Hidden Forest/spirits

Menikah selama delapan tahun dengan suamiku, setiap tahun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, dia selalu mengatakan maskapai sudah mengatur penerbangan untuknya dan memberiku sepasang anting-anting mahal untuk membujukku. Namun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami tahun ini, aku tidak sengaja mendengar candaannya dengan teman-temannya. “Kak Rio, setiap tahun di hari ulang tahun pernikahan, kamu selalu bersama Nadia, apa Jessica sama sekali tidak menyadarinya?” “Pantas saja dia tidak bisa hamil, bagaimana pun ketika giliran dia, kamu sudah kehabisan tenaga.” Rio Aditya menghembuskan asap rokok dan menjawab, “Nadia meninggalkan segalanya demiku, aku harus memberinya sebuah keluarga.” “Sedangkan Jessica, sejak dia keguguran aku sudah tidak mencintainya lagi. Jika waktunya sudah tiba aku akan mengajukan cerai, meskipun ini tidak adil baginya, tapi aku akan mencari cara untuk menebusnya dengan uang.” Sepertinya Rio tidak akan memiliki kesempatan itu lagi, di hari ulang tahun pernikahan kami, aku didiagnosis kanker ovarium stadium akhir. Jika sudah tidak cinta, aku juga sudah siap meninggalkannya. 'Rio, mulai sekarang kita akan berpisah dengan damai dan tidak akan bertemu lagi.'

On the day I get into an accident, Anthony Flint forces me to donate blood to his first love, Maisie Jones, even though I'm on the brink of death. He threatens me that if I dare reject him, he'll torture me till I die. Later on, I end up dying on the streets due to massive blood loss, just like Anthony wants me to. But he bawls his eyes out as he begs me to open my eyes and look at him again.

I've spent a huge sum of money on a custom-fitted gown just so I can go on a date with my fiance, Vincenzo Rossi, on New Year's Eve. He's also known as the rising star of the mafia underworld. But Vincenzo sounds very impatient on the other end of the line. "Can you stop being so clingy, Grazia? I have an important business gathering to get to on New Year's Eve!" His younger sister, Valentina Rossi, adds, "My brother's doing this for the sake of your shared future, Grazia. Stop causing trouble for him, okay?" I end the call, feeling disappointed. After that, I console myself, saying that Vincenzo is working very hard for the sake of our future. But that illusion only lasts till the moment my friend sends a video clip to me. Vincenzo can be seen hugging a gorgeous woman in the clubhouse. They are in the middle of making out with each other. Valentina, on the other hand, leads her friends on as they cheer for the couple. It turns out that Vincenzo's "important business" is to spend the night with another woman. I drain my glass of the strong alcohol. Scorching pain flares from my stomach immediately. Since Vincenzo can find himself a woman to toy with, then why can't I do the same? I swipe a finger across my phone and dial the number of the rival family's Don. "I want you to order the two most good-looking male escorts for me right now."

My boyfriend, Yves Steward, is the head of the orthopedic department. When Julia Henderson and I get into an accident at the same time, he pushes my hands away and shouts, "Stop this nonsense, Summer Simpson! Julia needs to be operated on immediately!" So, I'm the one who deserves to die. The day my skeleton is donated to the orthopedic department, Yves sits in his office for a day and night. Later, the man known as the hospital's genius orthopedist never holds a scalpel ever again.

On the night of her Twentieth birthday, Nova Stark expected the Moon Goddess to bless her with a mate. Instead she was cursed. Her fated mate is none other than Alpha Benjamin Black of the Black Moon Pack, the ruthless and dangerous leader feared across all packs. Cold, Merciless and completely unwilling to accept her. But Benjamin rejected her. Declared her a curse. Bound to him against his will. What should have been a moment of triumph turned into a clash of power, pride and unbreakable bonds. Now Nova must navigate pack politics, rival wolves and the volatile Alpha who refuses her love yet cannot deny their bond. As her strength and her wolf grows, she learns that fate is not just a gift, but a battlefield. And in the heart of the Black Moon pack, desire, power and destiny collide. Will Nova tame the Alpha who rejects her, or will the curse that binds them destroy everything she holds dear?

