Villa Angker Puncak

A year ago, when Bailey Knight's side girl, Lucy Day, showed up in front of me, causing a scene, he had his people beat her until she lost the baby and tossed her out. Then he groveled before me for three straight hours, begging me to forgive him. Looking at the man I'd loved for ten years, looking so pitiful and broken, I eventually caved. Later, I caught Lucy sneaking around Bailey's villa in the suburbs, so I had her thrown out again. Three days before our wedding, Bailey grabbed me by the neck and shoved me up against the railing on the second-floor balcony, yelling so hard that his voice broke. "We already took Lucy's baby once! She can't handle it happening again. She's fragile. You're a woman—how can you not understand that? "I've given you the title of Mrs. Knight. I'd give you my life. Isn't that enough? Why can't you just accept her?" The next second, his secretary ran up to say they'd found Lucy. He shoved me down the stairs. The pain when my arm snapped made me feel like my whole body was being torn apart. But he didn't even look back. Staring at the cold, heartless man in front of me, I felt something inside me go completely dead. I picked up my phone and called Arnold Greenwood. "I don't wanna marry him anymore. Come get me."

I'm Lilith. My biggest trauma used to be my dad forgetting to book my Santorini villa, I know, the absolute horror of it all. I had the Porsche, the diamonds, the designer wardrobe that took up two whole rooms, and Jax, the perfect boyfriend who looked at me like I hung the moon. I thought I was the main character. Plot twist? I was wrong. Turns out I wasn't being raised as the Alpha's darling. I was being fattened up for slaughter. My parents didn't love me, they were just my wardens, keeping me soft and pretty and completely clueless. And that Gala everyone kept whispering about? Not my debutante ball. An auction. I got sold to the Triad like a piece of art, like a handbag, like I was something to own. The Triad. Three terrifying, bloodthirsty Alphas who make the monsters under your bed look like stuffed animals. They need me for some twisted prophecy I never signed up for, and they don't care what I want. Obviously. And the cherry on top of this hot-mess express? Jax held the door open for them. My perfect boyfriend counted his money while they dragged me away. They think they can break the spoiled princess. They think I'm just a "Spawn of Lilith" meant to be served on a silver platter. Soft and sweet and easy to swallow. Here's what they don't get. When you take away a girl's credit cards, her freedom, her whole damn life? The monster underneath is way more expensive to deal with than a few Birkins ever were.

Di kehidupan pertamanya, Permaisuri Elara adalah wanita paling naif di Istana Kekaisaran. Dibutakan oleh cinta palsu, ia mengorbankan segalanya demi Kaisar Valerian, hanya untuk dibalas dengan pengkhianatan paling keji. Di malam penobatannya, ia dijebak, dituduh makar, dan menyaksikan seluruh keluarganya dieksekusi atas perintah Kaisar Valerian—suami yang ia cintai. Puncak penderitaannya adalah ketika ia menyadari bahwa dalang di balik semua itu adalah Adelia, adik perempuannya sendiri, yang diam-diam menginginkan tahtanya dan cintanya. Elara menghembuskan napas terakhirnya di penjara dingin, bersumpah untuk membalas dendam bahkan jika ia harus menembus neraka. Ketika ia membuka mata, takdir memberinya kesempatan kedua. Ia kembali, bukan sebagai Permaisuri yang lemah, melainkan sebagai dirinya yang berusia 17 tahun, tepat sebelum semua pengkhianatan dimulai. Kini, Elara—yang membawa ingatan dan kebencian dari kehidupan pertamanya—memulai permainan catur berdarah di Istana. Ia tidak lagi mencari cinta, ia mencari kekuasaan. Setiap senyum adalah racun, setiap langkah adalah jebakan, dan setiap musuhnya akan dihancurkan dengan kejam. Tujuan Elara jelas: Menghancurkan Kaisar Valerian dan Adelia dari dalam, merebut kembali tahta yang dirampas, dan memastikan tidak ada satu pun pengkhianat yang lolos dari hukuman Permaisuri Abadi. Siapa yang akan menjadi pion, dan siapa yang akan menjadi Raja dalam permainan takdir yang kejam ini?

My girlfriend is an heiress from the upper class of Jetland, and she is worth tens of billions of dollars. In order to test me, she has never spent a single cent on me, nor given me any presents during the seven years that we have been together. She even splits the bill with me when we buy rubbers. After my mother falls severely ill, I borrow all the money that I can from all my family and friends. I only need two thousand dollars more to afford my mother's operation. However, even when I beg my girlfriend to lend me money, she refuses. After my mother passes away, I take care of everything on my own. When I go home to pack my things, I accidentally come across a list of presents that she has bought for our neighbor, whom she treats like a younger brother. These gifts include a luxury villa, a designer watch, and haute couture suits. There is also an audio recording of her conversation with her best friend. "Tessie, I heard that Ethan begged you so he could borrow two thousand dollars from you. Is that true?" Tessa Seinfeld snorts, and her voice rings out carelessly. "Zeke's right. Only a leech would go down on his knees just for two thousand dollars. We've only been together for seven years, and he's already so eager to get money out of me." In the end, our seven years of relationship mean nothing. It only takes a provocative comment from her neighbor, Zeke Palmer, for everything to fall apart. But it doesn't matter. From the moment my mother died, I have already decided to leave Tessa.

