First-Person POV Web Novels & Protective Contract Marriage Stories

One night, after finishing her shift, Lena takes a shortcut home. She sees a black SUV parked in an abandoned industrial lot. Then she sees a man being dragged out. She watches Damien shoot him. She runs before anyone sees her. Or at least, that's what she believes. The following morning, strange men begin appearing around her. Outside the hospital. Near her apartment. Across from the club. At the grocery store. Lena becomes convinced someone is following her. She's right. But what she doesn't know is that Damien has known about her since the night of the murder. He could simply eliminate her. Instead, he discovers something unexpected: she hasn't told anyone. Not the police. Not her friends. Not even the doctors caring for her father. And when someone inside Damien's organization suggests killing her, Damien refuses. Because there is another solution. Marriage. If Lena becomes his wife, her testimony becomes considerably harder to use against him. So Damien gives her a choice that isn't really a choice: Marry him, and her father will receive the best medical care money can buy. Refuse, and Damien can no longer guarantee either of their safety. Lena despises him. Damien expects her to fear him. Neither expects to fall in love.

Freya Holloway is a plus-size human caught in a world of powerful wolves, forced into a marriage of convenience to save her family’s legacy. She has one goal: survive one month as the wife of the legendary Lucien Bennett, collect her mother’s stolen inheritance, and walk away forever. But there is a secret Freya carries—a secret that beats in the silence of her own heart. She is pregnant, and the father is a man she was forced to sell herself to in a moment of utter desperation. Now, she is trapped in the Bennett Citadel, living under the intense, suspicious gaze of a man she is destined to divorce. Lucien Bennett is the Alpha of the Silverclaw Pack, and he is determined to make this fake marriage fail. But when he discovers Freya’s hidden pregnancy, the carefully planned arrangement shatters. In a world of shifting loyalties, dangerous pack politics, and a bond that defies reason, Freya must navigate the perilous path of a human among predators. Can she keep her secret hidden, or will the truth expose her to the pack’s fury?

On the night Ariana Reed expects the love of her life to propose, she catches him in bed with another woman. Three years of love shatter in an instant, leaving her with nothing but heartbreak... and a younger sister whose life depends on a medical treatment she can no longer afford. When every door closes, an unexpected offer changes everything. Damian Cole, New York's most feared billionaire CEO, needs a wife to secure his inheritance. Ariana needs money to save the only family she has left. Their contract marriage is supposed to be simple—strict rules, no emotions, and absolutely no love. But living under the same roof with a man as cold, powerful, and dangerously protective as Damian proves far more complicated than either of them expected. As their fake marriage begins to feel painfully real, Ariana uncovers secrets that tie Damian to the darkest chapter of her past. Hidden lies, ruthless enemies, corporate conspiracies, and a betrayal decades in the making threaten to tear them apart. When the truth finally comes to light, Ariana must decide whether to walk away from the man whose world was built on secrets... or fight for the love she never saw coming. Some marriages are built on love. Theirs began with a contract.

A Steamy billionaire Romance! Readers discretion is advised. Alexander MaCarro, a name that every lady knew. He was the city's wealthiest playboy. A new woman on his arm every time he stepped out, he was never far from the gossip in the city. But Valda knew him as something else. He was the man she had a one night stand with five years ago. Just like others before her, she was branded one of his latest conquests. Out of shame, she fled the city carrying a secret along with her; she was with child, his own child. Five years later, she returns to rebuild her life but fate had a way of its own and their paths crossed. This time around, Alexander presented her with the offer of being his contract wife. VALDA accepts, with a solemn promise to make him pay for the humiliation she faced in the hand of the public. As the lines between revenge and desire start to blur, VALDA realizes that there's more to this playboy than what he lets on.

Ryan Carter is a name the hockey world fears and worships in equal measure—the best player on the ice, the golden captain, the man every fan believes cannot be defeated. To Scarlett Hayes, he is more than that. He is the reason she fell in love with hockey in the first place. Her role model. Her secret crush. The one player she never imagined would ever exist in the same world as her, let alone stand on the opposite side of her future. When she joins a new pack to pursue her hockey career, it feels like the escape she has always prayed for—a chance to run from a painful home and build a life of her own through ice, sweat, and determination. But everything shatters when the final match is announced and fate places her on the ice against him. Ryan Carter. Her opponent. The moment they face each other, something inside her reacts in a way she cannot explain. Her wolf awakens, whispering a single dangerous word over and over again. Mate. Mate. Mate. It distracts her, unravels her focus. Breaks the control she has fought so hard to build and in a game where only strength survives… She loses but losing the match is only the beginning because what comes after is far more dangerous than defeat. A contract. A bond and a a marriage to the one man she was never supposed to want… Ryan Carter.

