Hornet Nest

Bjorn Gydlin,, the rebellious son of surface trader, Captain Radoon Gydlin endures dreams of places he hasn’t seen, and disasters that haven’t happened. When he visits Below with his father, and runs head-on into physical wonders, unnecessary violence, and prejudice toward surface dwellers, the links between dreams and reality trigger his desire to bring a change to the here and now as well as the future. But, as always, change never comes without a price.

My fiancé was obsessively possessive. I was the newly found real daughter. To make sure I couldn’t leave him, he had thugs assault me in an alley. Then he showed up pretending to be my savior, taking the beating himself. I developed depression and had no choice but to rely on him. Then the fake daughter showed up with her gang. Grabbing my face, she sneered, "I'm the only daughter of the Shaw family!" I was dunked in a toilet, my face slashed, my body violated, and every wound sewn shut with needles. Blood covered the floor. My fiancé burst in with my parents. Seeing my state, they got furious. "You filthy maid's daughter! How dare you?"

My husband's parents were stung by an unidentified venomous queen hornet and rushed to the hospital. As soon as I heard the news, I hurried to the entomology research institute to seek help from my husband, who was the director, hoping he could assist the doctors with the diagnosis. Instead, he called for security to block me at the entrance. "I don't handle work matters after hours," he said coldly. "Penny's mother is sick, and I need to go take care of her." I tried to show him the critical condition notice from the hospital, but he tore it up in one swift motion. "People die every day. So what if your dad and mom died?" After my in-laws passed away, I filed a lawsuit against Penny Madison, who had deliberately disturbed the beehive that led to the attack. My husband, who had disappeared for several days, suddenly showed up as an expert witness in court. He fabricated a false professional opinion to exonerate Penny. When I decided to leave the country, he lost his temper. "What do your parents' short lives have to do with me? Is it so hard to understand that after a long day at work, I just want to rest? And now you want to drag Penny into this mess. Just because your own family is broken, you want to ruin someone else's? How can you be so vicious? You deserve to lose your parents!" Watching his brazen attempts to twist the truth, I suddenly realized something. He still didn't know that he had become an orphan.

You can always choose whom you should keep with but you can never beg someone to stay if that person wants to let go. There is a great distinction between keeping and letting go of someone. Yna Grace Portillo is inlove with Brent Trence Jimenez. The moment he stepped inside the gym with his disheveled hair, broad shoulders and alluring smile she knew at that moment that she was captivated by his charms. But things were never on her side, Brent has never noticed her. It was her cue to make a move. She courted him. She didn't mind the standards. Well equality prevails. That's what she thought. Despite of everything she did for him. Her love was never reciprocated. She felt useless. Her pride as a woman has been downgraded too. She's done chasing him. What if fate had been kind to her and intervened? Would she grab that chance or slip it away? Is he sincere or is it just part of his game? Will she keep him again?

Santi, gadis belia yang baru lulus SMA, diimingi-imingi pekerjaan sebagai foto model dan artis. Namun, setiba di Jakarta, dia diminta menjual keperawanannya kepada pria hidung belang. Tak bisa lari, dia pun terpaksa melakoni peran sebagai wanita malam. Pijakan kakinya sudah terlalu dalam – berharap bisa mengangkat status ekonomi keluarga. Lambat laun, Santi bertemu dengan Firman, pria beristri yang mengaku tidak bahagia dalam pernikahannya. Firman jatuh hati pada kesederhanaan Santi. Sementara itu, Santi sudah terikat janji bersama Wildan, kekasihnya di desa. Apa yang harus Santi lakukan ketika berbagai rasa membayangi pikiran? Perasaan yang fluktuatif, cinta yang manipulatif, dan lingkungan yang stereotif merupakan keadaan yang kerap mendegradasi harga diri. *** “Semisal lu hilang keperawanan sama pacar lu, apa lu yakin dia bakal nikahin lu? Hidup itu keras, Say. Terkadang orang menghujat dosa orang lain hanya untuk menutupi dosanya.” – Keukeu, sang mucikari. “Mereka membenci pekerjaanku, tetapi mereka mencintai uangku. Mereka tidak ingin aku pulang. Namun, mereka selalu menunggu transferanku setiap bulan.” – Riana, teman Santi di Rumah Butterfly.

"Menikah denganku. Hanya itulah pilihan yang kamu punya!" Itu adalah ucapan yang tidak pernah Yaya bayangkan sebelumnya. Dia bahkan tidak mengingat siapa nama atasannya itu. Dia hanya tahu, bahwa atasannya itu ingin menjauhkan Yaya dari adik laki-laki satu-satunya yang dia miliki. Terlalu posesif. Dan Yaya tahu, itu bukan hanya kepadanya.

Robin didn't think of herself as anything more special than the rest of her pack. A typical wolf in a clan full of warriors. The only thing she prided herself on was the skill of her bow. With a shot that aimed true, all she wanted was to protect her family. But she never imagined she'd end up doing so like this! Taken as collateral to her brother's misdeeds, Robin finds herself lost and confused as she is taken hostage by a clan so dangerous, that it made her blood run cold. But her safety is the least of her worries. Because Robin really doesn't know what to do when she discovers her mate just happens to be the Alpha of a clan known for its power and ruthless caliber. The very same one that captured her. Alpha Morax is someone she needs to escape from...or is he? When the world erupts into chaos, her beliefs will be put to the test. And as her fate catches fire, all she'll see is golden eyes.

Viona Annabell diusianya yang menginjak umur 20 tahun, harus dipaksa menikah dengan Davidde Marcello. Seorang anak angkat dari keluarga Adolf, salah satu bangsawan di Italia. Pria lumpuh yang dianggap tak berguna di keluarga, dipaksa menikahi wanita dari kalangan bawah. Seorang pria berwajah dingin tanpa senyum selama hidupnya. Pria dengan penuh misteri dan tak mampu orang lain mengartikan arti dari ekpresi wajahnya. "Kamu tidak bisa pergi dari sini. Milikku tidak akan pernah pergi dari sisiku. Camkan itu!" Tegas David dengan bibir menyeringai tepat dihadapan Viona yang berlutut didepannya dengan derai air mata kesedihan.

"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.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. Kung paano niya kinuha ang lahat sa akin, ganun din ang aking gagawin. The person I trusted betrayed me, so I will do the same as he stabbed me repeatedly in my back. I gave myself to him and believed that he would help me with my revenge, but it turned out that he was deceiving me from the very start. Hindi ako titigil hanggat hindi siya gumagapang sa putikan- kasama ko. Hindi ako titigil dumalak man ang dugo. I am Agatha Herrera- the lost heiress to the throne.