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Saat Crystal Liara mengenakan gaun bermodel sama sepertiku di acara pertunanganku dengan Jeffrey Tamora, aku tahu pertunanganku dengan Jeffrey tidak akan berlangsung lagi. Crystal, si putri dari pelakor itu, pasti akan merebut Jeffrey dari tanganku, sama seperti ibunya merebut ayahku dari ibuku. Hanya saja, aku tidak mungkin membiarkannya berhasil. Aku menghancurkan acara pertunangan yang kupersiapkan dengan susah payah, kemudian meninggalkan Kota Arman dengan secepat mungkin. Aku pamit dulu.

Kakakku membenciku. Dia ingin aku mati. Aku menangis sambil bertanya, "Apa aku bukan adik kandungmu?" Dia tersenyum dingin. "Aku nggak punya adik." Malam itu, aku tewas ditabrak mobil. Dia malah jadi gila.

Disowned by her cold and unloving father, Raven is banished from high society and forced to work as a humble cleaner in her father’s company. However, in the shadows of the office building, she encounters Damon, a ruthless yet alluring mafia boss. When Damon makes her a tantalizing offer, Raven agrees, unknowingly embarking on a path that will thrust her into the center of a perilous game of love, betrayal, and power.

Putraku menderita diseksi aorta, keadaan di mana terjadi robekan pada arteri utama tubuhnya. Dia perlu dioperasi sesegera mungkin. Suamiku adalah seorang spesialis jantung. Namun, aku tidak meneleponnya, melainkan langsung melaju ke rumah sakit. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, setelah aku berulang kali memohon, suamiku akhirnya pulang bersama ambulans dan membawa putra kami ke rumah sakit. Dia juga mengaturkan kamar terbaik untuk putra kami. Berhubung suamiku lupa membawa ponselnya, dia tidak menerima telepon dari teman semasa kecilnya yang penyakit jantungnya kambuh. Akhirnya, temannya itu pun meninggal dalam ambulans. Suamiku menghilang selama tiga bulan. Setelah dia kembali, semuanya kembali seperti semula. Bahkan di hari ulang tahun putra kami, dia yang berinisiatif memasak. Ternyata, dia menaruh racun dalam masakannya. “Kamu yang paksa aku pulang untuk jemput Levi. Kalau aku menerima telepon Sophia hari itu, dia nggak akan mati. Kalian sekeluarga adalah pembunuh! Kalian harus membayarnya dengan nyawa kalian!” Ketika membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari putraku tiba-tiba terkena serangan jantung. Kali ini, suamiku menerima telepon dari Sophia. Namun, kenapa dia malah akhirnya berlutut dan meminta maaf padaku?

Emery Warden was an average eighteen-year-old girl--as average as one can be for having a terminal illness. She wanted to keep life simple and get through what time was left unscathed. No hurt, no pain, no heartache, so being a loner was her remedy for life. Emery just wanted to get through school and reach all the goals she had set for herself. None of that included meeting and falling in love with Austin. Austin Murray never got into trouble. As part of the elite at school--the football team--he never had to own up to any trouble. That all changed when trouble caught up with him. The last thing he expected when he began his mandatory volunteer work at the hospital was a girl who had no interest in him at all. He couldn't say the same: the more he got to know Emery, the more he fell in love with her. She was different from every other girl he’d ever been involved with and had no idea how that would change when he uncovered her secret...

Mhiya Anne, 17 years old, is a hardworking high school student juggling studies and work in the public market just to survive. Wala na siyang pamilya — mag-isa na lang siya sa buhay. Pero isang gabi, sa hindi inaasahang pangyayari, nabuntis siya ng kaklase niya matapos ang isang gabing di niya maalala—isang gabing lasing siya at walang matandaan. Pinatira siya ng pamilya ng lalaking nakabuntis sa kanya. Sa una, mabait. Pero nang mailabas ang anak niya, nagsimula ang totoong hirap. Pinilit siyang magtrabaho muli dalawang buwan pa lang ang nakakalipas mula sa panganganak, para raw “makabawi.” Ang mas masakit, ang ama ng kanyang anak may iba na — at never siyang pinanindigan. Hanggang sa isang araw, tumanggap siya ng text na bumasag sa puso niya: *“Dinala na namin sa ospital ang anak mo. Mataas ang lagnat. Maghanda ka ng malaking pera. Hindi kami magbabayad pang hospital ng anak mo. Kulang pa ang binibigay mo kada linggo.”* Luhaan siyang tumakbo sa ospital kahit walang-wala. Pero huli na ang lahat. Hindi na niya inabutan ang anak niya nang buhay. Doon gumuho ang buong pagkatao niya. Ang nag-iisa niyang dahilan para mabuhay… nawala. At sa araw ding ‘yon, wala na rin siyang dahilan para lumaban — hanggang sa isang hindi inaasahang babae ang lumapit sa kanya. Si Lorainne Montemayor. At isang alok ang magbabago sa buhay niya **Lorenzo Montemayor**, 30 years old. Gwapo. Matalino. Mayaman. Kilala sa mundo ng negosyo. Pero sa likod ng tagumpay ay isang pusong sugatan — iniwan ng kanyang long-time childhood fiancée, na nag loko pa at hindi kayang panindigan ang kanilang anak. Ayaw ng babae sa responsibilidad, iniwan ang lahat kay Lorenzo. Dalawang magkaibang mundo. Dalawang magkaibang sugat. Pero iisang dahilan kung bakit sila natutong lumaban — **ang kanilang anak.**

