Sambutan Haul Kematian

Ilbi, seorang pengacara yang juga menaungi lembaga independen perlindungan saksi mengadakan reuni kecil dengan Malik, sahabat SMA-nya yang kini memutuskan rehat dari usaha perdetektifan swastanya untuk sementara. Mereka dihadapkan pada kasus kematian ganda dua pria akibat racun yang terdapat pada minuman bandrek. Yang paling dicurigai menaruh racun adalah masing-masing istri dari korban yang turut berada juga di tenda posko, tempat kejadian perkara. Sasmita dan Nurah, nama dari masing-masing istri korban, punya kesaksian yang sulit dipatahkan lantaran meski cukup banyak orang di posko, tak ada satu pun yang melihat indikasi bagaimana racun dimasukkan oleh keduanya. Meski begitu baik Sasmita dan Nurah dianggap punya motif kuat untuk menghabisi masing-masing suami mereka. Yaitu sakit hati karena pengkhianatan.

Demi melindungi Ayah, aku disiksa oleh penculik selama sejam. Namun, Ayah malah sibuk merayakan ulang tahun putri adopsinya yang ke-18. Sebelum meninggal, aku menelepon Ayah. "Tapi, Ayah, hari ini juga ulang tahunku. Ini terakhir kalinya, Ayah. Bisa nggak Ayah mengucapkan selamat ulang tahun untukku?" "Kamu benar-benar nggak punya hati! Karena ulang tahun, kamu membunuh ibumu! Kamu masih mau merayakan ulang tahun? Kenapa kamu nggak mati saja?" Usai berbicara, dia langsung mematikan panggilan. Keesokan hari, jenazahku ditempatkan di pot bunga depan kantor polisi. Ayah bertanggung jawab atas otopsi. Dia bisa melihat bahwa pembunuhnya sangat kejam dan tidak takut pada polisi. Namun, dia sama sekali tidak tahu bahwa korban adalah putri yang paling dibencinya.

Aku dan suamiku pergi mendaki gunung. Tak disangka, suamiku mati keracunan setelah melahap buah liar yang aku petik. Saat pulang ke rumah, aku langsung didatangi oleh sepasang ibu dan anak. Aku baru menyadari suamiku bukan hanya memberikan mereka rumah dan mobil, tetapi juga terlilit utang dalam jumlah besar. Aku bahkan mengeluarkan semua tabunganku untuk membayar mereka. Demi merawat ibu mertuaku yang sakit parah, aku mengambil tiga pekerjaan dalam satu hari. Aku bekerja dari fajar hingga senja. Bahkan, hanya berani makan nasi putih saja. Pada akhirnya, aku jatuh sakit dan dirawat di rumah sakit karena kelelahan kronis. Ibu mertuaku meminta dokter untuk menghentikan pengobatanku. Di saat aku sekarat, suamiku datang mengunjungiku sambil merangkul ibu dan anak itu. Dia melemparkan uang sepuluh ribu kepadaku. "Terima kasih sudah merawat ibuku selama ini." Aku baru sadar kalau suamiku memalsukan kematiannya demi bersama cinta pertamanya dan juga anak haramnya. Saat aku membuka mata lagi, aku sudah kembali ke hari di mana aku mendaki gunung bersama suamiku.

“Maukah kau menikah denganku, Michael?” Pertanyaan Anaby membuat semua orang terbelalak. Namun, mereka tak tahu jika Anaby baru saja terlahir kembali setelah diselingkuhi dan dibiarkan mati sekarat oleh suami dan sahabatnya di masa lalu. Jadi di kehidupan ini, Anaby tidak akan mengulang kesalahannya dan mengubah takdirnya. Salah satunya ... memastikan perjodohannya dengan Michael Rajasa, ahli waris terkaya ibu kota, terlaksana!

Sherina yang sedari tadi menunggu Gerald selesai mendonorkan darah untuk Shaquel segera menuju ruang donor untuk mencari tahu keberadaan suaminya. "Dr. Gerald baru saja mendonorkan darahnya, tapi untuk Sean Aditama, Bu.” Perkataan perawat membuat Sherina terdiam. Sebab, 'Aditama' merupakan nama belakang suaminya yang sedang mendonorkan darahnya untuk Shaquel, anak mereka yang sedang sakit. Lantas, siapa itu Sean dan apa hubungannya dengan suaminya?

