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She was the promise he had to keep. She was the revenge he had to take. Now, she's the prize in a war between two Alphas. For Elara, an ordinary Omega struggling to survive, dating Lucian Knight feels like a dream. He’s a powerful Alpha CEO, devastatingly handsome, and for the past year, he’s been her perfect, devoted boyfriend. On the night he plans to propose, her dream shatters into a million pieces. She discovers the truth about his past—a past as a vicious playboy who deliberately destroyed loving relationships. The very reason he’s a reformed man is the reason she has to leave him. Heartbroken and reeling, Elara does the most impulsive thing of her life. She accepts a contract marriage from her enigmatic and cold-hearted boss, the billionaire Alpha CEO Victor Sterling. He offers security, respect, and a gilded cage far from the pain of her broken heart. It seems like a practical, if icy, escape. But Victor has a secret. He is Lucian’s sworn enemy, the man whose own happiness and belief in love were obliterated by Lucian’s cruelty years ago. The contract marriage is his masterstroke of revenge, a calculated move to steal the woman his rival loves. Elara is nothing but a pawn in a dangerous game forged from a broken past. Now, two dominant Alphas are locked in a brutal war for her heart and her future. Lucian, desperate to win back the woman who saved him from himself, will stop at nothing to reclaim her. Victor, who planned to use her, finds his frozen heart beginning to thaw in her presence, rediscovering a warmth he thought was lost forever. Caught between the reformed devil she loved and the ruthless husband she’s bound to, Elara must navigate a world of obsession, vengeance, and unexpected passion. When she uncovers the devastating truth behind her marriage of convenience, one question remains: In a battle of two Alphas, who does an Omega truly choose: the man who wants her, or the man who needs her?

Lara's trauma went from mild to chronic when she divorced her husband and went ahead to get inseminated from a sperm bank. She wants to be a single mother. Love has become a fairytale and men were only a bunch of liars and deceivers. She's done with marriage and love. Being a single mother would be the best decision she'd ever made. How would she have known that she made the wrong decision at that moment and fate turned her failure to fortune when she realised that she was carrying the child of the billionaire mogul Curtis Rodney. “You have just an option…” Curtis declared. Other options do not apply to him, he always has his way and the woman before him now has no option but to accept his decision as her only option. “And what is this option of yours?” Lara snapped at him.

She wasn’t marrying for love, she was marrying to survive. When Elena Moore, a quiet and selfless woman, agrees to a marriage contract with Adrian Blackwood, the cold and calculating CEO of Blackwood Holdings, it’s purely business. Her family’s debt is drowning them, and he needs a wife to secure his inheritance before his ruthless board tears him apart. They both sign on the dotted line, promising a year of no emotions, no strings attached. But love, as Elena soon learns, has never cared much for contracts. Adrian is everything she’s sworn to avoid, detached, controlling, unreadable. Yet beneath the marble exterior is a man scarred by betrayal and incapable of trusting anyone. Elena, with her warmth and quiet resilience, begins to thaw his icy resolve. As fake smiles turn to lingering glances, and staged affection starts to feel real, both of them face a painful truth: the line between obligation and desire is fading fast. But when secrets about the contract, and Adrian’s true motives, come to light, Elena must decide whether love can bloom from lies… or if she’s once again fallen for the wrong man.

My engagement was supposed to be my happily ever after… until he humiliated me in front of everyone. Betrayed and abandoned, I never expected a cold, mysterious billionaire to enter my life—and buy me as if I were just another deal. Now I’m trapped in a contract with him, forced to play the part of his perfect partner. But the more I resist, the more he wants me… Can I survive this game of power, passion, and revenge, or will I lose everything to the billionaire who ruined my engagement?

