Dangdut Gala Gala

The end of the world had never been so romantic—for Alisa Vega, at least. In an alternate universe where Earth survives the first apocalypse, humans live side by side with other species in a society where impossible things become possible. And yet, with all that magic and technology, love remains to be the most mysterious and unpredictable thing of all. Alisa Vega is a popular celebrity well-known for her beauty and charisma. Growing up in a loving and privileged environment, she had never wanted for anything in her life—until she meets Jester Lee, the rising star of the Adventurer community. Jester saves her life and steals her heart in the process. She confesses her love, but Jester is having none of it. Apparently, he's too busy saving all three worlds from a second apocalypse to entertain any thoughts on romance. But Alisa is convinced that he is THE ONE for her—and she is not taking no for an answer. Join Alisa and Jester as their stories unfold side by side: from gala appearances, photoshoots, and dodging the paparazzi, to navigating through a mess of man-eating monsters, secret identities, and uncovering conspiracies, all in the name of true love. *Author's Note: Some parts of the story may include scenes of violence and gore, dark (morbid) humor and possible emotional trauma (for the characters). Although the author encourages freedom in reading, this warning is in place for those who may find such topics disturbing. Reading should be fun for everyone, after all. Thank you! ^_^

Rafa yang masih berusia 12 tahun sedang duduk di sudut taman. Dia tidak memedulikan hujan yang terus membasahi tubuhnya. Tubuh kurusnya tampak menggigil. Wajah dan bibirnya juga tampak pucat akibat kedinginan. Selain itu, bekas luka menghiasi wajah, bahkan tubuhnya. Paman dan Bibinya telah membuang dirinya. Dia tidak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan sampai Kakak laki-laki bernama Gala datang dan menyelamatkannya. Sebagai balas budi, Rafa harus merelakan sesuatu dari hidupnya: mimpi, identitas, hingga prinsip. Mampukah Rafa melakukannya?

Keterpaksaan melibatkan rentenir untuk membiayai pengobatan sang ibu, membuat Zalila Arnamira harus menanggung akibat tak dapat membayar hutang. Sebagai gantinya Ia harus merawat Gala Dirga Subekti yang lumpuh, dengan tanpa di bayar. Perlakuan kasar, kerap diterima Zalila dari Gala. Sampai akhirnya, Gala dapat berjalan normal kembali. Hingga, sebuah rasa tumbuh pada keduanya. Sayangnya ada pihak ketiga yang menghalangi. Berbagai rencana jahat pun tersusun untuk memisahkan Gala dan Zalila.

My husband—one of the top elites of Raventon Street, cold and ruthless to his core—keeps a stray orphan girl he rescued from the slums hidden in an apartment. Rowena Fletcher is clean and fragile, like a newborn creature untouched by the world. And somehow, that innocence softens something in Micah Benson—a man who's spent years clawing his way through the brutal wilderness of capital. He thinks this secret game of his goes unnoticed, but I find out anyway. At the Benson family's charity gala, I smash his favorite antique vase in front of everyone. He doesn't even flinch as he simply signals the bodyguards to clean up the mess and then hands me a divorce agreement. "Sign it, Sabrina. The penthouse in Ashbourne City is yours." I burn the divorce agreement—and that's when he finally shows his true colors. He freezes all my accounts and launches a hostile takeover of my gallery. On the night the storm hits, I get a call from the hospital. My sister, Roberta Slater, has been in a car crash—she needs emergency surgery. In the security footage, he stood there, watching coldly. "Sign the papers, or start planning a funeral." I dropped to my knees and slammed my forehead against the floor, blood trailing down my face as I begged, "Micah, please… don't…" A long, flat beep echoed from the other end of the line, slicing through the sound of rain. Then a voice on the line says, "We did everything we could." However, I have gone back in time—to the day I first found out about Rowena. This time, I no longer cry. Instead, I plan my divorce on my own terms. I call Valebrook Bank that same night and begin preparing for a quiet disappearance. But the moment I truly vanish from his world, Micah loses his mind.

