Once Muda

They were never supposed to meet, but she knocked on the wrong hotel room. Rosemary May was a call girl on her way to meet her next client. When she checks the room number, she saw 89, not 68. Luke Zalchini is the big bad mafia boss who is in the middle of a territory war and when a beautiful woman suddenly appears at his hotel suite, he doesn't take it lightly. He suspects her to be an assassin seductress sent to lure or trap him to his death. ~WARNING. THIS BOOK CONTAINS VIOLENCE AND STRONG GRAPHIC CONTENT~

 « Mlle Leroy, êtes-vous certaine de vouloir supprimer toutes vos informations personnelles ? Une fois la procédure terminée, vous cesserez d’exister administrativement, et plus personne ne pourra vous retrouver. » Luna est restée silencieuse un instant, puis a hoché fermement la tête. « Oui, je veux que personne ne puisse jamais me retrouver. » À l’autre bout du fil, une certaine surprise s’est fait sentir, mais la réponse ne s’est pas tardée à arriver : « D’accord, Mlle Leroy. Les démarches devraient être finalisées dans un délai de deux semaines. Merci de patienter. »

Vanesa mengabdikan seluruh hidupnya pada suami dan keluarganya. Ia bahkan rela bekerja banting tulang agar suaminya bisa kuliah ke jenjang yang lebih tinggi. Namun saat suami mendapatkan semua yang diinginkan Vanesa di buang seperti sampah. Bukan hanya itu, ternyata suaminya berselingkuh dengan temannya sendiri. Vanesa merasa hancur dan patah hati, ternyata pergobanannya selamala ini tidak ada artinya bagi suami dan keluarganya. Vanesa berniat membalaskan dendam pada suami dan keluarganya. Ia rela jadi orang ketiga untuk rumah tangga seorag presiden. Vanesa diminta melahirkan anak dan sebagai imbalannya laki-laki itu akan membantunya membalaskan dendam pada mantan suaminya. Vanesa setuju,setelah melahirkan anak ia pikir laki-laki yang menikahinya tidak mencintainya, ternyata Gevan jatuh cinta padanya. Setelah membantu Vanesa me membalaskan dendam ia meminta wanita cantik itu agar tetap bersamanya untuk mengurus anak mereka. Apakah Vanesa mampu bertahan dengan sikap jahat istri pertama Gevan? Apa dia memilih pergi meninggalkan semuanya?

Pada tahun 1998, di tengah krisis moneter yang mengguncang negeri yang sebelumnya tenteram, hidup seorang pemuda bernama Awan di Kota Bengawan. Awalnya, Awan adalah seorang pemuda yang tidak terlalu mempedulikan dunia politik yang seringkali terasa jauh dari kehidupan sehari-harinya. Ia hanya ingin hidup tenang bersama teman-temannya, menjalani hari-hari dengan canda dan tawa. Namun, nasib memutar halaman hidupnya dengan cara yang tak terduga. Suatu malam, saat berkumpul dengan teman-temannya di sekitar gedung pemerintah, langit tiba-tiba mendung dan aparat keamanan datang tanpa aba-aba. Mereka menuduh Awan sebagai otak di balik vandalisme pro demokrasi dan oposisi yang telah menghiasi dinding gedung pemerintah. Awan yang bingung berusaha menjelaskan bahwa ia tidak terlibat, tetapi aparat tak mendengarkan. Tanpa pengadilan, Awan ditahan di markas tentara yang suram. Di sana, ia bertemu para aktivis yang berjuang untuk reformasi, menceritakan pengorbanan dan perlakuan keras yang mereka alami di tangan pemerintah yang keras kepala. Setelah beberapa hari yang terasa seperti tahun di tahanan, Awan tiba-tiba dibebaskan oleh seorang penyelamat misterius. Kembali ke rumah dengan pertanyaan yang belum terjawab, Awan merasa bahwa ia harus terlibat dalam perjuangan untuk perubahan. Kisahnya yang diawali dengan ketidakpastian telah mengubah jalan hidupnya. Awan tumbuh menjadi pahlawan dalam perjuangan melawan tirani, menjadi suara bagi yang terpinggirkan, dan menjadi harapan bagi negeri yang terluka. Awan menemukan panggilannya dan menjadi pemberani dalam menghadapi tantangan yang datang.

  After being the only survivor within her pack before their extinction, Star was taken in by the Alpha of the Redmoon pack at age one with little to no memory of her main pack. Now treated as an outcast and lowest of the low omega within the Redmoon pack for being wolf-less and mate-less. Star thought her life couldn’t get any worse. But the night during a pair-ridden gala, a gigantic twist of fate occurs, and Star is heavily betrayed by the people and place she calls home, suddenly given to the Alpha King, Klein Sinn. The most powerful ruler in history, whom everyone feared He is not just ruthless, but his strength is unrivalled. He was also known as the Beast because he accomplished dangerous things that no one could. Now lying in the hands of the Alpha King as the concession bride. Star soon uncovers the truth about the Alpha King and her originality. And slowly, a growing seed starts to erupt after one night of initiation.  

