Skin In The Game Novels & Stories

Di saat aku terpuruk, suamiku sakit. Ibu mertua mengusir kami. Dia kecewa karena putranya menikahiku yang berasal dari keluarga sederhana. Tapi Kesombongan mertuaku berakhir ketika jatuh bangkrut dan ingin menumpang hidup padaku yang kini telah sukses. Tidak semudah itu, apa Ibu mertua berpikir aku akan menerimanya? Meminta bantuan pada menantu yang selama ini dia hina.

Mama menikah lagi dengan orang yang salah. Hidupnya miskin mengenaskan. Saat akan menikah, aku malu mengenalkan mama pada keluarga Ruly, calon suamiku.

We all hear about "the girl next door", or the girl tamed the bad boy. But, what happens when the bad boy meets his match? Bad girl by nature, independent by force. Sienna learns the hard way, to never trust anyone but yourself to look out for you. Possessive by nature, bad boy by reputation. Zander is renowned for his possessive attitude and dominant way of life. In a world without packs, A world rising from ruin, a moon goddess with a paw to grind and a bone to pick, and 2 hot headed polar opposites. Recipe for disaster. But throw in the fact the only way to bring packs back and have the chaos return to some sort of civility is that of the shifter games? Nothing could possibly go wrong, could it? Shifter games are not for the faint of heart, and definantly only for those who believe they can lead their kind to prosperity. But with leadership comes bumps in the road and alliances with those you never thought you would ever turn to. It also comes with great responsibility. Are they cut out for it? Do they have what it takes to make it out on top of one the most gruesome and ruthless tests the goddess herself has created, in order to test their kind to the best of their abilities to rightfully obtain leadership through sheer grit, cunning and strength? Join sienna and zander on their journey to find out. Let the shifter games begin!

Prologue : •"Im sorry, put the gun down" I say afraid, looking pleadingly into his eyes. " This gun?" He asks. "What if I don't want to?" he continues to ask as he cocks the gun. At this point I can feel tears start to form in my eyes. "Ad-Adri....pl-ease st-st-stop" I shakingly beg him "Stop what baby?" "Tell me what I should stop" he asks feigning confusion as he begins to slide the gun along my cheek, dragging it slowly from my temple all the way down to my lips. I'm so scared by what he's doing that I just start sobbing unable to hold my tears back any longer "Shh-shh-shh don't cry" he mockingly coos into my ear his breath fanning my skin. "What will you do for me if I stop?" "Any-anything, just just st-stop,ok" I hurriedly reply "Anything! Lucky me" he exclaims "hmm, I've got to think about this one" "Hmm? Oh I've got it" he continues as I nervously swallow wondering what he will ask of me.• □ This book is set in two timelines, the present day and 3 years ago. □ meet: Adriano Valencia Accused of Arms dealing, Drug distribution, Murder and possible mafia ties. 3 years ago the girl he loved betrayed him and almost destroyed him but, now he's hunting for her. Meet: Klara Davis She was just an innocent highschool student until Adriano showed up and ruined her life. And now almost 3 years later the he's back and more dangerous than ever, but what he doesn't know is that Klara's changed to. By Kerry Kerry **WARNING: THIS BOOK IS FOR A MATURE AUDIENCE 18+ **contains explicit language, profanity, extreme violence and sexual situations as well as some dark romance themes that sensitive readers may find disturbing! Reader discretion is advised.

Arjuna Wiwaha, seorang sopir taksi sederhana, menjalani kehidupan yang keras bersama Aleya, istrinya. Setiap hari ia bekerja tanpa lelah, menahan lapar dan lelah demi memenuhi kebutuhan rumah tangga mereka. Namun, semua pengorbanan itu seolah tak pernah cukup di mata Aleya. Hingga pada hari ulang tahunnya, Arjuna justru dihadapkan pada kenyataan paling pahit—Aleya meminta cerai dan memilih pria lain yang lebih kaya, meninggalkannya tanpa sedikit pun penyesalan. Dunia Arjuna runtuh seketika. Harga dirinya diinjak, cintanya diabaikan, dan hidupnya terasa kehilangan arah. Namun takdir berkata lain. Di tengah kehancurannya, seorang penumpang misterius masuk ke dalam taksinya. Sosok tua itu menatap Arjuna dengan mata bergetar, seolah menemukan sesuatu yang telah lama hilang. Saat turun, pria itu berkata pelan namun tegas, “Cucuku… kamu adalah cucuku yang selama ini aku cari. Kamu adalah pewaris seluruh kekayaan yang aku miliki.”

Ketika hendak menikah dengan pria sederhana yang dicintainya, Risya hanya mengambil sepuluh persen dari gajinya untuk membuat usaha kecil-kecilan setelah menikah. Sisanya dibelikan rumah, lalu disewakan, dan dibelikan beberapa aset lainnya. Kini dia hanya memiliki sebuah warung kecil dan di mata mertuanya dia hanyalah menantu yang miskin, berbeda jauh dengan anak-anaknya.

A week before our engagement, I finally learned that the man Madison Clarke had always secretly loved... was me. Overjoyed, I hurried to sign to her, wanting to tell her that I was LeoWinter—the gaming partner she'd been coupled with online. What I got in return was ridicule. "Charlie, how does a mute guy like you manage to pull so many tricks?" "LeoWinter already told me his account got stolen. He switched accounts ages ago. And you still want to pretend you're him?" It felt like a bucket of ice water had been dumped over my head. My entire body went rigid. She had forgotten that this game ID was permanently bound to the account. It was impossible for it to be stolen.

Raisa, diusir dari rumah megah suaminya karena perselingkuhan sang suami. ia sempat menjadi gelandangan, dan menikah dengan pria tua kaya raya. sebuah pembalasan yang dia buat untuk membuat Wiji, sang mantan suami nya menyesal.

Arnita gadis dari keluarga biasa saja yang tiba-tiba kehidupannya berubah saat ada seorang pria dari keluarga kaya raya melamarnya untuk dijadikan seorang istri. Lalu bagaimana kehidupan Arnita selanjutnya, apakah akan bahagia atau sebaliknya?

BEWARE INCLUDES MATURE CONTENT “Nothing much love, I just want to be your friend.“ He smiled. He stopped in front of her, he stared at her intensely. “Friends don't break into each other house, friends don't harass their friends.“ She pointed out. “Well, I don't want a normal friendship little mouse, have you ever heard of friends with benefits?…” Ruth Davidson is a 26 years old girl who had lived a boring life all her life, she moved from New York to las vegas and that was when her life took a drastic turn when she moved to a new neighborhood with a fuckboy as a neighbor.