23:00 Jam Berapa

I've gone on a business trip. It's 3:00 am when my best friend suddenly calls me. He asks me why I didn't tell him that I already have a baby, seeing as we haven't met for a year. That question takes me by surprise. Josephine Bennett and I have been married for many years, but we've been using contraception all this time. Since when do we have a baby together? My best friend then sends me a screenshot of Josephine's social media feed. The caption shows, "This marks our 100th day together, my darling baby! I love you so much!" My heart goes tense when I see the screenshot. Immediately, I call Josephine to ask her what's going on. Her reaction is very cool and collected, though. "That's a relative's baby. I found the baby super adorable, so I decided to share the post. I didn't think I'd end up sharing the caption too." I just smile when I hear Josephine's answer. Later on, I call my older brother, Leonard Sterling. "Cut the funding for Josephine's research project. Turns out she's been cheating on me."

Namaku Key, aku sangat terobsesi ingin menjadi artis ibu kota. Sedari dulu. Aku memiliki mimpi untuk menjadi seorang artis terkenal. Namun, aku di jebak oleh sahabatku sendiri. Ia menjualku ke mucikari dan menjadikan aku sebagai bintang film dewasa. Dan bukan itu saja, aku juga di jual ke para pria hidung belang. Di jadikan simpanan oleh pejabat. Aku ingin kabur dan memulai hidup baru, tapi itu tidak bisa. Sebab ibuku butuh biaya untuk berobat. Alhasil aku memilih bertahan pada pekerjaan ku sebagai wanita malam. Tapi rasanya begitu hampa, terlebih saat aku ternyata ditipu oleh Revan sahabat ku sendiri. Ibuku ternyata tidak sakit dan itu hanya akal-akalannya saja untuk mendapatkan uang dari ku. Baca terus kisahku agar tau berapa beratnya ujian hidup yang aku jalani kini.

Cinta sepihak, cinta yang jujur, cinta yang panas. Wanita penulis bernama Jenny sudah merasakan hampir semua rasa yang orang sebut cinta. Dan dia tak percaya begitu saja. Bahkan jika dia mau mendeskripsikan apa itu cinta, hal itu tak jauh dari penyerahan total di atas ranjang dan berapa ronde yang bisa dilalui saat kedua tubuh bersatu. Dan Ralp datang. Pria bugar yang bagai dewa kesuburan di jaman modern. Di terlalu tangkas untuk ditolak, tapi terlalu berbahaya untuk diraih, terlebih saat Jenny menemukan sekantung darah yang tak lazim ada di dalam tasnya. Siapa Ralp? Mengapa dia menggairahkan dan berbahaya. Satu lagi. Apa Jenny harus menghindarinya? Itu artinya dia harus mengganti nama dan kependudukannya yang tentu saja tak mungkin dia lakukan mengingat Jenny hanya penulis amatir dalam sebuah situs dewasa.

At 4:00 a.m., my husband, Rocco, gently shook me awake. His voice was a low murmur, . "Alessia, my love, could you do something for me?" But his next words shattered the illusion. "Scarlett is hungry. Go make her some seafood soup." Scarlett was our maid, and she was also Rocco's pregnant goomar. "I just had fresh seafood delivered. Get to the kitchen and make her a bowl of soup. Just for Falcone's heir." I refused, my voice cold. His anger flared in an instant. "Don't be so unreasonable, Alessia." "Is it really so hard for you to make some soup?" I shook my head, silent. He stroked my cheek, a patronizing smile playing on his lips. "Fine, Alessia. So you've learned to defy me now." "Think carefully, Alessia. Do you really want to keep your place as a Falcone?" "And your position as the family's lawyer? Think about whether you still want these… then give me your answer." Seeing the arrogance in Rocco's eyes, the last ember of love I had for this man died. I took out my phone and dialed a number I hadn't called in a long time. "I want out of the Falcone family."

"What I do for a living isn't a crime. It's a necessity." 23 year old adult script writer Ravine Renaldi is chased down by Aaron Skiez, a budding human arts film director. One day Aaron discovers the woman he hooked up with was Ravine herself - The woman he admires to no end. She laid out a deal. 3 months of their intimate relationship shall decide if she will write a script for him or not. In the meantime, many of Ravine's friends fall in love with each other as well. Ravine finally realizes that second chances can be given and not every man is abusive.

Arielle Grey was 18 years old when she got her heart broken as her supposed mate, Leon Walker, rejects her. Now she is 23, and an accomplished doctor moving to her new Pack, the Redding Pack. There, she hopes to find herself again, and a new chance at love. When that chance presents itself in toe form of the stubborn Alpha Richard Well, will she ba able to find her happy ending? What happens, when Leon once again, decides to come back into her life? What challenges will she face in this battlefield called love?

