Kain Serena

Andreas Pramoedya tak pernah membiarkan siapapun mengusik ranah pribadinya. Sikap dingin dan tertutup pria itu makin tak tersentuh saat Namira istrinya memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hidup dengan tragis. Kematian Namira yang penuh tragedi, sekali lagi berhasil menyadarkan Andreas bahwa dirinya memang selalu layak untuk ditinggalkan. Maka hal tersisa yang bisa ia lakukan adalah melindungi kembali hatinya. Bahkan saat kehadiran sosok asing seperti Serena Amerta diam-diam menyusup masuk ke dalamnya, Andreas berusaha tetap berdiri teguh pada pendirian. Tak peduli sepanas apa percikan gairah yang tercipta saat keduanya saling menyentuh di atas ranjang, pria itu tak ingin terkecoh sekali lagi. Ya, ia tak ingin terluka dengan kehilangan yang sama sekali lagi. Karena Andreas tahu dengan pasti, bekas dari luka tak terlihat itu akan selalu abadi dalam ingatannya yang fana. Dan tanpa permisi, juga akan ikut turut serta membunuhnya perlahan-lahan.

18+ Lunala adalah putri dari seorang tukang pijat plus-plus. Tiba-tiba dijodohkan dengan putra dari seorang konglomerat, Arshaka Gibran, pengusaha muda workaholic dan berhati dingin. "Pernikahan ini hanya untuk status saja bagiku. Tidak boleh ada cinta di antara kita, dan setelah kesepakatan kita selesai, kau bukan lagi istriku," tegas Arshaka tanpa perasaan. Lunala yang sempat berharap pernikahannya akan baik-baik saja meski harus menikah dengan orang yang baru dikenalnya, hanya bisa menerima dan mengikuti jalan takdirnya. "Saya juga akan berterus terang, kalau saya mau menikah dengan Anda hanya demi uang," balasnya. Namun takdir berkata lain. Di tengah kesepakatan itu cinta hadir di antara mereka. Lantas kesepakatan seperti apa sebenarnya yang telah mereka buat? Bagaimana pula saat Alex Gibran, adiknya Arshaka, hadir menawarkan cinta yang hangat untuk Nala? Dan saat Serena Williams, cinta pertama Arshaka yang dulunya bertepuk sebelah tangan tiba-tiba kembali mengharapkan cintanya? Akankah kesepakatan mereka tetap berlaku?

I’d just bonded with my mate, Alpha Damien, when he brought home an orphan to repay a “life debt.” From that day on, I came second to the girl, Lila. Always. Lila framed me, claiming I forced her to lose control of her wolf. For that, Damien locked me in the silver cells for three days and three nights. "The silver will teach you how to be a tolerant Luna!" Silver poisoning is torture. My wolf withered. I begged for mercy, drowning in agony. Lila just snuggled up to him, her voice dripping with fake concern. "Serena is your mate, after all. When she's in pain, you're in pain. It hurts me to see you suffer." Later, to make Lila happy, Damien publicly gave my seat on the Pack Council to her—a girl who knew nothing. This time, I said nothing. I just severed our mate bond. Days later, while he was writhing in the agony of our broken bond, he finally heard the news. I had joined the royal’s elite unit, The Talons. And I was never coming back. He shattered.

