Putri Belle

"You don't belong in this world of mine," Liam whispered, his lips inches from mine. "But I'm selfish, and I can't let you go." "I want to stay," I whispered, my voice barely audible. "I'm falling for you too, Liam." - I should be sneering, laughing even. How blind could he be? Liam Sterling—the killer, master manipulator, the ruthless, untouchable king of New York’s underworld—brought to his knees by the one woman sworn to tear him apart. For years, revenge was all I had. Liam destroyed my family, tore my life apart, leaving me with nothing but rage. I rebuilt myself piece by piece, every step driven by the thought of making him pay. But then... I got close to him. Close enough to touch. His touch is fire, burning through every wall I’ve built. Each kiss, every stolen moment, weakens my defenses, awakening a need that terrifies me. How can I want him like this? Crave him, when every scar I carry is a reminder of all he’s taken? I should hate him. I should destroy him. But when he looks at me, when he holds me like I’m something he needs to protect, I’m lost. And as I watch him break, all I feel is a strange, hollow ache where satisfaction should be. How can I keep fighting him, when I’m already falling, already broken, for the man I was supposed to ruin?

Rasanya tak berlebihan jika diriku dijuluki sebagai pekerja serabutan. Sebagai sekretaris, aku melakukan berbagai pekerjaan untuk atasanku, mulai dari urusan kantor hingga masalah di rumah. Waktu kerjaku cukup panjang. Pada pagi hari, diriku mengatur keperluan si Bos, seperti menyiapkan baju dan sarapan. Lanjut, siang harinya melaksanakan pekerjaan di kantor. Saat malam, memasak dan menemani lelaki itu makan. Lelah ini dapat kutahan karena bayaran yang didapat juga sepadan. Hingga suatu hari lelaki itu memintaku mengatur kencan buta untuknya.

Born in the small town of Corsica, seventeen-year-old Belle Dubois, currently studying in NYC’s high school—holds onto her belief in love, dreaming of reuniting with her childhood crush. Despite her hopes, she finds herself drawn to Aiden Allen, a charming but bad boy of the school, a billionaire's son. Aiden, who once saw relationships as meaningless, becomes captivated by Belle's innocence and uniqueness, and chooses to date her. Unbeknownst to Belle, Ethan Wilson, an eighteen-year-old orphan, who's Aiden's close companion since childhood, doesn't believe in love. However, he has become obsessed with Belle since the moment he caught the glimpse of her beauty. Despite his obsession for Belle, Ethan silently watches her from afar. However, when Belle begins dating Aiden, Ethan's jealousy consumes him, and he starts hatching conspiracies to win her heart. Belle's relationship with Aiden threatens as Ethan's schemes to break their relationship grow increasingly. Belle, caught in the middle of these two best friends, begins to question her feelings and the sincerity of her emotions.  As tensions rise, misunderstandings and betrayals threaten to tear them apart. Will Belle discover her true feelings amidst the chaos and the drama? Will she find true love or will she end up getting her heart broken?

Dunia bawah porak poranda, kerusakan dan kontaminasi tidak terelakkan. Pangeran Yuan terpanggil untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini, mengembalikan dunia bawah menjadi tempat yang layak. Bersama dengan Putri Yui, Pangeran Yuan mencari harta yang bisa mengembalikan tanah tandus menjadi subur, sebuah harpa ajaib. Perseteruan tentang siapa yang seharusnya menjadi raja antara Leiz dan Pangeran Yuan membawa mereka berlomba mendapatkan sebuah harpa ajaib untuk membuktikan siapa yang pantas menjadi raja. Dia yang mendapatkan harpa, dialah yang menjadi raja. (Bagian dari Crystal of Soul:Twins, disarankan membaca Crystal of Soul:Twins sebelum membaca buku ini)

Belle Rose has to put up with being told to do things that she doesn't want to do and she doesn't want to marry the man that her parents have picked, Ayers as she wants to marry the man that she wants to be with. Her parents treat her like a 16-year-old girl instead of 22-year-old women and Belle Rose wants to show her parents that she is in charge of her life instead of them. Belle Rose goes on a school trip to Hohenzollern castle as she never has been on a school trip because her parents won't allow her. Belle Rose prays and hopes that Ayers will marry someone else instead of her. She met Prince Willem Maxilion Alfonso Sven of the Netherlands and she risked her own life to save Prince Willem as Luke was about to stab Prince Willem. Prince Willem asks one of the teachers if Belle Rose can stay with him so she can recover from the injury and he was told that Belle Rose can stay with him. However, they have no idea that something huge will happens and Belle Rose knows that she has to do something for Prince Willem.

