there's nothing holding me back

He kissed my cheek and then pulled away from me, taking my legs, and spreading them wider, seating himself between them. The tip of his member teased my entrance before slowly, he pressed into me. The first thrust caused me to squeeze my eyes shut and exhaled sharply as the pain spread over my entire body. When I opened my eyes again, I could see that Arnold had a worried expression on his face. But then he continued, aiming another thrust. As he stared at me with concern, I saw in those cobalt blue orbs how he loved me… my sister actually. As I observed him exerting control over himself in an effort to prevent him from pushing all the way inside of me or ramming into me, sweat began to trickle down his forehead. It appeared to me that he was having just as difficult as I was, and seeing that gave me some solace. Because of the agony and the pitying feelings I had for myself, a tear trickled down from the corner of my eye. I ought to have lost my virginity to the man I love… to the man who will vow to marry me… and not to the man who already belongs to my sister. After he managed to compose himself, he rolled onto my side and buried his face into my neck while I remained unmoved, staring at the ceiling. What have I done? I gave my virginity to my sister's boyfriend for the sake of money.

In my past life, my husband brought our daughter, who was down with a cold, to his father's hospital so she could see a doctor. Later, she was pronounced dead. When I hurried to the hospital after hearing the news, he'd already transferred her organs to his true love's son's body. It was later that I learned my father-in-law was the one who extracted my daughter's organs when her vitals were perfectly fine. I was heartbroken and devastated. I wanted my husband and his family to give me an explanation for this, but he and his parents killed me by poisoning. When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the moment my husband has just taken my daughter away.

After learning the hard truth of how her twin sister Dalilah brainwashed and manipulated her mind for thirteen years, turning her into a ruthless assassin who killed hundreds of innocents including her youngest brother and best friend Valerian, twenty-seven-year-old Princess Natasha Nicholai, is executed in front of the Imperial Palace. Somehow, she gets sent back to the past right before Dalilah started putting her evil string on her mind, to when she was about to turn fourteen, and uses that as an opportunity to not let the past repeat itself, by getting her revenge on her sister and all the people who backed her and saving her younger brother as well as protecting the innocents she knows will be Dalilah's targets. But while also going after the truth about who stole her magic when she was 4yo, who sent her back and why did they do that, she will cross paths with Ethan Theodore, a dangerous and full of secrets guy, with ruby red eyes and whose destiny is directly linked to Natasha's.

Memendam rasa memang menyiksa. Seperti itulah yang dirasakan Rian. Senyum dan suara lembut Liana mampu mengubah hidupnya. Akan tetapi, Beno, sahabat terbaiknya, pun menyukai Liana. Dilihat dari segi manapun, Beno jauh lebih unggul dalam hal memenangkan hati wanita. Mampukah Rian mengungkapkan perasaannya?

After five years of fruitless and loveless marriage to Lucien Albrecht, a business tycoon in Seattle, Ariadne was finally at her wits end. Her husband proposed a divorce on the night of their fifth anniversary, never knowing how much she had forsaken for his love. With a broken heart, Ariadne severed all ties with him for good, going back to her previous identity…. the Heiress of Grey Enterprise. However, never in a thousand years had she thought, when she decided back to be Alexandra Grey, Lucien turned to be the one who wanted Ariadne Albrecht back. Torn between the constant power struggle at the company and her ex husband’s watchful gaze, could the young CEO finally gain her set goal? *** “Vying for the position of Mrs. Albrecht?" Alexandra couldn’t suppress the chuckle that escaped her lips. "I’d much rather build my own empire than be some man’s trophy wife.”

