Cat Rambut Milk Tea

My wife, wanting to spend a romantic birthday date with her first love, added a dose of sleeping medication to the milk bottle of our sick, crying daughter. The medicine took effect, and our daughter drifted into a deep sleep, which allowed them to enjoy a romantic, undisturbed date together. When I came home, I found our daughter still sleeping. By the time we arrived at the hospital, it was too late. I called my wife, but she answered with irritation. "Is it because I'm celebrating Shawn's birthday that you must ruin it? I'll go home after the celebration is over." Then, she turned off her phone. Little did she know that, for the sake of one romantic date, she had taken our daughter's life.

In the coastal quiet of Baler, a studio is born—not of architecture, but of intention.* Founded by Yam, a poet whose words cradle pain gently, and Franc, an artist who paints tenderness into walls, the studio becomes a refuge for those learning to stay—with grief, love, longing, and themselves. As visitors arrive, they leave behind more than footprints: a sigh recorded in bamboo, a poem tucked into the “Found Letters” shelf, a mural painted in crooked lines. Through zines, tea, silence, and sketchbooks, the studio teaches softness as revolution. Ren creates the *Window of Soft Returns*, an installation of anonymous voice recordings—each whisper forming a community of echoes. Drew builds the *Staircase With No Wrong Turns*, inviting people to walk through emotions without shame. Franc offers brushstrokes as brave work, and Yam curates writing circles that map healing in half sentences. Together, they host festivals that feel like hugs, and they begin traveling their archive, letting softness cross oceans. Even those who once left—like Miguel—return, discovering that some doors never truly close. Others, like Tala, capture the studio’s sound and turn it into a podcast of breath and becoming. Over seventy chapters, the studio transforms into something larger than itself: a mural of memory, a sanctuary for second chances, a place where return is sacred and voice is proof of survival. In the final bloom, the studio stands not as a monument—but as a reminder: > *“Staying isn’t easy. > But chosen together, > it becomes home.”*

Kill or be killed: That was the motto of a predator and a prey. Turns out that was the same motto in love and relationships. Walking in on my fiancee making out with someone else was the last straw it took for me to break but to save myself the humiliation, I couldn't let the huge proposal I had planned out go to waste. What happens when the stranger I had forced a ring on turned out to be the Capobastone of the Ndrangheta Clan? Even worse, my ex boyfriend was involved in the mafia and the stranger was his boss. Fate twisted and lies were uncovered and I was caught up in a little cat and rat chase with a Mafia boss and there was no hope for me getting out. His words sealed my fate: "Now i didn't force this ring on myself, you did. Might as well add more meaning to it.”

Joanne, an 18-year-old high school graduate suddenly woke up one day in an mysterious ancient rainforest. She was saved by a handsome military cadet named Leon who accusing her for trespassing a military exclusion zone. But somehow, she found his turquiose eyes familiar..... This is the Inter-Galaxy Era. She woke up on a strange planet where all men here are stupidly powerful but somehow keep calling themselves as different spieces even though they all look alike under Joanne's eyes. It's alright, self-expression is a basic human right. Joanne couldn't care less; until one day, Leon turns himself into a giant wolf..... O..Okay, no big deal either. Joanne convinces herself. Who cares if it's a dog or a cat or a wolf that saved her? The key point is her life is indeed saved. Then, Leon reveals his true identity as the second to the Throne, Duke of the Empire who is being targeted for assassin this whole time? This is NOT okay anymore! Joanne thought this might be the wrost situation, without knowing one day she will be forced into a marriage with the Heir Apparent, First to the Throne, the top Alpha of the Empire.

"I want a divorce, let me go Evan." "That's too bad Kitten, You agreed though I was a little conspicuous but agreed is the key word to be my wife until I get an heir from you.." Evans smile turned slowly into a smirk and I swallowed hard as tears dropped out of my eyes. "You trapped me into this, you monster." I yelled throwing my cup of milk into his face. "Say that again, I liked it." All I wanted was to get revenge on my cheating ex, all I wanted was to not be obedient little princess and stand for myself; apparently, it turned out to be the worst decision I ever made. This marriage of convenience was supposed to be done and over with in less than a week but what happens when there was no exit out of the marriage? A playboy that was never committed to anyone placed a tag on me that read 'MINE' and I doubt very heavily that even if I gave him an heir he would let me go. He was obsessed and I was trapped

Blurb: Anna never believed in fairy tales. Orphaned young and raised by cruel relatives, She learned that love was fleeting and trust was dangerous. The only thing she could count on was herself until a chance encounter at a cafe changed everything. It started with a clash, a spilled cup of tea, an an arrogant, wealthy man who seemed world's apart from her. Yet fate had its own designs. Against all odds, their paths crossed again, and what began has indifference turned into something deeper and something real. But love built on fragile trust can shatter in an instant. Betrayed by her best friend, humiliated by the man She loved, Anna was left with nothing but heartbreak. He dismissed her, pushed her away , only to realise too late that he had lost The one thing money could not buy. When his perfect world crumbles, he comes crawling back, offering grand gestures and desperate apologies but Anna is no longer the same girl who once loved him blindly.Just as She dares to open her heart again, a devastating sickness comes to light - A hidden wife, locked away in the shadows of his past. With lies and betrayal threatening to consume her once more , Anna must decide : Will she risk everything for a second chance at love ,or will she walk away and reclaim the life she fought so hard to build? A story of heartbreak,redemption and Loves ultimate test. Broken vows mended hearts is an unforgettable journey of resilience, sacrifice , and the courage to choose oneself , even when the heart begs otherwise.

