Mental Fortitude

Barbara Neil Aryan never planned to become a killer. But after discovering her boyfriend’s betrayal with her best friend, a thirst for vengeance and a mental illness leaves her with no choice. Desperate to escape incarceration, she stumbles into the dark underworld, where she is promised a chance to reinvent herself and clear her name, but Barbie gets sucked further into the underworld, where she is reborn as the “Black Widow,” an assassin with an unmatchable kill record and a deadly reputation. Even though it is not the life she imagined for herself, she embraces it, until her broken world shatters once again when she’s assigned an impossible target: Xavier Knight. He’s cunning, he’s lethal...and something she never expected—a werewolf. But those creatures aren’t real, right? Xavier is everything Barbara despises—arrogant, magnetic, and maddeningly charming, but as he draws her into his world, Barbara discovers more than just a target. For the first time in her life, she’s faced with a man who might actually mend her fractured heart and restore her hope in men. Now, Barbara stands on the edge of two paths: abandoning her deadly past or embracing an unknown future in Xavier’s arms. But when vengeance is all you know, can you really surrender to love?

On the day the SAT results are revealed, the fake heiress, Layla Sanders, colluded with our homeroom teacher, Richard Hoffman, to report me for cheating during the exam. When I stared at both copies of the exam papers that showed the same steps and formulas, I couldn't defend myself at all. In order to preserve Layla's pride, my own parents actually forced me to admit to stealing the exam questions in advance. Then, they had me forcibly admitted into a mental asylum. The Sanders family claimed that I had gone crazy just so they could keep this particular skeleton sealed in the closet. They abandoned me, letting me be tormented endlessly in the asylum. When I finally escaped from the asylum, I died in a car crash that was meticulously staged by Layla. Only on the verge of my death did I finally realize that the so-called "blood is thicker than water" mentality was nothing compared to a tear shed by Layla. The moment I open my eyes again, I've gotten reborn in the exam hall. This time, I choose to submit my exam paper without anything scribbled on it. I'd like to see just how someone with a total of zero points can possibly copy off the so-called top scorer of SAT.

"Do you love him?", He asked I again tried to speak but he cut me off. "YES or NO". I nodded in YES. I love him in a brotherly way. "I thought that you were different, but I forgot about your background. I had purchased you from the red-light area. Soon or later, whore like you would have surely shown their true color, isn't it?" He drily laughed. And then, held my arm harshly and started dragging me, god knows where? He didn't even care that I was in pain. I keep staring at his face. I can't believe the day which I always wanted to come i.e. when I will actually be free from this cage, will come. But I was not feeling about him. It made me feel that I had started loving this cage...He pushed me away, and two arms collected me before I could have fallen down. I know that it belongs to my brother. Struck by physical pain and mental shock, I could bear it no longer and fainted in his arms. I finally understood that the most intolerable thing in a relationship was cheating. Without trust, our relationship was so vulnerable!

"Pengkhianatan yang dia lakukan cukup membuatku yakin bahwa keputusanku untuk pergi bukanlah keputusan yang salah." Berada di keluarga toxic membuat mental Ratih sebagai ibu muda, benar-benar diuji. Suami yang menganggap dirinya hanya pajangan dirumah. Mertua yang kerap kali menyakiti hatinya dengan lontaran hinaan dan cacian maki nyaris setiap harinya. Belum lagi ipar yang gemar mengobar api dalam rumah tangganya. Semua itu masih bisa dia tahan, demi anak semata wayangnya yang bernama Raka. Namun saat Ratih mendapati suaminya dekat dengan perempuan lain yang merupakan teman sekolahnya dulu, disanalah kesabaran wanita itu mulai habis. Ratih ingin memilih menjadi seorang janda yang menurut ibunya adalah aib. Ratih memilih jalan itu guna mencari kewarasan pikirannya agar anaknya bisa bahagia. Karena anak yang bahagia berasal dari sosok ibu yang hatinya terurus dengan baik. Namun sayang, Prasetyo yang egois tidak membiarkan Ratih pergi darinya. Pria itu melakukan segala cara untuk mempertahankan Ratih sebagai istrinya. Dengan segala kelelahan hati dan amarah di dalam dirinya membuat Ratih memutuskan untuk membalas dendam.

After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my childhood crush, Emil McLaren. When he puts up a sign banning my presence at his birthday party, I pack my bags and decide to go to Wanoki Island. When he says my scent makes his house feel nauseating, I quietly move out without complaint. When he says he doesn't want to breathe the same city air as me after our graduation, I leave and never look back. Then he tells me my existence might make his beloved first love uncomfortable. I nod and soon go public with someone else. In this life, I do the opposite of everything I did before. Because in my past life, I got what I wanted—I married Emil. But then his first love jumped off a cliff. He called me her murderer and tormented me. In the end, I jumped into the sea in a state of mental confusion and died. This time, all I want is to live. So, I find myself someone new. However, Emil blocks my path, his eyes bloodshot as he glares at me. "Penelope, I'll forgive this little joke of yours if you come with me right now."

