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On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

Maurice, New York's youngest CEO, appears to be the perfect Alpha. Behind the mask, he is hiding a secret that could destroy him. Noah, a new Alpha executive, accidentally uncovers the truth and steps into Maurice's world on a night when the full moon strips away all control. Secrets and desire tangle together, and their connection begins its slow, unstoppable spiral into chaos.

Aria was the beloved heir, but on her birthday, she was abandoned by her two Alpha fiancés, Adrian and Julian. The scheming maid Selena took her place, using a potion to fake a mate bond and steal their trust. Drowned, forgotten on her birthday, even wounded by their own hands — Aria's heart turned to ice. Just as everyone thought she would submit, she declared: ""I will marry Damien, the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack!"" The new engagement freed her and brought her a powerful guardian. When the truth was revealed, the regretful Alphas realized they had lost Aria forever—she was now the Luna of another pack.

"Seventeen‑year‑old Stella, a free‑spirited and wild small‑town girl, moves into a strictly regulated luxury mansion after her mother remarries into a wealthy coastal family, where she meets Vincent, her nominal step‑brother. Twenty‑year‑old Vincent is the picture‑perfect elite heir, yet behind closed doors he dominates the top‑tier competitive surfing circle. Cool‑tongued, sharp‑witted, possessive and starved for affection, the two clash fiercely upon their first meeting. As they live under the same roof, quiet curiosity and growing fondness bloom between them. Vincent is all bark but soft‑hearted: he teases and taunts Stella verbally, yet fiercely protects her in every way. Defiant on the surface, Stella gradually falls for his exclusive affection. When Stella hits rock bottom after being betrayed by both her friend and lover, only Vincent stays by her side, quietly pulling her through despair. At a surfing competition, Vincent is injured by underhanded tricks from rivals. Stella steps up and pulls off an against‑all‑odds victory to safeguard his honor. Later, Vincent takes grave risks to shield her amid conflict. The barriers between them finally crumble, and their chemistry ignites. Defying the forbidden bond as nominal step‑siblings, they embark on a secret romance — distant in public, intensely intimate in private."

Street mechanic Isolde sacrifices everything for her boyfriend Rico's cybernetic body, only to be betrayed and sent to mafia godfather Leon as his bride. But on their wedding day, the ruthless Leon massacres every assassin to protect her… Is this marriage just a contract—or love?

Lena Hart, a top student in the law school, was forcibly sent to the underground club SIN by her creditors to settle her father's debt to loan sharks. On her very first night on stage, she was publicly auctioned off like a commodity and, teetering on the edge of humiliation and violence, was about to be taken away by a sleazy tycoon. Just as she was on the verge of a complete breakdown, Valentina De Luca, the queen of the underground underworld, suddenly appeared. She forcibly interrupted the transaction in front of everyone, took Lena away, and declared her to be her property. Lena was taken to Valentina's private penthouse, where she was presented with a slave-like contract stipulating that "the term of service shall be determined unilaterally by Party A." She refused to sign and left, but her creditors immediately sent her a video showing her parents being held hostage. With no way out, Lena was forced to return and sign the contract, thereby becoming Valentina's personal property. Attending her first underground dinner party as "Valentina's woman," she faced malicious testing from Valentina's nominal husband, Rocco, and jealous surveillance from Mia. In the darkness of a stuck elevator, the two shared their first aggressive kiss. Later, Lena tried to secretly contact her family but was caught by Valentina, who revoked all her privileges, placing her under complete house arrest. Meanwhile, a mysterious force threatened Lena via video to steal evidence of Valentina's crimes. Lena's attempt failed, and their relationship was completely shattered.

With extraordinary strength, Lily Parker becomes the maid of the cold and powerful CEO Lucian Lowe while trying to protect the orphanage she grew up in. Expecting only a well-paid job, Lily soon discovers that her new boss is difficult to please, suffering from picky eating and an unpredictable personality. However, Lily is no ordinary maid. She easily takes down her cheating ex-boyfriend, defeats scheming rivals, and stands up against those who threaten her. As the fearless maid and the mysterious CEO go from constant clashes to growing affection, Lucian finally discovers that the girl who has been caring for him is also the one who saved his life five years ago.

Lyra Donovan, wealthy heiress and Aurenya Arts Academy graduate, joins her father's corporation at her parents' request. Orion Harding, her childhood companion whose family has long-standing ties with the Donovans, intends to marry her. After Luna engineers a car accident killing her own parents, she manipulates her way into being adopted by the wealthy Donovans. While working alongside Lyra and plagiarizing her artistic ideas, Luna secretly plots to eliminate Lyra and claim everything, including Orion. But fate intervenes with a second chance: Lyra is reborn.