Senyum Smirk

Kita tidak bisa memilih dengan siapa kita jatuh cinta. Jika kita mencintai orang yang seharusnya tidak kita cintai, apakah itu salah? Lantas, siapa yang harus disalahkan? Apakah dua insan yang diberi karunia itu, ataukah Tuhan yang menciptakan perasaan tersebut? Pertanyaan dan pemikiran ini terus berkecamuk di otak Indira, seorang wanita karir yang sukses, ibu dari seorang anak yang unggul, serta istri dari seorang Jaksa muda yang berwibawa. Hidupnya selalu tampak sempurna di mata semua orang, walaupun pada kenyataannya, Indira tidak pernah merasa bahagia. Tujuh tahun pernikahan dengan Anggara harus ia tutupi dengan kebohongan-kebohongan, serta senyum dan tawa palsu. Namun, ketika cinta berpihak kepadanya, ia malah melabuhkan hatinya kepada Arjuna, seorang Insinyur Sipil yang bekerja di proyek pembangunan kantornya. Hanya di depan Arjuna, Indira bisa menjadi dirinya yang sesungguhnya. Jujur dan utuh! Tapi sayangnya, mereka berdua tidak selayaknya memadu kasih. Inikah yang Indira cari selama ini? Ataukah hanya keputusasaan sesaat? (Cover by Verona)

Olivia, gadis berusia dua puluh empat tahun, tak pernah menyangka hidupnya akan berubah secepat itu. Ibunya, Sheila, baru saja menikah dengan pria tampan berusia empat puluh tahun bernama Adrian — seseorang yang berwibawa, tenang, dan terlalu menawan untuk usia setengah baya. Namun kebahagiaan itu tak bertahan lama. Sebuah kecelakaan merenggut nyawa Sheila, meninggalkan Olivia dan Adrian dalam rumah yang sama—dua jiwa yang kehilangan, tapi perlahan terikat oleh sesuatu yang tak seharusnya ada. Suatu malam, dalam keadaan mabuk dan rapuh, batas antara duka dan keinginan mulai kabur. Malam itu seharusnya tak pernah terjadi. Namun setelahnya, tak ada yang sama lagi. Adrian mulai menemukan ketenangan dalam senyum Olivia, sementara Olivia sendiri tak tahu bagaimana menghapus bayangan pria yang seharusnya ia panggil Ayah tiri. "Sshh... Om, jangan berhenti.” Apakah keduanya akan terus berpura-pura tidak terjadi apa-apa—atau justru tenggelam semakin dalam dalam hubungan terlarang yang membakar perlahan?

"Singkirkan perempuan itu dari hidup anakku." Tumpukan uang dalam koper yang kini tersuguh di depan mata membuat Laura bersiul. Uh, halo sayang-sayangku. Tangannya dengan jari berkuteks merah merayap kearah koper, menjamah lembaran uang yang tak sabar dibawa pulang olehnya. Laura tersentak, menahan diri agar tak merengut masam saat koper tersebut dijauhkan dari jangakuannya. "Apa kau yakin bisa membuat mereka berpisah? Keduanya sudah bersama sejak kecil. Dan menjalin hubungan sedari SMA hingga sekarang." Tawa renyah Laura mengudara. Menyelipkan anak rambut ke belakang telinga, ia condongkan tubuh kearah calon partner bisnisnya itu. "Tenang saja, tak ada yang bisa menolak pesona seorang Laura." Yakinnya sembari mengedipkan satu mata. Menelan ragu, wanita paruh baya itu menyodorkan sebuah foto. Target yang harus Laura taklukan agar uang seratus juta jatuh kepelukannya. Senyum yang sedari tadi merekah seketika layu, ketika kedua netranya menemukan bahwa target tersebut merupakan orang yang paling ingin ia hindari di muka bumi!

"Please, I didn't betray you! I gave up everything for you. Don't I deserve your trust?" Celeste fell to her knees, pleading with her husband, Damien. "My trust? Hah, that's not something I'd give to a filthy slut," Damien said coldly, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. ****** Celeste's world shattered on their wedding anniversary. The man she loved and her dearest friend had conspired against her. They betrayed her, framed her, and humiliated her without mercy. But the worst part? They even locked her away in a mental institution, stripping her of her freedom. What could Celeste do to fight back? She had only one choice—ruthless revenge. "If they dare to betray me, they must face the full force of my wrath!" When Celeste finally let go of love, however,Damien suddenly changed. He pulled Celeste into a firm embrace "I've been searching for you so long. Please, forgive me and love me again!" But Celeste merely gazed at him, her voice devoid of emotion. "That is not something I give to you, my ex-husband."

