Ben 10 Pose

Just as my wealthy boyfriend and I were talking about getting married, his mother dismissed me as an unrefined girl and demanded I attend a finishing school to learn how to be a proper wife. Looking at Zach’s pleading gaze, I gave in. I endured relentless psychological and physical torment for three months. However, on the day I was discharged, I overheard a phone call between Zach and his friend. “Zach, if you don’t want to marry Cathy, why didn’t you just tell her? Why did you have to send her to that hellhole to suffer? That finishing school your family runs is a freaking torture chamber. Constant beatings, electric shocks, forced kneeling for hours… No one comes out of there the same.” “You don’t get it. Jen is about to get engaged, and I can’t risk Cathy ruining it. As long as Jen is happy, I don’t care who I marry. Cathy grew up poor, so she can endure a little hardship. Three months of hardship for a lifetime of Stein money is a fair trade.” My vision blurred with tears when I heard those cruel words from his mouth. I thought. “Zach, since you loved Jenna so much, why did you have to toy with my feelings?”

Casa hanya ingin hidup panjang, bahagia dan bergelimang harta, Tapi siapa sangka takdir datang dalam bentuk pernikahan dadakan dengan pria yang tidak sepenuhnya gadis itu pahami. Lebih muda, judgemental, dan gosipnya menyukai pria. Wintere Casa Bagaskara. 30 tahun, tidak pernah berharap banyak dari pernikahannya dengan Utara Darmawan, 25 tahun. Tidak ada cinta, tidak ada janji suci. Baginya yang seorang wanita dewasa itu, pernikahan ini hanya perihal kontrak semata. Hubungan yang bisa dinegosiasikan. Masalahnya, Casa punya satu kelemahan. Dia mudah jatuh cinta. Tidak butuh waktu lama bagi visual Utara membuat perasaannya kerepotan. Meski dia sadar betul, mencintai Utara berarti siap terluka diam-diam. Sebab di satu hari, ketika masa lalu suaminya kembali, akhirnya Casa sadar kalau Utara tidak akan pernah bisa mencintainya. Maukah Casa bertahan di pernikahan yang tidak pernah berpihak padanya itu, atau justru memberi kesempatan pada pria yang selama ini ternyata mengiginkannya?

Alex, a deadly hitman that wants to leave the world he knows for a new world , those close to him turned against him. Left for dead in a marsh, he’s saved by Orion, a mysterious merman with no past and a defiant spirit. On the run from the Director’s relentless pursuit and obsession, Alex is thrust into a hidden supernatural world filled with danger, power, and secrets he never imagined. As he fights to stay alive, he begins to unlock something even more terrifying—his own emotions. With Orion at his side, Alex must confront his past, embrace his future, and decide if he’s willing to fight for more than just survival. Because in a world where power is everything, learning to feel might be his greatest weapon.

Blurb: Matagal na magkasintahan sina Emy at Ricardo, ngunit sa araw ng kanilang anibersaryo, bigla siyang hiniwalayan ni Ricardo nang walang paliwanag. Kalaunan, nalaman ni Emy na si Ricardo ay isang tagapagmana ng isang makapangyarihang angkan at napilitang magpakasal sa isang babaeng ipinagkasundo ng kanyang mga magulang. Sa kabila ng sakit at hirap, pinalaki ni Emy ang kanilang anak nang mag-isa at itinago ito sa loob ng maraming taon. Paglipas ng panahon, muling nagkrus ang kanilang mga landas sa di inaasahang pagkakataon. Sa muli nilang pagkikita, nalaman ni Ricardo ang tungkol sa kanilang anak at nagsimulang ipaglaban ang kanyang pamilya. Ngunit bago sila muling maging buo, haharap sila sa mga pagsubok na muling susukat sa kanilang pagmamahalan. Mapagtatagumpayan kaya nila ang pagsubok na iyon? Mabubuo pa kayang muli ang kanilang pamilya? O muling mawawasak at paghihiwalay ng isang sirkumstansya.

"Danisa," Panggil Daren, pria berusia 34 tahun yang tidak lain adalah bosnya. "Iya, Pak. Ada yang bisa saya bantu?" jawabnya. "Menikah dengan saya. Dan lahirkan anak untuk saya." Sebuah kalimat yang membuat Danisa mematung di tempat. Tak ada angin dan hujan, tiba-tiba atasannya yang tidak pernah terlihat dekat dengan wanita memintanya untuk menikah dan melahirkan anak. Daren, pria yang tidak mau dekat dengan wanita manapun. Tiba-tiba meminta dirinya untuk menikah dan punya anak dari bosnya sendiri. Memang Danisa suka uang, tapi tidak dengan menjual diri sama pria kaya yang harus mengorbankan mahkota berharganya. Lebih baik Danisa mencari sampingan pekerjaan lain dari pada harus melahirkan anak untuk bosnya.

