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Di kehidupan pertamanya, dia meninggal sebagai perawan. Di kehidupan keduanya, dia menjadi villainess yang diasingkan ke perbatasan Kerajaan dengan bayinya yang baru lahir, berdasarkan novel romantis yang dia baca sebentar di kehidupan pertamanya. Dia bersyukur mimpinya menjadi ibu dari bayi yang menggemaskan telah menjadi kenyataan, bukannya mati perawan! TAPI ketika dia berpikir dia hanya perlu diasingkan dan hidup damai dengan bayinya, dia dan bayinya dibunuh secara brutal oleh orang yang tidak terduga. Entah takdir atau kutukan, alam semesta menghidupkannya kembali sebagai Fuschia Mountravven, Putri Mahkota Kerajaan Drachentia lagi! Dia masih terjebak di dalam dunia novel! “Aku tidak peduli dengan balas dendam! Aku ingin bayiku lagi, jadi bagaimana aku hamil?! Siapa ayah dari bayiku, huh?! ”

It's Thanksgiving, and I'm waiting for Zeke Jones to come home after cooking up an extravagant meal. When Zeke returns, he doesn't even glance at the meal I've prepared for him. Instead, he proceeds to pack a bag. "I can't celebrate Thanksgiving with you this year," he says. I take another bite of my turkey and say nothing. At the stroke of midnight, Zeke's first love posts a new photo on her social media page. In the photo, she's lying on Zeke's back with a bright smile on her face. The moon outside the window is bright. "Happy to spend Thanksgiving with good company," her caption reads. Instead of hysterically questioning Zeke about the post, I just tap on the "like" button without reacting in any way. Zeke calls me. His voice sounds panicked as he tries to explain himself. "Please don't misinterpret the post. I will definitely spend Thanksgiving with you next year…" I freeze for a few moments, letting out a small laugh. I don't offer him a reply. Next time, he says? Oh, Zeke, I'm afraid there won't be a next time.

Menikah tapi tak pernah berinteraksi? Aliyah Wijaya, seorang model terkenal dengan segala skandal miliknya, hanya berharap satu kata dari pernikahannya dengan Bram Atmaja, CERAI! Bukannya ia tak bersyukur memiliki seorang suami crazy rich dengan kekayaan yang berlimpah. Hanya saja suaminya itu terlalu dingin dan mencekam, meninggalkan Aliyah pada malam pernikahan mereka, menuju Amerika untuk membangun bisnisnya di negara itu. Tak tanggung-tanggung, pria itu menghilang selama tiga tahun! Segala cara Aliyah lakukan selama tiga tahun itu untuk keberhasilan misinya. Menjadi model nakal dengan penuh scandal, menghisap kekayaan Bram, hingga bahkan menggoda Bram dengan brutal karena mengira pria itu adalah seorang gay. Tapi ... Saat pria itu kembali, Aliyah menyadari bahwa dirinya idiot selama ini. --- Bram : "Aliyah ... Bukannya kamu sudah janji bahwa malam ini kamu akan melay-" Aliyah : "A-Aku ..."

For eight long years, Bryan Millan and I were married, but you’d never have known it by looking at his life. He never once acknowledged our relationship in public. Not a single post, not a single mention of me on his social media. Then came our anniversary. The day that was supposed to be about us. Instead, Bryan made an announcement on his Instagram account—just not the one I expected. There he was, hand in hand with his assistant, her draped in a wedding dress. The caption read: [When you're in love, you want the whole world to know.] The comments flooded in. [Bryan finally got married!] [Congrats! Wishing you a lifetime of happiness together!] In that moment, I could no longer lie to myself. Bryan wasn't reserved. He just never loved me. So, I decided to let go. But he wasn't ready for that. He clung to me, desperate now. But I pried his hands off and laughed—a real, genuine laugh, the kind that comes from somewhere deep inside when you realize you're finally free. Then, I looked him straight in the eye and said the words I'd been holding in, "Don't beg me to come back. Because now that I don't love you, I've never felt better."

After I was falsely accused of being a third wheel by a fake heiress, she hired a group of people to corner me in the delivery room under the pretense of giving me an intervention. "How dare you, a shameless mistress, hope to secure a place with your child!" "Today, I'm going to make sure that b*stard in your belly is gone for good. Let's see if you dare get into my man's bed again." The group blocked the delivery room door, their faces twisted with malice as they refused to let the doctors deliver my baby. I begged them to let me go, but they only laughed cruelly and forced me down in front of a camera while I struggled through labor. They forcefully pulled the baby out of my belly and killed him right in front of me. I clung to my child's lifeless body, sobbing hysterically, while they posted my miserable state online with the caption, 'This is what happens to mistresses.' Later, I exposed her fake heiress status and revealed the dirty secrets of her and those people who were allegedly giving me an intervention online. Relentlessly attacked by netizens until she had nowhere left to turn, she ended up begging me for forgiveness. I pointed to the edge of the rooftop and said, "Jump, and I'll forgive you."

