Embarrassing Artinya

Rasa penasaran kadang membuat kita hampir hilang—terjebak dalam pilihan yang salah, luka yang tak terlihat, dan jarak yang terasa tak terjembatani. Aku belajar bertahan, walau artinya harus mengalah pada diri sendiri, menahan godaan, dan merelakan sesuatu yang mungkin takkan kembali. Di balik setiap langkah, ada ketakutan dan penyesalan yang diam-diam menguji batasku. Tapi dari semua itu, aku menemukan sedikit cahaya—bahwa bertahan bukan berarti selesai, dan setiap luka menyisakan sisa kekuatan untuk hari-hari yang masih harus kulalui. Cerita ini mungkin berhenti di sini, tapi hidup tokohnya tidak. Ada hari-hari setelah ini yang akan menguji lagi luka lama, dan perjalanan menjaga diri baru saja dimulai.

Hidup Kinara Alleta awalnya normal dan baik-baik saja. Namun semua berubah ketika ia menyaksikan sebuah pembunuhan yang dilakukan di parkiran kelab malam tempat diadakannya pesta ulang tahun salah satu temannya. Kinara kira dengan ia berpura-pura diam semua akan baik-baik saja. Tetapi ia salah, hidupnya bertambah runyam ketika ia bertemu dengan lelaki tampan bermata tajam di kantor sang Kakak. Kinara yakin lelaki yang tengah memperkenalkan diri dengan nama William Agrenaf, sama dengan lelaki yang ia temui di parkiran kelab malam itu. Dimana artinya dia adalah sang pelaku. Dan hal paling gila dari semua yang telah terjadi adalah sebuah ajakan menikah tiba-tiba dari lelaki itu di hadapan sang Kakak.

Clarissa suddenly woke up with a start. Her head hurt… she was crying over what happened to her. She slowly got up, picked up her scattered clothes, and got dressed. She glanced at the man who was the first to take her virginity and quickly left before he could wake up. "I’m not a virgin anymore! Huhuhu… I’m really so stupid!... What’s worse is that I don’t even know the man!" She remembered begging the man to claim her last night… she felt like banging her head against the wall. She wasn’t raped, but she lost her virginity—she gave it away willingly to a man she didn’t know! She was drugged last night! What kind of drug did the man put in her drink?… why did it make her so horny… huhuhu… so embarrassing! She was even the one insisting with the man!

Shaina Dela Cruz only wanted a decent job to help her struggling family in Cebu. Becoming the secretary of Lukas Vergara—the arrogant, perfectionist CEO—was never part of her plans. Their first encounter was a disaster, and her first day at work proved he was every bit the impossible boss she imagined. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. Sharing the same office with him meant sharing the same air, the same silence, and—much to her dismay—the same intoxicating scent that made her pulse race against her will. Lukas was cold, demanding, and annoyingly unreadable… until one slip of her fingers on the keyboard revealed her thoughts in the most embarrassing way. For the first time, she saw him smile. Now, stuck between her pride and her growing attraction, Shaina must decide: is babysitting the boss worth the chaos in her heart? Or will this impossible man become the one mistake she’ll never regret?

Shaina Dela Cruz only wanted a decent job to help her struggling family in Cebu. Becoming the secretary of Lukas Vergara—the arrogant, perfectionist CEO—was never part of her plans. Their first encounter was a disaster, and her first day at work proved he was every bit the impossible boss she imagined. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. Sharing the same office with him meant sharing the same air, the same silence, and—much to her dismay—the same intoxicating scent that made her pulse race against her will. Lukas was cold, demanding, and annoyingly unreadable… until one slip of her fingers on the keyboard revealed her thoughts in the most embarrassing way. For the first time, she saw him smile. Now, stuck between her pride and her growing attraction, Shaina must decide: is babysitting the boss worth the chaos in her heart? Or will this impossible man become the one mistake she’ll never regret?

