Hyper Realistic Squidward

"Apa? Menikah Dad? Yang bener aja!!!" "Ya, dan ini keputusan Daddy. Jadi kamu nggak bisa menolaknya!" Velove, gadis berusia 22 tahun syok dengan apa yang barusan dia dengar. "Hahaha... Daddy pasti bercanda kan? Jangan bilang aku di jodohin sama om om temannya Daddy?" Velove kesal dengan Mahen sang Daddy, dengan perasaan yang berkecamuk dia lari ke kamarnya dan mengurung diri disana. # "Kita menikah bulan depan. Dan selama sebulan ini kamu harus ikut pindah ke apartemen ku biar aku lebih leluasa mengawasimu!" "Apa tapi kenapa? Aku nggak mau...." "Kenapa? Kamu takut? Kenapa harus takut kalau setelah menikah aku bebas ngapain ngapain kamu!"

“Dia orang kaya, Ayu. Dia bisa melunasi semuanya. Kamu hanya perlu menikah dengannya, dan hidup kita selamat.” *** Ayu chintya maheswari  adalah wanita cantik yang hampir di jual oleh ibunya sendiri karena hutang yang ditinggalkan ayahnya setelah menghilang secara misterius. Ia pikir cerita hidupnya akan segera berakhir, tapi takdir berkata lain. Ia diselamatkan oleh seorang mafia yang malah menculiknya dan memberikan nya dua pilihan. “Enam bulan. Belajarlah mencintaiku, atau aku sendiri yang akan mengantarmu pulang ke nerakamu yang lama.” *** Kini, Chintya terjebak di antara dua pilihan. Lari dan kembali ke neraka lamanya atau mencintai orang yang pernah menculiknya?

Dunia hitam Antonio Valentino runtuh setelah sebuah kecelakaan merenggut satu-satunya hal yang tak bisa ia beli: dia tak bisa ejakulasi layaknya pria pada umumnya. Dokter-dokter terbaik hanya bisa mengangkat bahu—"Coba saja dengan wanita lain." Tapi tak satu pun berhasil. Hingga suatu malam, nasib memberinya kejutan paling memalukan. Seorang wanita mabuk salah masuk ke kamar hotelnya. Dalam kabut anggur dan amarah, Antonio terkejut saat tubuhnya—yang mati rasa selama berbulan-bulan—tiba-tiba meresponsnya. Gila. Tapi nyata. Keesokan harinya, kenyataan menghantam: wanita itu adalah Dr. Liana Hart, dokter rumah sakit biasa yang tak sengaja terseret dalam konflik mafianya. Dan yang lebih parah—dia sama sekali tidak ingat malam itu. Antonio yakin Liana adalah "obat"-nya, sementara Liana bersikeras ada penjelasan medis di balik semua ini. Saat Antonio memaksanya bekerja sama, permainan tarik-ulur dimulai. Dia menolak, tapi tubuhnya merespons setiap sentuhan Antonio. Dia membencinya, tapi tak bisa menjelaskan kenapa mimpi-mimpinya dipenuhi bayangan pria itu. Dia tahu ini salah, tapi mengapa rasanya... sangat benar? Di tengah bahaya mafia yang mengintai dan rahasia gelap Antonio, Liana terjebak antara logika dan keinginan yang tak bisa dibohongi. "Kau pikir aku gila? Tapi tubuhku tak pernah bohong, Liana. Hanya kau yang bisa membangkitkannya." Akankah kebenaran menyatukan mereka—atau justru menghancurkan segalanya?

I won't let him break me! I won't let those words and actions get to me! I refuse to be a weakling! He broke me once, but is never going to do that again! Those were the words of Alora, after ten solid years of sacrifice. ****** Alora sacrificed everything for the man she truly loved, her beloved husband Lucas. She believed love was enough to sustain the marriage, but then she was wrong. Ten years of sacrifice and love, years of putting in her every effort turned into a nightmare, a one she's never going to wake up and forget in a hurry. Lucas didn’t just betray her, he brought his mistress, who also happened to be her secretary, into their home along with their five-year-old son. Shattered but unyielding, she returns to reclaim her spot, but not before she strips him of every single thing she secretly invested into him over the past ten years.

He rejected her, yet he couldn’t do without her. He despised her, treated her like trash… yet he still wanted her. He still wanted that plump mate he never wanted to see, the same one he had treated cruelly, for reasons only he knew about. When obsession clashes with dominance, and trust collides with hidden lies, what becomes of the life Aurora now lives? **** “Why are you doing this?” “Doing what, exactly?” he asked, his tone filled with mock innocence. “Why are you still chasing me? Looking at me like I ever meant anything to you?” His lips curled into a slow, dangerous smirk. “That’s because I want you.” My brows lifted in confusion. “You rejected me. You despised me. You put me through hell… and worse.” “That was the past,” he snapped coldly. “The present is what matters.” A slow smile spread across my lips. Sharp and deliberate. “Then the present…” I said, my voice steady, almost daring, “…is exactly what I intend to rewrite.” His brows drew together, confusion slipping through his arrogance. Good.

