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The seventh time Claire Fisher bailed on our marriage license appointment, I finally cut her out of my life—for good. From then on, if she was at a party, I wasn't. When she was scheduled to perform at our college's anniversary celebration, I made sure to leave early. The moment my company announced a collaboration with hers, I resigned without a second thought. Even on Christmas Eve, when she showed up at my parents' house with gifts, I slipped out with a half-hearted excuse about "visiting a friend." I blocked her number. Deleted her from my contacts. Burned every bridge and salted the earth behind me. No calls. No texts. No social media. I didn't reach out. She couldn't reach me. Simple as that. For the better part of my life, I was hopelessly in love with her—waiting on her, caring for her, putting her first in every way that mattered. I gave her all of me without ever holding back. But after the seventh time she left me sitting alone at the City Hall, something inside me broke. I was done. If that meant spending the rest of my life alone, so be it. Better that than sitting in an empty apartment, listening to the silence, holding on to hope for someone who never planned to show up.

On the day of the mating ceremony, I'm supposed to be marked by William Ernst and become the Luna of the Shadow pack. However, Annie Denver, my younger twin sister, suddenly comes back from abroad. Dad, Mom, and William end up abandoning me, choosing to pick her up from the airport. While Annie posts a family photo on Facebook, flaunting how everyone in the family loves her, my family cuts me off whenever I try to contact them through mind-link. They end up closing the mind-link. After calling countless times, William finally accepts my call and asks me to stop rushing him. He tells me that today's mating ceremony is canceled and will be rescheduled on another date. My dearest parents, brother, and the man I love the most all turn me into the laughingstock of the entire pack—and the most ridiculous bride of all. Despite being laughed at, I didn't cry or make a scene. After taking care of everything, I write a number in my journal—the 99th time. This is the 99th time they have disappointed me. From this moment on, I won't beg for their love anymore. I fill out an application for Arcetic expedition, ready to leave them. They all think that my silence and constant compromises with Annie mean I've matured. They fail to realize that I'm disappointed to the core. I am leaving for good.

Apa yang terjadi jika kalian bertemu kembali dengan cinta pertama kalian? Karel Hardys, seorang duda keturunan Belanda yang berprofesi sebagai direktur operasional PT. Lazeesfood, tanpa sengaja bertemu kembali dengan cinta pertamanya, Alexa Zivara yang juga seorang janda. Pertemuan keduanya pun menjadi awal kedekatan mereka kembali, setelah hampir lima belas tahun tidak saling berkomunikasi. Tetapi, tanpa Karel sadari, hubungan dirinya dengan Alexa tercium oleh media online, yang memuat foto-foto dan rumor antara keduanya. Hal ini tentu saja membuat Meita, mantan istri Karel naik pitam, sehingga memunculkan niatan untuk menghancurkan Alexa. Tipu muslihat dan fitnah akhirnya berhasil menghancurkan bisnis milik Alexa, tetapi persidangan akhirnya berhasil mengungkapkan kejahatan terselubung Meita. Bisnis tak kembali, tetapi ada yang kembali, yaitu Donny, mantan kekasih Alexa tiba-tiba datang dan memberikan kesegaran dalam kehidupan Alexa. Karel pun harus kembali patah hati karena kehadiran Donny. Dimana ia tidak pernah menyangka jika Alexa memiliki seseorang yang begitu melindungi selain dirinya. Kecemburuannya pun benar-benar membuncah, tak kala ia menyaksikan kedekatan keduanya, di depan matanya sendiri. Sementara itu, di sela-sela kehidupan cintanya yang belum sukses, Karel memutuskan untuk mundur dari jabatannya dan banting setir menjadi wirausahawan dan dengan bisnis itu ia berharap Alexa akan kembali jatuh hati padanya. Karel pun harus kembali patah hati karena Alexa tiba-tiba menghilang setelah berusaha mencari keberadaan Alexa, karena semua nomor kontaknya tidak aktif dan keluarganya pun tidak ada yang mau memberikan informasi akan keberadaan Alexa. Akankah Karel menemukan Alexa dan mengikatnya dengan tali pernikahan? Akankah terjadi perseteruan antara Karel dan Donny untuk merebut hati Alexa? Atau Alexa benar-benar menghilangkan dirinya dari jangkauan Karel dengan harapan Karel akan berhenti mencarinya. Atau Alexa memutuskan untuk keluar dari persembunyiannya dan melawan semua penghalang antara dirinya dan Karel? "Karl, just marry me!" atau "Karl, I love you, but good bye because I have someone else."

DAILY UPDATE — I don't love you. — I muttered. He set his wine aside and stood up, slowly closing the distance between us, and with his fingertips he touched my chin, his gaze wandering to my mouth and then lingering on my eyes. — I don't love you either, princess, and I don't intend to. He said those words with complete coldness and walked away sitting down again and it infuriated me. — Why fight a tournament for my hand then? All this because I'm a princess? — I asked like a shot. — You are a Lancaster princess and I need a worthy heir. — I wish my uterus was dry as the desert sands, Commander. He glared at me and I saw a flash of anger in his black eyes, but at the same instant he hid it and put his cynical smile in place. — So in that case we would have to try many times, dear, until your uterus becomes less dry. I would try for the rest of my life even. — He countered maliciously. In a tournament by the hand of Princess Helena Lancaster her destiny to cross with John Chase, a fearsome commander and warrior, with a peculiar personality. He was everything she detested, possessive, audacious, authoritarian, and dominant in the extreme, and he was the who had the best chance of winning the tournament for her hand. But John Chase was much more than a commander of Corvo Island, he was hiding a dark secret that would change her life forever. An island full of mysterious men, with their own secrets and conflicts, and she would be their lady, soon Helena would discover that a great danger lurks on the island, could she trust her husband to protect her?

