Mulut Ember

The hairs on the back of my neck stood as his lips brushed against mine. The warmth in his eyes made butterflies swarm in my stomach, and I pushed myself up on the balls of my feet to close the distance between us. I knew he must feel the same way I did, that the feelings between us ran deeper than either of us had admitted to. "Ember?”A man's voice made me pull back, and I turned to meet Tristan's eyes…my mate's eyes. They were full of hurt and betrayal. As if he hadn't rejected me when he found out I, a lowly Omega, was his mate. I told myself to never look back, and I won't let him bring me down again, so I averted my eyes. "Ember is no longer your concern. Get lost.” Dex growled, arm around me in a possessive way. His Alpha command making Tristan grit his jaw before the wolf beside him grabbed his arm and pulled him away to prevent him from causing a scene. I pushed down the churning in my stomach and smiled up at Dex, wanting to pick up where we left off, to show him how much he meant to me… how good we could be together, but I froze as he spoke. "No one is looking now. You can take your hands off me." His words washed over me like a bucket of ice water, though they were just low enough that no one else would hear, saving me from public humiliation. Dex pulled himself from my touch, turned, and walked away. Right, I shouldn't have wanted more. I was just his fake mate and needed to remember my place.

In the three years since I became Zander's mate, I've tried to kill myself ninety-nine times. Kidnapped by a rival pack in my youth, years of torture nearly destroyed me. I clawed my way back to the Crescent Moon Pack, only to find my place had been taken by an adopted daughter, Vivian. My Beta parents doted on her, and my fated mate—the Alpha himself—had eyes only for her. I begged them, told them my kidnapping and my suicide attempts weren't accidents, but all I ever heard was: "Ember, you're delusional. You just wandered off and got lost." "You tried to drown yourself in the river." The people closest to me, and not one of them believed me. Until the ninety-ninth time. Another "suicide." When I woke up three days later, I rubbed my aching head. My eyes were vacant, my own gaze foreign to me. I had forgotten who I was, forgotten the humiliation I'd endured, forgotten the desperate girl who had thrown away her dignity for a scrap of her Alpha's affection. At the pack ceremony, while everyone waited for me to fawn pathetically over Zander, a single tear slid down my cheek for reasons I couldn't comprehend. I wiped it away and, under the shocked stares of the entire pack, announced calmly: "Zander," my voice was steady. "I don't love you anymore. So I, Ember of the Crescent Moon Pack, hereby reject you as my mate." "This little act again?" Zander sneered, his eyes glinting with the same casual contempt they always held for me. But he didn't know. This time, I was leaving him for good. It wasn't until I vanished completely that the ones who'd never believed me were the ones who truly went mad.

"Aku sudah membayarmu, jadi kamu adalah milikku. Mau aku menciummu ataupun berbuat lebih dari itu, kamu tak berhak menolaknya," tekanku pada Yumna yang wajahnya tampak merah padam. Alina hanya diam, berdiri di pojok lift dengan menatap ke arah lain. Ya, dia selalu tahu diri bagaimana harus bersikap. "Ya aku tahu! Apa perlu Anda mengul9angnya lagi dan lagi?!" Dia masih terus bicara. Merasa muak, aku mendekat dan kembali mengulang perbuatan yang sangat dibencinya, untuk menutup mulut Yumna. Sementara Alina jadi salah tingkah dan membalik badan melihat kami.

Dua orang yang kamarnya bersebelahan tapi nggak pernah akur bagaikan kucing dan tikus yang nggak bisa hidup damai dalam satu koridor. Rakha Baskara dan Ayunda Shavira yah.. itu nama mereka Setiap hari pasti ada aja keributan mulai dari pintu gedor-gedoran, protes soal kebisingan, sampai adu mulut gara-gara hal sepele dan masih banyak lagi. Tapi semua berubah di suatu malam. Saat Vira pulang dalam keadaan mabuk, ia salah masuk kamar. Bukan ke unitnya sendiri, melainkan kamar Rakha. Malam itu yang seharusnya jadi sekadar salah paham, malah berakhir dengan kejadian yang nggak pernah mereka bayangkan. WARNING 21+

“Bayar utang keluargamu… dengan menjadi kekasihku.” Kalimat itu keluar dari mulut pria yang bahkan tak sudi menatapku lama-lama. Arkana Dirgantara, CEO muda yang dikenal kejam di dunia bisnis, mengajakku membuat kesepakatan gila: tiga bulan berpura-pura menjadi pacarnya demi menutupi skandal perusahaannya. Sebagai gantinya, ia akan melunasi semua utang keluarga kami. Tidak ada cinta, hanya kontrak. Tidak ada janji, hanya batasan. Tapi bagaimana jika hatiku mulai goyah setiap kali ia bersikap manis di luar kesepakatan? Bagaimana jika rasa itu bukan lagi pura-pura? Dan yang paling kutakutkan… bagaimana jika rahasia gelap Arkana adalah alasan kenapa ia memilihku?

