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“You can’t force me to do this, Ash.” I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself as he stepped closer again. “I don’t belong to you.” His soft chuckle sent shivers down my spine. And when his face neared mine, his fingers tightening around my throat, his whispered words brushing against my ear, I knew that I was going to fall for him again. “Oh, but you’ve been mine from the very beginning, little lamb.” *** Lena Gray has lost everything. After the death of her boyfriend—the only person who ever cared about her—her life spirals into darkness. Desperate and on the verge of ending her life, she is suddenly abducted and sold in a human auction. Ash Ravencroft, a devil with a lethal charm, claims her. But he hasn’t come just to take, he offers a deal. In exchange for saving her from despair, he wants only one thing: her body, in ways far darker and more sinful than she ever imagined. Bound by a sinful contract, will she break free from the darkness, or succumb to the temptation that might consume her whole?

According to company policy, anyone who achieves the feat of being the top salesperson for three years in a row will receive a thousand-square-foot apartment as a bonus. To achieve this goal, I work day and night, chasing every order I can find. But once I finally meet the criteria, I'm told that the policy has been abolished. Saul Hurst, my direct superior, brushes me off with a bonus of 500 dollars instead. Smirking at me, he says, "Being good at sales is all well and good, but you still need to improve your understanding of the company's rules and values. "Young people need to stay humble and know their place. Don't keep trying to show off. It isn't good to constantly hog the spotlight." I don't lose my temper. Instead, I manage to stay unusually calm as I took the "massive bonus" I got in exchange for three years of hard work. Two days later, our company headquarters conducts its annual sales evaluation. When one of our clients offers me a sales deal worth eight million dollars, I turn it down on the spot. After all, I believe that part of what it means to be professional is to do as my superior says. Since I'm supposed to stay humble and know my place, I've chosen to keep a low profile and not do anything that puts me under the spotlight. Besides, even if our branch fails to meet the total sales target, I'm not the one who's going to be held accountable for that.

I’m trapped, trapped in a mate bond I hate. Will I ever escape its hold on me? “I, Than Sable, Alpha of the Amber Desert Pack, reject you Kaia Glace as my Luna.” I remember his cruel cutting words as if they were only yesterday. Our mate bond is non-existent. That’s a lie, it exists but Than doesn’t allow himself to get close to me…to be alone in a room with me. It’s as if I disgust him. He has reduced me to nothing. A shadow of a mate and I hate him for it. I can’t keep living like this, waiting… I am Kaia Glace, the rightful Luna of the Amber Desert pack. Yet my mate, Alpha Than, refuses to let me rule by his side. I feel cheated by the mate bond, unwanted by my own mate. Years I’ve spent trying to get him to love me…to see me…but how can I? When he has another…. I can’t stay, it isn’t safe for me anymore or my unborn child. A child created by force. I have to leave…to runaway and find my Father. He is the only lifeline I have. However, he was last seen at the enemy pack, the Dark Phantom pack. A notorious pack with a cold and scheming Alpha, who doesn’t take kindly to outsiders. It is said, those who enter the pack are never seen again. But I have no choice…into the enemy pack I must go to rid myself of my mate bond. Only, I myself find another. Another that dooms me to the same trickery of the mate bond.

When Elowen learned that she had been switched at birth, that her life as a princess was nothing more than a mistake, she quietly accepted her fate. She accepted being treated as an error. Accepted being hurt so deeply that even crying had to be done in secret. She believed she would fade away like this — silently, unnoticed, forgotten. Until one day — when despair pushed her to the edge — she felt a faint chill, as if someone were standing behind her, protecting her without a word. From that moment on, Elowen knew she was no longer alone. — Adrian survived a horrific car accident. His body lay motionless in a hospital bed, while his soul became bound to a wounded girl he had never known. He couldn’t hold her. Couldn’t shield her from harm. Yet when she was starved, warm food appeared in her drawer. When she was bullied, her tormentors met with inexplicable accidents. When she curled up crying in the dead of night, an invisible hand gently rested on her forehead—so tender it hurt. Adrian was there. Quieter than any living person. He witnessed every wound, remembered every tear, every trembling breath she tried to suppress. Affection grew in silence—slowly, carefully—as if one careless step closer would cause the girl to shatter. One was alive, yet denied a life. One was dead, yet still learning how to protect someone. Some forms of protection need no light. Some kinds of love cannot be touched. — Then one day, Elowen spoke seriously to her “Ms. Ghost”: Elowen: “Ms. Ghost, if you’re lonely…” “Maybe you could bond with a male ghost.” “I’d give you my blessing.” Adrian: … Then the “Ms. Ghost” coldly placed a hand on her forehead. Adrian: “Call me Mr. Ghost.”

