Kabanata 34 El Filibusterismo

Jatuh cinta sekali, menikah sekali dan matipun juga sekali. Prinsip inilah yang dipegang teguh oleh seorang Aditya Birawa Aji (Adit). Di usianya yang sudah hampir menginjak 34 tahun Aditya masih betah hidup melajang dan selalu berhasil menghindari perjodohan yang direncanakan oleh keluarganya. Keluarganya selama ini percaya bahwa Adit memang ingin fokus kepada pekerjaannya. Padahal kenyataan yang sebenarnya bukanlah seperti itu. Sejak 15 tahun yang lalu, Adit selalu mencari seorang wanita bernama Hanna Kartika Aledra (Hanna) yang merupakan cinta pertamanya. Pencarian Adit berakhir kala akhirnya ia bertemu dengan Hanna disalah satu acara yang ia hadiri. Harapannya untuk kembali membangun hubungan seperti dulu bersama Hanna dihadapkan pada sebuah kenyataan yang membuat dirinya harus berjuang kembali sejak awal dan membuat Hanna percaya bahwa ia sudah berubah serta menyesali kesalahan yang ia buat dulu. Apakah Hanna akan menerima kembali kehadiran Adit dihidupnya setelah apa yang Adit lakukan hingga membuat kehidupannya berubah 180 derajat? Atau Hanna memilih bersama Dana, sosok laki-laki yang selama ini berdiri di sampingnya dan selalu membantunya dalam setiap kesulitan hidup yang ia alami.

Achilio Isacco Bonaventura adalah seorang pangeran yang terlahir tanpa mengenal cinta, dan kasih sayang. Lika-liku kehidupan menyedihkan, dan penuh siksaan kejam dari sang ibu tiri, menghiasi masa kecilnya. Suatu hari, perintah Dewa Naga berkepala tujuh menghantarkannya kepada sebuah takdir, yang akan membawanya pada perjalanan antara hidup dan mati. Terpilihnya Achilio menjadi seorang guardian, membuatnya harus mengemban tugas penting untuk melindungi kestabilan alam. Namun, Kaisar Harvey dari kegelapan selalu berusaha menghalangi misinya itu. Peperangan dan pembunuhan massal garis keturunan Bonaventura, membuat Achillio menaruh dendam pada Kaisar Harvey. Atas petunjuk dari surat mendiang ibunya, Achilio pun mencari tujuh kristal phoenix, untuk mengalahkan iblis tingkat tinggi itu. Dia telah bersumpah akan mengembalikan kedamaian, dan mengakhiri Kekaisaran Darkiles dalam sejarah. Akankah Achilio berhasil menaklukkan kegelapan di bawah kakinya? Atau justru sebaliknya, Kaisar Harveylah yang akan menghantarkannya pada kematian?

Despite being a mermaid, the young Iris Amor Manuel accepted and befriended Evangeline "Eva" Damian. When they were six years old, they were separated. Amor had to go to the US as she needed to be treated for her unknown sickness. Eva had waited far too long for her first love to return and fulfill her promise to her. She became impatient and she decided to move on and live her life. However, Eva's first love came back, and all the feelings she had contained for years came flooding back. She wanted Amor back in her life. She was the only woman she truly loved, even when Eva discovered that Amor was actually a vampire, which are the mortal enemies of the other supernaturals.

Natalia Aquino is the spoiled brat daughter of the President. She can get all that she wants in just a snap of her fingers. She has a lot of maids and security guards, but she wondered why her father needed to hire another maid for her. Now, she had to deal with her personal sexy maid/lady guard, July Mercado, who promised her father to tame her.  She argued to her father that she didn't need the sexy maid, but one situation changed her mind when the maid saved her from a threatening creature, who was a vampire, who tried to kill her.  And as that killing event happened, Natalia discovered more from her maid/lady guard. She's not just a mere human, she's a wolf!

