love like roses, hurt like thorns

All because his first love, Luna Harper, needed test subjects for her drug research, Jake Bertrand sent me to a mental hospital when I was pregnant just so I could serve as an experiment subject for her. I was electroshocked until I drooled and convulsed, but he simply covered his first love’s eyes in disgust, saying, “What filth. Don’t look.” Thanks to the results of this experiment, Luna received a nomination for an award, and he lit up the entire city with fireworks to celebrate her success. Meanwhile, during the freezing winter night under the dazzling fireworks, I gave birth to a deformed male fetus. The child cried just once before passing away. Numbly, I placed the stillborn into a freezing chamber. Seven days later, at the awards ceremony for Luna, it would appear in Jake’s hands as a gift.

Bagi Cho Ae Ri, Lee Joon adalah luka yang tak pernah kering. Ia membenci laki-laki itu melebihi kebenciannya pada siapa pun di dunia ini. Masa lalu menyakitkan tentang laki-laki itu terus saja menari-nari di benak Ae Ri, membuatnya tak bisa hidup dengan tenang. Bagi Lee Joon, Cho Ae Ri hanyalah salah satu antifans yang sama sekali tak ia kenal. Namun, pertemuan Joon dengan perempuan itu menimbulkan banyak pertanyaan di kepalanya. Sorot mata Ae Ri saat menatapnya tak seperti tatapan antifans biasa; penuh kebencian sekaligus terasa menyedihkan. Perempuan itu bahkan tahu rahasia terbesarnya, tentang perasaan cinta Joon kepada Hana—cinta pertama yang kini menjadi adik tirinya. Tak ada yang tahu rahasia itu, kecuali sang manager. Cho Ae Ri berusaha sekuat tenaga menghindari Lee Joon agar luka lamanya tak kembali menganga. Terlebih lagi, wajah Joon mengingatkan Ae Ri pada putra semata wayang kesayangannya, Hyuk, yang meninggal di usia 5 tahun karena sakit. Sementara Lee Joon berusaha mendekati Ae Ri untuk mengetahui siapa perempuan itu sebenarnya.

Slowly and stealthily, I walked towards the sharp edge of the hut, wanting to see what made that noise. The first thing I saw was a gun pointed at a dead and bloodied body. I traced the hand holding the gun and my sight met that of the pair of eyes that'll forever hunt me. They were blood red eyes!

||Roses|| Copyrighted 2021 When two people meet their fate but in very different ways. Rose was stripper. Paying for her own bills. A girl with enough determination to move on her life by earning some money in the side hustle. When she met Kaden she knew he was someone different. He was quite. Reserved. A bouncer at the club. She never knew he had his eyes on her from very day her innocent face was seen in that club. While they both faced their attraction for each other Coby had his own girl to look after. Unfortunately. He just couldn't bring hinself to take her away with him on his dangerous life.

Gwen Summerbell was betrayed when she was falsely accused of having an affair by her husband and her half-sister, Winter. On that same day, her husband, Lucas Grayford, divorced her and cast her from their home. Five years later, Gwen returned as a powerful CEO, with by a beautiful daughter and harboring a secret. With success in her grasp and vengeance in her heart, she's poised to make those who wronged her pay. One step at a time.

The owner of a small company gives me an expensive bag as a gift because I want to invest in his company, yet his wife mistakes me for a homewrecker. She and her entourage crash my engagement party and trash the place. "All homewreckers need to go to hell!" "Shameless women will always be shameless. Strip her so everyone online can see what she looks like!" "Share the livestream and like it, everyone! We'll disfigure her once we hit 500 thousand likes!" Not only does my fiancé refuse to help, but he even announces that the engagement is off. "A homewrecker doesn't deserve to marry me!" I repeatedly warn them not to act rashly, but they ignore me. So, I give them each a swift punch to the gut before stepping on the perpetrator's face. Then, I call my secretary. "Tell Mr. Lane that I'm pulling out of the investment. Also, call the police and my lawyer. I've been robbed and insulted in public—I want the culprits to go to jail for this!" My fiancé regrets everything and asks me for a reconciliation, but I kick him aside. "Get lost! I'm not dumpster!"

