The Dark Ones

My grandmother only knows how to draw one thing—infants. They're ugly, but people line up to buy the paintings. I watch as she takes those women into unlit rooms. Then, their bloodcurdling screams will ring out. Oddly enough, they always thank my grandmother when they're leaving. One day, I finally find out what exactly my grandmother paints. I discover the truth when I see an infant crawl out of one of the women's bellies—it looks just like the one my grandmother has painted.

After being reborn, I'm taken back to the day I confessed my love for my childhood friend. In my past life, I had to plead and beg before he begrudgingly agreed to marry me. "You look pathetic when you beg me for anything, Annabelle." That was what Hayden Gulman always said to me. He was so cold to me that he even canceled the part where we read our vows to each other during the wedding. When I was eight months pregnant, he took a photo of my belly covered in stretch marks. Then, he complained to his true love about the unhappiness he faced after marrying me. When I went into a difficult labor due to my agitation, he and his true love were on vacation. At that moment, my heart finally died. It turned out my one-woman show couldn't be considered love at all. Now that I've been reborn, I smile when I see the disdainful look in his eyes. I say, "We have nothing to do with each other from this moment on. I only wish to be happy."

Perjanjian dengan iblis adalah sesuatu yang mengikat, bahkan ketika tubuhmu hancur dan dirimu sudah tak bernyawa, jiwamu akan terus terikat oleh rantai yang membelenggu. *** Dendam Aghya-- ibunda Felenia, menyebabkan Felenia terikat dengan iblis paling kejam, Lucifer-- The Fallen Angel. Ia menjadi pengantin iblis itu. Tubuhnya disiksa berkali-kali hancur dan berada di ambang kematian. Namun Felenia selalu kembali terbangun dengan kondisi seperti semula. Felenia harusnya membenci Lucifer karena berkat pria itu, ia merasakan hal paling menyakitkan dalam hidupnya yaitu kehilangan semua anggota keluarganya. Namun perasaan lain justru muncul di hatinya. Perasaan cinta yang seharusnya tidak Felenia miliki. Namun, benarkah itu cinta? *** "Itulah caraku menunjukkan cinta kasih kepadamu, Wahai Pengantinku. Bagaimana pun, iblis tidak tunduk pada manusia dan mahluk lainnya, bahkan pada Sang Pencipta. Jadi, aku harap kau mengerti hal tersebut." ~Leoniel~ Sang Iblis Agung Lucifer.

I, Zierno the famed assassin, am hunting the mythical Mist Mare. My king, my friend, has promised me command of his guard if I gift her to him. I never fail a mission. The beast will belong to the King of the Netherlands, one way or the other. It’s deeply amazing how much can go wrong in a single day. From capturing the rare creature for my liege, to it nearly making off with my king. Now I’m on his short list of enemies. During my mad flight from the castle, I thought to save an injured woman. I couldn’t have been more wrong. What I have now is a sack full of problems. This pretty red-eyed woman, being the largest. She looks like a sweet creature one moment. Then the next, a bloodthirsty demon. And truthfully, I’m terrified. I’ve never seen anything like her. “Chain me to the wall” She says. Normally I’d think that might make for an interesting afternoon. Now I’m thinking I’d rather be anywhere but where she can shriek at me when she has one of her ‘spells.’ “Go talk to the sorcerer.” She orders. As though I should know who he is. “I need your help.” She says, as though I’m intended to be some great savior. I’m a killer not a saint. Meanwhile, I’ve gotten word that the King has sent out an army to hunt me down and drag me back to face the consequences of a potential assassination. One which I did not intend! So my plan right now…Is essentially just to stay alive.

"You think you know hate, Avery?" His voice a dangerous rumble that seemed to roll straight through me. "Hate is easy. It’s the love that complicates everything." "Love? Don't talk to me about love. You wouldn't recognize it if it clawed its way into your heart." Liam's expression darkened, "And whose fault is that, remind me? You destroyed every ounce of it." My eyes filled with tears instantly, my voice so thick, it hurt my throat as the words came out. "And you made me pay for it, in the most horrible way. A person who loved a girl with his whole heart would never be able to do what you've done, what you've allowed to happen. That's why I hate you, because you never loved me, or else you couldn't do all this to me." His eyes sparked with anger "You have no idea what you're talking about." "Maybe I do, maybe I don't," I shot back bitterly, "But it seems like the only thing you're good at is pretending. Pretending to care, pretending to love—" "That's enough!" his voice boomed. "You want to see how real my feelings are? I should teach you a lesson on underestimating them." I tilted my chin up in defiance "Go on then, teach me." The next moment was a blur of motion as he closed the distance between us. His hands gripped my face, not gentle but not cruel—a fervent, desperate hold. His lips met mine in an intense, raw kiss, fueled by anger and deep, relentless desire. The kiss was punishing, his mouth moving against mine with a fierce urgency that left no room for doubts or second thoughts. As he pulled back, his eyes bore into mine, challenging, questioning, daring me to deny what lay between us.

