Ran-mao

After my 99th failed confession of love to Jim, my parents grounded me for two weeks. "You've embarrassed yourself enough over that illegitimate son from the Larson family," they snapped. "Has he ever even spared you a proper glance?" "Stay home and reflect. We've already arranged your marriage to the Shaw family. The wedding will be in two weeks." However, I didn’t give up. I was so determined to see Jim, no matter what. Only to walk in on him locked in a deep kiss with his precious first love in a private room. "Jim, you really know how to play," one of his friends laughed. "If the Cunningham family's heiress catches you like this, she'll probably lose her mind again." "Seriously, you've turned Ella down so many times, and now that she's grounded, you haven't even sent her a message. Aren't you afraid she'll finally give up on you?" Jim just scoffed with disdain and said calmly, "What's there to be afraid of? Everyone in the capital knows Ella is obsessed with me. Who else would want her but me?" "If I hadn't needed her to get back into the Larson family, I never would've postponed my engagement to Rowena in the first place."

"Look at me properly and try to remember." He implored her, his silvery eyes boring into hers. Maya raised her nervous eyes to meet his. Searching her head, she tried to remember where she may have met this man before. As she stared at him, a sense of familiarity began to settle. Those eyes... she'd seen them before. Where has she seen them? One by one, the images came. The pictures from a time she had forgotten. She had helped someone with eyes just like this. Still in his embrace, a daunting realisation began to set in. She'd met this man before. Long before he even dreamed of being a king... **************** A tyrant king conquers a kingdom so he can get married to her forgotten princess. People expect a marriage filled with strife and everything but none of that happens. Instead he treats her right, worships her and kisses the very ground she walks on. Why is that? People wonder. The reason is quite simple. Years ago, the same princess had saved his life from the bitter hands of death when he was betrayed by his half brother, the crown prince of Madonia.

Aku mati, tapi tidak mati total. Aku tidak tau bagaimana keadaanku sekarang, aku tidak perlu makan, ataupun tidur. Aku sadar, tapi tidak bisa menggerakkan tubuhku. Sekelilingku gelap gulita, tidak ada yang bisa kuajak bicara. Aku hampir gila! Aku tidak tau keadaan seperti ini berlangsung berapa lama. Ketika aku kira keadaan bakal terus begini, tiba-tiba terdengar suara ketukan.

Demi satu miliar, aku berpura-pura menjadi adik perempuanku, Lidya Kumala dan merawat tunangannya yang buta selama dua tahun. Setelah Jimmy Sutojo bisa melihat kembali, aku pun disingkirkan ke luar negeri. Dua tahun kemudian, aku bertemu Jimmy lagi secara kebetulan. Seorang wartawan bertanya padanya, “Setelah kamu tidak bisa melihat, Nona Lidya yang telah merawatmu selama dua tahun, apakah kamu akan menikahinya?” Tatapan Jimmy yang jernih menyapu ke seluruh ruangan. Dengan lembut tatapannya melayang ke arahku, lalu dengan tegas, dia berkata, “Tentu saja.” ...

Pada tahun kelima hubungannya dengan Candice, Terry menunda pernikahan mereka. Namun, di sebuah kelab, Candice menyaksikan dengan mata kepalanya sendiri saat Terry melamar wanita lain. Seseorang bertanya padanya, "Kamu sudah sama Candice lima tahun, tapi tiba-tiba menikah sama Vivian. Apa kamu nggak takut dia marah?" Terry menjawab dengan santai, "Vivian lagi sakit, ini adalah permintaan terakhirnya! Candice sangat mencintaiku, dia nggak akan meninggalkanku!" Seluruh dunia tahu bahwa Candice mencintai Terry hingga dia merasa tak bisa hidup tanpa Terry. Namun kali ini, Terry salah besar. Pada hari pernikahannya dengan Vivian, dia berkata kepada teman-temannya, "Awasi Candice, jangan sampai dia tahu aku menikah sama orang lain!" Temannya yang terkejut, bertanya, "Candice juga menikah hari ini, kamu nggak tahu?" Pada saat itu, Terry benar-benar hancur!

Ang kuwento na ito ay tungkol sa isang tao na maraming natuklasan ukol sa kanyang kasarian. Na humantong sa isang desisyon na hindi niya pinagsisihan.

“A passion so intense it burns my lips whenever I whisper his name. He is the first person l think of when l wake up and the last person I think of before l return to bed. It’s at moments like these l truly begin to forget what life felt like when he wasn’t there”. Leigh lives a boring and steady life of routine. She is not happy but feels content. After witnessing the death of her mother during a home invasion, a peaceful life is all she can dream of. And her boyfriend Dylan provides all the comfort and peace she may need. So she thinks. But things take a turn after Dylan drops her like a dead fish. Leigh is devastated but her devastation takes a whole new meaning after she finds out she’s been arranged to marry a man she’s never met before. Under an agreement made by her late grandfather in a contract. And when she finds out the man she is to marry is Felix Gray the CEO of a multi-millionaire company, Leigh is certain her future life is going to be far from peaceful. But maybe a little less peace in exchange for love isn’t too much of a price to pay.

Annelies sang pewaris misterius, sengaja menyembunyikan identitasnya saat menikahi Kevin demi membuktikan pada orangtuanya kalau Kevin menikahinya bukan karena hartanya. Namun selama satu tahun pernikahan, tidak satu kalipun Kevin menyentuh Annelies. Selama itu pula mertua beserta adik iparnya tidak hanya menghina dan mencaci-maki Annelies, tapi juga memperlakukan Annelies layaknya seorang pembantu alih-alih menantu keluarga Bramanta. Hingga suatu hari terkuak alasan Kevin tidak mau menyentuh Annelies, semua karena Kevin masih Terikat dengan wanita yang pernah menyelamatkannya dulu. Kevin tidak menyadari kalau wanita itu adalah Annelies, dan justru mengira Julia sebagai penyelamatnya. Tidak hanya membiarkan Julia bersikap semena-mena terhadap Annelies, Kevin juga semakin mengabaikan Annelies. Hingga akhirnya Annelies lelah dan mulai melakukan pembalasan secara kejam namun tetap elegan pada mereka.

Rumah tangga tak akan lagi menjadi surga jika ada luka di hati penghuninya. Pecundang tetap akan selamanya menjadi pecundang, hanya waktu saja yang akan menunjukkan kapan itu akan terulang. Hanun tak menyangka jika lelaki yang dipilihnya sebagai teman untuk menua ternyata banyak menyimpan dusta. Entah sudah berapa lama lelaki itu menyembunyikan kebusukannya. Siapakah wanita yang telah membuat lelaki itu mengingkari janji suci pernikahan mereka?

Katia has always followed the rules, always led a safe life among her pack. But everything changes when the Alpha of the enemy pack chooses her to be his mate.In an instant, she has a new pack, a new home, and a new Alpha—an Alpha she’s been trained to hate her entire life.Katia knows that going with the Alpha is her only chance to prevent a war between the packs. Can she make this sacrifice to protect her pack?Can she find a way to escape her new reality?Can she ever learn to love the Alpha?