Side Swept Hair Men

Pada malam perayaan ulang tahun pernikahan kami yang pertama, aku tergeletak di atas karpet merah darah, hampir tak bernyawa. Suamiku, Mason, seorang bos mafia, justru merangkul teman masa kecilnya, Yani, sambil menikmati sampanye dan bercakap dengan gembira. Yani tahu aku alergi wijen. Jadi dia membuat setiap hidangan malam ini disiram saus wijen. Aku baru menggigit satu suap. Tenggorokanku langsung membengkak, paru-paruku seperti terbakar, dan ruam merah menjalar di kulitku. Di ambang sesak napas, aku mengerahkan seluruh tenagaku untuk meraih obat alergi di dalam sakuku. Tapi obat itu meleleh, lengket di telapak tanganku. Obatku ternyata telah ditukar menjadi kacang cokelat M&M! Melihat ekspresiku yang tak percaya, Yani tertawa. "Kejutan! Aku sengaja menyuruh Mason mengganti obatmu." "Kita semua tahu kamu cuma pura-pura alergi. Siapa sih yang cuma makan sedikit wijen saja langsung pingsan? Lebay banget." Aku terjatuh dari kursi, berbaring di lantai sambil susah payah bernapas. Di telingaku terdengar suara orang-orang lain yang sedang bertaruh berapa lama aku akan ‘berakting’ kali ini. "Mason… berikan obatku…" Aku memohon dengan suara parau. "Kumohon… aku benar-benar akan mati…" Dia menghela napas. "Drama banget. Kalian perempuan bisa nggak sih berhenti pakai kata ‘mati’ buat mengancam laki-laki? Apa aku belum cukup mencintaimu?" "Yani benar. Selama aku nggak peduli, kamu sendiri yang akan berhenti dengan akting murahan ini." Saat itu, hatiku terasa lebih sakit daripada tenggorokanku. Aku tak lagi menjelaskan apa pun. Dengan tangan gemetar, aku mengirim sinyal permintaan bantuan kepada keluargaku.

Aku adalah orang yang dipilih langsung oleh bos mafia, Vicky untuk menjadi tameng bagi gadis kecil yang dia cintai. Memasuki tahun ketiga pernikahan kami, aku sudah delapan kali diculik oleh musuh-musuhnya. Kali ini, Vicky datang membawa orang-orang untuk menyelamatkanku. Negosiasi bahkan belum berlangsung lima menit, telepon gadis itu pun masuk. “Kak Vicky, aku kalah main jujur atau tantangan. Aku harus mencium pria yang ada di sini, tapi aku ingin menyimpan ciuman pertamaku untukmu.” “Kamu bisa datang mencariku sekarang?” Tanpa ragu sedikit pun, Vicky pergi. Di saat yang sama, sebilah pisau menembus perut bagian bawahku dan darah merembes ke mana-mana. Seperti tujuh kali sebelumnya, anak buahnya menyelesaikan masalah dengan uang, lalu membawaku ke rumah sakit. Di dalam rumah sakit, aku mendengar mereka menebak-nebak apakah aku bisa hidup sampai gadis itu lebih mandiri. Mereka tertawa terbahak-bahak, hanya aku yang menangis. Misi menyelamatkan bos mafia gagal, aku akan segera dimusnahkan oleh sistem. Vicky, aku tak akan bisa hidup sampai hari itu.

Jessy Angelica Dimetri must be willing to replace Lenny Angela Dimetri, her twin sister who becomes David's wife. Lenny ran off with another man on her wedding day to David Lebron. The man Lenny has been dating for 6 years, a cool guy with a million charms who can conquer any girl's heart. David unexpectedly asks Jessy to be his wife, for at least a year. At first Jessy refused it but David begged and promised that their marriage would only be for a year, no more than that. Feeling sorry and at the same time not wanting David to be embarrassed by the way Lenny had left him on their wedding day. Jessy was really confused what should she do? On the one side she understood David's situation but on the other side she already had a boyfriend, Kyle. And after considering the pros and cons, there is no other choice Finally, Jessy was forced to accept David's offer, the offer to be the man's wife, Jessy decided to be the surrogate wife for a year Jessy feels that this is destiny that she must go through, because in reality nothing happens by chance in this world.

From a young age, she had to live under the pressure of her stepmother, after her father died of an illness, her stepmother became even more domineering, now because she wants to help her beloved son pay off his debts, he forces her to marrying a man old enough to be his father, what a dream! Such a shameless request, Grainne would honestly rather die. But she did not expect, this time Joyce was really cruel, locking her up for two days and two nights without releasing her, nor giving her any food or drink. When she could escape, she wanted to meet her lover - Brian to run away together but discovered he had an affair, too bitter she spent the night out with a strange man and the unexpected. she was pregnant with that man again, the famous cold, dark president - Carwyn

Esther Davenier has spent her life proving she belongs—first to the elite family who raised her, then to a society that values bloodlines over loyalty. But when a long-lost “real” daughter is found, Esther is discarded like yesterday’s scandal—her name erased, her face mocked, her engagement stolen. They thought they could bury her. But Esther doesn’t go quietly. Armed with multiple powerful hidden identities and a dangerous new ally—CEO Evander Westvale, the man they said she could never have—Esther steps back into the limelight not to reclaim what was stolen, but to take what was never offered. Now she’s more than ready to turn the game upside down.