Bentara berusia empat tahun lebih muda daripada Lara. Meskipun Lara agak kesulitan mengahadapi sikapnya yang jauh berbeda dengan Mas Gala yang sangat dewasa, lama kelamaan Lara menikmatinya, mereka saling melengkapi dan siapapun akan tahu bahwa Bentara memiliki cinta yang tulus untuk Lara. Sementara itu, tanpa sepengetahuan Lara, Mas Gala melewati hari-hari yang berat, hidupnya kacau dan berantakan dia tidak pernah bisa berhenti memikirkan Lara sedetikpun. Mas Gala kembali menghubungi Lara dan mengutarakan semuanya, ayahnya sakit, pekerjaannya berantakan dia benar-benar depresi sehingga sedikit menggeser Lara dalam hidupnya. Lara menerima semua alasan itu, kembali memaafkan Mas Gala meskipun dia tidak pernah mengatakan bahwa dia menerima kembali Mas Gala. Sudah ada Bentara di hatinya, yang harus diseembunyikan dari Mas Gala. Begitu juga sebaliknya, kebaikan Mas Gala selama satu tahun terakhir di hidup Lara tidak akan secepat itu untuk disingkirkan, dan sisa cinta Lara belum hilang sepenuhnya untuk Mas Gala sehingga itu harus disembunyikan dari Bentara. Lara tidak sengaja berselingkuh! Dia terpaksa menjalani hubungan sialan itu, meskipun acap kali dia mendapati sosok yang bukan dirinya bercokol ditubuhnya, dia merasa menjadi perempuan terjahat di dunia karena harus menyakiti dua lelaki tulus yang sudah sangat langka keberdaannya di dunia. Lara menjalani hubungan dengan dua lelaki sekaligus, hubungan terlarang yang seharusnya disingkap rapat-rapat. Hingga akhirnya Lara hamil anak Bentara, saat Lara hendak memberitahu Bentara mengenai hal ini, Lara mendapat kabar jika Bentara mengalami kecelakaan dan meninggal dunia, Lara sangat hancur dan memutuskan untuk pergi jauh, menghindari semua orang termasuk Mas Gala. Mas Gala memiliki cinta yang tak pernah diragukan dari dulu, dia tidak berhenti mencari keberadaan Lara hingga dia menemukan gadis itu dalam keadaan terhancur di sepanjang hidupnya.

Natalie Evans was the perfect wife—loyal, elegant, and devoted to her husband, Adrian Sinclair, the cold and untouchable CEO of Sinclair Enterprises. Everyone believed she was out of her league, merely a trophy wife, tolerated but never truly loved. When he paraded another woman into their home once more, she had enough. Without a scene, without a tear, she signed the divorce papers. The world assumed she was just playing hard to get, that she would come crawling back in days. Adrian believed it too. But when Natalie vanished from the social circles of the elite, only to return months later as a force to be reckoned with—brilliant, ruthless, and untouchable—she shattered every expectation. With an empire of her own, the once-mocked woman became a sensation. Those who belittled her scrambled for her favor, and her enemies found themselves falling one by one. When news spread that she was considering a new father for her daughter—something she had kept secret from the world—a storm of influential men stepped up. A genius scientist, a financial tycoon, and even a world-renowned actor vied for her attention. But Adrian wasn’t ready to let go. Cornering her at a gala, his voice was dark with suspicion. “Your child is mine, isn't it?” Natalie’s cold smile sent chills through him. “That’s none of your business. Ex-husband, step aside.” Now, Adrian would do whatever it took to reclaim what he lost, even if it meant bringing the world to its knees.

