Ring Light Besar

The richest man in the country, Sebastian Vance, has a ring custom-made to my exact measurements, worth billions of dollars, for the woman who will be his bride. In the first life, my stepsister, Mia Lowe, slips on the ring and marries him. Sebastian claws her face, shouting, "She's not the one!" In the second life, my other stepsister, Lorraine Lowe, loses 30 pounds before marrying him. He shoves her down the stairs anyway and says, "She's not the one either." In the third life, my stepmother, Vivian Cole, grits her teeth and slices off a piece of her own flesh just to force the ring onto her finger. Sebastian sneers and pushes her under the bathwater, holding her down until her body goes limp. By the fourth life, out of options and terrified, they finally send me. I slide the ring on, and it fits perfectly. My entire family lets out a sigh of relief. But the second Sebastian lays his eyes on me, he draws a knife and stabs me to death. "Why is it still not her? Where is she?" In the last life, he has his assistant, Owen Hayes, deliver a ring to us. All four of us insist that it won't fit. Owen shoots us a strange look. "Mr. Vance said the rightful owner of this ring is among you."

At the wedding, just as I was about to exchange rings with my fiancée, her conniving boyfriend intentionally pushed his son toward her. Right in front of everyone, the boy looked up with teary eyes and asked, "Mom, why are you marrying this man? Don't you want me and Dad anymore?" My fiancée, who never lied, smiled, took the child's hand, and said, "I was only pretending with this man earlier. Now I am going to marry your father." The banquet hall buzzed with whispers. Everyone expected me to get jealous and blow up. Instead, I said the child came first and calmly handed the ring to the boyfriend sitting below the stage. Seeing how cooperative I was, my fiancée grinned and promised she would give me a healthy baby boy someday as a thank you. However, she seemed to have forgotten that we had not officially tied the knot yet. Truth be told, I had no intention of ever doing so.

Pada tanggal 11 November, asisten polos dan lugu tunanganku menjual berlian satu karat seharga satu sen. Dalam waktu singkat 20 menit, perusahaan merugi 400 miliar. Aku gemetar karena marah, sementara Arvino memelukku dan menenangkanku, "Jangan khawatir, serahkan hal ini padaku." Namun, malam itu, Lunaria Sasmaya mengunggah di IG Story tangkapan layar transfer sebesar 3 miliar dan menuliskan keterangan: [Hari ini aku melakukan kesalahan besar, tapi bos malah menghiburku. Dia juga berpesan supaya aku tidak marah pada harimau betina dan harus patuh ya.] Aku berkomentar di bawahnya: [Semoga langgeng.] Lunaria langsung menghapus postingan itu. Tiba-tiba Arvino Satya menerobos masuk dan menamparku dengan keras. "Dengan niat apa kamu menyukai postingan Lunaria? Dia sekarang sampai malu dan mencoba bunuh diri!" "Cuma rugi 400 miliar saja, perlu kamu desak dia sampai tak bisa hidup lagi?" Arvino berbicara dengan nada penuh pembenaran, seolah berada di pihak yang benar dan tanpa rasa takut. Namun, kemudian saat bahkan uang 40 ribu untuk makan pun tak mampu dia keluarkan, kenapa dia malah menangis?

Setelah dikhianati calon suami yang membawa lari tabungannya, Anike Nareswari mengira bahwa ia bisa selamat setelah diterima bekerja sebagai asisten pribadi Tuan Besar Meier. Sayangnya, ia justru tak sengaja membuat kesalahan di hari pertamanya bekerja, hingga mendadak harus jadi istri kontrak pria itu! Apa sebenarnya alasan Tuan Meier mengajukan kontrak tersebut? Dan, apakah Anike bisa lepas darinya?

I'd been married to Joshua Merck for five years, but we still didn't have kids. To stay healthy, I took those pricey custom vitamins he ordered from overseas—never missed a dose. Then my cousin came back from studying abroad, took one look at the bottle, and was like, "That brand doesn't even make custom vitamins." I sent them to the hospital for testing. The lab report hit me like a truck—birth control pills. Powerful ones. Suddenly, all those mornings with Joshua hovering over me, acting so concerned while I took my "vitamins," made sense. The whole thing had been a lie. Five years of lies. Just as I was gearing up to confront him, my phone buzzed—a group chat notification. Shirley Hoare had tagged Joshua. [Honey, I had a prenatal checkup today, and the doctor said I'm carrying twins! Your family's about to get two grandchildren at once—excited?] My heart turned to ash. Everything clicked. Fine. We were done. I pulled out my phone and replied to my childhood sweetheart's message from three days ago: [After watching the northern lights, I still wanted to see penguins in Antarctica.]

After I came back to life, the first thing I did was hand that five-carat diamond ring—yes, the one my husband gave me—to his mother. The very woman who spent years picking me apart like it was her favorite pastime. In my last life, that ring was a custom New Year's gift. He paid a ridiculous amount for it. I actually thought it meant something. One afternoon, I was out shopping when I walked right into a bridal party taking pictures. The bride glanced at my hand, saw the ring, and her entire expression changed. She stormed over and slapped me, accusing me of being a shameless mistress trying to steal her man. I stood there, completely stunned. She was wearing the exact same ring. Before I could explain, her friends grabbed me. They dragged me aside, tore my clothes, hit me, and stomped on my hand until I couldn't move my fingers. They carved the word "mistress" into my face and paraded me through the street like some kind of public disgrace. I died there on the pavement. When my husband finally appeared, he didn't fight for me. He just signed off on a settlement, as if my life were nothing more than a piece of paperwork. Widowed that morning, married to the bride by nightfall. His mother instantly welcomed the new woman, all because she was pregnant. And then I opened my eyes again… back on the very day he first placed that diamond ring in my hand.

