H G Wells

Rhazian is the first, and quite possibly the last, of his kind. On the run from the supernatural world following the war caused by the hybrid Dietrick, the last thing he's looking for is another Mate. Jaded and closed off from love, he meets the stubborn witch, Taylor, sent directly from the night goddess herself. Can Taylor overcome his heartbreak from millennia of lost mates, or will her secret origins drive him further from his humanity?

Jenar mendekam di dalam penjara untuk kejahatan yang tidak pernah dia lakukan. Begitu menghirup udara bebas, hal pertama yang dia terima adalah surat cerai. Tidak mau kalah untuk kedua kalinya, dia berjuang merebut perhatian suaminya dari wanita lain dan mendekati anak-anaknya yang sudah bukan balita lagi. Dia juga memulai satu per satu pembalasannya terhadap orang yang telah melempar dia ke penjara. Usahanya itu terusik oleh wanita yang memonopoli suaminya dan menjauhkan anak-anak darinya. Keluarga ikut menghalangi niatnya. Karena di mata mereka dia adalah pembunuh berdarah dingin yang mampu menyakiti darah dagingnya sendiri. Para tetangga berusaha keras mengusir dia dari lingkungan. Namun Jenar tidak menyerah. Perlahan kebenaran mulai terungkap menunjuk kepada pelaku yang sebenarnya. Dia mulai curiga bahwa pelaku itu berada dekat dengannya selama ini. Juga dekat dengan keluarganya. Menyadari bahwa bahaya mengancam nyawa suami dan kedua anaknya, Jenar mengerahkan seluruh kemampuannya untuk mengungkap pengkhianat yang telah mengobrak-abrik hidupnya.

Roxanna Harlowe never wanted anything more than a traditional life. She was born as a runt, rejected by her own mother and pushed on an abusive father, her life wasn't all that great. When she discovered her mate to be none other than the Alpha of the Redwood Pack, she found herself facing her own rejection, hoping for nothing more than to be given a second chance and hoping that there was some kind of hope for a future after all.

Celeste berada pada hari-hari terakhirnya sebagai seorang mahasiswa. Dia punya banyak rencana yang sudah tidak sabar untuk dilakukan begitu sah menjadi alumni. Tetapi hal buruk menimpa restoran milik papanya, memaksanya untuk mengubah rencana hidupnya. Hatinya yang mudah kasihan kepada orang lain yang tertimpa kemalangan, mendorongnya untuk setuju dinikahkan dengan pria yang tidak dikenalnya. Malang tidak dapat ditolak, pertunangan terpaksa dibatalkan saat harinya tiba. Celeste yang baru saja merasa bahagia bisa mewujudkan mimpinya yang semula terpaksa harus membuang jauh rencananya lagi. Sang adik yang terkenal dingin dan kurang disukai banyak orang mengajukan diri untuk menggantikan sang kakak.

No one knew that I was the Thorn pack’s head Alpha’s soulmate. He and Carol, who had been best friends since they were kids, were very close. Everyone in the pack thought they were soulmates while I was just a mistress threatening their bond. To protect Carol’s reputation, Barnett lied to the pack, claiming Carol was carrying his pup. This made our child illegitimate. When I confronted him in pain, demanding why, he explained, “Carol is known for her gentle and quiet nature. If our packmates knew she was pregnant without a mate, they would shame her. She's too fragile to go through all this.” For the first time, I looked at the man I thought was my mate and questioned if the Moon Goddess had made a mistake. Later on, while Barnett was away gathering herbs for Carol, the elders forced me to terminate my pregnancy, branding our pup as a disgrace to the Thorn pack. By the time Barnett returned, our pup was gone, and so was I.

"Ten million." He uttered calmly like he was discussing the weather. Bella's steps slowed behind him. He continued with a nonchalant shrug. "Ten million. After six months, you'll walk away with ten million." She took a deep breath, heart pounding as she spun around to face him, speechless. Ten million wasn't just a lot. It was life-changing. Turning, he met her glare, a knowing smirk tugging at the corner of his lips. "All you have to do is be my wife – pretend rather." ________ Arabella Carver always has things under control but finds out she isn't as lucky when everything comes crashing down. She is betrayed by her fiance, on the brink of eviction, and with her mother's life hanging by a thread, she's desperate for help. But as she tries to get the help she needs, only one person is willing to offer and it is none other than Adrian Davidson. The first man to claim her heart only to shatter it like it meant nothing. However, there is a catch to his generosity. He needs a wife to appease his grandmother, and Arabella happens to be her ideal choice so he gives her the papers that bind them. A marriage contract. With little choice and a grudge in her heart, she signs them. Besides, what could go wrong? It is, after all, just a contract. But what happens when old wounds resurface and sparks begin to ignite?

