Sudut Dwell

"Maaf Mas, ada jurang tak kasat mata di antara kita. Aku ini janda dan ibu tunggal, tidak pantas bersanding denganmu. Sekalipun hati kami berdua kamu menangkan, ingatlah, kita terhalang status. Belum lagi mantan suamiku selalu berulah," ucapku agar ia mengerti. Aku cukup tahu diri. Mata teduhnya semakin menatap dalam dan aku merasa tenggelam. Sudut bibirnya berkedut lalu berkata, "Untuk pertama kalinya saya senang bilang ... TERSERAH. Kamu silahkan menjauh, nanti aku kejar. Saya tidak mau kalah dari mantan suamimu itu. Kalau kamu sabar, saya bisa tegar. Kita lihat, ke mana perahu nasib kita berlayar." Aku menghirup napas serakah, keras kepala sekali pria ini. Ingin kutabok kepalanya, tapi sayang, takut otak cerdasnya rusak. Masa laluku yang selalu saja membawa kesulitan dan keinginan keluarganya yang rumit. Benarkah bisa seperti ucapnya? Entahlah, aku hanya bisa diam membisu, takut berharap berujung sakit.

INI BENAR-BENAR GILA! Rencana masa depan yang sudah Seo Jihye susun rapi dalam diary di kamarnya, mungkin hanya akan menjadi delusi di sudut otak. Setelah menyelesaikan kuliah dengan gemilang, mendapat pekerjaan tetap dengan gaji besar digadang-gadang akan menjadi pencapaiannya di waktu dekat. Jangan lupakan rencana keliling dunia sebelum usia tiga puluh, membayangkannya saja sudah membuatnya tertawa bahagia. Lantas, bagaimana dengan pernikahan? Bohong kalau dirinya tidak menuliskan tentang pernikahan impian. Berdiri di altar romantis yang menghadap bentangan kaldera di Santorini, mengucap janji suci bersama pria tampan, kaya raya dan humoris. Tak lupa menambahkan hidup di rumah bertaman luas dengan banyak anak berlarian di sana, terlalu dongengkah? Bahkan sampai minggu lalu, bayangan wajah calon suami masih buram dalam otaknya. Entah ini sebuah kesialan atau keberuntungan, tetapi jika ditilik dari kriteria suami impian. Pria yang berdiri di depan altar itu tentu saja sebuah ... mimpi buruk.

Kali ini aku ingin bercerita tentang sebuah kejadian yang diceritakan oleh seorang supir. Sebut saja, pak Karim (samaran).Beliau bukan supir asli, tapi hanya bekerja sebagai supir panggialan dikala ada seseorang yang menginginkan jasanya.Waktu itu, pak Karim bercerita tentang seorang kakak beradik.Sebut saja, Warkam dan Kirun (samaran).Pak Karim bercerita, kalau kedua saudara itu adalah orang miskin yang terjerat banyak hutang.Karena hutang yang tak bisa dilunasi, keduanya kerap mendapatkan perlakuan yang kurang baik oleh warga dan bingung akan kehidupan yang mereka alami.Apalagi keduanya sudah mempunya keluarga.Lalu, siapa yang akan melakukan pesugihan?Sang kakak (Warkam) atau sang Adik (Kirun)?Dan bagaimana kisahnya ..?Seperti biasa, nama tokoh dan tempat kejadian peristiwa disamarkan.Cerita pun akan aku beri bumbu, agar kesannya lebih enak untuk dibaca.Kalau sudah mengerti, siap tuk lanjut baca ceritanya ..?Cerita akan diambil dari sudut pandang si Adik, atau Kirun.

Raynar selalu dianggap sampah sekte—lemah, tidak berbakat, dan hanya cocok menjadi pesuruh. Tak ada yang memandangnya lebih dari bayangan di sudut ruang pelatihan. Hingga suatu malam, sebuah glyph naga kuno tiba-tiba menyala di tubuhnya… dan seluruh hidupnya hancur berantakan. Glyph itu bukan tanda biasa. Itu adalah Warisan Dewa Naga yang telah hilang ribuan tahun, sebuah kekuatan yang dulu membuat kerajaan tunduk dan sekte-sekte besar saling membunuh demi memilikinya. Sejak saat itu, Raynar menjadi buruan semua pihak— para tetua sekte yang ingin memanfaatkannya, klan kerajaan yang ingin menguasainya, hingga makhluk kegelapan yang ingin menghancurkannya. Namun warisan itu memiliki kehendaknya sendiri. Ia mulai membangkitkan kekuatan naga purba dalam tubuh Raynar… kekuatan yang dapat menyelamatkan dunia—atau memusnahkannya. Ketika rahasia asal-usulnya terungkap, Raynar harus memilih: menjadi senjata para petinggi, atau menjadi penerus naga terakhir yang mampu mengguncang langit dan bumi. Sayangnya… setiap pilihan memiliki harga. Dan harga kekuatan ini adalah jiwanya sendiri.

