His Forbiden Bride
For three years, Olivia Miller believed her happy ending belonged to Sebastian Cole, the man she was engaged to marry. To protect the family she loved, she sacrificed everything. Her rare blood type became the only thing keeping her stepsister Hazel alive, and every payment she received was carefully saved for one purpose, to wake her biological mother from a long coma. Everything shattered in a single night. Olivia caught Sebastian in bed with Hazel. Worse, she overheard the truth, Sebastian had never loved her. He only pretended to be her fiancé so she would keep donating her blood. Before she could even process the betrayal, her mother’s condition worsened. The surgery needed was impossibly expensive. When Olivia begged for help, her biological father refused. Her stepmother coldly suggested it would be kinder to let the woman die. At her lowest point, a man appeared with an offer that sounded like a fever dream. Daniel Cole Ashford, Sebastian’s uncle. The cold, untouchable CEO of the Ashford Group. Daniel claimed Olivia was carrying his child. She refused to believe it. She had never been with any man. Yet the investigation proved someone had stolen Daniel’s stored sperm and bribed a doctor to perform an artificial insemination. Due to a “mistake,” Olivia became the vessel for his heir without ever knowing. To protect his unborn child and uncover the people behind the conspiracy, Daniel offered her a contract: become his secret wife. In exchange, he would save her mother, cover every medical expense, give her absolute protection, and ensure no one could ever hurt her again. With nothing left to lose, Olivia signed. In one night, the betrayed fiancée became the hidden wife of the most powerful man in the country. As real feelings begin to grow between them
Baca
Chapter: The Price of SilenceMorning light cut across the penthouse in sharp, pale lines. Olivia woke alone in the wide bed, the black sheets tangled around her bare legs. Her body still carried the memory of the night before—Daniel’s mouth, his hands, the way he had held her down and made her shatter more than once before finally allowing her to sleep. He had not taken her fully. Not yet. He seemed determined to break her open in pieces.A soft knock sounded at the bedroom door before it opened. One of the silent staff members entered carrying a tray, eyes lowered. Breakfast. Fresh clothes already laid out on the chaise—another dress chosen by Daniel, deep charcoal, simple, expensive.Olivia sat up, pulling the sheet higher. “Where is he?”“Mr. Ashford is in his study, miss. He asked that you join him after you eat.”She forced herself to eat a few bites. The quiet of the penthouse felt heavier today. Outside the windows, the city looked washed clean by the previous night’s storm, but nothing inside her felt cle
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-30
Chapter: Bloodlines and BargainsThe private hospital wing smelled of sterile air and money. Soft lighting, thick carpets, and silent nurses who never made eye contact created the illusion of calm. Olivia walked beside Daniel, her fingers cold despite the warmth of his hand at the small of her back. The black dress he had chosen for her was modest enough for a hospital visit, yet still clung in ways that reminded her she no longer dressed for herself.Her mother’s room was at the end of the corridor. Through the glass, Olivia saw the still figure on the bed—pale, connected to machines, but breathing. The lead surgeon had already confirmed that the twelve-hour window had been enough. The critical phase was over. Recovery would be long, but survival was no longer a question.Daniel did not release her until they stood inside the room. Only then did he step back, giving her space while remaining close enough that his presence filled the air.Olivia approached the bed slowly. Her mother’s hand felt fragile when she took
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Chapter: The ContractThe private investigator’s report arrived as a thin encrypted file on Daniel’s tablet. He read it once, twice, then set the device down with deliberate care. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the storm that had been gathering finally broke, rain lashing against the glass in hard, silver sheets.Olivia sat across from him at the long black dining table, the half-eaten breakfast forgotten. The elegant dress he had chosen clung softly to her body, the hem brushing mid-thigh. She watched the shift in his expression, the way his jaw locked, the way his fingers flexed once against the polished wood.“What did they find?” she asked.Daniel’s gaze lifted slowly. “The doctor who performed the procedure is dead. Overdose three weeks ago. Officially ruled accidental. Unofficially… convenient.” He stood, rounded the table, and stopped behind her chair. One large hand settled on her shoulder, then slid down to rest over her stomach again, possessive and warm. “He didn’t work alone. Someone pai
