The War Of Art

I was a famed assassin. She knew my name. Everyone did. Feral. Death's very own hound. But she was the one that'd left our hut in the dead of night. And I wasn't one to forget something like that. I'd gone looking for her when she left things the way she did. She was nowhere to be found then. Yet here she is now. Standing in my tavern. With her cloak in a pile around her ankles and offering me her body in plain view of every rogue in here. Bold move. But she was nothing if not that. She thought I'd give in and said yes to this venture to rescue someone she loved because of some misplaced honor. Not in the least! I said yes because I intend to wreak vengeance on her, for what she did to me. Every chance I get, I'm going to make her miserable. And I'm going to take great pleasure in doing so. Welcome to my world Warrioress. Where the price of vengeance comes much higher than a bit o' coin.

“Wherever you go, and whenever you need me, I will do my best to find you.” ---------- Michael McGregor is one of the most prominent and successful businessmen in the country. He is also one of the most sought-after bachelors in the city. Both men and women wonder why he remains single and unmarried in his thirties. In truth, for fourteen years, Michael McGregor has never stopped trying to find his first love back in high school, the beautiful and intelligent Hailey van Gowen. When he finally locates her one day, he’s in for the shock of his life. Hailey has changed her identity and is now going by the name of Camille Parker. Not only that, but she is also the personal secretary of Christian Callahan, Michael’s strongest competitor in the shopping mall industry. Later on, Michael discovers that there’s another secret that Camille’s been hiding, one that ties her personally to Christian Callahan…

I'm the ultimate predator, a bear shifter. I live by a code. Hunt or be hunted. Kill or be killed. Then I meet her. The second I catch her scent, I know she was meant for me. She was born to wear my mark and I was born to protect her. She belonged to my enemy until I took her. He wants her back. He'll wage war to get her, but no one's taking her from me. She's mine, and I'm not letting her go.

"Jika keadilan bisa dibeli, siapa yang akan melawannya?" Bagi Cassandra Sinclair, kebenaran bukan sekadar prinsip, melainkan obsesi yang membakar setiap langkahnya. Sebagai jurnalis investigasi, dia tak segan melanggar aturan demi membongkar sindikat hukum korup yang telah merenggut ayahnya bertahun-tahun lalu. Dengan keberanian dan kecerdasannya, Cassandra memasuki dunia yang penuh kebohongan dan bahaya, ditemani oleh Elias Rowe, sahabat masa kecil sekaligus seorang peretas jenius dari keluarga miliarder yang memiliki akses ke rahasia terdalam para elite. Di sisi lain, Alexander Carter, seorang pengacara idealis, percaya bahwa hukum adalah benteng terakhir keadilan. Namun, semakin banyak kasus yang ia tangani, semakin jelas baginya bahwa hukum bukan lagi tentang benar atau salah, tetapi tentang siapa yang memiliki kekuasaan lebih besar. Perlahan, ia mulai kehilangan keyakinannya terhadap sistem yang seharusnya ia bela. Ketika sebuah investigasi membawa Cassandra dan Alexander ke dalam pusaran konspirasi berbahaya, mereka dipaksa bekerja sama meskipun memiliki prinsip yang bertentangan—Cassandra yang percaya bahwa kebenaran harus diungkap dengan segala cara, dan Alexander yang tetap berusaha memperjuangkan hukum dengan caranya sendiri. Namun, musuh mereka bukanlah orang biasa. Drakos Moreau, seorang pebisnis yang menjalankan jaringan kriminal di balik layar, dan Lucian Graves, pengacara bayangan yang ahli memanipulasi hukum, hanya sebagian kecil dari ancaman yang mereka hadapi. Di balik semua ini, ada sosok yang lebih gelap dan lebih berbahaya—MR. PHANTOM, bayangan yang mengendalikan hukum, politik, dan kejahatan dengan satu gerakan halus. Saat kebenaran mulai terungkap, nyawa mereka dipertaruhkan. Siapa yang benar-benar bisa dipercaya? Siapa yang sebenarnya menarik tali di balik layar? Dan seberapa jauh mereka harus melangkah untuk melawan sistem yang telah lama bobrok?  Dalam dunia di mana keadilan bisa dibeli, hanya mereka yang berani melawan arus yang bisa bertahan. Tapi berapa harga yang harus dibayar?

"Kenapa terus mengikutiku?" kata Ariadne dengan nada tegas, tetapi matanya menghindari tatapan pemuda di hadapannya. "Karena aku suka padamu," balas Xylon tanpa ragu. "Pergi sana! Aku tidak suka padamu," sahut Ariadne lagi, lebih keras kali ini, berusaha menahan emosi yang sudah mendidih dalam dadanya. "Aku akan terus menempel padamu. Tidak peduli kau suka atau tidak," jawab Xylon mantap, senyumnya kecil tapi penuh makna. Rasa suka yang Xylon miliki untuk Ariadne bukanlah cinta biasa. Itu lebih mirip obsesi, api yang ia kobarkan tanpa kendali.