Two years ago, a car explosion outside an expensive restaurant in Guadalajara left behind ash, and DNA evidence confirming the death of Xitllali De La Rosa. The world believed the submissive, quiet wife of the city’s most brutal mafia enforcer was gone forever. In reality, Xitllali planned her own death, and she fled into the misty highlands of Chiapas, changed her name, and started over. She opened a small floral shop and tried to build the quiet life she'd always wanted. For two years, it worked. Until the afternoon the bell above her shop door rings, and the ghost of her past steps inside. Guillermo, the husband she ran away from, came before her. She was expecting a bullet to the heart for abandoning the cartel, but she got really surprised when the most feared man in Mexico drops to one knee, slides a gun across the wooden counter, and lowers his head. He knew she faked her death. He let her run. And for twenty-four brutal months, he burned the entire underworld to the ground, slaughtering every person that wanted to hurt her. He didn't come back to kill her. He's here to ask for a second chance.

All her life, Elara's gold-digging mother treated her like a price tag, constantly arranging husbands for her; usually wealthy, old wolves willing to pay enough for her hand. But Elara never cared about money. She only ever wanted one thing: to marry Derek, the boyfriend she actually loved. So on the night they were supposed to elope, imagine her surprise when she caught him in bed with her mother's precious golden daughter, her own sister, Vivienne. Heartbroken and too exhausted to fight, she returned home only for her mother to immediately announce another wealthy husband. For once, she didn't argue. "Fine. I'll marry him." The next day, numb and barely paying attention, she went to the courthouse. She saw a handsome man waiting outside simply dressed. Didn't look rich at all. She assumed her mother finally went for looks instead of money. She signed the papers. Only after bringing her new husband home did she discover the truth. Her mother was hosting a marriage meeting for Vivienne, who was now sitting beside a different wealthy man. Her mother took one look at Elara's new husband and screamed, "Who the fuck is he?" That was when Elara realized she married the wrong man. Her mother humiliated him, called him poor and worthless, and threw them both out. What her mother didn't know? The quiet man Elara accidentally married was Kai Draven, one of the richest, most feared billionaire Alpha wolves in the country. He was at that courthouse waiting for his own contract bride to secure his Alpha title. And now that Elara accidentally became his wife? He wasn't particularly interested in correcting the mistake.

On the day Christabel Chen was supposed to become Gabriel Vettel's wife, she buried him instead. Eleven days later, she returned to the same cathedral to marry his brother. Sebastian Vettel doesn't want a wife. Christabel doesn't want a second husband. But Beatrix Vettel, the ruthless family matriarch, has already made the decision for them. Then Sebastian's four-year-old daughter, silent since losing her mother, begins to bond with Christabel. But when money starts disappearing from the Vettel empire and questions surrounding Gabriel's death resurface, Christabel realizes she may have married into something far more dangerous than a grieving family. Because Gabriel's death may not have been an accident. And someone doesn't want Christabel finding out why.

The last thing Sophia Rossi ever expected was making a deal with the devil. When the ruthless mafia boss, Nikolai Lev, stormed into her home seeking revenge against her father for the murder of his father, she had no choice but to offer herself to him, even if it meant losing her freedom. Sophia offers herself in exchange for her father's life. What she doesn't expect is a shocking marriage contract from the handsome devil who threatened to kill her father. Now she must become his wife, share his bed, and give him an heir, or her father will die. As Nikolai's plot for revenge against his real enemies continues to build, so do his feelings for Sophia.

