Backrooms Level 9

"Imagine, a witch who could level a city with a thought. Who could manipulate the very fabric of reality. Who could bring empires to their knees with a whispered incantation." In a world where witches and vampires are instinctive enemies, an unlikely romance blossoms between Lilith "Lily" Winters and Caspian Ravencroft. Their forbidden attraction sparks one fateful night when Lily encounters the mysterious Caspian while out clubbing with her witch friends Fern and Elena. Though natural adversaries, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another, unable to heed their innate urges to destroy the other. Elena senses the danger, trying in vain to dissuade Lily from pursuing the undead stranger. As Lily and Caspian's clandestine relationship intensifies, their passion burning hotter than the fires of a thousand suns, they must conceal their affair from their rival covens. For the cruel Gideon Thorne, a witch hunter turned vampire, has been relentlessly hunting Lily and her powerful bloodline for decades, obsessed with stealing her extraordinary abilities for himself.

Di dunia Gaia Mare Reborn, di mana lautan dan daratan terbagi seimbang, Kazehaya Renzu dikenal sebagai petualang terlemah di Guild Petualang Samudra. Namun, hidupnya berubah saat ia menemukan Gelang Bintang, artefak kuno yang memberinya Sistem Astral kekuatan misterius yang membuatnya bisa naik level dan menyerap energi bintang. Kekuatan itu menarik perhatian banyak pihak: Kekaisaran Sunturion, Guild Gelap Black Crescent, dan Ordo Es Purba — semua ingin menguasai artefak tersebut demi ambisi mereka. Bersama Mira, Rufus, dan Lyra, Renzu harus bertahan di tengah konspirasi, pengkhianatan, dan pertempuran mematikan. Namun ketika Kael, sosok dari masa lalunya, muncul sebagai musuh, Renzu sadar bahwa Gelang Bintang bukan sekadar artefak — melainkan kunci rahasia terbesar dunia ini. Akankah ia menggunakan kekuatannya untuk menyeimbangkan dunia, atau justru menjadi awal kehancurannya? Sebuah petualangan epik tentang pilihan, kekuatan, dan takdir di dunia fantasi yang luas.

Brandon Martinez has vowed never to get married. He enjoys a life devoid of commitment and filled with blonde models and contracts worth billions of dollars. Brandon is ready to go on living this way until his mother makes an announcement that rocks his world. Natalie Hayes is a simple girl from a small island in Louisiana. She has just lost her father, the only family she's ever had. She moves to Seattle, Washington in search of a new life and resumes work at the infamous Giancarlo restaurant owned by the wealthy Martinez family. A timely occurrence causes Rebecca Martinez, Brandon's mother to notice her and insist that she marry her son. Brandon has no intention of getting married, but even if he were to consider it, how could he stoop to the level of an impoverished waitress? Natalie just wants a simple life. Can she handle the responsibility and glamour that comes with being a Martinez? Can she stand Brandon's snobbery? Brandon and Natalie are two worlds apart. They are two broken people with hidden secrets. They'd never work. Or would they?

On the day before the marking ceremony, my Alpha mate, Zev Briarwood, is wounded in a battle and loses his memory. He forgets everything… including me. To help him restore his memories and Alpha pride, I go all out. I seek out an evil witch to trade my precious heartblood and fangs for her magic, nearly dying in the process. I sketch jewelry designs day and night, selling them just to earn money and to find every possible memory cure. When I drag my battered body to visit Zev at the clinic, I overhear him laughing with his buddies. "Your acting's next level, Zev! Kira still hasn't figured out you're faking it, and you've delayed the marking ceremony!" A buddy snickers. Zev gulps his wine and grins. "I'm definitely winning the bet that I'd sleep with 100 women at parties. Once I've had my fun, I'll go back to her for my mate duties and complete that marking ceremony."

As her ears started ringing, the lump in her throat growing, the words he spoke faded into the background. Her eyes welled up, and her breath hitched, she had heard him right? “Earth to Rebecca, hello?!” He replied to her in an annoyed tone. She took a deep breath, “After 20 yrs you really don’t want a life with me” she managed to speak slightly above a whisper. She had been his rock, put his needs first, never said no to his frivolous spending, and had loved him enough for the both of them; yet in the small bedroom in their city apartment he stood with divorce papers in hand. She hadn’t been naive about the rough patch that they were navigating, but they had always worked past because Rebecca had always put her husband 1st. “Rebecca I don’t love you and no level of your love is going to undo these divorce papers. I can’t even stand to be in this room with you, but I want to be on a united front when we tell the kids.”

Rania berjuang keras untuk sukses di perusahaan yang baru. Ia menghadapi tantangan ketika ketahuan bahwa sebetulnya proses diterimanya dia bekerja adalah karena faktor kecurangan yang dilakukan perusahaan headhunter karena ia adalah penderita kleptomania. Itu hanya secuil dari masalah yang perlu dihadapi karena masih ada konflik, skandal, penipuan, bisnis kotor, konflik keluarga, termasuk permintaan sang ibunda yang merindukan momongan. Ketika masalah dan drama sudah sebagian selesai, tiba-tiba ia jadi tertarik pada Verdi. Gayung bersambut dan pria itu juga memiliki perasaan yang sama. Masalahnya, umur keduanya terpaut teramat jauh karena Verdi itu dua kali lipat usianya. Beranikah ia melanjutkan hubungan ke level pernikahan dimana survey menunjukkan bahwa probabilitas keberhasilan pernikahan beda umur terpaut jauh hanya berada di kisaran angka 5%? Seberapa jauh ia berani mempertaruhkan masa depan dengan alasan cinta semata?

