Contemporary Web Novels & Protective Second Chance Stories

He faked their divorce to save her life. Now the woman he can't touch is the only one he wants.

Ava was never wanted. Her mother died giving birth to her, and her father never forgave her for the cost. While her stepsiblings grew up wrapped in his love, Ava grew up invisible in her own home. When the pack's mating ceremony reveals her as the fated mate of Rowan, the pack's next beta, she lets herself hope, just once, that she finally matters. He rejects her in front of the entire pack instead. Weeks later, a powerful Alpha arrives seeking an alliance through marriage, one meant for her sister, not her. But when he catches her scent by chance in the woods, fate overrules every plan her family made. He refuses the engagement in front of the whole hall, uses his alpha command to find her, and claims her as his true mate before she's even had time to process what's happening. Suddenly Ava is a Luna, thrust into an alliance marriage with a man the entire region fears and respects. He's fiercely protective of her from day one, shielding her from a rising rogue threat and a family that never wanted her to have this. But he's also grieving a mate he lost long ago, and neither of them expected to find love this fast, or this hard. As they build a life together inside his territory, love grows in the space marriage was supposed to skip, slow and uncertain at first, then undeniable. Ava finally gets to be chosen, protected, and cherished, everything her first rejection convinced her she'd never have. Some wolves reject what they don't understand. This Alpha claimed her anyway.

Imagine paying a stranger $1,000 outside your ex’s wedding to pretend to be your boyfriend… only to discover he’s your ex’s cousin. And it gets worse. His real girlfriend— the one he planned to propose to just hours earlier— catches you both in the act, right in front of every guest and your smug ex. To keep the lie from collapsing, he drops to one knee… and proposes to you with the very ring meant for her. As if that wasn’t enough, you later learn the man you hired isn’t just anyone. He’s the richest billionaire in all of New York. Now the whole city is watching. And the real game has only just begun.

Raegan Denise Cristobal thought she had found the ideal man, until his love turned abusive, leaving her bruised and broken. Having finally had enough of the pain, she turns to her sister for a lifeline. With her sister's help, Raegan flees the city and finds herself hiding in an unfamiliar, quiet place called Sitio Maligaya. There, far from the terror of her past, she crosses paths with Dominic Traise Rosario. Dominic is everything her ex-boyfriend was not: gentle, steady, and protective. But underneath his calm exterior lies a dark past and a heavy regret that haunts him to this day. As their lives intertwine in the serenity of the countryside, an undeniable bond begins to grow. Dominic becomes her unexpected knight, guarding her fragile peace. But just as Raegan dares to believe in love and healing again, her worst nightmare returns. Her abusive ex-boyfriend tracks her down to Sitio Maligaya, ready to terrorize her once more. With danger looming, will Dominic be able to save his duchess, or will the ghosts of both their pasts destroy their chance at a new beginning?

Serena Hart never imagined that one job could change her entire life. After losing her parents, Serena spends every day struggling to take care of her younger sister while trying to survive in New York. Love is the last thing on her mind. She has no time for heartbreak, no space for distractions, and definitely no interest in getting involved with rich men. Then she gets hired as a nanny for Kael Vale’s daughter. Kael Vale is everything people fear and desire — a billionaire, powerful CEO, and widowed single father known for his cold heart and emotionless personality. Since losing his wife two years ago, he has shut the world out completely, dedicating his life only to his daughter, Lia. But the moment Serena walks into Vale Manor, something begins to change. Lia, who hasn’t smiled in years, instantly grows attached to her. The quiet warmth Serena brings into the mansion slowly breaks through the walls Kael spent years building around himself. What starts as simple attraction soon becomes something far more dangerous. Because Kael cannot stay away from her. And Serena is terrified of falling for a man who carries so much pain behind his eyes. As emotions deepen, jealousy, gossip, past grief, and forbidden desire threaten to pull them apart. Serena knows loving Kael could destroy the peaceful life she fought so hard to build for herself and her sister. But Kael has already made up his mind. He wants her. And for the first time in years, he is willing to fight for love again.

