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As I'm unable to get a ticket for my return trip after the Thanksgiving holiday, I specifically booked a first-class seat home. Just as I find my seat, I see an unruly child jumping around on it. I patiently smile and say, "Kid, this is my seat. Where is your seat?" He makes a face at me. "It's mine now, old hag!" I grab him by the collar of his shirt, wanting to lift him out of the seat. At that moment, a woman's piercing voice sounds behind me. "What are you doing? Let go of my son!" I release my grip and say as gently as possible, "Please control your child. This is my seat." Suddenly, she raises her voice. "He's just a child! Can't you, as an adult, give way to him? You're young and dressed decently. How can you have no compassion at all?" I'm so angered by this distorted reasoning that I laugh. "If you're so compassionate, why didn't you spend the money to buy your child a first-class seat?"

如月透子（きさらぎ とうこ）が新井蓮司（あらい れんじ）と結婚して二年―― その二年間、彼女は彼の専属家政婦のように働き詰めだった。尽くして、尽くして、尽くしきって、心なんてすり減る暇もなく、ただただ塵にまみれていた。 そしてその二年が、彼への最後の愛情をすっかり削り取った。 初恋の女が帰国したとき、すべては終わった。 紙一枚の離婚届。それで二人は他人になった。 「蓮司……もし、愛なんてなかったら、あんたのこと……もう一度でも見ると思う？」 蓮司はあっさりと離婚届にサインした。 彼にはわかっていた――透子は自分を骨の髄まで愛していた。だからこそ、離れるわけがないって。 涙ながらに後悔して、きっと戻ってくる。そう信じていた。 ……なのに。 彼女は本当に、彼をもう愛していなかった。 それから、昔のことが次々と明るみに出た。 真実が暴かれたとき――誤解していたのは、彼のほうだったと気づいた。 動揺した。後悔した。謝罪して、やり直したいと縋った。 でも、透子はもう迷惑そうに一蹴して、SNSで堂々と婿を募集し始めた。 蓮司は嫉妬に狂った。発狂するほどに、どうしようもないほどに。 やり直したい、そう思った。 けれど今回は……彼女に近づくことすら、できなかった。

“Aku tahu tapi kasih aku waktu tiga menit aja untuk seperti ini.” Kael membalas pelukan Chea dengan memeluk Chea tak kalah erat, “Tiga menit.” Kisah cinta antara Chea dan Kael yang bermula hubungan antara siswi dan tutor pribadi. Kael selalu hadir saat Chea membutuhkan seseorang dan hal itu membuatnya jatuh cinta kepada Kael. Tapi, sayangnya Pak Cakra tak lain Ayah Chea tak merestui hubungan mereka karena perbedaan status sosial mereka. Kael pun membuktikan bahwa dirinya memang pantas untuk Chea dan disaat dirinya telah sukses menjadi seorang musisi yang dikenal diseluruh penjuru dunia. Rintangan lain justru menghalangi kisah mereka yang membuat mereka sulit untuk bersama. Info : Pict source by unsplash @Caleb Ekeroth. Edited by Tithi

“Tell me what you want from me.” * * * | Athena Hendrix | The Spades are the second highest ranking mafia. As daughter of the mafia's leader, Athena Hendrix is nothing less than the most skilled in the mafia. She is usually sent on solo or duo missions, her father knowing she doesn't need anyone else. | Callum H. Rivers | The youngest man to ever take over a mafia, let alone the highest ranking mafia. As leader of The Skulls, Callum H. Rivers is brutal and ruthless. With his nickname "Hades," this man kills anyone who gets in his way. | The Spades Vs. The Skulls | As two of the highest ranking mafias, these rivals reek of nothing but hatred for each other. They are enemies; nothing more, nothing less. What happens when these two meet? * * * TW: mentions of violence, self-harm, etc.

