Evelyn Waugh Novel 1942

Menemani seorang pria asing makan malam bukanlah ide bagus bagi seorang wanita bernama Evelyn Rosalina. Namun karena dia terdesak dan membutuhkan uang dalam jumlah besar, akhirnya Evelyn terpaksa mau mengambil pekerjaan singkat itu. Peraturan awal, Evelyn hanya akan menemani pria itu makan malam di sebuah acara reuni. Namun ternyata, pria itu tak hanya ingin ditemani makan malam saja. "Tidurlah denganku malam ini. Akan kubayar sepuluh kali lipat dari kesepakatan awal." Dan Evelyn akhirnya dihadapkan pada pilihan sulit antara menerima ajakan pria itu atau menolaknya.

Indra Djatmoko tergoda oleh Ceani Janeta, seorang janda yang tinggal di lantai bawah. Itu karena Ceani bisa membuatkan sarapan spesial untuknya, tidak peduli kalau dia berjalan membungkuk dan makan mengecap. Dia berkata, "Wanita di rumahku seperti robot, rasanya seperti dapat tugas kalau dekat-dekat dengannya." "Nggak seperti Ceani. Dia pengertian dan membuatku hidup seperti manusia." Dia bahkan iri pada suami Ceani yang sudah meninggal, merasa suaminya beruntung karena bisa menikah dengannya. Aku pun memutuskan untuk mengabulkan keinginannya. Kalau sampai terlambat, aku khawatir dia akan tersadar.

He had once sworn I was his fated Luna, the Omega he cherished above all. However, just a month shy of our bonding, he decided to repay a life-saving grace by fathering a child with his old flame. To add insult to injury, he swiped the herbal research I was on the cusp of unveiling. He claimed he was trapped, obligated to both sides. I, however, was done with him. I cut ties, called off our Bonding Ceremony, and set off for the Northwood tundra to lose myself in my research. Two years on, he pleaded for my return, professing I was his one true love. However, by then, I was renowned far and wide, and he was nothing to me.

The night before my due date, a pack of rogues kidnapped my Alpha mate, Louis Ross. To save him, I traded myself. The rogues swarm with excitement when they had me, tearing off my clothes and growling filthy words into my ears. Ripping open my belly, they tore my pup to pieces. I reach out to Louis through our mind-link, only for him not to answer. … When it was over, he held me in his arms, crying as he vowed to slaughter every last rogue for what they had done to me and our pup. I heard his Betta chatting with him before I lost consciousness. "Mr. Ross, you looked so impressive. I would have been fooled if I hadn't known it was all an act. Don't you think you're going too far by letting a pack of rogues violate your Luna just so you could marry Ms. Amanda? She was carrying your pup..." "Only Amanda will be my Luna. I had to ruin Jody's reputation to justify stripping her of that title. The pup? I never intended to let it be born." My wolf let out a cry so raw it felt like the sky shattered. The mate whom I loved and protected with everything? He loved my stepsister, Amanda Singleton. Even our pup was nothing more than a sacrifice for her.

I kept it hidden from the entire Moonshadow Pack — the private mate contract I signed with Darren, the current Alpha. Every time he rushed off to spend the heat season with his Omega childhood sweetheart, the wolf inside me howled in agony, tearing itself apart. Every time, he would whisper his empty promises, "Once she's stable, we'll hold the Luna crowning ceremony." For three years, he made that promise ninety-nine times — and skipped the ceremony ninety-nine times. The first time, her wolf died unexpectedly, and he claimed the Moon Goddess had forbidden the ceremony. The second time, her heat struck suddenly, and he abandoned me, throwing himself into her bed. After that, every time there was supposed to be a ceremony, something happened to her — and somehow, he was always right there by her side. Every time, I broke down, screaming, drowning in heartbreak. However, he always looked down on me, his voice calm, detached: "She's just a temporary mate for physical needs. You should understand." After the ninety-ninth broken promise, the wolf inside me finally went silent. I placed a "Mate Contract Termination Application" on his desk. "From now on, in the eyes of the Moon Goddess, I'm no longer yours in any way."

