Pertanyaan Untuk Truth Or Dare

"Aku tidak selingkuh, aku meneliti." Begitu kata Rayendra, seorang dosen psikologi pernikahan yang sedang membuat jurnal ilmiah bertajuk “Efek Ketidakpuasan Emosional Terhadap Perilaku Infidelitas di Kalangan Pasangan Urban”. Tapi semua jadi rumit ketika subjek penelitiannya ternyata membuatnya benar-benar jatuh cinta. Di satu sisi, Rayen harus tetap menjaga statusnya sebagai suami ideal di mata rekan kampus dan istrinya yang seorang psikiater terkenal. Di sisi lain, ia mulai tenggelam dalam hubungan berbahaya dengan Amel, seorang istri yang menjadi relawan “eksperimen sosial”-nya. Apakah cinta bisa dijustifikasi dengan logika ilmiah? Ataukah justru ilmiah hanyalah kedok dari kebohongan paling manusiawi? Di balik candaan dan teori-teori psikologi yang ia lontarkan, ada sebuah pertanyaan besar yang tak mampu ia jawab: “Selingkuh itu dosa atau kebutuhan?”

“Dia adalah anakmu.” Deg! Wanita bergaun hitam itu mematung seketika. Menatap foto hasil USG dengan janin di dalam kantong rahim yang diserahkan oleh Darius padanya. “A--apa kau bilang?”Suaranya tergantung, merasakan pasokan udara di sekitarnya habis seketika sampai dadanya merasa sesak. Dia semakin mengepalkan tangannya sekuat tenaga, menggigit bibirnya kuat-kuat agar tangisannya tak pecah saat itu juga. Sakit yang didera olehnya bertahun-tahun kini semakin bertambah. Maniknya menatap bengis pria yang tengah menatapnya dengan penuh sendu. “Persetan!!! Kembalikan anakku, Biadab!!!” teriaknya nyaring, menerjang tubuh besar itu dan memukulinya sambil terus menangis menjerit, tak kuasa menahan rasa sedih dan terkejutnya. Bahkan dia yang baru saja pulih harus menyadari fakta yang terkuak. Menikahi pria beristri dan kini membunuh calon buah hatinya dengan tega. *** “Ceraikan saja suamimu itu, kau tak bisa berharap apa-apa darinya. Pria itu terlalu pengecut untuk menjelaskan kalau dirinya mandul.” Lakshmi mengangkat gelas kopinya, menyesapnya perlahan sambil menikmati pahitnya. Bahkan wanita yang duduk di depannya itu pun ikut tercengang. "Kau ingin merebutnya dariku bukan?" desisnya. Sontak pertanyaan itu membuat Lakshmi pun tergelak. Menertawakan pertanyaan bodoh itu sendiri. "Hah? Aku? Hahaha! Bahkan aku ingin melihatnya mati terpuruk," tekannya. Dia mengibaskan rambut panjangnya congkak. “Kenapa? Dia mencintaimu Lakshmi. Tak bisakah kau melihatnya?” “Mencintaiku? Aku tak pernah percaya cinta. Bahkan saat dia tega menikahiku di saat aku masih berusia belia.” Lakshmita Arjanti, wanita yang memiliki mimpi besar namun harus kandas karena pada akhirnya dia dijual melalui pernikahan dengan Darius Raymond Mahendra. Dendamnya yang mengakar semakin menambah rasa bencinya sendiri. Bagaimana dia membalaskan dendamnya di saat tahu kalau calon buah hatinya pun dikorbankan tanpa dia tahu?