Alya tak pernah berpikir hidupnya akan berubah secepat itu. Sejak kecelakaan membuat suaminya lumpuh, ia menyerahkan seluruh hidupnya untuk merawat Damar. Siang malam ia menjadi perawat, sahabat, sekaligus istri yang setia—meski sering harus menelan air mata sendiri. Bertahun-tahun perjuangan dan doa akhirnya membuahkan hasil. Damar sembuh, bisa berjalan lagi, dan kembali bekerja. Alya bersyukur, ia percaya kesetiaan selalu berbuah manis. Namun, kebahagiaan itu hanya sementara. Di balik senyum Damar yang kembali cerah, tersembunyi sebuah pengkhianatan. Alya menemukan kenyataan pahit: lelaki yang pernah ia jaga di saat tak berdaya, kini membagi hatinya pada perempuan lain. Kesetiaan Alya diuji. Antara bertahan dalam luka, atau pergi demi menyelamatkan harga diri dan hatinya sendiri. Karena kadang, kehancuran rumah tangga bukan datang saat badai, melainkan saat seseorang yang kita rawat justru memilih meninggalkan kita.

Runalla meyakini bahwa pernikahannya akan baik-baik saja, walau sang suami tak pernah memberi perhatian atau sentuhan sedikit pun. Rumah tangga tak biasa--tak banyak dilalui oleh pasutri. Bukankah seharusnya dia bersyukur? Setidaknya, Biru tidak melayangkan pukulan atau makian. Biru hanya memberi sebuah pengabaian emosional yang begitu besar. Runalla selalu memandang segalanya dari sisi positif, maka dari itu, satu per satu celah mulai terbuka. "Kalau aku kayak gini ... nggak papa?" Biru adalah sosok yang rapuh. Membutuhkan rasa sayang sebagaimana anak kecil, yang kebutuhannya tak pernah dipenuhi oleh orang tua. Dan tiba saat di mana lelaki itu memohon. Dengan teramat sangat. Ketika keadaan berputar, menguak segalanya--berbagai masa lalu buruk yang jarang dialami oleh anak kecil. "Kamu jahat banget. Tahu itu, nggak, Runa?" Warning: » abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) » self harm » suicide ideation » ptsd. #SalahSasaran

Belum juga usai kemelut asa, karena menempatkan hati pada Christopher Ambrosius, pria yang tidak seiman dengannya. Kini, Bening Bhanuwati kembali terjebak rasa dengan Telaga Cakrawala, pria beristri yang berusia sangat jauh dengannya. -- “Harusnya, kamu bersyukur,” timpal Aga. “Sudah tahu kebohongan pacar kamu sejak awal. Coba kalau sudah nikah terus ketahuan dia selingkuh seperti sekarang?” “Terus, Bapak sendiri bagaimana?” balas Bening menoleh pada Aga dengan mata yang sudah membengkak. “Bapak sudah nikah tapi nggak nolak sama sekali waktu saya cium. Malah diem-diem aja menikmati.” Aga bungkam. Mengapa Bening selalu berani untuk menyanggah ucapannya tanpa rasa segan sama sekali. “Secara nggak langsung, itu, sama aja dengan Bapak selingkuh sama saya.” Aga mengerjap tegang memikirkan ucapan Bening. Apakah dirinya saat ini telah mengkhianati sang istri karena telah berciuman dengan sekretarisnya sendiri?

My mother-in-law’s final wish was simple—she wanted one last trip to Hawaii, to bask in the warmth of the sun before her time ran out. But her son, Vincent, didn’t see it that way. He thought I was manipulating her, using her as an excuse to drag him on a vacation he didn’t want. So, out of spite, he refused to grant her dying wish. I begged him. Pleaded. Swallowed my pride and all the hurt his accusations brought. After relentless persuasion, he finally relented. I thought, at last, I could give Lucy the happiness she deserved. But on the day we were set to leave, Vincent was nowhere to be found. And that same day, Lucy suffered a heart attack. She passed away with only me by her side—never getting to feel the warmth of the sun on her skin one last time. And then I saw it. A picture. Vincent, tagged at a luxury resort with his ex. The caption from her read: Thank you for abandoning your job to take me on this trip. You’re the best. I didn’t scream. I didn’t cry. I didn’t even confront him. I just packed my bags and left. And this time? Vincent found out about the truth and begged me to stay.

He Rejected Marking Ceremony, I Upgraded Mate The very first thing I decided to do after being reborn was to reject the marking ceremony with my Alpha mate Ethan. In my previous life, when Ethan tried to postpone our ceremony for the thirty-second time, I threatened him with the sacred laws of the Moon Goddess. Ethan eventually caved. To pacify my rage, he promised that nothing would interrupt us again. But that was the night his Omega mistress Ivy died. From that moment on, Ethan hated me with every fiber of his being. When I told him I was pregnant, he drowned me in the freezing North Sea. "You and that abomination in your belly deserve to die for her," he spat as he held my head under the water. I died in despair. But when I opened my eyes, I was back at the altar. Ethan looked impatient. "Selena, Ivy says her chest hurts.. We need to postpone the mark again." He expected me to beg. Instead, I unclasped the ceremonial collar and threw it in his face. "Go to her. I quit." Ethan sneered, "Stop acting. Without my scent, you’ll be back crawling on your knees in a week." He didn't know that an hour later, I was knocking on the door of his mortal enemy—Damon, the Tyrant of the North. When I posted a photo of the Winterborn Alpha’s ring on my finger with the caption "Upgrade my mate," Ethan went mad…