Hollow Knight Hat

Have you ever dreaded living a lifeless life? If not, you probably don't know how excruciating such an existence is. That is what Rue Mallory's life. A life without a meaning. Imagine not wanting to wake up every morning but also not wanting to go to sleep at night. No will to work, excitement to spend, no friends' company to enjoy, and no reason to continue living. How would an eighteen-year old girl live that kind of life? Yes, her life is clearly depressing. That's exactly what you end up feeling without a phone purpose in life. She's alive but not living. There's a huge and deep difference between living, surviving, and being alive. She's not dead, but a ghost with a beating heart. But she wanted to feel alive, to feel what living is. She hoped, wished, prayed but it didn't work. She still remained lifeless. Not until, he came and introduce her what really living is.

From Bully to Lover He spent years tormenting her. She spent years trying to forget him. But fate has a twisted sense of humor... and a dangerously possessive heart. Violet "Vee" Rivers grew up in the shadows—quiet, smart, and the constant target of one boy’s cruelty. Xavier "Zay" Knight was her worst nightmare: cold smirks, cruel words, and the kind of intense gaze that left her burning with humiliation... and something else she could never admit. For years, she believed he hated her. For years, she hated him right back. Now in college and far from the small town that raised her, Vee is finally free. New city, new campus, new beginning. But her fresh start shatters on day one—when she sees him. Older, sharper, hotter. And still watching her like he owns her. Zay never forgot her. Never wanted anyone else. And he sure as hell didn’t let her go. When he sees another man getting too close, Zay snaps—and makes his first move. What starts as obsession turns into a dangerous game of seduction, secrets, and surrender. Vee is no longer the scared girl from the past—but Zay isn’t the same boy either. He’s darker now. And he doesn’t just want her. He wants every piece of her—mind, body, and soul. She may hate him… but she won’t be able to stop herself from loving him. Even if it destroys them both.

When I joined my pregnant wife at her class reunion, I heard the thoughts of her male bestie. 'Once she kicks her bum husband to the curb, the money's all mine!' He was snuggling up to my wife, raising his glass in salutations with a perfect smile, but I still caught the flicker of disgust in his eyes. 'Stupid sow thinks I'm in love with her? Who would care about her if it weren't for her money?' He had no idea that Mary's family had gone bankrupt long ago, and her life of luxury now was all thanks to me!

"I, Amelia Anderson, reject Nickolas Adams II as my mate." I've had enough. I don't know why I didn't reject him the moment I arrived here. What the heck was I stalling for? Nickolas and I don't have a single chance in heaven of being together. It's better to feel immense pain now than keep enduring little bits every time we run into each other. The muscles in his back tighten, but he doesn't turn back and says, "Accepting your rejection would be doing you a favor, and that's the last thing I would ever do for you." He walks away after that. ***** Nickolas, the vampire king, had lost hope of ever finding his mate, resigned to the belief that he was destined to spend the rest of his days on Earth without her. However, fate takes an unexpected turn when he embarks on a journey to the werewolf kingdom. In a twist of destiny, Nickolas discovers his mate—a werewolf, and not just any werewolf, but the princess and daughter of his father's murderer, Amelia Anderson. Despite her royal status, Amelia's life is far from the fairy tale one might expect. A unique aspect of her identity brings difficulty, and being the sole individual among her peers without a mate intensifies her sense of isolation. The trajectory of her seemingly mundane life takes an unforeseen turn the day she encounters her mate. Suddenly, she is into a reality she never imagined, and Amelia finds herself paying a steep price for a lifetime of sins she didn't commit.

