The Secret She Keeps

On the same day I was admitted into the hospital for my pregnancy, my husband, Charles Page, received 108 missed calls on his phone. It was from Sue, his mentee, a girl who had cancer. I asked if he was going to pick up, and he replied impatiently, "All she does is call me all day! Doesn't she have any other family? She's so annoying." Later, that very girl posted a photo of herself on the hospital rooftop, wearing a white dress. The caption said: [If I jump down from here, will I become a butterfly in my next life? Maybe then, everyone won't hate me.] Charles only glanced at the post before chuckling mockingly. "What does she mean, turn into a butterfly? Is she delusional?" But after that, he grew visibly restless, before rushing out and not returning all night. That night, I hemorrhaged and was taken into emergency care. When the nurse asked if I wanted to keep the baby, I looked at the empty space beside me and answered calmly. "No, I don't."

Alice Smith longed to turn the tortuous days of loving Camila into a happy ending but you know how the universe isn't always on your side, a fiasco named Jake appeared.  He came like a domestic cat and settled in as a wild tiger, a predator domineering over the masses, his soft side captured camila´s heart that she forgot family and her one and only best friend Alice. Camila didn't realize she had entered the territory of the wild tiger until she looked around her and realized everyone had either died or left her . A love so beautiful it cannot be defined by mere mortals' views on affection, a love that isn't stained by societal norms and rules. No matter how broken, Alice could not give up on her love. Brandishing her swords against all odds she went up against the wild tiger with the power of love.

Agnia, Gadis berusia empat belas tahun yang menemukan mata menjadi merah. Ramalan mengatakan anak-anak bermata merah harus dimusnahkan agar dewa kehancuran tidak balik lagi. Menyembunyikan bola mata, orang tua Agnia mengajarkan sihir kuno terlarang merubah bentuk manusia. Tanpa orang tua sadari, Agnia asli sudah mati, diganti oleh jiwa yang baru. Agnia belum menyadari, bola mata merah membawa takdir tidak pernah dipikirkan oleh siapapun.

ผู้ชายคนนั้น คู่หมั้นของพี่สาวฉัน ใครจะไปคิดว่าเขาจะเป็นคนเดียวกันกับคนที่นอนกับฉันคืนนั้น ถึงมันจะเป็นแค่ความผิดพลาด แต่เรื่องนั้นฉันไม่เคยลืม —————— เธอหันหน้ามาทางผมก่อนจะซบหน้าลงตรงหน้าอกผมทำราวกับว่าแสดงความเป็นเจ้าของ “อย่าทำแบบนี้ แล้วก็นั่งลง ดี ๆ” ผมพูดดุและรู้สึกไม่สบอารมณ์ ที่เธอมาทำท่าทางแบบนี้กับผม “อยากนั่งคร่อมพี่จัง ขอนั่งคร่อมหน่อยได้ไหมคะ...” คำถามของเธอทำให้ผมพอใจ หน้าตาของเธอดูใสซื่อไม่เหมือนกับคำพูดและการกระทำผมคิดว่าเธอไม่น่าจะใช่คนที่มาเสนอตัวให้ผู้ชายแบบนี้นะ เหอะ!! นี่สินะที่เขาว่าอย่ามองคนแค่ภายนอก “ถ้าอยากนั่งคร่อมฉัน เธอก็ต้องนั่งคร่อมฉันทั้งคืนนะไหวไหม หื้มม...” ผมปัดไรผมที่ปกปิดใบหน้าของเธอไปทัดไว้ข้างหู “ไหวสิคะ พริ้งไหว” “เธอเสนอให้ฉันเองนะ หึ!!”

"At school, I can't touch you. But outside of school, you are my future wife." Estefan said the words with a cold, firm, and intimidating emphasis. Kaluna, who does not believe in love, of course refuses when her Aunt Ola marries a young man who turns out to be her own homeroom teacher. For the sake of her late brother's inheritance, Ola even collaborates with Dewa, Kaluna's former lover who betrayed his own best friend. "No matter what happens, you have to come back to me!" Dewa insisted, not caring even if he had to use all the dirty means he had. Can Kaluna face her cold homeroom teacher Estefan, as well as Dewa's persistence in betraying her love? follow me @setia_am

