Ruang Manager

Saat hamil sembilan bulan, aku disandera di atap gedung oleh mantan rekan yang dendam karena posisinya digantikan oleh suamiku. Dia menusukku puluhan kali. Sebagai seorang kepala tim penyelamat, suamiku malah mengerahkan semua orang untuk menghentikan cinta pertamanya yang sedang depresi agar tidak membakar diri di rumah kontrakannya. Aku tidak memohonnya datang menyelamatkanku. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, aku menelepon dan memohonnya datang menyelamatkanku. Dia pun meninggalkan cinta pertamanya demi diriku. Aku dan bayiku selamat, tapi cinta pertamanya justru tewas terbakar di dalam rumah itu. Suamiku memang kelihatannya tak menyalahkanku, dia bahkan memesankan ruang bersalin VIP untukku. Namun, di hari aku melahirkan, dia malah mengikatku, lalu menusukku dan bayi kami belasan kali! “Kamu bersekongkol dengan dia untuk menipuku hari itu, ‘kan? Luka tusukanmu nggak parah sama sekali waktu itu! Kamu nggak mungkin mati!” “Kalau kamu begitu suka ditusuk, biar aku kabulkan sekarang!” Saat membuka mata kembali, aku pun kembali ke hari di saat disandera. Kali ini, aku bakal membiarkan dia menyelamatkan cinta pertamanya.

Bagi Ghaidan Ravindra, perempuan adalah sumber kegelapan. Sebuah sumpah telah terucap di tengah reruntuhan masa kecilnya: tak akan pernah ada ruang untuk cinta di hatinya yang beku. Namun, takdir menuntut sebuah pernikahan. Seorang ahli waris. Hyra Danurdara tidak punya pilihan. Di antara tumpukan utang dan tanggung jawab untuk satu-satunya keluarga yang ia miliki, tawaran pernikahan dari Ghaidan adalah jalan keluar—sekaligus jalan buntu. Ia setuju menjadi istri di atas kertas, menukar kebebasannya demi sebuah janji pelunasan. Pernikahan mereka seharusnya hanya transaksi dingin, sebuah perjanjian yang terikat waktu dan syarat. Namun, di balik dinding es yang dibangun Ghaidan, sebuah percikan mulai menyala. Di dalam keputusasaan Hyra, secercah harapan mulai tumbuh. Ketika masa lalu yang kelam kembali datang mengetuk pintu, membawa rahasia yang mampu menghancurkan segalanya, ikatan rapuh mereka diuji hingga ke titik terlemahnya. Di persimpangan antara dendam masa kecil dan masa depan yang tak pernah ia bayangkan, Ghaidan harus memilih. Akankah ia membiarkan trauma menenggelamkannya selamanya, atau berani meraih tangan wanita yang tanpa sadar telah menyembuhkan lukanya?

Di kedalaman Galaksi Vesper yang gelap, di bawah tarikan gravitasi Planet Aeterna, hiduplah Bangsa Eternian—makhluk humanoid yang keabadiannya adalah kutukan. Luke—Eternian terkuat, memiliki kekuatan terbesar dan hati yang paling hancur. Ditempa oleh 1.000 abad penantian, ia terikat pada sumpah kuno yang disebut “The Shadow Bond”. Ikatan ini memaksa Luke merasakan kesunyian abadi sejak kematian kekasih sejatinya. Bagi seorang Eternian, cinta sejati hanyalah satu, dan konsekuensi kehilangannya adalah obsesif, gelap, dan tak terhindarkan. Kini, The Shadow Bond telah bergetar. Luke tahu ia tidak lagi sendirian. Kekasihnya telah bereinkarnasi di sebuah dunia asing yang fana: Bumi. Namun, wanita itu terlahir sebagai manusia biasa, tanpa memori masa lalu, tanpa kekuatan untuk bertahan hidup di bawah rengkuhan gelap Luke. Luke telah menempuh ruang dan waktu, melintasi dimensi demi merebut kembali miliknya. Namun, apakah cinta yang begitu kuat hingga mampu melangkahi 1.000 abad akan membawa kebahagiaan, atau justru menghancurkan kekasihnya—untuk kedua kalinya—dengan konsekuensi yang jauh lebih mengerikan dari kematian?

