When Breath Becomes Air

Aku telah bergentayangan di dasar air selama lima tahun, sebelum akhirnya tulang-belulangku tersangkut pada kail seorang pemancing dan ditarik ke daratan. Meski tim forensik telah merekonstruksi wajahku melalui tengkorak yang ditemukan, kebencian Kakak terhadapku tidak berkurang sedikit pun. "Baguslah kalau dia mati!" "Sudah kabur lima tahun, mati pun nggak bakal bisa nebus semua dosanya!" "Keluarga Manggala punya pembunuh kayak dia ... benar-benar bikin malu!" Semua orang mengira dia sangat membenciku sampai ke tulang sumsum. Akan tetapi, saat mengucapkan kata-kata itu, seluruh tubuh Kakak gemetar hebat. Siapa yang menyangka? Telepon minta tolong yang kuhubungi kepadanya lima tahun lalu, justru menjadi tangan tak terlihat yang mempercepat kematianku.

The story follows a cursed female werewolf– Lyra Noctis, born under an ancient and forbidden lunar phenomenon—one so rare that her birth requires the death of her mother. According to werewolf lore, females of her kind are not meant to form bonds, families, or unions. Any male werewolf who mates with her dies during the act, his life force consumed by the curse that sustains her existence. Despised by her father and feared by her pack, she grows up in forced isolation—no affection, no friendships, no future. Branded a living omen, she becomes a symbol of loss rather than life. Unable to bear the weight of her existence, she abandons her hometown, severing all ties to the past, and relocates to a distant city where she lives as a ghost among humans—quiet, detached, and deliberately unremarkable. There, she met an Alpha who has never shifted before and fate intervenes.

Menikah dengan Panji Wicaksana, yang tidak lain adalah pacar adik kembarnya, bukanlah keinginan Keira Prawirajaya. Masalahnya adik kembarnya tersebut kabur seminggu menjelang hari pernikahannya. Sementara keluarga besarnya memerlukan tameng untuk menutupi aib keluarga. Dan seperti biasa, Keira lah yang harus mengambil alih semua dosa-dosa adik kembarnya. Masalah timbul saat Keisha kembali. Keisha memutarbalikkan fakta, dan menjadikan Keira kambing hitam atas segala kesalahannya. Panji yang masih sangat mencintai Keisha, mengupayakan segala cara agar bisa menceraikan Keira. Termasuk menuduh Keira berselingkuh dan mengandung benih dari pria lain. Keputusan apa yang akhirnya akan diambil oleh Keira? Mempertahankan rumah tangga dan maruah keluarga, atau menyelamatkan harga dirinya sebagai seorang wanita? "Aku diam bukan karena aku kalah. Aku hanya tidak mau kamu semakin mempermalukan dirimu sendiri. Karena secepat apapun kebohongan berlari, yakinlah bahwa kebenaran pasti akan selalu melewatinya." -Keira Prawirajaya- "Bertahanlah, jika kamu betah. Dan pergilah, jika kamu lelah. Aku tidak pernah memaksa." -Panji Wicaksana- "Jangan biasakan menelan stigma bulat-bulat tanpa ditelaah terlebih dahulu. Cinta boleh, tapi tolong otak kamu itu dipakai!" -Alrasya Abiyaksa-

"Ouch, that hurts!" Underneath the bright lights, the man makes me lie facedown on the bed. Then, he pushes my waist down from behind, seemingly looking for the best spot. I feel something odd press against me and cry out, telling him to stop. He doesn't, though. In fact, he grabs hold of my belt.

Iris Calloway is engaged to Lucien Blackwood, powerful, ruthless, and everything a future empire demands. A life of luxury, security, and devotion is already written for her. What no one knows is that her heart has already betrayed him. Adrian Blackwood is Lucien’s younger brother just as powerful, just as dangerous, and far more forbidden. He is the one Iris was never meant to want, the one whose quiet intensity ignites a fire she cannot extinguish. Loving him would destroy more than her engagement. It would shatter a dynasty. Adrian wants her too. He just knows better than to claim her. Caught between loyalty and desire, Iris must decide whether to honor the life she promised or surrender to the man who was never meant to be hers. But restraint crumbles, secrets unravel, and when she finds herself entangled with both brothers, the line between choice and ruin disappears. Because some loves demand sacrifice. Others demand destruction. And when desire refuses to choose, everything burns.