Terlahir dengan istimewa tak membuat Alara Diba Afsana putus asa dan minder di tengah kalangan anak seusianya. Sejak kecil, Alara di titipkan di rumah sang Nenek karena Papa yang sibuk bekerja. Sedangkan Mama? Alara tidak mengetahuinya. Papa tidak pernah menceritakan sosok Mama pada Alara. Tak ada yang mau terlahir seperti Alara, ejekan, hinaan hingga gunjingan Alara terima dengan diam tanpa melawan. Hingga suatu sore, Alara tak sengaja bertemu perempuan berhijab bersama beberapa anak seusianya yang tengah bermain di taman. Alara hanya melihat tak berani mendekat. Bunda. Setidaknya kata itu adalah kalimat yang mereka ucapkan kepada perempuan berhijab itu. Betapa murah senyum perempuan berhijab itu kepada mereka semua, bermain dan melempar canda bersama anak-anak begitu gembira. Lantas, tak sengaja kaki kecilnya berjalan menuju mereka. Ingin sekali Alara ikut bermain dan tertawa bersama, tapi apakah boleh? Apakah boleh Alara ikut merasakan kebahagiaan mereka ketika Alara sendiri terlahir dengan keistimewaan yang membuatnya dijauhi banyak orang? "Hai! Adek mau ikut bermain?" Tanya perempuan berhijab itu dengan nada yang lembut. "Bunda." Perempuan itu mengerutkan kening heran, lantas mengerti maksud kalimat "Bunda" dari Alara. "Iya, adek boleh kok panggil kakak Bunda. Sama seperti yang lain." Alara menatap perempuan berhijab yang tersenyum manis kepadanya dengan mata berkaca, "Boleh tidak Bunda jadi Bundanya Alara?" Perempuan itu merasa aneh dengan pertanyaan Alara, namun ia berusaha menanggapi pertanyaan Alara dengan senyuman, "Jadi adek namanya Alara, ya?" Alara mengangguk. "Iya, boleh kok Alara anggap Bunda jadi Bundanya Alara juga." Satu hal yang tidak perempuan berhijab itu sadari. Jika Alara menginginkan ia menjadi Bundanya, Bunda hanya untuk Alara. ***

Ava Kane is seventeen, unshifted, and unwanted. In a pack, failing to shift at seventeen brands you as weak—a disgrace. To her guardian pack, Ava is a stain, disposable and easily forgotten. Terrified of being cast out, she accepts a reckless dare from one of the pack’s strongest among her peers, desperate to prove she isn’t worthless. The dare changes everything, putting her on the path to an encounter that will change the entire trajectory of her life. Nathan Cross is the Alpha of Crescent Ridge—powerful, feared, and under relentless pressure to claim a Luna. One night of escape from his responsibilities as Alpha leads him straight into the path of a trembling girl with no wolf... and a scent that shakes his instincts to the core. She has no wolf within her, which should make her either too young or defective. Yet his wolf has decided on her. As Ava’s 18th birthday draws near and long-buried secrets about her past come to light, she begins to realize she may be more than anyone ever believed—including herself. When the balance between the packs begin to fall apart with her right in the center, being chosen by an Alpha wolf may not be enough to keep her safe.

On the day the rich girl bullied me, my own mother just stood there, indifferent.But when she learned I fought back, my mother suddenly got angry and slapped me, saying, "How dare you hit Laura? Do you really think you can mess with her?"In that confusing moment, I suddenly realized something incredible!The rich girl and my mother looked remarkably alike...

She loves peace, but the job where she in was the complete opposite. He loved peace when he was just a child before his mom left him. She never thought that she could experience what she wanted when she met him. His mask fell when he saw how frightened the woman was when someone tried to harm her. She looked at him like a hero when he saved her. He was silently cursing himself for why he did that. She fell in love and waited for him to take action. He stayed put and reminded himself to know his boundaries. She hated him because of what he did. But he was happy when he saw the happiness in her eyes again. In the middle of the forbidden love between a man who’ll do everything just to be in power and a woman who wants freedom from the world she's been in. Would their painful past be the reason to begin again as a whole, or would it break them into pieces and have a zero chance to come back and act like nothing happened? There are secrets that may hurt them. At first, they thought that it was just a small one, when in fact, it was indeed a small one, piled and stacked, which created a mountain of lies and a big vault of curse. The question is, if it were you, would you dare to unveil it or just let the one in power conceal the whole truth?

