 
 Elria Cortez 
 6 Published Stories
Elria Cortez 's Books and Stories
    Mending the Shadow
  Short stories  With a hurtful look, she continued to watch Ken, as he watched Yuki.
How long will she continue watching him as he watched her from afar?
“Ken, please allow me to be with you.” Her voice was pleading, but his eyes were impassive. She tried one more time, “I love you.”
He stared at her, his blue eyes turning bluer at that moment, “Kana, I don’t have the heart to love you back.”
He walked away, and she was left behind looking at his retreating shadow.
With a defiant glare, she promised upon herself that no matter how he will push her away, she will chase after him. She knows that she’s the only one who can mend his broken heart.     Breaking the Ice
  Short stories  “I am here to give birth to your child, Mr. Iguchi. When my ovulation period is on its peak, I will let you know so we can have sex.”
The cold, monotonous, and serious tone of Yuki Nakamura as she said those words to Eto Iguchi left him speechless.
She is indeed attractive, and as a man, Eto was attracted to her at first sight. But her cold demeanor and uninterested glances she gave him made him unable to fathom her.
He just turned 40, and his life as a man has just started. How could he have a warm romance with his wife who is as cold as ice? If he cannot find a way to break the ice, their lives might be broken. 
As Eto tried to get to know Yuki as much as he could, he realized that he was just seeing the tip of the iceberg.
Sometimes, marriage is not the end of a love story. It is when a true love story begins – Elria.     Fateful Destiny
  Short stories  “Hiro, I’m not lying, please believe me!”
Ivy did not care about anybody else’s opinion of her, she only care about Hiro’s. He looked at her, disdain in his eyes. She felt her heart was torn into pieces. What did she ever do to deserve this?
She bore him a child, but he denied it. Even her own father was not able to believe her. When all the evidence points out that she cheated on him, how would she be able to win his love back? 
“From now on, you will not get out of this house. You will only wait for me to come to you, as you owe me your heart, your body, and your soul. You will pleasure me until I get tired of you.” He said all the words slowly and deliberately, each word filled with vile meaning. It made her choke on her own tears, as she gradually accepted her fate.     Fateful Encounter
  Short stories  Their first encounter was on a plane, but she was not aware. Then the second time they met, Ivy became a language tutor to Hiro, a rich and handsome Japanese businessman. Their encounter was not nice at the beginning, but their attraction to each other blossomed into a beautiful romance.
It was an unregistered number and after a moment of hesitation, she answered it.
“Yes?”
“Come down in five minutes or I will go there to your room”. It was a crisp voice and Ivy thought for a while that it was a wrong caller. Then she remembered that radio announcer-like voice of Hiro Yamamoto and looked at the phone in surprise and anger. How did he know her number?
“Mr. Yamamoto, you said I can have a rest today since I spent 9 hours with you last night. Are you going back on your word?” she inhaled deeply as she tried to calm herself down.
She heard his breathing and thought that he really do have a sexy voice.
“I changed my mind. I need some lessons now”, he said nonchalantly, and
looked at his watch. “You have 4 minutes and 15 seconds remaining”.
On the night that Hiro took Ivy home to meet his parents, a shocking truth about her past was revealed, and they were forced to forget about their romance and feelings to each other. How will they be able to fight for their love?    You might like
   Reborn in Flames: A Reckoning To Reclaim Her Throne
  Aurora Rose  In the eighteen years of her life, Brianna had endured relentless abuse from her family, living in constant fear. 
One fateful day, two dignified figures approached her and revealed a shocking truth: she was their long-lost daughter, heiress to the wealthiest family in the city-the Owens.
Desperate for love and acceptance, Brianna hoped to escape her past. Instead, she fell victim to Cassie, a cunning impostor who manipulated their parents against her while feigning distress. Rather than forging a connection with her real family, Brianna found herself betrayed and isolated.
When a car accident left Brianna in a vegetative state, she found herself able to listen to everything around her, though unable to respond. Bitterly, she realized her parents didn't care for her; they visited just once. 
A month later, Cassie visited, disconnecting the ventilator before leaning in to whisper coldly, "Goodbye, my dear sister. You shouldn't have come back. You are meant for that despicable, wretched family."
Somehow, fate granted Brianna a second chance. Reborn and fueled by rage, she vowed to make everyone who had wronged her pay dearly.
This time, she would seize the life that had been stolen from her.     Unforeseen Chemistry 
  Judith C-Tagoe  Angela and her friend went out to celebrate Angela's success in landing a new job after completing her college education, but things took a different turn when Angela got drugged and ended up sleeping with a strange man who was equally drugged. Angela woke up the next day to realise the stranger she had slept with was the CEO of her new company and also the heir of the Moore family. The two ended up getting married secretly and Angela moved in with her boss. However, Susan, the boss's childhood sweetheart, could not stand the relationship blossoming between Angela, the new employee, and Bryce, the CEO; hence, she reported it to Bryce's father. Bryce who had fallen in love with Angela decided it was time to announce her. Still, unfortunately, when Bryce brought Angela to his family house for the first time, Angela found an artefact which was stolen from her home on the day that her parents were gruesomely murdered. How did the artefact get to Bryce's family home and what would Angela do now that she is also in love with Bryce? Let's find out together in this story of hate, betrayal and murder. Will love win?