I was chosen to be the fiancée of Lorenzo, the Mafia’s heir. But at a family gala, Lorenzo was openly pursued by Chiara, the daughter of an arms dealer. Chiara wasn’t like the other rule-abiding debutantes. She tore through the streets in a modified sports car, used a military-grade combat knife to cut her cigars, and drank the harshest whiskey neat. There was an untamed wildness about her, a fire Lorenzo couldn't look away from. He complained to the family elders, "How can a woman like that possibly be our Madre and run this entire family?" His words dripped with disdain for her recklessness, yet his eyes were glued to her, tracking her every move as she raised her glass. Then, on Lorenzo’s birthday, he announced his intention to make Chiara his mistress. Chiara refused. "The women of my family are wives, never mistresses. And my husband's heart must belong only to me." Lorenzo came to me, his voice hesitant. "Alessia, it's just a title. I need you to give it to Chiara. Please? She doesn't understand our family's traditions, and she's making a scene about marrying me. We just need to pacify her for now. Even if she marries me, you will still be the one to manage the family's affairs." As I stood trying on my wedding gown, a sharp crystal bead on the bodice pierced my finger. A single drop of blood bloomed against the pure white satin. The dress was ruined, but the wedding would go on. If I couldn't be the wife of the heir, I would become the woman of the Don.

Kenzie Middleton has been down on luck since childhood in an orphanage. She just can't seem to get a break, but it looks like that is about to change when her ex-boyfriend Caleb invites her to his fathers gala in the hopes of finding her a new job. Little does she know, she is about to be thrown right back into the life of Caleb's father; a famous billionaire who just so happens to be one of the most notorious play boys of the century. Will she withstand his charms even though they have a steamy secret hidden between them, or will she finally give in to his ways?

"I, Zade Matthews, Alpha of the High-claw pack, reject you, Sierra Whitmore, to be my mate and Luna to my pack. You are to work here and obey every command and to accept my rejection" Nobody wants to hear the word rejection. Especially when you're not even strong enough to handle the aftermath of it. At 18, I had just got my wolf, Mina. I was not supposed to mate with an Alpha. I'm an Omega living an Omega life. But the moon-goddess had other ideas, and I was mated to the cruellest of Alphas there is. I'm what they would call a slave to the pack. In other words. I was dispensable if they didn't want or need me. So, when I was invited for breakfast with the Alpha, my mate, I should have taken that as my first red flag. I have never eaten with them. Even when my parents were alive. 6 Years later, just after my 24th birthday, the mate-less Gala was just around the corner once again, and I was tired. Emotionally and physically tired. I had nothing to live for. I had nothing to hope for. Every Omega knows they don't get a second chance at love and every omega had to accept that. That was simply our fate. So, being assigned to accommodate Alpha Nikolai's room was not one of my top things to enjoy, but here I was. Five minutes was all I wanted to have to myself when cleaning the room on the very top floor for the Alpha of all Alphas, so I stopped and sat down to rest my aching body. And cried. Only...the scent of all scents hits me. His scent. Alpha Nikolai Anderson. He doesn't know me, but he chooses to love me. He chooses me.

Sehari sebelum menikah, Andriyani menemukan fakta bahwa kekasihnya telah berkhianat. Ia yang saat itu ingin bertamu ke rumah Agra, malah menemukannya tengah memadu kasih dengan seorang perempuan yang tak lain adalah adiknya sendiri. Tak hanya itu, saat Andri mengajukan pembatalan atas pernikahannya, suatu fakta kembali mengejutkan dimana dirinya dinyatakan tak subur atau mandul. Namun, Kakek Gala tetap memaksanya untuk menikah dengan salah satu cucunya karena ia merasa hutang budi dengan sang bunda. Karena tak memiliki cucu lainnya, akhirnya ia pun dijodohkan dengan Arkan. Meskipun Arkan bukanlah cucu kandung sang kakek, namun keluarga Arkan sangat berarti baginya. Namun, Arkan bukanlah pria sempurna seperti Arga. Ia memiliki suatu keistimewaan yang membuatnya seperti anak idiot karena hobinya yang sering kali bermain dengan mainan anak-anak. Mampukah Andri menjalani kehidupannya dengan Arkan? Apakah ia akan menderita, atau bahagia yang ia dapatkan?