April Hale

"Who knew I'd have a man as a mate?" A grin etched itself onto his face in a sly and secretive manner, one that suggested he knew things I did not. Synopsis - Jess was a normal teenager living in the human world. A breach in the portal of interdimensional realms causes him to accidentally travel to the werewolf world. Not an escape seems in sight when he realises that he's at the mercy of Alpha Hade, a man who harbours an ancient wolf.

She accidentally summoned the great Demon King but all she ever wanted was to get rid of her ghosts. “Can I take it back?” She asked, blinking innocently with her soft long eyelashes. “You’ve sealed the contract with the kiss. There’s no going back now.” A smirk played at his plump red lips.

We weren't meant to be together. Werewolves and vampires haven't mated for centuries . His jealousy burned me yet his touch revived me and most importantly , his oceanic blue eyes captivated me, drowning me in his realm . He kept doing things against everything I believed in , so why did I chose to stay ? I can't escape his sharp clutch now .. after all , he just wants a bite . What's the worst that could happen?

"I won't call you mine because you don't belong to me. That doesn’t mean you don't belong with me." After getting abused by her mother for years, Nora didn't think she would ever find peace again. Even worse, in an attempt to escape, her sister ends up getting hurt, requiring an expensive surgery to survive. ~ What better way is there to earn the money than to work for the cold leader of a Mafia organisation? ~ Mateo was distant, cold and ruthless. It's as if emotions were beneath him - as expected from a Mafia Prince. Somehow, Nora managed to capture his attention. Can she break through his tough exterior?

On our wedding day, my boyfriend, Hayden Grant, had me thrown out of the chapel. Instead, he walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with his childhood sweetheart. I went back in and collapsed at the side of the aisle. The bouquet slipped from my hands, and scattered petals fell everywhere. However, his eyes did not linger on me for even half a second. "Selena's child needs a dad. Once that's taken care of, I'll marry you." Everyone thought I, the lovesick fool, would willingly wait another month. After all, I had already waited for him for seven years. However, that night, I did something no one expected. I agreed to my parents' arranged marriage and left the country. Three years later, I returned home to visit my parents. My husband, William Fields, was the CEO of a multinational corporation. When an unexpected, important meeting came up, he asked me to head to the company's branch back home ahead of him, where his subordinates would take care of me. To my surprise, one of those subordinates turned out to be Hayden, the man I had not seen in three years. His eyes went straight to the sparkling diamond on my ring finger. "Is this a knockoff of that pink diamond Mr. Fields bought for his wife that's worth five million dollars? I didn't expect you to become so vain after all these years. "You've stirred up enough drama. Come home. Selena's kid is in school now, so it's the perfect chance for you to take care of his lunches." I did not say a word and just traced the ring with my fingertips. He had no idea that this was the cheapest of all the gems William had ever given me.

Di hari pernikahan, pacarku Hubert menyuruh orang mengusirku dari aula pernikahan, lalu masuk sambil bergandengan tangan dengan sahabat masa kecilnya. Aku terduduk di lantai dengan tak percaya, bunga pernikahan yang tadinya ada di tanganku hancur lebur di lantai, tapi dia bahkan tidak melirikku. "Anak Yuna butuh seorang ayah. Setelah situasi lebih tenang, aku akan menikahimu." Semua orang mengira aku yang begitu setia akan rela menunggunya sebulan lagi. Bagaimanapun juga, aku sudah menunggu pernikahan ini selama tujuh tahun. Tapi malam itu, aku melakukan sesuatu yang tak terbayangkan .... Aku menyetujui pernikahan yang diatur orang tuaku, lalu segera pergi ke luar negeri. Tiga tahun kemudian, aku pulang ke negara ini untuk menjenguk orang tua. Suamiku Leandro kini adalah presiden perusahaan multinasional. Karena mendadak ada rapat penting, dia khusus menyuruhku pergi ke kantor cabang dalam negeri dulu. Dia bahkan menyuruh bawahannya untuk menyambutku. Tak disangka, bawahan itu ternyata Hubert yang sudah tiga tahun tidak bertemu. Sekilas saja Hubert melihat cincin yang berkilauan di jari tanganku. "Itu 'kan model tiruan dari cincin yang dibeli Pak Leandro dengan harga 10 miliar untuk istrinya? Tak disangka setelah beberapa tahun tak jumpa, kamu malah jadi begitu mengejar gengsi." "Kamu sudah ngambek cukup lama, harusnya sudah puas. Pulanglah! Anak Yuna sudah masuk usia sekolah, pas sekali bisa kamu yang antar makanan tiap hari." Aku tidak mengatakan apa-apa, hanya mengusap cincin itu dengan perlahan. Hubert tidak tahu, ini adalah cincin dengan permata paling murah dari sekian banyak permata yang pernah Leandro berikan padaku.

