Maya Sato

Aku hanya menghadiri satu pesta di lingkungan baruku yang kaya. Tidak lama setelah itu, tetanggaku Nadia menuntutku. Di pengadilan, dia menggendong putrinya Tiffany yang tubuhnya penuh memar dan luka. Dia menuduh anak lelakiku telah memperkosa putrinya. Di tengah persidangan, Tiffany menarik kerah bajunya ke bawah dan bekas merah melingkar jelas di lehernya. "Dia mencoba merobek celanaku," katanya terisak. "Dia mencoba memperkosaku dan aku melawan. Jadi dia memukulku dan merusak wajahku!" Di luar gedung pengadilan, para demonstran mengangkat papan-papan bertuliskan hinaan, menyebut putraku sampah, dan anak orang kaya manja. Di dunia maya, sebuah memorial hasil editan fotoku menyebar luas. Tulisannya berbunyi: [Ibu yang tidak layak seharusnya mati bersama putranya.] Saham perusahaanku mengalami penurunan drastis. Namun aku tetap duduk di sana, wajahku tanpa ekspresi. Aku hanya meminta agar Rian dibawa masuk. Pintu ruang sidang terbuka. Semua orang terdiam ketika Rian melangkah masuk.

Mi mejor amiga, Maya, voló desde Miami para la semana de mi despedida de soltera. Eran mis últimos días de libertad. Insistió en organizar una noche de chicas para celebrar y pidió toda mi comida favorita a domicilio. Me pidió que le cuidara el celular y esperara un momento. Entonces, la pantalla se iluminó. Era un mensaje de un hombre. Una foto sin camisa. “Mi arma está lista para ti esta noche”. Llegó otra foto vibrando. Juguetes sexuales. Accesorios de bondage que parecían sacados de una película. Sentí que la cara me ardía. El corazón me latía descontrolado contra las costillas. Acababa de tropezarme con su vida secreta. Pero la siguiente imagen me cortó la respiración. Era un primer plano del pecho del hombre. Tenía una cicatriz que yo conocía mejor que mi reflejo. Era de mi prometido, Luciano Carbone.

— Plus fort, Adrian. Sa voix rauque. Ses doigts crispés sur les draps. Son dos qui se cambre. — Vas-y, oui comme ça... Il l'écoute. Il ferait tout ce qu'elle demande. Mains sur ses hanches, rythme qui s'accélère. Elle mord sa lèvre. — Regarde-moi. Elle ouvre des yeux troubles, noyés. Pupilles dilatées. — Dis-moi ce que tu veux. — Toi. Juste toi. Elle l'embrasse. Sauvagement. Goût de whisky, de sel, de lui. Sa langue, ses dents, cette façon qu'elle a de le dévorer comme si c'était la dernière fois. Ses ongles labourent son dos. Ses jambes remontent plus haut. — Ne t'arrête pas. Il ne s'arrête pas. Il ralentit, au contraire. La fait languir. La regarde se tordre, chercher son rythme, le supplier du regard sans un mot. — Adrian... s'il te plaît... Ce prénom dans sa bouche. Cette façon de le dire, comme une prière. Il accélère. Plonge en elle. Profond. Plus profond. Jusqu'à ce qu'elle ne soit plus que souffle coupé, que gémissement, que corps offert. Elle bascule la première. Ses doigts agrippent ses épaules, ses ongles s'enfoncent, son ventre se creuse, son cri résonne dans la chambre. Il la suit de près, quelques secondes plus tard, le front contre son cou, à respirer sa peau, à trembler contre elle. Dans sa vie, Maya n'a qu'une règle : pas d'amour. L'amour détruit tout. Alors elle préfère les plans Q : des nuits sans lendemain, sans prénoms, sans promesses. Un verre. Un regard. Chacun disparaît. Jusqu'à lui. Adrian. Magnétique. Troublant. Il ne devrait être qu'une nuit de plus. Mais il revient. Il ne veut pas seulement son corps. Il veut la comprendre. La défier. La posséder. Trop tard, Maya comprend que certaines rencontres ne doivent rien au hasard. Et que le plan Q parfait peut devenir la plus dangereuse des addictions.

Si PAYNE ay isang fourth year high school student na may autism spectrum disorder kasabay ng kaniyang pagkakaroon ng multiple personality disorder. Mula pagkabata ay sa regular school siya pumapasok, napagtagumpayan niya lahat ng panlalait sa kaniya at pabago-bagong pangyayari sa kaniyang paligid dahil sa kaniyang bestfriend na si MAYA. Makikilala ni Payne si NEAL, isang transferee student sa kanilang paaralan, at isang gangster heart-breaker na binata. Paghihiwalayin ni Maya si Neal at si Payne dahil sa isang matinding kadahilanan nito. Ang lahat ng tao, maging ang ina ni Payne ay tutol sa relasyon niya kay Neal habang si Neal ay pursigido na mahalin at protektahan si Payne. Makakaya ba ni Payne at Neal ang pangungutya sa kanila ng mga tao? Ipaglalaban ba nila ang kanilang pagmamahalan kahit alam nilang abnormal ang tingin sa kanila ng lipunan? O mas pipiliin nilang maghiwalay para sa ikapapayapa ng pamilya nila?

When a mysterious stranger named Thorne confronts young Calla Merin with questions about a "pack" and a heritage she doesn't remember, Calla is thrust into the hidden world of werewolves. She quickly learns she's the last descendant of two legendary bloodlines—and her rare golden wolf form marks her as the fulfillment of a prophecy that some would kill to prevent. Thrust into the Moonveil pack, Calla must master her newfound powers while navigating deadly pack politics. But she's not alone—her best friend Maya harbors her own supernatural secret, and together they face the challenge of building crucial alliances between packs who have been isolated for generations. As the Shadow Covenant emerges from the darkness with enhanced soldiers and sinister plans, Calla must learn to wield the Golden Wolf Network—an ancient power that connects allied packs but also makes her a target. With enemies infiltrating their ranks and time running out, she faces an impossible choice: master abilities that could destroy her from within, or watch everyone she loves fall. Because someone out there knows what she is… and they're hunting the Golden Wolf.

