Toxic Superfoods

Hayley's life is in grave danger. Her lunatic of an ex is still at large after a failed murder attempt that left her almost unrecognizable. But that didn't stop her to go party, get drunk and have sex with a total stranger. The mysterious, drop-dead gorgeous, gray-eyed guy with an animalistic sex appeal made her think of the blue ridge mountains and the wolves howling at the full moon. Why? What's with... who's that guy again?

"Everything of you is a non-existing dangerous drug, Natalia. And I'm addicted to it." He whispered in my ear. He brushed his nose on my neck and then my hair like he was smelling my body and my hair. I stopped breathing and started wiggling. "H-how do you know my name? W-Why am I here?" My voice came out as a mere whisper. "I couldn't stop thinking about you from the moment I laid my eyes on you. Fuck, you looked so fucking sexy in that outfit." He said in a husky tone. His hands fell on my waist and grabbed it so tightly that I could tell it would leave a mark. <3 If you start loving someone from deep down your heart, you will stop caring about the hurts, miseries, anguishes and traumas that he/she once caused in your life. You'll even be ready to sacrifice your own life for him/her. Love can change your miseries and traumas into peace and happiness, love can change an emotionless monster into a loverboy. If you don't want to love or don't want to be loved then love won't wait for your permission. You won't even realize 'where, when and how' you fell in love. Love can destroy you within a blink, love can be your biggest trauma and love can even kill you with no mercy. Natalia Rauf, a simple Bengali girl, lived in a town like many middle class decent families of Bangladesh. She had a beautiful and peaceful life with her family and friends. But her peace and happiness turned into miseries and traumas when the most wanted ruthless psycho killer from Italy came in her life. Stay with the adrenaline pumping, adventurous and romantic journey of a high school girl and a criminal till the end.

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.

Anak keluarga kaya yang memperkosa putriku dibebaskan. Dia melemparkan segepok uang ke wajahku dan menghina, "Aku akan membuatmu melihat bahwa uang bisa membeli segalanya!" Saat itu juga, aku sangat ingin membunuhnya.

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.

Untuk menghentikan pembantaian bangsa duyung, aku memutuskan naik ke darat dan menggoda Satrio, teman masa kecil yang kini sudah menjadi Raja Alfa. Ternyata dia masih sangat mencintaiku, kami tidur bersama dengan penuh gairah selama tiga hari tiga malam di atas ranjang. Ketika aku terbangun dari kenikmatan itu, belum sempat merasa bahagia, aku malah disiram cairan korosif ke wajah. Aku pun menjerit kesakitan, sementara Satrio hanya tertawa dingin di sampingku. "Ternyata putri duyung yang abadi pun bisa merasakan sakit, ya?" "Ini baru permulaan. Selama kamu belum memberitahuku di mana keberadaan orang tuaku, jangan harap kamu bisa hidup tenang!" Dia yakin bahwa bangsa duyung adalah dalang di balik hilangnya orang tuanya. Sejak itu, aku dipaksa menyaksikan dia dengan Amilia yang merupakan selingkuhannya bermesraan. Dipaksa mengeluarkan permata duyung dari hatiku untuk menyembuhkan tubuh Amilia, bahkan harus menari tanpa alas kaki menahan sakit demi membuat Amilia tertidur ... Dia sangat membenciku, tapi setiap kali aku hampir mati, dialah yang memelukku dan memberiku obat. Kadang dia kejam dan berkata, "Apa kamu pikir aku mencintaimu jadi tak bisa berbuat apa-apa? Bawalah dia, teruskan penyiksaan!" Kadang dia lembut dan berkata, "Sayang, katakan padaku, di mana sebenarnya orang tuaku?" Aku diam-diam merasakan cintanya yang penuh kontradiksi itu. Tampaknya sebentar lagi aku tak akan bisa menyimpan rahasia tentang orang tuanya. Karena jika putri duyung sudah tiga tahun di darat dan tak kembali ke laut, dia pasti akan berubah menjadi buih. Sekarang aku hanya tersisa tiga hari sebelum ajalku tiba.

Pada hari pernikahan kami, ayahnya Kevin bunuh diri di kamar kami dengan meninggalkan wasiat berisi tuduhan bahwa aku yang telah membunuhnya. Sejak itu, Kevin sangat membenciku. Dia berkata, “Laras Pradipta, kamu seharusnya hidup sengsara untuk menebus semua dosamu.” Sesuai keinginannya, kemudian hari aku menjadi gelandangan tanpa rumah. Aku kehilangan akal sehat sekaligus suaraku. Hidupku bahkan tak lebih baik dari seekor anjing. Namun, dia malah menyesal.