Kata Anniversary

Laiba di campakkan disana kondisikan dalam keadaan sangat terpuruk, baru saja lolos dari percobaan pelecehan dan ingin mencari kekasihnya untuk mendapatkan penghiburan hati karena dia satu-satunya sandarannya yang ada malah kata putus yang keluar dari mulut lelaki yang dicintainya.

Kata suamiku, cincin emas yang ia pakai di jari manisnya itu adalah pemberian dari almarhumah ibunya. Lambat laun aku mengerti bahwa aku sedang dibodohi. Cincin itu bukan dari almarhumah ibunya. Ya Tuhan, harus diapakan laki-laki ini? Bagaimana aku harus bersikap?!

I spent five years weaving this pack's wards. But my mate, Alpha Jayden, tore that power from my hands. He gave it to her. To Chloe, the new Beta. The girl can't even conjure a simple shield. How could she ever hold the pack’s wards? I confronted Jayden, furious. He fed me a line about wanting Chloe to learn. To ease my burden. He claimed it hurt him to see me so drained, so overworked for our pack. And like a fool, I fell for it. I actually believed he cared. But on our tenth mating anniversary… On our tenth anniversary, Jayden skipped the one ceremony that mattered. The full moon ritual to forge our eternal bond. He was with Chloe. He claimed it was pack business, but I felt it. He gave her a temporary mark. A mark reserved only for a true mate. Our bond fractured. The pain was a constant, searing agony. The final straw? Jayden gave Chloe the Luna’s sacred heirloom. Right in front of me. That's when I gave up. I left. And I took my power back. The wards collapsed. When the enemy pack attacked, Jayden’s wolf nearly shattered. Only then did he cast that useless Chloe aside. He crawled back to me, fell to his knees, and begged me to return and protect him.

My live-in husband used my family’s influence to climb all the way to the position of Deputy Fire Chief. Throughout our five years of marriage, he has stood me up on every anniversary by using work as his excuse. This year, he finally agreed to celebrate our anniversary with me. But he only did so out of guilt. He had manipulated me into staying abroad to handle matters for him, which made me miss saying goodbye to my sister while she was dying in childbirth. The dinner was just his way of pretending to be sorry. As our dishes were served, my husband saw a news report about a fire at a top-tier postpartum care center downtown. He immediately ditched me and rushed to the scene. The fire station headquarters was just one block over! And he had specifically taken leave that week. I accidentally answered a call on his personal phone, and that was when I realized why he had been away from me most of the time. This man would not even buy me a cheap birthday gift, yet he had spent a packet to book a stay at a postpartum center for his mistress! I had to see for myself what kind of woman would have him so spellbound. I was determined to make him pay back every single item he had gotten from the Grant family, with interest.

On their third anniversary, Finley had all their friends over to celebrate. Claire walked in to find him on one knee, proposing to his childhood friend, Renee. "What is going on?" she asked. He shrugged like it was nothing. "It's just a game of truth or dare." But it wasn't until he shoved her down the stairs, causing her to miscarry, that she finally woke up. She'd given him five chances. Now? She was done. "Finley, it's over. Let's get divorced."

On their third wedding anniversary, Maisie Bardot expectantly announces her pregnancy to her husband, Andrew Clarke. All she receives in return is a check for a billion dollars, a divorce agreement, and an order to get an abortion.To protect her pregnancy, Maisie flees.Five years later, she returns as a miracle doctor with two adorable children in tow. Countless admirers flock to her side.Andrew regrets divorcing Maisie. He'll do whatever it takes to win her and the children back again.Yes, whatever it takes.

Cerai? Siapa yang mau. Dimadu? Apalagi. Namun bagi Renata, lebih baik cerai daripada dimadu. Membiarkan pelakor masuk ke dalam rumah tangganya dengan Bagastya, sama saja minum racun siang bolong. Cuih, cuih, cuih ... tidak sudi! Sementara bagi Bagas, hidupnya tanpa harta, tahta, dan Renata tak akan sempurna. Makanya lelaki tersebut enggan menceraikan Renata.

Setelah Ayah meninggal, Ibu selalu membawa manusia-manusia kertas pulang. Kata Ibu, manusia-manusia kertas itu bisa membantunya melewati malam yang panjang dan sepi. Awalnya aku tidak mengerti. Namun, suatu hari aku melihat Ibu telanjang bulat di ranjang melalui celah pintu. Sepertinya aku mulai memahami sesuatu.

Yuri Agatha Williams ingin menikah cepat akhir-akhir ini. Bahkan sebelum ia lulus kuliah. Tidak ada alasan khusus. Gadis itu hanya malas melakukan sesuatu sendiri. Pacar? Ia sudah malas dengan kata itu. Sering tiba-tiba diputus sepihak membuatnya malas sekali berpacaran. Suami kan tidak mungkin tiba-tiba menceraikan. Jika ada seperti itu, ia akan menyiksa suaminya dulu sebelum bercerai! Alhasil ide cemerlang menghampirinya. Yuri itu ingin menikah. Tidak tahu dengan siapa, yang penting ia ingin menikah. Kata banyak orang juga Yuri masih childish. Sambil menyelam minum air, gadis itu juga ingin membuktikan pada orang-orang jika ia sudah dewasa. Ia sudah siap jadi seorang istri. Ia sudah siap menjalankan rumah tangga seperti beberapa teman kuliahnya yang lain. Ia sudah dewasa seperti orang-orang kebanyakan. Lihat saja. Yuri akan membuktikannya.

"Selira." Suaranya mengeras sedikit. "Aku cuma mau tau satu hal." Aku menatapnya. Dan dalam detik itu, aku tahu bahwa dia sudah mencium sesuatu. Sesuatu yang selama ini kusembunyikan rapat-rapat. "Waktu aku menceraikanmu..." ucapnya perlahan. Setiap kata seperti menghantam dada, "apa kamu sedang hamil?"