Even If It Hurts Sam Mariano

Rumah tangga yang sudah pernah ternoda oleh sebuah pengkhianatan membuatku tidak pernah tenang menjalani hari. Kepercayaanku pada suamiku luntur perlahan bahkan nyaris tak tersisa. Cinta dan kasih sayang sudah berubah maknanya bagi kami. Salah paham, salah bersikap yang berulang kali terjadi membuat rumah terasa dingin. Satu demi satu peristiwa membuatku yakin ada sesuatu terjadi. Beberapa kali dugaanku memang meleset tapi semakin membuatku bersemangat untuk mencari tahu ada apa sebenarnya ini? Mungkinkah suamiku kembali berkhianat? Dengan orang yang sama atau dengan siapa? Kalau benar suamiku berkhianat lagi apa aku harus terus bertahan atau bersiap melakukan serangan balik?

When retired 80s rockstar and Casino owner, Jake, sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in Mississipi, he didn't believe it was real. One by one he's watched hounds pick off his friends one by one. Now they've come for him. Shortly after her husband's death, Nadia discovered her husband was in the mafia and his death was not an accident. But why did they have him killed? The answer lies in a forgotten briefcase and his best friend, Jake, who happens to be her rockstar crush from back in her younger days. Now Nadia and Jake must fight the demons for their lives and the casino as they slowly fall for each other.

Rivergate's most elite social circle had always shared an unspoken rule. Men were free to play the field as they pleased, drifting from one woman to the next. Women, on the other hand, were only allowed a single, discreet indulgence on the day they came of age—a privately hired "life assistant" meant to take care of their physical needs. … On my coming-of-age day, I picked Elliot at first glance from a hundred applicants who came in for interviews. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, looked composed and restrained, and carried himself with a calm maturity that set him apart. He was steady, meticulous, and obsessively clean. The only condition he agreed to was that there would be no bodily contact—hands only. And after every encounter, he would scrub his hands with disinfectant alcohol a hundred times. Over five years, the empty bottles alone were enough to circle the villa seven times. I used to think that one day, I'd help him overcome his barriers and truly make him mine. That illusion shattered the night I got drunk and accidentally wandered into Elliot's room. Hidden beneath his pillow was a DV camera, and inside were several videos of him pleasuring himself. On the screen, the same man who had always been calm and rational with me was staring at the lingerie of the adopted sister who had caused my mother's death, his Adam's apple bobbing as he moaned her name, "Chloe… I love you…" Only then did I realize that every step he had taken toward me had never been about me at all. It had always been a carefully concealed, long-nurtured love for her. So, it was very odd that he cried when I took my adopted sister's place in marrying someone else.

"Jangan berpikir untuk menikahiku, waktuku yang sedikit tidak mampu membahagiakanmu." Perjalanan wanita bernama Ai Hoshino, seorang pemilik bisnis Al Entertainment ternyata seorang pengidap Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Suatu penyakit di mana pengidapnya dilarang terkena sinar matahari langsung karena dapat menyebabkan kulitnya kering dan melepuh. Ia menyewa seorang pria bernama Adam Dausch, untuk menjaganya. Pria yang pernah ia temui di kota Hong Kong saat bermain kasino. Adam dan Shino, dua insan yang kehilangan tujuan hidupnya, mulai disatukan oleh takdir yang tidak disengaja. Bagaimana kisah mereka selanjutnya? Ikuti terus cerita ini yaaaa!

Saat aku pergi ke rumah sakit untuk memeriksa apakah percobaan bayi tabung keempatku berhasil, aku melihat Erwin Sentosa yang katanya sedang dinas luar kota, dengan hati-hati menopang seorang gadis muda dan cantik keluar dari departemen kebidanan. Perut gadis itu membesar, tampak sudah hampir melahirkan. Erwin hanya terlihat panik sesaat, lalu segera melindungi gadis itu di belakang tubuhnya. “Jennie, Keluarga Sentosa butuh seorang anak untuk meneruskan garis keturunan. Setelah anak ini lahir, kita akan kembali seperti dulu.” Nada suaranya yang tegas terdengar jelas di telingaku. Aku tersenyum dan mengangguk menyetujuinya. Di tengah tatapan terkejutnya, aku diam-diam menyembunyikan hasil pemeriksaanku. Di hari gadis itu melahirkan, aku meninggalkan surat perceraian… dan pergi dari hidupnya untuk selamanya.

