The Hobbit Summary Chapter 10

Noel Ashford is the only child of Scott Ashford, famed law attorney of the small town of Bisbee, Arizona. Life for the two is rather simple. Until the day her father brings home a stray criminal in the form of a 6-foot devil, by the name of Harken Lewis - who makes it his everyday mission to uproot Noel's simple life and welcome her to the dangers of his. At the loss of her mother at the age of 10, Noel has depended on herself in the absence of her father, counting down the days until she can leave her small town and finally start living her life outside of her shut-in home. Harken Lewis has lived his 18 years in and out of juvie and foster homes, never knowing the meaning of a home, never allowing himself to be tied down. Shacking up with his lawyer and her daughter is meant to be a means to an end, a pit stop on his journey to greener pastures. He doesn't expect to find the one thing to shake his resolve and shatter everything he thought he knew about himself. Stick a shut-in hermit and an adrenaline junkie delinquent under the same roof, what do you get? Disaster.

After two years of marriage, I believed I was living the dream—until the day I gave birth to our long-awaited heir. The house was filled with joy as my husband's family arrived, bearing gifts and ready to bestow a name upon our child, as tradition dictated. But the happiness of the day shattered in an instant when my husband walked in, hand in hand with his childhood sweetheart. In front of everyone, he announced not only our divorce but also his engagement to her, as if I had never mattered. *** "I’m divorcing Stacy," Jason announces, his voice unwavering, "to marry Nicole Cruz, my childhood sweetheart." He points to the woman standing before him who smiles and waves at everyone in the room. My world tilts on its axis. The words echo in my mind, louder and louder until they drown out everything else. What is going on?? "But why?" I whisper, my voice barely audible, even to myself. I'm unable to believe his betrayal. Jason doesn’t even glance at the child in my arms. "Because this has been a long time coming, Stacy. I’ve only stayed this long out of obligation and not love." Important Author’s Note: This is a rewritten version of my book The Alpha’s Betrayal: Reclaiming His Rejected Luna. From Chapter 12 onward, the story takes a new turn with fresh twists and drama. Thank you for reading—I hope you enjoy this new version!

Di Benua Nightstar, ada sebuah keluarga yang naik ke puncak kekuatan Benua Nightstar dalam waktu singkat karena Patriark dan pasukan mereka yang memiliki kekuatan luar biasa. Keluarga itu adalah Keluarga Hao! Namun, kekuatan Keluarga Hao menumbuhkan rasa takut dari kekuatan lain di Benua Nightstar. Karena hal kecil itu, gabungan kekuatan Benua Nightstar membantai dan meruntuhkan Keluarga Hao yang baru mencapai puncak kekuatannya hanya dalam satu malam. Hanya ada satu orang yang selamat dari pembantaian itu, yaitu anak dari Patriark Keluarga Hao, yang masih berusia 10 tahun. Pembantaian, pengorbanan, kekejaman, dan darah yang tumpah sudah terukir jelas di mata dan hati anak kecil itu. Dia menjalani kehidupan dengan menahan semua dendam, tapi dia tidak pernah melupakannya! Suatu hari, dia akan menumpaskan dendamnya dan menghancurkan semua orang yang membantai Keluarganya. Setelah melepas semua dendamnya, dia akan terus berkutivasi untuk mencapai puncak dunia. Kelak, dia akan menjadi Dewa Tertinggi di Surga!

Menikah dengan Bagas adalah hal yang terindah. Namun, semua itu menjadi gelap dan suram ketika bisnis Bagas diambang ke bangkrutan. Ekonomi mereka pun turun drastis. Salsa meminta cerai kepada Bagas ketika pria itu di titik kehancuran. Dan istrinya itu menambah kesusahan pada dirinya. Ia sangat membenci Salsa karena memilih pergi ketika hatinya sudah sangat percaya pada wanita itu. 10 tahun kemudian.. Salsa dan Bagas di pertemukan kembali. Dengan keadaan yang berbeda, Bagas sudah menjadi orangkaya lagi. sebenarnya Bagas terlahir dari orangkaya. Hanya saja, pernikahannya dengan Salsa di tentang oleh sang Dad dan Mom sebab Salsa orang miskin. Sehingga Bagas memilih untuk pergi dan mendirikan perusahaannya sendiri serta mengaku pada Salsa bahwa dirinya tidak memiliki orangtua. Namun, dihatinya sekarang hanya ada sakit hati untuk wanita itu. Salsa bertemu dengan Bagas ketika pria itu sedang mencari pembantu untuk mengurus semua keperluan rumahnya. Dan dendam pun dimulai...

Lailah wanted to laugh at her own fate for playing such a sick joke on her. At 10 her parents divorced and none wanted to take her so she stayed with her aunt. At 15 she got into an accident that almost took her life and her leg was paralyzed for a year and now at 20 she was kidnapped by a Mafia because she saw something she wasn't suppose to see. Two brothers fighting and ruining her and not once have they thought what she wanted. " You don't love him" he grumbled while glaring with so much anger in his eyes I never saw before as tears continued to fall down my cheeks. " I didn't want to" I replied meekly helpless at my own heart as my lips wobbled while I clenched on his shirt not wanting to breakdown infront of him. " I won't let him have you" his words held promise as determination shone in his dark orbs and he crashed his lips on mine as I struggle to push him but my strength was nothing compared to his. Lailah Marques, a 20 years florist trying to find happiness in everything she does until her simple life was disrupted by a huge disasters .

