Power Ten

Amira yang berusia 32 tahun terpaksa harus menerima lamaran seorang lelaki berusia 25 tahun, Andi, karena desakan keluarga. Dia tidak menyukai lelaki pilihan orang tuanya itu. Selain karena usia lelaki itu jauh lebih muda, sifatnya juga tengil. Bikin Amira sering gedeg sendiri. "Mir, nikah aja sama aku, gak rugi, kok," kata Andi cengengesan. "Ya, rugi. Apa kata orang-orang kalau aku nikah sama berondong." "Tar maharnya headset, deh. Biar bisa nyumpal telinga kamu. Gak dengar lagi deh, omongan orang." "Jangan ngadi-ngadi, deh." Amira melotot. "Aku menolak pernikahan ini." "Tapi, aku nggak. Malah senang. Aku bilang orang tuaku ya, biar bisa nyusun tanggal pernikahan." "Kamu tuli, ya!" Keinginan Amira memang tidak berguna. Sekeras apapun dia menolak Andi, tetapi akhirnya luluh juga oleh tangisan kedua orang tuanya. Jadilah, tanggal pernikahan ditetapkan. Dengan perasaan mengkal, Amira mencium punggung tangan Andi setelah mengucapkan ijab kabul. Berusaha mempertahankan harga dirinya, malam pertama pernikahan dia mengajukan surat perjanjian pernikahan yang berisi tentang poin-poin hubungan mereka. Ada 11 poin yang diajukan Amira yang dengan berat hati ditanda tangani oleh Andi. Bagaimana jalannya pernikahan mereka? Apakah cinta akan tumbuh di antara keduanya?

“Hindi na sapat ang pagmamahal lang.” Para kay Dean, masaya na siya at kuntento sa tahimik at simple na buhay na mayroon sila ng kanyang asawa na si Niah. Isang klase ng buhay na kasulangat ng kanyang kinagisnan. Ngunit hindi niya inakalang hindi ganoon ang nararamdaman ng kanyang asawa. Niah wants a luxurious and extravagant life. Isang bagay na hindi kaagad maibibigay ni Dean. Kaya noong makahanap ng lalaking magbibigay sa kanya ng buhay na pinapangarap, kaagad na nagdisisyon si Niah na hiwalayan ang asawa. She filed a divorce, dumped Dean, and hooked up with a rich man. Masakit iyon para kay Dean, pero hinayaan niya ang asawa sa kagustuhan nito. He loves Niah so much that he can do everything for her. Kaya noong inakala ng lahat na bumitaw na siya, doon siya kumilos at gumawa ng paraan. And what he did gradually surprised everyone, including his wife. Sa unti-unti niyang pagpapakita ng kanyang kakayahan bilang isang asawa at lalaki, dahan-dahan niya ring ipinakilala ang kanyang tunay na sarili. Would his wife, Niah, come back to him? And if she does, would he still accept her? Or would he move on upon realizing that his wife only loves him because of the things that he could give, and not because she loves him genuinely?

This is a work of fiction. Names, Characters, Businesses, places and events are either the products of author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual person, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. No part of this book maybe reproduced or transmitted by any forms or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying , recording or by any information storage ang retrieval system, without written permission from the Author.

CAROLINE PATRICIA FROWLINE, is the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Frowline. Nang ipinanganak siya ay namatay ang kanyang ina kaya hindi ito naikasal sa kanyang ama. Kahit na ganun ay lumaki siyang mabait, magalang at masipag. May potensyal sa negosyo ang dalaga so she gave her all into it. May pinupusuan siyang binata pero hindi niya ito tinuunan ng pansin dahil alam niyang wala siyang pag-asa—not until both of their fathers arranged their marriage. Tumutol siya nung una, pero pumayag na rin siya. Alang-alang sa ama niya, at dahil mahal niya ang binata. Caroline thought that once she married him, he would bring heaven to her—but it turned out to be the other way around. Sa simula lang pala maayos ang lahat. She lost their first baby because of him. He keeps hurting her every time umuuwi ito galing trabaho. It was endless misery until one day, she saw him lying on the ground outside, unconscious with blood on his chest. She was seen on the crime scene, so the police took her into custody and accused her of murdering her husband. She was sent to jail for 8 years. When she got out, akala niya ay OKAY na ang lahat, but when she went to her father's house, she was kicked out. She was left with nothing. The accusation of her killing her husband changed her life, pero hindi sumuko si Caroline. Nangako siyang babangon siyang muli at binago ang kanyang katauhan bilang ROSITA MANSALANG. Namasukan siya bilang katulong sa binatang si CROSS RAVEN WOODSMAN—isang binata na obsessed sa kanya. Pero malamig pa sa yelo, at walang sinasanto pag-dating sa ibang tao. At parte ang binata ng isang malaking organisasyon sa bansa. Tatanggapin kaya ni Rosita ang pag-ibig ng binata sa kanya? O may matutuklasan ang binata sa kanya?

