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The air in the penthouse was thick with unspoken words and the lingering heat of a shared victory. He stood before her, the ice in his gaze finally melted, revealing a raw vulnerability that stole the breath from her lungs. “This wasn’t part of the contract,” he murmured, his voice a rough caress as his thumb traced the line of her jaw. Her heart hammered against her ribs, a frantic bird against the gilded cage of their agreement. “I know.” His fingers tangled in the hair at the nape of her neck, tilting her face up to his. The world narrowed to the space between them, to the shocking warmth of his skin against hers. “Then tell me to stop, Ivy. Give me the rules. Give me the clause.” She should. Every instinct for self-preservation screamed at her to rebuild the walls, to remember he was her enemy, her jailer, her temporary husband. But as she looked into the stormy grey depths of his eyes, she saw not the ruthless CEO, but the man who had just looked at her daughter as if she were the most precious thing in the world. So, she didn’t speak. Instead, she rose onto her toes, closing the distance, her lips a breath away from his in a silent, devastating answer. The first kiss was not a conquest, but a surrender. It was not about revenge or contracts. It was a question, and in the shuddering breath he released against her mouth, she found her answer. The cold, platinum wedding band finally felt warm against her skin.

Amelia/Mia adalah seorang gadis kecil yang selalu menebarkan keceriaan meski hidupnya dilingkupi kesunyian dan luka tersembunyi. Sejak ibunya meninggal, ia belajar menyembunyikan kesedihan di balik senyuman. Bahkan ketika ayah dan ibu tirinya terus-menerus menganggapnya sebagai pembawa sial, Mia tetap diam, menahan air mata yang ingin pecah dari matanya yang polos dan penuh harapan. Namun, dunia Mia yang sunyi itu hancur dalam sekejap. Dia dituduh melakukan sesuatu yang tak pernah ia bayangkan—menyebabkan kecelakaan pada ibu tirinya yang tengah mengandung. Tuduhan itu membuat ayahnya murka, dan hukuman kejam dijatuhkan padanya. Pada malam yang membeku dengan salju tebal, tubuh kecil Mia diusir dari rumah tanpa belas kasih. Sendirian di tengah dingin yang menusuk, dengan tubuh yang kian lemah, Mia hanya bisa memandang langit yang kelam, memohon keajaiban di antara butiran salju yang berjatuhan. Apa yang akan terjadi pada Mia? Apakah seseorang akan datang untuk menyelamatkannya, atau akankah hidup kecilnya terhenti dalam kepedihan malam yang beku? Dalam badai yang menggulung, secercah harapan menjadi satu-satunya pelita yang membuat Mia bertahan. Sebuah kisah yang penuh emosi, keberanian, dan harapan—sanggupkah Mia menemukan cahaya di balik kegelapan hidupnya? Temukan jawabannya di cerita yang menggugah hati ini.

Sage Monroe lost everything when her father's company collapsed in scandal. Desperate and broke, she applies for a job at the one place she swore she'd never go. Greyson Enterprises. Run by her stepbrother Kaid, the cold billionaire who's made it clear he hates her family. But Kaid doesn't offer her a job. He offers her a deal. A contract marriage to save her family and his reputation. She'll play the devoted wife in public while he uses her to complete his revenge against her father. What Sage doesn't know is that Kaid destroyed her father's company. That he's been planning this for years. That the car accident that killed his mother and paralyzed his sister wasn't an accident at all but murder orchestrated by James Monroe. As hate turns to obsession and fake marriage becomes real passion, Sage discovers she's pregnant. But before she can tell Kaid, his mistress Vivian pushes her down the stairs. The baby is lost and Sage's world shatters. Then the truth comes out. Vivian isn't just Kaid's ex. She's James Monroe's illegitimate daughter. Sage's half sister. And she's been playing both sides, manipulating Kaid's revenge to destroy both families and take Greyson Enterprises for herself. Now Sage and Kaid must choose between vengeance and love. Between destroying each other and saving what's left of their broken families. Because the real enemy has been hiding in plain sight all along.

