Tanda Strip

Ayah mertuaku jatuh terpeleset dan terkena serangan stroke. Darah menggenang di lantai dari kepalanya. Aku mengambil kain pel dengan tenang dan membersihkan darah di lantai. Menit-menit ini adalah waktu penting untuk menyelamatkan nyawanya. Tapi aku, menantu perempuannya, membiarkan waktu tersebut berlalu begitu saja. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, aku adalah orang pertama yang mengetahui jatuhnya ayah mertuaku. Aku cepat-cepat memanggil ambulans untuk membawanya ke rumah sakit. Tindakan operasi perlu tanda tangan persetujuan dari anggota keluarga terdekat. Tapi saat aku menelepon suamiku, dia mengira aku cemburu karena dia sedang bersama cinta pertamanya. Dia menolak datang ke rumah sakit dan menuduhku mengarang alasan agar membuatnya pulang. Akhirnya, ayah mertuaku meninggal karena tidak mendapat perawatan tepat waktu. Karena tidak bisa menemui ayahnya untuk yang terakhir kali, suamiku menyalahkanku dan akhirnya membunuhku dengan pisau dapur. "Ini semua salahmu! Ayahku sudah sangat tua, tapi kamu nggak merawatnya dengan baik! Kamu gagal berbakti padanya saat dia masih hidup, jadi matilah dan lanjutkan tugasmu sebagai menantu di alam kubur!" Aku membuka mata dan menemukan bahwa aku kembali ke hari ketika ayah mertuaku jatuh. ....

Nakakabulag ang pag-ibig at hindi natin minsan mahinuha ang kayang abutin nito. Isa si Aia sa nasilo ng pakiramdam na ito. Minahal niya ang lalaking buong akala niya ay ang totoong nagmamahal sa kaniya, ngunit sa paglipas ng mga panahon ay nalaman niyang may isang katauhan pa pala sa likod ng lalaking kaniyang minahal. Sa lihim na pagtingin ng CEO kay Aia ay hindi na niya mapigilan ang bugso ng damdamin, dito ay natagpuan niya ang sariling walang saplot katabi ng kanyang amo. Sobrang sakit ng ulo niya nang maalala niya ang mga maiinit na tagpong pinagsaluha nila nung gabing yaon. Tinitigan niya ang maamong mukha ng lalaki at inilapit ang labi sa ilong nito. Napaluha siya at agad na bumangon ng kama para pulutin ang mga damit na walang pigil na inalis ng lalaki mula sa kanyang katawan. Gulong gulo ang utak na lumabas ng silid, tinakasan niya ang lalaking kaulayaw niya kagabi. Ang daming tumatakbo sa utak niya. Hindi niya alam kung paano haharapin ang kanyang amo. Nag-iwan ito ng note bilang tanda ng pag-alis niya sa trabaho, "This will serve as my last day, sir."

Nagising si Atasha sa hindi pamilyar na kwarto. Her head was spinning and her body was sore down there tanda ng isang gabing pakikipagniig sa isang estranghero kapalit ng salapi na ibabayad sa kanya na kukunin naman ng walang puso niyang ina ngunit laking gulat niya ng mag krus ulit ang landas nila sa mismong kasal ng nanay niya. Wala siyang ka-alam-alam na ang customer niya kagabi sa ginanap na stag party na pinag raketan niya ay ang lalaking pakakasalan ngayon ng nanay niya na walang iba kundi si Adonis Salcedo. Sa araw ng kasal ng mga ito ay nagkubli si Atasha sa hardin ng mga Salcedo dahil sa labis na lungkot at pagkabalisa ngunit hinanap siya ni Adonis at muling ipinaalala sa kanya ang isang mainit na gabing pinagsaluhan nila. “Wag kang mag-alala. Hindi ko sasabihin kay mommy ang nangyari sa atin, kaya mas mabuti pang kalimutan mo na,” “Kalimutan? Paano ko magagawang kalimutan ang gabing iyon, kung ibinigay mo sa akin ang lahat, Atasha? Ni-hindi ako halos makatulog kakaisip sayo. Gusto kong maulit ulit iyon. Ibigay mo ulit sa akin ang kasalanan ko,”

