Dry Humor

      Aku tidak pernah menyangka akan berada di titik ini. Menikah dan menjalani rumah tangga tanpa adanya rasa cinta di dalamnya. Pernikahan yang kujalani karena dijodohkan oleh wanita yang katanya melahirkanku. Wanita yang selalu memperlakukanku layaknya robot dan dia yang memegang kendalinya.  Seperti aku yang masih berusaha melepas rasa untuk seseorang yang sekarang entah dimana,  begitu juga dengan Mas Zayn, suamiku, yang tak pernah kurasakan kehangatan cintanya. Awalnya kukira, aku tidak merasakan cinta itu karena hatiku yang masih dibelenggu masa lalu. Namun, ternyata aku salah. Aku tidak merasakan cinta itu bukan karena diriku, melainkan karena memang dia tidak mencintaiku.  Malam itu aku mendapati Mas Zayn  menangis sambil memandangi sebuah foto yang aku tak tau itu siapa. Hingga aku bertekad mencari tahu segalanya. Satu persatu kenyataan mulai terungkap, dan aku sempat menyalahkan diri sendiri. Ada keinginan untuk menyerah, tetapi …apa dayaku? Aku tak bisa mengambil keputusan besar itu, jika dia si Pemegang Remot tak memberi izin untuk robotnya ini. Rasa panas menjalar di pipiku ketika lima jari mendarat indah di sana. Gesekannya meninggalkan bekas merah, sama persis dengan apa yang dulu kurasakan setiap kali menyebutkan keinginanku. “Jangan bikin malu keluarga!” Teriaknya kala itu. “Kamu kira menjadi janda itu menyenangkan? Kalau kamu cerai sama Zayn, siapa yang bakal membiayai kehidupan kita, ha? Siapa yang akan membiayai kuliah dan sekolah adik-adikmu?” Tatapannya nyalang, mengunci pergerakanku. Dadanya naik turun bersamaan dengan mengetatnya rahang membuat nyaliku ciut seketika. Dia, wanita yang kupanggil Ibu itu tak pernah berubah, dan aku tahu seperti apapun aku berusaha baginya aku tak seberharga itu. Aku tak akan diberi celah sedikit pun. Lalu aku harus apa? Bertahan membuatku semakin terluka. Tuhan … sebegitu buruknya kah aku, sampai aku tak pernah layak dicintai? Aku hanya ingin bahagia, meski tak ada yang menaruh cintanya untukku. Apa itu mungkin?

“I will agree to whatever you want, Ms. Aragon. I will give you a million, but in return, you'll be my mistress and partner in bed...” Hindi kaagad nakahuma si Lalaine sa sinabing iyon ng lalaki. Paano mangyayari ang gusto nitong maging kabit siya gayong kasal sila? “P-Pero kasal tayo, hindi ba?” naguguluhang tanong naman ni Lalaine na may munting kirot sa puso. “Sa papel lang tayo kasal, Ms. Aragon,” sagot naman ni Knives na bakas ang iritasyon sa tinig. “Hindi ko na uulitin ang tanong. Ano ang sagot mo?” malamig pa tanong sa babae. Dahil wala nang pagpipilian pa ay sumagot si Lalaine kahit labag sa kanyang kalooban, “S-Sige, pumapayag ako...” Si Knives Dawson, ang pinakamayamang businessman sa buong Luzon ay palihim na ikinasal sa isang ulilang dalaga na si Lalaine Aragon. Napilitan lang na magpakasal ang dalawa sa isa't-isa dahil sa kagustuhan ng kanilang mga minamahal na lola. May mamagitan kayang pagmamahal sa dalawang taong langit at lupa ang agwat ng katayuan sa buhay? Paano kapag nalaman ni Lalaine na mahal pa pala ng lalaki ang first love nito at nakatakda nang magpakasal ang dalawa. Ipaglalaban ba niya ang kanyang karapatan bilang asawa gayong alam niyang walang pagmamahal si Knives para sa kan'ya?

“Just...I have one question before this,” I pretend to not see his hurtful look, keeping my eyes on his chest, “...Please.” Would it change anything if I’m pregnant? I want to ask, I don’t know how. Taking a deep breath, I look up, just to catch him rolling his eyes with a sigh: “I don’t have time for your games, Scar.” Home? I laugh bitterly. We don’t have a home anymore, Sebastian. I built one for us, and you broke it.

"You're too weak to be my Luna." Those were the words that shattered Erin Arckwight's world. Rejected publicly by her mate - the Alpha of her own pack - she did what any broken wolf would do. She ran straight into the Forbidden Forest, the one place most wolves never venture into. But what most people do not know is that the Forbidden Forest doesn't break you. It remakes you. When Erin descends into the feral state that all werewolves fear, she doesn't lose herself. Instead, she awakens an ancient power that's been sleeping in her bloodline for three thousand years. And she's not alone. Kade Thornhart, the scarred and dangerous leader of the feral pack, doesn't trust the stubborn, sarcastic girl who stumbles into his territory. But he can't deny the fire in her amber eyes or the way his wolf claims her as his. She was rejected by an Alpha. Now she'll be claimed by something far more dangerous.