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-28
Chapter: The Ones Left BehindOlivia woke to the feeling of a large, warm hand splayed possessively over her bare stomach. For a disorienting second she forgot where she was. Then memory crashed back in waves—the contract, the hospital, Daniel’s mouth on her breast, the way he had made her come apart with nothing but his fingers while remaining fully clothed and in complete control. Heat flooded her cheeks.She was lying in the center of an enormous bed, sheets of black silk tangled around her hips. Her sweater and leggings were gone. She wore only her underwear and one of Daniel’s white shirts, the fabric soft and oversized, carrying his scent. Morning light spilled through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the penthouse in pale gold.Daniel sat on the edge of the bed, already dressed in dark trousers and an open black shirt. He was watching her with an intensity that made her pulse stumble."You sleep like someone who’s been running on empty for years," he said quietly. His hand flexed once against her stom
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-28
Chapter: The Price Of Saving HerOlivia’s answer came out as a broken whisper. "I’ll sign."Daniel did not smile. He simply watched her, dark eyes unreadable, as if he had known the outcome the moment he stepped through her door. He reached into his coat, withdrew a sleek black pen, and placed it on top of the contract with deliberate care."Read it," he said.She did, every clause was precise. She would become his legal wife within twenty-four hours. The marriage would remain secret until he decided otherwise. She would live where he told her to live. She would not contact Sebastian, Hazel, or her father without his permission. In return, her mother’s surgery would begin before sunrise. All medical expenses present and future would be covered. Protection would be absolute.At the bottom, one final line stood out in bold.The child she carries is the sole property and heir of Daniel Cole Ashford. Any attempt to harm, conceal, or remove the child will result in immediate and severe consequences.Olivia’s fingers tremb
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-28
Chapter: The NightOlivia Miller had spent three years believing that love was measured in how much you were willing to bleed. She had bled willingly.Every two months, she sat in the cold clinic chair and watched her rare blood—AB negative—fill bag after bag marked with Hazel’s name. The needles left bruises that lasted weeks. The dizziness made the world tilt. Still, she smiled when Sebastian kissed her forehead afterward and whispered,"You’re my miracle." She saved every payment, every quiet sacrifice, for the woman who had given her life and now lay silent in a hospital bed—her mother.Sebastian had promised forever and tonight, forever smelled like expensive champagne and sex that did not belong to her.Olivia stood in the doorway of the hotel suite, key card digging into her palm. The bed was a tangle of white sheets and bare limbs. Sebastian’s back—familiar, broad, the same back she had traced with her fingers for years—moved between Hazel’s spread thighs. Her stepsister’s nails scored red lines
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-28
Thetered To The Five Alphas
"Touch her, and the High Council will need twenty new men before sunrise."
Bound by an ancient, forbidden mark placed in my womb by the late High Alpha himself, I was never meant to be a prized bride. I was built to be a living siphon—a lethal leash designed to drain the magic of the five most ruthless Alphas in the realm.
To survive the black corruption devouring my insides, I must feed on their elemental cores.
Alexander, the furious Fire Alpha whose scorching heat burns my skin—yet quells the dark fever in my blood.
Gabriel, the cold, calculating Frost Alpha who realizes my body is drinking his power, yet cannot stop staring at my pulse point.
Kaelen, the stoic Earth Alpha willing to guard a cursed Luna if it keeps his people from slaughter.
Lucius, the razor-sharp Crimson Alpha who sees me as the ultimate weapon to destroy our enemies.
Silas, the unstable Wind Alpha who would rather put a dagger through my throat than let me draw another breath.
They think they are taking turns guarding a fragile, sick Luna. They think their magic is merely suppressing a dark curse.
They don't know the truth.
Every time their hands touch my skin, every time their power bleeds into my veins, it isn't just suppressing the mark—it is permanently purifying my body, preparing me to bear a child capable of wielding all five elemental cores at once.
And when the High Council arrives at our gates to put the keep under iron quarantine, the five Alphas are forced to make a choice: execute the cursed woman in their tower, or burn the entire realm to ashes just to keep her alive.