"Mama! ini aku Naya, Mama! jangan pergi!" Renata yang kala itu merasa terpanggil terdiam saat melihat seorang balita berlari padanya seraya melayangkan panggilan mama. "Mama kemana aja? Naya kangen mama!" Ujar Naya seraya memeluk Renata erat. "Ayo kita pulang ke rumah, mama." Lalu ditariknya tangan Renata hingga perempuan itu terheran. Naren yang mengetahui putrinya menarik seorang perempuan yang tak lain adalah salah satu pegawainya di perusahaan hanya menghela napas pasrah. "Papa lihat! Naya membawa mama pulang, Naya menemukan mama!"

Menjadi bahan ejekan keluarga, bagaimana kehidupan Naren yang sesungguhnya? Naren telah lama memendam sakit hati terhadap mertuanya yang mengucilkan Naren akibat dirinya belum bisa memberikan keturunan. Naren tidak tahan dengan situasi yang dihadapinya, dan ternyata takdir mempertemukan Naren dengan mantan kekasihnya. "Hanya satu bulan!" Tiba-tiba Naren menyetujui perjanjian dengan mantan kekasihnya untuk menjalin hubungan. Ada rasa takut di hati Naren, tetapi dia merasakan kembali bunga-bunga di hatinya. Bisakah Naren menghadapi satu kehidupan dalam dua cinta ini?

"Tell me you don’t feel the same way," Xavier murmured, his dark eyes locked on mine. "Tell me you don’t feel your heart racing every time you see me. Tell me you don’t think about me for hours, imagining things… imagining me touching you. Tell me you don’t feel jealous when you see me with another girl who isn’t you." He stepped closer, his lips curling into that infuriating smirk. "Tell me, Princess," he whispered. My throat went dry. My words stuttered. "I… I don’t feel anything for you," I barely managed. "You're such a terrible liar," he said, his grin darkening. ••• Everything changed the night my father died. Six months later, my mother’s whirlwind engagement brought me here — to his mansion, to his world, to him. Xavier Knight: arrogant, reckless and rebellious. The one person I shouldn’t want. The one person I can’t stop noticing. He’s not supposed to be mine. I’m not supposed to want him. And yet… every glance, every word, every heartbeat pulls me closer to danger.

Do you know what it feels like to be hated by the people you call family? Do you know how much it hurts to be rejected by the only person who is supposed to love you forever? Well, then you should know what makes you feel like shit. Welcome to Aline's world. They have treated her terribly in her family, and her parents do not want her. Everyone in her pack hates her, even her own sister, Isabella, who makes fun of her and cheats on her with her mate, Erick. Her boyfriend rejected her and humiliated her in front of the whole pack. Her father has sold her to Harold's Pack for her to be a breeder. She thinks it's better to be in another pack even if she has a lousy job as a breeder. Aline returns to fight a big war, but Aline is different now. She is outspoken and incredibly sexy, but most of all, she is a complete Luna Lycan from Harold's pack. The discovery of her true origin will give him an answer to the reason why her father sold her... A new love and a noble inheritance will transform her life. Will Aline be able to avenge the lineage of her true parents and bring justice? Will Aline be able to find true love with the Lycan Ethan of Harold's pack? What will Aline do with her sister Isabella?

Demi satu miliar, aku berpura-pura menjadi adik perempuanku, Lidya Kumala dan merawat tunangannya yang buta selama dua tahun. Setelah Jimmy Sutojo bisa melihat kembali, aku pun disingkirkan ke luar negeri. Dua tahun kemudian, aku bertemu Jimmy lagi secara kebetulan. Seorang wartawan bertanya padanya, “Setelah kamu tidak bisa melihat, Nona Lidya yang telah merawatmu selama dua tahun, apakah kamu akan menikahinya?” Tatapan Jimmy yang jernih menyapu ke seluruh ruangan. Dengan lembut tatapannya melayang ke arahku, lalu dengan tegas, dia berkata, “Tentu saja.” ...