Pulau Kambangan darah adalah penjara khusus aliansi yang diberi julukan sebagai pulau eksekusi, karena semenjak penjara ini didirikan 13 tahun lalu tidak ada satupun tahanan yang bisa keluar dari penjara ini bahkan jika tahanan itu sudah menyelesaikan masa hukumannya, hal itu terjadi karena raja pulau atau kepala penjara menerapkan aturan yang boleh keluar adalah orang yang mengalahkannya atau menjadi raja pulau yang baru. Dimana artinya satu-satunya cara untuk keluar dari pulau ini adalah dengan mengalahkan kepala penjara dan menjadi penguasa pulau yang baru, karena dengan menjadi raja pulau yang baru maka aturan raja pulau sebelumnya bisa diubah. Mampukah Derrick Ran sebagai tahanan baru menjadi penguasa pulau yang baru dan merubah aturan lama? Ikuti kisahnya hanya di novel ini.

Cinta sepihak, cinta yang jujur, cinta yang panas. Wanita penulis bernama Jenny sudah merasakan hampir semua rasa yang orang sebut cinta. Dan dia tak percaya begitu saja. Bahkan jika dia mau mendeskripsikan apa itu cinta, hal itu tak jauh dari penyerahan total di atas ranjang dan berapa ronde yang bisa dilalui saat kedua tubuh bersatu. Dan Ralp datang. Pria bugar yang bagai dewa kesuburan di jaman modern. Di terlalu tangkas untuk ditolak, tapi terlalu berbahaya untuk diraih, terlebih saat Jenny menemukan sekantung darah yang tak lazim ada di dalam tasnya. Siapa Ralp? Mengapa dia menggairahkan dan berbahaya. Satu lagi. Apa Jenny harus menghindarinya? Itu artinya dia harus mengganti nama dan kependudukannya yang tentu saja tak mungkin dia lakukan mengingat Jenny hanya penulis amatir dalam sebuah situs dewasa.

This Christmas was actually one of my favorite and hilarious Xmas celebrations with uncle Gabriel here with us. It was fun and embarrassing too which made everything much of a sweet memory later on. How many can I remember? It began with little Josh's scandal, grandpa's embarrassment in the mall that day when he actually and mistakenly took his voter's card to the mall instead of his payment card. That day,I wouldn't dare wish anyone else the kind of embarrassment I felt under the unusual gaze of my classmates. I had to endure it all because my siblings and aunt ran away when they sensed what was happening. What if I tell you about aunt Caroline's argument with the pastor right there in the church on the twenty fifth of Christmas in the presence of everyone and with the pastor still standing in front of hundreds of people or is it uncle Gabriel's mischief which got us in trouble with the police, making us to sleep in the snowy woods with crazy imaginative ghosts hunting us down.

At my mating ceremony, Alpha Derek's stepsister Victoria arrived wearing the $30 million Luna ceremonial gown he claimed our pack couldn't afford. Victoria pushed me into the ceremonial fire, and as the flames scorched my skin, Derek shouted at me for ruining the ceremony and embarrassing him in front of everyone. They left for our honeymoon together—the one I paid for with my own money. Wolves from the rival pack surrounded me. My wolf couldn't shift because of pregnancy. Through our mind link, I begged Derek for help. He blocked me while kissing Victoria on a Maldives beach. As the rival Alpha's claws tore into my womb, my unborn child died in pieces. Derek returned with tears, begging forgiveness. Like a fool, I gave it. What he doesn't know: I am the Alpha heiress of the Northern Territories' most powerful pack. Severing our mate bond isn't enough. I will take everything from him.

As soon as my husband sat at the dining table, he couldn't stop himself from talking. The humiliations of my school days had become his favorite entertainment, served up to his drinking buddies like appetizers. "Back then, she got her clothes torn off in the bathroom, beaten so badly she crawled on the ground like a dog, too terrified to make a sound. If it weren’t for my kindness—" That was it. I couldn’t take it anymore. I told him I wanted a divorce. He laughed it off, utterly unbothered. "Seriously? It’s just a joke! That was ages ago. You’re way too uptight—it’s just for a laugh, right?" For a laugh? Was I the only one with a past? Did he think he was untouchable? Maybe I should tell a few embarrassing stories about his precious childhood sweetheart. Fine. If it’s all about “fun,” I hoped his sweetheart found it equally hilarious when her turn came.