Without Any Further Ado

Suamiku marah besar karena kekasih lamanya terjebak di lift selama setengah jam. Karena marah, dia memasukkanku ke dalam koper dan menguncinya. “Kamu harus menanggung dua kali lipat dari semua penderitaan yang Enny alami.” Aku meringkuk, kesulitan bernapas, menangis sambil meminta maaf, tetapi yang kuterima hanyalah tuduhan dingin dari suamiku. “Terima hukuman ini. Hanya dengan dihukum, kamu bisa lebih patuh.” Dia mengunci koper yang berisi aku ke dalam lemari. Aku berteriak putus asa, berjuang untuk keluar. Tetapi darah mengalir dari koper dan membasahi lantai. Lima hari kemudian, hati suamiku luluh dan memutuskan untuk mengakhiri hukuman. “Ini hanya peringatan kecil, aku akan memaafkanmu kali ini.” Namun, dia tidak tahu bahwa tulang belulangku sudah membusuk dan tidak berbentuk lagi.

Gagal menikah dengan tunangannya yang kaya raya, Cailey justru terlibat pernikahan kontrak dengan wakil presiden ternama yang bernama George. George hanya memanfaatkan keadaan Cailey yang terdesak hutang-hutang. Namun, George tidak pernah mengatakan status asli dirinya. Cailey pun awalnya tidak tahu bahwa dia adalah istri bayangan George dan George telah memiliki istri pertamanya yang sangat ia cintai. Lalu, apa yang akan terjadi saat Cailey tahu bahwa dirinya hanyalah pilihan kedua? Dan apa yang akan dilakukan Cailey saat George memintanya untuk tidak banyak berharap padahal Cailey telah jatuh hati pada pria itu?

Cantik itu luka. Bagi perempuan seperti Elea, kecantikan bukanlah tiket menuju kebahagiaan. Sebaliknya kecantikan adalah belenggu yang membuatnya terjerat dalam obsesi dan hasrat seorang pria yang memiliki segalanya. Seorang pria yang menganggapnya properti, bukan manusia. Rendra Adiguna Kartanegara. Nama yang menjadikannya boneka hidup dalam genggaman.

Ari is content to live her life in her pack and help her best friend, Sage, be Luna of the pack. That was until her parents led a rebellion against their pack with rogues that put Ari’s life in danger. Now imprisoned, she fears death until her Alpha and best friend come to the dungeons with a drop-dead sexy warlock who immediately catches her attention. Zane is hell-bent on claiming his familiar that he has waited long enough for. The shifter that will be his partner in crime, his soul mate. Ari has two choices, go with Zane and be his familiar, or become a rogue. Ari chooses Zane, but when she does she has no idea the adventure she is about to go on. Zane belongs to the Coven of the Crow and Shadows, a special coven that works for Death. They reap fresh souls and collect the spirits that got away. Zane ranks high in his coven as he is one of the leader's sons. He’s the most powerful and dangerous member of his coven for a reason and Ari will learn exactly why he is feared and highly respected. As secrets of Ari’s past come to light that was hidden from her, she finds herself faced with more challenges than she knows what to do with. Adjusting to a new realm, a new life, and trying to resist her sexy master, Ari isn’t sure she will make it out alive. Can Zane help his beloved familiar while he lays claim to her everything? Can they find their happiness in the darkness they face?

Note: This is Book 2. Do not flip the pages of this book if you haven’t read Book 1, which is My Dark Past. “Can true love mend all the heartaches brought by the painful past?” The story follows the life of Diane after knowing the truth behind her forgotten past. How will she opt to continue living her life if the man whom she has gotten rid of—chooses to stay beside her?