The night that was supposed to be the peak of my life became the night I lost everything. My step-sister Rose stole my achievements. My fiancé chose her over me. My father handed over the company I built with my own hands… to her. And when I finally walked away, broken and exhausted, Karl followed me home—drunk, furious, and ready to destroy what little I had left. One blow to the head was all it took to end Jenna Harvour. At least, that’s what the world was meant to believe. I didn’t die. I woke up drugged, half-conscious, and listening to people decide how to “dispose” of me. I heard Rose’s voice ordering my death to be written off as suicide. I heard doctors bargaining over my body. And when I was finally strong enough to open my eyes, I was greeted by a stranger’s face and a new name forced onto me: Jenna Lorance. They buried my old identity. They held a funeral with my name on it. And I was expected to disappear quietly into this new life they created. But the world doesn’t get rid of me that easily. My unexpected lifeline comes in the form of Damian Black—the heir to the largest mafia syndicate and the last person I ever thought would notice me. He shouldn’t care about a woman like me… yet he’s the only one who looks at me as if he can sense the truth beneath my new skin. Revenge is easy. Escaping him is not. Because once a man like Damian decides you’re his, he doesn’t let go—not even if the whole world believes you’re already dead. _________ Re-upload because I needed to fix first 6 chapters [Warning: Mature Context, R18+]

She's a photography genius. However, she finds herself bullied by her stepmother and stepsister, and thus, isn't able to showcase her talent. He's the young master of Sharp Edge Group, cold and ruthless. However, he fancies her. With a marriage certificate, he forces her to marry him. She goes from a fallen Cinderella to an enviable Young Madam Lu. He supports her as she soars freely in the world of photography. Oppression and anti-oppression, hunting and fleeing. They are destined to be entangled for a lifetime.

Gu Xia, known as the Red Monster, had always been the quirkiest one among women. She had an extraordinary personality, exceptional job, and magic touch. Loving to play the fool to catch the wise, she had been causing chaos everywhere since her youth. One day, she was suddenly whisked away and married by a man called "Little Fox," thinking she would just swindle some money from this supposedly foolish son of a landlord. Little did she know, this son was not only smart, but he also deeply imprinted her with a 'Little Fox' of his own. This trick turned into a lifetime, leaving her with a heart so consumed and soul so corrupted she had nowhere to escape. The story features strong leads, both male and female, delivers a deadly dose of sweetness, and is a hilariously heartwarming tale of pampering! Also, highly recommended is the completed hit novel by Pigpig, "Youth Begins with Meeting Him."

【Double C1V1】A certain gossip magazine exposed that the newly crowned actress Mu Yan spent the night at the villa of a certain already-married business mogul, accusing her of being a mistress intruding into someone else's family. Mu Yan posted on Weibo, "I went back to my own home, what business is it of yours?" Young Master Jiang from the Jiang Family, known for his immense power and noble grace in Upper City, reposted the Weibo, causing a city-wide uproar. At home, Mu Yan looked at the man beside her who kept refreshing her Weibo on her phone. "Since when did you learn to direct and act all by yourself?" The man was displeased, "You won't acknowledge me, and you won't let me fight for it myself?" Mu Yan, "..." She really couldn't tell who had been the domineering one forcing her to sign the marriage papers back then. If love were a poison, when he first met her, he was already poisoned to the core, with only her being the antidote. A secret love story in the entertainment industry.

[18+ | Mature Content | Dark Romance] After slaving away for years as Ares King's sole overworked secretary, Catherine has finally had enough of his domineering and heartless attitude. She wants to quit and use the severance pay to settle her family's debts, and spend more time with her long-term boyfriend. But soon after she hands her resignation letter, she finds out that her long-term boyfriend cheated on her. He claims she's a wreck with no future, and he's better off without her. Heartbroken and devastated, Catherine is grasping at the last straw when her boss, Ares King, proposes a contract out of the blue. "Become my wife for one year." "Why me, Mr. King?" "Because we work, Ms. Lane.” The last thing she wanted was to make a deal with the devil. But this offer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Sell your soul to the devil for one year. How hard can that be? ********** "How many?" I froze. Did he expect me to count? "How. Many?" "I-I don't—Ah!" Ares spanked me again, continuously. My eyes stung, and sweet pain overtook me. I should feel sick from deriving pleasure from this, but strangely, I wasn't. "Two?" I teased, purposely getting the numbers wrong. "You shouldn't have done that." Just as I thought, he started again, but this time he drove each hit with more force until my ass was burning. "Fifteen!" I yelled, shaking. "Wrong." My heart momentarily stopped. "I got it right!" "You missed one." He pressed his hand on my searing bottom, and I moaned. I tried to squirm away, but he trapped my hands behind my back, his voice dark with warning. "Move again, and you'll regret it." ~ A/N: This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.

