How Did Daddy Pig Die

There are monsters in this world. And they used to be us. Now it's time to euthanize to survive in a hospice where Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. Post-infection Chicago. Christmas. Inside The Hospice, Emily and her fellow nurses do their rounds. Here, men and women live out their final days in comfort, segregated from society, and are then humanely terminated before fate turns them into marrow-craving monsters known as ‘Smilers.’ Outside these imposing walls, rabid protesters swarm with signs, caught up in the heat of their hatred. Emily, a woman haunted by her past, only wants to do her job and be the best mother possible. But in a world where mortality means nothing, where guns are drawn in fear and nobody seems safe anymore – at what cost will this pursuit come? And through it all, the soon to be dead remain silent, ever smiling. Such is their curse. It won't be long before that snow-speckled ground will be salted by blood. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

Born into an extremely influential family in the Far West of the United States, Janis Walter, of course had every right to throw her weight around in every way she could. She possessed characteristics most people believed was supposed to be for the male gender, and unfit for a feminine goddess like her. But you know what? They were wrong. Janis considered them all wrong and they dared not challenge her. On the opposite side was Jax Storms. Not wealthy, not poor...Just in between. Sure, like every western man, he was masculine, but what happens when he comes in contact with Janis who was overbearingly domineering? And in the most unlucky way too. They had a one night stand! ~. .~ Janis gasped in shock when she saw Jax, after haven not seen him since that night. Memories from that night immediately hit her and her cheeks flushed red immediately. He didn't look like he did the last time she had seen him; he looked very different, and more sophisticated. To her surprise, he turned out to be the CEO of the corporation that was closely in competition with hers. "Hello." Janis spoke and his eyes narrowed immediately, before giving her a fake smile that didn't even reach his eyes. "How are..." "I didn't come here for a reunion." Jax cut her off. He didn't like how she smiled at him, he believed it was fake and she was just like her younger sister, who looked down on people who had no status attached to their name. "Then what did you come here for?" She asked, unable to believe that the CEO standing in front of her had been the Uber guy who got her pregnant. "I want custody of my child." He deadpanned and the smile drained from her face.

Somewhere between staying silent and screaming for help… she existed. Seventeen-year-old Maren has mastered the art of disappearing in plain sight. Haunted by past trauma, locked in a toxic relationship she can't escape, and drowning under the pressure of school and a world that never cared to understand her, she begins to wonder if life is even worth staying for. No one sees her pain—until he does. The new boy, Kade, has his own shadows. He’s blunt, observant, and completely unafraid to call her out—making him an instant enemy. But when he overhears a moment no one was meant to witness, he realizes the truth: the girl everyone overlooks is barely holding on. As Kade steps deeper into her shattered world, their connection becomes a lifeline. But secrets run deeper than he imagined, and when Maren goes missing, no one believes she’s worth finding—except him. Fighting time, silence, and the lies that built her cage, Kade refuses to give up. Because sometimes, saving someone means proving they were never invisible at all. A heartbreaking, haunting, and ultimately hopeful story about survival, truth, and what it really means to be seen.

Aisyahzaara adalah gadis remaja broken home yang selalu hidup menderita semenjak berusia 12 tahun setelah ibu kandungnya meninggal dan sang Ayah memilih untuk menikah lagi. Tumbuh tanpa kasih sayang, membuatnya ingin mencari sebuah pelampiasan. Hingga saat usianya 17 tahun, ia memutuskan untuk menjadi sugar baby dari pria dewasa. Namun, pria yang menjadi secret Daddy untuknya, ternyata memiliki sebuah rahasia besar yang mengubah seluruh hidupnya. Akankah Aisyahzaara berhasil mendapatkan hal yang dicarinya? Ataukah hidupnya akan semakin menderita?