Derrick Caldwell once promised me that on the night of our pack's founding feast, he would announce that we'd been married for eight years. However, on the big day, his childhood friend, Lilith Sterling, takes my place. She sits beside him—the spot reserved for his Luna. The warriors say, "We heard you have a mate with whom you've been married for eight years, Alpha. Is this her?" Derrick smiles without denying it. He silently allows their assumption to stand. I want him to explain this to me, but he merely says, "You may have helped me become the Alpha, but your lowly birth is nothing compared to Lilith's noble status. As my mate, you need to be more tolerant." I don't argue with him. Instead, I turn and leave the pack he and I built together. Later, I start my own pack and turn it into the largest one in the federation. Derrick stands among the crowd during a ceremony where the Alpha King confers a medal of honor to me. He proudly tells anyone who will listen that I'm his wife. I act like I don't see him, and his eyes turn red with desperation.

I spend three torturous years in a dark underground cell after taking the fall for Cole Greyhouse, a member of the nobility. He once held my hand tightly and tearfully promised that he would wait for me to return. Then, he would take my hand in marriage. However, he doesn't show up on the day I'm released from prison. I head to the palace to look for him, but all I see is him with his arm around another woman. He also has a mocking smile on his face. "Do you really think a former convict like you deserves to become a member of the royal family?" Only then do I understand that he's long since forgotten about the three years he was supposed to wait for me. I'm devastated, and my heart dies. I accept the marriage my family has arranged for me. On the big day, Cole crashes my wedding with his comrades and laughs raucously. "Are you that desperate to be my secret lover, Leah? How dare you put on a wedding gown meant for a royal bride to force me into marriage? You're pathetic!" Just then, his uncle, Fenryr Greyhouse, the youngest Alpha King in Lunholm's history, hurriedly arrives. He drapes a shawl around my shoulders and slides a wedding ring onto my finger. That's when Cole panics.

At the Thorn Pack banquet, Jacob Mason carefully cut the steak on my plate. His gentlemanly demeanor and meticulous attention to detail drew envious glances from those around us. "Our Alpha is so good to our Luna," a voice murmured from across the table. "You won’t find a more devoted mate in all of Southspire." I glanced at Jacob, a sweet warmth unfurled in my chest. I silently tightened my grip around the Moonstone Ring—a ring my father had left me, the symbol of power in the Lotus Pack. I had planned to give it to Jacob when the banquet ended, when we were alone. But as the evening wore on, the noise and the clinking of glasses became too much to bear. I feigned a slight dizziness, excusing myself to return to our castle ahead of him. In truth, I needed the time to prepare a surprise—something special to commemorate this night. When everything was set, I silently slipped back into the banquet hall, ready to take Jacob by the hand and whisk him away. But as I arrived, I stopped dead in my tracks. There he was, holding Hazel Rhea tightly in his arms. "Chloe is so rigid," he said. "Always clinging to the dignity of being the Lotus Pack Alpha's daughter. How could she ever compare to Hazel's passion?" "Don't worry," he added, his tone light with mock reassurance. "Hazel and I are just friends. Chloe won't feel betrayed." He laughed softly. "But don't tell her, alright? She's so old-fashioned—if she found out, she'd leave me for sure. Honestly, the thought of spending the rest of my life with such a dull partner… It's exhausting." Just friends? Is that what he called the way his hand slid beneath her dress—being "just friends"? I didn't interrupt them. There was no need to disturb their lively conversation. Instead, I slid the Moonstone Ring onto my finger. Without a word, I turned and left. In the quiet of the night, Xavier Grey—who had been following me all along—waited. Together, we set off on the journey I should have taken long ago.

Ketika perdamaian yang rapuh antara dua kerajaan besar—Galuh dan Majapahit—dijembatani oleh lamaran politik, Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi, putri tunggal dari Prabu Maharaja Linggabuana, harus mengorbankan perasaannya demi takhta dan kehormatan negerinya. Namun, di balik dinding batu istana, seorang pengawal muda bernama Raka Wijaya, diam-diam memendam cinta yang tak boleh tumbuh. Kesetiaannya kepada kerajaan diuji saat ia ditugaskan menjadi pengawal pribadi sang putri dalam perjalanan diplomatik menuju Majapahit—perjalanan yang perlahan berubah menjadi perjalanan terakhir mereka bersama. Di tengah bayang-bayang politik adikuasa, intrik istana, dan ambisi Mahapatih Gajah Mada, kisah cinta yang tak tersampaikan tumbuh dalam sunyi. Ketika cinta harus bersanding dengan kehormatan dan darah ditumpahkan atas nama harga diri, siapakah yang akan bertahan, dan siapakah yang akan dikorbankan?