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Late one night, I was scrolling through social media and stumbled upon a trending post. "Does your husband ever say you're obsessed with your brother?" One comment sat at the top with thousands of likes. The profile picture showed a cartoon girl covering her mouth, laughing. "Oh, I can answer this one! My husband used to say that too, but here's the thing: he's actually the son I had when I was 19!" Every word oozed with smug satisfaction. Some commenters tore into her, calling her manipulative and her husband a total sucker. She only got bolder. She posted a screenshot of a bank transfer with the details blurred out, right next to a photo of limited-edition sneakers. "All my son had to say was he liked them, and my husband caved! Then he gave him extra cash for a fancy dinner!” "A guy like this? If I don't milk him, who will?" I stared at the sneakers and the transfer amount. They matched exactly what I had bought for my "brother-in-law" that afternoon and the money I had just sent him. Down to the last cent. Ice shot through my veins. That sucker she was bragging about? That was me.

On the first day Thea Storme is accepted back to her wealthy family, she signs a betting contract with the fake heiress, Clara Storme. The contract states that if Clara is able to steal from Thea nine times in a row, Thea will have to leave the Storme family on her own. Thea agrees to the bet. On the ninth time, Clara has her eye on Thea's boyfriend, who's a low-income student. She gives him two million dollars and demands that he marry into her family as a live-in son-in-law. "You want me to marry into your family? Sure." Thea raises her head in disbelief. Leonard Falkner taps a finger on the bank card. The moment he meets Thea's gaze of despair, he flashes her a comforting smile. "But I will marry into your family as Thea's husband. I might be poor, but I still have my pride. Except for the woman I love most, I won't lower my head for anyone in this world." That day, Clara cries as she runs out of the house. She even agrees to marry into the Larkin family out of spite. Leonard remains unmoved. He just watches Clara making a fool of herself coldly. But that night, Thea overhears something…

Ratna Dewi, seorang jurnalis muda, tak sengaja menemukan kisah tentang sebuah desa misterius yang tidak tercatat di peta, dikenal sebagai Desa Tanpa Nama. Terpikat oleh rasa penasaran, ia memutuskan untuk menjelajahi desa itu, tanpa menyadari bahaya besar yang menantinya. Setibanya di desa, Dewi menghadapi berbagai kejanggalan: penduduk yang diam seribu bahasa, suara-suara aneh di malam hari, dan sebuah kotak musik kuno dengan melodi menyeramkan. Ketika ia mulai menggali rahasia desa itu, ia menemukan bahwa keluarganya memiliki hubungan gelap dengan tempat tersebut. Desa itu ternyata menjadi gerbang antara dunia manusia dan dunia makhluk gaib, dengan kutukan yang telah berlangsung selama berabad-abad. Dewi harus melawan bayangannya sendiri, yang perlahan berubah menjadi ancaman nyata, serta makhluk-makhluk yang ingin mengorbankannya demi menjaga kekuatan desa. Dalam perjalanan ini, ia dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit: melarikan diri dan membiarkan kutukan terus berlanjut, atau menghadapi kegelapan untuk menghancurkan desa dan menyelamatkan dirinya serta dunia. Namun, keberanian dan cinta pada hidup membuat Dewi berhasil menghancurkan kutukan tersebut. Ia tidak hanya menyelamatkan dirinya, tetapi juga memutus hubungan kelam keluarganya dengan desa itu. Kini, dengan pengalaman luar biasa itu, Dewi memulai hidup baru, mendokumentasikan kisah-kisah mistis Indonesia untuk melestarikan cerita rakyat sekaligus memberi pelajaran pada dunia. Misteri, ketegangan, dan pelajaran hidup berpadu dalam kisah ini, membawa pembaca menjelajahi kegelapan yang menakutkan dan cahaya yang akhirnya menyelamatkan. Desa Tanpa Nama adalah perjalanan tentang keberanian menghadapi ketakutan terdalam dan menemukan harapan di tengah kegelapan.

Wulan bukanlah gadis biasa. Sejak kecil, ia hidup dalam bayangan misteri. Tanpa tahu siapa ayah dan ibunya, dia hanya dibesarkan oleh kehangatan Ningsih, ibu angkatnya. Namun, kehangatan itu berubah menjadi bara api pembalasan dendam ketika Wulan tepat berusia 20 tahun. Di suatu malam yang mengerikan, Ningsih terbunuh di antara kegelapan pekat di hutan larangan. Wulan merasa bersalah karena merasa Ningsih mati karena dirinya, dan meminta bantuan Mbah Broto, dukun sakti yang ada di kaki Gunung Halimun, tidak jauh dari desanya. Mbah Broto menjanjikan Wulan kekuatan untuk memburu sang dedemit, namun dengan satu syarat yang sangat mahal. Dia harus menyerahkan tubuhnya kepada dukun bejat itu. Bukan sebagai pemuas nafsu, tetapi sebagai alat untuk menjalankan tugas-tugas kotornya yang berkaitan dengan alam gaib dan dunia manusia. Wulan terpaksa menggunakan setiap inci pesonanya, setiap lekuk tubuhnya, untuk mengumpulkan tumbal dan harta yang diperlukan Mbah Broto dalam ritual-ritualnya yang sesat. Ia tidur dengan para penguasa, menjerat pejabat korup, dan menghisap energi pria-pria lemah demi memperkuat Mbah Broto. Setiap sentuhan, setiap desahan yang ia berikan adalah harga yang ia bayar untuk selangkah lebih dekat menuju taring sang dedemit. Ia menjadi boneka yang sempurna, pelayan nafsu dan ambisi sang dukun, namun bara dendamnya tetap menyala terang. Kecantikan dan kemolekan Wulan menjadi umpan yang lezat, dan lama-kelamaan, Wulan mulai menikmati perannya. Apakah dia akan kelak larut di dalamnya, dan lupa niat balas dendamnya?

