Hidup Tapi Mati

Citra and Daven are brought together in a scene on the emergency stairs. Unfortunately, Daven likes Citra because, he met Citra several years ago. Citra has fragile psychology due to trauma, she is confused in her heart whether she should be with Daven or not, or she should stay with her old love. Citra and Daven's relationship is bizarre. It is what plays with Daven's heart. Judging from Daven's proposal to Citra many times, and was rejected many times as well. Will Citra and Daven be together or not? Or one of them has to give in to make excuses to get together or not at all.

"Ah ... Mas, pelan-pelan, jangan sampai kedengaran Nana." Demi mencari sensasi, ibu dan ayah tiriku nekat bercinta di ruang tamu. Pak! Pak! Pak! Bunyi hantaman kulit yang makin intens terus terngiang di kepalaku, membuatku secara refleks menjepit bantal dengan kedua paha. Suara dari luar ruangan itu terdengar makin keras, hingga bantal tidak lagi mampu memuaskan hasratku. Aku akhirnya mengeluarkan mainan kecil dari bawah bantal, lalu mulai menjelajahi tubuhku sendiri dengan sepuas hati. Aku pun tidak menyangka kalau nantinya aku benar-benar bisa mewujudkan keinginan untuk mendesah di bawah tubuh ayah tiriku sambil berseru, "Ayah, pelan-pelan ... keras banget."

Hari ketiga setelah aku meninggal, tunanganku menerima telepon untuk mengidentifikasi jenazah. Dengan nada tidak sabar, dia berkata, "Kalau sudah mati, ya mati saja. Kuburkan dulu, baru kabari aku." Polisi tak berdaya, lalu menelepon orang kedua yang tercantum sebagai kontak darurat, yaitu teman masa kecilku. Dia tertawa dingin. "Benaran mati? Tapi soal mengurus mayat, bukan urusanku juga, 'kan? Langsung saja dibakar, terus abunya dibuang." Sampai akhirnya, foto jenazahku tersebar di internet. Dalam semalam, rambut tunanganku dan teman masa kecilku sama-sama memutih.

Three days before my blood oath ceremony, someone planted a silver crucifix in the bridal shop and set it ablaze while I was inside trying on my ceremonial gown. My fiancé — Vampire Lord Damien — had the arsonist thrown into the silver prison, sentencing them to the harshest punishment our laws allowed. I lay in the healing chamber, my body covered in severe burns, refusing to wake fully as the reality of my disfigurement sank in. In my semi-conscious state, I heard Damien speaking with the coven's apothecary. "My Lord, we can still heal her completely with the ancient blood rites. If we wait any longer, Serena will bear these scars for life! You just want Miss Vivienne to be your Consort at the blood oath ceremony. This is cruel beyond measure!" "Let her keep the scars. I'll provide for her for the rest of her life, but if she's healed, she'll definitely cause trouble at the ceremony." "I promised Vivienne that her child would be welcomed into the coven with full honors. Only when Serena is completely disfigured will she be grateful enough to raise Vivienne's child as her own. The scars are necessary - at least this way, she won't dare mistreat the boy." In the corner of the room, where no one was watching, a tear slid down my burned cheek. So this was the truth. The blood oath ceremony I'd dreamed of was nothing but a lie. The blood bond I longed for would be my death sentence. If that's how it had to be, I would give him what he wanted.

Terbunuh di dunia asal, Bianca Isolde Romano terbangun di tubuh seorang wanita bangsawan bernama Isolde von Valmont. Ternyata, ia masuk ke dalam novel pria yang sering dibacakan anak buahnya dulu. Sayang, tidak pernah ada nama Isolde tercatat dalam novel bertema pembalasan dendam itu. Menganggap dirinya adalah pemeran sampingan, iapun berniat hidup nyaman sebagai istri seorang Duke. Namun, kenyataan berkata lain, ketika terungkap bahwa ia adalah wanita pembunuh suaminya sendiri.

My mate Derek, Alpha of the SilverCrest Pack, secretly marked me two years ago. But he still hasn't held our mating ceremony to publicly announce my position. I've been working as his "assistant," helping him manage pack affairs all this time. Every time Derek cheats with his childhood sweetheart, Vivian, he promises to finally hold our mating ceremony. Two years. Ten promised ceremonies. Ten broken promises. The first time, he said Vivian's dog had died. "I can't hold a celebration while she's grieving," he told me, his eyes not quite meeting mine. "It wouldn't be right." The second time, Vivian had a stomach ache. He left the ceremony venue minutes before it was supposed to start, rushing off to cook soup for his precious childhood friend. After that, each scheduled mating ceremony fell through because his childhood sweetheart always had some kind of emergency. I've cried. I've screamed. I've begged. Derek always gives me the same answer: "Viv and I are just friends. You're my true mate. Taking care of pack members is your responsibility too. Don't be so jealous." After the tenth canceled ceremony, I finally gave up. I slid the mate bond dissolution papers across his desk. "The Alpha Council has approved our request to break the mate bond," I said, my voice steadier than I expected. "You and I are no longer connected." That’s when the powerful Alpha went crazy...

