Not So Saint Nick

Rheyner Aditya Effendi dan Nadira Almira adalah sepasang sahabat yang tumbuh bersama sejak balita. Di akhir masa putih abu-abu Rheyner menyadari kalau ternyata dirinya memiliki rasa sayang sebagai seorang pria pada Nadira. Rheyner menahan diri untuk mengungkapkan perasaannya. Namun, ia sudah mulai merancang masa depan untuk dilalui bersama Nadira. Rheyner akan menjadikan Nadira ratu dalam kehidupannya kelak. Sayangnya, tidak semua hal berjalan sesuai jalan pikiran Rheyner. Apalagi sejak dirinya mendapatkan beasiswa ke Jepang. Kesalahpahaman kerap menghampiri. “Nggak usah peduli sama aku lagi. Jangan jadi sahabatku lagi. Jangan lagi urusin kehidupanku. Kamu urusin aja hidup kamu. Kita sampai di sini aja. Kalau perlu kita nggak usah saling kenal lagi. Kamu bebas sekarang." Air mata Nadira sudah membanjiri wajah. Ia hempaskan tangan Rheyner. Ego Rheyner tersentil. Amarah menguasai diri. “OKE, GUE NGGAK AKAN PEDULI SAMA LO LAGI! GUE NGGAK MAU JADI SAHABAT LO LAGI!” Nadira segera berlalu dari hadapan Rheyner. Napas Rheyner terengah. Matanya memerah. Kedua tangannya masih terkepal. Pelan tapi pasti cairan bening keluar dari sudut matanya. Apakah semua benar-benar akan berakhir sampai di sini? Apakah pernikahan yang dibayangkan oleh Rheyner tidak akan pernah menjadi nyata?

Laura Azzahra Alibasyah, seorang gadis remaja yang terlahir dari keluarga harmonis. Namun, dimasa lalu terjadi suatu insiden yang menyebabkan Laura kehilangan ingatannya serta mengubah keseluruhan dari tatanan kehidupan Laura. Kepribadiannya yang sangat ceria, seketika berubah menjadi dingin. Laura berusaha untuk mendapatkan kembali ingatannya sekaligus mencari jawaban atas kebencian sang bunda pada dirinya. Dalam perjalanan kehidupan Laura, ia bertemu dengan sosok Rafael yang mengajarinya tentang arti kehidupan. Tapi, siapa sangka jika mereka dipermainkan oleh takdir. Apakah Laura bisa mendapatkan kembali ingatannya? Dan apa yang akan ia lakukan jika berhasil mendapatkan ingatan itu? Baca lika-liku kehidupan Laura dalam novel Not Allone.

On campus, Emily was surrounded by several girls. Each of them slapped Emily's face and insulted her with dirty words. Emily wanted to stand up and fight back, but her arm was stomped heavily on the ground by one of them. There were many people around who walked indifferently, as if they were no longer shocked by this scene. The second girl kicked Emily's face, "Omega is the lowest level of trash, you should have died long ago..." Suddenly their phones rang, and one of them exclaimed, "The four Alphas are having a party! They actually came back home!..." They all picked up their phones to read the text messages, "I received an invitation to the party..." "I received it too!"... They kicked Emily a few more times and cursed a few times before leaving, leaving Emily alone. Emily got up from the ground tremblingly. She picked up her phone a few meters away. Emily found that there were more than a dozen missed calls from Luna. She suddenly panicked and called back nervously. Luna's voice pierced her eardrums, "Where did you die? The four Alphas and the guests are all at home now. Come back here quickly..." Emily was stunned for a moment after hearing the words of the four Alphas, I felt even more panicked.

Sold to Alpha Kane as his bride in exchange for war supplies, Violet has no family to run to after he rejects her on the eve of their Wedding. He called her a whore and incompetent because she was no longer a virgin. But she had an encounter with a wolf under the auspicious red moon in the night sky. Now that she's claimed this alpha wolf at the border, they both do not know that this action would bring them closest to each other than they could ever imagine. And the mind-blowing sex in wolf form is about to change Violet's fate from being bullied to accepted and recognized by her unique Alpha blood.

The night before her wedding, Morgan Hayes was hit by a car while trying to save Sebastian Cole. She was thrown into the air, suffering multiple fractures, and her face was severely disfigured from the impact. Despite her injuries, Sebastian didn’t turn away from her. He still married her and continued to cherish and protect her as he always had. Everyone said Sebastian loved her more than life itself, that his love for her went beyond superficial appearances. She once believed that too until half a month ago when she discovered he was having an affair with their housemaid.