Regina Edana Anderson, the sole heir of the Anderson Duchy. A princess with the brightest green eyes and many talents. All things are set for her to sail through in life. Till one day she hears about the death of her uncle and learns that her fiancé's family had planned it. It's time to take revenge on all who betrayed her. She kills her fiancé in a fury and takes over the throne in a time when only men had the right to rule. But changing the rules is not so easy especially when the nobles suggest she marry her fiancé's brother who was the mastermind of this little game. But luckily when the Crown Prince of the Raleigh Empire, Theodore, the future king considered a dangerous lunatic, comes to her & offers a contract marriage she has no choice but to accept putting forth some conditions for their alliance. A bloodthirsty princess and a lunatic crown prince. What could go wrong? ____ I knew Theodore was a lunatic, but I wasn't sure if the word was enough to describe him. Especially now when I see him jumping off the cliff. He, the future of the empire just jumped trying to reach out for my hand as I was falling down. He grabbed my hand and held me tightly in his arms. He turned us around so he would hit the shallow stream of the river below us first, not me. But I couldn't understand why. Why would someone do this? As if he could hear my thoughts, he answered with the same arrogant smile on his face, "I made a promise to never let go of your hand. Even if it leads me to my demise, I would follow you—even into death." Yes, Lunatic isn't enough. He is downright deranged.

When Alex Kincaid first sees Melody Jansen, he knew he was going to have her but what happens when the next time he sees her, she’s roaming the streets of Vegas in a wedding dress?

He came to collect a debt. He left with my freedom. Lorenzo De Luca is a cold blooded syndicate Don who rules the city with an iron fist. My father owes him five million dollars—a debt almost paid in blood when Lorenzo cornered us in our own bar. But instead of killing my father, he gave me an impossible choice: Marry him for one year, or watch my only remaining family die. I signed his contract to keep my father alive. Now, I’m locked inside a gilded fortress, forced to play the devoted wife to a monster who commands an army. Lorenzo thinks he bought a submissive pawn to satisfy his Mafia Council. He’s wrong. I won’t bow to him, I won’t break under his rules, and I’m sure as hell won't fall for his lethal charm. But as blood rivalries boil over and secret enemies draw weapons, the lines between our fake marriage and pure, dangerous passion begin to blur. In his world, weakness gets you killed—and Lorenzo De Luca just decided that I’m his weakness and also the one thing he refuses to lose.

Maya Vance hates Liam Cross. The Upton University cheer captain and heir to a billion‑dollar empire has been raised to despise everything about the soccer captain and his family. So when Liam slides a fake engagement contract across a coffee shop table, she laughs in his face. Then her father calls. Sign it. Or lose everything. The SEC is investigating both companies for insider trading. A fake romance between the heirs is the only PR move that can save their families from ruin. Six months of pretending. A diamond ring that feels like a leash. A Homecoming crown they must win together while their families secretly undermine each other. But Maya doesn't expect Liam to hold her hand like it matters. She doesn't expect him to defend her when anonymous threats appear in her locker. And she definitely doesn't expect to miss her period. Two pink lines change everything. Now she's carrying the unexpected heir to both empires – the one thing that could either end the feud or trap her forever. As they race to uncover who forged the SEC emails and exposed their families, Maya realizes the biggest threat isn't the villain trying to destroy them. It's the boy she was never supposed to love. And the life growing inside her.

"You never loved me, Gerald. You only loved the version of me that suffered for you." For years, Lara devoted everything to her marriage, but when she finally discovers she's pregnant— the miracle she had prayed for after years of heartbreak— she also receives devastating news: she has lung cancer and only six months left to live. Before she can tell Gerald the truth, his first love, Ria, returns from abroad and walks right back into their lives, turning Gerald against her and worse, hurting her till she lost her baby. Lara expects her husband to stand by her. Instead, Gerald accuses her of hurting Ria and refuses to believe she was ever pregnant or dying. Betrayed by the man she loved most, Lara signs the divorce papers and disappears from his life with the help of her best friend, Bryan, who was also in love with her. He stays beside her through painful treatments, shattered dreams, and countless nights when she thought she won't survive. But three years later, Lara returns. She's alive, stronger and no longer the woman Gerald once left behind. Now a successful businesswoman with wealth and influence beyond imagination, she catches Gerald's attention for all the wrong reasons. And he refuses to accept that he isn't her husband anymore. Bryan, the man who loved her when she had nothing, stands by her side as her pretend husband. Gerald fights to get back his wife who he almost lost due to his carelessness. As Ria schemes to destroy her once again, Lara must choose between the past that nearly killed her and the man who helped her live. This time, she won't be the one begging for

Being framed for an accident she never caused, exiled by her own father and finally her step sister got married to the man she was betrothed to. Zahara Lawson spent one broken night with a stranger she never planned to see again. Then spent five years raising the secret twins that night gave her while hiding behind the name of a surgeon nobody could put a face to. When her father drags her home to save the family fortune through an arranged marriage, the groom waiting for her is that same stranger, Armando Ivas, New York's coldest billionaire, a man who lay down three rules for her after they marriage and who also wants her hidden medical skill to save the aunt who raised him, and have himself cured from an insomnia that has hunted him for years. What neither of them never know is that the people who destroyed both their families are still watching, still pulling strings from the shadows, and still hungry for the two children asleep down the hall. Revenge brought Zahara home. Love was never supposed to be part of the plan. But some contracts break every rule they were built on, and some enemies do not stay buried forever.

