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The dark grey sky released a torrent of rain, casting a misty veil over the university campus.The girl with sharp facial features, was navigating towards Arcadia. As lightning strikes, her dark brown eyes sparkled with a fleeting radiance,as if reflecting the electric flash. Despite her efforts to appear calm, she couldn't help, but to bite her lower lip occasionally, a subtle sign of anxiety was building inside her as she emerged from the social sciences block. Her long eyelashes fluttered as she gazed up at the rain-soaked sky. Her raven-black hairs were pulled back into the tight bun, with two loose strands framing her face.

Unclaimed Vows is a story of forbidden love shaped by blood, power, and deception. Ten years ago, Amelie Mitchell walked away from the boy she loved to chase her dreams. Fate draws her back when she is forced into a contract marriage under the false identity of Sophia Redford—to Dr. Elijah Chen, heir to a powerful empire. What she never expected is that Elijah’s younger brother is Dylan Luis Suarez Chen —her unrequited love. As Amelie steps into her role, from Elijah’s fiancée to his wife, unresolved love and buried resentment resurface between her and Dylan. Torn between duty and desire, she becomes the center of a silent betrayal. She makes a vow to one brother, while her heart remains with the other. Trapped in a marriage built on lies, she learns that some vows remain unclaimed until love demands to be chosen at last.

As a scandal magnet in the entertainment industry, even Yu Xia helping to chase away a dog can spark rumors of cohabitation, causing her manager to nearly vomit blood out of frustration. Unexpectedly, after returning from a trip, her manager went crazy and got her into a boy band talent show, supposedly to fight poison with poison. It's quite venomous, because... her ex-boyfriend is on this show! When the talent show aired— Fans: Yu Xia, stop your hands and mouth, you can't go after young idols! Manager: Yu Xia, you better take your work seriously, no getting involved with people. After the talent show formed a group, on the explosively popular escape variety show, Xie Qingci and Yu Xia teamed up, becoming the nation's most-clicked escape duo. Fans watched wide-eyed, as the sparks of love between them flew high. Fans: Kiss him! Kiss him till the world flips upside down! Manager: Yu Xia, you actually went and got involved with someone again! Yu Xia: Those were mistakes of the past, now I'm forced into this / takes out a handkerchief to wipe tears away [Older woman-younger man romance, talent show, comedic derivative livestream, escape variety show, passionate romance]

Recommended new book "After Rebirth, I Evade the Big Shot in Various Ways". "Sign it and get lost!" Seven years of infatuation only exchanged for his cold few words. She signed the divorce agreement with a smile and completely disappeared from then on. Four years ago, she relied on her father's power to marry him as she wished. Three years ago, he personally sent her father to prison and ruthlessly threw a divorce agreement in front of her, while he walked away with his childhood sweetheart. When they met again, he was a high and mighty IT mogul, while she had fallen from being the mayor's daughter to an oppressed barmaid. This time, she wisely kept her distance and no longer provoked him. Only, why did he still want to ruin her prospects? "Leng Yixiu, we are already divorced!" Even a cornered rabbit will bite. "Is that so? What if I say I regret it?" He raised his eyebrows slightly and pinned her against the wall. From then on, the proud and introverted big BOSS began his long journey to pursue his wife...

In 1492 Renaissance Italy A betrayed cultivator from China, a young boy, is found adrift in sea — and is rescued by a wealthy merchant. Tall, jade-eyed, and handsome, he hides his shattered cultivation path, adopts to a society completely foreign and becomes entangled in a forbidden love with a noble lady. What starts as innocent nights of poetry and stars ignites into desperate passion on a stormy evening. Betrayal strikes soon - life ends in tragedy but life also begins. But souls bound by destiny, that yearn for union can never truly part. Centuries later, two strangers feel the pull of an ancient bond—one haunted by faint echoes of rainy nights and jade eyes, the other by dreams of honeyed hair and a smile that defies death. Will they reunite across time? Or will fate repeat the heartbreak?

[Mature Content R18+] [Slow-Burn Dark Romance] 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 with slow-burn smut. 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.

Sophie—resilient, diligent, and beautiful—grew up in an ordinary single-parent home. Her gentle, kind-hearted mother juggled countless part-time jobs to raise her. Ever sensible, Sophie excelled in both character and academics, earning a place at the LSE University in New York with top grades. From then on, she supported herself through a string of odd jobs. Ned—wealthy, handsome, and arrogant—had an unpleasant first encounter with Sophie while buying bottled water at the convenience store where she worked. Sparks flew between these polar opposites, igniting an unexpected romance… Unbeknownst to them, the gears of fate were already turning cruelly. The death of Sophie’s mother unraveled a web of hidden identities: Ned was her mother’s biological son. At birth, their identities had been deliberately swapped by the mother herself. Their mysterious biological father—still unaware of the truth—forces Sophie to drop out of school. Where can she turn now? As the sole legal heir to Harrington & Co. International, how can Ned stomach the stigma of being an illegitimate child? What meaning does love hold when family ties are reduced to mere leverage? How will they break free from the lies that bind them?

