

"The night before our group trip, Raymond Kane tags me in the group chat and tells me to check my flight ticket. When I open the booking, I discover my ticket was refunded three days ago—without anyone telling me. Before I can even type a reply, the messages start pouring in. Madelyn announces, ""I bet Ray that you wouldn't check the booking before we left. He got you to look it up yourself. That's cheating!"" Raymond shrugs it off. ""Doesn't matter. You still lost. She only just found out. Just book another one. We'll just have to sit apart."" Their casual banter brings back a familiar ache. It reminds me of the time they bet on how long it would take me to realize my hotel room has been downgraded from a standard double to a shared triple, leaving me to sleep on a folding cot. And before that, they bet on whether I'd notice the art museum on our itinerary had been replaced with an escape room. Whenever I tell them it hurts, they always give the same tired reply. ""How were we supposed to know you cared if you never said anything?"" But they never ask. I close the booking app and open another one, searching for flights to Isvind. I imagine myself surrounded by the silence of a 5°F night, with the northern lights painting the sky above me. Perhaps a solo trip is exactly what I need. "

The night before our group trip, Raymond Kane tags me in the group chat and tells me to check my flight ticket. When I open the booking, I discover my ticket was refunded three days ago—without anyone telling me. Before I can even type a reply, the messages start pouring in. Madelyn announces, "I bet Ray that you wouldn't check the booking before we left. He got you to look it up yourself. That's cheating!" Raymond shrugs it off. "Doesn't matter. You still lost. She only just found out. Just book another one. We'll just have to sit apart." Their casual banter brings back a familiar ache. It reminds me of the time they bet on how long it would take me to realize my hotel room has been downgraded from a standard double to a shared triple, leaving me to sleep on a folding cot. And before that, they bet on whether I'd notice the art museum on our itinerary had been replaced with an escape room. Whenever I tell them it hurts, they always give the same tired reply. "How were we supposed to know you cared if you never said anything?" But they never ask. I close the booking app and open another one, searching for flights to Isvind. I imagine myself surrounded by the silence of a 5°F night, with the northern lights painting the sky above me. Perhaps a solo trip is exactly what I need.

Steven Yate, the Celestial Sovereign, was ambushed by his rebellious disciples in league with the Heavenly Will. After falling from grace, he was reborn as a powerless young man and bound to a system of his own, embarking on a path to turn his past life's power into his greatest advantage. With the insight he had gained in his previous life and the system's assistance, Steven unlocked one inheritance after another and rapidly reclaimed his cultivation. But as the truth was revealed, he discovered that his disciples' betrayal had been part of a ten-thousand-year scheme orchestrated by the Heavenly Will. Even his beloved junior sister had turned out to be an incarnation of the Heavenly Will. Steven decided to turn the tables. He reclaimed his lost inheritances, rose once more to the throne of the Celestial Sovereign, and destroyed the Heavenly Will with a single sword strike, reshaping the order of the heavens. After settling the unfinished ties of his mortal life, he left with his junior sister to journey beyond the heavens into an entirely new world.

Winona Warren never imagined that on her birthday, her son would hand her a walnut cake that could kill her. As her consciousness began to blur, she heard Asher Rhodes' furious voice. "Carter, don't you know your mother is allergic to walnuts?" Carter Rhodes' childish voice rang out with startling clarity. "I do. But I want Ella to be my mom instead. Dad, you want that too, don't you? Even if I..." A crushing wave of suffocation overwhelmed Winona before she could hear the rest of Asher's answer. In the second before she completely lost consciousness, Winona had only one thought. If she woke up, she would never be Asher's wife or Carter's mother again.

In the seventh year of her relationship with Damon Lancaster, heir to one of New York’s wealthiest families, Maren Black is abandoned alone on a freezing mountaintop while Damon pursues a younger woman, Tessa. That night, Maren unexpectedly loses her baby. After the miscarriage, she stops crying and arguing and quietly decides to leave him instead. A misunderstanding at an artificial lake and a later accident at a riding stable finally destroy what remains of her feelings for Damon. Maren boards a flight to Paris and walks away from the relationship for good. Only after leaving Damon does Maren realize how much she gave up for their relationship, including her education and career. With the help of photographer Rafael, she starts over from the bottom as a photography assistant. Through her photo series Women in Migration, she gradually earns recognition and begins building a career of her own. Damon follows her to Paris, hoping to win her back, only to discover that Maren already has a life and career that no longer revolve around him. Later, Tessa spreads rumors claiming that Maren’s new identity and success were manufactured through wealthy connections. Damon publicly admits to his infidelity and the harm he caused Maren in order to clear her name, but even that is not enough to bring her back. In the end, Damon accepts that he has truly lost her. Maren continues her work in photography and supports educational programs for women. Only after achieving real independence does she allow herself to accept Rafael’s love, completing her transformation from someone defined by dependence on another person into a woman who defines her own life.

