Gi-hun X Young Il

Di hari putraku mengikuti kompetisi piano, aku mengalami kecelakaan mobil dalam perjalanan menuju tempat acara. Aku tidak repot-repot menangani lukaku. Aku berjalan tertatih-tatih dan berhasil tiba tepat di acara pemberian penghargaan. Putraku memenangkan medali emas dan dengan antusias berlari ke arahku. Aku tersenyum dan menundukkan kepalaku, tetapi dia malah berbalik dan menggantungkan medali emas di leher cinta pertama suamiku. Bahkan, suami yang kucintai selama sepuluh tahun itu memasang ekspresi tidak senang. "Lihat apa yang kamu kenakan! Penampilanmu kotor banget. Seperti pengemis!" "Jangan datang ke pesta perayaan anak kita malam ini. Jangan buat dia malu!" Aku tidak menanggapinya dan pergi ke rumah sakit sendirian untuk menangani lukaku. Di tengah hujan lebat, aku berlari kembali ke vila. Namun, aku baru sadar pintu telah terkunci. Aku mengetuk pintu sepanjang malam di tengah hujan lebat. Saat fajar menyingsing, aku mengirim pesan kepada mereka. "Ayo kita bercerai. Sesuai keinginan kalian, kelak aku nggak akan mengganggu kalian lagi."

"Dulu kita pernah berjanji untuk menua bersama, bukan?! dan kini Allah mewujudkan impian kita, tak mungkin Ibu akan mengingkari janji kita, aku yakin Bapak pasti juga seperti itu?! Imbuhku kembali memberi tekanan. Lelaki di hadapanku itu kini nampak manggut-manggut sembari menutupi rasa bersalah yang sangat kentara dari deru nafas tuanya. "Percayalah Pak, sejengkal pun tak akan pernah kulupakan apa yang telah Bapak perjuangkan demi kebahagiaan kita dan aku yakin Bapak pun pasti juga seperti itu. Bapak ingat, kala Bapak dikantor masih sebagai pegawai magang, seringkali kita menunda untuk pulang kampung hanya karena memilih untuk membeli susu Rama daripada untuk tranportasi? Bukan hanya itu, kita juga harus menekan kebutuhan kita demi cukupnya keperluan Rama yang saat itu masih bayi, Bapak ingat kan?!" Jelasku mencoba menekannya yang tanpa terasa juga menggiring derai air mata sendiri.

Born into a blended family, Chantelle grew up on the sidelines, raised with love by her grandmother after her mother's death. Shut out by her father Gérard, dominated by his new wife Rhonda, and relegated to the background behind her pretentious stepsister Mégane, she learned to survive in silence. When her grandmother is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Chantelle's world crumbles. With no family support and overwhelmed by medical bills, she accepts a desperate proposition: one hundred nights for one million euros, with a wealthy man whose identity she will never know. The rules are simple. A blindfold over her eyes, a stranger's touch, and silence. He never speaks. She never sees. He leaves her with anonymous bank transfers... and the haunting scent of his perfume as her only memory. Twelve nights pass. Then, forced by her father to attend a family dinner, Chantelle comes face to face with Mégane's fiancé: Collen Wilkerson—the cold, unapproachable CEO of the powerful corporation where she works as a simple employee. He is a man she knows only from a distance. Arrogant. Untouchable. But when he steps closer, a familiar scent wraps around her, and the world stops. It's his perfume. The same as the masked man. She has already spent twelve nights in his arms. And there are still eighty-eight to go.

Out of boredom and maybe a little loneliness, Sebastian Wilder makes a reckless purchase: a “Perfect Companion” Succubus advertised on a private marketplace. No refunds. No returns. Absolute satisfaction guaranteed. What arrives at his doorstep is beyond expectation. Beautiful. Otherworldly. Dangerous. Reed Montgomery is everything the listing promised… except stable. He doesn’t eat. He doesn’t sleep. His body burns with fever, his crimson eyes locked onto Sebastian like prey that has finally found its meal. When Sebastian demands answers, the seller responds with chilling calm: “Dear valued customer, hello. Your Succubus is not malfunctioning, nor is he ill. He is simply extremely hungry and needs you. Not food, but you. This includes, but is not limited to, kissing, hugging, and any form of… intimate energy exchange. Wishing you a pleasant experience!” What starts as a strange, intimate arrangement quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Because Reed isn’t just hungry— He’s bound. And the more Sebastian gives, the deeper the bond becomes… until desire turns into possession, and affection turns into something that may no longer let him go.

Everything is ready on the day of my wedding. But the bride, Adella Marlowe, is nowhere to be seen. That's when she texts me on my phone. Apparently, as a national shooting champion, there's a last-minute competition that she has to attend right away, all consequences be damned. But the next day, I see a social media post uploaded by Raiden Chase, the newest recruit in Adella's team. In the photo, I see Adella with one foot on a dead wild boar while propping her gun with a proud smile on her face. The caption goes, "I'm so glad to have a wife who's also a national shooting champion! Now, Grandma won't have to worry about her corn fields getting attacked by wildlife!" As I stare at the post, I just smile and leave a comment. "As expected of the champion whose heart goes out to the normal folk!" Adella quickly calls me the next moment. "Delete your comment right now! Also, stop being all passive-aggressive around me! It's just a missed wedding; must you be so snide about it?" This isn't Adella's first time leaving me at the altar. It's been two years, and every time she ditches me at the altar, she always has an excuse to do so. I just hang up on Adella without saying a word. She's right, though. This is just a wedding, isn't it? I might as well call it off once and for all.

