Stw 60

Connor Greene, a golden boy in Brookhaven, is unwittingly drugged, and I end up being the cure for his "predicament". It's exactly a month later when I discover that I'm pregnant during a routine medical examination. Upon learning the news, Connor offers me 50 million dollars to carry the baby to term, and then another ten million dollars to take full custody of the child. It's then that Julie Sutton, my so-called righteous friend, persuades me to terminate the pregnancy, saying, "You ought to know that money isn't everything, Queenie. If you throw away your dignity for just 60 million dollars, then you're no better than those women who entertain men in clubs!" In my past life, I had an abortion at Julie's suggestion and pursued legal action against Connor, accusing him of assault. I later sought financial assistance and support from Julie after my parents fell gravely ill, but Julie slapped me hard across the face instead. "Your parents are seriously ill, and instead of figuring things out on your own, you come running to me, huh? You're truly shameless, Queenie!" Julie broke off our friendship right then, and I also lost the lawsuit against Connor. I couldn't afford the treatment, so my parents' lives were cut short by their illnesses. In the end, the grief of losing them was too much, so I decided to take my own life by jumping off a rooftop. When I open my eyes, I find myself returning to the day Julie tried to persuade me to get an abortion.

結婚記念日の日、私は家事をしながら一冊のアルバムを見つけた。 どうやら私の夫は、毎年この時期に初恋の人と一緒に結婚写真を撮り続けていたらしい。 40歳から60歳まで、黒髪から白髪へ、20年間、一度も欠かさずに撮り続けていた。 写真の裏には夫の手書きの言葉も添えられていた。「永遠の愛」と。 どうせ私のことを愛していないのなら、もう彼のために洗濯や料理をする必要もない。 子供を育て、孫の世話までしてきた私の人生。 あっという間に過ぎてしまった半生だが、今からでも変えるのは遅くない。

️ DISCLAIMER — EROTICA CONTENT WARNING This novel contains 60%–70% explicit sexual content, dominant/submissive dynamics, supernatural intimacy, and mature themes. Reader discretion is strongly advised. ×××××××××× Edric Vale is broke, desperate, and out of options. With eviction days away and his sister dying, he takes a job at Luna Noir, a secret underground club that pays dancers a fortune. But the moment he steps on stage, Edric realizes Luna Noir is not human and neither are the hungry eyes watching him. His dance awakens something ancient, drawing predators to him… especially Alpha Leon Blackthorn, the cold, ruthless owner of the underground club and Alpha of the Blackthorn Wolves whose wolf reacts violently the instant he sees Edric. Leon sets the rules: Edric dances only for him. No touching. No flirting. No escape. Because Edric belongs to him, whether he understands it or not. But Edric refuses to be controlled. Until rival Alpha Luka Drazan discovers Edric’s dormant power and tries to claim him for a deadly ritual. Leon saves him brutally, then forces Edric into a contract marriage to protect him... and to keep him close. Soon Edric learns the truth: his bloodline carries magic that can break curses or crown kings, and every time Leon touches him, that magic awakens: hot, wild, and dangerously seductive. When Luka uses Edric's ex to kidnaps him to steal that power, Edric finally unleashes the force inside him. He is not prey. He is destiny. Now, with an ancient threat rising and a prophecy whispering his name, Edric must choose: Run from the supernatural world… or rule beside the Alpha willing to burn it down for him. But what he knows is that his power sings every time Leon touches him.

