Foto Oliver Sykes

“Hari ini, tepatnya lima menit yang lalu, saya Adnan Malik telah menikahi wanita yang teramat saya cintai, Aisyah Medina Suryadinata binti Rahadi Suryadinata. Namun, saat ini juga saya kembalikan wanita ini kepada orang tuanya, Aisyah Medina Suryadinata ... mulai saat ini, kamu bukan istriku lagi, aku menjatuhkan talak untukmu!”_Adnan Malik Seketika mataku membulat sempurna, sangat jelas di foto itu menyuguhkan gambar yang sangat tidak bermoral, sepasang manusia yang tengah memadu kasih di atas ranjang dengan tanpa sehelai benang pun menutupi tubuh mereka. Namun, bukan hanya itu yang membuatku syock, tetapi gambar wanita yang ada di foto itu ... aku!_Aisyah Medina Suryadinata Tunai. Ya, tunai sudah janjiku untuk menikahimu, Aisyah. Aku bukan lelaki yang dengan mudah mengingkari janji. Namun, aku juga bukan manusia yang memiliki keluasan hati untuk menerima rasa sakit ini. Kutunaikan janjiku, lalu kukembalikan kita pada semula. Kamu dengan orang tuamu dan aku kembali kepada orang tuaku._Adnan Malik

In an ancient part of the world, there is a prison. Oliver has lived in prison for sixteen years, his entire life. It is complicated and terrible how someone whose only crime was to exist has been treated worse than a criminal. Knowing the world, seeing that it was not bad as he told him, but the truth is that he wanted him, he taught it to me.

Cuando llegó el momento de intercambiar los anillos en la boda, mi prometido apenas podía pronunciar el «sí, quiero». Todo porque un antiguo amor había publicado que volvía a estar soltera justo una hora antes. La foto que acompañaba el anuncio era la de un boleto de avión. Su llegada estaba prevista para dentro de una hora. De pronto, mi hermano se adelantó y, sin más, anunció frente a todos que la boda se pospondría. Los dos, bien organizados, me dejaron plantada ahí, en medio de todas las miradas, convirtiéndome en la burla de todos. Yo me mantuve tranquila, mientras veía cómo la exnovia de mi prometido actualizaba su Instagram. En la foto aparecían mi hermano y él, junto a ella, dándole todo lo que se suponía que era para mí. Sonreí con tristeza, respiré hondo, y marqué el número de mis verdaderos padres. —Papá, mamá —dije—, estoy lista para volver a casa… y aceptar el compromiso con la familia Moulin.

Di hari acara pernikahan, pacarku, Thomas Samono, tiba-tiba menghentikan upacara pernikahan. Hanya karena Yana Amerta mengunggah di media sosial bahwa dia telah kembali. Thomas membuang cincin pernikahan rancangannya sendiri dan meninggalkan tempat upacara pernikahan tanpa menoleh ke belakang. Aku terdiam di tempat dalam balutan gaun pengantinku, kakakku yang sedari tadi menopang melepaskanku, “Cindy Marissa, kamu selalu kuat, aku tahu kamu bisa menghadapi ini sendiri, sekarang Yana lebih membutuhkanku daripada kamu.” Setelah mengatakan itu, dia juga pergi. Mereka pergi demi wanita yang sama, meninggalkanku sendirian. Malam itu, setelah membereskan kekacauan acara pernikahan, Yana mengirimkan foto kepadaku. Dalam foto itu, Thomas dan kakakku berada di samping tempat tidurnya. Kalung buatan Thomas ada di leher Yana. Gaun pengantin rancangan kakakku dikenakan oleh Yana. Semua barang-barang ini seharusnya milikku. Akhirnya aku menyerah dan menelepon sambil menangis, “Ayah, ibu. Aku berubah pikiran, aku ingin pulang.”

Once I get reborn, the first thing I will do is swap mates with my cousin, Clara Evonfall. In my previous life, Clara and I had held our mate-bonding ceremonies on the same day. Clara, a docile and gentle she-wolf, was forced to become the mate of Gilbert Vargas, the cold and aloof Alpha of the Bloodthorn pack. On their bonding anniversary, Gilbert abandoned Clara just so he could be with his childhood sweetheart, Joanna Penning. Because of that incident, Clara and Gilbert gave each other the cold shoulder for the next 50 years. As for me, I've dreamed of becoming a Gamma warrior since I was a pup. But I ended up forming a mate bond with Oliver Stanton, a Beta playboy. Oliver disliked me for not being romantic enough, saying that I didn't know how to doll myself up for him. We argued with each other every day to the point that he rarely came home. When I open my eyes again, I realize that Clara and I have returned to the timeframe of two days before our bonding ceremonies.

