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“I wish that, in your next life, you would spend 16 hours a day with your true love—just being together, even if in silence.” – Kate Leslie “I hope in your next life, you’ll only be able to work for someone else—never a boss, never in control. May you feel what it’s like to be commanded, even oppressed, in your job.” – Rex Leslie “I wish that in your next life, every single one of your companions would be from the underworld—no decent people, no respectable connections at all. May you experience the pain of having to interact with the very people you despise, and may you even lower yourself to fear them and obey, trapped by your own fears and prejudice.” – Max Leslie “I hope that in your next life, you’ll be gay—and not just any gay man, but the kind who is submissive, the kind who finds himself under another man. Not just one, either—let’s make two, no, three or maybe four. I want you to experience what it feels like to be completely dominated.” – Kix Leslie ...... Noah Leslie was a self-made successful businessman who unexpectedly got a chance to reborn. However, his new life was not determined by him, but shaped by his family. At first, he had confidence in his family's view of him, but when he heard their true wishes, he was shocked and unable to accept them: to fall in love and nothing but love, never to be a boss, interact with the mafia, and love men. Faced with these unbelievable wishes he could not agree with, Noah had no chance to argue. His new identity filled him with helplessness and rejection, but with no other choice, he had to accept this strange and oppressive second life.

Angela Graham's husband abandons her twice on her birthday for the sake of his true love. She's devastated and dejected when she learns a secret—it turns out that every celebration and anniversary that she and her husband have had over the past five years was planned by his true love. Angela's heart and love have been stomped on far too many times. It's been five years, and she's tired. She doesn't want to stick it out anymore. But her ex-husband comes running when she leaves him and allows another man to stand by her side. "You can't fall in love with anyone else without my permission, Angela!" Angela laughs. "You think too highly of yourself, ex-husband."

Isha dan Satrio tepergok berduaan di dalam kontrakan dan dianggap berbuat mesum. Keduanya dipaksa menikah saat itu juga atau akan diarak keliling kampung dan diusir dari sana. Mau tak mau Isha menikah dengan Satrio yang dianggap penganguran dan tidak jelas pekerjaannya. Setelah menikah Isha dan Satrio tinggal di rumah orang tua Isha. Keduanya terus-terusan direndahkan dan dianggap remeh oleh ibu dan Vita, adik tiri Isha. Satrio selalu dibandingkan dengan Surya, pacar Vita, yang bekerja di perusahaan besar dan punya jabatan bagus. Satrio tetap diam saat dirinya direndahkan, tapi dia selalu membela saat Isha direndahkan. Bagaimana cara Satrio membela istrinya dan membungkam orang-orang yang merendahkan mereka?

On the day of my birthday, my cousin, who does ballet, falls and injures her leg. My father smacks my leg with a club in a fit of rage. I cry out in pain, but he doesn't care. He sneers and says, "Now, you know how it feels! Why didn't you stop to think how much pain your cousin would be in when you pushed her and made her fall down the stairs?" He hits me with all his might until I can't make any more sounds. To drive the lesson home, he shoves me into the basement, uncaring that I'm on the brink of death. "I'll let you out of there once you stop thinking these dirty thoughts, Yvonne!" But when he opens the door to the basement once more, all he sees is my decomposing corpse.

Life, they say, is not a storybook but life unfolds in chapters; good chapters, bad chapters. What happens when the chapters of Jasmine’s life were not only bad but terrible? *** In a world where only the strong gets what they want, and where women are only considered toys, Jasmine, an omega wolf, is thrown into the furnace of life to burn by her mate whom she loved but now loathed. She was abused day and night, lost countless pregnancies in the hands of her toxic mate, and was used as a mere pleasure toy. Life seemed hopeless, and fate played a quick one when she discovered she was pregnant again. To protect herself and her baby, she ran away from the pack and ended up in the arms of another Alpha. What happens when she discovers this Alpha was her second chance mate? Is she finally going to be happy or has fate tricked her yet again?