They had been married for less than a week when Lin Banxia discovered that without his embrace, she couldn’t sleep; without his love, she felt anxious; without his companionship, her emotions spiraled out of control. But then one day, she had stomach troubles! The hospital handed over a test result: Congratulations, Mrs. Huo, you’re pregnant. He said, "Give birth to my child, and we won’t just have three years together—we’ll have a lifetime!" She squinted her eyes and replied, "Mr. Huo, you’ve miscalculated. Clearly, after giving birth, you’re letting me go in three years." "The child can’t go without a mother, and I can’t go without you. Understand?" That was Young Master Huo’s confession.

My engagement ended in humiliation. One moment, I was the bride-to-be. Next, my fiancé was slipping a ring onto another woman’s finger—nope, not just anyone, my half-sister! And the whole city watched. So I did the unthinkable. I kissed the one man I was never supposed to touch—his aloof, very hot, useless uncle. Dominic Fletcher. It was supposed to be revenge. A scandal to wipe away my shame. Until he stole my bra and with it, my senses… and my already fragile heart. “Give it back!” I demanded, reaching for my bra, but he only lifted it higher. “I’ll keep this as a memento, Kitten,” he murmured, eyes dark, voice dangerously seductive. But Dominic Fletcher was far from useless. Behind the nonchalant façade was a ruthless power only I had glimpsed. And now, he wants to help me take my revenge— “Marry me, sweetness,” Dominic rasped, gaze sharp as steel. “I’ll make everyone who offended you a foot mat. What do you say?” How could I say no? I’d do anything to make that worthless, piece-of-shit scumbag ex lose sleep for the rest of his life and become his worst nightmare. So I said yes—to his uncle. I became his aunt-in-law. Then I returned, victorious and unbroken. My family pleaded for me to forgive them. My ex-fiancé fell to his knees, clutching my hand. “Let’s start again, Harper,” he begged. “You’re the only one I cherish...”

*“You have six months to conceive… or you may never be able to.”* Selene’s world shatters with one medical report. Desperate, out of options, and racing against time, she stumbles into a chance encounter with Zenon Vander—an arrogant billionaire forced into a marriage contract to protect his empire. Cold, ruthless, and dangerously charming, Zenon wants a wife who won’t fall in love. Selene needs a baby without complications. Neither expected to find themselves trapped in a deal that blurs every line. *One year. No strings. No love. Just benefits.* But what happens when emotions start to rise? When secrets unravel? And when pretending becomes something dangerously real? **A fierce woman with nothing to lose. A powerful man with everything at stake. In this contract… who breaks first?**

Love was never meant to be part of the contract. Lady Seraphina was born to obey—polished into perfection, promised to a man known as the Empire’s Beast. Their arranged marriage was a transaction of power, not affection. Somewhere between cold vows and burning glances, duty turned to desire and desire to ruin. Beneath the glitter of chandeliers and the weight of swords, their duty ignites into something dangerously alive—until betrayal turns that love to ash. Branded a traitor and executed by the rebels she tried to control, Seraphina dies whispering in her heart the name of the man she destroyed only to wake five years before her downfall. This time, she won’t be anyone’s pawn. Not her mother's. Not the Crown’s. And certainly not her husband’s. In this life, Seraphina will wield the one advantage she was never meant to have: foresight. But when the man who once condemned her returns to claim her hand again, the game resets—only the board has changed, and Seraphina holds the pieces while facing a cruel truth: love and power are the most foolish bedfellows of all. Equal parts courtly intrigue and battlefield grit, Duty Bound: The Second Marriage Vow asks: can one second chance rewrite a lifetime of betrayal?