Ava: Sembilan tahun yang lalu, aku melakukan sesuatu yang jahat. Itu bukan waktu terbaik, tetapi aku melihat kesempatan untuk memiliki pria yang kucintai sejak kecil dan mengambilnya. Beberapa tahun kemudian berjalan dan aku lelah menjalani pernikahan tanpa cinta. Aku ingin membebaskan kami berdua dari pernikahan yang seharusnya tidak terjadi. Mereka bilang, jika kau mencintai sesuatu, maka kamu terkadang harus merelakannya pergi juga. Inilah saatnya. Aku tahu, dia tidak akan pernah bisa mencintaiku, dan aku bukanlah pilihannya. Hatinya selalu menjadi milik wanita itu, dan di luar dosaku, aku berhak untuk dicintai. Rowan: Sembilan tahun lalu, aku sangat dimabuk cinta sampai aku tidak bisa melihatnya dengan jelas. Aku menghancurkannya dan membuat kesalahan terbesar dalam hidupku, dan harus kehilangan kekasihku dalam prosesnya. Aku tahu aku harus bertanggungjawab dan melangkah ke pernikahan dengan wanita yang tidak kuinginkan, dengan wanita yang salah. Sekarang dia sekali lagi membalikkan hidupku dengan menceraikanku. Situasi menjadi semakin sulit, kekasihku itu kembali ke kota. Sekarang pertanyaan satu-satunya adalah, siapakah wanita yang tepat? Apakah wanita yang selama ini kucintai selama bertahun-tahun? Ataukah mantan istriku, wanita yang tidak pernah kuinginkan, tetapi harus kunikahi?

A year after my twin sister's death, My mum, Alice Hamilton thought it would be a good idea for me to marry my sister's husband for the purpose of business. Knowing fully well that I was far from what he wanted and he was still deeply in love with his wife. “I never-” he interrupted me. “I know you put this in your mother's head but know one thing, you will never be Olivia and you will never take her space. I will never care for you, love you, or see you as my wife” True, I would never be like my sister. She was more beautiful, confident, and fun while I was just a boring girl with a lonely life.

When Grace Green, a nurse, helped a dying man on her way to work, she didn't know she had just saved a Mafia Don and that she would enter the mafia world. Gunfights. Bloodshed. Brutality. Secrets. DEATH. It was a world different from the peaceful life she lived. A world where a single mistake can cost her life and family. But as danger closes in, the lines between captor and protector blur. The most dangerous threat may not be his world… but her heart.

Kyle Waugh wants something from Dawn. That's all. They decide to give this marriage a go for one year, and if it works out, Dawn will become the senior design editor in Kyle's parent firm and receive a fantastic divorce settlement. Kyle wants her to sleep in his bed, hold his hand at night, wear his ring on his finger at all times, and keep working for him. He also wants to convince his sceptical father that they are happily married and in love, and he's settled enough to run Waugh Industries. Dawn Brooks wants nothing more than stability and would marry a mysterious man to give her the stability she deserves. Even though she slowly learns that Kyle's heart has inbuilt cold walls, she'll do anything to keep the company job and never return to her parents. For now, she'll sleep in his bed, kiss him goodnight with a hole in her heart. Her heart may skip whenever Kyle is around, and his touch may ignite nerves that she never knew existed, but she won't actually give in to him. Would she? After all, she can be his wife if she can put her mind to it.

Karena sebuah kesalah pahaman membuat Naura dan Alfarezi berpisah selama lima tahun. Benar-benar berpisah. Namun takdir kembali mempertemukan mereka. Hubungan mereka pun kembali diuji karena Naura sudah memiliki tunangan yang siap untuk menikahinya. Dapatkah Alfa meluruskan kesalahpahaman yang terjadi dan mengembalikan hubungan mereka seperti lima tahun silam? Lalu bagaimana tunangan Naura menyikapi masalah yang terjadi?