Mantis Blades Elden Ring

The day my boyfriend, Lucian Farrell, and I, Roxanne Schmidt, decide to register our marriage, the million-dollar diamond ring he'd promised me turns into a can tab. So, I broke things up with him on the spot. In a panic, Lucian fishes out the purchase receipt. "I just forgot to bring the ring. If it bothers you, I can go home and get it right now," he coaxes. My gaze lands on the figure hurrying toward both of us. "There's no need for that. Your 'little shadow' has already brought it over for you," I replied indifferently. Evelyn Wiley rushes up before me with tears in her eyes. A large diamond ring is wedged tightly around her swollen ring finger. "I just wanted to help Ms. Schmidt try the size. But it wouldn't come off no matter how hard I tried…" she explains between sobs. Lucian's face darkens instantly. "Who said you could touch it? The ring was meant for Roxanne!" he snaps. He wrenches at the ring, but it doesn't budge at the slightest. I watch the commotion before me with my arms folded. All of a sudden, a laugh escapes me. "It's simple. If it won't come off, then we can just cut her finger off."

On the day of my bonding ceremony with Vincent Sawyer, the future Alpha, the moonstone ring meant for me, the future Luna, has mysteriously disappeared from the ringbox. In its place sits a can tab that has already gone black from oxidation. The guests' cheers die down immediately. They all turn to look at me after that. Amid the silence, Vincent's childhood sweetheart, Sharon Anderson, walks out from the crowd. She raises her left hand and waves, the moonstone ring perched on her ring finger. Then, she pulls out a matching ring before sliding it onto Vincent's finger. "You must be scared out of your wits, huh, Angelica? I'm actually wearing the ring right now. This can tab is no ordinary item, you know. Vincent had given it to me when we were still pups. It resembles everlasting love that will never fade away. Now, I'm giving it to you." Sharon's words strike me right in my heart. I tremble violently, feeling as if my heart is being cut into a million pieces. However, Vincent just chuckles. "Sharon always comes up with silly ideas. She's just joking around, Angelica. Don't take her actions to heart." "Oh, I won't." I toss the can tab into the bonfire, a dry chuckle escaping from my lips. "This bonding ceremony is canceled." Vincent grabs my hand before pulling me into his arms. "Stop messing around, Angelica! We found the ring, didn't we? This bonding alliance will affect the future of our packs! You're not the one calling the shots here!" I squirm out of Vincent's grasp, catching a trace of sickly sweet scent lingering around him—one that isn’t mine at all. "While it's true that the Moonlake pack is going to form a bonding alliance with the Brownstone pack, my future mate isn't necessarily you."

Manolya expected a quiet summer with her cousins in their small Turkish coastal town. But a vanished woman, a hidden weapon, and a demon protector drag her into the same darkness that once claimed her mother. Following the trail pulls her deep into the obsidian dimension, where black magic thrives and a long-buried evil stirs awake. Because some family secrets are worth dying for - and others are the reason you will be killed. Can Manolya survive the truth buried in her own family?

Setelah sekian lama bersembunyi, Pendekar Pekok turun gunung, namun ia tak pernah menyangka, seorang raja yang baru berkuasa justru punya kemiripan wajah dengannya. Berbagai konflik pun terjadi, dan yang tak pernah ia sangka-sangka, ada rahasia besar menyangkut masalalunya, Pendekar Pekok dan sang Raja punya banyak rahasia yang hanya diketahui Ibu Suri. Di sisi lain, musuh-musuhnya juga terus berusaha membunuhnya, ketika kerajaan berada dalam bahaya, akibat rencana serbuan kerajaan tetangga, rahasia Pendekar Pekok dan Sang Raja sedikit-demi sedikit terkuak, pada puncaknya keduanya harus bertanding hidup dan mati, saat pertentangan makin memuncak, keduanya tak menyadari bahaya besar sedang mengintai, saudara tiri sang Raja justru sedang merencanakan makar yang sangat berbahaya. Ibu Suri sampai harus turun mendamaikan dan membuka rahasia besar keduanya, apakah perdamaian keduanya terlambat, di saat konspirasi pemberontakan makin membesar dan banyaknya pengkhianat di dalam kerajaan dan melibatkan pangeran-pengeran lainnya serta para bangsawan yang berambisi besar...!

