Falling Ghost

Namaku Alina Nigel, aku berasal dari desa sudah menikah dengan suamiku selama 7 tahun. Aku dan suamiku hidup sangat bahagia, suamiku Nolan Anjasmara sangat baik dan penyayang, semua kebahagiaan itu hilang sampai seorang pebinor merusak pernikahan bahagia kami. "Bukankah Presdir Kai bisa mencari wanita yang cantik dan masih lajang?" Sebuah pertanyaan yang mengganjal dalam benakku seraya menatap wajahnya yang tampan. Presdir. Kaiden Yeshua menatapku dengan tatapan dalam, "Kamu memang seharusnya menjadi milikku Alina. Sebenarnya suamimu tidak sebaik yang kamu lihat, diam-diam dia sudah menghamili wanita lain." Aku langsung menampar Presdir Gila itu, dan pergi meninggalkannya begitu saja.

地元の市役所に、期間限定雇用の会計年度任用職員として勤める戸倉菜乃香（とくらなのか）。 元・配属先の都市開発課にいた男、緒川直行（おがわなおゆき）に、ある日突然告白されて。 緒川が妻帯者であることを知った菜乃香は…。 ―― 執筆期間：2021/03/01〜2023/07/01 ―― ※「*」印の付いた章は、色艶めいたシーンが入ります。 ○表紙絵は市瀬雪さまに依頼しました。 　（作品シェア以外での無断転載など固くお断りします）

In the Philippines, there is a well-known and commonly practiced superstitious belief called pagpag, loosely translated as "to dust-off." One should never go home directly after visiting a wake or a funeral, because the ghost of the deceased might latch on and cause hauntings or attract evil. Now, where can Filipinos pagpag and lead spirits astray? It could be anywhere: a restaurant, a mall, that house down the street where your toxic ex lives… but usually, people opt for 7-Eleven convenience stores and nobody knows why. Follow the story of Akira Basilio: a part-time staff who mans the Luntian Street 7-Eleven on Thursday and Friday nights, which sounds completely normal; except Akira had the ability to communicate with the dead. She maintained a quiet life by keeping her sixth sense a secret from both the living and the departed, until a particularly persistent spirit flips everything into chaos when he entangles Akira in a hunt for a murderer.

Claire dijebak oleh sang sahabat yang ternyata memendam rasa iri kepadanya. Namun, kejadian tak terduga justru membuat Claire jatuh ke dalam hubungan satu malam dengan pria playboy bernama Levin, bahkan menghasilkan bayi yang menggemaskan. Hingga beberapa tahun kemudian, Claire dan Levin kembali bertemu dalam ketidaksengajaan, saat itu juga Levin sadar kalau dirinya sudah memiliki seorang putra. Lantas, bagaimana kisah keduanya?

Takluk di Pelukannya Di balik kemewahan dan nama besar keluarga Vale, Auryn hidup sebagai bayangan. Sejak kecil, dia diajarkan bahwa kelemahan bukanlah pilihan. Dunia mengajarinya untuk bertahan, berjuang, dan tidak mempercayai siapa pun—karena satu kesalahan kecil bisa menghancurkannya. Namun, segalanya berubah ketika Lucien Morant datang. Pria itu seperti badai yang merobohkan benteng yang selama ini Auryn bangun. Dia dingin, penuh perhitungan, dan memiliki obsesi yang tak bisa dijelaskan. Baginya, Auryn bukan sekadar wanita yang menarik perhatiannya—tapi satu-satunya yang harus menjadi miliknya. Dalam permainan kuasa dan intrik yang mengikat mereka, Auryn harus memilih. Tetap bertahan dalam dunia yang kejam, atau menyerah dalam pelukan seseorang yang sama berbahayanya dengan musuh-musuhnya. Tapi satu hal yang pasti… Lucien tak akan membiarkannya pergi. Karena sekali berada dalam genggamannya, tidak ada jalan keluar.

Yarra Humairah Az Zahra adalah gadis cantik berusia dua puluh satu tahun. Dia baru menyelesaikan kuliahnya di sebuah Universitas Ternama. Siapa sangka belum genap dua bulan dia bekerja di sebuah perusahaan impiannya, ia harus terjerat cinta satu malam dengan pria asing yakni Abian Shaheer El Barra yang ternyata adalah CEO pemilik CV Abian Farma Jaya tempat dirinya baru bergelut dalam dunia bisnis dan pekerjaan. Peristiwa satu malam itu terjadi saat Humairah sedang mengikuti party perusahaan Farma Jaya yang ke sembilan tahun di sebuah gedung hotel yang telah di sulap menjadi tempat acara digelar. Tanpa sengaja baik Humairah maupun Abian menyesap minuman mengandung pil biru dosis tinggi yang diam-diam ditaruh oleh seseorang pada minuman mereka sehingga menyebabkan hubungan terlarang itu terjadi. Akankah, sang CEO mempertanggung jawabkan perbuatannya terhadap Humairah? sedangkan dia sendiri akan segera menikah dengan tunangannya dalam kurun waktu yang telah ditentukan? Atau Humairah akan menelan kekecewaan saat nama baiknya tercoreng di masyarakat luas karena telah ternoda oleh peristiwa kelam yang tak pernah ia inginkan. Lebih menyesakkan dada lagi, Humairah pun telah memiliki calon suami setara ustadz tampan yang akan mengkhitbahnya setelah peristiwa kelam itu terjadi. Siapakah yang akan menjadi pilihan hati Humairah? Abian sang CEO arogan yang telah menjadi teman satu malamnya? atau ustadz tampan, pria yang kerap kali ia sebut dalam do'anya? atau Humairah akan menghilang bak ditelan bumi? Mari simak selengkapnya di novel perdana Mommy QieS, Noda Di Balik Hijab Humairah, terimakasih.

