Señora

The night of our mating ceremony, my destined Alpha, Alex, basically tossed a three-year temporary mate bond agreement at me. He said he only had eyes for one wolf girl, Lily, an Omega. He told me he’d wait until the day he was in charge of the pack, then he’d personally cut our mate bond. Lily would be his one and only. That was until Lily had a huge fight with him and just up and vanished. Alex, after too many nights drowning his sorrows, accidentally marked me. It seemed like he was finally starting to get that I was his real mate. He even started willingly holding me as we fell asleep. Just when I thought Alex had totally accepted me, Lily came back. To save Lily’s mom, Alex didn’t think twice about giving up his own precious life force. To make Lily happy, he publicly shamed me at the Moon Festival, even snatching the only moonstone bracelet my grandma had left me. Lily smashed the bracelet, and my heart broke right along with it. On our third bonding anniversary, Alex booked my favorite restaurant, wanting to say sorry. But what he didn't know was that I’d already broken our mate bond. I wasn't going back.

Pada tahun 1998, di tengah krisis moneter yang mengguncang negeri yang sebelumnya tenteram, hidup seorang pemuda bernama Awan di Kota Bengawan. Awalnya, Awan adalah seorang pemuda yang tidak terlalu mempedulikan dunia politik yang seringkali terasa jauh dari kehidupan sehari-harinya. Ia hanya ingin hidup tenang bersama teman-temannya, menjalani hari-hari dengan canda dan tawa. Namun, nasib memutar halaman hidupnya dengan cara yang tak terduga. Suatu malam, saat berkumpul dengan teman-temannya di sekitar gedung pemerintah, langit tiba-tiba mendung dan aparat keamanan datang tanpa aba-aba. Mereka menuduh Awan sebagai otak di balik vandalisme pro demokrasi dan oposisi yang telah menghiasi dinding gedung pemerintah. Awan yang bingung berusaha menjelaskan bahwa ia tidak terlibat, tetapi aparat tak mendengarkan. Tanpa pengadilan, Awan ditahan di markas tentara yang suram. Di sana, ia bertemu para aktivis yang berjuang untuk reformasi, menceritakan pengorbanan dan perlakuan keras yang mereka alami di tangan pemerintah yang keras kepala. Setelah beberapa hari yang terasa seperti tahun di tahanan, Awan tiba-tiba dibebaskan oleh seorang penyelamat misterius. Kembali ke rumah dengan pertanyaan yang belum terjawab, Awan merasa bahwa ia harus terlibat dalam perjuangan untuk perubahan. Kisahnya yang diawali dengan ketidakpastian telah mengubah jalan hidupnya. Awan tumbuh menjadi pahlawan dalam perjuangan melawan tirani, menjadi suara bagi yang terpinggirkan, dan menjadi harapan bagi negeri yang terluka. Awan menemukan panggilannya dan menjadi pemberani dalam menghadapi tantangan yang datang.

Tak pernah terpikirkan sebelumnya oleh Aya, bahwa dia akan menikah dengan sahabatnya sendiri karena lelaki itu gay. Namun, demi memenuhi keinginan ayah dari sahabatnya itu, ia terpaksa menikahi Kevan; laki-laki yang terlihat gagah jika di depan orang lain, namun berubah kemayu jika sedang bersama dirinya saja. Perjuangan yang harus dilalui Aya menjadi istri Kevan tidaklah mudah. Apakah pada akhirnya ia berhasil atau mungkin malah menyerah dan membiarkan Kevan tetap memilih jalannya sendiri?

It was supposed to be just a night of a pleasurable mistake but when that night gave them an unexpected gift, Chyna and Hendrix will be wedded just for the sake of this gift. A wedding without any emotional connection, a story of a not-so-perfect married life, what will happen to the newly wedded and their blessing?

"Adji memiliki seorang istri bernama Naya, kehidupan keduanya setelah menikah tidak baik-baik saja, karena Naya selalu saja mempertanyakan pekerjaan Adji yang dianggapnya tidak jelas, berjualan sayuran. Naya merasa malu dengan status suaminya yang miskin itu. Akan tetapi, suatu ketika, identitas Adji terbongkar sehingga membuat Naya dan juga mertuanya terkejut."

Rumah tangga Fahmi dan Hanum tampak sangat harmonis. Mereka bahkan memiliki dua orang anak yang baik. Namun, semua berubah saat Hani, kakak kandung Hanum datang ke kediaman mereka karena sedang bermasalah dengan suaminya. Sayangnya, tak ada yang percaya perbuatan mereka saat Hanum mengadu. Bagaimana kisah Hanum selanjutnya? Mampukah kehidupan rumah tangga Hanum dan Fahmi kembali harmonis? Ataukah mereka memilih untuk berpisah?

