Cold Stone Near Me

Two years after her sister vanished without a trace, Sera Duvall is barely surviving emotionally and financially. But when a chance encounter leads her into the arms of Lucien Calder, the tech billionaire who was the last known person to see her sister, she makes a dangerous choice: infiltrate his world and expose the truth from within. Lucien is controlled, powerful, and hiding something behind every careful word. He offers her a deal: stay with him for one week, and he’ll give her what she wants. But the closer Sera gets to uncovering what happened, the more tangled she becomes in a web of secrets, emotional manipulation, and a slow-burning desire she didn’t see coming. And in a world where love is leverage and lies are currency, the truth may destroy them both.

" Raised by wolves, Trained by bandits, Forged in violence, A cold-hearted warrior but forced to conceal her true gender to survive in the city of Los Angeles, but she was confined in an orphanage where she got entangled with Lucas Blackwood. Casey Angeles eventually found herself selected to be trained in the world's largest military training base ( M base), an opportunity that seemed unimaginable given the base's policy of only accepting males. Lucas Blackwood, director of the M base, the mysterious eldest son of the Blackwood family, is a legendary man both in the business and underground world. But despite being a paragon, he has a secret illness that hinders him from getting close to a woman, So he has the greatest shock of his life when he encounters and discovers Casey's gender, yet His illness doesn't break out. What will happen when they both get entangled with each other and Lucas finds himself getting attracted to the disguised Casey? Will Casey's secret be discovered? Will her Cold heart eventually be thawed? Will Lucas forgive her deceit after finding out the secret? How did she not trigger Lucas's illness despite her being a female?

21 +. Sesuaikan umur kalian untuk membaca tulisan ini agar mudah mengerti apa yang ingin penulis sampaikan! Philophobia yang di derita Intan terlahir dari trauma masa kecil. Kenangan pedih yang terbentuk sejak usia keemasan hingga memasuki remaja menjadi hal yang tertanam di alam bawah sadar manusia hal itu lah membuat sulit untuk dilupakan. Intan hidup dalam bayang-bayang trauma masa kecil bersama ayahnya. Ayahnya menghianati mamanya di depan mata Intan, sejak saat itu hubungan Intan dan Ayah semakin jauh. Dan hal itu juga yang membuat Intan sulit membuka diri untuk sebuah hubungan yang serius, pacaran atau menikah sekalipun. Bertekad untuk tidak memberi tahu mamanya, Intan mengubur sakit hatinya dengan kesibukan yang cukup padat, hingga tidak ada sisa tenaga untuk memikirkan ayahnya. Bertemu dengan Bara, untuk pertama kalinya Intan jatuh cinta. Tapi hal buruk terjadi ketika Bara ternyata sudah berkeluraga. Melisa,istri Bara terus melakukan teror hingga Intan benar-benar frustasi. Melisa melakukan pelecehan terhadap Intan, membuat Intan marah, tidak sengaja membunuh Melisa. Sejak saat itu Intan semakin trauma dengan sebuah hubungan serius, termasuk rasa cinta. Hingga memasuki usia hampir kepala tiga Intan tidak berniat sedikit pun untuk menikah, kesibukannya berkerja dan hobi traveling membuatnya bahagia meskipun tanpa seorang suami. Ketenangan yang ia rasakan berubah ketika Jimmy mengutarakan cintanya pada Intan. Sejak saat itu Intan menjadi tidak terkendali, mudah marah dan cemas berlebihan. Yuk ikuti ceritanya perjuangan Intan untuk sembuh dari fobia yang ia derita. Selamat membaca!

Bukan jodoh yang salah, tapi waktu yang belum tepat. Mungkin itu ungkapan yang tepat untuk Rena. Satu bulan menjelang pernikahan, dia justru mendapati tunangannya berselingkuh. Kecewa, sakit hati dan putus asa mengantarkannya ke sebuah klub yang baru saja diresmikan.Tapi siapa sangka jika di sana dia justru bertemu dengan Davin, pria yang bernasib lebih sial darinya. Dua kali gagal menikah, cintanya selalu bertepuk sebelah tangan, termasuk cintanya pada Rena yang belum sempat diungkapkan. Seakan pertemuan itu menjadi jalan kebahagiaan bagi keduanya, Davin yang selalu memberikan bahunya disaat Rena membutuhkan, membuat benih-benih cinta mulai tumbuh pada hati mereka. Namun tiba-tiba Alan, mantan tunangannya kembali memohon kesempatan kedua. Rena yang belum sepenuhnya move on jelas terlena. Lalu, siapakah yang akan Rena pilih antara Davin, pria yang selalu ada untuknya, atau justru kembali pada Alan, pria yang masih memiliki sebagian ruang di hatinya?

