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Suara tangisan itu menyakitkan gendang telingaku, kupejamkan mata dan menutup telingaku erat-erat, samar-samar aku mendengar dia menghentikan tangisannya. Aku mencoba merayap dan meraba dinding kusam itu, mencoba mengintip. Kenapa setiap aku menangis dibalik bilik ini dia selalu mengikutiku? Seolah-olah ingin mengatakan kepadaku, bahwa aku tidak pernah sendirian menangis di bilik ini. Kali ini aku memberanikan diri untuk mengetuk pintu disebalah bilik yang selalu kujadikan tempat bersembunyi ini. Kreeeekk.... Suara kayu dari pintu yang sudah lapuk itu membuat bulu kudukku meremang. Sosok itu membuat airmataku kering menatapnya, tubuhku kaku seolah-olah darah tidak mengalir ditubuhku,sosok perempuan yang meringkuk itu menghentikan tangisannya, mendongak menatapku, walaupun diam tetapi aku bisa merasakan sesuatu yang menakutkan, seragamnya sangat lusuh, kulit putihnya seperti menahan dingin, mata itu kosong dan terus menatapku, seolah-olah dia tidak menerima kehadiranku didalam bilik kumuh ini.

Ron Diego is a successful and influential businessman who is focused and happy with his life. He is betrothed to Lauren Miller, the daughter of another influential family. But, Ron is unhappy about the arrangement because he is not in love with her. Sarah Waves is a successful popular model who's life is peaceful and stable. She and Ron meets in an event and they fall in love at first sight. Aware of Ron's betrothed bride, Sarah throws caution to the wind and continue her love adventure with Ron.

Penelope’s life takes a brutal turn when her arranged marriage to Max Castillo is shattered. The night before their wedding, her step sister attacks her and kills her mother. Penelope survives the attack, but her face is left severely damaged. After undergoing surgery to restore her appearance, she vows revenge on everyone who wronged her, especially her stepsister, who not only killed her mother but also married Max, the man Penelope was meant to marry. Training under a dangerous crime boss, Penelope prepares to take down the Castillo family. She’s given one task: kill the Castillo’s Don in exchange for her revenge. To do that, she’ll have to seduce Silvio Castillo, the ruthless Mafia Don, and use him to destroy the family from the inside. But as she gets closer to Silvio, she starts to feel something she never expected: real attraction. Now, as she faces the consequences of her plan, Penelope must decide what’s more important, revenge, or the man she’s falling for. Will he forgive her for trying to kill him Will a quest for revenge destroy their love?

While visiting a property development with my fiancé to buy our first home, I ran into a two-faced real estate agent.   She showered my fiancé with compliments, praising him for being young and successful enough to afford a Rolls-Royce.   Then, she suggested I was a fake socialite with a knockoff designer bag, implying that I was just using my charms to snag a free house.   When she found out the property was meant to be a marital home, her voice grew loud enough for everyone nearby to hear.   “I just think the sugar daddy who bought you those two properties last time treated you pretty well!” “Oh, wait. Miss Gwen, don’t you have several sugar daddies? Do they all know about each other?”   I chuckled. What she didn’t know was that my “sugar daddies” were my godfathers and I really was a socialite.   The kicker, though, was that my so-called wealthy fiancé wasn’t rich at all. In fact, he was just a scholarship student I had been financially supporting!

Hidup Azalea terasa begitu hampa, menikahi laki-laki pujaan hati nyatanya tak membawa kebahagiaan. Ditumbalkan atas kesalahan yang tak pernah dilakukannya membuat Azalea menerima banyak kebencian dalam hidupnya. "Katakan dengan sejujurnya, anak siapa yang sedang kau kandung itu." ucapnya dengan begitu kejam. Bahkan bayi tak berdosa dalam kandungan nya pun harus ikut menjadi sasaran kebencian dari ayah kandungnya. Mampukah Azalea bertahan bersama bayi nya?

Strings Series Book 1 To avenge the life of a fallen autistic woman, that is Sisu's goal after entering Sian's body. Not until things went array and she discovered secrets after secrets. What will she do when these revealed her connection to this girl's life from the past and the future?

Tenri dan Dimas memilih silariang atau kawin lari yang merupakan adat terlarang bagi suku Bugis, suku asal Tenri. Perbedaan besar keduanya membuat restu tak turun dari keluarga mereka untuk keduanya. Tak ada pilihan lain bagi Tenri dan Dimas untuk menyatukan cinta mereka selain dengan silariang. Namun, cinta mereka semakin diuji ketika Dimas jatuh sakit dan Tenri pun harus mengambil keputusan besar dalam hidupnya.

Pic Cover By Painters, Setiap manusia memiliki takdirnya masing-masing. Bagaimana jika ada seseorang yang bisa melihat takdir kematian orang lain? Dan apa yang terjadi jika dia melihat takdir kematian pada wanita yang dia cintai. Pikirannya menolak, tapi hatinya ingin mendekat. Akankah dia akan hancur sekali lagi? Tak ada yang tahu, takdir selalu misterius dan punya hukum, serta cara tersendiri.

When the world was young, the Lord of the Heavens chose ordinary human beings to guard the knowledge of the civilizations. Three beings were gifted with immense power to protect the Chamber only they know where it was hidden. But an evil and malicious being was released from his prison and threatened to destroy the world. And a new set of Guardians have to be chosen. Tivona, Aedre and Parisa were chosen as the new Guardians. Despite their differences, they learned to get along. But...as every person has a past, so is every one of them. And their pasts may be their weakness or their strength to determine their role as Guardians and keeper of the Chamber of knowledge.

Raphaella Mendel’s life takes a wild turn when she encounters the enigmatic Sebastian Damon during a luxurious resort getaway. In a whirlwind of desire, she surrenders her innocence to him. But as dawn breaks, he disappears and she has to go back to her dull world haunted by her wicked stepmom’s torment. Little does she know that their paths are destined to cross again, this time in an unexpected role: Sebastian becomes her newly appointed bodyguard. Raphaella is faced with a dilemma. Will she fan the flames of the passion they once shared or try to extinguish the memories of their unforgettable encounter? However, amid her emotional turmoil, a shocking reality sets in – she's expecting a child, a consequence of their reckless night of passion. As Raphaella deals with her unplanned pregnancy, Sebastian's concealed identity and lurking adversaries threaten to shatter their dreams of love and family. Can Raphaella maintain her sanity as she tackles the problems she faces and discovers what it means to fall in love with Sebastian Damon or will she lose everything in her quest for the truth? Follow Raphaella on a thrilling journey filled with love, danger, and secrets in Her Guardian Angel.