Colter Giordano, mi prometido desde hace seis años, heredero de la familia Giordano, recibió una bala por una bailarina llamada Mia. No la recibió por mí. Una bala me atravesó el hombro. La sangre, caliente y pegajosa, me manchó el vestido. Pero mi corazón dolía más. Me preguntó si estaba bien. Solo una vez. Luego se apresuró a llevar a Mia al hospital, dejándome sangrando en el suelo. Al día siguiente, la foto de Mia apareció en mi feed de Instagram. Ahí estaba ella, en una suite de lujo del hospital. Colter se estaba desviviendo por un rasguño en su brazo que apenas se notaba. El pie de foto era de solo dos palabras: [Mi Héroe.] Le di me gusta a la publicación. Luego hice una llamada encriptada. —La oferta de la familia Falcone —dije—. La acepto. Consígueme un avión a Sicilia. Tres días.

From childhood friends to star-crossed lovers, Isla and Harry's romance took a dark turn when he became the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack and made her life a living hell. To make matters worse, he found his mate, someone who was not Isla, and Isla was forced to serve under her. With the help of Harry's beta, Oliver, she escaped to the human world and found solace in his arms. But fate had other plans for her, as she discovered she had Harry’s seeds growing inside her.   Just when she thought she had escaped Harry, she found herself back in the pack, this time as the second-chance mate of the very man she had tried to run from.   With a love triangle in play, Isla is torn between her loyalty to Oliver, the man who stood by her side, and her desire for Harry, her mate.   And with Harry’s ex-mate, Lauren, determined to keep them apart, the fate of their triplets hangs in the balance.   Would they be able to overcome the obstacles in their path, or would their fate forever be sealed in darkness?

Menghadapi pertengkaran di malam pertama bukanlah suatu hal yang diinginkan setiap pasangan pengantin. Anin terpaksa mengalami hal buruk yang tidak akan pernah bisa ia lupakan seumur hidup. Selembaran foto tak senonoh dan sedang dikerumuni para pria, membuat sang suami meradang. Penderitaanpun di mulai. Ketika seorang pria bernama Jonan datang, perlahan sebuah senyum mulai terukir. "AKU MENCINTAI KAMU. BERHENTILAH PURA-PURA BAHAGIA." Jonan.

On the day of my mate-bonding ceremony, someone threw a corrosive potion at me, leaving my face disfigured. In front of everyone, Oliver Fielding—my fated mate, the one promised to me for eight years—coldly rejected me and claimed the Alpha's younger stepsister, Isabella Dorsey, instead. That same night, Alpha Lucas Dorsey placed a moonstone ring in my hand. "If Oliver won't claim you, then I will. And I'll make sure you get justice." He brushes his fingers over my corroded, scarred cheek and whispers tenderly, "Evelyn, even in such a state, you're more beautiful than anyone else." Since he claimed me, Lucas has treated me like something sacred. He remembers every little thing I love and hate. Even when the painful memories overwhelm me and I lash out in panic, he just presses a kiss to my palm, his pain lingering in the touch. How could I not be completely lost to him? However, three years later, I overhear Lucas speaking with his assassin outside the council chamber. "That silver-laced corrosive potion I had you prepare—was the dosage correct?" The assassin hesitates before replying, "Alpha, if you care about Evelyn so much, why would you—" "Isabella wants Oliver, so I'll help her by removing the obstacle—Evelyn." He runs his thumb over the herbal sachet I made him and murmurs, "It's just… I've grown strangely reluctant to let Evelyn go. She's my pawn, after all." I wipe away my tears. If I'm nothing more than an obstacle to him, I'll save him the trouble and walk away on my own.

O momento de trocar as alianças finalmente chegou. No altar, meu marido hesitava em dizer o tão esperado ‘sim’. Tudo porque, uma hora antes, seu primeiro amor havia anunciado o término nas redes sociais. A foto era de uma passagem aérea, o horário de chegada, dali a uma hora. Meu irmão, então, subiu ao altar e comunicou a todos o adiamento do casamento. Os dois, em perfeita sintonia, eles me deixaram ali, no centro das atenções, feita de piada diante de todos. Mantive a calma, resolvi tudo com tranquilidade e, ao mesmo tempo, olhava o Instagram da amiga do meu marido. Na foto, meu irmão e meu marido disputavam para agradá-la, cada um tentando dar a ela o melhor de si. Com um sorriso amargo, disquei o número dos meus pais biológicos. — Pai, mãe, eu quero voltar pra casa. Estou pronta para o casamento de aliança entre a Família Lopes.