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I Love You But I'm Letting Go  by Septititanika
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"Niskala, ayo menikah. Pernikahan kontrak, gue bayar berapa pun yang lo mau, asal masih wajar." Niskala hampir tersedak kue. "Bukan, bukan sama gue. Sama om gue." *** Sandwich generation, diselingkuhi pacar, baru saja kehilangan pekerjaan, terancam kehilangan tempat tinggal dan tergiur sejumlah besar uang membuat Niskala menerima tawaran pernikahan kontrak selama setahun dengan Samudra. Omnya Segara yang umurnya tidak terpaut jauh dengannya. Sejak awal Samudra menegaskan, ia hanya butuh status menikah, bukan istri. Jadi mereka hanya perlu tinggal serumah tanpa perlu mencampuri urusan satu sama lain. Awalnya Niskala kira gampang, tapi kok ya lama-lama bikin sering makan hati juga. Apalagi Segara mulai sering ikut campur dalam pernikahan om dan tantenya. Yang tidak Niskala sadari, dia, Samudra dan Segara terikat oleh sebuah benang merah, bahkan sejak bertahun tahun sebelumnya. Ketika benang merah itu, dan juga perasaannya, semakin kusut dan hampir mustahil untuk diurai, haruskah dia meminta cerai sebelum waktu kontrak mereka habis?
099 by papercutscars
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Saint Dymphna bukan rumah sakit biasa, tempat itu adalah kuburan bagi orang hidup. Dan di Sektor 9, di sel isolasi terdalam, mendekam Kairos Valerian, ia adalah seorang jenius, miliarder, dan psikopat yang membantai keluarganya sendiri tanpa membunuh mereka. ​Semua orang tahu aturan mainnya. Jangan menatap matanya. Jangan bicara padanya. Dan demi Tuhan, jangan pernah merasa kasihan padanya. ​Elena, dokter baru yang naif dengan hati selembut kapas, melanggar satu aturan fatal itu. Ia melihat Kairos kedinginan, dan dengan hatinya yang lembut memberikannya selimut. ​Elena mengira ia sedang menyelamatkan seorang pasien yang tersiksa. Ia tidak sadar, bahwa ia baru saja memberikan undangan VIP kepada Iblis untuk masuk ke dalam hidupnya. Kairos tidak butuh diselamatkan. Ia hanya bosan... dan Elena adalah mainan baru yang sempurna untuk dimainkan. ​"Lari, Elena. Sebelum kau sadar bahwa pintu sel itu tidak pernah benar-benar terkunci." ⚠️WARNING 18+ content many disturbing, adult, violent scenes
FLORA - I'm a Duchess, I'm an Extra, but I End Up Being Like an Antagonist by kandthinkabout
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Flora Serenity tak pernah menyangka akan hidup kembali di dunia lain. Menjadi Flora Ashwood, figuran yang bahkan tak disebutkan namanya di dalam novel, istri dari pemeran utama laki-laki yang bahkan tak diketahui bagaimana caranya mati karena sepanjang cerita hanya berpusat pada Duke Zander Ashwood, anaknya yang bernama Zion Ashwood, dan pengasuh anaknya sekaligus tokoh utama perempuan yaitu Lady Victoria. Flora punya dua pilihan. Kabur ke negara lain karena bercerai tidak dibolehkan di Kekaisaran atau berusaha membuat Duke Zander jatuh cinta padanya sebelum tokoh utama perempuan datang. ... "Bukankah kau lebih senang jika berhasil menguasai tubuhku? Lihatlah. Aku sedang menyerahkan tubuhku dengan suka rela. Untuk kau kuasai, Flora." * @kandthinkabout
