Ulysses Moore: Pintu Waktu

I felt his breath tickling my ear, sending shivers down my spine, “Pretend for a while. I will tell you everything later”, and just like that my little bubble burst, sending me crashing back to reality. **** Amanda Moore had left behind her past when she divorced Dominic Giovanni and settled in New York. But 5 years later, her past waltzes back in and makes her already frazzled life even more chaotic.

Scarlett Moore is an ordinary junior at Seayes Town High School, where her best friend Brooklyn Davis shines as the star. In the hallway, Scarlett faces her nemesis, Brooklyn's boyfriend—or perhaps ex-boyfriend—Skyler Thompson. Known as the famous quarterback who dates only blonde cheerleaders, Skyler enjoys calling Scarlett "Red," aiming to rile her up. However, as Brooklyn's infidelity comes to light, Scarlett finds herself and Skyler entangled in an awkward web of emotions and discoveries.

Suara tangisan itu menyakitkan gendang telingaku, kupejamkan mata dan menutup telingaku erat-erat, samar-samar aku mendengar dia menghentikan tangisannya. Aku mencoba merayap dan meraba dinding kusam itu, mencoba mengintip. Kenapa setiap aku menangis dibalik bilik ini dia selalu mengikutiku? Seolah-olah ingin mengatakan kepadaku, bahwa aku tidak pernah sendirian menangis di bilik ini. Kali ini aku memberanikan diri untuk mengetuk pintu disebalah bilik yang selalu kujadikan tempat bersembunyi ini. Kreeeekk.... Suara kayu dari pintu yang sudah lapuk itu membuat bulu kudukku meremang. Sosok itu membuat airmataku kering menatapnya, tubuhku kaku seolah-olah darah tidak mengalir ditubuhku,sosok perempuan yang meringkuk itu menghentikan tangisannya, mendongak menatapku, walaupun diam tetapi aku bisa merasakan sesuatu yang menakutkan, seragamnya sangat lusuh, kulit putihnya seperti menahan dingin, mata itu kosong dan terus menatapku, seolah-olah dia tidak menerima kehadiranku didalam bilik kumuh ini.

"Marry me, Isabella. Not for love, but for survival." Alexander Steele’s offer is Isabella Moore’s only way out. Her fashion business is failing, her mother’s medical bills are piling up, and betrayal has left her broken. Bound by a fragile agreement, they step into a world of buried secrets and growing danger. The lines between trust and deception blur as old enemies resurface and hidden truths threaten to destroy everything. Can they fight through the lies and find love, or will their alliance shatter under the weight of betrayal?

Sera Moore has spent three years hiding her daughter, and the truth. Their secret marriage was meant to protect Elias’s legacy. Instead, it destroyed hers. But when Elias is found alive with no memory of her, Sera is dragged back into a world of luxury, lies, and danger. To keep her child safe, she must pretend to be the billionaire’s grieving wife. Only he’s no longer the man she remembers. And the deeper she falls back into his world, the harder it is to tell what’s real, his amnesia… or the feelings they both buried.

Safina “Safi” Brooks is a struggling writer who works as a personal assistant by day and as an exotic dancer by night in one of the most popular strip clubs in New York appropriately named “Fire and Desire” where she performs under the name of “Angel” unbeknownst to everyone except her roommate who is also her co-worker on her day job. After catching her boyfriend (who also happened to be the CEO of the company that she works for) cheating on her, she gets unlawfully fired and gets blacklisted on almost every corporate company in Seattle, Washington. Heartbroken by this, she decided to accept one of the private dances later that night for the club owner’s friend and breaks her own rule of strictly not sleeping with a client. And it was a rule worth breaking... Henry Alexander “Lex” Moore is the CEO and founder of Moore Industries. A widower of six years, his focus had only been in the company and his young adoptive daughter Rosella and his friends kept pushing him to loosen up and have fun ever since his wife had died of ovarian and breast cancer. He reluctantly had given in on his 46th birthday, with one of his friends booking him a private dance with one of the most sought after girls of the club, Angel. And it was the best birthday he’s had in recent years. And ever since that night, Angel never left his mind... What if the pair met again unexpectedly in a new and different environment where she is his newly hired secretary?

Demi mencapai standar postur tubuh pramugari, kekasihku memperkenalkanku ke sebuah klinik khusus perawatan tubuh. Namun, di balik pintu ruang dokter, terdengar suara memelas dan jeritan kesakitan yang meningkatkan imajinasi. Saat aku hendak menyerah, aku diseret masuk oleh seorang dokter bertubuh tinggi. Dia mengikatku dengan pose memalukan, lalu mengambil peralatan, mulai membantuku memulihkan kekencanganku.

Rahman melihat kamarnya masih terang. Dia tidak melihat Aisyah di kamarnya, hatinya langsung panik. Dia bergegas mencari Aisyah ke bawah. Menurut pengakuan Mbok Darsih, Aisyah tidur di kamar tamu. Pintu kamar yang tidak dikunci membuat Rahman dengan mudah masuk. Aisyah mengucapkan salam selesai salat tahajudnya. Dia langsung kaget melihat Rahman yang duduk di kasur. “Ngapain kamu ke sini?” Rahman masih diam sambil memandang wajah Aisyah yang tanpa niqam melihatkan bentuk hidung mancung Aisyah dan bibir mungilnya, sehingga membuat Rahman menelan salivanya. Melihat kecantikan Aisyah siapa yang tidak akan tertarik. Paras perempuan-perempuan penghibur di club malam, kalah dengan kecantikan Aisyah yang tanpa polesan make up. Aisyah menundukkan wajah, dia sadar mungkin Rahman muncul jiwa mesumnya. Dia ingat kelakuan Rahman saat di kantor waktu itu. Pasti, dia sedang membayangkan imajinasi liar terhadapnya. “Tolong, keluar dari sini.” Pinta Aisyah lembut supaya Rahman tidak tersinggung. “Ini rumahku, aku bebas mau melakukan apa saja.” “Tapi kita bukan muhrim tidak baik berduaan di kamar.” “Aku tidak masalah.” Aisyah merasa kesal. Ternyata Rahman sangat kerasa kepala. “Aku akan berteriak.” “Silakan saja.” Rahman seolah menantang Aisyah. Dia membentangkan tangannya dan tersenyum. Aisyah merasa terpojok, saat Rahman terus-terussan mendekatinya. Bahkan bunyi napas Rahman sangat terdengar jelas, pria ini seperti sedang meraih puncak. Aisyah lalu mendorong tubuh kekar Rahman dan berlari keluar.

Pernikahan yang dijalani Aisyah bukan membawa kebahagiaan, melainkan luka. Ia menikah karena perjodohan antara keluarganya dan keluarga suami. mertuanya tidak menyukainya, suaminya terus menyakitinya, sementara ayah mertuanya yang dulu selalu membela kini lumpuh akibat hipertensi. Ketika Aisyah mulai percaya bahwa hidupnya bisa membaik, sesuatu yang tidak pernah ia duga justru datang mengetuk pintu takdirnya.

Perjalanan waktu sang jenderal ke masa depan mempertemukan dia gadis yang menjadi cinta sejatinya. Namun rentang waktu malah memisahkan mereka. Sang gadis kini ke masa lalu untuk menegaskan lagi kisah cinta mereka