Jacques-louis David Marat

Raisya dan keluarganya adalah pendatang baru di sebuah desa terpencil di kaki pegunungan. Di desa itu, Raisya memiliki dua orang sahabat dekat, namanya Salwa dan Hafizah. Hafizah adalah sahabatnya yang terobsesi menjadi seorang arkeolog terkenal, dia bersepakat dengan Salwa untuk memaksanya ikut menyelidiki sebuah bangunan sejarah di desa mereka. Padahal, memasuki bangunan itu sama saja dengan melanggar pantangan desa. Saat ketiganya berada dalam bangunan tua, Hafizah tiba-tiba menghilang secara misterius. Para sepuh sebagai pemegang kekuasaan tertinggi desa bukannya melakukan pencarian, malah mengadakan acara ritual yang tidak masuk akal. Namun sebaliknya, keadaan desa bertambah kacau, warga kerap digemparkan oleh penemuan jasad gadis-gadis yang tidak dikenal. Merasa ada yang salah dengan pemikiran penduduk desanya, Raisya akhirnya mengajak Salwa untuk menyelidiki bangunan tua. Namun, penampakan penunggu-penunggu bangunan itu sekaligus kejadian-kejadian aneh membuat keduanya kewalahan. Saat melarikan diri dari bangunan tua, mereka bertemu dengan Mbah Kur, dia mengatakan bahwa Hafizah masih hidup. Mbah Kur adalah pria tua sebatang kara yang hidup terisolir di atas bukit. Suatu hari datanglah seorang detektif tampan yang menyamar sebagai mahasiswa KKN dari universitas kota. Sebuah pertemuan membuat ketiganya bekerja sama. Detektif menjadikan Mbah Kur sebagai tersangka karena tidak sengaja menemukan sebuah dokumen keluarga milik Mbah Kur yang tercecer. Mereka akhirnya mendaki bukit untuk menemukan kediaman Mbah Kur, dan benar saja Hafizah berada di sana. Awalnya Hafizah diculik lalu memutuskan untuk tinggal sementara di rumah Mbah Kur setelah mendengar isi percakapan dari kakeknya sendiri yang bernama Qasim dengan beberapa pengikutnya, bahwa Kek Qasim akan melakukan ritual pernikahan sesat dengannya. Selama ini Kek Qasim mempengaruhi penduduk desa dengan mitos sesatnya, dia pula yang membunuh para gadis untuk dijadikan tumbal pengganti, supaya Raja Louis yang mereka percaya sebagai iblis penguasa bangunan tua, dapat mengembalikan Hafizah. Dengan menjadikan Hafizah sebagai umpan, Raisya akhirnya berhasil menggagalkan pernikahan sesat itu sekaligus membuka kedok Kek Qasim.

*** “Get back here Bella. Do not even try because you can't get away from me, and do not let me catch you myself.” “I don't want to have anything to do with you," she retorted angrily. “Oh, sweetheart, that is totally on you. Do you know how long I have been invested in you?” “You kidnapped me and brought me here. I don't want to be here and I'm not letting you touch me," her voice was so strong. He loved her challenge: it only made him harder. "Me touching you is definitely happening. You absolutely can't resist it for too long: you can only enjoy it now,” he said in a low, dangerous voice. With that, he quickly ran around the kitchen counter and caught her. “Got you… You can't run away from me Bella; no matter how hard you try I will always find you. “Let me go… now,” she shouted. “Not when I'm still breathing baby, you will love every single thing I do to you” he carried her over his shoulder to the bedroom… At a young age, Mirabella Antonio lost everything. Her parents died suddenly in a car crash. They died with a debt tagged to their names. A year later, her older brother, David was murdered in cold blood, trying to keep her safe and pay off the debt their parents owed. And the man at the center of it all was Hunter Groves. Four years later, he saw her again. He wants her. And Hunter doesn’t ask. He only takes. She opposed him in every way possible but he took her in every way possible. He is determined to imprint himself on her body and soul and that he did. Note; Dark romance; Male lead is a totally obsessed psychopath. ***Trigger warnings***

I reach for the door handle, the cold metal biting into my skin as I press my thumb against the latch. Before I can pull the door open, Cade's arm shoots out from behind me, slamming it shut. My body jolts, my heart leaping into my throat as I feel the heat of his body against my back. He lowers himself to me, his breath fanning my ear. "Are you walking out on me again, Elysian?” A shaky breath parts my lips, the hair on the back of my neck standing on its ends. "I never walked out on you, Cade…" My voice falters, betraying me. "Don't lie to me." His tone is aggressive. "I told you a long time ago never to walk away from me again. Are you always so careless?” I try to swallow, but my throat is too tight. "I'm sorry," I manage, the words barely audible. "You said that already," he challenges me, warning me to choose my next words carefully. But I can't. I can't think. I can't move. As his grip on the door tightens, I realize he's not giving me a choice. ⊰ Heartprints in the Void ⊱ My name is Elysian Reign, and I'm not extraordinary. His name is Cade Sinclair, and unlike me, he is extraordinary. At the age of 25, he inherited billions from his trillionaire father—David Sinclair. You never imagine that the love of your life's own father would manipulate his son's life to get rid of you—even if it means forcing him into an experimental hypnosis treatment. After three years, you'd think I'd have learned my lesson. You'd think I would've changed my identity and left the country after walking in on my first day at my new and finding out that Cade is now my boss.

