Apa Itu Once

“All he wanted was the woman he could never have - my sister. So he and his family treated me like nothing. Now the tables have turned and revenge they say, is a drink best served cold.” *** One year ago, Brianna Page escaped the suffocating grip of her marriage to Nico Armani, a union that had reduced her to a mere shadow of her former self. Treated like a nobody by her husband and maltreated by his family, Brianna's almost nonexistent spark had been all but extinguished, snuffed out and scattered like the autumn leaves in gusts of wind. Now, she is a different woman altogether, a force to be reckoned with. The timid, submissive bride is gone, replaced by a confident, powerful entrepreneur who's built a small empire of her own. As the owner of a thriving company, Brianna has finally found her voice and her freedom. Just as she is savoring her newfound independence, Nico shows up and drops a bombshell: their divorce couldn’t go through and they are required to live under the same roof for half of a year before it is official. Now she is hell-bent on exacting revenge on her husband and his family for all the pain they’ve caused her. She is determined, ready, and resolute in her revenge plan and it doesn’t matter now that Nico is willing to do whatever it takes to win her back, to prove his love and devotion. She has moved on, and she's not about to let him dictate her life again. The question is: can Nico convince Brianna to give him another chance, or has she truly closed the door on their tumultuous past? One thing's for sure - Brianna's not going to let anyone, including her ex-husband, undermine her newfound happiness and success.

"Baby... please don't do this to me! We can fix it! Just please! please don't do this" I beg to him while his packing his things. "I'm sorry Sandra... but I can't.  I can't spend my life to you anymore. Don't make this hard to us, just let me go." He said without any expression to his face. " A-are you leaving me because she's back? Are you  going to throw everything we've been through,  for the fast four years of our marriage? Just b-because.... just because your first love came back? You're throwing me out because of her? " Pagtatanong ko sa mahinahong boses at habang pinapatatag ang sarili ko na 'wag mag- breakdown sa sagot na maririrnig ko mula sakaniya. Tumigil siya sa pag-iimpake at tumingin sa akin ng deretso na halos ikatumba ko. "Yes. Everyone said she's already dead, everyone lied to me. Everyone fool me! I wouldn't marry you if i just known she's still alive. I'm sorry... Sandra I hope you understand." Saad niya. Hindi ko man lang siya nakitaan ng pagsisisi o kahit awa man lang para sa akin para sa nagawa niya. Tang*na! ginawa niya akong rebound. Natawa ako sa mga sinabi niya, puno ng galit at sakit akong tumitig sa kniya at mapait na ngumiti. "So all this time I am just your rebound? all this time pinaniwala mo akong mahal mo ako ! Pinaniwalaan ko lahat ng mga sinabi mo, pinakita at pinaramdam mo, pati mga pangako mong hindi naman pala para talaga sakin! "Wala kang puso Jiro, hindi ka makatao... Pinag-sisisihan kong nakilala kita at nagtiwala ako sa'yo... at lalong pinag-sisisihan kong ikaw pa ang minahal ko."     Saad ko na punong-puno ng galit ngunit sa mahinahong boses at walang emosyong mga matang nakatitig sa kaniya.

Tiba-tiba dua hari lagi Nadira harus menikah dengan Anand, laki-laki yang sudah lama dijodohkan dengannya karena ibu Anand kritis. Tak pernah bertemu sebelumnya, Nadira meminta foto Anand pada Triana, sahabatnya yang kebetulan adik sepupu Anand. Dari sini kesalahpahaman terjadi, Nadira semakin tak sudi bertemu karena Anand di foto jelek, tua, dan hitam, sangat berbeda dengan Nadira yang cantik dan Mahasiswi pujaan banyak laki-laki di kampus. Dia tidak hadir bahkan di acara ijab kabul. Empat bulan berlalu, takdir mempertemukan keduanya. Anand langsung mengenalinya, berbeda dengan Nadira. Bagaimana kisah mereka selanjutnya?

Untuk menghindari hujan lebat, aku diajak oleh kekasihku menginap di hotel. Siapa sangka, kekasihku mengaku kalau kami adalah suami istri karena hanya tersisa satu kamar di sana? Sebuah insiden terjadi dan membuatku hamil, tetapi ia tak mau bertanggungjawab. Apa yang harus kulakukan? Haruskah kutanggung dosa malam itu seorang diri?

