Althea Szewczyk-przygocki

Area Dewasa | Harap Bijak Membaca "Inilah kisah tentang pernikahan tanpa cinta, rahasia yang menghancurkan, dan hasrat yang tak terhindarkan." Althea tak pernah membayangkan hidupnya akan berubah dalam semalam—dinikahkan dengan Rigel Lester, pria dingin dan nyaris sempurna yang bahkan tak pernah dekat sebelumnya. Pernikahan mereka hanyalah bagian dari perjanjian keluarga, tanpa cinta, tanpa harapan. Bagi Rigel, ini hanya tanggung jawab. Bagi Althea, ini adalah penjara berlapis emas. Setahun berlalu dalam diam dan kehampaan. Namun di balik tatapan tajam dan sikap angkuh Rigel, tersembunyi rahasia kelam yang perlahan terkuak. Ketegangan di antara mereka berubah menjadi sentuhan, pertengkaran menjadi gairah, dan ketidakpedulian menjelma menjadi hasrat yang membara. Namun, cinta yang mulai tumbuh di antara reruntuhan perjanjian itu tak pernah sederhana. Masa lalu Rigel yang penuh bayangan, Althea yang dihantui trauma kehilangan, serta orang-orang yang ingin menghancurkan mereka, membuat pernikahan ini menjadi medan perang antara logika dan perasaan. Di tengah badai kebohongan, pengkhianatan, dan godaan dari masa lalu, Althea harus memilih—bertahan dalam cinta yang menyakitkan, atau pergi demi menyelamatkan dirinya sendiri. Karena kadang, cinta sejati tak datang dari kisah yang indah—melainkan dari luka yang paling dalam.

"You can't just keep doing this!" Althea screamed covering her body with the hem of the loose blanket, "You don't own me! You are evil! A psycho! A kidnapper and a beast!!!". A sly smirk appeared on Xavier's lips, he looked down at her as she folded herself by the corner of the bed which is between the bed and the wall. Shamelessly moving his moist fingers into his mouth, he muttered. " I accept the fact that I am wrong for kidnapping you" He removed his fingers from his mouth "But you see this" he pointed down to his groin, "This has better work for your throat that involves pain". Althea Roberto was a very attractive young woman who nobody could resist right from the moment she was born, she had met various men who wanted nothing but her body including her boyfriend and that was why she left him. One day on coming from a job interview she is kidnapped by some men who seemed to know her family matters so well and then she is taken to their master as a sex pet. Surprisingly for Althea, the so-called master was revealed to be her ex-boyfriend. A story of love, drama, passion and betrayal.

Althea may have a face of an angel, but don't underestimate her. Zion, his mere presence shouts authority. Okay na sana, gwapo, mabango at mayaman. Ngunit nakakainis, dahil ipinaglihi ata ito sa kayabangan.

"Althea." I still. I shiver. He says my name like it's sacred, like it's an oath he's swearing. He tilts his head to the side, eyes roaming over my face. "Tell me," he murmurs, "what do you want me to call you?" My eyes slowly meet his, confused by his question. "What do you want to call me?" "I want to call you mine.” *** Althea Gray is a bullied omega who has fought for survival at every turn of her entire life. When she discovers her boyfriend of three years has been cheating on her, heartbreak is the least of her problems. She's been chosen for the deadly Mate Games, a brutal competition where females from all parts of the kingdom, fight for the chance to win the favor and heart of the ruthless Alpha prince. Prince Asher Valebrook is as cold as his ice-blue stare, and he has no interest in love. Althea knows better than to want him, but a reckless one-night stand might seal her fate. Though she and Asher claim to hate each other, the line between love and hate is dangerously thin. With betrayals lurking in every shadow and survival far from guaranteed, Althea must play the game wisely. But in a palace built on blood and lies, winning Asher's heart might be the deadliest challenge of all.

Menjadi seorang jurnalis bukanlah hal mudah, bukan hanya tentang objek yang di tangkap oleh kamera. Ada hal lain, tentang kehidupan, cinta, teman, dan lain sebagainya. Althea Erdritter, jurnalis muda yang berjuang untuk profesi serta cintanya.

