Arti Kata Deserve

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.”

Kata orang tua zaman dahulu, memilih istri itu harus berpatokan pada bibit, bebet dan bobot. Hayu berpikir, itu mungkin terjadi di zaman dulu, di mana banyak orang masih berpikiran kuno. Tapi di zaman modern sekarang ini, mana mungkin pemikiran seperti itu masih terjadi. Seiring perkembangan zaman, Hayu yakin, pemikiran orang sudah mulai terbuka, namun pemikiran Hayu ternyata salah. Buktinya sekarang, Hayu sedang menjawab serangkaian pertanyaan -pertanyaan yang akan menentukan kelanjutan hubungannya dengan Bisma Adibrata. Calon pewaris tunggal Adibrata Group. Bagaimana kisah mereka selanjutnya?

Love has been described as one of the most important experiences of a person's life,and Emma has wanted nothing but a chance at it. However,she has found herself unfortunate,as the man she loves cannot simply be hers. The love she had so deeply wished to experience had left her drowning,and in shame. Was love meant to hurt us? Was it meant to ruin her reputation? Emma had found herself in love with a man who had chosen his wife over her,but despite that,she couldn't find a way to break off. She knew he was toxic,he didn't deserve her. It was obvious that she was falling for a man who longed for another soul,one who didn't even want him. How long was she willing to wait? How much disgrace and shame was she willing to endure on his behalf? Would she ever get the man she desired,or would the pain turn her into a raging menace? Read more to find out...

You are nothing to me but a lowly slave, you don't deserve to be my mate!" Jane suffered once again when her fated mate, the Alpha of the blue-moon Pack, pushed straight through the door and left. All the members of her pack had been brutally slaughtered by their enemies eight years ago, and she had been taken to a hostile pack to be used as a slave, humiliated, and beaten through her lonely formative years.But it was at this time that she was brought back to his pack by her mate, Alpha Gillian of the Blue-moon Pack. Here she truly has friends and feels that the future is full of hope. With their encouragement, she tries hard to become stronger, but what comes with it is not a life full of happiness. Her mate is disgusted with her slave status and weakness and rejects her. She is insulted over and over again, used as a spy, and put into the custody of a hostile pack. She is once again plunged into the depths of despair. It is not until she is on the verge of death for his mate that she discovers that she is a descendant of the moon..

The night my parents were kidnapped, my brother—who happened to be a police officer—chose to go bungee jumping with the fake heiress. I didn't stop him. Instead, I called the police and began preparing the ransom. In my previous life, my brother had forgone the outing to rescue our parents. As a result, the rope snapped during her jump, sending her plummeting into the abyss. Her body was never recovered. He never spoke a word about it afterward. On my birthday, he drugged me and dragged me to that very cliff. "You orchestrated the kidnapping! You'd go this far for their attention? You're nothing but a monster! Lillian is dead. You don't deserve to live either!" When I opened my eyes again, I found myself back on the night my parents were kidnapped. This time, my brother didn't rush to their rescue. Instead, he ran to the fake heiress. But in the end, he regretted it so much that he nearly lost his mind.

Cinta datang tiba-tiba, tidak kenal tempat dan waktu. Itu yang Bima dan Arafah rasakan. Bertemu dengan cara yang tidak biasa, ditempat yang tidak biasa juga membuat keduanya akhirnya sepakat untuk menikah meski berkenalan hanya sebentar. Benar kata orang, lebih baik pacaran setelah menikah dari pada pacaran lama-lama tapi tidak menikah juga pada akhirnya. Rumah tangga yang romantis Bima dan Arafah lalui, hingga akhirnya sebuah fakta terkuak dari Bima. Harusnya Arafah melanjutkan pernikahannya? Dia bisa memilih. Menjadi istri pertama atau mantan istri. Pilihan yang sulit bukan?

Benar kata pepatah, manusia adalah iblis sesungguhnya. Pasangan Dilger Wiston dan Risa tak menyangka jika niat baiknya saat itu menuai malapetaka bagi keluarganya. Remaja tua itu—begitulah mereka menyebutnya—kini membuat kerunyaman. Vairre Midelli namanya. Wanita iblis berkedok wajah manis. Kekuatannya bergantung pada mimik dan ekspresi lucu wajahnya yang membuat luluh tiap orang. Namun, tak ada yang menyangka, wanita berwajah maneken itu telah menyusun rencana buruk untuk keluarga Wiston, rencana yang sudah disusunnya beberapa tahun silam. Bagi Vai, Wiston adalah hama yang harus diberantas.

Abhicandra Gamma, bertemu lalu jatuh cinta pada rekan kerjanya, seorang wanita sempurna versinya, Elliane. Namun sayang, Elliane bukanlah wanita yang seharusnya dia cintai karena Elliane sudah bertunangan dengan lelaki lain. “Iya, kalau ngga ada Ryan, kamu pacar aku. Tapi kalau ada Ryan, baru kamu selingkuhan aku.” begitulah kata Elliane, yang tak bisa ditepis oleh Gamma karena memang begitulah kenyataan yang mereka jalani. Hanya kurang dari setahun sampai ke hari pernikahannya, Gamma tak ingin menyerah, dan Elliane tetap tidak bisa memilih antara selingkuhan atau kekasih sejatinya.