Pertanyaan Absurd

Demi menyelamatkan nyawa anak semata wayangnya yang sakit keras, dosen muda bernama Timur Alendra Tirta mencari perempuan yang sempurna, cerdas, sehat, dan mudah diatur agar bisa melahirkan anak berkualitas sebagai donor bagi putrinya, buah cintanya dengan mendiang istri. Namun tak pernah ia sangka, satu-satunya yang cocok dengan tawarannya adalah Philia Diana Miska. Gadis berusia 24 tahun yang dulu satu sekolah dengannya, yang diam-diam menyimpan rasa selama tiga tahun sebelum akhirnya patah hati karena Timur lebih memilih Alana, perempuan yang kini sudah tiada. Bertahun-tahun berlalu, takdir mempertemukan mereka kembali dalam keadaan terbalik. Timur kini seorang dosen terhormat, sementara Philia masih berjuang keras menamatkan kuliahnya karena terhimpit kesulitan ekonomi. Kontrak yang mereka buat bukan sekadar tentang bayi tabung melainkan pertarungan tentang perasaan lama, luka, dendam, dan cinta yang tak pernah benar-benar mati. Namun ketika semuanya terasa begitu dekat untuk diperbaiki, kenyataan pahit justru menelanjangi mereka, yakni tidak semua cinta pantas dimenangkan, dan tidak semua perjuangan berakhir dengan kebahagiaan. Di akhir, hanya tersisa satu pertanyaan yang menggantung di antara keduanya. Apakah cinta yang lahir terlalu terlambat masih layak diperjuangkan, atau justru harus dikubur bersama semua luka yang sudah terlanjur dalam? ⚠️WARNING MENGANDUNG ADEGAN USIA LEGAL BE WISE YA!

Pada hari jadi pernikahan kami yang ketiga, aku menunggu selama lima jam di restoran berbintang Michelin favorit Dion Bahlilah. Namun, dia tidak bisa dihubungi lagi. Pada akhirnya, aku melihatnya di unggahan sosial media milik kekasih masa kecilnya, Arina Purbaya. Dion menemaninya ke Benua Anarsia, benua yang sangat dingin. [Aku bilang aku sedang bad mood, dia langsung membatalkan seluruh janjinya untuk menemaniku bersantai.] [Ternyata, teman masa kecil lebih menenangkan daripada penguin.] Gambar yang menyertainya menunjukkan pemandangan yang sangat dingin, tetapi Dion dengan lembut memeluknya. Matanya memancarkan semangat membara yang belum pernah kulihat sebelumnya. Tiba-tiba, aku merasa lelah. Aku menghentikan pertanyaan menyakitkan itu, menghentikan tangisan histerisku. Aku hanya dengan tenang menyukai unggahan tersebut dan mengirimkan pesan pada Dion. [Ayo bercerai.] Setelah beberapa lama kemudian, dia mengirim pesan suara. Nada suaranya menantang. “Oke, akan aku tanda tangani saat pulang.” “Lihat saja nanti siapa yang akan menangis dan memohon agar aku tidak pergi.” Orang yang menerima perlakuan khusus membuat mereka berani bertindak tanpa batasan, Dion pun sama sekali tidak mempercayainya. 'Tetapi Dion... Tidak ada seorang pun yang tidak bisa meninggalkan seseorang, hanya saja orang itu masih cinta. Tetapi mulai sekarang, aku tidak ingin mencintaimu lagi.'

VANESSA: ~"You will marry him!" Dad thundered, his veins bulging and his sickly pallor only enhancing how close to death's door he was. I was more worried about his health than this insane idea he was spouting, but. "This is the 21st century! You can't force to marry anyone! That's preposterous!" I wanted to yell several more words, to impress on him how absurd his demand was, but then the heart monitor started beeping loudly. A nurse and his hairless doctor rushed in. Mum and I were pushed out gently but firmly.~ Vanessa Anders might not have a lot of love for her father, but she couldn't stand by and let his empire crumble, not when it will lead to his death. Besides, the man she was more or less being sold off to was easy on the eyes, rich and very nice! Okay, she might have a crush on the billionaire, but isn't that a good thing? Except, after marriage, the nice charming man disappears and a beast takes his place. A beast that loves to make Vanessa hurt. CALLUM: Callum Gray hates two things in life; being lied to and people who try to manipulate him. The exact two things Shawn Anders and his daughter were. What kind of desperate girl holds a man to ransom just to get him to marry her? It didn't matter. What she wanted was a marriage, right? Well, that's exactly what she would get. A marriage, not of convenience, but of hell. Callum was going to make her suffer for every single bit of her manipulation and then some. Author's Note; This book features a deceitful father, a mean and sadistic CEO and an oblivious young woman who is a pawn in her father's game and the recipient of a revenge plot.

