Impératrice

Le jour de notre anniversaire de mariage, la « muse » de mon mari a posté une échographie d’un fœtus sur Facebook, accompagnée d’un texte : « Merci à cet homme extraordinaire qui m’a soutenue pendant dix ans et m’a offert un fils. » J’ai failli m’évanouir en voyant ça, mais j’ai quand même laissé un commentaire : « Tu as eu un fils avec lui tandis que tu sais qu’il est marié ? » Quelques minutes plus tard, mon mari m’a appelée, furieux : « Tu vois le mal partout ! Je ne fais que lui prêter mon sperme pour une FIV. Elle voulait juste être maman célibataire. » Puis il a ajouté : « En plus, Réa est tombée enceinte du premier coup. Toi, tu as essayé trois fois et toujours rien. Ton ventre ne sert à rien ! » Trois jours avant, il m’avait dit qu’il partait à l’étranger pour affaires. Il ne répondait ni à mes appels ni à mes messages. Je pensais qu’il était occupé. Mais non. Il était avec elle pour son rendez-vous de suivi de grossesse. Une demi-heure plus tard, Réa a partagé une photo d’un festin. « Marre de la cuisine au Pays M. Et Luc a cuisiné pour moi, tout ce que j’aime ! » Je regardais les résultats de ma prise de sang confirmant ma grossesse, mes mains tremblantes, alors que ma joie se transformait en désespoir glacé. Huit ans d’amour fou. Six ans de compromis douloureux après le mariage. Cette fois, c’est fini. Je lâche tout.

My husband, Don Lorenzo, ran New York's underworld. And he's the one who put me in prison. All because his childhood flame, Cassandra Viti—the Viti family princess—killed my father. I was the first one on the scene. The Feds caught me standing over the body. He faked the evidence. Made sure I took the fall. I spent three years in hell. His apology? A single sentence and an unlimited black card. "I owe Cassandra three wishes. Once you're out, once I've paid my debt to her, you'll be my Donna again."

White Lake High School, a supernatural institution with supposedly mundane students yet to manifest their supernatural potential. One of them being me, Kelly Isabella McHale, hated by all but only hate one. The infamous, Instagram sensation 'Dimples'. Why do I hate him, you ask? Well, my first response will be the fact that ever since he came into existence, bad things have been happening to me, like barred from a good college bad. But the real reason begins with my initiation into the supernatural world through the death of Henry. 'Looks at the sky' The full moon draws near...or should I saw the blue moon. 'Eyes glow....'

Prolog Nadira Adelia. Gadis berusia 20 tahun. Nadira seorang gadis yang berparas cantik dengan kulit yang putih. Tinggi badan 155 cm. Terlahir dari keluarga yang terhimpit ekonomi membuat Nadira harus berjuang untuk membantu perekonomian keluarganya. Nadira membutuhkan uang yang banyak untuk biaya pengobatan sang ayah sehingga Nadira harus memilih untuk berkerja di klub malam sebagai petugas kebersihan toilet. Nadira tidak menduga bahwa dirinya akan mengalami peristiwa tragis di dalam hidupnya. Di mana Dirinya diperkosa di malam pertama dirinya mulai bekerja. Nadira dapat mengingat dengan jelas Wajah pria yang memperkosanya namun dia tidak mengetahui siapa pria itu. Nadira hanya bisa pasrah menerima takdirnya ketika dirinya mengandung anak dari dia yang telah memperkosanya. Setelah peristiwa naas itu Nadira harus mengubur semua mimpinya dan berusaha bertahan demi anak yang dikandungnya dan janin di rahimnya. Arga Raditya pria tampan dengan tinggi tubuh 180 cm. Arga seorang pengusaha sukses berusaha 32 tahun berstatus layang. Arga memiliki banyak bisnis terutama bisnis di bawah tanah yang menjadi aset terbesar nya. Arga pria yang terkenal sangat kejam. Arga tidak akan pernah segan-segan untuk membunuh siapa saja yang dianggapnya musuhnya. Arga yang memiliki tunangan seorang model terkenal yang bernama Lola Amelia. Disaat Arga sudah menikah dengan kekasihnya, Arga baru mengetahui kehamilan gadis yang pernah di perkosa nya. Arga memutuskan untuk menjadikan wanita malang itu menjadi istri simpananya. Arga tidak ingin kehadiran wanita itu merusak Kebahagiaan rumah tangganya. Bagaimana kehidupan yang akan dijalani Nadira ketika dirinya menjadi istri simpanan seorang pria arogan. Pria yang begitu sangat kejam, angkuh, sombong dan berkuasa tersebut. Apakah Nadira mendapatkan perlakuan yang baik dari suaminya layaknya suami pada umumnya yang menjadi pelindung untuk istrinya?

Forgiving someone who destroys us is one of the hardest things to do in this world. Forgiving someone requires a lot of courage and time, as well as healing from your painful past. Madaling sabihin ang salitang "I'm sorry" pero mahirap ito tanggapin lalo pa't binugbog ka ng sakit. Kakayanin mo bang magpatawad sa kabila ng mga masasakit na pangyayari sa buhay mo? O susuko ka na lamang at maghihintay sa paglaho mo? I am Anna Lucia Veranda, a student, a not-so-obedient daughter, and a girlfriend of Santrius Mikael Aquino. Are you willing to witness how I will face all my catastrophes in life after losing everything I have?

