Anna Stoddard

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Pada hari yang seharusnya menjadi hari pernikahanku, pengantinnya malah bukan aku. Upacara yang sudah kutunggu selama lima tahun berubah menjadi lelucon ketika Valentina, adik perempuanku, melangkah menyusuri lorong marmer dengan gaun pengantin putih. Lengannya melingkar di lengan Luca, pria yang seharusnya berdiri menungguku di altar. "Maafkan aku, Bianca," kata Valentina pelan. "Tapi hari ini kamu bukan lagi pengantinnya." Kemudian, dia menyentuh perutnya, matanya berkilat penuh kemenangan. "Aku hamil anak Luca." Kata-katanya meledak di dalam kepalaku dan seluruh duniaku seolah-olah mendadak sunyi. Seakan-akan takut aku tak akan memercayainya, dia mengangkat sesuatu yang mengilap ke arah cahaya. Gambar USG hitam putih. Tertulis jelas, usia kehamilan 12 minggu. Mataku terasa panas dan perih. Dengan mata berkaca-kaca, aku menoleh ke arah Luca, mati-matian mencari apa pun. Penyangkalan, penjelasan, ataupun penyesalan. Namun, dia hanya menghela napas, lelah dan pasrah. "Bianca, aku minta maaf," katanya tak berdaya. "Valentina nggak punya banyak waktu lagi. Pernikahan ini ... adalah permintaan terakhirnya." "Aku akan menebusnya," tambahnya. "Kita bisa mengadakan pernikahan lain nanti." Ayahku, Moretti, berdiri di belakangnya dengan ekspresi dingin yang sama seperti yang selalu dia tunjukkan sepanjang hidupku. Aku tak pernah melihatnya tersenyum kepadaku, bahkan sekali pun. "Bianca," katanya tajam. "Adikmu sekarat. Biarkan dia yang menikah hari ini." Kakak laki-lakiku mengangguk tanpa mengatakan sepatah kata pun, seolah-olah itu sudah cukup sebagai jawaban yang tegas. Sepanjang hidupku, mereka selalu memilih dia. Air matanya, keinginannya, kebutuhannya, semuanya lebih penting daripada aku. Hari ini pun tidak berbeda. Sesuatu di dalam diriku ada yang retak. Baiklah. Jika tak ada seorang pun di keluarga ini yang peduli padaku, aku akan pergi.

Im fünften Jahr meiner Liebe zu Gabriel erbte er den Titel seines verstorbenen Bruders als Vampirfürst, zusammen mit der Witwe seines Bruders, Chloe, der ehemaligen Blutkönigin, die nach Blut und Gesetz meine Verwandte durch den Zirkel war. Jedes Mal, wenn er aus ihren Gemächern zurückkehrte, hielt Gabriel mich sanft im Arm und flüsterte: „Isabella, Chloe ist nur meine erwählte Gefährtin. Sobald sie den Erben des Blazetooth-Zirkels empfängt und zur Welt bringt, werde ich mich durch ein Blutband an dich binden.“ Er sagte, das sei die einzige Bedingung, die seine Familie von ihm verlangte, damit er als Vampirfürst inthronisiert werden könne. In den sechs Monaten nach unserer Rückkehr zum Blazetooth-Zirkel folgte er hundertmal ihren Rufen. Zuerst einmal im Monat. Dann einmal pro Woche. Und schließlich jede einzelne Nacht. In der hundertsten Nacht, in der ich wach blieb und auf ihn wartete, wurde Chloe endlich schwanger. Die Nachricht kam zusammen mit einer weiteren Ankündigung: Gabriel und Chloe würden bald durch Blut gebunden werden. Mein Sohn sah zu mir auf, verwirrt und unschuldig. „Mama ... haben sie nicht gesagt, dass Papa ein Blutband mit der Blutkönigin schließen wird, die er liebt? Warum ist er noch nicht gekommen, um uns nach Hause zu holen?“ „Weil“, sagte ich leise und strich ihm durchs Haar, „die Blutkönigin, die er liebt, nie deine Mutter ist.“ „Aber das ist in Ordnung“, fügte ich hinzu. „Ich bringe dich nach Hause. In unser eigenes Zuhause.“ Was Gabriel nie begriff, war dies: Als einzige Tochter eines regierenden Vampirkönigs hatte mich der Titel „Blutkönigin des Blazetooth-Zirkels“ nie interessiert.

I’m Isabella Russo, the mafia princess everyone loves to hate. Adrian Moretti—ice-cold underboss in a tailored suit—was sent to “discipline” me. I torched his villa, wrecked his meetings, even tried to make him lose control. At night, he did. Against glass, leather, marble—he taught me surrender and I hated how much I craved it. Then I learned the truth: Adrian was only a mask. His real name is Leon Moretti—heir to the empire and the fiancé promised to me since birth. It should have been a fairytale. Except my parents crowned a miracle sister who wasn’t a miracle at all. Elena slipped into my room, my heirloom, my future—and into his arms. When I was framed, caged in a walk-in freezer, whipped for a lie, he chose her. So I sold the engagement for $200M, left a single recording as proof, and vanished. By the time Leon becomes Don, he finally listens—to the tape that proves Elena’s an impostor… and to the echo of my footsteps leaving him for good. Now the most dangerous man in New York is done being careful. He’s hunting the woman he broke.

