Background Kain Hitam

Di Balik Tirai adalah kisah perjuangan seorang ibu, Maria Lestari, dalam melarikan diri dari belenggu kekerasan rumah tangga dan jejaring kejahatan tersembunyi. Setelah bertahun-tahun terjebak dalam hubungan penuh kontrol dan kekerasan bersama suaminya, Rizal Pratama, Maria akhirnya memutuskan untuk melarikan diri bersama kedua anaknya, Putri dan Arif. Kehidupan baru mereka dimulai di Desa Harmoni, sebuah tempat yang tenang dan jauh dari kota. Di sana, Maria bertemu Dewi, tetangga yang menjadi sahabat sekaligus pendukung utamanya. Dengan bantuan Dewi, Maria membangun bisnis kecil menjahit yang memberinya kekuatan ekonomi dan kepercayaan diri. Namun, kedamaian itu tidak bertahan lama. Rizal yang obsesif kembali muncul, menyebarkan teror melalui pesan-pesan anonim dan bayang-bayang pengawasan. Situasi kian memburuk saat Maria mengetahui bahwa Rizal terlibat dalam organisasi kriminal bernama Lingkaran Hitam, jaringan gelap yang menguasai banyak lini kehidupan dari bisnis hingga politik. Dengan dukungan Farhan, seorang detektif idealis, Maria terlibat dalam penyelidikan berbahaya yang membawanya pada rahasia besar dan kejahatan lintas negara. Di tengah ketegangan dan pelarian, Maria tidak hanya menghadapi musuh eksternal, tetapi juga harus melawan rasa takut dan trauma dalam dirinya. Ia menyadari bahwa untuk benar-benar bebas, ia harus menghancurkan sistem yang mengurungnya, bukan hanya melarikan diri darinya. Di Balik Tirai adalah kisah tentang keberanian, ketangguhan, dan harapan. Sebuah perjalanan seorang ibu dalam melindungi anak-anaknya, membebaskan diri dari masa lalu, dan menantang kekuasaan gelap yang ingin mengendalikannya. Sebuah cermin tentang kekuatan perempuan dalam menghadapi dunia yang keras.

Surga yang Berdarah: Reinkarnasi Sang Kaisar Terbuang Di puncak Alam Sembilan Surga, Kaisar Langit Xue Feng pernah menjadi lambang keadilan—hingga pedang saudara-saudaranya sendiri menikam punggungnya. Dalam satu malam penuh darah dan api, surga yang harusnya suci runtuh; kepercayaan, persaudaraan, bahkan namanya sendiri dihapus dari sejarah. Sebelum napas terakhirnya padam, ia bersumpah: “Surga yang meneteskan darahku akan kembali menjerit dalam api dendam.” Namun kematian hanyalah gerbang baru. Arwah Xue Feng terperangkap di Alam Tiga Sunyi—dimensi terlarang tempat jiwa-jiwa pemberontak dibekukan selamanya—hingga kepingan Inti Jiwa yang tersebar memberinya kesempatan kedua. Ia bereinkarnasi sebagai Long Yichen, siluman naga hitam terbuang di dunia paling rendah, tanpa ingatan, tanpa kekuatan, hanya membawa luka emosional yang tak bisa dipadamkan. Dengan setiap fragmen Inti Jiwa yang ia kumpulkan kembali, Long Yichen mengingat pengkhianatan yang lebih keji: tujuh saudara kandungnya kini memegang tahta tujuh surga, sedangkan ibu kandungnya—yang tak pernah ia kenal—menjadi otak di balik rencana pemusnahannya. Menyelinap dari surga ke surga, ia harus memilih: apakah dia akan membalaskan dendam seribu kali lipat, ataukah menembus rahasia keberadaannya sendiri dan menyelamatkan surga yang kini dipenuhi darah? Perjalanan balas dendam ini bukan hanya tentang kekuasaan, melainkan tentang siapa yang berhak menentukan takdir langit. Karena mati adalah anugerah, tetapi tetap hidup dalam kenangan kebencian adalah kutuk yang harus dipecahkan… sebelum seluruh Alam Sembilan Surga benar-benar tenggelam dalam surga yang berdarah.

