Rebel Teahouse

“If you think that you have been living in hell all your life, let me break that illusion for you,” Adrian said. He spoke slowly, his voice full of menace. “This place–this is true hell, right here, where I am. His statement, “In this place, death is not an escape, no matter how much you may yearn for it,” was enough to make the audience shudder, but all that tiny figure did was raise her lifeless, dull eyes. “Then help me, so I can remain here.” She replied, her voice barely above a whisper. ********************************** In a world ruled by loyalties and bloodlines, Kira, the first daughter of the strongest family in the American mafia, finds herself entangled in an unexpected twist of fate. She was betrothed since childhood to the second son of the Italian mafia’s don, due to a blood alliance between both families. She was raised alongside him and always considered him as her everything, while joyfully waiting for the day they would finally get married. To her, their love story was set in stone. However, on the day of the wedding, Kira's world as she knows it comes crumbling down when receives a shocking revelation — instead of her betrothed, a different groom appears at her wedding. And to top it off, he was dressed in a prison uniform. What happens when Kira finds herself thrust into the clutches of Adrian Vasillos the infamous ‘devil’ of the Italian mafia? Will she be able to navigate this world of danger, intrigue, betrayal, tested loyalties, and forbidden desires where she must come face to face with her deepest fears? Or will she finally discover the true meaning of love and get her happy ending? Read on to find out more in this twisted romance series…

It's been ten years now and I've programmed my brain to forget her little did I know that I was deceiving myself. Things changed when I saw her. She looked different. She wasn't the same little girl I had fallen in love with. She was now a grown woman. She was gorgeous. I needed her beneath me just for one night. I'd get her out of my system and move on. That was probably a lie. Months later. Here I am drowning my sorrow in alcohol on my last night as a single man. I was getting married to a woman I never truly loved. Tara gave me a shy smile as she approached the aisle with her father. Kelsey looked away and ignored me. I was about to slide the ring on Tara's finger and her father's voice stopped me. "Stop." I turned around and faced him. Tara grabbed his hand angrily. "Dad what are you doing?!" Tara yelled furiously.

Born amidst two warring nations fueled by the murder of their respective Kings' fathers, Arah and Darrin are but small pieces on this ever-evolving paradigm of prejudice and war. Yet, a spark is lit between them unbeknownst to their throne bearers. Will this fire burn them alive or give birth to a new light to guide these kingdoms and themselves to a brighter future for all?

Celestine Sandoval's married life was once every woman's dream. Because of the wealth she had, she was able to marry the man she had longed for a long time. It was an almost perfect life for her, but everything turned different when her father passed away. She was obligated to take over all their businesses and properties, but then her husband's treatment towards her became totally different, leading to an abusive relationship. From that moment, her life became miserable and complicated. Her husband made numerous attempts on her life, which almost led to a violent confrontation, ultimately resulting in her tragic death. Celestine Sandoval was buried alive, without any semblance of justice being served. Before taking her last breath, she vowed to herself that she will rise from the grave to seek revenge.

Her whole life she had been called beautiful. Glances and envious eyes were always cast her way. But never had Bathsheba expected to catch the eye of her King. And never in her wildest imaginings did she anticipate the tragedy it would wreak.

Carina Selene Velasco is a typical prim and proper girl. Nasa kaniyang personalidad ang pagiging disiplinado at konserbatibo. Ngunit dahil sa pagdating ni Forth Axel, ang lalaking kinababaliwan ng mga kababaihan, sa kaniyang buhay, magbabago ang pananaw niya sa mga bagay. Hindi kailanman nakabubuti ang sobrang paghahangad at labis na pagmamahal. Sino ang mag-aakala na ang matinding apeksiyon ang sisira sa lahat? Of all people, why is it the people we love that shattered our soul? Why do we have to bend and pick the broken pieces and end up bleeding again?

"I'm coming for you. No matter how far you think you can run, I can assure you that you can't hide and I'm closer to you than you think." Cassandra receives this letter from her mailbox. It's the millionth time she's been receiving these threats on a regular basis and her entire life is at stake and the tragedy of her life puts not only her but her husband, Mustafa on the edge as well, as Sandra is curious as to who is planning to desperately to put her in bondage again. Who could want to put her in captivity? Could it be her ex boyfriend, Dan? No. He didn't love her. He only broke her heart and cheated on her severally so there was no way on earth that he would want her. Could it be the loan shark that enslaved her when she was nine? Or could it be her mother placing yet another risky gamble over her life?