Kagaya ng ibang mag-asawa, nauwi rin sa hiwalayan sina Hunter at Athana. Maging si Athana ay hindi rin makapaniwalang nauwi lang sa hiwalayan ang kanilang pagsasama. Nang umalis si Athana sa puder ni Hunter, hindi niya alam na buntis na pala siya sa kanilang kambal na anak ni Hunter. Sobrang sakit para sa kanya tuwing iisipin niya na hindi na niya mabibigyan pa ng kompletong pamilya ang kanyang mga anak. Sa kasamaang palad, naaksidente si Athana. Ngunit, safe naman ang kanyang kambal na anak. Ang malaking epekto lang sa kanya ay pansamantalang nawala ang kanyang mga ala-ala. Ayon din sa doktor, himala nga raw ang nangyari sa kanilang mag-iina, dahil mabilis din na naka-recover ang katawan ni Athana. Nagulat din siya nang malaman niyang may kambal na anak pala siya. Pagkalipas ng ilang taon, napalaki naman ni Athana ng maayos at mapagmahal ang kanyang kambal na anak na sina Ather at Thana. Sa pagpasok ni Athana bilang isa sa mga pinuno ng gang ng mga magnanakaw. Muling magtatagpo ang mga landas nilang dalawa ni Hunter, ang kanyang dating asawa. Ano kaya ang mararamdaman ni Hunter kapag muli niyang nakita ang kanyang dating asawa na kabilang na ngayon sa isa sa mga pinuno ng mga magnanakaw?

Berkisah tentang suami yang niatnya bercanda, malah ucapannya menjadi kenyataan. Tapi, karena cintanya begitu besar pada sang istri, dia tidak pernah berpaling dari istri pertamanya dan begitu mencintai istri pertamanya walaupun istri kedua datang menggoda.

Wanita yang kutolak berubah cantik saat aku datang ke kampus jadi narasumber dan dia moderatornya. Siapa sangka dia kini akrab dengan seorang lelaki yang merupakan dosen muda. Yang membuatku terkejut dan m4ti kutu, lelaki itu adalah...

Seven years ended with one ringtone at the altar. One quiet apology, then he walked away to the pregnant ex he once called a mistake, leaving me beneath crystal lights and camera flashes, the perfect discarded bride. Publicly humiliated. I made a decision that shocks them all. I married Adrian, Marcus’s estranged elder stepbrother, the self-made billionaire their father once discarded. Cold. Untouchable. Far more powerful than the heir who betrayed me. Our marriage is a contract. He needs stability to secure his corporate takeover. I need a throne high enough to watch Marcus fall. But our 'fake' touches turn into an obsession neither of us can control. Now I’m carrying Adrian’s child the true firstborn heir of the legacy built on betrayal And this time, I’m not the woman left behind. I'm the prize.

“I built his empire with my blood and my money. He rewarded me by taking my cousin to our bed.” For years, I was the invisible Alpha of the Sandwell Pack. While Maxwell claimed his "duties" kept him from me, I was the one balancing the ledgers, securing the borders, and investing my private millions to turn his dying territory into a gold mine. On my 18th birthday, I finally found out what those "duties" were. I found my fated mate, Maxwell, in the arms of my cousin, Amelie. they mocked me for being a "useful fool," an unpaid servant who funded their luxury while they shared a bed. When I exposed their lies to the Pack, they didn’t offer me justice. They chose Amelie’s fake tears and exiled me on the spot. I didn't steal a cent of their wealth—I left the accounts exactly as I found them: pathetic and empty. Five years later, the girl they threw away is the woman who owns the world. A royal decree from the Dragon King forces all Alphas into the elite Alpha Academy. I return not as a victim, but as a billionaire mogul. Maxwell is there, too—not to beg for my forgiveness, but to hunt me down. He’s humiliated, bankrupt, and determined to make me pay for exposing his "perfect" reputation to the world. But I’m not the defenseless girl he remembers, and I’m not alone. I’ve caught the eye of Sol, the Dragon Prince, a man who finds my power intoxicating. Maxwell wants my blood for the lies I uncovered. The pack wants my fortune to save their skins. But the Dragon Prince? He’s ready to burn anyone who dares to touch his Queen.

Freya Adhiguna tak menyangka kalau pria yang semalam tidur dengannya adalah manajer baru yang menjabat di kantor tempatnya bekerja. Serangkaian kejadian membuatnya terjerat dalam perjanjian bersama pria itu, yaitu menjadi kekasih palsu. Apakah Freya akan menerimanya?

"Imagine how much nicer it would be if you were in these handcuffs, squirming, pleading, yet needing, beneath me." His words caused a stir in my pants and a whirlwind in my life. They provoked images in my mind I never would have thought of on my own. Neither would have imagined that I would touch myself to his words. The reasons are simple, One, he is in cuffs because I am a detective and he is a criminal. Two, I have a girlfriend, I am straight. Nothing can ever happen between us. Elijah Stone is a star detective, model in all his ways, and a model girlfriend that he isn't sexually attracted to. Until criminal Jesse Harding walks into his life, ruining everything and needing Elijah's protection. Now Elijah has to fight bad guys, and his traitorous body that only wants to drown in Jesse's chaos.