Arti Twelve

Masa kecil penuh trauma membuat Laura percaya bahwa cinta selalu berarti luka. Baginya, dicintai adalah disakiti. Dan menerima rasa sakit dari orang terkasih adalah hal yang wajar. Keyakinan itu membawanya pada Reve, pria dengan sisi gelap yang tak pernah ia sembunyikan. Di rumahnya, Laura terjebak dalam hubungan penuh gairah sekaligus penyiksaan, hingga sulit membedakan antara cinta dan obsesi. Pengkhianatan Reve membuka matanya. Untuk pertama kali, Laura meragukan pemahamannya tentang cinta. Ia memutuskan pergi, mencoba keluar dari lingkaran yang menghancurkannya. Namun Reve tak rela melepaskan. Baginya, Laura adalah obsesi, candu, dan alasan untuk tetap bertahan dalam kegelapan. Laura harus memilih: menerima pria itu lagi, atau mencari arti cinta yang sebenarnya. °°° Hai kakak-kakak pembaca tersayang, penulis akan sangat berterima kasih jika kakak semua berkenan meninggalkan jejak komentar, ulasan dan menambahkan cerita ini ke pustaka. Love <3

Kehilangan orang tua membuat dunia Nawang runtuh. Dalam sekejap, rumah yang selama ini menjadi tempat ia berteduh berubah menjadi asing. Raditya dan Anindya, anak kandung ayah tirinya, menyingkirkannya dengan alasan ia tidak memiliki darah Kurniawan. Dipaksa meninggalkan segala kenangan bersama ibunya, Nawang harus memulai hidup baru di rumah bibinya—seorang perempuan yang pernah memutus hubungan dengan ibunya karena luka masa lalu. Di sanalah Nawang menghadapi kerasnya hidup, jauh dari segala kenyamanan yang pernah ia miliki. Ketika ia hampir menyerah, takdir mempertemukannya dengan seseorang. Bukan pria berjas rapi dengan senyum menawan, melainkan sosok preman pasar kasar dengan sorot mata tajam— yang oleh banyak orang ditakuti, namun justru membuatnya merasa aman. Di balik perjuangan hidup yang keras, Nawang menemukan arti rumah yang sesungguhnya. Sebuah perjalanan yang mengajarkannya tentang keberanian, pengorbanan, dan cinta—bukan dari harta, melainkan dari ketulusan orang-orang yang tetap setia di sisinya.

"That's okay baby. I won't be taking her away from you because you will be coming with us. Me, you, and Aria, together. A perfect family. What do you think about that?" Riccardo De Luca, popularly known for his ruthlessness and unforgiving spirit, has led the Italian Mafia for twelve good years now. He is feared and respected- either forcefully or willingly- by everyone including the Italian government. The title has been in his family line for...longer than he can even remember and all of a sudden his position is being threatened because he doesn't have an heir. Not under his watch though. He is going to keep this position no matter what it takes. with the mafia baby, Emilia Salvatore left Italy five years ago and vowed never to return again. She set up a life for she and her daughter in New York City. But what happens when Riccardo suddenly shows up at her door five years later demanding to be a part of not only his daughter’s life but also a part of Emilia’s life?

At twelve years old, Zevran Ilvane was already a monster in the making. He was cold, Ruthless, and a psychopath. But that all changes when his father kidnaps Vesper Grey Lysan and brings her home. Zevran takes one look at her, and she becomes the object of his obsessive devotion. Broken but desperate to survive, Vesper is ready to do whatever it takes to escape her hell, so she manipulates Zevran's obsession to her advantage. She gains his trust and promises to take him with her if he helps her escape. But she does not keep to her word. Instead, she kills his father with the weapon he gave her and runs, leaving Zevran bleeding and betrayed. But the boy she betrayed didn't die—he became something far worse. Ten years later, Zevran Ilvane is no longer a boy. He's a cold, calculating Mafia king, and he's been waiting. Watching. Planning. Vesper owes him a promise. And he intends to collect–with her body, her soul, and every breath she takes. She used his love to escape him once. Now he'll use it to break her.