[Warning: MATURE CONTENT! NO RAPE] (I’m too soft for that) After enduring a lifetime of abuse from her family, the last thing Mallory Morrow needs is to be married off to an old man almost thrice her age. So, she came up with a plan. To sleep with someone and get pregnant. She didn’t know that years later, the consequences of that reckless decision would come crashing back into her life. Living as a single mom, completely disowned by her family, raising a son who refuses to speak after some traumatic incident, life was a constant uphill battle. Medical bills kept piling up, and hope was running thin—until her best friend Mara offered her a lifeline. ‘Her cousin needed someone to stop a wedding at all costs. And if she succeeded, she’d be paid 1 million dollars—a sum that could change her life and her son’s forever.’ “STOP THE WEDDING! THAT MAN WAS THE FATHER OF MY CHILD!” But when she bursts into the ceremony, everything goes wrong. She’s crashing her half-sister’s wedding—the same woman who tormented her for years. And the groom who hired her? Venzrich Archeval: the youngest, richest, and most devastatingly handsome billionaire who hates women… and, unbeknownst to Mallory, the father of her child. Haunted by the memory of a mysterious woman he met one night years ago, Venzrich has been searching for her ever since—the only woman who can make him feel pleasure and ignite something he didn’t know existed. And now, fate has thrown her back into his grasp. He’s determined that she’ll never leave his sight again. As Mallory struggles to protect her son from her cruel family, she also has to survive a billionaire who refuses to let her go, whose touch ignites dangerous desires she can’t ignore. “There’s no way I’m letting you go. You’re either mine or mine.” And just like that, they’re caught in a whirlwind of chaos, passion, and a contract as husband and wife—where nothing is safe, nothing is predictable, and everything seems to slip out of her grasp. Can she open her heart again, or will the scars of her past trap her forever? And can she survive the man hiding behind a perfect mask—the devil who wants everything, including her? P.S: If you want an ML who was gentle and actually knows aftercare. Read this.

[Mature Content R18+] Two days before my wedding, my fiancé told me he would marry my twin sister, because it was her dying wish. My family, his family, everyone dear to me, turned me into a villain for being defiant. The decision was final. The bride had changed. They forced me into a golden cage, waiting for my turn to be another substitute. Then he came. The man who should have been my enemy offered his hand. Led us into one wild night. "Be my wife. Six years. Let's have a contract for exactly that long." "You lost your mind. You promised-" "And I'll give you five years. You can be free. Do whatever you want with the Kingston name. I promised that." "Wh... what?" "But you must promise me, you will be back, and let's live like we burn for each other in that last year." "Rafael... what are you planning to?" "Get things back to their right place." I was tired of being anyone's pawn. So, I play my own game. Five years later, I am back. Revenge is an understatement. The price for my suffering is due. My children keep asking for their father. They'll meet him soon, but there's a problem:  I’m not sure who the real father is. "Viona... I never stop loving you. Tell me they are my flesh, right? I want you back. I want us back." My ex-fiancé shamelessly pleaded before me. "They are mine. The four of them are mine." And there he was, my contracted husband declared with a glare that was ready to burn the whole society down. This should be a simple game of power. But love always meddles between the players. ====== Author's Note: This Novel is a character-driven plot. Every character has their own motivation and is layered. Every choice has no easy way out. If you enjoy slow burn, this might be to your liking. Please read all the free chapters before you decide to continue or not. Thank you for giving this story a chance.

