Crimson Karma

⚠️ Mature Content Warning: This novel contains adult themes, explicit romance, violence, and emotionally intense situations. Reader discretion is advised. ————————————————————— “I expect loyalty, Margot. We marry in four days and you’re getting calls like that? What the fuck have you been doing?” My voice isn’t calmed down enough but I restrain myself from punching a wall. I wasn’t young and stupid but these rash reactions were making it seem as though I was. Tears welled in her eyes and I silently cursed myself. My bride. Just days before our wedding, I am screaming at her. Is this a product of the Binding? Making me a control freak? I came to her room for alone time with her, not to fight with her. I think she is going to give a meek answer to my question but instead she wipes her tears with the back of her hand and glares at me. “So you can fuck and feed from a Registry whore an hour before we go to the Binding ceremony, but I am expected to be loyal to you? You saw me watch that night. Did I yell at you?” —————————————————————— Every 25 years, a human from one of the five elite dynasties must marry into one of the five vampire houses to keep the peace of the Accord, a treaty between the ten families. Now it’s Margot’s turn to marry except she’s taking her dead sister’s place to marry the King of all vampires. Preserving the peace and producing a Crimsonborn is her duty, but she was groomed for society, not submission. Her immortal husband to be is not only the vampire king, Nathaniel Blackwell, but a calculating man who doesn’t want or need a wife. Or so he claims.

Pernikahan Yudha dan Marisa membuat Farhana Terpuruk. Farhana merasa dibodohi dan juga membuang-buang waktunya selama ini. Sedih, marah bahkan kecewa terhadap dirinya sendiri yang tidak menyadari akan tanda-tanda yang terlihat jelas bahwa Yudha dan Marisa memiliki hubungan bukan hanya sekedar teman. Kehadiran Ali dikehidupan Hana membuat Yudha sadar jika ia salah memilih Risa. Bagaimana Hana melewati hari-harinya yang hampir setiap hari bertemu dengan Yudha, akankah Farhana rela menjadi orang ketiga untuk menghacurkan rumah tangga Sabil dan Marisa ketika marah dan cinta masih ada didalam hatinya? Atau memilih Ali yang hadir menawarkan keseriusan untuknya? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer : Cerita ini hanya fiktif. Jika ada kesamaan tokoh, tempat, dan kejadian itu hanya kebetulan. cover designed by Mentari

Saat suamiku sedang ikut acara berkemah dari kantor, asisten perempuannya tiba-tiba mengunggah sebuah postingan: "Pembagian tenda lewat undian, siapa sangka aku malah setenda dengan bosku yang tampan!" Dalam foto itu, dia sedang berswafoto menghadap kamera, sementara di belakangnya ada seorang pria yang sedang melepas bajunya— dan itu adalah suamiku. Ada yang berkomentar: "Hati-hati ya, cowok dan cewek berduaan di satu tenda, bisa berbahaya ...." Asisten itu langsung membalas dengan emoji tertawa jahil sambil menulis: "Memang aku suka yang menantang." Aku sempat memberikan 'like', tetapi tidak lama kemudian, postingan itu dihapus. Tak lama, suamiku menelepon lewat panggilan video. Di depan asisten perempuan yang sedang menangis dan beberapa rekan kerja lainnya, dia langsung marah padaku: "Kamu kok suka lebay sih? Ini 'kan cuma permainan sederhana, nggak bisa santai saja?" Melihat dia memeluk asisten itu sambil menenangkannya dengan lembut, aku pun menutup telepon tanpa berkata apa-apa lagi. Ini sudah tahun ke-10 aku mencintai Kemal Sentanu. Namun, saat ini juga, aku memutuskan untuk melepaskannya.

He ruined Her Life, the man she gave everything to, even her kidney. But she is back with a new face and a new identity, seeking to exact a pound of flesh and reclaim her child. Three years ago, everybody thought Alicia was dead, including her ex-husband, Lucas, and sister, Becky, who betrayed her. What they didn't know was that a top sailor rescued her, and her face that was once scarred beyond recognition was rebuilt through advanced facial reconstruction. Now, she has the face of a goddess, and a top business tycoon who commands power, not the regular naive girl that Lucas discarded. What happens when her ex-husband, Lucas, unknowingly falls for the woman he once destroyed? What happens when the betrayer becomes the beggar? Because this time, she’s not his savior. She’s his Karma.