Kai Hunter is H University’s biggest player and heartbreaker. Known for his good looks and for being one of the brightest students on campus, he is one of the most eligible bachelors that everyone wants to ‘tame’. However, everything changes when freshman Night Winters becomes his new dorm mate. Kai is instantly attracted to the hot, young freshman who he had caught having a one-night stand at a bar and hasn’t been able to get out of his mind ever since. Night is openly gay, but Kai has been into girls his whole life…or so he thought. Can he let go of his pride and accept Night for who he is? Or will Night forever be forced to be just his dirty little secret, under the sheets, inside the closed doors to their dorm? However, Night is hiding secrets that can break the fragile foundation of their relationship at any time, and if Kai waits any longer…he just might end up losing the only person precious to him.

“I need your help to fake a private jet crash,” I said quietly. “It’s the only way I can ever leave Luca Moretti.” People said he’d given up the Mafia throne for me. They called him the man who traded power for love— the heir who walked away from blood and gold just to marry a waitress from the slums. For years, he made the world believe in us. He built empires under my name. He sent me roses every Monday. He told the press I was his salvation. But love doesn’t always mean loyalty. While I was busy believing in forever, he was building a second home behind my back— one filled with laughter, toys, and twin sons who had his eyes. The night I disappeared, his empire burned. He tore apart cities, bribed governments, and buried men alive just to find me. But by the time he did— I was already gone. And the woman he’d once died for no longer loved him enough to stay alive.

Anna is an outcast, omega the least of the least and does not know who her parents are. She grew up without both parents and was taken under the care of Leo, a stranger who took her in when she was an orphan baby. She is rejected by her own kind, ridiculed and forced into servitude by the ruthless alpha of her pack, Oliver. Leo was later on wrongly accused of a crime he did not do and was tagged a traitor worsening Anna situation. Leo later reveals to Anna that she is the last bloodline and is no ordinary wolf. She begins to have mysterious dreams and encounters with dark spirits. Lucas, a warrior and beta from a neighboring pack, enters Anna’s life with a secret mission to hunt down a rumored threat to his own pack. On a fateful night, Lucas discovers two things- Anna is the threat and she is his fated mate.

Richard?" "Why? Are you surprised?" "How much did Richard pay you to do all this?" "I… I will pay you more than Richard gave you." Anyone who hears Richard Walter Ghonee will feel pressured and try to bribe the people who work for him, but that's not the case for Anna Kim Perto. Money will not melt her and make her to betray Richard. Anna's naive and innocent nature changes when she meets Richard. Richard's nature, which was too rigid and suppressed, changed when he met Anna. But the death of Anna's parents made her grudge against Richard, but not with Richard who always showered Anna with his attention. Until one day, Richard had a certainty that made Anna's feelings for Richard change.

WARNING: ADULT CONTENT Anna Clark, a regular high school graduate turns eighteen and is taken to the club by her boyfriend Jason to celebrate. She gets the most eventful night of her life when her body begins to change and she eventually turns into a werewolf. Jason is completely horrified and calls Anna a monster right before breaking off their relationship. Heartbroken and afraid, Anna stays cooped up in her apartment, hiding from the public. However, she gets a surprise visitor in the person of Alex, one of the most sought-after bachelors in the city. He tells Anna that she is his mate and he accepts her. While Anna tries to understand what Alex means, Evans, a famous actor who is also her celebrity crush shows up and right after that, Matt the world-renowned footballer shows up as well and they all claim the same thing: that Anna is their mate. Anna finds herself dumbfounded as her three supposed mates are not only the most eligible bachelors in the city but also enemies who all hate each other. She tries so hard to escape her new reality but, with her boyfriend begging for a second chance and her body constantly in heat, she finds herself thinking, "why can't I have them all?

“DULU aku suruh kamu, tunggu aku sembilan tahun lagi, kenapa kamu nggak sabar? Malah nikah sama Bhaga. Ck.” Dia berdecak. Deg. “Aku sudah tunggu kamu sembilan tahun. Ceraikan Bhaga. Ayo kita nikah.” “Vlad….” Meski tercekat, aku berhasil berbisik menyebut namanya. Vladimir Darmawangsa. *** Vladimir Darmawangsa, murid SMP yang pembangkang tapi pintar. Savannah Gayatri, guru magang di sekolah Vlad. Anna ditugaskan mentornya untuk mendampingi proyek gila Vlad agar Vlad bisa lulus di tahun itu. Anna menjalankan tugasnya demi nilai dan praktik kerjanya. Tapi totalitas Anna menyentuh sisi kelelakian Vlad. Saat perpisahan sekolah, Vlad mengutarakan isi hatinya dan berkata: Tunggu aku sembilan tahun lagi. Anna menganggap itu hanya ulah remaja yang belum bisa mengendalikan hormon. Tapi ketika Vlad sungguh muncul sembilan tahun kemudian sesuai ucapannya, Anna terkejut, apalagi dia sudah bersama Bhagavad Antares. Selama ini Anna merasa tiga tahun pernikahan dengan Bhaga baik-baik saja. Tapi ternyata mereka tidak baik-baik saja. Entah karena kehadiran Vlad atau memang Anna kehilangan arah bersama Bhaga. *** Cover by Zia