Monster Duke Daughter

Di tengah kemewahan kehidupan bangsawan, Lady Cleo Austin dijodohkan dengan Duke Muda Sander Dorian, seorang bangsawan yang dihormati dan sahabat dekat Pangeran Mahkota Alden. Pernikahan mereka tampak sempurna, namun ada rahasia yang tersembunyi: Pangeran Alden diam-diam mencintai Lady Cleo. Di sisi lain, Putri Mahkota Zelda, istri Pangeran Alden, juga menyimpan rasa cemburu yang mendalam terhadap Lady Cleo. Desakan keluarga dan tekanan politik membuat Zelda merencanakan balas dendam keji yang mengancam kebahagiaan Lady Cleo dan Duke Muda Sander. Ketika sebuah skandal memalukan terjadi di Dorian Manor, kehidupan Cleo dan Sander terbalik. Skandal itu melibatkan seorang pelayan yang mengaku hamil anak Duke Muda Sander. Lady Cleo yang patah hati harus berhadapan dengan pilihan sulit: mempertahankan pernikahannya atau membiarkan diri hancur oleh intrik politik yang lebih dalam daripada yang ia bayangkan.

What if Ralfh finds out that the person he loves is the one he has been looking for a time? Can he still accept Shannie? Will he be able to imprison it? Or will she just let it go? But what he wants is to give justice to his mother that he has long sought. What should Shannie do to avoid doing things she doesn't want to do?

Seorang gadis yatim piatu meninggal dunia dengan cara yang sangat mengenaskan. Ia mati terbakar di dalam panti asuhan tempat di mana ia dibuang dan dibesarkan. Gadis itu kira, setelah ia mati, kemalangannya akan berakhir. Namun nyatanya ia salah. Saat ia membuka mata, gadis itu justru hidup kembali sebagai Koa Dorian. Sosok perempuan bodoh dalam sebuah novel yang dulu pernah dibacanya. Lady Koa merupakan anak haram Duke Dorian dengan seorang maid di Dorian Dukedom. Menjadi satu-satunya keturunan Duke Dorian membuat Koa diperlakukan dengan sangat baik. Ia hidup bergelimpangan harta. Namun sayang, meski Koa terlahir cantik, ia begitu bodoh. Kebodohannya sampai membuatnya ditipu oleh Pangeran Nathaniel. Ia merayu Koa, memanfaatkannya untuk naik tahta dan membuangnya setelah itu. Pangeran kemudian berselingkuh dengan putri count pinggiran. Setelah itu, kehidupan Koa berubah berantakan dan ia kehilangan segalanya. Duchess Dorian menyebut ini sebagai karma. Karma akibat perbuatan Duke yang dulu menyelingkuhinya demi seorang maid. Duchess mengatakan pada Koa jika memang itulah takdirnya. Takdir seorang putri cantik nan bodoh. Tak ingin mengalami akhir mengenaskan untuk kedua kali, gadis yatim piatu yang kini hidup sebagai Koa Dorian bertekad untuk merubah takdir malangnyanya dan mewujudkan cita-citanya untuk hidup bahagia di kehidupan barunya ini.

I'm back to that night I was drugged with an aphrodisiac. My sister, Rosa Spencer, drags the most aggressive guy in the village, Theo Dawson, into the woods without hesitation. In my previous life, both Rosa and I had been drugged at the same time. She jumped at the chance to be with the promising young intellectual, Dexter Newman, and I was stuck with Theo. After what happened, Dexter took responsibility without a second thought. He threw a huge wedding in the village and married Rosa. Meanwhile, I ended up marrying Theo in a rush, with nothing but a tattered quilt. Seeing this, Rosa burst into laughter. "You were born unlucky, and you'll never beat me! My husband's going to college. His future's limitless!" Yet, to my surprise, Theo changed completely after we married. He spoiled me endlessly and even became the richest man in the state. Dexter, on the other hand, failed his college entrance exam due to cheating and could only make a living by doing odd jobs. After seeing me become the wife of the richest man in the state, Rosa suddenly ran to my house in tears. "My husband's a total loser. Years have gone by, and we can't even afford a decent apartment!" Out of sisterly sympathy, I landed her a well-paying job. But when she came to thank me, she smashed a whiskey bottle over my head. "We're sisters! How come you get to live better than me?" When I opened my eyes again, I was back to that very night Rosa and I were both drugged with an aphrodisiac.