You’re making a mistake, Park,” he says finally, low and gravelly. “You don’t know what you’re dealing with.” I scoff. “I know exactly what I’m dealing with. A desperate man trying to cling to a dying empire.” His lips curl into a faint smile. “Empires rise and fall, Mr. Park. But family… family is forever.” His hand hovers just beside my reflection. Doesn’t touch me, but the proximity is almost more intimate than physical contact. “My empire is not falling apart Alistair” said Dante “What the fuck do you mean by that statement?

[BL] Imagine being the main character of a toxic BL novel who somehow transmigrated to the real world— and then you found out that your readers ‘ship’ you with your abuser. Awful, right? Thankfully, that didn’t happen to Wonyoung. But that could happen to An Baekya— the main character of a hit omegaverse novel, who also happens to be his son-in-law. Yep, the red flag male lead who abused the main character was Wonyoung’s son from his 'past life.' He didn't know how his past life became a novel, but he hated his previous self for failing as a parent. So, when an unfortunate event brought him back inside the novel, he decided to change the main character's life for the better. Yes, Wonyoung will raise his future Omega son-in-law this time— even if it means abandoning his Alpha son. *** #omegaverse #dominantomega #dominantalpha #pregnancy #contractmarriage #mystery #timetravel #transmigration #novel #omega #alpha

Edith accidentally spends the night with her VIP client, Callum. The next day, she finds her fiancé, whom she's due to marry a week later, kissing a strange woman in a hotel room. Having been constantly manipulated by everyone, she feels devastated. She calls off the engagement after discovering the affair. Only Callum cares about her, even though they've only known each other for a week. Callum admits he suddenly wants to get close to Edith because he doesn't want her to marry the jerk, who is his half-brother. Knowing Callum's true intentions, Edith decides to start a relationship with him. But will their relationship continue to run smoothly? While Edith is traveling with her little family, she suddenly experiences a mysterious accident. She loses her son in the accident and suffers from amnesia. Five years have passed, and she still doesn't know who her daughter's father is. She only knows Cliff (her ex-fiancé from five years ago), who has been a constant source of support. Is Cliff her daughter's father? Whether it's a coincidence or not, when her daughter changes schools, she meets a boy who looks exactly like her. The boy was suspected of being her son who died five years ago. Furthermore, she was suddenly invited to meet with a man named Callum and asked to become his son's secret nanny and VIP designer. Callum deliberately pretended to think of Edith as a stranger to facilitate his plan. To this day, she still wonders who the killer who tried to kill them five years ago was. Ultimately, Edith accepted Callum's offer because she was also curious about Callum's true identity. Was Callum her daughter's father? And, will she fall in love with the CEO who is very possessive of her as time goes by? Or will she marry Cliff, who has helped her for five years?

Ariana believes she has it all, love, family and caring soon to be husband,until things go wrong. Ashton,her boyfriend meets with an accident that drifts them apart after his mother comes into the picture, forcing her to leave without telling him. For four years, they both endured the pain of losing a beloved and immense hate grew for each other. But little did they know, the more you hate,the deeper you love. Four years later, Ashton comes back as a CEO and Ariana becomes his challenge. "So many lies, broken promises... Ariana I'm tired," he said, it was just the two of us, right outside my house and he showed up all wet, like he'd run in the rain. "Just tell me one thing please, tell me why you really left me four years ago, I need to know,,,please" he begged right after holding my hands tightly. "Do I really have to tell him? why does it seem like he's the one suffering yet it's me in pain" I hesitated, staring right into his gorgeous grey eyes, helplessly getting lost in them, melting my heart once again, making me fall deeper than I already was, even if I'm in pain, I have to tell him. It's for his good, for all our good. "Fine I'll tell you... I'll tell you all you need to know..."

Kai Langford has always lived in the shadow of his twin brother, following orders and blending into the background, until a mysterious vial awakens a dangerous power within him. Thrust into a world of relentless experiments and constant threats, he must fight to survive. Everything shifts when he meets Test Subect: 012, a bright, curly-haired boy whose smile sparks a fragile connection that challenges Kai’s trust and awakens feelings he never knew existed. As he struggles to master his newfound abilities, Kai must navigate a world determined to break him while protecting the people he’s come to care for.

