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For the 23rd time, I'm left standing at the altar as Jace Larkin hurries off because his foster sister, Celine Keaton, threatens to end her life again. The guests mock me, saying that we'll never tie the knot and attending our wedding will bring bad luck. I tune them out, holding on to Jace's promise that he'll come back and marry me. I buy his promise yet again, only for him to prove me wrong one more time. After I clean up the mess and pacify the angry guests, I reach home in the middle of the night. While passing the study, I hear Jace's voice. "Cece's always been mentally unstable. Of course, I have to stay with her. Regina will never leave me, even if I postpone our wedding a hundred times." Sorry, Jace, but I'll have to disappoint you this time. Blinking back tears, I unlock my phone and text my childhood friend, Clement Halloway. "Let's get married in three days."

When my mother first told me about the arranged marriage, Noah Parker lowered his head and kissed me, pulling me closer as we became tangled together. After a haze of passion, he carried me into the bathroom. Warm water streamed over my skin, but his words sent a chill straight through me, as if I'd fallen into an icy pit. "Go home. And don't come looking for me here again." I thought he'd seen the text and was jealous, so I quickly clung to him and swore, "I won't marry anyone else—" His smile stayed, but the heat in his eyes cooled into something distant. "But I'm getting married." He brushed back my messy hair, ignoring how my body trembled under his touch. "My fiancée is gentle and kind—nothing like you. She’d never throw herself at her foster brother like that. We've already set a date. If you keep clinging to me like this, she'll be upset with me."

On the day my sight returned, our family doctor, Anna Leone, stood right in front of me and mouthed to my husband, Don Marco Vitale, "Double the lubricant tonight. I promise it'll send you straight to heaven, my Don." Marco pressed a gentle kiss to my eyes. Then he turned away and replied with the same silent lip movements, "You little tease. That mouth of yours—and the one below—I'm crazy about them both." The two of them exchanged a knowing smile, convinced their secret was flawless. What they didn't know was that not only had my vision fully recovered—I was also fluent in lip-reading. My gaze drifted to the bottle of lubricant sitting brazenly in the wall cabinet. I said nothing. Instead, I quietly sent a single text message: [Papa, I've decided to come home.] In three days, I would vanish completely. All I would leave behind for them would be the hollowed-out fortune of billions—and that bottle of "lubricant" I had replaced with high-strength industrial superglue.

Pernikahan yang di pikir akan membuat bahagia, kenyataannya itu membuat hati tertekan dan terluka. Kalea Revere Theresa sudah menjalani pernikahannya dengan seorang pria yang sangat ia cintai, yaitu Kay Garvin Shadrach yang sudah berjalan selama empat tahun ini. Namun mereka belum di karuniai buah hati, dan yang selalu di salahkan adalah Kalea oleh mertuanya terutama oleh Ibu mertua yang sudah menginginkan cucu dari putra satu-satunya. Karena lama tak memiliki keturunan akhirnya mereka harus bercerai, Kay suami Kalea sudah berubah drastis yang tak suka lagi membela istrinya di hadapan orang tua dan keluarganya. Kalea bercerai, tak lama setelah itu mantan suaminya menikah dengan wanita yang ternyata tengah mengandung anaknya. Tak ada penyesalan bagi Kalea berpisah dengan suaminya, kini ia fokus untuk bekerja kembali membahagiakan diri sendiri juga membiayai perawatan sang Ayah yang sudah koma di rumah sakit sejak satu tahun lalu. Perjalanan yang tak mudah, ia harus kembali ke apartemen milik orang tuanya yang sudah lama kosong. Dia bekerja secara online, tak bertemu banyak orang kecuali harus datang ke perusahannya langsung. Pertemuan tak sengaja dengan seorang CEO perusahaan tempat ia bekerja menumbuhkan benih-benih cinta, namun bukan Kalea yang jatuh cinta melainkan CEO bernama Rigel Daviandra Antares yang berusia tiga puluh tahun lebih tua dua tahun dari Kalea. Umur Kalea kini dua puluh delapan tahun, pria itu jatuh cinta pada Kalea namun gengsi untuk mengungkapkannya. Tapi ia berjuang untuk mendapatkan hati Kalea, dan ingin menjadikan istrinya. Masa lalu Kalea diterima oleh Rigel, pria itu malah ingin menunjukkan pada mantan suami Kalea jika sangat salah menyia-nyiakan wanita bukan parasnya saja yang begitu cantik, tapi hatinya juga penuh ketulusan. Walaupun hubungan mereka butuh banyak waktu, tapi Rigel bukanlah pria yang mudah menyerah untuk mendapatkan suatu hal yang dia inginkan. Rigel akan meratukan wanita yang menjadi pasangannya. foto by: Pinterst [free] edit foto by: canva

TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains physical harm, torture, explicit contents including— Dark themes, erotic sex scenes, non consensual situations. And mature topics including trauma, loss. While this is a romance story, READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. — — — — — — — — — — — — “You’re mine now,” he breathed those words on my neck, his hands trailing down my body and stopping only to linger on my thighs. “I’m Axel Salvatore Rossi. And whatever I want— I get.” * * * * * Bound to a man she barely knew, Olivia is confined to a world of games and organized crime. After her sister steals a priceless item, she’s left to pay— with her existence being tied with the mafia lord, Axel. What starts as an unexpected encounter turns out to be something more. Passion ignites, past secrets are revealed, and an ex lover knocks at the door to interrupt a new beginning. Olivia must make a choice— play the game, or fight the players who play dirty…

During the height of the plague, Elizabeth is known for touching the dying without fear and for surviving longer than anyone should. The village calls her witch. Death calls her interesting. Malachor is a demon bound to plague and passing souls, ancient and cruel, intrigued by a healer who refuses to beg. When Elizabeth is condemned, thrown into a plague pit, and left to die, she calls out, not to God, but to the darkness watching her. He answers. Bound to a demon of death, Elizabeth survives… and is slowly claimed. Desire becomes devotion. Mercy becomes sin. A dark historical fantasy romance of plague, power, and forbidden surrender where love corrupts, salvation fails, and Hell is the only vow kept. TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: This story contains mature themes and content intended for adult audiences (18+) Reader discretion is advised. It includes moments of violence, coercion and domination themes, sexual content and dark erotic elements, emotional trauma and moral corruption, blasphemous themes involving demons, faith, and damnation

Behind velvet curtains and gilded balconies, the opera is more than a performance. It's a hunting ground, a court of monsters disguised as patrons and benefactors. When a masked nobleman claims her talent as his own, Lyria is drawn into a world where music is power, restraint is survival, and desire is the most dangerous temptation of all. The longer Lyria remains under his protection, the more she awakens. Her body responds to hungers she does not yet understand and her are dreams invaded by a silver-eyed predator who promises freedom instead of restraint. As the opera's beauty curdles into something predatory, Lyria must decide what she is willing to become to survive it. The stage is watching. The city is listening. And once the blood sings, it cannot be silenced. TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: This story contains mature themes and content intended for adult audiences (18+) Reader discretion is advised. It includes moments of violence, sexual content and dark erotic elements, manipulation, obsession, and emotional power dynamics.

Memiliki ipar yang tidak berbaik hati menganggapnya sebagai bagian dari keluarga, membuatnya diperlakukan tidak baik. Awalnya Larasati sabar menghadapi perlakuan kasar dari kakak suaminya itu, namun ia lama-lama juga jengah dan memilih untuk memberi perlawanan. Meski begitu, rumah tangganya cukup harmonis lantaran suaminya yang bekerja sebagai driver ojek online itu memperlakukannya dengan baik. Di samping itu, mertuanya juga menganggapnya seperti anak sendiri. Sehingga mudah untuknya mempertahankan rumah tangga. Hingga pertahanannya goyah kala mengetahui kebenaran yang ditutupi suaminya. Ternyata suaminya sudah 1 tahun tidak lagi bekerja sebagai ojol. Dan rahasia lain yang membuatnya dengar berat hati memilih untuk berpisah.

The new intern, Cynthia Joller, had posted about me online, claiming the company had made them use their leave for team building. No one wanted to fly all the way to an island to spend time with colleagues. However, what the internet did not know was that our company's team-building tradition involved booking a top-notch five-star resort every year: all-inclusive, family-friendly, with an extra three days of paid leave, and a $30,000 budget per person. The whole internet dubbed me a cold-blooded capitalist, so I decided to give in to their demands and issued a notice. [In response to employee feedback and to honor personal time, this year's team-building retreat has been canceled. Instead, a $500 allowance for personal travel will be provided.] The notice stirred up a commotion in the company. Long-time employees gathered at my office door, pleading for the return of the sunny Madiles retreat.

"Bu, aku bisa pinjam uang dua ratus ribu buat modal usaha?" ucapku pada ibu mertua. "Kamu hanya tamat SMP bisa apa? Sekarang ke dapur dan kerjakan semua pekerjaan rumah!" Semenjak suamiku kecelakaan dan kakinya diamputasi, kami diperlakukan terhina seperti pembantu. Kehilangan pekerjaan seperti benalu di rumah ibu kandungnya. Hinaan dari keluarga suami bagaikan makanan sehari-hari. Akan tetapi, jika terus berusaha dan belajar, tak ada yang tidak mungkin. Begitulah yang aku lakukan hingga bisa menulis novel online di beberapa aplikasi, sehingga menghasilkan banyak uang. Bagaimana sikap mereka yang menghina setelah tahu aku punya penghasilan sendiri dengan kondisi hanya tamat SMP?