Prince Reagan Maverick, mahasiswa berusia 20 tahun yang kerap diremehkan karena penampilannya, ternyata menyimpan rahasia besar—ia adalah miliarder muda dengan tambang litium yang sangat berharga di Singapura. Ketika identitasnya terungkap, kehidupan kampus berubah total; Reagan menjadi pusat perhatian, memikat para wanita yang sebelumnya meremehkannya, sekaligus menghadapi tantangan besar yang datang dengan kekayaan dan kekuasaan luar biasa. Konflik dan godaan bergulir, memaksa Reagan untuk memilih: tetap menjadi mahasiswa biasa atau sepenuhnya menjalani kehidupan sebagai penguasa tambang yang dielu-elukan. Follow IG @story_allina

Tessa and Raymond’s marriage was never about love, it was convenience, appearances, and expectations. Raymond, with his conventional charm and striking handsomeness, was admired by everyone, but his heart was never fully hers. He had always been drawn to Danielle Green. He claimed she was just a friend, but Tessa knew better. Every secret outing, every hidden smile all carved wounds into Tessa’s heart, leaving her feeling invisible in her own marriage. The tipping point comes when Tessa stumbles upon a post online, a wave of public scolding aimed at her for supposedly breaking the home, for being the obstacle to Danielle. In a blaze of frustration and humiliation, she serves Raymond divorce papers. But instead of freeing her, Raymond refuses. He offers her silly, manipulative terms to meet him, seduces, and taunts her, proving he will never let her go easily. Fueled by a mix of rage and determination, Tessa begins to reclaim her power. She finds herself drawn into a complicated dynamic with Derek, Raymond’s best friend, a man with his own history of tension with Raymond and secret feelings for Tessa. The attention stirs something in her: attraction, validation, a hint of revenge. It ignites a spark Raymond cannot ignore. For Raymond, it is only the beginning. The thought of losing her shook him to the core. He begins to fight for her in ways he never has, even as his love twists into jealousy and obsession. When Raymond finally drops the mask, revealing the man beneath the arrogance, the man terrified of losing her, Tessa is forced to ask herself the question she swore she’d buried: Can love truly be reborn in the depth of hate, or is his devotion just another chain designed to keep her bound?

MANUSIA SERIGALA, MAFIA, EROTIS 18+ Anastasia dulunya adalah putri kesayangan ayahnya, sampai hari pernikahannya dengan Alpha Damian dari Kawanan Darah Serigala. Pria yang dulu ia sebut sebagai pasangannya, menolaknya di depan umum, mempermalukannya beserta ayahnya, dan mengungkap rahasia kelamnya sebagai seorang nymphomaniac. Di depan semua orang, Damian memilih Cassandra—adik tirinya Anastasia—sebagai calon Luna-nya, menghancurkan hati Anna yang malang. Karena merasa malu, ayahnya mengusir dan mencampakkannya dari rumah, tanpa peduli apa yang akan terjadi pada putrinya. Terluka, Anna berusaha membuat Damian mendengarkan tangis dan pembelaannya, karena ia merasa tak pernah seperti ini. Ia hanya terbangun suatu pagi dan menyadari hasrat terdalamnya untuk disentuh. Ia tidak punya jawaban atas perubahan mendadak itu, sampai ia pergi menemui Damian dan tak sengaja mendengar percakapan antara Damian, Cassandra, dan ibu tirinya, yang membicarakan keterlibatan mereka dalam mengubah Anna menjadi “freak” seperti sekarang. Hancur hati, Anna menangis dan berlari untuk memberitahu ayahnya apa yang ia dengar, namun dikejar oleh para penjaga Damian, yang dikirim setelah Damian mencium aroma tubuhnya. Saat ia pikir ini adalah akhir dari segalanya, seorang pria tampan menyelamatkannya, membuat para penjaga ketakutan hanya dengan satu tatapan. Anna mengira dirinya telah selamat, sampai ia menyadari bahwa penyelamatnya adalah Alpha Diego yang berbahaya—sosok pemimpin kawanan sekaligus Mafia Rahasia di dunia bawah. Anna takut pada pria itu, namun kehilangan kendali saat kondisinya kambuh. Yang bisa ia lakukan hanyalah menatap tubuh Diego dengan air liur menetes, membayangkan dirinya bercinta dengannya di atas tanah yang keras. Tak sanggup melawan penyakit ini, Anastasia melakukan hal yang tak berani dilakukan siapa pun: Menggoda Sang Tuan Besar Alpha.

Setelah lima belas tahun menikah, kami tetap bercinta setiap hari. Apakah itu salah? Bagi Rati, istriku, iya. Dia bilang cinta bisa dibuktikan dengan cara lain, selain seks. Bagiku, cara semacam itu hanya dilakukan oleh pria lemah. Karena segala hal di dunia ini didasari oleh ketertarikan seksual dan bercinta adalah bukti cinta yang paling kuat yang bisa ditunjukkan seseorang kepada pasangannya. Jika memang Rati tidak percaya, aku akan membuktikannya. Lagi pula, sejak status sosialnya meningkat, dia semakin bertingkah di hadapanku dan selalu menolak ketika kuajak bercinta. Kalau tidak mendapatkan darinya, bukan salahku jika aku mencari di luar, kan?