Hon Kanji

Musik membawa impian berdarah. ______ Sekelompok murid akademi musik Marrionette tak sengaja membebaskan sihir masa lampau dan membuat musik di seluruh dunia hilang. Akibatnya, mereka harus menghadapi perkumpulan aliran musik satanik. Bisakah mereka menghindar dari incaran Sang Demon, sementara ada dunia yang harus dikembalikan seperti sediakala?

"Aku mungkin seorang jalang. Tapi haruskah aku mengandung anak dari para bajingan itu?" ~Lyora Dunia tidak pernah sesederhana hitam dan putih. Kebaikan dan kebejatan saling bertautan, menari di tepian batas yang rapuh. Seorang pria berbudi luhur dapat jatuh ke dalam kegelapan hanya karena satu pilihan keliru, sementara seorang pendosa besar bisa menebus dosanya dengan satu tindakan yang tak terlihat. Tidak ada manusia yang sepenuhnya menyerupai malaikat, pun tak ada yang seutuhnya menyatu dengan iblis. Kita semua hidup di dalam bayang-bayang, di antara kabut abu-abu yang membutakan. Di dunia yang kejam, di mana kekuasaan adalah hukum dan kelemahan adalah hukuman, Lyora berjalan di antara batas kehormatan dan kenistaan. Ia telah kehilangan banyak hal—harapan, harga diri, bahkan keyakinannya pada kebaikan. Namun satu pertanyaan terus menghantuinya: Apakah ia harus menanggung akibat dari kejahatan orang lain? Peringatan: Kisah ini mengandung unsur kekerasan dan seksual yang mungkin tidak cocok bagi semua pembaca. Harap membaca dengan bijak.

My name is Ivy Lawson. At 3:00 am, I get a call from Christina McSpire, a parent of one of my students. "Hello, Ms. Lawson, I noticed Zoe only spent five dollars on her meal yesterday. Did she not eat any meat?" she asks. Pushing through my exhaustion, I reply, "Don't worry, Mrs. Street. I'll check on it tomorrow." Another half hour goes by, and she calls again. "It's supposed to rain tomorrow. Can you remind Zoe to bring an umbrella?" I can hardly keep my eyes open. "Got it," I reply absentmindedly. A few minutes later, my phone rings once more. "Please make sure Zoe brushes her teeth for three minutes. It's also important that she scrubs each side of her face at least three times." Suppressing my frustration, I calmly respond, "Zoe is in her senior year of high school. I'm sure she's capable of taking care of herself." I expect that to be the end of it, but when I wake up, my silenced phone shows over a hundred missed calls.

Asma tidak menyangka jika lelaki yang selama ini menjadi suaminya ternyata memiliki banyak rahasia. Lelaki yang ia kenal sebagai lelaki miskin' itu ternyata memiliki banyak sekali harta yang tidak habis tujuh turunan. Tetapi masih ada satu rahasia yang belum Asma ketahui, rahasia apakah itu?

Emma yang baru saja kehilangan ibunya dan hidup sebatang kara datang ke kota untuk mengadu nasib. Sialnya dia bertemu dengan Oliver mantan kekasih yang sudah mengkhianatinya. Emma yang tidak ingin kehilangan muka di depan Oliver, tanpa berpikir panjang menarik Ethan, pria asing yang sedang lewat di hadapannya dan berpura-pura menjadi kekasihnya.

On our honeymoon tour, my husband and I faced an earthquake. I thought I was lucky to have booked a flight home, but then Ethan Parker snatched my passport and fled with my stepsister, Lily Foster. Stranded on a foreign land, I saw her new post. Lily: [Talking about clinginess, no one beats Ethan.] An attached photo showed their hands intertwined. In the chaos, someone stole my phone and cash. When aftershocks hit, I couldn't escape and got buried in a collapsed building. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day of the first quake. Seeing Ethan bolt from Lily's room, I didn't say a word, just quietly canceled his plane ticket. If they loved each other so much, I'd let them go on and be a doomed couple.

Setelah dikhianati kekasihnya, Nadira mendadak dijodohkan dengan Davin, senior tampan yang memiliki banyak penggemar! Perempuan itu jelas menolak karena masih trauma. Dibantu temannya, ia pun menemukan tunangan bohongan, bernama Hendra. Tapi, siapa sangka Davin dan Hendra adalah orang yang sama?!

I start dating Samuel Nelson, who's known for being a playboy. Everyone thinks I'm hopelessly in love with him. When he skips class to fight, I take notes for him. When he flirts with others, I cover for him. I spent three years as the pushover who grovels at his feet. I pour my heart and soul into helping him get into a top college, but just before the semester starts, he dumps me. He says haughtily, "I know you've liked me for a long time, but you always have your head buried in books. Compared to Anna, you're far too dull and uptight. "Let's break up. I want to be with Anna instead." Everyone waits to see me have an emotional meltdown. However, I simply check the 50 million that has been transferred to my bank account and reply earnestly, "Sure. I wish you two the best." No one knows that I only devoted myself fully to being Samuel's girlfriend because his mother offered me far too much money to refuse. Now that I have the money, even if he didn't dump me, I would've dumped him myself.

Not even halfway through the Thanksgiving holidays, my boss, Bill Griffin, calls me back to work. He demands I cold-call customers for sales and promises generous overtime pay. Eager to give my son a better learning environment, I seize every chance to earn more money and agree without hesitation. But once the holiday ends, the management posts a notice. "An employee has generated an excessive phone bill working overtime during the Thanksgiving holidays and incurred company losses. Please reimburse the phone bill immediately." Bill, whom I had worked alongside since graduating from college, swiftly turns on me. "Some people in their 30s are about to be laid off. Having a job at all is a blessing, yet they don't know how to appreciate the opportunities the company gives them." Refusing to bow to the absurd demands and open threats, I hand in my resignation that very same day. A company that discards its employees the moment the job is done isn't worth a second of my time. They will learn the hard way who holds the leverage.

Ketika istri kedua dijadikan sapi perah oleh suaminya untuk menghidupi istri pertama. Meski pahit kehidupan yang Susan jalani, wanita empat anak itu berusaha untuk tegar. Semua demi si bungsu yang menginginkan sosok ayah di hidupnya. Namun, ketika lelaki yang diharapkannya bisa menggantikan posisi mantan suaminya, justru menelantarkan anak-anaknya. Di situlah kesabaran Susan berada di ujung tanduk.