You Will Never Leave Me (End) by Nanovella
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Selama tiga tahun, istrinya tidak pernah membantah, selalu menuruti apa yang dikatakannya. Clara adalah wanita yang tahu tempatnya, diam, patuh, tidak pernah melawan. Setidaknya begitu yang selalu Erlan yakini. --- Sampai hari itu, ketika tatapan Clara berubah. Tidak ada lagi cinta di sana. Tidak ada lagi kepatuhan yang dulu begitu mudah ia kendalikan. --- "Aku mau bercerai." Tiga kata itu membuat Erlan marah besar. Pernikahan ini terjadi karena perjodohan, untuk kekuasaan, dan kepemilikan. Tentu Clara tidak bisa begitu saja bercerai dengannya. Harus dirinya yang memutuskan semuanya. --- Clara mencoba melawan. Ia mengajukan gugatan beberapa kali. Ia bahkan berani mempertaruhkan kepemilikan rumah sakit keluarganya sendiri demi kebebasan. Dan ketika semua itu tidak berhasil, dan sudah tidak bisa bertahan. Ia memilih kabur, tanpa membawa uang, tanpa membawa apa pun selain tekadnya. --- Clara pikir dengan pergi, ia akan bebas. Ia memang terlalu naif, dan begitu ceroboh. Tapi Erlan tidak diam begitu saja, dalam hidupnya, semua yang ia inginkan selalu kembali ke tangannya, dengan cara apa pun. Dan Clara... adalah miliknya.
Kalkulasi Cinta sang Juragan Herbal by kmoyjeno15
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"Tuan Duke, kecupan di medan perang tanpa kontrak tertulis begini denda kenyamanannya naik jadi lima puluh ribu koin emas ya!" "Gunakan seluruh hidupku untuk melunasinya, Istriku." Menjadi figuran di dunia novel fantasi tidak membuat Clarissa gentar. Menggunakan logika korporat dan keahlian herbal modern, ia sukses membangun gurita bisnis jamu tradisional di bagian pinggir kota. Namun, kehidupan bisnisnya yang teratur berpadu dengan takdir romansa yang luar biasa ugal-ugalan ketika ia menikah dengan Duke Killian von Radcliff, sang penguasa wilayah Utara yang dijuluki "Monster Pembantai tanpa Hati". Alih-alih dingin dan kejam seperti rumor yang beredar, sang Serigala Utara justru menjelma menjadi suami yang kelewat manja, posesif, dan bucin tingkat akut di hadapan Clarissa! Killian bahkan rela memindahkan meja kerjanya ke dalam laboratorium herbal hanya demi menemani sang istri dan menyuapinya buah stroberi setiap hari. Ketika sisa faksi oposisi mencoba mengusik kedamaian mereka dan menyerang lewat Lembah Kabut, Clarissa membuktikan bahwa seorang Duchess tidak bisa diremehkan. Bukan dengan pedang atau zirah berat, ia turun langsung menggunakan taktik gas herbal super hemat anggaran yang melumpuhkan lima ribu pasukan musuh dalam hitungan detik tanpa setetes darah pun-sebuah kemenangan bersih yang membuat kas Utara surplus besar dan membuat Killian makin bertekuk lutut memuja kejeniusannya. Di antara gempuran omset bisnis yang meroket tajam, kelicikan bangsawan ular, dan hati yang sepenuhnya terpikat, sanggupkah sang Juragan Herbal mempertahankan prinsip lempeng demi buku besar akuntansinya, ataukah ia akan sepenuhnya tenggelam dalam lautan cinta sang Penguasa Utara?
