Jonathan Galindo

BEHIND "She may looks like everybody, but she's not like anybody." Grace, a.k.a Rosalie, a.k.a Brenda, dan banyak nama lainnya, harus terus mengubah jati diri dan berpindah-pindah. Keabadiannya yang tak lekang dimakan usia menjadi penyebabnya. Sosok setengah manusia yang mengarungi kehidupan terkutunya sendirian. Hingga pada usianya yang lebih dari seabad, semua berubah. Hatinya yang semula membeku, mencair oleh seorang pria bermata cokelat madu. Setelah itu, banyak rentetan kejadian yang membuatnya terus bertanya-tanya. Terlebih, saat ia tahu bahwa bukan hanya ia iblis di dunia. Lantas, datang pula seorang pemburu iblis yang membeberkan dunia bawah tanah. Grace terkejut, karena takdir yang tak pernah dibayangkan membawanya untuk bertempur. Apalagi sosok yang membuat hatinya menghangat harus menjadi korban. Mampukah Grace menyelamatkan Jonathan yang hampir terperangkap dalam perang dingin sesama iblis penikmat gairah?

"Jadi kamu yang membuat Farel pergi meninggalkan aku? Kamu membuat data palsu seolah-olah Farel memiliki penyakit HIV agar dia membatalkan pernikahan? Terus besoknya kamu melamarku menggantikan posisi dia seolah menjadi pahlawan agar keluargaku tidak menanggung malu? Begitu?" Shira bertepuk tangan di hadapan Jonathan. "Maksud kamu data palsu apa? Dan jangan berbicara tinggi seperti itu padaku, aku ini suamimu!" "Yang seharusnya menjadi suamiku itu Farel, bukan kamu! Aku benar-benar menyesal telah menikah denganmu! Kamu bersikap seolah-olah aku ratu satu-satunya di hatimu padahal ada ratu lain yang kamu sembunyikan, termasuk keluargamu sendiri ikut merasahasiakannya, benar-benar gila!" Shira berkelakar sampai kalap. "Ratu apa? Aku tidak mengerti dengan perkataanmu, Shira!" "Come on ... tolong berhenti menjadi aktor hebat di depanku! Kamu tahu Grecia yang katamu adalah klien penting? Dan anak kecil yang terus bergelayut manja meminta perhatian darimu? Sekarang aku tahu itu adalah istri dan anakmu!" Jonathan meremas rambutnya sendiri. "Oke, Fine! Aku jujur sekarang, Grecia memang istri pertamaku. Aku terpaksa menikahinya karena perjodohan, tapi anak kecil itu bukan anakku, Shira. Tolong percaya." "Apa? Bukan anakmu? Sungguh malang nasib anak itu tidak diakui oleh ayah kandungnya. Padahal aku dengar sendiri anak itu memanggilmu dengan sebutan ayah. Apa sekarang kamu akan menuduhku tuli, Nathan?" "Bagaimana aku bisa mengakui anak kecil itu adalah anakku padahal aku tidak pernah menyentuh ibunya? Grecia memang mencintaiku, tapi aku tidak mencintainya. Satu-satunya wanita yang aku cintai hanya kamu, Shira. Tolong pahami itu!" "Kebohongan apa lagi yang kamu buat? Selama ini aku terlalu bodoh percaya dengan semua bualanmu padahal kamu sutradara licik di balik sekanerio kejam yang kamu buat!!" "Cukup, Shira. Aku tidak berbohong, aku sudah melakukan test DNA tanpa sepengetahuan Grecia. Hasilnya memang anak itu bukan darah dagingku!" Tak menggubris Jonathan yang terus berkelit, Shira memilih memasukkan semua bajunya ke dalam koper. "Tunggu surat gugatan cerai dariku, Nathan!"

In my previous life, I inherited the family's steakhouse, while my sister asked our dad to get her a job that paid 75 hundred a month. To her shock and surprise, the heir of a rich family and I fell in love at first sight when he came over for a meal. I became his wife, and everyone envied me for marrying the richest man in Imperia. My sister lost both her legs during a work accident. Jealous of my great life, she set me up and killed me with her own hands. We were both reborn at the same time, back to the moment where we would make the decision that would change our lives forever. Right before our father, she told him she wanted to inherit Shaw's Steakhouse. I heard everything, and in a corner where no one could see me, a sneer curled my lips. Poor thing. She had no idea at all. Her nightmare would begin the moment she met Jonathan Landton.