Hari pertama setelah terlahir kembali, aku langsung menyelinap ke kamar sang ketua mafia, Kevin, lalu melepaskan pakaianku. Karena di kehidupan sebelumnya, aku dan putranya, Nico, adalah pasangan pernikahan politik tanpa cinta yang sangat terkenal di kalangan mafia Grimora. Nico menganggap akulah penyebab hancurnya hubungan dengan cinta pertamanya. Ia yakin bahwa saat dirinya terkena obat perangsang, akulah yang sengaja masuk ke kamarnya. Karena itu, selama delapan tahun pernikahan, setiap malam ia pergi mabuk-mabukan dan tak pernah pulang. Bahkan ketika aku mengalami persalinan sulit dan nyawaku hampir melayang, ia tak menunjukkan kepedulian sedikit pun. Hingga suatu hari badai besar melanda. Grimora diterjang gelombang badai, dan tanggul pelabuhan jebol. Hanya tersisa satu kursi di kapal evakuasi. Semua orang mengira ia akan menyelamatkan dirinya sendiri. Namun Nico justru mendorongku ke atas kapal. “Pergilah!!” “Nadine, kuserahkan kesempatan hidup ini padamu … di kehidupan selanjutnya, aku tak ingin kamu menyelamatkanku lagi. Aku hanya ingin bersama Marry.” Detik berikutnya, tubuhnya terseret ke dalam laut yang gelap. Sementara aku yang berhasil selamat, akhirnya dibunuh oleh keluarga musuh. Ia tak pernah tahu .... malam itu, yang terkena bius bukan hanya dirinya. Ayahnya, Kevin sang ketua mafia juga dibius. Saat aku melangkah masuk ke kamar, efek obatnya sudah mulai bekerja. Sang ketua mafia menekan hasrat yang menyiksa tubuhnya dengan susah payah. Kali ini, aku mendekat dan berbisik pelan, “Ketua, aku datang untuk membantumu menetralkan racunnya.”

Diselingkuhi, dikhianati, dan dijadikan elixir oleh suaminya Putra Mahkota Qiang Yuze, karena darahnya yang dapat mengobati segala jenis luka dan penyakit. Ming Yue mati dengan penuh kebencian. Namun takdir memberinya kesempatan lagi. Di kehidupan kedua ini, dendam adalah tujuan hidupnya. Ia memilih menikah dengan Qiang Jun, pangeran yang cacat, hanya sebagai langkah awal untuk menghancurkan Putra Mahkota, namun berubah menjadi ikatan hati yang sulit dijelaskan. Kini Ming Yue harus memilih antara kebencian dan dendamnya, atau membuka ruang bagi cinta yang baru. “Mendesahlah, Ming Yue. Buat mereka dengar suaramu,” ucap Qiang Jun berbisik, membuat Ming Yue terdiam.

Aku memohon kepada Rizald Pratama sebanyak 99 kali dan akhirnya dia setuju untuk mengajak putri kami berkemah di pegunungan pada hari ulang tahun putri kami. Pada saat aku menemukan putriku di kaki gunung keesokan harinya, dia sudah meninggal, tangannya memegang erat sebuah foto keluarga. Aku berdiri di depan tubuh kaku putriku, hatiku tersayat pedih. Tiba-tiba, aku melihat Rizald memperbarui status di media sosialnya. Dia menuliskan, "Kamu dan anakku adalah harta berharga dalam hidupku." Dalam foto tersebut, dia dan teman masa kecilnya menggandeng seorang gadis kecil, tengah melihat matahari terbenam di kejauhan. Di sudut kiri bawah foto, terlihat sebuah tangan kecil yang merupakan tangan putriku. Foto yang menyakitkan ini diambil oleh putriku.

“ If it is going to mean me burning down everything in my way just so I can have you, I will do so, Eleanor, I have come to love you, and I am never letting you go” his breath clashed against my skin, goosebumps on my skin. I took in a mouthful of breath because I knew that there was no way I was going to escape him. ********** Being sold off as a breeder, the last thing Eleanor had expected was getting entangled with a man way older than her. Will she be able to get rid of him when he becomes obsessed with her, breaking her in the process? She have had fantasies about candlelight dinners, gentle kisses, but all of that went through the window when she was sold to the ruthless king of the Lycans, who no one wanted to toy with, taking her as just his breeder and nothing more. He would do everything to keep her to himself but would he be able to with the sudden arrival of his rival, the Alpha king?