Cinderella Masquerade Ball

Aruna memutar benda kecil di tangannya. "Hewan apa ini?" --- "Itu Olaf, manusia salju." balas Seruni cepat, "Kau pikir apa? Tikus?" ••• Mana yang lebih berbahaya: mencinta CEO berhati es atau ... kehilangan mimpi seumur hidup?" Seruni Kusuma Ningsih, pengangguran akut, upik abu di rumahnya sendiri, dihina ibunya, ditolak puluhan penerbit dan dunia dongengnya runtuh dalam satu hari. Tapi, semangatnya tetap membara, meski impiannya nyaris menjadi abu. Ia terus berjuang demi mimpinya menjadi penulis best seller premium yang mendunia. Seruni, gadis pemimpi yang percaya dongeng seindah Cinderella dan Putri Salju adalah nyata. Tapi, tawaran gila dari sahabatnya mendorong imaji princess-nya terjun ke dasar jurang. Seruni tak pernah menyangka bahwa untuk bertahan hidup dan menyelamatkan mimpinya, ia harus melakukan pernikahan kontrak dengan CEO karismatik, tapi mengerikan. Seorang pemikir akut yang memperlakukan cinta layaknya grafik keuangan. Tinggal serumah dengan pria sedingin Aruna berarti terjebak dalam algoritma logika, sunyi dan wajib taat pada aturan aneh. Mansion mewah itu membuat Seruni terasa seperti tersesat di kutub utara. Dunia sekitarnya hanyalah gletser, tanpa pelukan, tanpa suara tawa dan tanpa ... cinta. Di balik tanda tangan perjanjian absurd itu, mereka sepakat untuk tak boleh jatuh cinta. Tapi, semesta dan pencipta punya rencana lain. Seruni ditugaskan menjadi ghostwriter sang suami sekaligus berpura-pura menjadi istri sempurna di depan publik. Namun, bagaimana jika istri palsu justru akan menjadi cinta sejati. Di tengah konflik batin, proyek rahasia, trauma, kecemburuan, persaingan cinta, hadirnya kekasih masa lalu sang CEO. Seruni menghadapi dilema ketika Juan, foodvlogger ternama menyatakan cinta tulusnya. Kini, Seruni dan Aruna harus memilih antara mempertahankan ego atau ... memperjuangkan cinta yang sejak awal mereka tolak. Ini bukan sekedar cerita cinta. Tapi tentang dua jiwa patah yang saling menyembuhkan di tengah badai yang mereka ciptakan sendiri. Tema: miliarder, istri palsu, ghostwriter, cinta & trauma, impian, penulis, romansa dan cinta sejati.

In that moment, our lips were only a breath's distance apart. Antonio's eyes held an unspeakable yearning. His gaze dropped to my lips, his intentions evident. My own desire mirrored his, creating a powerful magnetism. Just as he closed the distance, I placed my free hand on his chest, stopping him in his tracks. "Antonio," I murmured, my voice trembling, "We can't..." He froze in place, his warm breath caressing my lips. His eyes held my reflection in them, fluttered shut for a moment as he absorbed my words. I saw a flicker of pain, quickly masked by a stoic calm. He nodded slightly. "I understand," he replied, quietly. His voice was steady, betraying none of the emotions I knew must have been roiling beneath his suave facade. "You aren't going to ask me why?" I asked him, my voice barely a whisper. Antonio smiled, a sad, understanding smile that didn't reach his eyes. "I'm not," he said slowly, "because I understand that you have a valid reason for your actions." "Antonio," I swallowed hard, my voice unsteady, "I...I am getting married tomorrow, to Alpha Boris." His eyes widened slightly, the shock of my revelation clear. "You are the future Luna…" he murmured, his voice barely a whisper. His fingers clenched into fists at his sides. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wilhelmina Growler is a force to be reckoned with, a fierce and dominant female werewolf. Her unyielding determination to become the alpha of her pack, the Gravemaw Hounds. However, her aspirations are cut short when shortly after becoming the Beta, Alpha Boris Gravemaw demotes her and forces her as his Luna. The night of the highly anticipated Moon Goddess' Ball, Wilhelmina's world is turned upside down when she discovers that Antonio Lothian, the Lycan Prince, is her destined mate.

