What Did Technoblade Look Like

Betapa perih hati Alya, karena suami yang dia cinta dan percaya, kini berubah menjadi sosok yang kasar dan penuh pengkhianatan. Alya dibiarkan mengurus rumah dan keluarga sendirian, menanggung semua beban hidup seorang diri seolah tak bersuami. Alya ingin menyerah, namun ia bertahan demi putri semata wayangnya. "Ayah, aku nggak mau sama Bunda yang ini. Kenapa gak cerai saja?" Kalimat yang terlontar dari mulut anaknya sendiri, membuat pertahanan Alya seketika runtuh.

I begged Dylan Leveson three hundred and four times to take my dying dad on one last trip out to sea. Guess what? He bailed. I stood on the shore, watching the warmth fade from my dad's body, breath by breath—alone—while Dylan played Romeo in the highlands. Millie Stone—his forever flame—posted a cozy little selfie: [Far from the world, as long as I have you.] I accidentally hit like. Dylan popped up instantly. [How many times have I told you to leave Millie alone? Can't control yourself? We're getting a divorce!] Oh, the classic divorce threat. I'd lost count. [Cool. Divorce it is.]

Lauren Young never imagined falling in love with a billionaire CEO, especially her cold-hearted boss Damien Burlington. Despite being just his maid, Lauren is determined to protect his children at all costs for the extravagant salary of $100,000 a month. But when Damien unexpectedly shows her a vulnerable side, Lauren finds herself torn between her love for him and her duty to his family. As outside forces threaten to tear their unlikely love story apart, will Lauren be able to overcome the barriers of their different worlds and prove that true love knows no bounds?

I push through my Gamma warrior training ahead of schedule just to get back to the pack sooner. All I want is to stand beside my Alpha, Kyle Faucher, and finally complete our mate-bonding ceremony. But when I step into our house, scarred and feeling hopeful, I see 100 old boarding passes to the Darkmoon pack littering the floor. That pack is only a mile from my training grounds. Kyle's been that close for two years, and still, he never came. I sprint to the place where we were supposed to have our mate-bonding ceremony, clinging to the desperate hope that there's an explanation. But the moment I burst through the doors, I stopped cold. Kyle is down on one knee, dressed in a tailored suit, his eyes locked on someone with a softness I've never seen in him before. Standing across from him, smiling through her tears, is my stepsister, Vivian Blackwell. "Vivian, I haven't completed the mate-bonding ceremony with Serene. Say the word, and I'll reject her and mark you right now." At that moment, the world goes still, and I even forgot how to breathe. So this is what he's been doing while I was gone, chasing the woman he never let go of. Meanwhile, I spent those two years giving everything I had, trying to become someone worthy of standing by his side. I don't ask why or shed a tear. I just turn around and walk away. If she's what he wants, then so be it. The mate-bonding ceremony I dreamed of will be theirs instead. But the second I'm gone, he loses it and sends every warrior looking for me.

Aku tak pernah menyangka suami sempurnaku ternyata berniat menduakanku bahkan sebelum pernikahan kami berlangsung, setelah bertahun menjalani kehidupan rumah tangga ideal bak cerita dari negeri dongeng akhirnya harus kuterima kenyataan yang meluluh lantakan impian menua bersama berdua selamaya,sanggupkah aku menjalaninya?

Lestari Hardianti tak pernah menyangka kalau pernikahannya akan hancur oleh orang ketiga. Berkat cerita anaknya ia bisa mengetahui kebohongan Dani Argantara—sang suami. Perjalanan wanita yang kerap disapa Tari dalam mencari keadilan tidaklah mudah. Semua aset telah diambil alih oleh Dani saat dirinya berhasil dilumpuhkan. Sang suami pergi bersama wanita idaman lain, membawa semua aset yang telah direnggut darinya. Tari bukanlah wanita lemah. Dengan bantuan sahabatnya—Bastian, dia akan membuktikan pada mereka yang menyakitinya tentang sebuah penyesalan.

Kecurigaan Kelana terhadap suaminya berawal dari ia yang tak pernah melihat status WhatsApp Heru, tak diizinkan menyentuh ponselnya, juga tak diberikan akses membuka sosial medianya. Suatu hari, Kelana harus menelan pahitnya kenyataan, saat mendapati sang suami tengah bersama wanita lain. Bahkan, Heru lebih memilih wanita tersebut dibanding dirinya yang sudah dinikahi selama delapan tahun. Perpisahan dengan Heru membuat Kelana tak lagi percaya pada sebuah komitmen. Ia menganggap semua laki-laki sama, termasuk Daffa, pria yang tak pernah menjanjikan apa-apa, namun berusaha selalu ada. Apakah Daffa berhasil menembus tembok tinggi yang dibangun Kelana? Ataukah gagal, karena Kelana tetap pada keyakinannya? Ini bukan hanya tentang status yang diprivasi, ponsel yang dikunci, ataupun sandi yang diganti. Ini tentang pernikahan suci yang dinodai—Kelana Maharani. Tak semua laki-laki seperti mantan suamimu. Jika perbandingannya, 3:1, maka jumlah yang sedikit itu adalah aku—Daffa Mahendra

"Believe me, destiny won't run away. Even if you drown in the Congo River and parts of your body are eaten by Goliath Tigerfish, if she's meant for you, she'll accept you just the way you are." ~ Gladwin Hampton ~ "If it's truly meant to be, it won't go anywhere. Even if we run to the ends of the earth to avoid it, God will always provide a way to bring His creatures together. But... we can choose to avoid it if there's a chance." ~ Bella ~

Eu morri no meu aniversário, mas os meus pais e o meu marido não perceberam. Eles estavam ocupados demais, dedicando toda a atenção para planejar a festa de aniversário da minha irmã gêmea, Esme Shaw. Enquanto ela estava cercada por pessoas ajudando-a a escolher um vestido, eu fui amarrada e jogada no porão. Com a pouca força que me restava, forcei meus dedos quebrados a digitar o código—9395. Era um sinal que meu marido, Edwin Grant, e eu tínhamos combinado. Era uma forma direta de pedir ajuda em caso de perigo. Nunca pensei que um dia realmente precisaria dele. Mas quando enviei, ele não acreditou em mim. Sua resposta foi fria: "Claudia, está fazendo um espetáculo só porque não te levei pra comprar um vestido novo?" Você ainda pode usar o vestido do ano passado. Pare de arrumar confusão. Te vejo na festa mais tarde.” O que ele não sabia era que Esme já havia destruído aquele vestido em pedaços. Ele não tinha ideia de que eu parti logo após desligar. A celebração começou e eu não estava presente. Um alvoroço tomou conta da sala quando viram o presente que eu tinha preparado para a Esme com antecedência.

Daddy brought me to Aunt Jenny’s party. As I was eating a piece of cake, I tasted a cherry between the layers and hurriedly spat it out. Once, I broke out in rashes after eating a cherry and nearly died, so I was deeply traumatized by that flavor even as a young child. However, Aunt Jenny looked heartbroken. “I hid a cherry in the cake as a little surprise, just like it’s good luck to get a bay leaf in a pie. How could you be so rude, Kenny?” Daddy did not even let me explain. He chased me out in the yard and made me stand there as punishment. Mommy said it had been more than a hundred degrees out lately, so she told me to stay home and not go out to play. Now I knew just how hot 104 degrees could be! My body was all itchy, too. I was finding it hard to breathe. I wanted to ask Daddy to forgive me, but he refused to open the door no matter how hard I knocked. He glanced at me coldly through the floor-to-ceiling window. He was not going to let me back in.