The Mad Donna He Never Really Married For three years, I was Donna of the rising Valenti family. One day, Enzo was holding a meeting at a private cigar club. I worried about his stomach issues, so I went to bring him his usual antacids. Standing outside the private room, I heard his men laughing. “Don Enzo, are you really going to keep Clara hidden away at the Silver Lake villa forever?” “That mad Moretti heiress in the main house is still parading around as Donna of the Valenti family.” Enzo rubbed the bridge of his nose and scoffed. “If she hadn’t taken a bullet to the head for me and gone insane, and if I hadn’t desperately needed her family’s capital, I never would have married a woman with no blood ties to the life.” “But Clara is my legal wife. The family trust, the marriage certificate at City Hall, it’s all in her name.” “Stella’s just a plaything I keep at the main house. Once Clara gives birth to an heir, I’ll bring her home for good.” My knuckles turned white as I squeezed the small box of medicine, the cardboard crumpling in my hand. He had exchanged blood oaths and rings with me in the church, yet it was Clara who had signed the papers at City Hall. He played me for a fool, all to keep Clara’s reputation clean. Clutching the box, I turned and melted back into the shadows. He had no idea my sanity had returned three days ago. He would never guess I had already sent an encrypted message to my brother, who runs a business empire from our home in Solaria, far across the sea. I was done with this goddamn Valenti title.

Lila est une jeune paysanne qui quitte son village avec un seul objectif : travailler en ville pour sauver sa mère malade. Naïve mais déterminée, elle découvre rapidement une réalité bien plus cruelle. Elle tombe amoureuse d’un homme qui se présente comme doux et attentionné, mais qui n’est en réalité qu’un escroc endetté. Lorsqu’il disparaît en volant toutes ses économies, Lila se retrouve brisée, seule… et bientôt piégée. Un soir, des hommes en noir l’emmènent de force devant Victor Palacios, un homme puissant, froid, à la tête d’un empire criminel. Victor lui annonce une vérité insupportable : son ancien compagnon a contracté des dettes colossales en utilisant son nom. Lila devient alors une monnaie d’échange. Séquestrée dans une villa luxueuse, privée de liberté, elle subit la domination psychologique et physique d’un homme aussi dangereux que contradictoire. Victor est cruel, imprévisible, obsédé par le contrôle. Pourtant, derrière cette violence se cache un passé ravagé par la mort de ses parents et une descente progressive dans l’inhumanité. Lila tente de survivre en se soumettant, en s’effaçant, jusqu’à perdre peu à peu toute trace de la jeune femme qu’elle était.

“He broke her heart once. Now he’s willing to lose his empire just to win it back.” --- Simula 12 years old pa lang ay minahal na si Talia si Caden Montclair. Kaya nang magkasundo ang kanilang mga pamilya na ipakasal sila sa isa't-isa ay labis-labis ang saya niya. Pero sa loob ng tatlong taon, sikreto silang naging mag-asawa nang hindi nagsasama sa iisang bubong. Bagkus, dalawang beses sa isang buwan ay nagkikita sila ni Caden sa Montclair Villa para punan ang “obligasyon” niya sa asawa at iyon ay maging bed partner nito. Hanggang sa isang araw ay natauhan na lang si Talia. Napagtanto niya na kahit anong gawin niya ay hindi siya magagawang mahalin pabalik ni Caden. Kaya nang magpunta siya sa mansyon ng mga Montclair ay kinausap niya ang asawa at sinabing, “Caden, let's get divorce.” “You’re willing to give up being Mrs. Montclair that easily?” malamig namang tanong ni Caden. “Yes. I already prepared the documents.” Matapos niyon ay umalis na si Talia at hindi na muling nagpakita pa. Pero makalipas ang ilang taon, ay muli siyang nagbalik bilang isang babaeng may dignidad, puno ng kumpiyansa, at kinikilala sa buong bansa. At ngayon, si Caden Montclair naman ang naghahabol sa kanya at humihingi ng second chance. The man who once ignored her now can’t stop chasing her. But Talia has finally learned something he never did— love without respect isn’t love at all.