Ilang taon nang kasal si Adelaide Rufino sa nag-iisang tagapagmana ng Villareal Group. Sa mata ng lahat, isa siyang masuwerteng asawa. Pero sa loob ng bahay ng mga Villareal, isa lang siyang bisita na hindi kailanman tinanggap. Ginawa niya ang lahat para mapabilang. Nagpakapagod, nagpakasakripisyo, at halos mawala ang sarili, basta lang may mapatunayan sa pamilya ng asawang si Felix Villareal. Hanggang sa isang araw, gumuho ang mundo niya. Nalaman niyang peke ang kasal nila. Hindi siya ang tunay na Mrs. Villareal. Ang pangalan sa likod ng lahat ng papeles ay sa matalik niyang kaibigang si Angela. Mas masakit pa, alam ito ng mga magulang ni Felix mula pa sa simula. At ang dahilan kung bakit hindi siya kailanman tinanggap ay simple at malupit. Hindi siya makapagbigay ng tagapagmana. Baog siya dahil sa isang aksidenteng nangyari habang inililigtas ang lalaking inakala niyang asawa. Sa araw na iyon, nawala ang pagmamahal. Napalitan ito ng pagsisisi. Pero hindi si Adelaide ang babaeng mananatiling nakaluhod sa sakit. Sa halip na magmukmok, gumawa siya ng plano. Isang planong sisira sa mga taong nagnakaw ng tiwala, panahon, at buhay niya. At ang unang hakbang ng kanyang paghihiganti ay ang pagtanggap niya ng kontrata bilang Mrs. Yuchengco. Hindi para magmahal. Kundi para gumanti. Gagawin niya ang lahat, mapagbagsak lang ang mga ito, kahit pa ipagkuno niya ang sarili sa lalaking hindi naman niya kilala.

When I turned eighteen, I completed my shift and finally gained my wolf. The Lycan King of the Northern Tribe—Karl Gilmore, my father's close friend—handed me photos of his sons and told me to choose a mate. Whomever I chose would become the next Lycan King. Without hesitation, I pointed to his eldest son, Sven Gilmore. Everyone was stunned because everyone knew, for years, I had always loved the third son, Erik Gilmore. I'd trailed after Erik like a shadow, declaring loudly to the whole world that I'd marry him someday, that I'd be his mate. In my previous life, I did marry Erik. And he did become the next Lycan King. But a year into our marriage, he betrayed me with my stepsister and got her pregnant. Furious, the old Lycan King forced her to abort the pup and exiled her to another pack. From that moment on, Erik despised me. He started bringing home a different mistress every night. I was furious, helpless, and eventually, I died in the dead of winter. I never expected that when I opened my eyes again, I'd be back at eighteen, standing at the very moment I was meant to choose my mate. This time, I won't choose Erik. This time, I'll step aside and let him have his love with my sister. But why did Erik break down in tears when I chose someone else, begging me to come back?

"Your marriage is a $50 souvenir, Ms. Vance. And your husband's already married to someone else." In a single moment at the immigration office, my life as the wife of NHL superstar Liam Sterling evaporated. Our secret Vegas wedding was a fraud, and Liam was already legally married to his "manager," Sophia. But the cruelty didn't end there. Liam expected me to adopt a "war hero's orphan", a child that was actually his and Sophia's secret son. He didn't want a wife. He wanted a world-class doctor to fix his career and a free nanny to raise his real wife's child. Liam made one fatal mistake: he forgot that I'm the only one who can keep him on the ice. I signed a record-breaking contract with the Titans, his bitterest rivals. Now, while Liam's knee shatters during the playoffs, I'm on the enemy's bench, healing the only man who can destroy him. He want a nanny? I'm sure he'll get his worst nightmare.

I push through my Gamma warrior training ahead of schedule just to get back to the pack sooner. All I want is to stand beside my Alpha, Kyle Faucher, and finally complete our mate-bonding ceremony. But when I step into our house, scarred and feeling hopeful, I see 100 old boarding passes to the Darkmoon pack littering the floor. That pack is only a mile from my training grounds. Kyle's been that close for two years, and still, he never came. I sprint to the place where we were supposed to have our mate-bonding ceremony, clinging to the desperate hope that there's an explanation. But the moment I burst through the doors, I stopped cold. Kyle is down on one knee, dressed in a tailored suit, his eyes locked on someone with a softness I've never seen in him before. Standing across from him, smiling through her tears, is my stepsister, Vivian Blackwell. "Vivian, I haven't completed the mate-bonding ceremony with Serene. Say the word, and I'll reject her and mark you right now." At that moment, the world goes still, and I even forgot how to breathe. So this is what he's been doing while I was gone, chasing the woman he never let go of. Meanwhile, I spent those two years giving everything I had, trying to become someone worthy of standing by his side. I don't ask why or shed a tear. I just turn around and walk away. If she's what he wants, then so be it. The mate-bonding ceremony I dreamed of will be theirs instead. But the second I'm gone, he loses it and sends every warrior looking for me.

Beta Max and I were at the Civil Affairs Bureau, ready to register our marriage. We were just waiting to take the final photo when he got a phone call and left. He abandoned me right there at the marriage registration office, leaving me stuck in an impossible situation. I called him—no answer. I messaged him—no reply. In the end, I had no choice but to call his childhood sweetheart’s number. Beta Max answered. “Louis, can you stop being so annoying? Grace twisted her ankle—I need to take care of her today. Stop calling and waking her up. We’ll reschedule the registration.” I bit my lip and murmured into the phone, “This makes it the seventh time we’ve rescheduled.” “So what? The Civil Affairs Bureau isn’t going anywhere—it’s not like it’s going to disappear!” My face was blank, but it felt like my heart was being carved open. A staff member looked at me with pity and asked, “Alpha Louis, are we still doing this?” I gave a small nod. “Yes. Let’s go through with it.”