At one point we were both abandoned in the woods. Our meeting started with distrust. His wounds were more than the gnashing scratches of the wilderness, it extended to trash his memories and kept him from truth more than once. Her wounds were more than the bruises of the poisonous wilderness, it extended to crush her security and increased her self doubt. It was an exile that led a prideful yet underestimated prince and an tortured daughter of a successful merchant. Our tale only began when we acknowledged our desires, yet the world around us conspired to thwart our every step. The both of us didn't want to doubt, yet, would our resilience and trust be enough to navigate through the jungle of doubts?

Selama enam tahun, aku diam-diam menjalin hubungan dengan saudara tiriku, Draven, yang juga ahli waris keluarga mafia. Setiap malam, sentuhannya menjelajahi tubuhku, penuh hasrat yang mendesak. Tatapan yang dia berikan padaku di saat-saat intim itu membuatku percaya bahwa akulah satu-satunya perempuan yang mampu menyalakan gairah seperti itu di dalam dirinya. Sampai satu bulan lalu, ketika aku mengetahui bahwa aku hamil. Sehari sebelum Hari Valentine, aku masuk diam-diam ke ruang kerjanya, berniat memberinya kejutan. Dari celah pintu, aku mendengarnya berbicara dengan Rian, penasihat keluarga. "Kamu belum bosan dengan Alana, adik tirimu itu? Pertunanganmu sudah tinggal menunggu waktu. Jangan bilang kamu benar-benar jatuh cinta padanya." Senyum dingin terukir di wajahnya. "Jatuh cinta padanya? Dia hanya target yang terlalu mudah, datang sendiri ke dalam genggamanku. Terlalu sayang jika dilewatkan." "Ibunya telah membuat ibuku mati sebelum waktunya. Enam tahun ini adalah harga yang harus dia bayar. Dan dia pantas menerima semuanya." "Dan seperti yang sudah kukatakan, istriku kelak hanya Sabrina Santoso. Tidak akan ada yang lain." "Pernikahan itu akan mengamankan jalur penyelundupan pelabuhan Keluarga Santoso dan hanya itu yang penting." Jadi, cinta yang selama ini kupercaya hanyalah sandiwara balas dendam yang disusun dengan rapi. Setiap pelukan darinya hanyalah kebohongan yang terencana. Baiklah. Sudah saatnya aku dan anak kami yang belum lahir lenyap sepenuhnya dari hidupnya.

I found out I was pregnant at the same time as my mafia husband’s childhood sweetheart Rosa. To protect her baby from being aborted by her parents, my husband claimed her baby as his own. As for mine? He coxed me, saying he will claim only after her baby was born. I confronted him, demanding to know why he would do this to me. His response was cold and unwavering: “Claiming her baby as mine was the only way to protect them both. I won’t let anything happen to her or the child.” In that moment, as I looked at the man I had loved for ten years, I realized my love for him had died. Not long after, my family condemned me, calling me a slut for having a child without a father and pressured me into getting an abortion. Meanwhile, my husband was in another city, with his sweetheart, helping her through her pregnancy. By the time he returned, I was already gone.