En tant que fille illégitime du Bêta, Layla Fournier connaissait toujours sa place dans la Meute de Sang. Elle est habituée à passer inaperçue, mais tout cela change lorsqu’elle découvre la trahison de son fiancé avec sa demi-sœur. Soudainement, Layla devient la cible d’intimidations cruelles et d’attaques vicieuses qui ont failli la tuer, jusqu’à ce que l’énigmatique Alpha de la meute, Hector, intervienne pour la sauver. Ma bouche s’est remplie de salive et s’est humidifiée, et j’ai senti l’atmosphère autour de nous devenir excitante avec une tension spéciale qui était toujours présente dans toutes nos rencontres. Comme je ne fais pas confiance dans une réponse en mots, j’ai hoché la tête en réponse à sa question et une lueur dangereuse a illuminé ses yeux, faisant se dresser les poils sur ma nuque en signe d’avertissement. « Alors prouve-le », m’a-t-il dit, et j’ai cligné des yeux. « Pardon ? » « Prouve que tu es sincère quand tu dis que tu te soumettras à chaque ordre que je te donnerai. »

[ A Beauty & the Beast retelling ] Anyone can ask for a favor from Fortune 500 pharmaceutical heiress, Camille Delacourt―who has the city of New York wrapped around her perfectly manicured fingers and rules it with an iron fist. Dealing out social ruin and favors in equal measure; every request comes at a cost, and once done, you'll forever be in her debt. But when a seemingly crude Italian business mogul who claims he is looking to expand into American markets arrives with a proposition that she can't turn down, things take a sudden twist. Because there's always room to fall, and all is fair in love and war.

Past hurts have taught Vivienne Bouvier not to shy away from danger or show fear, not even when she encounters the ruthless Adonis Knight, CEO to Crimson Inc. But things are not always what they seem, and Vivienne may not be the only one with secrets up her sleeve—secrets of the shapeshifting, moon goddess, mates variety. As feelings and temptations ignite, old enemies start to close in on all sides, and with a potential war brewing they know they must fight to win, as failure could mean their deaths.

As the bastard daughter of the Beta, Layla Fabrini has always known her place in the Sanguis Pack. She is used to flying under the radar, but all of that changes when she discovers her fiancé's betrayal with her half-sister. Suddenly, Layla becomes the target of cruel bullying and vicious attacks that almost cost her her life, until the pack’s enigmatic Alpha, Hector, steps in to save her. … My mouth filled with saliva, moistening, and I felt the air around us go taut with a specific type of tension that always found its way into all of our encounters. Not trusting myself to use words, I nodded in answer to his question and a dangerous glimmer lit up his eyes, causing the hairs at the nape of my neck to stand up in warning. “Prove it, then,” he told me, and I blinked. “Excuse me?” “Prove that you mean it when you say you will submit to every command I give you.”

Kate terjebak dalam hubungan transaksional, hampir setiap minggu dia berhubungan badan dengan Matt. Sampai suatu ketika, Matt yang tidak tahan lagi, menjamah Kate dalam posisi tidak memakai pengaman. Kate kemudian hamil, tapi Matt tidak pernah sudi memiliki seorang anak dari Katt. Saat Matt memaksanya menggugurkan kandungan, Kate memilih melawan, mempertaruhkan segalanya demi buah hati yang belum lahir. Kate kemudian berjuang seorang diri hingg akhirnya lahir dua bayi kembar yang lucu, Angela dan Angelo. Tiga tahun berlalu, Kate menjalani kehidupan sederhana penuh perjuangan. Bersama adiknya, Alan, ia mengasuh kedua anaknya di flat tua, berhemat sekuat tenaga, sambil berusaha mencari pekerjaan yang lebih layak. Harapan muncul ketika ia diterima sebagai sekretaris sementara di sebuah perusahaan, sampai takdir mempertemukannya kembali dengan Matthew dalam sebuah rapat bisnis. Matt ternyata seorang CEO kaya raya dan melihat Kate, dia ingin bertanggung jawab. Sayang, harapan Matt dipatahkan ketika melihat Kate bersama Alan. Dia mengira, adik kandung Kate itu adalah ayah sang bayi. Kesalahpahaman terjadi sampai akhirnya rahasia itu terbuka; Matt tahu bahwa anak kembar Kate itu anaknya.