Once Upon A Time Meaning

Untuk melindungi posisi pewaris utama dari ibu dan para saudara tirinya, Dirga Dewantara harus memiliki keturunan. Namun, istrinya tidak mampu untuk mengandung anak. Oleh karena itu, Dirga dengan sengaja membuat seorang gadis polos jatuh cinta padanya lalu melamar gadis itu sebagai istri kedua. Karena telah jatuh cinta kepada Dirga, Arkana Paramita menerima keputusan menjadi istri kedua tanpa mengetahui kesepakatan Dirga dengan istri pertamanya, bahwa ia akan menceraikan Kana setelah gadis itu berhasil memberikannya keturunan. Yang ia tahu hanyalah, Dirga tampak bahagia dan makin perhatian padanya setelah Kana mengandung. Apakah Dirga benar hanya bersandiwara? Bagaimana hubungan Kana dengan istri pertama Dirga? Terlebih lagi, bagaimana reaksi Kana ketika tahu ... Dirga memanfaatkan cintanya?

Dans notre vie antérieure, ma sœur Annick Dubost et moi avions recueilli deux œufs magiques. Le sien avait donné naissance à un Serpent de Glace, le mien à un Phénix de Feu. Elle s'était emparée sans vergogne de mon Phénix, mais l'Apocalypse de la Chaleur était survenue. Alors qu'Annick mourait de chaud, elle avait convaincu mon propre mari, ce Serpent de Glace, de m'étrangler. Mais le destin nous avait ramenés pourtant au jour de l'éclosion. Cette fois, Annick a choisi l'œuf du Serpent de Glace, certaine qu'il la protégerait de la fournaise. Mais elle ignorait un détail crucial : pour conserver ses pouvoirs, un Serpent de Glace devait boire du sang frais… chaque jour.

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~

"So Marcus, this is the end?” Mia asked, sad it would be the last time she lay in his arms. Marcus, with his last breath, muttered, “No, darling, this is only the beginning…” In life, they shared an unbreakable bond, loving each other unconditionally. In death, they took a sacred oath and swore to find each other again. When heirs to two rival vampire communities meet at a ceremony, Leo and Cris are instantly drawn to one another, haunted by flashes of memories of their past lives. Centuries ago, they died as lovers, bound by an ancient oath to reunite in their next lifetime. Now reborn, Mia as a different gender, into separate families with deep-rooted rivalry, rich traditions, power, and affluence, their souls recognize each other—but everything else stands in their way. Torn between duty, desire and age-long tradition, they must risk everything to reclaim a love that defies time, gender, and tradition - fighting enemies within and without.

Luna, 22 ans, croyait avoir perdu l’homme qu’elle aimait, Nathan, 26 ans, à cause d’une rivale sournoise qui a semé le doute et la trahison dans leur vie. Blessée et humiliée, Luna jure de ne jamais laisser cette femme détruire ce qu’elle a de plus précieux : son amour pour Nathan. Quatre ans plus tard, Luna est devenue une jeune femme forte, indépendante et déterminée. Elle n’a jamais cessé d’aimer Nathan, mais elle sait qu’il faudra affronter la rivale qui a tout fait pour les séparer. Nathan, lui, est toujours aussi puissant et mystérieux, mais son cœur appartient toujours à Luna. Quand leurs chemins se croisent à nouveau, une lutte silencieuse s’engage. La rivale fera tout pour continuer à manipuler, créer des malentendus et s’interposer entre eux. Mais Luna, armée de sa détermination et de son intelligence, est prête à tout pour protéger son amour et révéler la vérité. Entre confrontations enflammées, secrets révélés, manipulations et tensions intenses, chaque chapitre est un champ de bataille où l’amour, l’orgueil et la loyauté s’affrontent. Luna devra se battre non pas contre Nathan, mais contre celle qui menace leur bonheur, prouvant que l’amour véritable peut survivre aux pires épreuves.

Setelah menemukan alasan untuk hidup, Ara memilih untuk menjadi maid di sebuah mansion mewah. Tapi, sebuah insiden membuat gadis polos dan lugu itu justru menjadi wanita simpanan yang selalu didatangi oleh tuannya setiap malam. Lantas, bagaimana nasib Ara?

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.

Stanley Hamilton and I were basically Southport's favorite hate-watch couple. For Elodie—my oh-so-perfect adopted sister—he wrecked my company and had my parents thrown in prison. I, in turn, drove Elodie to her death, making him watch as she jumped off a rooftop. Our forced marriage? Just a slow ride from mutual disgust straight into mutual destruction. Then came the car explosion. Stanley, who'd hated me forever, still used his last breath to shove me out of the blast. "Vivienne Weston, one lifetime tangled with you is enough. If there's a next one, let's never meet." He touched the tattoo of Elodie's name on his neck, smiling faintly as the flames took him. After he died, I wandered through life half-dead myself until illness finished the job. When I woke up in the past, staring at two betrothal contracts, I didn't hesitate—I picked the guy everyone swore was insane. Stanley and my dad? I handed them right back to Elodie. This time, I wanted no meetings, no memories, no strings. Ever again.

 « 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. »

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.