the duke and i

Octavia Mondragon had never thought that the Stone-hearted Monster would ever succumb to her wishes. She had never thought a life with him would be so amazing, but getting a glimpse of that life...She wanted it to last for eternity! She would be his model and he would be hers whether he liked it or not!

I laid there unmoving, my hands shivered, my legs twitched as if rooted to the floor, tears rolled down my cheeks as I came to a realization. There laying a few metres away from me laid dad, whose eyes were closed as he drowned in his pool of blood, a deep hole in his heart while he laid unwavering. "Dad...wake up dad, dad please wake up." I squealed and then shook dad severally, but he was long gone, there was no coming back for him anymore, I growl and cried in silence, everything happened too fast.

Deep in the night, the ballroom was filled with splendor and dazzling Jewells. Young women showed off their slim figures wearing tight-ass corsets. Eloise shrunk to the corner, adjusting his boobs in her makeshift bra. ‘Fuck who is crazy enough to wear a corset. They want to destroy their ribs, don’t they….’ “Eloise,” a middle-aged woman happily waved at her from the center of a huge crowd. Eloise back away. “that’s my cue to leave. No way am I going over there,” she subtly ran out of the ballroom into the hallway. The cold wind and salty droplets hit her face as she moved closer to the edge of the ship. Suddenly a man in a majestic three-piece suit walked up to her. It was duke Raymond. ‘he must have been chased around by girls. Poor guy having such a handsome face is also dangerous,’ she thought, casually sipping her wine. he moved dangerously closer, panting softly. “Duke you are too close.” She reminded him. He suddenly cupped her face and kissed her lips. His sharp tooth tore into her bottom lips. “hmmm!!” Blood dripped down their connected faces, staining her beautiful white dress red. Eloise pushed him away hurriedly. “Duke! What the hell…” Glancing up, she froze. His eyes were blood red. “I want your blood, Eloise… I want you so bad.” “Huh! I thought you were gay! Hey!”

Putri sulung Duke Yoargi, Qilistaria La Yoargi, yang memiliki penampilan terkutuk ini, … begitu dibenci oleh semua orang. Mereka mengejeknya, mereka menghinanya, mereka merendahkannya, dan mereka pula tak menginginkannya. Qilistaria benar-benar tak disukai, apalagi diterima. Terutama, selepas sang Duke Yoargi, ayahnya, mengadakan sebuah sayembara untuk membiarkan orang membawanya pergi dari kediamannya tersebut, sebagai apa pun yang dikehendaki, … semacam istri, selir, budak, atau bahkan sekadar perempuan rendahan pemuas nafsu. Akan tetapi, pertanyaannya, … apakah ada, yang akan mau menerima monster seperti Qilistaria? Semuanya berpikir, bahwa orang gila sekali pun, … tak akan pernah mau mendekati sang putri terkutuk tersebut. Apalagi ini, sampai mau menjadikan perempuan mengerikan sepertinya sebagai seorang istri. Namun, …. ————— "Istri, apakah kamu tahu? Cinta sejati yang selama ini kamu cari-cari itu, bukanlah cinta dari sepasang kekasih yang saling mencintai apa adanya, … bukan pula cinta sepasang kekasih yang tak memandang ras, agama, suku, beserta status." "Kalau begitu, apa cinta sejati yang selama ini kucari sampai kelelahan ini, Suamiku?" "Nah, soal itu, … cinta sejati itu adalah, …." —————

Mendapat perhatian dari Duke bukanlah suatu harapan yang muncul dalam benak seorang pelayan. Rosemary sama sekali tidak pernah memimpikan hal tersebut. Namun kenyataannya, Williams Russell, Duke of Wellington berhasil membuatnya kepanasan. Bukannya dia tidak tahu skandal sang Duke di kalangan bangsawan. Sebagian besar wanita bersedia menaikkan roknya dan menaiki tempat tidur pria itu. Haruskah dia akan menjadi salah satu wanita tersebut? Atau dia memiliki takdir lain yang menantinya.

