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"Six months. That was the deal. Marry Sebastian Wolfe, the billionaire devil himself, and my father’s failing company would be saved. No love. No emotions. Just a contract. Except I made a mistake. I fell for someone else. Liam Wolfe. Sebastian’s cousin. And now, my husband knows. I should run. I should beg for forgiveness. But when Sebastian Wolfe is angry… he doesn’t forgive. He destroys.

Si Elena Madrigal, isang sikat at hinahangaang fashion designer, ay kilala sa kanyang Majesty Designs, mga obra na simbolo ng karangyaan at kapangyarihan. Ngunit sa isang iglap, ang mundong itinayo niya ay gumuho sa kamay ng mga taong minsan niyang minahal at pinagkatiwalaan, ang dating kasintahan niyang si Adrian De Leon, na ninakaw at ipinagbili ang kanyang mga disenyo, ang matalik niyang kaibigan na si Vanessa Alcaraz, na nilamon ng inggit, at ang boss niyang ginamit ang kanyang talento para sa sariling ambisyon. Habang unti-unting nabubura ang kanyang pangalan sa industriyang minsan niyang pinasiklab, isang lalaking matagal nang nakamasid sa kanya mula sa dilim ang lumapit. Si Nathan Arguelles, isang makapangyarihan at misteryosong billionaire. Tahimik ngunit mapanganib. May tinig na kayang bumura ng alinlangan. At sa isang boses na malamig at mabigat sa pangako, bumulong ito: “Be mine and marry me, Elena. I’ll give you back the world they stole from you.” Ang kasunduang ito ay hindi tungkol sa pag-ibig, kundi sa paghihiganti. Para kay Elena, ito ang tanging paraan para muling mabawi ang lahat. Ngunit sa ilalim ng mga halik na nilalabanan niya, sa bawat titig na tila binabalatan ang kanyang kaluluwa, unti-unting nagbabago ang laro. Sa pagitan ng pag-ibig at paghihiganti, kailangang  piliin ni Elena kung mananatili ba siya sa apoy ng paghihiganti o hahayaan niyang ang lalaking dapat sana’y biktima lang… ang maging dahilan ng pagbabagong hindi niya inaasahan. Paghihiganti ang dahilan niya…ngunit ang nakaharap niya, ang lalaking kayang baliktarin ang lahat.

One night is all it takes. Si Celeste Ramirez ay isang nurse na tutok sa trabaho at walang oras para sa kahit anong abala—lalo na sa pag-ibig. Pero sa isang medical conference na puno ng alak, musika, at kasiyahan, nagising na lang siya sa isang hindi pamilyar na kama, walang saplot, at walang maalala,maliban sa mapusok na init ng isang gabing kasama ang lalaking hindi niya kilala. Ilang araw ang lumipas—dalawang linya sa pregnancy test ang bumungat sa kanya. Wala ito sa plano niya. Wala siyang balak maging ina. At lalong wala siyang ideya kung sino ang ama ng dinadala niya. Handa na siyang tapusin ang lahat ng tahimik at walang komplikasyon. Pero sa mismong clinic kung saan siya magpapalaglag, isang pamilyar na mukha ang sumalubong sa kanya—ang bagong doktor na hahawak sa kaso niya. Ay ang lalaking kasama niya sa gabing iyon. Ito na kaya ang ama ng kanyang dinadala? O may mas higit pang rason kung bakit sila muling pinagtagpo ng tadhana?

Kehidupan Rafael terpuruk setelah diputuskan oleh kekasihnya. Di tengah kesendirian dan kebingungannya, sesuatu yang tak terduga terjadi. Sebuah layar proyeksi misterius muncul di hadapannya. "Sistem kekayaan telah aktif! Selamat datang, Tuan Muda!"

Ardina tak pernah membayangkan bahwa pernikahannya yang sudah melalui masa perak yaitu 25 tahun, akan kandas oleh penghianatan suaminya. Yang lebih membuatnya hancur, selingkuhan suaminya ternyata calon menantu yang sudah menghianati putranya.

