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Zara Mensah did not walk into WolfeGroup Holdings looking for love. She walked in looking for a fight. Her contract had been cancelled without warning, her money was on the line, and she had sixteen days to fix everything before her business collapsed around her. She was prepared for corporate stonewalling. She was prepared for lawyers and fine print and men in expensive suits who thought small business owners could be brushed aside without consequence. She was not prepared for Damien Wolfe. Cold. Controlled. Devastatingly attractive in the way that dangerous things always are. He gave her everything she asked for in under ten minutes and then offered her a year-long contract she had no rational reason to refuse. She told herself it was just good business. She told herself the way he looked at her meant nothing. She told herself the strange warmth she felt every time he was near her was just nerves. She was wrong about all of it. Damien has spent six years building walls around himself so high that even his own pack stopped trying to reach him. He lost someone once. He blamed himself. He decided he was done. Then Zara walked through his door and the mate bond he never wanted snapped into place before he could stop it. Now he is caught between what he feels and what he swore he would never feel again. Between a woman who deserves the full truth and a secret that could change everything she thinks she knows. Between the pack demanding he step up and a council meeting that is coming whether he is ready or not. And in the shadows, a man named Victor Graves is watching all of it with a smile that does not reach his eyes, waiting for the perfect time

"He's my stepfather. Technically. But we have history from high school. He was my first love. My first everything." I stare at my hands because I can't look at her face while I say this. "Now he's forcing me to pole dance for him while he watches." "Watches?" "Yes." The word sticks in my throat. "He watches, touches himself and then he... marks me. Without touching me anywhere else. Just watching and then claiming me like I'm his territory." Three weeks ago, I walked out on my husband. Eleven months of rejection, of wondering what was wrong with me, of lighting candles for a man who was saving himself for my best friend. When I finally heard the truth from his own mouth, I packed one bag and I left. I thought I was starting over. Instead, I drove straight into my mother's mess. Gloria, the woman who raised chaos and called it motherhood, married a billionaire, cleaned out forty-seven million dollars from his accounts and disappeared without a word to me. Now his lawyers are at my door and I am the only thing she left behind worth collecting. My new employer is Richard Moore. Billionaire. Tycoon. The most dangerous man I have ever met. He is also the boy who took my virginity at seventeen and broke my heart in the same breath. He wants a year of service. Pole dancing, forced proximity, and all the dark things written in fine print I didn't have a lawyer to read for me. He wants to punish my mother and I'm the only punishment available. I hate him. I want to survive him. I want to get through this year with my mind and my heart intact. But what happens when surviving starts to feel a lot like wanting?

"Lepaskan pakaianmu. Buka lebar kakimu." "... Apa? Kenapa?" Suara itu memecah keheningan, dan jantungku berdebar kencang. Aku langsung refleks menutupi perutku. Itu adalah ulang tahun pertama pernikahanku dengan Alex, Sang Ketua Mafia Keluarga Riswaga. Aku sedang hamil dan ingin memberinya kejutan. Tetapi sekretarisnya yang bernama Lila, malah menutup mataku dan membawaku ke tempat yang asing ini. "Nyonya, berhentilah bersikap seperti korban. Merayu pria itu memang keahlianmu, bukan?" "Malam ini, di rumah lelang ilegal ini, kau akan menjadi barang terakhir yang dilelang." Rasa dingin menjalar di punggungku, dan suaraku pun bergetar. "Apa kau gila? Aku Nyonya Keluarga Riswaga dan aku sedang mengandung pewaris keluarga ini! Alex akan membunuhmu ...." Lila mencibir dan melepas penutup mataku. Cahaya yang menyilaukan menyinari diriku. Aku menyipitkan mata, dan perlahan, seorang pria yang duduk di bagian VIP mulai terlihat .... Itu Alex! Aku menatapnya tak percaya saat dia perlahan mematikan cerutu di tangannya. "Hamil? Anak haram siapa yang kau kandung itu?" "Ini anakmu!" teriakku. "Pembohong!" Dia mengangkat tangan, dan sebuah laporan dilemparkan ke arah kakiku. Huruf tebal bertuliskan: Kemungkinan hubungan darah: 0%, seakan membakar perih mataku. Dia lalu mendekat dan mencengkeram daguku. "Lila benar. Wanita sepertimu itu busuk sampai ke akar-akarnya." "Cintaku tak pernah cukup untuk memuaskan keserakahanmu." "Dan aku, Alex, tak akan pernah sudi membesarkan anak haram pria lain!" Kemudian hari, dia akhirnya mengetahui anak itu adalah darah dagingnya sendiri. Untuk pertama kalinya, pria yang selalu begitu tenang, angkuh, dan terkendali itu berlutut di hadapanku dengan suara bergetar. "Celia, aku mohon padamu ... meskipun kau tak bisa memaafkanku, kumohon, izinkan aku menebus kesalahanku." Namun ... hatiku sudah tak merasakan apa pun lagi untuknya.