His eyes locked on mine wide and wild, he moved towards me and put his hand on my shoulder, lessening the distance between us. I could feel the tension in my own body, the effort of not giving in at that moment, of not letting him pull me against him. Not letting myself take that one chance, however formidable and absurd and unwise, and kissing him the way I had thought, I would never in my life. I had never wanted like this before. I understood him, smiled a little when he smiled. I saw through the defenses he put up to what was underneath. There was no Eric James Winslet more real than the one I saw in his eyes when I looked up at him. "You can close your eyes," He whispered in my ear. My eyes fluttered shut, his mouth came down on mine. And that was it. All the self-control I had exerted over the weeks went by. My arms came up around his neck and he pulled me against him. His hands flattened against my back. I was up on the tips of my toes, kissing him as fiercely as I could. I didn't know what I should have done or said next if it would have been something I could never have pretended away or taken back, but I heard a soft hiss of laughter. ************* Eric James Winslet a ruthless businessman who has already completed 27 yrs of his life being the king of his territory. Scarlett Miller, a business administration student; with the spice of fashion designing. Want to know how their lives get entangled with hatred, possession, & love. A heartbreaking story that will keep you at the edge. Are you ready to be on this journey? Purva Narang (Your author)

3 years after getting married, I am still a virgin. "Lucien, let's get a divorce," I said in a peremptory tone that was long overdue, the most decisive farewell to this absurd marriage. We had been married for exactly three years—three years that, for me, were filled with nothing but endless loneliness and torment. For three years, the husband who should have stood by my side through every storm, Lucien Sullivan, had completely disappeared from my life as if he had never existed. He vanished without a trace, leaving me alone to endure this empty, desolate marriage. Today, I finally received his message: "I'm back. Come pick me up at the airport." When I read his words, my heart leapt with joy, and I raced to the airport, thinking that he finally understood my love and was coming back to me. But his cruelty was far worse than I could have ever imagined—he was accompanied by a pregnant woman, and that woman was Carla, my closest and most trusted friend. In that moment, all of my previous excitement, all my hope, and all of our shared laughter and tears turned into the sharpest of daggers, stabbing into my heart and leaving me gasping for air. He should know that it was his own hand that trampled our love underfoot, that his coldness and betrayal created this irreparable situation. But when he heard those words, he desperately clung to this broken, crumbling marriage, unwilling to let it end—almost as though doing so could rewind time and return everything to how it used to be. "Aurora, come back. I regret everything!" Regret? Those simple words stirred no emotion in me—only endless sadness and fury. My heart let out a frantic, desperate scream: It's too late for any of this!

"Werewolves are just a fantasy. They can't exist in the real world. You don't have to say such absurd things just to claim my son as yours. Alpha, my ass!" -- Noreen. "You left me speechless, miss, and therefore you must take responsibility. I couldn't have sex with anyone after that night you marked me. Now, be my Luna, and I'll give you the world. Besides, even without a DNA test, he's definitely my son. He has a strong Alpha aura." -- Alpha Thiery. "He's my heir, the next Alpha of my pack!" Noreen Winchester never imagined that her reckless, unprotected sex with a mysterious, charming man, on the night her ex-boyfriend married her cousin, would transport her to a world she had previously only considered a fantasy. That one-night stand caused Alpha Thiery to lose all sexual desire after a beautiful, sexy woman bit his mark gland during a wild night at his uncle's bar three years ago. His inner wolf claimed that the woman, whose name he didn't even know, was his mate. But the woman was a mere human, and it was impossible for him to have Luna, a mere human. Then, after many years, the woman appeared before him again, with a boy who was every bit like himself. The problem was, the woman was not only a mere human, but also incredibly stubborn, believing that anything related to werewolves, vampires, witches, and all supernatural creatures existed only in children's fantasy tales. Alpha Thiery had to prove that he was a real being, not just a fairy tale creature. More than that, the child she bore was his flesh and blood, the next Alpha of his pack, and he had to have him. necessary, with her, too. Even if she was only a mere human.

Oceania Samudra, harusnya akan menjadi pengantin wanita yang paling berbahagia seandainya saja... calon mempelai prianya datang. Belum cukup rasa malu yang harus ditanggungnya dan seluruh keluarga besarnya, gedung pernikahan yang seharusnya menjadi saksi pengikat sehidup sematinya dengan Banyu Siliwangi itu pun meledak! "Jam berapa seharusnya akad nikah Anda dijadwalkan, Bu?" "Pukul sepuluh pagi." "Mengapa pada pukul sepuluh pagi tadi akadnya dibatalkan?" "Karena mempelai prianya tidak jadi datang?" "Mengapa mempelai prianya tidak jadi datang?" "Itulah pertanyaan yang ingin saya tanya 'kan pada calon suami saya sejak tadi, Pak Polisi yang terhormat. Seharusnya Anda menginterogasi dia. Bukan saya!" Sendirian dan ketakutan, Ochi memerlukan seorang pahlawan untuk melindunginya dari teror yang terus saja mengancam keselamatannya. Sementara Badai Putra Alam, hanyalah seorang perwira polisi biasa yang bermulut pedas dan minus tata krama yang kerap kali membuat Ochi stress karena pertanyaan-pertanyaan kasar tanpa filternya. Dia memang bersedia melindungi Ochi sebagai bentuk tanggung jawabnya sebagai abdi negara.Tetapi dia tidak ingin melanggar batas, sebab itu akan semakin memperumit penyelidikannya sebagai seorang penyidik. Tetapi Badai membuat satu kesalahan besar saat dia secara tidak sengaja memeluk Ochi. Karena sesudahnya, dia tidak pernah bisa melepas Ochi untuk laki-laki manapun lagi di dunia ini.