The forgotten heir of the Sun God awakens his divine power under the guidance of the God of War. Joined by a Holy Maiden, he sets out to recover ancient relics and challenge the Dark Trinity. But as the light returns to the world, destiny demands a sacrifice of his loved one...

Anne Cooke is about to get married when she discovers her fiance has been cheating. With her mother gravely ill and five years of love too heavy to just drop, she swallows it, until the sleeplessness becomes unbearable and she wanders into a traditional medicine clinic. There she meets James Young,and something shifts. On impulse she propositions him. Just one night. What she doesn't know is that James already knows exactly who she is, and has quietly decided to help her find her way back to herself. Through carefully prescribed remedies and steadier conversations, he walks beside her as she slowly remembers she has a spine. On her wedding day, she exposes her fiance in front of everyone and walks away with her head up. By then the feelings between Anne and James have long stopped being subtle, and the revelation that he comes from money and that his mother once knew hers feels less like a plot twist and more like something that was always going to happen. He proposes in the same clinic where they first met.

Seven months pregnant, and I accidentally overheard a conversation between my Alpha mate Kane Frost and the pack Beta Ethan Roberts. "This one's going to Vivian too?" Ethan's voice was thick with fury. "You're really giving away Elena's pup to repay a life debt?" Kane was silent for a long moment. "Vivian saved me." "Seven years ago, that silver dagger was meant for my heart." "She took that blade for me. The residual silver poison destroyed her womb. She can never have a pup of her own." "Her only wish is to keep Elena's pup by her side." Ethan slammed his fist against the wall. "But she's already gotten two pups!" "This is the last one." Kane's voice was hoarse, but there was no hesitation. "Vivian promised me. After she gets this pup, she'll leave Silvermoon territory." "When this is over, I'll have another pup with Elena." "I'll spend the rest of my life loving her. Making it up to her. To the pups we'll have together." My stomach churned. I nearly threw up right there. Three years. I'd been pregnant twice before. And every time, after the surgery, Kane held me and told me the pup had stopped breathing before it could be born. I'd cried myself raw over those two little souls who never got to see the light. I'd clutched their tiny clothes every night, unable to let go. Only now did I understand. They never died. They were alive. Kane had stolen them from me, given them to someone else. Tears spilled down my cheeks, hot and endless. I gently touched my swollen belly. "This time, little one. Mommy's taking you away."

To break free from a secret and embarrassing struggle with sex addiction, human girl Anna steps into the looming castle of the Reed wolf family. In a twist of fate, she saves Elias—the cursed Alpha Lycan King suffering from a lethal poison—deep within the dense forest. After a night of forbidden passion, she flees without a trace, leaving behind only a fleeting silhouette that becomes the Lycan King's relentless obsession. Bound to a contract marriage with Elias's cruel and dissolute younger brother, Harrison, Anna finds herself navigating a web of dark plots, jealous rivals, and power struggles inside the castle. Elias suffers under a deadly curse that inflicts agonizing, burning pain whenever he touches a woman—yet Anna is the sole exception. This shocking immunity ignites a fierce rivalry between the two brothers. With fake brides, deceitful alliances, lethal engagements, and relentless betrayals closing in, love, curses, and power play intertwine. Anna must fight against the chains of destiny while confronting forbidden feelings growing in her heart. In a game of love and survival, can this forbidden bond break through the heavy curses and finally find a place to belong?

A decade later, determined to uncover the truth behind the Flynn Group's collapse and retrieve the Wheel of Fortune diamond necklace, Laurence attended an auction. There, he encountered Yvette Smith, shockingly being sold as a lot. Struck by her helplessness, Laurence saved her and arranged her return home, hoping she could start a normal life. Back home, Yvette couldn't ignore her unanswered questions. Determined to find the truth, she followed every lead, crossing paths with Laurence, who had also returned on a mission. Her search put her in constant danger, but Laurence repeatedly came to her rescue. As they faced challenges together, their bond grew, blossoming into romance. Just as they uncovered critical evidence, the villains struck, kidnapping Yvette and setting the stage for a final confrontation that would test their love and resolve. What might happen next?