Perbedaan Even Though Dan Although

Pada perjamuan akhir musim kemarau di istana, demi sang cinta sejatinya, Sang Putra Mahkota memulangkan semua selirnya. Saat yang lain menerima uang dengan riang gembira dan pulang untuk berkumpul bersama keluarga, aku justru tak punya tempat untuk kembali. Akhirnya, aku hanya bisa membawa seutas kain putih dan menggantung diri di depan gerbang Istana Pengasingan. Aku terlahir kembali, menjalani hidup sejak bayi di dunia ini, dan selama 21 tahun berusaha keras menaklukkan empat tokoh utama pria. Namun, pada akhirnya, misi terakhirku pun berakhir dengan kegagalan. Sistem berkata, asalkan tubuh ini mati, aku bisa pulang dan bersatu kembali dengan keluargaku yang sebenarnya. Tepat sebelum kesadaranku benar-benar lenyap, sayup-sayup aku mendengar suara seseorang yang berteriak memanggil namaku dengan penuh keputusasaan.

Aku tidak sengaja mendengar percakapan antara kakak dan adik iparku. Mereka sedang membahas warisan dan berniat membaginya hanya untuk berdua. Mereka pikir aku dan suami akan mengemis warisan itu tidak akan! Mereka tidak tahu siapa aku yang sebenarnya ..

Rayyan Hilman Alfatikh Adinata. Pemuda sholeh yang berprofesi sebagai dokter dan memiliki wajah tampan yang mewarisi kekayaan keluarga Adinata dan Alfatikh. Di usia yang masih muda berhasil menjadi dokter penyakit dalam yang hebat. Namun, semua itu tidak menjadikannya sombong. Afika Burhanuddin seorang gadis cantik yang dibesarkan di panti asuhan lalu diadopsi pasangan miskin yang membuat hidup Afika berubah semakin menderita. Penderitaan Afika berlanjut saat sang ayah angkat menjualnya ke tempat pelacuran sehari setelah kelulusannya di Sekolah Menengah Atas, karena ayah angkatnya yang suka mabuk-mabukan dan berjudi mempunyai hutang besar pada bandar judi. Cinta yang rumit antara Rayyan dokter tampan yang sangat sempurna bertemu dengan Afika, seorang gadis miskin yang hampir saja menjadi budak gelapnya dunia malam, karena kekejaman ayah angkatnya. Namun, di saat itu Rayyan sedang jatuh cinta pada gadis cantik berhijab yang bernama Anindya lulusan al-Azhar Mesir kakak dari teman adiknya, Renata.

Yishu seharusnya mati karena kecelakaan setelah berpesta semalaman. Namun, Ia malah terbangun sebagai Lu Shuyi, tokoh perempuan gendut yang mati karena kebodohannya. Tidak ingin berakhir menyedihkan ia memutuskan mengubah takdirnya. Difitnah, diremehkan, dan hampir dihancurkan, ia tetap melawan. Saat kebenaran terungkap dan perceraian disahkan di depan raja, seluruh istana sadar bahwa perempuan gendut yang mereka hina adalah orang yang akan berdiri di puncak kekuasaan.

Empat tahun menjalani hubungan rahasia, akhirnya tiba di hari yang Ziana nantikan. Hari di mana Farel akan mengumumkan hubungan mereka. Namun, Farel justru mengabaikan nyawa Ziana demi wanita lain. Pria itu sengaja membuat kecelakaan mobil dan berpura-pura amnesia. Saat Ziana terbaring terluka di rumah sakit, Farel justru merangkul kekasih barunya. Dia juga bertaruh dengan teman-temannya bahwa Ziana akan tetap mengejar cintanya meski sudah disakiti. Farel tidak tahu, sejak Ziana menyadari bahwa amnesia itu palsu, wanita itu sudah memutuskan untuk pergi selamanya. Farel tidak tahu, saat dia memamerkan kemesraan dengan orang lain, Ziana telah membuang barang kenangan mereka. Farel tidak tahu, saat dia mendorong Ziana ke pelukan orang lain, wanita itu sedang dipojokkan dengan penuh godaan oleh pria lain. Farel tidak tahu, saat dia menunggu Ziana merendahkan diri untuk memohon padanya, wanita itu justru sedang memilih gaun pengantin. Ketika Ziana mencapai puncak kariernya dan menjadi miliarder wanita termuda di daftar orang terkaya, Farel dengan penuh percaya diri berlutut dengan satu kaki untuk melamarnya. "Ziana, ingatanku sudah pulih. Menikahlah denganku." Ziana membelai cincin berlian sepuluh karat di jarinya. Sebelum dia sempat menjawab, seorang pria dari belakang merangkul pinggangnya dengan sangat posesif. "Pergi! Kakak Iparmu nggak sudi melihat barang kotor sepertimu!"