Sinta adalah gadis yatim piatu yang diadopsi oleh keluarga sederhana. Ia memiliki saudara angkat yang bernama Sarah. Selama ini Sarah menjalin hubungan asmara dengan salah seorang pewaris Perkebunan dan Perusahaan Teh yang bernama Fadli, karena merasa Fadli sangat posesif kepadanya membuat Sarah mengambil keputusan untuk mengakhiri hubungannya tersebut, hal itu ia ungkapkan secara terus terang kepada Fadli pada saat mereka bertemu, karena merasa sangat mencintai Sarah tentu saja Fadli menolak untuk berpisah, ia berusaha untuk meyakinkan Sarah agar tetap menjalin kasih dengannya, namun Sarah tetap bersikukuh dengan keputusannya itu, setelah kejadian tersebut Fadlipun sering menelfon dan mengatakan bahwa ia akan bunuh diri jika Sarah tetap pada pendiriannya itu. Sarah beranggapan bahwa apa yang dilakukan oleh Fadli hanyalah sebuah gertakan dan ancaman belaka, namun ternyata ia salah karena beberapa hari kemudian telah diberitakan di sebuah surat kabar bahwa Fadli meninggal dengan cara gantung diri, bahkan di halaman pertama surat kabar tersebut juga terlihat dengan jelas mayat Fadli sedang memegang sebuah kalung yang liontinnya berbentuk huruf S, tentu saja adik Fadli yang bernama Fero memburu siapa sebenarnya pemilik kalung tersebut?, karena ia meyakini bahwa pemilik kalung itu pasti ada hubungannya dengan kematian kakaknya. Akankah Fero berhasil menemukan siapa pemilik kalung tersebut?, dan apakah yang dilakukan oleh Fero itu adalah tindakan yang tepat?, karena pemilik dan pemakai kalung yang di temukan pada mayat Fadli adalah 2 orang yang berbeda. Setelah menemukan keberadaan sosok yang dicarinya selama ini, maka Fero berusaha untuk menarik perhatiannya bahkan menikahinya secara sah menurut hukum dan agama. Lalu siapakah sebenarnya wanita yang sudah dinikahi oleh Fero, apakah Sarah ataukah Sinta?, dan apa sebenarnya tujuan Fero melakukan hal tersebut?, akankah pernikahannya itu tetap langgeng atau malah sebaliknya harus berakhir?, banyak sekali tragedi yang akan terjadi di novel ini. Simak terus hingga akhir episode ya My Dear Readers, Thank You All!

Istriku seorang pramugari cantik, dan aku hanya seorang pria kampung biasa. Banyak orang iri dengan hidupku, tapi tidak ada yang tahu seberapa banyak kepahitan dan penghinaan hidup yang kujalani. Aku dan istriku dikenalkan oleh teman dekatku, dia bekerja di sebuah agen perkawinan, waktu itu dia mencariku dan mengatakan ada seorang wanita yang mencari pasangan, kriteriaku sangat memenuhi syarat ini. Syarat pernikahan sangatlah aneh, menantu pria tinggal di rumah mertua, jujur, sifat lemah lembut, dan tuli. Orang tuaku meninggal lebih cepat, dan aku mempunyai adik perempuan berusia 15 tahun, dan adikku menderita sebuah penyakit, dari dulu beban hidupku sangat berat, dan juga sifatku sangat tertutup, bahkan bisa dikatakan sangat hina, kriteria ini sangat cocok dengan diriku. Meskipun aku tidak suka berbicara namun aku tidak tuli. Temanku bilang wanita ini sangat kaya, dan akan memberikan mahar yang sangat luar biasa, ucapannya ini membuat hatuku terguncang, terlebih biaya pengobatan adikku setiap tahun membutuhkan biaya sangat besar, aku sama sekali tidak bisa membiayainya, jadi aku benar benar sangat ingin menikah dengan wanita ini. Hingga akhirnya temanku mengajukan suatu ide untukku, pihak peremouan mencari menantu yang tuli, pasti takut laki laki ini akan banyak bicara, dan dia hanya ingin mempunyai garis keturunan saja, seharusnya tidak ada rahasia lain, dia menyuruhku pura pura bisu, atau menjadi si tuli yang mengenak huruf cuman itu saja. Dia juga mengatakan selama bisa membohonginya selama tiga sampai enam bulan, nanti setelah menikah ketahuan juga tidak masalah. Aku mendengarkan suaranya , pertama kali kami bertemu di cafe dekat bandara, ketika melihat wanita itu aku sangat tercengang, aku pikir dia wanita tua dan juga jelek, tidak disangka dia seorang pramugari cantik, waktu itu dia masih mengenakan seragam pramugari, tidak usah ditanya betapa cantik dirinya. Dia hanya beberapa kali menatapku, lalu menggunak

