahatannya, Laura pun terus mengancam Keira. Pembullyan, kesedihan, dan cemoohan yang dirasakan Keira dari orang yang selalu merisaknya, tak disangka mengantarkannya kepada peristiwa besar yang menegangkan dan mengubah kehidupannya. Dan ketika itu Keira tak disangka menyerah akan hidupnya bunuh diri di atas jembatan dan menenggelamkan diri ke laut. Namun seseorang telah menyelamatkannya. Sang kakak, Karin yang merupakan kembarannya Keira. Bertahun-tahun lamanya ia hadir dan menolong Keira yang sudah tenggelam di laut. Namun Karin berakhir dengan kehilangan ingatannya sedangkan Keira selamat. Akhirnya Karin yang disangka meninggal padahal ia lupa ingatan dan sembunyi di suatu tempat. Di sisi lain Keira diangkat menjadi anak angkat ibu Karin yang sedang mencari informasi tentang saudara kembar anak angkatnya. Keira menjalani kehidupan sebagai Karin, ia merasa bahagia. Hadirnya dua sahabat yang peduli dengannya dan dua sosok pria yaitu Rakha dan Nathan yang mewarnai hari-harinya. Akan tetapi dibalik kebahagiaan, kegelisahan pun cukup menghantui Keira. Permusuhan dimulai kembali ketika sosok teman lama pindah ke sekolah yang sama dan berusaha untuk membocorkan identitas Keira yang sebenarnya. Namun tak disangka sang kakak yaitu Karin muncul kembali dan menyelamatkan sang adik dari Laura yang selalu menindasnya.

— Abre um pouco mais, Eva, Eva... Isso... assim mesmo. Meu corpo inteiro parecia derreter sobre a maca de exames. Meus dedos agarravam os lençóis com uma força involuntária. A voz atrás de mim era grave e contida... Cada palavra dele fazia meu corpo vibrar e minhas orelhas arderem. A posição do exame era vergonhosa demais. Meus quadris eram obrigados a se erguerem, altos demais, numa postura que parecia pura rendição. — Doutor... eu... ah... não consigo abrir mais... — Murmurei, mordendo o lábio inferior, a voz tremendo de propósito. Através da barra metálica da maca, vi meu reflexo: cabelos bagunçados colados à face corada, os olhos úmidos, turvos, brilhando com um desejo confuso.