“You think I care for what happens to my life?” “The last thing that is certain to happen to all humans is death. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” * Gemma thought that in her life she would never go out while Elenio’s sky was still dark. But after she moved to Ayria, the capital of Elenio, she had that opportunity. Living in a country that has a curfew, Gemma and the millions of people in Elenio never get to enjoy the atmosphere after sunset. Elenio is a beautiful small country in the South Pacific Ocean. At first glance, this country looks like an ordinary country, but actually, this little country holds a big thing: Draconian. Night creatures that roam and kill humans. Of all the inhabitants of Elenio, only the Arcthurian, a special force formed to fight the Draconians, had ever seen the figure of this monstrous creature. Gemma’s work at a nightclub, a forbidden place in Elenio, the actions of her childhood best friend, Jonathan, and Gemma’s encounter with a mysterious handsome man, brings Gemma to be involved in Archturian. Until finally Gemma finds out that the curse of this country is closely related to her.

Our place was hit by an earthquake. I was crushed by a slab of stone, but my wife, leader of the rescue squad, abandoned me in favor of her true love. She said, "You're a soldier. You can live with a little injury. Felix can't. He's always been weak, and he needs me." I was saved, eventually, and I wanted to leave my wife. I agreed to the chip research that would station me in one of the National Science Foundation's bases deep in the mountains. My leader was elated about my agreeing to this research. He grasped my hand tightly. "Marvelous. With you in our team, Jonathan, this research won't fail! But… you'll be gone for six whole years. Are you sure your partner's fine with it?" I nodded. "She will be. I'm serving the nation here. She'll understand." The leader patted my shoulder. "Good to know. The clock is ticking, so you'll only have one month to say your goodbyes. That enough for you?" I smiled. "More than enough."

A familiar hand reached out toward me. His hand. Jonathan’s. Maybe Nathaniel now. The man I had kissed. The man I had touched. The man who had just married my sister. “Oh God, what have I done?” **************************************** She left without a word. Ten years later, an invitation brings her back… To face the sister she abandoned… A secret that was never supposed to surface. And a man she should have never touched. When Celeste Marlowe receives an unexpected wedding invitation from the baby sister she walked away from a decade ago, she expects cold shoulders and buried resentment…not a fiery one-night stand with a stranger who makes her forget everything. But the truth comes crashing in. He’s not a stranger. He’s the groom. Her sister’s groom. Now, trapped between the sins of her past and a secret she can’t outrun, life hurls her into something far more dangerous than heartbreak, a tangled web of power, lies, and blood-soaked secrets. Because in Velmont City, nothing is ever just personal. And some families don’t forgive… They own.

It has been fifty-five days since my fiancé cut me off. I called off the wedding I'd waited eight long years for. All while he was caring for his childhood sweetheart, who was battling depression and seeking peace at a remote retreat. He even had the historic chapel—a local landmark called the Aethelred Sanctuary—closed to the public for six months because of her. And me? I was left to face the swarming reporters, hounded from one place to the next until I had nowhere left to hide—all because he disappeared without a word. Out of options, I went to the retreat to find him. But he turned me away, saying I would disturb the quiet and sanctity of the place. In the bitter cold of deep winter, I collapsed outside the gates, barely holding on. When I woke, I saw him—Jonathan—planting an entire garden of roses on the grounds, every bloom a declaration of love. Six months later, he finally left and returned home with his childhood sweetheart. The roses they had planted now filled what was supposed to be our wedding venue, from floor to ceiling. I watched them, cold and unmoved. What he didn't know was this—I was already engaged to someone else.

