betrayal

[Warning: this story contains dark themes] **** Seven years ago, Ruby Emerald believed she had everything: love, stability, a future she could finally trust. On her wedding anniversary, she planned a surprise that would change their lives forever. Instead, her world shattered. She found her husband having sex with his ex, the words that followed cutting deeper than the betrayal itself. He said loving her made him feel small. Empty. The child she carried was her quiet miracle, who never got the chance to be born. Ruby lost her pregnancy on the very day meant to celebrate life, sealing her heartbreak in silence. When grief had barely settled, life demanded more. Her mother’s heart was failing. There was a need for surgery, which was devastatingly expensive. Her father’s debts threatened to swallow the family business whole. Ruby was drowning. Then came the knock on her hospital door. Her ex-husband’s stepfather, Max Byron, stepped inside, immaculate and unreadable, his presence commanding the room before he spoke a single word. A man of power, control, and secrets. “I can solve all your problems,” he said. Hope flared, dangerous and fragile until he finished: “My only condition… is that you marry me.” Trapped between survival and self-respect, Ruby is forced into a marriage built on necessity, not love. But beneath the cold arrangement and unspoken boundaries, something unsettling begins to grow, slow, restrained, impossible to ignore. Because the most dangerous thing about this marriage isn’t the bargain she made— It’s the feelings she never agreed to feel.

One year ago, Lovina Thorne lost everything in a calculated act of arson. Presumed dead by the world and her grieving billionaire husband, Julian, she spent twelve months in the shadows, her body scarred and her soul forged in the fires of betrayal. The culprit? Her "best friend," Elena, who moved into the Thorne mansion to claim the life and the man&Lovina left behind. Now, the ghost has returned. Disguised as "Vina," a quiet, scarred maid with a hidden face, Lovina infiltrates her former home. She watches from the corners as Elena manipulates Julian, waiting for the perfect moment to dismantle the intruder's life piece by piece. But as she plays a deadly game of cat and mouse, she realizes that Julian never stopped loving her-and that his grief has made him a shell of the man he once was. The fire was only the beginning. As Lovina and Julian are drawn back together in a web of secrets and late-night passion, they discover a chilling truth: Elena wasn't acting alone. The fire was a coordinated strike by the Vane Syndicate, a powerful Mafia organization using Julian’s empire to launder their billions. With the betrayal running deeper than the halls of their home, Lovina must drop her disguise and join forces with Julian to take down a shadow empire. In a world where the law is bought and the enemies are shielded by blood, Lovina will prove that a woman who has already died once is the most dangerous predator of all . He thought he lost his wife. She thought she lost her life. Together, they will burn the world down to reclaim what is theirs.

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. The night of her wedding she's betrayed and her secret is exposed. Attacked by her husband and his knights, Ashlynn was abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by the vampire lady Nyrielle, Ashlynn is offered a choice: die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue for the chance to find eternal love. [Bronze Winner: Weekly Love Tales - Vampire] [Book of the Month: September/October 2024]

"I love you, okay?" ... her voice broke as she stared up at Nur's face. His eyes widened, chest tightening as he stared back at her, at the magnitude of her words. Tears clung to Ayse's lashes, his wife who he supposedly contract married. From the very first day they locked eyes, he loved her but not even for a second, he would have thought she would fall for him. This was Deniz Nur Hakan--The sole heir to the multibillion-dollar company, he who built empires with his bare hands. He had ice in his veins and ruled with an iron fist. Men trembled under his gaze; women drove to him.  A man whose ears were deaf to the pleadings of many. Some called him a bastard, and for some he was just their "son"  His father, Emre Yousef Hakan--A tyrant man. He handed Nur the keys to the Hakan's estate. Well pleased and trusted that his son will continue his tyrannical reign. After the funeral ceremony, his mother had come to him.  Conversing to him on estate matters and the "future" "How his job wasn't only proceeding his father's company but to also produce an heir" Nur stared at his mother's unreadable face; he shook his head and sternly rejected even a thought on such matters.  Though months passed. One faithful night, he received the news.  "Mr. Hakan, your mother has passed away" Nur was left heartbroken; he fled from U.K and quickly arrived at Istanbul via his private jet.  The car clicked opened as he made his way in the magnificent "Hakan estate" Where he would find his "relatives" people who they had lost connection to the very day his parents married. They weren't well off back then yet lived happily.  He paid them no mind and walked towards the center where his mom's coffin was.  Clutching around the fine wood, tears sprung out. His mother, the only one who he could rest his head on the shoulders, lazily talk about his day. She had left him. The funeral has ended. Meanwhile Nur sat at his study, blue eyes flickering under the warm glow. Just then--the door clicked, there entered, Ali Demir, his father's advisor, now his. The silver-haired man walked to him, hands clutching at piles of documents. He then conversed to him on the future and that to attain his will, he must marry. Nur's face turned pale, marriage--A chapter that he had closed long ago. After his previous marriage in Ankara to his childhood sweetheart--Eylul Aydin. He remembered her end--how his father mercilessly unlived her and their unborn child. Nur had also rejected this idea prior to his mother's death. Yet--Ali continued, "the bride had also been selected" His jaw flexed as he raked his eyes at him, "Did you...? Ali shook his head, "I wouldn't dare... if it wasn't the very own wish of Mrs. Hakan" Nur sighed, a part of him was uninterested and the other part? --merely curious to who it was. Ali continued, the bride is from one of the Kaplan family branches. "Who...is it? Nur's voice came out, flustered. Ali's mouth parted, "Ayse Azra Yildiz" His eyes widened, his chest tightened. To be continued>>>>>>>>>>