Sean tidak pernah tahu jika dirinya adalah putri Kerajaan Spanyol yang melarikan diri setelah kerajaan diserang dan dikuasai oleh musuh. Beberapa kali sang bibi—yang sebenarnya pelayan mendiang Ratu Spanyol —membawanya melarikan diri, tapi Sean tidak tahu alasannya. Hingga suatu hari Sean yang bekerja sebagai pengawal Ratu Amerika tiba-tiba dikirim ke Inggris—yang berada di tengah perselisihan dengan Amerika—untuk menjadi mata-mata. Pertemuan Sean dengan putra mahkota Inggris yang juga tengah menyamar dan menyembunyikan identitasnya perlahan menumbuhkan perasaan suka di hati keduanya. Saat identitas mereka sama-sama terbongkar, tembok besar telah menjadi penghalang untuk perasaan mereka. Namun, identitas Sean sebagai Putri Spanyol mulai terbongkar dan kejuatan lain datang saat pangeran bungsu dari Amerika menginginkan Sean sebagai istrinya sebagai imbalan atas bantuan yang akan diberikan pada Sean dan kakaknya agar bisa merebut kembali Kerajaan Spanyol.

My sister, Cherry Nicholson, called me nine times before she jumped into the sea. But I didn't pick up once. Now everyone says it's my fault she's gone—even my fiance, my Alpha mate—Samuel Carver. He used to stay by my side through every painful treatment for my wolfsbane fever. Now, he shoves me to the ground like I'm nothing. His once gentle face is now twisted with contempt as he looks down on me and warns, "You don't deserve to be happy!" And truth be told, it isn't just them who believe that. Even I do. Since then, I've stopped going out, stopped dressing up, and stopped meeting anyone's eyes. Even when I run into Samuel holding hands with another she-wolf, I lower my head and walk past silently. But when the wolfsbane fever comes back, I drown in agony and despair. I decide to give my life to atone for what happened to Cherry. That's when they all start to regret it.

There's this unspoken rule in werewolf high society: no matter how tight the mate bond is, business banquets mean booking a hostess. Six years into our bond, my Alpha mate—Brian Stormclaw—met one. Louise. A scrappy Omega with too much pride and not enough sense. When he offered her his black card, she pushed it back and said, "I'm not some Alpha's pampered pet." Brian? Instantly hooked. Like the Moon Goddess herself had dropped her in his lap. He chased her like he wanted her mark on every pack crest. But he forgot something—I was the Luna he wrote ninety-nine love letters to before I said yes. I didn't beg. Didn't snap. Every time he chose her over me, I lit another letter. First one burned on our anniversary—he bailed to wait outside Louise's flower shop, just to walk her home. Letter thirty-four? He left me stranded in a dangerous hunting ground to keep her company. Said she was scared of the dark. Fifty-two? Torched the second he replaced our wedding photo with some sketch she made on. ... And when the ninety-ninth turned to ash, so did whatever was left of us. I walked away. For good.

Ketika kandunganku menginjak sembilan bulan dan hampir siap melahirkan, suamiku, Arga Baskara, justru memerintahkan orang mengunciku di gudang bawah tanah dan menyuruhku menahan agar bayi itu tidak lahir. Karena istri almarhum kakaknya, Indri Magani, juga diperkirakan akan melahirkan hari ini. Arga pernah berjanji pada kakaknya bahwa anak pertama yang lahir dalam Keluarga Baskara akan dididik sebagai penerus dan menerima warisan keluarga. "Anak Indri harus lahir lebih dulu," kata Arga dengan tenang. "Dia kehilangan suaminya dan nggak punya apa-apa. Sementara kamu sudah memiliki semua cintaku, memberikan harta kepada anaknya adalah hal yang seharusnya." Kontraksi membuatku kesakitan sampai berguling-guling, aku menangis memohon padanya untuk membawaku ke rumah sakit. Arga mengusap air mataku dengan lembut, suaranya rendah dan mengandung bahaya. "Jangan berpura-pura! Aku sudah lama tahu kamu sama sekali nggak mencintaiku. Satu-satunya yang kamu pedulikan adalah kekayaan dan kedudukan." "Kamu sengaja mau melahirkan prematur hanya untuk merebut hak keponakanku... Bagaimana bisa kamu begitu kejam?" Wajahku pucat dan seluruh tubuhku gemetar. Aku berkata dengan suara pelan, "Aku nggak bisa mengendalikan kapan anak ini akan lahir, kelahiran prematur hanyalah kebetulan! Aku bersumpah, aku nggak peduli sama harta, aku hanya mencintaimu!" Arga tertawa sinis. "Kalau kamu mencintaiku, kamu nggak akan memaksa Indri menandatangani kontrak untuk melepaskan hak waris untuk anaknya. Oke, setelah dia melahirkan, aku akan kembali menemuimu. Bagaimanapun juga, yang ada di perutmu adalah darah dagingku sendiri." Arga menunggu di luar ruang bersalin Indri. Setelah melihat bayi yang baru lahir itu, barulah dia teringat padaku. Dia menyuruh sekretaris menjemputku ke rumah sakit, tetapi sekretaris itu dengan suara gemetar berkata, "Nyonya... dan bayinya... sudah meninggal..." Pada saat itu, Arga menjadi gila.