Ear Gauging

[A Mermaid x Mafia Boss Fluffy Romance] "Stay away from humans," Aqua's mother used to tell her. Until the age of eighteen, she spent most of her time in the deep depths of the ocean. Occasionally, she would swim to the pier at night when there were no humans to explore. One fateful night, a human fell from the sky covered in blood. Using her tears, Aqua saved the mysterious man and spiralled into a life of crime. Dawn Daniels did not expect to live. His advisor had betrayed him and tossed him into the cold watery depths. Yet, like a ray of light, he was given another chance to live by a mysterious mermaid like no other maiden. Touched by her gentle and innocent nature, Dawn tries to live his new life with her but his past catches up to him. Dying for the third time without a way for Aqua to save him using her immortality, the unlucky couple exchanged one last vow, transforming their lives forever. For the price of granting him a new life, Aqua loses her voice forever. Dawn promises to take care of her for as long as they live and marries her. Away from their tragic pasts, follow Dawn and Aqua as they learn more about each other's species and fall deeper each day. [Completed]

After confirming I was pregnant, I suddenly heard my husband’s inner voice. “This idiot is still gloating over her pregnancy. She doesn’t even know we switched out her IVF embryo. She’s nothing more than a surrogate for Elle. If Elle weren’t worried about how childbirth might endanger her life, I would’ve kicked this worthless woman out already. Just looking at her makes me sick. “Once she delivers the baby, I’ll make sure she never gets up from the operating table. Then I’ll finally marry Elle, my one true love.” My entire body went rigid. I clenched the IVF test report in my hands and looked straight at my husband. He gazed back at me with gentle eyes. “I’ll take care of you and the baby for the next few months, honey.” However, right then, his inner voice struck again. “I’ll lock that woman in a cage like a dog. I’d like to see her escape!” Shock and heartbreak crashed over me all at once because the Elle he spoke of was none other than my sister.

lewat sebuah proyek di Bali, akhirnya Tania dan Felix kembali bertemu. felix yang tidak bisa melupakan Tania sebagai cinta pertamanya, sedangkan Tania yang benci setengah mati pada Felix karena pria itu selalu menatapnya dengan pandangan berbeda.

Menyandang nama Artharwa Al Rasyid-- yang merupakan milyarder kenamaan negeri ini, tidak menjadikan Isabelle Artharwa Al Rasyid--putri sulung dari Raven Artharwa Al Rasyid hidup mewah dalam gelimang harta.Yang terjadi justru sebaliknya. Ia hidup sengsara sejak memutuskan tinggal bersama dengan ibunya, Celine BrataKesuma yang baru saja keluar dari penjara. Hidup dengan predikat anak mantan narapidana dan wanita panggilan kelas kakap, menjadikan Ibell bahan bullyan dan cibiran orang terkait dosa warisan ibunya. Belum lagi setiap waktu, ia harus bermain kucing-kucingan dengan para rentenir akibat dari hutang-hutang ibunya. Semua perbuatan masa lalu ibunya yang suram, seakan dilampiaskan semua orang padanya. Termasuk dendam Arkansas Delacroix Bimantara--dosennya sendiri. Arkan mengira sifat Ibell itu mengcopy paste ibunya, yang pernah di penjara selama tiga tahun, akibat percobaan pembunuhan terhadap Oryza Sativa Dewangga. Mantan gebetannya dulu saat semasa kuliah. "Aku akan membuat hidupmu sengsara sampai kamu akan menyesal pernah dilahirkan dari rahim seorang pelakor, seumur hidupmu!" -Arkansas Delacroix Bimantara- "Saya tidak bisa memilih dari rahim siapa saya akan dilahirkan.Tapi siapapun itu yang menjadi ibuku, maka surgaku adalah di bawah telapak kakinya." -Isabelle Atharwa Al Rasyid-

They Met They Loved Now they hate "Happy Birthday", the card read. Lylah's dark eyebrows rose, who would cross over cities with her just to give her a birthday card? Couldn't be her best friend, or? "No", she yelled. It couldn't be He wouldn't dare

Kisah kelam di masa lalu, ternyata berhubungan erat dengan seseorang yang tiba-tiba hadir di dalam kehidupannya. Nala yang pada awalnya menerima kehadiran David, harus tertampar keras dengan sebuah fakta yang ada. "Aku akan melakukan apa pun asal kau mengampuni kesalahanku di masa lalu." "Benarkah? Maka berikan nyawamu saat ini juga! Bukankah sudah hukum alam, darah dibayar darah." Mampukah Nala melewati setiap garis takdir, yang sudah digariskan Tuhan untuknya?

Just a few days before my wedding, I accidentally come across a post while scrolling online. The title reads, "To the guy getting married in this city, your fiancée's already cheated on you." Curious, I click in to see the gossip, only to realize I'm the one being talked about. A deep male voice plays in the video. "I heard you're getting married?" The woman in the frame, bare-backed and trembling, chokes back a sob. "After you left, I realized you're still the one I love most. I'm done with him. Take me away, please!" The moment I hear her voice, it feels like someone punches me straight in the chest. Then I notice something on her wrist—the luxury couple's bracelet I gave her just yesterday. And in that instant, I feel like the biggest joke of all. Turns out the fool was me.

Like in the deck of cards, the Ace outranks the King—and so does Ace Salvatore. A Greek-Italian mafia leader feared by all, Ace is a man of unspeakable cruelty, a calculated mind ruling an empire built on blood and terror. His face is a mystery— those who’ve seen it are long gone, silenced by his wrath. Manipulative, controlling, psychotic, and untouchable, he rules his empire with an iron fist, his past buried beneath layers of bloodshed and regret. His obsession with power and control leaves no room for weakness—not in himself, not in his enemies, and certainly not in others. When a desperate debtor can’t repay what’s owed, he offers something unexpected to settle the score: a little girl. Ace accepts the deal, not out of need, but because curiosity flickers in his mind— a curiosity he loathes. Yet the little girl is more than just an innocent. She unknowingly awakens ghosts of Ace’s past— a life of betrayal, loss, and secrets he swore to bury. Even monsters have scars. The darkness that shaped him, the wounds he carries, and the revenge that fuels his every decision begin to resurface. The past never truly stays buried. As their worlds collide, her presence becomes both his salvation and his torment. But as the past catches up, threatening to destroy everything, Ace must face a harrowing choice: cling to the monster he’s become, or risk everything for the one thing he never thought he’d have— a chance at redemption. Will his darkness consume her and change her? Or will she destroy him?

Everyone has some kind of fear. Some people have fear of death, some have fear of life and many other fears people do have but Emma has fear of loss. When she is in love. She can think of nothing else..... and she is terrified. She can do whatever it takes to stay away from relationships. She is convinced that she must remove her fear or stay with that fear in her whole life.

San Francisco royalty, Killian Fobster is an egotistical, manipulative asshole who will rather fuck an octopus on live television than get tied down to a woman. But when his one-night-stand from two months ago shows up in his office with not-so-pleasant news, he has to make certain decisions that may involve going against everything he stands for. With his vicious good looks, skirt-chasing habits, and cold demeanor, he is the last person a sweet girl like Hope Sterling should be involved with, but desperate times call for rather creative measures, and soon after she finds herself trapped in the sham of a fake union that threatens to blossom into something that may change her life forever.