gettingbacktogether

[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.

She ran from him five years ago, leaving only ashes in his heart. Now, he has found her on his reality show, in the arms of another man. The project owner, consumed by revenge and passion, changes the rules to punish what he considers his property. Her body is burning with forbidden desire, and her fiancé is hiding a secret that could blow up the entire project. They are not looking for love on this villa. They are waging a war. And no one will emerge victorious without losses.

Aria Monroe married the city's coldest billionaire CEO to save her family, only to be betrayed by both him and them. Pregnant and discarded, she vanished without a trace. Three years later, she returns not as the broken woman they once mocked, but as the CEO of a rising empire. Her greatest secret? The child who carries the bloodline of the man who destroyed her. Now, the ruthless CEO who once rejected her is on his knees, begging for forgiveness. But forgiveness won't come easy. Rivals lurk, family betrays again, and temptation burns hotter than ever. This time, she's no pawn. She's the queen. And she'll decide who wins her heart if anyone at all. But when her son looks up at Damien Blackwood with those same ice-blue eyes and whispers "Daddy," will the walls she's built around her heart finally crumble or will the ghosts of their past destroy them all?

Seven years ago, Jasmine Duvall vanished from the Crestfall Academy… heartbroken, humiliated and branded a liar. She was the scholarship girl who dared to fall for the billionaire heir…. only to be ruthlessly discarded, her reputation in ruins. But Jasmine didn’t disappear. She rebuilt herself from the shadows, becoming the world’s most elusive hacker and the secret daughter of a late business tycoon. Now, she returns not as a fragile girl, but as the hidden heiress to a global empire she never knew existed. And sitting across the boardroom table? The CEO she must join forces with to protect her legacy… Ares Knight, the very man who betrayed and destroyed her. But Jasmine didn’t return for reconciliation. She’s here to reclaim everything she lost… and ruin him in the process. What she never expected? Power has a price. Old passions ignite. Buried truth unravel. But Jasmine must decide: will she burn down the world that betrayed her… or let herself fall for the man who could shatter her all over again?

A gentle and dynamic fashion designer x a hugely controlling wealthy heir After several years in the business world, Fu Yinli has seen it all, but he never expected to be captivated by a girl untouched by the world. That night on an English street, the girl danced ballet with such purity and grace, every smile and frown captivated him, like a fairy descended to earth. He approached step by step, and one night after achieving his wish of being with her, he accidentally glimpsed her pure thoughts. The desire he had suppressed for days completely shattered, "Zhizhi, is liking me something to be ashamed of?" Su Lingzhi's face burned like fire. … After half a month apart, they meet again in Beijing. Su Lingzhi stands under the moonlight with a guide cane in hand, lost in thought, a deep and hoarse voice breaks the silence. "Sorry, I'm late." "Do we know each other?" A single "Do we know each other" pushed Fu Yinli's desire to control her to the maximum, gripping her waist and fiercely kissing her. He initially thought the more she loved, the more he wanted to control her. Little did he know that in this entanglement of love and desire, it was him who was sinking deeper from start to finish. "Zhizhi, don't ever think about leaving me in this lifetime." … Under his control, Su Lingzhi reconciled with herself, turned the tables, and step by step rose to the pinnacle of the fashion world. - double c, age gap of 7 years

Married for three years, they appeared to be deeply in love in public, but behind closed doors, he treated her with cold indifference. Having had enough of his neglect, she handed him a divorce agreement and left him. Unexpectedly, the usually aloof Chairman Xu began acting like a rascal post-divorce, visiting daily to mooch food and drink, and even wanting to share her bed? Outsiders all say, "Chairman Xu has deep feelings for his ex-wife, even after divorce he can't forget her and spoils her to no end."

