temporary amusement

Ms. Scott used to have a terrible reputation, and nobody wanted to marry her. She had no choice but to find herself a temporary husband. They agreed this was only an act, but why did this man follow her around all day long? "Honey, it's too cold tonight. I want to hold you while we sleep..." After getting married, Ms. Scott was no longer bullied. In fact, the tables had turned. Those who bullied her had no choice but to apologize to her for what they did in the past. Just as she sighed in relief and was prepared to get a divorce, he pulled her into his arms. "Honey, who else bullied you in the past? I'll deal with them. You can do whatever you want. I'll always support you. Don't worry. "Hmm. I guess the divorce isn't going to work out. There was also a child who wrapped his arms around her legs and called her Mommy. Could anybody tell her when she gave birth to a child?

To take revenge on the Green family, he married her even though she was "mentally ill". Before others, she was his wife; behind doors, people around him addressed her as “Miss”. She had thought that he would never bother to touch her, but she was wrong. On the death anniversary of his ex-lover, he forced himself on her and consummated their marriage. One day, he showed up home with her best friend and announced, "This is the girl I should protect for the rest of my life." Her only friend became his beloved, and the love hidden deep in her heart was completely shattered. All of a sudden, she was left nothing. No! She wasn’t left with nothing; at least she still had the baby in her tummy. Four years later, their destinies reunited, and her life took a turn for the better...

Mature content 21++ Romance, Action. Volume 1. Sejak tragedi malam berdarah yang membuat punggung seseorang disayat katana membuat kehidupan normal Rere di Jakarta berubah, ia tak menyangka beberapa bulan setelah malam itu berlalu mereka masih dipertemukan sampai akhirnya memulai kisah baru karena Jordan terus berlari ke arahnya, meminta Rere bersama meski banyak pisau Jordan siapkan di belakang punggung karena menyimpan sejuta rahasia yang tak ingin diungkapkannya pada Rere. Sekalipun Barra bisa menjadi keinginan yang sama, tapi Renita takut melangkah ke arah orang lain, ia tak bisa meninggalkan Jordan tanpa alasan kuat meski sikap posesif laki-laki itu membuatnya tertekan sampai perlahan Barra membuat keadaan berbalik, kebodohan Jordan adalah alasan utama Rere sampai berlari ke arah orang lain, dan Barra menikmati momen saat mereka akhirnya berpisah di tengah jalan. Volume 2. Tinggal di Bali adalah pilihan yang tepat saat Jakarta tak lagi ramah untuk Rere, setelah banyak konflik yang terjadi hingga ia meninggalkan seseorang, setahun menghilang dari kehidupan Jordan tetap tak membuat perasaan laki-laki itu berubah terhadapnya meski ia sudah menjalin bussines relationship dengan Chelsea. Barra-lah yang selalu bersama Rere, sikap Barra yang begitu tulus membuat Renita bertahan lama di dekatnya meski mereka tak menjalin hubungan istimewa karena jauh dalam hati Barra ia hanya bertekad menjaga Rere meski begitu mencintai, ia tak menginginkan Amanda kedua dalam kehidupannya, cukup Amanda di masa lalu yang pergi karena patah hati. Lantas, bagaimana jika Rere menekan agar mereka bersama? Apa Barra akan meruntuhkan keputusannya? Bagaimana dengan Jordan yang masih memiliki andil besar dalam kehidupan gadis itu? —by aprilwriters

In order to survive, you climbed onto someone else’s bed...

Warning! 18+ Explicit content. Dark and Mafia themes. Lyvana Montclair’s wedding to Mark Vaughn was supposed to be a fairytale. Instead, it was a death sentence. On their wedding night, the man she loved showed his true face — and then someone shoots her dead. ​But death didn't stick. ​Lyvana wakes up two years in the past, on the eve of the engagement that ruined her. To claim the inheritance her father left behind, Lyvana’s grandmother demands one unbearable price: marriage to Mark as it was her father’s final wish. But after a series of strange coincidences and near-misses, Lyvana begins to suspect that history may be repeating itself... Someone still wants her dead. Refusing to die again, Lyvana plots her escape and her revenge. Her best friend offers a dangerous solution — one that could ruin everything... or not. The plan is dangerous: find a man so spectacular and so "perfect" that her grandmother will forget Mark ever existed. A man who can win a seat at the Montclair table and dismantle Mark’s influence from the inside. Then enter Julian Blackwood. Dark, enigmatic, and powerful. More powerful than anyone even knows. Julian is the last man who should ever notice someone like Lyvana. Their arrangement was supposed to be a temporary business deal. But Julian doesn't play by anyone's rules. As he begins to hunt the one trying to kill her, Lyvana realizes that while she hired him to be a shield, Julian is playing for keeps. ​The deal was temporary... His obsession is not...

