The Final Countdown Novel

How much did my wife love me? To marry me, she proposed ninety-nine times. I was not moved until the hundredth. On our wedding day, I gave her ninety-nine make-up cards. We agreed that as long as all of them were not used up, I would stay with her. Five years into our marriage, she used one card every time she went out to be with her crush. When she reached the ninety-seventh card, she suddenly noticed that I had changed. I no longer begged for her to stay. When she lost control because of her adorable secretary, I asked her, “If you don't come back tonight, can I use a make-up card?” She paused for a moment and then softened, which was rare for her. “Okay.” I nodded and let her leave. She thought she still had many make-up cards. She didn't realize this was his last chance.

Teresia Syeilendri adalah wanita dewasa yang secara tidak masuk akal berpindah ke dunia novel, novel terakhir yang dibaca di malam sebelum kematiannya. Bukan menjadi karakter utama, ataupun antagonis, melainkan karakter yang tidak pernah muncul di novel, yaitu saudari kembar pemeran utama wanita. Walaupun karakter tidak terlihat, tapi tetap pernah muncul satu dalam sekian banyak paragraf demi pengembangan cerita. Kemunculan karakter ini adalah saat kematiannya! Muncul untuk mati di dalam cerita. Teresia tidak terima, nasib nahas itu ingin dibelokkan dengan cara apapun, termasuk menjauhkan pemeran utama pria di novel dari pemeran utama wanita.

Namira baru saja menikahi Daniel Bragastara, duda 45 tahun yang sudah cerai dua kali sekaligus ayah dari sahabatnya. Katanya, si duda matang itu mau punya anak lagi. Makanya dia menikahi Namira yang masih gadis. Kalau sudah seperti itu, Namira bisa apa selain menuruti "bimbingan" sang suami?

"Aku nggak ngarep ya. Aku optimis." "Optimis apaan? Optimis bisa jadi pacar gue?" "Bukan. Aku optimis kalau kamu sebenarnya ada rasa sama aku, tapi nggak mau ngakuin." *** Berawal dari tersandung, ada hati yang terjatuh dalam indahnya cinta. Aseeek! Bermula dari penasaran, berlanjut dengan pendekatan, dan berakhir pada ..... Ah, mending baca dan buktikan langsung keseruan kisah Arina dan Andre, ketimbang menerka-nerka dan jadi penasaran. Bukan hanya baper-baperan yang dibahas, ada cerita tentang persahabatan, hangatnya kasih dalam keluarga, kesetiaan, dan kepercayaan, yang dikemas dengan manis dalam cerita segar nan lucu.

Area rumah tangga! Bagaimana jika keuangan rumah tangga dihandle oleh mertua? Dan bagaimana pula apabila seorang suami selalu bertumpu kepada ibu dan saudara-saudarinya, tanpa peduli akan perasaan istri? Akankah seorang istri mampu untuk bertahan? Atau karma tragis akan menimpa para pecundang? Yuk, baca dan ikuti terus novel ini ya. Terimakasih ...

The story revolves between Ryu and Yuka who are in their twenties. Ryu is a college dropout pursuing music production while Yuka is on her final internship.

To become Marcus's Luna, I hid my identity as Crimson Ridge pack's Alpha heiress and married him. Since two Alphas have difficulty conceiving offspring, I even begged the pack witch to suppress my bloodline, downgrading my wolf from Alpha to Beta. After I finally got pregnant, Marcus was out shopping with his omega mistress while I was being attacked by rogue wolves and losing our child. I forced myself to like the social media post where his lover was showing off their relationship, fighting back nausea. His call came through immediately. "What are you trying to pull now! The pack successfully signed a cooperation treaty with the neighboring pack today. You didn't even show up to the celebration, so Ivy had to take over all your Luna duties and has been taking care of my daily needs. You should be thanking her for helping you out!" "You're supposed to be a strong warrior! How can one pregnancy make you this delicate?!" He finished his rant and hung up in anger. Right. I'd been away from home too long. I was starting to forget my own last name. I didn't hesitate anymore. I picked up my phone and dialed a number I hadn't called in ages. "Beta Hayes, book me a flight for tomorrow morning. I'm going back to Crimson Ridge pack."

The chimes of the Full Moon Festival echoed through the night air. I fought down the nervous flutter in my chest and shot a text to Beta Lucas. "When are we telling the pack, Beta Lucas? When do we finally mark each other?" "I was still holding my breath when my brother, Alpha Ryan, suddenly raised his hand." He pointed at the Sacred Oak in the middle of the plaza, his voice laced with surprise. "Hey, Elena. Isn't that Lucas?" "He's holding a girl's hand. Looks like the pack's in for a celebration." I followed Ryan's gaze on instinct. In that split second, my wolf went completely cold. Lucas was kissing the girl in his arms, deep and passionate. I recognized her right away. It was Sarah, the rogue wolf Lucas had brought back from the forest border the week before. Word was she'd saved Lucas's life. I must've been staring too hard, because Lucas suddenly looked up and locked eyes with us. His pupils shrank the second he saw me. A few seconds later, he slowly let go of the girl in his arms. "Ryan, Elena. Let me formally introduce you two." "This is Sarah, my chosen mate." When he got to me, Lucas's eyes darted away. He glanced quickly at my pale face, then turned to the Sarah beside him. "This is Elena, Alpha Ryan's sister. She's like a little sister to me, too." We'd shared a bed countless nights. And all I got in the end was the label of sister. Fine, then. If your little sister marries another Alpha, you'll surely bless me, won't you?

My childhood sweetheart, Samuel Burton, once promises that he will marry me the moment we graduate from college. But on our wedding day, he shows up late. When we finally find him, he's tangled in bed with my stepsister, Vivian Holcomb, in a hotel room. In front of everyone, Ethan Fuller, the heir to the wealthiest family, steps forward and boldly declares that I am the one he has secretly loved for years. Five years into our marriage, he remembers every little thing I say, and I truly believe I am the person he cares about most. Until one day, when I'm doing housework and accidentally find a confidential folder hidden deep in his desk drawer. The very first page is Vivian's resume. On it is his own handwriting. He has written, "Priority. Above everything else." Behind it is a hospital operations report I have never seen before. The date matches the night of my car accident. I was rushed to a hospital owned by Fuller Group, yet no surgeon ever came. By the time I woke up, the baby I'm carrying was gone because I had lost too much blood. I cried in Ethan's arms until my voice broke, but I never told him the full truth. I didn't want him to worry even more. But now I finally know. Vivian was also injured that night, and the order Ethan sent to the hospital was— "Pull every specialist available. Treat Vivian first." My tears soak into the page, blurring the ink. "If I'm not your top priority, I'll disappear from your life then."

I did three things when I had made a decision to leave Alpha James. The first thing I did was throw all the precious gifts he had given to me. The second thing I did was secretly donate the wooden house he had built for our future and tear up the ceremonial dress that was custom-made for me on our marking day. The third thing I did was go to the Northern Territory to guard our pack, so I cast all ties with the entire pack and disappeared into the tribe. What he didn’t know was that I had quietly planned my departure while he was out hunting and spending countless nights at the Moon River with Doris, his childhood sweetheart. I became the ideal Luna he was hoping for, considerate and tolerant. Later, he lost control and asked me: “Why aren’t you angry? Don’t you love me anymore?” I lowered my head in silence and announced my decision to leave after seeing the ambiguous messages Doris, James's sweetheart, had sent to me.