Shinbis House Hari

"Kencang sekali ... sudah haus sekali, ya?" Malam Valentine itu, aku dan sepasang suami-istri yang juga sahabatku melakukan perjalanan darat pulang ke kampung halaman. Tak disangka, istrinya yang sedang setengah sadar, salah mengenaliku sebagai suaminya. Tangan kecilnya yang lembut mulai meraba-raba paha kerasku. Sesekali, dia menggesekkan sepasang buah dada putihnya ke arahku. "Sayang ... mainkan si kecil nakalmu ini, dong!" Mendengar itu, mana mungkin aku bisa menahan diri lagi.

Akasia Liliana tidak pernah menyangka teriakan frustrasinya di jembatan kala itu merubah hidupnya secara cepat. Lia bertemu dengan Damian Naradipta. Lelaki tampan, kaya raya, tetapi berengsek yang membuatnya menuruti perjanjian menjadi kekasih palsunya. Akankah Lia kuat menjalani hidup selama 6 bulan sebagai pacar pura-pura lelaki itu?

Ketika ada pembunuh bayaran yang mengincar Kaisar, suamiku yang merupakan Komandan Pengawal Kekaisaran sedang berusaha menenangkan cinta pertamanya yang telah pergi karena merajuk. Aku tidak menyalakan suar isyarat yang kupegang. Sebaliknya, dalam keadaan hamil besar, aku berdiri di depan Kaisar dan menggunakan tubuhku sebagai perisai agar dia terbebas dari bahaya. Ini karena di kehidupan lampau, setelah aku menyalakan suar isyarat, suamiku meninggalkan cinta pertamanya untuk datang menyelamatkan Kaisar. Suamiku dianugerahi gelar Adipati Pelindung Kaisar atas jasanya dalam menyelamatkan Kaisar, tetapi cinta pertamanya jatuh ke dalam perangkap dan langsung meninggal di tempat. Suamiku tidak mengatakan apa pun. Namun, pada hari aku melahirkan, dia melemparku ke sarang binatang buas. Dengan wajah penuh kesedihan, aku bertanya apa alasannya berbuat seperti itu. Dia hanya melirikku dengan dingin dan menjawab, "Kaisar punya banyak pengawal, kenapa harus aku yang datang? Kamu pasti hanya peduli pada kekuasaan dan kekayaan, makanya kamu baru sengaja membuatku pergi menyelamatkannya! Kalau kamu tidak menyalakan suar isyarat, Ratna tidak akan mati! Aku mau kamu rasakan penderitaan yang berkali-kali lipat lebih parah dari yang dialami Ratna!" Pada akhirnya, aku menjadi santapan binatang buas. Bahkan anak dalam kandunganku pun dilahap habis. Ketika membuka mata lagi, aku kembali ke hari Kaisar diincar pembunuh bayaran.

Chandler Mayward, a phenomenal centerfold lady which made her the apple of the eye for the hottest and sexy alpha Montague Bluebird, the owner of the biggest and prestigious Bluebird Publishing House worldwide and tied a knot with him. Despite all these, Chandler couldn’t give the CEO' s wish... a child to complete his happiness. She will never have a child on her own but through a surrogate mother which Montague greatly rejects. Until Alexandra Parker who had worked in the company as Editor-in-chief took a year leave to meet her grandma in Brazil while working on a special assignment for the publishing company. After three years, she went home to get her son treated of brain tumor but encountered Montague together with her estranged twin sister and offered her a great sum of money to save her son’s life. Deeply disturbed and alarmed by the situation, Montague wanted to dig deep into Alexandra’s whereabouts and her son while Chandler will do everything to keep him by her side. What is the gravest thing can Chandler do to keep her adorable and passionate husband by her side? How will Montague deal with the twins after lies and deceit were revealed to him?

Coral learns her entire life had been a lie, she’s forced to come to terms with the fact that she comes from a long line of Pure Elemental Conjurers whose abilities and genetics are very unique in their world. Coral is told she’s a fire elemental, and not just that, she’s what society calls an Elementalist. A unique elemental with the ability to not only control the four main elements of the earth, but has an unlimited amount of power. Her rear ability has only been seen once, on her ancestor, and due to the purity of her family’s bloodline she inherited that ability from that ancestor. Coral will slowly struggle to maintain her sanity among a world of abnormalities, especially when her identity becomes revealed and everyone at the academy finds out she is the illegitimate daughter of Steven Carter and Bella Ray. This revelation puts her directly into the spotlight, and her words and actions constantly draw the attention of students. More than once, Coral will be forced down by her insecurities and fears, and the new revelations regarding her parent’s death.

