Muddy Tree Arm

Sean Costa Nostra, pria dingin yang dipersiapkan menguasai dunia bawah, terguncang saat melihat bola mata hijau Aisyah, dokter bercadar yang menyelamatkannya. Mengingatkan pada cinta pertamanya yaitu Maria. Demi memastikan identitas di balik cadar hitam dan kecurigaan pada tunangannya yaitu Maria, Sean rela membongkar kebohongan sepuluh tahun silam dan menghabisi siapa pun yang menghalanginya. Sang Mafia telah menemukan kembali obsesi dan cinta. Dia tidak akan melepaskannya.

Kisah cinta pria terkaya keturunan Tionghoa dengan seorang guru yang hidup sederhana bernama Fahima. Berawal dari kekaguman hingga peristiwa pecahnya guci pernikahan keluarga yang berarti kesialan membuat Michael bertekad untuk menikahi Fahima karena ia sangat takut dengan nasib sial. Wanita itu memberi banyak alasan untuk menolak Michael karena perbedaan keyakinan, prinsip dan gaya hidup. Fahima yang tidak ingin meninggalkan pulau Bangka dan Michael yang harus menetap di Jakarta karena mengurus perusahaan dan bisnisnya, tetapi pria itu tidak menyerah dan tetap berusaha untuk mendapatkan Fahima yang ia anggap sebagai penangkal kesialan yang ia alami akibat Guci yang pecah. Pengalaman spiritual yang terjadi begitu saja tanpa disengaja membawa mereka terus bersama. Bagaimana kisah cinta dua insan yang Tuhan ciptakan dengan banyak perbedaan ini? Apakah mereka akan bersatu? Atau ada pria lain yang lebih pantas untuk Fahima?

Keyla kehilangan nenek tercinta sehingga terpaksa pindah ke Tiongkok untuk bertemu dengan ibunya yang bekerja sebagai TKW. “Pilih jadi pelayan atau kekasihku?” tanya Kai yang merupakan majikan sang ibu. Keyla dihadapkan pada dua pilihan menjadi kekasih atau pelayan Kai. Dia pun masih terperangkap dengan Jun yang merupakan keponakan Kai serta duda kaya bernama Chen. Bagaimana perjuangan Keyla bertahan di negara Tirai Bambu dengan kehidupan yang bebas hampir tanpa batas?

Perusahaan Bramasta diserang oleh hacker hebat. Pria itu harus membayar mahal agar bisa mengembalikan reputasi perusahaan dan nama baiknya. Sang hacker adalah Aqeela yang merupakan putri kedua dari Anggara. Dia memiliki kakak beda ibu yang seorang dokter terkenal bernama Alina dan telah dijodohkan dengan Bramasta. Bagaimana hubungan yang akan terjalin antara Bramasta, Alina dan Aqeela? Konflik apa yang akan mereka alami?

It's already passed 10pm when she walk along the narrow street to go home from somewhere. While she's walking on the side walk, she suddenly passed on a strange nearby abandoned building near the rainforest not too far from where she is. She stopped from walking when she notice that there was something different on the sky, she didn't know if she was just hallucinating or she just saw a light from it. But in a moment of realization, there was really a light on the sky that opened which she can't bear to stare. It's so painful in the eyes and it's really glamorous. A moment later, the light was vanished and there was a faint cry. The cry bacame louder until she notice that it was a voice of a man. A man who obviously suffering from the most painful thing. She composed herself from what she just saw earlier as she started to walk slowly to the direction where she heard the cry. Her legs brought her at the back of the abandoned building when she heard a heavy breathing behind the big tree as her heart begin to pound. "Is anybody here?" She said as she walk closer to the big tree, when she felt something who passed through her. She didn't recognize if what was it because it was too fast. When she reach the big narra tree, she took a peek on it that made her heart pound more. There was nothing behind the big tree but a blood on the ground with a soaked silky gray beautiful feathers.