After I get abducted to an underground auction house belonging to a mafia family based in Aleroth, I become the most popular commodity ever in the live stream hosted on the dark web. As the live comments flood the screen and the viewers keep tipping the live stream, I feel my legs being forced open inch by inch. The electric chair beneath me keeps pulsing me with jolts of electricity, making me tremble uncontrollably. Men keep rearranging my limbs however they want in various positions. Then, they put me through all sorts of torture, as if I'm not a human being at all. Once everything is over, I can only curl into a small ball in a corner of the iron cage. My clothes are completely disheveled, and my gaze remains hollow and lifeless. That's when I hear someone speaking in Elythran, a language I'm familiar with. "Haha! That chick still thinks she can escape from this place!" "To think that the mafia princess of Elythra ends up getting lured to this place and reduced to a common whore for us to toy with! Those brothers really are ruthless!" "I heard the brothers did this just to appease their adopted younger sister, Emilia Ricci. That's why they ordered us to put up a show. Even the people tipping on the live stream are actors they've hired to make this show perfect." "This idiot is still waiting for her brothers to come rescue her! Last night, she kept crying out to them in her sleep, begging them to save her!" As the henchmen speak, they open the door to my room, only to be stunned by the blood-stained floor. Immediately, they dig out their phones and begin dialing numbers anxiously. The moment I make out one of the numbers, I feel my blood turn into ice. It appears that the so-called abduction is just a show that my brothers have put on just to appease Emilia… I can feel blood rising in my throat. As my vision goes blurry, I think I see another man's gentle expression. That's the memory that I've kept buried deep inside my heart—the memory of my actual older brother, Silvio Gallo.

Après que l'amie d'enfance de mon fiancé a découvert que j'étais née avec une maladie cardiaque, elle a secrètement versé une boisson énergisante à haute dose dans mon champagne. Dès que je l'ai bue, mon cœur s'est mis à battre la chamade et une douleur aiguë s'est propagée dans ma poitrine. Paniquée, j'ai déballé mon seul médicament d'urgence, mais l'eau que j'utilisais pour le prendre avait été remplacée par de l'eau citronnée. Dès que je l'ai bue, mon visage a pâli. J'ai perdu toute force et je me suis effondrée sur le sol. « L'eau citronnée est pleine de vitamine C. Elle aide à lutter contre la gueule de bois et à rester en bonne santé. » Charlotte Moreau a ri si fort qu'elle a failli se renverser. Les bras croisés, elle a regardé mon fiancé, Étienne Lacroix, le patron des Pierres Roulantes. « Étienne, le jeu de ta fiancée est incroyable ! » « Je suis médecin depuis des années et je n'ai jamais vu quelqu'un réagir comme ça à un peu de champagne et d'eau citronnée. » Je me suis mordu la lèvre jusqu'à goûter le sang. La douleur m'a piqué les yeux et j'ai serré la jambe d'Étienne. « Chéri, s'il te plaît, appelle une ambulance ! Je n'en peux plus... » Pendant un instant, son expression a vacillé, mais les invités ont rapidement interrompu la conversation. « Mais arrête de faire semblant ! Personne ne meurt d'un peu de champagne et d'eau citronnée. » « Oui, tu es juste jalouse que Charlotte ait été promue et tu ne voulais pas lui porter un toast. » Le visage d'Étienne est redevenu froid. Il a repoussé ma main et s'est écarté. « Charlotte est médecin. Tu seras bien avec elle ici. » J'ai arrêté de supplier et j'ai envoyé un texte à mon père pour lui demander de l'aide.