The Light Skin Stare

She pure, he was not. He was a creature of the night, bound by a secret set of laws and rules not known by the humans. She was the human who turned his long life upside down. She was the unsuspecting young woman, who never imagined her life would become this. She could never go back to her life the way it was before she met him. His life would never go back to the way it was before their chance encounter either, he'd broken the rules, and one day he would have to pay the price. Fate had deemed them one, but both societies were determined to never let that happen.

When she was hurt in her wolf form as a kid, Thea Whitlock was saved by Carson Rivers. The heroic action created a spark of feeling in her heart until she meets Carson again in high school. An old prophecy that has become werewolf's guide to life forced her to keep her distance from Carson, and that's when Elliott Calloway, a werewolf from her brother's pack, comes back into her life. Little did she know that Carson comes from a family of cold-blooded hunters. Things start to spiral out of control when some hunters were found dead of animal attack. The pact the werewolves made about staying away from humans begin to shatter, but Thea can't just stay still to let the prophecy comes true, destroys both worlds she lives in, and hurts the ones she loves.

"Menikahlah denganku! Kalau kau bersamaku, lumayan kan bisa mengirit uang kontrakan." Nadin membeku mendengar perkataan lelaki asing di depannya, lelaki yang baru ditemuinya dua kali ini. Menikah palak lu! Demi membayar kontrakan dia harus menikah dengan lelaki ini? Miris sekali. "Menikah? Kau pikir menikah itu cuma mainan rumah-rumahan kayak bocil? Maaf, aku masih bisa mengusahakan cari kontrakan sendiri, tanpa harus menikah denganmu!" "Aku yang gak bisa, aku butuh bantuanmu, kalau kita menikah, kita bisa berbagi tempat tinggal tanpa harus digrebek warga." Pelipis Nadin berdenyut nyeri, kenyataan hidupnya yang sangat melelahkan dan kacau balau ini tidak bisa dia tutupi, dia memang kekurangan uang. Selalu kekurangan, untuk makan sehari tiga kali saja dia kesulitan dan dalam waktu dua puluh empat jam dia harus angkat kaki dari kost-an karena harganya dinaikkan dua puluh persen.

Nita bermaksud untuk memperkaya dirinya sebelum bercerai dari Kun Hartadi—suaminya yang juga seorang konglomerat. Namun, serentetan peristiwa tragis terjadi di hadapannya. Tak disangka, perselingkuhan suaminya menyeret Nita ke dalam dunia yang kejam. Rasa sakit hatinya mendorong Nita untuk tetap bertahan di dunia penuh kekejaman itu, sambil terus berusaha menjalankan misinya. Akankah Nita berhasil membuat suaminya melarat, atau malah sebaliknya ... dialah yang melarat?

The uprising killed the royal Cardinal family. The Cardinals were magic wielders and had ruled for over five hundred years with an iron fist. Eventually, the humans waged war against wielders and shifters. They overthrew the crown, branding all non-human beings as Unnaturals and leaving them to fend for themselves in a broken world. Ida has spent those last ten years since the uprising sold from one household to another, never able to repay her indenture. The situation, although not ideal, has offered her a second chance at life. A life in hiding was better than no life at all, and she did not wish to suffer the same fate as others of her kind. Sold into the services of Duke Kestrel, she meets a seductive yet mysterious Lord Alexander. Already in his thirties, Xander cares very little for his title and responsibilities. He should have been married years ago, but no woman appears to please him. Many assume he is simply difficult, but not all is what it seems. Xander carries the weight of being a shifter, unable to find his mate in this new kingdom. After a chance meeting between them, Ida becomes overwhelmed by Alexander's mixed signals. She dares not succumb to her inner feelings. Letting Xander in would mean opening up about what she truly is, and she is determined to keep her past hidden. Xander, however, has other plans. He intends to get his mate by whatever means necessary. When both their lives intertwine by fate, a new quest emerges fraught with danger as they encounter all walks of life trying to tear them apart. Can their love survive, or is there a more sinister plot afoot?

