Fifty Berapa

Betrayed by her husband, broken by his lies, Serena Caldwell’s world shatters when a car crash steals her three-year-old son, Liam. Pleading for help, she calls Ethan Warrick fifty times, only to hear his cruel dismissal: “I’m at your sister’s kid’s party. Call me when you’re dead.” Left bleeding, her son dying, Serena learns Ethan’s cheating with her sister Mia—the same sister who planned the crash with their scheming mother to bury dark secrets. As Liam’s life fades, Ethan refuses to save him, his cold voice sealing her grief: “I’ll plan the funeral.” Saved by a blood transfusion from Lucas, Ethan’s “evil” stepbrother and sworn rival, Serena wakes to a fire for revenge. Uncovering lies—her husband’s affair, her son’s murder, her own sold-at-birth past—she teams with Lucas, whose dangerous gaze ignites forbidden sparks. But as secrets unravel and their passion burns, can Serena destroy Ethan’s billionaire empire without losing her heart to the one man she shouldn’t want?

Tak pernah terpikirkan dalam benak Amelia Pratiwi, untuk menjadi wanita kedua. Dicintai dan mencintai seorang Romy Pradipta. Lelaki tampan, yang berusia delapan tahun lebih muda darinya. Amelia seorang janda. Sedangkan Romy sendiri, keponakan dari almarhum suaminya. Hubungan mereka berdua semakin jauh, dan hanyut dalam gelora asmara. Pertentangan keluarga besar mereka berdua, tak bisa dihindari. Hingga Romy Pradipta harus menerima perjodohan dengan Salsa Munandar. "Jangan kau jadikan aku, wanita keduamu Romy. Cukup sudah hubungan ini sampai di sini! Ingat, aku masih Tante kamu!" Penolakan Amelia, tak membuat Romy mundur. Dia semakin ingin memiliki Amelia seutuhnya. Sedangkan Salsa, semakin mencium aroma perselingkuhan suaminya. "Kamu mencintai Tante Amelia, Mas? Katakan dengan jujur, kehamilan Tante Amel, apa anak kamu?" Sampai berapa lama mereka bertiga bertahan, dalam keadaan yang saling menyakiti satu sama lainnya? Karena cinta tak akan pernah melukai. Dan cinta tak butuh pembuktian. Hanya perlu dijalani.

Cerita ini berkisah tentang jalinan cinta yang rumit antara Erin dan Zafran. Tak tanggung-tanggung, orang ketiga di antara mereka adalah Kakek Zafran sendiri yang notabene seorang rentenir kelas kakap. Ia tidak segan membunuh siapa pun yang dianggap sebagai duri dalam daging, termasuk Zafran. Tidak terhitung berapa kali kakek itu mencoba membunuh Zafran demi memuaskan ambisinya menikahi Erin. Di lain pihak, hadir Gio--kakak kandung Zafran-- yang juga menaruh hati kepada Erin. Namun, dia masih waras. Dengan sikap gentleman, ia justru membantu adiknya membalas dendam kepada sang kakek. Sebab, Gio sudah muak dengan sikap lelaki tua tersebut. Sayangnya, jalan hidup berkata lain. Ketika terjadi perang antar kubu Zafran x kakeknya, Gio kehilangan nyawa di tangan sang kakek. Zafran yang murka, menggunakan keahlian menembaknya untuk mengakhiri petualangan hitam si kakek. Berhasilkah ia? Atau justru akan jatuh korban lebih banyak lagi?

“T-tidak ... Berhenti! Tolong aku mohon ... Aku mohon ... Tolong ... Aku minta t-untuk berhenti ... Tida'! Tidak! T-seseorang, tolong t-tolong m -. B-bantu aku." Aku lemah berteriak saat ia memukulku dengan kasar. Tanganku berusaha mendorong lelaki itu, ia terus memaksa, tetapi aku tahu ia sangat kuat, ia mampu menjatuhkanku ke tanah tanpa mengerahkan terlalu banyak usaha. Aku tak bisa bergerak, hanya bisa menangis minta ampun. Rambut hitam panjangku tersebar di tanah sementara gaun yang aku kenakan entah sudah berapa kali ia robekan. “Kulitmu sangat putih transparan, bersinar seperti mutiara di kegelapan.” Biji matanya seakan keluar, raut wajahnya menjadi gila penuh nafsu dan tanda tanya. Aku merasakan luka kecil di bibir atasku saat ia menggigit dengan paksa. Kini, aku wanita dengan paras lembut yang basah oleh air mata, tubuhku memar dan bekas luka. Aku tak tahu lagi harus menyebut lelaki itu sebagai siapa. Dia mulai mendorong dirinya di dalam diriku, mendengus ketika dia menemukan pembebasannya.

Apa yang terlintas di pikiran kala mendengar nama anak kyai atau lebih populer dengan sebutan Gus? Santun, kalem, tak tersentuh?Ah itu sudah semestinya.. Pernah menemukan seorang Gus yang antik, jarang ditemui bahkan mungkin ada yang tidak tahu kalau dia seorang putra kyai besar? Kalau belum mari kenalan dengan Gus Nazril! Nazril Seorang Gus yang banyak disukai karena sifat konyol dan dermawannya, penyandang status jomblo terlama dibanding saudaranya. Hobi memantau akun-akun gosip dan mengasuh anak sehingga membuat dia dekat dengan kaum ibu-ibu, perihal ilmu agama tentu tidak usah diragukan lagi.Nazril juga berprofesi sebagai dokter yang akhirnya mengantarkan dia bertemu dengan wanita idamannya.. Ralin. Wanita anti sosial dengan masa lalu yang menyedihkan. Namun jalan untuk menghalalkan Ralin tidak semudah dia mendekati ibu-ibu karena Ralin punya trauma mendalam tentang pernikahan akibat kenangan pahit yang diciptakan oleh papanya sendiri. So... Berapa lama waktu yang dibutuhkan Gus Nazril untuk meluluhkan hati Ralin?