In Valle Vitale, nothing stays buried. Not blood, not secrets, and certainly not the dead. Auryn was trained to be sharp, silent, and dangerous. Working as a risk analyst for Obsidian—a private security firm that caters to powerful clients with darker secrets than most—was supposed to be her quiet cover. But after a savage attack on her first night, she realizes nothing about Valle Vitale is safe. The creature that mauled her wore a familiar face. The man who saved her is her cold, beautiful billionaire boss—Killian DuskBane, an Halomir. And the people she had spent all her life loathing might be her only hope of surviving what comes next. Something ancient stirs in the dark, something that once shattered the world. And now, it’s calling to her. But she's just the spark. And every faction—Mystic, Halomir, Hollowed, and human, is about to burn.

A mysterious plague swept through the packs, wiping out every last she-wolf. To continue their bloodline, these ancient predators turned to the human world, bringing with them centuries of wealth and power. They struck a pact, sealed in blood, with the most powerful human families: every summer solstice, the finest daughter would be chosen as a "Breeding mother," destined to mate with a wolf. And the one Breeding mother who could birth a female hybrid would be crowned, becoming the Queen of both the wolf and human worlds. In my last life, my sister Selena, the family favorite. She chose the Alpha of the warmest, richest territory. And me? I was the family’s sacrificial lamb, thrown to Colton, the most brutal Alpha of the Frozen Wastes. But who could have guessed my sister’s life of warmth and riches was all a lie? Her Alpha treated her like a disposable toy. She froze to death in a damp cellar, forced to listen to the fireworks that celebrated my coronation. Yes, I successfully gave birth to a girl. But those brilliant fireworks were also my funeral pyre. I died on that cold throne. Now, I’m alive again. We’re back on the day of the choosing. “I choose Alpha Colton of the Frozen Wastes!” The voice belonged to my sister, Selena. I slowly opened my eyes. Seeing the undisguised triumph and cold calculation in her eyes, I knew. She was reborn, too. But she didn't know，this time, she would be the one to fall into the very hell I just clawed my way out of.

In my previous life, I was born at the stroke of a cold, pitch-black midnight on New Year's Day, an omen the old town whispered about. They called me a Deathbringer's child, destined to guide the souls of the stillborn to rest. From the age of six, I carried small coffins alone to the graveyard by the church, burying them in silence. Each time, when I reached into the velvet shroud that wrapped the tiny casket, I would find a golden coin resting inside. My mother sold those coins for money, buying my brother a grand mansion, while leaving me behind in the crumbling family house to keep doing the work. No one expected the world of Haunts to descend. However, those coins turned out to be tokens of command, keys that bound the Haunts of the apocalypse to my will. With them, I became the Empress of the End, feared by all, ruling with every resource at my command.

I am the Lycan King's only daughter and the rightful heir to the werewolf crown. When I was seven, my father chose four of the strongest and most striking alpha heirs from the four great packs to be my potential mates. He poured endless resources into raising them, grooming them to one day help me manage the council. It was not long before they became the center of attention of the entire kingdom. Everyone called them ‘The Apex Four’. However, I always knew they were not really interested in me, but in what they could gain from me. Even the one I secretly loved, Thorne, started to drift away from me when he became interested in another woman. After my father was gravely injured, he asked me which of the four I wanted to mate with. I could only give him a bitter smile. Rather than choose, I opted to draw lots and let the Moon Goddess decide my fate. Fate chose the most infamous of them all: Lucian. On the day I announced my mate, the last thing I expected was Thorne to break down and beg me not to leave.

JANGAN BACA KALAU GAK MAU PENASARAN! _____________________ “Istri kurang ajar!” Bimo menjambak Laila hingga kepalanya mendongak, “aku ini mencari uang di luar sana!” “Dengan cara berjudi?!” bentak Laila. “Aku tidak sudi makan dari hasil uang harammu!” Bimo yang dipengaruhi oleh minuman keras itu langsung kalap mendengar ucapan Laila. Ia menendang dan menampar istrinya. _____________________ Bimo salah, Laila bukan perempuan lemah. Tunggu tanggal mainnya!