Arti Pathetic

Alifa Aderald, remaja labil yang di jodohkan sang ayah dengan dalih wasiat mendiang kakeknya. Alifa di jodohkan dengan seorang CEO bernama Jackie Abian. Dalam benak Alifa, Jack seseorang yang memiliki sifat arogan, sombong, keras kepala, serta dingin. Tapi, Jackie memiliki sifat yang bertolak belakang dengan pemikiran Alifa. Pernikahan yang membuat Alifa menyadari arti cinta dan tidak ingin kehilangan. Namun, gengsinya yang setinggi langit tidak membuat ia menyadarinya. Bagaimana kelanjutan pernikahan mereka? Berakhir bahagia atau putus di tengah jalan?

Maya merupakan play girl yang terbiasa mempermainkan cinta. Dia selalu beranggapan bahwa cinta itu seperti layang-layang yang bisa ditarik ulur sesuka hati. Suatu hari, dia berjumpa dengan lima pemuda yang mengubah banyak hal dalam kehidupannya. Dari kelima pemuda tersebut, dua di antaranya menyeret Maya masuk dalam lingkaran dilema. Devan, si gunung es yang pesonanya memikat sejak pertama bertemu. Reygan, si humble yang mengenalkan arti kenyamanan sesungguhnya. Maya terbiasa meremehkan cinta, hingga akhirnya dia sadar bahwa cinta dan kenyamanan adalah dua hal yang berbeda. Bumerang yang dia lempar, berbalik menghantam dirinya sendiri. Untuk bersama Reygan, dia memang merasa nyaman. Namun, mereka tersekat kesenjangan status sosial. Apabila nekat memperjuangkan Devan, tentu saja taruhannya adalah persahabatan. Dia akan kehilangan seseorang yang memberinya rasa nyaman. Bahkan mungkin kehilangan semua sahabatnya, termasuk Devan sendiri. Lantas, kepada siapa hatinya akan memilih? Sejauh mana dia sanggup memendam perasaannya dalam diam? Dan apa penyesalan terbesar yang membuatnya merasa menjadi manusia paling jahat di dunia?

When I was eight months pregnant, my husband's foster sister invited me to hike a snow-covered mountain. Midway up, an avalanche hit. We were both buried. My husband rushed to the scene, but before I could utter a word, his sister accused me: "She planned this! She tricked me into coming today!" I tried desperately to explain. He didn't listen. Instead, he lashed out at me. "Sandra doesn't know any better, but you should! So what if she's blunt? Is this your petty revenge? Your pathetic life couldn't even begin to repay hers if she'd been hurt!" Then he left. Took her hand. Walked away. I screamed after him, begging him to save our baby. He didn't even glance back. Worse, he unhooked my safety harness and shoved me out of the rescue group. "Since you're so clever, find your own way down." Not long after, another avalanche hit. This time, I couldn't get back up. Three hours later, Sandra was in a car accident. She needed a blood transfusion. That's when he finally thought of me. But by then, he didn't know—I was already gone. Me, and the child I'd never hold, were still buried under the snow.

Scarlet lived with pain all her life. She believed that her affliction was genetic because of all the things her family went through. She had it rough in her pack. She got rejected by her mate who was her Alpha. She was always beaten and bruised. She had scars that made her feel insecure. And when she saw an opportunity to escape, she took it running away from her pack, the only place she ever knew. She found freedom but it was only for a short while. She finds herself in an unknown pack and learns how pathetic her life was in her former pack. How she could have been more and enjoyed even the little things of life. Finding that the moon goddess has given her a second chance mate, nothing could have been better. It was always her dream to have a loving mate. Then one day she experienced a change in her body, something that turned her life upside down. She never knew she was a creature hunters prey on. Her oblivion was the beginning of her calamity. What will happen when her old Alpha tracks her down wanting her back? How will she survive when she realizes that the freedom of the whole werewolf kingdom depends on her?

Whispers in the underworld mentioned that Jason Marino, heir to the Family with its hands in the cross-continental arms trade, supposedly loved women with slim waists. Since his recent return to the country, his eyes had landed on Sonia Stewart—sworn sister to my fiancé, Andy Black. When Andy found out, he disappeared for three whole days. I finally tracked him down in the Family's club, only to overhear a conversation that shattered my world. "I'm not just going to stand by and watch Sonia marry that playboy Jason," Andy was telling his lieutenant. "On the wedding day, you need to swap Sonia's wedding car with Leona's. No one must find out!" His lieutenant thumped his chest, swearing, "No problem, boss! I'll get it done. But... What about your fiancee, Leona?" Andy let out a confident laugh, as if he were in control of everything. "I'm the Don's hand-picked Consigliere. Jason knows Leona belongs to me, so he won't lay a finger on her. Once I've slept with Sonia, he'll have to give up on her. After that, we'll just send someone to pick Leona up. She won't suspect a thing. Instead, she'll be scared and trembling… Pathetic but adorable nonetheless. She'll come running right back to my arms!" Every word was like a bullet leaving holes in my heart, every tone tearing it apart. I stumbled away as fast as I could, praying they wouldn't hear the sound of my heart breaking. When Andy tried to pick me up according to his plan later on, he broke down.

