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Ari, a divorced online teacher meets the one and only Ren Ito, a Japanese K-pop singer of the Infinity Band, after a near stampede at a Mall while they were both on vacation. Sparks fly as they get to know each other a little too much over the course of the final 6 weeks of their vacation before they go their separate ways. Two months later Ari finds out she is not only pregnant with Ren's child but she also can never tell him because their time together was a no-string attached kind of arrangement. So being the determined and courageous woman she is, she rises their daughter on their own and for four wonderful years, she was safe and sound. Until The little one's third birthday when she is selected to meet the 8 group members of her beloved Infinity and Ren comes face to face with the little girl that reminds him of the woman he ached for years. Join Ren and Ari and this sweet, emotional, and hilarious journey as they find their way back to each other while navigating the path of parenthood and family, with a lot of drama in between.
I sit on the sandy beach staring meekly at the crashing waves before me, the moonlight that shone overhead was the only light that brought a soft scattered glow over the water and beach. It was a 5 min walk back to my villa from the restaurant I visited this evening and in all honesty, returning to that empty cold room was unappealing and made me feel more hollow than it should.
This trip to Bali was supposed to be my 6th wedding anniversary trip, my husband... well ex-husband... and I wanted to commentary the occasion with something big but we never got around to it ... a sudden divorce put a damper on it.
At first, we thought of traveling around our home country but I wanted to go to Asia, I wanted to see the wonders of it. He told me if that was the case then I should fit the bill which I did which may have started the entire problem to begin.
It was fairly impeccable, I didn't fight it, he went full steam ahead, and we had a prenuptial agreement in place, so dividing our furniture and leftover money was not a problem. It wasn't even heartbreaking to break the news to the family considering he was the only one with a family.
I wasn't aware that he was unhappy or that our arguments were divorce worthy, it seemed like I was unaware of a lot of things, especially with how he spent and how quickly money and wealth played a more important role in our marriage than it should of.
I worked 2 jobs online to keep up with our monthly expenses, which didn't take anything away from him working, he tried to get his work off the ground but it didn't pan out in our ever-changing economy, which I thought was fine... considering I was earning and I didn't mind sharing my income but it turned out he did mind...
I sigh deeply thinking about my mother-in-law coming over and helping to pack up and move him back home. Our house was mine but I still shared half of the sale with him to get him on his feet and because as soon as the divorce process started I applied for jobs abroad and by some miracle my teaching experience as well as all my online work paid off and I managed to land a job in Japan without a degree as an English Teacher in the Adult learning center. The job came with an accommodation subsidy as well as health insurance and about a $36000 annual income. The best part of this opportunity was not the fact I had a career or my actual plan, it was the many students I already taught from Japan that were excited to welcome me. My ex wasn't thrilled with the fact that he wasn't about me adapting quickly and we had a few arguments while the divorce process was becoming finalized.
"Why didn't you fight? You just run away!" Jackson, my ex-husband, yelled before one of my online lessons. "you asked me for a divorce a year after we got married and I told you No. I fought for us to stay together. Yet when I asked for one you just gave in!" he shouted while he packed more of his clothes into boxes and I stood shuffling my feet in our bedroom. "you always had one foot out the door from the beginning. I get my family problems didn't help but you could at least try, could have just shot down the idea of divorce when I brought it up." He says looking at me with a mixture of sadness and anger.
It was true his family had a lot of drama, so much so that I was blamed for a lot of things, but I stuck with him for 5 years almost 6 years, his parents liked me but we did have our own set of problems with each other.
"I wasn't the one that filed for divorce Jackson... you did..." I say quietly and he stood up tall. "yes because you don't respect me. I know I lost a lot of cash but you don't even care Ari!" "How can you say that? I gave you my inheritance, I supported you when your family goes nuclear, even with your work." I say angrily "yes and I appreciate that but I failed. I'm a failure! I failed at everything and instead of you fighting for us knowing that I said something rash you just let me go through with it." "you not a baby! You are a grown man! I shouldn't be constantly trying to motivate you or help-" "But I did it for you! I motivated you! And look where you are. You are one of the best teachers on that platform." He says and I look at the floor knowing he was right "yes I have my career because you helped... maybe I should have helped you more... but everything is settled. The divorce is will be finalized next week and I leave... soon." I say and he clenched his jaw nodding. "that's fine then. I hope you find the life you wanted." "and I hope you find that too Jackson.." I say softly walking out of the room and going into my workspace where I practiced smiling a few times until it didn't look pasted and fake in my face and taught my students until 3 am local time.
I crawled into bed exhausted that night, Jackson was asleep, we still slept on the same bed but what he said about me having one foot out the door was right... I always did.. not on purpose. I stopped loving him, I cared for him and he was everything I wanted when my mother and father died. He was ambitious, and Indian, tall, lean, contagious laughter, extroverted and kind, he also made me feel less lonely but a year after dating we decided to get married... something that we shouldn't have done. I think he did it because he was committed and I did it because I didn't want to be lonely.