Alice menatap sendu ke arah luar jendela rumahnya. Tampak terlihat anak-anak kecil tengah bermain bola di depan rumahnya. Ramai, bising, dan gelak tawa yang membuat orang lain terganggu, tapi tidak dengannya. Ia selalu merindukan momen dimana anak-anak bermain di depan rumahnya. Terkadang, ia memberikan makanan atau minuman ringan untuk mereka semua. Alice tersenyum, saat melihat bocah kecil itu tertawa riang melihat aneka jajanan yang diberikan olehnya. Sesekali ia menghapus buliran bening, yang membasahi pipinya. Ia kembali teringat akan ucapan sang ibu mertua, yang membuatnya menitikkan air mata. Sang ibu mertua menyindirnya, saat ia dan suami berkunjung kesana. Sindiran tajam yang terdengar biasa bagi yang lain, tapi tidak bagi Alice. Anak, adalah sosok yang selalu menjadi buah pertengkaran antara dirinya dengan sang ibu mertua. Acapkali sang ibu mertua menolak bertemu dengannya, jika ia datang dengan tidak menggendong seorang buah hati. Berulang kali Alice menghapus air matanya, namun malah semakin deras mengalir membasahi pipinya. Suara riuh gelak tawa anak-anak tetangganya, selalu menjadi hiburan tersendiri untuknya.

Bermula dari gosip akhirnya menjadi bahan gosip. Alexa—gadis manis penyuka gosip yang akhirnya jatuh cinta dengan lelaki yang menjadi bahan gosip bersama teman-temannya. Ketidaksengajaan terus ditakdirkan membuat benih-benih cinta tumbuh di antara keduanya tetapi itu tidak lantas membuat mereka bersama. Alexa yang tidak ingin ada kesalahpahaman di antara dirinya dan Kafka pun memutuskan untuk membuat pernyataan klarifikasi yang membuat renggang kedekatannya dengan Kafka yang tercipta tanpa sengaja. Hal itu membuat perasaan mereka menjadi tumpang tindih hingga suatu hari mereka kembali disatukan tetapi hal itu tidak lantas membuat Kafka dan Alexa menemui hari bahagia. Banyak hal harus mereka lalui demi untuk mempertahankan hubungan keduanya hingga sebuah fakta tentang Kafka terbongkar membuat jarak kembali terbentang. Akankah mereka bisa bertahan atau justru kembali dihadapkan dengan perpisahan?

Tom Howard had spoiled Jane Lawson for more than 20 years. She had thought that they would naturally end up together, get married, have children, and live a happy life. Until one day, Tom brought a girl back and told her. "Jane, she's your sister-in-law."

Laya’s world is falling apart—haunted by a past she can’t outrun and a future she never chose. When shadows resurface and loyalties are tested, survival might cost her everything.

While my husband, Gerald Brown, was abroad negotiating a business deal, he was drugged and spent the night with a female secretary from a rival company. The drug’s side effects scrambled his memory so badly that he forgot who I was. He kicked me out of the master bedroom and let the secretary smash my grandmother’s heirloom. I told myself he was sick and stayed silently by his side. But when I suggested taking him for a medical checkup, he hit me for the first time. “Who do you think you are? Only Ailey is allowed to touch me. If she gets jealous, you’ll regret it.” When the secretary framed me, he pushed me down the stairs, and I suffered a miscarriage. Late one night, when my heart condition flared up, I went to his study for medicine but overheard him talking to his friend outside the door. “Faking amnesia to bring Ailey home is one thing, but why replace your wife’s heart medication? Now, she’ll never return to the hospital for surgery.” Gerald just chuckled. “If I don’t keep her weak, she’ll go to the hospital and check the hospital records and find out I was never drugged. Ailey’s been timid since childhood and even went undercover for me in a rival company. I can’t betray her.”

When I died with a smile on my face, right before my brother's eyes, he looked as if the anguish might tear him apart. Yet, for twenty-one years, he hadn't stopped wishing I would meet this exact end. It all traced back to my fifth birthday—the day I had innocently hoped our parents would come home from their business trip to celebrate with me. They rushed back that night but never made it. A car accident took both their lives. From that moment on, my brother resented me, despised me. He didn't just stand idly by as our cousin snatched up my work as her own; he encouraged it. And when my landlord threw me out, it wasn't a random cruelty—it was my brother pulling the strings. All he had ever wanted, from the very beginning, was to see me die a miserable death. But when he finally got his wish… why did he cry, pleading for me to come back, begging me to call him 'brother' one last time?