Ratih menatap suaminya yang sedang tertidur pulas. Ada getaran hebat di dadanya. Mengalir kemarahan yang membuat darahnya hampir mendidih. "Andaikan Mas Agus jujur dari awal. Luka ini tidak akan bernanah. " Ucap Ratih memukul rasa sakitnya sendiri. Teringat kembali kejadian sore tadi, Mas Agus terlihat oleh Azan adik Ratih sedang berduaan dengan seorang perempuan yang lumayan seksi di pantai Biru. Inilah alasan Mas Agus mengatakan kepadanya bahwa dia ada Dinas keluar kota. Lantas apa yang akan Ratih lakukan? Sedangkan Agus terus saja berdalih dengan banyak alasan. Bahkan ibu mertuanya ikut menyalahkan Ratih yang begitu cemburuan dan suka overthinking. Pun Ratih penasaran dengan perempuan yang di katakan Mas Agus hanya rekan kerjanya. Apakah hanya Ratih yang terlalu sensitif atau memang suaminya berselingkuh? Ikuti kisah Ratih Widya Ningrum. Istri Sah yang akan mengungkapkan rahasia suaminya yang juga membebani mental dan kehidupannya. Akankah dia berhasil mempertahankan rumah tangganya atau malah dia yang terbuang? picture cover by: pixabay. com edited cover by: canva.com

I am Hilary Mattel, the outcast who lives like nobody in her own home. I'm subjected to horrific abuse and mental torture by my step sister and stepmother, who can't stand the sight of me. They made themselves the thorn in my flesh, and my own father turned his back on me because of the collocated history he shared with my late mother. I had always longed to get away from my demonic family when I met my mate, but my hopes were crushed because he turned out to be worse than them. When I found out that I was getting into an arranged marriage to a poor man, I was broken, and that led to me seeking solace in alcohol and ended up in a stranger’s bed. He made me feel what I had never felt before. He consumed me. And just when I thought my life couldn't get any worse after cheating on my mate, the stranger I whored myself to turned out to be Lucas Huntergrove, the ruthless and elusive Alpha, who embodied secrecy in its purest form. Now, I'm caught in a web of lies and deadly enemies. Will Lucas and I yield to the burning attraction between us, or will I be consumed forever trapped in his deadly web?

Bagi Raquel Dean, menjadi siswa Ottori adalah satu-satunya cara untuk merealisasikan mimpinya. Sekolah terbaik yang melahirkan para raja dan pahlawan di buku sejarah itu diharapkan dapat menciptakan generasi muda yang unggul untuk menjaga perdamaian dunia. Namun, nyatanya mereka hanya melahirkan siswa tanpa empati yang melakukan apapun untuk bertahan hidup dan merangkak naik ke atas piramida kehidupan. Di Ottori, istilah lulus atau mati adalah hal yang mutlak. Entah mati karena tekanan mental yang tak tertanggungkan atau mati karena kecerobohan sendiri. Raquel Dean adalah siswa beruntung yang berhasil bertahan dengan kemampuan pas-pasan di tengah tekanan akademik yang luar biasa berat. Semuanya berjalan baik-baik saja. Ia memiliki sahabat baik bermulut pedas, cinta pertama yang ia panggil Pangeran Salju, dan pangeran sungguhan dari Kejaraan Thalabar yang selalu mengganggunya. Hingga kehidupannya berubah 180 derajat ketika gelar "Sang Terpilih" disandangnya dalam satu malam. Kekuatan luar biasa mengalir dalam darahnya dan seluruh orang ingin menjadikannya senjata untuk memulai perang. Mampukah Raquel Dean menghadapi peliknya kehidupan ketika cahaya dalam hidupnya direnggut kegelapan?

Meet Leon — a promising indie actor who’s about to take on a new film project. But his life takes a bizarre turn when he starts hearing a mysterious voice in his dreams, a voice that he cannot seem to recall. As the voice becomes more insistent and the dreams more frequent, Leon’s mental state begins to crumble, leaving him questioning the world around him. In the midst of all this chaos, Leon stumbles upon a fortune teller with incredible abilities who hands him a necklace and cryptic instructions to “listen to the voice of his heart.” With this new talisman in hand, Leon starts to unlock the truth behind the enigmatic voice, and as he digs deeper, he realizes that nothing in his life is quite as it seems. As he grapples with this revelation, Leon must also confront his long-term lover, Sheldon, and the secrets that have been kept from him. But what he uncovers goes far beyond what he could have ever imagined, and the truth he seeks threatens to unravel his entire existence. Will Leon be able to navigate the treacherous waters of his own mind and uncover the truth before it’s too late? One thing is for sure — when he finally discovers the truth behind everything, the repercussions will be more profound than he could have ever imagined. Copyright ️ 2022 HiGANBANA

I just asked Lisa to get married to me. Believe it or not, I'm just as shocked as she is. This was meant to be a hit and quit mission not a hit and trip mission! I've fallen for Lisa. It hurts my ego to admit this but this tender spoiled brat has got me into a mental and emotional war. "W.. Will you marry me Lisa? "I question again. This time deciding to go with the flow. Lisa stares at me with wide eyes. "You're... You're joking right? "She questions and I remain silent and motionless. Allowing my eyes to pass the message. She sees I'm not joking and this causes her to recline. She quickly grabs her purse off the dash board and hurries out of my car. Slamming the door shut and I watch as she runs away. Well that wasn't expected. Falling in love was never the plan;25 years of doing what he likes. Being the master of his own game and the king of his ring. Everything seems to be going fine till one cold night when he realizes he wasn't just inlove but in pain. What could possibly go wrong for an all time player and over protective brother? Lets follow five friends into this NIGERIAN novel to find out!!