Dua Before Eating

"Marry me before i die and after that, i will make sure your daughter will get a new heart. Just marry me, and say i do in front of my parents."- SPADE CEDRIC VASILE What will you do if death is on it's way to take you? Upang matupad ni Spade ang kaniyang pangako sa kaniyang mga magulang, handa siyang magpakasal without binding with so called love, just a pure contract hanggang sa sumapit ang araw kaniyang kamatayan. Yet, hihilingin pa ba ni Spade na mamatay kung ang puso niya ay unti-unting nahuhulog sa kaniyang asawa, na walang ibang hiniling kung hindi ang madugtungan ang kaniyang buhay. Paano kakalabanin ni Spade ang kamatayan, kung nalalabi nalang ang mga oras ng kaniyang buhay. Will the heavens heed his plea to prolong his days, if only to remain with the woman who ignited his desire to live?

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?

Tiga dinasti kriminal. Dua pria mematikan. Satu gadis yang jadi kunci perang. Ketika David Morgan menghilang, Helena tak lagi bisa bersembunyi. Antara Kevin—musuh yang mencintainya, dan Dendy—pelindung yang mencintainya dalam bayangan, Helena harus memilih. Dalam dunia penuh darah, cinta tak menyelamatkan. Hanya yang tega… yang bisa bertahan.

Karena kemampuan tertentu yang sangat kuat dari pacarku, kami selalu berusaha mencari hal-hal baru untuk dilakukan selama bercinta. Untuk itu, dia tidak hanya sekali membujukku dengan kata-kata manis, "Kita akan menikah setelah kamu lulus." Bodohnya, aku percaya padanya. Jadi, aku berjuang mati-matian menyelesaikan SKS agar bisa lulus lebih cepat. Aku juga diam-diam membaca berbagai materi dan mempelajari teknik, hanya untuk memuaskan tubuhnya. Sampai suatu hari, karena belajar sampai larut dan melewatkan jam malam asrama, aku pergi ke bar untuk mencarinya. Tanpa sengaja, aku mendengar dia berbicara dengan teman-temannya. "Kak Aidan, apa pacarmu benar-benar segatal itu?" "Ya jelas, masa nggak? Dia dilatih oleh Kak Aidan sendiri." "Kalau Lira gimana?" Aidan Jace mengembuskan asap rokok, tatapannya lembut. "Dia beda, dia sangat polos." Saat itu juga, aku mulai membencinya. Sesampainya di kampus, aku langsung menelepon profesor. "Proyek rahasia yang Bapak sebut waktu itu... saya ingin daftar." Mulai dari hari itu, seluruh hidupku hanya untuk bangsa dan negara.

Gema Dirgantara, sangat mencintai wanita bernama Anita. Namun, sayangnya Anita malah menikah dengan Angga Wijaya, yang tidak lain adalah Ayah kandung Gema. Gema begitu hancur saat ia kembali ke rumah dan mendapati wanita yang sangat ia cintai itu, kini berstatus ibu tirinya. Seperti apa kehidupan yang dijalani Anita, setelah menjadi ibu bagi pria yang sangat ia cintai?

Ayahku sekarat, tapi ibu tiriku malah bersenang-senang dengan sopir kami setelah berhasil menguasai harta keluargaku. Sekarang, aku baru berpikir untuk berencana membalasnya, tapi aku tidak menyangka jika dia malah menjeratku dalam fantasi gilanya!