All Joyce Feather wanted was to leave her pack and become a teacher in the human world. She'd planned it for most of her life, preparing herself to have enough control over her nature to join the human world. But when a letter came through the mail asking for the hand of her older sister for marriage, everything went down the drain. The letter claimed that her older sister is the mate of the Alpha of the Winter Snow Pack, a dark and haunted place with too many ghost stories and terrors about the wolf that leads it. Joyce's life was turned upside down when her parents insisted on sending her to the other pack instead of her older sister, tying her with a duty she could not refuse. The Winter Snow Pack is led by the Blind Alpha Ollen Kingsmen, a broken man who ruled his people with an iron fist. A prophecy told by the witch of the pack led him to believe that he had to be mated right away even if he didn't want to, so he accepted his fate without knowing that his actual mate was not going to be the one who would show up for the ceremony. Instead, he ended up being bonded to Joyce, who didn't even want to be a part of the supernatural world anymore. What happens when Joyce is forced to live a false life in order to protect her older sister from the cruel Alpha who seemed to have no remorse in him? What happens when she is thrust into the dead land of the Winter Snow Pack and the blind Alpha who rules it? What happens when Ollen Kingsmen finds out that he was betrayed from the very beginning?

Aku sengaja meminta istriku memakai cadar karena aku malu. Tompel di pipinya membuatku takut ditertawakan. Apalagi orang-orang yang tahu mantan-mantanku terdahulu. Perempuan-perempuan cantik yang tak pernah papa berikan restu. Cuma, malam itu aku benar-benar terkejut luar biasa, tanpa sengaja cadar yang kuminta selalu dia pasang di wajahnya tersingkap. Benarkah perempuan yang ada di depanku ini adalah perempuan yang sama dengan yang aku nikahi enam bulan lalu? ~ Jordhy Durov Atmaja ~ ****** Beberapa tahun lalu, di Kota yang terkenal romantis, Paris, Prancis. Takdir tanpa sengaja mempertemukanku dengan seorang perempuan manis, bermata cokelat dengan bulu mata lebat. Aku cukup shock melihatnya yang berlari tetapi setengah tak berpakaian. Namun, keterkejutanku hilang ketika seorang lelaki muda keluar dari mobil dan mengejarnya. “Tolong selamatkan aku dari dia, Tuan!” “Pergillah! Aku akan membereskan sisanya!” Lalu, aku terlibat baku hantam. Aku yang sudah terlatih bela diri sejak SMA, tentunya dengan mudah menumbangkannya. Namun, kepiawanku berkelahi tak serta merta membuatku bisa menemukannya kembali. Sejak malam itu, sepasang netra cantik dengan bulu mata lentik itu selalu memenuhi pikiranku. Apakah aku sedang jatuh hati? Aku bertahan di sana dan mencarinya, hingga akhirnya papa memintaku pulang ke Indonesia untuk menghadiri pernikahan kakakku, Jordhy Durov Atmaja. Hanya saja ketika aku pulang dan dikenalkan dengan perempuan bercadar yang harus kusebut kakak ipar, kenapa aku seolah-olah menemukan dia kembali? Kenapa sepasang netra cantik dengan bulu mata lentik itu mengingatkanku padanya? ~ Kevandra Suryadinata ~

"Come for daddy, little Eli." Those words from my dad's best friend, were my undoing. I lusted over this man for years and he never noticed me. To him, I'm just a kid. I deviced the perfect plan to get him to fuck me. Soon, the truth is revealed. Will it be the end of this fire between us? And what happens when my dad—the world finds out about us?

Anna Valerian's life takes an unexpected turn when a single moment of betrayal pulls her into the arms of Jace Lysander, a man as enigmatic as he is dangerous. Their rushed union is shrouded in secrets, their connection electric yet fragile. But as Anna steps into Jace’s world, she realizes her own past is far darker and more twisted than she ever imagined. In a house filled with whispers of deceit and a family bound by treachery, Anna must navigate the delicate line between loyalty and survival. Jace’s gaze promises both salvation and ruin, and every step forward uncovers another devastating truth. As the walls close in, trust becomes a deadly gamble, and Anna finds herself questioning not just her husband’s motive but her own place in a game she never agreed to play. In a tale of love, revenge, and shattered illusions, one question looms above all others: how far would you go to uncover the truth?

Anastasia was the forgotten daughter. Her wolf meant nothing. Her family despised her. And to top it all, her mate, Alpha Grey, chose her sister and killed her with her own blood. But the moon goddess was not that cruel. Reborn in the past, Anastasia swears not to make the same mistake twice. Grey refuses to let her go, Amelia is bent on destroying her again, and fate seems determined to repeat itself. Then comes Nicholas—Grey’s bastard half-brother. Dark-eyed, tattooed, and forbidden. The man who once whispered she was too good for his brother. The man who burns her with every glance, every touch. But can she give her heart to the bastard prince without losing herself? Can she resist Grey’s dangerous pull and Amelia’s endless schemes? Or will history repeat itself, no matter how hard she fights?