Budak Corporate Adalah

April Moore’s played by her family’s rules all her life. Now, she’s outlived most of her family and those rules she’s forced to live by have the world seeing her as worthless. April believed she loved David Moore, and she believed he loved her when they married. Soon after the wedding, his sweet compliments, and generous gifts disappeared. Two years later, April said goodbye to her deadbeat husband and enjoyed being challenged by an interesting billionaire. What’s a woman who’s claim to fame’s the yearbook’s ‘Ms. Plain Jane’ going to do with the football captain. Sure, it’s years after graduation but, the things he remembers! Damien Jones is busy pretending to maintain the image of a useless playboy. While he’s stepping in for his father at the new resort because his father wants to hide his slow death. Now corporate sabotage hits the resort during the wedding of a friend Damien is acting as best man for. It becomes complicated. The resort booked for the wedding for the week. The harm came from a guest or staff member. Competition is steep in this town and reputations can die if this leads back to someone. April’s full of talents and secrets. She always was. damien believes he has a chance with April. she’s lost the training wheels and she’s coming out swinging at life. to damien, April’s beautiful in everyway. But will society have something else to say about their relationship through the backdrop of their friends’ wedding and business gone awry? April and Damien will confront social climbing relatives, corporate saboteurs, steamy nights and more. After that, will they find love?

I am Elias Vance, and my life is a well-oiled lie. I don’t build empires; I dismantle them. For years, I’ve served the shadowy organization known only as The Syndicate, trained to be their most effective weapon—a corporate ghost who infiltrates, exploits, and destroys. My latest target is Thorne Corp, a multi-billion-dollar tech conglomerate, and the man at its helm: Julian Thorne. Julian is everything I despise on principle: cold, impossibly wealthy, and guarded by a fortress of privilege. He is also the key to The Syndicate’s grand prize, and my mission is simple: get close, expose his vulnerabilities, and trigger a catastrophic failure that leaves Thorne Corp in ashes. The plan was airtight until I saw the cracks in his perfect facade. The closer I get, the more I realize the aloof CEO is carrying a burden heavier than his fortune—a legacy steeped in secrets and a profound, aching loneliness that mirrors my own. Every late night in his office, every accidental touch, every shared secret drags me deeper into the man I’m supposed to hate. The line between my duty and my desire doesn't just blur; it dissolves entirely. Now, The Syndicate is closing in, demanding the destruction I promised. I have access codes, damning information, and a clear shot to finish the mission. But completing it means condemning Julian and myself to a future where trust is impossible. To save him, I have to betray my masters. To save myself, I have to risk everything I know. In this game of corporate war, I am the obsidian proxy, caught between two powerful forces, and my only way out is a choice that will either end a dynasty or cost me my life.

Di benua Akhantara, berdiri Sekte Wana Jagad, sekte terlemah yang hanya dipandang sebagai tempat sampah dunia persilatan. Di sanalah hidup seorang pemuda yatim piatu bernama Aksara Linggar, seorang pelayan rendahan yang tak memiliki nasib selain dicaci, dipukuli, dan dijadikan budak oleh para murid resmi. Ketika ia difitnah mencuri harta sekte, Aksara dikhianati oleh seseorang yang ia percaya, lalu dibuang ke jurang terkutuk. Namun kematian justru menolaknya. Di dasar jurang, ia menemukan Darah Naga Purba, sebuah warisan dewata yang tersegel selama ribuan tahun. Darah itu menyatu dengan tubuhnya, mengubah setiap luka menjadi kekuatan, dan setiap musuh yang ia bunuh menjadi sumber penempaan tubuhnya. Bangkit kembali sebagai makhluk yang kekuatannya tumbuh dari penderitaan, Aksara bersumpah: “Aku akan naik kembali ke dunia persilatan. Bukan untuk memohon pengakuan, tetapi agar setiap sekte yang pernah menindasku bersujud di bawah kakiku.” Saat dunia diguncang ramalan tentang “Pewarisan Darah Langit”, nama Aksara Linggar mulai mengguncang benua. Dari pelayan tak berharga, ia naik melampaui murid inti, pahlawan sekte, hingga menjadi ancaman bagi para tetua dan penguasa yang selama ini berkuasa atas dunia.

Ini adalah percobaan. Ya, hanya sebuah percobaan saja. Ini adalah percobaan. Ya, hanya sebuah percobaan saja. Ini adalah percobaan. Ya, hanya sebuah percobaan saja. Ini adalah percobaan. Ya, hanya sebuah percobaan saja.

