September 26 Zodiac Sign

Who knew "I DO" came with a price tag? *** Charlene, or Charlie, was an orphan. She had lived jumping from one foster home to another, where people told her what to do, what she could be and not, and what she deserved, which was not much. At 18, she said enough. She pursued a career as a model, taking her life into her own hands. At 20, she met Collin, a wealthy CEO who promised to marry her. She thought her dreams were finally coming true. But like everything else in her life, her fiancée ended up being a disappointment as she caught him cheating, leaving her with a broken heart and a career in shambles. Desperate to get her life back on track, she accepted an unusual job proposal. She agreed to marry the son of the man she saved by accident. In exchange, she would receive substantial compensation. Yeah! Why not? Right? It was not as if she had to fall in love with him. It was a mere business transaction where she had to act as his wife. Besides, love was overrated anyway. Money was what made the world go round. It was the immediate solution to her problems. That was where Isaac Saunders came into the picture. He was her unwilling groom, forced by his father to marry her. He was the sole heir of his family's billion-dollar company. But he had to marry the woman of his father's choosing to inherit his father's legacy. So, how would this arrangement even work when he only saw her as another gold digger? On the other hand, she only looked at this marriage as a contractual transaction. What then? How would these two deal with their new living arrangement, staying in the same house and playing husband and wife?

Eliana Deere, the heiress of a powerful pack of vampires, being the only daughter of Ross, its long-running ruler. A bright and secured future for her is waiting. The only problem is that she have never desired to live that kind of life. Hugo Smith, in an intense competition with his own brother for power, willing to do just literally anything in order to beat the latter. And to him, it does not matter who he bump into or turn against along the way.

I was madly in love with James Gates for 10 years. So mad that everyone in the Imperium said that I was addicted to him. How far did it go? I wouldn't allow any woman to get close to him. I wanted to eliminate every woman around him. In the end, James sent me to rehab. While others quit smoking, drinking, or gaming, I was quitting James. But later, I truly moved on from him. Yet, he regretted it and, in the pouring rain, begged me to love him again.

My childhood sweetheart and I are about to exchange rings at our wedding ceremony. Just then, a young woman charges into his arms and says pitifully, "Don't abandon me." My childhood sweetheart brought her home when he was in high school after chancing upon her by the roadside. Everyone knows how doting he is toward her. When she charges into his arms, she "accidentally" shoves me aside. I lose my balance and fall off the stage, knocking my head on the steps. I end up in a coma. When I wake up again, I'm taken back to the day my childhood sweetheart meets the young woman.

I sat at the table, watching the food grow cold, much like my heart. Today was my birthday. It was also Leslie Buck's birthday—Katherine White's childhood sweetheart. I unlocked my phone and opened Leslie's social media page. As expected, a new post awaited me. "Grateful to have you by my side for every birthday. Let's keep our promise to celebrate every one of them together in the future!" The photo showed two hands forming a heart in front of a cake. One of them was Katherine's. I could tell from the bracelet she wore. It was the one I had given her. I gave the post a like, then set my phone aside. Without hesitation, I dumped the dishes Katherine liked into the trash and went out to a restaurant to order the food I liked, celebrating my birthday alone. From now on, I would make sure to enjoy every birthday of mine.

I was the sole front desk clerk at a haunted hotel. Welcoming players, checking in on the bosses’ quarters, and slacking off a bit were all part of the job. At least, that was what I thought. It turned out my days were far from ordinary. A blood-drenched little girl in a tattered red dress kept ringing the service bell. Her eerie voice echoed, “Miss, why didn’t you come play with me?” A creepy black cat with glowing eyes wouldn’t stop meowing and rubbing against my legs. And then there was the old woman with claws like knives, cheerfully knitting me a sweater… out of players’ skin. One day, I took a day off to care for my sick mother. That was my biggest mistake. The entire game instance erupted in chaos. Bosses interrogated players, demanding to know where their precious front desk clerk had gone. “Did she abandon us? Is she never coming back?” I ran. They chased. But no matter how fast I fled, their grip on me only tightened. In the end, escape wasn’t an option.

