Valentine Tablet

"Her crown was built on a lie. His love will help her burn it all down." At fifteen, Valencia De Von Cruz was the most feared girl in school— a shield of cruelty masking the trauma of her mother's unsolved murder. The only boy who wasn't afraid, Aaron Sinclair, left a rose for her on Valentine's Day. She never came. She vanished, leaving him with a broken heart. Six years later, Aaron is a business kingpin, and Valencia is the ruthless Queen of the underworld. When he’s attacked, she saves his life in a blur of violence, not recognizing the man she once inspired. To find her again, Aaron lies. He walks into her empire and hires her for the one thing she sells: protection. Valencia agrees, hiding her own truth: her crown is a cage. Her grandfather, who blames her for her mother's death, controls her with brutal trials. Aaron sees through her carefree facade. He witnesses her pain and wages a secret war against her grandfather, his love for her rekindled into a fierce, protective flame. As their guarded hearts collide, a shadow from the past emerges. A secret organization, *Phoenix*, is systematically destroying Aaron's empire and has its claws in the underworld’s very foundations. To survive, Valencia and Aaron must unravel a conspiracy that leads to a devastating truth: the mastermind behind her mother's murder has been hiding in plain sight all along. Now, Valencia must remember the tragedy she locked away. To claim her future with Aaron, she must first tear down the legacy built on her mother's blood. Even if it means becoming the monster they all fear. *A story of shattered pasts, fierce love, and brutal revenge, where the most dangerous weapon isn't a gun— it's the truth.*

My fiance, Victor Blackwood, is a mafia boss who rules the country's underworld with an iron fist. To the rest of the world, he is the epitome of power. Yet to me, he is the embodiment of love. But I do not realize the cost of loving a man like him. On Valentine's Day, I cook his favorite dishes and wait for him to come home. However, time passes, and his chair stays empty. Uneasy, I go to Queenie Stone's social media page. She is Victor's foster sister. She posts, "All I said was that I felt lonely, and he came right away. "Even when I accidentally spilled wine on him, he didn't mind. Victor is still someone who puts family first, even if it means neglecting his lover. "He never lets me down. I hope things stay that way." In the photo, Victor's shirt is soaked at the waist. Queenie's handkerchief lingers near his most private parts, but he doesn't pull away. He merely looks at her affectionately. I do not make a fuss and give Queenie's post a like. Then, I send Victor a message that reads, "Let's break up." Victor ignores it as always. Later, I discover that when my breakup message popped up, he had said offhandedly, "Vivienne can't live without me. She's just acting out. "If I ignore her for a few days, she'll come crawling back by herself. She's easy to please." What he doesn't know is that I was easy to handle only because I once loved him. But now that I have decided to leave, he cannot make me turn back, no matter how he tries to win me over.

On Valentine's Day, I paid in full for a sports car and gave it to my wife as a gift. But when my wife arrived at the private dining restaurant, she brought her parents—and her childhood sweetheart—along with her. The moment my mother-in-law saw it, she slammed her hand on the table, furious. "Tyler, do you have so much money that it's burning a hole in your pocket? Is all this really necessary just for a meal? "Megan pinches every penny at home, and here you are throwing money around outside—just to show off?" Embarrassed, I tried to explain that this was simply a token of my love for Megan. My father-in-law, however, kept a stern face. "No matter how expensive the car is, it's still going to get stuck in traffic during rush hour! It's not even as useful as the electric scooter Brandon gave her. If you ask me, you didn't put any real thought into this. "Oh, right. I heard the salesperson who sold you the car was introduced by Brandon. How exactly are you planning to repay that favor? No matter how busy you are with work, you can't just push everything onto Brandon to handle for you." I could hear the hidden meaning behind his words. So that was what this was really about. They were still holding a grudge because a week ago, when my father-in-law had twisted his back, I hadn't gone to the hospital to visit him. But at the time, I had been busy cleaning up the mess Brandon Hayes had caused for the company. I'd even kept him out of prison. Yet, instead of gratitude, they were turning the blame on me. After a long silence, my wife finally looked at me. "Tyler, transfer ten percent of the company's shares to Brandon as repayment." "And if I don't?" My father-in-law barked angrily, "Then I'll have Megan divorce you!" I laughed. Then I calmly pulled a divorce agreement from my pocket and placed it on the table. "Go ahead," I said. "Sign it."

Tunanganku, Arthur Kusnandi, adalah seorang bos mafia yang memerintah seluruh dunia mafia negara ini dengan tangan besi. Di mata orang-orang, dia adalah perwujudan kekuasaan. Namun di mataku, dia adalah perwujudan cinta. Hanya saja, aku tidak pernah menyadari harga apa yang harus dibayar untuk mencintai pria seperti dirinya. Pada hari Valentine, aku memasak sendiri hidangan yang paling disukai Arthur dan menunggunya pulang ke rumah. Waktu terus berlalu, tetapi kursi Arthur tetap kosong. Dengan perasaan gelisah, aku akhirnya membuka beranda media sosial adik angkatnya, Bella Atmaja. [Mau memuji seseorang. Aku cuma bilang aku kesepian, eh dia langsung datang.] [Bahkan ketika aku nggak sengaja menumpahkan anggur ke tubuhnya, dia sama sekali nggak keberatan. Arthur memang orang yang selalu menempatkan keluarga di urutan pertama. Meski kekasihnya diabaikan, dia tetap nggak pernah mengecewakanku. Terus pertahankan seperti ini.] Di dalam foto itu, bagian pinggang kemeja Arthur basah kuyup. Sapu tangan di tangan Bella bergerak dengan berbahaya di area paling intim tubuh pria itu. Arthur tidak menghindar. Dia hanya menatap Bella dengan tatapan penuh kasih dan memanjakan. Aku tidak membuat keributan apa-apa. Aku hanya memberi tanda suka pada unggahan Bella itu. Kemudian, aku mengirim pesan kepada Arthur. [Kita putus saja.] Seperti biasanya, Arthur mengabaikan pesan itu. Belakangan barulah aku tahu, saat pesan putusku muncul di ponselnya, Arthur hanya merespons dengan nada santai. "Valerie Winata nggak mungkin bisa hidup tanpa aku. Dia cuma lagi ngambek, hanya pura-pura doang kok. Kalau dibiarkan beberapa hari, dia akan kembali sendiri ke sisiku. Dia itu memang gampang dibujuk." Arthur tidak tahu, selama ini aku mudah dibujuk hanya karena aku mencintainya. Namun setelah aku memutuskan untuk pergi, tidak peduli bagaimana Arthur berusaha membujukku, dia tidak akan pernah lagi bisa membuatku kembali.