Snack Bantal

Chase Grimm's aide-de-camp sent me a screenshot of an Instagram Live status. Guess who it came from. His new secretary. She was showing off a meticulously prepared lunch from a lunchbox. My handiwork, no less. I made it for him. The caption read: [He's a dark, cold CEO… and a shiny knight who saved a hungry princess with a gastric problem from eating mac 'n' cheese again!] Chase almost never posted on Instagram. Yet there he was, sharing a photo of a cup of ridiculously spicy mac 'n' cheese, captioned: [I have missed this.] The nerve of this prick. Then my mother-in-law sent an entirely unsolicited text: [What the heck were you doing?! You're supposed to make him a proper lunch! He can't stand spicy food!] After all that, I decided to call a supermarket. "Hi! I'd like to order 100 cups of instant super-spicy mac 'n' cheese and have them delivered to Grimm Co. Please and thank you." "Ain't I generous?"

Fresh out of the National Research Institute, I loaded up on my wife's favorite snacks and ordered a vibrant bouquet of roses, eager to surprise her. I stashed the treats in her office, then stepped out to grab the flowers. But in those fleeting minutes, a stranger had ripped open every package and devoured everything. I glared at him. "Who gave you permission to touch those?" He shot me a look of pure disdain. "Buzz off, flower boy. Drop your crap and scram!" The secretary at the door snickered. "You heard the man. He's Ms. Bowman's husband. Better run before he leaves a bad review." I pulled out my phone and called my wife. "Who is this guy in your office?"

For snacking in the office during overtime, I was fined 600,000 dollars by my manager! She was extremely furious as she pointed at me. “Taylor, don’t be so arrogant just because you’ve secured a deal! “You should be working in the office. Go home if you want to eat! “You’re violating company rules. No snacking during working hours! You should be punished since you’re aware of that rule! “You won’t be getting the 600,000-dollar commission from this deal!” I looked at her and said indifferently, “Suit yourself.” Then, I decided to slack. She could not stand it.

"Ah ... Mas, pelan-pelan, jangan sampai kedengaran Nana." Demi mencari sensasi, ibu dan ayah tiriku nekat bercinta di ruang tamu. Pak! Pak! Pak! Bunyi hantaman kulit yang makin intens terus terngiang di kepalaku, membuatku secara refleks menjepit bantal dengan kedua paha. Suara dari luar ruangan itu terdengar makin keras, hingga bantal tidak lagi mampu memuaskan hasratku. Aku akhirnya mengeluarkan mainan kecil dari bawah bantal, lalu mulai menjelajahi tubuhku sendiri dengan sepuas hati. Aku pun tidak menyangka kalau nantinya aku benar-benar bisa mewujudkan keinginan untuk mendesah di bawah tubuh ayah tiriku sambil berseru, "Ayah, pelan-pelan ... keras banget."

Fafa, Ome, Ocha, Naga dan Atha tak pernah menyangka akan mendapat hukuman aneh dari Silvianita. Bukannya dihukum biasa, mereka justru diarahkan masuk ke gua crystal yang ternyata menjadi gerbang menuju dunia lain bernama Crystalville. Crystalville dipenuhi penduduk dengan antena di kepala dan sayap di punggung, membuat kelima remaja itu merasa asing sekaligus takjub. Dalam kebingungan, mereka bertemu Marca, anak kecil berambut bob yang selalu setia dengan snack kentangnya. Kehadiran Marca membawa warna baru di tengah perjalanan mereka. Namun, ada pertanyaan besar yang belum terjawab : untuk apa Silvianita mengirim mereka ke sini? Apakah benar hanya hukuman atau ada misi tersembunyi yang harus mereka selesaikan?

WARNING: This book contains intense bullying, explicit scenes, triggering language, violence, and psychological content. I told Caden to cancel his stupid party. He told me, with that infuriating smirk, "Why? Planning to be my snack tonight?" Caden has made my life hell for four years, ever since our parents got married. He's gorgeous, arrogant, and the kind of boy Stanford girls trip over themselves for. Me? I'm the only one who sees right through him. He's a blatant bully, the devil who turned me into a surreptitious one. And now we're stuck sharing the same off-campus apartment for our entire freshman year. Living together means new rules, no boundaries... and a tension I never expected. The closer we get, the harder it becomes to remember why we ever hated each other in the first place - and nothing threatens our pride more than that.

