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“No, this is fraud. You can't take my son away!” Blue shouts, lips trembling and heart hammering wildly as she pins a hard glare on her husband, Asher. “You signed it. He is mine” Asher counters, breaking her already shattered heart. Blue Vorozi has everything, a loving husband, an adorable son and a nice fairytale life until it starts to crack and overtake with bitter reality she never saw coming. Asher Vorozi is caught in a scandal with the wife of his business partner that spreads all over the internet. He throws divorce papers in Blue's face. As though a heartbreak and betrayal isn't enough of a torture, he takes her child away as well. With no one by her side, Blue is helpless. But can a mother's love ever stop her from fighting for her child? Asher might have seen the loving wife. Now he will see the resilient mother, ready to rip those apart that come her way.

He was her boyfriend, the love of her life, and the man she prayed to spend forever with. Aurora's joy knew no bounds when, Ethan, asked her to be his Luna when fully knowing she was not his mate. Aurora, seeing her dreams come true, was quick to accept Ethan's proposal, but, her happiness was snatched away from her when Ethan, the love of her life, chose her sister over her. Not long after being reduced to a palace maid, Aurora discovered that she was pregnant with Ethan's child, but a disastrous threat was the feedback she got from the father of her child. Broken and bitter, Aurora fled the pack for her baby's life. Years later, when Aurora, now a highly sought doctor, comes back to her pack to find the cure to the plague killing her people, she is greeted by the shock of her life. Ethan, the man who threatened her life and that of her baby, is her mate!

"I can help you destroy them both, if you let me." Scarlett's perfect -well, almost perfect- life shatters when she catches her husband with another woman—on the same day she discovers she's finally pregnant after three years of trying. But when his mistress pushes her through a window fifteen stories high, it's her husband's bitter business rival who catches her fall. Dominic Blackwood offers a cold proposition: marry him and gain the resources to destroy the man who betrayed her. It's a business arrangement—revenge wrapped in a wedding ring. No love. No pretense. Just mutual benefit. But as Scarlett navigates her new marriage of convenience with the enigmatic billionaire who saved her life, she discovers that the line between vengeance and desire blurs dangerously with each passing day. When her heart begins to betray her plans for revenge, will Scarlett discover that falling for her devil's bargain is the most dangerous fall of all?

"Since you can't get pregnant, just leave" So Grace got in touch with his rival... Her:"Help me destroy him. you can have whatever you want." Him:"Can l have you?" In a world divided among three powerful rulers—the Lycan King, Alpha King, and Rogue King Grace Windsong, a strong-willed Luna, finds herself betrayed by her Alpha husband. Unable to bear children, Grace is cast aside as her husband openly embraces his fated mate. Determined to seek revenge and reclaim her dignity, she strikes a deal with the Lycan King, Alexander Black, her husband’s fiercest rival. Yet, as their alliance intensifies, buried passions and bitter secrets resurface, turning their quest for vengeance into a dangerous game of love, betrayal, and redemption. With enemies on all sides, Grace must decide if she can overcome her past and navigate the dangerous politics of the werewolf world, while confronting her past and fighting for her future—or lose everything in the process...

Pada awalnya, hidupku baik-baik saja. Hidup berjalan semestinya, semesta seakan mendukung apa yang aku inginkan. Namun, semua berubah begitu saja. Semesta tiba-tiba bercanda dengan hidupku. Tiba-tiba saja aku menjadi saksi bisu melihat kekasihku selingkuh. Udah gitu, selingkuhnya di tempat kita biasa bertemu. Di tempat itu, aku dan dia memulai pdkt, di situ kami resmi berpacaran, dan sialnya, aku melihatnya selingkuh di tempat itu. Penderitaanku belum cukup sampai disitu… Tak berselang lama, tepatnya satu bulan kemudian. Ia resmi menikah, dan melupakanku dengan hadiah luka terdalam yang pernah aku rasakan seumur hidupku. Begitu kejadian yang pernah ku rasakan… Sekarang… Saat ini tepat satu tahun setelah kejadian itu. Aku sudah membaik. Namun, sebatas itu ; membaik tanpa pulih seutuhnya. Setahun ini perjuanganku untuk bangkit seakan-akan tidak ada gunanya. Hidupku masih berantakan, dan masih belum bisa melupakan kenangan manis bersamanya. Aku pun berjanji dengan diriku sendiri,"Aku akan membuktikan bahwa aku bisa bangkit dengan hobi, dan prestasi untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik lagi." Aku pun memulai untuk maju selangkah demi selangkah tanpa keraguan demi kehidupan yang lebih indah, dan aku yakin aku bisa berdamai bersama luka. Berawal dari lara, lalu berjuang tanpa rasa untuk mencapai kehidupan mendatang penuh warna, dan penuh rasa yang lebih indah… Itulah kisahku, kisah cinta beranjak dewasa penuh drama. Drama percintaan kehidupanku, Cahaya Putri.