Warning!... konten mengadung 21++"Kenapa kamu mau menerima pernikahan ini? Apa kamu tidak akan menyesal sama sekali menikah dengan pria cacat sepertiku? Bahkan Jessica saja yang sudah menjadi kekasihku selama 3 tahun lebih memilih meninggalkanku karena aku, karena sekarang aku hanyalah seorang pria cacat dan tidak berguna dan pastinya kan menyusahkan untuk kedepannya," ujar Jonathan penjang lebar sambil melihat ke arah mata hitam cerah milik Kalisa. Kalisa tampak berpikir dengan keras, dirinya mana mungkin akan mengatakan yang sejujurnya jika dia terpaksa menerima pernikahan ini karena menerima sebuah hukuman yang diberikan orang tuanya padanya. Tiba-tiba saja otak kecil Kalisa mendapatkan ide gila dan dia yakin Jinathan akan mempercayainya. "Memangnya ada yang salah jika aku tidak menyesal menikah denganmu, Mas? Lagipula yang cacatkan kaki kamu," jawab Kalisa santai dan malah membuat Jonathan heran yang mengerutkan alisnya tak mengerti dengan jalan pikiran Kalisa. "Gak perlu ngerutin alis kaya gitu kali, mas. Tapi benerkan yang cacat itu kaki kamu aja kan?" Tanya Kalisa dan di angguki oleh Jonathan."Kalau cuman masalah itu mah gampak, kita bisa nyari dokter terbaik di dunia untuk menyembuhkannya. Dan poin terpenting yang aku lihat dari Mas adalah---," ucap Kalisa menggantung sambil memperhatikan Jonathan dengan cermat."Apa poin penting yang kamu lihat dariku?" Ucap Jonathan. "Poin pentingngnya adik kecil milik Mas yang dibawahnitu gak ikutan cacatkan?" Ucap Kalisa lancar tanpa ada rasa malu sedikitpun. Jonathan melebarkan matanya mendengar pertanyaan yang keluar dari bibir tipis Kalisa yang menurutnya sedikt vulgar.

Nicole Evans never asked to be followed. She never asked for eyes in the dark, for a man like Vane to orbit her life with silence and devotion sharp enough to wound. But obsession doesn’t ask permission. It waits. It watches. It becomes inevitable. What began with missing men and shadows on rooftops soon unraveled into something far more intimate—an assassin who couldn’t let go, and a woman who, piece by piece, stopped trying to make him. As friends vanished and her world narrowed, Nicole found herself drawn toward the very thing she feared most—not out of love, but recognition. In his violence, there was something terrifyingly tender. In his silence, something that listened more closely than anyone else ever had. Theirs is not a love story in any ordinary sense. It’s a descent—a long, slow collapse into dependency, into surrender. A story told in bruises and shared tea, in blood and in stillness. A quiet unraveling that doesn’t end in escape, but in a house by the sea, where memory lingers and echoes never fade. Some stories don’t ask to be understood. Only remembered.

Menyandang nama Artharwa Al Rasyid-- yang merupakan milyarder kenamaan negeri ini, tidak menjadikan Isabelle Artharwa Al Rasyid--putri sulung dari Raven Artharwa Al Rasyid hidup mewah dalam gelimang harta.Yang terjadi justru sebaliknya. Ia hidup sengsara sejak memutuskan tinggal bersama dengan ibunya, Celine BrataKesuma yang baru saja keluar dari penjara. Hidup dengan predikat anak mantan narapidana dan wanita panggilan kelas kakap, menjadikan Ibell bahan bullyan dan cibiran orang terkait dosa warisan ibunya. Belum lagi setiap waktu, ia harus bermain kucing-kucingan dengan para rentenir akibat dari hutang-hutang ibunya. Semua perbuatan masa lalu ibunya yang suram, seakan dilampiaskan semua orang padanya. Termasuk dendam Arkansas Delacroix Bimantara--dosennya sendiri. Arkan mengira sifat Ibell itu mengcopy paste ibunya, yang pernah di penjara selama tiga tahun, akibat percobaan pembunuhan terhadap Oryza Sativa Dewangga. Mantan gebetannya dulu saat semasa kuliah. "Aku akan membuat hidupmu sengsara sampai kamu akan menyesal pernah dilahirkan dari rahim seorang pelakor, seumur hidupmu!" -Arkansas Delacroix Bimantara- "Saya tidak bisa memilih dari rahim siapa saya akan dilahirkan.Tapi siapapun itu yang menjadi ibuku, maka surgaku adalah di bawah telapak kakinya." -Isabelle Atharwa Al Rasyid-

Dijodohkan. Satu kata yang menurut Kim benar-benar sebuah kata sial. Bagaimana tidak, tiba-tiba saja kedua orang tuanya memberikan pilihan tersulit. Menikah dengan laki-laki yang sudah mereka pilihkan, atau justru melepaskan semua aset aset pribadinya. Awalnya ia menolak, tapi akhirnya ia pasrah saat mamanya memohon. Tak mengenal, bahkan ia tak tahu siapa laki-laki itu. Hingga akhirnya semuanya terungkap bahwa ... dia adalah Alvin, gurunya sendiri. Bayangkan. Bagaimana jadinya hubungan pernikahan di antara hubungan guru dan murid.