Arti Despair

Adrian Lester woke up with a hangover. Sleepily, he yawned and sat up, only to remember that he had a date with Lola and went drinking himself at the bar. How did he get home? Suddenly he realised he was stark naked. He stood up quickly as the vague memory of the previous evening flashed through his mind and he smiled. The blood stain on the bed, the rumpled bedspread and the feeling of sexual satisfaction made him wear a broad gin. Lola finally gifted him her virginity! With that in mind, he would be responsible for his mistress henceforth. More reason why he needed to get this horrible marriage over with that tramp surnamed Leon. From that night on, Ava Leon's life kept going down in despair, until eventually, her husband Adrian Lester had her jailed and sent to prison.

Someone posted a love confession to me on the college's confession wall. But then my roommate's boyfriend left a comment claiming I had slept with every guy on campus. I was furious and ready to call the police. My roommate begged me to forgive her boyfriend, promising she'd make him apologize publicly on the confession wall. But before that apology ever came, an adult video started circulating in the student group chats. Everyone was saying I was the girl in the video. The college summoned me for a meeting and suggested I take a leave of absence. When I went home, my parents refused to acknowledge me as their daughter. I lost everything. Depression consumed me, and with the endless rumors, I finally gave in to despair and ended my life. When I opened my eyes again, it was the day my name first appeared on the confession wall.

After Father's death, everything falls apart. My stepmother seizes the inheritance and leaves us with nothing. Just when I think we can finally breathe, fate hits us harder—Dongju's accident leaves him clinging to life. With hospital bills piling up, despair becomes my only currency. Then, the President Director makes an offer I can't refuse: money for Dongju's treatment, in exchange for marrying his son, Byun Baekhoon—a man whispered to be gay, and heir to one of the most powerful conglomerates in the country. I sign the contract with trembling hands, thinking it's just a business deal. But Baekhoon isn't who I expected. Behind his cold eyes and calculated words, he hides something darker—something dangerous. And the more I try to survive this marriage, the more it feels like I'm burying myself alive.

Megan Hurley orchestrated a bullying scheme to drive a wedge between me and my childhood friend, Eugene. I fell into her trap as she intended, but only saved Eugene Carson. The thugs she hired, however, proved reckless. As a result, she accidentally died. This enraged Eugene to the point of hatred. He was convinced I had set up the bullying that led to Megan's death. On our wedding anniversary, he pushed me off a high building, his face twisted with relentless fury. "This is what you owe me and Megan. Sherlyn, you deserve to die!" When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the day of the bullying. This time, I didn't intervene. Later, he knocked on my window in the rain, saying hoarsely in despair, "Sherlyn, why do you no longer care about me?"

Di sebuah dunia fiksi zaman dahulu, Desa Cindua menjadi saksi perjalanan seorang pemuda bernama Mukhayyam Hafiz yang berjuang menemukan jati dirinya sebagai pemimpin tanpa takhta. Dibesarkan oleh orang tuanya, Rasyid Ghazali dan Syarifah Azurah, Mukhayyam tumbuh sebagai pemuda dengan keberanian besar, tetapi terjebak dalam misteri kitab kuno dan peta rahasia yang diwariskan kepadanya. Dihadapkan pada rahasia kelam di balik Gunung Cindua dan ancaman sosok-sosok misterius, Mukhayyam harus mempelajari ilmu bela diri dan kekuatan batin untuk melindungi desanya. Dalam perjalanannya, ia tidak hanya mempelajari seni bertarung, tetapi juga menemukan arti kepemimpinan sejati, nilai keadilan, dan pengorbanan. Raja Tanpa Takhta adalah kisah epik tentang mimpi, perjuangan, dan kekuatan jiwa yang menginspirasi, penuh dengan intrik, percakapan mendalam, dan aksi mendebarkan. Akankah Mukhayyam berhasil melampaui tantangan yang mengancam dunia yang ia cintai?