The night before my mating ceremony with Alpha Garrett Northwood of the Silverpine Pack, he held a grand Luna ceremony for my silver-poisoned stepsister behind my back. He held Serena close under the starlit sky, his smile tender in a way I'd never seen: "You're the only one I truly love, Serena." "Even though Maya and I are already registered as mates with the Alpha Council, she'll never have my heart. You're the only one I recognize as my Luna." The pack members cheered and blessed them as they completed the ceremony with joy. I watched it all without crying or screaming. Instead, I quietly scheduled an abortion appointment. I've loved Garrett Northwood for twelve years, ever since I first shifted as an adult. But his heart still only had room for my stepsister Serena. If that's how it was, I'd let go. Later, I joined the secluded Herbal Research Center of the Alpha Council. I left Garrett nothing but a mate bond dissolution agreement. But for some reason, Garrett—who had always treated me with disdain—suddenly went crazy begging me not to leave.

Esther, who gave up the inheritance of her father's company to get married to Michael, the love of her life, unfortunately caught her husband cheating with her best friend, Maya. She was framed by Maya and her husband, and no one believed her. She was forced to divorce Michael. Esther got involved in a car accident which made her lose her unborn child and her womb; she was told that she couldn't give birth again. Heartbroken, Esther went back home and took her rightful inheritance of her father's company. Esther made a promise to be man-free for the rest of her life and vowed to take revenge on her ex-husband and ex-best friend. After Esther became the CEO of her family's company, John came to Esther, demanding the fifty million dollars her late father owed him. He gave Esther an option to choose between paying off the debt within 3 weeks, or he would sign a marriage contract with her, and after she gave birth to him, the contract would be over. Esther was devastated, knowing she couldn't pay the debt in less than 3 weeks, and she couldn't give birth again. Will Esther pay him off within 3 weeks? Or will she go against the promise she made to herself?

Laras, gadis desa berhati emas, harus memikul beban hidup yang berat sejak kepergian orang tuanya. Sebagai tulang punggung keluarga, ia bekerja siang malam untuk membiayai kuliah adiknya, Bima. Kehidupannya yang sederhana berubah drastis ketika bertemu dengan Adrian, seorang pengusaha kaya raya yang terpikat oleh kecantikan dan kebaikan hatinya. Terbuai oleh janji kehidupan yang lebih baik, Laras menerima pinangan Adrian. Namun, kehidupannya sebagai istri ketiga jauh dari impiannya. Ia harus menghadapi cemoohan dan perlakuan tidak menyenangkan dari istri-istri Adrian yang lain, terutama dari Maya, istri pertama yang penuh dengki. Di tengah gemerlapnya kehidupan baru, Laras tetap merindukan kampung halaman dan kesederhanaan hidup sebelumnya. Ia merasa terasing dan kehilangan jati dirinya. Di sisi lain, Bima yang semakin sukses dalam studinya justru merasa terbebani dengan keberhasilan Laras yang harus mengorbankan banyak hal. Konflik semakin rumit ketika rahasia besar terungkap. Ternyata, Adrian memiliki motif tersembunyi di balik pernikahannya dengan Laras. Ia memanfaatkan Laras untuk mencapai tujuan pribadinya yang kejam. Laras merasa dikhianati dan hatinya hancur berkeping-keping

Pembantu di rumahku mengklaim dirinya sebagai wanita mandiri generasi baru. Setiap hari, dia mendorongku untuk menjadi lebih independen. Memintaku mencuci baju, memasak, dan merawat anak. Dia bahkan menyarankan agar aku bercerai dengan suamiku. Belakangan, aku menyadari bahwa dia ternyata seorang influencer. Tanpa seizin dariku, dia membuat serangkaian video yang menjelekkan diriku dengan tema "melatih istri manja," lalu mengunggahnya ke internet. Bukan hanya itu, dia juga mencuri perhiasan dan pakaian dariku. Setelah aku memecatnya, dia malah menyerangku di dunia maya dan menuduhku sebagai wanita yang membenci sesama wanita, tetapi bersikap baik terhadap lelaki. Lebih parah lagi, seorang penggemar fanatiknya berhasil menyusup ke rumahku dan memberiku racun pestisida dalam air minumku. Dalam kehidupan kedua, aku kembali ke hari di mana aku pertama kali mengetahui bahwa dia memiliki akun dengan jutaan pengikut. Kalau dia memang suka siaran langsung, aku akan membuat semua orang melihat wajah asli dari "wanita mandiri" ini.

"Look at me properly and try to remember." He implored her, his silvery eyes boring into hers. Maya raised her nervous eyes to meet his. Searching her head, she tried to remember where she may have met this man before. As she stared at him, a sense of familiarity began to settle. Those eyes... she'd seen them before. Where has she seen them? One by one, the images came. The pictures from a time she had forgotten. She had helped someone with eyes just like this. Still in his embrace, a daunting realisation began to set in. She'd met this man before. Long before he even dreamed of being a king... **************** A tyrant king conquers a kingdom so he can get married to her forgotten princess. People expect a marriage filled with strife and everything but none of that happens. Instead he treats her right, worships her and kisses the very ground she walks on. Why is that? People wonder. The reason is quite simple. Years ago, the same princess had saved his life from the bitter hands of death when he was betrayed by his half brother, the crown prince of Madonia.