Runaway Bride by EricaAB99
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I ... I didn't even knew I was going to marry him till yesterday. I have no way to go now. I can't be stuck in loveless marriage, I can never marry a person who doesn't love me. I don't love him either. There is no point of this arrangement. How even he managed to get me here all dressed up anyways? My legs stuck to the ground as I was in front of him, He is a Ruthless man, he never ever can be kind. He barely speaks, No one speaks good about him. How can I marry a person as Him? I noticed he had a glance at me as my father was about to pass him my hand. What am I doing? Am I ready to let this happen to me? My feet moved back, I saw sudden change in his eyes. I had a glance at my Dad and Mom. My Elder brother Isaac who was standing there beside my Mom. My eyes went to Riccardo as he called my name, "Cherish ..." I got shivers. I took a few steps back, at this point everyone was looking at me. Riccardo looks me with some kind of betrayed feeling. Now or never..... THIS STORY CONTAINS VIOLET, ABUSIVE SCENES AND LANGUAGE.... PLEASE IGNORE IF YOU CAN NOT HANDLE IT All copyrights are reserved
Thraxos by kealareads
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On his planet, women don't choose, they're chosen. When a male claims a life partner, it is final. Permanent. Absolute. Belle, a university student, travels to this uncharted world for research. But she's unprepared for Thraxos, the towering, pale-blue warrior who rules with unchallenged strength and sees her as the one thing he's been missing. He's never chosen a life partner. Never needed one. Until her. But Thraxos doesn't love the way humans do. His affection is possession. His protection is control. And Belle's fire only draws him closer. Now, caught in a place where her voice means little and her body is his to claim, Belle must decide: resist the darkness, or surrender to the one male she was never meant to survive.
The Alpha's True Love by mRosemi13
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Alpha Julian Walker has yet to find his mate. While it would be nice to have one, his top priority is leading and maintaining his pack. When a human is allowed to reside in the packhouse while in town for her job, everything changes for the Alpha. Megan Anderson is a human, a therapist, and in town to fulfill her end of a contract. When she is allowed to stay at one of the most secured properties around, she is not only intrigued by its secrecy and interesting inhabitants, but also by the man who appears to be their leader. She quickly learns that there is more to this world than what meets the eye when a certain man catches her interest and plunges her into the world of werewolves, vampires, and things that go bump in the night. While Julian and Meg must navigate the complications of love, they must also each navigate individual troubles within their own lives if they are to be together. Will true love prevail when one of their lives is in danger of being lost?
When Beauty Destroys The BL World by JesseldaJames
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Irene was just a normal girl, waiting for her graduation day to set up her new journey. Her dream is to be a doctor and a good daughter for her single father. But all of that change when she tries to help an old lady from a robber, as she was push down into the train lane amongst the crowd. When she opens her eyes, she reborn back as Dacia Wickson a villainess in a BL novel book "Hail The Grand Prince". Realise that she's inside a novel, Irene tries her best to find a way to return back to her original world. She goes to the temple, hoping to get away from all the chaos of the novel world. As she then get a prophecy, if she willing to follow the plot and met her end, she will return back to her world. Will she succeeded?
I Became Theirs |18+| by asi_ira
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[Ongoing] 18+ Novel - Reverse Harem She gave them everything. They gave her nothing. In the end, she died for men who never even wanted her. In her first life, she was the villainess fiancée who lived and breathed for three beautiful heirs-their shadow, their shield, their fool. She destroyed anyone who dared get close to them, certain they would one day be hers. But the truth was cruel: they adored someone else while she was left to rot in jealousy and despair. Scorned and humiliated, she ended her life with only one wish-never to love them again. But fate laughs at vows. Reborn to the past, she swears to live only for herself. No more chasing. No more begging. No more crawling for scraps of affection. This time, she will rise above them and when the time comes, she's ready to walk away forever. Except now... It's different. __________________________________ Book #3 of the I Became... Series. Can be read as a standalone. __________________________________ #1 in secondlife (27/08/25) #1 in player(01/09/25) #1 in villainess(01/09/25) #1 in yandere (31/08/25) #1 in mxmxmxf (31/08/25) #2 in strongfmc (31/08/25) #1 in secondlife (29/08/25) #2 in obsession (31/08/25) #5 in reincarnation (31/08/25) #5 in reverseharem (31/08/25) #3 in ceo (01/09/25) #6 in billionaire (01/09/25) #2 in transmigration (01/09/25)