Baca
Chapter: The Signal HornThe three short notes repeated twice from the Council lines and then fell silent.No one in the war cellar moved for several breaths. The crucible inside me answered the distant signal with another slow pulse that traveled through the permanent pathways and into each of the five men bound to them. I felt Alexander’s fire tighten, Gabriel’s frost sharpen, Kaelen’s earth settle heavier, Lucius’s blood element stir with interest, and Silas’s wind flinch along the bond as if the sound itself had reached for him.Alexander folded the letter once more and set it aside.“Double the watches on every wall,” he said. “I want reports on any movement beyond the forward lines within the hour. Gabriel, take the eastern ridge yourself. If they are repositioning engines I want the exact count before midnight.”Gabriel released my wrist with obvious reluctance. The absence of his frost left a cold hollow that the crucible immediately noticed. He inclined his head once and left without further comment,
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-10-07
Chapter: Chapter 21: The Final ElementThe three hours until sundown did not pass in silence. They passed in the low, grinding thunder of the siege engines continuing their work against the outer walls, in the occasional sharp crack of stone giving way, and in the heavier silence that had settled inside the war-cellar once Gabriel finished speaking. No one moved to leave. No one suggested sending a reply to the white flag still hanging at the inner gate. The choice Gabriel had laid out sat in the center of the chamber like a third living thing, surrender me, die under the main engine, or turn the mark into a weapon and risk burning me out in the process.Alexander stood with his back to the brazier, arms crossed, heat held so tightly under his skin that the air around him shimmered. Gabriel remained near the ruined door, frost still faintly coiling from the edges of his coat. Lucius had not moved from the wall, crimson eyes half-lidded, watching everything with the calm of a man who had already run the numbers. Kaelen’s ha
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-29
Chapter: Chapter 20: The White FlagThey sent the messenger at the turning of the afternoon. A single figure under a plain white banner rode to the inner gate and waited in the mud while the siege engines continued their slow, methodical work against the outer walls. No arrows flew. No Void-rods fired. The temporary silence felt more dangerous than the noise that had preceded it.Alexander did not go himself.He sent Gabriel.I remained in the war-cellar with Kaelen’s hand locked around my wrist, and Silas still chained against the far wall. The mark had grown quiet under the steady weight of earth, but the newly bound wind inside me stayed restless, twitching every time a distant impact shuddered through the stone. Silas felt it too. His breathing stayed uneven, blue eyes fixed on the floor as if looking anywhere else might force him to acknowledge the permanent thread now tying us together.When Gabriel returned, the temperature in the chamber dropped three degrees.He closed what remained of the door, frost still cli
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-29
Chapter: Chapter 19: The First BreachThe breach did not come with warning horns.It came with the sound of stone screaming.A section of the outer western wall collapsed inward in a roar of dust and shattered masonry. Void energy poured through the gap like black water, and with it came the first true wave of Council soldiers—black-cloaked, iron-masked, carrying the short rods that pulsed with the same purple light that once climbed my throat.The keep answered.I felt every impact through the mark. Kaelen’s earth magic surged upward from the foundations, trying to hold what remained of the wall. Alexander’s fire turned the breach into a furnace. Gabriel’s frost sealed the edges in glittering sheets that cracked under the next assault. Silas’s stolen wind twisted restlessly inside me, answering the chaos even while his body remained chained to the wall.Kaelen never left my side.When the strongest Void pulse yet ripped through the lower levels, the mark convulsed so hard I nearly blacked out. Kaelen caught me before I h
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-26
Chapter: Chapter 18: The Weight of EarthThe siege settled into a grinding, relentless rhythm.Day and night the outer walls shook under the High Council’s engines. Black iron rods driven into the earth sent pulses of Void energy that made the very stones of the keep groan. Each pulse traveled downward, found the mark in my womb, and set it thrashing like a trapped animal. The newly bound fragment of Silas’s wind answered every surge with restless, cutting energy that scraped along the inside of my ribs.Kaelen never left the chamber for more than the time it took to change the guard outside the door.He slept in short, soldier’s intervals against the wall, war-hammer within easy reach. When the Void pulses grew strong enough to force the fever higher, he simply crossed the small space, sat on the edge of the stone platform, and closed one massive hand around my wrist or the back of my neck. Earth element poured into me in slow, crushing waves. The mark could not fight that weight. It sank, subdued, and the stolen wind settl
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-25
Chapter: The Siege HornThe three long notes of the Council’s war-horn still hung in the air when Alexander pulled his hand away from my side.The cut was sealed. The skin remained hot and tight under the residual fire, but the bleeding had stopped. The mark, however, had not. It thrummed with the newly stolen wind element, restless and stronger than before, as if Silas’s core had given it a new set of teeth.Silas remained pinned against the cracked wall, Kaelen’s massive forearm still braced across his chest. The younger Alpha’s breathing was ragged. Every few seconds a visible tremor ran through him—the aftershocks of the forced bond still ripping between us. I could feel the edges of his wind magic inside my own body, chaotic and half-tamed. He could clearly feel the mark’s presence inside his.Gabriel closed the ruined door as best he could and turned to face the rest of us. Frost still clung to the edges of his coat.“The horn is the full siege signal,” he said. “They’ve stopped probing. Whatever they
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-09-21
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