Adrian Shephard

Soren Knight was meant to marry the perfect bride. Instead, a drunken night in Vegas left him with a husband he barely knew. Adrian Vega never asked for a billionaire’s world, or the spotlight that came with it. But one reckless marriage ties him to a man who sees love as weakness and business as everything. What begins as a deal to protect Soren’s empire soon turns into something dangerously real. Between scandals, betrayal, and a secret that links Adrian’s past to Soren’s family, their mistake might be the one thing neither of them can walk away from.

Blurb: Setelah bertahun-tahun mengorbankan segalanya demi suaminya, Rania terpaksa menerima kenyataan pahit: hasil tes pack yang negatif membawa tekanan besar dari keluarga suaminya, dan lebih dari itu, pengkhianatan Danu, suami yang selama ini ia percayai. Hatinya hancur saat ia melihat Danu dengan wanita lain, membuatnya pergi dari rumah tanpa membawa apa-apa. Di tengah kebingungannya, Rania bertemu kembali dengan Adrian, teman lama dari masa kuliahnya, yang kini seorang ayah tunggal. Adrian yang pernah mencintainya menawarkan tempat tinggal sementara, memberi Rania kesempatan untuk pulih dari rasa sakitnya. Namun, bukan hanya kenangan masa lalu yang kembali mengganggu. Saat Rania mulai bangkit dan menunjukkan kekuatannya di dunia kerja, dia mendapati dirinya harus bersaing dengan Danu, suami yang telah mengkhianatinya. Di sisi lain, mantan istri Adrian muncul kembali, membawa ancaman baru bagi hidupnya. Di tengah berbagai konflik, Rania harus menghadapi dilema: apakah dia berani membuka hati pada cinta yang baru bersama Adrian, atau kembali terjebak dalam bayang-bayang masa lalunya? Terlebih lagi, ketika penyesalan menghampiri Danu dan keluarganya setelah mengetahui kebenaran yang selama ini mereka abaikan. Mampukah Rania bertahan dan meraih kebahagiaan yang selama ini ia cari?

Even though it's been three years since we held our weddings, Adrian Johnson refuses to get our marriage registered. I overhear him venting to his best friend after he gets drunk. "Colleen got kidnapped before. I keep thinking of her as a tainted woman. Plus, her family has already gone into bankruptcy. She has no idea that my company is about to get listed." I feel my blood turn into ice in my veins. His confession leaves my feet rooted to the spot. Then, Adrian pulls a woman into his arms before kissing her belly. That woman is Rosalind Muller, the young and beautiful bar singer. I'm still dazed when I receive a text on my phone. It's a photo of Rosalind's pregnancy bump. The caption writes, "You're just a tainted woman. How can you ever compare to me?" What Adrian doesn't know is that I never got kidnapped three years ago. At that time, I had carried out a top-secret rescue mission as a secret agent. Soon, I text my dad. "Dad, where's your island? Can you send a helicopter over to pick me up?" On the day I leave Adrian once and for all, it's time for my mysterious identity and the truth from three years ago to be revealed.

Selina Okoye lost everything when her father was falsely accused of fraud by Raymond Bellington—the powerful CEO of Bellington Holdings. The scandal sent her family into ruins and took her father’s life. Years later, Selina is forced into a strategic marriage to Adrian Bellington, Raymond’s only son and heir to the same empire that destroyed her family. Cold, calculated, and quietly noble, Adrian agrees to the union for his own reasons—an inheritance clause that demands he marries before taking over the company. Determined to never forgive the Bellingtons, Selina plans to endure the marriage for the sake of her family’s survival and leave when the time is right. But Adrian is nothing like his father. And as cracks form in her hate, feelings she thought were impossible begin to grow. Just when trust begins to bloom, Selina uncovers a dark family secret—one that threatens to break everything they’ve started to build. Can two enemies-turned-strangers find love in a marriage built on pain? Or will the past destroy their future before it even begins?