Terkadang cinta itu datang tanpa alasan, kemudian bertahan di ruang hati tanpa seorang pun mampu menghalangi. Terkadang harta hanya sebagai pelengkap dunia tanpa arti, ketika terkalahkan oleh rasa yang sulit dimengerti. Terkadang tahta bukan lagi suatu kebanggaan yang patut dipuja ketika sesuatu yang lebih mulia menguasai jiwa. Pramudya. Karena prestasi dan dedikasinya yang tinggi sebagai seorang tenaga pengamanan sebuah hotel, ia mendapat tugas khusus mengawal seorang artis segudang sensasi bernama Aura Cinta Anastasia. Ternyata bukan perkara mudah menghadapi arogansi Cinta yang setinggi gunung berapi. Berkat kesabaran dan ketenangan jiwa yang stabil, ia mampu mereduksi segala kelakuan Cinta yang selalu mengundang kontroversi. Namun, ketika cinta tumbuh diantara keduanya yang berbeda strata, siapa yang patut dipersalahkan? Sanggupkah Pramudya dan Cinta mempertahankan perasaan suci itu di saat berbagai misteri masa lampau terkuak?

Hidup Dina seakan hancur berkeping-keping ketika kebenaran terungkap: Danang, lelaki yang pernah ia percayai sepenuh hati, tega mengkhianati pernikahan mereka. Cinta yang dulu ia rawat dengan air mata dan doa, runtuh hanya karena satu kata—selingkuh. Perceraian itu bukan sekadar perpisahan, melainkan luka yang menggores jiwa, meninggalkan perasaan hampa sekaligus marah yang tak mudah terobati. Namun, di tengah kehancuran itu, Dina harus tetap berdiri. Demi ketiga anaknya yang masih membutuhkan pelukan, ia menelan pil pahit dan menatap dunia dengan mata basah tapi hati yang mulai dikeraskan oleh kenyataan. Dari seorang istri yang dikhianati, ia bertransformasi menjadi seorang ibu yang berjuang sendirian. Kini, setelah semua badai di season pertama kehidupannya, perjalanan baru terbentang di hadapan Dina—perjalanan yang tak hanya menguji kesabarannya, tapi juga keberaniannya untuk kembali percaya pada arti kebahagiaan.

I never thought a dance could bring me disaster Tonight, at the annual Moon Goddess Festival, my brother, the heir of the Silver Moon pack, Aiden, and I performed a dance together. We won a lot of applause. Aiden made me the star of the festival. Unexpectedly, after the dance, Aiden's mate came with a group of sorority members to bully me. "How dare you flirt with Aiden? Omega! "Break her legs!" “No!No!No! I am Aiden’s sister!” I tried to explain, but they gagged me. I struggled desperately, but it only provoked an even more brutal beating. "If she's so horny, strip her naked and throw her into the boys' restroom," Bella said, standing nearby with her arms crossed. Tears of despair streamed down my face. Just then, Aiden arrived. "I'll make every one of you pay for this!" he roared.

"Henceforth, you will live here. You belong to me now." Ryan declared, his deep voice slicing through my defenses. --- At just twenty-two, Jack Harris was on the brink of despair in the dangerous Stone City. Alone in the world and struggling to survive, he was ready to give up. Then, he crossed paths with Ryan Thompson, the man who held the city in his grasp. By day, Ryan was a charming CEO; by night, he ruled as the feared Mafia boss. Rather than seeing Jack as a victim, Ryan perceived him as the universe's gift to him. He offered Jack a chance at life, unaware that the price would entail facing his deepest fears. Ryan quickly became fixated on Jack, drawn in by the very terror Jack embodied. After enduring a series of pain, terrifying BDSM and displays of dominance, Jack ultimately surrendered, marking the most significant compromise of his life.

To forge an alliance, I had to choose a mate from the sons of the Blackwood Alpha. Everyone thought I'd choose Larry, the powerful Alpha-to-be. But on the day of the ceremony, I chose Derek—the outcast in the wheelchair, the one they called the Broken Wolf. I did it because in my past life, I chose Larry, and he betrayed me. He mated with another she-wolf right in front of me, forcing the entire pack to watch. He even marked Chloe, my so-called best friend. When I discovered their betrayal, he murdered me—and our unborn pup—with a silver dagger. I died in despair, my heart shattered. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day I had to choose my mate. This time, they could have each other. I would rewrite my fate. But I never expected he'd been reborn, too.