Dost My Eyes Deceive Me

"I want you to be mine." Davon purrs into my ear while his hand snakes up to my neck. "I want to be yours, too..." "Good. Then I shall fuck you till you forget your own name, little flower." His hand tightens against my throat.

I’d just wrapped up a short trip with my daughter, Elara. On the way back, I figured I’d swing by the Hale, our family’s casino, to check in on my son, Cassian. Maybe grab dinner together. I didn’t expect to be mistaken for his latest fling. Correction: not mistaken—accused. Violently. “You think you can just waltz in here like some queen?” she hissed. “I’m the woman Cassian loves! What kind of whore are you? And is this your bastard daughter with him?” She locked us in the basement. No phone. No light. Just concrete walls and the stench of mildew and madness. Then came the fists. She slapped me across the face—again and again—until my skin stung and my ears rang. When that didn’t satisfy her, she pulled a gun and aimed low. The bullet tore through my knee. I bit back a scream, shielding Elara with my body. “You need to die, whore,” she spat. One of her men hesitated, “We should at least tell Mr. Hale first. If we are going to kill these two in his casino.” Lila of course said no. But that man brought Cassian anyway. My son stepped into this dark little room like it was any other Tuesday—until he saw me. His whole body went still. The blood drained from his face. And then, in the smallest, most broken voice I’d ever heard from him, he whispered, “Mom? What are you doing in my basement?”

“It’s still her.” Three words. That was all it took for the carefully constructed world of my last five years to shatter into dust at my feet. Zane didn’t even have the decency to look away as he said it. For twenty years, I had been the third wheel. The reliable shadow to Jovienne’s brilliant sun. I had buried my own feelings for Zane so deep I almost forgot they existed, only daring to dig them up and confess them after Jovi had left the country and broken his heart. We built a life. A marriage. I truly believed, in my foolish, hopeful heart, that it was my happy ending. Now Jovienne was back, and the illusion was gone. The love of my life saw me only as a consolation prize. As my world collapses, the last person I expect comfort from is her husband—a man as cold and polished as he is powerful. Vance sees the same betrayal in my eyes that he sees in his wife's. Leaning in, his voice a dangerous whisper, he proposed the unthinkable: "They are living in the past. Let's be each other's revenge. What do you say, Nerissa?" I should avoid at all costs. It was a game that could burn our broken worlds to the ground. But as I looked into his eyes and saw the same raw, humiliating betrayal reflected back at me, the answer poised on my lips wasn't "no." It was a terrifying, thrilling question. “What,” I whispered, my voice steadier than I felt, “did you have in mind?”

Mia Anderson’s life has been defined by her battle with addiction, holding her back from achieving her dreams of becoming a successful businesswoman. After a failed attempt to land an accounting job, her past catches up with her, and she spirals back into old habits. But as she faces the consequences of her actions, Mia is forced to confront her darkest fears and find the strength to rebuild her life before it's too late.

Spin Off I Got You. - "Ayo menikah." "Sinting." "Kontrak." "Semakin sinting." Mario Ali Pradytio, bersama kegilaan yang kaum adam itu miliki mengajak tetangga kos-annya menikah. Namun, bagaimana jika tetangga yang ia ajak menikah adalah wanita abnormal? Bisa kalian bayangkan? Ab, nor, mal! Terlalu gila? Iya, Mario memang gila, dan ini ... kisahnya bersama si wanita abnormal. Ayo, kita simak bersama. - Tulisan ini hanya hiburan semata, ambil sisi positifnya dan buang negatifnya. Selaku penulis pinggiran, saya menyampaikan - Selamat menikmat. Temui Penulis di Instagram : @beehappy.13 Sampul : Picture from Pexels and edit with Canva free.

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Bukan jodoh yang salah, tapi waktu yang belum tepat. Mungkin itu ungkapan yang tepat untuk Rena. Satu bulan menjelang pernikahan, dia justru mendapati tunangannya berselingkuh. Kecewa, sakit hati dan putus asa mengantarkannya ke sebuah klub yang baru saja diresmikan.Tapi siapa sangka jika di sana dia justru bertemu dengan Davin, pria yang bernasib lebih sial darinya. Dua kali gagal menikah, cintanya selalu bertepuk sebelah tangan, termasuk cintanya pada Rena yang belum sempat diungkapkan. Seakan pertemuan itu menjadi jalan kebahagiaan bagi keduanya, Davin yang selalu memberikan bahunya disaat Rena membutuhkan, membuat benih-benih cinta mulai tumbuh pada hati mereka. Namun tiba-tiba Alan, mantan tunangannya kembali memohon kesempatan kedua. Rena yang belum sepenuhnya move on jelas terlena. Lalu, siapakah yang akan Rena pilih antara Davin, pria yang selalu ada untuknya, atau justru kembali pada Alan, pria yang masih memiliki sebagian ruang di hatinya?

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