Modern Horror

“A million dollars,” he said, his voice flat, like he was negotiating over a car, not a person. Astrid shook her head, opening her mouth to protest, but he cut her off. “Let’s make it two then,” he offered. She stared at him, stunned, wondering if he’d lost his mind. “Mr. Voss…” “Final offer. Five million,” he said, his gaze steady, unyielding. Astrid took a deep breath, her heart pounding. “Fine. I’ll be your wife.” *** When Astrid Blythe, a rising event planner, runs into her ex, Adrian Voss, at his engagement party, she’s shocked to discover that his fiancée is missing. What starts as a strange encounter quickly spirals into something even more surreal when Adrian offers Astrid a proposal of his own: marry him in a cold, calculated, no-strings-attached arrangement. Despite her better judgment, Astrid agrees to the deal. But as the line between business and desire blurs, she finds herself drawn back into Adrian’s dangerous orbit—and realizes, to her horror, that she’s falling again for the man she once loved…the man who had a hand in the death of their child.

"Just let me hold you for a while, please," he said after setting me back down. This time, he laid me in the middle of the bed before sliding in next to me. "What if this was really me? Not a dream version of Lucy but the real thing?" I asked. He reached his hand across to me, pulling my hair behind my ear before pulling me closer to his body. "Well, in real life, you probably would have slapped me for doing this," he said, making us both laugh. Little did he know. After I witnessed my mom's murder, I fled my pack to search for a freedom I knew may never exist. I dreaded the day I would turn 18 as I never wanted a mate bond after the horror I had lived through. After years of being sold as a slave, I found myself belonging to a new pack once again. And then, I turned 18. I found not just one but two mates along with untapped power that I have no idea how to manage. ***TRIGGER WARNING - SA AND PHYSICAL ABUSE MENTIONED THROUGHOUT STORY***

Khatulistiwa merupakan sebuah kerajaan modern dengan sistem pemerintahan demokrasi. Negeri yang kaya sumber daya alamnya, tetapi semua itu tidak untuk kesejahteraan rakyat, semuanya habis masuk ke dalam perut rakus para penguasa. Rein yang seorang aktivis mahasiswa, sering mengkritisi tindakan pemerintah. Ia kerap melakukan diskusi isu kebijakan dan ikut serta menyuarakan keadilan lewat aksi unjuk rasa. Berhadapan dengan aparat langsung adalah makanan sehari-harinya. Suara misterius yang entah darimana datangnya, tiba-tiba saja muncul di kepala Rein. Entitas tidak berwujud itu mengaku bernama Sistem Keadilan Surgawi. Sistem tersebut memberikan beragam misi kepada Rein yang mengarah pada mengngungkap kejahatan para pejabat dan penguasa korup. Entitas itu juga memberinya berbagai kekuatan ntuk menunjang semua keberhasilan tugas yang diemban. Atas bantuan sistem Rein berjanji, akan mengembalikan keadilan yang telah lama hilang di khatulistiwa.

Kael was a god once. Loved. Worshipped. Feared. But when he fell for a mortal girl, the heavens stripped him of his divinity and cursed him to roam the earth as the first werewolf—a beast feared by all. Worse, she wasn’t spared. Eira, his love, was bound to an endless cycle of reincarnation, each life erased of him. And in every lifetime, Kael finds her, only to lose her again. Now, centuries later, Eira is reborn as Lila in a modern world where packs rule the shadows and Kael reigns as an untouchable king. Drawn to him despite the danger, Lila begins to uncover pieces of a life she doesn’t remember and a love she can’t explain. But the gods are watching, and they will not allow Kael to defy them again. The heavens demand Kael let her go to break the curse. They promise him redemption, but Kael knows better. He has endured centuries of their cruelty, and this time, he will not bow. If they want her, they will pay in blood. Even if it costs him everything.

I watched him in horror as he plunged his silver dagger into my brothers heart while keeping eye contact with me. Tears started rolling down my cheeks as my brother struggled with his life, "Please let him go" I pleaded tearfully. He stared at me coldly before he cackled wickedly saying "I thought you said you are ready to accept me the way I am wife, this is the real me do you still want me? it's not like you have a choice I am your husband". Yes he was my husband, the ruthless and heartless european mafia Lord who doesn't give a fuck about anybody's feeling. ***** In the dark underworld of mafia rule, 18 year old Aurora is ruthlessly sold to the feared Lord Logan Drew, who harbors secrets and hidden agenda. As she navigates the landscape of Logan's mansion she was forced to obey his every command. Aurora struggles to adapt to her new life as a captive in Logan's opulent mansion. Will she find a way to survive in the treacherous world of her new owner, or will she succumb to the darkness that surrounds her?.