Anggrek Wuriastuti, wanita berusia 23 tahun dan seorang karyawan pabrik. Bagus Ifan Riyadi, lelaki berusia 30 tahun, bekerja di kantor pertanian dengan status ASN. Mawar Winaristianti, wanita berusia 21 tahun, seorang pengangguran yang penuh mimpi. Minikahi seorang lelaki yang sudah mempunyai pekerjaan tetap adalah impian semua wanita, termasuk Wuri. Namun, bagaimana jika ternyata rupamu tak secantik gadis lain yang ternyata tinggal dalam satu atap bersama dengan kamu dan suami? ** Follow akun ig-ku, @aqsayuwen

The realm is hosting its annual event, Courting Day. Unmated, unmarried women, 23 yrs old and above, are paraded for the Alpha King Godric. He alone will choose who will return to the High Moon pack to live among his collection of concubines. Mia, only 18 yrs old, never imagined that she would become of the object of the sadistic King's desires. Finding herself captured and enslaved in a foreign place, she must find a way to not only save herself but the women trapped in his dungeon. Will she free herself? Will she find her true mate in the most unlikely of places?

Andai kamu tahu, aku adalah orang paling bodoh setelah bertemu dengan kamu. Entah sudah berapa ratus kali aku bertemu seseorang, namun nyatanya kamu adalah orang yang tetap aku inginkan. Saat pertama kali aku bertemu denganmu, dan saat itu aku berharap bahwa diriku bisa bersanding denganmu dan mengenalmu dengan lebih baik, dalam hatiku aku berdoa semoga kelak aku yang akan memenangkan dirimu dan mendampingimu hidup diantara orang-orang yang berdiri di sampingmu sekarang. Maafkan aku juga yang telah lancang meminjam namamu atas doaku. Sebuah nama yang menjadi pengulangan atas do’a dan sujudku, entah seberapa hebat dirimu sampai bisa memenangkan hatiku dari sekian banyak manusia dimuka bumi ini, daya tarik apa yang kamu punya sehingga namamu saja kuperjuangkan di hadapan tuhanku yang menjadi candu. Untuk nama yang selalu menjadi pengulangan atas do’a dan ibadahku. Aku berharap ada balasan atas perihal tentang hatiku dan perasaanku kepadamu. Aku sudah tidak mengerti lagi bagaimana caraku merayu semesta agar aku bisa bersamamu, entah sekuat apa pintu hatimu, sampai kamu tidak bisa mendengar sedikit pun ketukan dariku, apakah kamu tuli sampai kamu tidak mendengar jeritan yang selalu menyebut namamu. Entah sampai kapan aku akan menjadi orang yang gigih untuk tetap memperjuangkanmu, sedangkan hujan yang berpetir pun sudah meremehkanku, lihatlah dengan sombongnya iya pamer bahwa langit yang beberapa saat hujan badai kini menampilkan pelangi yang indah untuk, dipamerkan kepada siapa pun yang melihatnya, seolah berkata ia telah berdamai dari waktu kelamnya. Lantas bagaimana dengan diriku yang sampai saat ini masih terombang-ambing badai kehidupan namun tidak kunjung mereda, Sedangkan badai itu sendiri semakin hari semakin kuat untuk membuatku terjatuh. Jikalau aku bisa meminta aku ingin berhenti dan istirahat sejenak, tidak mungkin kalau aku akan baik-baik saja saat ini. Entah berapa ribu luka lagi yang harus aku tutupi, dan seberapa kuat lagi aku bisa bangun setelah ribuan kali jatuh.

Our Pack followed an ancient law: if a she-wolf wasn't bonded by the age of 23, the Pack had the right to assign her a mate, regardless of her will. Felix is my childhood sweetheart and fated mate, the Alpha of the Moonclaw Pack. But he postponed our bonding ceremony and is holding a mating ceremony with an Omega first, all because of that law. Felix pitied Omega, Valentina, who was already 22, afraid she would be matched with a bad mate. But he seemed to forget that after waiting for him for 5 years, I would turn 23 next month. My mother and I begged him to reconsider our mating ceremony only to be met with Felix's dilemma attitude: "You've waited this many years, what's a little longer?" "Besides me, who else would choose Valentina? Clara, you still have parents, but Valentina is poor, she only has me." "Please wait, after the mate bond ceremony with Valentina, I'll break it and then bond with you." Later, in order to prevent me from bonding with a slave, my mother hurriedly chose a mate for me. Coincidentally, my mate bond ceremony and Felix and Valentina's mate bond ceremony were on the same day. On the day I was being taken off in a luxury car, I passed by Felix handing him ceremonial flowers. When he saw me, he suddenly shifted into a wolf and blocked the car insane. Even after being hit and vomiting blood, he stared intensely at me and asked why I was wearing a wedding dress…