In university, it was common to play games and spice up the school life. But at work? Oh hell no! Reigna Amethyst was a typical office worker, not until she found her boyfriend cheating with her older sister. And, with a little twist, her heartbroken self was picked up by a cute kid who led her to her boss, the cold and detached CEO of XCC corp., Carlisle Amoroso. "I have to keep an eye on you." intimidatingly, he closed their distance, a gleam of malice and threat evident in his piercing green orbs. "Speak about my son and you'll regret it your entire life." To keep his secret to the world, along with the newfound spark of entertainment by messing with the innocent Reigna, Carlisle made themselves a player of the game '7 minutes in heaven' to have all sorts of reason to keep her close. "Secretaries don't do this, sir..." flustered, she sat on his lap with hesitancy in her flushed face. Can her gentle heart keep up with the lust incarnate himself? And oh...what if there's another twist? Carlisle's ex, the birth mother, returns?

#- Book One Of The Dark Desires Series. I had just one and that was to shoot him. To kill him. I underestimated the power of NIKOLAI ROSTOV. I don't like men, I swear. Or Do I? Meeting Nikolai Rostov changed everything, a psychopath who cares only about himself and uses people as pawns. He used me, brought out those desires in me, desires that I hated. I hated him but at the same time, I wanted him to use me over and over again. …. All Adrian wants is to get revenge on the family who he thinks is responsible for his mother’s death. What he never expected was falling for the ruthless Bratva Lord. What happens when secrets unfold and trust is tested? This book contains graphic violence, mature themes, strong language, mental health struggles, sexual kink, Explicit content, forced proximity, and dark themes.

MEL – “I won’t be your sex toy”. It was all about the money and revenge. I will stay for the contract, deal with my step brother and disappear forever. So, I can’t possibly be falling in love with him, right? I mean, he is the mafia for goodness’s sake, a sexy one, but still. Then again, I never expected to need his protection from the past I can’t even remember. RIO – I wrap her hands along her lovely neck. “You are mine and don’t you ever forget that.” She was a permanent picture in my head and I craved her badly. So when her dumb brother offers her on a platter to me, I will do anything to make sure she stays and gives herself to me willingly for my pleasure. Now, I think I’m falling for her, which really sucks, as she turns out to be a key to the mystery that haunts me.

A young sports therapist, Mila Torres, joins the Frost City Titans, a pro hockey team famous for their talent and infamous for their tempers. What she didn’t expect? Four star players become fiercely… and dangerously attached to her. The Captain, disciplined and untouchable, keeps breaking his own rules for her. The Goalie, calm and unreadable, hides an obsessive intensity. The Enforcer, violent on the ice, is fiercely protective off it. The Rookie, reckless and young, falls hard with zero brakes. As the season heats up, so do the rivalries—on and off the ice. Mila is their anchor, their obsession, and their weakness. But the deeper she falls, the more she realizes the team’s greatest threat isn’t the championship… it is the four men who refuse to share the ice or HER.

Damon's known for being cruel to others. Lahat ng kanyang ninanais ay kanyang nakukuha sa isang iglap lamang. Lahat ng mga babaeng dumating sa kanya ay kanya lamang ito kinakalimutan agad, walang tumatagal dahil sa pagiging playboy nito. Hindi nagtagal iyon at mayroong babaeng sadyang kayang baguhin si Damon. Si Eliana Audrey Martin ay isa lamang ordinaryong babae na nais umangat sa buhay. Handa ito gawin ang lahat matulungan lang ang pamilya nya. Sa pagtagpo nilang dalawa mababago ba ni Eliana si Damon? at makukuha ba ni Eliana ang loob ng isang Damon Parker?

"Before you get too excited, Mom, I turned him down. Forget the dress, and the dance," added Gwen. "You turned down a date with that hunk, Gwen? What on earth were you thinking?" asked a stunned Kate. "Girls will kill for a date with that guy. I know I would!" .......... No one had ever asked her out so soon after meeting her. In fact, only a couple of guys had ever even hinted that they would like to date her and she had quickly dashed their hopes. Gwen was very accomplished in her studies and was on track to graduate first in her class. She wanted to be a surgeon and she had long ago decided that fleeting emotional entanglements would not advance her career plans. She was also an avid reader and a born romantic. She was determined to not settle for some mundane romance. In fact, she would settle for nothing less than a love like Juliet had with Romeo. The boys that had shown any interest in her thus far had simply not measured up. She finally sees her path to redemption. Both of them will stop at nothing to change the world. But will the passion they discover in each other be enough to save the world?