Ruang tamu rumah itu terasa begitu luas, namun entah mengapa udara di sekitarnya terasa menyempit, menekan paru-paruku. Malam ini adalah awal kehidupan baruku bersama Ibu di rumah suami barunya. "Bella, ayo, jangan malu-malu. Mulai sekarang kita adalah keluarga," ucap Ibu dengan senyum merekah, menarik tanganku agar lebih mendekat. Di hadapanku berdiri dua sosok pria yang kini menjadi bagian dari hidup kami. Arthur, ayah tiriku, duduk dengan wibawa yang mengintimidasi. Usianya memang sudah menyentuh kepala lima, tapi aura maskulinnya justru semakin pekat. Tubuhnya gagah, terbalut kemeja yang sedikit ketat di bagian dada, dan brewok tipis di dagunya memberikan kesan tegas yang sulit diabaikan. Namun, bukan dia yang membuat bulu kuduku meremang. Melainkan sosok yang berdiri di sampingnya. Leonard, atau kerap dipanggil Leo. Abang tiriku. "Halo, Bella," sapanya. Suaranya berat, rendah, dan memiliki getaran yang membuat perutku terasa aneh. Leo mewarisi postur gagah ayahnya, namun dengan vitalitas masa muda yang meledak-ledak. Kaos hitam polos yang ia kenakan menempel pas di tubuhnya, mencetak jelas otot-otot dada dan lengannya yang atletis. Sepertinya tidak ada satu inci pun lemak di tubuh itu, hanya otot keras yang siap menerkam. Saat aku mengangkat wajah untuk membalas sapanya, aku menangkap basah tatapannya. Mata itu... tidak sedang menatap wajahku. Mata tajam itu sedang menelusuri lekuk tubuhku, berhenti cukup lama di area dadaku, seolah tatapannya bisa menembus kain blus yang kukenakan. Tatapan itu bukan tatapan seorang kakak, melainkan tatapan seorang pria yang sedang menilai mangsanya.

Jaka dan Nuning bersahabat sejak kelas 4 SD. Cuma sahabat. Jaka nggak pernah kepikiran nikahin Nuning meski cuma dalam mimpi. Soalnya Nuning itu gesreknya naudzubillah dan sama sekali bukan tipenya. Cewek itu cuma cocok dijadiin 'partner in crime' nyolong mangganya Mbah Surip. Atau dijadiin umpan pemancing keributan di kelas untuk melancarkan aksi bolosnya. Tapi demi apa, nggak ada angin nggak ada hujan, tiba-tiba aja Nuning minta dinikahin?! Alasannya ngehek banget, "Biar orangtuaku ngijinin aku pindah ke Jakarta bareng kamu. Aku kan nggak mau selamanya jadi orang kampung!" Bikin Jaka ngibrit terbirit-birit. Bikin Jaka keki karena kemerdekaannya sebagai jomblo dihabisi. Soalnya Nuning bikin pengumuman kalau Jaka itu calon suaminya. Bikin Jaka mati pasaran di depan gebetannya. Makin ditolak, Nuning makin ugal-ugalan ngejar Jaka macam banteng liat kain merah. Bahkan cewek gebetannya pun tak luput jadi sasaran. Tapi Jaka ogah nyerah, pokoknya Nuning pilihan terakhir baginya kalau udah nggak ada lagi cewek yang bisa dinikahinya di bumi. Titik! Tapi. Bukan Nuning namanya kalau nyerah gitu aja. Jaka tiket emasnya ke Jakarta. Ia pun mengerahkan jurus 'pepet, dempet, srempet' untuk mendapatkannya. Tapi ternyata, Jaka sama tangguhnya. Cowok itu gesit licin bagai belut menghindarinya. Lalu tiba-tiba menghilang. Namun saat Nuning mulai lelah mencari dan menyerah, tiba-tiba saja Jaka kembali nongol di depannya dan berkata, "Oke, kita nikah!" Nuning sukses menggaet tiketnya ke Jakarta. Ya. Cuma pernikahan ini yang bisa membawanya ke kota impian. Nggak peduli apa alasan Jaka mau nikahin dia. Pokoknya... nikah aja dulu, soal cinta urusan belakangan!

After a shattering breakup, Ava Dawson flees Arizona with nothing but a suitcase and a dream of starting over. A flight delay leads her to Ethan Hart-a, a charming stranger with gentle eyes and quiet scars. It is a near accident that binds them, and a sunset kiss in San Francisco has Ava believing love can bloom twice. But Ethan is not just a warm stranger, he's the billionaire CEO of HartTech, a man whose life is circled by paparazzi, power, and people who want to use him. When ambitious and Vindictive ex-fiancée Serena Vale returns to claim what she feels is rightfully hers, Ava finds herself the target of a web of deceit, manipulation, and sabotage. Ethan's trust is shaken, Ava's confidence crumbles, and their new love is about to face the ultimate test of forces that will stop at nothing to tear them asunder. Ava must choose: fight for a love she's only just found… Or walk away before she is destroyed by a world she was never prepared for. A tale of love, betrayal, courage, and destiny, "The Girl Who Loves Sunsets" is a heart-stopping romance full of passion, suspense, and that one truth that always prevails: Love conquers all; well, only if you fight for it.