Wang Lian, seorang pemuda yang terlahir dengan kekuatan spiritual iblis neraka. Ibunya dibunuh setelah melahirkannya karena dianggap sebagai pembawa sial dalam masyarakat, sebab hamil tanpa memiliki suami. Namun, sebenarnya ketua sekte iblislah yang telah menghamilinya. Namun, belum sempat mereka menikah sekte tersebut diburu oleh sekte-sekte lainnya karena dianggap membawa bencana. Wang Lian kecil hidup terlunta-lunta dan akhirnya diselamatkan oleh seorang kakek tua dan dikirimkan ke sekte Naga Hitam. Ketua sekte Naga Hitam menyadari kemampuan tersembunyi Wang Lian, hingga dia menikahkan anaknya Li Ning kepada Wang Lian, demi sebuah tujuan untuk menguasai kekuatan spiritual Wang Lian. Hingga akhirnya Wang Lian menyadari ada sesuatu dalam tubuhnya yang tidak dimiliki oleh orang lain. Dan selama di Lembah Bambu, Wang Lian berhasil menguasai kekuatan spiritualnya.  Disana juga Wang Lian mempelajari ilmu pengendali iblis dan juga banyak mengetahui tentang sekte iblis. Dengan keyakinannya, Wang Lian mencari sisa-sisa sekte iblis yang membawanya ke Lembah Neraka. Disana ada sebuah gua dan ternyata kepala sekte iblis, yang tidak lain adalah ayah kandung Wang Liang bersemedi disana selama puluhan tahun untuk menghindari kekacauan dalam setiap sekte. Dari bibir ayahnya, Wang Liang tahu kalau mertuanya Li Fang lah yang jahat dan memprovokasi orang-orang untuk menyerang sekte iblis. Bahkan Li Fang membuat Xu Huan, ayahanda Wang Lian menjadi lumpuh.  Setelah mengetahui kebenarannya, Wang Lian bertekad akan membalas dendam, dan juga membersihkan nama ibunya yang dianggap sebagai pembawa sial.

I was dying from my fear of heights, but my husband, Don Vincent, was busy with his assistant, savoring the latest coffee flown in from Hawaii that morning. "You're a grown woman, Bella. What's the big deal? You're stuck on a roof, figure it out." Then he hung up on me. I collapsed onto the hot tar of the roof, my body shaking uncontrollably before everything went black. It was two hours before building security found me. When I got home, I asked Vincent for a divorce. He rubbed his temples, his patience worn thin, looking at me as if I were a child throwing a tantrum. "Over a cup of coffee? I told you, the heights are all in your head. You’re perfectly safe now. Stop making a scene alright? What's this nonsense about a divorce? I have more important things to deal with. Calm yourself down." I stared at his back as he left, tears already streaming down my face. Something important? Did he really think I couldn't hear his assistant, Sophia, murmuring in the background? Did he think I didn't know he took her to the last family gathering? I had loved Vincent for three years. Everyone knew he was the center of my world. They all thought an orphan like me could never leave him. But now, all the love I had was eclipsed by a profound, soul-crushing exhaustion. I was done. I picked up my phone and dialed a number I hadn't touched in three long years. "Uncle, book me a flight to Seattle. I'm ready to leave Vincent."

Heather was found around the packs borders when she was just eight years old. She was found with nothing but a name tag on her wrist that says Heather Snow. She was treated like an outcast because no one knows her background and family history. On her sixteenth birthday, a ceremony was held in the pack for everyone in her age bracket. It was supposed to be the night when they all shift for the first time and have their first run in the woods with the rest of the pack. This particular ceremony was even more important because the future Alpha of the Demon Wolf Pack was supposed to shift on that very night, so everyone important like the Alpha and other elites were present. Unfortunately, Heather could not shift that night, while everyone shifted and had a fun night. She was made to sleep in the stables as punishment for being a wolfless omega. They thought she is a weak omega because she couldn't shift, they have no idea that she shifted on her fourteenth birthday, which is two years before her peers. She had to keep it a secret because shifting so early was considered a taboo, besides, her wolf is quite different from the rest, it has a snow white fur, just like the rogues. What happens when Heather finds out that she is mated to the Alpha of the Demon wolf pack, the same Alpha that bullies and Demeans her every fucking day. Will she forgive him and accept the bond? Will he get rid of his chosen mate Mira and accept the bond with his true mate Heather? Find out what happens when the Lycan prince Xander shows up mysteriously and finds his mate being bullied and abused by an ordinary Alpha.

I sponsored Emily Fagan from an underprivileged background just to help her get through school. She was good-looking but wasn't exactly the brightest. Despite my warning not to tamper with my things, she slipped stimulants into my water bottle. Thanks to her, I was accused of cheating in the swimming competition. Our team's score was nullified. As for me, I was banned from competing for life and kicked out of college. When I confronted her, she cried pitifully, "Julie, I just wanted you to win. I didn't know that'd happen." My boyfriend, Elijah Strauss, held her and comforted her. He even snapped at me, claiming, "Em had good intentions. Why are you giving her a hard time?" Crushed, I shut myself in at home. Feeling sorry, she and Elijah visited me and brought along some vodka as an apology. After I took ten shots, I asked her to buy some over-the-counter pain relievers for my splitting headache. Little did I know that she'd make me take a dangerous dose of Ibuprofen mixed with alcohol. The bleeding in my stomach was what killed me. Emily looked pitifully remorseful at the hospital. "I'm so sorry. I couldn't even tell what I shouldn't have given her…" During the police interrogation, my boyfriend gave false testimony to protect her. He accused me of taking my own life by mixing Ibuprofen and alcohol because I couldn't handle the mental stress from cheating in the competition. When I reopened my eyes, I found out that I was transported to the day before the competition.