Fia Lawson had been in love with Conrad Maxwell for years. She knew that he had a childhood friend whom he loved, so she hid her feelings for him in the deepest part of herself. She never had any expectations about it. Then one day, his beloved suddenly left the country and she was forced to become the sacrificial lamb for their families’ alliance. After their marriage, he was the perfect husband. Even when he knew that she was infertile, he protected her. Three years later, while she was still drowning in bliss, he asked for a divorce and wanted her to set him free.“I’m pregnant.”“You’re lying. You’re infertile.”She finally had a child after being on medication for two years. She wanted to keep their marriage from falling apart.“Our marriage is a mistake. If we’re going to separate, we should cut each other off completely!”The only thing that could match the level of anguish she felt was how deep her love was for him.

Bukan hal mudah bagi Veronica Prawira memulai hidup baru di kota yang baru. Dia sengaja meninggalkan kota asalnya ingin melupakan tragedi kehilangan suami dan anak semata wayangnya karena kecelakaan. Tidak disangka, dia bertemu rekan bisnis, CEO yang berkharisma, baik hati, dan penuh pesona. Sayangnya, Georgio Hendrick, duda beranak tiga yang dingin. Julukan CEO Sedingin Kulkas yang disematkan pada pria itu tampaknya memang tepat. Apa daya, hati Veronica perlahan luluh karena sang CEO membuat Veronica nyaman dengan usaha dan kehidupan baru yang dia jalani. Di sisi lain, Veronica tanpa sengaja bertemu gadis remaja yang sangat mirip dengan mendiang putrinya. Mereka kemudian menjadi dekat dan gadis ceria, Maureen, meminta agar Veronica bersedia menjadi ibu sambungnya, karena ibu Maureen telah meninggal sejak dia berusia 9 tahun. Veronica diambang kebingungan. Dia mulai dekat dengan CEO dingin yang mampu menawan hatinya, tetapi dia pun ingin menjadi ibu baru bagi Maureen yang seolah membawa mendiang putrinyan kembali. Bagaimana cerita akhir dari perjalanan Veronica? Langsung saja, ikuti kisah Keluarga Hendrick dalam Wanita Pilihan Duda Tampan Sedingin Kulkas.

Amara (23 tahun) bermodalkan nekat meminta Zean Elkira (22 tahun) menikah bersamanya. Perbuatannya itu terbilang gila mengingat Zean adalah putra sulung keluarga Elkira yang terkenal sangat tampan dan kaya raya. Walaupun Amara sangat yakin satu miliar persen dia akan ditolak. Secara ajaib dia diterima bahkan tanpa syarat apapun. Amara sendiri adalah perempuan yang biasa saja jika dilihat dari sudut pandang orang berkasta terendah. Tapi kalau memakai kacamata orang seperti Zean yang standarnya berada di level yang jauh berbeda. Mereka bagaikan langit dan inti bumi, mutiara dan batu, yang nilai dan jaraknya sangat berjauhan. Di hari pernikahan mereka, Amara tidak mendapati satupun anggota keluarga Elkira yang datang. Kecuali Reyzen, adik Zean, yang bahkan pulang sebelum acara pernikahan selesai. Seperti apa sebenernya keluarga Elkira? Dan yang lebih penting kenapa Zean mau menikah?

Menjalani kehidupannya sambil terus menunggu kedatangan sang fated pair telah dilakoni oleh Feryan Feriandi selama 9 tahun lamanya. Berdalih tentang dia yang memegang janji, bahwa dia ingin setia tanpa berniat berpaling dari pasangan yang ditakdirkan untuknya, sekalipun perasaan yang dimiliki mulai dilanda dilema sejak dirinya dan Juanda Saga Fransiskus berjumpa. Mempertemukan juga Ervano Johannes dengan Setya Febrianu di saat yang bersamaan. Yang lalu memulai petualangan dan kisah mereka sendiri, selagi turut campur tangan pada hubungan Saga serta Feryan selaku sahabat terbaik mereka berdua. Ini tentang omega bernama Feryan yang masih terus mengharapkan kedatangan sang fated pair seraya mencoba menutup mata tentang hatinya yang mulai dipenuhi oleh nama Saga. Pun, tentang sosok alpha bernama Saga yang berharap jikalau dia mampu menggantikan diri sebagai fated pair Feryan meskipun penolakan telah berkali-kali diterima. Lalu sekali lagi, membiarkan takdir menuntun kisah cinta mereka selagi tetap berpegang pada janji yang kemudian mengungkapkan kebenaran atas hilangnya sebuah memori. _____ PERINGATAN: Cerita ini berisi kisah percintaan antara sesama laki-laki yang diperuntukkan bagi pembaca cukup usia. Jangan dibaca bila tidak suka. Trims. ❤️