Gut Punch Artinya

Alena adalah gadis liar dengan sejumput kewarasan. Ia menyukai kebebasan dan sangat membenci aturan. Sialnya, mimpi buruk menimpa Alena. Karena secara mengejutkan, ia terpilih sebagai Ratu Alastar. Yang artinya ia harus menghabiskan sisa hidupnya di istana dan menjadi seorang istri dari Raja yang tidak ramah, bersifat buruk dan bermulut pedas. Lantas Bagaimana cara Alena menghabiskan hidupnya di istana yang lebih tampak seperti penjara itu?

Finding her fiancé in bed with her sister hits Elinna like a gut punch. The worst part is, her father took the sister’s side and told her to get over it. Being a love child, she was always forced to give up her toys for her sister and now her fiance too? Not only that, they wanted her to marry a man she has never met. The lycan king. Someone she heard was old and frail. The offer was too tempting for Carlisle. A beautiful bride that might just be the key to everything he has been denied. She didn’t know it yet, but she was going to change the course of history. Just not how she thought it would be.

It's not a normal party the packhouse is celebrating tonight. It’s the most popular night of the year. This celebration is like a mating ritual. This is normally when wolves find their mate. As for me, Vivienne Blair, I got a sucker punch in the heart when I came back. Because my mate turned out to be Beta Emmett, the best friend of the alpha and my brother Cole’s boyfriend! Ridiculous, right? After rejecting my mate, I needed a little pick me up. One bottle of rum and a sexy one-night stand. But who can tell me why would I wake up in Alpha Brendon’s bed? And Why did Alpha Brendon claim me as HIS future Luna?!

After eighteen years of wandering alone, I looked like a tomboy covered in dirt when I was found and brought home. Just as I was about to shower, there was a loud scream in the bathroom. The fake heiress rushed out. She pushed me down before she threw herself into Mom’s arms and cried. “He… He peeped on me while I was showering. He even tried to touch me inappropriately!” Mom was furious, and Dad raised his arm to punch me. My brother was so enraged that he even wanted to throw me out! However, I was a girl! Did they forget that the child they lost was a girl?

"Can I kiss you?" Asked Mr. Harold, the Mathematics teacher who has been the subject of lusty daydreaming of my best friend, Zetta, and other female students. “Eh? Nooooo!” I answered nervously. We are in the gym. "Why?" He asked he dared to ask?! Duh! "You are a teacher and I am your student...duh." I take it as my way out of the gym. He asked me to talk inside the building?! Huh... I should know better, than not trusting any human with a penis! Why? Because they are the real pervert. That teacher dared to ask for a kiss? He is granted for a great punch, kicks or maybe slap? That was the very first time of my nightmare in high school, he stole my first kiss and stole my great-teen-life.

Nirmala Ayudia, gadis perawan berumur 26 tahun yang selalu menjadi gunjingan warga satu kampung karena tak kunjung menikah. Dikatakan tidak laku, bahkan mereka mengasihani sang ibu karena punya anak perawan tua. Tidak ada yang menyangka kalau Nirma yang selama ini selalu diejek perawan tua tiba-tiba dinikahi bujangan kaya dari kota? "Mulai sekarang, Nirmala adalah bagian dari keluarga saya. Mengejek Nirmala sama artinya dengan mencoreng nama baik Keluarga Darmawan. Saya ingin melihat siapa yang berani dan memiliki nyali?"

Aisyah Sofiana, seorang gadis yang di jadikan penebus hutang oleh pamannya sendiri pada juragan tanah yang sudah memiliki istri tiga. Itu artinya, jika Aisyah menyetujui, ia harus menjadi istri ke empat juragan tanah itu. Aisyah menolak mentah-mentah permintaan pamannya itu, dan preman suruhan juragan menawarkan diri agar dirinya saja yang menikahi Aisyah. “Kalau kamu tidak mau jadi istri juragan Bram, lebih baik kamu jadi istriku saja!” Ucap seorang preman yang bernama Galih Pratama. Akankah Aisyah menerima tawaran preman itu??

Bagi Kanara, hidup tak lagi adil sejak keluarganya hancur karena perselingkuhan. Kini, dia dipaksa berhadapan dengan kenyataan pahit: satu-satunya jalan keluar justru datang dari Arga, anak dari wanita perusak keluarganya, sekaligus pria yang dulu cintanya pernah ia tolak. Satu malam, satu kesalahan, satu ikatan yang tak bisa ia lupakan. Kanara ingin menjauh, menjaga sisa harga dirinya. Tapi Arga punya cara sendiri untuk menahan Kanara tetap dekat, bahkan jika artinya mengikat perempuan itu di antara status, dendam, dan cinta terlarang.

The wedding's in half an hour, and my fiancé's assistant, this woman, just hands me this paper. Rule number one: No physical contact with him outside, not unless he explicitly permits it. Rule number two: Intimacy is to occur only when he initiates it. She is obligated to satisfy his desires at least once a month. Rule number three: He can demand his due at any time, any place, and she cannot refuse. ... After I finished reading this entire two-page contract, I had to fight to keep a smile on my face. Swallowing the fire in my gut, I called my fiancé. "Marcus, what the hell is this?" "What do you mean, 'If he fathers a child, she must raise it, no matter who the mother is'?"

Menjadi kekasih Dinda yang usianya jauh lebih tua, mengajarkan Deo bahwa 'Cinta Itu Kata Kerja, Bukan Kata Benda'. Deo percaya bahwa cinta dan kedewasaan itu tidak mengenal usia. Namun realitanya, 'BEDA USIA artinya BEDA USAHA'. Karena dewasa dan cinta saja tidak cukup untuk membuktikan kepada Dinda bahwa dirinya sanggup menjalani komitmen untuk hubungan yang serius. Banyak hal yang harus Deo usahakan untuk mempertahankan hubungannya dengan kekasihnya tersebut. Lalu, mampukah Deo meyakinkan Dinda bahwa dia adalah pria yang bisa dipercaya dan bisa bertanggung jawab?