Ninety-nine Lies, One Perfect Revenge

How much did my wife love me? To marry me, she proposed ninety-nine times. I was not moved until the hundredth. On our wedding day, I gave her ninety-nine make-up cards. We agreed that as long as all of them were not used up, I would stay with her. Five years into our marriage, she used one card every time she went out to be with her crush. When she reached the ninety-seventh card, she suddenly noticed that I had changed. I no longer begged for her to stay. When she lost control because of her adorable secretary, I asked her, “If you don't come back tonight, can I use a make-up card?” She paused for a moment and then softened, which was rare for her. “Okay.” I nodded and let her leave. She thought she still had many make-up cards. She didn't realize this was his last chance.

We’d been together for seven years, but during that entire time, my fiancée rejected the idea of getting married ninety-nine times, all because of a male intern. The first time, she canceled our vacation at the last minute, saying the intern was stuck on a night shift and afraid of the dark. She got on a flight that very night and rushed back to the hospital. The second time, we were already halfway through the doors of the courthouse to get our marriage registered. But just then, she got word that the intern had collapsed from exhaustion. Without a second thought, she left me standing alone in the snow for the entire day. After that, it became a pattern. Every time we were together, the intern would find some excuse to pull her away. Eventually, I made up my mind to let go. I stopped dreaming about a happy marriage with her. However, just when I announced I was transferring to another city, she broke down, begging me, almost hysterically, not to leave.

When Seth Gibson told me his legs were crippled and that only snowmelt from a mountain's peak could cure him, I did not hesitate. I scaled the mountainside, climbing over 15,000 feet just to get some snow for him. When I staggered back, bruised and scratched, cradling the snow outside the hospital room, I overheard cruel voices down the corridor. "Seth, today's the deadline. Nevaeh still isn't back. Could she have died up there?" "I heard that the mountain's pretty high. She might have gotten altitude sickness. What a shame! She's already risked herself for Seth ninety-nine times. This was supposed to be the last time before the game ended." "Serves her right! She used to bully Janice, Seth's childhood friend, didn't she?" I saw Seth through the crack in the door. He was standing at the window, his legs perfectly intact, and his expression ice-cold. "Enough," he said flatly. "If she dies, the game ends." I froze in disbelief until it finally sank in. Seth had been pretending all along. A laugh nearly escaped me. What a relief! I could finally get rid of this weight on my shoulders. I pulled out my phone and called his uncle. "I'll marry you," I said.

Once upon a time, Leonard truly loved me. In order to establish a Mate Bond with me, he confessed 99 times. On the 99th time, I was finally moved. On the day of our Marking Ceremony, I gave him 99 forgiveness coupons. I promised him that I would forgive him 99 times. As long as he still had coupons left over, I would forgive him and stay with him no matter what he did. We were bonded for six years. In the first five years of our Mate Bond, I rarely ever used the forgiveness coupons. Since his childhood friend Judy returned, however, I started burning through the coupons. When I tore up the 98th coupon, Leonard noticed that I had changed. I no longer made a fuss or fought him over Judy. I simply asked him calmly, “If you go to Judy, can I use up one forgiveness coupon?” Leonard paused and then recovered his cool. “Sure. I only used up slightly over half, so use another if you want.” I stayed silent as he left the house. As it turned out, he had no idea he had just lost his 98th coupon. He only had one chance left. After that, I would leave him forever.

My sister abruptly returns to the country on the day of my wedding. My parents, brother, and fiancé abandon me to pick her up at the airport. She shares a photo of them on her social media, bragging about how she's so loved. Meanwhile, all the calls I make are rejected. My fiancé is the only one who answers, but all he tells me is not to kick up a fuss. We can always have our wedding some other day. They turn me into a laughingstock on the day I've looked forward to all my life. Everyone points at me and laughs in my face. I calmly deal with everything before writing a new number in my journal—99. This is their 99th time disappointing me; I won't wish for them to love me anymore. I fill in a request to study abroad and pack my luggage. They think I've learned to be obedient, but I'm actually about to leave forever.

Cinta adalah mahakarya kehidupan. Namun terkadang, takdir dengan teganya mempertemukan hati dari dua sisi yang bertentangan. Adalah Rey, putra seorang detektif handal yang terpaksa pindah sekolah karena pekerjaan ayahnya. Ia mendadak jatuh hati pada seorang siswi di kelas baru. Nina. Sayang, takdir tidak memberinya kemudahan dalam urusan cinta. Justru Nina-lah alasan ayah pemuda itu dipanggil ke kota tersebut, salah satu pelaku pembunuhan berantai yang meneror negara hampir seabad terakhir. Di kemudian hari, perjalanan cinta Rey akan dipenuhi lula dan darah. Takdir dengan paksa menghadapkannya pada fakta bahwa gadis yang ia cintai adalah dalang di balik puluhan kasus pembunuhan. Apakah cinta Rey akan tetap putih meski takdir merendamnya dalam kubangan darah?

Skyla thought she had it all, a devoted boyfriend, a lifelong best friend, and a future she had carefully planned. But one heartbreaking revelation shatters her perfect world. Plunging her into a sea of misery. The two people she thought world of betrays, leaving her to drown in a series of heartbreaks and unanswered questions. Heartbroken and desperate for an escape, she stumbles into a dimly lit bar, drowning her pain in alcohol. The night takes an unexpected turn when dark memories from her past resurfaces, bearing gifts in hand, and prices she has to pay. As secrets unravel and old wounds resurface, Skyla is forced to confront a past she thought she had buried. But when love, betrayal, and forgotten passions collide. Will Skyla rise from the ashes or lose herself in the storm once more?

Blurb:  Five years of marriage. A life of deceit. Gianna Nelson poured her heart and soul into Marino—her love, her trust, or even her goals of motherhood, all snatched away with the aid of his overbearing mom. In the give up, they discarded her like trash, leaving her shattered. But Gianna isn’t the same female they as soon as trampled on. She’s again, more difficult, wiser, and hell-bent on making them pay. With a powerful new best friend by her side, she’s set to dismantle the empire that Marino and his circle of relatives cherish, piece by piece. As Marino’s existence starts to fall apart, lengthy-hidden secrets and techniques come to moderate, and the lady he believed he had destroyed becomes his worst nightmare. Revenge is a dish first-rate served cold, however when the stakes get lethal, will Gianna’s thirst for justice consume her—or will she rise from the ruins of her past and capture her triumph?

BLURB Amelia found herself torn between love and betrayal as life takes an unexpected turn. Divorced by her powerful ruthless and emotionless husband, Ronald, she watches as her own sister becomes his wife. Devastated and torn apart, she chooses to end her life tragically to end everything but fate offers Amelia a second chance as she was saved by her childhood best friend Jake, who is Ronald's estranged half-brother. Will she embrace the opportunity to rewrite her destiny?

Do not underestimate the allure of darkness, even the purest hearts are drawn to it. ******** Elena once believed in love. She gave her heart to Alan, only to have it shattered when he betrayed her and framed her for a crime she didn’t commit. Three months in prison turned her hope into steel. Now, she’s back not to forgive, but to make him pay. But revenge is a dangerous game, especially when a man like Conrad; dark, mysterious, and equally broken, steps into her path. In a world where love burns and vengeance blinds, how far will Elena go before becoming the darkness she seeks to destroy?