The Thin Red Line

I blinked behind my glasses, stunned and confused. "Did I...do something wrong? If so, I'm sorry..." "No need to apologize," Helen cut in, frost edging her cultured voice. "You've done nothing wrong, Tristan. Except be complacent." I frowned, feeling cold dread creeping through my veins. "What do you mean?" Vivian released a short, harsh sigh, as if disgusted by my ignorance. "Must we spell it out? This marriage clearly isn't working anymore. You lack ambition. I've simply outgrown you at this point. I'm doing what's necessary and best for myself by letting you go." Her icy words slammed into me like a physical attack. I stared at her lovely face I had once adored so much, now cold and remote, trying to make sense of what she was saying. Letting me go? Was she saying... Linda held out a crisp legal envelope to me. Hands shaking, I accepted it from her polished nails. The contents confirmed my worst fears - divorce papers, all drawn up and ready for my signature. My eyes scanned the conditions outlined within. The terms were heavily skewed in Vivian's favor. "This...says I would get nothing," I murmured in stunned disbelief. "No alimony, no remaining rights to shared assets or property..." "Naturally," Linda replied coolly, inspecting her manicure. "You contributed absolutely nothing of value to this marriage financially. Therefore, you should leave with what you brought to it - nothing."

Ken seorang pemburu roh muda jenius sedang melakukan tugasnya yaitu mengusir roh jahat. Hingga suatu hari ia tak sengaja bertemu dengan gadis di taman kota yang bernama Sera. Mereka sering marah-marah bahkan bertengkar hebat meski baru pertama kali bertemu karena adu nasib. Dan ketika akan berpisah, Ken menemukan gelang perak yang bertuliskan nama kekasihnya yang membuatnya curiga dengan Sera yang mengetahui keberadaan kekasihnya itu. Namun, Ken tidak mendapatkan jawaban yang ia inginkan lalu mereka berpisah. Sebenarnya, Sera tahu kapan ia mendapatkan gelang itu tapi ia tak mengatakannya. Mereka kembali bertemu di sebuah sekolah di tambah satu kelas yang sama. Akankah Sera mengatakan yang sebenarnya? Atau Ken akan terus mencari jawabannya?

My mate, Charalambos, was the heir to the Nightshade Pack. To take over as Alpha, he was sent to Noctis City, the capital city, for special training. When he left, my stepsister, Francesca, insisted on going with him. He refused at first, but she forced his hand, threatening a hunger strike until he gave in. Eventually, he allowed her to accompany him as his assistant. This went on for three years. Throughout those three years, our mate bond stayed strong. I never felt the slightest hint of betrayal. He constantly reassured me through our mind-link. "You're the only one for me." At some point, I started receiving photos anonymously. Francesca kissed him in the face, but he never refused. Once, Charalambos and I were on a video call in the dark, and I could hear Francesca’s breathless voice clearly while she whispered his name in the heat of it. Three years later, the day he returned to the pack, I saw her walking behind him. She had been with pup for five months, and there was a smug, victorious smile on her face. He looked at me apologetically. Guilt was written all over his face. "I'm sorry. I’ve only ever loved you. Once the pup comes, you can raise it." I was done. I had waited for three years. I made up my mind to reject him.

I'm performing heart surgery when my "crimes" are announced through the hospital's speakers. The woman cries, "Dr. Maeve Thornton wrecked my family, seduced my husband, and chose to be with him despite knowing he was married! "She contacted my husband in private and operated on my five-year-old daughter when she was perfectly fine. She attempted murder during the surgery!" The woman is my husband's mistress, but she turns the tables on me and kicks the operation theater's door down with a group of people who think they're righteous. She curses at me and kicks the medical equipment over, wanting me to get on my knees and apologize. She and her entourage take my scalpel away, strip me of my scrubs, and even stab me with my scalpel. There's blood everywhere. I start laughing when my husband finally arrives. "So, this is the biggest surprise you've prepared for me, huh?"

-Kehlani,  an avid writer who spends most of her time publishing bestselling romance novels wants to write a new whole genre for a change and to this effect she decides to embark on writing a fantasy based fictional romance which she had never done before, mostly to honour her late grandmother who was a fan of such a genre. Kehlani embarks on a journey to her grandmother’s hometown for various reason: firstly as a form of reflection due to her grandmother’s one year anniversary and secondly because she needed a sabbatical in a quiet place which was in tune with nature to enable her work on this said Manuscript and possibly gather inspirations. - Kehlani arrives at Woodbine only to discover that this town is cut away from, the world in every sense of it. It seemed like their town was stuck in time as even the little stories her grandmother had told her and it's landmark still remained. Kehlani takes advantage of this and decides to take an interest in the townspeople who only farmed and jollied  as she felt that it might form an inspirational framework for her new Fantasy Manuscript.