The Desirable Impostor Collection Have you ever been impulsive on your decisions? It was alright to begin with but it would be too late when you were hurt because of these irresponsible choices... Here are the titles of stories where deceit played a big part: "The Desirable Impostor" Her mission was to impersonate somebody reluctantly. But he was hard to hoodwink and he wanted her! "The Fake Wife" She was offered a job--to act the missing wife of a paralyzed man. What was the punishment for her duplicity? "The Pretending Heart" Tired of being 'loved' because of her money, she pretended to be an ordinary girl. She fell in love with a man who despised the moneyed people... "The Dubious Caretaker" She was forced to do the job of her sick father. She deceived the master of the house and posed to be a man. Until her cover was blown... "Passion in a dream" She was the product of his imagination. Or was she real? She sold herself to be able to help her family. But what if he discovered her secret?

”Alya. Please, bantu aku. Dari sejak Mama dan Papa kamu meninggal, kamu bisa melanjutkan hidup sampai sekarang dari hasil penjualan toko itu. Dan sekarang toko itu terancam bangkrut, sementara yang bisa membantu cuma kamu." Mata Alya menyipit, ”Maksud, Tante?” ”Menikah lah dengan Levian, karena dia cuma mau bantu, jika dia berhasil menikahi kamu.” ”Ini gila, Tante! Bagaimana mungkin aku menikah dengan mantan suami Tante ku sendiri, apalagi kalian belum lama bercerai!” ___________________________________________________________ Kalimat itu mengubah hidup Alyandra Prameswari selamanya. Ia tak menyangka, tantenya sendiri tega menukarkan kehormatannya demi uang. Dan yang lebih mengerikan, pria yang diminta untuk dinikahinya bukan sembarang orang — tapi Levian, adik ipar dari mendiang ibunya, yang kini dikenal seantero kota dengan julukan pria dingin. Rumor yang mengembang di keluarganya, pria itu Impoten. Namun, di malam pernikahan paksa mereka, semua yang diyakini Alya tentang pria itu mulai runtuh. Sebab suatu ketika, di balik tatapan matanya yang tenang, Levian berbisik pelan — dengan suara yang membuat darah Alya berdesir. “Kamu percaya semua gosip itu, Alya? Malam ini, aku akan buktikan … siapa yang sebenarnya tidak berdaya.” Dan dari situlah segalanya dimulai — pernikahan yang seharusnya palsu, berubah menjadi labirin penuh rahasia, dendam, dan gairah yang tak bisa diingkari. Sementara di balik semua itu, ada masa lalu kelam keluarga mereka yang selama ini disembunyikan rapat-rapat.

Aurora should have stepped back when Andrews glared at her with anger upon realizing she wasn’t who he expected. His gaze burned, but she held her head high, swallowing her tears and fear, moving forward toward the inevitable. She had no idea who she was truly facing, but Andrews was not her biggest problem. That’s why she was determined to see this through until she got what she needed. At the altar, before everyone, she said "yes" and bound herself to a marriage that was never meant to be hers. Janete, the real bride, had deceived him. She ran away, leaving Aurora in her place without a single explanation. But no one could know why Aurora was there, and now she alone carried the weight of that secret. Andrews, betrayed and humiliated, had no choice but to accept the union, but his heart was consumed by hatred. To him, Aurora was nothing more than an extension of the woman who had deceived him. What he didn’t know was that his new wife was much more than that—his enemy, just like Janete. But he, too, hid secrets about his true past with Janete. Trapped in a web of lies and resentment, how long will Aurora endure the scorn of the man she was forced to marry? And when will Andrews realize that perhaps he married the wrong woman… or the right one, the only one who can make him face what haunts him?

“You welcomed me into your empire, thinking I was one of you. But I’m not here to inherit your name—I’m here to bury it.” Hannah Hawke has spent her life hidden behind a mask of quiet resilience. When her father is murdered by a powerful, wealthy family, she plunges into a web of despair, lies, betrayal, and unexpected romance with Theodore Devereaux—the powerful billionaire son of the very woman she’s meant to destroy. Assuming a new identity, she infiltrates the empire, determined to expose its darkest secrets. Along her path of vengeance, Hannah must become the very thing she never expected: an impostor. With enemies closing in, Hannah must become the master of the very game created to destroy her. Will she get the vengeance she solely desired or be consumed by her false facade?

After I married into a rich family as my older sister's stand-in, my powerful husband didn't touch me for six months. Then I overheard his friend. "You chased her ten years just to marry her, and you still won't touch her?" He looked down, smiling bitter. "I have a problem... I'm scared I'd scare her off." That night I stormed into his room and slapped the divorce papers on the nightstand. "Two choices—sleep with me or sign." He ripped the papers apart and pinned me to the wall, something wild breaking loose in his eyes. "Third choice... I make sure you can't get out of bed tomorrow."