I was a human girl raised in turns by vampires, elves, and werewolves. To repay them, I signed a three-year repayment contract with all three races, dividing my time and service among their leaders. When the vampire count was weakened by sunlight, I cut open my wrist and let him drink my blood. When the elven prince's Tree of Life began to wither, I stepped into the forbidden forest and traded ten years of my life with a witch in exchange for spring water that restored the tree to full vitality. When the werewolf Alpha's wolf spirit grew restless, I searched for the herbs that could soothe him. I always knew my place, and I never crossed the line. The vampire count sneered at me. "Leah, you're more obedient than the blood servants I keep. The moment I summon you, you offer your wrist on your own." The elven prince warned coldly, "This is only a transaction. Once the Tree of Life recovers, you will leave as agreed. Don't imagine I would ever make an exception for you." The werewolf Alpha tossed a check at my feet. "This is your contract fee for the next three years. It's enough to last you a lifetime. Don't forget this. You haven't been marked, so don't overstep." Later, I finally repaid everything and prepared to return to the human world. The vampire count was willing to stand under the burning sun just to make me stay. The elven prince threatened to destroy the Tree of Life if I left. The werewolf Alpha dropped to one knee and presented me with the Luna's crown. In unison, they said, "You're not allowed to marry anyone else."

"Sierraaaaa… oh sieerrrraaa… where are you??? Enough of your hide and seek already. You should come out so we will play my favorite game." I heard that masculine voice again and I froze into my place. I looked at the girl who had saved me. She was shivering with fear. "No, he is here. We need to hide. If he sought us, he would play his games again. We need to hide." She whispered and jumped inside the tree. The log of the tree was very big. And with the big hole, Sierra was able to hide inside its log. I also jumped into the tree and hid myself from that devil. His voice was more scary than the demons. I have not seen his face ever. But I could imagine his demonic face with the scary voice he had. "Don't worry, Sierra. The angels are coming. They will rescue you."

When Dylan Sullivan took a new type of hallucinogen, I was forced to give myself to him to curb the effects. Innately fertile, I got pregnant, giving birth to fraternal twins—a boy and a girl—after marrying him. However, Dylan refused to let them call him daddy, drinking away the nights while staring at the picture of his one true love. Then, on our tenth anniversary, he locked us up in the basement and burnt us to death. As it turns out, he remained hung up on that moment when I saved him all this time, stubbornly convinced I intervened when he was vulnerable to satisfy my ambitions. That in turn drove a rift between himself and his one true love, whose heartbreak led to psychosis and the accident that killed her. But I somehow opened my eyes to find myself alive, returning to the day Dylan took the hallucinogen by mistake. This time, I let his one true love have him, while I headed towards the study…

One day, Ginnie Sullivan overheard Adam Grant, her husband, talking to his private doctor. “Mr. Grant, ever since your wife’s arm was hurt, she could hardly hold a pen to draw. Miss Warma has replaced your wife. She has become a famous artist. “Mrs. Grant’s arm tissues are almost completely dead. Are you sure you want to continue hiding this from her and refuse to treat her arm?” Adam replied coldly. “This is the only thing I can do in order to secure Snow’s position as a genius artist. As for Ginnie, at worst, I’ll make it up to her for the rest of my life.” Ginnie stumbled back in shock, unable to believe that the savior in her heart had deceived her for a total of three years. Since his love had all been a lie, she would just leave.

The tree I fell from was rotten. It's leaves were rotten, it's bark was rotten, and it's roots were rotten. Unfortunately, I am an apple that didn't fall far from that rotten tree. I was groomed in the shadow of that rotten tree and sprayed with poison to ensure I would be nothing but it's germinated seed. My earliest memories are dark and painful. My most vibrant memories are coated in crimson red and shame. The small pieces of my soul that I kept hidden and protected are the only parts of myself I can tolerate. The rest of who I am... The despicable trash that haunts my dreams... I hate. Death is the only answer to my life. Not love. I don't deserve love. A tainted apple is never put amongst the ripe juices apples. It is thrown away, discarded... As I should be.