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Di sebuah dunia di mana cahaya dan kegelapan berperang tanpa henti, lahirlah seorang gadis dengan takdir yang tidak pernah ia pilih. Terasing, terikat pada rahasia yang bahkan ia sendiri tak pahami, Ayundria harus melangkah ke dalam pusaran perang, sihir, dan pengkhianatan. Bisikan dari masa lalu memanggilnya. Mahkota yang hilang menantinya. Namun setiap langkah mendekatkannya pada kenyataan pahit: untuk menyelamatkan dunia, ia mungkin harus menghancurkannya. Dunia hanya punya dua pilihan: hidup bersamanya atau binasa karenanya.

Kate’s life was perfect—a handsome fiancé, loving parents, and a supportive sister. She was happy and contented that is until she found out that her fiancé is cheating on her. The same time she found out she is actually pregnant with a baby who she assumes is her fiancé's. Kate with this new astounding knowledge ran away. From the city she travelled all the way to the countryside. Kate was left Broken, Lost, Confused, Pregnant, and Alone in a new place On her lowest state she was rescued by Artemis Allen—her fiancé best friend. Artemis Allen wants Kate ever since college, but since he gives importance to friendship he backed off. He attended their engagement to officially let go of his lingering feelings for her. Months later, seeing her broken and vulnerable, he made up his mind to get her. Artemis Allen still wants Kate Millard and nothing will stop him this time. Not even his best friend, not even destiny, and nor even fate. Atleast, that's what he thought.

"Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of your own fear, under the sea of your limitation and behind the zone of your comfort. All you need is to obliterate the invisible streak with courage. "Hilary Damien goes with the flow. Although she already has everything---popularity, friends, beauty, and wits, a tragic loss from the past contributed issues to go against her heart's desire. And she doesn't have the bravery to fight for what she truly needs.Khloe Summer goes against the flow. Although she has all the nerve to get what her heart's ambition- --a high-paying career, a modernized treehouse, an imperfection and error from the past concealed the truth about herself. And she fears that they will influence the momentum of her determination.However, because of art, they happened to be in the same flow. As they collide, will they be able to find strength from each other? Or meeting halfway and getting closer is going to be a heartbreak?...*some events are related to Raindrops and Kiss & Tease series so it's going to be more convenient to read them first*»This is an LGBT-themed story. Read at your own risk«

“Isang gabi ng pagkakamali sa piling ng estrangherong asawa at isang gabing magpapabago sa kanyang tadhana.” ​Tatlong taon nang kasal si Elena sa isang misteryosong bilyonaryong si Dante Valderama, isang kasalang papel lamang para iligtas ang negosyo ng kanyang pamilya, at isang lalaking hindi pa niya kailanman nakita. Sa gabing desidido na siyang tapusin ang lahat, nagtungo siya sa hotel suite ng kanyang asawa para humingi ng diborsyo. Ngunit dahil sa alak at isang pagkakamaling hindi na mababawi, nauwi ang kanilang paghaharap sa isang mapangahas at mapusok na gabi sa dilim, isang gabing hindi nila alam kung sino ang kanilang kaharap, tanging init at pagnanasa lamang ang nag-uugnay sa kanila. Tumakas si Elena, bitbit ang takot at lihim ng gabing iyon. Ngunit para kay Dante, ang babaeng nagmulat sa kanya ng kakaibang pagnanasa ay hindi basta palalampasin. Hahanapin niya ito, kahit hindi niya alam na ang babaeng hinahabol niya ay ang asawang matagal na niyang binalewala.

A eleven year old Jyotsna hears about the legend of a local ghost. When her father finds out about illegal activities in the factory he works, he dies in a freak accident. Jyotsna decides to investigate the matter. Local children are kidnapped, never to be seen again. When one of her friends is abducted, she suspects her dad's boss. When she meets a man who was abducted but returned, she convinces him to accompany her to the ghost's lair to confront her dad's boss, only to find a disgusting secret.

Everyone in the pack knew that my mate Damien loved me fiercely. After our mating ceremony, Damien gave me three bonding gifts. The first was a protective amulet he'd prayed three days and three nights for at the Moon Goddess shrine. The second was a sculpture he spent months carving with his own hands. The third was a diamond ring — the symbol of the Luna — priceless, and with it came the authority to govern the pack. On my birthday, he went searching for a moonstone and was ambushed by rogue wolves. He fell off a cliff. When he woke, his memory was gone. A bar hostess had rescued him. They fell in love. But the day before their mating ceremony, his memories returned, and he came back to me without hesitation. Just when I thought he'd ended things with her, on the very day I found out I was pregnant, I received a video — an intimate recording of the two of them together. Vivian was already carrying his child, nestled against Damien like a helpless little bird. "You're carrying my child. I won't abandon you. As for Elena — a few sweet words and she'll do whatever I say." I turned off my phone and sent a mind-link to my father. "Dad. The arranged mating you set up for me — I accept."