Kehidupan Verda Salaga berubah drastis setelah bertemu dengan Kris Bagaskara. Kemampuan indigo milik Verda akhirnya mampu membuka tabir misteri koma yang dialami Kris. Perjalanan Verda dalam mencari kebenaran dan keadilan untuk Kris, membawa kisah romantis antara Verda dan Tris Bramasta, adik kembar Kris. Apakah Verda bisa membongkar tabir misteri dalang peristiwa kecelakaan yang dialami Kris, dan menyebabkan dirinya koma berbulan-bulan?

Seorang gadis menatap beberapa orang di depan rumahnya dengan tajam. "Gue kecewa sama kalian... " ucapnya lirih. "Kita cuman mau minta-" "Jangan pernah meminta maaf, jika kalian tetap akan mengulangi kesalahan yang sama," ucapnya sambil menelusuri satu persatu orang di depannya. Dan tatapannya berhenti kepada seorang gadis yang berdiri di bagian pojok kirinya dengan tatapan angkuh. Dia menatap orang tadi layaknya menatap sebuah sampah, "Lo tahu, sebuah sampah tidak akan pernah bisa menggantikan permata. Tidak perlu alasan untuk menjelaskannya, seorang anak berumur 6 tahun pun akan tahu." "Pergi dan jangan pernah kembali," ucapnya sebelum kembali memasuki rumahnya "karena semakin lama gue melihat kalian, semakin susah gue melupakan kejadian itu...dan gue akan semakin sulit untuk membenci kalian."

Sagara pura-pura cacat untuk mengelabui saudaranya, namun saudaranya yang bernama Awan masih ragu dengan kecacatan Adiknya mulai mengatur pernikahan untuk Sagara dengan Viola. Bagaimanakah jadinya jika Viola yang seharusnya menikah dengan Sagara malah tiba-tiba menghilang dan akhirnya Sagara menikahi Adiknya Viola yang bernama Viona. Gadis yang terkenal jelek dan bodoh seantero kota A. Bisakah Sagara tahan dengan semua tingkah konyol dan kemesuman dari Viona? Temukan jawabannya di novel ini. Enjoy ....

It was hard for Charlotte to let go of her best friend, Dalton, the boy she fell in love with since she was nine years old, to make way for her sister, Caroline, who happens to be in love with him too. It was hard for her but in order to make someone happy, even if it meant sacrificing her own, she was willing to let go. It all happened around her senior year, where she let go of the only thing that mattered to her and after graduation, she moved away with no intention of going back. Four years later, on her college graduation day, her parents rather demanded her to come home with a reason that shocked her senseless.

Tiara terpaksa menjadi istri Darka, putra pemilik yayasan panti asuhan di mana Tiara tinggal sejak kecil. Tiara melakukan hal tersebut hanya karena dirinya ingin berbalas budi pada pemilik yayasan. Sayangnya, niat baik Tiara tidak serta merta berbuah manis. Darka adalah pria paling berengsek yang pernah Tiara kenal. Darka tidak pernah memperlakukan Tiara selayaknya seorang istri. Darka masih saja hidup selayaknya pria bujang yang bebas. Bahkan, Darka sama sekali tidak sungkan untuk berhubungan selayaknya pasangan suami istri dengan wanita simpanannya secara terang-terangan di hadapan Tiara. Setelah semua itu, Tiara pun berusaha untuk menutup telinga, mata, mulut, hingga menutup hatinya. Ia tidak ingin mendapatkan luka lebih dari ini. Namun, sampai kapankah Tiara bisa hidup seperti ini? “Apa aku memang setidak pantas itu untuk menjadi istrimu?”—Tiara Alvia “Ayolah, orang tuamu saja membuangmu. Lalu kau pikir, dirimu yang seperti sampah itu pantas untukku? Jangan bermimpi!”—Darka Parama Al Kharafi