Meja Nurse Station

Suamiku itu seorang buta arah, bahkan tidak bisa membaca navigasi. Di hari pernikahan pun dia tersesat dan datang terlambat, hingga pernikahan kami harus ditunda tiga hari. Saat hari peringatan pernikahan, dia juga tersesat dan makanan yang sudah kusiapkan di meja pun dingin. Bahkan ketika aku hamil delapan bulan dan terjatuh di kamar mandi sambil meminta tolong, dia memang terdengar panik, tetapi tetap saja tersesat di jalan pulang selama lima tahun. Dia baru sampai setelah aku selesai mengkremasi anak kami di rumah sakit. Aku menjadi murung, dan orang-orang di sekitar mencoba menghiburku. “Otaknya memang bodoh dan tidak bisa mengingat jalan, bukan sengaja datang terlambat. Jangan marah lagi, kalian masih bisa punya anak.” Aku hanya mengangguk dengan linglung. Namun saat dalam perjalanan ke pemakaman anakku, aku baru sadar suamiku tidak memakai sopir dan malah memutar arah menuju rumah asistennya dengan lancar. “Merry, pemakamannya tidak mulai secepat itu. Aku antar Bella ke bandara dulu, dia sedang buru-buru pulang kampung.” Tanpa memberiku kesempatan menolak, mobil itu sudah sampai di depan pintunya. Asisten itu dengan luwes duduk di kursi depan, kata-katanya menusuk hati. “Lihat, aku sudah melatihmu dengan baik. Kalau kamu berani lupa jalan ke rumahku, aku akan menghukummu.” Ketika menyadari keberadaanku di kursi belakang, ia lalu menjulurkan lidah dengan canggung. “Bu Merry, tadi saya hanya bercanda.” Aku menahan diri agar tidak meluapkan emosi. Tetapi setelah mengantar asistennya, suamiku kembali “lupa” jalan ke pemakaman, sehingga upacara tertunda setengah jam. Aku memeluk kotak abu anakku, dan akhirnya benar-benar putus asa. Ternyata, seseorang bisa menjadi pengecualian … hanya saja itu bukan diriku dan anakku.

Setiap malam Natal, pewaris Keluarga Mafia Marsa, Adrian Marsa, harus mengikuti tradisi keluarga, yaitu mengundi sebuah nama untuk menentukan apakah dia diizinkan menikah denganku. Karena aku, Irene Karsa, bukan keturunan mafia. Jika dia tidak menarik kertas undian bertuliskan namaku, dia tidak boleh menjadikanku istrinya. Selama empat tahun, Adrian sudah melakukan undian itu empat kali dan tidak sekali pun namaku yang terambil. Aku selalu mengira dia bertengkar dengan keluarganya karena aku, bahwa dia rela mempertaruhkan posisinya sebagai bos mafia hanya untuk memilihku. Setiap kali dia gagal, dia akan memelukku erat dan berbisik, "Nggak apa-apa. Masih ada tahun depan." Aku mencintainya sampai rasanya menyakitkan. Begitu sakitnya, sampai aku bersedia menunggu ... tahun demi tahun. Tahun ini, aku berkata pada diriku sendiri, "Kalau dia masih juga nggak menarik namaku, aku akan diam-diam menukar hasil undian itu." Aku menyelinap ke depan pintu ruang kerja Adrian, lalu mendengar adik laki-lakinya bertanya, "Bos, setiap tahun sebenarnya kamu menarik nama Irene. Kenapa kamu pura-pura nggak menarik namanya? Apa karena kamu masih belum bisa melepaskan Sera?" Namun, Adrian hanya menjawab dengan suara datar, "Sera membutuhkanku untuk urusan mendesak. Lakukan seperti biasa, tukar nama Irene dengan kertas kosong." Dia pergi tanpa menoleh. Alih-alih menukar, adiknya justru membuang kertas kosong itu ke tempat sampah, meninggalkan kertas bertuliskan namaku di atas meja, lalu bergegas menyusul Adrian. Aku masuk ke dalam. Mengambil kertas kosong dari tempat sampah dan menggantinya dengan kertas yang bertuliskan namaku. Membuang kertas bertuliskan namaku sendiri ke tong sampah. Adrian, aku tidak ingin menunggu dan menikah denganmu lagi. Aku akan memberimu pilihanmu.