If you started having hyper realistic dreams about a boy you've never met, living in a land you've never visited, your first reaction probably wouldn't be to leave home and everything you know just for the small chance of finding him, right? You would just convince yourself they were just dreams, and you were going crazy. I mean, no rational person would swim through a portal, enter another world, and discover not only is their dream boy very much real, but they have another soul mate anxiously waiting for the day you save their people and lead them in the new age. Right?

"I will make you wish for death," Marvin spat wickedly, his eyes blazing into mine. "But death... will be too far away." I sniffed and blinked a couple of times. “I, Rita Maxwell, would only wish for one thing.” Marvin’s head snapped toward me. Indifference coated his expression, sharp and cutting. Yet beneath the deep-rooted hatred was a flicker of something uncertain that didn’t last long. But I continued, “…I, Rita Maxwell, reject…” “Enough!” Alpha Philips’ voice broke through the air, both stiffening and unbearable. “You clearly wish for death, don’t you?” he blurted through gritted teeth. ***** Rita Maxwell was hated by all, including her mum and her twin sister, Becky, due to the birth scar on her face, the same scar that was termed a curse and had condemned her. What could be more cruel than having fate take a twist into one’s worst nightmare? Rita’s kindness was mistaken for treason and attempted murder, and she was reduced from a despised daughter to a rejected and hated maid in the packhouse. But on her eighteenth birthday, the tables turned so cruelly that she wished they never had. All she ever asked for was love, a perfect life with a mate who cherished her, not the other way around. Fated to the very man who was betrothed to her twin sister, wasn't what she ever wanted. As the hands of time ticked and broken hearts bled, what becomes of the bond that was termed a curse, a taboo… manipulated? What becomes of Rita, the cursed and hated pack omega in this journey of survival? And Marvin, would he ever see her any differently, especially with the demise of Becky and the impending chaos? What if there are better options for Rita?

“I can never consent to that, never! He will pay for every one of his actions. I don't care if he pays the hard way,” I snapped, feeling utterly devastated. My heart beat like a thousand drumsticks clattering. ****** A heart-wrenching tale of love and betrayal, broken trust, and shattered hopes, reaffirming the intricate webs of deceit that lurk within the desires of love. Olivia is caught between the life she always desired and the one she currently has, which is the complete opposite. Feeling utterly broken and shattered, she decides to let go of the one man who ever meant everything to her after he asked for a divorce, accusing her of infidelity. She was pregnant with his child, but he chose to throw all of that into the mud. Upon her return, her ex wants her back after everything she has been through to secure a future for herself and her son. However, she's in love with another; James Smith, and their wedding is fast approaching. What will happen when she discovers James’s hidden secrets? Will they bring them closer together or tear them apart? Will she ever find the strength to love again? Or will this betrayal push her toward the one person she swore never to forgive, despite her quest for revenge? Find out in this heart-wrenching series of love and betrayal, hidden secrets, and broken trust.

"Ahh! Is that so? That explains the reason for their actions years back." ******* Celine and Harry has been married for three years yet she was unaware of his true intentions towards her. She thought she accepted to marry Harry for the sake of her mum's medical bills and would work out the loveless marriage, however she never knew there was more, hidden under the curtain than the mere eyes could see. To make matter worst, Harry cheated on her on their third anniversary on their matrimony bed, no remorse etched on his features, instead he presented a divorce paper and demanded she signed it and leave, not letting her go with anything she ever acquired while married to him. Fueled by pain and a broken heart she signed the divorce and left, however she discovered she was pregnant weeks after and sought to let Harry know about it but all effort proved futile. She forged ahead, leaving everything behind but little did she know she would meet Jack, her ex-husband's rival who later became her worst nightmare. When the environment was tense, she eloped to another country for her safety and that of her son. Fast forward to years after, she was bk and had more affluent than anticipated. The question remains, Will she still stick to her vow to make those who made her life a living hell, including her ex suffer, when everything was made open to her? or would her rivals have better advantages over her, seeing Harry was back for her and her son?

"A story about the editorial world of a men's magazine... 'Anemones' is a love story with elements of betrayal or a story of betrayal with elements of love. All this in the scenery of the high society we long for; additionally packed with culinary and automotive trips. Anemones slightly feminizes reality and it is a thing that should attract many readers - men and women equally. It's about men! But written in the author's optics, so all readers will find their fascinations fulfilled.” Cover page: Jo_J