And Many More

Mature 21+ “Kau pikir aku akan berhenti?” Adriano tersenyum tipis. “Aku tidak berhenti pada hal yang sudah masuk ke wilayahku.” Ia dikurung di istana malam milik pria paling berbahaya di Genoa—bukan sebagai tawanan, bukan pula sebagai kekasih. Adriano Moretti terbiasa memerintah dengan darah dan kesunyian. Namun kehadiran Elena mengganggu ritme hidupnya—perempuan yang seharusnya sudah mati bertahun-tahun lalu. Satu atap. Satu ranjang. Terlalu banyak rahasia. Di balik sentuhan yang tertahan dan jarak yang menyiksa, masa lalu mulai merangkak kembali. Ketika kebenaran akhirnya terkuak, Adriano harus memilih: menaati darah yang membesarkannya… atau menghancurkan segalanya demi menyelamatkan perempuan yang datang terlalu terlambat ke hidupnya.

Setelah delapan tahun menikah dengan suami seorang pengacara, dia tidak pernah mau mengungkapkan kepada siapa pun bahwa aku adalah istrinya, dan bahkan tidak mengizinkan putri kami memanggilnya ayah. Dia berkali-kali melewatkan kesempatan untuk bersama putri kami demi teman masa kecilnya, dan bahkan memaafkan teman masa kecilnya yang menyakiti putri kami. Hatiku hancur, dan aku memutuskan untuk bercerai. Aku pergi bersama putriku, menghilang dari dunianya. Namun, dia tidak mau bercerai, bahkan mencariku seperti orang gila ke seluruh dunia. Tapi kali ini, aku dan putriku tidak akan pernah kembali.

She loved the wrong Whitmore. Now she works for the one she can’t stop thinking about. Elara was always just a friend to Noah Whitmore, the boy she quietly adored for years. When he married her best friend, she had no choice but to move on. Now, four years later, she’s working as the assistant to Lucian Whitmore, Noah’s older brother. Cold, brilliant, and infuriatingly controlled, Lucian is everything she shouldn't want. But behind every clipped command and long silence, there’s a heat simmering just beneath the surface, one she tries hard to ignore. Then Noah returns. Divorced, familiar, and unexpectedly present. Suddenly, Elara finds herself pulled between the past she thought she buried and the man who makes her question everything. Noah never meant to break her heart. But Lucian might.

Já se somavam cinco anos de casamento com Dante Moretti, o Don da máfia de Chicago. O submundo inteiro sabia que ele me amava mais do que a própria vida. Ele tinha tatuado um violino em minha homenagem bem ao lado do brasão de sua família, um símbolo de lealdade que jamais poderia ser apagado. Até eu receber a foto de sua amante. Uma garçonete de bar, estirada nua em seus braços, a pele marcada por hematomas escuros que eram resultado de uma noite de sexo bruto. Ela havia rabiscado o próprio nome bem ao lado do violino que ele fizera para mim. E meu marido havia permitido. [Dante diz que só estando dentro de mim ele se sente homem de verdade. Você nem consegue mais deixá-lo duro, não é mesmo, querida Alessia? Talvez seja hora de sair de cena.] Eu não respondi. Apenas fiz um único telefonema. — Preciso de uma nova identidade. E de uma passagem de avião para fora daqui.

Demi membuatku keguguran, putraku yang baru berusia enam tahun, Jack, sengaja menipuku agar memakan kue yang memicu alergiku. Di depan ranjang rumah sakit, dia bersembunyi di balik punggung suamiku, Steven Keraf. Dengan raut wajah kaku, Jack menolak untuk mengaku salah dan berkata, "Nenek bilang kalau Mama melahirkan adik perempuan, Mama nggak akan jadi cerai dengan Papa. Aku nggak mau Mama jadi mamaku lagi, aku lebih suka Tante Bianca!" Steven menimpali dengan nada dingin, "Kita bisa punya anak lagi. Soal Bianca ... dia memang lebih cocok mendidik Jack dibandingkan dirimu." Hatiku mati total. Keesokan harinya, begitu keluar dari rumah sakit, aku pulang dan mengosongkan seluruh barang milikku. Hanya tersisa sepucuk surat perjanjian cerai dan surat pemutusan hubungan ibu dan anak dengan Jack.

