Arti Kata Deserve

Dalam dunia gangster yang keras dan penuh intrik, Rama, seorang pemuda yang tumbuh di bawah asuhan bos gangster, menjalani hidup yang gelap dan penuh risiko. Namun, hidupnya berubah ketika ia tanpa sengaja menolong Angel, seorang gadis misterius yang tampak biasa, tetapi sebenarnya adalah arwah yang terjebak di antara kehidupan dan kematian. Angel memiliki rahasia besar, ia terperangkap dalam masalah rumit yang melibatkan kelompok sesat, dan memiliki hubungan erat dengan petinggi pemerintah. Ketika Rama berusaha membantu Angel keluar dari cengkeraman kelompok tersebut, ia menyadari bahwa gadis itu bukan sekadar korban biasa. Hubungan spiritual Angel mengungkapkan berbagai misteri yang dapat mengguncang kehidupan Rama. Perjalanan mereka menjadi lebih dari sekadar pelarian, tapi ini adalah pencarian jati diri dan kebenaran. Setiap perjalan yang akan mereka lalui bersama, keduanya harus menemukan jalan untuk menghadapi takdir mereka, sembari berjuang untuk memahami arti kehidupan dan kematian.

"Sumpah ya kalo dalam sehari ini gagal kawin kedua kalinya, enggak pake kawin-kawinan aja. Jadi perawan tua juga enggak masalah. Hidupku udah game over." °°°~°°° Bagaimana rasanya saat pernikahanmu batal di hari H? Kenyataan jika calon suami mu tiba-tiba hilang ditelan bumi tanpa jejak. Ririn Haryani, wanita yang mengaku sebagai independen women harus mengalami hal itu. Disaat darurat, datang seorang pahlawan kesiangan dengan sejuta kekonyolan yang membuat dia ragu akan kata 'nikah'. Bagaimana kisah pernikahan Ririn? Batalkah atau pahlawan kesiangannya benar-benar serius untuk menikahinya?

Aku yang tulus mencintai suamiku namun malah di jadikan sapi perah olehnya dan ibu mertua, pengabdianku selama dua tahun tidak membuat mereka menyayangiku malah semakin bertingkah. Aku lelah dengan menuruti semua kemauan suami dan mertua. Hingga puncaknya suami meminta izin untuk menikah lagi. Hancur sudah perasaanku, aku yang banting tulang mereka yang menikmatinya serta ingin membawa benalu baru. Maaf mas!aku tidak sebucin itu! Tak ada kata mau di madu! Sorry! Ku hempaskan kau ke tempat asalmu di kolong jembatan.

Tiga tahun lalu, aku memberi obat pada pewaris mafia, Vincent. Setelah malam liar itu, dia tidak membunuhku. Sebaliknya, dia meniduriku sampai kakiku lemas, memeluk pinggangku, dan terus berbisik satu kata yang sama berulang-ulang, "Putri." Tepat ketika aku akan melamarnya, cinta pertamanya, Isabel kembali. Untuk membuatnya bahagia, Vincent membiarkan mobil menabrakku, melemparkan peninggalan ibuku ke anjing liar, dan bahkan mengirimku ke penjara… Tapi ketika aku benar-benar hancur, terbang ke Arunika untuk menikahi orang lain, Vincent mengobrak-abrik seluruh Mandala Jaya demi menemukanku.

An omega was rescued by a kind alpha. She was taken to the city and let her stay in his house. As time went on, as she got to know him better, she also gradually discovered that he had a connection with the ruthless alpha who massacred every member of their pack. Lany Barnes is an omega who survived during Mondrei's attack on their camp and massacre of their pack. Jeric Jones was the kind alpha who helped her and brought her to the city and let her stay in his house. She dreamed of him to be the alpha mated for her, but as time went on, she gradually felt doubts on him. Until she met someone who proved that he was indeed related to the death of every member of their pack and the reason for her parents being missing. Revenge will blind the admiration and love she feels for the alpha who helped her. The question is, did Jeric really have a connection to the massacre that happened to their entire pack? Is he really part of that to deserve her revenge? Or he really has no other intention but to help her?

