The Little Mermaid Novel

My husband's first love had been trapped in a car for an hour. After they pulled her out, his rage shifted onto me. “It’s your fault she got hurt,” he spat, his eyes blazing as he grabbed me. Before I could make sense of what was happening, he forced me into a wooden box, slamming the lid down with a deafening crack. “You’re going to feel every ounce of the pain she went through,” he hissed, nailing it shut. I pounded on the walls, my screams tearing through the air. “Please, I didn’t do anything! Let me out!” My throat burned with the effort, my fists aching, but nothing stopped him. “Stay in there until you’ve figured out how to act like a decent human being,” he said, his voice cold, dripping with contempt. Hours passed. My body twisted unnaturally in the tight space, bones throbbing as blood smeared the wood beneath me. I whispered into the dark, the pain unbearable. "Please… just let me out…" But he didn’t care. A week later, he returned, his laughter echoing with hers as they entered the house, carefree from their trip. He finally opened the box. But by then, I was already gone. The woman he locked away was no longer breathing, no longer pleading. Just a cold, silent corpse.

"Kita harus bermimpi, namun tidak untuk hidup dalam mimpi" Sophia Alberta (18th) bekerja banting tulang untuk mencukupi kehidupannya semenjak ayah dan ibunya meninggal. Bukan hanya itu, Sophia juga kerap merasakan takut jika berdekatan dengan Gunner Anthony. Seorang mafia yang terobsesi dengannya. Hidup Sophia semakin susah saat seorang pemilik hotel tempat ia bekerja memperkosanya hingga hamil. Hingga suatu hari pria itu datang pada Sophia dan menawarkan pernikahan padanya. Bayi yang dikandung Sophia menjadi alasannya. Akankah pernikahan itu berjalan dengan bahagia seperti yang Sophia impikan? Menjadi istri dari seorang Edmund D'allesandro sang penguasa dunia bisnis? Sementara disisi lain ada pria yang sudah menjamin segalanya untuk Sophia, termasuk hatinya. Gunner Anthony, mafia pelindung Sophia.

I lapse into unconsciousness for a few days after a high fever. When I wake up, I see my boyfriend and his best friend standing by my bed. I want to enliven the atmosphere, so I joke, "Who are you?" Eric Cobb, my boyfriend, is taken aback. I almost laugh at the look on his face. Then, he points at his friend, Jonah Mullen. "Don't you remember? Your boyfriend's been panicking over you. As his best friend, I have to be here with him." This time, I'm the one who's taken aback. Unexpectedly, Jonah steps forward and says, "That's right. I'm your boyfriend, Jonah Mullen."

As a hopeless romantic and a trusting fool, I never saw it coming. The man who once swore he loved me to the bone ended up in bed with the very girl I had been supporting—a poor, sickly girl who played the part well. He didn’t stop there. He convinced me to donate my kidney to save her, knowing full well it meant losing our unborn child. Together, they wove a twisted plan to rob my family of everything, drowning us in insurmountable debt. In the end, my mother and I had nowhere to turn but the rooftop. The last thing I saw before jumping was a flood of crimson, and the agony that consumed me was unforgettable. Yet, when I opened my eyes again, I was back—ten minutes before I made the fateful decision to help that girl. This time, things will be different.

Selena dilema saat harus memilih antara cinta atau keluarga. Ayahnya meninggal dan Ibunya butuh banyak biaya untuk pengobatan. Namun, Selena tak punya uang yang cukup. Kekasihnya juga tidak bisa dihubungi. Di kala bimbang, Daniel datang padanya menawarkan sebuah kontrak pernikahan. Selena pun menyetujui walau terpaksa. Ketika Selena mulai nyaman, kekasih di masa lalu datang. Bahkan, dia ternyata memiliki hubungan keluarga dengan Daniel. Haruskah Selena menyelesaikan kontraknya atau tetap melanjutkannya?

