Gregorio Maria Araneta Iii

Gara-gara mabuk malam itu, kita berdua malah saling tanda tangan kontrak untuk berpura-pura menjadi suami istri selama tiga bulan. Masalahnya, tiga bulan itu waktu yang cukup untuk mengubah segalanya. Termasuk membuatku jatuh hati sungguhan kepada laki-laki dengan gaya hidup yang paling aku benci. Dan tentu saja suami baruku, si Toyi The Rock, petarung MMA terkenal itu, harus mengumumkan pernikahan kita di depan keluargaku dan ke semua orang di Pecang. ────୨ৎ──── Pecang with Benefit Season III

In a world where love and pain are tangled inseparably, Maria has built walls around her heart—walls carved from betrayal, heartbreak, and loss. She moves through life with a quiet strength, hiding the cracks beneath her broken smile. Francis, a man whose presence commands every room, sees the world differently. Bold, dominant, and unwavering, he is used to taking control—but Maria is unlike anyone he has ever encountered. Drawn to her fragility and the fire beneath it, he watches from the shadows, his intentions a dangerous mix of desire and protection. As their paths collide, Maria must navigate the tension between fear and longing, trust and temptation. Every glance, every touch pulls her closer to the edge of surrender, and every secret Francis keeps threatens to shatter her again. In the storm of their emotions, can they find solace in each other, or will the past keep them forever lost in their arms?

Maria et Hardin Draven se sont mariés sans amour, deux inconnus liés par un mariage arrangé. Hardin Héritier d’un empire de casinos et issu de la famille la plus riche du pays, Hardin semble au premier abord parfait. Mais derrière son charme glacial et son regard pénétrant, des secrets terrifiants se cachent. Peu à peu, Maria découvre l’horreur : son mari est un serial killer méthodique, capable de tout pour protéger ses sombres activités. Piégée dans un mariage devenu cauchemar, Maria doit jongler entre peur, fascination et survie pour comprendre l’homme qu’elle a épousé… avant qu’il ne soit trop tard.

After the death of her parents in a fatal accident, Maria's life takes an ugly turn. Immersed in huge debts and meeting her supposed boyfriend pants down with another lady, Maria is heartbroken. In the spur of the moment, she decides to end it but luckily gets saved by a mystery man. Going to the club for a fun time, she gets drunk and bangs a stranger who is no other than Andrew Walker, the son of her parents's killers. Shockingly, he is her savior; the mystery man, and just as he gave her a second chance at life, he's determined to frustrate her to death. When his fake date for the day disappoints him, Maria is his only hope. What is supposed to be a one-time thing, needs another and another until she's tied with Andrew. How much can she endure her fate? And secretly seeking revenge for her parents, will she damn their bond and hurt her savior in wolf's fur?

When an agreement that only a blood relative of the LeTale family can negotiate the end of their ongoing war is endangered by an ambush on their warehouse causing many family fatalities, and landing the Don in intensive care, Maria LeTale is flown home to take the reins she has never asked for. Tasked with keeping her safe, the Don's favourite Capo, Tony Calcolo, vows to protect Maria at all costs. But what would the cost be if he got too invested in his latest project?

Maria never imagined she would marry a billionaire, especially not under a contract. After her mother’s death, Maria becomes the sole provider for her struggling family. With a crippled sister to care for and a sick father whose treatment costs more than she can afford, her life is filled with endless work, humiliation, and sacrifice. Just when it seems like everything is about to collapse, an unexpected offer changes her life forever. Walton James, the cold and powerful new CEO of his father’s billion-dollar empire, has no interest in love. After several painful relationships, he refuses to open his heart again. But when his terminally ill father gives him an ultimatum—marry within a year or lose the company—Walton decides to solve the problem in the simplest way possible: a contract marriage. When he meets Maria and discovers the desperate situation surrounding her family, he offers her a deal she cannot refuse. One year as his wife in exchange for enough money to save her father and secure her family’s future. No love. No emotions. Just a business arrangement. But as months pass, the distance between them slowly fades, and Maria begins to see a side of Walton that no one else ever has. Then everything falls apart. A powerful businessman is found dead, and Walton James becomes the prime suspect. Within days, his reputation is destroyed, his company is dragged through scandal, and he is arrested for a crime he insists he didn’t commit. As the world calls her husband a murderer, Maria refuses to walk away. Determined to uncover the truth, she stands beside him even when everyone else turns their backs. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more dangerous everything becomes.

On her eighteenth birthday, Maria Eduarda’s life is shattered by a nightmare she never saw coming. Broken, terrified, and drowning in pain, she believes there is no reason left to live. But fate has other plans. Leon Vitorino, a powerful and dangerously possessive CEO, has everything money can buy—except the one thing he never believed in: love at first sight. Until he sees her. Drawn to her sadness and determined to protect her at all costs, Leon steps into Maria’s life like a storm—intense, controlling, and impossible to ignore. But can a man used to power and control truly heal a woman who has lost herself to trauma? As secrets unfold and past wounds resurface, Maria must decide: will she keep running from her pain, or risk everything to trust the man who refuses to let her go? In a story filled with passion, darkness, and redemption, can love really conquer pain… or will it destroy them both?

Ketika Maria Wijaya keluar dari kantor catatan sipil untuk kesembilan kalinya, hal pertama yang ia lakukan adalah menelepon orang tuanya yang berada jauh darinya. “Ma, aku dan Arhan cerai lagi.” Ia bersandar pada pohon mahoni di pinggir jalan. Suaranya terdengar lelah. “Kali ini aku nggak mau rujuk lagi. Keluarga Satria terus membujuk agar aku melakukan pernikahan aliansi dengan mereka, kan? Aku akan melakukannya.” Di seberang sana, ibunya lama terdiam sebelum akhirnya menghela napas. “Maria, kamu yakin? Anak dari Keluarga Satria itu sudah dua tahun terbaring sakit. Kamu tidak akan bahagia jika menikah dengan…” “Aku tidak peduli,” ucap Maria memotong ucapan ibunya, matanya merah berkaca-kaca. “Ma, semakin cepat pernikahannya, semakin baik.”

Maria, a struggling college student, was forced to drop out of school to raise money for her mother's medical bills which led to a one- night stand with a stranger who believed he was infertile. But fate is cruel, her mother died after the surgery. Left with nothing but loneliness and a child in her womb, Maria disappeared. Five years later, she came face-to-face with the stranger from that night, only now he was the owner of the hotel where she worked. Will destiny bring them together or will the truth destroy any chance they have at love?

Alexander III, the greatest king of the world died mysteriously at Babylon on 11th June 323 BC. But prior to his death, there was a prophecy that predicted the end of the greatest civilization. The story begins when Cassandra, the seer daughter of the priest of Parthenon gurgles out a prophecy that predicted the end of the greatest civilization. She along with her brother, Argus, the male hero, and beloved Fabian are set to travel to Delphi, the place where prophecies are unveiled. On the long perilous journey, they meet many adventures. In one of Cassandra would be kidnapped and Argus would wage a war. After many more hurdles, they reach Delphi only to get a shocking revelation. What was that prophecy? What would happen next?