Post Malam

A few days before my postpartum period ended, I found two plane tickets to Mirelia tucked inside Daryl’s wallet. I was secretly delighted. I thought he had planned a surprise for me. But on the very day I was supposed to recover, he told me that his company had suddenly sent him on a business trip. I tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep—only to see his first love post on social media. [Finally fulfilled our promise to kiss at Saint Vyron Cathedral. Thank you, God. After all this time, it’s still you.] The photo showed the two of them holding hands and kissing. I didn’t confront him right away. Instead, I turned to look at my sleeping daughter beside me, then picked up my phone. [Dad, I've made up my mind. I'll take over the family business.]

“Kamu bukan wanita sewaan,” ucapnya dingin. “Kamu milikku.” lanjutnya sambil tersenyum miring. Ara ingin kabur. Namun Arcel tak pernah melepaskan apa yang sudah ia inginkan. Termasuk mengurungnya di sangkar emas miliknya.

Our Pack followed an ancient law: if a she-wolf wasn't bonded by the age of 23, the Pack had the right to assign her a mate, regardless of her will. Felix is my childhood sweetheart and fated mate, the Alpha of the Moonclaw Pack. But he postponed our bonding ceremony and is holding a mating ceremony with an Omega first, all because of that law. Felix pitied Omega, Valentina, who was already 22, afraid she would be matched with a bad mate. But he seemed to forget that after waiting for him for 5 years, I would turn 23 next month. My mother and I begged him to reconsider our mating ceremony only to be met with Felix's dilemma attitude: "You've waited this many years, what's a little longer?" "Besides me, who else would choose Valentina? Clara, you still have parents, but Valentina is poor, she only has me." "Please wait, after the mate bond ceremony with Valentina, I'll break it and then bond with you." Later, in order to prevent me from bonding with a slave, my mother hurriedly chose a mate for me. Coincidentally, my mate bond ceremony and Felix and Valentina's mate bond ceremony were on the same day. On the day I was being taken off in a luxury car, I passed by Felix handing him ceremonial flowers. When he saw me, he suddenly shifted into a wolf and blocked the car insane. Even after being hit and vomiting blood, he stared intensely at me and asked why I was wearing a wedding dress…

Aurora should have stepped back when Andrews glared at her with anger upon realizing she wasn’t who he expected. His gaze burned, but she held her head high, swallowing her tears and fear, moving forward toward the inevitable. She had no idea who she was truly facing, but Andrews was not her biggest problem. That’s why she was determined to see this through until she got what she needed. At the altar, before everyone, she said "yes" and bound herself to a marriage that was never meant to be hers. Janete, the real bride, had deceived him. She ran away, leaving Aurora in her place without a single explanation. But no one could know why Aurora was there, and now she alone carried the weight of that secret. Andrews, betrayed and humiliated, had no choice but to accept the union, but his heart was consumed by hatred. To him, Aurora was nothing more than an extension of the woman who had deceived him. What he didn’t know was that his new wife was much more than that—his enemy, just like Janete. But he, too, hid secrets about his true past with Janete. Trapped in a web of lies and resentment, how long will Aurora endure the scorn of the man she was forced to marry? And when will Andrews realize that perhaps he married the wrong woman… or the right one, the only one who can make him face what haunts him?

The Desirable Impostor Collection Have you ever been impulsive on your decisions? It was alright to begin with but it would be too late when you were hurt because of these irresponsible choices... Here are the titles of stories where deceit played a big part: "The Desirable Impostor" Her mission was to impersonate somebody reluctantly. But he was hard to hoodwink and he wanted her! "The Fake Wife" She was offered a job--to act the missing wife of a paralyzed man. What was the punishment for her duplicity? "The Pretending Heart" Tired of being 'loved' because of her money, she pretended to be an ordinary girl. She fell in love with a man who despised the moneyed people... "The Dubious Caretaker" She was forced to do the job of her sick father. She deceived the master of the house and posed to be a man. Until her cover was blown... "Passion in a dream" She was the product of his imagination. Or was she real? She sold herself to be able to help her family. But what if he discovered her secret?

