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My name is Alaki Bea Miller-or known above: Alaki Bea X. That is what they call us, the inferior ones: X. In this world, I live under laws that declare it illegal to bear more than one blood in your veins. A legal system built on segregation by race, where mixing blood is the highest crime. In this world, I am not human. I am not a person. I am a thing, an abomination that threatens their system. His name is Efrem Mustafin, leader of one of the five Rings, Master of his race, and the man who saved my life. Legally, he owns me. To save me, he had to claim me as property. And in exchange for my protection, we play a game. One where I submit to him before watching eyes, and he keeps me safe. Master Efrem Mustafin, he is. Subject Alaki Bea X, I am. Or at least, I was. I belong to him. My name is Alaki Bea Mustafin, and in this world, I Am Mustafin.

Sepeninggal orang tuanya, Valentine Soedibyo berjuang sendiri sedari kecil sampai ia besar dan memutuskan untuk menjadi jurnalis. Hidupnya berjalan biasa saja sampai ia harus meliput kegiatan politik di negaranya. Dan kejadian itu mempertemukannya dengan seseorang yang mampu merubah hidupnya selama ini. Teddy Putra Iriawan selalu fokus dengan pekerjaannya, itu ia lakukan karena trauma masa lalunya dalam menjalin hubungan. Sampai ia bertemu dengan seorang jurnalis wanita disaat ia sedang bekerja menjadi ajudan untuk seorang Menteri Pertahanan di negaranya. Dan wanita itu membuatnya berani untuk menghadapi trauma nya. DISCLAIMER : INI ADALAH SEBUAH KARYA FIKSI. NAMA, TOKOH, CERITA/PERISTIWA MERUPAKAN UNSUR FIKTIF BELAKA.

Kejadian tragis yang menimpa keluarganya, membuat Ajisaka memilih keluar dari anggota gerombolan perampok, dan berbalik melawan mereka. Tak pernah diduganya, dia mendapat berkah memiliki Darah Murni yang mengalir di dalam tubuhnya. Darah yang ada hanya sekali dalam 500 ratus tahun. Namun di balik keistimewaan yang didapatnya, ada konsekuensi besar yang harus ditanggungnya. Aji harus menuntaskan tugas membunuh manusia abadi yang sudah bersekutu dengan Iblis, untuk menguasai dan menjadikan Bumi sebagai pusat kekuatan memberontak kepada Dewata. Mampukah Aji menyelesaikan tugas besar yang harus ditunaikannya?

Destined. This word haunted Vynetta from the day her powers surfaced as an infant. Destined to save. Destined to Rule. Destined to find her mate. She has always been hidden away while she was raised and trained. Her powers were limited until the day she found her mate, or the king found her, whichever happens first. She was the Earth Goddess reborn, this fact held little weight to her, but what happens when the secrets her family kept hidden are revealed? When she gains the first wolf of the moon Goddess? Vynetta leaves home with noone to trust, a king with endless resources searching for her, and a mate who is running from her. But what if the other lie she was told was that finding her mate was the end. What if its really only the beginning.

In a world where the broken are hunted and the powerful are feared, refuge is a dangerous promise. Alejandro was never meant to lead. Bound to an ancient force known as Inferno, burdened with power that bends wards, spirits, and history itself, he becomes Alpha not by ambition, but by necessity. When the unwanted, the cursed, and the discarded begin to arrive at his mountain stronghold, the Haven of Shadows is born. It became a sanctuary for vampires, witches, rogues, humans, and beings too dangerous to exist anywhere else. At its heart stood Zenith a nineteen year old human luna. A healer whose touch mends more than flesh.The one thing powerful enough to ground a god. As Alejandro’s fated mate and Luna of the Haven, Zenith becomes the calm within the storm, altering scents to make enemies live as family, healing wounds the world refuses to acknowledge, and reminding monsters of the humanity they have buried. Together, they build something fragile and unprecedented. A home without hierarchy, a family without fear. But sanctuary never goes unnoticed. As war looms and loyalty is tested, Alejandro must decide how much of himself he is willing to surrender to protect the woman who reminds him he is still a man, and the home that proves monsters can choose something better.