Parang bola kung pagpasa-pasahan ang buhay ni Stacey sa piling ng kanyang magkahiwalay na mga magulang. Ang nais lang sana niya ay umamot ng kahit konting pagmamahal sa dalawa ngunit balewala siya ng mga ito. All they think was enjoy themselves. Ni hindi naisip ng mga ito na nasasaktan na siya. So she seek attention to others. Hindi niya akalain na paglalaruan ng pinakamamahal niyang lalaki ang damdamin niya. Not until, she saw it with her own eyes and heard it with her own ears. Gustuhin man niyang sumbatan ito pero hindi niya nagawa. Wala nang mas sasakit pa sa kanya kundi ang palayasin at pagbintangan ng sarili mong ama. Scared and scarred she flew from Davao to Ormoc City and start a new life there. After ten long years, hindi niya akalaing muling tatapak sa lugar na isinumpa niya. Ano kaya ang naghihintay sa kanya?

Bramono adalah seorang casanova yang tidak peduli terhadap perasaan wanita. Wajahnya yang tampan nan rupawan, membuat dia sangat gampang untuk menaklukkan wanita untuk diajak bermain ranjang. Tidak ada yang namanya tidur berulang kali untuk satu wanita bagi Bramono. Setiap kali dia bermain ranjang, sudah pasti bersama wanita yang selalu berbeda, dan itu pun bersama wanita berparas cantik dengan bodi yang aduhai. Bramono sangat selektif dalam memilih lawan ranjangnya. Dia tidak akan pernah mau bermain dengan wanita sederhana, walaupun wanita itu yang mengemis untuk ditiduri oleh Bramono. Namun pada suatu suatu ketika, Bramono dijebak oleh mantan kekasihnya yang memiliki segumpal dendam. Akibat jebakan itu, Bramono meniduri gadis bernama Mala. Dia sangat jauh dari standar wanita penghangat ranjang Bramono. Dalam pengaruh obat afrodisiak, Bramono merenggut sesuatu yang paling berharga pada diri Mala. Akan tetapi, di saat telah sadar dari pengaruh obat yang menguasainya, Bramono bukannya merasa bersalah, dia malah menghina dan mengancam gadis itu karena sangat menjijikkan di matanya. Mala yang begitu ketakutan, membawa lukanya pergi menjauhi Bramono. Entah karma yang telah datang pada Bramono, seorang casanova yang digilai banyak wanita cantik dan berkelas itu malah mengalami hal yang tidak terduga. Tombak pusaka sebagai sosis yang dia banggakan untuk menerjang wanita di atas kasur tiba-tiba tidak lagi mau berdiri untuk bertarung, bahkan selera Bramono terhadap wanita pun menghilang. Bramono sudah berobat kian-kemari, tetapi tidak membuahkan hasil. Akhirnya Bramono mendapat angin segar untuk obat yang bisa menyembuhkannya, yaitu dengan cara berhubungan kembali dengan Mala. Akankah Bramono kembali menemukan Mala yang telah dia hina dengan beribu ancaman? Dan kalaupun Mala dia temukan, akankah Mala mau kembali berhubungan dengannya? Atau info mengenai berhubungan dengan Mala bisa menyembuhkannya kembali adalah sebuah jebakan kedua kalinya untuk Bramono dari seseorang?

Because of her career as an actress. Kara’s mom didn’t want the issue to come up about her being a mistress. She was shocked by what her mommy suggested to her that she didn’t expect. “Marry Spencer!” What bothered her was that she thought it was just her mommy’s joke. Her mom did everything just to marry her to the son of their family friends. By the union of the two as husband and wife. They are just fighting. Until Spencer promised Kara that it would change and be a good husband to her. They were both happy. Sen doesn’t like Kara and she want her best friend to her brother. The couple’s marriage became chaotic again. Atom, Kara’s ex-boyfriend, added that he became obsessed with her and wanted to take her again. But it’s too late. Kara is especially married. Atom will do everything to make Kara his own. Kara, on the other hand, loves her husband. But Spencer, suddenly changed and wanted to leave Kara. Kara will do everything to get Spencer back to her. Even though Spencer had no love especially he agreed that they would only be together for a year as Kara’s husband. Then, the two of them will separate. Spencer just followed what Kara wanted and condition. But Kara regrets in the end that she didn’t expect it. She hoped Spencer had learned to love her. But she looks wrong.