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She stood before the mirror, her hands trembling as she ran a brush through her hair. Her eyes were wide and fearful, a far cry from the confident and self-assured woman she had been just a few hours before. This was no ordinary betrothal – she was being forced into marriage with a man of immense wealth and power, a man she knew nothing about. She felt like a lamb being led to the slaughter. Olivia Archer woke up one morning to discover that she had been betrothed to a ruthless billionaire. She felt a mix of emotions: shock, fear, and confusion. She knew that saying no to the betrothal would have dire consequences, but saying yes seemed even more dangerous. What was she to do? The options before her seemed impossible, and yet she had to make a choice. Which path would she take?

A devil child who was raised by a devil hunter like a human child. Under the auspices of the devil hunter He finds love, affection, shelter, and knowledge without knowing his true self.

Athena's life spirals into chaos after an unintended murder at 16. Rejected by her pack, she seeks redemption in Alpha Damian, a powerful Lycan King. A shocking lineage revelation leads to a choice between two alphas, all while a deadly illness threatens. Love clashes with destiny in a fierce showdown. Can Athena break free from the shadows that bind her, or will secrets seal her fate?

In order to save her father and his company from going down, Kiara Smith was arranged to marry the new Alpha of the Reed Hunter Pack. She was happy with it as she assumed her groom to be Derren Vuron, her crush of 5 years to whom she could not confess due to a certain reason. But to her utter shock, the man who reached to marry her was his younger brother, Icarus, who she hated because he was the reason she couldn't be with Darren. At the night of their wedding, she threw a knife at him and said, "I will hate you forever and never forgive you for what you did." The man, instead, grabbed her neck and said, "You have only two options- live with me as my wife or die."

After catching her ex-boyfriend in bed with her half-sister, Chloe turns around and sets her eyes on her ex's uncle. Through an odd set of coincidences, the two got hitched.As she secretly rejoices and makes plans to secure her position as the young aunt, her dim-witted friend drops a bombshell—she has married the wrong person.Perplexed, Chloe gazes at the charming man before her. Even though she has missed her original target, she feels it’s still a good bargain and decides to go along.However, one day during a press conference, she makes a shocking discovery—her husband is a well-known investor, and the uncle her ex highly admires is working under him.

Tired of her marriage with her cheating husband, twenty-three years old Betty Von Rosey, relocates (as advised by her friend, Laura) to Gut’s Island, an island that is believed to be magical enough to relieve the pains of the broken hearted, by sparing them chances of falling in love the second time. On the Island, she falls in love with a billionaire in the disguise of a chauffeur, birthing a new wave of romance between the two. But things begin to chatter when her red room ex-husband, Braun, visits the Island, and she discovers the true image of her recent lover, Stan.

Mia's life has been a relentless struggle—caring for her ailing mother and battling crushing debt. In a desperate bid to save her family, she signs a chilling contract, pledging herself as a "pet" to Jasper, a ruthless Mafia boss with a shadowy past. Bound by his strict rules and thrust into perilous missions, Mia becomes entangled in his dark world, even fulfilling his forbidden desires. But as their icy relationship thaws, Mia's world is turned upside down when she undergoes a shocking transformation—she’s a werewolf, the daughter of a powerful Alpha with a vendetta against humanity. Her father demands she embrace her heritage, take his place as leader, and honor a sinister betrothal. Yet fate has its own plans: Jasper, the enigmatic man she’s sworn to hate, is her destined mate. Torn between two worlds, Mia must choose—will she accept her true nature or fight to cling to her humanity? Can Jasper, a man hardened by betrayal, surrender to the idea of being mated to a werewolf? Or will their turbulent pasts and the dangerous forces around them tear them apart forever? Dive into this gripping tale of love, betrayal, vengeance, and romance where the lines between loyalty and desire blur, and nothing is as it seems.

Number 1: Kidnap the Mafia's Wife. Number 2: Great, the bitch is gone. Stage an accidentally-on-purpose meet up to get his attention. Number 3: Have his eyes on me the whole night. Number 4: Let him take me home. Number 5: Experiment: take one; put a gun to the bastard's head. The last thing Indigo Mae expected was for a terror from her past to come knocking on her door at midnight. And by all means, the last thing she could have possibly hoped for was this little visit being the reason she gets roped into a twisted and deadly experiment, using the most dangerous man in the continent as her labrat. All Indigo ever wanted was a breakthrough. Unfortunately, life has other surprises. And it all begins with her getting thrown, hands tied, into a sinister Mafia world of conspiracies, lies, desires and death. Or, in other words, this mad man called Alessandro Ferrara.

At the end of the altar stands the groom, the man I’m meant to marry beside the groom stood my mate.

Franco Montefalco - known as the cold-hearted heir, and intimidating persona because of his influence, power, and status in life. But his world went upside down for him when he found himself trapped in a situation that he never anticipated. Aurora Treyes - is a simple woman and her ultimate goal is to return the favor that her only sister did for her when they are young. But when things went not well between her brother-in-law and her, to resolve the conflict, she made the most unexpected decision that even she could not believe--- by marrying a stranger.