When Doctor Desi was kidnapped on her way back from work, she couldn't have guessed it was because she is the best doctor that can heal the Mafia Don 6 years old daughter. And when she was told she has to live in the Mafia Don house for one year or risk loosing her license or her life, she doesn't expect herself to fall in love with the Mafia Don who was an asshole by the way. When Lucas ordered his guys to kidnapped the doctor who can save his daughter's life, he didn't expect to fall in love with the crazy woman that wouldn't shut up even when he threatened her. He thought he had no interest in love after the death of his wife, but his heart says otherwise. And then she ran away with his baby inside her. Will love prevail like every fairytale or this is just another tragic, painful love?

The night my husband, William Costello, was assassinated by his enemies was supposed to be a celebration—our wedding anniversary. I was dressed in his favorite red dress, waiting for him, when the phone rang. "Mr. Costello was shot at the harbor. The bullet went through the back of his head. He died on the spot." I collapsed to the floor. I clung to his belongings, mourning for a week straight. We even lost our unborn child during this time. Everyone said William and I were true love. Even the Don himself came to the funeral, resting a heavy hand on my shoulder with a sigh. He said, "All of Blackhaven knows you were the only woman he ever loved." Grief nearly destroyed me. I stood at the river's edge, ready to follow William into the afterlife. However, I overheard my sister-in-law, Emily Hawkins, leaning into my brother-in-law, Jones Costello, her voice dripping with a twisted affection. She purred, "William, I love you so much. Between Nina and me, who do you think is sexier?" "Of course it's you, babe!" came the husky reply. I stood frozen, my eyes wide and my body trembling. Why was Emily calling my brother-in-law by my husband's name?

Siapa yang mau nikah kontrak sama pria dingin, arogan, dan nyebelin? Bukan Saira! Tapi nasib berkata lain. Demi menyelamatkan keluarganya dari utang yang menumpuk, dia harus menikah kontrak dengan Dava Arya Pratama—CEO muda yang terkenal kejam dan nggak percaya cinta. Dava bukan pria yang percaya cinta. Dia punya trauma besar yang membuatnya menutup diri dari hubungan serius. Tapi sebagai anak sulung keluarga Pratama, dia terus didesak untuk segera menikah. Demi menenangkan keluarganya, dia memilih pernikahan kontrak sebagai solusi. Sementara Saira? Sebagai anak sulung dari keluarga yang dililit utang, dia nggak punya pilihan. Seharusnya adiknya, Naira, yang dinikahkan, tapi gadis itu menolak mati-matian. Jadi, Saira yang harus mengorbankan diri. Awalnya dia pikir ini cuma nikah kontrak biasa, tinggal bareng, jaga image, terus cerai kalau waktunya udah habis. Tapi ternyata hidup satu rumah sama Dava itu bencana! Saira yang dulu lemah dan selalu mengalah, lama-lama muak juga dengan sifat cueknya. Dan yang lebih ngeselin? Lama-lama justru dia yang dibuat jatuh hati! Tapi Dava? Dia tetap dingin, tetap sulit digapai. Katanya, cinta itu nggak penting. Katanya, Saira cuma istri kontraknya. Terus, kenapa dia mulai cemburu kalau Saira dekat sama orang lain? Kenapa dia mulai peduli tiap dia kesusahan? Katanya nggak percaya cinta, kok sekarang mulai ngejar-ngejar dia? Yang lebih parah? Naira, adiknya sendiri ternyata menyukai Dava. Dan Saira nggak tahu lagi harus menghadapi situasi ini seperti apa. Bencana, kan?

Laura Walker was forced to marry an old man by her mother so that her bride price could be used for her younger brother's wedding. However, Laura felt that she should be in control of her own life.Her blind date didn't go as planned. Instead, she ended up getting married to a stranger.The two of them had undergone a flash marriage and planned on setting guidelines so that they wouldn't disturb each other's lives. However, Laura didn't expect the man to cook for her, put her to bed and force her to call him "Honey"."Honey, I want a kiss.""Honey, I want a hug."Laura had thought that her husband was just a normal working class, so she had planned out their future in detail.That was until she realized that her husband had a garage full of luxury cars.Not only that, her husband looked identical to the richest man in Empfield!

She needs money. He needs a baby. Wala sa plano ni Alas ang magkaroon ng anak at asawa. He's still enjoying his bachelor life. Not until his mother involved into an accident and requested to see his children before she dies. Ayaw man ni Alas ngunit mahal niya ang ina kaya't wala siyang mapagpipilian. He hired for a babymaker and that's how he met Maia Revamonte. The girl who's in need of money. The Billionaire's Babymaker