Kesempurnaan? Apa arti kata itu? Apa berarti memiliki segalanya? Jika benar, maka hidup seorang Dave Taylor sangatlah sempurna. Namun, pria itu harus sial dalam hal percintaan. Wanita yang sangat ia cintai memilih bersanding dengan sahabat karibnya, Garvin Lautner. Dave seorang pria arogan yang akan menghalalkan segala cara agar rasa sakitnya terbalaskan meski harus mengorbankan hidup seseorang. Apa ia peduli? Tidak. Sebab, jika tujuan yang tercapai maka kesenangan akan didapat. Chloe Moretz seorang wanita yang paling terluka di sini. Di usianya yang menginjak delapan belas tahun, ia harus mengorbankan dirinya menjadi objek demi terbalasnya rasa dendam Dave pada Garvin. Sekuat atau sejauh apapun ia membebaskan diri dari segalanya. Tetap saja, ia hanyalah formalitas belaka yang berakhir di ranjang. Apakah Chloe dapat membebaskan dirinya ketika Dave berhasil mendapatkan wanita pujaannya? Ataukah hidupnya semakin terjerumus ke dalam lubang hitam yang menyakitkan?

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.

My Alpha mate secretly marked me for three years. I helped him manage the pack as a Beta and even helped him successfully run for Alpha King. But after the successful election, he publicly announced that his Omega assistant Scarlett was the one who helped him the most. "I'm announcing that 15% of our territory will be placed under Stella's management. From today forward, Stella's position in the pack will be second only to mine." With two simple sentences, he'd erased twelve years of my efforts. But my mate thought I was making a mountain out of a molehill. "I just showed a little extra care for the pack's Omega," he said dismissively. "My body never strayed. You're acting like I committed some unforgivable sin." I turned and left, aborted our child and proposed a mate bond severance agreement. Then, I called a number that I hadn't contacted for 12 years. “I regret it. I am willing to be the Alpha of your pack.”

They said I was cursed. Broken. Unworthy of love. I believed them—until the night Alpha Thorne Blackwater looked into my eyes and called me his mate. For one perfect heartbeat, I thought I'd finally found where I belonged. Then he ripped it all away. He rejected me in front of twelve packs, called me a disease, and threw me to the wolves like trash. They hunted me. Broke me. Left me bleeding in a forest where nothing survives. But I didn't die. Something ancient woke up inside me instead—something that feeds on pain, on rage, on every scar he gave me. Now I'm back, and I'm not the weak little wolf he destroyed. I'm the nightmare he created. Thorne wants me back? He can beg. He can crawl. He can suffer the way I did. And maybe—just maybe—I'll let him live long enough to regret ever letting me go.

“How dare you disgrace the family?” Richard Donovan’s voice was as sharp as his grasp on little Samantha's arm. At twelve years old, Samantha Donovan realized one thing, some dreams aren't made for girls. Samantha Donovan gets exiled for six years, because she dared to play hockey in her twin brother's place. Not until a phone call changes everything, her twin brother is brutally injured, and Richard has a condition. She gets to play again, but in disguise of her brother, the very reason he exiled her. She has to take Adrian Volkov's place by any means possible. Adrian Volkov was the son of her father's number one enemy. The real danger was not in hiding her identity, but having Adrian Volkov, the insanely hot captain and guy she's supposed to beat as a roommate. He is cold, arrogant, calculative and very suspicious of Samantha. Each encounter brings them dangerously close together, heat and passion sparks on and off the rink. Samantha fears Adrian finding her secret, and their family feud was another factor she has to consider.

An alpha protects them all… At least, a real one does. Twelve years ago friend and fellow alpha, Hunter and Melina Blue, lost their lives when their beta orchestrated a massive coup. Ten years ago Alpha Demetri Black was forced to close his borders to keep the violent rogues that took over at bay. Today, the original members of the Blue Ridge pack are dwindling and fear for their lives. Desperate for an alpha to help them, they dare to cross the border into the territory of a killer, at least that’s what Alpha Black is rumored to be; merciless. It’s only when his son attacks and severely injures the remaining member of Blue Ridge’s warriors that the pack’s trespassing comes to Demetri’s attention as does Damian’s deep hatred for helping the pack that couldn’t help themselves. Will Damian’s attitude change when he discovers the truth behind the Blue Ridge pack? Will Alpha Demetri be the alpha they need? The one who protects them all? Welcome back to the Crimson Dawn pack with the third emotional book in the series. Content warning: This book contains descriptions of mental, physical and sexual abuse that sensitive readers may find disturbing. For adult readers only.