Can Fish Drown

"Behold!" The Priestess yelled above the noise of the crowd. It became deathly silent. She could feel the malevolent eyes of the crowd on her and she didn't know why. "The Fox!" Cassidy let out a yip of horror that echoed in the silent village. A Fox Shifter. Cassidy was a Fox. Terror coursed through her smaller body. In all her pleading with the Moon Goddess, she had never thought she would be so terribly cursed. She would be torn limb from limb by the crowd. Shifting to the Fox was a death sentence. Neither prey nor an apex predator, the Fox was an outlier in Shifter society. The crowd roared as one as the High Priestess lifted her. "Run Cassidy, no-clan, and know that pain is only temporary." She whispered softly, before tossing Cassidy into the waiting crowd. All Cassidy had ever wanted was to survive her first Shift. If she didn't end up as prey, all the better. As the illegitimate child of the aging Alpha, and daughter of a rabbit shifter drudge, Cassidy knew the world was an unfair place for those who were not born predator. No one expected Cassidy to be a fox, least of all her. Reviled and feared by predator and prey alike, fox shifters were cast out from home and clan, into the wilderness. If they were lucky. And Cassidy had never been all that acquainted with luck. Rejected by her clan, beaten and broken, left for dead...Cassidy welcomed the darkness. But death will have to wait for her just a little longer. The Lycan King has need of a new assassin, and Cassidy is forced into his world of intrigue, politics, and romance.

“My dear sister, you better drink it if you want this position? You have already agreed with father’s order to marry a man you don’t know and who isn’t your fated mate. All for gaining the Alpha title. Now see who is the greedy one.” He slowly looks me up and down. A look of disgust fills his gaze. “You are even using your body to please Drake, and in turn, you are using him to secure your title.” Trinity is about to be named the first female Alpha in her pack's history and take her rightful place leading her people. Before she takes her title, her father suggests he could arrange a marriage for her to strength her position and curb the recent turmoil. Taking her father's advice, she agrees and is thrilled for what is next to come with her and her pack. Unfortunately, things don't go the way she had hoped and dreamed. Her life soon crumbles around her and her future hangs in the balance. Luckily, help comes in the most unexpectant place. But does it also come with something more than she bargained for?

"Did you ever even love me?" "Laylin-" He tried to hold her hand but she slapped it away. "No. You were always ashamed of me! Did it even matter to you how I felt being ridiculed as your mistress?" ..... She fell in love with him at first sight and it hurt because he had a lover. He had no place for her in his perfect royal life. She was just a human Princess sent as a hostage to him, but it all changed the moment his lycan marked her. Laylin is given to the Lycan King of Rakhbar on his ascending to the throne after a successful coup as a sign of a peace treaty by her father. Stripped of her status, she’s forced to be a Mistress for the cruel King because he wants to hide his weak mate. Little does he know, Laylin is anything but weak. With all that she had to suffer for his love, is it even worth it? Should she stay in this messed-up relationship or give up on him? Will she even have a choice once her father breaks the treaty and instate a war?

Adista benar-benar tak menyangka. Pengorbanannya demi mendapatkan anak malah dibalas menyakitkan oleh suami dan mertuanya. Padahal merekalah yang menginginkannya agar segera hamil. Sikap Damar--suami Dista juga mulai berubah, saat melihat Dista tak lagi cantik dan menarik, karena tak punya cukup waktu untuk merawat diri lagi. Penderitaan Dista bertambah saat mengetahui Damar diam-diam punya wanita lain di belakangnya. Dapatkah Dista mempertahankan rumah tangganya yang baru seumur jagung itu?

Then, I feel it. That cold current in the atmosphere that screams all too loudly of one name. The name I dreaded the most in the whole world and beyond. Lycan king Duncan Smith, my ex-husband! Our shock mirrors each other as we lock gazes but mine is worse. “Ma’am, here’s the man that found your son. Alpha Duncan!” ***** In one single day, Lyra's marriage is turned upside down, as her husband, the Lycan king, brings in a pregnant woman who is none other than the woman who tormented her endlessly in her previous pack. But that is just the beginning. Lyra soon finds out that her husband has never truly loved her. He was only trying to use her for his selfish purpose, and to top it all, she gets framed for treason and thrown out of the pack. Determined to make a name for herself and pay back those who betrayed her in their own coins, she goes back into her old pack. Five years later, she's now the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack and what more can she ask for when she has the most protective and supportive beta by her side who plays "daddy" roles to her five year old son. What happens when some unexpected spark begin to ignite between them? But things are always not predictable in life— Her ex-husband soon regrets his actions and comes back begging on his knees.

