Sejarah Dim Sum

“Can i trust you?” gumam Aquila sedikit terisak. Ada ketakutan yang besar pada sang gadis untuk mengijinkan orang lain masuk sepenuhnya ke dalam hidupnya. Ia takut jika ia mempercayai orang lain maka orang itu akan berbalik menghianatinya. Ia begitu takut akan penghianatan. Dan sekarang saat Altair menawarkan cinta yang begitu tulus dan lembut, ia tak tahu bisa mempercayai sepenuhnya atau tidak. Ia takut suatu hari pria yang kini menjadi kekasihnya itu akan pergi darinya karena sebuah penghianatan. Jangan salahkan Aquila yang tidak bisa mempercayai orang lain sepenuhnya, itu bukan kemauannya. Namun, lingkungan yang membuat dia menjadi seperti itu. Ia bukan gadis yang tumbuh dengan dongeng cinta sejati yang berakhir bahagia selamanya, melainkan gadis yang tumbuh dengan dongeng cinta yang penuh duri kemunafikan, penghianatan, pertengkaran dan air mata. Ia yang sudah membangun tembok tinggi bertahun-tahun untuk memagari hatinya agar tak merasakan cinta, kini dengan mudahnya dirobohkan oleh Altair hanya dalam hitungan bulan, tentu saja itu membuatnya bingung. Pertanyaan ‘bisakah aku mempercayaimu’ selalu menghantui gadis cantik itu.

Maaf, cerita nggak aku lanjutkan karena ide mentok. Saat cinta hanya dianggap sebuah kebohongan dan bagian dari sebuah kebebasan, tidak untuk dimiliki namun cukup untuk di nikmati. Sakit hati dan kekecewaan selalu terasa hingga akhirnya rasa kehilangan menyadarkan kita bahwa cinta harus di di miliki dan di hargai. Reyhan gavelin Atmaja, seorang pemuda berusia 23 Thun yang besar dalam keluarga yang kurang harmonis. Ia tidak pernah menganggap serius dalam kata cinta. Freya, gadis yang tulus mencintainya dia acuhkan, hingga ia bertemu keyren. Seorang gadis yang membuatnya harus berjuang untuk dimiliki, namun tak dapat di pungkiri sedikit ruang di hatinya ada nama Freya di sana. Dan saat Freya kembali datang, kebimbangan di hatinya mulai menyerang. Reyhan harus memilih antara Freya, gadis yang terlebih dahulu memberikan ketulusan hatinya dan masih tetap mengharapkannya, atau keyren, gadis yang ia perjuangkan.

A fictional world set in our reality, wherein, when a person dies, they continue their life in an exact replica of the initial world, with no memory of what had happened previously. In this world, there are individuals, glitches if you will, that retain their memory when the shifting of reality occurs. These people are called primes. The Primes are created from the longing of existence (child- Infinity) trying to defeat its mother (grand-mother), nothingness. This brings in the main character, Jude, the key in bringing the salvation that existence requires. However, nothingness was able to infect some primes, called finite.... who want one thing only, to cut the natural, infinite flow of reality, and lead us back to the path of nothingness.

Lura menerima tawaran kesepakatan dari Khailash guna membalas dendam atas pengkhianatan calon suami dan adiknya. Kesepakatan tersebut berupa pernikahan rahasia. Khailash melakukannya bukan tanpa alasan, ingin membuktikan pada sang kakek kalau dia bukan gay. Dan kenapa memilih Lura? Selain menyaksikan sendiri keterpurukan Lura yang di sebabkan orang terdekat, dia menganggap Lura wanita yang tepat. Selain cantik dan menarik, tentu karena Lura bukan wanita yang mudah luluh dan terpesona pada pria kaya sepertinya. Seiring berjalannya waktu, kesepakatan berubah menjadi benih-benih cinta di hati Lura. Sementara hati Khailash seolah sangat jauh untuk dijangkau. Apakah Lura mampu membuat Khailash jatuh cinta padanya? Terlebih setelah tahu masa lalu Khailash sangat kelam, rumit, misterius dan menyakitkan. Mungkinkah sifat dingin Khailash terbentuk karena tragedi itu?

