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The year is 2304 and war has ravaged the world, leaving scattered communities. Keira, a headstrong 25-year-old, has joined the Eagle tribe with the goal of making a difference. Their primary mission is to take back Meraki, a planet that was intended only for the wealthy and privileged. For the past 50 years, raiders seeking riches have taken over Meraki and severed all communication. The Eagle tribe, trained by old war heroes, has been selected to assess the situation and is actively searching for scattered pieces of a space shuttle that was used to travel to Meraki. Keira is one of the few women who joined the force, as most women help out with daily necessities. She has no interest in marriage, but she can't help but react whenever Josh is nearby. Josh, newly appointed as second in command, has a string of women eagerly throwing hints of marriage, and he would stop at nothing to make them sway. His piercing green eyes, sun-kissed blonde hair, dashing dimples, and ripped physique due to excessive training would contribute to the madness. As fate would have it, she found herself crossing paths with Caleb - a master of manipulation with a dashing demeanor. Despite his apparent immunity to emotion, he exuded a commanding presence that was both cold and alluring. There was something dark and mysterious about him that drew her in, and she couldn't help but feel like he had a way of penetrating her guarded thoughts. Meraki is a place for dreams, a meaning to a better future, or maybe where dreams are now scattered by the selfish traits of men for self-gain.

Hera Jace Salviano belongs to the Salviano Family, one of the biggest and notorious Italian Mafia. Hera has an older brother name Cloud, the oldest heir of their family also the Chairmain-CEO of Valóre Sky Airline. Their family is legally owned cargo ships, travel cruises, and international shipments. They are just a common Mafia Family who has underground businesses and Casino's, Salviano's Family owned a private army. Hera is living a princess-perfect life with her older brother, not until someone makes their company crash. Cloud decides to send her sister back to their mother's country thinking that she will be safe, not knowing that the enemy he's avoiding is right next to his sister. Hera isn't familiar with the country she'll be living in now, but because of the contract that Cloud makes with their most trusted company partner Hacovo's, his sister's life is now easy. She always believes that money can buy happiness that not everyone can afford. She's an arrogant uncommon teenager who loves to collect the eyeballs of her victims. She's a psychotic mafia daughter who fell in love with a problematic suicidal man she met on a 50 feet high bridge after murdering 4 of her new classmates. Does her brother's decision was right? Or it can lead to her most unpredictable death? Does the love she found will be good for her or it can worsen the situation?

My fiance, Simon Rossi, is a mafia Don with a reputation for brutality. He suddenly takes in an orphan girl and spoils her rotten. He names her Giara, saying she's pure, like a beam of light. But that is the name he has promised for our future daughter. He thinks he's hidden it well. But the night before our engagement party, I notice his cufflinks. The ruby ones I gave him are replaced with cheap plastic cartoon cats. I don't believe he's really cheating, so I abduct Giara to get answers without hurting her. Then Simon bursts in with his men. 50 people die, and three armories go up in flames. "Ivina Coleo, consider this a lesson. But don't worry. I'll send her away. Remember, this is the first time you touch her, and the last." But at the engagement party, Giara sits with Simon's parents, smiling right at me. The sight sparks a fury I can't control. I lunge forward, determined to send her away myself. Simon tells Giara to leave, coaxing me through the ceremony. But that night, he binds my limbs with stones and sinks me into the sea. "I told you that was the last time." Cold water fills my lungs. When I open my eyes again, I'm back on the day I first abducted Giara. This time, I don't want Simon or the wedding anymore.

— Seu casamento é uma lembrancinha de 50 dólares, Srta. Vance. E seu marido já é casado com outra pessoa. Em um único momento no escritório de imigração, minha vida como esposa do astro da NHL, Liam Sterling, evaporou. Nosso casamento secreto em Las Vegas era uma fraude, e Liam já era legalmente casado com sua "empresária", Sophia. Mas a crueldade não terminou aí. Liam esperava que eu adotasse o "órfão de um herói de guerra", uma criança que na verdade era o filho secreto dele com Sophia. Ele não queria uma esposa. Queria uma médica de classe mundial para salvar sua carreira e uma babá gratuita para criar o filho de sua verdadeira esposa. Liam cometeu um erro fatal: Esqueceu que sou a única pessoa capaz de mantê-lo no gelo. Eu assinei um contrato recorde com os Titans, seus rivais mais amargos. Agora, enquanto o joelho de Liam se despedaça durante os playoffs, eu estou no banco do time inimigo, curando o único homem que pode destruí-lo. Ele queria uma babá? Tenho certeza de que vai conseguir seu pior pesadelo.

Ryan Hartono, yang lima tahun lalu diikat dan dilempar ke Sungai Deepwater, tanpa disangka tersedot ke dunia kultivasi melalui Batu Giok misterius. Di Dunia Zhentian, dia menghabiskan lima ribu tahun bertarung melawan iblis dan kultivator, akhirnya mencapai puncak sebagai Kaisar Iblis Gila, gelar yang ditakuti di seluruh dunia kultivasi. Setelah dikhianati dan terlempar kembali melalui retakan dimensi, Ryan kembali ke Bumi, tepatnya Kota Sentralis, negara Garudapolis. Yang mengejutkan, di Bumi baru berlalu lima tahun. Dia menemukan keluarganya dalam kondisi hancur: orang tuanya terlilit utang rentenir 50 juta GDP, dan yang lebih menyakitkan, dia memiliki putri berusia lima tahun bernama Aira Hartono yang menderita leukemia. Elena, pacar Ryan, telah diculik paksa oleh Keluarga Surya, keluarga konglomerat kaya raya tempat Elena berasal. Aira membenci Ryan karena menganggap ayahnya meninggalkan mereka. Sambil mengembalikan kekuatannya, Ryan bertekad menyelesaikan semua masalah: melunasi utang dengan caranya sendiri, menyembuhkan penyakit Aira, merebut kembali Elena dari Keluarga Surya yang arogan, dan membangun kembali keluarga yang hancur. Siapa pun yang berani menyakiti keluarganya akan merasakan murka seorang Kaisar Iblis.