Ibuku adalah seorang seniman forensik yang paling andal di kantor polisi. Dia tegas, berintegritas, dan sangat membenci kejahatan.  Namun, ketika menerima telepon darurat dariku, dia malah menegurku dengan tegas, “Kamu jelas-jelas tahu ini hari ulang tahun adikmu yang baru mencapai usia dewasa, tapi kamu malah mau pakai trik kotor ini untuk merusak suasana! Kalau kamu benar-benar diculik, biar saja penculik itu membunuhmu!” Dia yakin bahwa ini hanyalah lelucon dan menolak datang ke kantor polisi untuk membuat sketsa. Akhirnya, dia melewatkan kesempatan terbaik untuk menyelamatkanku dan aku disiksa hingga mati. Setelah laporan tes DNA keluar, dia bergegas pergi ke tempat kejadian dengan langkah yang goyah. Berdasarkan tulang-tulangku, dia mulai menggambar sketsaku dengan tangan yang gemetar. “Ini nggak mungkin adalah Janice! Aku pasti salah gambar!” Namun, tidak peduli berapa kali dia menggambar, sketsa yang dihasilkannya menampilkan dengan jelas wajahku saat aku meninggal. Ibuku yang selalu membenciku akhirnya meneteskan air mata.

He caught hold of her leg and yanked backwards. She hung on and flailed both legs, kicking him in the head, the face. He fought to hold her legs down. Sweat lathered her hands. They slipped from the post. He yanked again. She rolled over to face him and punched with both fists. Her right fist caught him in the eye. He growled in pain, then threw himself on top of her, pinning her arms and legs. She screamed.She strained to free herself, lunged up to bite him. He jerked backwards. They slid down one stair. She tried to scream again. He slapped a palm over her mouth, his breath hot on her face.She fought him until they had tumbled down every stair. By the time they reached the bottom, every ligament burned. She stared at him wide-eyed, gasping for breath between his bruising fingers.She trembled violently, longed to run again but knew it would do no good. He stood at a good seven inches taller and outweighed her by at least fifty pounds. She didn't stand a chance.All she could do now was placate him. Do what he wanted... no matter what it was!

“To escape a monster, she ran straight into the arms of a devil.” Lila Vance was a debt payment. Wrapped in fifty thousand dollars of French lace, she was minutes away from marrying Marcus Thorne—a man who whispered that she was nothing more than his "property." But Lila refused to be broken. With a ripped dress and a heart full of terror, she bolts from the altar and into the private elevator of the Grand Imperial Hotel. When the doors open, she finds herself in the lion’s den: the penthouse of Adrian Sterling, her fiancé’s most lethal rival. Adrian is a man carved from shadows and sin, a billionaire "Shark" who destroys legacies for sport. When Marcus comes to claim his prize, Adrian offers Lila a choice: go back to the man who will break you, or sign a one-year marriage contract with the man who will own you. As the line between their fake vows and real desire begins to blur, Lila must face a terrifying truth: Adrian Sterling didn't save her out of mercy. He saved her because she is the final piece in a game of revenge he’s been playing for years. In a game of power, who will be the first to break?

I had been dating Andy Lawson for five years. He had gone bankrupt, and during the worst of it, we had to sleep in parks and scavenge leftovers for food. After a hundred days of that life, I was just going to the blackmarket to sell some blood for money when someone sent me a video. [Surprise.] It was a livestream site, set up for rich kids to prank the common folk—and a video of me was pinned to the top. My finger trembling, I tapped on it and saw myself hidden in a corner of a park, munching on leftovers to nourish my frail body. On the split video, Andy was reclining against the armchair of a five-star hotel and savoring his gourmet menu. "Oh, this is amazing! All Andy has to do is say that he's sick, and she's selling her blood for him!" "On the sixteenth prank, she fell into the ocean… And on the fifteenth, she was sent flying in a car crash! Why is she so hard to kill?" "Well, Andy already made it clear that if she survives until the end, he will marry her and swear off women!" "One month to go! Will she die from the pranks, or marry into the Lawson family with pomp and circumstance?" "I'm betting fifty mil that she dies tragically! Hahaha!"

I am one of the most ancient and powerful vampires in existence, with wealth accumulated over centuries. When everyone learned I had fallen for a dying human named Damien and turned him into my Childe, they were shocked. Five years ago, I transformed him from a penniless artist into an immortal vampire. I also turned his dying family into vampires, granting them eternal life. Every month, I took $450,000 from my accounts just to support their lavish lifestyle. Damien’s sister pleaded that they had never attended any vampire events and wanted to see what it was like. So I spent $4 million to buy them seats at a grand vampire gathering that only happens once every fifty years, where participants have the chance to gain greater power and become higher-ranking vampires. But before the gathering even began, Damien demanded that I give my seat to his childhood sweetheart Victoria. The whole family supported Damien's decision without a thought for me. So I changed my plans. I severed their immortality, reclaimed my estate, and removed them from my bloodline. That's when the family started to panic...