Toxic Friendship

I hated Seth Mallory with everything I had. He hated me just as much. If he drove a knife through my heart, I’d probably thank him. That’s how it’s always been—fire and ice, rivals to the core. Until the day he found out my secret. I’m gay. He’s not. End of story, right? Except it wasn’t. Seth Mallory, my worst enemy, wasn’t just angry. He was obsessed—with me. With teasing me, taunting me, and tempting me in ways I couldn’t resist. It was all fun and games, playing with the enemy, until it wasn’t. Because Seth isn’t who I thought he was. And when the game we started spirals out of control, I’m not sure either of us will survive the fallout—on the ice or off.

Theo has a plan, keep his head down, win games, and land the scholarship that could change everything. There’s just one problem… his new sponsor only supports out-and-proud LGBTQ+ athletes, and Theo isn’t out. At all. On impulse, he lies. Says he’s already in a relationship. With Hunter His tattooed, sharp-tongued, rule-breaking new stepbrother. But the longer the lie lasts, the harder it is to ignore the tension between them. The smirks. The touches. The way Hunter looks at him like it’s not fake at all. It’s forbidden. It’s dangerous. And it might be the realest thing Theo’s ever felt.

"Devils don't love, baby. They ruin." He rasps beside my ear, trailing his long fingers between my bare cleavage. Something like fire flickered in his emerald green eyes but it disappeared as it came. "Luckily, we're on the same page, Volkov. I'll ruin you and vanish your empire from this universe." I challenge, tangling his fingers with mine and dropping them from the forbidden area. His cold eyes darkened but his soft pink lips twisted with a small smirk. "I would love to see you try." ❥❥❥❥ The disappearance of Lilah Daniels' brother Robert Daniels was nothing but a mystery to everyone. She was a fifteen-year-old girl when it all happened. The only thing she knew, her brother was involved in some kind of illegal business. Robert was the only person who was there for her when their addict parents used to come back home drunk and beat the shit out of her. Even they forced Robert to be involved in such kind of bad business, only for money. Lilah promised herself to find out her beloved brother as she started collecting information. It took five years for her to reach the person only who knew where her brother was. But he was no ordinary gang leader or don. He was hundreds of boss' boss, the greatest Russian mafia king Ivan Volkov, known as the devil to the underworld. Nobody has seen him except for a few mafia bosses. He was a pure evil soul with a creativity of manipulating and killing his enemies in one blink. But she didn't care. She did her best to reach the devil and finally succeeded. But what happened when two dangerous souls met? How would they avoid the dark forbidden desires ignited inside them? (THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE BOOK! )

Menjelang pernikahanku dengan Damar, aku mengganti pengantin wanita dengan mantan kekasihnya, Sinta Lestari. Semua itu kulakukan karena aku tidak sengaja mengetahui satu hal. Damar menikah denganku hanya karena wasiat terakhir dari ayahku. Alasan kami tidak pernah bersentuhan selama lima tahun hubungan kami, ternyata bukan karena dia khawatir akan penyakit jantungku, melainkan karena dia menjaga dirinya untuk Sinta. Jadi, saat aku tahu bahwa Damar diam-diam membangun rumah tangga lain bersama Sinta, aku pun menjual seluruh saham milikku dan pergi ke luar negeri untuk menjalani pengobatan.

Life isn't all roses, but it's also not all thorns; it's what you make it and the result of some decisions and steps you take along the way. Thorns & Roses is a coming-of-age story about Leila Adams, a high school student who experiences true friendship, terror, first love, abuse, betrayal and heartbreak while trying to find herself. Verbally abused constantly by her father, her self-esteem plummets drastically and she consequently puts up with a toxic relationship with her crush, Ackleth, and makes some poor decisions about her future. With the help of her best friend, Ella, she is able to fight her demons, dump her toxic boyfriend, get her self-esteem back on track and find true love again.

