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Bile burned my throat as Jade let out a coquettish little laugh at something Nathan said. The sound cut through me like shattered glass. Last night I had lain naked in his arms, utterly his, believing the rest of our lives would be that perfect. And now...now I was nothing. With terrible comprehension, I finally found my voice. "Nathan, what is this? Who is she?" Though I already knew the horrible truth. Jade turned her doe eyes toward me. "Oh, you must be Terra," she said gently. "I know this is very sudden. But Nathan and I are mates." She looked back at Nathan meaningfully. "Bonded by the goddess." I stared at Nathan pleadingly. "Tell me this isn't true. Please." He met my gaze despairingly. "Terra...I'm so sorry." Jade pressed herself possessively against Nathan's side. He did not resist. "I know this may be difficult for you, Terra. But you must see now that you and Nathan were never truly meant to be." Brittany said with false sympathy.

When my husband, Matteo Romano, comes over to pick me up so that we can attend an auction on our wedding anniversary, I spot a woman sitting in the front passenger seat of his car. "This is Sofia Bianchi, the one I've been telling you about. She's still very young, so you must take good care of her." So, this is the woman, huh? The same woman who's been making waves in my family, and also the one my subordinates have warned me to watch out for, hmm? Sofia is clad in a simple white dress that makes her look pure and innocent. The way she acts delicate yet prideful gives me a weird feeling. She casts me an aggrieved look while biting her bottom lip. Reluctantly, she says to me, "Hello, Mrs. Romano." I reply kindly, "Hello!" At the same time, I open the car's back door. "By the way, your seat's at the back."

Donna Sofia Marino's birthday is held on Valentine's Day. When Francesco Rossi, the Underboss of the Costa family, announces the news on behalf of Don Enzo Costa, everyone in the family is very happy. Well, everyone but me. As expected, Francesco is quick to add, "Someone needs to guard the headquarters. Camilla, you'll be the one in charge of this task." "What the Underboss means is that you don't really carry out any missions in your daily life. Besides, you have tons of spare time anyway. This time, you are to guard the headquarters so that you can deal with any emergencies that might arise." I just smirk sarcastically. The truth is, I'm always the one dealing with the most dangerous matters concerning the Costa family. The transactions of the firearms worth hundreds of millions of dollars are successfully carried out thanks to the plan I've spent countless sleepless nights perfecting. When a crossfire breaks out, I'm always on the frontlines, fighting for the family's glory despite getting injured. While I'm given the title as the executive director, I'm never given any actual power. In truth, my standing is lower than that of a soldato. I'm always the one carrying out the hardest, the most menial, not to mention the most dangerous tasks. But every time credit is given, it's never given to me. I've been enduring this injustice for five long years. This time, I no longer want to keep enduring anymore. With a smile on my face, I stand up from my seat. "Alright then, Underboss Rossi. I shall guard the headquarters. But this will be the last time I ever do this. After this task is completed, I will officially leave the Costa family once and for all."

At the family meeting, my mafia Don husband spared his secretary one glance. I turned and walked away, canceled our wedding anniversary celebration, and decided I was done with him. I signed my name on the divorce papers I had prepared long ago. When Matteo Santoro saw the agreement, he called me at once, his voice tight with restrained anger. "What are you trying to pull this time? Is this really because I looked at Elena?" "Yes," I said. "Because you looked at her."

I woke in the middle of the night to my Don husband murmuring in his sleep. “Juno, be good. Tomorrow I’ll buy you and Mamma a new house.” My eyes flew open. Juno? That was the name I’d always planned for a purebred Ceylon cat I dreamed of owning, but I’d never gotten one because of my pet fur allergy. And a new house? Could this just be a coincidence? I shook him lightly. “What did you just say?” He frowned and mumbled coarsely, “Had a nightmare. Dreamt of a shootout.” I didn’t press further. In the darkness, I reached for his phone and silently opened his messages.

