Kabanata 11 Noli Me Tangere

And here I was, seated on the balcony, staring at the rain pitter and patter against the glass coverage walls with my bodyguard seated there, a book in hand. I don't know his problem. I know from his attitude that he wasn't happy to “babysit” a twenty year old, but he could have just ended his contract. He never paid me a single attention and was always reading, but strangely, he was always alert. I was the abomination he must never look at. And it made my blood boil. But not for long, though. Because every time I set eyes on him, I melt. It is forbidden, but who cares? I want him, but does he want me?

“Why are you doing this? I have done everything you asked me to do. Please, Clara, let it go.” Xavier pleaded. Clara stared at him and slowly let out a chuckle. “You mean nothing to me, you have never meant something and you never will. I don't love you and I never will.” “My words. Do they ring a bell?” She asked with a smile as she stared at him. His eyes were clouded with tears. “Clara… “ “Five years ago you said those words to me, now I am saying them back to you. I won't stop Xavier, not until the Blackwell’s Empire falls!” ~ Being in a loveless marriage for two years was something Clara got used to. Despite it being loveless, it was going great until her husband’s first love returned out of the blue and was carrying his child. The next minute, Clara was signing divorce papers. Not only was she divorced, she was humiliated by her husband and his family. Clara left the city and returned five years later with twins, she returned as a billionaire. Now, it was her ex-husband’s turn to chase her.…

My sister, Gabriella Rutherfurd, is the richest female CEO in Brightshire. Her male secretary, Freddie Morgan, mentions that he wants to see a real-life version of the Squid Game, so she builds the venue and spends 100 million dollars to make it happen. The lure of a gigantic cash prize draws in countless desperate souls. Even the bodyguards responsible for protecting my brother-in-law, Cyril Harding, abandon their posts to participate. Cyril has no choice but to go to the hospital without the bodyguards for his medical appointment, but he is abducted halfway there. In my previous life, I found Gabriella and asked her to stop the game and send people to rescue Cyril. After hesitating, Gabriella agreed. She stopped the game and managed to save Cyril just in time. But the few players who had made it to the final round were furious that the game was canceled. To vent their rage, they took Freddie and beat him to death. Gabriella acted like it had nothing to do with me. Yet, on the day Freddie was buried, she ordered her men to beat me up. When I open my eyes again, I am back to the day that Cyril was abducted. This time, Gabriella gets what she wants, and the Squid Game is held as planned. By the final round, a masked man is dragged onto the high platform. Freddie announces that whoever slices the man's head off will win the 100-million-dollar prize. When Cyril's head rolls to Gabriella's feet, she finally snaps.

“Now tell me who you belong to?” Rael rasped, their breaths mingling together. He was her sister's fiancé, yet here he was, fucking her like he owned her. The feeling of being on the bed of the man her sister plans on marrying next month brought a sense of accomplishment to her being. “I'm yours, Rael. Fuck! I'm yours!” she almost screamed with another hard jab of his waist. “Wrong answer.” he muttered, pulling out of her just as she had almost reached her peak. … Blood seeped out of her chest just moments before she saw the other side of her stepsister. The sister who she trust most had not only sold her out to be raped by men from the black market, but had also had her murdered her. Her boyfriend, whom she thought loved her the most, had also been cheating on her all along. Feeling betrayed, tears rolled down the corners of her eyes as she bled, yet there was nothing she could do. She died. But fate gives her a second chance, letting her go back in time a month before her sister's wedding. She will make everyone who hurt her pay. And the first step is stealing her sister's Fiancé, Rael Morgan–A billionaire known for being the coldest man in Country M. To own him and to watch her sister break, just like how she had broken. But never would she have expected things to turn out the way it did. He now owned her, refusing to let go. What starts as her own plot spirals into something darker. He possesses her. He makes her his woman.

ROMANCE-COMEDYMereka berdua ini terjebak adik kakak zone. Kata abang, kakak itu harus melindungi adiknya. Kemudian abang berikrar karena melihat Tika tersakiti gebetan dan pacar. "Perjanjiannya, abang nggak akan punya pacar sampai kamu punya pacar dua tahun kedepan.""Oke, saksinya Prima sekarang."Begitu keduanya menyepakati ikrar abang. Ternyata Tika kenali pacarnya ke abang. Habis itu abang kenali gebetan. Tapi tidak bertahan lama. Keduanya ternyata memilih berpisah dengan kekasih mereka, Tika kembali menjomblo. Terus sampai lewat dua tahun, Tika malah halal di tangan abang. Bagaimana ini. Ternyata abang lamar Tika dengan damage bukan main, apalagi awalnya Tika melarikan diri terus, menghindari abang. Tapi akhirnya menyerah ketika diancam. Tika ciut sudah seperti kerupuk kena angin-angin, umes. Alhasil, Tika benar-benar jadi istri abang. Abang berlaku sangat lembut dan halus. Tapi, ada tapinya. Abang bukan main nyosornya, Tika yang polos jadi tidak polos lagi. Sekali mencium, arahnya bisa dari bibir ke ujung Selatan dan berakhir abang minta kelon. Namun, pernikahan memang nikmat dan membahagiakan. Sekarang tinggal bagaimana Tika hadapai pahitnya saja. Ketika banyak lebah madu, uh bukan. Lalat busuk yang gatel dan getol mendekati suaminya yang perkasa nan tampan.Apalagi ketika Tika mengetahui sisi lain yang dia abaikan dari kehidupan abang.***MATURE CONTENT!

