Karma

À quatre mois de grossesse, mon mari, obstétricien, m'a accompagnée pour récupérer les résultats de l'examen prénatal. Son sourire s'est figé en voyant le rapport, et il m'a forcée à avorter. Je suis restée stupéfaite : le médecin traitant venait pourtant de dire que le bébé était en parfaite santé ! J'ai libéré mon bras et l'ai interrogé : « Pourquoi avorter ? » Il n'a pas répondu, mais a pris rendez-vous pour l'avortement. Voyant que je voulais m'enfuir, il m'a agrippé le bras : « C'est absolument impossible de garder cet enfant ! » Protégeant mon ventre, j'ai vite appelé mes parents, eux aussi obstétriciens. Mon père, qui m'a toujours chérie, a levé le poing pour frapper mon ventre. Ma mère, le visage terrifié, a secoué frénétiquement la tête : « Non, ça ne va pas. » « Enfermez Amélie avec quelques hommes. » Je ne comprenais pas pourquoi ils voulaient supprimer mon bébé ainsi. J'ai tenté de m'enfuir. Mais ils m'ont enfermée dans une pièce sombre. Voyant le sang couler, j'ai su que mon bébé était perdu. Ma mère est venue me chercher en souriant. Je l'ai suppliée de m'expliquer pourquoi ils m'avaient fait ça. Sans répondre, elle m'a envoyée dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Je suis morte après d'innombrables souffrances dans cet hôpital. En rouvrant les yeux, j'étais de retour au jour où nous devions récupérer le rapport prénatal. Mon mari m'a souri : « Chérie, c'est notre premier enfant. J'attends avec impatience le jour de sa naissance. »

My mom kindly took in the daughter of her deceased friend. Unexpectedly, the girl smoked, drank, fought, and refused to improve. She even fell madly in love with the school bully and jumped into a river to prove her love for him. My mom tried to save her, but the girl pushed her head underwater. The girl was rescued and embraced by the bully, but my mom drowned. Reborn, I stopped my mom from jumping in, but she shoved me into the river, shouting, "Why isn't it you jumping in?"

The Beast King, Tharion Kael, has spent half his life on the battlefield, yet he has no heir. So, he summons every woman rumored to be blessed with fertility into the palace. Favored by fortune and against all odds, I, as a descendant of the Carp Clan, conceive. To keep me safe during my pregnancy, Tharion hides me away in a remote, deserted palace, guarded in secret by his Nightguards. But just as I am about to give birth, I unexpectedly crossed paths with the Vixen Consort, Lyra Swifttail, who wanders into the Forsaken Wing by mistake. She swishes her tail playfully, eyes sparkling with amusement as she looks at my round belly. Her smile is utterly captivating. "I didn't expect to find a little carp having an affair here…" With a spell, she drags me away, forcing me into my true form. Then, one by one, she scrapes the scales from my body until I am raw and bleeding. She has her catfolk attendant pour scalding oil over my wounds and orders guards to violate me until I am left broken like a rag. When I finally lose consciousness, she slashes me open with a claw and rips the stillborn child from my womb. She presents it with both hands to Tharion, who has just come to visit. She says, "Your Majesty, what perfect timing. I caught a carp sneaking around the Forsaken Wing. This is her illegitimate child!"

Najwa Asyifa, perempuan berusia 26 tahun yang sudah menikah selama dua tahun dengan Fabian Rizki yang lebih tua enam tahun dibanding dirinya. Pernikahan itu awalnya indah. Namun, semenjak kehadiran Ibu mertua dan adik ipar yang ikut tinggal bersama mereka, keadaan akhirnya berubah. Puncaknya, ketika Najwa mendapat sebuah kabar buruk. Sang suami membawa wanita lain ke rumahnya dan mengakui wanita itu sebagai istri kedua. * Kau bilang, aku tak bisa tanpamu, Mas. Ah, Benarkah? Ku rasa, itu terbalik. Bukankah, justru kau yang tak bisa tanpaku?

Yo era su única debilidad. Don Alex, el rey de Nueva York. Y yo era su reina. Pero días antes de la fecha de nacimiento de nuestro hijo, me arrojaron a participar en el Duelo a Muerte en los Muelles, un juego cruel transmitido para el entretenimiento del mundo clandestino. Las balas volaban, trampas ocultas acechaban y cada uno de mis intentos aterrorizados y patéticos por sobrevivir se transmitía en vivo en pantallas gigantes. Entonces, escuché a su segundo al mando por los altavoces. —Jefe, su esposa está a punto de dar a luz. ¿Seguro que quiere estar aquí? Me congelé. ¿Alex estaba aquí? Un momento después, una voz de mujer, empalagosa, goteó a través de los altavoces. —Olvida a esa perra. Alex me dijo que lo único que importaba hoy era estar aquí conmigo. ¿Cierto, cariño? Era Scarlett. La princesa de la mafia de Chicago. El amor de la infancia de Alex, una mujer a la que él siempre había consentido y hacia la que mostraba un claro favoritismo. Durante años, él había rechazado sus insinuaciones, pero nunca se negaba a sus caprichos. Hoy, ella estaba de mal humor e insistió en ver el Duelo a Muerte en los Muelles, así que él estaba allí para hacerle compañía. Grité llamando a Alex, le supliqué ayuda, pero él estaba convencido de que yo era una asesina disfrazada. Scarlett se rió y dijo que el juego debía ser más emocionante. Así que él presionó el botón. Perros de patrulla crueles me cazaron. Se me rompió la fuente, mezclándose con la sangre en el suelo. Estaba en agonía. El juego llegó a su clímax mientras más perros y hombres armados me cercaban por todos lados. Todos apostaban sobre quién sería el siguiente en morir. Alex sonrió, con su voz en un tono bajo y despreocupado. —Apuesto a que esa asquerosa mujer embarazada morirá. No supo la verdad hasta que me desangré en una mesa de operaciones, con nuestro hijo muerto junto a mí. Dicen que el despiadado Padrino se hizo pedazos. Se rompió por completo.

