An Empty Heart (INDONESIA)
Damien Curtis harus merelakan pernikahannya kandas di tengah jalan, karena istrinya—Cacha Brigitte Egmont memilih pria lain dan menggugat cerai Damien. Padahal pernikahan mereka baru berjalan satu tahun. Hal tersebut membuat Damien terpuruk dan mengalami depresi.
Bailey Curtis—ayah Damien meminta bantuan pada salah satu dokter psikologis yang ia kenal bernama Dyandta Geoffroi, untuk menyembuhkan depresi Damien.
Bagaimana nasib Damien selanjutnya? Akankah ia sembuh dari depresi dan menemukan pasangan baru? Atau justru sebaliknya?
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Empty Promises, Full Pockets
Five years of marriage, and I was finally pregnant. I couldn't wait to tell Neil—until I heard his mom say:
"When are you going to tell Angela? Cece's already showing. This family needs an heir."
"Just give me a little more time. I'll handle it."
I froze in the doorway, the ultrasound report burning in my pocket.
Neil Schmidt, your promises mean nothing.
Love’s Empty Echo
When Callum abandoned me, feverish and shivering on a mountain road, just to watch a meteor shower with the young woman he had raised, I decided to divorce him.
His good friend, Emmet, advised him to try winning me back.
"Look Cal, sisters are sisters, but a wife takes priority. You’d better not mix up what matters most."
Callum, however, dismissed the idea with a confident smile.
"She’s bluffing. Does she really think she’ll go through with the divorce?"
"All these years, I’ve given her a place to belong. Without me, she wouldn’t even have a home. Leave me? She wouldn’t dare.
"Just wait. Before the cooling-off period ends, she’ll come back crying and begging me to take her in."
But thirty days passed, and I never looked back.
While he scoured the world searching for me, I sipped tea in a misty mountain villa, utterly at peace.
"James," I remarked to my step-brother, "your place truly feels like home."
Airbornes: Bjorn and the Floating Nest
RmHarrington
Bjorn Gydlin,, the rebellious son of surface trader, Captain Radoon Gydlin endures dreams of places he hasn’t seen, and disasters that haven’t happened. When he visits Below with his father, and runs head-on into physical wonders, unnecessary violence, and prejudice toward surface dwellers, the links between dreams and reality trigger his desire to bring a change to the here and now as well as the future. But, as always, change never comes without a price.
Love Has Become an Empty Memory
"Dad, Mom, I've decided—I'll go through with the marriage arrangement with the Kingston family. I'll be back by the end of the month."
Daphne Wharton made the decision in the middle of a camping trip with Luke Hardy.
She curled into herself, pulling her scarf higher against the chill.
For a moment, there was only silence on the other end of the line. Then, her mother's voice came through, thick with tears.
"Daphne, we know this isn't fair to you. Our company is struggling, and the Kingston family is willing to help—but only if you marry their son. We've failed you as parents…"
Her father let out a heavy sigh beside her mother.
Daphne listened, her gaze unfocused. A faint, bitter smile tugged at her lips. "It's okay, Mom, Dad. This is what I should do. I'll be back in fifteen days—when their son returns to the country."
Our Boss Loves Making Empty Promises
I worked for a restaurant, and our boss loved making empty promises about giving us restaurant shares.
The boss said we would start with zero shares, but we could earn 0.01% for every two hours of overtime, covering someone else’s work or saving the restaurant 1,000 bucks.
I suggested she write this down in an official document and have someone track it properly.
She just smiled and told everyone to work harder. She never actually put it in writing.
The experienced staff did not believe her, but one prep cook took it seriously. At the end of the year, he went to the boss to claim his shares.
The boss said, “Sorry, the head chef told me there’s no official document, so it doesn’t count. You can’t claim any shares.”
The prep cook worked hard all year and got nothing for it, so he took his anger out on me. The day before I was going home for the New Year, he killed me with a knife.
“If you hadn’t said it doesn’t count without an official document, this whole restaurant would’ve been mine!”
I lay in a pool of blood. When I opened my eyes, I was back to the day the boss first made those empty promises.
When a Cuckoo in the Nest Meets My Possessive Fiancé
My fiancé was obsessively possessive. I was the newly found real daughter. To make sure I couldn’t leave him, he had thugs assault me in an alley. Then he showed up pretending to be my savior, taking the beating himself.
I developed depression and had no choice but to rely on him.
Then the fake daughter showed up with her gang. Grabbing my face, she sneered, "I'm the only daughter of the Shaw family!"
I was dunked in a toilet, my face slashed, my body violated, and every wound sewn shut with needles. Blood covered the floor.
My fiancé burst in with my parents. Seeing my state, they got furious.
"You filthy maid's daughter! How dare you?"
