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On my eighteenth birthday, Alpha called me up in front of the whole pack and told me to choose—one of his sons as my mate. Whichever I chose? He'd be the next Alpha. I didn't flinch. I picked Cayce, his eldest. The room went dead silent. Everyone knew I used to be stupidly in love with Kain, the younger one. I'd confessed at every pack dance. Took a silver dagger for him once. Cayce? Coldest, meanest wolf we had. Total menace. No one got close. But they didn't know the truth. In my last life, I was bonded to Kain. On the day of our Bonding Ceremony, he slept with Lena, my cousin. My mom lost it. Shipped Lena off to Duskwolf Pack to get bonded to their Beta. Kain? He blamed me. Paraded in she-wolves with Lena's same ice-blue eyes. When he found out I was carrying his pup, he made sure I saw him with every one of them. It was torture. When labor hit, he locked me in the dungeon. Blocked everyone out. My pup got crushed. I died hating him. Maybe the Moon Goddess felt sorry for me—she gave me a second shot. I came back. This time? I let Kain keep Lena. Didn't think he would ever regret it.

Adeera dan Elang bersahabat sejak SMP. Namun mereka berpisah saat SMA. Elang pulang kampung karena masalah internal. Di masa sulit karena kehilangan Elang, Reynan—sahabat baru mereka—gencar memberikan perhatian pada Adeera, hingga akhirnya mereka berpacaran. Enam tahun kemudian, Adeera dan Elang bertemu kembali dengan situasi dan kondisi yang berbeda.

Zalleon, malaikat penjaga keseimbangan antara surga dan alam semesta di bumi, tiba-tiba kehilangan kekuatan serta lambang sucinya sebagai penanda jati diri. Tanpa keduanya, ia kehilangan tempatnya di surga dan terbuang ke bumi dengan satu misi yang berat, merebut kembali apa yang telah hilang. Namun takdir mempermainkannya. Kekuatan dan lambang yang seharusnya menjadi miliknya justru kini berada dalam diri seorang gadis manusia biasa, seseorang yang tanpa disadari memberi ketenangan yang belum pernah ia rasakan sebelumnya. Hari demi hari ia habiskan bersama gadis itu. Perlahan, batas yang selama ini ia jaga mulai runtuh. Zalleon mulai merasakan sesuatu yang seharusnya tak pernah dimiliki oleh malaikat sepertinya, keraguan dan cinta.

ISTRI 100 KILOGRAM Ayu selalu dihina oleh suaminya Adam karena memiliki tubuh gemuk. Namun Adam tidak tau jika Ayu adalah cinta pertamanya. Ayu akan berjuang untuk mempertahankan rumah tangganya dengan laki-laki impian. Dengan cara melakukan diet dan mempercantik diri. Bagaimana usaha Ayu agar Adam kembali mencintai dia seperti dulu? Yuk ikuti kisahnya di sini. Kita temani Ayu untuk diet agar Adam mencintainya.

After my husband's death, I retained all his personal accounts and our marriage certificate. Since then, Chuck Smith had been wooing me persistently, declaring that he would give me all his love to overcome the pain of loss. He would search the entire city for some sweets that I mentioned on a whim, and he deleted every woman's number from his phone while keeping me updated on his location in real time. But just as his feelings reached me, and I was ready to marry him, I found Chuck getting frisky with his new secretary in the basement parking lot…

Aruna Clarabella Gistara, mahasiswi primadona kampus yang berprofesi sebagai model terkenal. Aruna memacari seorang lelaki yang berprofesi sama seperti dirinya dan akan menikah tiga bulan lagi, namun pernikahan mereka terancam batal karena skandal Aruna dengan seorang CEO terbongkar ke publik. Berniat ingin menjebak pacarnya, justru Aruna malah terjebak sebuah insiden memalukan dan membuatnya terpaksa menikahi seorang dosen baru di kampusnya. Anggasta Danadyaksa Arundaya, yang tidak lain adalah kakak dari pacar Aruna. Hidup bersama lelaki yang tidak ia cintai, bahkan sama sekali bukan tipe Aruna. Ingin bercerai tapi tidak bisa, mampukah Aruna menjalani kehidupan rumah tangga tanpa dasar cinta bersama Anggasta?

