Elang Martial

Saat tangannya makin maju mendadak ketegangan Bumi membuatnya menghentikan semua. Kalungan tangan Bumi di leher Langit melemah. Lalu turun. Keduanya bertatapan dalam kesenyapan. Hanya derasnya hujan yang terdengar makin menggila di luar sana. “Kenapa?” tanya Langit parau. Sumpah, ia tak suka dihentikan dalam keadaan seperti ini. “Kau tak suka?” tanya Langit kaku. Semakin erat memeluk pinggang Bumi dengan kedua tangan. Betapa tak enaknya dihentikan dalam keadaan ia sudah hampir memuncak. Namun, ia tahu ini tak baik. Ia terlalu liar untuk Bumi. Sinar mata Bumi seperti menghukumnya, masih saja ada kebencian di sana. “Kenapa kamu Bumi?” “A..., aku,” wajah Bumi menunduk. Ia tak mampu menolak sentuhan Langit. Hanya saja, bagaimanapun ia tahu tubuhnya menginginknanya. Setelah banyak hal yang dilaluinya menyakitkan beberapa bulan terakhir ini. Sangat menyakitkan dan membuatnya tak berani berharap lebih pada siapapun. Kedua tangan lentik itu menutup muka, membuat Langit bingung. Dibukanya tangan Bumi, mengangkat wajah gadis itu dan memaksanya untuk menatap mata elang miliknya. Di sudut mata, telah tergenang air yang siap tumpah. Bumi menahannya sekuat tenaga. “Hei,” digoncangkannya tubuh Bumi. Helaan nafas berat Bumi membuat Langit meneliti setiap lekuk wajah oval itu. “Kau kenapa?” Bumi hanya menggeleng. “Tak suka? Kau marah?” tanya Langit beruntun. Ia tak mau hanya karena perlakuannya Bumi menjadi dingin kembali dan malah membencinya. Hening. “Kita...,” kata Bumi tidak lanjut. “Iya, kita nggak ada komitmen apapun.” Langit menyadari itu. “A... aku....” “Kenapa?” “Aku nggak bisa,” kalimat Bumi bergetar. @@@ Dikhianati dan terpuruk membuat Langit dikirim papanya mengurus kebun bunga di desa. Tanpa sengaja bertemu Bumi, cewek dingin, cuek dan jutek yang ditemuinya di sana. Meski menyebalkan, Langit penasaran dengan gadis manis nan eksotis tersebut. Ada benci yang jelas-jelas diperlihatkan Bumi untuk Langit. Langit tak pernah tahu misteri apa yang membuat Bumi begitu membencinya. Siapa Bumi? Walau benci, kenapa terjadi keintiman di antara keduanya?

La septième année de son mariage, Évelyne Lavigne a découvert que son mari avait un fils de six ans. Ce jour-là, cachée derrière le toboggan de la maternelle, elle a observé Martial Thiers se pencher pour prendre dans ses bras un petit garçon joueur : « Papa, ça fait tellement longtemps que tu n'es pas venu me voir ! » « Noah, je suis désolé. Le travail a été intense. Sois sage et écoute bien ta maman, d'accord ? » Ces mots l'ont foudroyée sur place, son esprit est devenu soudainement vide. Devant elle, les deux silhouettes, l'une grande, l'autre petite, avec leurs visages étrangement similaires, lui criaient la vérité : l'homme qui lui avait juré un amour éternel l'avait trahie depuis des années ! Pourtant, ils avaient grandi ensemble, s'aimant depuis l'enfance. Elle s'est souvenue comment elle avait pris un coup de couteau pour le sauver, perdant leur enfant à naître… et jusqu'à sa propre fertilité... À l'époque, agenouillé à son chevet, les yeux rougis, il lui avait juré : « Je me moque des enfants ! Toi, et seulement toi, es ce qui compte pour moi ! » Sa voix tremblante résonnait encore dans sa mémoire, mais maintenant, cette scène réduisait tous ces serments en poussière !

It only took a moment to burn everything down. For five years, Isla Merrick played the part—soft-spoken wife, graceful hostess, quiet shadow to Callum Braxton’s powerful presence. She became what the world expected: dutiful, polished, harmless. Then came his cold declaration: “Let’s get divorced.” No emotion. No explanation. Just a clean cut—like a business deal. But Callum never knew she had been waiting for that moment. Planning for it. Beneath the composed surface, Isla had been sharpening the edges he once dulled. Because Isla Merrick had a past—and it wasn’t the scandal the tabloids spun. It was deeper. Sharper. Before she was Mrs. Braxton, she trained at Summerdell—an elite, off-the-record martial arts academy. Whispers of crime and prison blurred the truth, but Isla stayed silent. She had bigger plans. Three years later, she returns—not to reconcile, but to reintroduce herself. Isla Merrick now runs a luxury fashion empire, famous for turning scandal into power. And when she steps into the country’s most elite gala, draped in elegance and authority, Callum barely recognizes her. But she recognizes him. Before he can speak, a figure joins her—Dorian Kane. Ruthless investor. Public obsession. His hand rests on Isla’s waist like it belongs there. “Just so we’re clear, Braxton,” Dorian says coolly. “She’s not yours. Not anymore.” For Callum, it’s the beginning of a reckoning. For Isla, it’s the first breath of freedom. She isn’t the woman who once begged to be loved. She’s the woman who knows she never needed to be. And this time, she’s not just rewriting the story—she’s owning the ending.

Izaria Mauve is a sheltered woman and an only daughter of Asuncion family. She is the last heiress so she has to meet her clans expectations. Lumaki siya sa puder ng kanyang lolo na namamalagi sa Japan upang ilayo siya sa mga mata ng mga tao hanggat hindi pa dumadating ang tamang panahon upang siya naman ang mamahala sa malaki nilang kompanya. Bata pa lang kasi ay sakitin na ito. Everyone thought she was kept in a private hospital where no one is allowed to visit. But her grandfather raised her to be a warrior rather than a weak and clueless princess. She spent most of her time in a temple where she learned different types of martial arts and weapons, she was also taught everything about business. Ang inakala nilang musmos at mahina na dalaga ay hindi pala totoong mahina. Pero hindi roon magtatapos ang lahat dahil mababago ang kapalaran ni Izaria nang ipahayag ng kanyang lolo na kinakailangan niyang pakasalan ang isang makapangyarihang tao sa lipunan na nasa Pilipinas upang isalba ang kompanya nilang nasa bingit na ng pagbagsak. Izaria had a second thought but she was convinced to accept it after his grandfather died and was told that that is his last will. Anong klaseng buhay kaya ang naghihintay kay Izaria sa Pilipinas? Maging matagumpay kaya ang mga plano niya upang mabawi ang kompanya nila? Paano kung hindi lang ang pakikipagsapalaran na magpakasal sa taong hindi niya kilala ang problemang dumating sa buhay niya? Paano kung may matuklasan siya na hindi niya dapat malaman?