So Far Yet So Near

Namaku Alinea, seorang illustrator yang terkadang merangkap sebagai pacar sewaan. Iya, pacar sewaan yang berpura-pura menjadi kekasih seseorang dan menemaninya ke manapun sesuai perjanjian yang telah disepakati. Melalui pekerjaan ini, aku bertemu dengan Aksara, seorang CEO muda asal Jakarta. Namun, pertemuan pertamaku yang seharusnya juga menjadi yang terakhir ternyata justru membawaku pada pertemuan-pertemuan selanjutnya. Aku kembali bekerja sebagai pacar sewaannya sampai batas waktu yang tak ditentukan. Sanggupkah aku bertahan dalam pekerjaan ini? Terlebih dengan pesona pria itu yang perlahan meluluhkan hatiku. Dan di saat aku terbiasa akan kehadirannya, wanita dari masa lalunya muncul dan ingin kembali bersanding dengannya.

"Selene, your bloodline is too lowly. You don't deserve to be a Luna! You must let your Alpha mark his sister-in-law!" My mother-in-law despises me because I'm a lowly Omega. When my mate's brother dies in an accident, my mother-in-law wants me to allow my mate, Eugene Latham, to have pups with his sister-in-law, Kristy Unwin, because of her superior bloodline. Otherwise, Eugene will lose his right to become Alpha! Eugene wraps his arms around me tenderly and says, "You're the only one in my heart, but you need to understand that the pack can't go without an Alpha. I'll announce to everyone that you're my Luna once Kristy's pregnant and I become Alpha, okay?" I love him deeply, so I believe him. However, when Eugene goes from sleeping with Kristy once a month to sleeping with me once a month, I realize he's no longer a mate who belonged to me alone. When Kristy announces that she's pregnant and that she and Eugene are going to get married, I'm the only one who's kept in the dark. My heart shatters into pieces when I see the glimmering Luna's ring on her finger. If this is what Eugene wants, I'll fake my death and leave him. I won't ever return.

Three years ago, my mother and I got into a car accident. My father immediately got himself a new wife. His illegitimate daughter, Kaitlyn Lee, was only two years younger than me. Kaitlyn and I became the butts of the joke of the whole country from fighting over my mother’s inheritance. Aaron White ignored his family members’ objections and married me. He drove Kaitlyn away and saved Stance Corporation. I thought Aaron loved me very much until I accidentally overheard his conversation with Kaitlyn. “When are you divorcing her? I’m pregnant.” “I’ll divorce her when she agrees to transfer all her shares to me. Then I’ll marry you.” “I really wish she had died like her mother.” “If we managed to plot her demise the first time, we could do it again.” I almost fainted from hearing the truth. I clamped my hand over my mouth as tears streamed down my cheeks.

Feng Shaotian was a simple guy who desires nothing but peace. Even though his life wasn't that great after the death of his parents. The only comfort he got was the existence of his loyal dog, Ding Bang. He tried to take his life by jumping on the highest bridge in their place but Ding Bang stopped him. As long as he tried to commit suicide, Ding Bang was always there to stop him. Out of sympathy to his dog, he decided to stop commiting suicidal acts. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. He found no purpose in living, everything felt empty as if something was missing. One day, he finally decided to do something he kept on hold for months for his dog's sake. Suicide... But it was wishful thinking, just as he laid in his bed for his last sleep. A phenomenon happens that change his life. Something magical that only happens in novels. A transmigration to another world. But what will he do when he found out that this place is full of bloody fights? A place where the strong preys the weak. Will the peace lover from earth be able to survive this insane place? Or die like a mob in wilderness?

After I got pulled into the horror game, my nearsightedness made everything blurry. I ended up treating the creepy girl in the blood-stained dress like my own daughter, the final boss like my husband, and the old creepy ghosts like my loving parents. The first time I met the boss, I grabbed his abs and said, “Nice body. Shame you’re kind of short.” He actually laughed in anger, picked up the severed head in his hand, put it back on his neck, and ground out, “I’m six-foot-one. Still think I’m short now?”

