Prank Tangan Luka

Di bawah cahaya kekuningan yang hangat, tangan besar dan kasar itu terasa lentur seperti ular. Aku ditempatkan dalam posisi yang memalukan dengan wajah yang dibenamkan ke dalam bantal. Dalam posisi yang memalukan ini, aku tidak berdaya untuk melawan. Aku hanya bisa mengeluarkan tangisan kesakitan sekaligus kenikmatan. "Ini terlalu dalam …."

Pada bulan keempat aku mencoba program bayi tabung, teman masa kecil suamiku yang juga merupakan tetangga kami memosting selembar foto hamilnya. [ Buah cinta kami. Sekeluarga bertiga. ] Di foto itu, terlihat juga tangan suamiku yang membuat tanda hati bersamanya. Hal yang paling ironis adalah, jarinya masih mengenakan cincin pernikahan kami.

Pernikahan antara Meghan Oswald dan Danzel Lewis hanya adalah pernikahan kontrak. Setelah tiga tahun pernikahan, Danzel tidak tahu apa-apa kecuali istrinya jelek dan pengecut.Akhirnya, Danzel berkata, "Silakan tanda tangan ini, kita sudah bercerai!" Tapi Meghan tidak peduli, "Oke."Pada saat penandatanganan, senyum sukses muncul di sudut mulut Meghan...

Petir, sesuatu yang paling ditakuti, dan paling dihindari oleh setiap manusia. Namun bagaimana kalau petir itu menjadi satu kekuatan yang dicari oleh orang-orang yang inginkan kekuatan itu. Petir itu, jatuh ke tangan pemuda yang memiliki trauma yang panjang. Bagaimana anak muda itu akan tanggapi itu? Bagaimana dia akan bertahan?

Hidup Nadya hancur berkeping-keping setelah kehilangan bayi yang baru saja ia lahirkan. Luka di hatinya masih menganga, hingga takdir mempertemukannya dengan Kalen, pria dari masa lalunya yang kelam. Kalen muncul membawa bayi mungil berusia dua minggu—yang baru saja ditinggal pergi ibunya. Bayi itu alergi susu formula, dan Kalen menawarkan uang berapa pun yang Nadya inginkan, dengan satu syarat: Nadya harus menyusui anak itu. Dari permintaan yang tak terbayangkan ini, lahir hubungan yang rumit. Rasa benci, penyesalan, dan cinta bercampur menjadi satu, menggiring mereka pada perjalanan penuh konflik yang tak pernah diduga. Apakah Nadya mampu menghadapi luka masa lalunya?

Menjelang hari bahagianya, Livi dihantam kenyataan pahit—tunangan yang selama ini ia cintai ternyata berselingkuh. Dikhianati setelah lima tahun pengorbanan, Livi memilih satu hal: bangkit, dan membalas. Dengan reputasi keluarga jadi taruhannya, ia menikah diam-diam dengan Arch—pria asing yang ternyata punya luka serupa. Namun hidup baru tak pernah sederhana. Mantan yang belum move on, problematika keluarga, dan perasaan yang mulai tumbuh dalam diam membuat Livi mempertanyakan segalanya. Ketika dua orang 'asing' memilih menikah karena keadaan, bisakah cinta tumbuh dari luka yang sama? "Terlihat asing, tapi terasa dekat." – Livi "Dari dulu, aku tidak berubah, pun dengan kamu." – Arc

Meninggal akibat kecelakan mobil, Gisella tidak menyangka akan hidup kembali sebagai istri angkuh dan jahat bernama sama di sebuah novel yang pernah dibacanya. Bahkan, berakhir tragis di tangan William, sang suami. Lantas, bagaimana Gisella yang sekarang, bertahan? Belum lagi, kepribadian tokoh "Istri William" ini sangat bertolak belakang dengan kepribadiannya!

The emergency center I worked in went haywire as the typhoon closed in on our town. That night, my husband’s first love made seven emergency calls in a row to me. However, she did not say anything when I picked up. By the eighth call, I thought it was a prank caller, so I gave them a piece of my mind. Then, I heard my husband’s angry voice. “Melinda! This is the eighth time Sadie's called you for help! Haven’t you made her suffer enough?!” After that fiasco, he decided to avenge Sadie by taping my mouth, tying my wrists and legs up, and throwing me into our basement for three whole days, despite it being flooded with seawater, I begged for mercy, but it was to no avail. “You knew Sadie couldn’t talk because she hurt her throat, yet you still hung up on her! I'm going to make sure you feel the same hopelessness she felt!" Those three days left me with a collection of severe infections. I ended up having to remove my kidney. Even after all that, that man still had the gall to kneel by my bed and beg me to give him another chance.

In order to save her family from hitting the rock bottom, Alyssa Graham was forced to marry a man she didn't even know and dramatically decided to get drunk. What she wasn't prepared for is to see Knox Volkov, her number one enemy and the man she rejected again after so many years. What surprised her more was the lust shining in his eyes mirroring hers.  One thing led to another, and what she thought to be a one night mistake turned out to be a disaster when he introduced himself as her fiancè instead of his brother. Knox would purposely put her life in danger,  prank her, and even fuck women in front of her to rub it in her face that he was the greatest man she lost. They hate each other, and they've been enemies since forever, but fate has another plan when Knox saw a masked Alyssa while she was dancing, ultimately earning his interest, not knowing that she was his biggest enemy.  Knox tortures her in the morning, and Alyssa dances for him at night, their eyes gazing at each other with hidden desire.  When lust and hate collide, and they find themselves giving into what their bodies want, but constantly fighting it, will they ever surrender to what their hearts truly desire?

"It started as a prank. So...how did I end up on my knees for my neighbor in his office?" Zoe Justice (20) is finally free—no dorm rules, no nosy RAs, no lukewarm cafeteria mac and cheese. With her grandparents’ inheritance and a playlist full of bangers, she’s ready to celebrate her first night as a bona fide homeowner. New digs, new vibes, and definitely a party worthy of the milestone. She expected a few noise complaints and maybe a fussy neighbor or two. But she didn’t expect the cops to roll up before 9 p.m. and shut down the whole thing like it was some kind of crime scene. Apparently, someone across the street didn’t appreciate her welcome-home energy. And when Zoe spotted him—the smug, too-serious man on the porch, standing there like he owned the cul-de-sac—she knew exactly where the betrayal came from. So naturally, she let her middle fingers and death glare do the talking. Veterinarian or not, Mr. Peace-and-Quiet was officially on her list. And she? She wasn’t going down without a little payback. But what happens when the prank war turns into a love affair neither of them saw coming?