Lucifer Was Innocent

The day Stella Jameson was released early from prison for good behavior, my husband Samuel Xenos, who was always so calm and collected, lost control. He did everything he could to please Stella in her bed. He said that our marriage was nothing but fake. He never had any real feelings for me. And that lawsuit, for which he risked his life to win for me three years ago, was nothing but a complete setup. [Zara, the man you love most is just my dog. He comes whenever I call. He has always been like this. He’s no different from Victor back then.] That was the message Stella sent me to taunt me. I wiped my tears and prepared a big surprise for them.

When I became the blood bank for my mate Alpha Kane’s sweetheart, my wolf died from the endless loss of blood—and so did I, alone, in the cold den he rented to keep me out of sight. Today marks the third day since my death, and finally, my six-year-old pup noticed something was wrong. His finger bled when a toy hurt him, but I didn’t come to comfort him. When he tried to feed me his favorite food, I didn’t stop him either. He lay on my chest, gripping my clothes and whispering my name—but I didn’t respond. Desperate and helpless, my pup picked up my cellphone and called his alpha dad. “Dad, why is Mom still sleeping?” Kane didn’t answer. Instead, he sent him a photo of himself and Serena—his sweetheart—celebrating Full Moon Day, smirking. “Don’t worry. Your mom is just sleeping, not dead. You know I’m quite busy on Full Moon Day. Tell your arrogant and stubborn mom not to come find me until she admits her fault.” The call ended, leaving my pup frozen in silence. However, three days later, Kane received news of my death. He let out a gut-wrenching growl, refusing to believe it was true. Clutching my cold, lifeless body in his arms, he wept bitterly. “Kate… you are my only Luna,” he cried. “Come back. Stay with me… please.”

Despite being the Alpha Damien's mate on paper for the last seven years, Astrid knew that she could never come close to Taylor, her step-sister, and fated mate. Sadly, Taylor had been sickly from birth despite the Beta blood that ran in her veins. In order to strengthen the power of the Beta family her father pressured her into an arranged marriage with Alpha Damien, acting as a replacement for her step sister. Nearly a decade passed and Astrid continue to show undying devotion and loyalty to Alpha Damian yet he continued to treat her coldly. Taylor's already poor health worsened and the only thing that could save her was an immediate kidney transplant. Damien got down on his knees, shedding tears for the first time since she met him and promised Astrid that he'd forget all about Taylor if Astrid donated one of her kidneys for the life saving surgery. Astrid agreed to this but Damian did not keep his own part of the bargain, rather he framed her for infidelity once Taylor had recovered, rejecting Astrid and making her an object of ridicule. She fakes her death and disappears then returns with a with the deadly Alpha King by her side, thirsty for revenge.

The day I received my medical report and found out I was pregnant, my husband—Alpha Scott Hansen—held a small wedding ceremony in the hospital garden with his first love and former mate, Gillian Boyd. He explained, “Her final wish in this life was to be my bride.” But what about me? What was I to him? A replacement? It finally hit me—ten years of unwavering devotion and sacrifice meant nothing compared to a single tear shed by his first love.

After my daughter, Mia Powell, was declared brain-dead, my husband, Liam Powell, urged me to sign the organ donation consent form. I was drowning in grief and my mind was on the verge of collapse. That was when I accidentally discovered that her attending doctor, Blair Lincoln, was Liam’s old flame. They had lied about Mia’s brain death, just to trick me into signing the form and steal her heart to save Blair’s daughter, Sophia. I watched as Liam picked Sophia up from the hospital. The three of them smiled together, like a perfect, happy family. When I confronted them, they pushed me off a building, and I died from the fall. Given a second chance, I had returned to the day I was supposed to sign the organ donation form. As I stared at Mia lying in that hospital bed, I silently vowed. This time, that scumbag and that wretch would pay with their lives for what they did to Mia.

During a fight with my husband, he shoved me. My stomach bumped into the couch’s armrest. Just then, his childhood friend called him, sobbing. “Caleb, hurry, come to Cloudpeak Hotel and save me! My boss got me drunk, and now he’s forcing me to serve our client…” I nearly blacked out from the twisting pain in my stomach. I begged him to take me to the hospital. However, my husband said, “There’s a life at stake here! Can you not be so cruel?” He left, slamming the door behind him. I had no choice but to call for an ambulance. That night, he spent the night with his childhood friend, while I lay in the operating theater, undergoing emergency surgery. Good news, Caleb Gordon! You'd never have children again! Weren’t you glad? You deserved it!

