How To Pronounce Ali

Pernikahan sudah berjalan tiga tahun, tetapi istriku yang seorang pilot sudah 18 kali membatalkan rencana pendaftaran pernikahan kami. Yang pertama, karena pemuda yang dimentorinya melakukan uji terbang. Aku menunggunya seharian penuh di depan kantor catatan sipil. Yang kedua, saat di tengah jalan, dia menerima telepon dari pemuda yang dimentorinya itu. Kemudian, dia tiba-tiba berbalik arah dan menurunkanku begitu saja di pinggir jalan. Setelah itu, setiap kali aku dan dia berjanji untuk mendaftarkan pernikahan, pemuda yang dimentorinya itu selalu saja mengalami berbagai masalah. Akhirnya, aku memutuskan untuk pergi meninggalkannya. Namun, tepat di saat aku melangkah naik ke pesawat menuju Nevora, dia justru mengejarku sampai ke sana seperti orang gila.

Gaffi dikenal sebagai sosok guru SMP yang alim dan senantiasa menjaga batasan diri dengan yang bukan mahramnya. Namun, suatu malam, Gaffi tak sengaja bertemu dengan Faezya yang dalam kondisi mabuk di jalanan. Takut perempuan itu menjadi korban kejahatan, Gaffi akhirnya menolong dan membawa pulang Faezya ke rumahnya dengan bantuan Zaki—sahabatnya. Hanya saja, pertemuan singkat tersebut ternyata membawa dampak begitu besar bagi Gaffi. Faezya terus saja mondar-mandir dalam pikirannya! Hal ini membuat Gaffi memutuskan untuk melamar dan menikahi Faezya. Sayang, pernikahan mereka tidak berjalan dengan mulus. Kesabaran Gaffi benar-benar diuji karena Faezya masih muda dan belum berpikir dewasa. Lantas bagaimana nasib si guru alim menghadapi istrinya tersebut?

I was a washed-up singer, but my wife forced me to attend a divorce variety show. I tried my best to earn money for the family, but on the show, she said that I was worthless. She even got to know the son of an affluent family. She called the guy babe and went to his room whilst wearing seductive clothes. I couldn't stand it anymore and tried to stop her, but she cursed, "You're just a useless piece of garbage! You can't even afford to buy me a decent bag. I thought your earnings would improve over the years, but your earnings are still nowhere near enough. Why can't I pursue the happiness I want? Get out of my sight!"

All Masie wants to do is forget. Forget that her parents are dead and that her pack now blames her for their death. The truth is, she doesn't quite remember how she found herself back home from the party and how exactly she ended up covered in her parent's blood. But all Masie knows is that something doesn't feel right about that night and it will take a plot to kill the Alpha for her to find out the truth... That this is all bigger than she thought.

Kama dan Kalila. Dua nama satu arti, yaitu Cinta. Seperti Kalila yang mencintai Kama tulus dari hati, mengorbankan pertemanan mereka yang sudah terjalin lama. Dan seperti Kama yang akhirnya luluh pada cinta Kalila karna tak bisa jauh dari gadis itu. ~~~~~ Tumbuh dan besar bersama membuat mereka terbiasa jika melakukan apapun dan kemanapun berdua, hingga perasaan asing yang menyusup di hati Kalila saat mereka beranjak remaja pun tak dapat dihindarkan. Namun sayangnya, cinta yang Kalila punya untuk Kama, ditolak. Laki-laki itu hanya mengganggap Kalila sebagai teman dekatnya tidak lebih. Patah hati dan kecewa Kalila rasakan, pada akhirnya pertemanan yang harusnya terjalin lama kini mulai merenggang dan Kalila segera menjauh dari Kama. Demi menormalkan perasaannya lagi dan menghapus cintanya pada Kama, sang sahabat. Tapi mendadak, saat ia mulai menjalankan aksi Move-on, Kama kembali memintanya untuk tak menjauh dan berharap dapat kembali dekat seperti dulu. *** Cover by Pinterest Teks by Canva

Tumakas si Khaliyah Dadonza sa mansyon nila nang madinig niya sa papa niya na ipapakasal siya sa pangit na anak ng isang Mafia boss bilang bayad sa malaking utang niya rito. Kaya naman, agad-agad ay pumunta si Khaliyah sa probinsya, sa bahay ng kaibigang niyang si Moreya. Pero imbis na ang kaibigan niya ang madatnaan doon ay ang hot tito ni Moreya ang nakita niya. Ito na pala ang nakatira doon dahil nasa ibang bansa na ang kaibigan niya. Wala na siyang ibang mapupuntahan dahil nag-iisa lang si Moreya sa totoong kaibigan niya, kaya naman nakiusap siya sa Tito Larkin ni Moreya na doon muna siya magtatago at mag-stay, pero kapalit nito ay isang kasunduang magiging alipin siya sa bahay ni Tito Larkin Colmenares. Alipin ng isang hot tito na type na type niya ang katawan at mukha. Dahil sa sobra-sobrang pagmamakaawa ni Khaliyah, nagkaroon sila ng contract na ginawa ni Tito Larkin. Magiging mag-asawa sila habang doon nagtatago si Khaliyah. Pinakasalan siya ni Tito Larkin para hindi siya makasuhan ng kidnapping. Magiging mag-asawa lang sila dahil sa papel, pero sa loob ng bahay, alipin lang talaga siya ni Tito Arkin. Ayos lang kay Khaliyah ang maging alipin, lalo na’t isang Hot Tito ang paglilingkuran niya. Kaysa magbuhay princessa at magpakasal siya sa isang mayamang anak na mafia boss pero sobrang sama naman ng itsura ng mukha. Akala niya’y madali lang ang lahat ng ginagawa niya roon, magluto, maglinis, maglaba at sumunod sa mga utos nito Tito Larkin. Pero paano kung mas mahirap palang labanan ang tukso? Sa bawat araw na kasama niya si Tito Larkin ay lalo siyang nauuhaw sa isang bagay na hindi niya dapat pagnasaan. Magtatagal kaya si Khaliyah bilang alipin ni Tito Larkin, o tuluyan na siyang magpapasakop sa tukso?