I'm Julie Michael, I'm 18 I went with my father to a luxurious restaurant in New York, but I never left with him. On a lower floor of a world that doesn’t exist on any map, I discovered the truth: I wasn’t abandoned by accident. I was sold to Robert Cross, a billionaire who buys people for the joy of breaking them. But I refuse to break under his hands. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - "You bought my body, but you will not buy my submission," Julie spat. Robert leaned in, his voice a dark hiss: "Commodities do not like their masters, Julie... it is enough that I liked you and bought you."

Mature (R-18+) Three years of marriage. Three years of silence, loneliness, no recognition, and now... betrayal. Elara Frost thought love meant patience, that one day her husband would finally see her emotions, her love, and her care, and choose her, cherish her as she did. But the only thing he gave her was loneliness and indifference. And thus, when his affection for his secretary shadowed her entirely, shattered her illusions, and made her realize that she was never anything to him, never more than a pawn, she walked away. Everyone who knew them thought she would fade away without him, that she wouldn't survive a day without the luxurious life her husband provided, but did they really know her, the real her? She didn't leave to disappear; she went to return as someone untouchable, someone her ex couldn't dare to provoke, and someone every man desired and every family wanted as their daughter-in-law. When her real identity was revealed, it left everyone shocked. She returned as the real heiress, with connections to the underworld. She returned as the woman everyone needed to bow to and fear, wrapped in diamonds and draped in the drapes of vengeance. After being betrayed once, Elara vowed she would never fall in love again, but the queens aren't safe from love either. She isn't left with much choice when her childhood fiancé returns from abroad, promising her the world she never had. Snippet: "I would be a fool to fall for a man again after everything that life has made me go through," Elara confessed, her expression edgy, a solemn hint crossing her eyes. "In that case, don't fall for me, Miss Elara. Instead, let me fall for you. Because I know for sure, you are worth fighting for," Daniel Macros said, his eyes holding nothing but pure obsession, something she had never experienced before. Elara thought dealing with one persistent pursuer was hard enough, but what would she do when her ex-husband knelt before the entire world, begging for her to return? Will she let the old flame of her love burn again, or will she let Daniel's calm presence sweep her off her feet? Disclaimer: The story is participating in the Viral Book Call 2025. Please support. The more you support me, the more motivated I'll be to write. Follow me on Instagram—@angelinabhardawaj. Bonus chapters- One magic castle = 10 chapters+reader's announcement on this book for three days.  One spacecraft = 15 chapters+ reader's announcement on this book for a week.  One golden gachapon = 20 chapters + reader's announcement on all my socials and this book for two weeks. 

I thought my best friend Caelum would always have my back. I thought our bond was unbreakable. But I was wrong. One moment, we were inseparable. The next, he wielded power beyond comprehension and erased me from existence as if I had never been. Friends, memories, even the world itself moved on except for one thing I didn’t understand… I was still here. Erased by omnipotence, forgotten by everyone, I watched the world I once knew crumble under the weight of his betrayal. And in the silence of nothingness, I discovered something terrifying survival. Now, I am coming back not as the person I was, but as something far stronger. And those who wronged me? They will learn that some things, no matter how completely erased, cannot be contained. How do you kill someone who refuses to vanish?

Jasmine Towers married billionaire Keith Acland in an arranged marriage meant to benefit two powerful families. There was no love, no romance—and Jasmine accepted it. As the CEO’s wife, she devoted herself to maintaining the perfect image and raising her son to become the rightful heir of the Acland family. Everything collapses when Keith’s former lover returns… with a child she claims is his. Overnight, Jasmine’s position is questioned. Her son’s inheritance is threatened. And the woman who once stood quietly beside her husband is pushed out of her own home. Betrayed by her husband and abandoned by high society, Jasmine is forced into a ruthless battle for survival—where losing means watching her son lose everything. Jasmine must fight to protect her child… and reclaim what was stolen from her.