Terkadang takdir yang kita jalani tidak selalu seperti apa yang kita harapkan. Takdir yang kita jalani pun— terkadang mempermainkan kita Takdir itu pula yang membawaku di titik saat ini Entah harus senang atau sedih, Aku bingung Aku mencintainya! Tidak— Aku sangat sangat mencintainya Ya! Apa Kau dengar itu Tuhan? Aku mencintainya! Namun, Sang Kuasa bertindak dengan seenaknya Apa ini yang Dia inginkan? Membuat semua berjalan tidak sesuai dengan alurnya Memporak-porandakan semua impian yang sudah dirancang bersama Apa ini jalan yang telah dipilih untuk hidupku? Apa Aku sanggup? Tanpanya— Aku Freya Amelia, terpikat oleh lelaki yang hebat, Kei Sagara. Aku tidak pernah menyangka takdir akan mempertemukanku dengannya. Seseorang yang aku idam-idamkan. Namun, baru kusadari. Benar kata orang, setiap manusia tidak ada yang sempurna. Kalian pikir seorang Kei Sagara sempurna? Ya kupikir begitu awalnya. Bersamanya selama 4 tahun ini membuatku seperti terjebak dalam lingkaran hidupnya. Dia memberiku kebahagiaan, namun kebahagiaan itu harus kubayar dengan kebebasanku. Seolah-olah dia menggenggam erat sayap-sayapku untuk terbang, mengikatku dalam istana yang ia ciptakan untukku. Rasa ingin keluar selalu terbesit namun aku tak mampu berlari menjauh dari tempatnya. Bertaruh dengan resiko aku kehilangan dirinya? Aku tidak bisa. Ya, sebesar itulah efek seorang Kei Sagara dalam hidupku. Lalu apakah aku akan terus bertahan? Entahlah.

Tiara Mckenzie is the heiress of a company worth billions of dollars. A talented fashion designer bitch who parties in her free time. Then there goes Elijah Rivero, a bachelor known for his superior intellect and his god-like figure. He's seen as a cold CEO but behind the curtains, he's like a hungry wolf waiting for the right time to devour his prey. What will happen if a tease seductress meets the man who can make any woman scream for pleasure?

I was the broke scholarship kid, stuck sharing a room with Sherry, the spoiled heiress. From day one, she was all fake smiles and "let's be besties." She'd take me out for fancy meals. She even introduced me to Kenneth—her rich childhood buddy. It was fine—until Kenneth and I started dating. That's when the claws came out. One day, she "accidentally" dumped hot soup all over herself and claimed I'd done it on purpose. Then she demanded I pay her back. I gave her every cent I had, but it wasn't enough. Next, she accused me of stealing her wallet. The school bought it. I got written up, everyone turned on me, and Kenneth? He dumped me with, "You're just an ugly duckling trying to be a swan." I couldn't fight back. Humiliated, alone, and dragged through online hate, I dropped out. Then I let the river take me. And then—I woke up. Back to the moment Sherry introduced me to Kenneth.

"You belong to me now." His voice was dark, possessive and dangerous. Trapped in a loveless, brutal marriage, she has spent years convincing herself she’s worthless. A Beta’s punching bag. A forgotten mate. A ghost in her own pack. Until he walks in—an Alpha from another land, all raw power and piercing golden eyes that see everything she’s been hiding. He doesn’t ask. He doesn’t wait. He takes one look at her and decides: She’s mine. Her husband won’t let her go. But the Alpha is willing to burn the whole damn world down to claim what’s his. 🔥 A dark, possessive werewolf romance full of passion, revenge, and a heroine who learns what it means to be wanted. 🔥

[21+] WARNING!! AREA KHUSUS DEWASA! Lynea Stefanson tidak berdaya ketika sebuah warisan memaksanya menjadi istri dari Tuan Muda bernama Enrico De Luca. Bagi lelaki yang dijuluki “The Heartless Player” itu, wanita seperti Lynea sangat tidak pantas untuk dilihat apalagi dinikahi dan menjadi ibu dari anaknya kelak. Demi bisa membuat Lynea mampu melayani dirinya dengan baik, Enrico sampai mendatangkan wanita penghibur untuk mengajarkan bagaimana memuaskan seorang lelaki. Lebih dari itu semua, terperangkap dalam pernikahan tanpa cinta dan perebutan kekuasaan serta warisan di antara para milyader konglomerat dunia hitam telah membuatnya sulit untuk bernapas. Mempertanyakan kembali apakah inti dari sebuah kebahagiaan dan harapan? Di saat masing-masing memiliki kekasih hati namun keduanya terperangkap dalam sebuah pernikahan, kemana sinar mentari akan membawa akhir kisah ini? Mungkinkah cinta timbul di antara dua pribadi yang saling membenci? “Hatiku tidak pernah mendapat perawatan yang lebih baik dari sentuhan cintamu.” “Bukankah cintaku tak pernah cukup untuk duniamu yang begitu tak berbatas?” *****