"Mau sampai kapan seperti ini, Ad? Papa tidak menuntut banyak kok. Jadilah anak yang BERGUNAAA! Kamu seharusnya malu sudah 25 tahun, hidup masih menjadi benalu di keluarga!" Kilasan ucapan itu terus muncul dibenak pria berusia 25 tahun bernama Adrian. Kehidupan penuh kegagalan harus ia lewati dengan berbagai tekanan. Hidupnya bagai bertopang pada ranting rapuh yang kapanpun siap terjatuh. “Ya Tuhan, pintaku hanya satu, hidupkan aku saat kehidupanku memiliki takdir yang bahagia.” Ucapan konyol yang Adrian katakan nyatanya bukan bualan semata. Akibat kecelakaan yang hampir merenggut nyawanya, jiwanya tiba-tiba terbangun di kehidupan yang jauh dari apa yang ia bayangkan. “Hahaha.. ini GILA!!! Bagaimana bisa aku terjebak di sini?!” Transmigrasi jiwa? ini memang gila, tapi itulah kenyataannya. Lebih parahnya lagi, Adrian bertransmigrasi ke tubuh seorang anak berusia 18 tahun. Tak jauh berbeda dengan takdirnya dahulu, sosok ini juga memiliki takdir buruk bahkan terancam berakhir dengan kematian tragis. "Jangan bermimpi untuk mendapat penghormatan, Ad. Harusnya kamu sadar mengapa orang diistana membencimu. Seorang pangeran tak seharusnya terlahir dari rahim seorang selir. Kedudukanmu dimata mereka tak lebih seperti rakyat jelata. Kau harus ingat ini, kau hanyalah aib istana!!" Dengan segala ketidakadilan dan bayang-bayang kematian, mampukah Adrian merebut tahta dan membawa akhir bahagia untuk sang protagonis sengsara? “Tak kusangka menjadi Adrian si pangeran terbuang lebih melelahkan dibanding Adrian si pengangguran. Sial! Kalau aku sudah kembali nanti, akan kupatahkan jari-jari laknat milik Kimberly itu. Teganya ia menggunakan namaku untuk novel setragis ini.”

warning ⚠️ Explicit sexual content. 100% Feel free to touch yourself while you read Synopsis & Plot She loses everything in a heartbeat. Her career, her reputation, and almost her name after a viral scandal caused by the man she once loved, Micheal. Forced to pay her debt, she accepts a cold contract from billionaire Adrian Que: six months as his wife in exchange for financial freedom. But she discovers Adrian is Michael’s father, trapping her between the man who ruined her and the man who now owns her.

On the night Victoria’s family lost everything, she signed a contract marriage with the coldest and most brutal CEO in the city—Adrian Vale, the man rumored to be behind her father’s downfall. Bound by a one-year agreement, Victoria enters a world of power, secrets, and emotional warfare. What she doesn’t know is that Adrian has his own reasons for marrying her—and that the truth behind her family’s ruin is far darker than she imagined. As hatred turns into forbidden desire, Victoria must decide: will she expose the man she married… or fall for him instead?

Lily Williams sacrificed everything for her husband, Adrian, including her father’s property to help him build his company. But when she learns that Adrian has been hiding her existence and parading another woman as his wife, Lily decides it’s time to file for divorce.In a twist of fate, she crosses paths with Henry, a mysterious stranger, leading to an unexpected one-night stand. As they continue to encounter each other, Lily is faced with a choice—revenge, healing, and maybe even love. Will she find the strength to move on from her past and embrace a new future with Henry?

At her graduation ceremony, Claire White eagerly awaited Adrian to finally make their relationship public. But to her horror, she watched as he got down on one knee and proposed to Nicole, the esteemed daughter of a powerful Alpha. Heartbroken, Claire drowned her sorrows at a bar, where she met a dangerously alluring man, Theo. Sparks flew between them, but just before they crossed the line, fate intervened desperate phone call about her father's sudden illness pulled her back to reality. With her father's life on the line and medical bills piling up, Adrian offered financial help on the condition that she became his mistress. Furious, Claire refused, only to find herself blacklisted and unable to secure a job. Just when she was at her lowest, an unexpected opportunity arose a high-paying position as the secretary to the CEO of a prestigious company. But upon stepping into her new workplace, she discovered a shocking truth her new boss was Theo. And worse still, he was Adrian' s father.

Alex Heart was never meant to be seen… at least, not like this. Scarred, betrayed, and stripped of her title, the former Masked Warrior of the East is thrust into the cruel spotlight when her own fiancé tears off her mask in front of the entire realm. Rejected, humiliated, and falsely accused of the fire that killed her parents, Alex walks away with nothing but her pride and pain intact. But fate isn’t done with her yet. When she collapses on the cold steps of the Lycan King’s estate, it’s not death that meets her, it’s Adrian Frost. Powerful, mysterious, and utterly captivating. Where others see her scars, Adrian sees a survivor. And he’s not letting her disappear. Drawn into a web of political intrigue, bloodlines, and betrayal, Alex must confront not just her past, but the parts of herself she buried long ago. And as the bond between her and Adrian deepens, so does the danger. In a world where loyalty can’t be trusted and love is a dangerous game, will Alex risk opening her heart again... or let it harden for good?