Butterflies drink tears to harvest sorrow, but who comforts the one who wrote the sorrow? Gazelle was a writer who built worlds to escape her own traumatic past, but when she wakes up inside the very fiction she did not create, she realizes her mind has become her cage. In this realm, the butterflies are cursed witnesses, the forests are untamed, and the characters she penned have gained a terrifying consciousness. Raven, who was supposed to be a mere figment of ink and paper, is now alive—and he knows his creator. He is broken, angry, and undeniably real. But he is not the only one who has awakened. The ruthless Morgan family, the tyrants, are hunting the "Gazelle." They know that capturing the author means controlling their fate, and they will spill blood to rewrite their endings. Forced to rely on the survival skills of a childhood she hated, Gazelle must navigate a world where reality is fracturing. Trapped between a creation that resents her and a love that shouldn't exist, she must answer one question: Can she survive the story she did not even start, or will the characters write her end? * "This is not a love story. This is life."

Thea Calloway knew three truths: the mate bond was sacred, family protected you, and Alphas never made mistakes. All three were lies. At eighteen, she felt the bond snap into place—searing, undeniable, divine. Her fated mate was Dane Thornbrook, the youngest Alpha in five generations, destined to unite the Northern packs. But before she could speak, her twin sister Sable whispered the words that destroyed everything: "He's mine." Their parents made the choice instantly. Sable was beautiful, charismatic, perfect. Thea was the awkward spare. When Sable claimed to feel the bond, their father—the pack Beta—forced Thea's silence with a threat: "Speak, and we disown you. Your wolf will die unclaimed." For three years, Thea burned. The mate bond grew stronger daily while Dane remained blind—he couldn't feel it, only Sable's manufactured connection through dark magic. Worse, he despised Thea for reasons she couldn't fathom. When Sable's schemes framed Thea for betraying pack secrets, Dane's judgment was swift: exile or execution. "You've caused my mate nothing but pain," he snarled, alpha command crushing her wolf into submission. "Leave. If you return, I'll kill you myself." Five years later, a rogue attack forces her home. The Alpha she was denied stands tall, married to her sister, still blind to the truth. But Thea isn't the broken girl he exiled. She's survived as a lone wolf, something that should be impossible. And the bond? It's not fading—it's evolving into something the Moon Goddess never intended. When Dane finally feels it—every year of her agony, every moment of her truth—the forbidden desire between them threatens to destroy everything. She was meant to be his Luna. And fate doesn't forgive those who interfere.

Note: If you are a fan of stories like Lord of the Mysteries, then Grand Ascension is for you. .... Makun's life has been cursed since birth, or so he thought. When spiritual chains binding his soul begin to break, he discovers his failures weren't bad luck. Someone has been feeding off him for years. Now awakened to a world of mystics and predators, Makun must fight to survive, uncover who chained him, and claim the power that was stolen from him. But in a world where every deal costs a piece of your soul, how much of himself will be left when he finally ascends?

✓ MASSIVE RELEASE ON THE LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH.✓ BLURB: “We are sorry Maria, we never meant to hurt you. Come back to us!" They all thundered. But it was too late, I was determined to make them Pay. *** I am Maria Moon, casted out of my Pack at the age of eighteen. All because of a tradition— one that states, that which ever family the Alpha's mate comes from, any other female wolf of same status is cast out. But it all felt wrong, It wasn't supposed to be me but her— my step sister— Patricia Moon. “I, Darren Copper, Alpha of the Frost moon pack, hereby declare that Maria Moon is no longer a member of this pack!” I pleaded for them to see the truth but no one cared, they were all blinded by their love for her. I became a rogue, wandered about for days and was unfortunate to attacked by the older rogues. And even more unfortunate to be saved by the quadruplet Alpha's, my Pack rival Alpha's. *** “Isn't she the Beta's daughter of Frost moon pack?" Damien growled as he turned to his brothers. “Definitely, she looks the same even after five years!" Adrien replied as he squatted, cupping my chin harshly on his palm. “She is definitely a spy, let's kill her!" Davian roared, stretching his claws, his stance ready to slaughter. “Don't Davian!" Aidan the oldest amongst the quadruplet echoed, “That’s all the more reason we should keep her close, letting her die is to easy.” He turned to the guards beside him, “Take her to the Pack, she is our Personal maid." Adrien chuckled lightly, a sly smirk appearing across his lips. “Nice idea Aidan. We would make her suffer!" CONTENT WARNING. This book contains explicit scenes, abuses, graphic violence and dark obsessive romance. Readers discretion advised.

was never meant to save the kingdom. Armed with a cursed gauntlet that summons the most feared villains of his world... as Women? —now reborn as beautiful, ruthless women bound by fate and iron will—he chooses a different path: conquest from the shadows. Through strategy, manipulation, and loyalty bought with truth instead of lies, Kaito begins a silent invasion that will rot the kingdom from within. This is not a story of heroes. This is the rise of a commander who turns villains into queens… and kingdoms into cards in his hand.

