Other Expectations

When the power meter in the house trips, Mom's foster daughter, Juniper Hawthorne, is trapped in the dark for five minutes. Even though I have claustrophobia, Mom locks me in an empty, pitch-black room. "You knew Juniper was terrified of the dark, yet you intentionally shut off the power just to frighten her! I'll teach you how to behave today!" I cry and beg her not to, but all I receive in return is a harsh slap. "Claustrophobia? That's just what happens when a kid grows up too spoiled." Late that night, I sense someone breaking into the house. The first thing I do is to call Mom, a renowned criminal psychologist, for help, only to be yelled at. "You're still really getting into this role just to fight Juniper for attention, aren't you? "Kidnappers, huh? Well, go ahead and die so you'll stop bothering me!" As she wishes, I'm brutally tortured and killed. My body is buried beneath Mom's favorite flowerbed. After I die, my soul is trapped in the body of a cat. All I can do is helplessly circle Mom until five days have passed. The police arrive with a mangled body and request her help in creating a portrait of the killer.

Violet, a washed-up background actress, struck up an exorbitant but very dicey offer: she would pose as Clyde West's lost sister so her dying father could see his last hope. This lie brings her the lifestyle she has never experienced, but at the same time, it puts her under the whirlpool of deceit, family fights, and manipulation.

Warning! [21+] Harap bijak memilih bacaan. Dark secret romance dengan bumbu aksi. I'm his obsession. His doll. His bird. He tears my happiness apart. He's such a terrible brother. He want me, he do. Bagaimana rasanya berada di bawah kendali seseorang yang begitu terobsesi padamu. Apa yang akan kau lakukan jika pergi tak bisa, tapi bertahan juga terluka. Bridgette merasakan itu ketika saudara laki - lakinya, abang laknatnya, Axe, begitu terobsesi pada dirinya. Segala hal dan upaya Axe gencarkan demi membuat Bridgette berada di bawah kuasa pria itu. Mampukah Bridgette terlepas dari jerat cinta menyerupai luka yang Axe tawarkan?

“I don't want to go back there…” I shuffled back on my feet, my leg catching against a root making me stumble and fall while the three men loomed over me, something akin to interest in their eyes. “Be calm. We do not seek to harm you. Let us help you. You are a member of Silver hollow pack, right? We'll get you back in and in return…” One of them paused, crouching down to my level, a smirk on his handsome face. “You can help us princess”

A dozen years ago, when Sera was adopted by Reggie Blackwood—a wealthy ex-womanizer, she thought that was where her hard life would end. However, when Reggie reveals that he has four secret sons from different mothers, Sera knows it will lead to disaster. What's more, Reggie announces a will full of intrigue: whoever among the four men wins Sera's heart and marries her, will be the main heir to the Blackwood Group. Suddenly, Sera is caught up in an intoxicating game of love. Ace, the domineering ambitious lawyer; Beck, the romantic artist who sees her as a muse; Cal, the compassionate doctor who becomes her protector; and Damon, the mysterious man with a dark past. Tensions between them rise, blurring the line between true love and hidden ambitions. Amid rivalry, passion, and dark secrets, Sera must choose: give her heart to one of the Blackwood Brothers, or escape this dangerous game. But in a world where love and betrayal walk side by side, who can truly be trusted? *** “You're all acting like I'm a precious item that needs to be taken care of,” I protested, glaring at the four of them who probably just took my annoyance as a joke. Ace raised one eyebrow. “Wrong. You're a fire that needs to be tamed” “Or to be played with,” Damon interjected casually, his smile mocking. “Or to be celebrated.” Beck's eyes sparkled with enthusiasm. “Or to be kept lit,” Cal finished, his voice low, without taking his eyes off the book he was reading. I clucked in annoyance. They were all incredibly frustrating.

BLURB. What happens when you are suddenly whisked off on a vacation you have never been invited to before for a new start? Alia, illegitimate daughter of the Moonshade family discovers her family are way more powerful than she thinks. After her father suddenly announces her as legitimate, she bumps into her mates who are three men in number. Brothers who hate one another and are enemies but this same brothers are willing to come together to reject and ruin her. But what if she is able to find a way to melt their heart slowly, giving them all hope and bringing them together as one? Alia suddenly found herself with unknown powers and as the year comes to an end, she realizes she isn't whom she think she is, there are more to her background and her biggest enemies are those closest to her.But whom? Her mates or family?

That night I found out my Beta husband banged my bestie, who is 10 years younger than him, I also slept with someone 10 years younger than me in a bar. When they decided to kick me out of the pack, my ONS showed up unexpectedly and stopped them. He turned out to be my bestie's brother Chris, the supposed Alpha heir of the pack. I thought what between us was just an embarrassing one night thing, but he wouldn‘t let me go again, and claimed that he had a crush on me since years ago…

He’s my tormentor. My captor. He shatters my joy, stripping away my freedom, and despite being my brother, his desires are anything but familial. Axe’s obsession with me is relentless, and I’m his perfect prey—his doll, his bird in a cage. Imagine being ensnared by someone who craves you beyond reason, leaving you no choice but to surrender. Trapped in a world where leaving feels impossible, but staying hurts too much, Bridgette knows this agony all too well. Her brother, Axe, is consumed by his need to possess her, bending her will to his every whim, never letting her slip from his grasp. As Axe tightens his control, Bridgette’s life becomes a series of desperate attempts to break free. But his love is like a wound that won’t heal, an obsession that burrows deeper with each passing day. Can Bridgette escape this suffocating love, or will she be forever bound by the dark desires of the one person she should trust most? Discover the harrowing story of a love twisted beyond recognition, where escape seems like a dream and surrender feels like the only option.

In a world where strength dictates worth, Evelyn was born "flawed"—a Luna with no wolf of her own. Once betrothed to Wyatt, a ruthless, ambitious Alpha, she was reduced to little more than a pawn in his political games… until his betrayal, and the crushing heartbreak it brought, finally drove her to walk away. Yet fate won’t let her slip away. The man she hires to sire an heir? He’s none other than Ben—the Wolf King, Wyatt’s most trusted ally, and the one person Wyatt swore no one would ever touch. What chaos will erupt when the truth breaks—for Wyatt, and for the world watching? Will regret consume those who once wronged her, starting with Wyatt… or will they turn on each other, claws bared, to fight for her? And when the dust settles, who will Evelyn choose? If she chooses anyone at all.

“Born in blood. Sworn in blood. You enter alive, you leave dead!” He spat and shot Hunter. He walked out of the room with his soldiers without looking back after wiping out a whole family of five. There is a cough in the serene room of the dead…