All of it started in an auction where I didn’t know that will change my life entirely. “Where a-am I?” Unlike the girls that have been bought by these men, my bidding started at a jaw-dropping amount. I never thought that a girl like me would start bidding at $20,000 in an underground black market like this. I was just looking down, hearing the surprising amount they are willing to bid just to have me only until the bidding went up to million. A man who's in his 60's came, betting almost a million dollars which made the crowd silent. I thought that the old man will be my owner but I was wrong when a man was strong enough to oppose him, betting ten million dollars just to have me. "Can you just b-bring me back to my h-house?" I spoke, breaking the silence. "I won't waste fucking millions just to free you, woman. You will serve your purpose to me," he spoke out using his thunderbolt tone. The thought of fleeing away from him slipped off my mind as the tension between us has been added by a fuel in a scorching fire, a fire that we built and a deep connection we both agreed. I should be scared of him, I should be running away but the contrary was happening. I just found myself on his bed, naked whilst he was drowning me with his poisonous kisses. “I promise to keep you safe… and won’t let you slip away from me, Amore.” People say love is the most important thing in this world. At first, Ares didn't believe as he only see it as a hindrance but when he experienced it for himself, he could no longer get up on Mariana's scheming fire burning around him.

Demi menebus penyesalannya dengan cinta pertamanya, suamiku berbohong dengan mengatakan bahwa dirinya mampu melihat rentang hidup setiap orang. Dia mengatakan bahwa aku masih memiliki masa hidup selama 60 tahun, sedangkan cinta pertamanya hanya punya tujuh hari lagi. Jadi, selama tujuh hari itu, dia ingin memenuhi janji yang pernah dibuatnya dengan cinta pertamanya ketika mereka masih muda. Dia membawa cinta pertamanya pulang dan merawatnya secara pribadi. Ketika mereka kembali ke kampus untuk bernostalgia dan saling jatuh cinta lagi, aku tidak membuat keributan. Ketika dia menyatakan cinta kepada cinta pertamanya, lalu mengadakan resepsi pernikahan termegah seabad dengan aku sebagai pengiring pengantinnya, aku juga tidak protes. Hingga akhirnya, dia hendak menembus batas terakhir di antara pria dan wanita dengan cinta pertamanya di kamar pengantin kami. Dengan rasa bersalah di mata, pria itu memohon padaku untuk pindah dari kamar kami. Para pembantu di rumah menertawakanku, tetapi aku hanya tersenyum dan mengangguk setuju. Kemudian, aku mengemasi barang-barangku dan pindah ke kamar tamu di sebelah bersama anak kami. Melihatku berperilaku sepatuh biasanya, suamiku berlinang air mata dan berujar, "Aku janji, ini terakhir kalinya aku membuatmu menderita. Begitu Rina meninggal, aku akan tebus semua ini padamu." Namun, dia tidak tahu bahwa aku sudah menyadari kebohongannya sejak awal. Dia juga tidak tahu bahwa orang yang sebenarnya menderita kanker dan hanya punya tujuh hari untuk hidup adalah aku. Tiga hari lagi, aku akan mati.

飛行機が墜落し、遺体すら残らなかった。 5年ぶりに帰った家に足を踏み入れたのは、魂となった私だった。 家族は私がすでに亡くなっていることを知らず、正月に帰省するのを待ち続けている。 航空会社からの電話を受け取った母は、しばらく呆然として何も手につかず、やがて崩れ落ちて大声で泣き出した。 家族とともに再び事故現場を訪れたが、そこで思いがけず、みんなの頭上に浮かぶ「後悔値」を目にしてしまった。 弟の頭上には「後悔値：40%」 父の頭上には「後悔値：60%」 弟嫁の頭上にも「後悔値：30%」が表示され しかし、母の頭上には「後悔値：0」が点滅してい……

After I join a new company, I keep running into problems—not from people, but from the company's equipment. The fingerprint scanner fails to recognize me every single time, and I have to submit a manual attendance appeal almost daily. When I ask the admin to change the device, they respond with thinly veiled sarcasm. "Everyone else clocks in just fine. Why are you the only one with so many issues?" The air vent above my desk blasts cold air directly at me. My hands and feet are freezing every day. I ask to switch seats. My manager looks at me like I am making things up. "Everyone else sits there without a problem. How come the AC only blows cold air when you sit there?" One strange incident after another makes it impossible for me to function at work. When I get home, I complain to my boyfriend and say I want to quit. He shuts down the thought immediately. "You're making almost 60 thousand dollars a year before benefits, with weekends off and paid leave. Where are you going to find a job like that?" I think about it and realize he isn't wrong. Just as I decide to stick it out, the company elevator malfunctions. I fall from the 33rd floor and die. In my final moments, I can't understand it—why does every piece of equipment in the company seem to target me alone? All the devices are newly installed. All my coworkers are people I have just met. I have no grudges with anyone. There's no reason for someone to sabotage me from behind the scenes. When I open my eyes again, I am back at the company. It's my very first day on the job.