Vidwan Surya adalah seorang praktisi yoga sekaligus dosen Bahasa Sansekerta di sebuah universitas. Oleh klien, kolega, dan mahasiswanya, Vidwan biasa dipanggil Guru Vidwan. Hal itu merupakan bentuk penghormatan mereka padanya. Vidwan bertemu Grisse Anggara di kampus ketika gadis itu mengambil mata kuliah Bahasa Sansekerta. Grisse Anggara merupakan seorang peserta program Pertukaran Mahasiswa. Ketertarikan Grisse pada bahasa-bahasa kuno yang punah atau hampir punah membuatnya mendaftar program pertukaran mahasiswa dan ia pun diterima. Grisse yang polos, pendiam, dan tidak pandai bergaul tentu saja senang ketika salah seorang dosen memberi perhatian padanya. Tidak pernah terlintas dalam benak Grisse bahwa perhatian Vidwan padanya lebih karena lelaki itu sangat berhasrat memilikinya. Hasrat seorang laki-laki dewasa pada perempuan dewasa. Ya, Vidwan begitu menginginkan Grisse menjadi miliknya. Membayangkan Grisse berada dalam kungkungannya saja membuat air liur Vidwan menitik. Hasrat berbalut nafsu Vidwan mendesak minta dipuaskan. Di waktu yang hampir bersamaan, perhatian dan kenyamanan yang diberikan Vidwan berhasil membuat Grisse jatuh hati. Namun, setelah melalui semuanya bersama Vidwan, timbul pertanyaan dalam hati Grisse. Apakah selama ini dia mencintai Vidwan? Atau ia pun merasakan hal yang sama seperti sang guru, yakni hanya sebuah hasrat yang dibalut nafsu.

"Siapa pria yang sudah menidurimu, Amora?" Amora Lysander tertunduk dalam. Ia masih menutup rapat mulutnya dan enggan menjawab pertanyaan itu. Terlihat jelas tatapan penghinaan yang tertuju padanya. Amora tidak pernah menyangka akan menghancurkan kebahagiaan yang sedang menantinya. Di malam pesta pelepasan status lajangnya, Amora yang sedang mabuk, bertemu dengan seorang pria yang baru saja menghabisi nyawa seseorang di depan matanya. Amora mengira nyawanya juga akan melayang malam itu, tetapi sebuah tindakan tak terduga terjadi dan membuatnya terbebas dari ancaman yang berbahaya tersebut. Amora menyerahkan kesuciannya kepada pria yang dikiranya seorang pembunuh berdarah dingin karena pengaruh minuman keras yang diminumnya. Ia tidak tahu jika telah disiasati oleh orang terdekatnya. Amora juga tidak pernah tahu jika pria yang telah menghabiskan malam bersamanya itu adalah Regis Lorenzo, seorang penguasa yang paling ditakuti di dunia mafia! Bagaimana nasib pernikahan Amora ketika sang calon suami, Chris Walden memergokinya? Apa yang akan dilakukan Regis terhadap Amora setelah wanita itu meninggalkannya tanpa pesan apa pun? Bagaimana dengan Amora sendiri ketika mengetahui bahwa ternyata ia mengandung janin dari pria yang tidak diketahui identitasnya tersebut? Follow instagramku @alicelin08 dan akun penulis ini ya kak. Terima kasih.

I secretly sent Lena Parker, my husband Dominic Caballero's mistress, away to Sicara. I'm defying his authority as the Don of Coastwick, New Hudson. That very night, he abducts my parents and younger brother, using their lives to force me to reveal Lena's whereabouts. Dominic pushes his phone in front of me. On the screen, I see my family tied to chairs, the timer of the bombs ticking down. 00:59:59 00:59:58 He sits across from me and taps his fingers softly against the table, like he's closing a business deal. "Alyssa, you have 59 minutes," Dominic says in a calm, almost gentle voice. "Where's Lena?" I freeze, my throat tightening as if strangled. I can't get a word out. This is the third time he's pressed me. The first time, he asked where Lena had gone, but I stayed silent. The second time, he grabbed my chin and said in a low voice, "Alyssa, don't play games." Now, for the third time, he's threatening my family's lives. "Dominic…" I call out, my voice trembling. "They're my family. They're the most important people to me." He chuckles. "Is that so? Then why didn't you think about how important Lena is to me when you sent her away?" I stare at him, feeling how utterly absurd it all is. Important? He told me before that other women were just playthings. Once he got bored, he'd dump them. He swore I was the only one he loved. But now, for Lena, he's willing to kill my family.