Kang Hauen’s family is on the brink of ruin. To save them, she agrees to a contract marriage with Kim Suho, a cold CEO who demands a child within a year. The marriage is strictly business: no love, only duty. Yet, living under the same roof, Hauen discovers the man behind the icy exterior is more complicated than she imagined. But Suho’s heart belongs to another, the woman he truly loves. Trapped between obligation, desire, and jealousy, Hauen must navigate a world of luxury, secrets, and intimacy she never expected. In a marriage built on contracts, who will win the battle of hearts, and who will break first?

In a city where elegance masks corruption and loyalty is a currency few can afford, Rina Seo enters an arranged marriage with a man whose reputation is as terrifying as his power. She’s brilliant, bold, and emotionally untouchable. He’s cold, calculating, and dangerously obsessed with control. Their union is forged not by love, but by necessity. As they navigate a world of velvet-lined secrets, elite politics, and psychological warfare, they must decide whether to rule together… or destroy each other. But in a society built on betrayal, the greatest threats aren’t enemies. They’re the ones closest to you. Velvet Domination is a slow-burn, high-stakes drama of obsession, power, and survival, where love isn’t soft. It’s strategic. This is not book 2 of when the sky forgets the dawn but it includes some characters from the book ⚠️ Trigger Warning This story contains mature and graphic content, including: ●Realistic depictions of murder and violent crime ● Psychological manipulation and gaslighting ● Criminal investigations and forensic detail ● Themes of obsession, betrayal, and emotional trauma Reader discretion is strongly advised. Recommended for mature audiences only.

She is the daughter of his enemy. He is the man who once promised to protect her. Xiamen and Hong Yi were once childhood friends—innocent, inseparable, and bound by unspoken love. But when their families turned against each other, their relationship was twisted into something neither of them had the power to save. Forced into marriage by circumstances and betrayal, their union was built on silence instead of trust. Believing Xiamen never chose him, Hong Yi divorced her, breaking both their hearts. Five years later, they meet again. Hong Yi is now a cold, powerful CEO, hiding his wounds behind control and cruelty. Xiamen returns to his world carrying secrets—and a child he never knew existed. But the heart never forgets its first love… even when love has been buried under misunderstanding, guilt, and pain. When the truth comes to light, will love be strong enough to heal what silence destroyed?

She signed a contract to save her mother’s life… but unknowingly sealed her fate. In a desperate bid to afford her mother’s surgery, Elena Hart signs a contract she doesn’t bother to read, until it’s too late. What she thought was a business agreement turns out to be a marriage contract with cold, calculating billionaire Alexander Reyes, a man who doesn’t believe in love… only business. Her mother lives, but Elena’s freedom dies. Trapped in a loveless arrangement, Elena begins to fall for the man she was never supposed to care about. But Alex has built walls around his heart that seem impossible to break. Then comes Nathan, Alex’s best friend, warm, affectionate, and everything Alex is not. Just as Elena starts questioning her emotions, a shocking secret about Nathan’s identity threatens to shatter everything. Meanwhile, Isabelle watches from the sidelines, quiet, observant, and harboring feelings she hides carefully. Her presence complicates the tangled web of love and loyalty in ways no one expects. As old flames rekindle and hidden truths emerge, Elena must navigate a world of passion, betrayal, and treacherous love.

Lea never knew that one day her parents would sell her – not until one day the most feared and cold mafia lord in Italy came with a contract to show that she was married off – Massimo Moretti Dangerous, Arrogant, cold, no mercy and untouchable – He doesn’t believe in love, only power to rule and revenge was his best weapon –He doesn’t want a wife, he wants control Forced to marry a man who rules the underworld, Lea must survive his temper, control and cruelty –the more she fights him the more he becomes obsessed and looks at her like a possession Then Lorenzo Vitale appears –Massimo's rival Calm where Massimo is furious and gentle where Massimo is cruel –Only to Lea Massimo wants to own her Lorenzo Wants to love her Caught between two powerful men –Lea must decide Will she surrender to the cruel man who married her or risk everything for the man who would burn the entire world to keep her safe?