"Your Highness." "Lady Eiren." Di bawah langit malam yang kelam, tanpa sedikit pun memunculkan cahayanya sang bintang apalagi cahaya sang rembulan. Di tengah-tengah taman yang banyak ditanami bunga eglantine yang merumpun, … juga di antara hujan taburan kelopak bunga pohon plum yang jatuh meluruh. Beserta di sekitar beterbangannya bola-bola cahaya api, dilengkapi dengan kepakkan sayap kecil ratusan kupu-kupu merah muda. Mereka berdua, sepasang anak muda berlawanan jenis, yang masing-masing darinya sedang mencium harumnya setangkai bunga keramat pun, … saling berhadapan satu sama lain, dengan ekspresi muka yang tampak begitu serius. "Daripada Tunangan saya, …." "Daripada Tunanganku, …." Berbicara bersamaan sekaligus bergerak secara bersamaan pula, mereka … lekas melanjutkan ucapan yang sempat terjeda dengan menggunakan suara yang lantang, seraya mengasongkan tangkai bunga yang tengah dipegang sendiri untuk cepat-cepat diberikan kepada sang lawan bicara. "… Saya akan memilih Anda!" Sang pemberi bunga yang melambangkan cinta mati, yaitu bunga mawar hitam, … Lady dari kediaman Marquess Eiren, Darissa. "… Aku akan memilihmu!" Juga sang pemberi bunga yang melambangkan banyak kebebasan, yaitu bunga bakung laba-laba merah, … pangeran kedua kerajaan Aethelred, Lancient. "MARI/AYO KITA MENIKAH!" Sudah memutuskan untuk bekerja sama di kesempatan kedua ini, … dalam membalaskan dendam mereka.

Three years into my marriage with Shawn, I found out I was pregnant. I nervously but joyfully prepared to surprise him with the news. Yet what I received was the news of Shawn’s accidental death. Devastated by the blow, I miscarried the child and killed myself in despair. However, after death, I saw him drinking and mocking me with his rowdy friends. “Samantha is so dumb. I can’t believe she really fell for that prank. Does she really think I’d be fooled by her? I’m not an idiot like her. What, she’s pregnant? If she was going to make up something to fool me, she should have at least made it more believable.” But our child really was gone, and I had really died.

Sebuah kecelakaan besar telah merubah jalan hidup Nala. Ia terpaksa menjalani pernikahan yang tak dia inginkan demi membiayai sang mama yang terbaring tidak berdaya di rumah sakit. Nala tak mampu menolak, karena hanya laki-laki asing itulah yang bisa membantunya. Pernikahan yang pada awalnya dilandasi dengan keterpaksaan demi urusan pribadi masing-masing itupun lambat laun semakin subur oleh cinta yang perlahan tumbuh diantara keduanya. Meskipun begitu, ada yang aneh dengan pernikahan ini. Sesuatu yang disembunyikan Bastian, membuat Nala diam-diam mencari tau secara mendalam tentang suaminya. Rasa penasaran Nala pada akhirnya terjawab, mengenai alasan sesungguhnya laki-laki bernama Bastian Wilantara itu menikahinya. Haruskah ia menceraikan suaminya karena telah menyembunyikan fakta menyakitkan tersebut?

Impian Kaisar menjadikan Dita sebagai cinta pertama dan terakhirnya harus kandas. Adik sahabatnya itu, tiba-tiba menikah dengan pria lain. Cinta yang sudah dipendamnya selama sembilan tahun terpaksa berakhir. Hal yang paling Kaisar sesali, dia tak pernah menyatakan perasaan pada cinta pertamanya itu. Sebagai perwira polisi yang berwajah rupawan, sebenarnya bukan hal yang sulit untuk Kaisar mendapatkan cinta. Namun, karena hatinya sudah tertaut pada Dita, membuat Kaisar tak pernah sekali pun menanggapi para gadis mendekatinya. Karena itu, Kaisar merasakan patah hati yang teramat dalam saat Dita menikah. Bagaimana perwira muda itu menyembuhkan patah hatinya? Mampukah Kaisar move on dari Dita dan membuka hatinya untuk wanita lain? --- Mohon dukungan, kritik, dan saran yang membangun. Mari berteman di IG @kokoro.no.tomo.82 dan FB kokoronotomo82

"Emory, let me introduce you. He is the one who would be your mate in the future. He would be your true mate." Lately, Emory Abernathy had been feeling a sense of strangeness. She often heard strange whispers and recalled strange memories. Worse, her perception of her surroundings had begun to change. Emory knew that Myles Abernathy—her mate—was on good terms with everyone. Myles was very kind and affectionate. As a result, it had become common for her to see Myles hugging and kissing women around the palace, including sleeping with them. Strangely, Emory now found Myles' habits repulsive. Her chest tightened. There was a feeling she could not put into words. She felt suffocated, her heart was beating incredibly fast, and it all escalated because of one night. Jaxon Rolf Forsythe had always been Emory's natural enemy. Their families, or rather their packs, had been feuding for decades, resulting in a rivalry that kept escalating. Strangely, the tension had sublimated into a suffocating thrill that felt profoundly calming. Emory's body and soul were drawn to Jaxon in a way she could not explain, as if they were bound together by an invisible force. Her heart felt called, but her mind continued to rebel. Inner conflict followed. Emory should have loved Myles and hated Jaxon, but what happened now was the opposite. She was confused and then another voice echoed in her mind. "Don't trust anyone."