Aria's father and Christopher's father have been friends since they were children. In other to keep the friendship bond going, their parents decided to arrange their marriage. The marriage was a toxic one; The fights, the every day quarrel. Just as when the divorce papers was being prepared, the unexpected love came. He really didn't want to carry on the divorce anymore. He realizes that he has fallen for her but does she even feel the same way for him?

Suamiku marah besar karena kekasih lamanya terjebak di lift selama setengah jam. Karena marah, dia memasukkanku ke dalam koper dan menguncinya. “Kamu harus menanggung dua kali lipat dari semua penderitaan yang Enny alami.” Aku meringkuk, kesulitan bernapas, menangis sambil meminta maaf, tetapi yang kuterima hanyalah tuduhan dingin dari suamiku. “Terima hukuman ini. Hanya dengan dihukum, kamu bisa lebih patuh.” Dia mengunci koper yang berisi aku ke dalam lemari. Aku berteriak putus asa, berjuang untuk keluar. Tetapi darah mengalir dari koper dan membasahi lantai. Lima hari kemudian, hati suamiku luluh dan memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hukuman. “Ini hanya peringatan kecil, aku akan memaafkanmu kali ini.” Namun, dia tidak tahu bahwa tulang belulangku sudah membusuk dan tidak berbentuk lagi.

Putra tunggal kakakku menderita leukimia akut dan bayi dalam kandunganku menjadi satu-satunya harapan. Setelah mendengar berita itu, aku langsung kembali ke negara asal dengan kandunganku yang berusia enam bulan untuk menjalani tes kecocokan transplantasi organ. Kakak mengantarku ke rumah sakit untuk mengambil hasil tes kecocokan transplantasi organ. Akan tetapi, kakak iparku malah mengira diriku sebagai simpanan kakakku. Dia memanfaatkan ketidakhadiran kakakku untuk mengunciku di kamar mandi, merobek pakaianku, dan menginjak perutku dengan kakinya sambil mencaci-maki diriku. "Kamu merayu suamiku! Berani-beraninya kamu mengandung anaknya?" "Putraku sedang sakit. Kamu buru-buru datang ke sini untuk pamer, 'kan?" "Nggak ada seorang pun yang boleh merebut suamiku! Hari ini, aku akan menunjukkan kepadamu apa yang akan terjadi pada anak seorang simpanan!" Sampai akhirnya kakak datang sambil membawa laporan hasil tes kecocokan transplantasi organ yang ternyata cocok, kakak iparku pun akhirnya menjadi hancur ….

Pada hari ulang tahun putraku, suamiku menyuruh kekasih masa lalunya untuk datang ke rumah menjemput anakku. Aku bersikeras melarang dia pergi. Saat kami bersitegang, tiba-tiba muncul kobaran api besar di lorong. Aku tertimpa puing-puing yang jatuh, kepalaku terluka parah, darah mengalir, tetapi anak yang kulindungi di bawah tubuh, tidak terluka sedikit pun. Namun, ketika suamiku yang seorang pemadam kebakaran datang untuk menyelamatkan kami, dia malah menyerahkan satu-satunya masker gas kepada wanita itu. “Ayah, cepat selamatkan Tante Lisa dulu, tubuhnya lemah. Ibu, kamu tunggu paman lain saja yang datang menyelamatkanmu!” Aku menatap mereka pergi, bibirku menyunggingkan senyuman pahit. Sepertinya mereka lupa bahwa aku punya asma parah. Tanpa masker gas, aku bisa mati.

Tahun ketika pacarku mengalami kecelakaan dan kehilangan penglihatannya, aku tiba-tiba hilang. Setelah penglihatannya pulih, dia menggunakan berbagai cara untuk menemukanku dan akhirnya menahanku di sisinya. Semua orang bilang aku adalah cinta sejatinya. Meskipun aku mencampakkannya, dia tetap tidak menyerah. Hingga suatu saat, dia membawa calon istrinya ke hadapanku. "Elena, gimana rasanya dikhianati?" Aku menggeleng dan tersenyum tipis. Bagiku, kesedihan ini akan berlalu dengan cepat. Lagi pula, aku akan segera melupakannya.