Ini kisah seorang gadis hostess yang dijadikan ajang taruhan oleh tiga pria, hingga waktu membawanya ke dalam hubungan toxic. Lucia Magnolia Dilbert berpikir jika cinta pertamanya akan memberikan pengalaman manis tak terlupakan, namun fakta berkata lain. Eryk, pria yang memenangkan taruhan memiliki kepribadian tempramental. Dia bahkan tak segan memaksa Lucia menjadi live streamer vulgar untuk membayar hutang biaya pengobatan ayahnya yang Lucia pikir Eryk memberikannya secara gratis. Hari-hari yang Lucia jalani penuh kegetiran, sampai akhirnya, pria paruh baya bernama Oliver Kent Silverlake yang merupakan ayah kandung Eryk membebaskannya dari cengkraman Eryk, memberi gadis itu pekerjaan yang lama kelamaan keduanya menjalin hubungan pertemanan. Namun, sebuah hal mengejutkan terjadi, Lucia hamil setelah bermalam dengan Kent. Akankah pria itu bertanggung jawab dan bisa membuat Lucia menjatuhkan hati kepadanya?

Viona Zoe terpaksa menerima perjodohan dari kakeknya dengan seorang duda. Bahkan dia memutuskan hubungan dengan kekasihnya dan berusaha menerima suaminya, Frank Ed Gilson. Namun saat Viona mencintai Frank, dia mendapatkan sebuah kenyataan pahit yang di berikan oleh suaminya. Dimana dia melihat Frank dan mantan istrinya tidur bersama hingga kesakitan itu penyebabnya kecelakaan dan dia di hidupkan kembali ke tiga bulan sebelum kedatangan mantan istri suaminya.

"On your knees, baby girl." I looked up at him, lips parted. "You gonna punish me for wanting you?" His smirk was pure sin. "No, sweetheart. I'm gonna make you beg for more." ** He's the one man I was never supposed to touch. My father's best friend. Older. Ruthless. Filthy rich. Damian Wolfe owns half the city-and every filthy thought in my head. He's dangerous the way powerful men are: Quiet, controlled, and used to getting exactly what he wants. One night. One mistake. Now he's in my head, under my skin, and between my legs. He says I'm too young. Too off-limits. But his hands say otherwise. So does his moans. I was supposed to be a good girl. Now I'm the obsession he won't let go of. And the sin he won't stop tasting.

WARNING ADULT STORY - 21+ CONTENT Menduda selama tujuh tahun seolah membuat Max melupakan rasa cinta dan kebutuhannya untuk menikah lagi. Permintaan Natasha, putri kecilnya, tentang Mama baru adalah alasan Max mencari seorang pendamping. Hingga dia bertemu dengan Nayra Aghnia, ternyata dia gadis kecil yang pernah membuatnya tertarik dulu sebelum bertemu dengan Maria, mendiang istrinya. Kepribadian Nay yang menyenangkan, membuat Max memutuskan gadis itu adalah pilihan yang tepat untuk menjadi Mama baru bagi putri tersayangnya.

Emma, a very strong willed lady was faced with a situation where she had to go save her sister, Elizabeth, only to get there to find out that it was all a set up. She didn't only lose her virginity to a stranger that night but also lost her boyfriend the next morning. Life slapped her with both betrayal and heartache that she had no other choice but to pick up whatever was left of her and leave the country.  Years later, she didn't only come back smarter and wiser, but with three cute angels whom she still didn't know who their father was. What happens when the enemies from five years ago come again to raise their ugly heads?  Will Liam Brooke finally realize that the lady he had slept with wasn't the same lady he was giving special treatment all these years? What happens when Emma realizes that Elizabeth was pretending to be the lady that was slept with and was enjoying the benefit that followed?

Naura Ayunda Debora adalah putri dari keluarga Debora. Kedua orang tuanya meninggal saat dia masih berumur sepuluh tahun. Dia di besarkan oleh keluarga pamannya, dan menguasai seluruh harta peninggalan kedua orang tuanya. Bukannya mendapatkan kasih sayang, dia malah di siksa dan seluruh hartanya di rampas. Saat dia berumur 20 tahun, dia di jual oleh sang paman kepada pria yang lebih pantas di sebut sebagai papanya. Leon Arvando, seorang pria dingin dan terkenal kejam. Namun, tidak ada yang menyangka jika dia tertarik dengan seorang gadis yang lebih pantas di sebut sebagai putrinya. Karena cinta, atau karena kasihan? Tidak ada yang tau akan itu. Hingga akhirnya satu persatu rahasia terkuak, sehingga Naura tau penyebab kematian kedua orang tuanya. Akankah Naura hanya diam saja? Atau dia akan membalas semua perbuatan orang yang telah mengusik keluarganya? Yuk ikuti terus kisahnya.