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Everyone in Eimport knew Ethan as a ruthless tycoon. Yet this same man humbly loved me. When his enemies kidnapped me for revenge, he charged bare-handed into an inferno so fierce even firefighters hesitated. I was unconscious but unscathed, while Ethan's right arm bore grotesque burns that would never fully heal. Unbothered, he even declared to the world that these scars were proof of our love. I was touched and browsed positions for couples online while he worked late. But everything shattered when I stumbled onto a video. The man's face was blurred, but the scar snaking up his wrist was unmistakable. The woman trapped in his gilded cage bore a striking resemblance to me. My heart hammered, torn between terror and devastation. That very night, I decided to leave and not ever see him again.

“Go on ten dates with me. I’ll prove I’m not the man you think I am. And I’ll give you a million dollars.” Cas said, looking at me like he was making a business deal. “Is this another way to have sex with me, because it’s becoming kind of desperate. ” “One million dollars. I will draw up a contract. Sex will not be one of the requirements to get the money.” “And what do you get out of it?” I asked, wondering if this was too good to be true. “You won’t get me.” “We’ll see,” Cas replied with an arrogant smirk that I wanted to smack off his face. “Do we have a deal?" ----- The arrogant billionaire Cassius Hemming is intrigued by the single mother, Ripley. Not only does she show no interest in him, while most women throw themselves at his feet, she actually shows distaste when talking to him. Cassius has always wanted what he can't have, and as a billionaire, there isn't much he is unable to buy. He is determined to win Ripley over and then punish her for rejecting him in the first place. So Cas makes Ripley a deal she can't refuse. Go on ten dates with him, and he'll pay off all her debt. But what happens when the billionaire's plan backfires?    

Umur pernikahan baru 2 bulan, Anjani harus menelan kenyataan pahit kalau suaminya akan meneruskan studinya di kota sebrang. Anjani tidak bisa berbuat banyak mengingat ia masih belum menyelesaikan kuliahnya di Jakarta. Dengan berat hati, Arsya pergi ke Jogja meninggalkan istri dan calon anaknya yang baru berumur 2 minggu di kandungan. Awalnya mereka kira semua hanya tentang waktu saja, karena lambat laun mereka akan bersatu kembali, tapi apa mungkin semua berjalan seperti yang mereka bayangkan, sedangkan orang ketiga hadir dan mencari ruang. Memilih bertahan atau meninggalkan?

Rasa khawatir yang mendorong Zeana untuk datang menemui sang suami di kantornya, justru memberi kejutan padanya. Melihat jelas ada wanita lain disisi pria yang sudah tiga tahun menjalin tali pernikahan dengannya itu membuat hati wanita bernama lengkap Zeana Arnalitha itu sangat hancur. Tak ingin menyaksikan lebih lama, ia pergi begitu saja ketika sang suami melihat padanya. Tak menduga dirinya tengah hamil ketika itu. Barulah ia mengetahuinya saat dirinya hampir celaka karena keterpurukannya. Namun, Zea tidak ingin memberitahu kehamilannya pada suaminya, Ruan Marthin yang juga sangat mengharapkan keturunan dari tiga tahun pernikahan mereka. Bersama Adam, seorang pria kenalan baru, Zea melahirkan bayi laki-laki. Zea yang memang hanya sebatang kara tanpa keluarga, sangat kesulitan keuangan. Sementara Adam tak bisa banyak membantu, membuat ia memutuskan untuk mencari pekerjaan. Pada akhirnya Zeana bekerja di perusahaan ritel milik Ruan. Namun dengan penampilan yang tak dikenali suaminya tersebut. Seiring berjalannya waktu, Zea dan Ruan menjadi dekat kembali. Kedekatan yang akhirnya mempertemukan Ruan dengan putranya. Lalu, apakah mereka akan kembali bersama atau mereka dengan pasangan pengganti lainnya? Bagaimana dengan si kecil Vio Marthin?

Caspian and Callista had a bad relationship when their parents got married. Caspian thought Callista's mother married his father for money, so he hated them. Caspian disliked it even more when he found out that Callista was dating Orion, who was Caspian's rival since high school. Orion is the son of the richest man in Canada, one level richer than Caspian's family. He increasingly thinks that Callista and her mother are gold diggers.Until one night Callista accidentally saw Caspian's transformation into a werewolf. Callista was very surprised, Caspian was also surprised. Because, no one knows about the problem other than himself and also a great scientist in his city. Caspian was exposed to severe radiation effects while doing research in the lab, so he mutated into a werewolf. To keep the secret, Caspian threatened Callista. He didn't trust her, so he watched her every move. He always pressured and threatened Callista. Until he began to be seduced by Callista's body and fucked her. He did not expect that Callista was still a virgin when he made love to Callista. "From now on you are mine. Stay away from that bastard because I don't like his smell on your body." Caspian said sharply and with emphasis. "You have no right over me, bastard! If you touch me one more time, I'll tell mom and dad to break your hand!" Callista said with emotion and pain all over her body.

