Waltz With Bashir

Debbie Griffin, second born of the Griffin's sees herself been drawn to the darkness after the death of her parents . And the continuous torment that keeps her awake at night, she waltz into Alexander Jefferson world a young billionaire who has his own demons lurking in the shadows. What happens when they cross paths? Would she accepts a marriage of inconvenience ? What would be the fate of their lives when Debbie finds out the very secret that led to her torments? Wanna find out? Yallah!! —----------- “I didn't do it- I didn't do it” the voice repeated in distress. She move in that direction. “Who's there?” Debbie asked getting all sweaty,she couldn't help but be drawn to the voice. She moved closer to see a manly figure shaking. He was facing the walls so she couldn't see his face. “I didn't do it, please stop leave me alone!” Alex cries to himself dragging his hair and cutting himself. Debbie fearfully shifts backwards but stood wondering why he was acting unstable. “Hey,just calm down okay you are fine” Debbie said softly moving closer to him having no idea why she's doing this.

When a kidnapper forces my husband, Liam Waltz, to choose between saving me and our son, he sacrifices me without a second thought. I'm pushed off the cliff, but somehow, I survive. Still, I have lost all my memories. Liam looks absolutely devastated in front of the media. He holds a public funeral for me, only to marry a woman who looks exactly like me a year later—Clara Brown. Four years pass before my memories return. I return to Ardenix, hoping to see my son, Lucas, only to find that he now sees Clara as his mother. And Liam? After four years of thinking I was dead, he only cares about protecting her. "You were gone for four years. I thought you were dead. You didn't think I'd be widowed forever, did you? I'm now the CEO of a publicly traded company. "I can allow you to stay home, but you can't ever show your face in public. After all, Clara is now my legal wife." Instead of heartbreak, all I feel is relief. During those four years of amnesia, I married the one and only heir of Hurrix Corporation.

Selama dua tahun bekerja sebagai asisten pribadi Arion James, Naomi Waltz berhasil menutupi perasaannya yang sesungguhnya pada Arion. Dia membuktikan bahwa dia mampu bekerja secara profesional tanpa mencampur adukkan masalah cinta di dalamnya. Dia sadar Arion tidak mungkin membalas cintanya karena perbedaan usia mereka yang sangat jauh, yaitu dua belas tahun. Sementara itu Arion sendiri didesak oleh ibunya untuk segera menikah mengingat usianya kini telah menginjak tiga puluh lima tahun. Masalahnya adalah dia tidak tertarik menikah karena dia masih menyimpan dendam setelah diselingkuhi oleh mantan tunangannya. Lebih parahnya lagi mantan tunangannya itu berselingkuh dengan adiknya sendiri. Kemudian suatu hari Arion menyuruh Naomi bertemu dengan wanita bayaran yang akan menjadi istri pura-pura Arion. Tapi terjadi suatu masalah. Wanita itu membatalkan perjanjiannya dengan Arion. Dia memilih kabur setelah mengetahui sifat asli laki-laki itu. Karena rencananya gagal, Arion lalu meminta Naomi untuk menjadi istri pura-puranya. Hanya saja masalahnya belum selesai. Ibu Arion tidak terlalu menyukai Naomi. Sementara itu mantan tunangan Arion, Catlya, hadir kembali dalam hidupnya. Catlya mencoba mendekati Arion. Dia ingin menikah dengan Arion. Bagaimana nasib Naomi selanjutnya?