Gladys Maharani Wiradarma mengira hari pernikahannya akan menjadi momen paling bahagia dalam hidupnya. Namun, siapa sangka calon suaminya, justru membatalkan pernikahan secara sepihak dan mempermalukannya tanpa alasan yang jelas. Luka hati Gladys belum sempat pulih, ketika tragedi berikutnya menimpanya: sang ayah kolaps akibat tekanan dan rasa malu. Di tengah kekacauan dan air mata, ayahnya menyampaikan permintaan terakhir—Gladys harus tetap menikah hari itu juga dengan pria pilihan ayahnya, seorang pengawal bernama Tyo. Siapa Tyo? Kenapa ayahnya begitu yakin padanya? Dan sanggupkah Gladys menjalani pernikahan yang bukan berasal dari cinta, sementara hatinya masih dipenuhi luka dan pertanyaan? Sebuah kisah tentang pengkhianatan, harga diri, dan perjalanan menyembuhkan luka, yang akan membuatmu mempertanyakan: apakah pernikahan bisa menjadi awal dari cinta yang sejati?

"I, Ortega Blackwood, daughter of beta Denzel Blackwood, am rejecting you, Killian Fitzgerald, future Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, as my fated mate!" She uttered through gritted teeth, glaring fiercely at her mate as he descended the stairs towards her. His expression twisted into a mask of fury, his eyes blazing with an intensity that sent shivers down her spine. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, his imposing figure cast a shadow over her as she lay on the ground, vulnerable yet defiant. "Do you dare defy me, Ortega? Do you dare reject your fate?" His voice dripped with venom, each word carrying a threat that hung heavily in the air. "You cannot reject me, Ortega. You will be my mate whether you like it or not." ************** Rejecting her mate hadn't been easy. But when Ortega meets the powerful and ruthless Lycan and Mafia Boss, Alfredo Gambino, she finds herself falling in love with him, even though he is the rival and enemy of her rejected mate. And Alfredo also finds himself unwilling to let her go, especially now that her rejected mate wants her back.

DARK ROMANCE: A reckless dare reunites her with a handsome, daunting man, forging a love of discipline and passion. *** SHE WAS POWERLESS AGAINST HIS ULTIMATUM BECAUSE SHE WAS STUCK BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA-BETWEEN HIM AND THE LAST DARE GAME WHICH HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SHE PLAYED IT BECAUSE OF HER RECKLESS BEHAVIOUR- HER FIRE OF REBELLION HE IS DETERMINED TO EXTINGUISH THAT FIRE AFTER HER CARELESS MOVE ON HIM TO QUENCH A FIRE, YOU HAD TO BE SOMEWHAT CLOSE, HENCE HIS DECISION TO MARRY HER- AND HE WASN'T ASKING "You have until the end of today to give me a positive response or I will get you to marry me in the Mafia way." She gasped and her eyes were like saucers. "Mafia?" "I told you that you never really knew me. I was on my own when you came looking for trouble. Tonight, Elizabeth." SYNOPSIS: A dark game forces Zee, a reckless young woman into contacting the guy who took her virginity and begging him to marry her, but she neither expected his acceptance which keeps her in the game, nor his Mafia life as well as the tough love she is forced to receive at his hands.

Delapan mahasiswa—Hileon, Bagas, Alvaro, Alex, Aruna, Embun, Pelangi, dan Bulan—menjalani KKN di Desa Sendang Pitu, desa sunyi yang diselimuti kabut dan larangan misterius. Warga hanya berpesan satu hal: jangan keluar malam, dan jangan mendekati sendang. Namun pada malam pertama, terdengar tembang sinden yang indah sekaligus menyesakkan dada. Suara itu datang tanpa wujud, memanggil tanpa nama. Malam demi malam, teror dimulai. Alex menghilang, Bulan berbicara dengan suara asing, dan Aruna menari mengikuti irama yang tak terdengar. Di balik tembang itu tersembunyi Sinden Ghaib, arwah perempuan yang mati terkhianati dan menuntut pengganti. KKN ini bukan kebetulan—mereka dipilih. Saat rahasia desa terungkap, satu pertanyaan menghantui mereka siapa yang akan pulang dan siapa yang harus tinggal selamanya.