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Blood poured heavily between my thighs, the metallic scent sharp enough to make my wolf whimper in agony. But the pain that tore deeper into my soul was the sight of my Alpha mate running past me without hesitation, chasing the overturned vehicle that had crashed toward Marina’s white car instead. “Marina!” he roared, his Alpha command raw and furious. A voice he had never once used on me in the five years I had stood beside him as Luna. I lifted my trembling hand, my lips parting in desperation. I wanted to scream that his pup was the heir of the pack, the secret I had protected for years was growing inside me. But he never looked back. He gathered Marina into his arms, his grip fierce and possessive, and carried her away as if she were his true mate. I thought that was the worst betrayal a Luna could endure. I was wrong. When I woke in the infirmary, the bond between my wolf and my mate was eerily silent. No Alpha. No pup. Only the cold scent of blood and a set of rejected papers resting beside my bed. I smiled faintly, my voice no more than a whisper. “This time I will be the one who makes Alpha Declan Jordan kneel until he howls in regret and begs his discarded Luna to return.”

So you don't remember Lexi?" Piercing blue eyes stare in to mine, I watch as he licks his lips and he takes a sip from his whiskey. "You don't remember how you screamed our names that night?" The deep voice from beside me chuckles and I look in his direction, brown eyes, taking me in from head to toe. "We could always remind you Lex, you just have to say the word" *** 5 years ago after a drunken one night stand with two of the most eligible bachelors in town-Lexi ran away. There's two reasons why - one, they're her brother's best friends and two, it just absolutely can't happen. Now she's back in town and hopes to avoid them like the plague but Damien and Parker have other plans, they've had their share of fun but no one could ever top that night. Their little vixen ran off and they let her but she's back and they have no plans on letting her go again. That night is burned into Lexi's memory and soon these two men are everywhere she goes, in everything she touches and it's only a matter of time till she gives in. Now the only question she needs answered is how long can she avoid this fruit of temptation? And what could possibly go wrong?

In the split second when the research lab explodes, my boyfriend, Thomas Bastion, dashes to Melody Harper, who is standing furthest from the blast zone. He shields her from the impact with his own body. When the sounds of the explosion stop, the first thing he does is carry Melody to the hospital. I'm lying on the floor. My body is covered in fresh blood, but he doesn't spare a single glance at me. Thomas has taken care of Melody for the past 18 years. His heart is filled with nothing but her. There's no space for anyone else. I only survived because my colleagues rushed me to the hospital. When I am discharged from the ICU, I call my teacher, Louis Carpenter. Both my eyes are swollen from how much I've been crying. "Mr. Carpenter, I've made up my mind. I'm willing to join you for the confidential research. It's fine if we have to leave in one month. I don't care that I'll be unable to contact anyone for the next five years." The wedding ceremony that I have been dreaming of is supposed to take place in a month's time. However, I no longer want to get married.

Lucien Varelli loved me best when my madness belonged to him. I tracked his convoy routes, checked his burner phones, and almost turned the city upside down whenever he disappeared for more than five minutes. At first, Lucien loved it. He kissed the signet ring on my hand and swore no woman, no family, no power in the city could ever take him from me. Until the night I cut off a call from Celeste Ardian. After that, I was no longer his wife. I was a problem. A scandal. A woman too unstable to stand beside the heir of a ruling house. So Lucien signed the papers and sent me to St. Dymphna House. They called it a private residential clinic. What it really was, was a place where inconvenient women were broken down and rebuilt into something quieter. Five years later, Lucien came to take me home. The director told him I had done beautifully. I no longer screamed. I no longer fought. I knew how to lower my eyes, soften my voice, keep my hands still, and smile like a proper Donna. Lucien thought they had cured me. He was wrong. They had not cured my madness. They had only killed the part of me that once loved him.

She was just a maid. He was the cold heir of a billion-dollar empire. One night changed everything. Fang Jia tried to run… but she failed. Because now—she’s carrying his child. And the man who should have let her go… refuses to let her leave. With a powerful finance, a cruel family, and a secret that could destroy everything— how long can she keep running? Or worse… what if she doesn’t want to run anymore?

