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In the darkness of the night, a 26-year-old fashion designer counters the murder of an innocent woman in the city of love. She is confronted with the most horrific scenario by the biggest mafia in France, which gets her in trouble. Daniel Richman, 28, is MI6 agent assigned to find the head of French mafia gang leader Tiago Pablo. However, he is backstabbed by someone he must investigate, he meets a mysterious woman named Rania. She doubts him yet at the same time is attracted to the English man and cannot stop thinking about him. Daniel is drawn to the lady and he finds himself drawn to her within these short hours, and before he knows it, he's in love with her. What will happen when the night is over? Will they stay together or will they part ways like strangers do?

Upon hearing about my husband's surgery, I braved a typhoon and torrential rain, driving four hours back to the city. When I arrived at the hospital, my husband, Xander Gray, was lying on the hospital bed, calling out loudly, "I want my wife! Get my wife here!" His buddies around him joked about how his wife had him completely whipped. Everyone said he loved me to death. Blushing, I walked over with a happy smile and held his hand, saying, "I'm here." To my surprise, he shook off my hand in disgust and snarled, "Get lost! You're not my wife! My wife is Beverly Long!"

Setelah kematian tragis Raja Naga di tangan pengkhianat ribuan tahun lalu, kekuatan kuno sang Raja Naga bersemayam dalam Darrel Van Bertrand, putra ketiga Duke Devin Van Bertrand. Darrel, yang selama ini hidup dalam bayang-bayang keluarganya, menemukan takdir luar biasa yang menantinya ketika Elara, manifestasi dari kehendak Drakonis, membangkitkan ingatan naga dalam dirinya. Pertarungan demi pertarungan memaksa Darrel untuk menerima kekuatan Drakonis, meskipun risiko kehilangan jiwanya semakin besar. Kekuatan Drakonis yang membara di dalam tubuh Darrel terus mengancam kewarasannya. Dalam setiap pertempuran, dia semakin mendekati ambang kehilangan dirinya sepenuhnya—kekuatannya bisa menjadi kunci kemenangan atau membawa kehancuran total. Saksikan bagaimana Darrel akan menghadapi takdirnya sebagai rainkarnasi Drakonis. Apakah ia mampu mengemban tanggung jawab yang begitu besar sebagai pewari Sang Raja Naga yang pernah menguasai dunia?

Alina Hart, a sharp-tongued high school senior, hides behind sarcasm and wit to mask the pain of fractured family life. Shipped off to a prestigious boarding school by a father who no longer sees her, Alina struggles to find her place in a world of strict rules and academic expectations. Enter Professor Cristiano Wright, a 27-year-old literature teacher whose calm demeanor and sharp intellect make him both an enigma and a fascination. Tasked by Alina’s older brother Ethan to keep an eye on her, Wright finds himself drawn to the complexity beneath her rebellious exterior. In the backdrop of Shakespearean sonnets and Romantic poetry, Alina and Wright navigate an increasingly fraught connection. What begins as reluctant mentorship soon transforms into a tangled web of forbidden emotions, unspoken words, and an undeniable pull that neither can ignore. Set against the bustling corridors of an urban high school and the quiet corners of a library filled with unspoken confessions, Silent Flames, Forbidden Paths explores the fine line between admiration and desire, duty and vulnerability. As Alina and Wright grapple with their feelings, they must confront their moral boundaries and the cost of their choices. Can they maintain the lines they’ve drawn, or will their emotions blur them beyond recognition?

Thanks to my dad's work, I have to transfer schools. Soon, I go to my new school to register for my enrolment. After submitting my personal information, the teacher in charge shoots me an odd look. "Is your father Mr. Chapman, the new shareholder? His child should have enrolled with us a long time ago. In fact, his daughter is half a year older than you. You're not that person at all…" Stunned, I dig out my phone and show my photo with my dad to the teacher. She glances at the photo before showing me the system window. "Mr. Chapman's daughter has been studying in this school since the first term. He even donated a library to the school recently. This is a photo the school board has taken. You can take a look yourself." In the photo, my dad and an unfamiliar student can be seen standing at the school's bulletin board. That young lady looks as old as I do. Her features are similar to my dad's. In fact, she resembles him more than I do! If they are an actual father and daughter pair, then who am I?