21++ Bram Hendarto terjebak dalam jodoh pernikahan. Dia bahkan ditipu mentah-mentah. "Wanita yang aku nikahi ternyata sudah bukan gadis perawan, bahkan setelah dia melahirkan aku baru tahu bahwa ternyata dia sudah hamil dua bulan. Aku merasa dibodohi, aku merasa dipermainkan! Perjodohan sialan macam apa ini?!" Umpat Bram pada dirinya sendiri. Hatinya terasa hancur, dia terlanjur percaya dan sepenuh hati mencintai Ningrum. Hanya sekali tepukan saja semua mimpinya hancur berkeping-keping. Apalagi pria yang menghamili Ningrum ternyata sudah dia anggap sebagai wali pengganti dari kedua orang tua Ningrum sendiri, bahkan pria itulah yang sudah menjadi perantara dari perjodohannya dengan Ningrum. Bram bersumpah untuk membalas dendam pada Guntoro - ayah dari Vira Astanti. "Guntoro harus tahu akibatnya! Bagaimana jika dia melihat masa depan putri semata wayangnya hancur di tanganku?" Tanya Bram dalam senyuman penuh kemenangan. Niatnya menjamah tubuh Vira hanya untuk balas dendam semata akan tetapi semua hal yang Bram lalui bersama Vira adalah peristiwa nyata dan bisa dia rasakan dengan hatinya, segala yang awalnya sederhana terasa sempurna bahkan menjadi candu. Dalam setiap pertemuan dan perpisahan dia merasakan rindu, bahkan itulah kebenaran cinta yang sebenarnya! "Aku sudah kalah telak!" Batin Bram dalam penyesalan.

After the cruise ship strikes a hidden reef, panicked passengers shove me and Kristen Langford into the sea. My boyfriend, Elijah Jensen, is the ship's captain, so he plunges into the water. But instead of saving me, he grabs Kristen and boards the last lifeboat. I thrash and cry for help, but he slaps my hand away. "You can swim. Stop pretending for attention!" Elijah snaps. "Kristen's body temperature is dropping. I have to get her to a hospital!" The waters around me are pitch-black, and his words feel like a death sentence. When the tracking bracelet I always wear is discovered inside a shark, Elijah dives alone into shark-infested waters, searching for three days and nights. In the end, the brilliant captain who once ruled the oceans can never sail again.

The Beast King, Tharion Kael, has spent half his life on the battlefield, yet he has no heir. So, he summons every woman rumored to be blessed with fertility into the palace. Favored by fortune and against all odds, I, as a descendant of the Carp Clan, conceive. To keep me safe during my pregnancy, Tharion hides me away in a remote, deserted palace, guarded in secret by his Nightguards. But just as I am about to give birth, I unexpectedly crossed paths with the Vixen Consort, Lyra Swifttail, who wanders into the Forsaken Wing by mistake. She swishes her tail playfully, eyes sparkling with amusement as she looks at my round belly. Her smile is utterly captivating. "I didn't expect to find a little carp having an affair here…" With a spell, she drags me away, forcing me into my true form. Then, one by one, she scrapes the scales from my body until I am raw and bleeding. She has her catfolk attendant pour scalding oil over my wounds and orders guards to violate me until I am left broken like a rag. When I finally lose consciousness, she slashes me open with a claw and rips the stillborn child from my womb. She presents it with both hands to Tharion, who has just come to visit. She says, "Your Majesty, what perfect timing. I caught a carp sneaking around the Forsaken Wing. This is her illegitimate child!"

"No! Please" "Please, don't touch me down there, Jian Ying" I said to him with a rather high tone. He looked me straight in the eye with his hand still on my thigh and replied. "I like it there!" "You...you can't do that" I wriggled out of his hold and that got him angry. "You are my wife and every single part of your body is mine! Including...down there! So keep that mouth shut! Spread your legs wide for me and lie there!" He shouted at me with a serious expression. I had never seen anyone who was more shameless than him. "I'm not your wife yet Jian Ying and besides, I'm still young" I was perspiring all over. He smirked at me and said with his dominant voice. "Oh, yes you are!" "You are at the ripe age for it and besides, in a few days time, our marriage will commence. So, why wait?!" And before I knew it... "Ahhh....!" ____ Follow Chen Lijuan and Jian Ying to Love's web! A wet dream mate who becomes the lost betrothed wife! ***** Happy Reading Everyone! Please, stay safe. #For me and for all. Love from Author Elaami.