Self-deceit

Liam is a runaway, who is trying to make a better life away from his abusive family, and has to continue to run

Rosanna Jung, gadis kelahiran Berastagi yang merantau ke Pulau Jawa. Menempuh pendidikan Fakultas Pertanian di Unpad Jatinangor, Bandung, Jawa Barat. Ia memiliki banyak prestasi. Namun, Rosanna belum pernah merasakan cinta. Hingga akhirnya ia bertemu dengan Johansen Aritonang pariban dari Bandung yang tak pernah dikenalnya. Ia anak dari kakak lelaki tertua ibunya yang merantau ke Jawa dan menghilang tanpa kabar. Dengan gigih, Johansen mendekati Rosanna yang tidak tahu apa-apa tentang cinta, tetapi begitu mempertahankan apa yang diyakininya. Keyakinan yang ditanamkan oleh abangnya, Anjun Ananta Jung, sejak ia remaja. Selain itu, Rosanna dekat dengan seniornya di ukema fotografi bernama Esa Sandjaya, berasal dari Jakarta. Selama ini, Esa memendam rasa terhadap Rosa, tetapi urung diutarakan. Ia takut ditolak setelah mendengar rumor di antara mahasiswa di kampusnya. Esa yang akan lulus, memperhatikan Johansen yang begitu gencar mendekati Rosa, ia menjadi termotivasi untuk mengatakan perasaannya sebelum acara wisuda. Rosa terkejut dengan pengakuan Esa. Rosa begitu mengagumi seniornya itu. Dengan gembira, ia menerima perasaan Esa. Melihat hal itu, Johansen menjadi begitu kesal. Ia tak pernah kalah sebelumnya, apalagi masalah perempuan. Johansen berhasil merebut Rosa dari tangan Esa. Ia begitu bangga dengan pencapaiannya kali ini. Selayaknya tebu, abis manis sepah dibuang. Perangainya berubah. Semua sikap baik yang ditunjukkannya sebelumnya hanya tipuan sebagai upaya untuk mendapatkan Rosa. Rosa merasa tertipu. Ia menyesali semuanya. Sebenarnya apa yang terjadi dengannya sampai merasa tertipu? Bagaimana sifat Johansen sebenarnya? Apa yang terjadi dengan hubungan mereka kemudian? Bagaiman reaksi Esa saat Johansen merebut Rosa? Bagaimana nasib Rosa selanjutnya? Selamat membaca semoga suka.

"So many promises, so many dreams. They all broke today," his voice resonated. "Your promise of loving me till the last breath of your life, your dream of becoming my wife and giving birth to my children….they all are shattering today, princesa," tears rolled down from her eyes at his words which made him wrap his arm around her waist. "Ssh …. don't cry. Maybe not love but I do feel sympathy for your tears as I had been living with you for so many days," he uttered while wiping her tears with his knuckles. "Besides, I am not that heartless so let's ease up your heartbreak a bit. Okay?" He uttered. "So not in front of this world but I can please you like a husband pleases his wife behind closed doors and…." He thrusted his face closer to hers. "On my bed…. just like last night where you let me devour every inch of your skin, princesa," She teared up more because that was the truth. She had actually surrendered her everything to him last night. Her heart, her soul, her body…. everything to him with no shield last night. She gave him the virtue of her body but only to let him taint it with his sin which she was believing as his love. Feeling him wrapping his arm more firmly around her waist, she found him untying the knot of her night robe. "So, how about I make you forget about your heartbreak by taking you to my bed?" he rasped in her ear, completely untying her night robe and his next words crushed her soul cruelly. "As I am sure that would be the best way to cure the pain of a prostitute's daughter and her deceitful love,"

I accompany my husband, Michael Yates, to a stationed assignment on a remote island. Out at sea, a sudden storm hits. The ship capsizes and begins to sink. As the commanding officer, my husband gives the last life vest to his so-called godsister, Naomi Hollister. I don't cry or scream. I just watch silently as he carefully fastens the straps around her body. In my past life, I had clutched my pregnant belly and begged him for help. After a brief hesitation, he finally put the vest on me. But Naomi was swept away by the waves, and her body later washed up on shore. Only half of it remained. Michael insisted it wasn't my fault. He also said that saving me was his duty, both morally and professionally. He even took leave to stay by my side before I gave birth. But when my water broke in the dead of night, he pushed me into the sea. His eyes were bloodshot and burning with hatred. "Leah, if it weren't for you, Mimi would still be alive! Did you really have to force me to give you the vest when you were just pregnant? Couldn't you have waited a little longer? Why do you get to live? Go down there and die with her!" I drown, and fish tear my body apart. I die without even a full corpse left behind. And then, I open my eyes. I'm back on the day of the storm.

Emily Danvers is the portrait of perfection like any bride should be. Bound by blood but haunted by duty and desire. One reckless touch of ruin dares to challenge her world like a thief in the night. Sending her spiraling into a quest of lust and self discovery. Will Emily choose to shatter the chains of familiarity or be casted to the dark side forevermore in this intoxicating romance.