Robin didn't think of herself as anything more special than the rest of her pack. A typical wolf in a clan full of warriors. The only thing she prided herself on was the skill of her bow. With a shot that aimed true, all she wanted was to protect her family. But she never imagined she'd end up doing so like this! Taken as collateral to her brother's misdeeds, Robin finds herself lost and confused as she is taken hostage by a clan so dangerous, that it made her blood run cold. But her safety is the least of her worries. Because Robin really doesn't know what to do when she discovers her mate just happens to be the Alpha of a clan known for its power and ruthless caliber. The very same one that captured her. Alpha Morax is someone she needs to escape from...or is he? When the world erupts into chaos, her beliefs will be put to the test. And as her fate catches fire, all she'll see is golden eyes.

Mike memiliki dendam pada Revan, kemudian membalaskan dendamnya tersebut kepada Hana yang merupakan adik dari Revan. sayangnya, Hana yang polos tidak tahu menahu tentang rencana Mike, hingga Hana dengan mudahnya jatuh pada pesona Mike. Di sisi lain, Revan yang masih terbayang-bayang dengan kekasihnya yang sudah meninggal, dihadapkan pada sebuah kenyataan bahwa dia harus menikah dengan Dara, sahabat Hana. Dara rupanya telah memendam perasaan untuk Revan sejak lama. Lalu, bagaimanakah kisah cinta Mereka? dapatkah Hana membuat Mike jatuh cinta dan melupakan dendamnya? mampukah Dara membuat Revan melupakan masa lalunya dan berpaling kepadanya? Baca kisah cinta keduanya dalam cerita HURT LOVE ini...

Grace White, a weak werewolf with cowardly alpha blood that runs through her veins, is an obedient daughter that strives to stay out of her father’s way and pay her stepmom's hospital fees. Though living with an abusive father, Gracey always finds the time to stop and appreciate life and the joy of being alive. However, when her stepmom’s hospital fees begin to triple, her stresses begin to consume every ounce of joy she has left. Being a girl who lives a life grounded on morals, the thought of selling herself as a house maiden/servant, as her father suggested, to earn enough money, sounds absurd at first. Yet when there seems to be no other option, and her mom’s life hangs in the balance, she decides to sell herself in the largest and most esteemed auction that El Salvador hoists every year. Her mixed feelings towards the auction become subdued, as the moon Goddess gifts her the person she has always dreamt of having. But will he accept her, or hurt her much more than life itself? …but whatever he chooses to do, he needs to remember that: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Kisah ini bermula saat seorang pengawal Kerajaan datang dengan membawa sebuah perintah langsung dari Raja, pria itu dengan tenang membaca semua isi surat yang menimbulkan banyak sekali kejutan bagi warga desa. Hingga ada salah satu dari masyarakat tersebut yang di beri titipan oleh pengawal Kerajaan untuk membagi info kepada seluruh warga desa. Nyonya Rain yang bertugas sebagai pembina di desa itu segera menginfokan kepada seluruh warga desa yang belum mengetahui hal itu, termasuk gadis manis yang kerap di sapa Varose. Gadis itu cukup terkejut setelah mendapati info dan berbagai bukti yang di berikan oleh wanita itu, ia hanya bisa menatap kelu lukisan di tangannya sebelum memasuki rumahnya dan meninggalkan Nyonya Rain yang sedang berteriak memanggilnya di luar rumah. Terdengar tidak sopan, tapi yang ia rasakan jauh dari kata tidak sopan, ia di bohongi oleh seorang lelaki yang ia anggap sederajat dengannya. Varose menatap pintu yang telah ia kunci rapat, bagaimana bisa semua ini terjadi? Di rumahnya, lelaki itu, lelaki yang belum lama ini ia selamatkan? Seakan tidak percaya dengan kejadian ini, langkahnya perlahan mundur, berharap jika ia bisa ikut mundur untuk tidak ikut campur urusan kerajaan. Kerajaan di daerah mereka terkenal dengan peraturan yang tidak dapat diganggu gugat dan tentu saja semua itu harus dilancarkan hukum. "Kau? Kau bukan bangsawan biasa, kan?!" tanya Varose dengan kumpulan peluh keluar dari dahinya. "Iya, aku pangeran yang hilang itu" Mulai saat itu, gembok Varose yang telah lama terkunci itu mulai terbuka. Ia hanya tidak menyangka saja bila yang membuka gembok itu adalah sang Pangeran. Tapi, kisah romansa beberapa hari itu tidak bertahan lama, karena sang Pangeran harus melanjutkan misi rahasia, yang bahkan gadis itu tidak mengetahuinya