Love. Duty. Valor. Secrets & Betrayals *** In the Kingdom of Vakythia, power cleaves the populace into two distinct classes: the Blessed, wielding gifts granted by the Ember, and the ordinary citizens, devoid of such divine favor. Arwyn Balchor, a rebellious girl and a blessed healer, finds her life intertwined with that of Thrystan Gaelen, the Fire Prince and future king of Vakythia— propelling her from the shantytown of Wyrm to the opulent palace. But blending in is a fragile thing, especially with a watchful enemy lurking in the shadows, poised to sabotage her every move. And as if that weren't enough, she unwittingly captures the attention of the Prince Thrystan Gaelan. Amidst swirling palace politics and brewing tensions, Arwyn begins to experience haunting visions linked to the plague ravaging a part of the Kingdom and a mysterious woman. As the kingdom prepares for the grand annual Sun Festival, an insidious threat looms closer, with the plague creeping ever nearer to the Capital.

Raven buta dan lumpuh. Ellie harus menerima kenyataan yaitu terpaksa harus merawat Raven. Padahal Ellie begitu membenci pria itu. Lima tahun lalu, Raven sengaja menghancurkan hubungannya dengan Lonan (adik Raven), karena menganggap Ellie adalah wanita mata duitan. Memanfaatkan kondisi mata Raven yang telah buta, Ellie memilih untuk memakai identitas lain saat bekerja di rumahnya. Tapi semakin lama, Ellie tahu kalau Raven menyimpan banyak hal, termasuk kejadian yang melibatkan Lonan itu. Apakah Ellie bisa bertahan menghadapi sikap Raven? Atau justru menjadi terlena, karena dibalik mulut keji itu, Raven juga menyimpan pesona yang tidak bisa diingkarinya.

A daughter who will do anything and everything to help her family. Ember Cecilla del Fuentes applied to work for a very well known and prestigious business company in the Philippines as a secretary of the CEO, without any work experience in that field. Because of her dedication and perseverance, she was able to get the desired job. She will find herself the hidden island of her boss—the one who kidnapped her and forced her to get married to Professor Callian Marcelus Huxley, whom she does not know. How she will be able to escape from obstacles when he uses her family as bait to force her to do things she does not like. No secrets shall be kept for a long time, they say. How will she be able handle it when she is starting to hold special feelings for the Professor? Who will truly protect her? Who will do her no good?

Aku tak menyangka akan hamil di saat sedang menempuh pendidikan. Hubunganku dengan Mas Daris sudah terlalu jauh. Kami sering melakukan aktifitas yang belum layak dilakukan oleh dua insan berbeda. Aku terlalu mencintai, hingga rela memberikan semua padanya. Mas Daris bertanggung jawab atas perbuatannya dan kami akhirnya menikah. Aku senang dia tidak pergi menjauh, seperti yang dilakukan oleh lelaki pengecut diluar sana. Namun ternyata, disitulah awal munculnya bertubi masalah dalam hidup. Pernikahan tak seindah yang aku bayangkan! Semua orang menilaiku sebagai perempuan jalang! Tak ingin mengotori mulut untuk melawan. Tetapi tanpa kata, aku buat kalian menyesal. Aku bukan perempuan bodoh!

Agil adalah pria pintar, sayangnya predikat Cum Laude yang dimiliki tak membantunya mendapatkan pekerjaan. Kemiskinan yang menjeratnya membuat pria itu mau bunuh diri. Akan tetapi seorang gadis menyelamatkannya. Gadis yang bernama Bulan itu memberinya ciuman lembut dan menuntut. “Hush, stop!” Tangan Bulan mengusap wajah Agil dan berhenti di bibir lelaki itu, perlahan tangannya membelainya lembut lalu menempelkan bibirnya pasrah di mulut Agil yang reflek melumatnya dengan gugup. Wangi melati membuat kesadaran Agil terhenti beberapa waktu. Dia memeluk perempuan itu erat. Tetapi pria itu kecewa, setelah tahu, gadis itu adalah arwah gentayangan dan memintanya untuk mengungkap siapa pembunuhnya.