Elena Ivor Carwyn hidup sebagai Duchess yang dibenci, dihina, dan dijadikan pion dalam permainan politik kaum bangsawan. Namun ketika hidupnya direnggut secara tragis, takdir memberinya kesempatan kedua kembali satu tahun sebelum kematiannya. Kali ini, Elena bukan lagi wanita naif yang mudah dipermainkan. Ia bertekad membalikkan keadaan, mengungkap pengkhianat di sekitarnya, dan melindungi masa depan yang pernah dirampas darinya. Namun di balik senyuman manis para bangsawan, intrik yang lebih mematikan menanti. Elena harus berhadapan dengan konspirasi kerajaan, perang kekuasaan, dan rahasia besar yang mengancam rumah tangganya dengan Duke Mervyn Dieter Carwyn pria dingin yang menyimpan luka dan cinta yang tak pernah terucap. Di antara cinta, dendam, dan darah, Elena akan membuktikan bahwa Duchess Carwyn bukan lagi pion melainkan ratu di papan permainannya sendiri.

"Harusnya aku yang menjadi, Permaisuri! Bukan wanita licik itu!" *** Seraphina von Astrea mati di tangan suaminya sendiri, Valerius D’Argenteau. Padahal dia yang mengantarkan pria itu naik takhta. Namun, justru wanita lain yang mendapatkan mahkota yang seharusnya milik Seraphina, adik tirinya sendiri. Di titik terakhir kehidupannya, Seraphina bersumpah, jika ada kehidupan selanjutnya, dia akan membalas pengkhianatan ini. Bukannya mati, Seraphina justru terbangun saat berusia delapan belas tahun. Tiga bulan sebelum dirinya resmi diangkat sebagai Putri Mahkota. Kali ini, dia tidak akan melakukan kebodohan yang sama. Alih-alih memberikan takhta kekaisaran pada Valerius, Seraphina justru mengajukan pernikahan politik dengan Duke Killian von Eisenhardt. Musuh keluarga Astrea yang paling dihindari. "Akan kurebut mahkotaku sendiri, Valerius. Kau hanya perlu merangkak di kakiku memohon kematian!" more info: IG: @yoruakira TikTok: @ruangbercerita.0_

Three hours after burying her gay husband, Sophia is given an ultimatum: move into her father-in-law's bed or watch her mother die and be raped by the entire mafia. Desperate, she calls the one man dangerous enough to protect her; Cassian Devine, her dead husband's enemy. Cassian offers help with strings attached. He'll give her protection, and money for her mother's care. In exchange, she becomes his completely. His submissive, his pet, his weapon against the man who ruined Cassian’s own family What starts as a transaction becomes something neither expected. But loving a man who believes he's unworthy of love while fighting a crime lord who wants her dead might cost Sophia everything, including her heart.

I came home a day early from my business trip and hid in the closet to surprise Eric Carter. At seven, he told the housekeeper to cook several dishes. At nine, he told me hoarsely that he had taken a bath and changed the bedsheets in my room. He was sure that I would love it. I did not believe him because I had heard him moaning in bed with Willow Summers for three hours from the closet. Willow Summers was his childhood sweetheart and my sister. I clicked on a webpage from my cell without hesitation. "Miss Summers, your appointment for creating a fake death has been confirmed. Time of Death: One week later Location of Death: The wedding hall on the top floor of the Century Building Cause of Death: Suicide from jumping off a building!"

It happened in Paris, year 2015 when Aemee Harlene Santiago visited there to get some space and to breath some fresh air after her break up with Josiah – her ex-boyfriend. On her last day in Paris she decided to go to club to get some drinks, but someone she didn’t know approached her, it’s Clifford Samonte. In an hours of talking they get along pretty well. Because of so much drinks they had, Aemee had one-night stand with him. After that night she left him, thinking that it’ll be there 1st and last meeting, but Aemee got pregnant, she hid the child from him and doesn’t have any plan to introduce it to Clifford. After how many years, their path crosses again. That starts their roller coaster love story.