Eight years ago, my cousin Wendy Cooper was involved in a drunk driving hit-and-run. Yet, my parents made sure all the evidence pointed toward me. The victim's family waited outside my school every day with gasoline, threatening to die with me. Because of that, the school took away my guaranteed admission to university. That day, my parents and brother all tried to persuade me. "Wendy's terrified. Just give her your spot to make her feel better." I refused, fought back, and even tried to talk them out of it. But the next day, they handed me over to the police themselves. Lance Stewart, my fiance and a powerful business tycoon, had orchestrated it all. As he was afraid I'd run or cause trouble, he personally pinned several charges on me and sent me to an isolated island prison. He left me with no way out. When my sentence began, he made me a promise. "Esme, just endure it for a few years. I'll get you out once Wendy graduates, and then we'll get married."

Through the bond that tied my wolf to his, I sent ninety-nine screams for help. The hundredth time, he answered—distant, distracted. "Seraphine, I'm occupied. Stop whining like a needy pup." I lay in an ice crevice, our pup suffocating in my womb, while he hunted beneath the full moon with another. Five days later, I woke in a healing den. Through the wall, I heard my mate—my Alpha—speaking of me like livestock. "Keep her under until Lysandra whelps," Leon growled to the shaman. "If she learns I drained our pup for that she-wolf's marrow, I'll have your tongue. And if you fail me—I'll burn your den to ash." I touched the mating mark burning on my throat and reached for the crystal. My voice didn't tremble. "Harris. Prepare the severance scroll. I want his signature before the moon wanes." The she-wolf who loved her Alpha died in that ravine. The one who clawed out will make him howl.

When Nyx Calder enrolls at Briarcrest Academy, she has no intention of climbing its gilded social hierarchy. The school is built on legacy, power, and unspoken rules, and Nyx is there only to survive it. But survival becomes impossible when she collides with Alaric Moore. Briarcrest’s most untouchable student, the unchallenged ruler of its academic and social elite… and the stepbrother she never asked for. Alaric thrives on control. Nyx thrives on defiance. Their rivalry ignites in classrooms and spills into whispered confrontations after hours, each encounter sharpening the tension between them. Forced into constant competition by the academy’s ruthless merit system, they become obsessed with outdoing one another, until hatred begins to feel dangerously like something else. Something forbidden. Something that could destroy them both. Behind Briarcrest’s pristine halls lies a system designed to crush anyone who threatens its order. As Nyx uncovers how deeply the academy manipulates its students, Alaric is forced to choose between the future he was raised for and the girl who refuses to kneel, and when the rules say she should. At Briarcrest, love is forbidden, rebellion is costly, and bloodlines matter more than truth. But how far does the academy’s power really reach? What happens when loyalty to legacy collides with forbidden desire? And when the system demands one of them fall… who will it be? At Briarcrest, breaking the rules could cost them everything, but not breaking them might cost even more.

"Are you happy?" Tes.... Air mata Arma seketika turun. Dia mendongak, berusaha menghalau air mata itu. Tetapi, cairan bening itu tetap berdesakan keluar. Vezy refleks menangkup pipi Arma dan menghapus air mata yang membasahi pipi. "Gue tahu lo sebenernya inget jelas gue siapa." "Enggak." "Lo nggak bisa bohong, Sayang."

I was cleaning up the house on the second day after my wife went for a business trip. I casually instructed the smart speaker. “Smart, play some music.” However, I heard a husky, strange male voice. “Sure. I’m the Sun that loves you. Plus, Lindy, I would like to remind you not to forget about your birthday surprise for Sam tonight.” I stiffened and found the music particularly annoying. Linda Clark was my wife, but I had no idea who Sam was. I immediately called my wife. “Did you use the smart speaker at home?” Linda paused for a moment before she laughed indifferently. “Oh, my friend visited me a few days ago. She might have connected her account to it. What’s wrong?” I laughed and told her it was nothing. After hanging up, I found the login record of the speaker and hailed a cab. I headed straight to the registered company associated with the unfamiliar account on the record.