Aubrey Calandre, gadis tomboy, dingin dan cuek. Meskipun terlahir di keluarga yang kaya raya, tetapi dia tidak memiliki ayah dan ibu. Sehingga, dia selalu hidup dalam kesepian dan kerinduan. Hingga suatu ketika dia bertemu dengan Dominique Hameed. Dia seperti melihat dirinya dalam cermin.

He paused and kissed her neck, turning the pale skin to red before retracting his move to fix his eyes on her, and leisurely replied. "Unfortunately, you cant wear the dress over there." He chuckled and passed a box over to her hand. "And the fortunate news is I prepared a dress for you." Ariana was a cursed little girl who could see ghosts. Her family hated her and threw her from one adoptive family to another. However, misfortune didn't act alone. When she was brought up by her aunt, she was sold as a slave. When she had thought she would become nothing but a sacrifice to the sorcerer, she was saved by a man whose identity was far different than a normal mythical being, but never knew that the man who saved her will indeed be her worst nightmare.

Rosie Fleur Bamford is a half human and half vampire that comes from a royal family. Bumalik siya sa Pilipinas upang maghiganti sa kanyang asawa na ngayong kinasal sa kaibigan nito noon at sa ina ng lalaki na mula’t sapul ay ayaw siya para sa kanyang anak. Gusto niyang iparamdam sa kanila ang sakit na binigay nila rito sa pamamagitan ng dati niyang asawa, kung saan gagamitin niya ang kanyang mga abilidad bilang bampira upang akitin ang kanyang asawa’t paikutin ang lahat para sa ganti na ibibigay niya sa kanila. Darating sa punto na hindi niya inaasahan na may mga darating na mga pangyayari na susubok sa kanyang lakas, sakit na mas magpapa-usbong ng galit nito para sa kanila. Magkakaroon ng isang bunga ang mga pangyayaring ito at sa huli’y kailangan niyang mamili at magdesisiyon para sa mga resulta na siya lang ang may hawak. “Revenge can heal the heart, but not the soul. It is a cycle that will not stop until a person end the cycle that should not have existed at the beginning, as it will get worse and can be passed from generation to generation.”

Lucy yang kini berusia 7 tahun hidup berdua dengan Esmelth miliknya. Mereka berdua tinggal di pinggir Hutan Lugia agar jauh dari pusat keramaian. Lucien benar-benar tidak ingin Lucy terluka karena ulah manusia lainnya.Lucien terlihat memang memanjakan Lucy, tetapi semua itu memanglah keinginannya. Memanjakan masternya sendiri bukanlah hal sulit untuknya, terlebih lagi kini ia akhirnya memiliki master meski seorang anak kecil yang tidak bisa memakai sihir, tetapi diberkahi mana yang berlimpah.

Pinagkatiwalaan. Minahal. Pero tinraydor. Gumuho ang mundo ni Dari nang mahuli niyang magkasama sa kama ang kanyang asawa at kakambal. Sa sakit at galit, tumakas siya sa gabing puno ng dalamhati—at natagpuan ang sarili sa bisig ng isang estranghero. Si David Kranleigh, isang bilyonaryong CEO. Isang gabing dapat ay malimutan. Pero hindi iyon basta nawala. Sa pagtatangkang magsimulang muli, isang trahedya ang tuluyang sumira sa kanya—isang aksidenteng nagdulot ng kanyang pagkabulag. Wala nang saysay ang lahat. Hanggang sa muntik na siyang sumuko… at isang pamilyar na tinig ang pumigil sa kanya. Si David. Hindi siya nito nakalimutan. At sa pagkakataong ito, hindi na siya nito hahayaang mawala. Upang iligtas siya mula sa mga traydor, pineke ni David ang kanyang pagkamatay at dinala siya sa Australia para magpagamot. Limang taon ang lumipas. Ngayon, hindi na siya ang dating Dari Wilson. Bumalik siya sa mismong anibersaryo ng kanyang pekeng pagkamatay—hindi bilang biktima, kundi bilang isang babaeng uhaw sa hustisya. Sisirain niya ang mga taong sumira sa kanya. Babawiin niya ang lahat ng ninakaw sa kanya. Ngunit isang sagabal ang hindi niya inaasahan—si David. Ang lalaking hindi sumuko sa kanya. Ang lalaking handang ipaglaban siya. Pero kaya ba niyang pigilan ang galit ni Dari? Sa laban ng pag-ibig at paghihiganti, sino ang mananalo?