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I stared at the Vercetti marriage contract my father pushed across the table. Without hesitation, I wrote my half-sister’s name, Demi, and slid it back. My father froze. Then his eyes lit up with ridiculous excitement, like he’d just won the lottery. "How can you give such a perfect chance to your sister?" Last life, my marriage was a joke for everyone around me. I was the red-haired, untamed little witch who dared to climb into the orbit of Cassian Vercetti, heir and leader of the old-blood Vercetti crime family. I was never perfect nor obedient. He loved goddess gowns. I wore mini skirts and danced on tables. He demanded missionary, traditional, orderly intimacy. I wanted to climb on top, ride him, lose myself completely. At a gala, society wives laughing at my hair, my dress, my “wildness.” I thought he would at least pretend to defend me. He didn’t. “Forgive her. She’s not…properly trained.” Trained. Like a dog. I spent my entire last life suffocating under his rules, bending myself bloody to fit the shape he wanted, until the night our house caught fire. When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the moment I learned of the arranged marriage. I looked at the contract in front of me. This time? I think the nightclub boys suits me better. But the moment Cassian realized the bride wasn’t me, he shattered every rule he’d ever lived by.

Si Evangeline Yang, kilala sa high-end world ng Ligaya & Adonis bilang Apple Pie, ang pinaka-requested escort—tinaguriang Best Flavor. Pero para kay Eva, hindi ito tungkol sa karangyaan o pagnanasa—isa itong paraan para mabuhay. Ang gabi-gabi niyang bookings ang naging daan para siya'y makatapos ng BSBA major in Marketing, nakabili siya ng studio-type condo unit, at naka pag patayo ng maliit na negosyo para sa kanyang pamilya sa probinsya. Ngunit matapos ang limang taon ng pagtatago sa pangalang hindi kanya, handa na siyang mag-quit. Ang final booking niya: isang weekend sa Euphoria Island kasama ang isang estrangherong basag ang puso. Walang pangalan. Walang expectations. Walang label. Langit sa ilalim ng buwan. Mga halik na masyadong totoo para sabihing trabaho lang. At isang gabing akala nila, kaya nilang iwanan sa isla. Nagkamali sila. Pagbalik sa Maynila, handa na si Eva sa bagong simula-isang lehitimong trabaho sa isang prestihiyosong marketing firm. Pero hindi siya handa sa lalaking naghihintay sa kabilang dulo ng opisina. Gideon Morgan—isang self-made billionaire CEO at charismatic marketing genius—na minsang naniwala at naging bulag sa pag-ibig... matapos siyang paulit-ulit iwan ng babaeng akala niya'y sa kanya. Sa Euphoria, natikman niya ang kalayaang matagal na niyang hinahanap-at ang halik ng babaeng hindi niya malilimutan. Maniniwala na sana siyang hindi totoo ang second chances—hanggang may nagturo sa kanya kung paano muling umasa at buksan ang puso muli. At ngayon, narito ang babaeng 'yon. Sa opisina niya. Bilang kanyang bagong secretary. Sa mundong puno ng power suits, deadlines, at mga lihim na hindi nila sinadyang itago—kaya pa ba nilang manatiling propesyonal? O dadalhin ng Euphoria ang lahat ng damdaming iniwan nila... hanggang sa boardroom?

Kana kaget setengah mati saat mendengar Paman yang seperti ayahnya sendiri meninggal akibat tabrak lari. Namun tidak hanya itu, ternyata sang Paman meninggalkan hutang yang besar, sedangkan keadaan ekonomi mereka sedang surut. Kana yang dianggap beban oleh Istri Pamannya dipaksa untuk melunasi hutang tersebut. Kana yang hanya seorang pelayan di sebuah restoran bahkan tak memiliki satu persen dari besar hutang pamannya. Di kebingungan yang hampir membuatnya putus asa, tiba-tiba datanglah seorang Pria bernama Ivander Aslan Harvey yang dikira sebagai penagih hutang, tetapi justru Ivander malah membayarkan seluruh hutang Paman Kana dan memberikan uang sejumlah besar hutang Paman Kana. Ternyata Ivander telah membuat kesepakatan dengan Paman Kana, bahwa Ivander akan melunasi semua hutang Paman Kana asal Kana ikut bersamanya. Tanpa pembelaan, Bibinya pun langsung menyerahkan Kana pada Ivander. Kana pun langsung patah hati pada Paman dan keluarganya karena menyerahkannya pada Ivander, sama saja menjual dirinya pada orang kaya. Namun, di dalam kekecewaannya, Ivander meminta Kana untuk tak larut dalam kesedihannya dan fokus pada apa yang harus ia lakukan untuk Ivander, yaitu menjadi istrinya! Ternyata Ivander akan menjadikan Kana istrinya sebagai tameng untuk menghindari perjodohan dengan Mantan Calon Istrinya yang terobsesi padanya. Namun tugas Kana ternyata tidak hanya sekedar menikah, tetapi harus jadi istri sempurna agar Mantan Calon Istri Ivander menyerah, barulah saat itu pernikahan mereka akan berkahir. Sayangnya, jika Kana gagal, maka Ivander akan membuangnya, karena bagi Ivander Kana hanyalah barang tukar. Apakah Kana akan berhasil? Atau nasib buruk akan menghantuinya hingga akhir?