Over the years the marriage depleted, and I went through the depression of having to remember my parent's accident and no family while he fought with me constantly about not being supportive. Then came the unsatisfactory performance in the bedroom, I was a virgin bride... A clear mistake... I should have been more experienced.
All the thoughts collide as I sit now on the beach staring at the darkness, I wasn't sad my marriage ended, I was relieved which I felt guilty about, I wasn't upset that he had already begun moving on, I was happy for him... It was on a new journey a new life...
After the death of her father and destroying the Elite hunter's organization of the earth realm, Emi is forced into hiding in the Barbarian Pack, A hybrid Pack that has an alliance with her adoptive father Alpha Ian. Little does she know her life is about to change when the Alpha, Alexander, stumbles into her workplace late at night with blood pouring out from a wound. Emi, being the innocent human she is readily assists the Man without knowing who or what he is. They bond over a shared cup of coffee which leads to Alex's accidentally imprinting on her. Alex a man who believes that he is all beast lets her leave when its time for her to return to Denmark but he is never too far away keeping her out of danger but at a distance. Until they reunite after years of growing into who they are meant to be... Sparks fly as soon as they touch and it's not long till everything is set ablaze... but can old flames and mates come between the bond created between A Beast's Angel and Her monster???
Linsey was stood up by her groom to run off with another woman. Furious, she grabbed a random stranger and declared, "Let's get married!" She had acted on impulse, realizing too late that her new husband was the notorious rascal, Collin. The public laughed at her, and even her runaway ex offered to reconcile. But Linsey scoffed at him. "My husband and I are very much in love!" Everyone thought she was delusional. Then Collin was revealed to be the richest man in the world. In front of everyone, he got down on one knee and held up a stunning diamond ring. "I look forward to our forever, honey."
Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms once at peace. The kingdom of Salem and the kingdom of Mombana... Until the day, the king of Mombana passed away and a new monarch took over, Prince Cone. Prince Cone, has always been hungry for more power and more and more. After his coronation, he attacked Salem. The attack was so unexpected, Salem never prepared for it. They were caught off guard. The king and Queen was killed, the prince was taken into slavery. The people of Salem that survived the war was enslaved, their land taken from them. Their women were made sex slaves. They lost everything, including their land. Evil befall the land of Salem in form of Prince Cone, and the prince of Salem in his slavery was filled with so much rage. The prince of Salem, Prince Lucien swore revenge. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Ten years later, thirty-years old Lucien and his people raided a coup and escaped slavery. They went into hiding and recuperated. They trained day and night under the leadership of the fearless and cold Lucien who was driven with everything in him to get back their land, and take Mombana land too. It took them five years before they ambushed and attacked Mombana. They killed Prince Cone and reclaimed everything. As they screamed out their victory, Lucien's eyes found and pinned the proud princess of Mombana. Princess Danika. The daughter of Prince Cone. As Lucien stared at her with the coldest eyes anyone can ever possess, he felt victory for the first time. He walked to the princess with the slave collar he'd won for ten years rattling in his hand as he walked. He reached close to her and with a swift movement, he collared her neck. Then, he tilted her chin up, staring into the bluest eyes and the most beautiful face ever created, he gave her a cold smile. "You are my acquisition. My slave. My sex slave. My property. I will pay you in spades, everything you and your father ever did to me and my people." He stated curtly. Pure hatred, coldness and victory was the only emotion on his face. .
Elisa watched as the most important people in her life showered the evil imposter-The fake heiress, with love. Elisa, the lost daughter of one of the most wealthiest family was found 18 years later and was brought back to her rightful home. However, someone had already taken her place. A fake heiress, the pampered little princess. Her coy acting and innocent façade made Elisa's real mother love her more than Elisa, her real daughter. That made Elisa, though, the true daughter end up as an adopted child. "Elisa, could you try not to appear in front of her too much as it could trigger her insecurities." Her parents had told her because of the fake heiress. "Elisa, You've taken everything away from her. Why can't you give her a little more?" Her fiancé had ordered her. Because of an unfortunate accident plotted by Isabelle-The fake heiress, Elisa was sent to prison and her family cut ties with her without a second thought. Four years, after much torture which led to her being crippled and blind on one eye, she was released, but got hit by a truck. While laying on the pool of her blood, she wanted to question, Why? Why had they all treated her so cruelly, while they love Isabelle unconditionally? She badly wanted to rip off Isabelle's mask of innocence, to reveal the fake, manipulative woman beneath. She was full of hatred. But after her death, she woke up back to when she was 18 years like all that happened were all nightmare. She was elated. She was reborn to re-live all that had happened in her last life, but now, her mission was to reveal mask beneath that woman and make everyone that made her suffer in her past life pay. It was her time for revenge! And definitely, she won't mess this up!
Allison fell in love with Ethan Iversen, the soon-to-be Alpha of the Moonlight Crown pack. She always wanted him to notice her. Meanwhile, Ethan was an arrogant Alpha who thought a weak Omega could not be his companion. Ethan's cousin, Ryan Iversen, who came back from abroad and was the actual heir of the pack, never tried to get the position nor did he show any interest in it. He was a popular playboy Alpha but when he came back to the pack, one thing captured his eyes and that was Allison.
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.