Romans First-Person POV & Histoires Intelligent Contract Marriage

Ellie never wanted this marriage. Jayden made it clear he never wanted her. A cold house. A colder husband. A family that looked her in the eye and made her wish she was invisible instead. Her dream awaits her. She told herself she could survive it. She had before. But surviving Jayden was a different thing entirely. She hated him. He couldn't stand her. So why couldn't either of them stop? Between the hatred, the challenges that kept coming and the conspiracies working against them from every direction they were never supposed to make it. Just when things start to shift between them, everything falls apart. The real reason she was chosen comes to light. The secret behind their marriage. The betrayal that had been there from the very beginning. The hidden secret of her family and her new home. She was signed to him with the vow. Love was never part of the deal. Or was it?

On discovering that his contract wife, Valkyrie, had leaked the documents that ruined his main energy company, the Australian billionaire investor Kaelen Vance throws her out into the rain in Melbourne, giving her only a single suitcase. However, Kaelen does not realise that Valkyrie was made to take the blame by his manipulative mother, Victoria, who had threatened to switch off the life support for Valkyrie's sister Chloe, who is bedridden. Four years later, Kaelen sets about tracking down the rogue trading company that has been quietly purchasing controlling shares in his empire and ends up tracing the IP address to a remote coastal town on the Great Ocean Road. There he finds Valkyrie with a sharp four-year-old boy who has his unmistakable silver eyes. Having discovered that she is innocent, Kaelen buys the entire town, makes himself her landlord, and then launches a fierce campaign to win her back. Yet Valkyrie has built an iron shield around her heart, compelling the arrogant tycoon to tear down his own family lineage to prove his devotion.

Mira Calloway has eleven dollars in her bank account and a mother who needs surgery she can't afford. So when billionaire CEO Damian Cole offers her a fake marriage, ninety days, a fortune, no strings, she signs before she lets herself think twice. She's the third woman he's made this offer to. The first two are filed under one word: TERMINATED. Thrown into a world of galas, cameras, and a media storm branding her "the third bride in one year," Mira starts pulling at threads Damian never meant for her to find, a locked room in his penthouse, a chemical plant fire from decades ago, a name that shouldn't mean anything to her and means everything. Her father didn't abandon her family the way she always believed. He died the night that plant burned. And Damian's father was standing right there when it happened. Damian isn't just guarding a company. He's guarding a truth that's already cost two women everything, and the woman circling both of them, poised, precise, untouchable, isn't finished yet. As the fake marriage starts becoming real, Mira has to decide how much of the truth she can survive knowing, and whether the man she's falling for is protecting her from his family's past, or protecting his family from her. A slow-burn contract marriage romance wrapped around a betrayal that spans two generations, where every answer costs something, and every kiss is a risk neither of them can afford.

Tiffany Barnett never thought she would be forced to marry the man she could not stand. The arrogant and cold billionaire Damian Ashford only wants a wife to fulfill the conditions of his grandfathers will. He needs his inheritance, she needs to save her fathers company. Months before they even knew each other, they shared an unforgettable night together, as complete strangers. Neither of them expected fate would bring them back together face to face at the altar getting married. When they start living together it turns into an all out war, every argument sparks chemistry neither could deny, every stolen glance weakens the walls they have built around each other, and the contracts that forbids falling in love with each other becomes harder to keep. But there were problems neither saw coming… Just as Tiffany and Damian realize they are falling for each other, a devoted best friend, and a scheming ex-fiancé comes between them. One argument destroys everything, leading to a divorce agreement neither wanted to sign. Now divorced they are finally free But why does this divorce hurt more than staying?

Fiona Duggerman gave everything to the man she loved only to be betrayed and murdered by him and her own stepsister. Reborn with the power to read minds, she returns to the past with one goal: revenge. But as she begins to dismantle her husband’s empire piece by piece, she catches the attention of Damien, the most powerful man in the country who sees through everyone… except her.