Patuloy parin umaasa at naghihintay si Melisa na balang araw ay magkikita muli sila ng kanyang kaibigan na si Albert. Simula kasing nag aral si Albert ng kolehiyo ay Manila ay wala na itong balita pa. Pero alam niyang babalikan siya ni Albert upang ipagpatuloy ang kanilang pangarap na makapag patayo ng Dream House sa lugar na kanilanh tagpuan. Ngunit isang araw ay nabalitaan niyang magpapakasal na si Albert kay Devina. Gumuho ang mundo ni Melisa ng malaman niyang ang pinagawa ni Albert na Dream House ay magiging bahay na pala nila ni Devina. Ngunit lingid sa kaalaman ni Melisa na ito ay para talaga sa kanya at hindi para kay Devina. Gustong kausapin ni Albert ang dalaga upang maintindihan niya kung paano at ano ang nangyari sa kanya noong siya ay nag tatrabaho sa America. Ngunit hindi ito nagpapakita sa kanya. Nagpakalayo muna si Melisa upang makalimutan ang bangungot na kanyang naranaaan. Lumipas ang taon ng malaman ni Melisa na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa kasal si Albert at Devina. Nabalitaan din niya sa kanyang ina na araw-araw siyang hinahanap ni Albert upang magpaliwanag at muling mag balik ang kanilang pagkakaibigan at (Pagmamahalan). Bumalik si Melisa. At ibang Melisa na iyon hindi na mahina hindi na iyakin at hindi na kailan pa matatalo at masasaktan. Nagkita sila ni Albert sa hindi inaasahang lugar. Dahil sa pananabik ni Albert kay Melisa ay bigla niya itong hinalikan sa mga labi. Kapwa sila nagulat sa nangyari. Isang malakas na palad ang dumapo sa pisngi ni Albert. Magiging huli naba ang lahat para kay Melisa? Maipaglalaban pa kaya niya ang kanyang tunay na nararamdaman para sa kaibigan? Lalo na at magpapakasal na ito kay Devina.

Zia Alejandra Hernan, an independent and strong woman who draws strength from the people she loves. With a strong will and determination she decided to leave her family to pursue her dream but in the process she ends up meeting the famous, one of the hottest bachelor, Ethan Roe Dominguez. Her happy and uncomplicated life turns out the way she didn't expect it to be. He broke her heart and shattered her into pieces. Too late for Ethan to realize the mistake he did to her. She left and never showed for ten long years. The woman she love and wish to spend his whole life vanished. He was broken and devastated. He lost his light and he lost interest to live. His life is a total mess without her. After ten years of endless search for her they reconnected. Will her love enough to forgive and forget the things he did to her in the past? Will she give her light again to the lost billionaire?

Valentin Kesslers Bruder Konrad Kessler war tot. Seine Mutter Elisabeth Behrens schlug vor, dass Valentin die Verantwortung für beide Familienzweige übernehmen und die schwangere Witwe seines Bruders, Marlene Vogt, heiraten solle – doch Valentin lehnte entschieden ab. „Leonie ist mein Ein und Alles. Lieber verzichte ich auf die Position als Mafiaboss meines Bruders, als meine Frau zu verraten!“ Ich war zutiefst gerührt von Valentins Treue – bis ich zufällig ein Gespräch zwischen ihm und seiner Mutter belauschte. „Das Kind in Marlenes Bauch ist doch von dir. Warum willst du sie nicht heiraten?“ Valentin blies Rauchkringel in die Luft, und sein Blick ging in die Ferne. „Ich habe Marlene versprochen, Konrad einen Erben zu hinterlassen, aber das bleibt unter uns. Wenn Leonie davon erfährt, ist es aus mit mir!“ Seine Mutter sagte verärgert: „Und wenn sie es erfährt? Sie kann selbst keine Kinder bekommen – soll unsere Familie etwa aussterben?“ Valentin unterbrach sie mit scharfer Stimme. „Wenn sie es erfährt, wird sie mich verlassen. Das könnte ich nicht ertragen! Wenn du noch Enkelkinder willst, dann halt den Mund!“ Ich verließ zitternd den Raum, und mit jedem Schritt wurde mir kälter ums Herz. Valentin kannte mich gut. In meiner Liebe duldete ich nicht den kleinsten Verrat – und so hatte ich mich bereits entschieden zu gehen, sobald ich von seinem Betrug erfahren hatte.

They searched the world for their long-lost little sister. When they did, she was a shadow of herself, an “invisible wife” to a man who broke her spirit. They took her, gave her everything she needed and vowed to make the man's life miserable. When her ex-husband found out she is one of the ANDERSON'S he came begging. But it's too late because now, she's no longer the fragile woman he once controlled and with her brothers by her side, she’s ready to make his life miserable and burn his empire to the ground.