His iron grip fastened around her waist with every second she tried to push him off. "Let go of me," she gritted. "Why should I let go?" He asked devilishly. Nibbling her earlobe "Have you forgotten you're my mate." "It's about time everyone knew you're mine." He teased with his now exposed teeth gently nibbling her skin. "Mine." She heard him growled out before his sharp canines bit into the crook of her neck... In no time she felt a strange heat dripping down her neck, it was blood gushing out from his bite. "Oh, My God! I can't believe Edward just marked me." She pondered.

Alessia Rae Salvatore, isang simple at ambivert type na babae, minsan ay maluko at makulit pero strong ang personality. Pilit siyang nagmakaawa sa isang CEO ng kompanyang pinag-aplayan niya. Nag-resign kasi ito sa pinagtrabahuan niya matapos niyang makipaghiwalay sa boyfriend nitong niloko lang siya at pinagpalit sa isang bakla. Dylan Davy Henderson, an introvert type of guy. Ang CEO ng Henderson company. Masungit at cold ang personality. He felt annoyed when Alessia came to his office at pinagkamalan pa siyang bampira, matandang panot at kulubot ang mukha. Hindi sana niya tanggapin bilang assistant ang dalaga. Pero nang marinig niya itong kausap ang ina sa phone na nangangailangan ng pera ay naawa siya rito. He saw the other bright side of Alessia that he can't find to his girlfriend. Are they destined to each other? Or it's just a simple boss and employee?

I grew up abroad. My mother feared I might marry a foreign man, so she arranged an engagement for me with a talented and handsome man in Flodon. She insisted that I return home to get engaged. I came back and started shopping for an engagement dress at a luxury boutique. I selected an off-white strapless gown and decided to try it on. Suddenly, a woman nearby glanced at the dress in my hand and told the saleswoman, “That’s a unique design. Let me try it.” The saleswoman immediately yanked it out of my hands. I protested indignantly, “Excuse me, I was here first. Don’t you understand the principle of ‘first come, first served’? Or do you just not care about common decency?” The woman scoffed and retorted, “This dress costs $188,000. Do you really think a broke nobody like you can even afford it? “I’m Lucas Goodwin’s sister in all but blood. He’s the chairman of Goodwin’s Group. In Flodon, the Goodwin family sets the rules.” What a coincidence! Lucas Goodwin was my fiance! I immediately called him and said, “Hey, your ‘sister in all but blood’ just stole my engagement dress. Do something about it.”

Never know how her love for him began... Thelma Smith, a beautiful, confident, and smart girl got her heart broken by her boyfriend. She became moody and cold since then and her mother decided to send her away to her aunt to get her mind cleared. Finding herself in the house of the richest woman in the country, Thelma was faced with many schemes, at her new school, she was cursed as a bitch behind her back because the handsome prince charming was always chasing after her. "Chasing?" Thelma thought. "If only they knew." "Where are you going?" He asked her when he saw her tiptoeing to the door. 'Did he have eyes at the back of his head?' Thelma thought with a frustrated look in her eyes. She turn back to face him and then replied with a sweet smile. "To the restroom." She thought he would be a gentleman and let her go by herself but he instead got up and said casually. "I will accompany you." Geez, where is the proud and noble school charming? She hated him for this, she hated the attention he gave her, she hated how he didn't give her enough privacy unknown to her that it was all for her sake because she knew his secret. She was in danger and he decided to keep her safe so he started sticking to her. _____ "You look so handsome" she complimented a guy. "Are you blind?" He asked her when they were alone. "No" She replied. 'Isn't that obvious?' "Then how is that guy handsome? he looks like a country bumpkin" That is the famous rapper in town now. "Are you jealous?" She asked jokingly. But then she suddenly saw his ears turn red, Wait, "Do cold-hearted, arrogant vampire blush?"

As a reader, we can fall in love with a Fictional Character. The words that the author use to define the physical attribute makes us readers fall in love with that character. Same as Amira Madrigal, who's deeply in love with a fictional character named Zeke Alejandro from a book that she always read, the title "Unexpected Love Story". Zeke is a bad boy and an arrogant campus prince who's written to fell in love with Krisha Fajardo, the female lead character of the story. Unfortunately, Amira hasn't read the book completely because her professor caught her reading the book while his teaching. An unknown sender gives her a link to a site where she could continue to read the next part of the story. She doesn't know that this will be the way for her to enter another world. Another dimension. To meet her Love. Zeke Alejandro, the fictional character inside the book. Could she also be the main character of the story she accidentally went into? Or would be the antagonist to the main character that she always imagined to be her? How will the story run?? How will the story end??