On the day of his wedding, his bride; Sun ran way, and the bride’s stepsister; Cho was forced to take the place of her sister temporarily. The marriage was to last for six months or until the runaway bride comes back. Few days after the wedding, Cho was found to be pregnant. What will happen between the couple? i will kill the father of the child in the womb, and the father of my wife for giving me a pregnant woman for a wife. the groom threatened

A favor that she could not refuse. It is the only way that she could get close to the man that she had loved secretly yet she will be only a shadow of her twin sister. She didn't thought about getting caught because she will be there for a temporary day but the secret revealed and her twin sister is the cause.

Selena Ward had been pacing for almost an hour, her hands shaking as she clutched the emergency report the nurse handed her. Her mother had collapsed again—only this time, she didn’t wake up. A doctor finally stepped out of the ICU. “Miss Ward… we need to operate immediately. She has internal bleeding. Without surgery, her chances are very low.” Selena swallowed, her voice barely a whisper. “H-how much?” The doctor hesitated. “A little over ten million naira.” Ten million. She didn’t even have ten thousand. Her legs felt weak. Her vision blurred. Ten million might as well have been a hundred billion. She had no relatives, no savings, and the landlord was already threatening to kick them out. “Please,” she begged, “can’t you do the surgery and I’ll pay later?” “We can’t. Hospital policy.” Selena felt her world collapsing in slow motion. She pressed her hand against her mouth and walked back to the hallway, tears burning her eyes. She didn’t notice the tall man standing at the far end of the corridor until she walked right past him and heard a deep, cold voice: “Miss Ward.” She froze. Slowly, she turned. The man approaching her looked out of place in the shabby hospital—tall, sharply dressed, and intimidatingly handsome. His aura alone made people step aside. He stopped in front of her, eyes unreadable. “Jace… Ariston?” she whispered. She had seen him once before—when she worked a small catering job at one of his company’s events. The billionaire CEO who people whispered about like he was some rumored storm. “Yes.” His tone was cool, controlled. “I heard your mother was admitted.” Selena frowned. “Why would you care?” “Because,” he said, slipping his hands into his pockets, “I came to offer you a deal.” Her heart raced. “What kind of deal?” “A marriage contract.” Selena almost laughed. Almost. But she was too tired, too broken. “Is this a joke?” “No,” he replied, voice dangerously calm. “I need a wife. Immediately.” She stared at him, not sure if the shock or confusion was stronger. Jace continued, expression sharp as glass. “My grandfather’s inheritance can only be claimed by a married heir. I need someone—someone with no ties, no scandals, no family interference.” Selena felt her stomach twist. “And why me?” His gaze slid down to her trembling hands, then back to her eyes. “Because you’re desperate enough to accept. And because I can offer you what you need.”

"Stay still." He order. "Foolish girl! You think you can get a free pass from here through death." He said in a mocking tone. In her defense, she said, "I was only trying to save you." "Of course, how could I forget? You are my heroine, but isn’t the heroine supposed to be saving me while I fall, and instead you go to hug death." Sarcasm filled in his words, which didn’t go unnoticed as she slightly glared at him. Though his words were simple, it held something more to it than what it actually seemed. Ignoring the glare, he continued, "At least you could have just knocked it off my hands if you were so persistent on being the hero. But it's not like I wasn’t aware." "What do you mean?" she inquired, her face perplexed. Pointing to his eyes for emphasis. "Nothing ever misses these eyes. I knew it was poisoned, but I was still going to drink it; it couldn't hurt me." a proud smile on his face. A surprised expression took over her face before she said, "You never know what new poison has been created to harm you." His lips curled up. "Are you offering yourself as the poison? Because I would definitely take all of it." ---- Vanessa Storm is a witch without abilities; she escaped from her massacred town only to end up in the grasp of a night creature whose hatred for humans was a mystery to many. Will she be able to escape from this one? King Theodore's hatred for humans didn’t stop him from having his own fun. One would have thought that his hatred came naturally from his being a vampire, but there was more to it than what met the eye. ‘Death’ was something Theodore gave instantly, so why should there be a difference in Vanessa’s case?

Set in the 15th century, *Modeus* is a powerful demon lord from the shadowy kingdom of *Abaddon Ha’Sheol*, known for his terrifying strength, calm intellect, and hidden sorrow. Despite his status, Modeus is deeply unsatisfied—he seeks not war or dominion, but something more elusive: *amusement*, or rather, purpose beyond the expectations of his bloodline. Haunted by a fractured family past and the weight of future rule, Modeus leaves his realm in disguise under the name *Kovar*, mingling with humans, collecting souvenirs, and trying to experience life differently. Along the way, he builds strange connections—especially with *Aisha*, his younger sister, who adores him, and *Mira*, an undercover spy unaware of his identity. But his quest for "amusement" begins spiraling into chaos as emotional ties, betrayal, moral conflict, and the threat of exposure pull him back into the violent legacy he tried to escape. Each encounter with humans and enemies challenges his restraint and tests whether a being like him can truly choose a different path—or if his fate was written in darkness from the start.