Survival Game Web Novels & CEO Hate to Love Stories

Vivian Lake died in the apocalypse betrayed by the man she loved. After two years of fighting to survive, Damian Stark -the powerful CEO she trusted, left her outside his fortified apartment to be devoured by zombies. But when Vivian opened her eyes again, she was back one month before the apocalypse began. This time, she knew exactly what was coming. She ended her engagement with Noah Reed, cut off the people who had betrayed her, and began preparing for the apocalypse. Food, weapons, medicine, security—she would make sure she was ready for everything. But then she discovered something she never expected. Damian Stark was preparing too. He had bought her entire apartment building, driven the other residents away, and begun fortifying his own apartment as if he knew the apocalypse was coming. Vivian doesn't trust him. Damian knows she hates him. This time, she won't die for anyone. But can she survive the man she once loved?. And can she repeat the same mistake she made then? Falling for him again?

Julian didn’t get cold feet. He got on a plane, back to Selene, back to the woman he swore was history, and left Mira to realize, in real time, in front of everyone she knew, that three years meant absolutely nothing to him. Atherton doesn’t forget things like that. It doesn’t even try. So when Sebastian Calloway offers his name, Mira takes it. She signs the contract, lifts her chin, and tells herself it’s just survival. A cold arrangement between two people who have never liked each other. He tells her he wants it real. She almost believes him. She hates herself a little for that. Because Sebastian isn’t doing this out of kindness. Mira is useful, her name, her influence, the quiet authority she carries without even trying. A woman still raw from humiliation is a woman who won’t look too carefully at the hand she’s reaching for. He knows that. He counts on it. What he doesn’t count on is actually falling for her. Initially it seemed like he was overthinking things, but it happened at once, the way she rebuilds herself without complaint, the way she challenges him without flinching. By the time Sebastian realizes he stopped strategizing and started feeling. Then Julian returns. Regretful. He made a mistake. Mira doesn’t take him back. That’s when he stops being sorry and starts being dangerous. Bitter and bruised, Julian finds an unlikely ally in Tracy, Sebastian’s best friend, who has her own quiet grievances and her own score to settle. Together they become exactly what Mira and Sebastian’s fragile, complicated marriage cannot afford, two people who know exactly where to press to make everything collapse.

“Are you a Virgin then?” "That’s… not really any of your concern," I managed. "Just answer." His voice stayed calm, but the underlying threat was unmistakable. “Yes… I am.” "Good. I want you to sell it to me." "What?" "Sell your virginity to me," he said evenly, "and I’ll clear your father’s entire debt.” —-------- When her father's gambling debt threatens to cost him his life, college dance student Angela makes a desperate bargain. She’ll work at the notorious Red Club as a stripper to pay it off. But stepping into the shadows of this seductive underworld brings her face-to-face with Hanzo—the dangerously magnetic crime boss whose icy grey eyes sees straight through her. Note: This is a compilation of magnificent, intriguing and breathtaking short stories

Seven nights with the devil to pay a debt. One truth that will burn the world down. Sienna Blackwood was never part of the deal until her step-brother gambled with her life to save his own. Now, she is collateral in a brutal game of revenge. The collector is Dante Moretti, a billionaire with a fifteen-year grudge and a thirst for Blackwood blood. He doesn't want her money; he demands seven nights of her total surrender. But in the shadows of a Manhattan penthouse, hatred turns into a lethal obsession. When a syndicate ambush forces them to flee, the contract becomes a race for survival across the Atlantic. Hunted for the three-year-old secret heir in their arms, Sienna and Dante must navigate a world of blood oaths and forced alliances. In a game where every kiss is a tactical error, Sienna must decide: is her step-brother’s rival the monster who shattered her life, or the only man who can save it?

Eleven years ago, Leilani Amara Vaughn danced her last ballet the night her rival fell to her death and the world branded her a killer. Now she’s free, but freedom feels like a cruel joke. Every path she takes is already blocked. Every chance at redemption quietly erased by unseen hands. Until one man offers her salvation—Declan Patridge Powerful. Untouchable. Cold as the empire he built. He gives her a job in his home, a roof over her head… and chains she can’t see. He says it’s mercy. She feels it’s punishment. But what begins as vengeance soon burns into something neither of them can name. Because beneath the hatred, the lies, and the silence, beats a truth dangerous enough to destroy them both.

She was never supposed to exist. Not as herself. Not with her real name. Not with the truth of what she carries in her blood. Julia Bennett was hidden before she could walk — erased from a world of power and old money and carefully buried sins, raised in silence while the family that should have claimed her tore itself apart from the inside. She was never meant to inherit anything except survival. But the dead don't stay buried. And neither do heirs. Now she's standing at the center of everything she was kept from — a legacy built on betrayal, a name that makes powerful people nervous, and two men who have been circling her world long before she knew they existed. One protects her like she's something to be controlled. The other has been watching her entire life for reasons she's only beginning to understand. And somewhere in the shadows — a name she doesn't recognize yet. V. Mercer. Patient. Precise. Already moving. Julia isn't looking for love. She's looking for the truth about who murdered her mother, who wants her dead, and why the people closest to her keep choosing silence over answers. But the truth in this world doesn't come without a cost. And in a game where trust is a weakness, desire is a weapon, and every person she needs is hiding something — the most dangerous thing Julia Bennett can do is refuse to break. Because someone built this trap before she was born. And she intends to burn it down.