Hidup Kia berubah saat surat wasiat dari ayahnya selesai dibacakan. Di dalam surat itu, Kia terpaksa harus tinggal selama empat tahun bersama Arfan, pria yang ditunjuk ayahnya sebagai walinya. Kia yang menyukai kebebasan sangat membenci Arfan yang penuh akan peraturan. Sebisa mungkin dia akan membuat hidup Arfan bagaikan di neraka. Apakah Kia bisa melakukannya? Atau justru Arfan yang akan meluluhkannya? *** Viallynn

Set up again by her alleged family and sent out the house without any remorse, she was left for the dead. An unfortunate situation happened and made her meet her unexpected savior. She thought her life was about to end, she thought it was all over for her with no one to turn to and no shoulder to lean on. What she didn’t anticipate was that her life was just beginning, her life is about to change either for good or bad because of him. She was just alive but until she met him, she wasn’t living. Join me on this journey of betrayal, crimes, schemes, revenge, greed, love and family. Until you meet the one for you, you won’t know how it truly feels to be love and how to love back sincerely.

*This book contains trigger warnings. Mentions of rape and abuse in this story. Read with caution.* •••••• *2 books in 1. "You Belong To Me" is added at the end of the book.* •••••• Violet is a small-town girl from Ohio. Little does she know her father is a well-known Capo in the Mafia world. He has kept her hidden from his enemies, and only those in his inner circle know about her. That is why he moved to such a small town to keep from being found. Her best friend and secret crush, Mike, has grown up with her and was tasked by her father to be by her side once they were old enough. As a teen, Mike began to learn the inner workings of the Mafia world and business. When a business opportunity opens up in Florida, Mike is sent to oversee it. With his right-hand man, Alex, by his side, they take Violet and Nicole with them to keep them both close. Little do they know: danger is lurking nearby. Another Capo, Ted DiBiase, has his eyes set on Violet when he sees her in a club one night, a club owned by her father and Ted's rival. Ted has no idea Violet is his rival's daughter. He wants her, and he will stop at nothing to have her. What will happen when Ted puts his plan into action and takes Violet? Will Mike be able to save her in time? How will Violet react to the fact that her father is a well-known Capo?

On the night meant to celebrate her two-years wedding anniversary, Hadley’s world burns—literally and emotionally. After two years of standing loyally beside her husband, Andrew Shaw, even helping him secure a major deal with Sky Group as his company’s director, Hadley receives a terrifying call: his office is on fire. Without hesitation, she rushes into the flames to save him… only to find him entangled with her own sister, Laura. Betrayed, humiliated for being overweight, and trapped in a blazing inferno, Hadley watches in disbelief as the two people she trusted most choose each other—and abandon her to die. But fate isn’t done with her yet. She survives. And this time, she walks away. Divorced and carrying Andrew’s child, Hadley disappears from his life, only for the truth to surface—she was never just the devoted wife he discarded. She is an heiress, powerful and untouchable, with a new life rising from the ashes of her past, and no longer overweight. Now, the woman Andrew once betrayed and mocked for being overweight is no longer someone he can control or insult anymore… yet she becomes the one he can’t forget. As regret consumes him, Andrew begins his relentless pursuit to win her back. But Hadley has already learned her lesson. This time, will she choose love… or revenge?

I had once been the woman Theo Bennett would have risked his life to marry. For six years after our wedding, he treated me like his entire world. He even had a matching tattoo carved into his lower abdomen, identical to mine, as proof of his devotion. But in the seventh year, he coldly demanded that I make a full-body model for his kept woman. "Catherine," he said, his voice sharp with contempt, "this is the price you pay for lying to me about being my savior. You know my tastes better than anyone. Make sure you replicate Hannah's body temperature. She's pregnant. I don't want to hurt her." Hannah Moore lay limp in Theo's arms, laughing so hard her shoulders shook. "How pathetic, Catherine," she mocked. "I'm pregnant, so I can't be with Theo. And yet he'd rather order a model of me than lay a finger on you. Once this one wears out, I guess I'll have to trouble you to make a few more copies of me." Only then did I understand. Theo had mistaken Hannah for the woman who once saved his life. I didn't scream. I didn't cry. I didn't argue. I simply turned around and dialed Sebastian's number. "Sebastian," I said calmly, "Theo is having an affair. I want a divorce."