Bei Ran lay on the operating table, Gu Qingchen was her surgeon. His eyes, deep as the Aegean Sea, gazed at her: "Honey, it's been four years since we got married, and you're still afraid of me?" Honey? Last night he already threw a divorce agreement at her, what right does he have to call her that? In City A, Gu Qingchen is a long-lasting legend. He is a leading figure in the medical field and a major shareholder in a Fortune 500 company, capable of great influence in the business world. He only needed an obedient wife. Bei Ran was so 'obedient' that he never had to worry. The four-year marriage was just a matter of agreement, but who is the one lingering endlessly after the divorce? She accidentally fell into water at a wedding she was hosting, he said: "Beg me, you know I'm always responsive to your demands!" "Gu Qingchen, we're divorced!" Bei Ran couldn't stand it anymore! He laughed coldly: "Bei Ran, we've been married for four years, you have a five-year-old daughter, do you really want to die here?" Bei Ran was shocked, he knew? Would he fight her for her daughter? Gu Qingchen could never have imagined that the chubby little bun in front of him was actually his biological daughter! "Bei Ran, you hid it from me for five years, always flawlessly obedient before me, tell me, how should I punish you?" Gu Qingchen raised a bloodthirsty smile. Could she possibly not tell him there is also a son who looks just like him! Theater Version: The teacher informed Bei Ran that her son had used a scalpel in school to investigate the cause of death of poisoned small animals. Her daughter was causing a stir in school with her stock trading. In her anger, she said, "No one to take you to school today, take the bus yourselves." The daughter sought help from Gu Qingchen but got no response, so she said: "Yesterday, a pretty aunt stayed in Dad's office for an hour, and her skirt was super short." The twins truly had a shared understanding; the son said: "The station manager hugged Mom yesterday, even kissed her cheek, and said he would never let go!" Bei Ran and Gu Qingchen spoke in unison: "Trying to sow discord, you're still too naive, go to school yourselves!" The siblings shouldered their backpacks and went to take the bus, while the couple returned to the bedroom, closing the door behind them. She leapt onto him, her fiery temper on full display: "You actually stayed with that woman for an entire hour?" He was overbearingly domineering: "Damn it, which part of you did he kiss, I will seal his mouth with a scalpel!"

Sherilyn Gilmore has loved Logan Grant her entire life… but he only ever had eyes for her younger sister, Adele. When both families arrange a marriage between Logan and Adele for the sake of business and “true love,” Sherilyn quietly prepares to step aside. But on the night their engagement is meant to be announced, Adele is found unconscious in a hotel room—slipping into a mysterious coma. Gossip spreads instantly. Everyone knows Sherilyn loved Logan. Everyone suspects she wanted to take Adele’s place. Under pressure from both families, the wedding still goes on—and Sherilyn becomes Mrs. Grant. They share only one night as husband and wife. By the next morning, Logan storms into the bedroom and throws divorce papers onto the bed. “Adele woke up. This marriage ends now.” Sherilyn signs without hesitation... and disappears from everyone's lives. Years later, her grandfather dies—and Logan calls, demanding she return for the funeral, honoring the old man’s final will. Sherilyn reluctantly comes home. But when she steps out of the car with a bright-eyed six-year-old boy at her side, the entire family freezes... Because the child looks unmistakably like someone they all know.

"I, King Draven Ashford, reject you, Charlene Winters, as my mate. Leave my kingdom and never return!" Five years ago, those words shattered Charlene’s world. Cast out and branded a traitor, she walked away with a secret Draven refuses to believe. She was pregnant with his heirs. While away, she gave birth to triplets: Dawn, Damian, and Drew. Now Charlene has returned, no longer the fragile woman he rejected but a fearless mother who has learned to fight for herself and her children. And when Draven sees her again, he is stunned by the strength she carries… and shaken by the children who look far too much like him. “Mommy, why does that man look like us?”
 “Mommy, is our Daddy the Alpha King?” Draven still believes she betrayed him. Charlene swore she would never forgive him. But secrets can never stay buried forever, and the truth she carries may be the one thing powerful enough to bring the Alpha King to his knees. And what really happened five years ago—was it truly an affair, or a malicious accusation? The answers to these questions will unfold as their paths intertwine once again.

