

All because I talked to a girl from school, my parents decided I was too young to date and sent me to a behavioral correction camp over winter break. I spent 14 days there before they came for me. When Mom reached for my backpack, I flinched and dropped to my knees. "Mom, I'm sorry. I'll carry my own things. Please don't touch me. You're the opposite sex." Her expression soured. "I told you to watch out for girls out there, not treat your own mother like one of them." I kept my head down and said nothing, because responding to the opposite sex was also a violation. On the drive home, Dad noticed me sitting rigid and perfectly still. He laughed, pleased. "Look at him. He's so well-behaved now." "It worked even better than I expected. We'll have our family dinner tonight and send him back in the morning. They need to straighten him out for good." I said nothing. I just turned and looked out the window. There would be no tomorrow. Tonight was my farewell gift to them.

A devoted wife is buried alive by her husband and his mistress. She survives. Now she's back—not as the woman they betrayed, but as someone else. Someone with money. Power. And a score to settle. Revenge is a dish best served cold. But Lena's revenge is served with a new face, a new name, and a partner who has just as much to lose.

To save his terminally ill younger brother, impoverished basketball prodigy Anderson accidentally wanders into the private testing lab of wealthy heir Campbell. Forced to sign an exclusive, high-value contract, he finds himself trapped in a series of bizarre physical compatibility tests. Convinced he's completely straight, Anderson is repeatedly betrayed by his own body's honest reactions, believing he's fallen into an attraction he never asked for. What he doesn't know is that Campbell, who originally intended nothing more than to tame and control him, is gradually losing control himself. Captivated by Anderson's untamed spirit and fierce resistance, the hunter slowly becomes the one being conquered.

Leonardo's adoptive sister pulled off a new trick, and this time, it was threatening to slit her wrists. So, like second nature, he handed me the divorce papers. I didn't even read it and let out a self-deprecating laugh. "Leonardo, this is the eighth time. In the entire history of Siciliana, no mafia Don has ever abandoned his partner as frequently as you." He yanked at his tie in frustration, a pleading look surfacing in his eyes. "Bianca, I have to do this. You know Gia's mental state. I can't just leave her to fend for herself, can I? "Move out for a few days first. Don't worry. Once I calm her down, I promise we'll get remarried right away!" I signed in silence. He had already repeated those exact words to me eight times. We finalized the paperwork in family lawyer's office. Pushing up his glasses, the family lawyer, Luca, teased lightly, "When are you guys coming back to sign the ninth marriage contract?" I put away the divorce papers stamped with the Corleone family wax seal and shook my head. "There won't be a next time."
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In her past life, Rosie was used as a luck tool. Her parents drained her fortune, doted on Willa, and cast her aside. She died on the streets, mourned only by Brad and Queenie, who were dragged down with her. Back to life again, she runs into Brad's arms with a smile. "Dad, need a daughter? One who brings luck and fortune."

"Eileen, the eldest daughter of the Bennett family, lost her mother at a young age. Growing up overshadowed by her father and his illegitimate daughter Lily, the only person she ever cared for deeply was Alex, her personal bodyguard whom she had hand‑picked. Her father arranged her marriage to Noah, the comatose heir of the Gray family, in exchange for a billion‑dollar deal. Before leaving home, Eileen intended to hand Alex over to Lily, only to stumble upon his desire for Lily as well as his hidden true identity. Private auction events, cliff‑side flower‑gathering, a name tattooed over his heart, vicious dog attacks and ninety‑nine lashes forced Eileen to confront one bitter truth after another: Alex had always put Lily above her. She finally severed their three‑year bond and left for Miami alone to honour her arranged marriage. After Eileen’s departure, Alex uncovered Lily’s long‑running act as a victim. It was Lily who had caused Eileen’s mother’s death, robbed Eileen of her chance at an education, and falsely claimed to be the white‑dressed girl Alex had fallen for at first sight. Realising he had loved the wrong woman and destroyed the one who had truly loved him, Alex meted out punishment to Lily and Mr. Bennett. He then crashed Eileen and Noah’s wedding in an attempt to take her away. Yet Noah had long since woken from his coma. Through years of unsent letters, he revealed he had loved Eileen ever since he was sixteen. Alex sought to atone for his past wrongs: he reopened his old lash wounds, cut out the tattoo, fought savage dogs and staked his life on a desperate gamble, yet none of it could win back Eileen’s trust. In the end, he was shot and slipped into an eternal slumber. Eileen held a new wedding ceremony with Noah, closing the chapter on this story of mistaken affection and ruinous hurt."

Someone @'d me on Nextdoor. "Hey, penthouse girl. You're single. What do you need a whole rooftop garden for? My husband's throwing a party. We'll be needing it starting tomorrow." "Don't worry, we'll give you two hundred bucks a month for upkeep. You'll make a couple hundred for doing jack shit. You should be thrilled." I stared at the screen. It was a joke. I was Don Ricci's heir, groomed to run the South Side. But I traded that life for a paintbrush. This apartment was my sanctuary, my quiet place. That rooftop garden wasn't some building perk. It was mine. I'd paid half a million cash for the deed when I bought the place. I turned it into my sunroom studio. And now someone thinks they can have it for two hundred bucks a month? I replied with two words: "Dream on." I didn't expect the building manager and two security guards at my door the next day. Someone had filed a complaint about me "misusing community resources." And now, for the sake of "neighborly harmony," they were demanding my keys. Fine. They wanted to throw civility out the window? They were about to learn what real power felt like.

Danna Howard was raised by her grandmother, Reagan Sullivan, a time-traveler from the modern world, on ideals of gender equality and true love. But when her own famously devoted grandfather betrays everything they stand by and announces he's taking a concubine, the entire household is thrown into turmoil.

After failing to win over my first three targets of interest, I agreed to an engagement with the paralyzed heir of the Lindt family. I spent every last point I had to help him stand again, but the very first thing he did after recovering was cancel our engagement. Then, he gave Hannah Snow a grand ocean wedding—one that captured everyone’s attention. At the ceremony, all four of my former targets of interest stood there, their eyes filled with nothing but warmth as they looked at Hannah. Suddenly, I just wanted to go home. So, I turned around and jumped straight into the sea. However, the moment my body fell into the water, four figures rushed toward me at the same time. Their faces were filled with regret… and fear.