It all started when my sister made an offhand remark while sponsoring a poor student. She told him it was a coincidence that we were born on the same day, at the exact hour too. That comment made him convince himself that he was the real heir, that we were switched at birth. Soon after, he showed up with two thugs, kidnapped me, and planned to kill me to reclaim his life. I called my fiancée for help in desperation. Instead of saving me, she told me impatiently that I deserved to die for stealing his life. Her friend showed up to save me, but neither of us made it out alive after I was pushed into the river. I was back on the day when I was kidnapped when I opened my eyes again. When the poor student laughed and told me to pick someone to leave my last words to, I did not hesitate to call my sister. Their fates were sealed, with another chance at life, I would make sure to make them pay, and show them who the real heir was.

“You welcomed me into your empire, thinking I was one of you. But I’m not here to inherit your name—I’m here to bury it.” Hannah Hawke has spent her life hidden behind a mask of quiet resilience. When her father is murdered by a powerful, wealthy family, she plunges into a web of despair, lies, betrayal, and unexpected romance with Theodore Devereaux—the powerful billionaire son of the very woman she’s meant to destroy. Assuming a new identity, she infiltrates the empire, determined to expose its darkest secrets. Along her path of vengeance, Hannah must become the very thing she never expected: an impostor. With enemies closing in, Hannah must become the master of the very game created to destroy her. Will she get the vengeance she solely desired or be consumed by her false facade?

‘’Mas, jangan!’’ teriakan Valerie terputus dengan bekapan Leo pada mulutnya. Leo seperti tak memiliki hati, bahkan semakin buas melakukan kekejian itu meski Valerie terus memberontak tiada henti. Saat itu, Valerie merasakan harga dirinya sebagai seorang Mahendra lenyap tak bersisa. Perlawanannya selama satu jam telah berakhir sia-sia. Air mata Valerie jatuh berderai— menyadari perih tak tertahankan berasal dari robeknya kehormatan yang susah payah ia jaga. Dan isakan itu sama sekali tak mempengaruhi Leo untuk berhenti dan malah melanjutkannya lagi, lagi dan lagi. Valerie memejamkan mata, berharap bahwa semua yang terjadi hanyalah sebuah mimpi. Tapi sayang, rasa sakit di selangkangannya menyadarkan Valerie bahwa hal terkutuk itu benar-benar terjadi. *** Dunia Valerie hancur ketika sang calon kakak ipar tak sengaja memasuki kamarnya. Padahal Leo akan segera menikah dengan kakak kandung Valerie. Lalu bagaimana dengan nasib pernikahan tersebut saat keluarga mengetahui siapa yang telah membuat Valerie berbadan dua? Bagaimana dengan Vania jika tau bahwa Leo memperistri adiknya sendiri?

Katya, asisten dosen yang terjepit antara kuliah dan biaya pengobatan ibunya, dipaksa dosen atasannya menjebak Prof. Erland—dosen muda yang dikenal jujur dan berprinsip. Satu malam penuh tipu daya menghancurkan mereka berdua: Erland dicap predator, Katya dijuluki mahasiswi murahan. Saat segalanya runtuh dan Katya kembali dengan kehamilan tak terduga, Erland—pria yang justru paling ia rugikan—menatapnya tanpa benci. “Kalau dunia sudah menjatuhkan kita,” katanya pelan, “biarkan kita bangkit dengan cara yang mereka benci.” Tapi beranikah Katya mempercayai satu-satunya pria yang masih melihatnya tanpa jijik?

Anya Sona Anggara menjalani rumah tangga karena perjodohan dengan Rama Hardana. Berharap tanpa cinta akan berakhir bahagia, nyatanya Anya harus gigit jari karena Rama mencintai kekasih yang juga sekretarisnya. Bahkan menikah siri dengan wanita itu secara diam-diam. Kedatangan Bima Arya Hardana -- sepupu Rama, menambah pelik situasi. Secara tidak sadar Anya mengahabiskan malam dengan Bima, membuat pria itu jatuh hati dan ingin memiliki Anya. Hubungan semakin rumit ketika Anya hamil dan Rama mulai mencintai Anya. “Berpisah dengan Rama dan jadilah milikku, aku akan berikan cinta yang tidak pernah kamu dapatkan dari siapapun.” -- Bima Arya Hardana. “Jangan harap kita akan bercerai, anak itu akan menjadi anakku.” – Rama Hardana.