The Billionaire’s Unwanted Wife Elara Vale has spent years fighting to save her family’s failing business after her father’s mysterious disappearance leaves behind debts, secrets and unanswered questions. When the company finally reaches the brink of collapse, she accepts an offer she never imagined she would consider: a contract marriage to Alaric Thorne, the cold and ruthless billionaire CEO of Thorne International. For Alaric, the marriage is supposed to be nothing more than a strategic arrangement. For Elara, it is a chance to protect her family’s future without surrendering her independence. They agree to rules, boundaries and an expiration date. But living together makes those rules increasingly difficult to follow. Their constant clashes soon give way to undeniable attraction, while the arrival of Silas Thorne threatens Alaric’s position and exposes dangerous secrets buried within the Thorne family. When Elara discovers a mysterious Black Ledger linking her missing father to Alaric’s family, she realises her marriage may be part of something far more complicated than she ever imagined. As Elara and Alaric join forces to uncover the truth, their contractual relationship slowly becomes genuine love. When they believe they have finally defeated their enemies, a devastating revelation makes Elara question everything. Evidence emerges suggesting that Alaric married her only to use her to reach her father. Heartbroken, Elara walks away and builds an empire of her own. But when Alaric is framed for a crime he did not commit, Elara must decide whether the man who broke her heart is truly her enemy or the one person she can still trust. Because some contracts are meant to be broken. And some loves are impossible to escape.

Ann gave up everything for Jake, the man she loved most. So when she discovers he’s cheating and asking for divorce, her world shatters.His cold silence after she leaves breaks her even more. Determined to make him regret it, Ann turn to Louis , her svelte and wealthy childhood friend. His business rival. She proposes a plan with panache: A contract marriage to provoke Jake.Loius agrees,hiding the fact that he’s secretly loved Ann. But Jake isn’t indifferent. He’s dying, and his self destructive affair was his way of facing it. The illusion that he’d moved on crumbles when he sees Ann marrying Louis. Jealousy and regret consume him. In a desperate move, Jake kidnaps Ann and reveals the truth. He gives her an ultimatum: Stay with him for 30 days. If she still doesn’t love him after that,he’ll let her go. Cut off from the world,Ann is forced into close proximity with the ex who betrayed her. As Jake cooks,cares for her and slowly shows the man she fell in love with,Ann’s anger begins to crack. By day 21, she’s ready to admit she still loves him. Outside,chaos brews. Louis goes to the media searching for his “missing wife”. Ann’s friend, Claire has been orchestrating everything. Consumed by envy,Claire manipulates her estranged twin sister,Clarissa- the sister who once scarred her in a fire and was left in poverty while Claire was adopted into wealth. On day 22,Clarissa arrives at the retreat with a bombshell, she is pregnant with Jake’s child. But Ann senses something is wrong. The woman looks identical to Claire,yet something doesn’t add up. With secrets, lies and a second chance on the line Ann must decide

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Amelia Ryker has lived her life as the Alpha’s daughter so imagine her shock when she is mated to her brother Aiden. This singular action reveals a hidden family secret which is that Amelia is not the Ryker’s child. She was dropped on their steps as a baby but the whereabouts of her parents are unknown. Ripped away from the life she has known, Amelia makes a drunken decision and has a one night stand with none other than the notorious lycan king. The consequences of her actions come to bite her in the ass when he declares that the only way he wants her. Amelia is sold to Darius for a meager peace treaty. Sharing four walls with the lycan king Amelia realizes that there is more to him than what she might have originally thought including a secret that has the power to change all their fates. She starts to wonder how someone as simple as her could have gotten entangled in so many webs, but then again, is there really anything simple about her?

Serena Voss walked into Nate Calloway's office to beg for more time on a loan. She walked out as his fiancée. The deal was simple. Sixty days, one role to play, and every debt her family owed would disappear. No feelings. No complications. Just business. But Nate had been looking for her for ten years. And Serena had no idea why. The more time they spend together the harder it becomes to pretend. But when secrets buried between their families long before either of them were born come tearing into the open, Serena starts to wonder if any of it was ever really her choice — or if she was always just the last piece of a plan someone else made decades ago.