Apa yang kamu rasakan, saat pria yang menikahimu hanya ingin balas dendam?Kisah ini, tentang Annastasia yang harus rela menikahi Luxander, agar bisa terbebas dari hukuman penjara. Tapi, dia tak pernah menyangka, kehidupan rumah tangganya dengan Luke, justru lebih menyesakkan dari pada jeruji besi, dan lebih menyakitkan dari pada kematian. Setiap hari, Luke memperlakukannya sebagai budak dan menyiksanya tak berperikemanusiaan. Bahkan, dengan teganya, Luke menyewa seorang wanita pelacuran dan mengajaknya tinggal bersama. "Apa ini?" tanya Anna begitu Luke melemparkan map tepat ke wajahnya. "Poin-poin penting dalam pernikahan kita," jawab Luke santai.Anna membuka map itu, dan membulatkan matanya tak percaya. "Kau menjadikan aku pembantu? tanya Anna tak percaya. "Ini tidak adil!" lanjutnya membuat penolakan. Luke tertawa miring, dengan lantangnya dia pun menjawab, "Jika kau tidak setuju dengan syarat-syaratku, maka ... bersiaplah untuk membusuk di penjara!"Bagaimana kisah rumah tangga mereka selanjutnya? Mampukah Anna bertahan? Atau mungkin memilih pergi, setelah rentetan penyiksaan lahir dan batin yang membuatnya lelah bertahan, dan penantian cinta yang tak kunjung terbalas? Sedangkan, di dalam rahimnya tumbuh bayi yang tak berdosa tanpa diketahui oleh suami berengseknya. "Siapkan hatimu. Karena kau tidak akan pernah ingin dilahirkan jika kau jadi aku." _Annastasia Thomas_

"Bagaimana Suryo ... ini sudah 1 bulan setelah perjanjian dan kamu belum juga bisa membayar hutangmu," "Maaf pak, tapi saya dua minggu kemarin dapat musibah istri saya sakit makanya uangnya habis buat biaya ke dokter," ucap Suryo dengan takut karena ia sedang berurusan dengan ketua gangster. "Itu bukan urusanku kau-- "Ayah, makan siang udah beres siap kita makan dulu," panggil seorang gadis dari balik pintu membuat Suryo dan Alex menoleh. "Wow siapa itu?" "itu putri saya pak, dia juga bekerja setelah pulang kuliah untuk membantu biaya pengobatan istri saya," ucap Suryo. "Huh ... Suryo Suryo, Kamu tahu kan saya tidak suka berurusan dengan penderitaan orang lain, Saya tidak punya empati jadi percuma saja kamu menceritakan hal yang menyedihkan ke saya nggak berguna," "Tapi pa-- "tidak ada tapi-tapian, ini pilihan terakhir karena kalau tidak seperti ini Kamu tidak akan menyelesaikan hutangmu. Saya kasih dua pilihan pertama, putrimu akan menjadi pembantu di rumahku sampai kamu bisa membayar semua hutangmu apabila kamu tidak menyelesaikannya juga maka dia akan menjadi budak kami seumur hidup. Kedua ... uhm ... dia akan saya jual," "Hah?" Deg! Penasaran dengan kisah gadis malang ini, yukk baca jangan di skip-skip ya ... enjoy ...

【Two Male Leads + Power Dynamics + Slow Burn Romance + Corporate Warfare + 1v1】 "You came to kill me, didn't you?" "That was the original plan, but I've changed my mind." "Oh, what an honor that is." In game theory, when the sum of gains and losses among participants always equals "zero," it's known as a "zero-sum game," where cooperation between the parties is not possible. In the game of love, however, two initially opposing individuals repeatedly break the norms and find their way to each other. A mission sparks their complex relationship, with one falling first, and the other soon succumbing to the fall as well... *Dual-faced, affectionate mastermind ✖️ Undercover agent playing coy *1v1

SABOTAGING MY WALKOUT QUEEN BOOK 2: VEXED TO RUIN HER "How long do you have to ruin the woman who once became your world?" David and Athena had to meet again in a corporate world after certain years of hating and forgetting each other. Athena's heart is up for peace and reconciliation, but David’s mind is full of war and retaliation. [Note: This is Book 2. Do not flip the pages of this book if you haven't read Book 1, which is Sabotaging My Walkout Queen. You can listen to my international radio interview in the U.K. here: https://soundcloud.com/ian-johnson-75/friday-31st-october-fridays-afternoon-evening-late-show-1029pm-1208am-uk-time-part-4 (29:00 to 33:00)]

When billionaire tycoon Anton Rogers discovers that someone in his empire has stolen a prototype capable of rewriting global digital security, he hires Sabatine Stalker, a private investigator who works in the shadows and has an uncertain past. But the more Sabatine digs, the trail of deceit leads squarely into Anton's inner circle — and perhaps to Anton himself. Bound by duty but seduced by desire, the two men are forced to navigate a dangerous landscape of corporate intrigue, deception, and forbidden longing. When a shocking revelation incriminates Sabatine, both must decide to have faith in the other or let their guarded hearts destroy everything they've built. In a universe of silk and steel, only the truth can set them free — at the cost of their lives.

Florian is an Omega and learned how to be quiet, careful and not seen until he met an alpha, Jethson Stetson a future alpha to a powerful pack and the heir to a big corporate groups. Who Florian was hyper aware and affected by in a way other Alpha never made him feel. Then Florian knew his step brother-to be is Jethson Stetson, he knew that he had to start far away from him. Not only because Jethson is a notorious playboy alpha but because the way Florian is so aware of his Stepbrother. Then they are forced to live together like a family when the two clearly can't stand each other. Under the disguise of not able to stand themselves was a desire—a pull they can't avoid.