Mga Web Novel na Action at mga Kuwentong Arrogant Contract Marriage

From the frying pan to the fire. That was Althea Cross’s life. For four years, she was the perfect, invisible wife to Julian Cross and a daughter-in-law who was never good enough. She gave up her entire identity just to be tolerated, only for Julian to coldly hand her divorce papers the moment she was no longer useful. Althea thought losing him was the worst thing that could happen to her. She was wrong. Julian didn't just want a divorce; he wanted her utterly erased. Left penniless, broken, and actively on the run from the powerful Cross family, Althea's desperate escape leads her straight into the arms of the one man capable of protecting her—Julian’s fiercest rival who has the same blood as him. He is a man with his own lethal rules, dangerous secrets and hidden reasons for keeping her safe. Under his shadow, Althea stops begging to be loved and starts remembering the woman she used to be. Julian thought he could ruin her life and get away with it, but he underestimated one thing: a woman with nothing left to lose knows exactly how to stoke the flames. By the time the Cross family realizes what they’ve unleashed, it will be too late. Althea isn’t coming back to beg for a place at their table. She’s coming back to burn it down and take what is hers.

The church bells rang at exactly noon. One. Two. Three. Their deep sound rolled through the old cathedral and disappeared into the gray afternoon sky. But there was no celebration. No music. No excited guests whispering about the bride. No groom waiting at the altar. There was only rain. Heavy, merciless rain that hammered against the stained-glass windows as though heaven itself was mourning what was about to happen. At the altar stood a woman in white. Mara Elena Vale. Twenty-eight years old. Former military general. Daughter. Victim. And, according to the agreement signed that morning, the new wife of the most feared Mafia Lord in the city. She stood perfectly still. Her wedding dress was breathtaking—white silk flowing around her like a cloud, a long veil trailing behind her, delicate diamonds glittering at her ears and throat. But there was nothing soft about her expression. Her back was straight. Her chin was lifted. Her eyes were calm. Too calm. On the altar beside her stood a large framed photograph of the man she was supposed to marry. Dante Blackwood. The Mafia King. Thirty-five. Powerful. Untouchable. And absent. He hadn't come. Mara stared at his photograph for several seconds. The photograph showed a handsome man with dark hair, a hard jaw and eyes that seemed capable of making an entire room fall silent. She almost laughed. Almost. So this is my husband. A photograph. She slowly turned her gaze toward the empty church. Only three people had come to witness the marriage. A lawyer representing the Blackwood family. An elderly priest. And her mother. Her mother sat several rows behind her, dressed elegantly, with her younger daughter, Celeste, sitting beside her. Celeste was crying. Mara's eyes settled on her sister. Of course. Celeste was always the one people protected.

"He thought she was a pretty cage. She was the lock, the key, and the woman who'd burned the whole prison down."

Being in a Contract marriage with an illegitimate daughter is one decision that Alaric cannot change but manage with. Desperate to make his betrothed wife give up on the marriage without having any share of his property made him and his mistress drug her and set her up in a one night stand with a stranger. Not only did she get pregnant for an unknown man,it cost her marriage and also rendered her homeless. Faced with no choice than to search for the man that not only took her virginity but also made her a mom. Was her search successful? Who was the identity of the man she had a night stand with?

She stepped into the altar to save her brother’s life. Now, she has to survive the ice-cold tycoon who thinks she is someone else. Vivian is drowning under a mountain of medical bills, desperate to secure a life-saving bone marrow transplant for her twelve-year-old brother. With only weeks left to find four hundred thousand dollars, a terrifying miracle arrives in the form of her estranged, identical twin sister, Valerie. Valerie is engaged to marry Alexander Vance—the notoriously ruthless, iron-fisted tech billionaire—in a strategic corporate alliance. Terrified of his cold reputation and secretly in love with another man, Valerie flees the country on the eve of the wedding. She leaves behind a diary, a massive stack of cash, and a desperate proposition: Vivian must take her place at the altar. The plan seems simple enough: play the part of a glamorous socialite for twelve months, maintain the contract, and walk away with a fortune to save her brother. But Alexander Vance is not a man easily deceived. He expects a materialistic, dramatic wife, but finds himself entirely unsettled by "Valerie’s" sudden warmth, humility, and quiet resilience. As Vivian struggles to navigate high-society events and outrun her own past, every interaction with her new husband becomes a high-stakes game of survival. Bound by a strict contract but drawn together by an unexpected, electric chemistry, Vivian must protect her secret at all costs. Because if the Ice King discovers she is a penniless impostor, he will ruin her family—and the truth will cost her brother his life.