Storm Montgomery comes from a very prominent family. His great father is a former president of the Philippines, his uncle is one of the top senators, and his father is a governor. As the eldest son, it's expected that he will follow in their family's footsteps. They want him to run for congressman, even though it goes against Storm's wishes, he has no choice. He accepts his fate. But a rookie journalist, Nicoline Albert, keeps ruining his campaign. Every time he tries to do something good to get noticed by people, Nicoline quickly counters it, causing people to question his intentions. Storm needs to stop Nicoline because if he doesn't, he will lose the election. That's when he comes up with a plan: he will approach Nicoline and makes her fall in love with him.

He's her bodyguard and driver. He got that features that made every girl drool. Raina Williams is a twenty three year old lady, who has everything she wants. She's what you'll call a grumpy and rude brat as she's popularly known in the Sunshine city. She was avoided like a plague not until she employed Jasper. Jasper also hated her for the fact that she's to rude. Not until he found our her darkest secret. What really changed her from the Angel she was to the demon she is today. Will Jasper be able to stay despite the harsh treatment from his grumpy boss? What do you think made her change?

Cerry, gadis yang memiliki kadar pesona yang tidak biasa dipaksa pria untuk mencintainya. Dia adalah Scott Anderson. Dengan sistem sindrom stockholm, Scott ingin Cerry mencintai, tergila-gila dan tidak bisa lepas darinya. Cerry disekap, pemikiran-pemikiran aneh mulai merayapi otaknya yang membangun sistem pertahanan. Cerry diberi kenyamanan hingga akhirnya dia terinfeksi sindrom stockholm itu.

Tiga orang jejaka tampan yang berkerjaya sebagai penyiasat persendirian atau Personal Spy, tentu saja wajah mereka sentiasa serius dan tegang. Lebih-lebih lagi tika menjalankan tugas. Namun siapa sangka, mereka bertiga ini memiliki pribadi yang penyayang apabila mereka menggalas tugas sebagai PAPA kepada seorang gadis kecil bernama Naurah. Naurah Aulia Binti Zahaedi. Gadis kecil berusia 5 tahun itu merupakan anak kepada salah saorang dari ketiga jejaka tersebut. Dia amat mendamba kehadiran seorang mama dari papanya, sebagai pengganti Rania, wanita yang telah meninggal dunia ketika melahirkannya. Namun, Zahaedi atau lebih mesra disapa Zd itu sudah lama mengunci pintu hatinya untuk mana-mana wanita, selepas pemergian Rania. Lalu bagaimana dia hendak memenuhi keinginan anaknya? Maleek. Salah satu dari mereka yang turut membahasakan dirinya Papa kepada Naurah. Telah terjebak menjalankan sebuah tugas khusus yang kurang digemarinya. Iaitu menjaga dan mengawasi anak gadis kepada seorang VVIP bernama Puteri Zaharah. Gadis yang berpewatakan liar itu kerap membuat dirinya meradang apabila ia enggan memberi kerjasama. Dengan pakaian yang serba terbuka, Puteri Zaharah kerap kali membuat Maleek hampir tewas. Mujur iman didada masih menghalang dirinya dari terus hanyut kedalam buai cinta Puteri Zaharah. Namun, mampukah dia bertahan jika begini berterusan? Ataukah cintanya memang telah ditakdirkan buat Puteri Zaharah? Lalu bagaimana dengan Zahaedi dan anaknya? Mampukah dia memenuhi permintaan gadis kecil itu.

Setiap kali ditanya, kenapa tak pernah meng-upload foto Luna di media sosial? Jawaban Rizky selalu sama; “Istriku bukan pajangan.” Ternyata, hal tersebut justru menjadi masalah untuk Luna, hingga ia menuduh Rizky malu memiliki istri seperti dirinya. Bahkan sampai mencurigai sang suami punya wanita idaman lain di luar sana. Perempuan itu jadi banyak tuntutan hanya karena ketidakpercayaan di dalam diri terlalu besar mempengaruhi, hingga akhirnya diri sendiri yang menyebabkan orang lain menertawakan keburukan yang selama ini dijaga oleh Rizky. Sanggupkah Rizky bertahan dengan perangai Luna yang berlebihan hingga tak lagi mennghargai cinta tulus yang telah diberikan?