Agar anakku, Edy Sudrian bisa masuk sekolah internasional yang terunggul, aku sudah mempersiapkan semua berkas selama setahun. Di hari terakhir pengecekan berkas masuk sekolah, semua berkas sudah disiapkan kecuali akta nikahku bersama suamiku, Eric Sudrian. Namun, begitu tiba di ruang pendaftaran, Eric justru menuduhku karena bertindak sepihak. Saat aku hendak membela diri, staf sekolah berkata dengan wajah aneh, "Nyonya Anida Kusuma, sistem mencatat bahwa pasangan sah Tuan Eric bukan Anda." Dalam seketika, aku langsung terdiam. Darah dalam tubuhku seakan membeku. Sebelum aku sadar kembali, Viona Hakana yang berdiri diam di belakang Eric langsung menyerahkan akta nikahnya. Usai memeriksa, staf sekolah pun mengangguk sambil berbicara, "Pak Eric dan Bu Viona telah menikah di bulan Juni empat tahun lalu, sehingga bisa diproses sekarang." Di bulan Juni empat tahun yang lalu. Hari itu adalah hari pertunanganku bersama Eric. Eric menggenggam tanganku di depan para tamu, kemudian bersumpah bahwa aku adalah satu-satunya cinta sejatinya. Namun, kalimat itu ternyata menipuku selama tujuh tahun.

After my crimes, I surrendered myself to the police. My fiance rushed over and questioned me, “You didn’t steal anything, so why’re you admitting it?!” I spread my hands. I decided to spend the rest of my life in prison. In my previous life, my fiance’s childhood sweetheart, Selene, had caused trouble everywhere after she returned to her home country. First, she stole things from a mall. Then, she dined and dashed. Finally, she ran a red light and killed someone. The mall manager, the restaurant owner, and the victim’s family all cornered me. I was puzzled. Why did they come after me for the things Selene did? Later, they accused me in front of the police of stealing, dining and dashing, and committing a hit-and-run. Apparently, they had mistaken me for Selene. But Selene and I looked nothing alike. I requested the surveillance footage as proof of their claims. The footage somehow showed that I was the one who had stolen things, dined and dashed, and committed a hit-and-run. My denial was useless without evidence. The footage, on the other hand, was foolproof. The victim’s family stabbed me to death out of rage. Even as I died, I could not understand why all the crimes Selene committed ended up becoming mine. When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the very day Selene stole things from the mall.

In a world where perfection is a facade, two damaged souls collide in a whirlwind of scandal, social media, and self-discovery. Arc, a rugged, brooding outsider, bears the scars of a traumatic past. His life is a constant struggle, marked by a crippling deformity, a dead-end job, and the weight of supporting his sister's future. Chelsea Waters, the golden boy of social media, has it all – until his picture-perfect world shatters. His boyfriend's infidelity, captured on camera, sparks a vicious backlash from his fans. Desperate to salvage his reputation, Chelsea's manager orchestrates a plan: pretend to be friends with Arc. As they weave a tale of love and acceptance, Arc and Chelsea must confront the dark secrets beneath their polished veneers Love is love. Tag words: m-m (male x male), lots of hastags, Instagram, insecurities, Arc is not an Orc, a sub character that swears alot, other disabled characters, crazy characters, a gang of quirky grandmothers, Chelsea's ex is a humbo, first time, past trauma, families are complicated and a happy ending. *Target Audience:* Fans of emotional, thought-provoking romance. Author's note: Most of the places and celebrities that are mentioned are purely out of fiction and are a work of the writer's imagination. The deformity Arc has doesn't exist and probably never will. This novel might the start of a series of other character's lives. PS: Please leave a review of your opinion on my book. XoXo.