Angel Of Death: Hell is empty, all the devils are here
Hell is empty. All the devils are here.Where there was once darkness, there is now light. But what does it reveal?Trapped for decades.A beguiling creature with a black past. Hate, devouring everything, for those who were blinded in their hubris for what is to come.A new age in which nothing is as it seemed in those past days.Freedom within reach - but what is the price?When patient M escapes, those who know tremble because his revenge threatens to sink the world into the red of blood. A woman tries to stand in his way and coax him to reveal the secret that could open a new chapter in human history. Without suspecting that she can pull each individual into the bottomless abyss. The borders are blurring - who is the hunter here, who is the hunted?
Rebirth of the Unwanted Daughter
Three years after being brought back to my family, I jumped off a building.
As my soul floated in the air, I wanted to see how my parents and brother, who always despised me, would break down in tears, filled with regret.
But my father simply shook his head indifferently and looked at my lifeless body, saying, "How childish."
My mother pressed her lips together and sighed in relief, as if a burden had been lifted.
My brother stood in front of the fake heiress, shielding her from the gruesome sight of my death.
Even so, the fake heiress burst into tears, prompting the whole family to rush to comfort her.
I stared in stunned silence for a long time before a bitter smile crossed my face.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the moment I was first brought home.
Collateral Damage: Love and Lies
Neil Jackson's true love steals highly radioactive materials, but I'm the one who's facing a jail sentence.
I find the thief, but Lorraine Larsen refuses to own up to her crimes. Even my longtime boyfriend refuses to act as a witness for me. All he wants to do is send me to jail.
It's too bad they don't know I'm a researcher at the nation's secret research center. They also have no idea that they've stolen highly radioactive materials—they can easily be killed by those.
A Devil Who Wants To Be A Human
A devil child who was raised by a devil hunter like a human child. Under the auspices of the devil hunter He finds love, affection, shelter, and knowledge without knowing his true self.
Honestly, I Love You
Ayu novianti
"Menikah denganku. Hanya itulah pilihan yang kamu punya!"
Itu adalah ucapan yang tidak pernah Yaya bayangkan sebelumnya. Dia bahkan tidak mengingat siapa nama atasannya itu. Dia hanya tahu, bahwa atasannya itu ingin menjauhkan Yaya dari adik laki-laki satu-satunya yang dia miliki.
Terlalu posesif. Dan Yaya tahu, itu bukan hanya kepadanya.
Renjana dan Nestapa
J. Arya
Santi, gadis belia yang baru lulus SMA, diimingi-imingi pekerjaan sebagai foto model dan artis. Namun, setiba di Jakarta, dia diminta menjual keperawanannya kepada pria hidung belang. Tak bisa lari, dia pun terpaksa melakoni peran sebagai wanita malam. Pijakan kakinya sudah terlalu dalam – berharap bisa mengangkat status ekonomi keluarga.
Lambat laun, Santi bertemu dengan Firman, pria beristri yang mengaku tidak bahagia dalam pernikahannya. Firman jatuh hati pada kesederhanaan Santi. Sementara itu, Santi sudah terikat janji bersama Wildan, kekasihnya di desa. Apa yang harus Santi lakukan ketika berbagai rasa membayangi pikiran?
Perasaan yang fluktuatif, cinta yang manipulatif, dan lingkungan yang stereotif merupakan keadaan yang kerap mendegradasi harga diri.
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“Semisal lu hilang keperawanan sama pacar lu, apa lu yakin dia bakal nikahin lu? Hidup itu keras, Say. Terkadang orang menghujat dosa orang lain hanya untuk menutupi dosanya.” – Keukeu, sang mucikari.
“Mereka membenci pekerjaanku, tetapi mereka mencintai uangku. Mereka tidak ingin aku pulang. Namun, mereka selalu menunggu transferanku setiap bulan.” – Riana, teman Santi di Rumah Butterfly.
NESTAPA DIBALIK PERJODOHAN
Putri Barata
Ini tentang luka, air mata dan seberkas impian dari seorang aku, yaa kisahku. Gadis yang direnggut segala impiannya dengan perjodohan dini yang dilakukan oleh orang tuaku sendiri. Aku pikir, semua akan semulus seperti kisah yang lain. Namun, kenyataan memaksaku menerimanya bahwa perjalanan ini amatlah terlalu berat bagi aku.
Mungkin ini yang aku bisa deskripsikan sedikit. Tentang aku dan kisahku akan kalian tahu lebih dalam pada cerita ini.
Honestly, I'm Pregnant!
"Aku mungkin seorang jalang. Tapi haruskah aku mengandung anak dari para bajingan itu?"
~Lyora
Dunia tidak pernah sesederhana hitam dan putih. Kebaikan dan kebejatan saling bertautan, menari di tepian batas yang rapuh. Seorang pria berbudi luhur dapat jatuh ke dalam kegelapan hanya karena satu pilihan keliru, sementara seorang pendosa besar bisa menebus dosanya dengan satu tindakan yang tak terlihat. Tidak ada manusia yang sepenuhnya menyerupai malaikat, pun tak ada yang seutuhnya menyatu dengan iblis. Kita semua hidup di dalam bayang-bayang, di antara kabut abu-abu yang membutakan.