Esperei por três horas na festa de aniversário do meu namorado, Dário Montenegro. Ele deveria ser o centro das atenções, chegar com elegância, de mãos dadas comigo. Mas não. Foi a “eterna paixão” dele, Evelina Fernandes, quem ligou — dizendo que torceu o tornozelo — e o chamou direto pro hospital. Lá, ela gravou um vídeo deles se beijando. Na cena, Dário, que sempre disse estar com as pernas paralisadas, se levanta, empurra Evelina contra a porta e se entrega ao momento. — Dário, por que você nunca contou pra Lívia que suas pernas já estavam boas? E ele, com a voz mansa e melada: — Se ela souber, vai insistir pra eu casar com ela. Lívia Vale? Ela não é nada. Só uma babá grátis. E acha que merece virar minha esposa? Logo depois, ele e Evelina continuam se beijando com força. Ela veste o vestido de noiva que eu mesma desenhei… e encara a câmera com provocação. O vídeo termina ao som dos beijos. Ele me enganou o tempo todo. Joguei fora o bolo que tinha feito pra ele com tanto carinho. Mandei uma mensagem pra minha mãe: “Oi, mãe. Tá bom. Eu aceito ir no encontro que você marcou.”

Suamiku, Brian beralasan ada urusan di kantor dan membatalkan janji ikut kegiatan studi wisata anak kami. Dia bahkan menyuruh kami untuk tidak ikut. Melihat putriku kecewa, aku memutuskan untuk tetap menemaninya pergi. Baru saja masuk sekolah, aku langsung melihat Brian bersama cinta pertamanya, si Enny dan putranya sedang duduk di sofa panggung utama. Mereka tampak begitu akrab, persis seperti keluarga kecil yang harmonis. Brian memegang mikrofon, berbicara panjang lebar tentang bagaimana dia bisa meraih kesuksesan dalam karir, sekaligus menjaga keharmonisan rumah tangga. Di sela ucapannya, dia beberapa kali bertukar senyuman dengan Enny. Orang-orang di bawah panggung bertepuk tangan meriah. Wajah Brian terlihat puas, bahkan bocah di sampingnya pun ikut tampak angkuh. Tak lama kemudian, masuk sesi tanya jawab. Aku langsung merebut mikrofon dan bertanya, “Aku ingin bertanya sejak kapan Pak Brian punya seorang putra? Apa istrimu tahu soal ini?”

One girl. One chance. One royal destiny. When Everleigh is chosen in a mysterious lottery to attend the kingdom’s princess school, her life is thrown into a world of power, intrigue, and hidden agendas. Among rival candidates who will stop at nothing to see her fail, and a childhood friend who harbors a dangerous secret, Everleigh must navigate a web of secrets, ambition, and unexpected love. As the royal ball approaches and destinies are revealed, Everleigh will discover that some choices can change everything—and that the greatest gamble may be trusting her heart.

Bianca was born a rogue—an outsider who learned early that survival meant making herself useful. When she saved Alpha Matthew Morrison's life twice, she thought she'd finally found someone who saw her value. Instead, she became his obligation, his duty, the wife he married because honor demanded it, not because his heart did. For four years, Bianca tried to earn Matthew's love through service, through healing, through being the perfect Luna and mother to their son, Theo. She told herself that someday he would see her, truly see her, and choose her. Then Mia came back—Matthew's first love, with a terminal illness and a bucket list of dreams she wanted to fulfill before she died. . Now Matthew demands the ultimate sacrifice: Bianca must risk her life, her healing abilities, and her future to cure the woman who's already taken everything from her. When Bianca discovers that Mia's "terminal illness" is built on lies and manipulation, she realizes the truth—she was never the wife, never the Luna, never the mother in Matthew's eyes. She was always just the rogue girl convenient enough to save and use. But Bianca is done being convenient. She's done sacrificing herself for a man who'll never love her. She's done watching another woman live her life while she fades into the background. Armed with evidence of Mia's deception and divorce papers hidden in plain sight, Bianca prepares to do what she should have done four years ago—walk away before they destroy her completely. The only question is: will Matthew sign away their bond before he realizes what he's losing, or will Bianca's carefully constructed escape plan crumble when the man who never loved her suddenly can't bear to let her go?

Sabi nga ng iba... Love can be sad and love can be happy. Yena Suarez. Kung magkakaroon man ng katawan ang salitang 'maganda' ay siya na iyon. Noong walong taong gulang pa lamang siya ay alam na niya sa sarili niya na naka takda silang ikasal ng kaniyang matalik na kababata na si Nikko. Masaya naman sila noon, ngunit nang mag laon at namatay ang Ina ni Nikko ay doon nagbago ang pakikitungo nito sa kanya. Lalong lalo na ng malaman niyang may lihim na kasintahan pala si Nikko na matagal na palang ikinukubli nito sa kanya. Nadurog ang puso niya sa nalaman. Tinulungan siya ni Dwight, ang nakakatandang kapatid ni NikkoNikko sa labas. Doon niya pa mas nakilala si Dwight Collymore. Ngunit paano kaya kung malaman niya kung ano ang lihim na matagal ng ikinukubli rin ni Dwight sa dalaga? Paano kung... siya ang Adiksiyon niya?