On her fourteenth birthday, Kira watched in horror as her parents were beheaded before the entire pack. They were accused of orchestrating the Luna’s death, branded as traitors, and executed without mercy. Years passed, and Kira lived in the shadows of that terrible day. Labeled the daughter of traitors, she was forced to serve at the pack house, enduring cruelty and scorn from the pack members. The triplets, sons of the murdered Luna, hated her most of all, despising her for the supposed sins of her parents. But on her eighteenth birthday, everything changed. Kira discovered the impossible—she was fated to all three brothers. Each one, upon realizing the truth, kept it hidden from the others, secretly battling their rage and disgust. Their first instinct was to reject her. Desperate, Kira begged for time. Three months. That was all she needed—long enough to strengthen her wolf, to endure their rejection without losing herself completely. They agreed. But three months is a long time. Long enough for hatred to fade. Long enough for forbidden desire to take root. And long enough for each brother, in secret, to start falling for the one girl they vowed to despise. When the time is up, will they still be able to let her go? Or will she become the one thing they can’t live without?

Valeria’s plan was simple: Endure living in the same house as her notoriously sexy stepbrothers. Make it through the last months of high school. Leave the Red Ridge Pack—forever. And things were going quite well until the first thing her wolf - Hazel - screamed on her eighteenth birthday was, “Mates!” To her horror, she looked up and saw it wasn’t just one—but all four of her stepbrothers. Alerion, the cold and calculating leader. Caius, the cute geek Zane, the Casanova, who made her heart race and her head spin. And Lysander, the quirky one who had sworn to make her life in school difficult Each of them is determined to stake their claim, but Valeria has no interest in being part of their game. With her stepfather pressuring her into an arranged marriage and her mother turning a blind eye to her struggles, Valeria has one goal: to escape and never be found. But the bond between mates is impossible to ignore, and when secrets unravel and tensions ignite, Valeria finds herself caught in a dangerous web of jealousy, desire, and betrayal. Her freedom was all she ever wanted, but will she risk losing her heart to the ones she vowed to leave behind?

'Napoleon of Crime' yang disandang oleh Profesor Moriarty layaknya harus segera beliau lepaskan dan menyematkannya pada seorang gadis yang hidup 2800 tahun kemudian. Lumiere Crowe Wysteria. Secara ajaib ia terlahir dengan otak kelewat genius bagi para perempuan dan laki-laki. Sayangnya, Lumiere lahir di era yang salah. Yaitu era di mana semuanya kembali ke Zaman Victoria karena semua teknologi modern dan juga tempat tinggal hancur akibat dari perang dunia ketiga yang terjadi pada tahun 2390. Perang yang mengikut sertakan senjata nuklir yang mengakibatkan separuh dari peradaban di dunia ini hancur. Inggris sebagai negeri pemenang mendapatkan hak memerintah global dan mulai menerapkan kembali sistem yang pernah dipakai pada Era Victoria. Dan hal tersebut membuat Lumiere muak dan akhirnya merencanakan untuk menghancurkan sistem kasta sosial tersebut. Cover by AnsGraphic.

Peter Jan Terling menemui cucunya lewat mimpi, mantan serdadu Belanda yang berbalik membela Indonesia ini meminta cucunya ini segera membalaskan dendam keluarga pada tiga orang musuh besarnya, yang sudah menghabisinya serta merampas intan permata yang bernilai luar biasa. Mahyadin yang hidup di alam modern harus mematuhi pesan yang terus datang melalui mimpinya tersebut. Mahyadin juga terkaget-kaget, karena didatangi seorang pria setengah tua yang masih terlihat tampan dan selalu muncul dengan tiba-tiba, lalu menghilang bak hantu! Persoalan makin pelik, ketika Mahyadin justru jatuh cinta dengan cucu musuh kakeknya, Mahyadin juga terlibat skandal dengan salah satu cucu musuh kakeknya yang mengakibatkan si gadis cantik itu hamil dan menimbulkan dendam baru. Berhasilkah Mahyadin balas dendam sesuai pesan kakeknya? Di satu sisi dia juga sangat mencintai cucu musuhnya…!

Kesialan beruntun membawa Raya, sang selebgram cantik menepi ke sebuah desa. Hingga sebuah peristiwa mempertemukannya dengan seorang Raihan, ustadz kampung yang menyambung hidup sebagai seorang petani. Niat baik Raihan untuk menolong malah menimbulkan fitnah yang memaksanya untuk menikahi gadis asing yang belum dia kenal itu. Pernikahan pun terjadi walau tanpa cinta. Takdir seakan menggariskan mereka bersama, meski harus melewati penyesuaian yang sering juga memancing ketegangan juga tawa. Dapatkah mereka bisa saling beradaptasi dengan latar belakang yang jauh berbeda, Raya yang serba modern bersanding dengan Raihan yang kelewat sederhana? Mampukah mereka melewati badai kala masa lalu masing-masing mulai datang mengusik? Akankah mereka akan tetap mempertahankan pernikahan yang awalnya pura-pura itu? Intip keseruan cerita Raya dan Raihan sampai akhir. Desain picture by Bing Ai Edit cover by CANVA