For eight years in a marriage devoid of light, I had abortions five times. Every time, Sam would grip my hand when I woke up, his eyes red, and promise to find the best doctors to help me recover. After the third miscarriage, he finally hired a team of top-tier nutritionists, ensuring that every single meal was planned perfectly. He always comforted me, "Don't worry, Penny. We're still young, so we can have another baby!" When I found out I was pregnant again, snowflakes were dancing outside my window. I wrapped my fur coat tightly around my body and rushed to the company, only to hear Wren's furious voice outside the VIP suite, "Are you insane? Those five babies were your own flesh and blood!" Sam replied coldly, "Nicole needs specimen for her experiments. All I'm doing is providing her with the materials she needs." His words dug into my heart like icy spikes, and I could even hear my own bones cracking. "As for Penelope…" He chuckled. "Do you think that our marriage certificate is the real deal?" Snowflakes stung my face like needles, and I finally found out the truth about our marriage. From the very beginning, I was nothing more than a living test subject for the woman he truly loved. Sam was right. Those unborn children never even had legal identities, and were worth less than a piece of paper, just like my so-called marriage. Glass shattered from inside the room, and I could hear Wren cursing, but I turned and walked towards the elevator. Since Sam's priority was Nicole and nothing else, I was hell-bent on making him pay the price.

Though we've been in love for six years, Arnold Porter, the Chief Legal Officer of the Werewolf Council, has canceled our marking ceremony 66 times. The first time he did so, he claimed that Erna Porter, his adoptive sister, was coughing blood in the middle of her heat. Decked in my gown, I stood in front of the Altar of the Full Moon alone until the moon had disappeared from the skies and everyone had left. The second time the ceremony gets canceled, it was because he suddenly received a message in the middle of the ceremony, saying that Erna was abducted by Rogues. He tore off his robes and shifted into his wolf instantly, rushing to save her, while I was forced to endure the laughter of our guests. Whenever we are to hold a ceremony, Erna will always get into trouble and then seek his help. Finally, when he cancels the ceremony for the 66th time, both my wolf and I give up. I break up with him and leave. Three days after I traverse the borders of the snowy plains riddled with powerful winds that conceal my trace, he seems to go crazy. He sends the elite guard of his pack on a mission just to find me.

I've planned seven wedding ceremonies in total, and not once has my fiance, Zachary Gardner, ever shown up for it. The first time, his adopted younger sister, Louise Foster, bursts into tears because she lost her passport at the airport. It was the dead of winter, but he dumped me by the side of the road and left me. The second time, Louise's dog sprained its ankle. Zachary stuffed the ring back into its box and rushed to the animal hospital to accompany her. Every time I argue with him about it, he declares nonchalantly, "We can get married anytime, but I can't let Louise be upset." Everyone around us agrees with him, saying that we're all family anyway, so I shouldn't be so petty. None of them has seen Zachary and Louise kissing fiercely on the dance floor. Today is the seventh wedding ceremony. Once again, he turns to leave after getting a call. I grab the corner of his shirt and say in a choked voice, "If you leave this time, Zachary, I won't marry you anymore." He stops in his tracks and peels off my fingers. "Wait for me," he says before rushing off. What he doesn't know is that this time, I won't be waiting for him any longer.

Once upon a time, Leonard truly loved me. In order to establish a Mate Bond with me, he confessed 99 times. On the 99th time, I was finally moved. On the day of our Marking Ceremony, I gave him 99 forgiveness coupons. I promised him that I would forgive him 99 times. As long as he still had coupons left over, I would forgive him and stay with him no matter what he did. We were bonded for six years. In the first five years of our Mate Bond, I rarely ever used the forgiveness coupons. Since his childhood friend Judy returned, however, I started burning through the coupons. When I tore up the 98th coupon, Leonard noticed that I had changed. I no longer made a fuss or fought him over Judy. I simply asked him calmly, “If you go to Judy, can I use up one forgiveness coupon?” Leonard paused and then recovered his cool. “Sure. I only used up slightly over half, so use another if you want.” I stayed silent as he left the house. As it turned out, he had no idea he had just lost his 98th coupon. He only had one chance left. After that, I would leave him forever.