My husband, Theodore, was about to take his childhood sweetheart, Rosalie, around the world in a hot-air balloon when I was kidnapped by his enemy. They were about to throw me into a snake pit. I gave up asking Theodore for help and called my father-in-law instead. In my previous life, I begged Theodore to save me, even kneeling in front of the phone camera. Hence, he abandoned the hot-air balloon ride with Rosalie and rushed to negotiate with the kidnapper. Rosalie was all alone and angry. She took another hot-air balloon, but it exploded mid-way, causing her to die on the spot without even leaving behind an intact corpse. Hearing the bad news, Theodore showed a rare calm expression. He seemed to forget about Rosalie's existence and took me on a trip around the world. As we were sailing in Norwol, he suddenly pushed me into the sea. "I should never have saved you. Snake pit? Kidnapper? How could they have had the courage to push you into it? I should've never saved you if I knew it'd kill Rosalie. You should go to hell sooner!" When I opened my eyes again, I had come back to the day I was kidnapped. This time, I chose not to call for help. Humble love would only leave you bruised and battered.

Maria Josephina Constancia L. Osmeña can get whatever she wants. Will she be able to get the man of her life?

[18+] Lola, seorang fresh graduate yang mendapat pekerjaan sebagai sekretaris di perusahaan milik Christian—seorang pria yang diisukan pernah menikah, namun bercerai hanya satu minggu setelah pernikahannya. Dilanda kesulitan adaptasi saat probation, suatu hari Lola kedapatan lembur sampai malam. Yang ia tidak sangka, justru ia mendapati CEO itu bermain solo di ruangan. Antara rahasia dan perjanjian menyeretnya pada hubungan yang membingungkan. "Saya gak perlu tidur dengan kamu untuk kamu tutup mulut kan?"

Terkucil dan tersisih, Du Fei tumbuh di bawah bayang-bayang reputasi buruk almarhum ayahnya, Qi Yun, yang dikenal sebagai Pendekar Iblis semasa hidupnya. Ditolak oleh sekte aliran putih, ia hanya dipandang sebagai titisan iblis yang hanya layak menjadi sampah. Namun, takdirnya berbalik ketika Dewa Naga Qiulong memilihnya sebagai pewaris Pedang Naga Api, sebuah senjata legendaris yang akan mengubah nasibnya. Dalam perjalanan menemukan jati dirinya, Du Fei harus menghadapi musuh-musuh yang mengincar kekuatannya, sambil berjuang untuk membuktikan bahwa ia lebih dari sekadar warisan gelap. Akankah ia mampu mengubah stigma menjadi kekuatan dan meraih takdirnya sebagai pahlawan dan pendekar sejati? Temukan kisah petualangan penuh pertarungan, intrik, dan penemuan diri Du Fei dalam "Legenda Pedang Naga Api".

Dia seorang wanita bisu, hidupnya selalu tidak mujur. Sedari kecil, ia mendapat perlakuan kasar oleh kedua orang tuanya. Dipukuli, dihajar hingga tubuhnya lembam-lembam, dan itu terjadi hampir tiap hari. Sikapnya berubah, kepribadiannya pun berubah, keceriaannya hilang, senyum dan celotehnya pun tak ada lagi di bibir mungilnya. Hingga suatu hari, nasib sial yang tidak pernah lepas darinya itu, datang kembali menimpanya lebih dari siksaan ibu kandung dan ayah tirinya. Malam setelah ia pulang bekerja, Ia harus merasakan betapa getir rasa sakit yang mendera tubuhnya, delapan orang pemuda memperkosanya, menyentubuhi secara paksa dan bergantian. Setelah ia disiksa dan dinikmati tubuhnya, para pelaku tidak hanya sampai di situ saja menyiksanya, salah satu di antara mereka memotong lidah wanita itu agar dia tidak bisa menceritakan kejahatan mereka. Naluri pembunuhnya yang semula sedang tertidur, harus bangkit oleh delapan bajingan itu. Lalu, apa yang terjadi selanjutnya?