She was a innocent kind girl who believe anyone easily. While he was a domineering ruthless and most eligible bachelor of the city. What will be the reason to tie them in a beautiful tie called love? Let's see in the story..

After my fiance’s childhood friend found out I was born with a heart condition, she secretly poured a high-dose energy drink into my champagne. The moment I drank it, my heart started racing, and stabbing pain spread through my chest. In a panic, I tore open my only emergency medication, but the water I used to take it had been swapped with strong lemon water. As soon as I drank it, my face went pale. I lost all strength and collapsed to the ground. “Lemon water’s full of vitamin C. It helps with hangovers and keeps you healthy.” Charlotte Whitmore laughed so hard she nearly doubled over. With her arms crossed, she looked at my fiance, Ethan Cross, the boss of the Rolling Stones. “Ethan, your fiancee’s acting is incredible! “I’ve been a doctor for years, and I’ve never seen anyone react like this to a little champagne and lemon water.” I bit my lip until I tasted blood. The pain made my eyes sting, and I clutched Ethan’s leg. “Honey, please, call an ambulance! I can’t take it anymore…” For a moment, his expression wavered, but the guests quickly cut in. “Come on, stop pretending! Nobody dies from a bit of champagne and lemon water.” “Yeah, you’re just jealous Charlotte got promoted and didn’t want to toast to her.” Ethan’s face turned cold again. He yanked my hand off and stepped away. “Charlotte’s a doctor. You’ll be fine with her here.” I stopped begging and texted my father asking for help.

Ingatannya terbatas tak lebih dari 5 tahun silam, 4 tahun kemudian menikah dengan sahabat pria. Darinya Helen mendapatkan perlakuan dingin, diabaikan dan dicampakkan bak sudah menjadi makanan sehari-hari. Menginjak dunia bisnis malah bertemu bos cabul yang selalu minta cium. "Boss, aku ini sudah menikah lho." "Masih bica cerai 'kan?"

She’s the Editor-in-Chief. He’s the CEO who destroyed her heart. A year ago, August Wilmer walked out on Remy in the pouring rain, leaving her with nothing but devastation and a promise to herself: never again. Now, Remy is the successful Editor-in-Chief at the Daily Chronicles, a master of control. But her meticulously built world crashes when August returns as the company’s new CEO—and he’s engaged to a powerful heiress. Enter Cory, August’s charming stepbrother, who has patiently pursued Remy since the day August left. When the competition between the two brothers reaches a boiling point, Cory proposes a shocking solution to help Remy save face and protect her heart: a fake engagement, complete with a binding contract. Their sudden, high-profile 'relationship' successfully throws August into a jealous tailspin. But in the shark tank of the corporate world, Remy's integrity is questioned, forcing her to ask if her career—and her heart—can survive the dangerous game she’s playing. As the fake relationship starts to feel dangerously real, the Wilmer family’s secrets begin to surface. Remy realizes the mysterious circumstances of August’s departure, Cory’s devotion, and even her own job, are all tied to a painful, decades-old corporate conspiracy. To survive this war, Remy must choose between the brother who seeks to prove his love and the one who is fighting to reclaim her—before a legally binding contract seals her fate forever.

The heaviness in the air is the prequel to the Across the desk. However it is told from Max's point of view. He realizes that he is stuck in life and he really wants to move on but he doesn't know how. His first time going out with a person he is accused of the worst thing a man can be accused of. Though the truth came out later he had already lost his place in his family and in the town. He never trusted women again. He knows that it all revolves around one women though. Then one day he is getting ready to go over his files for his job as an detective he sees one that he doesn't know. He opens the file and it is her, the woman who ruined his life. She was now dead. He is assigned the case to find her murderer. This is his chance to redeem himself and finally put the past to bed. He has to revisit everything in this woman's life and with some twists and turns he finally finishes the case with a jaw dropping person accused of the murder. Then he goes through the trial and he makes himself a promise. When the case is finally over he will move on and find the family he wants to have. The day the verdict for the last of the trials comes to an end Deanna Watson walks into his office. This is his chance to finally do something about his slight obsession with the tiny student. This story goes right into the across the desk and answers the questions of how Max is the way he is when it comes to dealing with the Watson family.