Novel Web & Cerita Arrogant Flash Marriage Dark Romance

He needed the perfect bride to win the election. She needed Washington's most powerful man to stay alive. Gabriel Vincent is the most ruthless defense attorney in the United States and a Senate candidate who refuses to fail. Carrying the scars of a brutal childhood and the haunting guilt over his younger brother’s death, he built an armor of coldness and arrogance that no one has ever managed to pierce. For him, power is not a luxury—it is the ultimate weapon to destroy the monsters of his past. However, to win over conservative voters, the party leadership hands him a non-negotiable ultimatum: present a fake fiancée by the end of the week. Angel Montgomery is a brilliant investigative journalist trying to rebuild her life away from the nightmare of Silverwood. A survivor of an attempted murder and a horrific betrayal by her ex-fiancé—a corrupt cop who tried to kill her and framed the case—she must protect her father and safeguard her own freedom. Yet, hunted and cornered by her attacker, Angel realizes her past is about to drag her under. A tense, electric encounter brings these two survivors together. Gabriel sees Angel’s flawless reputation and undeniable resilience as the perfect match for his political farce. Angel finds in the candidate's vast power and unyielding protection the single guarantee of keeping her stalker at bay. A strict marriage-of-convenience contract is drawn up: no feelings, a set expiration date, and strictly business. What neither anticipated was how forced proximity would turn friction into an unquenchable desire, awakening a dark attraction and an obsession that will shatter every clause of their agreement. How far would you go when a pact built on appearances becomes the ultimate safe haven for two broken souls?

Blurb. On the night Valentine Ashford catches her boyfriend in bed with her stepmother, she does the one thing she had never imagined herself doing. She goes home with a handsome stranger. One unforgettable night, no names and no promises. The next morning, she walks away believing she will never see him again. Until she comes face to face with him at her wedding meeting. Only then does she discover the devastating truth. The stranger who spent the night in her bed is Adrian Knight, the younger brother of the man she is about to marry. Bound by a marriage arranged to save her family's collapsing empire, Valentine is determined to honor her duty. Adrian is equally determined to protect his brother, even if it means pretending they have never met. But stolen glances become dangerous conversations. Accidental touches become impossible temptations. And with every wedding plan that forces them together, the line between duty and desire begins to blur. Just when Valentine convinces herself she can bury the truth forever, one unexpected discovery threatens to unravel every promise she's made.

"Look at yourself, Clara. I can't even get turned on by looking at you anymore. What did you expect? That I'd make love to a wall?" Those cruel words shattered Clara's world in an instant. She had given Julian everything—her loyalty, her youth, and every part of herself. But as her body changed and she gained weight, the love of the man who had once vowed to cherish her forever disappeared along with it. Day after day, Clara found herself begging for scraps of affection from a husband who could barely bring himself to acknowledge her existence. Then, a ghost from her past stepped back into her life. "You said yes. That means you're mine, Clara." Damon was not joking about the childhood promise Clara had always dismissed as nothing more than innocent play. Unlike her cold and indifferent husband, Damon looked at Clara as though she were the center of his universe. His gaze burned with a dangerous obsession—an all-consuming possessiveness that refused to accept the word no. Caught between a dying marriage and a man whose unwavering desire threatened to consume everything, Clara faced a perilous choice: remain with the husband who treated her like a shadow, or surrender herself to the man who would gladly set the world ablaze just to make her his.

A virgin wife was the only thing the man I was arranged to marry asked for. Determined to escape marrying a man I don’t love, I did the most irrational thing. I had a one-night stand with a man I met in a bar but when I thought I won, tell me why he was standing in our living room with discussions of marriage?! I gave him a blank cheque so he could write any amount he wanted after I spent the night with him. But when he returned the paper, it had my full name written on it. Rhea Moore. He wanted me as payment. I fell right into his trap. He was hot-headed, possessive, and a monster in bed. His touches were addicting yet I tried all the tricks to get him to divorce me, but he was obsessive and stubborn. I’ll show him how reckless, cruel, and stubborn I can be. He stepped closer, my chest against his torso. I could feel him breathing hard as his eyes were locked on mine. “Didn’t I tell you? Once we start, you can’t back out.” His words echoed in my mind.

Maya Reed's life falls apart in a single phone call. Her seventeen-year-old brother, Danny, needs urgent surgery, but the funding she desperately depends on is suddenly withdrawn. With no money and no time left, Maya accepts an offer from Julian Voss, a powerful billionaire she has every reason to hate. He will pay for Danny's surgery. In return, she must become his secret wife. One year. No love. No questions. It should have been a simple deal. But Julian isn't telling her everything. Someone is watching Maya's family, and when a stranger appears in her hospital room with a brass key marked 3-17 and a note in her late father's handwriting—He doesn't know—Julian's carefully controlled façade cracks. He knows the key. He knows about her father's old storage unit. And he had it cleared out just days earlier. What was Maya's father hiding? Who is watching her family? And what is Julian so desperate to keep from her? As Maya searches for the truth, her marriage to Julian becomes more than a contract. The man she promised herself she would never trust becomes the one person she can't stay away from. But every secret they uncover pulls them deeper into danger—and closer to a truth that could destroy everything between them. Maya thought she was marrying Julian to save her brother. She never expected to lose her heart to the billionaire she was supposed to hate.