emergent strategy

She is neither the protagonist nor the antagonist in this game. She’s the hand that control and move the pieces on the board. Humans are her chess pieces, and the school is her chess board. This is her game. Join Mal Pandora on her twisted game as she slowly reveals the dark truth behind the system, and witness how she plays the game mischievously. Be prepared to see how she deceives them with her plan and tricks, and how she can turn the tables even in the worst of circumstances. This is a mind game involving strategy and deception, and all she asks of you is that you trust her. The question is... Will you trust her as she plays THE SCHEME?

She returns to exact vengeance on those who murdered her mother and father. And when she returned, that was the cause of her suffering. She devised a strategy to get revenge on those who had harmed her; her first step was to pursue and engage the son of those who had hurt her. Lucille Damian is her name, and she will do anything to length to obtain justice. The man she did not expect to change her view of life was Judiel Marco Sanrazo, the only son of those who killed her parents. Will he be able to seek revenge, or will he plunge into the abyss himself? A story of rivalry and vengeance.

Ibsen Maulanza atau Moza adalah seorang remaja tampan rupawan yang salah asuhan, ia hakikatnya hanyalah pemuda biasa yang dalam pencarian jati diri. Namun, karena ia dibesarkan dalam lingkungan orang-orang yang menentang pemerintah dan mengemban misi untuk membuat berbagai kekacauan dan keonaran dalam negeri dengan maksud hilangnya kepercayaan masyarakat pada pemerintah, dan pada saat itulah para pemberontak yang sedang memperjuangkan kemerdekaan muncul sebagai pahlawan, begitulah yang diutarakan pemimpin mereka. Senjata dan peperangan adalah keahliannya, karena sejak dalam asuhan Gandara, ia sudah diajarkan cara merakit dan menggunakan senjata serta berbagai strategy perang hingga ia pun tumbuh sebagai mesin pembunuh. Misi utama Moza bukan hanya memerdekakan wilayahnya, tapi juga ingin mencari tahu siapa sesungguhnya orang yang telah membunuh keluarganya dengan keji. Kekacauan dan keonaran yang ia buat, hakikatnya hanyalah pelampiasan dendam yang bersarang di dadanya. Sebuah Misi hampir saja berhasil jika saja tahanan utama mereka tidak berhasil meloloskan diri, dan lolosnya tahanan mereka mengakibatkan peristiwa fatal. Markas pemberontak dibombardir dan banyak pasukan pemberontak yang tewas. Apalagi setelah peristiwa itu pemerintah mengadakan sapu bersih yang mengakibatkan semakin sempitnya pergerakan pasukan pemberontak. Moza yang masih berusia remaja namun menjadi salah satu yang diperhitungkan oleh pemimpin pergerakan, demi keamanannya, lewat relasi tersembunyi pemimpin pergerakan, Moza akhirnya dimasukan ke sebuah kampus dan menyamar sebagai mahasiswa. Namun, keputusan pemimpinnya itu justru menjadi bumerang bagi pergerakan mereka, karena Moza ternyata hanyut dengan rutinitas barunya. Apalagi setelah ia berjumpa dengan seorang gadis cantik mempesona bernama Zahra Maorrin Ayesha, dan karena gadis itu juga lah Moza berbalik arah memerangi pemberontak, dan para tentara Republik yang penasaran atas aksi heroik Moza yang berhasil menonaktifkan bom di kantor gubernur, kini mencari tahu siapa sesungguhnya Moza. Gerak gerik Moza pun semakin sempit, karena ia kini diburu oleh dua kelompok, pemberontak yang ingin membunuhnya dan tentara Republik yang ingin membongkar jaringan pemberontak.