Teman-teman gila, dibully karena berbadan mungil, sering lupa ngerjain PR, dan terjebak friendzone. Potret lengkap kehidupan Khika saat ini. Remaja biasa dengan segelintir aktivitas yang sama dengan remaja lain. Namun hidup Khika tiba-tiba saja berubah ketika seorang Alvino Clovender datang kehidupnya. Lelaki penyuka Clover yang super sempurna, si anak miliyuner yang dipuja satu sekolah, yang selalu membuat kehidupan disekolahnya jadi serba sulit. Nyatanya ketika Khika tanpa sengaja mengetahui kelemahan Vino, tiba-tiba saja lelaki itu begitu tertarik untuk selalu bersamanya, membuatnya jatuh hati, bahkan membuat gadis itu terpaksa menyelam lebih dalam ke dasar seluk beluk kehidupan Vino yang sungguh jauh dari bayangannya. Kekayaan serta gaya hidup yang tak bisa Khika bayangngkan sebelumnya. Membawa serta Khika ke berbagai kota dan negara yang tak pernah ia bayangkan. Lalu lebih dalam lagi Khika akhirnya menemukan alasan mengapa Vino begitu terikat padanya. Dan ini menyangkut dua orang yang begitu mereka sayangi. Mampukah Khika dan Vino menghadapi perbedaan diantara mereka? Baik status sosial juga permasalahan yang ternyata mengikat mereka dalam suatu kejadian yang benar-benar tak bisa ditolerir. Bisakah mereka tetap bersama? Novel ini bukan sekedar menggambarkan cerita cinta di Sekolah, namun juga persahabatan lucu yang membuat kita bernostalgia. Dan lebih dari itu. Kita akan disuguhkan permainan takdir yang rumit diantara mereka. - Clover Beside Me -

It was the third anniversary of my registration of a mate bond with Xavier Ashford, the alpha of Shadowcrest Pack. My gift to him was a positive pregnancy test, but his gift to me was a contract terminating our bond as mates. I froze, too distraught to reach out and take it from him. Xavier cleared his throat awkwardly. "A wolf tricked Talia into getting pregnant. A pup born out of mate bond can't get the rights to live in the pack. My plan is to terminate our bond as mates and become mates with Talia for the time being so that her pup can have a legal identity. After she gives birth to her pup, then you and I can become mates again. How does that sound?" He passed me a bond termination contract. It had clearly been prepared a long time ago. He noticed my hesitation and explained gently, "You're my one true love. I'm only helping her as a friend. Even after we split up, I can guarantee that you won't be mistreated." I looked up at him with a smile and stayed silent. Then, I reached into my pocket and felt the pregnancy test under my fingers. The two red lines on the screen were as clear as day.

All my life I've been waiting for my mate. I never thought he would turn out to be my boss. I’m his secretary by day, but his secret lover by night. That’s been our status quo for four years now. He says an Alpha in his position must maintain his reputation. “My family’s honor is my greatest privilege,” he once said to me. Honor might keep Emeric Garvalle from claiming me properly as his. But it sure doesn’t stop him from devouring me during our weekly hookups. Nor does it stop him from locking his office door behind us and bending me over his big mahogany desk whenever he feels so inclined. Most of the time, Emeric is nothing but cold to me. But he’s like a different person in bed, where he can’t get enough of me. A secretary with benefits. That’s all he wants me to be.

After her Ex husband’s betrayal and toxicity which made her insecure, Alison finds it hard to ever trust her heart to any other man. She decides to live her life without love, her main priority being her daughter and work. Leonardo meets Alison, his heart dancing to the tune of love at first sight. But that wasn’t the case for Alison, her past had a strong hold on her ‘moving on’ With both of them having pasts that left permanent scars, will there be a chance for their love story to occur? Or would Alison continue to let her past rule over the yearning of her heart?

Reaching adulthood, Pax then ends up in Chicago being an unregistered and unknown chemist living in a place resembling a garage; not planning to change anything of his lifestyle, until he met someone who was able to help him with an unknown chemical substance made only in his knowledge. In cause of his mental incapacity at several points of his living, the said project resulted in a disaster, causing some of its built evaporated elements open to other people without their awareness of the possibility of obtaining them. With that supposed substance running around within the air, it then goes in the way of people who are proved worthy of them to be obtained. Scattered along the country, they find their way to each other, desperate to learn control with what they have possibly acquired.