Third-Person POV Web Novels & Artist Contract Marriage Stories

For as long as Aretha River can remember, her stepbrother Dante has made her life hell. So when he claims her as his fated mate in front of the entire pack on her eighteenth birthday, running is the only option. Growing up with the mating contract between them that was signed by both of their fathers, the day Aretha was born. Dante believes he is being forced to mate with a gold-digger's daughter, rather than the Alpha-born heir she truly is. But the mate bond doesn't lie, and neither do the camera recordings that expose everything she was never meant to see. Years of cruelty were built on carefully constructed lies. A conspiracy reaching deeper than either of them knew. And a love that was written in the stars before either of them could speak. Dante will spend the rest of his life proving he's worthy of her. Aretha just has to decide if she'll let him.

"Didn't he tell you anything about me," She asked. She looked quite ethereal and unreal from where she stood, her baby bump showing so clearly that no one would believe she wasn't pregnant. "I'm pregnant honey and Anthony is responsible," She said again, this time her voice was firm and she looked me in the eyes. How could she be pregnant though? I was also pregnant. ** Vanessa Ives, daughter of a runaway mother and an artist that turned to a life of drugs would do anything she can to get her brother back and help her family. She would even get married to her ex boyfriend just because of his mother. Anthony Thorns, doesn't want a child, doesn't want to get married and wants to stay the heck away from his family and their trouble. But when Vanessa appears in his life again after six years, he has to do what she wants just so she could get what she needed. He just didn't know that it would cost him his sanity.

Celin Valentina Ventura is a brilliant but struggling final-year architecture student determined to graduate on her own merits. But when a sudden family crisis threatens her future, she is forced into an arranged marriage of convenience to secure her inheritance. Her new spouse is none other than Dr. Ingrid Brei Bergman, a cold, notoriously strict, and fiercely protective tenured professor of architecture.Bound by a legal contract at home but forced to maintain absolute distance on campus, Celin and Ingrid enter a high-stakes game of secrets. To protect Ingrid’s career and prevent Celin’s expulsion under strict university anti-fraternization policies, they must act like complete strangers in the lecture halls. The arrangement is pushed to its limits by the arrival of Lovey, a charming young guest lecturer whose clear interest in Celin ignites a fierce, unspoken jealousy in Ingrid, shattering their cold boundaries.As stolen glances turn into late-night studio encounters and a breathless, forbidden affair, the lines between their contract and their true feelings blur completely. However, their secret is short-lived. When a bitter classmate leaks a compromising photo to the administration board, Ingrid faces immediate suspension, sacrificing her own reputation to save Celin’s academic future.Refusing to let her wife take the fall alone, Celin stands before the ethics board to deliver a final, shocking truth: their relationship isn't predatory—they are legally married. To win their complete freedom, Celin and Ingrid must dismantle the expectations of their wealthy families, outmaneuver the university's legal gray areas, and fight for a love that was once just a piece of paper.