Pernikahan Faiz dan juga Aluna menginjak 2 tahun, namun mereka belum juga memiliki buah hati membuat Faiz akhirnya berpaling dari istrinya, sanggupkah Aluna menerima kenyataan jika suaminya lebih memilih perempuan lain?

Demi menegosiasikan sebuah proyek besar, istriku melakukan perjalanan bisnis selama setengah tahun. Pada hari di mana dia kembali, istriku muncul di hadapanku sambil bergandengan tangan dengan klien utama kami. Ironisnya lagi, bayi dalam kandungan istriku sudah berusia tiga bulan. Klien utama itu, dengan perut buncitnya, melemparkan sebuah kontrak ke arahku. "Pak Edwin, demi proyek ini, istrimu sudah banyak berkorban." "Kalau bukan karena menghormati Melissa, aku nggak akan mau bekerja sama dengan perusahaan kecil seperti punyamu ini!" Istriku menyentuh perutnya yang membuncit itu dan terlihat bangga. "Kontrak ini hasil negosiasiku. Ada satu syarat kalau kamu mau menandatanganinya, kita cerai!" Aku mengambil kontrak itu dan langsung merobeknya menjadi beberapa bagian. "Oke, kita akhiri pernikahan ini. Tapi, aku nggak akan menandatangani kontrak kotor ini!"

Fun was her last name not until her father's tricky call made her return immediately and find out she's getting married. Andrea tied up to the wedding she didn't want and worst she was engaged to the man that caused her day worse than ever. The ultimate playboy and a spoiled brat were tied to the marriage as their punishment, two different people forced to live in the same roof that caused their life to turn upside down and patch up together. Will Andrea be able to stop the wedding just to save her freedom? What if living with the ultimate playboy is the worst experience she could have? But what if they both fell into their parents' trap? Will Andrea become his sweet karma that will change his playboy side?

Sa paniniwala ni Purisima Cruzado, ang anak ang pinakamalakas na angkla ng isang ina. Kaya nang dumating ang panahong kinailangan niyang mag-ipon para sa operasyon ng kanyang ina, kinain niya ang takot at hiya para makapasok sa Moonlit—isang madilim na mundong pinapasukan lamang ng mga desperado at mayayaman. Isang gabi. Isang kliyente. Isang kasunduan kapalit ng malaking pera. Hindi niya inakalang ang lalaking iyon ang estrangherong tanging pinaglingkuran niya—ang magiging ama ng batang isinilang niya. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, muling nagtagpo ang kanilang landas. Dirus Van Arkel—ang kliyenteng hindi niya malilimutan, ngunit siya, hindi man lang naalala nito. At sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, inalok siya ni Dirus ng trabaho: magpanggap bilang kanyang kasintahan… at ang anak niya ay ipakitang anak nilang dalawa upang pagselosin ang dating fiancée nito. Ngunit paano kung ang “pagpapanggap” na ito ang maglalantad ng katotohanang matagal niyang inilihim? At paano kung ang lalaking minsan niyang binayaran para mabuhay ang ina niya… ay siya ring lalaking nakatadhanang wasakin ang pader na itinayo niya sa puso niya?

500 years ago, mortals were both friends and foes to the Mythics. The Magic Users; Wizards, Fairies, Nymphs, Elves, and Pixies... But there was a line of good and evil drawn within the Mythics, thus, there were the 'Dark Mythics'. Scarlett, an ordinary girl, moves to the remote, lake-embedded town of Pastonville, to live with her uncle. But when she goes to school the next day, Scarlett discovers that there was more to the town than meets the eye. Her classmates...are Vampires. The school principal...is a powerful Wizard. And her closest friends...are 'Half-lings'. Soon, Scarlett acquires changes of her own. This is a story; IN WHICH Scarlett and her friends face Alpha Vampires and leap through a time paradox while saving Scarlett as she discovers that she is the rarest Vampire Half-ling to be born after over half a millennia. Legend says that she holds sacred blood that only the Vampire King can have. And he will stop at nothing to capture her. Scarlett was...The Crimson Bride.

Lysandra a forensic photographer lives a quite life where she finds so much joy in what she does. Unknown to her, her job will be the reason why she will experience a part of her that she did not know existed. Will she be able to solve this mystery that has crumbled her world or will she give up without a fight. Stay tune as the story unfolds.