Suasana lounge hotel bintang lima itu riuh, namun suara ketawa Rhea adalah yang paling nyaring. Dengan segelas wine di tangan kanan dan gaun hitam yang memamerkan bahu mulusnya, Rhea sedang menjadi pusat perhatian. ​"Kalian tahu kenapa pria suka pakai dasi?" Rhea mengerling nakal ke arah teman-teman kantornya. "Supaya kalau mereka terlalu banyak bicara di ranjang, kita punya pegangan untuk menarik mereka lebih dekat... atau membungkam mereka." ​Ledakan tawa pecah. Pria-pria di meja itu menatap Rhea dengan tatapan lapar sekaligus kagum. Mereka menjuluki Rhea sebagai 'Si Singa'—wanita energik yang bicaranya berani, mesum dalam konteks bercanda, dan seolah-olah sudah khatam urusan ranjang. ​Namun, saat jam menunjukkan pukul sebelas malam, senyum itu memudar begitu Rhea melangkah masuk ke mobilnya. ​Di rumah, suasana hening. Rhea masuk ke kamar, menemukan Gavin sudah menunggunya. Tanpa kata-kata romantis, Gavin menariknya ke tempat tidur. Rhea mencoba membalas, mencoba menjadi 'Singa' yang diinginkan dunia, namun Gavin hanya fokus pada area sensitif Rhea dengan tangannya. Dingin. Terburu-buru. ​Rhea mendesah, namun matanya menatap langit-langit kamar yang kosong. Saat ia hampir mencapai puncak, Gavin menarik tangannya. Pria itu mencium keningnya sekilas—ciuman yang terasa seperti formalitas—lalu berbalik membelakangi Rhea. ​"Mas... tidak bisakah malam ini kita... melakukannya?" bisik Rhea parau. ​"Aku capek, Rhea. Lagipula, bukankah ini sudah cukup membuatmu puas?" jawab Gavin tanpa menoleh. ​Rhea terdiam. Di luar dia adalah predator, tapi di kamar ini, dia hanyalah mangsa yang kelaparan akan kasih sayang yang utuh. Ia tidak tahu, bahwa di balik punggung Gavin, sebuah rahasia besar tersimpan di dalam ponsel yang disembunyikan suaminya di bawah bantal.

Zahra Rosalina Azhari menderita kanker di usianya yang baru tiga puluh lima tahun, tapi dia percaya dia bisa melewatinya dengan suaminya Andi Perkasa Adiputra dan sahabatnya Sarah Adinda Cempaka di sisinya—sampai dia menemukan mereka berdua di tempat tidur bersama di rumahnya tanpa memakai pakaian apapun. Melihat kedatangan Zahra, lantas membuat mereka berdua kaget. Cerita terakhir yang sebenarnya adalah ketika Andi bertindak lebih jauh dengan membunuh Zahra tanpa penyesalan apa pun. Jadi, ketika Zahra yang entah bagaimana membuka matanya dan menemukan dirinya mundur ke sepuluh tahun yang lalu, dia bertekad untuk mengubah nasibnya. Tapi agar Zahra tidak menemui akhir yang menyedihkan, seseorang harus menggantikan dirinya. Zahra menetapkan untuk menempa masa depan baru untuk dirinya sendiri dan membalas dendam untuk masa lalunya dengan menjodohkan sahabatnya dengan suaminya yang selingkuh. Jelas, mereka pasangan yang dibuat di surga—atau lebih tepatnya, pasangan yang dibuat di neraka. *** “Kau tidak lihat, hah? Yang hidup harus tetap hidup. Toh kau juga akan mati sebentar lagi, hiks....” Di hadapanku yang divonis sebentar lagi mati karena penyakit kanker, satu-satunya temanku menangis pilu. “Kau, wanita kecil....” Plak. Sebuah tamparan keras mendarat di pipiku hingga membentur cermin meja rias. Aku mati di tangan suamiku sendiri bahkan tanpa bisa memenuhi tenggat waktu sebelum kematianku. Kemudian, aku hidup kembali. “Zahra, istirahat makan siang sudah selesai!” 10 tahun yang lalu, aku terbangun di perusahaan tempatku bekerja. Kehidupan yang lain diberikan setelah kematian diriku. Untuk bisa mengubah takdirku, seseorang harus menggantikan takdirku yang sudah seperti neraka. Aku menjadikan 'seseorang' itu adalah temanku sendiri sebagai pengganti takdir kedidupanku. Temanku, kau menginginkan suamiku.