Hindi ordinaryong kwento ng pag-iibigan ang namuo sa pagitan ni Miya at Lucas. Kakatwa kung paanong nagsimula ito sa makasaysayang gabing tila limot na rin naman ng mga tauhan. Si Miya, isang Pilipinang empleyado na nagpakalasing dahil sa pagsasaya at si Lucas na naroon din na katrabaho niya. Hindi matandaan ni Miya ang nangyari at nagising na lang siya na matindi ang sakit ng ulo at walang maalala sa inuman. Naguguluhan pa kung ano nangyari nang gabing iyon dahil tila ba hinila lahat ng hangover ang alaala niya. Habang inaalam ang nangyari, bigla na lang nag-flashback sa utak ni Miya ang pakikipaghalikan niya sa isang lalaki. Ngunit ang lalaking kaharap niya ay iba naman ang sinasabing nangyari nang gabing iyon. Ngayon ay gulong-gulo na siya kung ano ba talaga ang nangyari lalo pa nang puntahan siya ni Lucas para ayain siya sa isang contract marriage. Hanggang sa naglapag ang kompanya ng bagong polisiya: isang milyon sa unang limang ikakasal na empleyado sa kumpanya. Para makuha ito, napilitan si Miya na pumayag sa pagpapakasal kay Lucas sa pamamagitan ng contract marriage nila. Ngunit sa pananatili nila sa isang kontrata, may mamuo ba na pag-ibig o mananatili na lang sa papel ang pagmamahalan nila?

Emily Chavez is a simple university student wishing to be a nurse someday. What will she do when she wakes up one day being a totally different person from who she really is? Is it part of her dream or is it real? How can she get out from this mystery when she herself cannot explain what is happening?

She was meant to sell books. Not steal a billionaire’s broken heart. Julian Blackwood is a man of power, wealth, and secrets—his name synonymous with control and cold precision. Since the death of his wife, he’s locked love away and drowned his pain in one-night distractions. No strings. No vulnerability. No heart. Then he walks into a small, struggling bookstore—and meets her. Lena Carter is soft-spoken and stubborn, running a little shop that smells like vanilla and paperbacks, where his daughter finds comfort... and where he begins to unravel. Her kindness disarms him. Her touch ignites something wild. And her innocence? It drives him insane. He tells himself it’s wrong. He’s too broken. Too dangerous. But temptation doesn't ask for permission. And once their lips meet, there’s no going back. He’s the fire she never meant to play with. She’s the quiet he never knew he craved. Together, they’ll burn down every rule they thought they had.

On the day I get released from prison, Joshua Caldwell's adoptive sister, Madeline Caldwell, hosts a live stream to welcome me home. She makes sure to shove the phone right in my face. "This is my older sister, Victoria. Even though she has gotten violated by 13 people, she still has the courage to continue living in this world." The comment section explodes instantly. Joshua frowns slightly, but Madeline merely sticks her tongue out at him with a cute smile on her face. Instead of going hysterical like I did three years ago, I just smile at everyone. "A woman's body is never her weakness. The offenders are the ones who deserve to die, not me." After returning home, I don't stop Joshua from letting Madeline visit our parents' graves on their death anniversary on my behalf. I don't mind Joshua giving my room away to Madeline and telling me to stay in the storeroom. Even when Madeline pushes me into the water once again, Joshua chooses to save her despite her knowing how to swim. After I get rescued by a passerby, I just go home on my own silently. Mixed feelings swirl in Joshua's eyes as he looks at me. "That three-year sentence has changed you for good, Vicky." I just smile softly in response. All I've done is finally see reality for what it is and not harbor any hopes for him at all. Moreover, the system, which I've lost contact with, has finally returned three days ago. It told me that it could take me home in seven days. But why is it that Joshua loses his mind after I've left this world for real?

Anggur merah mengalir perlahan menyusuri leherku yang jenjang, turun hingga ke tulang selangka, lalu ke bagian dadaku yang putih dan berisi. Cairan merah itu membasahi kedua buah dadaku, sebagian mengalir ke celah yang dalam di antaranya, lalu merembes ke kemeja putih yang kukenakan. Pakaianku pun menempel erat di tubuhku, membuat dua tonjolan lembut di dadaku tampak samar di baliknya. Tubuhku mulai bergetar pelan karena gugup, tetapi di saat yang sama, ada sensasi tegang yang sulit dijelaskan. Ini pertama kalinya aku dengan sadar mencoba menggoda pria lain selain suamiku.