

On the day Caleb Green unveils his groundbreaking technology, SkyAI, betrayal strikes—his girlfriend, Winter Snow, conspires with Hayden Leed to steal his work and have him eliminated. Reborn with a second chance, Caleb vows revenge. He secretly embeds footage of their affair into the AI system. At the grand launch, Winter and Hayden step on stage, expecting glory. Instead, in front of the entire nation, their own scandalous betrayal is exposed for all to see.

After being reunited with my biological father, a powerful New York Mafia boss, I thought I had finally found my real family. But to protect their beloved adopted daughter, Sofia, they kept choosing her over me, even leaving me alone at the courthouse on the day I was supposed to officially join the family. They thought I would endure anything for the Moretti name, wealth, and protection. But I withdrew my name-change petition and walked away with the name my adoptive mother gave me. Only after I was truly gone did they finally regret losing me. Because this time, I wasn't coming back.

Aleya Rowan is forced to sign a secret blood pact with August: in exchange for bearing three pureblood heirs, she will earn her freedom. She accepts the bargain both to protect Silas, the fiancé she truly loves, and to repay the Drake family for years of protection. Over the next five years, she gives Cassian Drake two sons and a daughter. Everyone—including Cassian himself—believes Aleya is deeply in love with him. In truth, she has only been waiting for the day the contract ends. Just as their third child is about to complete the final dragon-blood certification required by the pact, Aleya discovers that she is pregnant again. At the same time, Cassian begins making plans to keep her in the Drake family permanently. Terrified of losing her position as mistress of the household, Seraphina drugs Aleya, sets her up with a man from another clan, and forges an order for one hundred strokes bearing Cassian’s dragon seal. Aleya is dragged into the Ancient Dragon Sanctuary to be punished. Before this, Cassian has already hurt her at the Frost Dragon Pool after acting on a misunderstanding. The drugs, freezing water, violence, and brutal punishment ultimately cause Aleya to lose her fourth child and leave her on the verge of death. August finally fulfills the promise he made five years earlier and secretly sends Aleya to Elvia in the North. Only after Aleya completely disappears does Cassian begin uncovering the truth piece by piece: Seraphina framed her, Aleya had been carrying a fourth child, and even Seraphina’s supposed act of saving his life five years ago had been a lie. Consumed by regret, Cassian begins searching for Aleya everywhere. Later, Cassian is gravely injured during a family war and is sent to Elvia, where he unexpectedly reunites with Aleya, who has already begun rebuilding her life. There, he finally learns the truth from her: their three children were never proof of her love for him. They were the price she paid for her freedom. Cassian eventually stops

Six years after her newborn was stolen, single mother Kelly Meadows discovers her daughter is living in the lavish home of influencer and mayor’s wife Jennifer Shaw. But when Kelly confronts her, Jennifer locks her inside the mansion, livestreams fabricated “evidence” to millions, and frames her as a dangerous intruder. Kelly must fight to protect her son, rescue her stolen daughter, and escape a woman willing to destroy anyone who threatens her perfect life.

Three days before the long weekend, the Department of Labor called me. "We got an anonymous complaint saying your company is forcing employees to go on a holiday retreat..." I went still. Then I checked social media. Yep. There it was. An intern who'd started a month ago had shoved me onto the local trending page. [Greedy boss turns holiday weekend into mandatory company retreat. Employees are basically free entertainment.] [They say it's optional. Yeah, right. Who's brave enough to say no?] Thousands of comments rolled in, absolutely roasting me. Except our retreats had always been elite. Fully paid. No cheap corporate nonsense. This time, I was paying out of pocket. Seven days in the Maldives. Everything covered. A $2,000 travel stipend each. Senior employees could bring family. But apparently, a free luxury vacation was oppression now. Cool. I told the labor officer, "We'll fully cooperate." Then I dropped a notice in the company group chat. [Per Department of Labor guidance, the long weekend company retreat is canceled. Everyone should take the holiday off as usual.] [The travel stipends and retreat budget will be moved into this quarter's employee benefits reserve.] The second I hit send, something slammed into a desk outside my office.