Hanya karena malu memiliki menantu menggelar lapak di depan sekolahan, Marni mengobrak abrik dagangan Arin. Tidak hanya mengobrak abrik, Marni bahkan menghina dan melaporkan Arin kepada Angga. Sudah jatuh tertimpa tangga pula, Angga memarahi Arin dan setelah Angga pergi, Marni serta anak perempuannya merebut paksa uang hasil Arin berjualan

Warning: 18+, explicit content, reverse harem, romance, spicy scenes, She spent three years being their joke. Then the moon made her their everything. She was going to enjoy every second of it. Wren Reyes, the plus-size equipment manager, has been humiliated, mocked, and erased for years at Whitewood Academy. But when the legendary triple mate bond hits her and the three hottest and most dangerous boys, Zade, Rook, and Cal Voss, everything changes. One girl. Three wolves. One impossible bond. Suddenly, the same boys who ruined her life are hefs The Thorne sisters: Vera, Eden, and Lyra, see their carefully arranged betrothals ripped from their grasp, their futures collapsing . They will burn the world before they let Wren take their place. Thirty weeks. One Ledger. Three wolves. Three sisters. One girl By the end, who belongs to who?

Rani, seorang gadis yang sudah bertunangan dengan kekasihnya bernama Jali, meskipun keduanya baru mengenal satu sama lain, selama dua bulan. Awalnya, semua berjalan dengan lancar, hingga acara lamaran untuk menentukan tanggal pernikahan tiba. Sungguh di luar dugaan, gadis manis pekerja keras tersebut meminta Mahar yang sangat fantastis, yaitu 5 milyar. Bukan tanpa alasan Rani meminta Mahar yang yang terkesan tak masuk akal. Semua itu dikarenakan Jali yang membuat ulah.

"Isla," he called, his voice brutally stern, "you know it was a terrible mistake that shouldn't have happened in the first place. You're my best friend's daughter and he has entrusted you to my care for Pete's sake!" "Is that your excuse? But that doesn't mean we can't feel something for each other," I retorted, my voice rising. "You kissed me back, Robert. You didn't stop me; infact, you seemed to enjoy it!" Isla's dad had entrusted her to Robert Hardy, his best friend. His goal was for Isla to learn the core of handling business under the scrutiny and watchful eyes of a dear and very trusted old friend, who was to become Isla's mentor, and guardian, but Isla only saw this as an opportunity to finally be able to pursue the strikingly handsome man she has had a huge crush on ever since her young girly heart knew what it meant to feel. As she settles into Robert's world as his office assistant, sparks ignite dangerously between them as a forbidden steamy romance evolves. Their secret office affair faces a huge threat from Robert's manipulative and materialistic Ex, who also works as his manager. Amidst the uncertainty, Isla comes face-to-face with the heart wrenching secret of her very dear Robert. As she confronts this secret, her heart breaks into a million pieces on who Robert Hardy truly is. Isla also brutally finds out the most unbelievable truth about her always busy and hardworking parents. How does Isla handle the emptiness she feels, and the bile life threw directly at her face?

“Mbak, maaf … mulai hari ini aku tidak bisa bantuin Mbak nyuci lagi,” ucapku pada Mbak Winda yang menyimpan setumpuk cucian pada bak cuciku. “Jangan kebanyakan gaya kamu, Mia! Ingat kamu itu masih numpang di rumah Ibu … suami kamu juga belum dapat pekerjaan. Lulusan SMA itu sekarang susah kalau mau masuk ke pabrik lagi, apalagi umur suami kamu sudah tua!” ujarnya sambil tetap mencampurkan setumpuk pakaian kotor ke bak cucianku. Mia yang masih menumpang di rumah Ibu Mertua dan juga seatap dengan Winda---kakak iparnya, perlahan memberontak. Mia menginginkan kehidupan yang damai dan tenteram dan tak selalu dihinda dan direndahkan oleh Winda. Mentang-mentang Winda dan suaminya sama-sama bekerja, maka seenak hatinya memperbudak Mia dan menjadikannya kacung di rumah Ibunya. Akankah perjuangan Mia untuk membalaskan hinaan dan kesombongan kakak iparnya berjaya? Apakah secercah cahaya perlahan bisa menyentuh hati Winda atau semakin keras saja?

Harta, tahta dan wanita selalu menjadi bumerang bagi pria yang tidak bisa mengendalikan nafsu duniawi. Hal ini juga yang terjadi pada kisah Alina dan suaminya yang telah tergoda oleh harta dan wanita. Seorang gadis kaya bernama Amira masuk ke dalam rumah tangga mereka dengan menawarkan sebongkah berlian untuk sang suami. Tentu saja Haikal terbuai dengan keindahan paras serta kemewahan yang Amira suguhkan. Hingga akhirnya, Haikal lupa diri dengan statusnya yang sudah memiliki istri dan anak. Tidak cukup sampai di situ. Dengan pongahnya Haikal membanggakan Amira di depan Alina. Secara terang-terangan Haikal mengakui Amira lebih memiliki segalanya dibandingkan Alina. Merasa sangat terluka dengan perlakuan suami dan keluarganya, Alina pun memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hubungan yang tidak sehat itu. Ia memilih pergi dari Haikal dan kembali pada keluarga yang dulu pernah dia tinggalkan saat memutuskan menikah dengan Haikal. Bersama keluarganya, Alina merencanakan suatu pembalasan yang akan membuat Haikal menyesal seumur hidup.