“Dasar dosen sinting! Gue sumpahin jodohnya janda anak satu!” _ Sonia Putri Panjaitan. “Gara-gara kamu sumpahin, saya jadi beneran nikah sama janda anak satu, kan!” Arjuna Putra Sudjiono

Ang buong akala ni Monica ay makakasama na niya ang kanyang nobyo na hindi niya nakita ng matagal na panahon dahil sa pangingibang bansa ngunit laking gulat niya sa kanyang paguwi ay may ibang babae na pala ang kaniyang nobyo. Sa sakit at paghihinagpis, napilitan si Monica na tanggapin ang alok ng kanyang madrasta na mag pakasal sa anak ng isang mayamang pamilya, ang pamilya Monterde. Pinaalalahan siya ng kaibigan niyang si Patricia na magiingat sa gagawin niyang desisyon dahil hindi basta basta ang papasukin niya ganun din ang pamilya nang papakasalan niya. Ngunit buo na ang loob ni Monica at handang gawin ang lahat dulot na lamang ng sakit na ginawa ni Jhorby, kahit na alam niya na tatlong buwan na lamang ang nalalabi sa buhay ng kaniyang papakasalan. Naiayos na ng mga magulang nila ang papel sa kanilang kasal at ang tanging hinihintay na lamang nila ay magkaanak at dalawa ngunit sa kasamaang palad ay ayaw ng lalaki kay Monica dahil alam rin nito na pera lamang ang habol nito at kanilang ari arian. Pero matapang at buong loob pa rin sa Monica sa kaniyang binabalak. Sa umpisa ng kanilang pagsasama ay, makikita na ayaw na ayaw talaga ni Fabian kay Monica ngunit may mga bagay na pinapatunayan si Monica at napapabilib nito ang lalaki at abangan sa mga susunod na kabanata kung ano nga ba kahihinatnan nang kanilang pagsasasama.

A young woman's life is turned upside down when she is forced into an arranged marriage by her father. In a desperate attempt to outsmart her father's plan, she unknowingly marries the identical twin brother of her intended groom who turned out to be on a desperate hunt for a wife in order to slot in as his family's heir. By the time she discovers her mistake and her husband's true intentions, it was already too late—she had consummated her marriage with him. Will this mistake of hers become the best thing that ever happened to her, or will it be her biggest regret?

Olivia had only one goal when she started high school and was transferred to Clover High: she wanted to be popular and stand out not only academically but also in extracurricular activities. She wanted to be a part of the popular crowd so she wouldn't have to go through the ordeal she went through in elementary and middle school. Her stepsister Zoey, who adores her, discovered that she is the bullies' favorite prey. Olivia despised Zoey at school and hid the truth about her true relationship with her until she could. Worse, Olivia became one of Zoey's bullies. How far will Olivia can conceal the truth about herself and Zoey? How far will Olivia can hide her true self and ignore her growing feelings for her stepsister? ~*~ P.S. This is LGBTQIA+ themed story. (Girl's Love | GirlXGirl) If you are not comfortable reading this kind of genre, please don't proceed.

Angel Jazmin Miller's father requested that she return to the country to meet the woman he will soon marry. Her father has been a single father for many years, and this is the first time he has had a serious relationship that resulted in an engagement. Jazmin granted her father's request, but she had no intention of staying for long. Jazmin met her soon-to-be mother, and to her surprise, it was the woman she thought she'd end up with for the rest of her life and the reason she lost everything when she was in high school. What will triumph? Her admiration for her father's decisions or her desire for vengeance on those who have wronged her in the past?

Ketika seorang pria macho lewat di depannya, Margaret berteriak kencang, "Lucer, aku suka sama kamu. Kita jadian, ya?" "Harapan boleh aja tinggi tapi harus tetap sadar diri." Lucer tersenyum smirk, lalu pergi meninggalkan gadis manis itu seorang diri. Manusia serigala adalah ketakutan terbesar bagi Margaret Phire–seorang gadis remaja yang mengidap Lupophobia. Namun, apa jadinya, jika kisah cintanya ternyata terpaut pada seorang lone werewolf–Lucer Ford? Akankah Margaret bisa mencintai sisi lain seorang Lucer? Bisakah keduanya bersatu di antara dinding perbedaan yang tinggi? Apakah kisah mereka akan berakhir saling melupakan, ataukah saling melengkapi satu sama lain?