"Lalu kamu mau sampai kapan hidup seperti ini? Dikeluarkan dari kampus, dipanggil polisi karena tawuran, dilaporkan karena menabrak kendaraan dalam kondisi mabuk?" "Oma ... aku masih muda. Aku masih pengin hidup bebas, jalanin hidupku sendiri!" Regita merengek. Suaranya mulai pecah, tubuhnya gemetar menahan gejolak dalam dada. Menikah bukan keinginannya. Pernikahan orangtuanya yang berantakan, menyisakan trauma untuk Regita. "Cukup!" potong Oma dingin. "Semuanya sudah Oma bicarakan pada keluarga calon suamimu. Lamaran akan dilakukan hari Sabtu ini dan menikah secepatnya di Minggu depan." "Omaaaa—!" Regita menjerit frustasi, melempar bantal sofa ke lantai. Regita terdiam dalam tangis yang tertahan. Sekuat apa pun ia ingin melawan, ia tahu hidupnya masih bergantung pada sang Oma. Rumah tinggal, biaya hidup, bahkan nama keluarganya. "Kalau kamu tetap menolak." Suara Oma kembali terdengar, pelan tapi menusuk. "Mulai besok, kamu silakan cari tempat tinggal sendiri. Uang sakumu, makan, fasilitas, dan semua yang kamu gunakan, akan Oma cabut." Regita terdiam. Sang Oma sedang tidak main-main. "Bereskan dirimu. Jangan buat hal memalukan lebih besar lagi. Berhenti main-main dan kamu harus berubah!" Menikah? Satu hal yang tidak pernah masuk ke dalam harapan Regita, tapi justru akan menjadi kenyataan yang tidak bisa ia hindarkan.

"Apa maksud, Mas. Dia istri kamu! Mas itu suaminya Maira, dia hanya pelakor! Teman yang menusuk dari belakang," ucap Maira dengan suara gemetar. Thania yang mendengar itu hanya tertawa, membuat Maira menoleh mandangnya dengan garang. "Kenapa tatapanmu itu, mau marah, ha? kasian banget sih. Sudahku bilang, kamu itu harusnya menjaga penampilan kalau enggak suamimu bakal cari yang lain, gak dengar sih," lontar Thania. "Mas berani menampar Maira di hadapan jalang itu!" geram Maira. Thania membulatkan matanya, dengan kasar melemparkan bantal kepada Maira. "Aku bukan jalang, Ra! Aku istri suamimu," hardik Thania. "Ahh ... kita liat aja, sampai kapan kamu bertahan. Nanti juga bakal ngemis ke sini, biar kamu ditampung olehku," ujar Reyhan. Maira yang mendengar itu memandang kesal Reyhan, setelah selesai merapikan pakaian. Ia bangkit dan mendekati suaminya. "Aku gak bakal sudi dateng lagi ke sini, mendingan ayo cepat! Talak aku sekarang," seru Maira lantang. Reyhan hendak menampar Maira lagi tapi ia urungkan. Lelaki itu mengepalkan tangan. "Belagu banget ya, oke kalau itu mau kamu. Aku talak kamu, Maira." Mendengar perkataan Reyhan, ia langsung melangkah pergi. Tidak mengatakan sepatah katapun. "Berhenti! Mas akan antar kamu sampe keluar, takut kamu mengambil sesuatu kalau tidak diawasi," seru Reyhan. maira begitu direndahkan, kala sedang sengsara ada seorang pria yang menawarkan diri membantu. apakah lelaki itu tulus hanya ingin membantu atau memiliki maksud lain?

My ex cheated. So I had a one-night stand with a hottie who thought I was a stripper, only to find out he’s my boss, and now, he’s obsessed with me! ***** When Zoey Anderson served her cheating husband divorce papers, everyone believed that this was the end of her. “She is done for.” They said, “No other man would ever want her again.” “She’d better go back and ask for his forgiveness. Maybe he’ll take her back.” But Zoey will do none of that, despite being heartbroken. Especially not now that she’s glowing up, and has got her hot boss—Christian Gallo—chasing after her. With Christine in her life, Zoey faces even more trials that come with this hot sex god who would give the world just to have her. From Christine’s malicious ex-wife, Zoey’s obsessive ex-husband who wants her back, and his side chic who wouldn’t stop breathing down Zoey’s neck, things don’t seem all so rosy within these scandalous, beautiful walls of Beverly Hills. Is Zoey’s life getting hotter or uglier? Can she survive this? ~~~~ Christine Gallo is that snack that nearly every girl wants to have a taste of. Zoey isn’t his type of woman. She’s crazy. A walking chaos. But why does he still find himself drawn to her despite everything? Who really is this Zoey Anderson, and why is she effortlessly pulling at his heartstrings and… cock-strings? Read to find out! WARNING: Contains nudity and explicit mature themes. Not suitable for readers under 18.

Prince Rafe leans over me, holding himself up on one elbow as he gazes at my face. I feel his eyes wandering over every surface from my brow to my eyes, down my nose, to my lips and chin, and then returning to hold my gaze for a second. The small smile at the corner of his mouth makes me think he likes what he sees. His hand is cool when it brushes a loose curl from my cheek, but I don’t jerk away from him. I have no idea what’s going on. I don’t understand why I’m here. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. It seems like a lot of powerful people want me—dead or alive. And yet, all I can think about right now is how badly I want this vampire’s hands on my body. *** I live in a desolate village on the edge of the Vampire King’s lands. This used to be wolf shifter territory, but now, we are just trying to survive. When I mess up and find myself in a culling, I know I’m dead. No wolf shifters ever survive these events. And after the stunt I pulled in the middle of the village, Prince Rafe probably wants me dead. Is it a good thing or a bad thing when a vampire looks at you like you’re a snack? Something tells me, once I reach the castle, I’ll be missing my miserable existence in the village. But then—it turns out I have no freaking idea who I even am, and when the royals start referring to me as Princess Ainslee, I realize my life is about to take a turn—for better or worse. From the author of The Alpha King’s Breeder