Handsome, moody, and reclusive, billionaire Alpha werewolf Dane Wiltshire is confined to Vukasin, a secluded but pleasant internment island for werewolves where humans are allowed to visit for only three weeks a month (the fourth week is that of the full moon, when werewolves run rampant and no human is safe). The proud Dane meets his match during a chance encounter with the stubborn and willful middle-class human, Adara Huntington. She’s attracted to his handsome looks but put off by his Alpha arrogance. Nevertheless, she embarks on a love affair with him. But it ends when he breaks the heart of her sweet and beloved sister, Fawna, by dissuading his best friend Edin from marrying her, suggesting the sisters are social-climbing gold diggers. Things worsen when one of the island’s enforcement officers, the boyfriend of Adara’s other sister Emmalina, tells Adara how Dane stole the woman of his dreams, later causing her death. All of this is enough to make Adara despise Dane and avoid him at every opportunity. And yet she cannot overcome her attraction to his powerful Alpha personality and stunning good looks. Just as Adara and her sisters must leave the island for the week of the full moon, a dangerous turn of events gives Dane the chance to redeem himself in Adara’s eyes . . . but will he succeed?

"Kadang beberapa hal lebih baik dibiarkan menjadi rahasia." Bestari terbiasa sendiri beberapa tahun ini, hingga tiba-tiba datang seseorang mengusik hidupnya. Seseorang yang mampu membuatnya takut dan nyaman secara bersamaan. Batara yang notabennya seorang murid baru suka sekali mengganggu teman perempuan sekelasnya yang pendiam namun ceria, gadis yang ramah namun jutek saat bersamanya. Kedekatan yang terjalin di antara mereka lambat laun membuka segala rahasia. Secara perlahan namun pasti semua rahasia itu akhirnya terpecahkan. Hubungan mereka goyah, di saat semua baru dimulai. Bestari pergi, meninggalkan Batara. Mampukah Batara membawa Bestari kembali ke sisinya.

WARNING: MATURE CONTENT! An EROTIC-ROMANCE story! *** Since high school, Isla Peterson, a college student, had a crush on her brother's closest friend. She wished to be noticed by the man not just as a young sister, but also as a lover. She begged her brother, Apollo, to invite him to her 18th birthday party. Because her brother adores her, he eventually agreed. She was overjoyed when her long-time crush arrived—her wish had been granted. After reaching the legal age, Isla relaxed during her after-party and assured her brother that she would only drink a little. However, she got drunk and involved herself in a situation that forever changes her life. She had sex with her long-time crush, Zero, the famed womanizer. Zero Cohen is a well-known monster in bed who prefers extreme sex over making out. He only had one rule: "keep up with his pace," and he will lavish you with joy. Zero didn't realize it was Isla he claimed that night because they were both drunk at the time. And he admits, the lady was too good for first-timers. He began to crave her body, and every time he saw her, his pet hardened and desired to delve deeper into her core. But can they really expect to go very far in this game? What if they have to face their difficulties? Will one of them give up, or will they fight? What could it bring if the playboy faces his downfall?

Oh my goodness! "You... You killed him" My lips trembled as I spoke. My eyes focused on Cyrus blood which was spreading out. "Your turn, Step Sister" ******** Betrayed by her lover, Grisella Morretti falls into the trap of Don Raniero, her foster brother who was a ruthless Mafia Boss. To Don Raniero, she was a gold thief that he had to teach some sort of lesson and extract a heavy price for crossing him. But what he doesn't know is that Grisella's capture is just merely a pawn in her own game of REVENGE. Put on your seatbelt as we dive into this gripping tale of secrets, lies and hidden truths.

I dated my younger brother’s best friend, Dylan Lane, for three years. More than once, he told me how much he loathed arranged marriages and how he hated being chained by family interests. However, one night, after another bout of indulgence, he wrapped his arms around me and begged me sweetly to design a wedding ring for his fiancée—someone he had never even met. The smile froze on my face, yet he just said indifferently, “Aren’t people like us all destined to marry for our families' benefit?” Seeing the blood drain from my face, he even chuckled. “Vee, don’t you tell me you're still as naïve as a 20-year-old girl, thinking I would ever marry you? At most, we're just… pillow friends." Later, I agreed to the marriage my family had arranged for me. Dylan showed up on my wedding day, disheveled and red-eyed. He fell to his knees and begged me not to leave. I stood beside my new husband, hand in hand, and smiled faintly as I chuckled. “Didn’t you say people like us were born for arranged marriages? I’m simply doing what you always wanted me to do. Shouldn’t you be happy?”

I rented a room in a gothic mansion And my landlord? Well... he's a seductive vampire with a biting problem… He hate me and the feeling is mutual. But now I can't decide if I want to run or beg him to bite me again. He’s immortal, cold, and hates humans. So why does he keep saving me?