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I'm an unloved daughter in the family. For me, being beaten and scolded has become a habit, being treated unfairly is no longer a strange thing. When I was eighteen, my twin sister pushed me into bed with a strange man. Five years later, because of her, I was once again traded. "If you want your son back, you have to marry him." With that one quote from my father, I had to replace my twin sister to marry a man I had never met, Marcus Johansen, a billionaire, and CEO of Citus, who was rumored to be unapproachable and tend to be violent. For the sake of my son, I accept. I thought my life would go dark again as the day of the wedding approached. But the unexpected happened, the man who was supposed to be difficult nearby suddenly looked at me affectionately, gently kissed me on the lips, and smiled sweetly. "Found you, from now on, you're my wife" ---- A cold and thoughtful girl with a traumatic past and a sly, humorous, self-loving man who hides behind an arrogant shell. Let's see what happens in their love life. Ernesta: He is my brother-in-law and also my son's father. How can I handle this mess? What should I do now? Marcus: It doesn't matter who she is, I just know she's my wife and the mother of my children. That's enough. Now don't bother me, I have to go coax my wife.

Pada tahun 1998, di tengah krisis moneter yang mengguncang negeri yang sebelumnya tenteram, hidup seorang pemuda bernama Awan di Kota Bengawan. Awalnya, Awan adalah seorang pemuda yang tidak terlalu mempedulikan dunia politik yang seringkali terasa jauh dari kehidupan sehari-harinya. Ia hanya ingin hidup tenang bersama teman-temannya, menjalani hari-hari dengan canda dan tawa. Namun, nasib memutar halaman hidupnya dengan cara yang tak terduga. Suatu malam, saat berkumpul dengan teman-temannya di sekitar gedung pemerintah, langit tiba-tiba mendung dan aparat keamanan datang tanpa aba-aba. Mereka menuduh Awan sebagai otak di balik vandalisme pro demokrasi dan oposisi yang telah menghiasi dinding gedung pemerintah. Awan yang bingung berusaha menjelaskan bahwa ia tidak terlibat, tetapi aparat tak mendengarkan. Tanpa pengadilan, Awan ditahan di markas tentara yang suram. Di sana, ia bertemu para aktivis yang berjuang untuk reformasi, menceritakan pengorbanan dan perlakuan keras yang mereka alami di tangan pemerintah yang keras kepala. Setelah beberapa hari yang terasa seperti tahun di tahanan, Awan tiba-tiba dibebaskan oleh seorang penyelamat misterius. Kembali ke rumah dengan pertanyaan yang belum terjawab, Awan merasa bahwa ia harus terlibat dalam perjuangan untuk perubahan. Kisahnya yang diawali dengan ketidakpastian telah mengubah jalan hidupnya. Awan tumbuh menjadi pahlawan dalam perjuangan melawan tirani, menjadi suara bagi yang terpinggirkan, dan menjadi harapan bagi negeri yang terluka. Awan menemukan panggilannya dan menjadi pemberani dalam menghadapi tantangan yang datang.

CAN BE READ ALONE!! Growing up, at a younger age my mom would tell me her romantic story of how she and dad met. I fell in love with their love story and would beg her to tell me every night before going to bed. I love her story so much that I could not wait to one day be old enough to find my one true mate; that every full moon, I would stare through my bedroom window and watch excitedly wolves being wandered off into the dark, having only the full moon to guide them. Seeing them, I was even more anxious to turn eighteen and to too meet my mate. The wolf, the moon goddess has blessed me with to spend my entire life with. Before my mom was taken from me, she used to tell me, a one true mate is like an alpha, and that the only difference is that he may not have a pack he's destined to rule and protect, but a single wolf he's destined to love forever. I kept that quote with me and impatiently waited until I was of the rightful age, searching under the beautiful moonlight for my one true mate. It was the most beautiful night and even more beautiful when I lay eyes on a dark hair and blue eyes handsome wolf. I could hear my wolf crying inside telling me that he was mine; that night I thought I found everything that I was looking for and ever wanted, but the next day after my one true mate mark me as his own and took my innocent. Everything wasn't going the way I thought it would be. My mate mostly. His sweet behavior towards me suddenly changes into something terrifying; something I'd never wish upon anyone.