One sided love yk?

Wei Yingzhen was born in the most complicated and heartless family. Just to live, she lost many loved ones such as her empress mother, her comrades in arm, and her senior sister lost her voice forever. One fateful event leaded her to meet him and his family. Only then did she ever feel the warm of complete family, the warm of laying in someone's arm without being on guard. However, she couldn't reciprocate his feeling. Wei Yingzhen's eyes looked at him with yearning yet her reply was completely cold. " We can't be together. You know that I will go back someday. How am I suppose to believed you will wait for me even when I don't know if I can return alive or not? " Lu Yanghao grabbed her chin and raised her face toward him. "Remember this, your life has been mine since the day you begged for my help, so no matter what you need to come back alive and marry me. " From then on, everyone in the capital domain knows that the oldest Master Lu has promised himself to an unknown girl. Nobody has ever seen her, and many young girls thoughts they still have a chance, yet oldest master Lu shut them down. " I, Lu Yanghao will only marry to one and only princess Zhen."

“I’m done.” With those two words, top-tier Alpha Emma ended her three-year relationship with Omega perfumer Gu Liang—coldly, decisively, even after marking him during her heat. But the man she abandoned wasn’t a fragile lamb. Beneath Gu Liang’s quiet demeanor slept a lion. He built First Heart Capital from the ground up, and with ruthless precision, brought Emma and her family’s empire to its knees. To survive, Emma was forced to sign a marriage contract with the very man she once discarded. Their union wasn’t built on love—it was a battlefield. As they navigate early labor scares, business storms, and the chaos of daily life, Emma begins to see the depth of Gu Liang’s pain—and the strength he’s always carried. And Gu Liang, in turn, finds himself thawing in the face of Emma’s clumsy but sincere attempts to make amends. When hatred fades and love rekindles, they rebuild a home from the ashes. But just as peace settles in, Emma’s love reaches its most painful, most profound peak—when she learns the truth about Gu Liang’s lonely childhood. So she makes a choice: To travel back in time. Not to change their fate, but to be there for the boy she could never reach.

They called me Evelina Hartgrave—the jealous heiress, the scheming villainess, the girl everyone loves to destroy. But I’m not her. I’m Reina Tanaka, a tired college dropout who used to play this stupid dating sim every night just to forget my own life. I killed Evelina hundreds of times—poisoned, exposed, humiliated—all for the heroine’s happy ending. Now I’ve woken up as her. In her penthouse. Wearing her diamond necklace. With a dozen death flags already blinking above my head. One wrong option… and I might die—by my brother’s hand, the male lead’s blade, or even by a bug bite. This whole world is against me. How am I supposed to survive in this game when even the system wants me dead? If I refuse its commands, the system punishes me—and the punishment can be fatal. So tell me… How does a villainess live long enough to change the ending? when both the world and the code are written to destroy her?

Billionaire Kayden West built his empire with discipline and control—until the one person he trusted most shattered his heart. His glamorous wife, Andrea, was everything he thought he wanted… until one devastating night with his own brother destroyed their marriage and left him bitter, broken, and incapable of love. Andrea Wilcox never stopped loving Kayden. But with her career in ruins and her reputation tainted by lies, all she has left is the secret growing inside her—his child. Desperate to rebuild her life, she takes a job that fatefully places her back in Kayden’s world. He wants revenge. She wants forgiveness. But neither can deny the fire that never burned out. Meanwhile, in the shadows of family scandal, Daxton Fremont hides a truth of his own—his forbidden feelings for Kayden’s brother, Mateo. One reckless night changes everything, forcing both men to confront who they are and what they truly want, no matter the cost. As secrets unravel and love battles against pride, four lives become entangled in betrayal, redemption, and desire. In the end, Kayden and Andrea must decide if their love can survive the wreckage of lies… and Daxton and Mateo must choose if freedom is worth everything they stand to lose.