Ever since I got into this pack, I was always treated like the slave I am despite being adopted by Luna when I was little. I had no memories of my full life and all I could remember was 10 years ago when I stumbled upon this very pack house, looking pale and hungry as I entered into one of the rooms which happened to be the Luna's chamber. I raided it in search of food to eat and even I finally saw food that was perhaps kept for the Luna to eat, I began to eat the cooked rice with my dirty hands. Yes, I looked very dirty and smelling. It was stealing, though, because I was in a strange place, taking what wasn't mine and ever since then, they took me in but I realised the alpha and his luna were not merciful to the core. I could remember the day Chloe had a bad day at school, the moment she came back, she vented it on me. Splashing water to the floor and accusing me of doing so, saying to her parents I intentionally wanted her to fall and injure herself. This wasn't the first time she tried to do things to get me punished. It was so obvious she devives joy seeing me in pain.

I still didn't understand what he said. I couldn't think of anything I had done to hurt him. Maybe I was really clueless about what was going on in his life. I wiped the tears off my face with my sleeve. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have yelled." He said looking away. I sniffed. " So....was ...was..what we had...was our marriage...fake? " He sighed and remained silent. At that moment, I realized that the man I had loved and spent 10 years of my life with not only betrayed me by taking another wife but tried to take everything from me. He came into my life for revenge; he married me for revenge, and he loved me for revenge. Revenge for something I knew nothing about. On top of all that, we even had children. My Father was on his side, and he made me choose ...Divorce my husband and lose the right to being his only heir and lose custody over my children or get used to the fact that my husband married another woman and lived the rest of my life in luxury and misery. I can only hope that someone or something saves me from this hell hole.

Bening tidak menyangkah ia akan dipaksa menandatangani surat kontrak pernikahan oleh salah satu keluarga konglomerat di Negeri ini. Dengan alasan ia telah dibeli dengan harga 10 milyar rupiah dari seorang germo yang beberapa waktu lalu telah menolongnya. Setelah menandatangani kontrak tersebut otomatis ia harus rela kehilangan kebebasannya dan rela dikurung di sebuah rumah besar yang telah mereka persiapkan. Pertemuan pertama dengan seorang casanova yang juga adalah calon suaminya meninggalkan kesan yang buruk bagi Bening karena pria itu, Jaasir Arga Ramiro berusaha berbuat buruk kepadanya. Dengan berusaha melakukan pelecehan berkali - kali. Bening yang semula adalah gadis lemah yang tidak bisa berbuat apa-apa bertekad bangkit dari keterpurukan dan intimidasi orang-orang di sekitarnya. Agar menjadi gadis yang tangguh agar tidak lagi dijadikan tumbal keserakahan. "Apa salahku Tuhan? Kenapa kecantikan seolah menjadi kutukan untukku? Tapi aku bersumpah untuk menjadi Bening yang baru. Yang bisa memperjuangkan kebebasanku menjadi manusia yang MERDEKA! Hanya karena warisan kalian tega mengorbankan gadis miskin sepertiku. Aku pasti akan membuat kalian semua menyesalinya!"

Di kehidupan lalu, suamiku tiba-tiba mengalami pendarahan otak dan meninggal. Dia juga meninggalkan sejumlah besar utang. Demi putraku yang masih SMA, aku menjual rumah yang diwariskan orang tuaku dan bekerja 3 pekerjaan untuk membayar utang. Setelah terlalu banyak bekerja, aku jatuh sakit dan akhirnya masuk rumah sakit. Di samping ranjang pasien, putraku yang sudah diterima di universitas bergengsi malah menelepon dengan gembira. “Halo? Ayah, ini aku. Wanita ini sudah mau mati. Aku ada belikan asuransi untuknya. Kita setidaknya bisa dapat kompensasi 10 miliar. Kamu dan Bibi Susi cepat kembali dari luar negeri.” Bibi Susi yang dimaksudnya adalah teman semasa kecil dan juga tetangga suamiku. Ternyata, yang disebut utang itu adalah hasil pencucian uang dalam jumlah besar yang dilakukan suamiku dan kekasih gelapnya. Demi menutupinya, mereka membuat pembukuan palsu, bahkan berpura-pura mati untuk menghindari tanggung jawab hukum. Sementara itu, demi menjadi anak orang kaya, putraku membiarkanku mati karena kelelahan. Saat membuka kembali mataku, aku sudah kembali ke hari di mana suamiku berpura-pura mati.

"You belong to me, Crystal. And I’m going to remind you of that.” His husky breath fanned her ear. Crystal Lin is drowning in the debt her father left behind, a deadly 10 million dirham IOU to a ruthless Dubai loan shark. With just two months left before her organs become the payment, Crystal juggles two lives: waitress by day, stripper by night. But everything spirals when she unknowingly gives a lap dance to the heir of the Al-Fayad empire. Amir who is a cold, commanding, and dangerously powerful. Amir doesn’t want love. He wants an heir. And he’s offering Crystal a marriage contract worth millions to get it. Desperate to survive, she agrees. But fate has one more cruel twist, Ahmad. Amir’s kind-hearted twin who turns out to be the mysterious stranger who once stirred her heart with a glance. Now he’s her husband’s brother and he's the man she can't stop thinking about. Torn between duty and desire, caught in a billionaire’s twisted game, Crystal must decide. To lose the life she’s barely clinging to, or risk it all for a love that was never part of the deal.