

Elly Ward knows money isn't everything—but without it, nothing works. Using her skills and smarts, she seizes every chance to get ahead, whether at school or in the business world. Life is steady—until a new sponsored student arrives, shaking everything up. She soon realizes the people around her are playing a strange new game… and she's their target.

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.

In the seven years that I have been bound to my Alpha heir mate Garrett, he had slept with every single friend around me. I pretended I saw nothing. I kept fulfilling my duties as the future Luna. Until the day I gave birth, his new mistress led rogue wolves straight to me. Their claws pierced through my belly with cruel precision. My mother was even killed by them when she tried to save me. In that desperate moment, I used the mind link to contact Garrett and begged him to save us. "Aria, when did you learn to pull these tricks? Don't think your pathetic acting will make me care about you." After saying that, he shut down the mind link. But he did send a car—to pick up his new mistress. By the time the patrol found me and rushed me to the hospital, the baby in my belly had been clawed out. My mother died too. The rogue wolves' poison coursed through her wounds until her body gave up. When I woke up, I stared numbly at Garrett's grandfather, the current Alpha of the Shadowmoon Pack. "Let me go," I said flatly. "Whatever I owed your pack, I've paid it back with my life."

Sonya Bronte is left to cycle to her own wedding after Jake Harlow abandons her for his childhood sweetheart, Vera Caine. Devastated, she calls on Calvin Reid, who has long harbored feelings for her, to stand in as her groom. When Jake and Vera attempt to mock her, Sonya unveils her true identity—the wealthy heiress of the esteemed Bronte Corp.

Retired special forces Logan Hale obeys his mentor to protect Claire Stone. After a shared night, Claire offers cash; Logan shocks her by flaunting more. He works as her bodyguard. When Claire is forced to engage Derek Ward, Logan wrecks the ceremony, injuring Derek and triggering retaliation. He thwarts wiretapping and kidnapping. Secretly heir to a top conglomerate, he juggles Aegis Unit infighting and business plots, meeting Sienna Wells.

Betrayed by her boyfriend and half‑sister, Ava Hart is forced by George Hart, who is desperate to secure an investment, into Mr. Warren's bed. Seizing a chance to escape, Ava runs into the male lead. He recognizes her as the girl who protected him in their childhood. Drugged, Ava mistakes him for an escort. After a night together, she leaves money behind and departs. Back home, Ava is held captive. Learning of her plight, the male lead confronts Mr. Warren and helps her flee the Hart family. Homeless, Ava goes home with the male lead, who proposes to her. Believing marriage will free her from George Hart's harassment, she accepts. As their feelings deepen while living together, the villain conspires with his uncle to kill the male lead's father. To keep Ava safe, the male lead publicly humiliates her at his father's funeral. Heartbroken, Ava leaves to build her own career. The male lead secretly supports her from afar. Meanwhile, Ryan Carter, who admires Ava, pursues her fiercely. Ava later discovers she is pregnant. When the villain finds out, he kidnaps her to threaten the male lead. Risking everything, the male lead rescues Ava. They finally resolve their misunderstandings and start a new life.

Arthur Grant, Dravia’s unmatched national hero, returns home after helping develop the eighth-generation fighter jet and receiving top honors. On the way, Tessa Crane makes an illegal U-turn and crashes into him. When he tries to reason, she humiliates him, attacks bystanders, and tries to destroy his files. As Jeston’s Regent arrives and Victor Crane and Marcus Reed apply pressure, Marshal Blackwood appears and crushes them all.
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In her past life, Cindy Quinn sacrificed everything for her father and three brothers, only to be cast aside when her long-lost sister returned and stole all their affection. This time, she wakes up at the moment of her parents' divorce—and makes a different choice. Instead of staying with the ungrateful Quinn family, she follows her mother into the powerful Shane family, where a brand-new life awaits…

The alien bugs invaded, and humanity retreated to the "Ark" mobile fortress. Four years ago, hero Kevin piloted the mech "Silver Scar" to defeat the swarm, but retired after his entire squad fell. When the bugs returned, Kevin reapplied—only to show 0% compatibility. Spy Marshal Sam framed him for treason, sentenced him to death, and sent his mech to the scrapyard. As the swarm breached the gates and Kevin faced execution, "Silver Scar" self-activated, rescued him, and synced at 100%. Kevin repelled the swarm, and the whole city witnessed the war god's return.

Jane Arnold was imprisoned on her wedding day after being falsely accused of killing Francis Wooten's sister Jennifer Wooten. Jane gave birth to her daughter Bunny in prison. Years later, Bunny reunites with Francis but faces harassment and schemes from Francis' admirer, Sonia Thompson. By chance, Bunny meets her mother Jane Arnold, who now goes by Jean Smith. Mother and daughter work tirelessly to uncover the truth and clear their names, discovering that Sonia was the real killer. However, Sonia kidnaps Bunny. To save her daughter, Jane must agree to Sonia's unreasonable demands, but Sonia secretly plans to kill them both. Fortunately, Francis arrives in time to save the mother and daughter.