Rafael Grayson, atau El, kembali ke masa lalu, 20 tahun sebelum kematiannya. El adalah seorang generasi ketiga yang angkuh dan tidak berguna. Dia suka menghambur-hamburkan uang dan sering merendahkan orang lain. Namun, hal itu berbalik ketika pernikahan ayahnya dengan seseorang dari keluarga Delaney yang memiliki motif tersendiri untuk masuk ke dalam keluarga Grayson. El meninggal secara tragis karena Benjamin dan Olivia Delaney, dan penghianatan tunangannya. Dikehidupan keduanya, El bertekad untuk mengubah hidupnya dan membalaskan dendam. Ia menyadari bahwa ia harus menjadi orang yang lebih baik dan berbakat dari Benjamin. Dengan memiliki bekal dari ingatan 20 tahun yang akan datang, dia memiliki harapan untuk menjadi lebih baik dan membangun ambisinya sendiri.

“Please… please don’t kill me,” Lily begged with blood and tears streaming from her face as the big wolf hovered over her. “I’ll give you anything you want… money… anything!” she sobbed. The big wolf studied her for a few seconds and then in one haul, he pulled her car from the ditch where it was upturned and set it on the road. But as soon as it set the car on the road, Lily pumped the ignition as fast as she could and sped off leaving a wake of dust in her trail. As she drove, her eyes darted between the road ahead and the rearview mirror nothing with fear that the Big Wolf was chasing her. He was gaining in on her… it was only a matter of seconds before he’ll get her and tear her apart. She drove as fast as she could, crying and begging on the universe to save her. Suddenly the path curved, surprising Lily who wasn’t expecting the path to take such turn. With full speed, she veered of the road and drove right into a tree. She could hear the pounding paws of the Big Wolf… even in her dying state, he didn’t want to relent. “Moon goddess, please!” she murmured in her head, tasting her blood which was flowed from her face to her mouth. Just before the darkness enclosed her… she saw it rush towards her, was this really her end?

Jessie watched Justice North from the far corner of the room and bit her lip. She really wanted to work up the nerve to approach him. He’d been on the news often but he appeared even taller and better-looking in person. Not too many people intimidated her but the man who had been appointed the leader of the New Species Organization by his own people was one of those rare few. She respected strength and courage, something he seemed to have in abundance. She debated the wisdom of having a conversation with him. Justice gave orders to her bosses and held the power to change some of the task-force policies that she didn’t agree with. The chance of finding another opportunity to have a chat with him was slim to none. She wasn’t allowed to attend briefings her team leader held with the tall Species leader. Her opinion was irrelevant to him but the issues were important. She hesitated, considering the ramifications. Tim Oberto would haul her into his office if he found out she’d gone over his head. He’d be his normal loud self and tear her to verbal shreds.

Blair is the wild child of a successful IT developer and a perfectionist socialist mother. Everyone in their circle has their life designed for them except Blair, who even in college didn’t know what she wanted to be. A one night stand leaves her pregnant, and she finds out the father is not who he seems to be. It was supposed to be one night for Alpha Lucian, he didn’t even bother asking for her name but he couldn’t get her out of his mind and he plans on keeping her by his side, no matter what it takes. When he finds out she is having his child, it just makes his ploy easier. But he should know, what you see is not what you get when it comes to people. And maybe her small town of rich socialists have more to it than what meets the eye. They certainly have skeletons in their closets. Just how scary are they? EXCERPT: “This is your fucking fault!” I scream at the suited man standing in front of me. I would normally pride myself with being a level headed person. His little amused smile on the other hands makes me want to tear through his skin until there is nothing but bones. “I never wanted any of this. I don’t want you, get that through your thick skull.” He takes a step forward and all the other colorful words I planned to haul at him disappear from my brain. This, this is exactly why I can’t stand the man! He is insufferable and I hate that I want him so much. My body aches with the need whenever he is near. “Why don’t you repeat that? Directly to my face.”

Isla, the unwanted daughter of the Grayson family, has a shadow of rejection hovering over her. Her father, when he was alive, treated her with cold civility; her mother could barely tolerate her, and her sister despised her. After her sister travels abroad and refuses to come back, she is forced to marry her sister's fiance but her sister’s fiancé is not just any man; he is Alpha Lucien, the Alpha of Redridge Pack, who now hates her because of the marriage. After years of a loveless marriage, her sister returns and once again her life is pushed into a haul of negativity. She is banished from her home and left for dead but when it seems all hope is lost, she is saved by him. Alpha Killian, the lycan king, not only saves her but tells her she is his mate. After living a life of hardship, can she accept love when it comes from the most unlikely source? And how can she forget her past when it keeps coming back?