“I’ll pay you as much as you want, layuan mo lang ang pamangkin ko," alok ni Ibrahim sa babaeng kinababaliwan ng pamangkin niyang si Khaleb. Halos hindi naman makagalaw si Loraine sa narinig. Hindi niya maintindihan kung paano mag-re-react sa sinabing iyon ng Uncle ni Khaleb. At napagkamalan pa yata siyang girlfriend nito. “Huh! Nakakatawa ha. Hindi magandang paratang.” Sa inis niya, nahawakan niya ang booklet na nasa ibabaw ng side table at saka ibinato rito. “Gago ka! Anong palagay mo sa akin sugar mommy? Ang kapal ng mukha mo!” “Hey! Stop! Stop! Stop!” Nagawa ni Ibrahim na umiwas, saka hinagilap ang bewang at braso nito. Hindi inaasahang nagdikit ang kanilang mukha. Her eyes met his, and it feels like searching him deeply in his bones. Aminado siyang nakuryente siya sa init ng hininga nito na amoy coffee latte. It makes his manhood alive, lalo na nang masalat niya ang mala-artistic na kurba ng bewang nito. Same as Loraine, kakaibang kilig ang hatid ng maaamo at mapupunagy nitong mga mata. Ang ilong nitong parang goddess ang hugis maging ang mga labing mapupula at magandang korte. Parang magnet na humuhila patungo sa kanyang mga labi. “Is this how you seduce my nephew. Because if it is, you’re doing a great job,” bulong ni Ibrahim. Hindi mawari ni Loraine kung papuri ba iyon o insulto. Mas pinili niya ang pangalawang statement ng kanyang isipan kaya buong lakas niya itong itinulak. Walong taon na ang lumipas nang muling magtagpo ang landas nina Ibrahim at Loraine. Wala silang kaalam-alam na minsan na nilang nakatagpo ang isat-isa sa isang malagim na pangyayari. No print, no clues, only fate will let them know who they really are and what would they be in the future.

The day I found out I was pregnant with my second child, the impossible happened: the baby in my womb spoke. "Stupid sister, are you even listening? Mom said that as soon as you graduate, she's selling you off. That money is for my future wedding!" My daughter went still. She didn't say a word, didn't confront me, didn't even cry. She just quietly applied to study abroad. And from that day on, I never heard from her again. My husband, seeing how devastated I was, moved to comfort me. But the baby's voice cut through the silence once more. "Comfort her? You're the biggest fool in this house! When I'm born, I'm not calling you 'Dad.' My real dad is that handsome guy from the bar!" The color drained from Sean's face. Before I could utter a word of explanation, he dragged me straight to the hospital for a paternity test. The results came back quickly—my best friend had pulled some strings to expedite them. And there it was, in cold, clinical print: NO PATERNITY BIOLOGICALLY ESTABLISHED. He didn't let me speak. He filed for divorce immediately. In a panic, the baby's voice cried out from inside me again, "Why is the idiot backing out now? Did he finally figure out Mom tricked him? The one who saved his life all those years ago wasn't her—it was her best friend!" That one sentence shattered my entire world. My husband turned his back on me and married my best friend. As for me… the shock and grief hit me like a physical blow. I felt a hot, sudden gush of blood. Before the doctors could save me, I died on that cold hospital bed, my hands clutching my swollen belly, my mind still reeling, unable to comprehend how my life had unraveled so completely. It wasn't until I was reborn, and once again heard the treacherous little voice inside me, that I finally began to understand the truth.

Even though it's the New Year holidays, I'm still cooped up in the company while churning out the paperwork needed for the company's listing process. That's when my keyboard suddenly types a paragraph on its own. "Stop working already! Your boss is about to fire you, and yet you're still slaving away for his sake!" I'm stunned by the information I see. The keyboard goes on typing, "He said you only have a bachelor's degree. If not for the fact that you're a walking lucky charm, you wouldn't have gotten into this company in the first place! "Now that the company is in the process of getting listed, it's costing far too much just to keep you around! Even though you're being paid a high salary every month, you can't even provide the company with any value! "He intends to dismiss you the moment the company gets listed! Since it's the new year, new blood should be joining the company!" I've been holding my coffee mug the whole time. At that moment, I can feel my hands starting to tremble. For five years, the projects that I've manned never got into any problems. The final round of funding always came through. Even when we were choosing a new office, we came across the situation of an owner who was all-too happy to get rid of the building. I can say with great confidence that I'm 90% of the main reason how this company expanded from a tiny office to the entire building. To think that I'm the first person to be discarded right after my boss reaches his goal… I can feel my stomach twisting uneasily. Even my throat goes tight from the anxiety. Just as I'm about to leave, a few angry voices ring out in the office. "I'm an office chair! I'll break during the board meeting tomorrow and make sure that your boss falls right on his ass!" "I'm a printer! I'll make sure to print all the documents he wants with nothing but gibberish on them!" "I'm a coffee machine! Tomorrow, I'll whip him a special brew that ensures he will never get to leave the toilet bowl for the rest of the day!"