Video Poker 9/6

My mate, Charalambos, was the heir to the Nightshade Pack. To take over as Alpha, he was sent to Noctis City, the capital city, for special training. When he left, my stepsister, Francesca, insisted on going with him. He refused at first, but she forced his hand, threatening a hunger strike until he gave in. Eventually, he allowed her to accompany him as his assistant. This went on for three years. Throughout those three years, our mate bond stayed strong. I never felt the slightest hint of betrayal. He constantly reassured me through our mind-link. "You're the only one for me." At some point, I started receiving photos anonymously. Francesca kissed him in the face, but he never refused. Once, Charalambos and I were on a video call in the dark, and I could hear Francesca’s breathless voice clearly while she whispered his name in the heat of it. Three years later, the day he returned to the pack, I saw her walking behind him. She had been with pup for five months, and there was a smug, victorious smile on her face. He looked at me apologetically. Guilt was written all over his face. "I'm sorry. I’ve only ever loved you. Once the pup comes, you can raise it." I was done. I had waited for three years. I made up my mind to reject him.

In October 2025, an explosion occurs at a remote lab. An unidentified substance is leaked, and the virus makes people go insane. Anyone who is bitten by these rabid creatures becomes one of them. It's like the zombies people see in movies and video games. On the first day of the explosion, my five-year-old, Joyce Fairfield, is still at kindergarten. I risk my life to hurry there, but I can't even find her corpse when I arrive. I can only look at the surveillance footage to see her face, which is ashen with fear. I also see her mouth, "Mommy!" 15 days after the explosion, I finally traverse the city and get to my mother's home. However, all that welcomes me is a destroyed apartment and blood everywhere. 20 days after the explosion, my husband, Emmett Fairfield, calls me one last time from his office, which zombies have surrounded. He tells me not to leave the house. Less than a month after the apocalypse arrives, I lose all my family. I'm alone as I struggle to survive in this dead world. The spread of the virus triggers chaos in mankind. I exchange all my supplies to save a neighboring couple from bandits, leading them to safety in a secure zone where they can live stable lives. However, my kindness is not repaid. Three years after the explosion, the secure zone is under siege by a wave of zombies. As we retreat, my neighbors shove me underneath a car so I'll distract the zombies. Then, they make a run for it and get away. Trusted neighbors betray me. As the zombies eat away at me, I can feel death looming. All I want is to see my family again. Now, I've been reborn. I have six hours before the zombie apocalypse breaks out.

Emmely Isla harus menikahi Keenan Achilles setelah media memergoki mereka di kamar hotel dan video panas mereka tersebar. Sayangnya, pernikahan penuh paksaan ini justru menimbulkan dendam dari kakak tiri Emmy yang merasa dirinya harus menikahi pewaris dingin itu. Berbagai cara dilakukannya agar Keenan membenci Emily. Lantas, bagaimana kisah keduanya? Mampukah Emmy mempertahankan rumah tangganya bersama Keenan? Terlebih, ia menyadari telah jatuh hati pada suaminya itu....

Ada yang menyatakan perasaannya kepadaku di laman web pengakuan kampus, tetapi pacar teman sekamarku malah mengomentari unggahan itu dengan pernyataan bahwa aku sudah pernah tidur dengan semua siswa di kampus. Saking marahnya, aku langsung lapor polisi. Teman sekamarku pun memohon kepadaku untuk memaafkan pacarnya. Dia bahkan bilang akan meminta pacarnya untuk mengunggah permintaan maaf di laman web kampus. Belum sempat permintaan maaf itu kuterima, sebuah video tidak senonoh keburu tersebar di kalangan siswa. Semua orang mengatakan bahwa akulah sosok perempuan dalam video itu. Aku pun diinterogasi pihak kampus dan akhirnya diminta untuk cuti. Saat aku pulang, orangtuaku menolak mengakuiku sebagai putri mereka. Kehilangan segalanya membuatku begitu putus asa dan depresi hingga akhirnya aku memutuskan untuk bunuh diri. Namun, saat mataku terbuka lagi, aku kembali pada hari di mana pengakuan perasaan itu terpajang di laman web.