“Isabella you are too tempting I can't control myself around you, so if you think that we are going to be friends forget it, it's not happening I want you as you want me, and your reactions today have given me confirmation that you carve for me too. Break off your engagement to Alex and be my woman, I promise you, you will not regret it. We can be together for as long as it last.” He whispered huskily. His last sentence shattered the illusion around Isabella and she stared at him with a confused expression and said. “No, I can’t.” “ Can’t or won’t, Isabella," He said and started kissing her passionately. ******************************* Isabella was proposed by her best friend Alex Waltz but she rejected him, as she had always loved him as a friend. But after he made a deal with her, she agreed, as she had her own reasons for the arrangement. But soon Adam, Alex’s business partner walks into their lives and she realizes that she was getting more and more attracted towards him. Adam on the other hand thinks that she is a gold digger and got engaged to Alex only for his money. But he couldn’t resist her charm and gets attracted to her and gradually becomes obsessed with her. And in between their love triangle Alex’s ex-girlfriend, Gracie returns back and claims that she is Adam’s girlfriend. Isabella falls in love with Adam but before she could realize it her past comes back knocking at her door. And when Adam realizes his true feelings for her she had already left.

I’d just wrapped up a short trip with my daughter, Elara. On the way back, I figured I’d swing by the Hale, our family’s casino, to check in on my son, Cassian. Maybe grab dinner together. I didn’t expect to be mistaken for his latest fling. Correction: not mistaken—accused. Violently. “You think you can just waltz in here like some queen?” she hissed. “I’m the woman Cassian loves! What kind of whore are you? And is this your bastard daughter with him?” She locked us in the basement. No phone. No light. Just concrete walls and the stench of mildew and madness. Then came the fists. She slapped me across the face—again and again—until my skin stung and my ears rang. When that didn’t satisfy her, she pulled a gun and aimed low. The bullet tore through my knee. I bit back a scream, shielding Elara with my body. “You need to die, whore,” she spat. One of her men hesitated, “We should at least tell Mr. Hale first. If we are going to kill these two in his casino.” Lila of course said no. But that man brought Cassian anyway. My son stepped into this dark little room like it was any other Tuesday—until he saw me. His whole body went still. The blood drained from his face. And then, in the smallest, most broken voice I’d ever heard from him, he whispered, “Mom? What are you doing in my basement?”

The night Enzo was made boss of the Moretti family, I gave him my virginity. He was the heir I'd been promised to since before I could speak. We kissed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, tangled in the humid, twilight heat... His rough, urgent hands hurt me, but I didn't pull away. Even the pain felt sacred, a sacrifice I was willing to make for love. Lost in the heat of the moment, he promised me a pair of the most beautiful crystal shoes, so I could dance the opening waltz with him at his coronation ceremony the next day. The first dance is always reserved for the new boss and his future bride. I cried with joy, believing my years of secret pining and patient waiting would finally culminate in a fairytale ending. But I was wrong. So terribly wrong. The next morning, I dragged my aching body out to get his favorite espresso, only to overhear the guys joking as I returned: "So you finally popped the family cherry, huh? How was Vivian on your first night as boss?" Enzo's voice was lazy, mocking. "Face of an angel, body of a devil. She's a hot little viper in bed." The room erupted in sleazy whistles. "So, you really gonna marry her, young boss?" "Are you kidding me?" Enzo scoffed. "Vivian's just a warm-up. Once I get some practice in, I'll go tame the Falcone ice princess. When I get bored, I can always circle back and put a ring on her." I stood frozen in the doorway, my vision blurring, the coffee cup trembling in my hand. Before the world faded to black, I sent a coded message to the Don: "Uncle Romano, for the promotion in three days, get me a transfer. As far away from Enzo as possible."