Mi pareja en línea resultó ser… mi jefe. Pero claro, él no tiene ni idea de que la persona del otro lado del chat soy yo. Y lo peor es que, una y otra vez, insiste en que quiere conocernos en persona. ¡Madre mía! Si eso ocurriera, terminaría en un estado fatal al día siguiente. Así que, sin dudarlo, lo dejé. Después de eso, se puso de un humor terrible, y toda la empresa tuvo que pagar las consecuencias con horas extras. Y pues… ¿cómo decirlo? Por mi salud mental y física, volver con él… tampoco suena tan mal.

O maior erro que já cometi na vida foi me apaixonar pelo meu meio-irmão Alfa, Cayden Gates. Eu tinha 12 anos quando minha mãe se casou de novo, e ele foi o único na nova alcateia que me tratou com gentileza. Me apaixonei por ele à primeira vista. Quando eu tinha 16 anos, fui atacada por lobos selvagens, e ele enfrentou dez deles sozinho para me proteger. Aos 18, ele foi envenenado por prata. Quase morreu. Foi quando minha loba me disse que ele era meu companheiro destinado. Sem hesitar, doei minha medula óssea para salvá-lo. Naquela noite, olhando para ele dormindo com o rosto pálido, não resisti e beijei o canto dos seus lábios. Ele abriu os olhos naquele exato momento, o rosto corado. — Tessa, somos irmãos. Você não deveria ultrapassar esse limite. A partir daquele dia, ele começou a me evitar, como se eu fosse um erro que ele não podia se permitir cometer. Sua noiva, Rosie Lloyd, tinha sido diagnosticada com uma doença sanguínea rara, e eu era a única doadora compatível. Pela primeira vez, ele me implorou. — Se você aceitar salvá-la, eu concordo com qualquer coisa. Mas eu já estava fraca por causa do transplante de medula. Doar sangue de novo poderia me matar. Eu disse não, e no final Rosie morreu. Ele não derramou uma única lágrima, como se nada tivesse acontecido. Mas no funeral dela, ele destruiu o retrato que eu tinha pintado dele na frente de todos e disse friamente: — Que nojo você ter a audácia de sonhar em ficar com seu próprio irmão. Depois disso, me tornei uma vergonha, motivo de piada por onde passava. A humilhação e o desespero me consumiram por completo, e em um momento de confusão, caí no lago e me afoguei. Quando abro os olhos de novo, estou de volta ao momento em que ele me implora por sangue. Eu digo sim, calmamente. Considero isso a última dívida que tenho com a família Gates. Cayden, a partir de agora, acabou entre nós. Não existe mais nenhum laço nos unindo.

Jealousy, obsession, and secrets lurk beneath the surface, threatening to tear Lily's world apart, as she navigates the twist and turns of love and friendship, she must decide which boy is truly right for her and face the consequences of her choices. ______________________ Eighteen-year-old Lily Davis, who has never been in an intimate relationship, finds her self-torn between two boys in her senior year. Mark, the arrogant, cocksure and most popular boy in school who commands attention with his entourage wielding his sharp wit to garner both envy and admiration. On the other hand, there's Ethan, the enigmatic newcomer, captivating attention with his mere presence. His tall and attractive physique a magnet that draws admiring glances toward him. Lily was never interested in getting a boyfriend but her bestfriend puts the idea in her head, along as the sudden apperence of Ethan who caught her attention at first glance. She makes an attempt to know Ethan but later finds out Mark is his childhood bestfriend and because of this, she gets close to both of them, drawn to their unique personalities. But soon, Lily realizes that there is more to them than their perfect smile and handsome faces. The secret and unsaid words that hid beneath their Charming personality comes to light as she finds out that the perfect truth can turn out to be the biggest lie. Does she really love them? Or is she caught in a web of manipulation? Can she really trust who they say they are?

Di tengah malam, aku berlutut lemas di ambang jendela, terengah-engah dengan napas berat, dan air liurku menetes tanpa bisa kucegah. Di belakangku, teman sekelas anakku dari sekolah olahraga itu merobek stoking hitamku dengan kasar, lalu meraba pantatku yang bulat dan montok. Dia mencengkeram rambutku erat dan berbisik dengan nada menggoda, "Tante, apa anakmu tahu, kalau kamu seliar ini?" Tepat saat itu, ayahnya juga masuk. "Nak, kamu masih kecil, banyak hal yang belum kamu pahami. Ayah akan mengajarimu..."