"Strip!" He ordered me so casually like it was his routine, gesturing towards his master bed. "Lay on your back and spread your legs wide." "No!" My refusal was barely audible, but still, it got a severe reaction. He clutched my neck in his sharp claws, growling furiously, "You'll do as I say, omega!" Struggling hard for breath, I grabbed his claw, staring back into his ablaze eyes. "Even if my suggestion is better than yours?" ... Omega Shyla's world crumbled down around her when her husband, Alpha Raymond, divorced her on the day of her Luna accession. Banished from her pack, she swore to hide her pregnancy. Her unborn child was the only ray of hope in that impenetrable darkness. Lycan King Maddox Miller, a merciless murderer ruling over the shifter kind, was another name of devil. But the long search for his soulmate drove him crazy, turning him into a stone-hearted beast. What would happen when his path crossed with Shyla, a mere omega fated to be his soulmate? Would he be able to accept her child? Or the return of remorseful Alpha Raymond would ruin their bond for good?

"Im going to kiss the next person that strolls through those dorrs." ....................... It was only meant to proove a point. A tactic to show her friends that she was not so uptight. But Jacquiline should have known; she should have expected dire consequences that came with kissing the incredible hot handsome stranger that walked into the caffe that morning.   The kiss created such an uproar on the internet that she was now being paraded as the billionaire's mystery girlfriend, the first woman Enzo Harnandez had publicly shown off.  Forced into a contract marriage in a bid to silence the media, Jacquline plans flee as soon as she acquires enough money for a fresh start and her fathers mdical bills.  What Jacqueline doesn't expect however are the feelings that begin to stir up in the process of this fake marriage. What happens when she learns that the devilishly handsome Enzo Hernandez is smarter and even more shrewd than she made him out to be.  .............. "Oh princess, I'm a tad disappointed that you thought you could fool me," I heard him say coldly as he cornered me. "I've known all about your plans from the beginning. Now… strip and touch the bed frame. I'm going to fuck some sense into you." 

“Strip!”Marcelo growled like some hungry lion deprived of food for days. “Don’t make me say this twice,” I scoffed, "I'd rather join my father in his grave than let you see my skin." A chuckle then rolled his lips as he stared down at me like I was his subject, "Fiesty, huh? By the time I'm done with you, you'll have no choice but to bow to me!" Don Marcello killed my father in cold blood and I must avenge his death. But how can I do that when I'm trapped in the monster's mansion? But I won’t give up! I was supposed to be the heiress to the family territory before Don Marcello claimed it. Every attempt to end his life only fueled my obsession with him, he likes his girls feisty and fighting. I'm the only girl who has been able to stand up to him even though it always earned me punishments. But one dangerous secret changes everything. After learning this secret, I kept asking: Was I still willing to burn in his hell… or would I make the devil fall to his knees?

—¿Quieren decir... que no les importa compartirme? ¿Los tres?—No, Simone, cariño. Si eso significa que podemos estar contigo, a los tres nos parece bien —dijo Nick.Apenas puedo creer lo que oigo. ¿Cómo he tenido tanta suerte? ¿Una estrella del baloncesto, un actor famoso y un gurú de la tecnología?Simone, ¡estás viviendo la mejor vida!Simone es nueva en el bufete Owens y tiene que demostrar su valía vendiendo casas en Sunset Strip, Hollywood. Pero cuando la chica desagradable de la oficina, Crystal, empieza a rumorear que Simone se acuesta con todos sus clientes, bueno, tiene razón... ¡en cierto modo!Michael, Nick y Christian quieren comprarle casas a Simone, pero también quieren más. La quieren a ella, y ya que todos son felices compartiéndola, ¿por qué debería elegir a uno?Pero su trabajo es importante para ella. ¿Será capaz de salvar su reputación y conservar a todos sus hombres?"Los billonarios del atardecer" es una obra de Scarlett Rossi, autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

