Apa Itu Rival

Two broken hearts. One fake marriage. A thousand buried secrets. Eva thought love would be enough to keep them together. Ten years loving Stephan. Five years married to him. And one tragic accident that shattered everything they ever were, she’s left with a stranger wearing her husband’s face. Until the day she finally walks away. And that’s when she meets Micah, her ex-husband’s enemy, the man who once set her marriage on fire just by existing. He proposes to her a dangerous deal: a one-year marriage that will make Stephan regret ever letting her go. But what starts as a game to wound her ex soon spirals into something raw, tender, and terrifyingly real. Only, Micah isn’t what he seems. Behind his easy smile are secrets she was never meant to find, secrets that could destroy them both. And when the truth comes out, love might not be enough to save anyone. When the lies unravel… will her heart choose forgiveness — or freedom?

Labindalawang taon ng pag-ibig, katapatan, at pangako—winasak sa isang iglap ng putok ng baril. Buong akala ni Andrea, alam na niya ang tunay na kahulugan ng pagmamahal. Sa loob ng higit isang dekada, ibinigay niya ang lahat—tiwala, pasensya, at sarili sa lalaking tinawag niyang fiancé. Para sa kaniya, ang pag-ibig ay pananatili. Pagpili araw-araw. Kahit masakit. Hanggang sa Araw ng mga Puso. Habang nasa bingit sila ng kamatayan, isang baril ang nakatutok at sa sandaling iyon, malinaw na malinaw kung sino ang pinili ni Edward. Hindi si Andrea. Kundi ang ex niyang si Margaret. Siya ang niyakap. Siya ang pinrotektahan. Si Andrea ay iniwang duguan, sugatan, at parang hindi kailanman minahal. “You almost died!” sigaw ni Lira. “And he didn’t even look at me,” sagot ni Andrea, basag ang boses. “Parang wala lang ako.” Sa pagitan ng wasak na puso at natitirang dangal, gumawa si Andrea ng isang desisyong walang atrasan. Pinakasalan niya ang pinakamakapangyarihang kaaway ni Edward, ang lalaking kinatatakutan sa mundo ng negosyo na si Dylan Reed Romero, bilang paghihiganti. Ngunit si Dylan ay hindi simpleng rebound. Siya ay dominante. Mapanganib. Mapang-angkin. At sa kabila ng lamig niya ay may isang uri ng proteksiyong hindi kayang ibigay ng lalaking minsan niyang minahal. Ngayon, nahaharap si Andrea sa pagitan ng isang pag-ibig na bumigo sa kaniya, at isang lalaking maaaring humingi ng higit pa kaysa sa kaya pa niyang ibigay. Sa huli, magiging una na ba siya sa puso ng isang tao—o tuluyan na niyang mawawala ang sarili habang sinusubukang magmahal muli?

This is wrong,” he stated the obvious. Eyes locked with mine like a metal to a piece of magnet. “Yet feels so right,” my response came out curt and sharp. That’s how much the tension has me caged. He came in contact with me, his breaths erratic and mine weren’t any different at the feel of his touch. Something has shifted and he it was no longer what it used to be between us. No psychic is needed to spell that out. But how? He’s Noel, the guy I’ve sworn to spend the rest of my life tormenting. And I’m Cheryl, the girl he’s promised to never let know peace.

Kelvin Bintara seorang pemuda tuna rungu yang tak diharapkan oleh ayahnya. Dia dan ibunya diperlakukan buruk, diculik, diracuni dan dibuang ke sungai. Keajaiban terjadi, jatuhnya Kelvin ke sungai ternyata membuka portal seorang pendekar hebat yang terbelenggu selama ratusan tahun. Ayah dari pendekar tersebut—Walan Mung— yang masih hidup hinggap sekarang sangatlah kaya raya. Walan Mung memberikan seluruh kekayaan dirinya untuk Kelvin sebagai balas budi. "Aku akan menuntut balas atas semua yang telah aku dan ibuku alami. Ayah dan wanita yang telah merebut posisi ibu, tidak akan aku biarkan hidup tenang mulai sekarang!" Dengan cara apa Kelvin akan membalas dendam pada ayahnya? Mampukah dia bertahan atau sampai akhir tetap menjadi sampah yang terbuang?

Tres días antes de mi boda, el amor de la infancia de Eric Foreman, mi prometido, regresó al país junto a su madre, quien padecía una enfermedad terminal. Ella quería casarse con Eric para cumplir el último deseo de su madre. Me opuse furiosamente en mi vida anterior, y Eric finalmente rechazó la petición de Naomi Corbin. Entonces Naomi apareció con la foto del funeral de su madre en medio de nuestra boda y acusó a Eric de ser cruel. Eric ordenó a los guardaespaldas que la echaran, y nuestra boda continuó sin problemas. Sin embargo, él no regresó a casa esa noche. Desde entonces, insistió en que durmiéramos en habitaciones diferentes. Prefería emborracharse antes que tocarme. Cuando le pregunté sobre esto, me dijo, borracho y con los ojos vidriosos: —Ayla, cada vez que te miro, recuerdo la mirada de desesperación en los ojos de Naomi y el rostro moribundo de su madre... ¡Me arrepiento de haber tomado esa decisión! Su respuesta me deprimió, y finalmente morí por ello. Sin embargo, cuando volví a abrir los ojos, había regresado al día en que Eric intentó convencerme de que le cediera a Naomi nuestra boda. Esta vez, acepté. Llamé a mi familia mientras lo veía marcharse lleno de felicidad. —Acepto la alianza matrimonial. Podemos celebrar la boda en tres días.