Karenina terpaksa pindah sekolah karena ikut sang ayah yang dipindah tugaskan secara mendadak. Berawal dari ketukan di tengah malam. Kejadian-kejadian aneh mulai mendekatinya. Ditambah, teman-teman di sekolah barunya terlihat ketakutan saat mendengar di mana dia tinggal. Bisakah Karenina melawan teror yang terus mendatanginya? Bisakah dia mengungkap arti dari ketukan yang selalu mendatanginya setiap malam?

I was never a novel person. Honestly? I couldn’t care less about them. That is, until “Three Hearts, One Love”... the reverse harem novel that took over the world… shoved itself into my life. Everywhere I turned: malls, newsfeeds, radios, TVs… Even the old lady at the bus stop was raving about it. Out of pure annoyance… and a little curiosity… I bought a copy, planning to skim it just enough to say it was overrated. Big mistake. Huge. One minute I was rolling my eyes at the melodrama, the next I woke up inside the story — not as the beloved heroine, of course. No, fate made me Luna Graves: the pathetic and miserable, jealous best friend doomed to crash and burn spectacularly by the end of the novel. With no way out, I figured I'd play my part, die dramatically, and call it a day. But then something weird happened. Scenes shifted. Strangers walked onto the page. And the swoon-worthy male leads? They stopped chasing the heroine... and started chasing me. Me. The villain. This wasn’t in the script... and I was definitely not ready.

Anasera Renjani, cleaning service sederhana, tak pernah menduga hidupnya akan berubah drastis saat menerima tawaran dari Zayn Renola Wiratama, CEO perusahaan tempatnya bekerja. Terpaksa menikah karena keadaan yang mengimpitnya, Anasera mengira tugasnya hanya melahirkan anak Zayn. Namun, kenyataan jauh lebih rumit. Di balik sikap dingin suaminya, tersembunyi rahasia kelam yang tak pernah ia duga. Semakin dalam Anasera menyelami kehidupan barunya, semakin banyak pertanyaan yang muncul. Mengapa Zayn menikahinya? Apa arti tatapan penuh kebencian dari suami dan mertuanya? Di tengah kebingungan dan perlakuan tak bersahabat, Anasera bertekad mengungkap kebenaran. Namun, akankah pencarian ini membawanya pada jawaban yang ia harapkan, atau justru membuka kotak Pandora yang lebih berbahaya?

Nadhirah Aleena yang kini hidup dengan trauma yang terus menghantui hidupnya menyebabkan terus menyesali apa yang telah terjadi, diselimuti ketakutan dan bahkan jauh dengan dirinya sendiri. Ia tidak mau siapapun hadir dalam hidupnya termasuk dari masa lalunya sekalipun. Tapi hal yang tidak di harapkan justru terjadi. Rendi yang merupakan masa lalunya datang kembali membuat Nadhirah berusaha untuk terus menghindar. "Menangislah, aku rindu tangisanmu, aku rindu semuanya tentangmu. Dan aku tidak pernah membencimu dengan keaadan sekarang.” Direngkuhnya tubuh Nadhira kedalam pelukan Rendi. "Aku tidak tahu apa arti kehidupan, aku lupa cara tersenyum, aku lupa bagaimana rasanya mencintai dan dicintai. Ini seperti bukan diriku. Aku mati, ya hatiku telah mati bahkan aku sangat membenci ketika melihat orang tertawa bahagia. Untuk tertawa saja aku sulit melakukannya apalagi untuk bahagia. Aku hidup dengan penuh rasa bersalah, penyesalan, dan tidak ikhlas dengan takdir yang telah digariskan. Apakah aku kejam? hahahaha sepertinya itu bukan pertanyaan tapi pernyataan. Tolong jangan tinggalkan aku.”Pinta Nadhirah dengan lirih diiringi isak tangis yang mengalun begitu menyanyat hati Rendi.

Di sebuah kota yang jarang tidur, Nadia, seorang wanita karier berusia 28 tahun, menjalani hidupnya dengan ambisi besar. Namun, di balik pencapaiannya, ada kehampaan yang tak bisa ia pahami. Hingga suatu malam, ia bertemu dengan Reza—seorang pria penuh misteri dengan tatapan yang sulit diabaikan. Percakapan mereka yang awalnya biasa perlahan berubah menjadi permainan penuh godaan. Malam semakin larut, dan batas antara logika serta hasrat mulai memudar. Nadia terhanyut dalam pengalaman yang mengguncang tubuh dan pikirannya. Namun, di balik keintiman itu, ada rahasia besar yang disembunyikan Reza. Apakah pertemuan mereka hanya sekadar pelampiasan, ataukah malam itu menjadi awal dari sesuatu yang lebih dalam? Novel ini bukan hanya menghadirkan kisah penuh gairah, tetapi juga menyelami perjalanan psikologis tokoh dalam memahami kebebasan, hasrat, dan arti keintiman yang sesungguhnya.