Exactly Five years ago, I discovered my union with my ex-husband was all a cruel lie. Before we married, my best friend Mirabel had introduced him to me as her brother. He was a poor talented but unrecognized fashion designer then, so I picked him up and helped him build his career with my father’s wealth. We later got married, and he eventually coerced me to sign off my father’s asset to his name and reeled by my undying love for him, I did. I trusted and believed that nothing could ever break us apart that I never saw Austin’s betrayer coming! First, I found out my best friend wasn’t his sister. They were a couple who had been having an affair under my nose, and it had been their plans to steal my heirloom. More heartbreaking enough, the day I found out was the day I discovered I was pregnant after three years of marriage. Austin, having gotten what he wanted, divorced me and threw me on the street with his seed growing inside me. He didn’t know, and I never intended to tell him. All I wanted was to hurt him back and take back everything he stole from him. However, helpless and left with nothing, I couldn't fight Austin back. I relocated to another city where I gave birth to twins who had rare talents. Five years later, their Talents brought me unexpected fortune. Now the most powerful and influential woman in the world, I could finally bring my bastard ex-husband to his knees... As if fate was on my side, everything fell right into place until it all came crumbling down again!

The Devouring Queen is a paranormal revenge fantasy set between a blood drenched Lycan kingdom and a starving vampire empire, where every moon can crown a monarch or claim a corpse. The story follows Elara, once a gentle Luna who was betrayed and murdered on her wedding night. Instead of finding peace, she awakens three years in the past inside the stolen body of a hidden vampire princess. She returns to life in a world already preparing for her death, because in thirty nights the Lycan King must kill his true mate to awaken an ancient god beast. Now two women wear the same face, and only one can survive the prophecy that hungers for blood. Elara, reborn as a ghost wearing royal skin, abandons innocence and embraces the power she never had in her first life. With a quiet voice and a predator’s smile, she steps into a kingdom filled with secrets, manipulations and creatures who underestimate her. Cassius, the beautiful and broken Lycan King, is trapped between the woman he once loved, the version he helped destroy, and a prophecy that demands sacrifice. Their love is poisonous, irresistible and destined to end in ruin. As the nights slip away, Elara weaves a dark game of power and deception. She announces a false pregnancy, visits the chained original bride under midnight moons, and manipulates courts and armies with deadly grace. The mirrors around her begin to bleed, the lies thicken, and the prophecy tightens like a noose. The climax erupts in a courtyard filled with fallen soldiers, where the two identical brides tear the king apart to decide which destiny will rule. The kingdoms that remain have only two choices: kneel or burn.

✨ Sinopsis Novel "Cinta yang Datang Tanpa Isyarat" Bagi Aruna, cinta bukan lagi prioritas. Setelah ditinggalkan tanpa alasan lima tahun lalu di ambang pernikahan, ia memilih membangun dinding tinggi di hatinya. Hidupnya kini hanya berputar di antara kesibukan kantor dan kesepian yang sudah lama ia anggap biasa. Namun, semua mulai berubah ketika ia bertemu dengan Rakha, seorang arsitek misterius yang hadir di saat paling tak terduga—di tengah hujan dan hati yang enggan terbuka. Ada sesuatu di mata pria itu, sesuatu yang membuat Aruna merasa dilihat lebih dari sekadar apa yang ia tunjukkan. Saat Aruna mulai belajar membuka hati, bayang-bayang masa lalu kembali menghantuinya. Dio, pria yang pernah menghancurkan hatinya, muncul lagi dengan permintaan maaf dan alasan yang selama ini ia sembunyikan. Di antara dua pria yang membawa cerita berbeda, Aruna dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit: Menggenggam masa lalu yang nyaris membuatnya hancur, atau mengambil risiko mencintai seseorang yang hadir tanpa peringatan. Namun, apa yang Aruna tak tahu—Rakha pun menyimpan rahasia. Dan terkadang, cinta yang datang tanpa isyarat membawa luka yang lebih dalam dari yang pernah ia bayangkan. #RomansaDewasa #CintaSegitiga #SecondChance #MisteriMasaLalu #PertemuanTakTerduga #DramaRomantis #HealingJourney #MoveOnOrStay

Dinda gadis yatim piatu yang pernah tinggal di panti asuhan. Harus menelan pil pahit serta menderita setelah dipersunting oleh pria bernama Seno Wijaya. Suami yang selalu ringan tangan, mudah terhasut dengan ucapan ibunya sendiri, bahkan dengan teganya tidak memberi makan Dinda serta ketiga anaknya. Penderitaan Dinda semakin bertambah tatkala ibu mertua serta keluarga inti dari Seno tidak menyukai Dinda. Bagaimana Dinda bisa melewati masa-masa hidup yang susah bersama anak-anaknya, lantas balas dendam apa yang Dinda akan berikan kepada keluarga suaminya.

Isabella Ferrera becomes a substitute bride on her own wedding day when the woman her groom loves runs away. Married to billionaire Matteo Conti, she spends five years living as a ghost—unloved, ignored, and blamed for a betrayal she never committed. While Matteo clings to his first love, Isabella endures his cruelty in silence, until she finally leaves without a word. Only then does Matteo uncover the truth behind the runaway bride—and realize too late that the woman he pushed away was the one who truly stayed. Regret is all he has left.

Kehidupan Raya Maulida tidaklah mulus. Ketika tengah hamil besar, wanita itu harus dihadapkan dengan badai besar pada pernikahannya. Sang suami—Raihan Mahardika kedapatan berselingkuh dengan wanita paruh baya. Di tengah rasa sakit, ia pun harus dirundung nestapa atas kematian bayi yang dilahirkannya sendirian. Mertua pun turut menyalahkan Raya atas kematian bayinya. Setelah kepergian anaknya, kehidupan Raya semakin menderita. Ia terus dipaksa sang mertua untuk memeras ASInya setiap hari, tanpa tahu bahwa ASI itu diberikan untuk seorang bayi presdir tampan dengan mengatasnamakan adik iparnya.