Because I had a face that screamed 'pick-me girl', I became the target of my mother's deepest hatred. She claimed that just seeing me made her sick, bringing back memories of my father's affair. In retaliation, she channeled all her affection into helping a child from a poor village, praising her for being kind and genuine while insisting she loved her hundreds of times more than she ever loved me. But then that same girl went behind my back and seduced my boyfriend, and my mother reacted by hitting me across the face repeatedly. "How did I end up with such a shameless daughter? You're the third wheel, and you're accusing her of being the other woman!" Yet when I fell gravely ill with cancer, she was beside herself with grief, begging for forgiveness while praying earnestly. "How could I not love you, my dear? I've made such terrible mistakes…"

Lydia Zander had once been the quiet, obedient wife—trapped in a cold, loveless marriage with Clinton, a man who only married her to honor his grandfather’s dying wish. She loved him deeply, blindly, but that love was repaid with cruelty—not just from Clinton, but from his entire family. For years, she endured their scorn in silence… until the day Clinton coldly handed her divorce papers. What no one knew—not her husband, not his family—was that Lydia Zander was no ordinary woman. They thought she was a nobody, a girl from the slums who should be grateful for scraps. They were dead wrong. When Clinton cast her aside to make room for his mistress, Kelly, he expected Lydia to return —broken, begging on her knees, desperate for his attention. She did return. But not the way he imagined. She came back draped in power —no longer the timid wife they once belittled, but a force they never saw coming. Lydia Zander, it turned out, was the secret daughter of the nation’s president… and the largest shareholder in Clinton’s very own company. The tables didn’t just turn—they flipped violently. And who was the one on his knees now? Yes, you guessed it right. Clinton! But this time, Lydia held the power—and she wasn’t interested in mercy. Want to know what she did next? Keep reading. The real game has just begun.

Kaisar jarang mengunjungi harem belakangan ini. Namun, akhir-akhir ini para selir selalu terlihat berseri-seri. Aku merasa bingung melihat hal ini. Sampai suatu saat, aku melihat seorang makhluk aneh dengan ekor seperti binatang muncul di hadapanku. Barulah aku menyadari, makhluk yang seperti manusia tapi bukan manusia ini, membuat para wanita di harem menantikan datangnya malam dengan penuh harap.

Putri sulung Duke Yoargi, Qilistaria La Yoargi, yang memiliki penampilan terkutuk ini, … begitu dibenci oleh semua orang. Mereka mengejeknya, mereka menghinanya, mereka merendahkannya, dan mereka pula tak menginginkannya. Qilistaria benar-benar tak disukai, apalagi diterima. Terutama, selepas sang Duke Yoargi, ayahnya, mengadakan sebuah sayembara untuk membiarkan orang membawanya pergi dari kediamannya tersebut, sebagai apa pun yang dikehendaki, … semacam istri, selir, budak, atau bahkan sekadar perempuan rendahan pemuas nafsu. Akan tetapi, pertanyaannya, … apakah ada, yang akan mau menerima monster seperti Qilistaria? Semuanya berpikir, bahwa orang gila sekali pun, … tak akan pernah mau mendekati sang putri terkutuk tersebut. Apalagi ini, sampai mau menjadikan perempuan mengerikan sepertinya sebagai seorang istri. Namun, …. ————— "Istri, apakah kamu tahu? Cinta sejati yang selama ini kamu cari-cari itu, bukanlah cinta dari sepasang kekasih yang saling mencintai apa adanya, … bukan pula cinta sepasang kekasih yang tak memandang ras, agama, suku, beserta status." "Kalau begitu, apa cinta sejati yang selama ini kucari sampai kelelahan ini, Suamiku?" "Nah, soal itu, … cinta sejati itu adalah, …." —————

A strong willed young she-wolf plagued by the secrets of her very existence throughout the pack, finds the truth in the most unlikely of places. Coming face to face with the enemy she uncovers more than she could have ever imagined. Cover photo taken and owned by Steven Sandner, permission of use given 19/09/2021

Aku seharusnya mati setelah memilih akhir paling tragis karena muak dengan pengkhianatan suamiku dan kebencian ayahku. Sial! Mengapa aku hidup lagi? Jika takdir ingin membunuhku sekali lagi, maka kali ini… aku yang akan menghancurkannya terlebih dulu.