Diana is the eldest granddaughter of the Winchester Family. She has lived her 22 years of life as her twin, Chantal's shadow. She thought she has become immune to the hurt caused by her own family until one revelation revealed in anger, turned her world upside down. Thinking that she has lost the piece of home, she was proven wrong when a helping hand, led her to discover an amorous side of her. Lucas is the 30-year-old President of Forrest Research Institute and a descendant of one of the 7 great families in the country of Great Blackhampton. He has always been good at reading people's personalities so when this beautiful goddess of a woman gave him a look asking for help, he didn't hesitate. Their first meeting, their first kiss. She thought it only ended there, until they met two months later. She had never imagined meeting one of the descendants of the Great families, even more so meeting the heirs. Not only was she welcomed, they even became acquainted with her own friends. They never expected that Lucas and Diana's encounter was the beginning of love blooming for them as well.

Con solo mencionar los preparativos de la boda, el primer amor de mi prometido salió corriendo en llanto. Luis Enrique me abofeteó con tal fuerza que caí al suelo, mirándome con odio puro: —¿Tan desesperada estás por casarte, Gabriela? ¿Tan patética que necesitas forzarme a esto?¡Posponemos la boda otra vez! Me llevé la mano a la mejilla ardiente, pero ni siquiera latió más rápido mi corazón. Con esta, ya eran ocho postergaciones. De los 28 a los 30 años, esperé en vano una respuesta. Esta vez, hice las maletas en silencio para salir. Al fin entendí: este matrimonio nunca debió existir.

Bagi ibu mertuanya, Mega hanyalah wanita asing yang masuk dalam kehidupannya karena pernikahan dengan sang anak. Tak perlu ada yang harus ia tunjukkan baik pada menantunya itu, terlebih saat Mega tak mau memberikan anak kandungnya pada Siska, kakak iparnya, kebenciam sang mertua semakin menjadi-jadi. Terus di hina karena kemiskinan dan tersisihkan di anggap tak sepadan, Mega membulatkan tekat meraih mimpinya menjadi penulis ternama. Usahanya yang kuat membuahkan hasil saat tulisan-tulisannya di kontrak bahkan di bukukan, mertua yang terus menghina Mega bahkan tak tau jika menantunya telah berubah jadi Nyonya Akankah Mega membalas semua rasa sakitnya, atau justeru memaafkan sang mertua dan kakak iparnya?

“I am not your sub, and I never will be!” Lyla sobbed as she said these words. All she needed was just a little—just a small bit of honesty from Carlo. Carlo, the illegitimate son of a powerful mafia family, never learned how to love. He thought that control and dominance were the same as love. He always disappeared at the critical moments, leaving Lyla to deal with the painful aftermath. Scandals, murders, imprisonment—these events almost dragged Lyla into hell. Yet Carlo always played the role of a god, the one who pulled her back from the edge of the abyss just as she was about to fall. But in the end, Lyla could no longer endure the lies. Pregnant and heartbroken, she chose to run away, while Carlo, driven mad, searched for her across the world…

I'm a succubus who gathers energy by clearing System missions, adept at the game of love. One day, right after completing a honey trap mission, I was sent to a SSS-level horror game at the very next second. The boss was invincible and bloodthirsty, watching coolly as other players rested in pieces before turning to the rest of us. "Now choose—how do you want to die?" While other players were wetting their pants and trying to find a loophole to survive, I picked up on something different. A handsome, powerful target beneath that cold, horrific exterior. Hence, when he reached me, I smiled enigmatically as I told him my wish. "I wish to be conquered by a truly powerful Entity, dominated from soul to flesh, and to die in pure ecstasy." I watched him pause in shock and added, "Oh, and you must do it yourself."

Zahir belum tepat berusia delapan belas tahun ketika kekuatan cinta pada pandangan pertama berhasil menyusup ke dalam hatinya. Binar—seorang gadis yang sinarnya mampu menyilaukan hati Zahir, malam itu mengiyakan permintaan Zahir untuk saling menitipkan perasaan. Ketika bersama sehari hanya berasa hanya satu detik. Dan kebahagiaan mereka juga terenggut dalam hitungan detik. Lalu di antara kesedihan Zahir yang setengah hatinya hilang, seperempatnya seolah terisi dengan kehadiran gadis bernama Temaram. Paras yang nyaris persis dengan Binar tapi dicetak lebih energik dan kuat.

Dulu ketika aku masih begitu naif dalam urusan asmara aku berpikir bahwa dia adalah sosok pangeran berkuda yang Tuhan datangkan untuk menjaga sang puteri dari gelapnya malam. Sampai akhirnya aku tersadar bahwa yang namanya matahari dan rembulan tidak akan pernah bersatu meskipun keduanya sadar bahwa mereka saling melengkapi satu sama lain.