I thought marrying him would be my fairy tale ending. Instead, I became invisible. For three years, I played the perfect wife to David Chen, cooking, cleaning, and donating blood whenever his first love needed it. I gave up everything: my identity, my family, my pride. All for a man who never once looked at me like I mattered. Then came the photo. He was sleeping peacefully next to her. The text called me a homewrecker in my own marriage. That’s when I realized I wasn’t his wife. I was just a convenient blood bank with a marriage certificate. So I walked away. Signed the papers. Took back my life. Now David’s calling, but I’m not answering. His mother’s threatening, but I’m not scared. Because I’ve got a secret that will shake this city to its core. I’m not just Maya Lawson, the nobody who married above her station. I’m Maya Lawson, heir to the Lawson empire, the richest family in the country. And I’m about to show them all exactly what they threw away.

Gabriella Halim woke up in a luxurious room she didn’t recognize. When she looked in the mirror, she nearly fainted. Her face was still beautiful, but… more mature. She was no longer the twenty-year-old girl she remembered—she had become a thirty-year-old woman. Even more shocking, she had been married to Adryan Lewis for five years, a young, ambitious, and notoriously cold politician. Gabby immediately realized one thing: her husband hated her. Cold glares, cutting words, and an impenetrable distance left her bewildered. What had happened in the past ten years? Rather than crying or pleading for love, Gabby chose a different path: enjoying the luxury she now had. A grand house, wardrobes full of designer dresses, and an unlimited bank account. Why bother chasing love when life could be this comfortable? But the world of politics was never simple. Public scrutiny, rival political intrigues, and scandalous gossip forced Gabby to take on a role far greater than that of a mere “trophy wife.” And as Adryan began to notice the dramatic changes in Gabby, the question remained: would his hatred persist, or could it transform into something he never expected?

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During spring break, my family's housekeeper's son, Ethan Shaw, steals my black card and takes the entire class on a luxury trip to Norkin. He books out an entire fireworks show to impress my girlfriend, Claire Sanders. Then, he treats everyone to first-class tickets for the cruise while basking in the spotlight. But when I discover he's using my card and confront him, he teams up with my girlfriend to twist the story. They accuse me of being jealous of him. Cornered on the deck, I'm about to pull out my phone to prove it when Ethan suddenly shoves me over the railing. I'm left hanging by one desperate hand. His voice is ice-cold. "Lucas is just picking a fight because he's after my money. I can't sleep soundly with him around." On Ethan's signal, his lackey crushes my fingers one by one until my grip fails. I fall into the open sea, ending as food for the fish. When I open my eyes, I find myself back on the day Ethan is booking the fireworks show. Watching him revel in the spotlight, I take out my phone and call the bank to cancel the card. This time, I want to see just how he plays the lavish big shot.

My mother-in-law has gotten kidnapped, and yet my husband, Josiah Broadway, decides to celebrate the success of his childhood sweetheart, Vivian Spencer's performance with her. The kidnapper has requested a ten-million-dollar ransom. If he doesn't receive the money in his bank account in an hour, he'll kill the hostage immediately. But my calls to Josiah's phone never go through. When there's only one minute left on the timer, Josiah calls me back calmly. "Since that hag is already that old, she might as well die. I'm not wasting my money on her." Just like that, my mother-in-law is thrown into the sea by the furious kidnapper. The search-and-rescue team has to resort to using long hooks in order to fish her corpse out of the sea. As soon as the body is delivered to the crematorium, Josiah sends me a voice message excitedly. "Have your mom's corpse sent to the studio! Vivian's performance needs a corpse anyway! Using a real corpse will make the whole performance seem more realistic!" I'm pissed off, to say the least. So, that bastard thinks that my mom is the one who died, huh? After that, I have my mother-in-law's corpse, which is completely disfigured from all the fishing and hooking, sent to the studio without any hesitation.

“Give me one year to win your heart, Lucius,” she pleads. “Just one year. And if at the end I fail… I’ll step down as Luna and let you take another woman in my place.” ********** In her past life, Violet’s husband Adrian pretended to love her for three years but only used her as a blood bank to save his true mate, ultimately taking her heart and ending her life. Reborn and wiser, Violet refuses to be anyone’s victim. This time, she’s choosing her own mate: Adrian’s half-brother, the untamed, dangerous Lucius. But their past is poisoned. Two years of rejection, hatred, and betrayal stand between them and Adrian is determined to make her suffer. So Violet stakes everything on a single, daring deal: one year to seduce Lucius, claim her place as Luna… or lose everything. Lucius agrees, convinced he can never want her but one brush of her skin, one lingering look, and one impossible kiss after another makes him question everything. With Adrian, the man who betrayed her once, still plotting her downfall and Lucius’s scheming concubine doing everything to claim him, can Violet survive?