飛行機がトラブルで急降下した、暗闇の8秒間。最初に頭に浮かんだのは、私が帰らなかったら、空港で待つ北条亮太（ほうじょう りょうた）はどんなに悲しむだろうか、ということだった。 ところが、九死に一生を得て、なんとか着陸した私が目にしたのは、亮太のインスタにアップされた写真だった。幼馴染の内田結衣（うちだ ゆい）と、楽しそうに山登りをするツーショット。そして、短い一言が添えられていた。 【60歳になっても、こうして君とはしゃいでいたいな】 今までの私だったら、たぶんすぐに電話をかけて亮太を問い詰めて、大げんかになっていたと思う。 でも、死を身近に感じた今、なんだかもう疲れちゃった。 私はメッセージを送った。【離婚しよう】と。

SAHAM 50 PERSEN "Aku minta 50% saham dari Petra." Senyum Nadia tersungging di bibirnya, dalam hati berharap pria di hadapannya itu, mundur dan dia tidak harus memenuhi permintaan Adelia, sepupunya. "Oke, setelah bayinya lahir langsung aku alihkan 50% saham Petra atas namamu," jawab Bryan dengan tatapan lekat ke arahnya. "Mas!" Adelia menguncang lengan Bryan. Jelas tak terima dengan keputusan suaminya. "Jangan kuatir, saham milikku yang kuberikan padanya nanti," jawab Bryan seolah tak peduli dengan nilai saham miliknya. "Dan, kuharap permintaan Nadia ini, hanya kita bertiga yang tahu, Adelia." Nadia mendengar ucapan pasutri di hadapannya itu, tertawa meremehkan. "Sudahlah cari wanita lain, saja." Dipandanginya wajah sepupunya yang terlihat bingung menatap suaminya. "Pikirkan lagi, Adelia. Kenapa harus memaksakan diri memberikan keturunan pada suamimu, ini." "Besok kubawakan surat perjanjian bermateri, kita buat kesepakatan di depan pengacaraku." Bryan berkata cepat, tak ingin Nadia berhasil mempengaruhi istrinya. "Kamu enggak usah khawatir, Adelia. Kehilangan 50% saham Petra, tidak masalah bagiku." "Tapi, perusahaan ini, milik keluargaku, Mas ...." "Memang benar, Sayang. Tapi, 60% kepemilikan sahamnya milikku." "Kamu pikirkan lagi, seberapa berharganya anak kita? Lagian saham yang kuberikan ke Nadia adalah saham milikku. Itu, kulakukan karena aku menghargai pengorbanan Nadia setahun kedepan memberikan kehidupan pada calon anak kita." Adelia sampai tertunduk tak berani menatap wajah suaminya. Dalam hatinya, ia mulai membenarkan ucapan suaminya. Tapi, imbalan yang diminta Nadia tetap tak masuk akal baginya. "Masih ada waktu hingga anakku lahir, untuk saat ini, tak mengapa mengikuti keinginan Mbak Nadia." "Besok mau kujemput atau langsung ketemuan di kantor Pak Ilham?" tanya Bryan mengalihkan pandangan ke Nadia. Perempuan yang merupakan teman sekelas di SMU sekaligus cinta pertama Bryan itu, bergeming. Kilatan dari pandangan Bryan membuat Nadia terdiam. Sekarang, ia tak punya alasan untuk mundur, menjadi ibu pengganti anak Bryan dan Adelia.