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The heaviness in the air is the prequel to the Across the desk. However it is told from Max's point of view. He realizes that he is stuck in life and he really wants to move on but he doesn't know how. His first time going out with a person he is accused of the worst thing a man can be accused of. Though the truth came out later he had already lost his place in his family and in the town. He never trusted women again. He knows that it all revolves around one women though. Then one day he is getting ready to go over his files for his job as an detective he sees one that he doesn't know. He opens the file and it is her, the woman who ruined his life. She was now dead. He is assigned the case to find her murderer. This is his chance to redeem himself and finally put the past to bed. He has to revisit everything in this woman's life and with some twists and turns he finally finishes the case with a jaw dropping person accused of the murder. Then he goes through the trial and he makes himself a promise. When the case is finally over he will move on and find the family he wants to have. The day the verdict for the last of the trials comes to an end Deanna Watson walks into his office. This is his chance to finally do something about his slight obsession with the tiny student. This story goes right into the across the desk and answers the questions of how Max is the way he is when it comes to dealing with the Watson family.

She had always wanted a vanity ever since she was a little girl. She remembered it clearly, the wooden art piece her mom had painted a glorious white to match her small room. But Hannah had never known that it would come with a friend. A "friend" that had a past so chilling, her parents would have known that the red on the bottom of the mirror hadn't been rust. Benjamin Faye had owned it long before her, too bad she had never met him. This is their story.

Before the Callisto's became the alpha pack of Peskington, the Mazzeos, revered as the last azure pack, ruled over it. Then, in an ungodly massacre, the Mazzeos are displaced, and the Callisto's reigned as the head of the five families. As the last azure, Elyssa Mazzeo abandoned her family name, only returning years late to attend the Moon Ball where the alphas converge once a year, to finally get her revenge. But the goddess has other plans for her chosen. After her race through the Labyrinth, and torrents of revelations, she realizes she's a pawn in a game between the gods and the dark. When forced to pick a side, will the hunter become the hunted? Will she pursue her revenge or allow destiny to run its course?

The once-glorious empire is in ruins, its capital buried beneath ash, following a bloody uprising. A competent scavenger who has been hardened by grief, Zara endures in the broken world, plagued by memories of the empire's devastation, particularly the ruthless purge that claimed her family's lives. She discovers a secret amid the rubble: a wounded man named Kael who says he is the final heir to the crumbling empire. Zara reluctantly consents to assist him, viewing his survival as a way to make amends. But Kael isn't interested in bringing back the empire he was born into. Rather, he is dangerously knowledgeable about a weapon that could upset the delicate balance of power in the world. An unforeseen attachment forms between Zara and Kael, complicating their objective as they create an uneasy alliance to traverse the lethal world of bounty hunters, imperial loyalists, and rebels. Zara is compelled to face her own troubled past—including the potential that her long-lost brother is still alive and fighting for one of the factions—as they delve deeper into the empire's hidden secrets. After the rebels kidnap Kael and torture him to find the weapon, Zara must decide whether to risk everything to save him or let him perish. Zara and Kael are pushed to the limit by their increasing love and the burden of their common past as they work against the clock to destroy the weapon and keep it out of the wrong hands. Will the fires of their decisions consume them or will they find salvation in a world of ashes?

My husband, Alex Carter, is a top AI engineer. He one day gets drugged by a new intern at his company, and one night of chaos follows. He calls me the next morning, his voice hoarse from a hangover and filled with unfamiliar panic. "Em, I messed up. But don't worry. I gave her enough money to disappear from this city." After ten years together, I believe it is just a momentary lapse in judgment. Six months later, Alex's company suffers the worst cyber attack in its history, with core data hanging by a thread. I rush back from a fragrance exhibition in Astral, only to witness a scene at the data center entrance that sends me into shock. Alex stands outside the tightly sealed door, his face showing a weariness and guilt I have never seen before. The doctor says that the intern, Brooke Anderson, is three months pregnant and has spent 72 hours with him in the high-radiation server room. Now, she shows signs of miscarriage. Later, Brooke gives birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The entire Carter family is ecstatic. I remove the wedding ring that has accompanied me for ten years, my fingertips turning ice cold. I dial the number saved with only one letter "S" and say, "Mr. Sullivan, I accept the collaboration you proposed last time." A low, soft laugh comes from the other end of the line. "Ms. Emma Shaw, that's a wise decision."

Aurora just got out of an abusive relationship and walked out with an inferiority complex, low self-esteem, and zero self-confidence plus depression. A few weeks later, she's jumping right back in but this time, with the hottest guy on campus. Ex on one side trying to get back her attention, Aurora on the other side, leaving her best life with her newly found knight in shining armor. What she didn't know was that her college prince charming wasn't exactly who she thought he was and she, on the other hand, was busy living in her imagination of a perfect gentleman while there was none. She discovered soon enough only to be left with two options; Stay just friends with her prince charming who had been secretly having an affair with the same girl that has been broke her previous relationship or walk out on the duo and leave behind a beautiful friendship she just started experiencing for the first time in 22 years. What she didn't know, however, was that her Prince Charming was already head over heels in love with her but was scared to admit it.