“Bapak mau nggak tidur sama saya?” Gista tahu permintaannya gila. Tapi sebagai penulis dewasa yang belum pernah pacaran dan terus-menerus dikritik tulisannya terlalu ‘kering’, ia kepepet. Ancaman lay-off membuatnya nekat mencari pengalaman—secara langsung. Akash Salim, CEO dingin sekaligus pemenang penghargaan, awalnya menolak tawaran gila itu. Sampai satu insiden membuatnya menolong Gista dari riset gila. “Kamu tahu, untuk bisa bercinta, seorang pria harus tegang?”

After Lilith died, my fated mate Darian hated me. "If it weren't for you, Lilith would still be alive. Why couldn't it have been you instead?" So he played the loving husband in public. And tortured me in secret. Until I finally died. I was reborn — back to before Lilith's death. This time, I wouldn't cling to Darian. I'd let him have Lilith. When he dropped my hand at my birthday ball and walked toward Lilith, I didn't beg. When he said my scent in the house made him sick, I moved out immediately. When he told me to stop standing between him and his true love, I severed the mate bond without a word and turned to another man. Later, I was walking down the street hand in hand with my new mate. Darian blocked our path like a man possessed, eyes rimmed red: "Grace, come back with me. I can forgive your little joke."

Lillie Rome, a banished omega and daughter of a traitor is sold to the palace of her father’s worst enemies by her own mother! There, she is forced to participate in a game for the alpha king’s affection—the son of the man who put a sword to her father’s throat and branded them outcasts. But the game reveals an even deadlier secret: For the first time in over a thousand years, the triplet heirs to the throne of Dark Moon pack all share one mate: her! All hell is let loose as worlds collide, and Lillie is caught in a cross fire between a brooding rebellion and her feelings for her three mates. Revenge or love? Which would she choose?

Laura tak pernah menyangka akan menjalin hubungan bahkan mengandung anak dari David, sang paman angkat. Namun, baru saja Laura ingin mengatakannya, Ibu dari David--yang tak pernah suka padanya--mengumumkan tanggal pertunangan pria itu dengan seorang Super Model Internasional. Akankah Laura sanggup melewati semuanya seorang diri? Lalu, bagaimana jika David justru menyesal karena sempat meragukan gadis polos itu? Visual ada di Ig @atieckha_ pict. by Shena Art Design

BUKAN BL Elian hidup dengan rahasia yang tak boleh terbongkar. Dunia mengenalnya sebagai lelaki, tapi masa lalunya berkata lain. Ia tetap seorang perempuan yang berjuang untuk bertahan. Lalu datang Sebastian. Lelaki yang terlalu tenang untuk ditebak, terlalu hangat untuk diabaikan. Apakah cinta bisa menemukan jalan dalam hidup penuh kebohongan?

(On Hold Sementara). Dia lagi, dia lagi. Entah sudah berapa kali aku bertemu dengannya dan aku tidak tahu apakah pertemuanku dengannya adalah takdir atau kebetulan belaka. Pertemuan pertama, aku terpana. Pertemuan kedua, aku terkejut. Pertemuan ketiga, aku terheran. Pertemuan keempat, aku sadar bahwa rasa ini ada untuknya. Beberapa hal aneh mulai kusadari. Ketika aku mengunjungi kampus untuk suatu urusan, saat itulah aku melihat sosoknya lagi. Dia berada di salah satu ruangan sebagai seorang dosen. Yang membuatku terkejut adalah bagaimana bisa dia memiliki begitu banyak pekerjaan? Pada awalnya aku melihat dia sebagai seorang pemilik kedai kopi, kemudian aku melihatnya sebagai seorang dokter, aku juga pernah melihatnya sebagai seorang CEO, dan sekarang dia adalah dosenku. Apa sebenarnya identitas asli dari sosok itu? Sudah bingung setengah mati dengan identitasnya, aku dikejutkan dengan kejadian yang tidak masuk akal. Hingga pada suatu titik aku mulai bertanya-tanya, apakah dia manusia?