When the only thing that can save you is the darkness that wants to consume you would you let it take you? Raven is one of the few humans left in the world who survived the war between the creatures. The war is over now, and Marcus Vanguard is the ruler now, but secretly Raven and a few of her combat buddies have taken up shelter at an old compound and have been fitting back the demons from the shadows that the demons love to rely on. Marcus catches word of creatures being slaughtered in Skull Valley and when the assigned leader of the territory is killed, he decides to go down there himself and figure out the situation himself. He wasn't prepared for the red-haired kitten he finds stirring up chaos or the deep burning desire that stirs within him in her presence.

Naileen Bimantara. Gadis berusia 21 tahun yang baru saja lulus dari perguruan tinggi itu susah sejak lama memperhatikan Mas Dewa— duda anak kembar yang tinggal di sebelah rumahnya. Sejak dia masih SMA, Nai selalu bermimpi akan menikahi hot duda itu kelak! Bukan hanya tampang dan tubuh atletis yang sempurna, bahkan kantong pria itu juga luarbiasa sempurna. Sangat cocok dengan tipe Nai yang boros. Namun, tentu saja usia mereka akan ditentang sang ibu. Meskipun bertetangga sudah lama, Nai tidak pernah berinteraksi dengan Dewa. Hanya dengan Mauren sesekali bila wanita itu datang arisan di rumahnya. Sampai akhirnya Mauren mengandung anak kembar, semua orang bahagia dengar berita itu. Bahkan Nai ikut senang. Seketika dia melupakan Dewa sesaat karena memikirkan betapa tampan atau cantiknya anak pasangan itu kelak dari gen ayah dan ibunya. Namun, mereka juga bersedih karena berita Mauren meninggal setelah melahirkan. Sejak saat itu, Dewa semakin jauh dalam pandangan Nai. Bisa dibilang, masa remaja Nai habis karena memperhatikan Dewa dan kedua anaknya. Bahkan ketika pusing membuat skripsi, dia akan menatap ke luar jendela kamarnya dan melihat bagaimana cerianya Raja dan Ratu bermain sepeda yang ditemani oleh suster mereka. Hal yang tak terlupakan bagi Naileen adalah ketika mereka akhirnya berbicara. Hatinya menghangat kala melihat senyuman manis Dewa dan suara pria itu yang membuat isi kepalanya memikirkan nama anak kelak mereka nanti. Ya, sejauh itu harapan Nai pada duda dua anak itu. Baginya, sembilan tahun bukanlah hal yang penting. Naileen juga bertemu dengan seorang pria lainnya yang sangat perhatian dengannya. Kisah cinta yang semula hanya berpusat pada Naileen yang sibuk mencari perhatian dari seorang Sadewa berubah menjadi cinta segi sekian yang cukup rumit. Sikap gengsi dan malu merekalah yang berhasil membuat masalah yang mudah dihadapi malah berubah menjadi sangat memusingkan. Mereka harus menerima konsekuensi dari apa yang sudah mereka pilih; pujaan hati, keluarga, atau sahabat?

"Bukankah itu Dewa ?" tanya Sal mengikutinya dari belakang. Sal adalah anak perempuan yang tumbuh bersama empat kakak sepupu laki-laki dan satu adik sepupu perempuan. Hal ini membuatnya menjadi wanita yang tomboy. Keluarga mereka cukup terpandang di kota ini. Keluarga Damian merupakan keluarga besar yang memiliki perusahaan bersama dengan ayahnya Sal sebagai pemimpin perusahaan. Sal memiliki ambisi suatu saat bisa menggantikan posisi ayahnya karena itu dia bekerja sangat keras. Hari ini adalah pernikahan adik sepupunya. Dewa sudah sampai di tepi pantai. "Apa yang dilakukannya di sini di tengah-tengah persiapan pernikahannya ?" tanya Sal dalam hatinya. Di sana sudah menunggu Alder di tepi laut sambil menatap ke arah laut. Alder membiarkan kakinya dihempaskan oleh ombak-ombak kecil. Alder adalah seorang laki-laki yang lahir dari keluarga pengusaha yang memiliki masa lalu kelam yang membuatnya membenci wanita. Alder sudah mengenal Dewa sejak mereka duduk di bangku SMA. Hubungan mereka sangat dekat bahkan sebelum Dewa bertemu dengan Riya. Sal mengikutinya dan bersembunyi di balik karang. "Ada apa lagi ?" tanya Dewa terlihat kesal. "Aku ingin bertemu denganmu apa salah," jawab Alder. "Aku sebentar lagi menikah," ucap Dewa. "Kau yakin menikahinya karena cinta atau kau menikahinya karena takut dengan pandangan masyarakat soal hubungan kita," balas Alder. Sal yang mendengar hal itu sangat terkejut dan nyaris limbung. "Tidak ini tidak mungkin," ucap Sal dalam hatinya. "Aku sudah bulat pada keputusanku," ucap Dewa. "Sebaiknya kau pertimbangkan lagi," bujuk Alder berusaha mendekati Dewa. Dewa berjalan mundur untuk menjauhinya. Sal merasa seluruh bulu kuduknya berdiri. "Riya harus tau tentang hal ini," kata Sal dalam hatinya. Riya adalah calon istri Dewa. Apakah Sal akan memberitahukan hal ini dengan Riya ? Apa yang terjadi jika pernikahan tetap terjadi ? Apakah Alder akan membiarkan hal itu terjadi begitu saja ?

Marco, a billionaire tycoon awakes to find his dead body laying on the floor, two hours away from home. Confused, he sets out to find his murderer. He meets Alyssa, the only human that can see him. Alyssa works in one of the biggest company in France. She is on the verge of losing her promotion if she doesn't come up with a juicy scandal. Wanting to save herself, she agrees to help him find his murderer. Things get heated when they begin to develop feelings for one another.

Elena Moore got some trust issues and a huge debt from a bad relationship. With bad guys after her to get the money, she needs to find a solution: she is going to make a deal with the devil. The devil? Dylan Montgomery, the CEO of Montgomery Enterprises.