“I paid you! Why do you keep stalking me, then?” She burst out, while glancing at the door as if she was expecting someone to come in and save her. Not that she needed any saving though. I placed both hands on the table, and leaned down towards her. “We fucked.” My lips curled. Her face colored crimson. “It was a nightstand. Adults have one nightstands all the time. Moreover, I paid you-” “I’m not other people, Inez Raymond,” I said, cutting off her words. “Let’s make a deal.” Interest sparked within her eyes, yet she eyed me cautiously. “What deal?” “That you'll agree to be my wife for three months. If you don't fall in love with me during that period, I'll let you be.” She hesitated. “No sex?” I smirked. “I can't promise that. So, what do you say?” She took a deep breath. “Okay.” *** In her drunken and broken hearted haze, Inez Raymond has a one nightstand with a stranger. She pays him off the next morning, and part ways with him. But then, he starts stalking her. When he forces her into a deal with him, she agrees. What she doesn't know is that the stranger was connected with her in ways she could never imagine. Nor was she aware that she was the only heiress of the most powerful family in Europe, second only to the Celvins. While she's determined not to fall in love with him within three months, he's determined to make her fall in love with him, to find out who made her lose her memory years ago, while helping her get revenge on her ex-husband. Who will emerge champion, in their little game of chess?

A fresh start... Morgan Eastman cannot wait to finish high school. One more year is all that stands in the way of her new life. A way out… Ethan Lowry has it all. Well, almost. Captain of the soccer team, beloved by all, the only thing he needs… is to get away from home. Escape the prison holding him back. A bet that would ruin them both… Ethan soon learns the bet isn’t going as planned. Instead of Morgan falling for him, for the first time in his life, he is chasing after her. How didn’t he notice it before? Morgan is stunning. She’s smart. She’s kind. She’s everything he ever wanted. Everything he ever needed. This couldn’t possibly be love… could it? There’s only one thing Ethan knows for certain. Morgan can never find out about the bet. It would ruin them. And now, the only thing Ethan needs most in his life… is Morgan. If all is fair in love and war, then why does it hurt so… damn… much?

Renko (Ren) Watson was your average high school senior. She had good grades, was best friends with Ashlyn, and in a relationship with Vance, who was one of the star basketball players. Their relationship was more off than on most days. She was trying to get her last year of high school all in order with less partying and more time studying. Of course, not wanting to be the party pooper, and also wanting to make sure that Vance didn’t do anything to jeopardize their relationship once again, she agreed to one last event. One final night that was supposed to be fun-filled, one last night that changed the course of everything. Max Hemming was a future alpha. His father, the appointed alpha of the pack of shifters that controlled thousands of acres in the Appalachian Mountains, taught him since the day he could walk of how to take control of a situation, never take shit from anyone, even your own mate…that was until Ren entered the picture. Max had one more year before claiming his mate became the main priority, the only thing was no female, in the pack or at school, had sparked any type of interest. With his good looks and charm, he could have anyone he wanted, and in most instances, he did, but no one ever filled that void his wolf felt without having a mate. That was until Renko came along. She filled that space that he always had. She made him laugh, cry, feel all the things he never thought he’d ever feel again…but most of all she made him love. Max’s only problem now was getting Renko to feel the same way.

What happens when two totally different people from two separate worlds collide? This is the story of Zach and Emily, their family, their friends, and what happens when the truth finally becomes known and love might not be able to save them. Welcome to West Lakes, a place where your friends and family might not be who they seem. This is a world where it's not the dark you should be afraid of, but what could be waiting for you inside of that darkness --- that's what should terrify you the most.