It was about time because my dad got a new girlfriend and said he wanted us to have a meal together to introduce the new woman into our lives. On the day we met, my college roommate saw my chat background, which had a photo of me and my dad, along with a series of transfer records. She lost her mind. She enlisted the support of our other roommates, who rarely paid me any attention and began to attack me, insisting that I was a side chick who deserved to die. I did not expect that my roommate would soon become my stepmom. Before I could explain, she accused me of trying to seduce my dad behind her back, shouting, "Shameless side chick! Going behind my back to seduce my boyfriend! All those times you said you were out studying?! Who knows if you were just meeting up with him?" I was once physically assaulted, stripped of my dignity, and forced to the restaurant for a public confrontation wearing ragged clothes. Then my dad came running to where I was hardly breathing and barely moving on the floor, bruised to the extreme. “Sweetheart, who did this to you?!”

(SEQUEL dari THE HOTTEST CEO) Makaila mengalami trauma berat setelah melihat insiden pembunuhan yang berlangsung tepat di depan matanya. Setelah dua tahun berusaha untuk kembali hidup normal, Makaila pun memutuskan untuk melanjutkan pendidikan sekolah menengah atasnya dengan tetap berada di rumah, tempat paling aman menurut Makaila. Namun, keputusan itu ternyata membawa bencana bagi Makaila. Sosok pembunuh yang selama ini terus mengganggu tidu Makaila, tiba-tiba muncul dan mulai meminta bayaran atas apa yang sudah Makaila ketahui. “Aku sudah menutup mulutku atas apa yang aku lihat. Aku tidak akan mengatakan pada siapa pun mengenai hal itu. Jadi, tolong lepaskan aku.”—Makaila Dalila Analise “Sayangnya, aku ini termasuk tipw orang yang tidak mempercayai perkataan orang lain. Aku perlu jaminan. Karena itulah, aku akan menjadikan tubuhmu sebagai jaminannya. Bukankah terbakar dalam gairah terdengar menarik?”—Bara Sarkara Treffen

Bagi Jovita, hidup adalah persaingan yang selalu dengan mudah dimenangkan. Dengan berbagai karunia kelebihan, ia adalah sosok perempuan yang penuh kesempurnaan dan membuat siapa pun berdecak sarat kekaguman. Akan tetapi, bukan hidup namanya jika tiada cobaan. Badai dahsyat pun datang meluluhlantakkan segenap pencapaian, merampas buah hati dari buaian, menghancurkan kepercayaan, merenggut kebahagiaan. Di tengah kelelahan mempertahankan pencitraan dari terpaan ombak hinaan, asa berkelebat mengajaknya ke tepian, menambatkannya pada sebuah pulau tenang di tengah Laut Baltik yang penuh keanggunan. Keanggunan yang menggugahnya untuk merangkai kembali harapan, ketenangan yang sanggup membangkitkan rasa cinta yang telah ia benamkan. Namun, hidup seolah belum mau memberikan Jovita kemudahan. Perbedaan dan permasalahan memicu berbagai perasaan bergumul berkelindan. Akankah dua insan yang penuh perbedaan dapat disatukan atau justru akhirnya terpisahkan? Akankah Jovita menyerah takluk pada keadaan atau kembali menunjukkan kepiawaiannya memenangkan pertarungan kehidupan?

Senjahari Semesta Alam dengan ikhlas merelakan dirinya diceraikan oleh suaminya sendiri demi menikahi Mega Mentari--anak perempuan pemilik perusahaan yang mengaku dihamili oleh suaminya sendiri, Abimanyu Wicaksana. Sementara itu Halilintar Sabda Alam-- kakak sulung Mega Mentari. Pemilik beberapa perusahaan properti raksasa negeri ini, jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama dengan Senja, yang diperkenalkan oleh mertuanya sebagai adik bungsu Abimanyu. Abimanyu yang merasa dijebak sebagai kambing hitam dalam masalah hamilnya Tari, terus berusaha mencari kebenaran yang sesungguhnya agar bisa meraih kembali hati Senja. Sementara Sabda yang awalnya jatuh cinta pada Senja, menjadi salah faham saat secara tidak sengaja memergoki Abimanyu memesrai Senja bukan seperti seorang kakak terhadap adiknya, melainkan seperti seorang laki-laki yang tengah mabuk asmara. Sabda yang gelap mata malah akhirnya menjebak Senja dan menanamkan benihnya dirahim Senja. "Saya mohon, jangan memperlakukan Saya seperti ini. Saya punya salah apa pada Bapak? Laki-laki sejati tidak akan menggunakan kekuatannya untuk memaksakan dirinya terhadap seorang perempuan. Saya mohon jangan mengotori saya. Demi Allah saya bersumpah, saya tidak seperti apa yang ada dalam pemikiran, Bapak." (Senjahari Semesta Alam) "Salah kamu adalah, karena kamu telah menjadi duri dalam daging dalam rumah tangga adik saya! Kamu fikir saya tidak tahu akan hubungan terlarang kamu dengan Abimanyu? Kalian berdua itu incest, dan itu amat sangat menjijikkan! Kita lihat saja, setelah ini kamu masih bisa memandang dunia dengan kepala tegak, atau kamu akan melata seperti ular di kaki Saya!" (Halilintar Sabda Alam)