Discrete Mathematics With Applications Susanna Epp

The darkness in his eyes, the dangerous smell of in his breath, and his deathly grip keeping me bound to him made my heart pound in my chest and my body quiver beneath him. Shamefully, it wasn't anything that I wasn't used to, because…the things I let him do to me? When he was frustrated, annoyed, and angry at the world, I was here to be his pound of flesh. In return, he masked the void of my loneliness because for months, that was the transaction of our relationship. He'd pin me to the wall, bend me over the counter, pull my hair, slap me, choke me, and I enjoyed every second of it because in that moment, it finally felt good to be powerless. Irony is a funny thing. I enjoyed being in pain because it made me forget how much I was hurting. *** "I warned you, doll." His voice strikes a string of chills down the base of my spine, a reminder that all of the time in the world could pass, and he's still not letting go. This is where the good girl in me dies. "You're mine now," he whispers. *** My name is Mercy—Mercy Carter. I went to college. Got myself a useless Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree. His name is Marcel—Marcello Saldívar. However, at the time, I didn't know that he, the heir to the Saldívar Mafia empire, was the man that I had blindly offered myself to. As smart as I am, I was stupid all the times when it actually mattered. After all, he did warn me he was dangerous. I just didn't think he could be much worse than my thug brother. I was vulnerable—naive. I belong to him. My name is Mercy, and I am the Mafia's Mercy.

Sebagai seorang cewek cantik hidup di rumah kos tentu penuh dengan resiko. Begitu yang dialami oleh Ana. Saat dia mengijakkan kakinya di rumah kos sudah menjadi target Andrew, seorang cowok psikopat. Padahal Ana sedang berusaha membuka lembaran baru dan menata hidupnya setelah ditinggal belahan jiwanya. Di kampus Ana ketemu bayang-bayang Hermawan. Seolah-olah Hermawan hidup kembali melalui sesosok Aditya. Aditya ini sungguh memikat hati Ana. Begitu juga, sebaliknya. Tapi harapan Ana tidak mulus seperti yang dia harapkan, ternyata ada Dea yang tidak menginginkan Ana merebut Aditya darinya. Derita Ana semakin berat, takkala Dea dan Andrew berkoalisi untuk menjebak dan memperdaya Ana. Anapun langsung tenggelam dalam kedukaan yang tiada tara. Dia pun merasa terpuruk dan kehormatannya dipertaruhkan. Di saat Ana hanyut dalam kenestapaannya, muncul Gilang (Gie). Gilang ini play boy kelas kakap. Tapi dia sangat perhatian pada Ana… Kehadiran Gie selalu dapat membuat Ana tertawa dan tersenyum. Untuk mengusir kenestapaan Ana, Gie selalu mengajak Ana jalan termasuk ke dugem. Dunia dugem memang sangat menggoda dan menarik bagi cewek semuda Ana. Tapi Ana dengan caranya masih bisa mempertahankan kehormatannya dan membuat Gilang mengerti akan dirinya. Akhirnya, Ana berusaha mengembalikan harga diri dan kehormatannya. Untuk itu dia kembali ke Kampus. Sementara, Andrew ini merasa telah memiliki Ana, sehingga dia tidak rela orang lain merebut Ana dari sisinya. Sementara itu, Aditya dibantu oleh Susanna berusaha membongkar kebusukan Dea dan Andrew. Dia berusaha mengembalikan nama baik dan harga diri Ana. Tapi, Andrew seperti orang kesetanan dan menyimpan dendam kesumat. Dia memaksa, kalau dirinya tidak mendapatkan Ana, maka tidak seorangpun boleh mendapatkan Ana… Ana pun dihadapkan pada suatu dilema dan peristiwa tragis yang tidak dapat dibayangkannya. Kini, bagaimana nasib Ana? Apakah dia mendapatkan harga dirinya dan kekuatan cintanya kembali?

Si Sheids Noah Fawzi ay isang tagapagmana ng isang malaking kumpanya sa Turkey pero nilisan ang bansa at pamilya upang i-pursue ang pangarap na maging teacher sa Pilipinas, sa bansa kung saan lumaki ang kaniyang Filipina na ina. Nag-iisang anak ito na lalaki kaya ang pangarap ng ama nitong Turkish siya itong magpapatuloy ng legacy ng kumpanya ng pamilya. Pero ang passion niya sa pagtuturo na nakuha niya sa side ng ina ay mas malakas kaysa hatak ng pagiging business minded sa side ng ama. Sa Polaris University ito nagta-trabaho as Mathematics' Professor, Calculus major. Ang isang taon na balak lang nitong pananatili sa bansa ay naging tatlong taon, at dinagdagan nang makilala si Astherielle Zuluetevo, ang kauna-unahang estudyante nitong pumukaw sa atensiyon niya. Napakagandang babae sa kabila nang pagiging simple. Pumasok ito sa klase niya sa suot na hindi pa niya nakikita sa mga estudyante sa University, naka-oversized t-shirt, baggy pants at rubber shoes. Si Astherielle ay ilang buwan pa lang na nakalalabas ng facility dahil na-diagnosed siya ng kakaibang sakit, nymphomaniac. Doon nanatili sa loob ng dalawang taon para magpagaling. Nang makompleto ang gamutan, gumaling, lumabas at nagpatuloy sa buhay. Pero nang makilala niya ang guwapo at kakaibang Professor, may sumasanib na naman rito na kakaibang kaluluwa. Sa takot niyang bumalik ang dating sakit, bumalik siya sa pag-inom ng anti-depressant na gamot. Sa kabila ng naging sakit, naprotektahan niya ang pagkabirhen sa pamamagitan nang pagiging maingat at maagap. Nilabanan niya ang sakit gamit lahat ng makakaya niya noon, at iyon uli ang gagawin niya kung sakaling balikan siya ng sakit. Isang gabi ay nalaman ng Profressor ang katago-tago niyang sekretro. At hindi niya inasahan kung paano siya nito tinulungan at pinrotektahan sa mga tao at sa mundong mapanganib. Ang unang lalaki na rin na pagbibigyan niya ng sarili.