Path Shop Terdekat

“Why did you lie to me? Why didn’t you tell me you are the girl I married seven years ago?” He asked me, leaning further into me so I could feel the bulge in between his legs.“Because I didn’t want to be tagged a home wrecker. The marriage was childish anyway” I struggled to reply.After getting married to a total stranger in a tattoo shop while she was heartbroken, Jumy never thought she was going to see the man she married again until he came rushing into her classroom.Disclaimer:There is a huge age gap between the main characters.This book is purely a work of fiction.This is a BIRACIAL BOOK!!!Black Woman Asian Man (BWAM)

Ardi, pria mapan berusia pertengahan tiga puluhan, menjalani rumah tangga yang terlihat stabil bersama Nisa, istrinya. Namun kesehariannya di kantor berubah saat ia bertemu dengan karyawan baru yang tak lain adalah Rani—sahabat lama Nisa. Awalnya, pertemuan itu terasa biasa. Rani ramah, profesional, dan cepat beradaptasi. Tapi kedekatan kerja yang intens, lembur bersama, hingga percakapan-percakapan personal membuat Ardi merasakan sesuatu yang berbeda. Kehangatan Rani mengisi ruang kosong yang tak pernah berani ia ungkapkan kepada Nisa. Dilema pun muncul: Rani bukan hanya rekan kerja, tapi juga bagian dari lingkaran terdekat rumah tangganya. Di antara rapat, makan siang kantor, dan tatapan-tatapan yang tak terucap, Ardi harus memilih—menjaga kesetiaan pada istrinya, atau menyerah pada godaan yang bisa menghancurkan segalanya. Sementara itu, Rani menyimpan alasan tersembunyi mengapa ia kembali muncul dalam kehidupan Nisa dan Ardi. Alasan yang bisa menjadi jembatan… atau justru bara yang membakar habis persahabatan dan pernikahan.

"Can you cut your crap and stop whining?" A growl from the back of the kink shop can be heard, passer-bys try not to look at the slender woman who stood quivering infront of her seemingly annoyed husband. "Hun, may I ask why we're here-","-Well one of the reasons is you're a bore" The atmosphere felt tight, heavy even. Snickering can be heard from afar and abit of chatter that can be obvious the topic is about them: sexually frustrated husband dragging his wife in a kink and lingerie shop. "Here-" The man took a garment from the rack that looked to be of a school uniform. It had a tiny crop top and a skirt that was as small as a belt. "-wear it or so help me, you will walk home"

Jordhy Allesia—anak kecil berumur empat tahun yang melihat secara langsung bagaimana ayahnya dibantai dan mati di tempat, kini telah bertumbuh dewasa. Ia juga menyaksikan bagaimana ibunya dilecehkan oleh lima pria bejat dan hilang tanpa jejak. Siapa mereka? Adalah pertanyaan dan teka-teki yang selalu terngiang dalam pikirannya. Tiga belas tahun kemudian, ia kembali ke kampung halamannya untuk mencoba masuk dan mengorek masa lalu yang kelam. "Jord, kamu harus ingat bahwa ibumu adalah dalang dari segala malapetaka waktu itu. Nak, kamu sudah punya om dan tante sebagai orang tua kamu," ujar Joenathan membuat batas pergerakan Jordhy. Namun tidak, ikatan batin seorang anak dan ibu tidak akan putus begitu saja. Ia tidak akan mudah percaya dengan mudahnya. Mencari tahu dan menjelaskan pada dunia tentang siapa yang salah adalah ambisinya. Usut punya usut, semua penyidikan malah mengarah kepada orang terdekat dan paling dipercaya selama ini. Benarkah dasar dari tragedi itu adalah obsesi terhadap harta? Siapakah pelaku sebenarnya?

Arjuna Wiratama, seorang penipu, bertemu Naya Kirana, putri duyung terakhir. Cinta mereka adalah takdir yang terulang dari era Majapahit. Naya menjadi pemandu spiritual bagi Arjuna, yang sedang mencari kebenaran tentang kematian ayahnya. Musuh utama mereka adalah Jagad Buana, pembunuh ayah Arjuna, yang obsesif dengan kekuatan kuno. Arjuna dan timnya menyusup ke markas Jagad Buana dan menemukan Artefak Air Mata Abadi yang menjebak roh duyung. Dengan bantuan teman lamanya, Putri Arimbi, mereka membebaskan roh itu dan menangkap Jagad Buana. Namun, terungkap dalang yang lebih besar: Tuan X, entitas kuno yang menginginkan Giok Penjaga Takdir—kunci ke Sumur Kehidupan Duyung. Naya Kirana yang bermanifestasi sesaat, menjelaskan bahwa Tuan X adalah musuh abadi duyung. Arjuna mulai melatih kekuatannya dengan giok, yang juga memicu serangan personal Tuan X terhadap orang-orang terdekat Arjuna. Setelah menangkis serangan Tuan X, Arjuna bertekad untuk menemukan Sumur Kehidupan Duyung dan menghentikan ancaman purba ini, demi melindungi orang yang ia cintai dan keseimbangan dunia.