"I can't tell what is real and what is a dream," I murmur, looking up to his silver eyes, glistening mist swirling within his irises. "But I know I can't hold myself back from you any longer. Luella has been having the same dreams every night involving two silver eyed men, who remain elusive during the day, but come alive from the shadows by night. After visiting a therapist who tips Luella off on what could be the cause of these dreams, the start to become more frequent, to the point she can no long tell the difference between dream and reality. Who are these silver eyed men? One wants her desperately until he doesn't, while the other is always there when she needs him, until he is not. That is, until she swears she is seeing them in her waking life. And suddenly, her dreams might just be coming to life.

Thirteen years of my life were given to Ethan Cross. I believed in his music before anyone else did, stayed through the long nights when success was only a dream, and held on to every promise that I would be the woman by his side when it all finally came true. After eight years as his girlfriend and four more wearing his ring, he walked away. Seven months later, an invitation arrived. Ethan is getting married. And not to me. He is marrying my cousin sister. The wedding is set on a two week getaway meant for couples only. Ethan may think I will stay behind, broken and forgotten, but he is wrong. I will not be showing up alone. My date is Adrian Cole, Ethan’s powerful boss in the music industry, the man who holds his career in his hands and the one rival he never wanted near me. Ethan thought he left me behind. But this time I am not the girl he abandoned. I am stronger, I have found my own rhythm, and I am walking back into his world with the one man who can break him the way he broke me.

Borne with the burden of her mind reading ability, She realized being an agent is the best way to avenge her first love's death, Natalie Howard a 19 year old team up with her first love's father to avenge the death of the man who had opened her heart, falling in love with the best secret agent of all time along the way. She built herself and become one of the best secret agents while keeping her telepathic ability a secret. Will she survive so many watchful eyes? How long can she keep her ability a secret? Will her ability save her second chance love or lose him like she lost the first? What await her after finding out her first love was alive and was now the greatest criminal to be brought to justice? Her greatest task as an agent was to apprehend the only man she could not read!

Sinful Thoughts is a compilation that contains different one shot stories. Delve into the chapters and enjoy the thrilling ride of interesting stories.

Tell us how you managed to capture the heart of these dangerous men?” The host asked. The audience waited for their response. “ Well, I don't think I encountered many obstacles like the rest” Jenna chuckled as she glanced at them. “ He loved me too, let go of his dark side, changed for me. Everything changed when I broke up with him, I…misunderstood him. I waited for eight years thinking he would beg me, but he didn't, then fate brought us back. That was when I learnt his dark side never leaves, always with him…” she laughed. “ But it's too late to run away from him” “ Thank you, Mrs Hindelys. What about you, Miss Kelly?” “ Err… I knew he didn't love me, but still chose to love him, he might be cold and quiet, but his heart whispers a lot, so I chased him and found myself in his trap, unable to leave” Kelly laughed with the audience” That's how I'm struck with your Big boss” “ Hahahaha, that's funny, please Mrs Lisa … how did you end up with Mr Norman?” “ I knew he had an eye for another person, but couldn't stop myself from falling for him… he treated me badly, so I thought he hated me, I decided to stop bothering him, but the thing is, he actually cares for me, he did that to protect me” “ Wow…” the host laughed and moved to the next person. “ What about you, Miss Elizabeth, how did you manage to capture the heart of the greatest doctor” “ I want him, so I got him, he was my boss so I slept with him by mistake, he was drunk and mistook me for his ex. So we're fated” “ Hmmm, I love that, thank you for sharing your wonderful experience with our leaders”