Eun Tak

"One more step and I will make you regret" He hissed with his burning gaze on me. My body stiffened and I remained still at the same place. His threatening words choked me. I pitied myself for how helpless I'd become. But my intrusive thoughts said otherwise, what if I didn't listen to him and ran further away from him? I felt a pair of hands rise to my shoulder. My breath became unstable feeling his skin on me. "Good girl" he hushed in my ear letting out a silent gasp due the surprise act of his. I think I have just let my mind win over the fear I had for him. ~~~~~~~~~ Aster Di Fazio gets tangled into an arranged marriage with the heir of one the wealthiest families, Adagio Amato-the most feared and filthy rich. He never goes against his parents and hates the idea of commitment. As for Aster, she was a simple girl with a loving heart. She has always been under her parent's shield and was showered with love and comfort-a heart of generosity and happiness. They're opposite to each other in every way possible, but they carry the same last name. This marriage didn't look promising and every member of their family knew that. It is no more than a contract after which all of it will be burned and blown away with wind. Well, that's what everyone thought.

Ellen Santiago is a 18 years old girl who has moved into a new country and collage with her her mother. What happens when a girl who doesn't believe in love and happily ever after catches the eye of a arrogant boy. Logan Knight is the heir to the knights corporation. He doesn't allow any girl to get close to him because he thinks all girls are gold digger who hides in the pretence of love but in reality they want nothing but money and fame. He just uses girls for his sexual pleasure and doesn't get attached to anyone of them. Will he conquer the love of Ellen or Well she only be one of the girls he takes pleasure from.

She’s the one woman who said no. Now he’ll do anything to make her his even if it means breaking every rule he built his empire on. Ava Sinclair doesn’t bow. Not to billionaires, not to power, and definitely not to Luca Hart the cold, calculating tech mogul who thinks everything has a price. When he tries to buy her company and erase her legacy, she slams the door in his face. She doesn’t expect him to come back. She definitely doesn’t expect him to come for her. Forced into a temporary partnership to contain a public scandal, Ava and Luca collide behind closed doors sharp tongues, sharp tempers, and sharper attraction. He’s grumpy, ruthless, and infuriatingly hot. She’s stubborn, brilliant, and determined to hate him. But every fight pulls them closer. Every look burns hotter. And when the anger cracks, the need between them is vicious,raw, consuming, inevitable. Then the threats start. The shadows close in. Someone wants Ava silenced. Someone who knows she’s not just a woman with a sharp mind and a guarded heart She’s the living vault for secrets that were never supposed to surface. As her hidden past unravels, Ava realizes the most dangerous thing isn’t losing her company. It’s losing herself. And Luca? He’s no longer fighting for a deal. He’s fighting for the only thing he’s never been able to buy, break, or control: Her. In a world built on lies, they’re each other’s only truth. And the deeper they fall, the more everything around them burns.

Sejarah berubah sebagaimana mestinya, menuju ke arah yang tidak diketahui. Sang waktu berjalan dengan cara yang menyimpang, mengalami gangguan oleh kekuatan yang melampaui waktu itu sendiri. Masa kelam yang suram dan dingin akan segera turun ke dunia, menuntun daratan ke dalam rangkulan kegelapan. Nasib segala bangsa kini dipertaruhkan. Sejarah berubah dan sang waktu kehilangan arah. Dunia dan semesta kini berada dalam bahaya! Takhta takdir telah hilang!

Ich war seit neun Jahren mit dem Kindheitsfreund meiner Schwester und wir standen kurz vor der Verlobung. Wie immer war er auf der Party mit seinen Freunden betrunken und ich holte ihn ab. Als ich vor der Tür stand und gerade Hallo sagen wollte, hörte ich die neckische Stimme eines seiner Freunde. „Vincent, deine Traumfrau ist zurück aus dem Ausland. Was machst du mit dem Ersatz? Wirfst du sie loswerden oder hast du gleichzeitig zwei?“ Er grinste höhnisch. Dann sagt ein anderer neben ihm lachend: „Vincent, du bist so v*rdammt beneidenswert. Nachdem deine Traumfrau Chiara weg war, hast du dich aus Einsamkeit mit der Schwester deines Kindheitsfreundes vergnügt. Du hast immer gesagt, nach neun Jahren bist du satt. Und jetzt ist Chiara auch zurück!“ Vincents Stimme war voller Wut. „Chiara hat damals behauptet, ich würde mein ganzes Leben lang nur sie lieben! Natürlich musste ich einen billigen Ersatz nehmen, um ihr Selbstvertrauen ordentlich zu erschüttern!“

Acara pengajian yang seharusnya menjadi tempat mencari pahala, menambah ilmu agama serta mempererat silaturahim justru dijadikan sebagai ajang pamer oleh segelintir warga toxic. Bu Evi dan geng yang selalu merasa berkuasa di dusun'nya tega mempermalukan Suci--salah satu warga yang membuat nasi kotak dengan menu sederhana. Mereka memfoto dan men'share nasi kotak tersebut di group dan dijadikan sebagai bahan bully'an. Suci yang selalu dihina dan direndahkan hanya karena nasi kotak, akhirnya tidak tinggal diam. Perlahan, tapi pasti, Suci mampu membungkam satu per satu warga toxic yang selalu berkuasa hingga tak mampu berkutik.

Aku tak pernah tahu, tentang kita. Aku selalu bertanya-tanya, apakah kita memang takdir? Jika iya, mengapa sesulit itu untuk menyatukan takdir ini, Tuhan.

Hari itu aku berpuasa, aku dan putriku keluar membeli kurma dan tak kusangka kami nyaris ditabrak saat menyeberang. Hal mengejutkan, mobil itu adalah mobil suamiku, dan lebih membuat syok lagi, dia bersama istri barunyanya yang sedang hamil.

I was in the late stages of kidney failure, but my husband, Calvin Quayle, gave the kidney that was the best match for me to my younger sister, Louella Lassiter. The doctor urged me to wait for another donor, but I refused. I checked out of the hospital early. I had stopped caring long ago. What was even the point of fighting anymore? I transferred all the assets I'd accumulated over the years to Louella, finally pleasing Mom and Dad. I didn't even get mad when Calvin hovered over Louella like he was some kind of devoted nurse. Instead, I told him to take good care of her. And when my son, Nathan Quayle, said he wanted Louella to be his mom? I smiled and said yes. They got exactly what they wanted, so why were they suddenly regretting it now?

Vitaloka merasa hidupnya hancur saat mengetahui sang calon suami menghamili adiknya sendiri. Sungguh, rasa sakit hati dan kecewa menyelimuti benak. Dia berusaha mengikhlaskan dan melupakan. Suatu hari dia bertemu dengan laki-laki yang mampu menggantikan Sebastian dari hatinya. Namun, di saat dia nyaman dan jatuh hati pada Rajaswala. Justru Sebastian malah menganggu hidupnya dan berusaha membuat kesalahpahaman antara dia dan Rajaswala. Akankah kehidupan Vitaloka baik-baik saja setelah badai kehancuran sebuah hubungannya sendiri?