In a brutal all-male cadet academy where discipline is law and weakness is quietly erased, obedience is not requested—it is engineered. Elias enters the institution for survival. Debt, obligation, and limited options leave him with one rule: endure. He believes discipline is a tool, something external he can master and leave behind once his training is complete. He is wrong. The academy does not simply train bodies—it reshapes awareness. Silence becomes instruction. Proximity becomes pressure. Choice erodes long before it is ever questioned. Elias draws the attention of Instructor Vale, a senior authority figure whose control relies not on punishment, but on restraint. Vale does not command often. He observes. He waits. He allows Elias to adjust himself—until obedience feels voluntary and resistance feels unnatural. As training intensifies, Elias finds himself isolated, refined, and increasingly dependent on the presence that once unsettled him. The line between discipline and desire begins to blur, forcing him to confront a dangerous question: is he being controlled, or is he choosing alignment? In a system designed to strip autonomy while calling it order, Elias must decide whether obedience is something done to him—or something he is willing to claim. Under Orders is a slow-burn psychological MM novel exploring power, conditioning, and the unsettling intimacy of control—where submission is not demanded, but learned.

Keluarga Mahendra Orlando merupakan Crazy Rich Asian dari Indonesia yang telah menetap di New York lebih dari 10 tahun. Mereka punya anak kembar: Paris Mahendra Orlando dan Ankara Mahendra Orlando. Meskipun dilahirkan sebagai kembar--mereka sangat jauh berbeda.Paris Mahendra Orlando terlahir sebagai pria pemalas yang mencintai seni lebih dari segalanya. Orang tuanya tidak terlalu mengharapkan Paris. Bagi mereka Paris hanyalah aib keluarga--dia cuma bayi besar yang merepotkan. Hidup Paris terasa lebih berwarna setelah ia bertemu Jessica Flowers--penari tiang yang secara kebetulan bertemu dengannya di beberapa tempat. Berbeda dari Paris, Ankara Mahendra Orlando selalu menuai prestasi. Setelah lulus kuliah, dia meneruskan bisnis perbankan keluarganya, Orlando Best Bank. Ankara sukses besar di dunia bisnis New York dan menjadi inspirasi kalangan muda. Ankara menikah dengan seorang penari balet terkenal di New York bernama Chantelle Grace atas permintaan Ibunya. Ankara tidak mencintai Grace namun berpura-pura seakan dia berhasil membangun sebuah keluarga bahagia. Bagaimana kisah selanjutnya? Bagaimana hubungan Paris dengan penari strip, Jessica Flowers? Bagaimana hubungan Ankara dan penari balet terkenal, Chantelle Grace?

Penny! Lol. The woman of the brothel named me after the money they found tucked in my clothes when I was just 3 days old and was left dying at their gates. Wondering what kind of mother, and father do this. Well, I guess the kind mine were. I hate them, they could have placed me in an underdeveloped, or bad orphanage and I would have not complained. But despite that choice, they left me here at a brothel. I strip for a living, attracting customers to the real business of the almighty Alpha of our pack, and everything I do drains me. Try having sex with werewolves, when you are a mere wolfless being and you would know what I mean. But everything changed that night when fate decided to plant before me not one, but two Alphas. One notorious, the other mysterious, and most importantly the future alphas of the Dark Night Pack. One took interest in the shackle pierced on my leg, and the other in the curves of my body, and I don't know how to keep myself away from them. This is my story, of how the shackled, wolf-less being, turned out to be a mate of the two most powerful Alpha's, and it does not end here. I have secrets, secrets too cruel to be true, and my fate too complicated.