A healer with secrets, Higashino Shuuichi is the 4th Division’s gentle workhorse by day and Sōsuke Aizen’s quiet fixer by night. A transmigrator with foreknowledge, he survives by siphoning reishi from patients to fuel Aizen’s research and, over decades of brutal tutoring, climbs from mediocrity to near–captain class in shunpo, hakuda, zanjutsu, and kidō. Aizen uses him as a precise instrument: never flashy, always deniable.

Alternate title: TVWLTE! Eren Walden was a civil servant aiming for a normal life with his girlfriend until a shocking betrayal led to his death. In the afterlife, he finds himself in the RPG game 'The King's Return' as Ariellia Garrod, a mob villainess doomed to die early. He must now deal with his new identity while trying to escape her fate and help the hero fulfill his destiny without getting killed. Ariellia: 'Farewell Rei, I'll be praying for your victory from here.' Rei: 'What are you talking about wife, you're coming too.' Ariellia: 'Author, this wasn't in the script!'

Alternative Tittle: The Second Male Lead’s POV (in an Otome World) Starting a forbidden relationship with the duke’s daughter was the most reckless thing Lucian had ever done in his life. Up until now, his only risks were hunting rare saplings from dangerous places. Now, he was breaking the nobles’ rules. And it backfired, horribly. Not once, not twice, not thrice but multiple times. He almost died once, lost a few friends, fled his homeland, and then almost died again, but here he was, not really learning. "So dumb," the devil voice in his head whispered in disdain, "How more idiotic can you get?" "As far as idiocy goes deep," Lucian answered, accepting the new path of his life, "And it goes deep. And wide." Goal: get wealthy and powerful enough to afford more idiocy Current arsenal: blood, sweat, tears, and pure wits Start point: gardener End point: unknown TAGS: #twistedMC #manipulativeMC #YANDERExYANDERE #NO-NTR #loyalMC #loyalFL #insaneFL #evilFL #forbidden-love #you-can't-f‎ix-her-FL #lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers #nobility #fantasy #pirates #secret-organization #territorymanagement #obsessive-love-interest #comedy #conspiracy #businessman #moneymaking #mystery #Adult #Mature Trigger warnings: LOADS OF ROMANCE (the psychological kind), toxic love

Maliha ek masoom ladki hai jo bachpan se zimmedariyon ke bojh tale dabi hui thi. Badi beti hone ke naate usne sab ka khayal rakha, lekin kabhi kisi ne uske dard ko nahi samjha. Ye kahani hai bharose, mohabbat aur un galtiyon ki jo kam umar me ki jaati hain aur poori zindagi badal kar rakh deti hai.

The story : Naruto was born with hair as red as his mother's, but with a face and intellect that paralleled his father, the Fourth Hokage. Will the revolution he brings be the world's salvation or destruction? NOT A TRANSLATION

[A Year of Grace- Book 1] Nyxara When I woke up cold, leaning against a tree in the woods, I wondered if there were a few details I wasn't told by the angel who sent me here. It wasn’t long before the brothers I had lost in my past life found me—right as I was trying to find my way out of the woods. They brought me home to the parents who weren’t dead. Since I didn’t get this world’s Nyxara’s memories, I’m claiming amnesia due to trauma. When I was given the choice between redoing my own life or being sent to an alternate universe, I chose the second option. I didn’t want to deal with the shattered remains of my past. What I wasn’t told? While this is a very different life, some people from my old world are still making my life hell in this one. And now, they might have fangs, mind powers, or claws. I’m not the me in my last life, and I’m not the me of this life. So… who am I? On that note, what in the world is an alpha, beta, or omega? Looks like I have a lot to learn—and fast—if I want to graduate from the Sentinels of Accord Academy, let alone survive in a world filled with supernatural beings. It's a new exciting world just waiting for me to claim my place in it. Top 3 in the end of year competitions looks like a good start. This year is going to be amazing. (The romance is slow-burn. 5 mates in total. The romance doesn't really start in this book. All mates are introduced though.) [Daily Chapter Release and Free until completion]

In a moment of smoke and swordsteel, Daemon Targaryen gains more than he bargained for: a son born in fire, bound from his first breath to a crimson hatchling. As whispers of succession coil through the court, the existence of a dragon-bonded bastard forces the royal family to confront a dangerous truth... Dragons obey no laws but their own.