"Kau kira kau bisa mengancamku hanya karena kau menyimpan video-video kita bercinta?" Synda berseru marah. Mata mendelik tajam. "Kalau kau mau memenuhi syarat, maka tidak akan ada satu pun video kita yang aku sebarkan." Alexander meraih pinggang Synda supaya dapat merengkuh mantan kekasihnya dengan mesra. Ia memeluk dengan erat, mengklaim Synda miliknya. "Syarat yang aku ajukan tidak sulit bukan? Kau hanya perlu setuju untuk tidur bersamaku." Alexander memasang seringai menggodanya. "Aku berjanji akan memberikanmu permaian terbaik sama seperti saat dulu kita menjalin kasih." "Kau akan mendapatkan kepuasaan yang bahkan lebih dahsyat lagi dariku, Sayang." …………………….. Synda menyudahi kisah asmaranya secara resmi dengan Alexander karena pria itu bersikap sangat posesif. Namun, Synda harus kembali pada mantan kekasihnya itu demi menjaga video-video percintaan panas mereka tidak disebarkan yang dapat merusak kesempatannya menjadi CEO. Sepakat untuk terlibat hubungan membara lagi di ranjang. Dan, Synda tidak bisa menampik pesona Alexander. Tak dapat diabaikan fakta tentang kelihaian sang mantan kekasih mendatangkan puncak-puncak hebat untuknya. Synda semakin hanyut. Menyerah akan gairah. Ia terus menginginkan Alexander. Tak hanya tubuh dan kepiawaian pria itu di tempat tidur. Namun, hatinya kembali tertambat untuk Alexander. Karena memang cintanya belum bisa dihilangkan.

Does no one want him? Is he so undesirable his mate rejected him and chose someone else? Is he so despicable even his second chance mate doesn’t want to be with him? What’s more, he realized that members of his pack don’t actually like him. They fear him. They don’t like his methods. They prefer his younger brother to become the next Alpha of Blood Moon Pack. His father made the decision to strip him of his position after he made a number of unconscionable acts. Jared smirked, scoffing to himself as he drove off the territory. Where is he supposed to go? Would anyone still welcome him? He thought of Polly and how he hurt her many times. He would consider it a miracle if she still accepts him even after being marked against her will. ******* Each book in the Snow Mountain Pack Series can be read as a stand-alone. If you'd rather not have any spoiler, the sequence is as follows: Book 1 - Begging His Luna (completed) Book 2 - Found by Her (completed) Book 3 - His Unknown Mate (completed) Book 4 - Marked Against Her Will (ongoing) Book 5 - Alpha King's Mysterious Mate (completed) Book 6 - The Last Lycan's Fate (2024) Book 7 - Rejecting Her Rejection (2024) Book 8 - The First Alpha Queen (2025) Book 9 - The Vampire's Lone Wolf (2025) Update Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday

Suatu hari, aku menerima telepon dari seorang pengembang properti. Orang itu dengan sopan menasihatiku bahwa meskipun aku sudah menikah, aku tidak perlu sampai membuat keributan sepanjang malam. Banyak tetangga yang mengeluh dan merekalah yang dipusingkan karena berada di antara kedua belah pihak. Aku menjawab dengan tenang. "Kalian pasti salah paham, aku saja nggak punya pacar, mana mungkin aku sudah menikah?" Melihatku masih tidak mau mengaku, pihak pengembang properti mengirimkan video pengawas lingkungan perumahan kepadaku. Dalam video tersebut, lorong bangunan dihiasi dengan lampu dan tamu datang tanpa henti. Beberapa orang mengiringi pengantin perempuan masuk ke dalam rumah baru. Pengantin laki-lakinya adalah mantan pacarku, yang sudah putus denganku dua setengah tahun yang lalu.

Elang terkejut saat Mamanya sering mengirim video mengenai istrinya yang sering keluyuran, padahal Miya selalu bersikap polos dan seolah tidak terjadi apapun. Elang sempat memergoki Miya tidak ada di rumah ketika dia pulang bekerja, lagi-lagi istrinya itu keluyuran. Sebenarnya apa yang dilakukan Miya di luar sana? Apa benar jika dia melakukan pekerjaan haram?

Aku menemukan bayi mungil 9 tahun yang lalu, tak ada yang tahu jika dia bukan anakku, mengira dia lahir dari rahimku akibat hubungan Gelap, siapa sangka dari selembar koran aku berhasil menemukan keluarga anak itu yang ternyata seorang pengusaha dari keturunan Belanda.

Kiara stood, waiting for him to come to her, but he halts just a few inches away from her and turns, Silently, she murmurs, "I'm here." But it was impossible for the Alpha king to recognize her voice. He stops, sniffles and turns to her foster sister like a magnet being drawn to her, his wolf utters "MATE! MATE! MATE!" ___________ On her 20th birthday, Kiara receives the greatest shock of her life, which is, she isn't mated to the love of her life, Alpha king Aiden, but her step sister is. Heartbroken, He rejects Kiara for her step sister who is a much stronger she-wolf. Kiara soon discovers that she is carrying the Alpha king’s baby. When she opens up, she receives a letter threatening the life of she and her babies 6 years later, Kiara, now a successful and famous surgeon with Triplets, and after trying to put the past behind her, she bumps into her ex lover and the past pain which she had buried deep down resurfaces to the top. Will Kiara give Alpha king Aiden a second chance into the life of her triplets when she finds out that they are mated, or will she choose to love the man who is ready to lay his world under her feet.