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"Take this five billion money. But from now on, you must go and stay away from my son. Moreover, don't let him know about your pregnancy." _______________________________ An arranged marriage forces Belle Kensington to sign a contract marriage with a billionaire who is only after her body. Their marriage doesn't work out after she learns that Mattheo, her contract husband, wants to divorce her after impregnated her. She almost gives up on the marriage, finding Mattheo's divorce papers when the doctor says she won't live long due to a chronic illness she had suffered for 10 years. It was compounded by Sinclair's family that doesn't accept her pregnancy. So, what is the fate of their marriage? With Belle Kensington diagnosed with only 3 months to live before she dies, is revenge the way to fight for her love? Then, how about their secret baby?

Emma, a 22 years old girl finds her life falling apart as she struggles with unending bills. Just when she thought all was over she got a lifeline from Ethan Brooks. In the glamorous realm of the House of Brooks, Ethan concocts a contract marriage for convenience, Emma not being a fan of Ethan reluctantly filled the role. It started off as just business but genuine feelings began to emerge but family disapproval, jealousy, and societal pressure threatened their love. This is not the story of how Emma finds a happy-ever-after kind love, this is a story of how Emma died.

"Gentle isn't my thing...but tonight, I can make an exception." He whispered in my ears, wrapping my legs around his waist.----Mia is the oddball that nobody likes in the Dark Fang Pack. Her mom, a prostitute, ran off right after having her, leaving Mia to grow up hated by her Alpha father and Luna Helena. To make it worse, she never got a wolf. When she turned 19, Luna Helena told her she'd be sent to the border to become a military prostitute. Just when things seemed hopeless, the King of the North, Alpha Draven, showed up with an offer – become his exclusive plaything and no one would ever bully her again. But she must never fall in love with him. Mia signed the unfair contract and followed Draven to his kingdom. There, she'd become his most cherished woman and get tangled in even more danger and chaos. She'd uncover the truth about her mother, finding out the hidden power that she possessed. In the end, will she get to be with the noble king? Or is her destined mate actually someone else?

There should be a fine line between love, obsession, and addiction, but for Zohan Salvatore, all of these feelings were mixed, creating a monster out of him. Gloria Hensler moved to California in search of work to support her sick brother, Josh Chen. But when she witnesses a gruesome incident of death and becomes the only eyewitness, Zohan Salvatore, the leader of the mafia gang, The Carnival, hunts her down and finds a new means to entertain himself. As he forces her to sign a marriage contract to become a member of The Carnival she gets entangled in a mess of illegal activities, forced love, and betrayal with her friends. What will happen when his twisted and hateful idea of tormenting her starts to make him addicted to her? And what will Gloria do when she unveils her family secrets and tends to the demon she's tied to?

When I was rejected by my own mate, I almost got killed. I managed to escape, and a man claimed me as his Luna. He, who had just met me, became my mate with a contract on offer.

Me besó sin aliento, sin sentido; me tenía deseando, jadeando descaradamente contra el frío cristal del patio, abierto para cualquiera.—¡No podemos! Alguien podría ver...—Déjalos —ronroneó contra mi cuello—. Quiero que vean.Mi nombre es Ayda Sabine, una vez princesa de la ilustre manada del Lago Esmeralda, ahora una madre soltera viviendo una vida de indigencia en Eventide City. Mi estatus me ha sido arrebatado, desterrada por mis padres por mi digresión de salirme de mi acuerdo de esponsales.Para empeorar las cosas, no recuerdo quién es el padre de mi hijo. Lo único que recuerdo son sus ojos dorados. Sin embargo, cuando surge la oportunidad de que mi hijo y yo ascendamos en la escala social como estilista personal de Narcissa Onasis, del clan Primavera de Diamante, por fin tengo la oportunidad de encontrar al hombre que podría ser mi verdadera pareja."La pareja secreta del alfa" es una creación de Claire Wilkins, autora de eGlobal Creative.

“I wish that, in your next life, you would spend 16 hours a day with your true love—just being together, even if in silence.” – Kate Leslie “I hope in your next life, you’ll only be able to work for someone else—never a boss, never in control. May you feel what it’s like to be commanded, even oppressed, in your job.” – Rex Leslie “I wish that in your next life, every single one of your companions would be from the underworld—no decent people, no respectable connections at all. May you experience the pain of having to interact with the very people you despise, and may you even lower yourself to fear them and obey, trapped by your own fears and prejudice.” – Max Leslie “I hope that in your next life, you’ll be gay—and not just any gay man, but the kind who is submissive, the kind who finds himself under another man. Not just one, either—let’s make two, no, three or maybe four. I want you to experience what it feels like to be completely dominated.” – Kix Leslie ...... Noah Leslie was a self-made successful businessman who unexpectedly got a chance to reborn. However, his new life was not determined by him, but shaped by his family. At first, he had confidence in his family's view of him, but when he heard their true wishes, he was shocked and unable to accept them: to fall in love and nothing but love, never to be a boss, interact with the mafia, and love men. Faced with these unbelievable wishes he could not agree with, Noah had no chance to argue. His new identity filled him with helplessness and rejection, but with no other choice, he had to accept this strange and oppressive second life.

My life had never been more miserable until the day I witnessed my stepsister, Elise, getting married to my boyfriend, Miguel Hernandez - on the very same day I assisted a homeless-looking man. To make matters worse, I had to offer myself as property of El Diablo, the most ruthless mafia lord in the city, to save my father's life. After being auctioned off by El Diablo, I discovered that my new master was the homeless man I assisted - Gabriel, who also happened to be Elise's ex-boyfriend and Miguel's sworn rival. As the saying goes, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” and I didn't just find a friend in Gabriel, but also a contract husband. However, I had a probation period of two months to fully become a property of Gabriel else, I would be returned to El Diablo. What happens when the probation period is over and feelings start to creep in? Will Gabriel still regard me as a worthy candidate for the contract marriage?

Billionaire bad boy Jack Fernando and his fiancee Beatrice Claire were a couple who acted recklessly and wildly. They loved partying and wouldn't want to trade their freedom for anything in the world. They never gave a shit about anyone's opinion. Jack is ordered by his father to settle down before he can be eligible to inherit the Fernando fortune. He gives Jack a deadline. Jack uses this opportunity to propose to his girlfriend Beatrice. Unfortunately, she abandons him and travels out of the country with her rich new lover. Jack's next line of action is to sign a marriage contract with his secretary—Briana. He promises to give her a huge amount of money after the deal was complete and he says the contract will end after six months. Two months into their fake marriage Jack is furious that Braina, his secretary is pregnant. He is very sure he isn't responsible and he thinks she cheated on him. Does this pregnancy change anything? Will Jack terminate the contract? Will Jack and his secretary fight to eliminate the evil that intends to destroy them both or will they part ways forever as so many challenges come at them? This is indeed a Contract of love and tears!

Two weeks after she caught and best friend and husband in bed and he divorces her, she finds out they were getting married. Filled with rage, Monique attends the wedding of her ex-best friend and ex-husband to create chaos for their betrayal. After doing what she had come for, she’s surrounded by reporters, and has everyone staring and whispering in her direction. She starts to feel dizzy and cornered until suddenly, someone swoops in and rescues her, and it'll turn out that she was rescued by Gavin Jones, one of the country's top Billionaires. Gavin offers to help Monique get her revenge, but in return, she'll have to be his contract wife and in the course of their marriage, she's not allowed to say no.