Indira Parmadita, sudah hampir 3 tahun ia menjadi pekerja paruh waktu. Lebih tepatnya, seorang pengangguran yang bekerja asal ada pekerjaan yang datang padanya. Kerja serabutan nama kerennya. Satya Gusmananda, menjadi pemilik sekaligus CEO dari hotel dan apartemen Lilac. Dulunya. Setelah kabar kematiannya telah diumumkan secara resmi, di seluruh surat kabar ataupun televisi swasta. Namun, sebuah kabar miring muncul. Jika ruangan bekas Satya telah didatangi hantunya. Tidak ada yang berani mengambil alih posisi jabatan Satya. Atau malah nyawa mereka taruhannya. Jadilah perusahaan tanpa CEO di dalamnya. Pihak keluarga hanya dapat meng-handle hotel dan apartemen dari luar. Karena rumor mengenai 'hantu' itu, beberapa pegawai memilih untuk resign. 'Dibutuhkan segera pegawai tetap untuk pendamping CEO. Syarat utama: Disiplin, tepat waktu, berpenampilan menarik, dan indigo. Gaji: 50 juta/bulan.' "Serius syaratnya cuma begini doang? Dapat gaji sampai 50 juta?!"

Carsen, beta of Silvermist pack, has searched for his mate for years, almost at the verge of giving up. Just as he was about to accept his fate that he had no mate, he was assigned by his alpha to oversee the alpha's company in the city that had the issue. Beta Carsen despises the humans with every fiber of his being, he has done everything to avoid them but then this was a mission assigned to him by his Alpha and so he had no choice than to go. But fate had other plans, there in the city he found his long-sought mate who is also a human and has no idea about the werewolf species. Torn between his despise and desires, Carsen must navigate the risk of their bond. Will he be able to resist the pull of the bond or surrender to the mate bond? And can he risk exposing his identity to his mate?

Ruby adalah gadis zaman milenial yang tidak sengaja menempati tubuh orang di masa lalu yang bernama sama sepertinya. Dan saat menjalani kehidupan barunya, Ruby tidak kuat. Ia ingin bebas dari rasa sakit yang membelenggu dan merenggut jiwa sang pemilik tubuh. Namun, di tengah rencananya Ruby dilema. Ia bimbang akan perasaannya sendiri. Entah ini perasaan murni miliknya, atau memang milik tubuh yang ia tempati sekarang.

" I can be your angel saving you from nightmares and I can also be the monster under your bed, clawing at you when you sleep", Leo whispered drawing her closer to him. " I am ruthless, don't try to change me", he smiled gripping her neck. "You are a monster", Elizabeth spat to which he laughed. Elizabeth, a nineteen years old orphan found herself in the street of America after escaping from the orphanage. Stealing and pickpocketing has been her means of survival. She found herself in the most dangerous situation when she stole an important item from the most powerful American mobster. Will he take interest in her or will she become one of his pawns?

Di tengah kemewahan kehidupan bangsawan, Lady Cleo Austin dijodohkan dengan Duke Muda Sander Dorian, seorang bangsawan yang dihormati dan sahabat dekat Pangeran Mahkota Alden. Pernikahan mereka tampak sempurna, namun ada rahasia yang tersembunyi: Pangeran Alden diam-diam mencintai Lady Cleo. Di sisi lain, Putri Mahkota Zelda, istri Pangeran Alden, juga menyimpan rasa cemburu yang mendalam terhadap Lady Cleo. Desakan keluarga dan tekanan politik membuat Zelda merencanakan balas dendam keji yang mengancam kebahagiaan Lady Cleo dan Duke Muda Sander. Ketika sebuah skandal memalukan terjadi di Dorian Manor, kehidupan Cleo dan Sander terbalik. Skandal itu melibatkan seorang pelayan yang mengaku hamil anak Duke Muda Sander. Lady Cleo yang patah hati harus berhadapan dengan pilihan sulit: mempertahankan pernikahannya atau membiarkan diri hancur oleh intrik politik yang lebih dalam daripada yang ia bayangkan.