Hey Mister Touhou

I had been married to Natasha Bates for ten years, and not once did she ever join me for our family's Independence Day cookout. This year, on the night before the celebration, I finally gathered the courage to ask if she wanted to come. She scoffed and said, "What are you, stuck in the past? Who even celebrates the Fourth with a family dinner anymore?" Yet that very evening, I saw a social media post of Natasha with her male best friend, Stanley Rogers. They were quite intimate in the picture, and the caption read: [True happiness is celebrating Independence Day with your bestie!] I commented back: [Hope you two lovebirds make it official soon.] Stanley did not hold back. He messaged me a bunch of intimate photos of the two of them. Then, he added, [You're just a leech living off his wife. What right do you have to question anything about Nattie?] Everyone always thought I was a gold-digger living off Natasha's success. However, they all forgot that I was the sole major shareholder of the company. This time, I’m done staying silent.

Safiyya mencoba mengikhlaskan Nalen menjadi milik Maira, ketika sang sahabat bilang bahwa dia mencintai Nalen. Namun, tak ada yang pernah tahu takdir Tuhan akan seperti apa bukan? Ditengah kemalangan hidup Safiyya, Tuhan justru membuat Nalen menjadi miliknya, karena sebuah insiden tak terduga. Namun, benarkah laki-laki itu adalah obat dari segala luka bagi Safiyya? Ketika sebuah fakta menyakitkan membuat Safiyya sadar. bahwa dirinya tak lebih dari sebuah bayangan bagi Nalen dalam pernikahan mereka.

"Uh, sakit ...." Di bawah sorotan lampu yang terang, Pria itu memintaku untuk berbaring di tempat tidur. Dia memegang pinggangku dari belakang dan menekannya perlahan sambil mencari titik kenikmatan. Namun, aku merasa sangat aneh hingga berteriak dan memintanya untuk berhenti. Siapa sangka, dia tidak hanya tidak berhenti, tapi juga menarik ikat pinggangku dengan kasar.

The day I found out I was pregnant with twins, I saw my mate, Alpha Viggo, bringing another she-wolf to her prenatal check-up. I froze on the spot, the pregnancy report crumpling in my fist. That night, he looked at me with ice in his eyes. The same man who once kissed every inch of my body. The same man who swore he was mine and mine alone. “She’s carrying my pup. Her wolf is unstable. You will brew her calming tonics. Every single day.” “She's sensitive. She can't sleep without my scent. So move your things to the west wing. Make room for her.” The huge villa fell deathly silent. My wolf howled—a sharp, wounded cry. Pain from our mate bond ripped through my soul. But I didn't shed a single tear. I just calmly grabbed the suitcase I’d already packed and walked toward the door. The guards tried to stop me, but Viggo didn’t even glance up. “She’ll be back,” he said, swirling the wine in his glass, his Alpha arrogance on full display. “Three days. That’s all she’ll last. Her wolf will drive her mad without my touch. She’ll come crawling back, begging.” The pack members and allies who had come for our ceremony erupted in laughter. A few of them even made a bet right in front of me, wagering a million-dollar aurora ore mine. They bet I’d be torn apart by the fear of going rogue and be on my knees by midnight, begging Viggo to let me back in. But they had no idea. My birth father had already secretly sent our family token. My pack was already waiting. This time, I would shatter our bond for good.

Setiap malam, suamiku selalu memberiku vitamin yang tak kuketahui asalnya. Katanya, vitamin itu akan membuatku lebih sehat. Tapi, mengapa setiap selesai mengonsumsi vitamin itu, aku seolah kehilangan kesadaran? Belum lagi, tubuhku terasa linu, bahkan leherku dipenuhi oleh bekas merah. Semua hal terasa mencurigakan, apalagi saat tetangga sering mendengar suara erangan mertuaku saat aku tak sadar. Jadi, sebenarnya, vitamin apa yang diberikan suamiku?

