As Always Adalah

Pernikahan yang kusangka harmonis ternyata penuh dengan dusta. Bagaimana tidak? Suami yang kucintai dan sayangi ternyata bermain gila bersama adik kandungku selama bertahun-tahun lamanya. Sadisnya saat ketahuan bercinta di depan mataku mereka tak menganggap aku ada bahkan tetap melanjutkan aktivitas tercela itu. Saat aku menuntut keadilan suami dan adikku malah berencana merenggut nyawaku.

Mertuaku mendatangkan seorang wanita untuk menjadi istri kedua suamiku. Yang lebih parah lagi adalah, wanita itu diakui sebagai adik sepupunya. Di malam aku pulang dari luar kota, aku melihat mereka berdua sedang berhubungan intim dan aku tahu segalanya. Aku akan membalas mereka karena telah mengkhianati aku! Membalas dengan cantik agar mereka lebih menderita daripada apa yang aku rasakan.

Ever since she could remember, Maya Connors has always been the smart, shy girl that sat at the back of the classroom. She tackled every task with a boundless zest, except when it came to boys and relationships. Being eighteen and never once had a boyfriend, she was adamant that it would stay the same until she graduated. But sometimes, you have to expect the unexpected - such as falling for Ethan Morrison, a boy who was way too handsome and way too out of her league. Despite coming from very different social circles, a school trip to Europe was all it took as to her dismay, she found him incredibly charming. But when Maya ventures out of her shell and falls too deep, she realizes that it's too late to go back. With her heart laying on the line, she's about to face a whirlwind of emotions, drama, and secrets.

Alena Michaela masuk dalam jebakan seseorang yang ingin balas dendam padanya. Beruntung dia diselamatkan oleh Brian Oliver. Namun, hal itu menyebabkan dirinya harus menikah dengan Brian. Brian Oliver merupakan pengusaha sukses dan disegani, terlihat baik oleh rekan dan saingan bisnisnya. Sikap dingin dan kakunya tidak menghalangi para wanita jatuh cinta padanya. Akan tetapi, dia tidak percaya dengan cinta. Itulah sebabnya sangat sulit bagi para wanita untuk mendapatkan hatinya. Awalnya, Alena menolak dengan keras pernikahannya, karena masih ingin memperjuangkan cinta sejatinya. Namun, kekerasan hatinya hancur karena permintaan terakhir kakeknya. Pernikahan mereka tidak bisa dikatakan berjalan mulus. Ditambah lagi, kedatangan Theo Oliver yang merupakan kekasih Alena yang merupakan keponakan Brian, di mana Theo menginginkan Alena kembali ke pelukannya. Berbagai intrik dilakukan oleh Theo untuk menghancurkan pernikahan Alena dan Brian. Sampai-sampai dia bekerja sama dengan saingan bisnis Brian dan berniat untuk menghancurkan pamannya itu. Apakah rencana Theo bisa menghancurkan pernikahan Alena dan Brian? Atau hubungan mereka berdua semakin kuat dan cinta tumbuh di hati mereka berdua?

Pandemi COVID-19 menerjang, mengubah Desa Gayam yang tenteram menjadi "neraka" yang penuh ketakutan dan saling curiga. Gotong royong memudar, desas-desus dedemit bergentayangan, dan kejadian aneh menghantui desa. Mudra, pemuda desa yang menjunjung tinggi kebersamaan, menyaksikan "kerumunan" yang dulu hangat kini berubah menakutkan. Ia bertemu Vanua, sukarelawan medis yang datang dari kota yang lebih dulu merasakan "neraka" pandemi. Vanua percaya bahwa "kerumunan adalah neraka," terinspirasi dari Sartre dan Le Bon. Mudra dan Vanua, dengan pandangan berbeda tentang "kerumunan," bekerja sama mengungkap misteri desa. Mereka bertemu Sari, pewaris tradisi yang memahami kekuatan gaib. Bersama, mereka dipandu Ki Rajendra, guru spiritual yang menguasai ilmu tarot, untuk melawan kekuatan jahat dan menghadapi "neraka kerumunan" dalam berbagai bentuk. Perjalanan ini menguji persahabatan, cinta, dan keyakinan mereka. Siapakah dedemit Ni Grenjeng? Apa hubungannya dengan para Kepala Desa di Desa Gayam, Kampung Tujuh, dan kerumunan di berbagai wilayah?

"Five years and that's all you have to say to me?" he asked. Standing so close she could taste his breath. She wanted to move away from him. But she didn't want him to know just how much he affected her. So she stood right there. She wasn't going to let him intimidate her. "Well... Is there anything else you want me to say?" she asked The side of his mouth moved upwards. He was smiling? Why the hell was he smiling like that? She thought. She didn't remember saying anything funny. "You left... Kitty" he said. "I asked you to stay... Begged you to stay... And you left anyways.. With him. And now you come back... Acting like everything is okay between us...?" There was something about him... She thought. Something about the way he called her 'Kitty' that made her heart flip. "You shouldn't have gone with him". He said. "Oh really? Why not? Because you didn't want me to?" she asked. She was starting to get angry. "Yeah that's right" he replied. "And because of what you felt for me -what we felt for each other. When I came near you, you felt an excitement so intense that you ceased to breathe --like you are feeling right now. You wanted me just as much as I wanted you. And that should have been enough to make you stay" -------------------- Katherine Kavell has been in love with Jensen Packard ever since she was a teenager... And all she had ever wanted was for him to see her as more than his best friend's sister.Only he never did. So she decided to leave. But when she returns five years later with her son, Jensen Packard knows that he can't let her go for the second time.

"Ugh, jangan sentuh sana, nanti ada suaranya..." Setelah festival, perusahaan mengadakan perjalanan gathering ke pemandian air panas di pegunungan. Tak disangka, jalan pulang tiba-tiba ditutup, membuat semua orang harus tertahan di lokasi pemandian. Ini pertama kalinya aku menginap di luar, dan tanpa sengaja orang lain mengetahui kondisi fisikku yang spesial. Aku pun terpaksa meminta bantuan. Akhirnya, aku memilih pria yang tampak paling pendiam. Tak kusangka, justru aku malah terjebak dengannya.

Sleeping with my best friend was something that shouldn’t have happened. We made a promise to each other when we were young, but it was long forgotten, at least by him, but not by me. I didn’t forget that he was my prince charming. He dated girls, which I didn’t mind because I was still underage. We slept in the same bed until this date, but we have never crossed the line. The problem started when his fiancée failed to appear for their wedding, and I had to play the role of his bride for the day just to save his face. That was the date everything changed. We had the steamiest night, and he told me it shouldn’t have happened because he was dating my best friend, Candice. That struck me dead in the gut. I should have known that our promises were long forgotten. He took my innocence and told me it shouldn’t have happened. That hurts, but nothing hurts more than learning you’re pregnant with your best friend’s child and you can’t tell him because he is in love with your friend. !Daily updates!

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