My twin sister, Sarah, was dying from silver poisoning. My blood was the only thing that could save her. The healer was overwhelmed and made a mistake on the paperwork. She mailed the diagnosis report to the pack house with my name on it instead of Sarah's. She told me the truth in private.I wanted to rush home immediately and correct the misunderstanding. But before I could, the news reached the pack. My parents and Alpha Damien reacted in a way I never expected. They firmly forbade Sarah from donating blood to save me. They raged that I was being selfish for even asking for help. They said Sarah couldn't handle the weakness that came from a blood transfusion. I fought back the coldness spreading through my chest. "I'm pregnant. If I don't get treatment soon, the poison in me will kill the pup too." My mate Alpha Damien, the one who had sworn to protect me forever, responded without warmth. "We can always have more pups. Sarah only has one life to live." My wolf howled in agony inside my head. So I chose to leave, to walk away from the place that had brought me nothing but pain. By the time they realized the truth, it was already too late for regret.

AKU TANPAMU menceritakan pasang surutnya kehidupan Tania Nadira sepeninggal suami tercintanya, Farhan Ibrahim. Tania kembali menemukan jodohnya, namun ternyata bayang-bayang masa lalu kelam sang suami menghantui perjalanan rumah tangganya. Bagaimana akhir kisah cinta Tania? Akankah kebahagiaannya harus kembali terenggut?

Ibu angkatku memiliki kebiasaan yang mengerikan. Dia sangat suka makan plasenta dan hanya menginginkan plasenta dari kerabat dekatnya. Dia percaya bahwa plasenta dapat menyembuhkan segala penyakit, jadi dia mengadopsi banyak gadis untuk dijadikan pelampiasan nafsu bagi putranya. Aku dan kakakku adalah saudara kembar. Namun, tampang kami sama sekali tidak mirip. Kakakku cantik dan pandai, serta sangat populer di panti asuhan. Karena itulah, ibu angkatku langsung terpikat padanya. Aku tidak tahu apa yang dikatakan kakakku pada ibu angkatku waktu itu. Namun pada akhirnya, dia memutuskan untuk mengadopsiku juga. Awalnya, aku berpikir kami akan menjalani kehidupan yang normal bersama. Namun, ilusi itu hanya bertahan selama satu tahun. Kenyataan baru mulai terbuka suatu malam ketika aku terbangun untuk pergi ke kamar mandi dan mendengar suara erangan dari kamar kakakku. Dengan jelas, aku melihat bayangan Donny, putra ibu angkatku, melakukan hal yang membuatku merinding di atas tubuh kakakku. Sejak itu, kakakku harus memenuhi keinginan ibu angkat dengan memberikan plasenta dari tiga anak yang dilahirkannya. Namun, saat ibu angkatku akhirnya menelan plasenta dari anak keempat kakakku, sesuatu yang tak terduga terjadi. Ibu angkatku tiba-tiba mengalami gangguan jiwa.

I was once the most respected female intelligence officer in the underworld. I controlled black market trade, port lockdowns, and risk assessments for every smuggling route. These were the basics every new recruit learned on their first day in the Mafia. But my intel was never reliable. As time went by, everyone caught on. In this city, whether the ports were locked down or open for business didn't depend on intel. It depended on whether Vincenzo's childhood friend was in a bad mood. I had just sent an order over the family's secure channel: "Level-one lockdown. All shipping routes are closed." A moment later, the ports were thrown wide open. My rival mocked me in front of everyone. "Isabella's supposed to be the queen of underworld intelligence, isn't she? What happened, did she lose her touch?" Other family members twisted the knife without a second thought. "Her husband changes the rules at a word from his precious Amelia. Who's going to listen to her anymore?" "She's on the hook for any losses from this. That route reopening is going to bankrupt her!" I clutched a stack of formal censures from the family. I said nothing. It didn't matter. I was done being a pawn in their games. Soon, I would be gone for good.

The seventh time I planned to register for marriage with Piero Conrad, he didn't show up again. I was about to text him and ask when he would arrive when I stumbled upon his childhood friend's post. [Celebrating the 999th day since marrying my dear, from the past to the future, it's always been you.] The video showed a marriage certificate, with Piero's name listed as the husband. The registration date was May 20, three years ago. I realized that was why he never showed up those seven times. He was already married to someone else.