Malam ketika Adriel diangkat menjadi bos Keluarga Mahendra, aku memberinya keperawananku. Dia adalah pewaris yang sudah dijodohkan denganku bahkan sebelum aku bisa bicara. Kami berciuman di depan jendela besar yang menjulang dari lantai sampai langit-langit, tubuh kami saling terjerat dalam panas lembap senja itu. Sentuhannya yang kasar dan tergesa-gesa membuatku sakit, tapi aku tidak menjauh. Bahkan rasa sakit itu terasa suci, seperti pengorbanan yang rela aku lakukan demi cinta. Tenggelam dalam panasnya momen itu, dia berjanji akan memberiku sepasang sepatu kristal paling indah, supaya aku bisa berdansa waltz pembuka bersamanya di upacara penobatannya keesokan hari. Tarian pertama selalu dipersembahkan untuk bos baru dan calon pengantinnya. Aku menangis bahagia, yakin bahwa tahun-tahun penantian diam-diamku akhirnya akan berakhir seperti dongeng. Tapi aku salah. Teramat salah. Keesokan paginya, aku memaksa tubuhku yang masih nyeri untuk keluar membeli ekspresso kesukaannya. Saat aku kembali, aku mendengar para lelaki bercanda. "Jadi kamu akhirnya tidur dengannya? Bagaimana rasanya bersama Vivian di malam pertamamu sebagai bos?" Suara Adriel terdengar malas penuh ejekan. "Wajahnya seperti malaikat, tubuhnya seperti iblis. Di ranjang, dia benar-benar seperti ular kecil yang menggoda." Ruangan itu langsung riuh oleh siulan-siulan genit. "Jadi, kamu benar-benar akan menikahinya, Bos Muda?" "Serius kamu pikir begitu?" Adriel mencibir. "Vivian cuma pemanasan. Setelah aku cukup berlatih, aku akan menaklukkan si putri es Keluarga Santoso. Kalau nanti aku bosan, aku selalu bisa kembali padanya dan menikahinya." Aku berdiri terpaku di ambang pintu, pandanganku mulai kabur, cangkir kopi di tanganku bergetar. Sebelum dunia gelap di mataku, aku sempat mengirim pesan sandi untuk Bos Indra Wijaya. [Om Indra, untuk promosi yang akan berlangsung tiga hari lagi, tolong pindahkan aku. Sejauh mungkin dari Adriel.]

(BOOK ONE: THE LAST WALTZ) Naniniwala siyang ang lahat ng nangyayari gaano man kasakit ay may magandang dahilan. At para kay JV ay si Vinnie iyon. Everything was so perfect at tanging sa piling lang ni Vinnie niya naramdaman iyon. Pero noon naman biglang pumasok sa eksena ang kuya ni Vinnie na may malalim palang galit sa kanya. At iyon ang naging dahilan kaya nalagay sa panganib ang buhay ng pinakamamahal niya. (BOOK 2: UNCONDITIONALLY) Si Dave? Sa unang tingin mukha itong suplado. Notorious playboy type. At siguro kung ganito kagwapo ang boyfriend niya, ready siyang umiiyak ng kahit ilang beses pa! Pero hindi siya pinaiyak ni Dave. Dahil higit pa yata sa kayang gawin ng sinomang lalaki ang ginawa nitong pagpoprotekta kay Audace. Pero hanggang kailan siya kayang sagipin ni Dave? Lalo't nagbalik si Alfred at nakahanda siya nitong bawiin. (BOOK 3: FRAGILE HEART) Unlike his friends, naranasan na ni Lemuel ang magmahal ng totoo. Ang kaibahan nga lang, hindi niyanagawang aminin sa babaeng iyon angnararamdaman niya. Until dumating si Careen na sa unang pagkikita palang ay nagkaroon na ng espesyal na lugar sa puso niya. Pero muli nanaman siyang sinorpresa ng pagkakataon sa pagbabalik ni Bianca. (BOOK 4: INSEPARABLE) Sa kanilang apat siya ang pinaka-babaero. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya ang anak ng babaeng pinakasalan ng Daddy niya, walang iba kundi si Louise na sa kalaunan ay narealized niyang ilang beses narin pala niyang nakatagpo. Hindi lang ang protective instinct niya ang pinukaw ni Louise kaya minabuti niya itong bakuran sa SJU. Kundi mas higit ang mailap na puso niya, dahil ang totoo hindi niya napigilan ang unti-unting mahulog at kalaunan ay mahalin ang dalaga. Gusto niya itong maging masaya, gusto niya itong protektahan. Pero paano niya gagawin iyon kung siya mismo ay may sariling kinatatakutan?