To save her family's business, Sarah is forced into a forever marriage with billionaire Adrian Moretti, a man she barely knows and never wanted to marry. She expected a cold husband. She never expected a mother-in-law who would make her life a living nightmare. Humiliated. Manipulated. Tortured behind closed doors. Sarah silently endures it all while Adrian remains blind to the truth unfolding under his own roof. But secrets never stay buried forever. When the truth finally comes to light, Adrian is forced to confront everything he failed to see... and everything he almost lost. After everything Sarah has endured, can she still open her heart to the man who couldn't protect her when she needed him the most? Or is some pain too deep for love to heal? A deeply emotional billionaire romance filled with forced marriage, family drama, betrayal, redemption, and a love worth fighting for.

Lyra Cole has spent her life fighting to survive. Burdened with the hospital bills for her ailing mother. Her life has always been a delicate balancing act, working multiple jobs to care for her sick mother and younger brother while hiding her talent in digital art, a skill that could change her life if given a chance. But when her mother's condition suddenly deteriorates, she is faced with a staggering medical bill that she cannot possibly pay. Desperate and heartbroken, Lyra turns to her boyfriend, Steve, for help, only to find him betraying her in the cruelest way, shattering her trust completely. With no money, no support, and now unemployed after being unjustly fired from her restaurant job, Lyra feels the walls closing in. Her world seems to collapse until Alexander Dayn, a cold, calculating billionaire CEO, appears with an offer she cannot ignore. He can pay for her mother's treatment but only under one condition; she must enter a contract marriage with him. With no other options, Lyra reluctantly considers the agreement, unaware of the true complexities of Alexander’s world. As they explore a world of luxury, control, and dangerous power plays, Lyra discovers that Alexander's motives are far beyond getting married to her but linked to protecting her from external threats tied to his empire. Undeniable attraction, different personalities, clashing wills, and forced proximity push them into a tense, addictive relationship. Lyra's independence challenges Alexander's dominic, while his control and secrets test her resilience. Their bond is further tested when outside enemies target Lyra and long-buried secrets surface, forcing both to confront their fears, desires, and past mistakes. Eventually, Lyra's courage and talent give her leverage, while Alexander's growing love for her is more than obligation. Together they must choose each other selflessly.

Daphne Vega has one rule: never feel anything. She's a professional con artist. She seduces, she steals, she disappears. Emotion is a liability she can't afford. So when intelligence broker Adrian Wolfe offers her millions to infiltrate billionaire CEO Celeste Laurent's empire — seduce her, access her classified AI technology, deliver the data — Daphne says yes without blinking. Simple job. Wrong woman. Because from the moment Daphne walks into Celeste's world wearing a fake name and a practiced smile, Celeste looks at her like she already knows every lie she's ever told. And instead of exposing her — she pulls her closer. Now Daphne is living in Celeste's penthouse. Wearing Celeste's arm like a crown at billion-dollar events. Playing the perfect fake girlfriend while executives inside Laurent Axis start dying one by one. Accidents. Suicides. Disappearances. The deeper Daphne falls into Celeste's carefully constructed world, the harder it becomes to remember where the performance ends — and where she begins. Then Celeste says four words that change everything: "I knew from the beginning." And Daphne realizes she was never the spy in this story. She was the trap. But if Celeste already knew she was a traitor… why does she still look at her like she's the only honest thing she's ever touched?

The first time Sandra Ellis faced the apocalypse, she made the mistake of trusting the wrong people. Her husband, Drake, and his family repaid her loyalty by locking her outside her fortress, leaving her to be torn apart by the infected and to die in the wrecking snow. As death claimed her, Sandra uncovered a betrayal more devastating than the apocalypse itself. But death wasn't the end. Reborn twenty days before the world collapses, Sandra gets a second chance to rewrite her fate. This time, she wants no husband, no toxic family, and absolutely no mercy for those who betrayed her. Armed with memories of the coming disaster and a mysterious blue system that rewards her survival, she begins stockpiling resources, building an impenetrable underground fortress, and mastering the skills she'll need to survive. But the apocalypse is far more terrifying than she remembers. Brutal heatwaves, freezing winters, zombies, evolved monsters, and ruthless survivors threaten to destroy everything she's built. Then there's Clinton Damion, her former billionaire boss with deadly combat skills and secrets of his own. Their uneasy alliance could be her greatest advantage or her most dangerous mistake. As government conspiracies unravel and trust becomes a luxury no one can afford, Sandra must decide how far she's willing to go to protect her new life. This time, she won't die for anyone. But can she survive a world determined to kill her twice?