Sebastian Sanchez never wanted her, but that's not what led to their divorce. He cheated on her with her best friend and the pain in her heart was multiplied many times over. But, now Isabella Rossi has managed to escape the shadows of her past, building her own happiness after the bitter divorce from Sebastian. She had no time to dwell on all the things about the past that had hurt her. After all, she now had the center of the world that made her forget everything. However, her life is shaken up again when Sebastian reappears in her life, bringing an offer of much-needed financial help. Sebastian hasn't changed; he is still incredibly wealthy, strong, gorgeous, charming, and intoxicating as sin. With her business on the verge of bankruptcy, debts mounting, and daily needs Isabella is cornered between her immediate needs and her desire not to go back to her ex-husband. Isabella insists on keeping her distance from him, seeking other help and trying not to fall for his advances. The situation becomes more complicated for Isabella when Sebastian finds out the major secret she has been keeping. Stefano Archer Rossi; her son. The little blue-eyed one who bears a striking resemblance to Sebastian Sanchez. Sebastian was the most domineering man she despised. But how can she resist Sebastian's relentless pursuit? Using their child as the focal point, transform a traumatic history into a lovely one? There is a razor's edge between love and hatred, and Isabella sees it when they clash. Isabella risks dying if she gives in to this unusual desire and becomes entangled in a deadly game of love and hate.

Ketika suamiku, Rocco dari Keluarga Fauzian, menutup teleponku untuk ke-99 kalinya, aku menyeret tubuhku yang sudah berada di tahap akhir leukemia melangkah masuk ke kantor penasihat hukum keluarga. "Selamat siang, saya ingin mengajukan perceraian." Namun, sepuluh menit kemudian Rocco sudah menerima kabar itu dan menerobos masuk bersama keluargaku. Pemimpin keluarga itu baru masuk, lalu langsung menamparku. "Demi mengacaukan pesta kenaikan jabatan Sofia, kamu menyalahgunakan nomor komunikasi darurat? Otakmu taruh di mana?" Laporan diagnosis yang kugenggam, direbut paksa oleh ibuku. Dia melirikku lalu mencibir sambil tertawa sinis. "Pura-pura sakit untuk cari simpati, cuma supaya kami memperhatikanmu. Claire, dari kecil sampai besar, berapa banyak kebohongan yang sudah kamu buat?" Sofia menarik lengan Rocco sambil menahan tangis. "Maafkan aku, Kak Claire. Aku seharusnya nggak menerima kenaikan jabatan itu. Kumohon, jangan sakiti dirimu dan Rocco lagi!" Aku menyeka darah yang terus mengalir di sudut bibirku, lalu kembali menghadap pengacara. "Aku sudah nggak punya keluarga lagi. Demi tidak menunda proses kremasi jenazahku tiga hari lagi, tolong bantu selesaikan proses perceraian secepatnya."

Eden Taylor thought she knew what heartbreak felt like ... until the day found out her fiancee was having an affair with her sister. Betrayed and broken, she fled the wreckage of her life, searching for peace in the mountains. There, she meets Everett, a man both magnetic and terrifying .. a being who claims to belong to the dark itself. Bound by forces neither of them understand, Eden feels her world shifting the moment they touch. The connection between them awakens something deep within her .. a light he’s been searching for since the dawn of time. Everett is no myth or monster. He is the God of Shadows, cursed to dwell in darkness, unable to move in daylight unless the Goddess of Light accepts him. That goddess, reborn in mortal form, is Eden .. though she doesn’t yet know it. As Everett slowly earns her trust, showing her the truth behind her fractured world, the bond between them deepens into something dangerous .. something divine. But ancient forces stir against them. Wraiths from the void break through the veil, drawn to her light and his defiance. When Eden nearly dies, Everett shatters every rule of their universe to bring her back... binding their souls in ways that neither heaven nor hell can undo. The mortal world believes she vanished for weeks, but she returns changed, her blood humming with the memory of him. Ben, her ex-fiancé, sees only madness... until Everett’s voice tears through the night with a warning that freezes his blood: “Get your fing hands off my light.”* Now, Eden stands between two worlds, the human life that betrayed her and the god who would burn the heavens to protect her. And in the war between light and shadow, love might just be the weapon that changes everything.