They say love can be arranged. But what happens when the heart isn’t ready? Felix Moretti grew up knowing his future was already written — an arranged engagement to the aloof, powerful CEO Matteo Romano. Bound by family ties and expectations, he stepped into Matteo’s world with quiet devotion, hoping love might grow where duty began. But Matteo never looked at him the way he hoped. Cold. Distant. Untouchable. Until the night everything changed. After a violent attack shatters the illusion of safety, one sacrifice leaves Felix unconscious and Matteo spiraling. And when Felix opens his eyes six months later… he doesn’t remember the man who once meant everything. But the heart has its own memory. And some love stories are destined to begin twice. Matteo must learn to be vulnerable — not a protector from the shadows, but a partner in the light — or risk losing Felix forever.

She forgot him. He remembered everything. And he's not letting her go again. Three years ago, Elara Hart was desperate—her mother was dying, and she had no money for treatment. So when cold, ruthless billionaire Kairos Vance offered her $2 million to be his surrogate, she signed her life away. The contract was clear: carry his child, sign away all rights, disappear forever. But Elara made a fatal mistake. She fell in love with him. And Kairos? He threw her away the moment their son was born, choosing his family's approval over the woman who'd given him everything. Heartbroken and determined to fight for custody, Elara drove into a rainstorm—and straight into a nightmare. The "accident" wasn't random. It was arranged. And when she woke up three weeks later, she couldn't remember her own name, let alone the man who'd destroyed her. Now, three years later, she walks back into his life. As a stranger. Desperate and obsessed, Kairos makes a split-second decision that will change everything: he tells her she's his wife. That they were madly in love. That their son Leo is the product of their marriage, not a cold transaction. She believes him. And Kairos finally has a second chance to do everything right. But secrets don't stay buried. As Elara's memories begin to surface—fragmented images of contracts, cold hospital rooms, and his cruel rejection—she starts to realize the man she's falling for is the same man who once broke her. When the truth explodes, Elara must decide: can she forgive the unforgivable? Or will she take everything from him the way he once took everything from her? A story of lies, possession, redemption, and a love so twisted it might just destroy them both... or save them.

I made my billionaire ex-husband sign a contract to see his own son. The first clause? He has to go to therapy. Five years ago, I fled my marriage after overhearing my CEO husband, Liam Vance, call me a "pet" he needed to divorce. I took two things: my shattered heart and his unborn child. I've built a peaceful life for our son, Leo, far from Liam's world of cold ambition. But when a single photo of Leo goes viral, Liam storms back in, demanding his heir. He expects a brutal custody war. Instead, I hand him a contract. Clause 1: Supervised visits only. Clause 2: Mandatory parenting classes. Clause 3: Weekly therapy. The man who commands boardrooms is now learning to build Legos under my watchful eye. And it's working—Leo is blossoming under the fatherly attention he's always craved. But as I watch the man I once loved read bedtime stories with heartbreaking tenderness, my own defenses are crumbling. He says he's changed. The vulnerability in his eyes feels real. But trusting him again means risking the life I've fought for, the successful gallery I built from nothing, and the new man who offers me the safe love Liam never could. The contract was meant to protect us. But its greatest threat might be making me fall for my ex-husband all over again.

Summer’s marriage to Gideon had been nothing short of a fairytale. Their days were filled with joy and peace until one incident ruined everything completely. The man she loved the most accused her of cheating. ======= “Who is the father of the child?” Gideon thundered, squeezing her shoulders. His crushing grip made her wince in pain and fear. “It’s yours. Why won’t you believe me?” “I wanted to. But these reports tell different story.” He threw the paternity test reports at her. “Hope is not my child?” The ground shattering revelation rattled Summer. She tried everything to save this marriage, but it didn’t turn well. Hidden conspiracy and betrayal tore her world apart, costing her everything, including her own life. The moment she thought it was over, she found herself gone back in time. She had been reborn. Armed with the knowledge of what was to come, she vowed to protect herself and her family. ====== “Since I’ve been given a second chance, I’ll not let the history to repeat.” She thought she would stay far away from Gideon, but fate had other plans. He appeared in front of her again six years later. This time, he didn’t want to kill her. He wanted to trap her, torment her, and own her. Would Summer let him ruin her again? Would she be able to change her fate this time? “In this life, you can never escape me,” Gideon hissed. Summer looked into his eyes coldly. “We ended things six years ago. I’ll never let you crawl back into my life again.” Pinching her chin, he declared, “No one can stop me from reclaiming you, not even you.”

