Arti Bitter

Whenever she closes her eyes, she can feel him. His amber eyes glaring back at her brown chocolate eyes, his fingers crawling on her skin making her shiver. She loved how he made her feel, she yearned for more and more but whenever she opened her eyes, she panted like she has been running a marathon, sweating profusely. Her silky nightie soaked not only with sweat but her wetness, her pantie more damper than ever. One unexpected day, she saw 'his amber eyes glaring back at her brown chocolate eyes' but not in her dreams, in broad daylight. Not only his eyes were visible but the whole of him. Time stopped. But... she saw something else in his amber eyes, an evil glint and the powerful scent that engulfed him made her skin crawl with fear making her remember the bitter past she had.

Sheena was just an ordinary housewife. Every day she was busy in the kitchen, washing, cleaning the house, and taking care of her child. Her appearance was unkempt, her body overweight, her face dull, and she always wore thick glasses—and all of that made her husband, Gevan, feel ashamed. Sheena’s life grew even more bitter when Gevan openly held hands with his beautiful secretary. What hurt even more was that their only son, Ghani, actually supported his father. The boy openly said that he was embarrassed to have a mother like Sheena. Insults kept coming, even from her own mother-in-law. But Sheena was not a weak woman. She knew she had sacrificed a lot, and she would not stay silent. When everyone underestimated her, Sheena left and divorced Gevan. “You just wait and see, Gevan! I will make you regret underestimating and mocking me!”

“Cassie.” Everything around me froze. I stared at him without blinking for a second. “Cassie?” I repeated back to him. “The woman you brought into our house and claimed she was a distant cousin?” That was the moment I knew my marriage was over. Chloe Stone thought she had a perfect life, with a husband she loved and a future she had dreamed of since she was a child. But on the night of their fifth wedding anniversary, one text changed her life. Her husband was having an affair with another woman. Devastated, she walks away from her marriage with nothing but a suitcase and her pride. She leaves and tries to heal but it is difficult under the roof of a bitter father. Chloe lands a job in a powerful firm and comes face to face with Alex Blackwood, her ex-husband’s college rival, a powerful billionaire CEO with a guarded heart, raising a child on his own. Can two hearts shattered by their pasts, find love in the most unexpected second chance?

When my older sister, Rhea Silverhilt, and I are given a chance to choose our marriage partners for the clan alliance, she rushes ahead and claims the noble fire dragon, Drakon Ragnarok. I am left to match with a brutish wolf, Flint Greyfang. Not long after the wedding, Drakon dies in an unexpected accident. Rhea loses her protector and is vulnerably subjected to scorn and abuse. Meanwhile, the sharp-minded and shrewd Flint reveals a surprising talent for business and swiftly amasses a fortune. Consumed by bitter hatred, Rhea corners me at the grand sacrificial rite and stabs me to death. When I open my eyes again, I am back on the day we are to choose marriage partners. This time, Rhea darts forward and holds Flint's hand. In that instant, I know that she's reborn, just as I am. What she doesn't know is that wolves are innately violent and abusive. They love settling disputes with fists.

Sinopsis: Intan, seorang mahasiswi yang cerdas dan penuh mimpi, harus menerima kenyataan pahit dalam hidupnya. Ayah tirinya, Yanto, yang kasar dan egois, memaksanya menikah dengan Angga, putra seorang tokoh terpandang, demi memenuhi ambisi pribadi. Intan merasa dirinya tak lebih dari barang dagangan. Meski awalnya menolak keras, ia tak punya pilihan demi melindungi ibunya, Rodiah, dari kekerasan ayah tirinya. Namun, Angga, yang tampak sempurna dan perhatian di mata semua orang, ternyata menyimpan rahasia besar. Pada malam pertama pernikahan mereka, Intan menyadari bahwa hubungan mereka tidak akan pernah berjalan seperti pernikahan pada umumnya. Perasaan cinta yang perlahan tumbuh dalam dirinya berubah menjadi kebingungan dan patah hati. Di tengah kebuntuan, muncul Rian, seorang pria yang mampu memberikan kehangatan dan dukungan yang selama ini tak pernah Intan rasakan. Bersama Rian, Intan mulai menemukan arti kebebasan memilih cinta yang tulus. Namun, memilih kebahagiaan bukanlah perkara mudah ketika keluarga dan pernikahan yang terus membayangi setiap langkahnya. Dapatkah Intan melawan takdir yang dipaksakan, atau akankah ia tenggelam dalam belenggu perjodohan tanpa cinta?