Gaun malam yang tidak terpakai karena sibuk dinas keluar kota sering kutemukan di keranjang baju kotor. Berbau busuk, bahkan koyak, seolah-olah ada yang memakainya. Lalu, rumah kami mendadak angker, seorang perempuan dengan gaun terbuka sering muncul di tengah malam, lalu menghilang tanpa jejak. Ternyata ....

Setelah orang tuanya meninggal dunia, kehidupan Dinda yang tentram berubah saat dia dititipkan pada paman dan tantenya. Ruko peninggalan satu-satunya milik orang tua gadis itu dikuasai oleh tante dan pamannya, dan dijadikan jaminan hutang pada rentenir tua. Mirisnya lagi, saat hutang tersebut jatuh tempo, Dindalah yang dijadikan jaminan oleh mereka. Dipaksa untuk jadi istri kedua dari lelaki tua yang tak lain adalah si rentenir. Namun, bak Cinderella ... saat Dinda terhimpit situasi, seorang pangeran bernama Andra Janson datang. Lelaki tampan nan gagah itu menolongnya, mengaku sebagai calon suami. Sayang, wajahnya yang rupawan, juga kelembutannya kala memperlakukan Dinda rupanya berbandiing terbalik dengan rahasia yang lelaki itu miliki. Apa kiranya rahasia gelap yang ditutup rapat oleh Andra? Mampukah Dinda menerima Andra dan rahasianya tersebut? Lalu ... apa motif Andra menikahi Dinda sebenarnya?

To cheer up their depressed adopted daughter, Ashley Reid, my parents don't dare to treat me nicely. They've even locked me in a pitch-black room more than 700 times, just to put a smile on her face. At first, they feel guilty toward me. But eventually, even my older brother, Liam Reid, who used to care for me the most, treats it like it's all perfectly reasonable. When Ashley's depression finally starts to ease, I work up the courage to kneel and beg them to seal off that room for good. But at her birthday party, simply because I'm wearing the only T-shirt I own, she starts tearing up and asks my parents if I don't like her. My parents and Liam rush to comfort her and, yet again, lock me away in that dark, endless room. "Summer, you're her elder sister. You have to be more considerate of her feelings." "If you hadn't insisted on wearing something so tacky for her birthday party, she wouldn't have gotten so upset." "You've gotten used to it after all these years, right? One more time won't matter to you." I curl up in the corner, gripping my hair, unable to say a word. Three days later, they finally let me out. They remind me not to upset Ashley again. But I just stare at them blankly. "Sorry, who are you?"

On the night she was meant to be celebrated, Jane Vale is exposed as a criminal and abandoned by the very family she gave everything to. Then comes the truth, the name she bore all her life was never hers and her marriage? It was a lie. Her world crumbles before her eyes. Left with nothing, she is saved by the one person she never expected, her quiet high school deskmate, Dravyn Woods who is now a powerful man with influence that runs deeper than the law. “Be with me,” he says, “and I will help you destroy everything they value.” With nothing left to lose, Jane agrees, but strictly business. No love. No feelings. Just revenge. Jane builds, rises and finally strikes with his help. But taking down a legacy built over generations comes at a cost. What could that cost be? If Jane is not a Vale, what then is her real identity? How far is she willing to go for revenge? And when revenge is within reach, will she still be able to walk away from the man who gave her power? She was their sacrifice. Now, she will be their downfall.

Apa yang dilakukan seorang gadis disaat usianya masih enam belas tahun? Kebanyakan dari mereka pasti menikmati masa muda dengan teman-teman. Tapi, berbeda dengan Chika yang lebih memilih untuk melakukan pekerjaannya. Gadis enam belas tahun itu adalah seorang pelaku kriminal. Sudah banyak orang yang menjadi korbannya, namun dihari dia sedang menjalankan rencana aksinya, ada orang lain yang menyaksikan. Yang lebih mendebarkan baginya, ketika Dirga (saksi yang melihat aksinya) adalah tetangganya yang baru saja pindah. Apa jadinya nasib Chika saat tetangganya menjadi saksi dari tindakan kriminalnya itu?