Break The Rules By Charli Xcx

"I married you out of pity! Yet you dared to betray me right under my nose and, worse, murdered my sister. Today, I sever every tie I have with you. You'll pay for this with your life in prison, you witch!"-words dripping with venom, are the last that Maxon utters to the woman he once loved. Maxon Adams, the heir to the vast Adams empire, had it all-power, wealth, and a marriage to the woman he cherished. But in one moment, his world comes crashing down when he discovers an unimaginable betrayal: his loved wife in the arms of another man. But that is not enough; devastating news follows that his only sister has been murdered and all evidence points at his wife as the culprit. Could this nightmare be real? How could the woman he loves do this?

“Get on your fucking knees.” Ivy came home broke, bitter, and full of secrets. She never expected her quiet, powerful stepfather to look at her like that. Or speak to her like this. Dominic has rules—strict ones. Eat at the table. Dress right. Don’t talk back. But Ivy? She breaks every rule... just to see how far he’ll go. What starts as heat turns into obsession. And once he claims her, he won’t let go. Dark. Dirty. Addictive. He’s twice her age. She’s off-limits. But some sins feel too good to stop.

“Alexandra Adrienne Amora, loe mau engga pura-pura jadi pacar gue? Inget ya, pura-pura doang!” “Yes I do, Danish Adelio!” Di Warung Pecel Lele Pak Sabar semuanya bermula, ketika Alexandra Adrienne Amora alias Alexa, seorang gadis berusia 16 tahun, iseng mengajak kencan Danish Adelio, sang aktor dan model naik daun yang merasa paling ganteng, angkuh, dan super menyebalkan. Pertemuan iseng itu berujung pada Alexa yang harus memberikan tanda tangannya dalam surat perjanjian Pura-Pura Jadi Pacar Danish di hari Valentine. Hari-hari berikutnya bagaimana? Sudah pasti jadi kacau dan berantakan. Alexa harus menyiapkan kesabaran ekstra untuk menghadapi setiap aturan aneh, gangguan dari fans garis keras Danish, menuruti setiap keinginan Danish, sampai merasa kecewa kalau Danish mengacuhkan teleponnya walau sebenarnya Alexa sangat merindukan Danish. Lelah? Sudah pasti Alexa lelah. Namun, bertahan adalah pilihan terbaik karena sebenarnya Alexa benar-benar mencintai Danish. Berharap suatu hari Danish bisa peka, Alexa berjanji akan terus memperjuangkan cintanya, bahkan rela menunggu selamanya. Akhirnya, Alexa paham kalau cinta itu rumit.

Aryn's journey begins with the gift of strange and life-altering book. Aptly titled 'Rules of Death' it doesn't stop with the exposure of her own identity. The book holds knowledge and power Aryn can only begin to understand.

An invitation changed Pillow’s life. An orphaned woman relies only in the protection of the old red beard man who adopted her. When she entered the school of the gods everything changed. It shaped Pillow’s personality. What if the virtuous women become a threat to the hundred of realms? What if her stay inside the Academy would make her discover her mother’s bitter fate? What would she do if the only person who gave her protection died inside the school? What if the emerging love affair between her and Cyptus turned into revenge?

Harry Adams is a young millionaire orphan, who has sunk into the solitude of his mansion since his parents died, so tragic was the death of these, he suffers from a depression disorder, so he lives away from absolutely all the outside world, becoming a sullen and insensitive man, but that deep down he needs love. In his parents' will, so that his family can give him a large inheritance, they leave as a condition that he must marry before the age of 30, or else he would lose all his fortune and it would be donated to a foundation. But he has not bothered to do anything about it, who he is really worried is to Ernest Samuelson, his faithful friend and caretaker since his parents died, so he proposes Harry to get a wife by contract to avoid losing his inheritance, and although it sounded crazy it was a good option to avoid being left on the street. Ernest in his search for the ideal woman, can only find Diane Saenz, daughter of his best friend, a humble girl, who leads an unimaginable mess of life, her father accepts the contract without considering her opinion, as they are about to lose their house. For Diane this drastic change in her life makes her more rebellious and daring, the idea of leaving her current boyfriend to marry a millionaire she does not know, makes her make the worst decision, so in the company of her current partner they decide to form a macabre plan to kill Harry, but over time, those feelings of hatred turn into love, thus giving a twist to the story, as she must prove her selfless love to Harry so that he does not break the marriage contract.

“This is what you wanted, right?” His voice was dark, teasing. “Parading around my house in these bikinis?” “I think you like it,” He continued, his breath hot against my ear. “Knowing I’m watching. Knowing exactly what you do to me.” * * * * * Riane has had a crush on her stepfather for as long as she could remember. But even with her mother gone, Cyril won’t look her way. She can’t tell if it’s her lack of appeal or his need to maintain his image as a Hollywood A-lister, but she knows that every night when she dreams or when she touches herself, it’s Cyril that’s in her head, and that’s who she wants in her bed. It’s always a game for her. To break down the walls that Cyril had around him. Raine has broken every rule that Daddy made. All that’s left is to break him… Only that, she didn’t know that she was always his.

After April found out her husband’s real intentions with her, she ran away to the ravines, where she fell. It was impossible that she’d have survived after that fall. Six years later luck seems to be on her side when a powerful man appears in her way and asks her to be his translator for the upcoming meeting he will have. But soon he realizes that April isn’t a naive woman but she’s someone who had been waiting for this opportunity to be reborn as the karma of those who betrayed her. Soon she’ll know what a mistake she made when she accepted to live with one of the most powerful Mafia bosses. Soon he’ll know that he might rule the whole world but her. Soon he’ll discover that a god also needs his goddess to feel complete. Soon she’ll accept to be under his rules. “Make me yours, son of Hades. Put me under Hades’ rules.”

He walked into her life. Looked at the baby in her arms. And said three words that shattered everything: “That’s my son” Ava Hayes made a promise on her twin sister’s deathbed: never tell the baby's father. But when billionaire Damon Ashford walks into her café and recognizes his own eyes staring back at him... The secret is out. Now he wants answers. He wants custody. And worst of all—he wants her. The solution? A contract marriage that solves everything… and ruins everything as playing his wife was never part of her plan. And falling for the man she swore to avoid? That’s a secret she never meant to keep.

I’m Lily Stephens. Twenty‑six years old. Four years of my life devoted to Sunflower Company—only to have my promotion erased as if my work never existed. Then he returned. William Thomas—cold, calculated, untouchable. To everyone else, he’s power in its sharpest form. But to me, he’s the shadow that won’t leave my past… and now he’s everywhere in my present. He barely looks at me. In every decision, every meeting, he listens to her, never me. And yet somehow, every move he makes feels like it’s aimed straight at me. I can’t walk away. I can’t explain why. So I stay—and the longer I stay, the more I see that this isn’t just about work. It’s personal. It’s dangerous. And whatever William Thomas is after… it’s something only I can give.