Daphne Laurel fell in love with one of her best friends, Rhodly but Rhodly has already someone special in his heart that made Daphne break into pieces. She tried to win his heart but she failed and one morning, she found herself naked next to her best friend Gilbert Ono. her parents forced her to get married to Gilbert even if she doesn't love him while Gilbert loves her silently. Amid their married life, Gilbert showed her his true love for her. He took care of her. Daphne can't deny the fact that little by little Gilbert captured her heart but one day, she found out that the day she woke up beside Gilbert naked was just a plan and what made her hurt the most was the truth that her husband, Gilbert was one of the masterminds of that plan. She broke up with him but when he left, her heart keep on searching for his presence and caring. What does she need to follow, her mind which keeps telling her, he doesn't worthy of her love, or her heart which keeps reminding her how he truly loves her?

Vito lays down his rules: She belongs to him now. No escape. No other men. No defiance. But Ortensia isn’t one to submit so easily. She pushes him, taunts him, tempts him. And when she disobeys, he makes sure she learns her lesson… in ways that leave her breathless. Their nights are filled with heated battles, rough punishments, and forbidden touches. He swears he won’t fall for her tricks, won’t let her get under his skin. But every time she fights him, he only wants to break her more to hear her beg, to see her surrender… But in this twisted game of dominance and desire, who will truly end up owned?

My wolf went insane after I watched my parents take their own lives right before my eyes. My childhood protector, Alexander, had to hold me every night. The only thing that can soothe my wolf is Alexander's Alpha scent. Later, Sophie, the Beta he cherished, took her own life, leaping from a bridge into the sea. Everyone thought I had pushed Sophie into the sea, so that I could have Alexander all to myself. The warmth Alexander once had for me was gone, replaced by an endless, desolate disappointment. He kept whispering, "Why... did it have to be this way?" But when a vampire’s lethal curse came for me, he still drained his Alpha strength to take the fatal blow. As he lay dying, he used his last ounce of strength to wipe a tear from my cheek. "It was my fault… I spoiled you, Elena. I never should have… brought you into my pack." Alexander's parents, the former Alpha and Luna, called me a cursed Omega. They said I was a calamity, that I was the one who destroyed their proud, noble Alpha son. Consumed by regret, I went to the altar of the Moon Goddess and offered my soul. I begged for a second chance, even if it cost me my soul's eternal peace. When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day Alexander discovered my sick obsession with him—my desperate need to claim him as my mate. This time, I would crush every delusional fantasy. My only wish was for him to find his true mate and live a long, powerful, peaceful life. As for me… my life was a price I was willing to pay.

Synopsis –CEO’s wife who chose Herself Elaine Flores married into power — but never into love. Bound by a family arrangement, she became the wife of billionaire heir Aron Salazar, a man who believed he was trapped in a marriage he didn’t choose. For five years, Elaine tried to be enough — quiet, patient, understanding. Pero sa likod ng lahat ng iyon, unti-unti siyang nauubos. When Aron finally admits he cannot love her the way she deserves, Elaine does the unexpected. She walks away. Walang drama. Walang paghihiganti. Just one suitcase and her dignity. Alone in Singapore, she rebuilds her life in the ruthless world of high finance. What begins as survival turns into transformation. Through discipline, brilliance, and quiet strength, Elaine rises from an overlooked strategist to a respected global risk architect. Ang babaeng minamaliit noon ay ngayon, siya na ang hinahangaan. But power has a way of crossing paths again. When business forces Aron back into her world, he no longer finds the soft-spoken wife he left behind. He meets a woman who negotiates without fear, commands respect effortlessly, and no longer needs his validation. Now equals in the global arena, they are forced to confront the past — and the truth: Hindi niya lang iniwan ang isang asawa. He lost a woman who chose herself. The CEO’s wife who chose Herself is a story of growth, redemption, and a love rebuilt not by obligation — but by choice.

After being accepted into Doctors Without Borders, I handed over the position of Chief at the capital’s hospital to Elaine Brown. My best friend frowned at me. "You’re destroying any chance of a future with Jeffrey if you go.” I gave him a faint smile. "I'm just returning him to the woman he's always had in his heart." In my previous life, Jeffrey Carter and I were the infamous bickering couple everyone in our circle knew to avoid. He resented me for refusing to replace Elaine when she applied to join Doctors Without Borders. She later caught an infection and died on the job. I resented him for his hypocrisy. If he loved Elaine so much, why did he agree to my parents' demands to care for me for the rest of our lives? We spent seven years of marriage together, yet the best we ever wished for each other was a miserable death. However, amid the gunfire and chaos on the battlefield, he used his last ounce of strength to shield me completely when his heart was pierced by a bullet. "I've arranged for someone to meet you. Once the sweep ends, run. You must survive!" he whispered, his voice fading. "I'll protect you fully in this life… and in the next, we’ll never meet. "Elaine, I'm doing this for you." However, the bomb dropped from above gave us no chance to escape, and we were both annihilated. When I opened my eyes, I had returned to the eve of our wedding. Jeffrey… In this life, I would fulfill your wish.