Amelia Hutton, an 18-year-old with a captivating charm, exudes an effervescent brightness that draws people towards her. A girl whose heart is a sanctuary for love, her family occupies the topmost rung in her priorities. In the tender embrace of her familial bonds, her elder brother Jonathan emerges as a formidable protector, his love for her an unshakable foundation. But life takes an unexpected turn when Amelia crosses paths with Gabriel Hamilton, a man whose mere presence exudes an aura of power and ruthlessness. With wealth beyond imagination at his disposal, he's not just a billionaire; he's a force of nature. Handsome as he is enigmatic, Gabriel's entrance into Amelia's world shatters her equilibrium. Yet, his intentions transcend mere curiosity. A dark obsession burgeons within him, a compulsion to possess Amelia, to draw her into his shadowy existence. His fixation on her grows like an insidious vine, weaving its tendrils around his thoughts until she's all he can see. Gabriel's heart is cloaked in darkness, a void he yearns to fill with her light. In this saga of love and power, innocence and darkness, the tale of Amelia and Gabriel emerges as a gripping narrative. Their destinies are intertwined, bound by a tumultuous journey that will test the limits of their hearts, challenging them to rise above the suffocating grip of obsession and claim their own fates.

Keluarga Alexander William merupakan keluarga yang sangat terkenal sejak dulu. Keluarga mereka tidak pernah keluar dari jajaran sepuluh orang terkaya seasia. Setiap generasi hanya melahirkan anak laki-laki dengan wajah yang tampan rupawan. Pada suatu hari, ada salah satu di antara mereka suka berganti pasangan. Akhirnya keluarga mereka dikutuk. Setiap anak pertama yang lahir dari keluarga Alexander William hanya bisa mencintai satu perempuan seumur hidup mereka atau mereka akan mati tertekan. Mereka sudah berusaha melepaskan kutukan itu, tapi kutukan itu tidak akan pernah lepas sebelum ada perempuan yang tulus mencintai mereka tanpa memandang harta dan ketampanan Jonathan Alexander William termasuk orang yang dikutuk dan mengalami masalah psikologi. Diumur yang sudah memasuki 26 tahun, sikapnya masih seperti bocah. Pada suatu hari Nathan bertemu dengan Herlin. Herlin terpaksa menerima tawaran menjadi istri bayaran untuk Nathan si tuan muda karena terus diteror. Mereka membeli tempat tinggal Herlin sehingga dia tidak mempunyai tempat tinggal. Tidak hanya itu saja, mereka juga membeli tempat kuliah Herlin dan sesuatu yang ada sangkut paut dengannya. Apakah Herlin bisa menerima Nathan dengan tulus dan melepaskan kutukan itu?

Kota Rose Valley, tempat uang, sihir, dan kekuasaan berpadu, menjadi saksi dari sebuah tragedi berdarah yang menghancurkan keluarga Zenith. Jonathan dan Sierra Zenith tewas di tangan Gustav Leiva dan putranya, Lucas Leiva, dalam sebuah perjamuan mewah yang berubah menjadi pembantaian. Putra semata wayang mereka, Clive Zenith, berhasil diselamatkan oleh sang ibu dan menghilang tanpa jejak.Sepuluh tahun kemudian, Clive tumbuh di bawah asuhan Kakek Yuan, seorang pertapa bijak di Kuil Surgawi, dan Wing Shao, cucunya. Berlatih dengan disiplin tinggi, menggabungkan energi Chi, Yin dan Yang, serta mengasah aura Tension yang belum pernah terlihat sebelumnya, Clive menjelma dari seorang bocah penuh trauma menjadi pemuda yang kuat dan penuh determinasi.Saat itu juga, di tengah gemerlap kota Rose Valley yang dikuasai Leiva, terdengar bisikan pelan dari balik hutan Nordia: “Leiva... waktunya hampir tiba.”Kisah ini mengangkat tema balas dendam, pertarungan antar keluarga, sihir tingkat tinggi, dan perjalanan seorang pemuda untuk menaklukkan takdir yang pernah merenggut segalanya dari genggamannya.Siapakah yang akan berdiri sebagai pemenang? Keluarga Leiva yang angkuh dan berdarah dingin, ataukah Clive Zenith, sang pewaris yang tumbuh dari reruntuhan masa lalu untuk membawa badai pembalasan?