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[#lovesosweet] [WARNING: Mature content 18+] [WPC #AUG2023Entry] « Is it not enough that I have been 'sold off' as a catalogue bride but also have to compete with a dead woman for favour? » Shelby looks like she has it all. The perfect family and all the perks that come with it. But she must go through a 'forced contract marriage' and also compete for the attention of the man she had been unwillingly tied to... Ian lost the love of his life so suddenly that his mind still refuses to accept that reality. He gave up everything and secluded himself until his mother found him a bride. His one task was to give the family an heir but how can Ian do this when the air he breathes all revolves around the one woman he can never have. However, he finds himself in a predicament and dilema when the new contracted bride is thrust into his life unwittingly... especially, when he finds out that she is more than meets the eye. Image: Image generated from starryai.com, cover completed by me. This is an original story of mine. Copyright Loctovia 2023 Completed, September 2025

Sejak kecil, Liza tahu kalau dia berbeda. Liza diberkahi sepasang mata yang memiliki kemampuan aneh, yaitu melihat kristal cahaya gaib yang dimiliki oleh setiap manusia di dunia. Selama ini Liza mengira kristal cahaya itu tidak berarti apa-apa, sampai suatu ketika ia terseret dalam sebuah kejadian tak terduga. Sejak itulah Liza mendapatkan suatu fakta mencengangkan tentang kebenaran jati dirinya yang ternyata adalah seorang keturunan penyihir putih legendaris yang pernah hidup di zaman abad pertengahan bernama Adera. Konon penyihir putih legendaris itu adalah penyihir yang mampu mengendalikan tujuh cakra dalam tubuhnya untuk mengeluarkan sihir dengan fungsi tertentu. Salah satunya adalah cakra jantung, cakra yang berfungsi untuk cinta dan penyembuhan. Dan berkat kemampuan sihir yang dimilikinya, Liza mampu menyembuhkan manusia dari serangan magis dan juga menolong mereka untuk menemukan jodoh sejati hanya dengan melihat pola-pola kristal gaib yang dia lihat. Itu seperti menemukan dan menyatukan jodoh kepingan puzzle. Sampai suatu hari, Liza memiliki keinginan untuk mencari siapa pasangan jiwa menggunakan kemampuan sihirnya itu. Namun anehnya, Liza masih belum menemukannya hingga sekarang. Keberuntungan jodoh seolah tidak berpihak padanya. Alih-alih mencari pasangan, Liza malah dipertemukan terus dengan Chistone, pria misterius yang memiliki pola kristal jodoh yang tidak terbaca. Siapakah sebenarnya Christone? Bagaimana bisa kristal jodoh pria itu tidak bisa terbaca oleh Liza? Lalu apakah nanti Liza bakal menemukan jodohnya? Follow untuk info dan update cerita di : @fenlykim

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