VANESSA: ~"You will marry him!" Dad thundered, his veins bulging and his sickly pallor only enhancing how close to death's door he was. I was more worried about his health than this insane idea he was spouting, but. "This is the 21st century! You can't force to marry anyone! That's preposterous!" I wanted to yell several more words, to impress on him how absurd his demand was, but then the heart monitor started beeping loudly. A nurse and his hairless doctor rushed in. Mum and I were pushed out gently but firmly.~ Vanessa Anders might not have a lot of love for her father, but she couldn't stand by and let his empire crumble, not when it will lead to his death. Besides, the man she was more or less being sold off to was easy on the eyes, rich and very nice! Okay, she might have a crush on the billionaire, but isn't that a good thing? Except, after marriage, the nice charming man disappears and a beast takes his place. A beast that loves to make Vanessa hurt. CALLUM: Callum Gray hates two things in life; being lied to and people who try to manipulate him. The exact two things Shawn Anders and his daughter were. What kind of desperate girl holds a man to ransom just to get him to marry her? It didn't matter. What she wanted was a marriage, right? Well, that's exactly what she would get. A marriage, not of convenience, but of hell. Callum was going to make her suffer for every single bit of her manipulation and then some. Author's Note; This book features a deceitful father, a mean and sadistic CEO and an oblivious young woman who is a pawn in her father's game and the recipient of a revenge plot.

Billionaire Michael Valdemore got everything he wants including women. No one will dare to say no to this hunk and handsome bachelor—until the accident changed his life—forever. Mrs. Valdemore took an action and hired a private nurse to look after him. He was so proud and arrogant to accept his mother’s will, and none of those nurses stay with him within 24 hours. But everything changes when he met Thalia Colantes. His pig headed private nurse. He showed her his nasty and lordly manners, but the woman didn't scare him. In fact, Thalia was the reason why he pursued to be able to walk again. She made him comprehend how lucky and grateful he was as she made him realized that living alone without her by his sides will be the end of the world. He fell in love with her witty, sense of humor and the beauty she had in and out. He thought everything was doing fine between the both of them, but all of sudden Thalia left him. But through his power and money he found her and make it up with her. They thought everything would be all right. But Thalia received an unregistered phone call from an unknown caller. Her twin sister, Vanesa was missing and Kristina Montalban—Michael’s ex–girlfriend and Victor Pangilinan— who was responsible of Michael’s car accident six months ago in Europe, were both responsible for her twin sister’s abduction. In order to save her twin sister Vanesa, she has to exchange herself. Victor wants revenge against Michael as for Kristina, she had no plan of letting them both escaped. The woman wants her die along with her sister, but all of sudden Michael and his friends, Leon Miguel and Enrique came to rescue them.

WARNING!!! FOR MATURE READERS ONLY The stories in this collection are highly raw, explicit content. MIDNIGHT DESIRES throws you straight into a story driven by raw desire and real, messy hunger. The scenes are bold and easy to picture, pulling you into a world of forbidden attraction, heated tension, and unapologetic dirty talk. Nothing is left off the page. This isn’t about sweet romance or gentle touches. It’s about lust tangled with power, danger wrapped around pleasure, and chemistry so intense it feels reckless and impossible to ignore. In this collection, you Will find a desperate intern fingering herself during a job interview with her father's boss, leading to raw office sex on the glass desk. To an engaged woman catching her first lover masturbating to an old video of her, reigniting a dangerous craving just before her wedding. A step-sibling secret affair exploding during family holidays. A boss's wife seducing the young intern at a corporate retreat. A married woman risking everything for overtime quickies with her coworker. A celebrity fan turned into a bound sex toy in a VIP booth. A nurse dominating a patient in the hospital ward at night. And many more. These stories don't hold back. Watch out for domination, oral sex, corporate affairs, multiple partners, bdsm, taboo sex, forbidden pleasure, outdoor sex, threesome, cheating partner, age gaps, deep throating, MILF seduction and fantasies. If you're the kind of reader who craves erotica that leaves you throbbing and desperate, grab your favorite toy now, these stories are going to soak you through. Crack open this book at your own risk. Warning: once you turn the first page, there is no turning back. You'll be hooked, breathless, and devouring every single filthy word until the last drop. This book is rated XXX – 18+ Only