Evelyn couldn't see the school rules being ignored and the harming of others running rampant. In her new school there is a boy who always behaves at his own whim and pretends to be in power. What is more, she does not understand that in the situation the teacher or the school does nothing but give a warning. It is known later that his influential background made the school can't do anything Unfortunately, the person whom Elyn really hates and avoids is the fiance arranged by her parent. Anthony is really the big-boss at school. But his rebellious attitude was for a reason. Everything Anth did with his gang was a form of protest to the school. After getting to know Anthony better and the reasons behind his aggressive attitude. Elyn could feel the loneliness, also seeing what was hidden deep down in Anthony's heart. Despite still not fully accepting Elyn as his fiancee, Anth is comfortable with Elyn as she is the only stranger present in Anth's life without being involved in his past. Anth begins to open up to Elyn, from there their relationship develops. Witness Anth's persistence in uncovering the truth about what happened a year ago to his best friend–Alan and the suffering Carol has had to experience losing the person she loves. James makes a confession to them–Anth, Carol and William. It opens the veil of mystery that happened to Alan on that day. But after learning the whole story that happened to Alan, Anth can't do anything about it. Finding the truth hurts him, time cannot be turned back and all that remains is regret. Anth must be able to start learning to accept Alan's departure like Carol who gradually releases the memory of her togetherness with Alan.

I'm in the hills for a project inspection when a sudden downpour hits. I lose my footing and tumble down a steep slope. Lying in a pool of blood, I fumble for my phone and call my husband, Joel Grant, who's supposed to be nearby. "Rachel has anxiety. I only brought her back to her hometown to help her unwind. Can you stop being so paranoid and jealous for once? You're due in two weeks. I'll be there, okay? Just behave." In the background, I hear Rachel giggle softly. "The models have to be in their birthday suit for sketching, right?" Joel hangs up without another word. My sister-in-law—and best friend—Chloe Murphy finds me. She's sobbing as she cradles me, desperately trying to call her husband, Michael Grant, for help. "Are all pregnant women insane these days?" Michael snaps. "Don't start with the same manipulative crap as Anna. Joel and I are busy modeling for Rachel. We don't have time for your petty dramas." Then he blocks her. My injuries are too severe. There's no way help will arrive in time. Despite being heavily pregnant herself, Chloe hoists me onto her back and carries me down the mountain to the nearest hospital. Somehow, I survive. My baby doesn't. Chloe, devastated and physically pushed past her limits, loses her child too. "I want a divorce," I whisper with my eyes swollen from crying. "Me too. I'm done with Michael." We filed for divorce together. That's when Joel and Michael finally lose their minds.

A monotonous, colorless life and dull relationships instantly fade into the background the moment you step into a completely different world—one with its own rules and laws. It looks so much like ours, and yet is radically different, for here live werewolves and countless other incredible beings. Bring a cursed Alpha King’s heart back to life? Ride off into the sunset with one of the handsome guards? Or fall for a dangerous witch and uncover the true face of evil? Wrap it all up for me—I’ll take it! An extraordinary world, vivid characters, blazing emotions, and passionate love with a touch of spice ❤️‍🔥 18+ “Quite an interesting hall you’ve got here,” Karadeylis said without even glancing around, his steps bringing him dangerously close. “But OURS holds unforgettable memories of the time we unwrapped your restless little ass.” I gasped in outrage at his brazen words—especially with so many people around—but my panties betrayed me, dampening at the memory of exactly what that bastard had reminded me of. “How dare you?!” I hissed, our faces now only inches apart. Goosebumps ran across my skin at the dangerous nearness. I could feel his hot breath on my lips, the heat of his half-bare body, and that intoxicating scent I knew too well. Our breathing came ragged, as if we had just finished running a marathon, unable to break free from the magnetic pull of each other’s gaze. “No one else dares—only me, Prepedollie!” the scoundrel growled, gripping me firmly by the tail and yanking my face closer to his as his eyes devoured me. “I warned you—once I found you, there would be no mercy!”

"I thought you were the man who saved me. I didn't know you were the one who set the fire." The day my father gambled away my life was the day I learned that some monsters don't have claws—they wear tailored suits and drink vintage scotch. To the world, Abram is a philanthropist, a billionaire, and the undisputed King of the Lycan Underground. To me, he is the man who bought my freedom for the price of a debt he secretly engineered. He calls me his "Little Wolf." He dresses me in diamonds that feel like cold chains and keeps me in a soundproof penthouse where my screams are just background music to his obsession. He is the Gentle Gaslighter. He whispers that he loves me while he wipes the blood of my past from his hands. He tells me I have nowhere else to go, forgetting that he was the one who burned every bridge behind me. But Abram made one fatal mistake: He taught me how to survive him. Underneath my silk gowns and practiced smiles, the girl he "broke" is dead. In her place is a master manipulator who has learned to weaponize his own obsession against him. I will let him mark me. I will let him believe he won. And when he is at his highest, I will show him that a velvet noose still strangles just as surely as a hemp one. He told me I was his entire world. Now, I’m going to end it. Tropes: * Mafia Alpha x Captive Omega * Age Gap (42 & 20) * He Falls First (Obsession) * Vengeance/Revenge Rebirth * Betrayal & Tragic Twist