Gugo Bark

Bia sangat menyayangi sang Oma, tapi Oma-nya adalah sosok yang menciptakan skenario terberat dalam hidupnya. Ketika ia mengalami kecelakaan dan dinyatakan meninggal, ia menyadari bahwa yang meninggal bukan dirinya melainkan saudari kembarnya. Bia hidup menggunakan identitas Bella, saudari kembarnya untuk menguak semua rahasia yang disembunyikan Oma-nya. Lalu ia bertemu dengan Dafa, pria yang dicintai Bella semasa hidupnya.

"Mau, kan, jalanin hubungan yang lebih serius sama aku?" Dilamar Gema setelah hampir setahun menjalani hubungan, Alnaira bahagia. Namun, kebahagiaan yang hadir seketika lenyap setelah kedua orang tuanya membahas perjodohan diantara saudara kembar Alnaira dengan Gema. Dilanda rasa dilema, Alnaira yang merasa punya hutang budi pada sang saudara kembar pada akhirnya mengalah. Memutuskan hubungan dengan Gema, Alnaira meminta pria itu menerima perjodohan dengan sang saudara kembar. Gema mau? Jawabannya adalah tidak. Namun, Alnaira memaksa sampai akhirnya sebuah syarat pun diberikan Gema. "Aku bakalan nikahin saudara kembar kamu sehari setelah kamu nikah sama cowok lain. Jadi kalau mau aku pasrah, kamu nikah duluan. Bisa?" Tak mau sang saudara kembar sedih, Alnaira menerima syarat tersebut sehingga mencari laki-laki yang bisa diajak menikah pun dilakukannya. Lantas, berhasilkah Alnaira memenuhi persyaratan yang diberikan Gema? Atau justru kembalikah dia pada pria yang setahun ini selalu bersamanya itu?

Aku sudah terbaring tanpa sehelai benang di lemari pendingin selama empat puluh hari. Foto-foto yang tidak disensor beredar heboh di internet. Di tengah derasnya fitnah yang menyebar, ibuku malah ikut membagikan fotonya, sambil dengan lembut menasihati adikku, “Dunia hiburan itu kotor, kamu jangan masuk ke sana. Lebih baik kamu warisi harta peninggalan kakakmu saja.” “Kamu berbeda dengan dia. Kamu adalah anak kesayanganku, jangan sampai dikotori dunia seperti itu.” Ternyata, dia sudah lupa. Lupa bahwa aku masuk ke dunia yang ‘kotor’ ini demi mencari uang untuk mengobati kanker yang dideritanya.

Carol Renae never thought that she would catch the attention of Titus Black, the man with the highest status in Northvale, after running into him once. However, after they ran into each other a few more times “by accident”, Carol demanded, “What do you want, Titus Black?!”Titus cupped her face and stared into her eyes. “You,” he answered playfully.

On Valentine’s Day, someone stabbed my mother-in-law twenty times until she died. So, I took the murderer to court. My wife was a renowned lawyer, but she decided to defend him. I confronted her in anger, but she casually replied, “Derek’s younger brother is still a college student. Can’t you be a little more forgiving? “I’ll bring Derek and his younger brother along to visit your mother’s grave. Drop the charges. Don’t let this go to trial and embarrass me when you lose the case.” Looking at the mangled corpse full of stabbing wounds, I could not help but let out a bark of laughter. It looked like she was still unaware that the corpse was actually her own mother.

During a kindergarten parent-teacher conference, a rich wife accuses me of stealing her bag. I'm baffled. I bought the bag myself abroad, and it even has my name etched on it. However, when I scrutinize the bag, I discover that my name is missing. I call my husband, and he impatiently says, "I gave your bag to Jen. She's fresh out of college and needs an expensive bag to make herself look good. Even Finn said the bag is too young for you—it suits Jen more. You're too old for these things. You should be glad to even have a fake one." I bark out an exasperated laugh. I can go without having a husband, but the bag has to be returned to me.

The tree I fell from was rotten. It's leaves were rotten, it's bark was rotten, and it's roots were rotten. Unfortunately, I am an apple that didn't fall far from that rotten tree. I was groomed in the shadow of that rotten tree and sprayed with poison to ensure I would be nothing but it's germinated seed. My earliest memories are dark and painful. My most vibrant memories are coated in crimson red and shame. The small pieces of my soul that I kept hidden and protected are the only parts of myself I can tolerate. The rest of who I am... The despicable trash that haunts my dreams... I hate. Death is the only answer to my life. Not love. I don't deserve love. A tainted apple is never put amongst the ripe juices apples. It is thrown away, discarded... As I should be.

The old saying goes, “You may feel good mistreating your spouse, but trying to win them back will be a laborious task.”Before the divorce, Michael saw Ivanka as a heartless, self-serving woman who would stop at nothing to reach her goals. But after the split, the man who once declared that “falling in love makes you a fool” became the fool himself. “Marry me, honey. I love you,” he pleaded. “Marry me, honey. I’m sorry,” he begged. “Marry me, honey. I’ll make it up to you for the rest of my life,” he promised. Ivanka simply retorted, “Would you please stop following me around? You’re driving me crazy. Are you a dog or what?” To this, Michael replied, “I’m your lapdog, honey. I’ll only bark for you.”Ivanka smirked. As a successful lawyer, renowned physician, and elite hacker, why would she ever consider remarrying this worthless man and becoming his caretaker once again?“I won’t remarry you, you b*stard. Stay away from me,” she declared.

Buried deep in the Aster estate was the Heartwood—ancient, sacred, mine. Told my husband, Julian Aster—back when he actually listened—that if it ever fell, I'd die with it. At first, he freaked out. Flew in glacier water, hired a whole squad of plant experts to nurture it 24/7. Then one day, just because his childhood friend—Isabella Duvall—got a scratch from the bark, Julian had the Heartwood ripped out. The second it crashed, I choked on glowing blood—ichor. My power? Gone. Barely standing, I grabbed his arm. "You knew. If the Heartwood dies, I—" He laughed. Straight-up mocked me. "Sera, come on. That fairy tale? Only Grandma still believes that crap. Is that mayo on your mouth? Relax—it's a tree. I'll buy you a forest if you want." Overnight, my hair turned gray. Skin cracked. Eyes dulled. Still, I dragged myself to his grandmother, Henrietta. "I kept your family safe for two hundred years. That's why the Asters thrived. But the Heartwood's gone. Debt's paid. One day left. Whatever happens next? Not my problem."

Trigger Warning!! This book is very dark, containing torture and abuse, read at your own risk!! "I'll delete the pictures depending on how obedient you are. You have to do everything I say; if I want you to become a dog, you have to get on your knees and bark; do we have a deal?" Pierce leans intimidatingly to Malakai's height to whisper softly in his ears; his cold eyes flash with cruelty. "You don't want her to know what a dirty little creep you are, do you?" Malakai Kreston, Quiet and perfect son of the county's preacher is who everyone assumes to be a boring nerd, but Malakai has a deep secret. He isn't so perfect after all! A dirty secret that Malakai will do anything to protect. What happens when he becomes a targeted pawn of Pierce Masterson? Kai, who is usually the hunter, becomes the prey, and he discovers that Pierce is more evil... Sinister and very much more twisted than anything he'd ever imagined. Pierce must have everything he wants or destroy it all completely, Escaping is Malakai's only option, but how far will he go before he gets caught? In a game of cat and mouse, neither are willing to lose!