Menjadi sepasang suami istri namun di larang untuk mencintai oleh sang suami bukan lah hal yang mudah untuk siapa pun, termasuk untuk Shayla. Meski Shayla merasa bahagia menjadi seorang istri dari laki laki yang dia kagumi sejak satu tahun lamanya dan akhirnya dia bisa menikah dengan Yogi Andirja lewat sayembara konyol yang di adakan oleh sang Nenek yang tidak lain adalah mertua Shayla. Shayla tau pernikahan tersebut karena keterpaksaan satu sama lain. Jadi Yogi melarang kepada Shayla untuk mencintainya, dia melarang keras cinta itu timbul di dalam rumah tangganya. Bulan demi bulan Shayla lewati meskipun sikap Yogi sangat dingin kepadanya namun itu tidak membunuh semangat Shayla yang tetap berusaha untuk menggapai sebuah arti manis cinta dalam berumah tangga. Setelah berusaha lumayan lama dengan ujian yang menguras tenaga dan air mata, akhirnya hati milik Yogi mulai berubah hangat namun rupanya sudah ada yang berubah dengan kesabaran Shayla. Tetapi bagaimana dengan cinta yang di larang?

Terkutuk dan dikurung dalam cermin, memiliki kekuatan sihir jahat yang harus dihancurkan. Rose dipertemukan dengan Bara lelaki unik yang tak sengaja mengucapkan mantra hingga ia terbebas dari cermin, begitupun mengembalikan warna putih pada bunga mawarnya yang menghitam, dengan arti bahwa Bara mampu menghancurkan kutukan pada diri Rose, serta akan dapat membantunya untuk melenyapkan sosok penyihir yang telah mengutuknya dan masih terus mengejarnya sampai detik ini. Namun, hati Bara rupanya terlampau keras, bertemu dengan Rose baginya adalah petaka, terlebih hatinya telah tertaut pada gadis sombong benama Lily. Bara membiarkan Rose terkurung dalam gelapnya kutukan. Semua semakin diperburuk dengan rahasia yang mulai terungkap, mengenai sosok penyihir yang ternyata sudah lama berada di dekatnya. Mengintai tanpa diketahui, menunggu kedatangan waktu yang tepat untuk melancarkan aksinya. Sampai tiba malam bulan purnama, Rose resmi diabadikan dalam kutukan. Tepat di depan mata Bara. Menyaksikan itu, apa yang akan Bara lakukan? Mungkinkah perasaannya masih mengharapkan Rose agar pergi? Atau untaian kenangan dapat mengubah perasaanya dalam sekejap? sirahshe ~ Copyright 2021

“Apa yang bisa saya lakukan supaya nilai saya bagus, Pak?” Diana bersandar di kursinya, menatap penuh arti pada pria yang dikenal sebagai dosen killer itu. Dosen dengan reputasi dingin bernama Damar Setyawan itu menaikkan satu alis. Senyum tipis melintas di wajahnya yang lebih mirip ejekan daripada keramahan. “Kamu sudah gagal empat kali, Diana. Kamu tahu artinya? Gelar sarjanamu bisa lenyap. Masa depanmu habis.” Diana pura-pura menggigit bibir bawahnya, lalu mencondongkan tubuhnya pada pria itu. “Kalau begitu … saya harus cari jalan lain, ‘kan?” suaranya terdengar manja, sengaja dibuat lirih. “Saya tahu Bapak bisa bantu. Saya bisa … membalas dengan cara lain.” Diana berhenti sebentar, menahan senyum nakal di bibir. “Saya bisa kok jadi sugar baby Bapak,” lanjutnya, pelan tapi jelas. “Anggap saja … kompensasi tutup mulut atas malam itu.” Tatapan Damar mengeras, seakan menimbang keseriusannya. Tapi Diana tidak bergeming. Ia justru semakin berani, bibirnya mendekat ke telinga pria itu. “Saya serius, Pak,” bisiknya dengan mata berkilat menantang. “Kapan kita mulai?”

"Gemma, we agreed on ten years. That time is up now. I'd like to leave with Kira." "You know he never liked her," she added quietly. In the quiet of the coffee house, Josie Carr spoke with a bitter expression. She had lived with Graham Holloway for ten years—ten long years, and still, she hadn't managed to thaw his heart. It wasn't love that brought them a child—it was a night of drunken confusion. He'd pushed her onto the bed, dazed and careless, and Kira came from that. Afterward, he gave her a villa and agreed to let her keep the baby. His only condition was simple: the child must never call him father. Publicly, Graham remained a single man. "I will never marry you. Don't hold out hope. "I'll pay child support, but don't expect me to acknowledge her. That child doesn't exist to me."

After being drugged and set up to forcefully make out with a stranger by her best friend on her wedding night, Rissa was forced to live a quite unfortunate life with her illegitimate son. Liam, a billionaire CEO and fiancé to Rissa had always been the ideal man for Diane; her jealousy towards Rissa had made her so bitter to the extent of plotting to end the wedding between her best friend and her fiancé. Several years later, Rissa came back to the city with her six-year-old son Caleb, who was a product of the forceful makeout she had. Upon getting back to the city, Rissa discovered that her best friend Diane had gotten married to Liam. She also encountered her rapist. What will be the reactions from Liam and Diane when they discover that Rissa has a son? Will Rissa take her revenge on Diane? Will Rissa fight for Liam even after knowing who the biological father of her child is? Read on to find out!