Di dunia yang kejam, di mana kekuasaan adalah hukum dan kelemahan adalah hukuman, Lyora berjalan di antara batas kehormatan dan kenistaan. Ia telah kehilangan banyak hal—harapan, harga diri, bahkan keyakinannya pada kebaikan. Namun satu pertanyaan terus menghantuinya: Apakah ia harus menanggung akibat dari kejahatan orang lain?
Peringatan: Kisah ini mengandung unsur kekerasan dan seksual yang mungkin tidak cocok bagi semua pembaca. Harap membaca dengan bijak.
Nestapa Menikah Dengan Mafia
Nanayu
Viona Annabell diusianya yang menginjak umur 20 tahun, harus dipaksa menikah dengan Davidde Marcello. Seorang anak angkat dari keluarga Adolf, salah satu bangsawan di Italia. Pria lumpuh yang dianggap tak berguna di keluarga, dipaksa menikahi wanita dari kalangan bawah. Seorang pria berwajah dingin tanpa senyum selama hidupnya. Pria dengan penuh misteri dan tak mampu orang lain mengartikan arti dari ekpresi wajahnya.
"Kamu tidak bisa pergi dari sini. Milikku tidak akan pernah pergi dari sisiku. Camkan itu!" Tegas David dengan bibir menyeringai tepat dihadapan Viona yang berlutut didepannya dengan derai air mata kesedihan.
Wholehearted Love
Naratria Abiyaksa-Si tomboy yang mempunyai julukan preman pasar- saking gaharnya-baru saja memergoki pacarnya berselingkuh dengan Karina Winardi-calon kakak iparnya sendiri. Ternyata kata-kata Altan-sahabat oroknya telah terbukti, "Laki-laki ganteng itu kalo nggak gay ya, brengsek.Termasuk gue!" Itu adalah quotes favoritnya yang 100% benar!
Sementara itu, Adzan Akbar Dewangga yang pernah kecewa akibat dikhianati kekasihnya, beranggapan bahwa wanita itu adalah makhluk yang egois dan manipulatif. Mengapa? Karena walaupun mereka salah, mereka akan tetap menyalahkan dunia. Saking muaknya berurusan dengan wanita, julukan gay pun kerap ditujukan padanya.
"Gue heran ngeliat penampakan lo. Dibilang gembel ... ya, lo anak orang kaya. Tapi ngeliat celana bolong-bolong dan jaket penuh paku lo, kayak-kayaknya lo nggak pantes jadi anaknya Om Aksa dan Tante Lia. Lo ini lebih mirip landak dari pada manusia."
-Adzan Akbar Dewangga
"Gue malah lebih heran ngeliat lo. Ganteng-ganteng doyan batangan. Nggak sayang tuh, sama perabotan kalo terus dipake laga pedang?"
- Naratria Abiyaksa
Alpha Morax: Your Eyes Like The Finest Gold
Robin didn't think of herself as anything more special than the rest of her pack. A typical wolf in a clan full of warriors. The only thing she prided herself on was the skill of her bow. With a shot that aimed true, all she wanted was to protect her family. But she never imagined she'd end up doing so like this! Taken as collateral to her brother's misdeeds, Robin finds herself lost and confused as she is taken hostage by a clan so dangerous, that it made her blood run cold.
But her safety is the least of her worries. Because Robin really doesn't know what to do when she discovers her mate just happens to be the Alpha of a clan known for its power and ruthless caliber. The very same one that captured her.
Alpha Morax is someone she needs to escape from...or is he? When the world erupts into chaos, her beliefs will be put to the test. And as her fate catches fire, all she'll see is golden eyes.
Finest Keeper
You can always choose whom you should keep with but you can never beg someone to stay if that person wants to let go. There is a great distinction between keeping and letting go of someone.
Yna Grace Portillo is inlove with Brent Trence Jimenez. The moment he stepped inside the gym with his disheveled hair, broad shoulders and alluring smile she knew at that moment that she was captivated by his charms. But things were never on her side, Brent has never noticed her. It was her cue to make a move. She courted him. She didn't mind the standards. Well equality prevails. That's what she thought.
Despite of everything she did for him. Her love was never reciprocated. She felt useless. Her pride as a woman has been downgraded too. She's done chasing him.
What if fate had been kind to her and intervened? Would she grab that chance or slip it away?
Is he sincere or is it just part of his game? Will she keep him again?
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Empty vessels make the most noise, and men who fit that description to a tee hardly make for suitable partners. When Corinne had to go on a blind date with someone like that, she did the unthinkable simply to show her disinterest in him—she kissed a handsome older man whom she had never met before. "I hereby pledge myself to you," the older man vowed. If a single kiss from her was all it took for him to devote himself to her, would a second kiss entail much more? There was only one way for Corinne to find out…