"I wasn't supposed to want you," Valerio murmured, hunger blazing in his eyes as I drew him closer. "Do you want me to stop? Or do you want what you shouldn’t?" Althea Kane's life was stolen the day she was betrayed and sold. Now she belongs to Valerio Moretti, the man she should fear… and yet cannot resist. Amid whispers of power, secrets, and betrayal, their desire ignites, a dangerous, irresistible fire. She is no ordinary woman, she's a force waiting to be unleashed. Consumed by a burning desire for revenge against those who ruined her, Althea steers a world of shadows and deceit, where love and vengeance collides. As she uncovers the truth about who she really is, their dangerous dance walks the line between obsession and love, temptation, ruin and truth.

BLURB: Five years ago, Althea ran away from her marriage. No goodbyes, no explanations—just a desperate escape from a life she never wanted. Now, fate plays a cruel joke on her when she unknowingly applies for a job at Montevista Group of Companies, only to come face-to-face with the man she abandoned… Xander Montevista He’s no longer the reckless man she once knew. He’s powerful. Dangerous. And merciless. At sa unang araw pa lang ng trabaho niya, isang nakakakilabot na tanong ang sumalubong sa kanya— "Are you still a virgin, my wife?" And just like that, her nightmare begins. Xander is furious. He wants answers. He wants revenge. But above all—he wants her back. And this time… Althea can never escape him again.

“Get married to my son if you ever want your father to be released!” Mr. Carter uttered the very words that would end up turning my life around. I knew he wasn't joking. The look on his face was all the evidence I needed. I knew I had to do it because it was the only choice I have left, but... I'll not go down without a fight! "I, Althea Ruiz, swear on my life that I will never get married to Adam Wilson!" I said out loud, my voice echoing through the room. "We'll see about that!" Adam said through the phone. *With blood on the line and an arranged marriage as ransom, Althea has to make the most difficult choice of her life; abandon her boyfriend of six years and get married to a man that no one has seen for the last ten years. What could go wrong?

She is the 7th princess of the north kingdom and became the Baroness of Westland when she was forced to marry the Baron. A Day that was supposed to be the happiest day of her life turned the saddest nightmare when Princess Althea woke up to the news that her father the king was going to give her away to the Baron of Westland, Damian Carter, who is said to be the most Ruthless, Merciless and unkind Baron to ever rule Westland as the second in command after the king. Not only that, Westland was a land filled with werewolves, And the Baron had the most powerful and Superior Beast ever. Althea was not going to let herself end up in the hands of such a man who's also half beast so she tried to escape but was caught by him and he forced her to marry him. “You don’t remember me?” Damian asked in a questioning voice laced with anger. Althea slowly shifted back away in fear as he approached her, his eyes were red in rage. “I……..I don’t……….know you” she shivered, she is the fearless type but when faced with such a man, she was really scared The moment she said that, she felt his anger increase. Damian felt so angry and disappointed that she didn’t remember him from ten years ago when she had made him promise to come marry her on her 20th birthday which he actually did. He felt anger realizing that she lost her memory of him. How come she lost her memory? Will she remember him including the fact that she was the one who made him swear to come marry her on her 20th birthday? There is only one way to find out.

Si Althea Cruz ay isang dancer sa sikat na club na Elysium, kung saan siya ay laging naka-mask para itago ang kanyang pagkakakilanlan. Isang gabi, nakilala niya ang misteryosong may-ari ng club, si Damian Villanueva… isang mayaman, dominante, at mapanuksong lalaki. Nagkaroon sila ng kakaibang koneksyon hanggang sa inalok siya ni Damian ng isang kasunduan: maging mistress niya sa loob ng dalawang taon, kapalit ng malaking halaga na pera at iba pa. Dahil sa pagkakaospital ng kanyang ina at sa kakulangan ng pera para sa gamutan, napilitan si Althea na pumirma sa kontrata, kahit alam niyang maaaring magbago ang buhay niya mula noon. Ang hindi niya alam, si Damian ay ama ng boyfriend niyang si Ethan… ang lalaking tunay niyang minamahal. Habang lumilipas ang mga buwan sa piling ni Damian, unti-unti niyang natutuklasan ang mga lihim sa likod ng pamilya Villanueva… at ang mas nakakatakot pa, nahuhulog na rin siya sa lalaking dapat ay kinamumuhian niya. Ngayon, nahati ang puso ni Althea sa pagitan ng lalaking una niyang minahal at ng lalaking hindi niya kayang iwan, kahit alam niyang mali. Hanggang saan ang kaya niyang tiisin alang-alang sa kontrata, sa pamilya, at sa pusong unti-unting nabubuwag sa bawal na pag-ibig?