When my son was born, I noticed a small, round birthmark on his arm. But the weird thing? By the time I opened my eyes again after giving birth, it was gone. I figured maybe I'd imagined it. That is, until the baby shower. My brother-in-law's son, born the same day as mine, had the exact same birthmark. Clear as day. That's when it hit me. I didn't say a word, though. Not then. I waited. Eighteen years later, at my son's college acceptance party, my brother-in-law stood up and dropped the truth bomb: the "amazing" kid I'd raised was theirs. I just smiled and invited him and his wife to take their "rightful" seats at the table.

My grandmother only knows how to draw one thing—infants. They're ugly, but people line up to buy the paintings. I watch as she takes those women into unlit rooms. Then, their bloodcurdling screams will ring out. Oddly enough, they always thank my grandmother when they're leaving. One day, I finally find out what exactly my grandmother paints. I discover the truth when I see an infant crawl out of one of the women's bellies—it looks just like the one my grandmother has painted.

Jiro! seorang pemuda yang dipilih langsung oleh Cahaya, untuk menghapus Kegelapan dari dunia ini. Kelahirannya mengundang bencana, yang dikenal sebagai 'Masa Kekacauan'. Hidup di alam tersembunyi yang indah dan damai, tidak membuatnya menjadi anak yang lemah dan manja. Ia berlatih setiap harinya di dalam hutan dan melawan binatang buas, membuatnya sering kali berada diambang kematian. Namun, keadaan itu justru membuatnya menjadi pejuang yang hebat suatu saat nanti, seperti seorang pahlawan manusia yang selalu diceritakan oleh ibunya setiap menjelang tidur. Kasih sayang Ibu dan Bibinya, membuatnya bertekad menjadi pejuang terhebat di dunia. Hingga pada suatu hari, di malam yang gelap, ratusan ras iblis berhasil masuk ke dalam alam rahasia, dan membumihanguskan alam serta desa tempat ia dibesarkan. Dengan keadaan yang mengharuskannya untuk bersembunyi, sedangkan Ibu, Bibi, dan orang-orang desa bertarung melawan ras iblis, membuatnya dilema dan merasa tidak berguna. Dalam kesendiriannya di tempat persembunyian, sebuah takdir yang hebat datang padanya. Tentang kekuatan yang diwariskan dari para Leluhur, membuatnya sangat percaya diri untuk memusnahkan seluruh ras iblis. Namun takdir berkata lain, ketika ia melihat desanya yang telah rata dengan tanah. Tanpa adanya seorang pun yang tersisa, membuatnya merasa putus asa dan tidak memiliki keinginan untuk tetap hidup. Hingga ia teringat kembali tentang ucapan Ibunya, yang mengatakan bahwa ia akan menjadi pejuang hebat yang akan mengalahkan kegelapan dan membawa perdamaian bagi manusia. Membuat tekadnya membara, dan berjanji pada dirinya sendiri, bahwa ia tidak akan mati sebelum memusnahkan seluruh kegelapan dari dunia ini. "Aku, Hikaru Jiro! Berjanji akan memusnahkan segala bentuk kegelapan dari dunia ini! Jika seluruh dunia diselimuti oleh kegelapan, maka aku akan mendatangi seluruh tempat di dunia untuk menjadi penerang, dan memusnahkan kegelapan!" Sumpah yang telah disaksikan oleh langit dan bumi, akankah Jiro berhasil melakukannya?

Meski sudah berulang kali mencoba untuk meyakinkan diri jika semua akan baik-baik saja, namun pada kenyataannya Derana tak bisa menghilangkan rasa kekhawatiran jika kehadiran Ilona kembali hanya akan mengancam biduk rumah tangganya dengan Haka. Derana terjebak oleh ketidakberdayaan yang membuatnya ingin menyerah pada kehidupan. Namun, takdir semesta tak bisa diterka dengan menghadirkan sosok yang tak diduga—Dia menyanggupi untuk membantu Derana membalaskan dendam dengan prasyarat bahwa wanita itu mau menjadi Istri kontraknya selama satu tahun. Tugasnya tidak mudah hingga membuat Derana maju-mundur dengan misi balas dendamnya. Lalu, akankah Derana menyetujui kontrak tersebut? Apa yang akan terjadi selanjutnya ketika Derana terjebak dengan pria yang penuh teka-teki dan rahasia di kehidupannya? Apa ia mampu mengendalikan perasaanya sendiri?