

Riley Smith travels back in time to the third year of the Luminous. She escapes a hellish mountain village and encounters a commander named Ethan Gray. To reclaim the life stolen by a fake heiress, she treads carefully and does whatever she must. Ethan silently protects her, extending a hand whenever she needs it. Together, they uncover conspiracies and face the ravages of war, yet they remain entangled in the schemes of the fake heiress and lingering family feuds.

Three years ago, fox spirit Lily White discovered Jake Lane had once saved her life—on the very day she failed to ascend. To repay the debt, she stays by his side, granting his every wish, even as others mock her as a clingy sycophant and Jake himself barely acknowledges her. But Lily endures it all for one reason: to complete 100 good deeds for him and finally ascend to immortality.

At eighteen, gifted student Elena Bennett is forced to accept the protection of Damian Moretti, heir to a powerful New York crime family, after her mother falls into massive underground debt. Damian clears the debt—but in return, Elena spends the next ten years trapped in the Moretti estate: every luxury, no freedom, a little bird in a gilded cage. At twenty-eight, Damian agrees to marry Victoria Rossi for a political alliance. While everyone expects Elena to demand money or status, she asks only for the chance to study at Cambridge. Convinced she isn't capable, Damian sends her to an ordinary college with a similar name to humiliate her. Soon after, Victoria frames Elena for theft, and Damian sides with the alliance—the betrayal that ends Elena's last attachment to him. Still under restriction, Elena secretly prepares for her exams and reconnects with Aiden Walker, a former classmate who always ranked just behind her and who, unlike Damian, believes in her ability and offers to support her. Elena earns three A grades. Pretending to submit completely, she persuades Damian to take her to Europe and escapes during a stopover in Istanbul with a decoy and a private plane. Hunting her with the entire Moretti family, Damian discovers only now that his "canary" was once a brilliant student bound for a top university. Admitted to Cambridge, Elena reclaims the life she lost at eighteen. Damian follows her to Britain, divorces Victoria, apologizes, and proposes—but nothing can bring her back. Three years later, Elena graduates with top marks in every subject. Damian watches from the back of the crowd one last time as she takes Aiden's hand and walks toward a life that finally belongs to her.

"Give me a baby, sweetheart." My husband, Don Nico, whispered, kissing me as he drove deep inside, making us come together. I rested in his arms, feeling his heart hammer against his ribs. He was crazy for me. A month later, on our anniversary, I gave him his wish. A positive pregnancy test. I drove to his private casino, ready to give him the surprise of his life. But I stopped outside the VIP room. The door was cracked open. I heard him bragging to his men. "The wedding's in a week. Scarlett still has no idea she's been sleeping with both of us." He gestured to the man beside him. A mirror image. His twin brother, Marco. "Last time, she was all over him, begging him for a baby." A low rumble of laughter went through the room. My blood ran cold. Someone piped up, nervous. "But Boss, what if she finds out?" Nico just scoffed. The sound was pure ice, pure control. "What's she gonna do? She has nothing without me. I gave all her best work to Bianca. She's the art world's new star. Scarlett's career is dead. I killed it. Her only choice is to be a good little Donna and beg for my scraps." That casual cruelty… it shattered my heart. He destroyed me for another woman. Played me for a fool. Any love I had for him died in that instant. I pulled out my phone. I found the message I'd been ignoring. The curator offer from that top European foundation. I typed my reply: "Yes." He thought I was his to break? He was wrong. In seven days, I would be gone. Vanished from his world for good.

Zach Lowe is taken back in by his wealthy parents, who openly favor their adoptive son, Ryan Lowe. He endures neglect and disdain from them and his sisters—who even send him to a detention center after he saves Lauren Hall, a victim of Ryan's car crash. Frustrated and disillusioned, Zach severs ties with his family, leaving them stunned when he achieves perfect SAT scores at the Top Scorer Banquet.

Shirley Hodge, who has been in a deep sleep for years, wakes up to find her long-trusted medication causing issues. She discovers her perfect husband is having an affair with the maid she hired. Despite this distressing revelation, Shirley must navigate the situation without causing a stir.

Sophia Lane transmigrates from the modern world into ancient times, where she helps the Seventh Prince, Adrian Kingsley, ascend the throne. As they weather countless hardships together, they fall in love, and Adrian vows that she will be the only woman in his life. But with his dying breath, the former Crown Prince Henry Kingsley plants a malicious seed of doubt in Adrian's mind. Taking advantage of his growing suspicions, Evelyn Jermyn meticulously schemes to frame Sophia. In the end, Adrian himself becomes the one to cast her into hell. He has her hung from the city walls, flogged eighty times, her tendons severed, and thrown into the imperial prison before sentencing her to death. At the moment of her execution, Sophia sets off the signal firework Adrian once gave her, allowing her soul to leave the ancient world and return to modern times. Adrian rushes to the execution platform, only to collapse in despair as he cradles Sophia's headless body in his arms. From that day on, they remain worlds apart, separated by a thousand years, never to meet again.

At a family reunion banquet, Anne Posen, the governor’s daughter, is pushed down the stairs by her impostor, Lisa Posen, and ends up with a broken leg. To her surprise, her longtime crush, Neil Cabral, immediately proposes to her, promising to take care of her for the rest of her life. Her parents also vow to compensate for Lisa’s crimes, saying that Lisa took her own life under the weight of her guilt.

I'd known Ethan for twenty years. We'd been together for five. Everyone was certain that at the Rose Crown Gala, I would place the crown in his hands and publicly confirm our engagement, sealing the alliance between our families. But when I walked onto the stage, the person standing beside him was my adopted sister, Claire. She wore a custom white gown, my mother's missing rose diamond ring glinting on her finger. Behind them, the screen that should have displayed my name alongside Ethan's had been changed to theirs. The most laughable part? They'd been together behind my back for six months. My father ordered me in front of every guest, "Give Claire the crown. We'll discuss this at home!" They wanted to throw me out of my own family. My crown was tossed aside and landed in the arms of a mud-streaked stranger the guards had mistaken for a homeless man. I didn't hesitate. I pulled off my engagement gloves and walked up to him. "Will you marry me?" But after marrying that homeless stranger, I became the most powerful woman in the country.

To repay a debt of gratitude, Carl Turner hides his true identity and willingly marries into the Lowe family. Behind the scenes, he helps Riley Lowe rise to the position of CEO. Unaware of the truth, Riley believes her success is entirely her own. Encouraged by her best friend and a scion, she cruelly abandons Carl. On the day of the Turner banquet, she witnesses her ex-husband ascend to the very top in front of all the prominent families.