Tempted Ink

Layla Hayes is used to surviving. Raised by adoptive parents who treated her like a burden, she learned to keep her head down, keep quiet, and dream of escape. When her long-term boyfriend cheats and leaves her with nothing, one wild night in a bar is supposed to be her only rebellion — a kiss of freedom before going back to hell.But the stranger she gives herself to isn’t just anyone. He’s Colden Frost. Elusive tech billionaire. Ruthless CEO. The media calls him the Ice King for a reason.So when he offers a flash contract marriage—cold, clinical, and signed in ink—Layla says yes. She wants out of her old life, and she doesn’t care if her new husband has a frozen heart.Only he’s not the monster the tabloids claim. He’s just… never home. Never warm. Never hers.But slowly, walls begin to thaw. And Layla realizes the man she married may be the one thing she never thought she'd find:Safety.

Growing up to become a rejected, is nothing anyone would pray or wish to encounter. Ember, who is caught up in the deep web of rejection and unplanned love, is left in the ocean of self destruction. Now, she'd have to think about the best way to be free and leave her life. In the middle of the island, the gigantic and luxurious castle of Alpha Dino Aloysius, is located. Sources say that it is the most expensive and sophisticated home facility in the entire world. Every facility in the home, is controlled by advanced technology and robots. The center of the castle looks like a another universe of its own because of the magnificent design that surrounded it. At the north west end of the castle, a large statue of a wolf can be seen. To every other person, it was just a wolf but to Alpha Dino, it was his representation of strength and power. Each of the rooms are sound proof and designed with a colored marble. The walls are discretely painted with black and red colour ink, and also the blood of some of the people that Alpha Dino has killed in past, especially the alphas from other packs. The staff that worked inside the castle, were more than a thousand. You must literally see a maiden at every end of castle, bending down their head. The reason was that it was prohibited to make eye contact with the Alpha.

“The monster you’re talking about,” I muttered, my heart pounding furiously against my chest. “Let it out. I want to feel it,” He smirked, the type that sent shivers down your spine. The type that warned you ‘never make a deal with the devil’ kind. “Watch your tongue, darling,” His cold deep voice had its way of doing something to my stomach, especially when he laid threats. “I don't fuck like a gentleman. I also don't fuck like a monster,” he strides towards me, pinning his gaze on my body. “I fuck like the devil in your nightmares, and you’ll scream like I am your God.” A contract relationship. Signed by ink in words. It was supposed to be a contract, but it was a trap: “Both parties expressly agree that this arrangement is strictly contractual in nature and devoid of any emotional or romantic involvement. Any demonstration of affection, emotional attachment, or behavior suggestive of romantic intent shall constitute a material breach of contract. Violation of this clause will result in immediate termination of the agreement, and the offending party shall forfeit all benefits, assets, or compensations received under this contract. This clause is non-negotiable and emphasized as a binding condition of the agreement.” However, there was another; “Party A must be in a perfect health condition.” *** Olivia Hayes is terminally ill and suffers from cancer. She has lived all her life prioritizing her mother’s health condition until one sentence shattered her dynamism; “I’m sorry, Miss Hayes. The results confirm it is cancer.” With her mother in a critical condition, she struggles to raise the funds for immediate treatment not until her encounter with Ezekiel Grayson, a cold heartless CEO offering a contract that could directly change her life… and destroy it forever.

Alma Dixon had spent so long wishing that the moon goddess mated her to her best friend, Ralph Bowman, who was the son of their alpha. But her best friend rejects her on the spot when this happens and sells her to the Warren brothers. Feeling like her life couldn't be anymore surprising, she soon finds out that all three of the brothers are her mate and each of them are ready to turn the earth upside down for her even though they bully her.

Willow Fletcher never asked for Ridgeway Academy. To her, the school was a fortress of wealth and privilege, where polished smiles masked sharp cruelty. But when the scholarship came, she had no choice but to step into its glittering, dangerous halls. Sweet, soft, and unworldly, Willow stood out the moment she arrived. The whispers began instantly, mockery laced with jealousy. No matter how kind she was, Ridgeway’s elite branded her an outsider. Yet, envy followed her every step. With her porcelain skin and delicate beauty, she was impossible to ignore. Especially to him. Ian Blackwood. Ridgeway’s crown jewel. The untouchable guy with a smile girls would burn for and a heart made of ice. Brilliant, composed, devastatingly charming, he was everything they wanted, and the very reason they ended up shattered. His friends thrived on games and chaos, but Ian? Ian preferred precision. A silent hunter. And Willow had caught his eye. She wasn’t desperate for him, and that was her mistake. Her innocence tempted him, and temptation was something Ian never resisted. When his friends dared him to make her fall, he accepted without hesitation. Because Willow Fletcher wasn’t just another conquest. She was a challenge. And Willow Fletcher was the kind of challenge he intended to savour before destroying

"Asal Abang tau, jika eneng tuh disuruh bercerai dari Abang, karena Abang dianggap miskin." Risma, seorang perempuan desa yang menikah dengan Riswan, pemuda dari luar desanya yang mengaku sebagai yatim piatu dan tidak punya sanak saudara. Rumah tangga mereka selalu dihina dan direndahkan oleh saudara-saudaranya, termasuk oleh bapaknya sendiri, Juragan Hasyim, karena kehidupan mereka yang miskin.Risma selalu membela suaminya, tidak mempermasalahkan kehidupannya yang susah karena merasa tidak pernah menyusahkan keluarga besarnya. Riswan yang penyabar walaupun selalu dihina membuat Risma merasa kesal. Risma tidak mempermasalahkan hidupnya yang susah, tetapi dia tidak terima jika orang miskin dianggap tidak punya harga diri.Riswan pada akhirnya mengetahui jika istrinya itu dipaksa untuk bercerai dengannya, hingga akhirnya dia pergi meninggalkan istri dan anak-anaknya, dan kembali lagi dengan menunjukkan siapa diri dia yang sebenarnya.