Elena Moore never imagined that the worst night of her life would lead her straight into the arms of a billionaire. After discovering her boyfriend's betrayal and learning that her family is about to lose everything, Elena receives an unexpected offer from Adrian Blackwood—the cold, ruthless CEO everyone fears. Six months. A marriage contract. No love. Adrian promises to save her family from financial ruin if Elena agrees to become his temporary wife. Desperate and with nowhere else to turn, she accepts. But living under the same roof changes everything. The man who was supposed to remain distant becomes fiercely protective. Their arguments turn into undeniable chemistry, stolen glances become dangerous attraction, and the rules they promised to follow begin to disappear. Just when Elena finally realizes she is falling for her husband, Adrian's former fiancée returns, determined to destroy their marriage. Then Elena discovers the contract was never as simple as Adrian claimed. He didn't choose her by accident. He had been searching for her long before they met. Now Elena must decide whether to walk away before her heart is destroyed—or risk everything for the man who was never supposed to love her. Because their temporary marriage was only supposed to last six months. Their love may have to last forever.

Sophia Hawthorne spent five years loving a man who never loved her back. Five years being the perfect wife — until her husband asked for an open marriage. The very next day, he brought home a pregnant woman. Humiliated and betrayed, Sophia decides to make him regret everything. And revenge leads her straight into the arms of the one man she should never want. Jaxx Moretti. Her husband's younger brother. The family's black sheep. Her greatest temptation. The man with a wicked smile, filthy promises, and a dangerous habit of looking at her like she's already his. Getting involved with him was supposed to be simple. A reckless mistake, a way to make her husband jealous. But Sophia quickly learns that Jaxx was never interested in being her revenge. He wants to consume her. Every line she swore she'd never cross disappears the moment he's near. And the more she tries to convince herself she's in control, the more she realizes she's been losing this game from the very beginning. Because Jaxx doesn't want a few hidden nights. He doesn't want half of her. He wants everything. And once Sophia lets the wrong brother into her bed, her marriage, her body, and her heart, walking away is no longer an option. Now she's trapped between the husband who never wanted her and the brother who refuses to let her go. What began as revenge is turning into obsession. And Sophia is about to discover that some mistakes don't ruin your life. They ruin you.

Broke waitress Callie Brooks is just trying to survive and keep her sick mother alive, till being at the wrong place at the wrong time, changes the course of her life. She witnesses a murder in an alley she should not have been in, and is subsequently pulled into the life of the most feared man in Chicago, Marcus Vane. Marcus is brilliant, ruthless and dangerously possessive and as it turns out, he knows way more about her than he is letting on. Though he is protective of her, his cold and controlling nature prevents her from believing him and she fights to break free, only to find a much older, much more personal truth. Everything is connected to some dangerous people in power; her mother’s sickness, her father’s death, the poverty in her family, all of it, and Marcus has known for a long time. It might have begun as survival, but for Callie, it has become a war and she must decide whether Marcus is her protector or the biggest threat to her life. The Witness He Owns is a gripping dark romance story filled with secrets and survival, and a second chance at a love that blossoms from a big misunderstanding and a truth that was never supposed to be found.

Content Warning: If you can't handle intense chemistry, explicit heat, and a little consensual kink that leaves you breathless, this book isn't for you. You've been warned. *** Harper Sullivan has spent her entire life putting everyone else first. After losing her parents, she sacrificed her own dreams to raise her younger sister. Fresh out of college, she gives herself one week in Las Vegas with no responsibilities, no expectations, and no regrets. Then she meets Hudson Whitmore. Billionaire CEO. Genius inventor. A man addicted to control. Harper doesn't know his name, doesn't care about his money, and refuses to be intimidated by the man everyone else fears. For seven unforgettable days, they live by one rule: No names. No promises. No future. Just fun and exploring the world of pleasure. When Hudson asks for more, Harper disappears before sunrise. Months later, she walks into Whitmore Robotics chasing the career she's fought for, only to discover the stranger she left behind is now her boss. Hudson remembers every touch, every rule they broke and worse, the emptiness he felt when she disappeared and how he couldn't get her off his mind. Now the woman who escaped his control is the only one capable of undoing it. As desire collides with ambition, their battle for power becomes impossible to separate from the growing trust and passion between them. Because some people are impossible to command. Some desires refuse to be denied. And some women were never meant to be controlled. They were meant to be chosen, pleasured, and surrendered to.