My girlfriend called me frantically out of the blue, saying her mother's water had broken. She begged me to take them to the hospital. But I lazily hung up the phone and turned away, buying myself an ice cream bar instead. In my previous life, her mother had also gone into labor late in life. I had risked everything to rush her to the hospital, running twelve red lights, pushing my car to the limit until the fuel gauge nearly burst. Yet, despite all that, her mother had lost the baby. Worse still, she turned around and accused me of killing the baby. My girlfriend had hated me for it, blaming me for her mother's inability to have children again. That very night, she and her shameless relatives took over my family's house, forcing my parents into such anger and despair that they ended up in the hospital. My company went bankrupt, and as if that weren't enough, I was beaten so severely that both my legs were broken. In the end, I fell into a deep depression and took my own life. But when I opened my eyes again, I found myself reborn. This time, I uncovered the secret her mother had been hiding.

Saat kembali dari luar kota setelah diberi libur seminggu, Azkara, seorang kuli bangunan muda, mendapati istrinya Shafira, menghilang, rumahnya yang bobrok dipasangi banner "dijual cepat" dan tabungan umroh mereka hilang dibawa istrinya itu. menurut desas-desus Shafira kabur bersama pria lain yang diduga bernama Angga, yang belakangan diketahui sepupu Satria, sahabat Azkara, membawa tabungan umroh mereka dan menggadaikan sertifikat rumahnya. Bagaimana Azkara membalas perbuatan Shafira dan orang-orang yang mengkhianatinya?

Ini adalah kisah antara mertua, menantu, dan suami yang sangat klop, akur dan juga kompak. Sofia harus dibuat senewen setiap harinya pada kelakuan absurd dari tetangga rumah ibu mertuanya. Karena kedatangan Sofiya di keluarga Bu Marini membuat keluarga Bu Marini terangkat derajatnya di mata para tetangga yang selalu menghinanya. Apakah Sofia benar-benar akan membungkam mulut jahat para tetangganya terhadap ibu mertaua dan suaminya yang hanya berprofesi sebagai tukang parkir itu?

Aku dimadu oleh suami tanpa izinku hanya karena aku tak memuaskan ibunya, mertuaku karena aku bukan keluarga kaya raya. Seseorang datang kepadaku mengabarkan bahwa aku adalah pewaris tahta kekayaan yang sudah lama hilang. Aku yang telah berpuas akan cacian dan sakit hati dari keluarga suamiku, pergi meninggalkan rumah mas Hendi. Aku ingin membuktikan pada mas Hendi serta ibu Sari, mertuaku bahwa aku adalah permata yang ia buang demi sebuah kerikil di jalanan. Aku akan membuat pelajaran kepada pelakor yang menjadi maduku itu juga, bahwa merebut kebahagiaan seorang istri adalah sebuah kesalahan besar.

Dua kali rumah tangganya tak berakhir bahagia, menjadikan Kainan Arshad sosok tak tersentuh oleh wanita. Hidupnya yang sudah menginjak usia 38, ia dedikasikan sepenuhnya untuk memajukan perusahaan. Menjadi owner sekaligus Chief Executive Officer yang dingin, datar, dan seolah tak bernyawa, membuat julukan anti romantic CEO melekat kuat padanya. Suatu hari, hidup Kainan berubah 180 derajat ketika ia membuka cabang perusahaan di kota kecil yang padat. Seorang wanita mengaku sebagai si empunya tanah yang sedianya akan ia bangun anak perusahaan. Pemilik wajah elok dengan kulit eksotik itu tidak terima jika lahannya dijadikan ladang usaha. Gantari Mahika, namanya. Ia menolak sejumlah uang yang Kainan bayarkan, karena tidak ingin kehilangan warisan dari orang tua. Hanya satu hal yang perlu Kainan lakukan, agar Mahika mengikhlaskan hal paling berharga miliknya. "Jadikan aku istrimu, maka kamu berhak atas apa yang aku punya." Cover picture from pexel.com Edit by canva free. Follow author on ig: @elitalestari563 FB: Elita Lestari