Yuna never believed love could be negotiated—until survival forced her to sign a contract with Jin Ho, a powerful businessman hiding his own desperation. What begins as a strictly professional agreement soon blurs into something dangerous. Unspoken emotions, late-night conversations, and lingering glances threaten to break every rule they set. But contracts have expiry dates… and secrets always come at a cost. When the truth finally surfaces, will they walk away as strangers—or choose a love that was never meant to exist?

On the night she was destined to become Luna, Aurora Lane’s world shatters in betrayal and blood. Her rise from death should have been her victory, but resurrection comes with secrets that cut deeper than any blade. Cloaked in a new identity, she must return to her pack; where enemies wear familiar faces, forbidden desires burn hotter than loyalty, and every truth uncovered threatens to destroy the ones she loves. But Aurora’s greatest battle isn’t against outsiders; it’s against the ties of blood itself. Sisters turned rivals. Love tested by lies. A legacy drenched in jealousy and vengeance that stretches far beyond her own lifetime. The Moon chose her to lead. Fate demands she survive. But when family becomes the deadliest enemy… How do you fight a war where blood is both the weapon and the chain? ### Dive into The Twin Luna: The Third Crescent today and uncover the secrets that could break or bind destiny itself.

She believed passion had an expiration date. He proved it could burn forever. Isabella Moreau walked away from desire at twenty-five and paid for it with twelve years of silent regret. Now forty-one, divorced, and certain her time for heat has passed, she enters the dazzling world of high fashion as the trusted right hand to powerful CEO Camille Laurent her long-lost college confidante. Then she meets him. Julian Laurent. Twenty-five. Brilliant. Ruthless. Camille’s only son. What begins as stolen glances across drafting tables and late-night corridors erupts into a secret, all-consuming affair neither can escape. When the truth detonates, Isabella flees carrying a secret that will shatter everything. Three months later, fate drags them back together. One child. One unforgiving city poised to judge. One love that refuses to die. In a world obsessed with youth, status, and propriety, Isabella and Julian must decide: Is forever worth the ruin… or is it the only thing that was ever worth saving?

Seo Jiah gets rejected by her crush for the sixth time — loudly, publicly, and with enough humiliation to make her soul pack its bags and leave the planet. So she swears she’s done with boys. Forever. Period. But then she fails math. And the universe decides to punish her by pairing her with her sworn rival, Yu Enhyeok — the cold, quiet, annoyingly perfect top student who looks at her like she’s a walking equation he refuses to solve. She’s trying to move on. He’s the absolute last person she wants help from. And catching feelings for him? Yeah, that’d be the dumbest move of her entire existence. Yet the more they study together, the more her stupid heart betrays her — and the more his ice-cold exterior starts cracking in ways he can’t hide. Because sometimes the person who makes you craziest… is the one you’re meant to fall for the hardest.

Susan Doe believed she married the perfect man. For two years, her marriage to Albert Peters a powerful bank CEO looked flawless. Love, stability, and trust defined their union, until Albert’s ex-lover, June, reenters his life as a colleague. What begins as emotional distance turns into betrayal. Behind Susan’s back, Albert resumes a secret affair with June, neglecting his wife and taking her devotion for granted. When June claims she is pregnant and demands to be chosen, Albert’s hesitation shatters Susan’s remaining hope. Refusing to stay in a marriage built on lies, Susan walks away. Only after losing her does Albert realize her worth. June’s pregnancy is a lie. Susan is gone. And regret becomes Albert’s punishment. Only then does Albert realize what he has lost. Consumed by regret, Albert will stop at nothing to win her back—but Susan is done loving him, and the chase may be too late.

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?

Faith, a kind-hearted teacher in Zambales, hides deep wounds beneath her gentle smile—loss, betrayal, and a past she refuses to remember. Her life is turned upside down when Austin, the man she once loved and thought she had lost forever, returns. A tragedy binds them together: the life of little Jairee, the only family Faith has left, hangs in the balance. Forced into a marriage of convenience, Faith endures Austin’s coldness and his mother Amy’s open hostility. But when secrets begin to unravel, Austin discovers the painful truths Faith has carried alone—the deaths of her family, the real story behind Jairee, and the dangers secretly closing in on her. As love slowly rekindles, betrayal, jealousy, and hidden identities threaten to destroy them once more. When Faith disappears while carrying Austin’s child, the truth finally explodes—twins, lies, stolen children, and a mother driven by greed and vengeance. In a battle that costs lives and shatters families, love must prove stronger than blood and betrayal. But even after justice is served, danger still lingers—because in a world built on secrets, peace never comes easily.

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.”