My throat burned as he wrapped his hand around it, his grip firm but not crushing. Cold steel pressed against my neck, the knife. I gasped, my bag slipping from my shoulder. It hit the ground with a dull thud, spilling open, and my book tumbled out. He glanced down, bent, picked it up, and flipped it open. His eyes skimmed the page. Then his mouth curved into something that wasn’t quite a smile, a dark smirk, like he knew exactly what I had been reading. And worse, he saw the notes. My handwriting in the margins, messy lines of ink: God, I wish someone would ruin me like this. I shouldn’t like it, but I do. Imagine the knife on me instead. Heat exploded in my face. I wanted the ground to swallow me. His eyes lifted back to mine, and I couldn’t breathe…… I was just a college freshman, lost in dark romance novels and fantasies of forbidden love. But my life took a deadly turn when I stumbled upon a mafia boss's secret in a dimly lit alley. Little did I know, the killer I witnessed would become my professor, and my obsession would become my downfall. Now, I'm trapped in a game of cat and mouse, where the stakes are higher than I ever imagined. My obsession grows with every passing moment, and I'm forced to confront the shadows within myself. But not everything is what it seems. What begins as an obsession may turn into something far more dangerous….. like revenge.

When fiery Gianna sets out to avenge her father’s death, her path is clear: infiltrate the Black Claw Pack and kill Alpha Rapha. The ruthless wolf said to be behind it all. But the man she meets is nothing like the monster she expected. Honourable, magnetic, and fiercely loyal to his pack, Rapha challenges everything she’s believed. The deeper she digs, the murkier the truth becomes and the harder it is to ignore the dangerous pull between them. As a powerful enemy weaves a web of manipulation, Gianna is forced to ally with the very pack she once vowed to destroy. Loyalties blur, hearts are tested and with betrayal waiting at every turn, Gianna and Rapha must fight not only for their lives, but for a love that defies fate, vengeance, and blood ties. Because someone in the shadows is still playing god, and he wants to burn everything they hold dear, starting with Gianna’s last remaining family.

"Bun, ini foto Ayah kan?" Pertanyaan polos putra sulung Hannan membuatnya penasaran dan segera membuka beberapa pesan yang masuk di ponselnya melalui applikasi WhatsApp. Hannan terkejut ketika membuka deretan foto dan video yang dikirim oleh nomor tak dikenalnya itu. Semua foto dan video itu menampakkan suaminya dari berbagai sisi memakai pakaian pengantin serba putih sedang melaksanakan prosesi pernikahan dengan seorang gadis yang mengenakan kebaya putih di sampingnya. Buru-buru Hannan menghubungi nomor Bang Randy, suaminya, yang memang sedang bertugas di Pulau ujung timur Indonesia. [Ini Abang, kan?] [Aku menunggu penjelasan Abang!] Bagaimana kisah perjalanan rumah tangga Maysa Hannan yang diwarnai dengan perselingkuhan suaminya, Randy Maulana? Akankah Hannan bertahan atau justru melepas? Siapa sosok dari masa lalu yang kemudian datang kembali dalam kehidupan Hannan setelah pengkhianatan suaminya? Simak lika-liku kehidupannya dalam novel IZINKAN AKU MENDUA.

"I didn't plan on falling in love with someone else." 'Yan ang salitang hinding-hindi makakalimutan ni Gilliane dahil sa isang pangyayaring nag-iwan ng malalim na sugat sa kanyang puso. Pagkatapos siyang takbuhan ng lalaking mapapangasawa niya sana sa araw ng kanilang kasal, sa harap ng altar at napakaraming tao. Nang nangyari 'yon ay doon niya natutunan na walang kasiguraduhan ang anumang bagay sa mundo. That true love is not measured by how long you are together because in the end, it all just doesn't matter when the person you love the most gave up and find another woman and leave you before your eyes. Pagkatapos ng lahat nang delubyong nangyari sa kasal niya ay napilitan siyang sumama sa matalik na kaibigan pabalik ng Pilipinas para paghilumin ang sugat. Nagtungo siya sa bar gabi-gabi and her bestfriend was aftraid she would self-destruct. Sa unang bar na napuntahan ay nakilala ni Gilliane ang isang napakaguwapong lalaki. They even talk without giving each others name and number. Nang sumunod uling gabi, sa ibang bar ay muli silang nagkita nang hindi sinasadya. Nakailang beses silang nagtagpo kahit na hindi nila pinag-uusapang magkita. Naisip niya na waring pinagtatagpo sila ng tadhana. Pero dahil sariwa pa kay Gilliane ang nangyaring pang-iiwan sa kanya ng kanyang long-time boyfriend, ayaw niya munang mapaugnay sa kahit na sino mang lalaki. She stopped going in the bars and chose to stay at home. Ngunit waring talagang tadhana na ang gumagawa ng paraan para magkita sila ng lalaki dahil muli silang nagkita sa loob ng operating room. The man was Dr. Sebastian Villaraza, isang mahusay na surgeon sa bagong ospital na pagtatrabahuhan ni Gillian. A Ano kaya ang nais ipahiwatig sa kanya ng tadhana sa kanilang muling pagkikita ng napakaguwapong surgeon na ito?