Kakak angkatku adalah penulis novel fantasi. Salah satu novel yang sudah diterbitkan ada yang berjudul 'Lady with the light magic' yang bercerita tentang anak biasa yang tiba tiba menjadi seorang bangsawan saat terungkap siapa ayahnya. Dia adalah Protagonis wanita dinovel tersebut. 'Milly Corben' nama imut yang diberikan oleh sang ayah kepadanya. Layaknya seorang tokoh utama perempuan. Milly memancarkan cahaya lembut yang bisa memenangkan hati siapapun yang berada didekatnya. ditambah dengan sifatnya yang baik hati dan penurut. Siapa yang tidak jatuh cinta dengannya? Sayangnya.. bagaimana jika malaikat itu.. ternyata palsu? Pengkhianat, licik, egois, tunggu. Kenapa seperti ini!? Aku menghabiskan waktu mengutuk Milly yang aku suka setelah membaca sudut pandangnya di akhir cerita. Sialan kau! Kenapa orang seperti ini menjadi protagonis!? Karena terlalu kesal, aku memilih untuk membakar buku itu sampai menjadi abu. . . . Tanpa sadar, bumerang yang kutunjukkan pada Milly berbalik ke arahku. Aku menjadi Sherina Chevalier, saingan utama dari Milly Corben. Kakak, maaf sudah membakar bukumu.

"What are you doing?" She asked breathlessly as she placed her hands on the hard surface of his chest. "I don't want you to run this time." He responded. She could feel the deep rumble of his voice through his chest as she slid her hands down an inch over his pectoral muscles. It was an involuntary move but as she felt his chest flex beneath her touch, she couldn't help but feel proud that she caused a reaction in him. His breath fanned over her lips and subconsciously her tongue darted out to wet them. "You don't want me to run?" Juliet asked as she regained her footing, and he slid his hands up to her rib cage slowly. "No." His voice was hard and firm. "No running." "No running from what?" She knew what he was saying but she wanted him to do something about it. It was a burning need racing through her body. Her eyes closed as the tip of his nose brushed against hers. "Me." At that moment her world stopped, and she refused to wait a second longer. She eagerly pressed forward to grab his lips with her own. They were soft and warm, but she only had a moment to dwell on that fact before he kissed her back with a heavy passion. One of his hands left her side to weave its way into her hair, pulling her impossibly closer. ❤️ He was dangerous, she just didn't know it. He was willing to give up everything for her. All he wanted was a woman he could call home. What happens when she learns his secret? What happens when his secret risks her life?

He knelt down again, his eyes level with her lower lips. He stared at her pussy, remembering how she’d tasted, how she’d felt as she came on his fingers and mouth. He glanced up at her. “Babe, I can’t wait to go down on you again.” He pressed a kiss to her mound, his tongue darting out to give her a teasing lick as he pulled back. “You’re so damn hot, you know that?” “Uh,” she gasped as his fingers slid inside. “Please, Luke…” “Please?” he said, his thumb massaging her throbbing clit even as his fingers moved in and out of her. “Please what?” “Please…” She threw her head back, tried to keep standing. God, the man was going to kill her. “Please go down on me again.” **** Nine weeks ago, Selena Perez chose survival, and paid for it with her breasts. The double mastectomy saved her life, but shattered her sense of femininity. She doesn’t want desire, romance, or complications... especially not from a dark, dangerous man who looks at her like she’s still whole. Luke Rhodes lost his left hand in Afghanistan three years ago. He doesn’t dwell on it. He cooks, he bartends, he lives his life. He has almost everything he wants – except Selena. And wanting her isn’t casual. It’s consuming. Their connection ignites fast and deep, catching them both off guard. Selena gives Luke her body, and her fragile trust. What she doesn’t know is that Luke is hiding someone from her. A secret that threatens to destroy everything she’s begun to believe about him… and herself.