Benson Taylor lives a life built on precision, secrecy, and control. A former military sniper turned highly sought-after hitman, he operates in the shadows of New York City, leaving no witnesses, no evidence - and no room in his life for love. Andie is everything Benson is not. Warm, hopeful, and full of life, she spends most of her days running a small Williamsburg juice bar and dreaming of the one thing she doesn't yet have; someone to share her life with. When a chance encounter brings them together, the connection is instant... and impossible to ignore. But Benson carries a dangerous secret. The man Andie can't stop thinking about is the very man responsible for the murder that happened just outside her shop. A man who kills for a living. As their worlds collide and feels grow stronger, Benson faces a choice he never expected to make: continue the life he's always known... or risk everything for the woman who could change it all. Because love might be the one job he can't walk away from. And when the truth finally comes out, Andie will have to decide if the man she's falling for is worth the danger that follows him.

Lilac Stone once wanted nothing more than being unnoticed. But everything changed the moment she met Adrian Cole, the new lecturer. He’s distant and completely off-limits. She’s quiet, guarded, and unprepared for the way he sees right through her. What begins as harmless conversations after class quickly turns into something far more dangerous—something neither of them can stop no matter how hard they try. But then they’re living in a world where rules are meant to be followed, and their connection is one line they were never supposed to cross. Whispers turn to accusations. Secrets are exposed. Their futures are at risk. They are merely two opposites—a lecturer and a student, a male and a female—but they are bound to destroy each other as long as they are huddled in one space at the same time. What then can they choose: forfeit their futures and embrace their happiness, or let the latter slip while keeping their careers intact?

Blurb Lyra's world shattered into a million pieces the night she found her destined mate, Alpha Kieran, locked in a passionate embrace with another woman at his birthday party. With cold finality, he rejected her as his mate and publicly chose the Beta's daughter instead. Broken and humiliated, Lyra crossed paths with a wounded Vampire being hunted by her own family and the pack's hunters. One reckless act of compassion changed everything. When the people she trusted abandoned her and left her to face death alone, the Vampire stepped out of the shadows, ready to break every rule for her sake. What began as a debt of gratitude quickly became something far more dangerous. The powerful Vampire Lord found himself inexplicably drawn to the werewolf girl who had saved him. His icy heart began to thaw. Their love is forbidden. Werewolves and Vampires have been sworn enemies for centuries. But Lyra's light cuts through the darkness surrounding him... and he is powerless to resist her.

Synopsis Betrayed by the boy she loved and the girl she trusted most, Sienna Vale is burning for payback. Humiliated and furious, she drafts a secret letter to the school administration revealing everything about her ex, Lucas Kane. But right before she can drop it, her nerve fails. There’s one complication. Lucas’s fiercest competitor on the ice walks in on her. Instead of turning her in, Damian Rhodes forces her into a fake relationship with him. Why would the star forward and Lucas’s biggest enemy suddenly demand she date him? Perhaps he wants to ruin Lucas just as much as she does. Or perhaps Damian is playing a longer game of his own. Captain of the hockey team, campus idol, and heir to a powerful family fortune, Damian is known for being dangerous, charming, and completely uninterested in anything serious. Girls never last long with him. Trusting him is the last thing Sienna should ever do. Their deal has one strict condition: No catching feelings. It sounds simple. Sienna believes she can stick to it. Until every charged look and every deliberate touch starts proving her wrong. She’s already deeper than she realizes.

The Irretrievable Lover My husband and I had a secret marriage for three years. When I finally got pregnant with his child, he demanded a divorce. After the divorce, he immediately turned around and married his first love. On their wedding day, I was rushed to the ICU covered in blood... When he learned about this, when he found out I was pregnant with his child, he was completely stunned!