Lisa was supposed to be the pride of her pack—the perfect heir, the next great alpha. But fate had other plans. "A defective wolf," they called her. "A disgrace." Born with a wolf that refused to shift, Lisa lived under the shadow of her father’s disappointment and her pack’s whispers. But nothing could have prepared her for the betrayal that led to her capture. Now, locked in a dungeon, she’s nothing more than a pawn in Alpha Cole’s twisted game. "You have been chosen as the breeder," the prisoner in the next cell murmurs. "None survived before you." Lisa refuses to accept this fate. She’d rather die than be used. But when the prisoner—Derek, a powerful fallen alpha—offers her a dangerous escape plan, she’s forced to make a choice. "Trust me," Derek says, his red eyes glowing in the dark. "Or stay and find out what happens when they come for you." Lisa doesn’t trust alphas. But if she wants to live, she might have no other choice.

“Walang iba doon, dahil ang totoo, mas importante yang kabit mo kaysa sa lahat ng bagay! You always put your mistress in the first line! Lola ko ang usapan dito, Harvey! She is literally your in-law kaya bakit hindi mo kayang bayaran ang mga tao sa presinto gayong ginagawa mo naman iyon tuwing kailangan ng kabit mo ang dugo ko?!” “I said don’t call her that—” “Why? Iyon naman talaga ang dapat itawag diyan sa babaeng 'yan, ah?! A fvcking mistress—” “Shut up!” Napatalon sa gulat si Jessa sa sigaw ni Harvey sa kanya. Jessa did everything to be a perfect wife to her husband, but even though she did everything, it still wasn’t enough because what mattered to her husband was his mistress. Jessa's pain fuels her strength to seek revenge.

Nangilid ang luha ni Alyana nang makita ang mga letrato na nagpapatunay ng panloloko sa kanya ni Derrick. Muling bumalik sa kanya ang sakit na talagang niloloko lang siya ni Derrick, na nioloko lang siya ng kaisa isang lalakeng pinagkatiwalaan niya. “Your boyfriend has been cheating on you since you’ve been together. And I need a wife for me to get my inheritance. Kaya pakasalan mo ako, at ipamukha natin sa pamangkin ko kung gaano siya katanga na pinakawalan ka," mariing ani pa ni Gabriel. Mabigat ang bawat salita, punong-puno ng determinasyon at galit. Sabay noon, dahan-dahang nilagay ni Gabriel ang kamay sa bewang ni Alyana. Hindi siya agad gumalaw. Parang natigilan ang buong katawan niya, pero kasunod no’n ay ang mainit na dampi ng labi ni Gabriel sa kanya, mabilis, ngunit may bakas ng kontroladong pagnanasa. Isang halik na parang paunang tikim sa mas mapusok pang alok. Napasinghap si Alyana, napaigtad sa gulat. Napatingin siya sa mga mata ni Gabriel, matapang, diretso, at puno ng panunukso. "It's a win-win situation," bulong ni Gabriel, habang hindi inaalis ang tingin sa kanya. "Makakapaghiganti ka sa manloloko mong ex, at ako, makukuha ko ang mana ko."

I stared down at the contract, a wave of defiance bubbling up in me. I turned back to him, meeting his gaze head-on. "I never asked for your help," I said, "I would've found a way to save my mother on my own. You may think you own me, but I'd rather die than marry you." A slow smile crept across his face, a smug, knowing look that sent a chill down my spine. He knew exactly what I was thinking, as if my resistance only entertained him. "Look at me," he commanded. I reluctantly turned back, locking eyes with him. His face had shifted, his expression darkened, and for the first time, true fury was etched in his eyes. "I’ll count to ten," he said, "If that contract isn’t signed by the time I reach ten, I’ll make the same call I made to pay those bills. Only this time, the instructions will be different. Your mother... your sister…they’ll both be gone." He took a breath, settling back as if the threat were a mere matter of routine. "So… ONE!!" I swallowed hard, my heartbeat pounding in my ears. Could he be bluffing? No, I'd seen him kill before, seen how casually he turned life and death into sports. "FOUR," he counted. My hands started to shake. What could I do? If I signed, I'd be bound to him forever, trapped as his wife. But if I didn’t... my mother and sister’s lives hung in the balance. "SEVEN." I closed my eyes, fighting the panic rising in my chest. He wouldn’t do it, I told myself. He couldn’t be that monstrous. But even as I thought it, the doubt crept in. I wasn’t sure. Then, he hit "TEN" himself