Kisah cinta dalam cerita ini menceritakan tentang perjuangan seorang wanita yang berusaha mempertahankan rumah tangganya. Poligami dilakukan karena tidak kunjung hadir seorang bayi kecil pada usia pernikahan yang sudah menginjak tahun ke-4. Aljna--tokoh aku dalam cerita ini adalah putri dari seorang Kyai tersohor di Jawa Timur. Nyatanya, menjadi putri pemilik pesantren ternama, tidak lantas membuat kehidupan Alina terbebas dari permasalahan hidup. Rahimnya yang bermasalah, membuat pernikahannya dan sang suami harus mengalami keretakan karena hadirnya seorang madu. Alif suami Alina awalnya menolak keras usulan poligami dari orang tuanya, tapi karena desakan kuat sang ayah, membuat Alif kembali berpikir dan dengan terpaksa memberikan Alina madu untuk mencetak seorang bayi sebagai penerus dirinya kelak. Kyai Fuad, mertua Alina berambisi ingin memiliki cucu, mengingat dia perlu darah daging Alif untuk meneruskan perjuangannya membesarkan nama pesantren yang sudah dia bangun sejak lama dengan bantuan ayah Alina. Bu Nyai Fatma, istri Kyai Fuad awalnya menolak keras usulan poligami itu karena hatinya begitu mencintai Alina yang tidak memiliki celah dalam mengurus keluarga dan pesantren miliknya. Di tengah peliknya masalah hidup Alina atas permintaan Kyai Fuad agar mengijinkan suaminya menikah lagi, Alina yang cerdas memilih madunya sendiri tanpa bisa di ganggu gugat. Berbagai pertanyaan dan penolakan terjadi sebab madunya berasal dari kalangan orang biasa, tentu saja Alina menjadi wanita yang licik, dengan berpikir jika memilih madu dari kalangan keturunan Kyai, posisinya sebagai istri Alif akan mudah tergeser.

“Are you going to treat me like the enemy?” Raffaele asked, hovering over me like a predator. “You are the enemy,” I sneered. He smiled. “Careful. You’re hurting my feelings.” “I hope I can hurt much more than that.” His eyes darkened. “You forget—I’m the one who can break you.” I vowed never to give my heart to a man. Never let one bend me. Never let one own me. Then a single night changed everything. When my best friend became a target, I took her place and caught the attention of the most dangerous man in the city. Raffaele, My friend's older brother, wasn’t supposed to see me. We were never meant to meet but the moment his eyes locked on mine, I became his new obsession. I don’t bend and he doesn't let go. Suddenly caught up in a world of blood and power, resisting a man like Raffaele might cost me everything...heart, body, and soul. He wants me, dead or alive.

The best way to live in a sinful and harsh world is to choose your battles wisely. That was what Tayla Del Mariano, a 23-year old college student knows ever since her parents died in a car crash and was forced to live in a house with owls. The girl thought that staying silent and not arguing with fools will make her life easier, and enduring everything will make her closer to her goal: To build a better life for his younger brother, Terren.She works three jobs and studies, believing that she will reach her dreams when she got fed up with her family's treatments and met Auton Smith and found out about his little secret–he was a musician hiding behind a criminology student. He happened to be her new landlord, but she didn't know that those small talks and silly acts would make her fall.Tayla only wants the best for his brother, and Auton only wants the people to hear his story through music. Auton thought that Tayla is her safe place, she's her home, for she's the only person who believes in him, until something came up which led the mute beauty's voice to howl.

I take a step back, ready to change course and leave, but the Lycan King closes the distance between us. He’s dangerously close to me now, his body in full display and sending my whole body aflame. The familiar heat between my legs starts to appear. “Where are you going?” he whispers, his breath hot against the top of my head. “Are you really trying to leave?” I don’t say anything. I can’t. All I can think about is how his length would feel like inside me, and that’s not something I want to linger on right now. I need to focus. He laughs softly. “I know you feel it too. There’s no denying it. You’re mine.” * * * Outcast. Freak. Cursed. These are things that Beta heiress Valeria Ross is used to hearing. After all, with her otherwordly appearance, and her cursed white wolf, she’s bound to be set apart from everyone else. So much so that even her mate who promised her eternal love casts her aside, choosing her much better stepsister as a partner. Deciding that things should end on her terms, she decides to flee her pack. Only to run into the arms of the Lycan King, Ares Ryder, who’s spent centuries looking for his mate and finally found it in her. Now Valeria is faced with a hard choice. Will she stay in the shadows of her family, forever tormented with the sight of her mate with her sister? Will she exchange that hell for a softer one, a life with a cruel King who’s known for collecting women like trophies?