Nate caught her hand as she turned away. “Say yes, Dahlia.” She didn’t look at him. “To what this time?” His smile was slow, dangerous. “To letting me eat you tonight” Her breath stilled. “You don’t take hints, do you?” “Only the ones that sound like maybe.” His thumb traced her palm, his voice low enough to make her heartbeat trip. She pulled back, just barely. “Goodnight, Nate.” He grinned, unbothered. “Night, wife. I’ll ask again tomorrow.” *********** When ruthless CEO Dahlia Reyes discovers her boyfriend and her best friend in bed together-and plotting to steal her inheritance—she does the most un-Dahlia thing imaginable. She drinks too much and wakes up married to a sex worker. Her “husband,” Nate, is charming, infuriating, and far too comfortable calling her wife. Dahlia’s ready to annul the whole disaster-until she learns she legally can’t for a year. Desperate to save face (and maybe twist fate in her favor), Dahlia decides to use the fake marriage to her advantage. What she doesn’t know is that Nate isn’t the broke drifter and he's watching her with equal parts amusement and admiration. Now, between public appearances, the plotting of the evil people ready to ruin their lives, staged affection, and the slow burn of something too real to fake, Dahlia’s carefully built walls begin to crack. And Nate? He’s determined to make sure she falls-for him, for real, and hard. A story of betrayal, accidental vows, and the slow, intoxicating fall between a woman who doesn’t believe in love and a man who plans to prove her wrong.

Pada hari ketiga dinas di luar provinsi, grup WhatsApp wali murid putraku yang sudah lama sepi tiba-tiba kedatangan seorang anggota baru. Saat aku mengeklik pesan suara yang dikirimnya, terdengar suara wanita yang asing dan manis. "Halo semuanya, saya guru bahasa Indonesia baru di sekolah ini, sekaligus ibunya Daniel. Mohon bimbingannya, semuanya!" Seluruh tubuhku kaku. Aku mengeklik daftar anggota grup dan membandingkannya berulang kali. Putraku bernama Daniel. Dia adalah ibu Daniel, lalu aku ini siapa? Aku segera menelepon suamiku, "Apa ada orang yang salah masuk ke grup wali murid anak kita?" Di ujung telepon, suaranya sempat terhenti sejenak, lalu dia tertawa seolah tidak terjadi apa-apa. "Oh, mungkin salah masuk. Ada banyak anak di sekolah, nama yang sama itu wajar. Ada apa memangnya?" Aku menjawab tidak ada apa-apa sambil tersenyum. Namun, setelah menutup telepon, malam itu juga aku langsung memesan tiket pesawat dan terbang menuju sekolah putraku.

Half an hour later, Rowan called to say, "Chairman, I have checked, Miss Grainne is safe now, she is taking her son on a trip to Switzerland." "Are you in Switzerland?” Carwyn Levi frowned, the anxiety in his heart finally subsided. "Yes, that's right, Harry's school organizes an event for parents, it's going to Switzerland to see the snowy mountains. Did you forget? This activity is sponsored by you." Rowan said respectfully. Too many things happened in the past few months, so how can you remember something as small as this? Rowan continued: "Yes boss, there's one more thing, I don't know if I should say it or not." Carwyn Levi's face revealed an annoyed look, "If you have something to say, say it right away, don't hide it." Rowan replied: "Boss, Miss Grainne is going to Switzerland this time with Liam William of the William family. According to my investigation, Liam William participates in activities as the father of baby Harry." Carwyn Levi felt like he heard a thunderclap in his ears. Liam William as Harry's father to go to Switzerland with their mother and daughter? Just thinking about how Liam William would most likely be sleeping in the same bed as Grainne, hearing Harry coax an uncle William's voice, Carwyn Levi felt a chill all over her body. He clenched his fists and said to Rowan on the other end of the line: "Book me a plane ticket to Switzerland, tomorrow morning to the hospital and take me to the airport!" I was worried for her safety and rushed here to see if she was safe, but she and Liam William went to Switzerland to see the snow?

When I visit my girlfriend's house during the Christmas holidays, her cousin, Antonio Esposito, humiliates me in front of everyone because of a scar on the back of my hand. "This scar looks like a remnant of the crossfire with the mafia! Bianca, why did you think that bringing an ex-convict home was a good idea?" The entire Romano family stares at me in a mixture of horror and shock. My girlfriend, Bianco Romano, even shakes my hand off while staring at me in disgust. Not only does Antonio flip the table, but he also calls over a few hooligans in an attempt to take me to the local police station. "We must teach scumbags like him a lesson!" he declares. After that, Antonio and the hooligans strip off my jacket and strap me to the tree in the courtyard. They then attempt to force me to admit that I'm working for the mafia. I can only gnash my teeth together stubbornly, refusing to yield no matter what. What they don't know is that the scar is a medal from my time in a peacekeeping war as a soldier!

Children beware, and please give care of things that go bump in the night. It all seems like fun when you provoke mayhem and run through the graveyard to give one a fright. Please heed our warning from dusk until morning giving caution to the naive. Goblins and Ghouls wait on the foolishly brave to pull beyond the hallow grave.