She barged into the wrong elevator and changed his whole life. Keegan Blackwood is the reclusive billionaire no one dares to approach. They call him cold, ruthless, untouchable, but the truth is far darker, he is deadly allergic to human touch as one brush of skin against his can send him into excruciating pain. Until Nara Quinn. The bold, fiery beauty who refused to fear him and the only woman whose touch doesn’t destroy him. Now she’s his new assistant and the only person who can get close without breaking him. But time is running out, because a clause in his parents’ will demands he marries before turning thirty, or he loses his entire empire. Everyone expects him to marry the elegant Isabella Langford. Instead, the untouchable billionaire makes a dangerous offer to Nara Quinn: A contract marriage. One year. Her rules. His control. She gets everything she could ever want. He gets the only woman he can touch. But in a game of power, obsession, and forbidden desire… some contracts are impossible to walk away from.

Before the proposal. Before the betrayal. There was five years of waiting. For five years, Sylvia has dreamed of coming home to Ivan, the man who became her anchor after her father’s death. He stepped into the role of protector when the world fell apart, loved her through the distance and gave her every reason to believe they were building a future together. She expects to return to his arms. Instead, she walks in on the love of her life on one knee… proposing to her worst enemy, Pretzel . Humiliated, heartbroken, and stripped of every source of support by Ivan’s powerful father, Sylvia is left with nowhere to turn. Until one impossible option remains: Rent Adrian. A man who comes with a price, a plan, and secrets of his own. What begins as a desperate bargain soon becomes a dangerous game of revenge, deception, and undeniable attraction. But when fake feelings begin to feel real, Sylvia must decide whether to keep fighting for the man she lost or risk everything for the one she never saw coming.

I thought my biggest challenge was building a career. Then my father's company was hit by a financial scandal, clients began walking away, and the man who had always held our family together ended up in a hospital bed. With everything falling apart around me, I was forced to step into a world of boardrooms, secrets, and power plays I knew nothing about. That's when I met Damien Hart. A cold, powerful, and impossible to read man, he seemed to know more about my family's troubles than he should. The closer I got to the truth, the more I realized that nothing was as it seemed, and neither was he. Now I'm caught between saving my family, protecting my heart, and trusting the one man I probably shouldn't trust. Because some contracts are signed on paper, the most dangerous ones are signed with the heart.

Kirrily Archer walked out of Lachlan Vance’s life with nothing but a suitcase and a ruined name. Lachlan Sydney, ruthless billionaire energy mogul, believed his contract wife had betrayed him. Someone had leaked confidential information from Vance Enterprises. Every piece of evidence seemed to point toward Kirrily. He never stopped to ask why. He never discovered that Someone inside his company had threatened her with the one thing she couldn’t afford to lose her younger sister, “Tahlia”. If Kirrily refused to cooperate, Tahlia’s already fragile health would deteriorate. So Kirrily sacrificed herself, She let Sydney destroy her reputation. And when he threw her out into the rain, she left without telling him the one secret that could have changed everything. Four years later, Lachlan’s empire comes under attack from an anonymous investor operating under the name Archangel. The mysterious trader isn’t interested in making money but is slowly buying Vance Enterprises from the inside, piece by piece. Desperate to discover who is behind the takeover, Lachlan follows the trail, He expects to find his most dangerous corporate enemy. Instead, he finds Kirrily. She is no longer the frightened woman he remembers. She’s confident and financially brilliant. Standing beside her is a four year old boy whose silver grey eyes are unmistakably his. His son. Lachlan’s world collapses, but before he can even begin to repair what he destroyed, the first DNA test says Toby isn’t his. Someone has tampered with the evidence. Lachlan refuses to make the same mistake twice. Determined to uncover the truth, What he finds forces him to question everyone including the man who has stood beside him since childhood. “Callan Sterling.” His best friend. His most trusted executive. And the man who was planted to destroy his life.