Signe, an orphaned she-wolf, is training to take over as Gamma of the Crescent Moon Pack. However, when the powerful, sexy and albeit intimidating Alpha Asher of the Blood Moon Pack visits to form an alliance with Signe’s Alpha, she comes to realize that he’s more than just another Alpha. He’s her Fated Mate. Only, Alpha Asher has no want of a Mate; somebody who can be used against him as a weapon and seen as a potential sign of weakness by his enemies. But Signe isn’t ready to take no for an answer. After all, she hasn’t been training to fight her whole life to not be willing to step up and fight for a chance at a life with her Mate. Determined, Signe visits the Blood Moon Pack to work on war strategies, but that’s not the only strategy she plans on putting into play as she convinces Alpha Asher to give their Mate Bond a chance. What she discovers on their journey has her questioning more than just who they are together, but who she really is and where she truly came from as they fight for their lives in a war that will change everything.

Isabella only wanted revenge. Her family had been devastated by the strong billionaire Xander Blackwood's father, and he was going to pay. Her strategy, however, takes an unexpected turn when she is caught up in a tornado of secrets, deceit, and a marriage contract she did not expect. Xander is cold, calculating, and motivated by ambition. He regards Isabella as nothing more than a pawn in a bargain that will strengthen his kingdom. He doesn't expect the fire in her eyes or the spark that sparks whenever they're together. Their marriage was supposed to be a facade, but behind closed doors, a new game is being played. As they engage in a battle of wills, their ice shell begins to melt. Anger becomes to attraction, and neither can deny the tremendous chemistry that binds them together. But, just as they start to doubt the line between love and vengeance, a web of terrible secrets begins to emerge. The past returns to haunt them, threatening to destroy everything they've built—both professionally and in their fragile relationship. In a world of power and deception, Isabella and Xander must decide whether their marriage is a game or if something more serious has taken root. Will revenge pull them apart, or will genuine love be enough to keep them together?

Hailey Forge is one of the fiercest warriors in the Wolf Shade Pack, feared across the realm for her deadly skills in seduction and destruction. Confident and untouchable, her world shatters when her fated mate, Argon Grant, betrays her with her own sister. Heartbroken and furious, Hailey vows revenge, determined to make Argon suffer the way she did. Her plan? Seduce Alpha Grant Argon’s powerful father until Argon is wrapped around her finger, begging for forgiveness on his knees. But Hailey doesn’t realize that Alpha Grant, a hardened leader abandoned by his mate years ago, has been watching her for longer than she knows. Drawn into his web of desire, she finds herself in deeper than she ever intended. As the ruthless Alpha refuses to let her go, Hailey’s game of vengeance turns dangerously real. Secrets unravel, and when she discovers her affair with the Alpha has led to an unexpected twist; a child destined to become the next Alpha, Hailey is forced to confront a new reality. Will her seduction strategy lead to her downfall, or is it the start of something she never saw coming?

**Evelyn Karamazov** I’ve spent all twenty-three years of my life immersed in the world of the mafia, groomed to rule with an iron fist. But power in our world doesn’t come without a price, and that price is marriage—a union built on strategy rather than so-called love. It’s the last thing I want, but in this life, sacrifices are the currency we trade in. And if I have to choose, I’ll sacrifice to the devil I know rather than the angel I don’t. But make no mistake, a sacrifice is still a sacrifice, and it demands its due. **Killian Bandini** Sixteen years—that’s how long I’ve waited to exact my revenge. Sixteen years to drown in nightmares, consumed by guilt and the unyielding desire to set things right. My father is dead, and now the Bandini empire is mine. The time has come to collect what is owed, and God help those who wronged me, because they will pay with blood. ★ What happens when the most lethal, most infuriating man to ever walk the earth crashes your wedding, puts a bullet in your would-be husband’s head, and holds everyone at gunpoint just to ensure you marry him instead? Killian Bandini doesn’t ask; he takes. But if he thinks I’m some meek bride to be bartered and controlled, he’s dead wrong. I may have to marry him, but I sure as hell won’t make it easy. He’s come for blood and power, but he doesn’t know that I’m not just a pawn—I’m a queen, and this game has only just begun.