Meira was once known as a prodigy—brilliant, beautiful, and destined for greatness. But life didn’t follow the golden path everyone expected. In high school, she accepted the love of a younger classmate, Hastan, not out of affection, but as revenge against her ex-boyfriend, Octavian. Their relationship was fleeting, cut short by family rules and summer’s end. Meira ended it with a text message—and disappeared from Hastan’s life. Years later, Meira is no longer the celebrated genius. She is a wife trapped in a crumbling marriage, a mother clinging to her child, and a woman who has long buried her dreams. When her work as a Project Manager on a medical installation project leads her to a military hospital, fate brings her face-to-face with the past. Hastan is no longer the boy she once discarded. He has risen to become a young Lieutenant Colonel in the Cyber Division—calm, commanding, and far more dangerous. Behind his quiet smile lies a chilling secret: he has hacked into Meira’s phone. Every message, every call, every intimate detail of her fractured marriage is in his hands. He knows her weaknesses. He knows what will break her. And he knows… she has never truly let him go. Caught between a marriage not yet dissolved, an obsession growing darker, and a past that refuses to fade, Meira is ensnared in a perilous game of love, revenge, and unquenchable desire.

I was treating some friends to dinner at the private club my cousin owned. When we wrapped up, I waved over a server. "Just put it on Nick's tab." The server nodded, but a manager I'd never seen stepped in to block her. Wearing a smile that never reached her eyes, she said, "Sir, Bosco is a members-only establishment. We don't offer tabs." I felt a flicker of irritation. "I'm the owner's cousin. Just let him know." She let out a sharp, mocking laugh and slapped a bill onto the table. Eighty-eight thousand. Exclusive suite atmosphere maintenance fee, ten thousand. High‑end social network filtration fee, twenty thousand. Spontaneous entertainment ambience enhancement fee, fifteen thousand. And a mess of other miscellaneous charges. Since when did Nick's place dare to bleed customers dry like this? "What's wrong? Can't pay and now you're trying to name‑drop?" She looked me up and down with an arrogant tilt of her chin. "I've seen plenty of our boss's relatives. Not one of them is as broke, pretentious, and shameless as you." Right in front of her, I dialed Nick and put the call on speaker. "Ten minutes," I said. "Make sure she disappears from my sight. Otherwise, I'm revoking your authorization for this club."

# Napalunok ako nang makababa sa puting kotse na naghatid saakin, napatingala ako sa malaking simbahan na nasa harapan ko. Ito na ba yon? Kukunin na ba ako ni Lord? Mas mabuti pang kunin na lang ng kalangitan kesa naman ikasal sa bwisit na CEO Dehan Aragon na yon. I just promoted as the Team Manager of Social Contribution team, that doesn't mean na pwede na akong ikasal sa kung kanino. Walang gana akong naglakad papalapit sa simbahan na iyon. Honestly, I'm having second thoughts, pero ano pa bang magagawa ko? Muntikan na akong mapatalon nang kusang bumukas ang malalaking pinto, there I saw those people looking at me, with different emotions and expectations. Napatingin ako sa harap ng altar at nakita si Dehan Aragon, nakaawang ang bibig niya na parang nagtataka. Gwapo naman siya, matalino, hot, at 'medyo' mabait. Pero sabi nga ni Elsa "You can't marry a man you just met" Kesa maglakad papunta sa harap ay binuhat ko ang mahabang suot ko at tumakbo papalayo. Narinig ko ang sigawan ng mga tao dala ng pagkagulat, bahala na! I never thought that escaping him, the CEO of HT Financial Company would be bad idea.....

"Call me only as Sir, or I will spank you hard." He continues, moving his lips down to my neck. The heat from his touch is like an inferno that builds inside me. One night of surrender. Only names. No promises. No restraint. She gives herself to a stranger who knows exactly how to take control; commanding, intoxicating, unforgettable. Until she’s summoned to the CEO’s office. The man waiting for her is the billionaire founder of More, a global meal-kit empire. A visionary chef with a flawless public image, a ruthless business mind… and the same commanding presence that once had her kneeling to his rules. He’s her boss. And he remembers everything. As the company’s marketing manager, she should keep her distance. But his authority extends far beyond the boardroom, and every order, every glance, every quiet moment behind closed doors reminds her how easily she gave him her control. Because beneath the tailored suits and culinary fame is a man who thrives on dominance and a dirty secret that could destroy his empire if exposed. She should walk away. Instead, she’s tempted to submit again. And this time, the cost of giving in could be far more than her heart. A dark, seductive billionaire workplace romance filled with power, control, forbidden desire, and secrets that taste far too good to resist