Setelah dikhinati kekasih yang paling dia cintai, Belle harus menerima kenyataan ibunya juga meninggal dunia di hari yang sama. Parahnya, ayah Belle berniat menjualnya kepada seorang pria tua. Jadi, Belle hanya punya satu pilihan, yaitu datang kepada paman angkatnya. Namun, sebuah tragedi malam panas tak sengaja terjadi! Dan ... siapa sangka pamannya yang Casanova itu akan begitu ketergantungan dengan tubuh Belle?

Orang tua terkayaku adalah dermawan terkenal di dalam negeri, tapi pengeluaranku yang diatas 10 Ribu harus mendapat pesetujuan dari mereka. Saat didiagonis terkena kanker stadium terakhir, aku meminta sama mereka 200 Ribu, tapi malah dimarahin selama 3 jam. “Masih muda sakit apaan? Kalau mau uang, carilah alasan yang masuk akal.” “Kamu tau nggak 200 Ribu bisa untuk anak pegunungan hidup berapa lama? Adikmu bahkan lebih pengertian dari kamu.” Aku membawa tubuhku yang sakit-sakitan, jalan kaki berapa km untuk pulang ke basemant. Di layar mall yang sedang siaran langsung, melihat ayah dan ibu demi adik yang di adopsi, menghabiskan banyak uang untuk sewa Disneyland. Aku terus menahan air mataku, 200 Ribu bahkan tidak cukup untuk sekali biaya kemoterapi, aku hanya mau membeli baju yang bagus untuk pergi dengan tenang.

Di tengah kemewahan kehidupan bangsawan, Lady Cleo Austin dijodohkan dengan Duke Muda Sander Dorian, seorang bangsawan yang dihormati dan sahabat dekat Pangeran Mahkota Alden. Pernikahan mereka tampak sempurna, namun ada rahasia yang tersembunyi: Pangeran Alden diam-diam mencintai Lady Cleo. Di sisi lain, Putri Mahkota Zelda, istri Pangeran Alden, juga menyimpan rasa cemburu yang mendalam terhadap Lady Cleo. Desakan keluarga dan tekanan politik membuat Zelda merencanakan balas dendam keji yang mengancam kebahagiaan Lady Cleo dan Duke Muda Sander. Ketika sebuah skandal memalukan terjadi di Dorian Manor, kehidupan Cleo dan Sander terbalik. Skandal itu melibatkan seorang pelayan yang mengaku hamil anak Duke Muda Sander. Lady Cleo yang patah hati harus berhadapan dengan pilihan sulit: mempertahankan pernikahannya atau membiarkan diri hancur oleh intrik politik yang lebih dalam daripada yang ia bayangkan.

Trauma masa kecil Kana yang terus menghantuinya serta kejadian menyesakkan berupa pengkhianatan oleh orang terdekat membuat perempuan penderita Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) tersebut enggan membuka diri dengan orang lain. Beruntung, kehadiran sosok psikiater tampan dan baik hati mampu sedikit demi sedikit menutup luka lama di hati Kana. Namun, sejak Kana mulai kembali terbuka untuk urusan hati, masalah rumit perihal hubungan percintaan pun kembali datang. Sungguh, Kana hanya ingin sosok yang selalu ada untuknya, juga yang mau selalu mendekapnya erat ketika ia sedang merasa tidak baik-baik saja.

Fear, anger, and pain… those were the things I always felt when someone was dying, they were all dying one by one, bloodshed everywhere, and the main root of their death was I, alone.This is a thriller with a touch of a bit romance. :)