Wilayah kekuasaan Harbetor resmi dialihkan pada putra sulung raja yang berusia 45 tahun, Edmund Ainsteree. Meski disebut sudah tidak muda lagi, tata cara kepemimpinannya mampu menjunjung Harbetor pada puncak kemakmuran. Karena itu, Edmund kerap kali dipanggil Ksatria setengah abad, sesuai dengan usianya yang hampir separuh dari seratus. Meski dikenal sangat cerdas, membanggakan, dan penuh pesona kepemimpinan. Ada satu hal yang membuatnya kurang dianggap baik bagi mata para wanita. Edmund masih melajang hingga sekarang, bahkan tidak ada satu pun rumor mengenai gadis yang dia dekati. Namun, tepat saat malam peresmian kedatangannya hari itu, berita tidak bersumber mendadak mengguncang Harbetor. Berkat pertemuannya dengan seniman muda bernama Samantha Caley, putri sulung mendiang Baron Alexandru dengan Baroness Julia. Berita kencan buta tentang mereka ramai dibicarakan publik, hingga akhirnya sampai ke telinga sang raja. Samantha baru berusia 18 tahun, emosinya jelas memuncak karena dipasangkan dengan seorang pria tua yang usianya hampir sama dengan mendiang sang ayah. Hingga suatu hari, Edmund memberanikan diri untuk melamarnya—yang sudah jelas Samantha tolak mentah-mentah. Meski keluarganya tengah ditempatkan pada masa krisis sebab kepergian sang ayah telah mengguncang ekonomi keluarga, Samantha tetap tidak mau menerima bantuan dari pria itu terutama ketika membahas mengenai hubungan antara keduanya. Lain dengan penolakan mati-matian gadis itu, Edmund mungkin terlihat lebih santai, tapi perasaannya menegaskan seberapa keras ia berjuang, hanya demi mengejar cinta sejatinya seorang. Melalui perjuangan tersebut, apakah Samantha mau membuka hatinya perlahan demi Edmund?

Di desa kecil bernama Kamashiro, hidup seorang bayi bernama Kuro, pewaris terakhir dari kekuatan kuno yang diwariskan turun-temurun dalam keluarganya. Ayahnya adalah penjaga Naga Emas bernama Gidi, makhluk legendaris yang setia kepada keluarganya selama berabad-abad. Namun, kedamaian desa itu hancur ketika musuh yang haus akan kekuasaan menyerang, memburu Kuro demi menguasai kekuatan besar yang tersembunyi dalam dirinya. Dalam pertempuran terakhir, ayah dan ibu Kuro, bersama seluruh penduduk desa, mengorbankan diri mereka untuk melindungi Kuro. Ayahnya memanggil Gidi untuk menyelamatkan putranya, memberikan perintah terakhir agar naga itu menjaga dan melatih Kuro hingga siap menghadapi takdirnya. Dengan berat hati, Gidi membawa Kuro terbang menjauh dari desa yang telah menjadi abu. Dibawa ke tempat persembunyian di puncak gunung, Kuro tumbuh besar di bawah perlindungan Gidi. Naga Emas itu menjadi pelindung, pengasuh, sekaligus mentor bagi Kuro, mengajarinya cara bertahan hidup dan melatih kekuatan besar yang mulai muncul dalam dirinya. Namun, perjalanan mereka penuh bahaya, karena musuh yang menghancurkan desa Kamashiro terus mencari jejak mereka. Saat Kuro mulai menginjak usia remaja, dia harus menghadapi kenyataan pahit tentang warisannya, kekuatan dalam dirinya, dan takdir besar yang harus dia jalani. Bersama Gidi, Kuro memulai perjalanan epik untuk mengungkap rahasia kekuatan kuno, melawan musuh-musuh yang tangguh, dan membuktikan bahwa dia layak menjadi pewaris terakhir keluarga Kamashiro. Namun, mampukah Kuro menguasai kekuatannya sebelum segalanya terlambat? Atau, akankah musuh yang menghancurkan keluarganya kembali merebut segalanya darinya?

I hadn't seen my mafia husband, Luca Moretti, and our daughter Dora in three whole months. Why? Because his mother, Fiona, said Dora should stay with her "for a while." And Luca? He was "too busy with business," as always. So when Luca finally called and said he was going to pick me up for a family reunion at the villa, I was overjoyed. I thought maybe, just maybe, I'd finally get to hold my little girl again. I spent the whole damn day running around the city, buying her favorite dolls, snacks, a new pink dress, anything I thought would make her smile at me again. But when the car arrived, it wasn't what I imagined. Before I could even say Hi, Dora turned her head, took one look at me… and then wrapped her arms even tighter around Maria, the maid. She buried her face in Maria's neck like I wasn't even there. Like Maria was her mom. I tried to approach her, but Dora straight-up told me she didn't want to ride in the same car as me. And Maria, wearing that fake, polite smile, kept trying to gently talk me into giving Dora "a little more time." I looked over at Luca, hoping he'd step in. Instead, he just looked annoyed, like he couldn't be bothered to lift a finger to help fix things between me and our daughter. Clearly, they didn't want me there. So what was the point of trying to join the ride? I stepped back from the SUV. Then Luca just turned to me and said, "Just wait here. I won't be long." What he'll never understand is… I'm done waiting for him.