“Hindi na sapat ang pagmamahal lang.” Para kay Dean, masaya na siya at kuntento sa tahimik at simple na buhay na mayroon sila ng kanyang asawa na si Niah. Isang klase ng buhay na kasulangat ng kanyang kinagisnan. Ngunit hindi niya inakalang hindi ganoon ang nararamdaman ng kanyang asawa. Niah wants a luxurious and extravagant life. Isang bagay na hindi kaagad maibibigay ni Dean. Kaya noong makahanap ng lalaking magbibigay sa kanya ng buhay na pinapangarap, kaagad na nagdisisyon si Niah na hiwalayan ang asawa. She filed a divorce, dumped Dean, and hooked up with a rich man. Masakit iyon para kay Dean, pero hinayaan niya ang asawa sa kagustuhan nito. He loves Niah so much that he can do everything for her. Kaya noong inakala ng lahat na bumitaw na siya, doon siya kumilos at gumawa ng paraan. And what he did gradually surprised everyone, including his wife. Sa unti-unti niyang pagpapakita ng kanyang kakayahan bilang isang asawa at lalaki, dahan-dahan niya ring ipinakilala ang kanyang tunay na sarili. Would his wife, Niah, come back to him? And if she does, would he still accept her? Or would he move on upon realizing that his wife only loves him because of the things that he could give, and not because she loves him genuinely?

I once thought Jareth was the love of my life. He said "Mom's in the hospital," but then turned around and kissed Lily in the VIP seats at the concert; when his bipolar disorder flared up, he was violent with me, but then told Lily, "You’re such a good girl"; he had videos with Lily saved on his phone, and in the chat records, he called me "the cold, emotionless finance robot." Five years of love, ruined in his lies and betrayals. He thought I would cry and scream, but all I did was watch him finish his final act. When he knelt on the ground and said, "I was wrong," what I handed him was the merger agreement: "Sign it. This is the first debt you owe me." Those broken hearts will eventually turn into sharp blades that will pierce him. And I will rise from the ruins, living more beautifully than anyone else.

My husband and I have been married for a decade. When I finally conceive for the first time in ten years, I realize my worst enemies are my family, who all want me dead. I've made a promise to return to the fertility shrine on the mountain and fulfill my vow if things work out, but my mother-in-law deliberately messes up the cable car tickets. In the process of hiking up the mountain for two hours, I lose my baby. In the hospital, I cry to my husband about all the vicious things his mother has done to me, but he kicks me in the stomach. "I had a vasectomy a long time ago. There's no way that bastard inside you is mine!" When he hands me the proof, I'm completely speechless. I break down in tears and run back to my parents' place. Not only do my parents hire a nanny to help take care of me, but they even move out of the house so I can rest in tranquility. When I'm eight months pregnant, I overhear them whispering in the bathroom. "We can never let Gina have the baby. I don't care if it kills her—we're all screwed if the child is born!" "Relax. The doctor already told me that Gina's got leukemia from all the formaldehyde in our new house. Even the baby's deformed!" Shocked, I burst into the bathroom to confront them, but the slippery floor causes me to fall hard. Instantly, blood snakes across the tiles. As I lie there in pain, I look up and see the cold, twisted smiles on my parents' faces before taking my last breath. I cannot fathom why my family wants me dead. I thought they'd been looking forward to his baby for a decade. When I open my eyes again, I return to the very day my mother-in-law insists on taking me to the mountain.

Saat aku bangun dari tempat tidur Ashton, dia dengan malas menyerahkan celana dalam kepadaku dan berkata, "Aku sudah ganti kata sandi pintu. Kelak, jangan datang lagi kecuali benar-benar perlu." Aku terkejut dan secara naluriah bertanya, "Kenapa?" Dia tersenyum sambil menjawab, "Dia setuju untuk jadi pacarku kemarin. Aku takut dia melihatmu dan akan marah. Aku sudah mengejarnya begitu lama."

Semenjak Ibu Rayya menikah lagi dengan Ayah Wisnu, hidup Raline Maryam seperti neraka. Selama tiga tahun mulai duduk di awal SMA ayah tiri selalu ingin menggagahi di setiap ada kesempatan, tetapi tidak pernah berhasil. Di tahun kelulusan SMA, Ibu Rayya mengalami kecelakaan lalu lintas dan meninggal dunia, Ayah Wisnu semakin berusaha mencuri kesempatan untuk bisa memperdaya Raline. Karena ayah tiri tidak berhasil menggagahi Raline dan memiliki hutang yang sangat banyak kepada bos tempat dia bekerja. Raline dijual kepada CEO duda killer Eddriz Bushiry untuk menyiksanya dan untuk membayar hutang. Dengan terpaksa setelah lulus SMA Raline menjalin hubungan dengan laki-laki yang pantas menjadi ayahnya. Setelah menikah, Raline mengetahui Eddriz dalam keadaan krisis keperyaan dalam hubungan dengan mantan istri yang selingkuh. Sering menjadi sasaran emosi dan amarah yang tidak terkendali. Bagaimana perjuangan Raline berusaha menerima takdir nikah muda dengan suami yang lebih tua? Apakah Raline mampu meyakinkan dunia dan ayah tiri bahwa dia bahagia?