Verity Ebook

---> if you are interested in my work, please check out my novel The Starving Vulture. Available on Amazon, $3.99 for the Ebook and $14.95 for the Paperback https://www.amazon.com/Starving-Vulture-Miguel-Monta%C3%B1a/dp/1951150899<---------The Pacific Capital. A product of an altered world, the legacy of the dead Philippine nation. A congested megacity holding 50 million people all huddled in what was once Metro Manila. It is the center for Pacific Maritime Trade, the world's largest Tax Haven and one of the few places in the world free from the Draconian but necessary environmental laws that saved the world since Cometfall. Ruled by Megacorporations, Corrupt Politicians, Invested Nobility and Criminals. It is one of the world's most important agricultural and pharmaceutical centers. H-6 is an Arbiter of the Court. As Judge Jury and Executioner, they maintain the essential Power Plant Canals and Massive weather controlled Dome Districts. Two elements that even the all powerful Megacorps need maximize their profits. Making Arbiter's Court the true rulers of the city. But even an all powerful Arbiter of the Court like H-6 knows, that Ambition and Greed will always find ways to ignore the rule of Law. Solus Valentine is a Security Consultant, plying her trade to anyone in need. She is a gun for hire who has the street smarts for the city's underworld. Whether in the gilded halls or the most flooded streets, she's ready for your contract. But while completing a contract, she stumbles into a vast conspiracy that just might threaten the city's fragile power balance, if not the world. She just might need an Arbiter's help for this one. One who might be someone from her past.

Money, power, and fame may not be everything in a person's lifetime, but if you want to possess everything, those are the necessities. The girl asked, "What about love?" The man smirked and mockingly replied, "Love? It's the cheapest thing, only those who are lowly and contemptible believe in something called 'love'." Speaking of "love" as well, the man knelt at the feet of the other girl, tears streaming down his handsome face. He pleaded, his voice trembling, looking up at the girl and said, "I beg you... you can beat me, you can kill me however you want... but please don't abandon me, don't abandon our child... I love you, Verity, I love you..." The girl, named Verity, gazed down with misty eyes and said, "Noah, you're absolutely right... love is indeed the cheapest thing in the world. It's thanks to you that I've come to understand this 'truth'."

She was always the shadow. He was always chasing the light. Lavinia Hartwell had learned early that love was rarely for girls like her. She was the quiet one, the overlooked one—always second to her luminous best friend, Verity Langford. Even Henry Wynthorne, the boy whose compassion had unexpectedly caught her heart in high school, only had eyes for Verity. But years change people. Henry’s dreams of studying abroad collapsed with his father’s death. Verity left. Success became his only compass, and alcohol his only escape. And somehow, in the wreckage, there was Lavinia—never demanding, never judging, quietly holding him together in ways he never noticed… until she was gone. When an arranged engagement threatened to give her to him, Henry assumed she was being forced into it and set her free. Lavinia smiled, thanked him—and walked away, taking with her the steady presence he had taken for granted. Only then did Henry begin to notice the ache. The way her absence unsettled him. The way another man’s hand on her waist ignited a heat that was not anger, but something darker, sharper, and dangerously possessive. A single night blurred the lines forever—her lips on his, soft at first, then desperate, as though she’d loved him all her life. Desire flared, undeniable. But in the morning, she was gone again. Now, with Verity back and the past colliding with the present, Henry must face the truth: he no longer loves the woman he once chased. But has he realized too late who truly held his heart all along? Slow-burn, sensual, and laced with aching restraint, this is a story of unspoken devotion, of a man’s reluctant fall, and of the quiet girl who was never anyone’s first choice—until she became the only choice.

Elena, 35 tahun, seorang penulis yang mendapatkan kabar bahwa suaminya menulis status di sebuah grup Facebook. Sulit dipercaya karena sikap Haris selama ini masih baik. Ada wanita ketiga, antara Gea atau Tiara. Mereka adik kakak tapi beda ibu, kedua wanita itu mencintai seorang laki-laki yang sama, yaitu Haris. Jadi, salah satu di antaranya bekerja sama dengan Elena, siapa dia?

Diam-diam Mira mengetahui perselingkuhan suami dan sahabatnya. Dengan permainan cantik, Mira berusaha meluapkan sakit hatinya melalui cara-cara konyol. Salah satunya mempromosikan suaminya sendiri bersama barang dagangan panci yang dijual. Adam tak menyangka Mira sangat cerdik. Demi impian menjadi orang kaya dan tidak harus bekerja, Adam rela mengemis untuk tidak bercerai dengan Mira agar tambang emasnya tidak hilang.

Hidup bertetangga tidaklah mudah. Dania, seorang mamah muda yang cerdas, tetapi ingin selalu di atas. Tanpa disengaja, ia bertetangga dengan Khamila, orang yang pernah merebut calon suaminya. Mereka perang status di sosmed dan akibatnya terjadilah berbagai masalah. Tidak hanya itu, tetangga yang lain pun sama saja, ada yang saling menyindir dan mengergosip. Akhirnya terjadilah perang dingin. Bagaimana kisah mereka? Cerita ini lain dari oada yang lain. Yuk follow akunku dan subscribe ceritaku ini.

Lolita, istriku itu suka meng-update barang-barang mewah pemberianku di akun Facebook miliknya. Tidak hanya itu, dia juga suka membagikan moment acara-acara penting keluarga, jalan-jalan, liburan, ulang tahun, anniversary, dan kegiatan apa pun yang dilakukan bersamaku. Sayangnya, dia tidak tahu bahwa statusnya selalu dipantau istri siriku. Aku sih santai saja karena kedua wanita kesayanganku tetap senang. Toh, wajar ‘kan jika pria memiliki lebih dari satu perempuan di hidupnya?

Karena kemalasan Revan, Rina iseng membuat status di akun fesbuknya. Dia membuat status seolah menjual suaminya karena malas bekerja. Sudah tiga tahun, Revan tidak menafkahi Rina istrinya, membuat Rina kesal pada Revan. Jauh sebelum tiga tahun lamanya Revan tidak bekerja, Rina sudah sempat ingin berpisah dengan Revan, Namun saat itu orang tua Rina tidak mengizinkan, dengan alasan Revan pasti akan berubah. Karena sampai saat ini tidak ada perubahan, keputusan Rina sudah bulat untuk bercerai dengan Revan. Selain Revan yang pemalas, Kakak iparnya juga sangat nyebelin. Kali ini orang tuanya pun, setuju. Luka-liku hidup, di alami oleh Revan setelah ia bercerai, sampai titik dimana ia bisa merubah sifat pemalasnya itu.