I stare at the email on my screen, unable to move my fingers. Tomorrow is our company's crucial product launch, and I just learn that the patent for the algorithm I spent three years developing is now filed under Matthew Ashford's new assistant, Sophie Bennett. I storm into Matthew's office to confront him. Sophie sits on his desk with her legs crossed, looking completely innocent. She claims that she filled out the form by mistake. "It's just a clerical error. The patent still belongs to the company. What's the big deal?" Matthew stands up from his chair, positioning himself in front of Sophie. I can't believe what I am hearing. "Matthew, this is my research!" "Emma, you're thirty-five. Why are you picking a fight with a twenty-three-year-old intern?" He frowns. Then, he turns to Sophie. "Starting tomorrow, you're the new CTO. Emma needs… some time off." I'm utterly stunned. A decade of marriage and five years dedicated to building a company together have been shattered by a few casual words from him. Thirty minutes later, Sophie posts a photo on social media of herself sitting on Matthew's lap. They are both clinking champagne glasses. "So lucky to have the best boss ever. I'll make sure to be his loyal kitten." Below that, Matthew leaves a comment—three red heart emojis. I shut my laptop and pick up my phone. "Hello. Is this Mr. David Langley from Novara Group of Sundale Valley? This is Emma Whitmore. I've changed my mind. I'm ready to join you." I pause. "And by the way, about that unreleased algorithm upgrade, I have the complete technical blueprint. Make me an offer." Later, I fly to Tallisport with an eight-figure check in hand, while Matthew goes frantic trying to find me.

Le jour de mes vingt ans, mes parents ont posé devant moi les photos des héritiers les plus en vue du pays, me demandant d'en choisir un pour un mariage arrangé. J'ai dit à mon père que je voulais laisser le sort en décider. Dans ma vie précédente, j'avais choisi sans hésiter Gabriel Lemoine, l'héritier influent de la haute société parisienne, que j'aimais en secret depuis longtemps. Mais ce n'est qu'après le mariage que j'ai découvert la vérité : son amour idéalisée avait sombré dans le désespoir à cause de notre union. Un soir, elle s'était soûlée dans un bar, et y avait été agressée par des voyous. Elle a tenté de se suicider trois fois. Et Gabriel a vu en moi la cause de tous ses malheurs. Il a offert toute la fortune de ma famille à cette femme, vidant complètement les biens des Girard. Pire encore, il l'a laissée saboter les freins de notre voiture. Nous avons trouvé la mort, mes parents et moi, dans un accident tragique. De retour à la vie, j'ai tiré au sort un nouveau fiancé : David Morel, l'héritier le plus influant à Nice, un homme de foi, détaché du monde, entièrement tourné vers Dieu. Mais le jour de nos fiançailles, alors que je suis entrée avec lui, bras dessus bras dessous, devant tous les invités... Gabriel Lemoine a complètement perdu la tête.

Warning: R-18. Read at your own risk. Debbie Mae Layson, ang babaeng naghahangad na mapansin at makita ng lalaking pinagpantasyahan niya sa magazine; si Emmanuel Montefalco. Ngunit sa hindi inaasahan, dahil sa dare ng kanyang kaibigan na akitin ang binata, sa isang iglap paggising niya, itinakda na siyang magpakasal sa lalaking kinahumalingan niya nang maabutan sila ng ama ni Emmanuel na hubo't hubad sa ibabaw ng kama. Emmanuel's father forced him to marry her because for him, it is such a embarrassment to the clan of Montefalco to fuck a girl without marrying her. Kaya wala siyang nagawa, natatakot din na mangatwiran dahil isang David Montefalco ang kanyang kaharap. Akala niya maging masaya siya kapag ikinasal siya sa taong gusto niya, ngunit isa palang impeyerno ang buhay niya sa kamay ng asawa. Walang araw na hindi niya ito sinasaktan, physical, emotional. At lahat ng iyon binalewala niya dahil may kasalanan rin siya... At mahal niya ang kanyang asawa. What would you choose, love or revenge? Emmanuel Montefalco, a CEO, a Multi Millionaire, and also known as a ruthless mafia. Pumasok sa isang organisasyon upang hanapin ang taong nagtangka na patayin ang kanilang pamilya at walang iba kundi ang ama ng kanyang napangasawa. He is known as a feared, ruthless and cold hearted person. Kahit si kamatayan hindi niya kinakatakutan. Pero nang dumating sa buhay niya ang kanyang asawa, bawat oras, bawat sigundo, takot na takot siya dahil baka isang araw mawala sa piling niya ang asawa dahil sa kawalanghiyaan na ginawa niya dito. Magtagumpay kaya siya sa plano niyang paghihiganti? Makuha kaya niya ang hustisya na kanyang ninanais o, mahulog sa sariling patibong at sumuko nalang dahil sa pag-ibig?