"Aku benci wanita seumur hidupku. Dan kalian semua adalah saksi dari ucapanku!" Terucapnya sebuah sumpah empat tahun silam juga merupakan awal mulai berubahnya sikap Deondra. Dia yang awalnya ceria, penuh warna dan selalu menebarkan kebaikan. Kini berubah drastis hanya karena sebuah pengkhianatan. *** Di empat tahun kemudian, seorang wanita yang menjadi pelayan baru di rumahnya membuat Deondra sedikit terusik. Seakan ada yang menariknya untuk memiliki, hingga tanpa sadar rasa cintanya timbul. Tapi Deondra tak pernah mau mengakui itu, bahkan rasa bersalahnya pun tak tampak di saat dia dengan sengaja menodai pelayan itu. Alrix menundukkan kepalanya. "Maafkan saya, Tuan Muda. Saya akan memecatnya!" "Untuk apa lagi? Perbuatanmu itu tak bisa membuat rasa kesalku hilang!" "Lalu apa yang anda ingin saya lakukan, Tuan?" Akhirnya bertanya, hal yang bisa Alrix lakukan jika sudah tak bisa menenangkan pikiran dan emosi Deondra. "Biarkan saja dia." Alrix tersentak, menatap kearah Tuannya yang tengah tersenyum sinis. "Dia akan menjadi mainan yang bagus untukku. Karena menurut pandanganku, wajahnya cukup menarik juga." Mampukah Deondra menjadikan pelayan itu sebagai mainan? Atau justru Deondra yang harus bertekuk lutut di bawah kakinya demi mengharapkan maaf dan juga cinta? Karena Deondra akhirnya menyadari bahwa pelayan itu bukanlah gadis biasa. Bagaimana kisahnya? Simak di sini.

“ … Jadi, Deltha Lunar, pilihan untukmu adalah antara me-reject mate-mu lalu hidup normal kembali tak peduli apa yang akan kami perbuat pada mate-mu, atau kami menahan mate-mu sebagai tawanan pack dan membuangmu dari pack ini,” tutur Andin.Lunar tahu, dari kedua pilihan itu sama sekali tidak ada yang menguntungkannya. Apa kah ia salah jika ia menginginkan hidup bersama mate-nya? Lunar tak tahu mengapa garis hidupnya bisa sepelik ini. Berawal dari ia yang tak dianggap oleh ayah dan kakak angkatnya, lalu ia yang diberikan pilihan yang keduanya sama-sama berakhir dengan perpisahan keduanya.“Aku tidak akan menyalahkan takdir hanya karena jalan hidupku rumit. Semua butuh proses, permata tidak akan menjadi berharga jika ia tidak melewati proses pengasahan dalam hidupnya.” Setidaknya, begitulah yang selalu Lunar yakini.Ia percaya, selalu ada pelangi setelah hujan. Selalu ada warna setelah badai menghadang, dan selalu ada kebahagian yang di awali dengan kesedihan. Dirinya hanya harus bisa menerima apa yang sudah menjadi garis takdirnya dan tak banyak mengeluh akan hal itu.Life goes on. Hidup terus berjalan tak peduli bagaimana hidup mempermainkanmu. Yang bisa kau lakukan hanya menikmatinya sebisamu. Kau boleh lelah. Jika lelah, maka yang bisa kau lakukan adalah istirahat sejenak. Lalu setelah itu, bangkit lah dan mulai tata kembali hidupmu.

“You’re marrying Mike Rowling. There’s no choice.” That’s what my mother said, her words as cold as ever. I never imagined my life would come to this—trapped in a marriage to a man I’ve never wanted. Mike is a bitter, broken billionaire, his heart sealed off after an accident that changed everything. He’s a stranger in his own home, and now, I’m his reluctant wife. But there’s something no one knows, not even Mike: my daughter Mia isn’t just my little girl—she’s his, too. A secret I’ve kept buried for years. As the days pass, I can’t help but feel the pull between us. He’s changing, softening, and my heart begins to betray me. But every smile, every touch, feels like a lie because of the truth I can never tell. Then one night, Mike looks at me with eyes full of questions, and I realize—he knows. Everything is about to unravel. Will the truth destroy us, or will it be the key to our future?

Hiding your fantasies is hard, especially when your best friend features in every one. I'm the good, innocent girl with a guilty obsession for erotic books. And the man who fuels all those fantasies? My best friend. Those veiny hands set my thighs on fire, and his deep voice twists my insides with desire. But he never knew. And I could never tell him– not when he flirts with everyone and only sees me as his baby sister. Until one reckless night of drinks and games lands me in his bed. Now I’m not sure I ever want to leave. But best friends shouldn't touch you like this. Best friends shouldn't make you squirt this good. But when a sudden arranged marriage threatens to tear us apart, our secret is exposed in a blaze of scandal, turning stolen moments into a bitter need for revenge. So how do I explain this to my parents? Since they still think I'm a virgin?

“I bought you to be my whore.”Hendrix Parker lost it all four years ago. Angry at the world, he's become an asshole—a bitter shell of the man his family once loved. A recluse, he’s now forced to leave his sanctuary in the Florida Keys and become an active member of the real estate development community he now dominates.Problem is he's all alone and needs a buffer. Someone to draw attention away from him...Beau Carter is young, beautiful, and with a bright future ahead of her. Her dreams of becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college are just within grasp, when the financial aid runs out. Up to her eyeballs in debt, she works night and day to make ends meet, but even that can only last for so long.A contract. Six Months. The catch?I'll become the sugar baby to a very rich man. Someone I find myself wanting to punch in the face and throw myself at, on the same breath.Craving Sugar was created by Elena M. Reyes, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.