They said I was beautiful — but not real. That my smile was perfect — but my past made me broken. I spent years trying to prove I was more than the girl who changed her face to survive the world’s cruelty. I married Julian Vale, believing love would finally see me. I called Serena Blake my sister, trusting her more than my own reflection. And when my world collapsed under secrets, silence, and the weight of never being enough — I disappeared. Then I opened my eyes… Ten years earlier. Before the surgery. Before the vows. Before I forgot who I was beneath the makeup and the mask of confidence. This time, I don’t need to be fixed. This time, I don’t need to be forgiven. I remember every lie. Every betrayal. Every time I silenced my voice to keep the peace. So I’m not here to win back love. I’m not here to punish the past. I’m here to become the woman I was always meant to be — unedited, unafraid, and finally, completely seen. I was more than pretty. This time, I’ll live like I believe it.

Warning: Mature themes. 18+ “Sorry, Aria. Serena is back.” That was the night Alpha Kael shattered our mate bond and chose the woman he believed had once saved his life. He never knew the truth. I was the one who dragged him out of the snow. And I was already carrying his heir. So I let him think I died. Five years later, I returned—not as the abandoned Luna— but as a Lycan Queen. Powerful. Untouchable. Ruthless. Kael fell to his knees the moment he saw me. But I didn’t come back for revenge. Because something ancient beneath our territory has begun to breathe. The mountain is waking. And my son—the heir Kael never knew existed—is at the center of it. He isn’t just an Alpha’s child. He is an anchor. A living regulator the ancient core is trying to claim. Now the pack that cast me out must face a choice: Protect the child they rejected— or watch their world collapse. I spent five years trying to keep my son small enough to survive. Tonight, the world will learn what it costs to underestimate a mother. And this time— I am not breaking. I am rewriting the rules.

She was once the woman the public admired—the flawless wife beside a man who swore she was his forever. But while the city worshipped their marriage, her husband was quietly building another life with the one person she trusted most. On the night meant to celebrate their 7 years anniversary, Evelyn Hart didn’t expose the truth. She disappeared silently, like she never existed at all. Three years later, she resurfaces as Lena Blackwood—the brilliant, untouchable CEO behind one of the world’s fastest STEM innovations,headquartered in London. Poised. Unfamiliar. And far beyond the reach of the man who broke her. Julian Hart is remorseful now, and desperate to reclaim the woman he betrayed. Serena Vale, the former best friend turned enemy, will destroy anyone who threatens the life she stole. And Adrian Cole, a formidable rival who has loved Evelyn in silence for years, finally steps forward, ready to protect what Julian lost. But Lena didn’t return for closure. Or forgiveness. She came back to dominate. In a world ruled by billion-dollar empires, buried secrets, and ruthless ambition, can a woman who was erased rebuild herself and choose a love that never required her to shrink?

The night before my mating ceremony with Alpha Garrett Northwood of the Silverpine Pack, he held a grand Luna ceremony for my silver-poisoned stepsister behind my back. He held Serena close under the starlit sky, his smile tender in a way I'd never seen: "You're the only one I truly love, Serena." "Even though Maya and I are already registered as mates with the Alpha Council, she'll never have my heart. You're the only one I recognize as my Luna." The pack members cheered and blessed them as they completed the ceremony with joy. I watched it all without crying or screaming. Instead, I quietly scheduled an abortion appointment. I've loved Garrett Northwood for twelve years, ever since I first shifted as an adult. But his heart still only had room for my stepsister Serena. If that's how it was, I'd let go. Later, I joined the secluded Herbal Research Center of the Alpha Council. I left Garrett nothing but a mate bond dissolution agreement. But for some reason, Garrett—who had always treated me with disdain—suddenly went crazy begging me not to leave.