Lucy Tang was nothing but a timid orphan girl who was trying to live her life with dignity and with her hard earn money. She was being forced by the cruel society to the corner again and again but she was still holding back and trying hard for her better future. She wanted to be an actress and to be known by everyone in the world but her beautiful dream shattered when she had to pay her father's debt. Due to her financial condition she was planning to die sooner or later. But who would have known that she would meet a cold, dominant and tyrant CEO. Ryan Song was the man who had hated woman from the core of his heart but when his eyes fell on Lucy, he decided to make her his at any cost.

Pernikahan yang dulunya sangat tidak Elgan harapkan, perlahan berubah menjadi sebuah harapan besar. Perasaan benci perlahan berganti menjadi cinta. Perasaan ingin menyakiti perlahan berganti menjadi rasa ingin melindungi. Perasaan Elgan telah berubah menjadi lebih baik, menjadi seperti yang diharapkan oleh Cia. Namun, rumah tangga mana yang tidak diterpa masalah? Baik Elgan maupun Cia, mampukah mereka melewati segala permasalahan dalam rumah tangga?

When Kamari's mom, a witch from the ancient Ostyn clan, moves her to a small town in the forests of Washington, they set into motion a destiny that cannot be controlled. Kamari must learn how to balance her opposing powers and help save both rival packs before they destroy everything, including those she loves most.

Ayana Ara Titania, mahasiswi pemalas plus penulis tak terkenal yang entah kenapa selalu jatuh cinta pada pemuda yang salah. Dua kali jatuh cinta, dua kali juga patah hati. Seolah dilarang move on, Ayana kembali bertemu dengan dua pemuda yang pernah menolaknya. Bahkan bertunangan dengan salah satunya. Apakah kali ini nasib percintaan Ayana akan lancar jaya seperti jalan tol? Oh, tentu tidak!!! Karena disaat yang bersamaan Ayana mengetahui rahasia gelap kedua pemuda itu, kenyataan bahwa kedua pemuda itu tidak pernah menyukai wanita. "Rasanya aneh melihat dua orang laki-laki yang pernah kusukai saling bermesraan," gumam Ayana linglung.

Angelica Demonista Sanchez Smith, nag-iisang anak ng isa sa top businesswoman sa mundo. Isa siyang nerd o jologs kung tawagin ngunit sa kabila nito ay may bagay na hindi pangkaraniwan itong ginagawa. Hindi lang din siya basta isang anak ng mayaman, may iba pang kinabibilangan ang kaniyang angkan. Mayroon din siyang masalimuot na nasaksihan mismo ng dalawa niyang mata. Paghihiganti, ito ang gusto niyang gawin para mabigyan ng katarungan ang pagkawala ng kaniyang ama, naniniwala siyang wala itong kasalanan. Ngunit, magbabago kaya ang kaniyang isip? O mananaig pa rin ang kaniyang kagustuhan na maghiganti para sa ama? O may iba pa kaya siyang gusto?

He is called the EMPEROR of the business world, he is filthy rich name it he has it all except his empress. A god-like human, it’s like God sculpt him perfectly. Possessing a dark blue tantalizing eye that held so many secret, has a jet black hair that makes him more look divine, sharp jaws that looks like God carve it himself, a pale heart shape pink lips, and a sharp well carved pointy nose. Ladies flocked to get his attention but they only receive a sharp dangerous glare. She came from an abusive, a heartless family who is insecure on what she has, jealous on the gift she has. Only her dad and granddad treated her well. She possesses a sweet smile that can melt a frozen heart. A heart shaped goddess like face, that god has sculpture her beauty with care and perfection, possessing a silver dark eyes that shouts so many emotions, a small pointy nose and a pouty natural red small lips. What happen if the cold, ruthless, and dangerous emperor laid his dark blue eye on a girl who possesses a sweet smile and a goddess like face? Fate has a plan for them, destiny is just around the corner and cupid is ready to match. “Love, keep your smile for me that is exclusively mine only,” Zhane sweetly told her wife his dark blue eyes shows so much love while looking at his goddess wife. Shayne nod smiling sweetly to his husband. The whole room was quite, mouth-wide open, eyes popping and shock written in their faces. They couldn’t believe what they have witnessed they just saw and heard their master in a different aura, gone the cold, dangerous aura, deadly eyes, emotionless face and cold as ice voice of their master.