Athena Moretti was the brilliant mind behind NexusTech, but to the world, she was just a nobody. When her fiancé, Marcus Vance, publicly humiliates her, steals her revolutionary cybersecurity code, and hands her empire to another woman, Athena is left with nothing but a burning thirst for revenge. Enter Lucien Laurent. Ruthless, brilliant, and the most feared venture capitalist in the country, Lucien is old money incarnate. He offers Athena an untouchable legal team, unlimited resources, and a state-of-the-art lab to rebuild her software and crush Marcus. But his help comes with a dangerous price. To destroy Marcus from the inside out, Athena must sign a one-year contract to play a part she never prepared for: Lucien’s fiancée. The catch? Lucien is Marcus’s estranged, older step-brother. Living under Lucien’s roof, the lines between corporate warfare and bared desires begin to blur. Every stolen glance is a sin; every touch is an electric violation of their professional rules. Athena convinces herself that she is just using his power to get her life back. Until a dark secret from the past unravels, revealing that the man protecting her from the devil might actually be the one who ruined her family first. Can Athena successfully play a game where the heart is the ultimate liability, or will she realize too late that her silent partner is the most dangerous enemy of all?

“Say my name, Marissa," Victor’s voice growled. On the screen, he pulled her body back tightly against his chest, increasing the speed of his thrusts, forcing her to bear his full, heavy weight against the desk. "Say who owns this." Marissa’s head tossed wildly side to side, her fingers frantically scratching the mahogany wood for any grip as she rode the wave of pure pleasure. "Ah... hmmm… fuck!!! “Victor leaned closer to her lips, while thrusting her even more faster and harder.. “I said say my name baby”… She nodded. Vic… Victor!" she choked out, struggling to catch her breath as her voice broke into a high, trembling moan. "Victor... please.. don’t stop. “Yes... God, Victor, right there… I’m cumming. Marissa screamed out, her fingers scratching against the wood as she was panting heavily, her lips parted as she took in sharp, desperate breaths. "Take it all... take everything from him..."

Dimas Wibisono is one missed meal away from total collapse. When his former high school crush and current corporate shark, Hana Sofea Rahman, offers him a 'fake' consulting job to save her reputation, he thinks his prayers are answered. But as they navigate the cutthroat world of finance and the slow-burning embers of an old flame, Dimas's secrets threaten to bankrupt their second chance at love.

Sabine Castellane has thirty days to get engaged or lose the family business and the home she has always known. Her grandmother's will leaves her with one impossible condition, she must become engaged to the man her grandmother trusted most. Unfortunately, that man is Julianii Marchetti, Sabine's ruthless business rival and the last person on earth she would ever choose to marry. With her manipulative uncle ready to seize control of the company the moment she fails, Sabine makes Julianii an offer she is certain he will refuse. Six months as her fake fiancé. In exchange, she secures her inheritance, and when the six months end, they walk away, no strings, no questions, Julianii agrees. Living together turns their old rivalry into something neither of them expected. Their arguments grow charged. Their staged kisses linger. The man Sabine has spent years despising becomes the one who notices when she is hurting. Soon, pretending feels dangerously real. But Julianii is hiding something. Years ago, a business deal involving Sabine's family destroyed his own family's future, and Julianii believes her father was responsible. He agreed to this engagement to know the truth. Sabine was never meant to become part of his plan. She was meant to be the woman he investigated. Instead, she became the woman he fell for. Then Sabine finds his file, proof that Julianii has been studying her from the very beginning. Suddenly every kiss feels fake. Now, as the truth turns out to be closer to home than either of them imagined, and their six-month arrangement reaches its end, Sabine must decide if she can trust the man she loves. Six months was supposed to be enough time to secure an inheritance. It was never supposed to be enough to fall in love with the enemy.

Elara Vance is in a spot. Her mother's life-saving treatment is in jeopardy. Elara needs to ensure her care continues. So she makes a deal with Julian Sterling, a calculating CEO. This deal starts as a business arrangement. It quickly turns into a risky game. Elara learns that her mother is not a patient, she is a test subject for Julian's medical treatment. Elara is stuck in Julian's estate, she is bound by a contract that feels like a prison. She has to figure out what is going on. Things get really intense when Elara gets her hands on Julian's key card. She takes a risk to find out the truth. She wants to know her mother's condition. She wants to know the Julian Sterling, not just the billionaire image.