Delisha yang bernasib sial, suatu hari mengalami kecelakaan tunggal dan terbangun di dalam tubuh seorang putri tunggal keluarga Bangsawan yang baru saja selesai melangsungkan pernikahannya satu jam yang lalu. Dalam kebingungannya itu, ia mendapati kenyataan kalau dirinya telah merasuk ke dalam tubuh salah satu tokoh sampingan bernasib malang yang kelak akan mati di bunuh oleh suaminya sendiri yang merupakan seorang Villain utama dalam komik kerajaan yang pernah ia baca setahun yang lalu. Bagaimana cara Delisha bertahan hidup di era kerajaan abad pertengahan menjadi seorang Nyonya muda bangsawan sambil berusaha mengatur rencana perceraiannya dengan sang suami demi bisa lolos dari kematiannya? Hidup bersama seorang Villain utama berkedok second male lead? mampukah Delisha bertahan di sana?

My dormmate invites me to a college mate's engagement party. I choose an expensive tailor-made gown for the occasion. When I arrive at the hotel, I see several of my former classmates are already there. Everyone looks like they're doing well—they're wearing expensive clothing. Someone is even wearing something from a luxury brand. As soon as I enter the private room, a familiar classmate rolls her eyes at me. "Look at who it is—the woman who was once the most outstanding student in our class. You're dressed so plainly for such an important occasion." Everyone is circled around the classmate who's wearing something from a luxury brand. They ignore me. Only our former class monitor clinks glasses with me and consoles me softly. "It's good enough that you're here. You're dressed plainly, but don't give up. You'll succeed one day." I sip my wine and smile. "My outfit may not be too opulent, but it's an expensive, tailor-made piece. It's 100% handcrafted by a master designer."

At my mother's funeral, my fiancé, Matt Moore, arrived with Kayla Wood to pay his respects. In front of everyone, he announced that our engagement was over. He was going to marry Kayla instead. As the whispers and laughter of the crowd swirled around me, Zach Hayden, my childhood friend, suddenly knelt on one knee and proposed. He said he had loved me for many years. Moved by Zach's sincerity, I accepted his proposal. For three years after our marriage, I remained childless. Each time the topic came up, Zach would reassure me gently that it didn't matter. As long as he had me, that was enough. But not long after, I overheard a conversation between him and the family doctor. "Mr. Hayden, I've prepared the contraceptives as you instructed. Should I continue giving them to your wife?" His voice was cold and detached. "Yes. Don't stop. Marrying her was nothing more than a convenient arrangement. In my heart, only Kayla is worthy of being the mother of my child." So, this marriage I thought was filled with happiness was nothing more than a carefully crafted lie. Since he never loved me, I no longer wanted him either.

Ang ampon ng aking ama ay ikinulong lamang sa masikip na storage closet nang halos labinlimang minuto, ngunit tinalian niya ako at itinapon sa loob bilang parusa. Tinakpan pa niya ang ventilation gamit ang mga tuwalya. "Bilang nakatatandang kapatid ni Wendy, kung hindi mo siya kayang alagaan, marapat lamang na maranasan mo rin ang takot na naramdaman niya,” seryoso niyang sabi. Alam niyang may claustrophobia ako, ngunit ang aking mga desperadong pakiusap, ang aking matinding takot, ay sinagot lang ng malupit na sermon. "Magsilbi sana itong aral sayo para maging mabuting kapatid." Nang tuluyang lamunin ng kadiliman ang huling hibla ng liwanag, nakakaawa akong nagpumiglas. Isang linggo ang lumipas bago muling naalala ng aking ama na may anak pa siyang nakakulong at nagpasya siyang tapusin na ang aking parusa. "Sana'y naging magandang aral sa iyo ang isang linggong ito, Jennifer. Kung mangyayari pa ito muli, hindi ka na pwedeng manatili sa bahay na ito." Ngunit kailanman ay hindi niya malalaman na matagal ko nang nalanghap ang aking huling hininga sa nakakasulasok na silid na iyon. Sa kadiliman, unti-unti nang nabubulok ang aking katawan.

After a sudden, brutal breakup, I unexpectedly ran into Pierce Donovan at a hotel—with another woman in his arms. He coldly told me he wasn’t interested in my body. But that all changed when I knocked on his door late at night, wearing something a little more daring. Before I could react, he pulled me into his arms, his voice low and commanding, "Don’t cover yourself. I want to have a good look at you."