Saat Arman sedang tadarusan di Mushola, Wenny--istrinya malah diarak keliling kampung dengan tuduhan selingkuh. Arman yang kalab, langsung menjatuhkan talaknya malam itu juga. Walau Wenny sudah memohon dan mengatakan semua hanya fitnah, tapi Arman tetap tak percaya. Apa yang terjadi sebenarnya? Simak kisahnya!

"Berikan 500 juta untuk semalam!" Selena terpaksa menjual tubuhnya kepada pria tua untuk mendapatkan uang 500 juta. Setelah tanpa sengaja ia menjatuhkan guci kesayangan Aditya, pimpinan perusahaan tempatnya bekerja. Ia dikasih dua pilihan, membayar 500 juta atau dipenjara. Namun, ternyata pria yang membelinya itu bukan pria tua, tapi pria muda dan seorang CEO perusahaan ternama. Pria dingin, kejam dan irit bicara. Hingga kesalahan semalam itu membuat Selena harus mengandung anak Sang CEO. Siapakah Sang CEO yang menjadi ayah dalam kandungannya? Baca di Pria Yang Kucumbu Malam Itu Ternyata Bosku

Olivia gave him everything — and he never noticed. For years Olivia held her husband's empire together in silence — invisible, loyal, unchosen. When his true love moved in and quietly claimed her son's heart, she endured. But when a crisis revealed she wasn't even chosen as a mother, the truth became impossible to deny. When the contract expired, she walked away. Her absence unraveled everything. His desperation triggered the very inheritance clause he'd spent years protecting — handing his rival cousin the empire he'd built on her sacrifice. But what happens when the man who never chose her will do anything to get her back — and the rival he feared most has already won her heart?

Memiliki paras tak menawan, membuat Naila Taleetha kesusahan mendapatkan jodoh. Ia kerapkali dibuli dan disiksa oleh orang-orang terdekatnya. Menginjak usia 32 tahun, Mama tirinya pun menjodohkan Naila dengan pria yang umurnya jauh lebih muda darinya. Semula Naila menolak. Namun, setelah bergelut dengan batinnya, Naila terpaksa menerima perjodohan. Lebih baik dia tinggal seatap dengan orang tak dikenal, daripada harus menerima perundungan terus-menerus dari saudara dan mama tirinya. Ali Taamir, pria dingin dan misterius, asal-usulnya tidak jelas. Dialah yang bersedia menimang Naila. Entah apa yang membuat Ali mau menerima Naila. Meskipun begitu, Ali memperlakukan Naila dengan sangat baik. Ali juga mengatakan tak menjanjikan cinta pada Naila. Naila memakluminya karena dia tahu diri akan kekurangannya. Di malam pertama, Ali secara gamblang mengatakan dirinya adalah CEO ternama di ibu kota. Naila tak langsung mempercayainya. Namun, karena suatu kejadian tak terduga, Ali terpaksa memboyong Naila ke ibu kota dan akhirnya Naila pun percaya. Naila amat penasaran, apa yang membuat Ali mau menikahinya. Terlebih lagi pernikahan ini tanpa dasar cinta. Apakah alasan Ali menikahi Naila? Penasaran kelanjutannya, yuk ikuti kisahnya. ~ Jangan lupa kasi vote dan berikan komentar agar author semangat menulis.

For our seventh anniversary, my mate, Alpha Ethan, sent my daughter and me to the Moon Goddess Altar. He told me it was a surprise—to give our daughter her dream of watching a meteor shower from the highest peak in the territory. But Ethan never came. The protective runes at my feet sputtered, then died. The ground beneath us began to crumble. My daughter screamed, her small body sliding toward the abyss. I lunged, grabbing her hand just before she went over the edge. I screamed his name through our mind-link. Ninety-nine times, he refused to answer. On my hundredth cry, the link didn't just open—it was ripped wide. It wasn’t his voice that answered. It was his senses, flooding mine. I saw it all. Him. Another she-wolf. And him, buried deep inside of her. "I knew you loved me, Ethan," her sickly-sweet voice purred. "You even sacrificed Marcus, just to save our Leo from the soul-sickness. I'll do anything for you." Ethan’s voice was velvet and ice. "Stop. If Sera hadn't betrayed me, you never would have had the chance to carry my heir. Once I get rid of her other pup—Jullian's bastard—we can be perfect again." My world shattered. My son... Rogues. I'd always believed rogues had stolen him. But it was his own father. He sacrificed him for a lie. With my last ounce of strength, I called Julian. "I'm breaking my bond with Ethan," I snarled into the new link. "Make me your Luna. In return, I will help you burn his pack to the ground."