I'm Melody Cameron and I'm every man’s worst nightmare, I say this because I’ve been called that by many men. I’m not only smart and educated, I’m a real beauty and no I’m not conceited, I have eyes and am confident in my own skin. At the age of 16, I was crushed beyond words, cried until I ran out of tears, then became angry at the world, until finally my best friend told me what had happened. I had been taken, by one of the most popular, eligible and attractive werewolves in her pack, “this is what he does and I’m sorry it happened to you Mel, you didn’t deserve that,” she said through her own tears as she hugged me. It was that day I realized one thing I would never fall for another man, he could own the world and promise it to me, and I’d still walk away from him. Yup, that’s me now, Miss Wrong, I will never be any man’s Miss Wright, never again. I’m strictly a one and done girl here, no seconds, no matter how many times you make me see God, it’s not happening. I became a nurse, yes, it's a glorious job and in a world with supernaturals it has it's challenges, like werewolves can heal themselves, witches have no need for human's period, etc.. So when the Alpha was in my ER room and I hit the code button, because all his monitors screamed to life the second, I walked in, I was fired. Getting the Alpha's attention, not good for a human and now I'm convinced he is set on ruining my life, because his ego is obviously bigger than his dick. I have jokes.

"Aasif," I whispered, my voice shaky with desire. He didn't reply. He only held me tighter, his strong arms a band around my waist. His kisses grew more intense, all I wanted was him, His touch, his scent, him inside me. I was teetering on the edge, yet he held back. He held us back. He pulled away; his breathing as erratic as mine. His voice was rough, filled with an intense battle of restraint and desire   "This is just for curiosity's sake, right?" His voice was deep, husky, a sensual murmur against my skin that made my pulse race even faster. Gabriela a young nurse from a small Mexican town, shoulders the world as she strives to provide for her ailing mother and little sister, Maria. An unexpected opportunity emerges when she's offered a job at a prestigious hospital in Al-Qamar. Thrust into the vibrant but unfamiliar world of the Arabian desert, Gabby grapples with her new reality. But Gabby's life takes a dramatic twist when she crosses paths with a charismatic yet arrogant billionaire Sheikh. Their worlds collide in a whirlwind of opulence and high-stakes power dynamics, their association marked by the Sheikh's emotionally barren, benefit-based approach towards relationships. A tragic accident abruptly turns the tables when the Sheikh suffers memory loss, casting a shadow of uncertainty over Gabby's future. The once arrogant billionaire stands before her, a man without a past, unraveled and vulnerable. As Gabby is pulled into a vortex of caring for the man who once saw her as a mere commodity, she grapples with the strange affectionate ties that emerge. With a newfound bond budding and the Sheikh's memory threatening to return at any moment, Gabby is walking on a tightrope of emotions, what happens when the Sheikh's memory returns?

This book is authored by G O A. Why Tech Billionaire Artemis Rhodes would post such a thing?! "Everyone is talking about the hashtag that just went viral in less than a few hours. Nevertheless, this girl has become a mystery everyone wants to solve. In fact, we have pictures from several people who have seen the girl in person." The screen of the phone is small but I catch several pictures of me flashing on the screen. This can't be happening! You know that panic attack I had been pushing down? Well, that thing comes back with a vengeance. It feels like all the air is sucked out of me and my chest gets tight. My vision blurs and I register I'm falling just before things go dark. "Relax Miss Riley, this is Mr. Rhodes a donor to our hospital. This woman is his fiancee. I'll take things from here." The doctor says and steps aside to let the nurse out. I watch her scurry away before I focus on the doctor. He's an older man with white hair and a friendly face but he gives me weird vibes. Wait...did he just say, fiancee? "I'm sorry what did you say?" I ask. "I have a proposition for you." The man says. "A proposition for me? What do you mean?" "A proposition? It means-" I wave my hand. "Not that! I'm not an idiot. I mean what proposition?" "I want you to marry me." He says with a straight face. So I bet your wondering how a woman who lives in an abandoned train car ends up married to a big tech billionaire. Well it's simple. We ran right into each other, locked eyes and the rest is history.