Hidup tidak ada yang pernah tahu. Manusia datang dan pergi, seperti hujan. Sequella tidak pernah tahu kalau hidupnya akan menderita. Ditinggalkan keluarga dan mendapati bahwa dirinya bukan putri kandung orangtuanya

"Tidak, tidak! Aku tidak ingin Surga menikah dengan pria itu Tita, Tito!" Aku agak kaget ketika Ethan berbicara, aku tidak menyangka dia berbicara seperti itu. "Dan aku tidak ingin Ethan menikahi gadis itu Tita, Tito!" Ibu dan ayah terlihat kecewa. "Mengapa kamu selalu menentang pernikahan satu sama lain? Apakah kalian berdua--" Saya tidak tahu mengapa saya tiba-tiba memikirkan hal ini sekarang tetapi saya tidak peduli lagi! "K-Kita memiliki hubungan! Aku mencintai Ethan karena itu aku tidak ingin dia menikahi gadis lain!" Aku mengalihkan pandanganku ke Ethan, dia terlihat kaget tapi kemudian dia tiba-tiba memegang tanganku. "Y-Ya, Surga benar, bu! Kami saling mencintai itu sebabnya aku tidak menikahinya! Gadis yang ingin kunikahi adalah Surga!" "APA??" "Kupikir kalian hanya berteman..." "Sahabat..."

Matthew Hunt and Ambrose Donovan. Two millionaires, married, but not in love. Both in their mid-thirties and single, it's either they marry each other or their families would set up an arranged marriage with a stranger so the two decided to get married. They were best friends since they came out of their mothers' wombs so they were each other's next best choice. It worked. Their parents stopped hounding them. They lived in the same house, same room, do everything a married coupled would do (except sex), especially around other people, that is until their parents wanted grandchildren.

“Nona Chinta, anda benaran mau ganti nama? Kalau sudah diganti, nanti ijazah, kartu identitas dan paspor, semuanya juga harus diganti.” Chinta Luna mengangguk kepalanya: “Iya benar.” Staffnya masih menasehatinya: “Orang dewasa ganti nama sangat ribet, namamu yang sekarang juga enak didengar, mau nggak dipertimbangkan lagi?” “Enggak lagi.” Chinta menandatangani formulir penggantian nama: “Terimakasih.” “Baik, namanya mau diganti jadi Cahya Arjuna, benar?” “Iya benar.” Cahya Arjuna, adanya cahaya dalam perjalanan jauh.

In a haunting piece of paranormal fiction, after the ancient forces of light and darkness harness their powers into eight separate rings, humanity itself becomes its only hope. However, things go horribly wrong when jealousy, family, love and secrets cloud the sane judgement of the ring bearers. Will humanity be able to save itself, or will our fate be to fall into the hands... of Kayos?

"You're not avoiding me after this... are you?" he asked hoarsely. I stopped breathing when I felt how close his mouth was to my ear. The heat started to radiate in my body. His voice and his closeness are starting to make me weak. I would have fallen on my knees if he isn't holding me. "N-No... I won't. I p-promise," I stuttered. "Good girl." ********** HOWL SERIES #1 Lucien Hellion Salvatorri is the Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack. He did everything to be the Alpha his people deserve, but it is not enough. Filled with pressure from the Elders, he was forced to find his Luna. But fate did not favor him, he failed to find her. And so, he made a decision that will change his fate because he had no other choice. He intended to cut the red string that binds him to his mate and choose someone else to be his Luna. But then fate intervenes, and just as his red string is about to break, he hears his Luna's voice... begging him to stop the pain. Will Lucien still proceed with his plan or will he end it?