Amber Sinclair never imagined that saving her family would cost her entire life. Three years ago, her half-sister vanished days before her lavish wedding to billionaire heir Vincent Liam. With the Sinclair family on the verge of ruin, Amber was forced to become the substitute bride overnight. But what was supposed to be a temporary sacrifice turned into a nightmare. Vincent believes Amber orchestrated Chloe’s disappearance to steal her place, and ever since their wedding day, he has hated her with every breath. Behind the glamorous cameras, luxurious mansions, and perfect public image lies a marriage poisoned by resentment, humiliation, and heartbreak. To the world, they are the perfect couple. Behind closed doors, they are strangers bound together by lies. But as buried secrets begin to surface, Vincent slowly realizes that the woman he despises may have been innocent all along... and the people he trusted most may have destroyed both their lives. Now Amber must decide: Should she keep fighting for a man who never loved her... or finally walk away before his hatred destroys her completely? Because sometimes, the most dangerous lies are the ones dressed up as love.

There was a night missing from my memory. My husband’s affair didn't shatter me, the divorce papers he served like our marriage meant nothing didn’t destroy me. Even being cast out of my own home by his mistress wasn’t enough to break me. But discovering I was pregnant? That gave me a glimmer of hope that I might be able to save my marriage but instead that ruined everything. Because the baby isn’t my husband’s. And I have never slept with another man. I don’t know how this child exists, i don’t know who created this life with me. But someone remembers that night, someone knows the truth. And lately…I feel like he’s watching me. Little did I know, he was the exact doctor who confirmed me: PREGNANT.

I gave myself to a stranger in a penthouse, then ran before dawn. I thought I'd never see him again. Three days later, he walked into my lecture hall. Professor Xavier Carrington. Cold. Untouchable. A billionaire who owns half of Manhattan—and the secret of what we did. He pretends I don't exist. He treats me like air. But when my grandmother's café burns down and my bills drown me, he makes me an offer I can't refuse: a one-year contract marriage. Separate bedrooms, he says. No feelings, he promises. I sign because I have no choice. Now I live in his glass tower. I sleep down the hall from the man who took my innocence. He's ice to everyone else, but late at night, I catch him watching me. His hands shake when I get too close. He kisses me like he's drowning—then tells me he feels nothing. I don't believe him. Because there's something dark behind those cold grey eyes. Something he's buried so deep he thinks I'll never find it. And the closer I get to him, the more I realize his world isn't just cold—it's dangerous. But I have secrets too. I'm not just his contract wife. I'm gathering evidence to leave him—until I discover that his family's name is built on lies. And the truth I'm looking for might be the very thing that gets me killed. His obsession with me might be the only thing keeping me alive. He says it's just a contract. But the heart doesn't read fine print.

Sold like a cursed pawn to save her dying kingdom, sheltered princess Elara Voss is forced into marriage with the most feared man in the realm — Prince Darius Blackthorn, the Devil’s Heir. Whispers say he carries demonic blood. That misfortune and death follow wherever he walks. That any woman who shares his bed never survives the night. On their wedding night, Elara expects a monster. Instead she finds a cold, scarred man who refuses to force her… even as his own ruthless family demands proof of consummation. But when a dying messenger brings news that Elara’s mother is in mortal danger because of this alliance, and deadly intruders shatter their chamber door, Elara realizes the real devils wear crowns and smile with perfect teeth. Trapped in a palace of poison, betrayal, and sibling wars, Elara must survive the cutthroat Blackthorn family while slowly uncovering the truth behind Darius’s dark reputation. As threats close in from every side — his scheming half-siblings, his tyrannical father, and her own father’s secret betrayal — an unexpected bond begins to form between the cursed princess and the devil she was warned never to trust. In a world where love is the most dangerous weapon of all, how far will Elara go to protect her mother… and how much of her heart will she surrender to the man everyone calls the Devil’s son? One marriage. One deadly secret. And a palace filled with monsters wearing human faces. Will their fragile alliance become their salvation… or their final ruin?

“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..."