Toxic Relationship

Setelah terlahir kembali, aku memutuskan untuk menuliskan nama adikku di formulir pendaftaran pernikahan. Kali ini, aku ingin merestui Hans. Di kehidupan ini, aku membiarkan adikku memakai gaun pengantinku dan cincinku. Aku mengatur setiap pertemuannya dengan adikku. Setelah dia membawa adikku ke Kota Barga, aku langsung pergi ke Selatan untuk melanjutkan kuliah di Kota Sarna. Karena di kehidupan sebelumnya, setelah hidup lebih dari setengah abad, dia dan putraku memohon padaku untuk menceraikannya dan merestui hubungannya dengan adikku. Di kehidupan ini, aku hanya ingin hidup untuk diri sendiri dan meraih kesuksesan, tanpa memikirkan percintaan lagi.

Di meja makan, salah satu sahabat suamiku tiba-tiba berbicara dalam Bahasa Italia. “Tiga tahun lalu, demi membantu Liora mendapatkan surat damai dari Amara, kamu menikahi Amara dengan pesta yang megah. Selama ini aku melihat sendiri, Amara makin lama makin peduli padamu. Tapi kamu masih saja terus membohonginya. Jelas-jelas itu pil KB, tapi kamu bilang obat depresi. Kamu nggak takut, kalau suatu hari dia tahu kebenarannya… hatinya akan hancur?” Suamiku tersenyum pahit, wajahnya dipenuhi kerumitan. “Seorang anak yang nggak diharapkan, nggak perlu lahir ke dunia. Soal Amara… selama dia nggak mengganggu kebahagiaan Liora, aku akan menepati janjiku, melindunginya seumur hidupku.” Tak ada yang tahu, demi bisa mengikuti langkah suamiku, aku sudah menguasai Bahasa Italia sejak lama. Aku berdiri di ambang ruang tamu. Bekas ciuman masih membekas di leherku. Tanganku menggenggam obat yang katanya “obat depresi”, padahal… Tubuhku membeku. Jadi… semua rasa yang suamiku tunjukkan padaku hanyalah kebohongan semata. Yang kukira sebagai penyelamatan, rupanya hanya tipu daya yang direncanakan dengan rapi. Kalau begitu, aku memilih untuk merelakan mereka semua.

Pada hari kelima puluh lima sejak tunanganku memblokirku, aku membatalkan pernikahan yang sudah kunanti-nantikan selama delapan tahun. Sementara dia masih menemanikan teman masa kecilnya yang depresi beristirahat dan berobat di kuil. Dia membuat Kuil Jingu yang selalu ramai peziarah tutup selama setengah tahun penuh. Namun, karena kehilangannya tanpa sebab, aku dikepung dan dikejar-kejar wartawan hingga tak punya tempat tinggal. Terpaksa, aku pergi ke Kuil Jingu untuk mencarinya. Tapi dia justru mengusirku turun gunung dengan alasan tak boleh mengganggu ketenangan kuil. Di tengah musim dingin yang menusuk, aku pingsan dan nyaris tewas di kaki gunung. Saat siuman, kulihat Arif Wijaya menanam hamparan besar mawar yang lambangnya cinta dengan tangannya sendiri di tanah suci kuil itu. Setengah tahun kemudian, akhirnya dia turun gunung dan membawa teman masa kecilnya pulang. Mawar yang mereka tanam itu memenuhi kamar pengantin kami. Kutatap dingin. Dia belum tahu, aku sebentar lagi akan menikah dengan orang lain.

Di kehidupan sebelumnya, suami dan ibu mertuaku jatuh dari tebing saat memetik jamur di gunung. Aku yang sedang hamil besar mendengar kabar buruk itu langsung pingsan. Karena tak bisa menerima kenyataan, aku melahirkan bayi secara prematur. Setelah beberapa hari koma, seorang tetangga memberitahuku bahwa bayiku kemungkinan tidak selamat dan memintaku untuk melihatnya untuk terakhir kali. Jenazah suami dan ibu mertuaku juga tak ditemukan. Setahun kemudian, keluarga mertuaku mendapat ganti rugi dari proyek pembebasan lahan. Namun, aku yang makan sayuran liar, malah keracunan herbisida dan mendekati ajal. Di saat-saat terakhirku, aku melihat ibu mertua dan suamiku muncul di hadapanku. "Akhirnya kami berhasil menyingkirkanmu. Sekarang menantu dan cucuku bisa masuk ke rumah ini dengan sah." Jane, anak tetangga kami berdiri di sebelah ibu mertuaku, dengan seorang anak laki-laki kecil.