“You’re useless.” I lift my head, wrists aching where the rope bites into skin already numb from the cold. My father stands over me, his shadow long and sharp in the firelight spilling from the clearing behind him. I can hear the celebration. My sister’s laughter. The pack chanting her name. “I tried,” I say. My voice cracks, and I hate it for that alone. “I did everything you asked.” He scoffs. “Everything?” His gaze drags over me like I’m something rotten. “If you’d done anything right, your mother would still be alive.” My chest burns, each breath a knife. “She chose—” “She died because of you,” he snaps. “Because you were too weak to protect yourself. Too weak to be worth the trouble.” I swallow, tasting blood. “I’m your daughter.” “No,” he says coldly. “You’re a reminder of my failure.” He turns away, already done with me. “Be grateful I’m hiding you instead of killing you. An Alpha can’t afford dead weight.” The rope tightens as he knots it higher, out of reach. He doesn’t look back. Behind him, the pack howls in celebration. I lower my head and let the tears fall silently into the dirt because crying is the only thing they haven’t taken from me yet. But as the night deepens and the forest breathes around me, something else stirs—slow and patient. They call me useless. One day, they’ll choke on that word.

Deva, seorang Putra Mahkota dari Kerajaan Throne yang terkenal memiliki paras yang tampan, dingin namun pemberani. Tak jarang, banyak wanita yang ingin menjadi pendamping hidupnya, namun selalu ia tolak karena semua wanita yang pernah mendekatinya itu tidak pernah bisa menumbuhkan benih cinta dalam hatinya. Hingga pada suatu hari, ia bertemu dengan Georgia, seorang Putri Mahkota dari Kerajaan Edayon. Parasnya yang anggun dan lemah lembut itu, berhasil mencuri pandang Deva hingga membuatnya jatuh cinta. Deva merasa, jika ia sudah menemukan cintanya setiap kali menatap wajah Georgia. Namun, tak pernah terbayang dipikiran Deva, jika cinta yang ia temukan itu adalah mautnya. Ia terkejut ketika Sang Raja memberitahu jika Georgia adalah Putri Mahkota dari Kerajaan Edayon. Kerajaan Edayon adalah musuh besar dari Kerajaan Throne sejak lama. Mendengar ucapan Sang Raja, Deva pun terdiam dan terus memikirkan kisah cintanya itu. Ia langsung bergegas pergi ke kamarnya untuk menenangkan pikirannnya. Di satu sisi, Georgia yang juga diberitahu oleh ayahnya, jika Deva adalah Putra Mahkota dari kerajaan yang menjadi musuhnya, langsung ikut terpaku dan tidak mengeluarkan sepatah kata pun. Mereka berdua sama-sama memikirkan hal yang sama, terlebih lagi mereka tahu bahwa kerajaan mereka sudah merencanakan perang, jauh sebelum mereka bertemu. Lalu, apa yang akan mereka lakukan? Apakah mereka akan merelakan cintanya demi sebuah perang? Atau mereka akan memperjuangkan cinta mereka sendiri hingga menemukan sebuah akhir?

When Seraphina Alaric, an accomplished news anchor adopted into the powerful Alaric family, is forced into an arranged marriage with the reclusive billionaire Lysander Vale, she expects a cold union built only on convenience. But Lysander hides a dangerous secret - he's not the paralyzed, fragile man society thinks he is. Behind the façade lies a man betrayed too many times to trust love again. As their worlds collide, hidden truths unravel: Seraphina was never adopted at all, and her "sister" is the true impostor. In a web of deception, betrayal, and unspoken love, Seraphina and Lysander must decide - will they protect their hearts, or risk everything for each other?

Laura harus mengantikan kakak untuk menikah dengan kekasihnya. Laura tentu saja menolak, ah soalnya dirinya tak berkutik dengan tangisan mama dan papanya. Mau gak mau dan sangat terpaksa mengantikan kakak untuk menikah dengan kekasihnya. Untuk menyelamatkan nama baik kedua kelurga. Akankah pernikahan mereka bertahan, walaupun keduanya sepakat buat kontra nikah? Di saat rumah tangga mereka lagi adem ayem badai datang tak terduga kakaknya muncul sekian lamanya dengan maksud merebut kembali kekasihnya. Leo suami Laura atau dulu kekasih kakak Laura akan tetep mempertahankan pernikahan atau justru kembali bersama kakak Laura? YUK IKUTI CERITANYA HAY GAES INI CERITA PERTAMA KU YANG BERINSPIRASI DARI JUDUL LAGU LOVE IN THE DARK LAGU ADELE, SEMOGA KALIAN SUKA YA.