

Nina Bale is an immortal who controls life and death. A year ago, the head of the Ford family accidentally severed a geomantic vein, cursing his bloodline. To protect them, he traded his life for Nina's help—for just one year. Now, the Fords, tired of her presence, are ready to cast her out. But just as they do, the powerful Cork family arrives, falling to their knees. Only Nina can save their dying patriarch—and time is running out.

Nina Bale is an immortal who controls life and death. A year ago, the head of the Ford family accidentally severed a geomantic vein, cursing his bloodline. To protect them, he traded his life for Nina's help—for just one year. Now, the Fords, tired of her presence, are ready to cast her out. But just as they do, the powerful Cork family arrives, falling to their knees. Only Nina can save their dying patriarch—and time is running out.

Everyone in the family can see the countdown above Eli Nash, my brother, so we all know he dies the day he turns 16 years old. Thus, Eli becomes the most pampered person in the family. He gets all the good food, the latest limited-edition sneakers, and even the bedtime stories from Mom and Dad. I feel very bad for him, yet I am jealous of all the love he receives. I finally make it to the eve of his 16th birthday. But Mom and Dad fear that I will cause trouble, so they lock me in a storage room while I am suffering from a high fever. I panic as I bang on the door. "Please let me out, Mom! I'm running a fever, and my head hurts so badly!" Mom snaps through gritted teeth, "That's enough, Ash! Eli is going to die tomorrow! Why can't you just put up with it?" "I feel really sick, though…" I start losing consciousness as the sounds outside the door die down.

Tessa's husband, Adrian Sinclair, embarks on a mission alongside his twin brother, Miles Sinclair. Tragedy strikes when Miles dies in action. To protect his sister-in-law, Adrian assumes his late brother's identity, intending to father a child with her before revealing the truth. Unable to accept her husband's death, Tessa spirals into despair. When she unexpectedly learns that Adrian is actually alive, her heart breaks with disillusionment.

Tessa's husband, Adrian Sinclair, embarks on a mission alongside his twin brother, Miles Sinclair. Tragedy strikes when Miles dies in action. To protect his sister-in-law, Adrian assumes his late brother's identity, intending to father a child with her before revealing the truth. Unable to accept her husband's death, Tessa spirals into despair. When she unexpectedly learns that Adrian is actually alive, her heart breaks with disillusionment.

Eight-year-old Ava Miller has spent her entire childhood living in the shadow of her older sister, Sophie, who suffers from brittle bone disease. To keep Sophie from feeling hurt, Ava is not allowed to run or jump. She cannot have toys of her own, and over time, she learns to give all of their parents’ love and attention to her sister. On Ava’s eighth birthday, their mother suddenly realizes that Ava has grown taller than Sophie. In a moment of anger, she lashes out: “Why couldn’t you have been the sick one? Why couldn’t it have been you who died?” Those words completely shatter Ava. What no one knows is that just one week earlier, Ava had also been diagnosed with the same inherited brittle bone disease. Afraid of adding even more medical debt to the family, she keeps the diagnosis a secret. Instead, she takes her mother’s cruel words as one final thing she is supposed to do for the family. Ava takes an overdose of medication and dies. But her spirit remains inside the house. She watches helplessly as Sophie later dies in an accident, and as their mother places all the blame on Ava, never realizing that the daughter she is accusing is already dead. Several days later, Ava’s parents finally break open the door to her locked bedroom. Inside, they find her medical records, her awards, and the money she had carefully saved for Sophie. Only then do they understand the truth. Ava had never been jealous of her sister. She had simply wanted so desperately to be a good child—one who never caused trouble, never became a burden, and never made life harder for anyone

Scorned as a lowly grey wolf, Simone died alone while her family celebrated her sister. Her spirit watched in silence as they dismissed her last cries as mere attention-seeking.When her diary reveals the brutal truth, overwhelming guilt tears the whole family apart, driving them to madness, ruin, and tragic death.

Carrie Burr quietly succumbs to cancer while her children—Adam, Brett, and Dana—remain unaware, engrossed in their busy city lives. As they eagerly prepare for her 60th birthday celebration, they look forward to bringing her a joyful surprise. Tragically, the day they had planned to honor her becomes the day of her funeral. Their anticipated smiles give way to deep sorrow and heartbreak as the reality of their loss sets in.

To repay Ruth Quimby's parents, Sean York breaks up with his girlfriend of seven years, Celine Scott. Soon after, Celine loses her parents in a tragic car accident and is diagnosed with leukemia. She gives up treatment and opts for euthanasia instead. Days before her death, she runs into Sean and Ruth. The latter invites Celine to help choose her wedding dress and even asks her to be the bridesmaid, unaware that the wedding and her euthanasia fall on the same day.

A ruthless mafia godmother plans to retire at her daughter’s wedding, until the bride is kidnapped and drugged on her wedding night. She storms back into the underworld, vowing revenge, only to uncover a deeper conspiracy and be murdered by a traitor. But is Mama really dead?