After watching her father mistreat her mother when she was younger, Ophelia promised that she would not to fall for any man. She would keep her heart to herself. But Jeremy Maxwell weaved his way into her pure heart with a lot of promises and shattered it by cheating on her. Left heartbroken, Ophelia started to think that ALL MEN ARE THE SAME. Well, that didn’t last for long as she met Demetrius Valecian. He was a famous, cold and wealthy billionaire in Texas who had a crazy distaste for ladies after what his ex-girlfriend did to him. Their meeting was bumpy and she ended up annoying Demetrius. Typical, right. Some months later, life pushes her into a situation where she had to seek a job at his company. How would she react when she find out that the person she had insulted a few months ago, was going to be her boss? What did Demetrius have in store for her? And why did he keep intimidating her with an evil smirk whenever he saw her? He was not going to let her off the hook. There was no doubt about that.

"If you take an inch towards me, that's it. Your fate is forever sealed!” Frederico said, with a smirk on his lips. I have no option, I can't let my father die because of my selfish decision, so I gave him my word. "Yes. I agree, Red. I will be your toy!" Nothing could have prepared Rose to face the man she left behind eight years ago—her ex-boyfriend, who is now a ruthless Mafia lord. But this time, she’s entirely at his mercy. Frederico Grey Di Grazia has become a cold-blooded billionaire, a man who lives for power and control. Once the man she loved, he's now a figure of vengeance, dominating the darkest depths of the Italian underworld. Trapped in his twisted game, Rose must make an impossible choice: surrender to Frederico’s brutal whims or risk everything to defy him. But as his intentions grow darker and his interest in her becomes dangerously possessive, Rose begins to understand that escape might cost more than her freedom—it could cost her heart.

“You like being fucked by your bodyguard, Mr. CEO?” Nolan growled, thrusting deeper making Milo moan louder, rolling his eyes. “Stop running that smart mouth and take this.” He thrust harder. Milo Eves had always hated the idea of having a bodyguard. He is rich, and full of attitude. The youngest CEO in the industry, who knows how to secure a deal easily with his sharp mouth and how to get under people’s skin with that perfect smirk and sharp tongue. But when a threat puts a target on his back, the board forces him to hire a bodyguard. Nolan Ashford—cold, quiet, Assassin who takes the role of being a bodyguard for a spoilt brat, Milo. Milo hates him at first sight. Until he gets pinned against a wall and realizes how good hate can feel when it’s deep, rough, and hard enough to make him beg. It’s supposed to be just once. But Nolan keeps coming back. And Milo? He keeps letting him. Until the night they forget the condom…. And Milo starts feeling strange, A test is carried out and it comes out positive. The CEO is pregnant!!

"My brothers an I had a deal," he murmured drawing small patterns on my bare back with his fingers. "What, deal?" I asked between gasps. The light feathered touches were driving me crazy.... sending delicious shivers down my spine. "Hmmmm." Zephyr hummed low in his throat, and his gaze dropped to my lips. _kiss me_ I wanted to scream, but I couldn't. "Wagered on who will win you over first. But I'm guessing you don't want a contest do you?" he lip curled into a wicked smirk, "I'm guessing, little wolf, that you want all three of us." My eyes drift shut... "But the problem is...Will you be able to handle all three of us, Aurora?" ********* When her mate's betrayal leaves her shattered, Aurora is thrust into the land of the rogues and caught between the three rogue King Brothers, who were sworn rivals. Her deep hatred for her mate, leads to unexpected alliances and a love she never saw coming. But will the love be enough to bring peace to their chaos?

I stared at Stefano lying on the floor. "Hey, this may hurt a little," I spoke, trying my best to adopt a professional tone. Stefano groaned softly, his lips curving into a faint, almost bitter smirk as he muttered, "Wouldn’t be the first time you’ve hurt me, Bella." ** Forced to clear her sick father's debt to the italian Mafia and pay her father hospital bills, the 23-year-old nurse is forced to accept risky jobs like treating criminals in the dead of the night. On the day Bella Smith learns of the shocking news that her bedridden boyfriend, Robin, has been transferred to another hospital outside the country, she is heartbroken and decides to go for a drink. But when Bella is asked to treat a handsome stranger at the hotel room, she finds out the stranger is her ex-boyfriend from high school and now he wouldn't let her go. Stefano Carlo gets everything he wants, now he wants to make Bella suffer from leaving him in the past, but as they navigate a contract marriage, they find themselves rekindling old feelings and threading through the dark underworld of the mafia.

“I Rebecca Antlas, reject you Tyler Carsted as my fated mate.” “Really? Is that your way of escaping me?” He asked with a smirk as he walked closer to her, ignoring the pain in his chest. Rebecca wanted to remain still to show him she wasn't intimidated by him but her legs began moving back on their own until her back was against the wall again. *** Death isn't the end of life, especially when your soul ends up in the body of a commoner after living your life as a famous celebrity. Why it happened, Ginger couldn't understand but now she's stuck in the body of Rebecca Antlas, working for a ruthless billionaire Tyler Carsted whom she hated. But is this really the truth? What happens when she discovers the true identity of Rebecca as a white wolf and that the man she hated more than her messed up life is actually her fated mate? Will she accept this new life of hers or will she reject him and seek for ways to return to the land of the dead? Will Tyler let her go or will he do everything in his power to keep her alive?