Contemporary Web Novels & Protective Contract Marriage Stories

Wendy Miller spent three years being a wife in name only. She loved Nathan Hale, endured his family's contempt, swallowed every humiliation and convinced herself that one day he would finally see her value. Then she discovered him with another woman. That was the moment something inside her finally broke. Instead of begging her husband to stay, Wendy walked into the Ashwood Civil Registry and ended their marriage. She thought divorce was the end of her miserable marriage. She never expected it to become the beginning of another one. That very night, she encountered Julian Vance—the cold, powerful man who had been Nathan Hale's greatest business rival for years. Desperate to protect herself from her ex-husband's family, Wendy made an outrageous proposal. "Marry me." She expected him to agree to a temporary arrangement. Instead, Julian looked at her calmly and replied: "If you marry me, I don't do fake marriages." Overnight, Wendy became Mrs. Vance. Her ex-husband was furious. His family was stunned. The entire elite circle waited for the marriage to collapse. But nobody expected the supposedly cold Julian Vance to become completely devoted to his new wife. When she was bullied, he protected her. When she doubted herself, he encouraged her. When she wanted to rebuild her career, he quietly removed every obstacle in her way. And when Wendy finally realized that her husband was no longer pretending, she asked: "When did this marriage stop being a deal?" Julian pulled her closer. "For you, perhaps it was a deal. For me, it became love the moment I chose you."

Xavier has spent his entire life being the perfect son—until his parents decide to take away the one thing he has never been willing to surrender: his freedom. Forced into an arranged marriage with the daughter of a powerful family, Xavier leaves home in anger, determined to have one last night of freedom before his life is decided for him. Then he meets Raul. A handsome, mysterious stranger who seems to be everything Xavier is drawn to. One night. Just one unforgettable night before Xavier returns to the life his family chose for him. But fate has other plans. Xavier discovers that the woman he is supposed to marry is Raul's younger sister—and she has no intention of going through with the arrangement. Worse still, Raul isn't just a stranger from one reckless night. He's Xavier's new university professor. And when the marriage alliance between their families begins to fall apart, Raul makes an unexpected proposal. Instead of marrying his sister, he will marry Xavier. Their marriage is supposed to exist in name only—a convenient arrangement designed to preserve their families' alliance. But living under the same roof while pretending to be nothing more than business partners proves far more complicated than either of them expected. Because Raul remembers that night. And Xavier can't forget it either. As their boundaries begin to disappear, an unexpected rival threatens everything they've built. What happens when the man Xavier thought would be nothing more than a one-night memory becomes his professor, his husband, and the one person he can no longer imagine living without? It was supposed to be a marriage in name only. So why does it feel so real?

My husband wanted an open marriage. For years, I gave my marriage everything I had, only to watch my husband throw it away. Then one day, he suggested we open our marriage. I agreed. But instead of finding another man, I chose the one person I knew would get under his skin, my dangerously charming assistant. He was supposed to be part of my revenge. A contract marriage meant to remind my husband exactly what he was throwing away. But pretending to be in love is dangerous when the kisses start feeling real, the jealousy becomes impossible to hide, and the man beside me knows exactly how to make my heart race. Now my husband is desperate to regain control, I’m falling for the man who was never supposed to become more than a game, and the secret my assistant has been hiding could change everything.

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?

She spent five years loving a man who never loved her back. He brought his first love into their home, claimed he was only helping her, and slowly turned cold. One night the house burned. The first love had her tied down and whispered that her husband would save her first. He did. She died in the flames. She wakes on the morning of their fifth anniversary, the same day he once left her for the other woman’s birthday. This time she remembers everything.

She wanted revenge on her cheating fiancé. Instead, she ended up in the arms of the one man she should have feared. The night before her wedding, Violet discovered her fiancé in bed with her best friend. Heartbroken and furious, she made one reckless decision: she would give him a taste of his own medicine. One night. One stranger. One mistake she could never undo. Violet never expected the mysterious man she'd spent the night with to be King Hades, the ruthless Lycan King and sworn enemy of her kind. But the moment she discovered the truth, it was already too late. He had marked her as his. To Violet, it was a mistake between strangers. To Hades, it was a claim he had no intention of abandoning. When he offered to claim her pack and restore her dignity, Violet wanted nothing to do with his promises. Lycans and werewolves had despised each other for generations. How could she trust a king whose people were her enemies, especially when she didn't even believe he could love her? But Hades had other plans. He wanted Violet as his bride, and he wasn't about to let her walk away from the bond that tied them together. Violet had only wanted revenge on the man who betrayed her. Now, she's caught between a broken past and a dangerous king who refuses to let her go. Will she become the Lycan King's greatest weakness, or will being marked by him destroy everything she has left?