Peter Cooper lives in the town of Capistrano. After being dumped by girlfriend Amelia his friend James arranges a job at Trans-Port, bossed by the famous Professor William Carver. Carver’s assistant is an American woman called Claire. Peter is pressurised into being a guinea pig for the company’s teleportation experiments and gets sent to another reality ‘The Projection’. On returning he's told Trans-Port have mentally imprisoned him in Capistrano slnce ten. The programme is a wormhole to another reality and Peter is forced to go back there and bring home its creator, his brilliant scientist father John, so Trans-Port's teleportation system can work successfully. The Projection is only programmed for John and Peter’s DNA. Peter finds the alternate reality called ‘Guildford’ similar to Capistrano but landscape and identities have changed. He meets another ‘Claire’, now English. She helps him find his ‘parents’ who informed his doppelganger (Other Peter) is a successful scientist, married to Amelia and working for Kilgore Industries in ‘Cambridge’. They are also building a teleportation device. Realising 'his' John might have gone there, Peter follows. At Kilgore he finds another ‘James’, now ‘Other Peter’s’ Project Manager. He pretends to be his doppleganger's non-existent brother to find out about an 'accident' on the site. That night a dream shows ‘Other Peter’ involved in a metaphysical reaction to the accident. John asks Peter to help him find out more about it. They force Amelia to take them to ‘Other Peter’ at Kilgore. They find him trapped between two states of reality just like Peter’s dream. Peter forces John to return to Capistrano but Carver appears telling him neither realty actually exists. The accident killed Peter and he is now purely cyber intelligence. But is this true? Can Peter’s REAL life still be saved?

Synopsis Robert, the alpha of the Redmond pack, is 20 years old when he finds his mate, Jessica. But he rejected her that leads to the lady's sudden death— she commits suicide. Baron Musk, the father of Jessica, attack the Redmond Pack through the help of Robert's stepbrother, Lucas, his peoples were subject to hardship, torture, and suffering. He will be defeated, and he will rise again. Although something trigger that; his sister was killed and Jessica who is dead was alive all the time. But how possible was she alive? And will Robert spare or mate her?

Perang pertama kali pecah berjuta abad yang lalu hingga kini. Perang bagaikan sesuatu yang tiada akhirnya. Begitu pula yang terjadi di sebuah negara bernama Malayaka, perang yang terjadi karena sang pemimpin tidak mampu mengatasi krisis dan meredam konflik di negaranya. Terjadi perang saudara; di mana persoalan suku, ras dan agama menjadi pemicunya. Suku-suku minoritas harus binasa dan suku mayoritas harus bertahan untuk meraih puncak kemenangan. Dalam situasi yang tidak menentu, perempuan berusia dua puluh tujuh tahun bernama Ara, berjuang dan bertahan di tengah-tengah keadaan negara yang terus berperang melawan rakyatnya sendiri. Ia ditinggal mati ibunya saat remaja, kedua adiknya menghilang dari rumah; ia hanya hidup berdua dengan ayahnya yang semakin tua dan rapuh. Untuk mengatasi rasa nelangsanya, Ara melabuhkan rasa sedihnya ke kopi Malayaka yang hitam dan asam. Ara juga pergi ke Rumah Jurnalis; meminta bantuan para jurnalis menemukan kedua adiknya. Ia bertemu dengan laki-laki bernama Zidni dan Faraz yang selanjutnya akan memengaruhi kisah hidupnya. Zidni pemuda yang kuat dan tegar, sama seperti Ara, ia bertahan di situasi negara yang memilih melanjutkan perang ketimbang menghentikannya. Faraz adalah orang asing yang menjadi saudara angkatnya; ayah dan ibu Faraz yang menjadi dokter relawan terbunuh dalam misi kemanusiaan. Hal itu membuat Zidni ingin membantu Faraz untuk terus melanjutkan hidup dan menganggapnya saudara.