Karena bisa melihat hitungan mundur kematian di atas kepala orang-orang terdekat, sejak kecil aku dianggap sebagai pembawa sial oleh keluargaku. Aku pernah menyebutkan waktu kematian kakek, ayah dan ibu. Mereka semua meninggal dalam waktu satu hari karena berbagai kecelakaan. Ketiga kakak laki-lakiku percaya itu adalah kutukanku yang membunuh mereka, sehingga mereka semua sangat membenciku. Sementara adik perempuanku yang lahir melalui proses persalinan yang sulit dan menyebabkan ibu meninggal, justru tumbuh besar dengan penuh kasih sayang. Kakak-kakakku berkata bahwa adikku adalah pembawa keberuntungan. Sejak dia lahir, kehidupan keluarga kami menjadi lancar dan bahagia. Tapi bukankah ibu meninggal karena melahirkan dia? Di hari ulang tahunku yang kedelapan belas, aku melihat hitungan mundur kematianku sendiri melalui cermin. Aku membeli sebuah kotak abu yang kusukai untuk diriku sendiri. Kemudian, aku memasak banyak hidangan yang memenuhi meja makan, berharap bisa makan malam terakhir bersama kakak-kakakku. Namun, hingga hitungan mundur itu berakhir, aku tidak melihat satu pun dari mereka datang ...

Jason, a short-tempered playboy who needs a wife mainly for his business, met Kelsie with the help of his friend. He asked her directly to be his wife, but unfortunately, she turned him down. Kelsie, a simple but fierce lady, works in a coffee shop but needs a better job. After Jason asked her to be his wife, she cussed him out and walked out on him. She later got called for an interview at a big company, and that was where she saw that her boss was the same guy she threw curses at. They both secretly had it in mind to bend each other to their taste, but little did they know that in the process of doing that, they were going to find something else. Something unexpected. Something they were not prepared for. Something they were scared of. Love.

Moving to a city and opening a tea shop was a good idea or Soma thought. But that idea soon took a turn for the worst when a Detective by the name of Marks targets her and puts her in the middle of a war between him and Oliver Stone, the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack. Oliver buys tea, and he is hit with Soma’s intoxicating scent exposing her as his mate. Detective Marks finds this out shortly after. Not wanting to scare her, Oliver wants to take it slow and introduce himself, but when Detective Marks burns her store down and almost kills her, Oliver is forced to expose his wolf side to save her. Will she accept him or reject him and run?

Nagkaroon ng kaguluhan sa coffee shop na pinagtratrabahuhan ni Sabina, isang guwapong customer ang tinamaan ng baril. Duguan itong gumapang sa pinagtataguan niya at hiniling na itago niya at pakaingatan ang maliit na box. Ngunit parang nanadya ang tadhana ng araw na iyon. Pagkatapos ng pangyayari ay tumawag naman ang step-mother niya para sabihing naaksidente ang Papa niya. Hindi na natapos pa ang kanyang kamalasan simula ng araw na iyon. Pagkatapos maratay ng Papa niya sa ospital ng ilang linggo ay binawian na rin ito ng buhay. Pagkatapos ay pinalayas siya ng kanyang madrasta sa kanilang bahay at ibenenta nito ang bahay na pag-aari ng kanyang mga magulang. Hindi pa duon natapos ang kasamaan nito. Nadiskubre niyang hindi aksidente ang nangyari sa Papa niya. Ipinapatay ito ng madrasta niya para makuha nito ang insurance ng Papa niya. Sa sobrang galit at naisipan niyang maghiganti. Aakitin niya ang bilyonaryong fiance ng step-sister niya. Laking gulat niya nang mapagtantong ang fiance nito ay ang guwapong cutomer niya sa coffee shop! At hinahanap nito sa kanya ang ipinatago nitong box. Ang problema, hindi na niya maalala kung saan niya nailagay iyon! Nanganganib ang buhay ng guwapong lalaki kapag hindi niya nahanap ang box. Ngunit mas nanganganib ang puso niya dahil napagtanto niyang umiibig na pala siya sa guwapong lalaki na nadiskubre niyang isa palang Mafia Boss.

"How could you conspire with them. I trusted you Layla!" He was really mad. "I didn't give them the code Damon, okay? I don't know how they got it?" She said. She strangely felt no nervousness or fear. Only the guilty felt fear. "Why didn't you tell me the truth about him? God! We've been dating for almost a year and you never told me he was a ex-convict", he said a shade quieter. He watched Layla look down for a minute and stare back up at him, tears gathering in her deep blue eyes. "If I did tell you, would you still have fallen for me...?" Working in a coffee shop wasn't Layla's dream. She has a degree in Business Administration but getting a got job in America was difficult for minority groups like her. But her boss, William Grey was wonderful, plus, she did get some pretty awesome customers like Damon Prince, the billionaire businessman and New York's most eligible bachelor and some pretty awful ones as well like Logan West, Damon's annoying and stuck-up assistant. After a brief argument with Logan, Damon comes to the coffee shop to make an apology to Layla on behalf of Logan and offers her a check. She turns both down and demands that Logan apologizes or they can forget about their coffee orders. She wasn't going to be pushed around by some rich folks. This intrigues Damon and he gradually falls in love with her. They begin a beautiful relationship but it's not all roses. They soon meet Damon's ex, Yasmin Kyle and Layla's criminal and terrible father, Dario Hernandez. Their trust and love for each other is tested as well as family ties but will they pull through or are something's just not meant to be?