Ellara has been raised to be the perfect, obedient wife, sold into marriage with Xavier, the heir of a powerful werewolf family. While Ellara follows the rules, Xavier rejects the patriarchal world that shaped her. He believes women deserve more rights, but he struggles to connect with her, creating a cold distance between them. When Ellara discovers that Xavier and his family are werewolves, fear drives them even further apart. As pressure mounts for Ellara to conceive, Xavier is forced to marry a second wife, a woman who flaunts her superiority and torments Ellara. But as Xavier watches his new wife hurt Ellara, he realizes his deep feelings for her. As Ellara begins to break free from the chains of her past, Xavier secretly works to tear down his corrupt family’s empire. With danger closing in, Xavier must make a choice: will he burn everything down for a life with Ellara, or will the weight of their world tear them apart forever? Can love and loyalty survive a battle against family, fear, and fate?

My parents made a terrible mistake, and I'm paying miserably for it. Growing up in a strong pack, I should've been living my best life. But after my parents' treason and their death, I'm labeled a traitor, an outcast. I suck it up because I deserve it. But when I'm accused of a crime I did not commit, I know I can't continue living like this. Then I have my first shift, and I'm mated to someone who doesn't want me. Somehow, I'm captured and sold to the most vicious and dangerous shifter in the country, Theo Gavi. But despite the unnerving attraction I feel when I'm in his presence, despite my wolf's yearning for him, I can't bring myself to be close to him. I shouldn't. Not when I have been hurt before. Right now, I would do anything to be free—to live my life on my own terms.

Everyone in Logan Bradshaw's social circle knows he dotes on me endlessly. He turns down the marriage his family has arranged for him for my sake. His love for me remains unchanged for three years. However, things change during his bachelor party before our wedding. His true love asks, "Will you leave with me if I crash your wedding?" He says seriously, "I will." I hold back my tears and text my wealthy best friend. "Can you take me away from here in the shortest time possible?" She arrives seven minutes later. Her car's tires are practically on fire because of how fast she drove. "I told you you should've married a rich guy and enjoyed the good life! "You totally deserve it, with your looks and personality! My brother is as handsome as they come, and my father still has it going. Pick one!"

Content Warning: This is a collection of dark, steamy age-gap romances centered on marriage, possession, and angst. These are stories where vows are a transaction, love is a battlefield, and the only happy ending is the one they fight for. He is always the other father—the guardian, the protector, the older man forced into a role he never asked for. She is the complication, the temptation, the younger woman who disrupts his carefully controlled world. Their unions are never simple. A marriage contract for protection. A vow sworn in desperation. A wedding to secure a future for a child. But behind every practical arrangement lies a dangerous, simmering tension that vows alone can't contain. This collection delivers standalone stories where passion is a privilege earned only after "I do." Expect charged glances across crowded rooms, kisses that feel like claims, and the slow, angsty burn of a man who believes he doesn't deserve her, fighting the overwhelming need to make her his in every way. For readers who like their romance dark, their heroes possessive, and their happy endings hard-won.

I thought I had it all. I thought I’d finally cracked the code. I thought my mom was wrong when she said all men are the same-that all men are scum and will leave you without notice. Well, the saying “Mama knows best…” I learned it the hard way. Because indeed, Mama knows best. I should’ve listened when she warned me. I should’ve been more cautious. After two years of marriage, Nate decided he didn’t want me anymore, and I don’t even deserve to know why. That night, he took everything from me. He turned everyone against me. And just when I thought life was going back to normal, when I was finally picking up the broken pieces, he comes knocking. “I’m sorry, Elara. I want you back. Please, come back to me,” Nate pleads. “I will do whatever you want me to do.”