Dua Before Eating

The day before our wedding, my husband gives me a sapphire ring. I place a hand on my slightly bulging belly. As I lie on the operating table, I call him and tell him I want to call the wedding off. Shortly after, his secretary calls me tearfully. "I was the one who was impudent enough to select the ring, ma'am. Please don't blame Mr. Nolan for this. It's all my fault." Archer Nolan holds her in his arms and coaxes her gently for a long time. He only says one thing to me. "You're already carrying my child. Can you really bear to leave me?"

Kate terjebak dalam hubungan transaksional, hampir setiap minggu dia berhubungan badan dengan Matt. Sampai suatu ketika, Matt yang tidak tahan lagi, menjamah Kate dalam posisi tidak memakai pengaman. Kate kemudian hamil, tapi Matt tidak pernah sudi memiliki seorang anak dari Katt. Saat Matt memaksanya menggugurkan kandungan, Kate memilih melawan, mempertaruhkan segalanya demi buah hati yang belum lahir. Kate kemudian berjuang seorang diri hingg akhirnya lahir dua bayi kembar yang lucu, Angela dan Angelo. Tiga tahun berlalu, Kate menjalani kehidupan sederhana penuh perjuangan. Bersama adiknya, Alan, ia mengasuh kedua anaknya di flat tua, berhemat sekuat tenaga, sambil berusaha mencari pekerjaan yang lebih layak. Harapan muncul ketika ia diterima sebagai sekretaris sementara di sebuah perusahaan, sampai takdir mempertemukannya kembali dengan Matthew dalam sebuah rapat bisnis. Matt ternyata seorang CEO kaya raya dan melihat Kate, dia ingin bertanggung jawab. Sayang, harapan Matt dipatahkan ketika melihat Kate bersama Alan. Dia mengira, adik kandung Kate itu adalah ayah sang bayi. Kesalahpahaman terjadi sampai akhirnya rahasia itu terbuka; Matt tahu bahwa anak kembar Kate itu anaknya.

Pacarku yang berbaring di tempat tidur sudah terlelap. Hanya terdengar suara dengkurannya. Teman pacarku di samping malah makin mendekat. Aku merasakan napasnya yang panas. Dia berkata, "Kakak Ipar, Kak Stefan sudah tidur. Bagaimana ini ...." Rasa malu bercampur dengan antusiasme yang terpendam membuat tenggorokanku kering. Aku berucap, "Cukup .... Um ... jangan begini. Dia sudah mau bangun." Setelah melontarkan kata-kata itu, aku merasakan tangannya meremas bokongku dengan tenaga yang pas.

Tahun ketiga setelah kematianku, suamiku akhirnya teringat denganku. Itu karena penyakit leukemia kekasih masa kecilnya kambuh, dia membutuhkan transplantasi sel hematopoietik lagi. Dia mencari ke tempat tinggalku untuk memintaku menandatangani perjanjian donor. Tetapi dia mendapati rumah itu sudah kosong. Dia bertanya kepada tetangga. Tetangga berkata, “Maksudmu gadis bernama Candy Wongso itu? Dia sudah lama meninggal! Kudengar dia dipaksa mendonorkan sumsum tulangnya saat sedang sakit, dia meninggal beberapa hari setelah kembali.” Dia menolak memercayainya, mengira tetangga itu telah bersekongkol denganku untuk membohonginya. Dia berkata kepada tetangga itu dengan tidak sabar, “Jika kamu bisa menemuinya, tolong beri tahu dia, jika dia tidak muncul dalam tiga hari, aku tidak akan membayar sepeser pun biaya pengobatan anak haramnya.” Melihatnya yang keras kepala dan tidak mau mendengarkan, tetangga itu menggelengkan kepala dan pergi, bergumam sendiri, "Kasihan anak itu, dia juga sudah lama mati kelaparan..."