Mariana Pérez was married to Diego Rivas, the Alpha of one of the strongest packs in the area. He gave her everything she could ever want. But when Diego goes back to his ex, her perfect life is over and she is all alone. Mariana is having Diego's kids, which is a huge betrayal that hurts her very much. She only has her pride and a terrible secret left. Diego is surprised when his old girlfriend comes back into his life. He is a famous Alpha and business tycoon. He makes the biggest mistake by leaving Mariana and their possible future behind because of old feelings and a desire to go back to an old love. He doesn't know that his own family's history will make him think about Mariana's leaving for a long time. Diego's life changes completely when he finds out about the kids he never knew about years later. This news shakes up his family, his pack, and his own heart. Can he make up for the harm his proud decisions have caused? Is it too late for him to win back the woman's heart after he said no? Diego wants to get back what he lost, but Mariana has to decide whether to forgive the man who hurt her or keep the walls she has built around herself. Is it still possible to love and trust again, or has the betrayal gone too far? Diego and Mariana need to deal with their past before it destroys everything they've ever known. This intense, emotional roller coaster of love, betrayal, and rescue shows that.

(A spin-off of “Submitting to My Ex-Uncle”. However, can be read alone) ……… He ruined her once. Now, she belongs to another man. Three years after Elias shattered her heart and disappeared, Amara has rebuilt her life. Or at least, pretended to. Her books are bestsellers now, her name was highly adored, and her smile well practiced. However, when the ghosts of her past resurface, she does the unthinkable. She immediately marries Travis Alden. Cold. Brilliant. Dangerous. A man who doesn’t believe in love but needs a wife for reasons of his own. It was supposed to be a business arrangement. No touch. No feelings. And no complications. Until Elias returns. Her first love, and her greatest sin. A fire she thought she buried comes roaring back to life. Travis tempts her with safety and devotion. Slowly, he even began to show her what love really felt like. Meanwhile, Elias drags her back into the darkness she once called home. He still looks at her like she’s the only prayer he ever learned to say. And when he whispers mine against her skin, the line between past and present blurs dangerously. In a world where desire is a weapon and love is the deadliest addiction, Amara must decide which man she’s willing to burn for. The husband who would kill to keep her, or the ex who already destroyed her once? ………. “I love my marriage, Elias.” She said it too quickly. The words escaped her lips like a reflex, and not a truth. Elias’s eyes darkened. He stepped closer, slow and deliberate, until the air between them felt charged enough to burn them. “Do you?” he asked, voice low. Too low. It trembled with everything between pain and hunger. “Then why do your pupils dilate when I walk in, Amara?” She swallowed hard, her spine pressing lightly against the wall behind her. He was close enough for her to feel the whisper of his breath near her temple “You don’t get to do this anymore.” She gasped at him. He smiled. “Do what? Remind you what it felt like to actually want someone?” Her pulse raced; she hated that he could still read it, and still hear it. “Stop it.” Elias reached up, brushing a loose strand of her hair back behind her ear. His fingertips grazed her skin, light as a ghost, and yet she felt it everywhere. “You can tell him you love him all you want,” he murmured, his lips just an inch from her ear, “but just don’t look at him like this when you do.” She exhaled sharply, trying to turn away, but he caught her wrist gently, not to restrain her, just to remind her. “Because that look…” he whispered, his voice breaking slightly, “this look used to be mine.”