A twenty-year-old girl, Kiara Davis has a hard time trusting people and finding love, because of her toxic relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Finn Wellington. One day she gets kidnapped by a mafia CEO, Tom Barton who forces her to marry him, although he has never fallen in love before. They have a hard time getting to know each other. However, Kiara's ex-boyfriend doesn't plan on leaving her that easily. The mafia CEO and his future wife have to go through a lot of challenges, while they find their way to get along. When Tom finally finds out about Finn and what he has done to Kiara, he wants to protect her as much as possible and keep her safe, but her ex-boyfriend has other plans for her…

Mai hated marriage. She felt being in love was being weak and foolish. She did not believe that one could stay peacefully together as a family because of her traumatic experience in the past But she was faced with her greatest fear as she was made to sign a contract marriage with a Billionaire inorder to save the life of her father who owes him a great sum and trades her for the money he couldn't pay. How would she overcome her fear after experiencing her parents' toxic and abusive relationship? Will she love and believe love is true? Journey with me as we dive into this story of Mia and uncover secrets, truth, fear, betrayal and love she faces in her life and how she became strong enough to see through her weaknesses and fear

Percy Trench Montefalco, the powerful CEO of Montefalco Holdings, finds himself drawn to Jocelle Shane Cruz, a talented and vibrant Marketing Associate from another company. Despite their vastly different worlds, they can't deny the intense attraction between them. As they navigate the complexities of their relationship, they must confront the challenges of their competing interests, personal demons, and the scrutiny of their respective companies. Can they balance their professional ambitions and personal desires, or will their love be doomed from the start? Disclaimer: This story is written in taglish.

For three long years, I was trapped in a toxic relationship with Edwin Kent.During those three years, he started by verbally insulting and controlling me, but eventually escalated to physical violence. Not only did he drain my finances to support his family and lavish my money on his "goddess", but he also impregnated me three times, leaving me to face the emotional and physical toll of abortions alone.Despite the repeated disappointments, I remained blind to the truth. It wasn't until one day when I overheard him asking his goddess, "When will you become my girlfriend?"His goddess laughed and asked, "Aren't you already in a relationship with her, scum?"Edwin nonchalantly responded, "She's the one who won't let go of me. I've always loved you."That was when reality finally slapped me in the face. I left behind my scarred heart and returned to the embrace of my wealthy family.But Edwin refused to let me go. He persistently challenged the boundaries of me and my family.Finally, I couldn't tolerate it anymore. Trash should be thrown into the garbage dump, not wandering around and bothering people.

This is a story about a girl who believes she's got terrible luck. Terrible luck with her boyfriends,her job and even her parents. Just when Leslie thought she had hit the breaking point of her life she meets someone who's willing to change all that giving her a new job as his secretary, a new place and a new life. But their chemistry and sexual tension is so intense she can't resist! With her terrible luck and bad sense of direction will she ruin this new relationship of hers? Find out!

One lover is a self-made billionaire. One lover is a kind and doting banker. One lover treats her as the belle of every ball. And more lovers are hers to play with. All heads turn to her when Sienna White walks into a room. An unsettling beauty, eccentric personality, bewitching eyes, and accustomed to witty white lies, she lives her life as she pleases. After five years in a romantic and professional relationship with her girlfriend Sophia, a Silicon Valley startup CEO, Sienna flew to the UK to run the London office. Undergoing a pack of an open relationship, Sienna met Cameron, her ex-lover since college, who dedicated all he had to prove his worth. As her relationships are embroiled in controversy, Sienna ventures on the wild journey of love, lust, and moral corruption in the fabulous and frivolous world of London elites. What will become of her relationships? Who will end up being the love of her life? Or will Sienna seek out her life calling? Find out while Sienna struggles to navigate her career and love. Note: This is a work of fiction and all resemblances to real people, alive or deceased, are purely coincidental. Warning: Mature content and sexual and morally questionable scenes are scattered throughout. You are free to judge. It’s a free world. ----------- Cover designed by Marymarkevich - Freepik.com