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Bagi Caitlin, Efrain tak lebih dari sianida yang mampu membunuhnya--nahas sudah menghilangkan masa depan cerahnya. Efrain hanya berperan menambah luka batin, alih-alih menyebuhkan traumanya akan fragmen ketika kedua orangnya terkena kasus korupsi. Gadis itu memilih kabur ke luar negeri tanpa siapa pun tahu, lalu bekerja hingga sukses sebagai programmer. Sampai sepuluh tahun berlalu, Caitlin menerima tawaran pindah tugas di cabang baru--dalam hal ini memulangkannya ke kampung halaman. Sesampainya di tanah air, Caitlin malah menerima fakta bahwa Efrain merupakan pemimpin CloudSky, perusahaan smartphone terkenal nan sukses, sekaligus tempatnya mencari nafkah.

Amara Sarasvati, seorang gadis cantik, tanpa sengaja tersesat di hutan dekat rumahnya. Di balik kabut senja dan rimba yang sunyi, ia bertemu dengan seorang pemuda misterius bermata biru yang tak pernah bisa ia lupakan. Pemuda itu adalah Leondaru Dewantara, seorang siluman Macan Putih agung, penguasa yang derajatnya lebih tinggi dari semua siluman lain. Seiring berjalannya waktu, pertemuan itu menjadi awal dari takdir yang rumit. Amara tumbuh menjadi gadis dewasa yang mulai memahami rahasia besar di balik dunia yang ia tinggali, sementara Leon terjebak antara dua pilihan, takdirnya sebagai pangeran siluman atau cintanya pada seorang manusia. Ketika dua dunia bersiap bertabrakan, cinta mereka menjadi satu-satunya hal yang mampu melampaui batas antara manusia dan siluman. Namun, apakah cinta cukup kuat untuk melawan hukum dunia? Ataukah mereka harus rela mengorbankan satu sama lain demi menyelamatkan dua dunia yang nyaris hancur?

Setelah dijebak dan diusir oleh majikannya, Roy yang berasal dari desa terpaksa menjadi gembel di Kota Metropolitan. Namun siapa sangka nasib Roy berubah kala bertemu dengan Tante Cindy dan menjadi pria simpanannya. Roy bahkan mulai belajar bahasa Inggris dan menjadi pemandu para wisatawan di Pulau Bali! Hanya saja, di sana, Roy justru bertemu Viola, CEO cantik perusahaan pariwisata yang juga mampu menggetarkan hatinya. Lantas, bagaimana kisah Roy selanjutnya? Siapakah yang akan dia pilih? Tante Cindy atau Viola?

"Aku seharusnya hanya figuran. Hanya nama yang lewat dan dilupakan pembaca. Tapi bagaimana mungkin aku tinggal diam… saat lelaki kedua yang selalu kucintai bahkan tidak diberi hak untuk bahagia?" Laurenta Wallace terbangun di dunia novel favoritnya dan menjadi Lady Elaria Thorne—putri bangsawan kaya pemilik anggur kebanggaan Nightborne. Di dunia ini, cinta pertamanya, Duke Kaelion Vaelhardt, ditakdirkan menjadi pemeran kedua yang patah hati. Diabaikan. Dicampakkan. Dan selamanya tidak mendapatkan akhir bahagia. Tidak jika ia bisa mencegahnya. Dengan tekad mengubah alur yang sudah ditulis, Elaria mengejar cintanya sekalipun harus menantang takdir dan melawan tokoh utama sendiri. Walaupun takdir berusaha menghapus keberadaannya… Namun, kisah ini bukanlah kisah mereka yang sempurna sejak awal… Ini adalah kisah Duke Kaelion dan Elaria si figuran tanpa suara, yang memilih untuk menuntut akhir bahagianya.

My husband lies to me about working late on Christmas Day. I know he wants to give me a surprise—I saw a jewelry set worth millions of dollars in his pocket. However, all I receive is the news of him pretending to be Santa Claus as he delivers a gift to his female secretary. She flaunts it on social media. "You're the most precious Christmas gift I've gotten." My husband changes the background photo on his social media to a photo of them together. I smile and like the post. Later, the secretary comes to me and smugly says she's pregnant. Meanwhile, I pull out a diagnosis report verifying that my husband is sterile. "Checkmate!" She visibly panics.

A few weeks before our wedding, Rodney Luther's stepmother, Jessica Flaine, posts a photo on her social media. In the photo, she's wearing the wedding dress I picked out, holding a bouquet of red roses, and shyly leaning toward Rodney, asking for a kiss. The caption reads—"Dreams fulfilled." I don't call Rodney in tears or throw a fit like I used to. I simply like the post and leave a comment. "Screenshot sent to Rodney's father." Not long after, Jessica deletes the post, and Rodney's phone call follows immediately. "Ivana, you're being so petty! The rest of my days belong to you. It's only today that I'm fulfilling a small dream of Jessica's. Hurry up and explain things to my dad! "Come on, be good. I've got a gift for you." A scoff escapes me. "Rodney, do you hear me clearly? Go explain it to your father yourself!"

He is the unchallenged Alpha of the Shadow pack. He crushes my hand, lets his true love drive me to the brink, and forces me to lick wolfsbane from my wounds in the punishment chamber, turning me into the pack's laughingstock. I am the Lunar pack's pawn in a political bonding. After enduring three years of humiliation and clutching enemy intelligence, I overturn his throne during the Moon Ceremony, making him watch helplessly as his beloved betrays him and his pack descends into chaos. Later, he backs down. He abdicates as Alpha and gets down on his knees at the pack's border every day, his voice hoarse from shouting, "I was wrong." I hold a blood-stained dagger, my gaze icy as I say, "Your regret is deadlier than wolfsbane and worth even less than my life." Our bonding is a calculated trap, and revenge is the move I am determined to play. Winning him back no longer matters. This time, I am not turning back. I want nothing but his endless remorse and the chance to break my chains and begin a new life.

I pushed the door open and saw Giovanna standing there in my silk robe—my gift from Enzo—and wearing my heirloom pendant. She lifted a brow and mocked me, “The robe fits, the pendant’s mine, and you—get out.” I grabbed Enzo, demanding an explanation, but he shoved a fake contract in my face, saying, “You signed it.” “I did not. Stop lying!” I snapped. He snapped at me, “This is family business. You know nothing.” It seemed three years together was nothing but an act. That very night, I ran away to Milan. I had nowhere to go and no one to turn to until Mark showed up out of nowhere. “Don’t be scared,” he said. “I’ve got you. As long as I’m around, no one touches you.” He protected me, and for a moment, I really thought I’d finally found someone I could rely on. However, when we were practicing at the shooting range later, I stared at him. “Why are you helping me?” I asked. “And don’t tell me it’s because of that mess I left behind.” His eyes flickered for a second before he answered, “Just trust me. That’s all you need to do.” Something about the way he said it made my stomach twist. This whole disaster was all one giant setup. And now here I am, gripping a gun, fighting for justice, but am I really avenging myself? Or was I already someone else’s pawn from the very beginning?

Our seventh wedding anniversary. I sat at the dining table—alone. My phone buzzed, lighting up with two messages. First, from Tom: [Working late at the office tonight.] Second, anonymous: [Tom is incredible. Can you even keep up?] Attached was a picture of him, lips locked with a woman I didn't recognize. I blew out the candles on the anniversary cake. Eyes shut, I typed back: [Let's divorce.]

I accidentally hit my head in the shower. To my surprise, I find that I can hear my aloof housemate's thoughts. "Damn, he's got perky buns." I think of him as a regular housemate, but he wants to sleep with me?