She used to be nothing but a bar girl. At a time where anyone could boss her around and take advantage of her, Bennett Spencer spent a fortune to make her his kept woman. Now, however, she's become the Jensen family's heiress and is engaged to the scion of the Gibson family. She's one step away from becoming the lady of an affluent family. The night before her wedding, Bennett shows up and has his way with her in every corner of her home, forcing her to remember the passion and lust they shared in the past. "I'm the only one who can make you do away with your chastity." His words make her descend into the throes of passion again.

Annisa Nayra, Gadis belia yang terpaksa menikahi pria beristri untuk menebus hutang pamannya yang telah tiada. Perjanjian di atas kertas membuat Nisa terkejut, pasalnya, ia akan resmi bercerai jika sudah melahirkan seorang anak untuk mereka.

Everyone knows that Tania Giordano is the principessa of the Giordano family, whom they mustn't piss off at all costs. Ever since she lost her mother at the tender age of six, she has grown into an independent, radiant, and bold woman on her own abroad. She initially thought that she wouldn't rely on anyone else anymore. But when she was 20 years old, a certain man rescued her from the pistol aimed at her by her father's enemy. Since then, Simone Lanzi has stayed by her side and protects her at all times. That's how Tania finds herself falling for him. But one night, she witnesses him panting slightly while staring at a photo featuring Noemi Giordano, her half-sister…

When I faint due to my hemophobia after seeing blood on the training grounds, my mate, Alpha Yves Golding, is busy applying medicine to his assistant, Renee Lawson, who has only scraped her skin. After I wake up, the first thing I do is drag my weak and exhausted body to the Elders' Council to request something I never imagined I would ask for—to break my mate bond with Yves. Yves swiftly approves the request, then turns confidently to his Beta and says, "Come on, she's just throwing a tantrum. She's an orphan. Other than staying by my side, she has nowhere else to go. She can't possibly leave me for real. "Besides, aren't there three days left until the Council processes breaking a mate bond? When she comes back regretfully to beg me, I'll withdraw the application. As long as the process isn't finished, she's still mine." Then, Yves uploads a photo on Wolf Net. It features him and Renee standing shoulder-to-shoulder while showing off their muscles in the mirror. They are also gazing at each other with smiles on their faces. The caption reads, "Every bead of sweat deserves to be remembered." Everyone showers him with praise, teasing compliments, and blessings, and every single one stabs into my chest like a dagger. Still, I don't fall apart. I calmly pack my belongings and then pick up my encrypted phone. "Uncle Harrison, it's me. Please arrange a flight back to the Silvermoon pack for me as soon as possible." However, after my departure, Yves is the one who falls apart instead.

Alin tak bisa menahan rasa kecewanya saat ia mendapati kenyataan jika dirinya dijadikan sebagai penebus hutang sebanyak dua milyar yang dilakukan oleh orang tuanya sendiri pada seorang milyader muda bernama Tian. Tian memberikan dua pilihan, jika tak bisa melunasi, orang tua Alin akan dipenjara seumir hidup, namun jika Alin tak ingin orang tuanya dipenjara, Alin harus siap mengabdikan dirinya pada Tian sampai batas waktu yang tak ditentukan.

He divorced her… not knowing she was pregnant. On the night their marriage ended, Aira Bennett walked away with nothing but a broken heart—and a secret she never intended to reveal. Three years later, she has rebuilt her life, raising her son in peace, far from the man who chose someone else over her. But fate is cruel. Because Lucien Carter is back. And this time, he’s not just her ex-husband— He’s the father of the child he never knew existed. When the truth comes to light, everything changes. Control turns into obsession, distance turns into tension, and the past refuses to stay buried. But Aira isn’t the woman he left behind. And she’s not ready to let him walk back into her life so easily. Especially not when another man has already stepped into the space Lucien abandoned. Now, with emotions rising, secrets unraveling, and a child at the center of it all— One question remains: Can love survive betrayal… or will it destroy them all over again?