The new colleague at my company is a stingy mother. On her first day, she shows up with a huge pile of expired snacks that her son refused to eat and hands them out to everyone. Once we're done, she pulls out her PayPal and says, "These are all imported snacks for my son. I'll need 50 dollars from each of you." During a company team-building event, she refuses to participate, saying she has to go home to take care of her child. The day after, she comes over holding her phone and asks me for money. "I didn't eat with everyone yesterday. Since the company is footing the bill, just hand me the cash equivalent for my meal." Furious, I rejected her request immediately. What I fail to realize is that she would bear a grudge against me over it. One night, her son comes down with a high fever, so she calls me and requests a ride to the hospital using the company car. Once again, I refuse without a second thought. Because of the delay, her son suffers severe cognitive damage. She blames me for everything that happened. In a fit of rage, she ends up running me over with her car. As I open my eyes again, I find myself transported to her first day on the job.

I just closed a deal worth 50 million. The room did its job, so I went to the reception to check out, and I got myself a bottle of water worth 2 dollars. That very same day, I got an email from the company accusing me of misusing company funds. They canceled three months' worth of KPI from my records and fined me 5,000 dollars. I ignored that, thinking that it was a mistake some new guy in finance made. When I went to work the next day, my access card was denied. It was canceled. I couldn't even get into the building. Furious, I called my CEO fiance, but his secretary took the call instead. "How many times do I have to tell you to follow the rules when it comes to money? Did you tell finance about that bottle of water? No? Then that's against the rules! Everyone else follows the rules, so why can't you? You're a veteran!" The CEO chimed in, "Christina, you're a veteran of the company. You must be an example. You're not allowed back to work until you finish your 8000-word reflection and read it out loud at the all-employee meeting!" They tossed the phone aside, and a moment later, moans of delight and passion traveled through the air. Stone-faced, I hung up and called our competitor's CEO. "I've got a 50-million-dollar deal and a sales manager who just got fired for you. Are you taking that deal?"

Menjalani kehidupannya sambil terus menunggu kedatangan sang fated pair telah dilakoni oleh Feryan Feriandi selama 9 tahun lamanya. Berdalih tentang dia yang memegang janji, bahwa dia ingin setia tanpa berniat berpaling dari pasangan yang ditakdirkan untuknya, sekalipun perasaan yang dimiliki mulai dilanda dilema sejak dirinya dan Juanda Saga Fransiskus berjumpa. Mempertemukan juga Ervano Johannes dengan Setya Febrianu di saat yang bersamaan. Yang lalu memulai petualangan dan kisah mereka sendiri, selagi turut campur tangan pada hubungan Saga serta Feryan selaku sahabat terbaik mereka berdua. Ini tentang omega bernama Feryan yang masih terus mengharapkan kedatangan sang fated pair seraya mencoba menutup mata tentang hatinya yang mulai dipenuhi oleh nama Saga. Pun, tentang sosok alpha bernama Saga yang berharap jikalau dia mampu menggantikan diri sebagai fated pair Feryan meskipun penolakan telah berkali-kali diterima. Lalu sekali lagi, membiarkan takdir menuntun kisah cinta mereka selagi tetap berpegang pada janji yang kemudian mengungkapkan kebenaran atas hilangnya sebuah memori. _____ PERINGATAN: Cerita ini berisi kisah percintaan antara sesama laki-laki yang diperuntukkan bagi pembaca cukup usia. Jangan dibaca bila tidak suka. Trims. ❤️

Fresh out of college, Clara Stewart asked me to take on a $500,000 mortgage for her. When I refused, she turned around and bought an $800,000 villa in full, for another guy. Holding up the property deed, she told me: "Jayden, the truth is, I'm actually rich. I've been pretending to be poor to test you. Unfortunately, you failed. I'm disappointed in you. Let's break up." I simply smiled and walked away without a second thought. The irony? I'm the son of the richest man in the country. I was pretending to be broke, too. Fast forward four years, we met again at the National Wealth Summit. Clara had just barely made it into the top 50 on the list, clinging to the arm of Henry Brown as they entered. She spotted me in simple clothes with no visible brand, holding a child in one arm and the keys to a Porsche Cayenne in the other. Thinking I was someone's driver, she sneered: "Jayden, you really went all out just to see me again? Let's be real, you're just a driver now, and I'm on the wealth list. We live in completely different worlds. Don't waste your time fantasizing." I did not bother replying. Honestly, I was only there because my billionaire dad insisted. I had finally cleared a day to spend with my son and now I had to waste it on that.

Mom always said my entire life ran on luck. When I ranked first in my class, she said, "You just guessed really well." When I won a gold medal, she said, "The judges must've been blind." When I got into Westridge University, she told everyone, "This kid has no real ability, just good luck!" So on my first day of college, she tossed me a book of scratch cards. "Since your luck's so good anyway, might as well let it handle your living expenses too. "You get one book per semester. However much you scratch off is all you get. "And just so you can't come crying to me about being broke, I'm blocking you now. I'll add you back next semester." With that, she ignored every one of my desperate pleas and blocked me on every single platform. I wanted to cry but could not even manage tears. All I could do was scratch two cards every day. On good days, I would win 20 to 50 dollars. Most days, I won absolutely nothing. I survived by sneaking expired cookies out of my roommates' trash. By the last week of the semester, I had developed severe anemia. As I used every ounce of strength to scratch the final card, I laughed. Mom was right. My luck really was incredible.