“You’re a monster and I hate you!” The lycan king smiled coldly. “Rest assured, princess, the feeling is mutual.” **** Esme was a wolfless shewolf, a shaming flaw in the eyes of her pack. Because of this flaw her fiancé ditched her and chose her younger sister. But that wasn’t all. As if Esme’s life wasn’t dramatic enough, fate had to make him, the Lycan King, the most powerful being in the entire realm and the man responsible for killing her father, her mate. Ares Lucianus Villincticus. He took her captive and claimed her as his war prize. He claimed to hate her with his lips yet his hands drew her close. His words were said to hurt, yet he made love to her with his eyes. But with enemies surrounding them and the lies and secrets and betrayals, they will have to make a choice; if they should continue to despise one another to death or trust each other enough to fall….

In a world where forbidden love and ancient prophecies collide, Maeve, an outcast from birth, finds herself entangled in a dangerous game of power and betrayal. As the last of the triplet sisters, her uniqueness is both her curse and her strength. When her unexpected mate bond with not one, but three Lycan kings shatters their world, an unforeseen evil rises, threatening to tear them apart. With a destiny marked by sacrifice and redemption, Maeve must navigate a treacherous path, where the boundaries between love and darkness blur, and the ultimate price for survival may be her very soul.

(Cerita +21, harap bijak memilih bacaan!) "Katakan padaku apa yang kau lapar-kan. Apakah uang? Atau..." Vandella melirik ke arah selangkangan Jovian yang ada dalam genggamannya, "...kau ingin masuk ke dalam diriku?" Vandella Arthesia (32) bukan sekadar CEO Arthesia Capital yang berkuasa; ia adalah predator yang haus akan dominasi. Baginya, pria hanyalah instrumen untuk memuaskan egonya yang narsistik. Ia tidak mencari cinta, ia mencari kemurnian untuk dikotori. Dan mangsa paling sempurna telah hadir: Jovian Althair (21). Jovian adalah pemuda berparas idola K-Pop dengan tatapan lugu yang mematikan. Namun, ia tidak datang sendirian. Di dalam gedung itu, ada Binar, kekasih Jovian yang bekerja sebagai staf magang. Binar adalah cahaya bagi Jovian—gadis ceria yang mencintainya dengan sepenuh hati. Vandella mencium rahasia itu. Alih-alih menghancurkan mereka secara langsung, ia memilih cara yang lebih kejam: Menjerat Jovian dalam labirin gairah yang memabukkan. Jovian kini terjepit. Setiap kali ia menyentuh Binar yang suci, ia didera rasa bersalah. Namun, setiap kali ia berada di bawah kendali Vandella, tubuhnya berkhianat. Aroma stroberi Binar yang polos kini perlahan mulai terkubur oleh wangi Black Opium milik sang CEO yang membius sarafnya. Akankah Jovian mampu menjaga hatinya untuk Binar? Ataukah gairah maut dari sang CEO cantik akan membuatnya lupa caranya menjadi manusia dan tenggelam selamanya dalam dosa yang paling nikmat? "Tubuhmu lebih jujur daripada hatimu, sayang. Sekarang, tunjukkan padaku... seberapa besar kau menginginkan 'puncak' itu bersamaku."

"Baik, jika ini maumu! Kau adalah pelacur bagiku! Murahan!" Tak pernah dia pikir bahwa lelakinya akan mengucapkan hal itu selantang mungkin setelah menjalin hubungan dua tahun. Dia—Rennata— perempuan yang telah kehilangan rasa percaya diri serta berada dalam fase putus asa. Tak pernah ia sangka ucapan mantan kekasihnya—Dion— membuatnya berubah akibat rasa sakit hati itu. Membentengi diri untuk tak merasakan cinta lalu pahit. Memilih membalaskan dendam pada lelaki itu atas kesakitan yang di deritanya akibat hubungan 'toxic' yang dijalaninya dua tahun. Hingga seseorang hadir dalam kehidupannya —Dimas— menawarkan romantisme yang lebih segar dari sebelumnya. Sosok misterius yang selalu hadir ke kafe tempatnya bekerja paruh waktu. ***

The night Ava was born, the hospital was attacked by a creature who attempted to take her as his own. However, the creature was overpowered and escaped but the deed had been done already…he had left his mark on her. Nineteen years later, Ava decides to explore the world and along the line met her fated mate but somehow, the creature who had left a mark on her surfaced and claimed her as his mate. Now Ava is tied between two worlds. What does fate have installed for her?