I knew Seth Marc was trouble the moment I laid eyes on him. His arresting presence rippled through me and I felt his chaos deep in my bones as our gazes met across the expanse of my father's gym.The alluring fighter wasn't my type with his athletic torso, long, ropy arms, and powerful fists built to destroy men weaker than him, but every fiber in my being was fixated on him.I craved him.And although I knew he was the kind of guy who left a trail of shattered hearts in his wake, I wanted him.I needed him.I had to have him.For the first time in my life, I decided to take a walk on the wild side, consequences be damned."The Consumed Series" is created by Skyla Madi, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

Colleen Caddell is broke, jobless, and at the verge of being thrown out of her house. Desperate as she was, she conned her way into a program run by the infamous Andre Lourdes. But when she becomes the number one suspect in the murder case of his mother, Colleen has to explain to Andre, and the whole world, what she was doing in the room minutes after Camilla Lourdes was shot dead.

“I now pronounce you as a husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!” The priest announced and I froze. I knew I was cursed the moment this blood oath was taken which bound me to hell, the hell of this Sinner. My eyelids raised to see the ugly creation of god. My husband! Vladimir Sokolov! His rugged face carved with uncountable ugly marks stung my slow beating heart. His hazel green eyes held a satisfied dark shadow as He pulled me close, raised my chin and whispered coldly, “From this very moment, you share the crown of Bratva’s pakhan. Prepare yourself to bear its weight, Babochka. Because I own your existence now!” He slammed his cold lips on my trembling ones, punishing me with a brutal kiss. Tears pricked my eyes with disgust but I tolerated his touch for the sake of my family. My eyes followed the part of the audience, Russians, who burst into cheers while the other party, Italians, looked at me with remorse and pitiful gazes. Oh yes, how could I forget I was the sacrificed lamb thrusted into hell to get scorched for a lifetime. But No. I still had the last hope to save myself from this cursed fate, this cursed marriage. ………….. Born in a sin will definitely be called the Sinner. Without morality and mercy, Vladimir Sokolov the Bratva’s Pakhan ruled the city with an iron fist. Due to the influence of some political parties He had to marry the Daughter from La Camorra. Rose Barbieri! Marry her, have his heir and wear the title of family man, that's what He planned to do but what He didn’t imagine was that his innocent, submissive wife was someone who would burn the flames of his hell into ashes one day.

Zachary Smithson was my uncle in name. When I was seventeen, I confessed to him, but he rejected me fiercely. He tore up my love letter and told me to give up on such thoughts. When I was twenty-two, I graduated and attempted to move out. To my surprise, I found a dress I had lost. He had hidden it under his pillow.

Greya adalah seorang dokter muda dan cantik, sedangkan Hansel adalah mafia. Keduanya bertemu dalam suatu kejadian dimana Hansel saat itu sedang terluka. Greya mengobatinya, Tapi, Hansel malah tergoda dengan Greya dan hendak memperkosanya. Untung saja, saat itu pacar Greya datang dan kesalahpahaman pun tak terelakkan. Di waktu yang lain, Greya juga menyelamatkan seorang kakek yang sedang dirundung bahaya. Ternyata dia adalah kakek Hansel. Karena kebaikan hati Greya, sikakek berniat untuk menjodohkan Greya dan Hansel. Tentu saja, mereka berdua menolak karena mereka memiliki kekasihnya masing-masing. Tetapi, sikakek terus saja mendesak. Akhirnya, dengan keterpaksaan, mereka berdua pun akhirnya menikah. Tentu saja pernikahan keduanya dipenuhi dengan pertengkaran, intrik dan konflik. Dan akhirnya memutuskan untuk berpisah. Setelah berpisah cukup lama membuat Hansel dan Greya saling merindu, mereka menyadari telah saling jatuh cinta. Akhirnya, mereka memutuskan untuk tetap bersama. Namun, kebahagiaan belum kunjung menghampiri mereka. Identitas mereka yang sebenarnya malah terbongkar dan membuat hubungan mereka kembali merenggang. Kira-kira identitas apa yang saling mereka sembunyikan itu? Dan, apakah mereka akan tetap bertahan meski rentetan masalah selalu datang ke pernikahan mereka?

I, Darcy Cowell, have been secretly married to my husband, Frank Winston, for seven years. He is the president of a company and has just hired a new assistant. The new assistant, Johanna Scott, is well-behaved and has a voluptuous figure. Scandalous rumors about her and Frank quickly spread throughout the company. Feeling uneasy, I seek Frank out for answers, only to overhear him telling his good friend over the phone. "I'm not interested in her. My wife, Darcy, will always be my only love." I am filled with warmth and relief at those words. A fire suddenly breaks out at the company banquet, and I get crushed under a falling cabinet. Yet, as my life hangs in the balance, Frank turns to run toward Johanna. When I next regain consciousness, I find that I have survived but lost my unborn child forever. This time, I truly lose all faith in Frank. Our child is gone, and I want him gone from my life as well.