"If you take an inch towards me, that's it. Your fate is forever sealed!” Frederico said, with a smirk on his lips. I have no option, I can't let my father die because of my selfish decision, so I gave him my word. "Yes. I agree, Red. I will be your toy!" Nothing could have prepared Rose to face the man she left behind eight years ago—her ex-boyfriend, who is now a ruthless Mafia lord. But this time, she’s entirely at his mercy. Frederico Grey Di Grazia has become a cold-blooded billionaire, a man who lives for power and control. Once the man she loved, he's now a figure of vengeance, dominating the darkest depths of the Italian underworld. Trapped in his twisted game, Rose must make an impossible choice: surrender to Frederico’s brutal whims or risk everything to defy him. But as his intentions grow darker and his interest in her becomes dangerously possessive, Rose begins to understand that escape might cost more than her freedom—it could cost her heart.

Ketika Orion Black berhasil menyelesaikan permainan maut “Infinity Abyss” yang telah menjebaknya selama ratusan tahun, dia mengutarakan permintaannya untuk kembali ke dunia asalnya. Sayangnya, Orion malah berpindah ke sebuah dunia asing yang sama sekali tidak dikenalnya dan pada waktu yang salah pula. Orion menemukan dirinya terbangun di atas tumpukan mayat yang termutilasi di sebuah hutan misterius. Di sana dia melihat pemandangan penuh horor, di mana ada sekelompok manusia serigala yang ingin menjadikannya camilan di tengah malam Orion berpikir dirinya pasti salah posisi ketika mengutarakan permintaannya untuk keluar dari “Infinity Abyss” yang telah menjebaknya. Setelah membereskan kekacauan di tempat itu —mengeliminasi manusia serigala— dan keluar dari sana, Orion yang tiba-tiba mendapatkan ingatannya pun mulai merasa panik. Orion hanya ingin kembali ke dunia asalnya yang damai untuk pensiun dan hidup tenang malah tersesat di sebuah dunia parallel bernama Bintang Biru. Dan yang lebih mencengangkan lagi, Orion melihat banyak monster yang mirip seperti monster di “Infinity Abyss” berkeliaran di dunia itu dan superpower bisa terlihat di mana-mana. Awalnya Orion ingin menghiraukan semua itu dan bertekad menjadi orang biasa yang dilupakan oleh dunia. Sayangnya, keinginan Orion itu tidak lebih dari sebuah mimpi belaka. Karena tanpa sepengetahuannya, Orion malah terseret dalam pusaran konspirasi yang telah berlangsung seratus tahun lalu lamanya dan mengakibatkan dunia menjadi penuh akan bahaya seperti sekarang. Kehancuran Bintang Biru hanya menunggu waktu saja, terutama setelah monster purba dari kerak abyss merangkak masuk ke dunia baru tersebut.

Di siang hari, Farid Fajri adalah presenter terkenal sekaligus sosialita kaya raya. Namun pada malam-malam tertentu, dia beraksi membasmi kejahatan lewat identitas rahasianya sebagai Shunmak—pahlawan bertopeng misterius yang beraksi menggunakan peralatan-peralatan canggih.

Ketika sedang membantu suami membersihkan laptopnya, aku tak sengaja membuka sebuah folder. Ada ribuan video vulgar di dalamnya. Pemeran utamanya adalah suami dan sahabat baikku. Setelah melahirkan, suamiku bilang ada masalah kesehatan pada tubuhnya, sehingga tidak bisa berhubungan intim. Jadi, dia tak pernah menyentuhku dan kami hanya menjalani cinta platonis selama empat puluh tahun. Aku menghabiskan sepanjang hidup dengan kerja keras, melahirkan dan membesarkan anak-anak. Pada akhirnya, semua ini ternyata adalah sebuah kebohongan besar.

I’m about to enter a blood bond with another vampire lord. But my partner of a century, Kaelan, has no idea. He’s too busy getting cozy with his new human assistant, Sylvia. They spend entire nights in his office, under the guise of “researching synthetic blood.” He even turned our centennial anniversary into her birthday party. In front of everyone, Kaelan presented her with a Black Forest cake decorated with Silver Bells. They laughed, smearing frosting on each other. They forgot the flowers are a deadly poison to me. My power shattered. Agony ripped through me as shadows lashed out, uncontrollable. My family’s guards had to drag my convulsing body away. And while I recovered alone in the cold, dark vault, Kaelan was still at the party, bathing in the cheers for him and Sylvia. The blood in my veins turned to ice. A century of love and hope burned to ash. In that moment, I agreed to my family's arrangement. Without hesitation. A union with the lord of the Obsidian Throne—a vampire they say is power incarnate.