Being forged from the trauma that clings to your soul like an additional layer of sin has an elegance to it. When my father and I buried my sister, falling in love with her first love wasn't on the agenda. Don Alessandro Valentino has something I want. Something he refuses to depart with and no matter how much pain he inflicts upon me, I will never give up. I vowed to never let him win. I thought I had escaped his grasp, but his torment had only just begun. Despite everything, he still held the power to manipulate my heart and make me crave to be possessed by him. As secrets come to light and the truth is exposed, can I surrender the battle and surrender what I've been fighting for all along, without hesitation? --- He tore his lips away from mine, peering down at me, brushing the pad of his thumb along his lower lip—smearing my touch as far as it would travel. “You taste like mine.” He said in a cold and condescending tone. Then he left. He walked out of the wine cellar without a second glance over his shoulder as Riccardo locked the door behind them.

El día en que descubrieron que yo no era la verdadera hija de la familia millonaria, la auténtica heredera irrumpió en la casa y me apuñaló varias veces en el vientre, condenándome a perder para siempre la posibilidad de ser madre. Mi prometido estalló de furia por lo ocurrido y mis padres, desesperados, declararon de inmediato que no volverían a reconocerla. Para calmarme, mi prometido me pidió matrimonio a toda prisa, mientras que mis padres escribieron una carta de ruptura con ella, pidiéndome que me enfocara en recuperarme. Después dijeron que ella había huido al extranjero y que había terminado vendida en otro país, un destino trágico y merecido. Yo lo creí. Hasta que, seis años después de mi matrimonio, vi con mis propios ojos a la supuesta “desaparecida”. La encontré recargada en el pecho de mi esposo, con un vientre abultado, suspirando con fingida melancolía. —Si hace seis años no hubiera perdido la cabeza y cometido aquel error, Liliana jamás habría tenido la oportunidad de casarse contigo. Por suerte tú y mis padres siempre estuvieron de mi lado; de lo contrario, esa impostora me habría mandado directo a la cárcel. Esa maldita… jamás se imaginó que he vivido todo este tiempo bajo sus narices… y ahora llevo en mi vientre a tu hijo. Cuando nazca, busca cualquier excusa para “adoptarlo” y así la tendrás de por vida como mi sirvienta. Gracias por estos años, Mauricio. Su mirada cargada de ternura hizo que el rostro de Mauricio se encendiera. —No digas eso… casarme con ella fue la única manera de mantener tu nombre limpio y que siguieras viviendo en libertad. Todo vale la pena, si tú estás bien. En ese instante lo comprendí: el hombre al que llamaba mi verdadero amor me había engañado todo este tiempo, incluso, mis propios padres. Habían hecho absolutamente todo para proteger a su hija biológica. Bien si así son las cosas… entonces yo ya no los quiero en mi vida.

Clamping his rough hand on my mouth, he warns me to stay silent. While I am shy female enecdote with v-card still intact, he is a cold hearted monster with a reputation of violence. Two things matter in his twisted world of crime. Power and money. He took me in to gain both. My entire world is controlled by others but under his commend and sheets I am discovering a new strength. This is madness. Every fiber in me screams to run. But instead I kneel and submit to him. Nefarious Gangster's Lethal Love is a book with series of mafia, crime thriller and drama stories in it.

Dicampakkan, direbut cintanya, dan di ambang kematian… Takdir Elena berputar. Sebuah kekuatan gaib menghubungkannya dengan roh seorang wanita perkasa dari masa depan. Kini... Elena modern, sang ahli Farmasi dan jago bela diri modern, dan dengan kekuatan baru yang luar biasa, ia akan membalaskan dendam, merebut kembali takhtanya, dan mengungkap rahasia kelam keluarga yang telah menghancurkannya.

No acidente de avião, um dos paraquedas a bordo estava danificado. No momento de maior desespero, Miguel Pereira me entregou o último paraquedas. Consegui aterrissar em segurança, mas minha irmã, Daniela Castro, filha ilegítima, morreu devido à queda do avião. Após nossa salvação, Miguel escolheu cumprir o compromisso matrimonial, e celebramos um grande casamento. No entanto, após seis anos de casamento, ele ainda me via com ódio, acreditando que eu fui responsável pela morte de Daniela. Fui tratada como inimiga, vivendo uma vida pior que a morte durante esses seis anos. Finalmente, quando o divórcio parecia iminente, Miguel optou por morrer comigo no mesmo lugar onde Daniela havia falecido. Mas, ao abrir os olhos novamente, percebi que havia voltado para o dia do acidente. Dessa vez, decidi deixar a chance de sobrevivência para a pessoa que ele mais amava.